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In a spacious mansion in Zi County, several people were nervously silent.

There was silence everywhere, and even the usual singing and dancing stopped at this time.

The ground was in shambles, and cups, plates, fruits, and pastries all fell to the ground.

A few of the little ones lowered their heads and held their breath, for fear that they would be noticed by the adults and be angry.

"My lord, what should I do now?"

Peng Ao frowned with a worried look on his face.

"My subordinates don't know why Young Master Qin wants to arrest so many women!" He said anxiously, "Although his subordinates have been traveling with him for several days, they have not done anything!" ”

said it wrongly, blamed everything on others, and he was the one who was always innocent.

Zhang Gonglian glanced at him lightly, his eyes were cold and there was no peace in the past.

"Peng Ao, you said you didn't know?" "Do you not know at all, or do you know a little?" ”

If he didn't know anything about it, he wouldn't have believed it, after all, one of the women was the pawnshopkeeper's daughter.

Where in the world could there be such a coincidence!

"You'd better tell the truth, or you're not welcome!" He scolded, causing a few of the pawns around him to tremble unconsciously.

Peng Ao glanced at him secretly, and saw that his eyes were as cold as snakes and scorpions, and he was a little afraid.

He hesitated, his mouth opening and closing, still trying to make a final defense.

"My lord, my subordinates really don't ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Gonglian gave a faint look to the pawn next to him, and several pawns stepped forward and escorted Peng Ao to kneel on the ground.

"It seems that I have climbed a better branch, and even I don't care about it anymore." He said, walked up to Peng Ao, and looked down at him condescendingly, "Peng Ao, don't think that I won't dare to do anything to you with that Young Master Qin's support!" The Qin family is just a merchant, even if it has a relationship with General Wang's mansion, it can't change the lowliness of the businessman! ”

"And I, the county magistrate of Zi County, your superior. If you don't listen to me, believe it or not, I won't let you have a chance to see Young Master Qin again? ”

When he said the last sentence, he squatted down and looked at Peng Ao coldly, and Peng Ao suddenly trembled with fright.

"My lord, my subordinates don't dare!" He hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, "How dare your subordinates not listen to your lords." ”

"Subordinates say, subordinates say!"

He immediately laid out the whole story.

"That day, Young Master Qin fell in love with a little girl who picked flowers, and wanted to flirt with it, but he was disturbed by that Lu Wu, and his subordinates thought that Lu Wu had already made a fuss with his subordinates for the sake of this ancestral house, so he had a plan and asked Young Master Qin to do me a small favor."

"This will not only make Young Master Qin angry, but also deal with Lu Wu......"

After he finished speaking, he smiled flatteringly at Zhang Gonglian.

"My lord, that's all I know, as for the other women, their subordinates don't know that they were arrested by Young Master Qin."

"If I knew, how dare I hide it from the adult, and I would save the burden on the adult, and now I am blamed by the prefect."

Zhang Gonglian sat back in his chair, leaning on the armrest with one hand and tapping on the table with the other.

"You don't dare." He said, glancing at him, "I've been checking it for so many days, but I didn't expect everyone to fall into the hands of that Young Master Qin, you say, what should I do about this matter?" ”

Peng Ao knelt and moved to his lap.

"My lord, don't worry about this matter, Young Master Qin has already sent someone to buy those women's families, and if they take the money, they will definitely shut up obediently." He said, looking up at Zhang Gonglian, "Anyway, those women don't have much to lose, and Young Master Qin doesn't look down on them......"

"Oh?" Zhang Gonglian lowered his head and asked him, "Why don't you look down on arresting people?" I thought he liked this one! ”

There was a bit of sarcasm as he spoke, because he looked down on this useless but wealthy Young Master Qin.

Peng Ao swallowed his saliva and said tentatively: "Young Master Qin, maybe you want to give it to Lord Yan from the capital......"

As soon as he heard that it was an adult from the capital, Zhang Gonglian's unfriendly attitude was somewhat restrained.

"Which Lord Yan?" He said, "There are many adults surnamed Yan in the capital. ”

"This ......" Peng Ao actually didn't know.

