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Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Those who should come can't hide even if they want to (second more)
This made Xiaotao, who was watching the progress of the matter in the crowd, anxious. Sure enough, as Mrs. Chang guessed, this alone could not make them confess.

She couldn't help but search everywhere. Is the crucial Mrs. Zhuang here?

When the official in the courtroom heard his subordinates whispering the report, he subconsciously looked at the old master Zhuang who was there, and then at Xie Ming, who was blushing with anger and had a thick neck, and finally said with a gavel, "Quiet!" , there are important witnesses in this case, and the witnesses will be sent to court."

As soon as these words came out, Master Zhuang and Master Shen looked at each other. They didn't know what play they were going to sing next, and they panicked when they saw Master Shen. Don't let people see the clues.

When Xie Ming saw this, he sneered, he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

The Yacha came in with a white-haired old woman, and the crowd who watched the trial couldn't help but widen their eyes. They didn't know where the old woman came from, so no one expressed their opinions, and they had an attitude of watching the situation quietly.

Master Zhuang was very calm at first, but when he saw the old woman coming in, he widened his eyes and immediately shouted, "Ignorant woman, what are you doing here? Why don't you go back quickly, can you come here?"

"Mrs. Zhuang?" Elder Shen at the side still recognized the old woman, but it's just that I haven't seen her for many years, why is she so old?Logically speaking, they are of the same generation, and now this woman is more than a generation older than him.

Mrs. Zhuang sneered at Master Zhuang, and instead of responding to his words, she knelt down and saluted the official above with a dignified posture, "Master Qingtian, the lady Rong wants to report."

"Report who and what?"

"Report him, hide gunpowder, plot evil."

Madam Zhuang pointed to Master Zhuang, and took out a small paper bag from her bosom and presented it with both hands, "This is physical evidence."

Master Zhuang didn't expect that the woman would backstab him at the critical moment, so he hurriedly said, "My lord, these are all slanderous words. She hates the little ones, and deliberately set the blame on him, so she can't be trusted."

Jie Ming also immediately said, "Master, we must strictly investigate, and gunpowder is controlled by the court. If there is still a large amount of circulation outside, we have to guard against it."

The official in the high hall patted the gavel, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and took the small paper package handed over by the master. He opened it and smelled it, and a smell of gunpowder wafted out. On the paper wrapped in gunpowder, there were multiple productions. The name of the workshop of fireworks and firecrackers is obviously the source of these gunpowder.

Master Zhuang looked at Fa's wife with resentment, this woman is really hateful, he shouldn't keep her alive, but now he doesn't care about it, he hurriedly said, "My lord, the younger one is an honest businessman, and he never plotted anything wrong... ..."

"My lord, he has secretly hidden a large amount of gunpowder in the house. If your lord doesn't believe me, you can search the house and you will find something. Even the women heard that he was discussing with the old master Shen and wanted to blow up the Yiyang city." Barracks, prepare to rebel..."

Mrs. Zhuang's words caused the audience to be in an uproar. Is this Master Zhuang really so insane?
Rebellion, once it is confirmed, it will be a serious crime to punish the nine clans.

"My lord, this is all slander, don't believe it all, even a coward would not dare to rebel..." Master Zhuang immediately called out his grievances, never daring to be as calm as before.

Elder Shen was also so frightened that he quickly knelt down, "My lord knows clearly, the younger one is an honest businessman, and he has absolutely no intention of treason."

At this time, his sweat was dripping heavily on the ground, and he had never regretted it like this for a moment. If he had known that this person surnamed Zhuang was like this, he should not have stepped into the muddy water.

"My lord, it's better to investigate to the end, don't let the thieves be cleared of their crimes." Xie Ming took the opportunity to say.

Seeing Xie Ming staring straight at him, the official master sitting in the high hall suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He knew how powerful the Xie family was, and it was not worth offending Xie family for it, so he slapped the gavel. Throwing down the signing order, ordering people to search Zhuang Mansion and Shen Mansion immediately.

And ordered people to report to Mr. Fu Zhang immediately, this matter is no small matter, he is afraid that he will not be able to bear it.

The development of the matter took a turn for the worse, and Master Zhuang's face suddenly turned ashen. He knew that this woman must have a backhand if she could come today, and he was not far from the end now.

So, he rushed over and grabbed Mrs. Zhuang's neck, and said ferociously, "I will strangle you, poisonous woman, and let you frame me like this..."

Mrs. Zhuang didn't resist, she looked at him with wide eyes and contemptuously, "When you killed my father and united with the tribe to seize my property, I was just waiting for today, strangle me if I have the ability."

When Master Zhuang heard this, he really tried his best to strangle this poisonous woman to death.

The servant at the side immediately hit Master Zhuang on the hand with a stick. Master Zhuang could only let go of his hand under the pain, and Mrs. Zhuang fell to the ground panting desperately, her eyes were still fixed on Master Zhuang, and the corner of her mouth curled into a twitch. With a smile, she can't die yet, she has to wait to see him die.

"Poisonous woman, you poisonous woman, I want to kill you..." Master Zhuang shouted out of composure.

