"Huh! Patriarch Qu is such a big arrogant person." Liao Cheng arrived with his people and saw the scene in front of him.
He placed his gaze on Zhi Lian's hand and narrowed his eyes. Could that piece of parchment be the real treasure map?
Qu Huaiyun could not care about Liao Cheng at the moment. He was staring closely at Zhi Lian's movements, fearing that if Zhi Lian's hand shook, Qu's glory and wealth would fly away.
"Zhi Lian! I don't care about what you did before. As long as you return the things, I will immediately give you a thousand taels of silver and send you away from Qu Mansion."
Although Qu Huaiyun was filled with hatred, he knew that he could only comfort Zhi Lian at the moment. He did not believe that Zhi Lian would not be tempted by such a great benefit.
Zhi Lian was not embarrassed to see so many people present. He knew Qu Huaiyun and would never let him go so easily.
He was just trying to trick himself into handing over the treasure map! But once the treasure map left his hands, all he could do was to survive or die.
Looking around with his eyes, he didn't find Gu Chengyu's figure. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He couldn't hold on much longer.
"How is this going?"
No one answered Liao Cheng's words. Everyone was staring at the young boy Zhilian eagerly. No one dared to approach him at this moment, for fear of offending Zhilian.
Liao Cheng rolled his eyes, this was a good time.
"Come here, arrest Qu Huaiyun." Liao Cheng pointed at Qu Huaiyun and suddenly wondered.
Everyone present was a little confused, even Gu Chengyu was confused. Aren't these two people allies? Why did they fall out at this juncture?
"Master Liao, what are you doing?" Qu Huaiyun winked at Liao Cheng. Now, whether in the open or in the dark, there were many people staring at the treasure map.
Is Liao Cheng trying to play some tricks? It’s more important to resolve the matter at hand!
Qu Huaiyun looked at the men in black surrounding him. He didn't know when so many uninvited guests came to their house.
"Hmph! Chief Qu, you relied on your eldest son to become an official in the court and brought trouble to the people in Hejian Mansion. Not only did you rob other people's property and fields, you also forced good families into slavery and ruined other families. During this period, you also used the eldest son's name.
You have received a lot of benefits, colluded with merchants, and worked for their benefit. I will not list all these behaviors here. When I take you into custody, you will be interrogated strictly and you will be given justice to the people.
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Qu Huaiyun never expected why Liao Cheng would suddenly fall out. During the day, he was still planning with Liao Cheng on how to obtain the treasure map of Yi Mansion.
But in this situation, does Liao Cheng want to burn down the bridge?
"Mr. Liao, please don't slander anyone. This is really a crime you want to inflict, so why bother? I am the head of the Qu clan, and I, the Qu clan, belong to a prominent family in the Hejian Prefecture. As long as the Qu clan is mentioned outside, the people will all praise and praise me.
Are Master Liao’s words just an attempt to ruin the Qu family’s century-old reputation?”
At this moment, Qu Huaiyun expected that Liao Cheng wanted to tear down the river and demolish the bridge, and he suddenly panicked.
But thinking of his eldest son who was far away in Sunan Mansion, his panic calmed down a little.
"Hmph! I have no evidence, how can I accuse you unjustly? Moreover, I learned that today you have kidnapped the grandson of Patriarch Yi as a blackmail. Patriarch Qu, although Lord Qu and I are colleagues, but
I want to redress the grievances of the people and will never tolerate it."
Liao Cheng waved his hand and motioned for the officer to come forward.
"I wonder who dares. My eldest son is the magistrate of Sunan Mansion. You visited Qu Mansion late at night and you actually wanted to arrest people with just a few empty words. Mr. Liao, we Ming people don't talk secretly. Don't patronize me.
I am not that stupid person who wants to cross the river and destroy the bridge. If I say something that I shouldn't say at that time, Mr. Liao, please don't blame me for being careless with my words."
Qu Huaiyun no longer cared about the treasure map at this time, you pointed at Liao Cheng and said angrily.
Liao Cheng didn't take it seriously at all regarding Qu Huaiyun's threat.
Qu Huaiyun thought he had the handle on him! Little did he know that he had already been prepared.
"I am an upright official. Chief Qu, please don't bite me randomly. Otherwise, adding another official who slanders the imperial court will be an extra level of crime!"
Liao Cheng glanced at Qu Huaiyun leisurely, and then looked at this mansion, the Qu family! From today on, there will no longer be the glory of the past.
"Master!" The boys and attendants around Qu Huaiyun were at a loss, and they were even more panicked.
Master Liao means to take the master away? But the relationship between Master Liao and the master was obviously very good before, and they often had banquets together!
"I would like to advise Chief Qu not to resist stubbornly. The house has been surrounded."
Liao Cheng couldn't help but sneer when he saw that Qu Huaiyun still refused to submit.
Didn't Qu Huaiyun rely on his eldest son Qu Youen to be the prefect? I'm afraid that now Qu Youen has too much to take care of himself, so how can he take care of the Qu family's affairs?
Thinking of his master's arrangements, he felt a little more confident.
"Brother, what grievances do you have? Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you. What you have in your hand is evidence of crime and needs to be handed over to the court. Come to me, I will
I guarantee that Patriarch Qu will never hurt you even a hair."
Liao Cheng spoke to Zhi Lian in a kind tone, and his persuasive demeanor, coupled with his upright appearance, was enough to make people trust him.
It's a pity that Zhilian is also very familiar with Liao Cheng. In the past, this man often came to the house to discuss important matters with the master.
This person's temperament is not as upright and reliable as it seems on the surface, and is even more sinister than Qu Huaiyun.
Qu Huaiyun knew all about the mistakes he had made in the past.
The two of them even worked together sometimes. They were hypocrites in official uniform.
Not ignoring the flash of greed and cruelty in Liao Cheng's eyes, Gu Chengyu frowned.
With so many people present now, he definitely cannot be exposed at the moment.
If he joins the fight, Zhi Lian might break the jar and burn the treasure map.
But if he appeared as an imperial envoy, Gu Chengyu didn't think these people would let him get the treasure map.
Their positions of power are alluring. These people might have taken advantage of the chaos to secretly assassinate and bury themselves in Hejian Mansion.
When a person dies, why aren’t they making it up? They even bury themselves and it’s all over.
Gu Chengyu was not happy to have his skills exposed. Because Lu Chen was also present, he had already seen Lu Chen getting ready to go.
Zhilian shook his head and looked around again to make sure that the person still hadn't appeared.
Never mind! No matter what the reason was for not coming, he didn’t want to wait any longer.
Liao Cheng's face darkened. He glanced at the lantern very close to Zhi Lian. The weak candlelight swayed in the lantern.
At this moment, he wished so much that the lantern would be blown out by the wind, but it was a pity that the candlelight seemed weak, but it seemed indestructible.
The flames held their chests straight out, looking small but very dangerous in the dark night.