It is difficult for officials in small counties like them to deal with the people in the capital.

He thought hard for a moment, and said, "It seems to ...... It's Lord Yan of Hallym Temple. ”

Zhang Gonglian's eyes flickered slightly.

Although the officials serving in the Hanlin Academy do not seem to have much power, if they are relied on by His Majesty, it is very likely that they will ascend to the sky in one step.

He had heard of this Lord Yan before, and it seemed that he had a good relationship with several adults around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......

"Since it's Lord Yan, it's inconvenient for me to say more."

His expression slowed slightly, and he frowned again when he thought of something, "It's just, what about the ancestral house?" Don't forget, the shopkeeper was coerced by you to lie, and now that his daughter is back, she won't testify for you anymore. ”

Thinking of the ancestral house, Peng Ao gritted his teeth in anger.

"It doesn't matter if you have the money to do it or not." He said hatefully, "My subordinates are afraid that they have been deceived by that Lu Laishan, and there are no treasures in that house at all!" ”

He began to look for the house as soon as he got it, and he searched for several years.

At first, he rummaged through the cabinets everywhere, then searched in some inconspicuous corners, and finally even dug holes in the ground, but he didn't find anything valuable, so he dug up a broken jar, and he also carefully looked at the jar to see if there was anything strange, and later found out that it was the night pot used by their ancestors.

He was so angry that he almost wanted to burn down the house.

"Then what did Lu Laishan tell you?" Zhang Gonglian was a little curious, "Did you tell you directly that there were treasures in his house?" ”

Rushing to kill people without asking where they are, it's really clueless.

"Yes, sir." Peng Aotou nodded quickly, "Lu Laishan told me that he has a treasure in the house, and said that if I lend him money, he will share a little with me when he finds it." ”

"My subordinates didn't think about it that much at the time, but now that I think back to his expression, it really looks like he was lying!"

"That damn Lu Laishan, you have to lie to me when you are dying!"

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and he was so angry that he wanted to beat the dead Lu Laishan hard.

"It's stupid." Zhang Gonglian glanced at him with disgust and asked him to stay away from him, "Just for this way, you killed someone and took someone's house, and now you are still fighting a lawsuit with someone?" ”

This questioning with a strong irony made Peng Ao blush with shame in an instant.

"Your Excellency...... You have to save me. He said weakly, "This matter...... I'm also with your permission......"

"Who allowed it?" Zhang Gonglian glared at him and said, "Can you say such nonsensical words?" ”

"I just see that you are pitiful and want to help you, don't you beat you up!" After he finished speaking, he stared at him deadly, "You remember for me, if you accidentally say such a thing, don't blame me for not being emotional!" ”

Peng Ao hurriedly shut up.

There was a smart-witted thin-faced pawn next to him, and when he saw this situation, he hurriedly stepped forward to give them ideas.

"My lord, then it's better to let Young Master Qin go to Lord Yan for help, and let him come forward to mediate this matter." He said, "Although the treasure of the house has not been found, it is not necessarily absent, that Lord Yan is so clever, if he is there, it must be a matter of time before he finds the treasure." ”

This is to use the ancestral house to change the face of the adult's help, more precisely, it is a lie, after all, no one knows whether there is a treasure in it.

Peng Ao twisted his eyebrows and thought.

It sounds doable.

Young Master Qin will not be affected too much by the disappearance of the woman, and he should do it if he asks him to help deliver a message.

It's just that if Lord Yan doesn't find the treasure in the future, he will inevitably be angry and ask him for his guilt.

But at this time, there is only this way, except for the adults from the capital, no one can help him.

No matter how selfless Master Pei is, he will give a little face to the people of Hanlin Academy, after all, Lord Yan knows many big people.

He thought.

Zhang Gonglian sneered, and he didn't know whether he thought this method was good or not.

"You'll take care of your business." He said, "If I can get Lord Yan's help, I won't pursue your deception, and if he doesn't plan to help you, then don't blame me for not helping you." ”

The county magistrate has always been very good at thinking about himself, and Peng Ao also knows about this matter.

He replied and bowed his head and withdrew from the house.

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