Chapter Eighty-six: The Upper Tribunal Hall

  After saying this, he turned around again and bowed to the increasingly large crowd of onlookers, saying: "I suppose that since we all live in Nanshan Town together, everyone here also knows me. Let's talk about it, is our Xie family the kind of household that can do such evil things?"

  When he said this, he glanced at where Xie Yunrui was standing before and saw that Xie Yunrui had disappeared. He felt slightly relieved in his heart. It seemed that after such a big incident, Xie Yunrui would go home and find her father, right?

  "It won't work." Someone in the crowd spoke up. The Xie family was able to get some rough stones, and many people in Nanshan Town still relied on them for food, so they usually didn't hesitate to fawn over the Xies. At this time, Xie Yunfeng was in a difficult situation, and these people naturally came forward to help him speak up.

  Another person also said: "Right, the Xie family is a great philanthropist, just think about how much money they donate every year, can they do such a thing?"

  "Ah, ah, young man, your words are not entirely truthful! What's more important than life itself? You were originally trying to escape with your life, but upon seeing Mr. Xie's carriage, you ran in instead. This doesn't quite add up. If this was indeed done by the Xie family, wouldn't you be avoiding them at all costs? How could you possibly come looking for Mr. Xie?"

  Xie Yun heard everyone defending him, and with a sideways glance at Nie Bowen, he saw that he was just standing there watching, not saying anything, and his face didn't show any anger or annoyance. Meanwhile, an unknown person dressed as a servant appeared beside Du Haoran, and the two were standing slightly away from the crowd, talking in hushed tones, clearly not caring about what was happening here. His heart suddenly relaxed, and with a smile on his face, he bowed to everyone and thanked them, then waved his hand at the servant: "Tie up this scoundrel who framed the Ye family and tarnished the Xie family's reputation, and send him back home for Master to interrogate, see if we can get to the mastermind behind this."

  "Hold on." A clear voice rang out.

  Xie Yun heard this voice, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, but he quickly covered up his emotions. He turned around to look at Ye Zhuo with an unpleasant expression: "Miss Ye, are you suspecting that this matter was really done by my Xie family? The other day's affairs, we know we owe Miss Ye an apology, and we haven't even had time to make amends. How could we possibly harm the Ye family?"

  Is this blackmailing with engagement and breaking off an engagement?

  Ye Zhuo's face revealed a hint of coldness: "What is Young Master Xie talking about? If the Xie family thinks my eight characters are not good, then breaking off the engagement is also proper. However, today's matter is who was behind it, we will investigate and clarify, it's not just empty words saying it's not so. And this Wang Chengdong, he's a scourge to our Ye family, we still need to ask him about the mastermind behind the scenes. Can't just let someone take him away like that. Otherwise, if he were to escape halfway or be secretly harmed, who would we seek justice from? If the Xie family acknowledges their integrity and is not the mastermind, I think they should not mind handing over Wang Chengdong to us for interrogation."

  As soon as Guan heard this, she became furious. She started blaming Xie Yunfeng without mentioning the engagement between Ye Zhuo and the Xie family, because it involved Ye Zhuo's reputation. Although Nanshan Town did not restrict women's behavior, there were still requirements for women's conduct when it came to marriage. The Ye family had already been limited by having a son-in-law marry into their family. If this rumor of being jilted and having bad luck spread out, it would be extremely difficult to arrange another good marriage.

  Today's events, she also heard about it. If it weren't for Ye Zhen, their whole family would have been forced to wander the streets. At this time, she didn't know how to cherish and thank Ye Zhen, let alone blame herself for spreading the news. Her anger was directed at the culprit Xie Yunfeng: "You clearly know that our family values reputation above all else. What do you mean by bringing up what is owed or not owed at this time? Are you trying to blackmail us? You keep saying how good the Xie family is, but now you're doing this. Is this something a decent person would do? You want to take away Wang Chengdong, who has evidence against your family, right in front of our faces. What does that mean? Are you afraid and want to silence him by killing him?"

  Xie Yunfeng still had a lingering fear of this old woman who would slap people's ears at the slightest provocation, and his face was still burning with pain. Now that she had made her position clear, he directly accused the Xie family of being responsible for the matter. The polite and courteous image he had maintained with great difficulty was instantly torn apart. He sank his face and said to Ye Yuqi: "Old Master Ye, just now Old Madam gave me an ear slap without distinguishing between right and wrong. I looked at her age and didn't argue with her. But now she's turning black and white upside down, making a fuss, and doesn't she really think that our Xie family can be bullied? When did I ever say that Ye Xiaojie was unlucky or that we wanted to break off the engagement? Wang Chengdong slandered our Xie family, and I want to take him back for questioning. How did it become murder and silencing of witnesses? Old Master Ye, if you can't give me an explanation now, we'll have to go to court to clarify things."

