Chapter 253 A dog bites a dog with a hair in its mouth
The censor was no fool. He saw that Zheng Shixian had a problem. He shouted coldly, "Speak. If you don't, I'll beat you with fifty sticks."
"No, no, no, Your Excellency the Censor, let me tell you that the person who was responsible for land acquisition half a year ago was named Qin Tiannan." Zheng Shixian said with a pale face.
The censor immediately looked behind him and saw two imperial guards riding on tall horses ordering him to go to Zhongyuan City and bring Qin Tiannan to me.
"Yes, sir." The two palace guards responded in unison and immediately rode back to Zhongyuan City to capture the man.
The censor looked at the people on both sides of the official road and said, "Everyone, if you are in a hurry to get on the road, please get on the road immediately and don't wait here. Please trust me and I will give this woman justice."
"Master Censor, we are not in a hurry. We are just waiting to see you punish the bad guys. That will be a very satisfying scene!"
"Yes, Lord Censor, you go ahead and do your thing. We will just rest and wait on the side of the road. Don't worry about us."
"You are truly a great and upright Lord. Once you have dealt with that evil man, I will go everywhere to sing your praises."
Everyone answered one after another, and their words were so pleasant that the censor couldn't stop smiling.
In contrast to him, Zheng Shixian was already standing there with his legs stiff and beads of sweat on his forehead.
Ding Sheng had been silent the whole time. Seeing how miserable this official was, he leaned close to Gu Chan's ear and whispered, "Look at him. If the censor really wants to arrest Qin Tiannan, he will lose face."
"How, do you know this Qin Tiannan?" Gu Chan asked quietly.
"Nonsense, Qin Tiannan is his brother-in-law. There are few people in Zhongyuan City who don't know about this." Ding Sheng said with a sneer.
Gu Chan frowned, "That's not right! Didn't he say before that he was not married? And he still wants to pursue Miss Liu! Where did this brother-in-law come from?"
"He was married once in his early years, to Qin Tiannan's elder sister Qin Tianyan. However, this woman was short-lived. She died of illness only one year after marrying him. That's why he has been single until now and tells everyone he has not been married." Ding Sheng explained.
Gu Chan nodded with relief, all her doubts resolved.
She said that this is not the modern era and it is normal not to get married in your thirties.
This official is already in his thirties. In such ancient times, he is definitely an old bachelor! How could he not be married?
As long as he is married, the brother-in-law thing makes sense.
"Hehehe... let's just wait and see the show next." Staring at Zheng Shixian and giving two dry laughs, Gu Chan couldn't help but mutter to herself.
Then she didn't say anything more, but helped the middle-aged woman to walk to the right side of the official road and sat down, and asked someone to bring some water and dry food for her. Then the two of them ate and chatted while waiting quietly.
After the censor glared at Zheng Shixian fiercely, he went into the carriage to rest.
The funny thing was that as soon as he got into the carriage, Zheng Shixian's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, his face as pale as a piece of white paper.
In the afternoon dusk.
Just when everyone was getting impatient, two eunuch guards finally caught Qin Tiannan and came over.
At this moment, Qin Tiannan was tied up by two palace guards and carried across the back of a horse. After being bumpy all the way, he looked in a very bad condition.
When they arrived in front, the palace guards threw him off the horse and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Ouch!" Qin Tiannan screamed in pain as he lay on the ground. "Ugh..."
Then he opened his mouth and vomited all over the floor, feeling extremely disgusted.
Gu Chan looked up and found that this man looked like a dandy boy. Not only was he wearing fine silk, he was also very white and thin. It was obvious that this was due to excessive indulgence in sexual activities.
The Imperial Censor came out of the carriage and walked in front of Qin Tiannan. Two imperial guards immediately stepped forward to report, "Sir, when we went to catch him, he tried to run away. It took us a lot of effort to catch him."
"Well! Now that the person has been caught, you can retreat and have a rest!" The censor waved his hand and ordered.
The two palace guards immediately stepped aside to rest.
Gu Chan and the middle-aged woman quickly stood up and walked over.
The people who were sitting on both sides of the official road watching the excitement also stood up and gathered around.
The censor looked at the middle-aged woman and said, "Look, is it him who killed your husband and father-in-law?"
"Yes, Your Excellency the Censor, it was this bastard. It was he who led people to beat my husband and father-in-law out of the county government office, causing them to be seriously injured and die. Even if he turned into ashes, I would recognize him." The middle-aged woman said angrily, pointing at Qin Tiannan who was lying on the ground.
Qin Tiannan raised his head and glared at her, cursing, "You bitch, you actually came here to frame me, didn't you? It was you who didn't pay taxes and didn't let me collect your land. Now you are the villain who filed the complaint first and are biting me back. I think you are the one who deserves to die."
"Bah! We paid the taxes, but you insisted that we didn't. You also want to occupy my land. You deserve to die." The middle-aged woman cursed.
Qin Tiannan wanted to speak more, but was interrupted by the censor, "Stop arguing, where is Lord Zheng? Bring him over to see him."
"Yes, sir." A large eunuch guard from the rear responded.
Then he quickly walked to the second carriage, forcibly pulled out Zheng Shixian who was hiding inside, and brought him to the side of the censor.
When Qin Tiannan saw his brother-in-law coming, he immediately became tough and shouted, "Brother-in-law, please save me! This bitch is a bitch, please help me teach her a lesson."
"boom!"
Zheng Shixian was so angry that he raised his leg and kicked Qin Tiannan hard in the face, cursing, "You son of a bitch, who is your brother-in-law? Don't yell, I don't have a relative like you. I gave you the important task of land acquisition, which shows my trust in you. I didn't expect that you couldn't even handle such a small matter, and even caused a death. Now you still have the nerve to yell here?"
"Ah? Brother-in-law... didn't you ask me to do this? Why are you blaming me now? You are clearly killing the donkey after it has done its work!" Qin Tiannan said with a swollen side and grimacing in pain.
"Oh, you bastard, you dare to talk nonsense. I will chop you to death with a knife right now and give this common woman justice." Zheng Shixian was furious. He stretched out his hand and pulled out the long sword from the waist of the eunuch guard standing next to him, and pretended to chop Qin Tiannan with a knife.
Gu Chan was quick-witted and quickly stepped forward. She stretched out her right hand and grabbed Zheng Shixian's wrist quickly and ruthlessly. She sneered and said, "Sir Zheng, you are so eager to kill people before you have even made your words clear and the case has not been fully investigated!"
"I'm trying a case, it's none of your business, let go." Zheng Shixian shouted angrily.
Gu Chan held his wrist tightly and refused to let go, and the two of them were stuck in a stalemate.
Everyone present was laughing at the joke of this corrupt official Zheng Shixian.
(End of this chapter)