Immediately, the official above was so angry that he slapped the gavel, and issued an order to beat Master Zhuang ten boards on the grounds of contempt of the court.

Everyone in Yiyang City knows how the Zhuang family made his fortune. This man was a son-in-law back then, and he made his fortune by eating out of the family. What's more, the children born to Mrs. Zhuang all died inexplicably one by one. Now Mr. Zhuang None of the heirs were born of Mrs. Zhuang, and they were all children of concubines who were taken in later.

This is a werewolf.

The crowd watching this time has only one voice, this kind of villain must be severely punished, otherwise God has no eyes.

Seeing this development, Xiaotao let go of her heart. This time, she is ready to watch the play well and tell Mrs. Chang later.

When the magistrate Mr. Zhang arrived, it happened to be the time when the Yamen came in with boxes of gunpowder found from the Zhuang family and the Shen family. Besides these, there were also many weapons and even privately made dragon robes. Both the Zhuang family and the Shen family couldn't argue with each other, and these alone can convict them of a serious crime.

"My lord, I've been wronged, I've been wronged..." Old Master Shen cried out in tears, he really didn't know why there were such rebellious things in his family?
I knew this earlier, I knew this earlier, why bother?

Master Zhuang didn't say a word, he already knew that something would be found in his house, but he didn't expect that poisonous woman to be so well-prepared, and it would be useless for him to argue now.

Mr. Zhang inspected those things one by one. The dragon robe was crudely made, but it was also a dragon robe. Of course, it is a bit far-fetched to rely on these rebellions, but there are all witnesses and material evidence, and the charge cannot be washed away, so he immediately ordered Zhuang Shen Both families were imprisoned and reported to their superiors immediately. This case cannot be delayed.

Even Mrs. Zhuang, the informant, was imprisoned, and Mrs. Zhuang was taken away by the Yamen with a calm face. Even if she paid herself, she would have to die with the surname Zhuang.

Originally, it was just a case of a tea brick workshop, but now it has turned into a major conspiracy case, and it can be predicted that it will snowball in the future.

After hearing Xiaotao's vivid retelling, Chang Xi's brows did not loosen. It must not be what Shi Bichi had planned for such a big mess.

It was Mrs. Zhuang, who had been dormant for many years, and she might have been waiting for such a chance of revenge, so things like dragon robes were prepared long ago, just waiting for the critical moment to deal a fatal blow to the wicked.

She miscalculated Mrs. Zhuang's determination to take revenge, and Shi Bichi also miscalculated. It's hard to say who took advantage of whom.

Xiaotao was quite happy at first, but when she saw Chang Xi's expression, the smile on her face immediately disappeared.

"Miss Chang, are you... not happy?"

Hearing Xiao Tao's cautious words, Chang Xi loosened his brows and said, "This is the end, it's useless to say anything." After a pause, "Xiao Tao, don't underestimate people's hearts in the future."

There are two things in this world that cannot be looked at directly, one is the sun and the other is the human heart.

Xiaotao nodded, half-understood the words, it was obviously a good thing, she didn't understand why Mrs. Chang did this?

Chang Xi didn't explain either, but let the little girl figure it out secretly.

Shi Bichi came to claim credit with a smile, "Miss Chang, don't worry now, I said earlier that it will be done properly, and now those two families are waiting to confiscate their families and exterminate their families. With this precedent, the tea merchants behind will weigh it Weigh it before acting."

Even though she said that, she was actually quite upset in her heart, she knew that she had been swayed by Mrs. Zhuang and taken advantage of severely, and it would be a lie to say that she would not respond.

What she likes is the thrill of being in control and manipulating everything, rather than being used by others, which makes her feel unfulfilling.

Damn Mrs. Zhuang!

Chang Xi didn't misread the flash of resentment in Shi Bichi's eyes. With Shi Bichi's pissing nature, she should be very angry now, and she really was.

So she smiled and said, "Miss Shi San is doing business, how can I not worry about it? When I recover from illness, I will definitely fix the table and banquet to thank you."

"Then I'll wait." Shi Bichi covered his mouth and smiled.

As for implicating innocent people, Chang Xi did not speak out. No one dared to intervene easily in a major rebellion case. Involve the matter on her own body.

At this time, the entire Yiyang City was under martial law, all major fireworks and firecracker workshops were strictly investigated, and even ships were not allowed to enter and leave the port, and the atmosphere entered a state of anxiety.

Yuan Hao secretly came to the other courtyard to meet Xie Jin.

"The higher-ups are furious. It seems that someone is behind this matter. Ziyang, we have to guard against it."

He really didn't expect that such a small matter would snowball into such a big way, and it would make the people above look at Yiyang City. At this stage, it is not a good thing.

Xie Jin still looked calm, "It's too bright, your mind is disturbed."

Yuan Hao couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard the words, he couldn't compare to Xie Jin who was still with the old God. All these years, those political enemies in the past have not completely relaxed, they have been investigating the events of the year, obviously they suspected something, his mother Princess Qianrong The reason for struggling in the capital is to buy time.

"Since that's the case, let's use the plan and bring disaster to the east."

Hearing Xie Jin's words, Yuan Hao's eyes widened instantly, can he still do this?
(End of this chapter)