  He originally didn't plan to go to the government office, only because he didn't want this matter to be widely publicized. No matter how the government office judged it in the end, once such a thing was spread through the mouths of ordinary people, it would become distorted. At that time, the reputation of the Xie family would still be damaged. So he just wanted to take Wang Chengdong back and slowly resolve the issue. As for the people who heard Wang Chengdong's words in the wine building, when his father arrived, they took money and visited these people one by one, which could calm down this storm. Even if there were one or two gossipers, they couldn't stir up any big waves.

  Now, however, the Ye family was relentless. In front of Nie Bowen and Du Haoran, he couldn't make a scene, so he could only intimidate them into going to the yamen. Everyone knows that "the yamen has eight characters: if you have no money, don't come in." The Xie family had money, and they were very careful about their interactions with the county officials. They never skimped on gifts during holidays. When he arrived at the yamen, he wasn't afraid at all. Not only did he want to get justice for the slap that Ye gave him, but also, if he could bribe the county magistrate with enough money, he could change the accusation and frame the Xie family's arch-nemesis, the Yu family, for the crime of being the mastermind behind the scenes. If he could take out an enemy and resolve this crisis, what did it matter to spend some money? By now, night had fallen, and they arrived at the public hall. Wang Chengdong was temporarily detained. This one night in detention just happened to give the Xie family time to take action - it seemed like even heaven was helping the Xie family!

  "Leaf Yü Qí also understood that the government was not going to be able to get away with it, he cupped his hands and smiled: "My old wife, since my grandson passed away, she has been unable to withstand stimulation. Today's events have come one after another, even I, a robust person, can't take it. How could she, an elderly woman, bear it? Thank you, young master, for not taking her seriously. I'll apologize on her behalf." He bowed slightly. Then he spoke in a serious tone: "However, regarding the matter of murder and silencing witnesses, this is not something we brought up, but rather Wang Chengdong's accusation. The Xie family, as the accused party, wants to take the accuser back for questioning. This move does raise suspicions. Young people often act without thinking, which is normal. To avoid raising suspicions about the Xie family, it would be better to let us handle the interrogation of Wang Chengdong. After all, we, the Ye family, are the ones who have been framed by him. Interrogating Wang Chengdong would be most appropriate for us. What do you think, young master?"

  The words were soft but with a hard tone, making Xie Yunfeng momentarily speechless. However, he quickly reacted and said with an unpleasant expression: "Since Mr. Ye doesn't trust us Xies, then we Xies don't dare entrust such an important family matter to Mr. Ye either. After all, there is still some grudge between our two families due to the engagement and breaking off of the engagement. I think it's better to go to court, that way it's fairest."

  "Old Master Ye, let's go to the public hall. Your private interrogation of suspects is somewhat improper. After all, dealing with Wang Chengdong is a troublesome matter. Carrying out punishment in secret is a crime. It would be better to bring him to the yamen and let the authorities handle it." Du Haoran suddenly appeared beside Nie Bowen again, speaking out unexpectedly.

  "Uh..." Ye Yuqi looked at Du Haoran with confusion, unsure why he would make such a suggestion.

  All along, in his impression, this Du Gongzi was extremely friendly to the Ye family. The time he bought the workshop and the time he auctioned off the jade carving were all so smooth thanks to the help of this Du Gongzi. So he couldn't understand why Du Haoran would suggest that they go to the yamen.

  Xie Yunfeng's impression of Du Haoran suddenly became much better. He thought he had done a good job of flattering him and that Du Haoran would lean towards him at the critical moment. Lifting his head, he smiled gratefully at Du Haoran, then turned to Ye Yuxi and said: "Right, it's not fair to us Xie family if you take Wang Chengdong back to the Ye house for trial. I think we should go to the public hall instead."

  "Grandfather, just go up to the public hall." Ye Zhuo went forward and supported Ye Yuqi, pinching him slightly to hint that he should agree.

  Ye Yiqi was extremely convinced of Ye Zhuo at this time. Since his granddaughter said she wanted to go to the public hall, she had her own reasons for going to the public hall. He didn't ask any questions and nodded without hesitation: "Alright, let's go to the public hall."

  "In that case, let's have one of my servants escort Wang Chengdong to the yamen in a sedan chair." Du Haoran said.

  "It seems that Mr. Du has gone to a lot of trouble." Ye Yuqi bowed his hands in gratitude, saying this. He was really afraid that the Xie family would resort to some trickery on the way and make Wang Chengdong change his statement; he was even more afraid that once they entered the yamen, everything would be out of the Ye family's control. Since Du Haoran said so, it meant that he would follow them to the yamen as well. It seemed that with Du Haoran's identity as a honored guest of the Nie family, the county magistrate wouldn't dare to be too biased towards the Xie family. In this way, perhaps justice could be restored to the Ye family.

  Nie Bowen had been hanging out with Du Haoran for two months, and he didn't know that he would say something like this. He had already made up his mind to intervene in this matter. With a bitter face, he said: "Haoran, I'm still hungry."

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  Author: Ye Yu Jing He

  Synopsis: Xing Xiao Yan, a member of the Hong Lou Cannon Fodder family, rises to power with her strong and domineering personality!

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