The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Xie Tingwen handed Liu Ping's matter over to Sun Cheng. With his skills as the head of the Criminal Court, he would surely be able to dig out what he wanted to know, or confirm his guess.

Xie Tingwen never let Liu Ping and his group show up, but asked the people from Fuwei Escort Agency to look after them, with only one request: don't let them die.

In response to Xie Tingwen's rather simple request, the escorts came up with endless methods, and from time to time they loosened up the muscles of the bandits dressed in yamen runners' clothes.

The method was quite brutal, which was to ravage the arrow wounds on the bandits. Although it was simple, it was quite effective, and they definitely couldn't escape.

During this period, Xie Tingwen also went to see them once, and couldn't help but gasp at the methods used by the escorts. Fortunately, the other party was not in danger of death, so Xie Tingwen didn't say much.

Three days passed quickly, and Xie Tingwen took Xie Shuting to live in the county government office. After Li Shixian made sure that Xie Shuting was not in danger, he chose to wander around again.

Xie Shuting tried to persuade him to stay several times, but seeing that he was determined to leave, she knew that her chance to meet him had not yet come, or that the chance to meet him should be in Beijing three years later.

Xie Shuting lazily lay in the rocking chair, eating tangerines, listening to Lian Xi chattering about the scene of Cao Yue being rescued, as if she was at the scene at that moment.

Xie Shuting put the last piece of orange into her mouth, chewed it gently and swallowed it, saying, "According to what you said, this girl is still a person who considers the overall situation?"

Lian Xi held his chin, thought for a moment and said, "I don't know about this, but she just doesn't want to go back to Caojiazhuang, fearing that she would be a burden to the unmarried girls in Caojiazhuang, so this person is still good."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Shuting nodded and confirmed Lian Xi's words.

She naturally knew the difficulties faced by women in ancient times. Given Cao Yue's situation at the time, if she ran into a clan leader or a village head who could not figure out who she was, the only thing waiting for her would be death.

But then again, if this girl didn't have some popularity, no one would have stood up for her given her situation, not to mention that the person she was suing was the son of the county lieutenant.

Thinking of this, Xie Shuting asked lazily, "You just said that she was going to marry Cao Zhen. Wasn't that Cao Zhen the yamen runner you met on the street the day before yesterday?"

"Young lady, you have a good memory. But he is not a yamen runner. He was temporarily captured by the master to make up the numbers." Lian Xi scratched his lips while speaking and said thoughtfully, "Their wedding date seems to be September 9th?"

"That will only be a few days away. When the time comes, you can prepare a gift and send it over. Also, remind your father to send one as well. This will pave the way for her. I hope this stain won't affect her life."

"Yes, Miss." Lian Xi responded repeatedly, "Miss is really beautiful and kind."

"Hmph!~"

Xie Shuting snorted lightly, and said with a bit of helplessness: "Don't try to be so clever. It's been three days. How is the study going?"

"Dong Pingchang said that he will come to the mansion tomorrow to discuss it in detail with the young lady. The study has been vacated."

"Okay! Contact Lian Yue immediately and ask him to arrange someone to come to Gu County within seven days and tell him that Huichuntang wants to establish a foothold here." Xie Shuting stroked her forehead and instructed.

"Yes!~"

Lian Xi responded, and while speaking, he glanced at Xie Shuting, and said with a trace of worry: "Miss! How are the arrangements for Fuwei Escort Agency? Brother Song Zhen asked me yesterday?"

"Huichuntang has opened a branch in Laigu County, and they are just right for escorting the medicinal materials." Xie Shuting said this with a slightly serious tone: "Remember, don't give orders, let Huichuntang's head Gu make the arrangements."

Lian Xi didn't dare to say a word when she heard that. She didn't dare to joke with the young lady about the Lian family's affairs. She quickly accepted the task and went to prepare.

Xie Shuting adjusted the blanket on her body, leaned back in the rocking chair and fell into a deep sleep. She was barely awakened until Lian Xi came back.

......

In the main hall of the front yard of the county government office, Xie Tingwen sat upright on the armchair, sipping his tea and looking at Sun Cheng, who was standing to the side and seemed a little uneasy, with a hint of surprise between his brows.

"Master Sun! What's the matter? Please sit down and talk." Xie Tingwen gestured with his hand while speaking.

Sun Cheng didn't dare to sit down after hearing that. He waved his hand and said, "Sir! I'd better stand to answer you. Sitting down is a bit uneasy."

Sun Cheng's words were full of meaning. Xie Tingwen understood immediately and did not force him. He stroked the teacup and asked, "Did Sun Ping tell you anything?"

"This!~"

Sun Cheng was shocked, and realizing that he had lost his composure, he quickly leaned forward and said, "Your Excellency is wise."

"Don't flatter me. I don't like those who beat around the bush. Just tell me what you know."

How could Sun Cheng dare to hide anything? He quickly told the results of the two-day investigation in detail. After all, he couldn't be careless about the deaths of all the previous county magistrates in Laigu County.

After a brief overview, Xie Tingwen frowned. He clearly heard a loophole in Sun Cheng's words and asked with a hint of confusion: "Did he see it with his own eyes or..."

"According to Sun Ping's confession, one day he accidentally overheard a conversation between his father and a yamen runner, which involved the previous county magistrate's shipwreck in Qijiang River. He didn't think much about it at the time. Later, when the position of Gu County magistrate was vacant, he felt that something was wrong. After paying close attention several times, he realized that this matter was related to Liu Qing."

Sun Cheng said tremblingly. After all, if these words were to get out, the heads of the six yamen would not be able to escape responsibility, and even the lightest punishment would be exile.

Sun Cheng thought of this and said with a clattering sound: "How dare they? This is an appointment by the Ministry of Personnel. This is treason!"

Xie Tingwen smiled calmly. It was not a question of whether they dared to do it or not, but they had already done it. If it were not for his good luck, he would have become a ghost under Liu Qing's knife.

Xie Tingwen did not think that his own death was a big deal, but Liu Qing had innocently implicated so many villagers, including forty or fifty strong laborers, which was a big blow to Laigu County.

Sun Cheng looked at Xie Tingwen for a long time without saying anything, then he bravely asked, "Sir! What should we do about this?"

Hearing the bang, Xie Tingwen put down the teacup heavily, calmed down his anger a little and said, "This matter has only come out of your mouth and entered my ears. No third person is allowed to know about this matter."

"Yes!" Sun Cheng responded tremblingly.

Xie Tingwen did not dare to bring Liu Qing's affairs to light. Based on his knowledge of officialdom, he himself did not believe that Liu Qing had no one behind him.

Whenever thinking of this, Xie Tingwen would think of his daughter's wise words: "In everything, you must ensure your own safety first. Only when you get yourself out of this, winning or losing will not be a threat to you."

When Xie Tingwen thought of this, he looked at Sun Cheng and said, "Leave Liu Ping to me for safekeeping. I will deal with him after someone from Bian Jing arrives."

"Bian Jing, imperial envoy." Sun Cheng muttered to himself.

At this moment, he was suddenly startled and made a decision immediately, which was to obey Xie Tingwen's arrangements in everything from now on and not dare to have any other thoughts.

"I obey your command." Sun Cheng leaned forward and responded.