That inconspicuous crutch, used casually by Mrs. Fang and placed casually in the house, actually contained an imperial edict.
However, this crutch is indeed very important.
Every time she encounters a big event, every time she encounters a hurdle that she cannot overcome, Mrs. Fang holds it.
This crutch is indeed a support.
In other words, Mrs. Fang prepared to use it several times, but in the end it was useless.
Can't use it, don't dare to use it, or is it just not worth using?
Tears rolled down Mrs. Fang's eyes.
She knelt down and bowed.
"My dear grandma," Chen Qi murmured, looking at Fang Jinxiu, "Dear God, no wonder your Fang family is so rich. It turns out that you are collecting wealth under orders."
He slowly knelt down.
Fang Jinxiu didn't listen to him at all, and she was stunned in shock, and was pulled to her knees by Chen Qi.
She had always thought that her family was a low-status merchant, and even though she was rich, she would still be looked down upon by the nobles.
Unexpectedly, they, a lowly merchant, would have an imperial edict granted by the True Dragon Emperor, and it would be as unscrupulous and powerful as if I were here in person.
It turns out that this is the secret of their Fang family.
The officials had knelt down, looking horrified and bewildered.
No wonder the Fang family was able to mobilize soldiers and horses from Shanxi and Henan to their advantage.
No wonder the Fang family could interrogate Magistrate Li in the cell and even kill Magistrate Li in front of everyone, while the prefect Ma Shengzhi, who was always known for his ruthlessness, seemed to be blind.
It turns out that this is the secret of the Fang family.
The officials' expressions were complicated.
It turned out that Magistrate Li had his throat cut in prison just because he wanted to tell this secret.
In order to keep this secret, the Fang family did not hesitate to kill people.
The Fang family keeps this secret, so that the old man's death, Uncle Fang's death, and Fang Chengyu's poisoning are not revealed.
They couldn't find out the secret of the Fang family by asking around.
I thought that the incident in Yangcheng, where the county government gate was broken and the county magistrate was killed, would eventually become an inexplicable legend, transformed into the legend among storytellers that gods must live in good people and repay the injustice of the Lord Qingtian, and that it would be spread.
Unexpectedly, the Fang family announced this secret on the street in a blink of an eye, just to find a naughty child who stayed out all night.
This is really... I don't know what to say.
Patriarch Lin didn't know what to say. He stared blankly at the imperial edict held by Mrs. Fang, which was particularly dazzling under the light of the torch.
"It's good now." He slowly knelt down and murmured, "They can really tear down the Lin family, level Yangcheng, and turn the world upside down."
The crowded people who were standing on the street were already kneeling down and shouting "Long Live the Mountain", and the street was as hot as a boiling pot of water.
Fang Chengyu regained his composure, knelt down for a moment, then stood up, stepped forward to take the imperial edict from Mrs. Fang's hand, and got on his horse.
"Search!" He held up the imperial edict in his hand and said calmly.
The horses' hooves clattered in unison on the street, and the footsteps were chaotic and the sound was like thunder.
The guards followed Fang Chengyu on his horse and turned the horse's head.
The senior executives also raised their whips. Lei Zhonglian raised his horse with one hand and at the same time pulled out a wooden stick from the horse's back.
Although he only has one hand and cannot kill thieves, he can still try his best to catch villains.
"Sister, follow Aunt Yuan." Fang Yuxiu said, "I will follow mother."
Fang Yunxiu always obeyed Fang Yuxiu's arrangements. Yuanshi also responded and grabbed Fang Yunxiu, and the two got into a carriage.
Fang Yuxiu and Mrs. Fang Da also got into the car. The servants, girls, people in cars, those on foot, and those on horseback were all busy and unhurried.
The torches roared and rolled away in all directions with a loud noise.
The entire ground in Yangcheng was shaken by the earthquake.
The officials also stood up and looked at the scene with bewildered expressions.
"What should we do?" someone asked.
"What should we do? What else can we do? They have an imperial edict. Can we disobey it? Do we want to resist it?" Someone shouted, "The people in the Fang family are crazy. We cannot mess with them."
That's right, they don't want to have their throats slit, nor do they want to be sent to the execution platform to be hacked three times.
The officials immediately became busy.
"Quick, quick, gather people."
"Search Lin Cheng."
After a period of commotion, the street in front of Lin's alley returned to quiet, but the whole of Yangcheng became lively.
Patriarch Lin was still kneeling on the ground blankly, and a follower moved over timidly.
"Master, what should we do?" he asked tremblingly.
"What else can we do? Look for him quickly. If he can't be found, our Lin clan will be buried with him." Clan Leader Lin jumped up from the ground and shouted.
The bustle and chaos were completely gone. Without the torches, the street fell into darkness again.
Fang Jinxiu stood in the darkness, watching the surroundings in the distance continue to light up with flickering lights, just like stars falling from the sky. Even if the night enveloped the world, these little sparks of fire could dispel the gloom and darkness.
She took a long breath and sat down.
"Hey? Aren't you going?" Chen Qi asked.
"I don't need to go." Fang Jinxiu said, "I'm tired. Let's take a rest."
Chen Qi fell to the ground again with a thud.
"Oh mother, you scared me to death." He said, his eyes sparkling in the dark night, "What's going on? Your Fang family actually has an imperial edict? Didn't your ancestors come from a farming background? How did you get involved with the emperor?"
"Shut up." Fang Jinxiu shouted.
Chen Qi muttered and stopped talking, and the street fell into silence.
At the same time, in a manor outside the city, lights were still burning in the dark night, and occasionally a woman's laughter could be heard.
The two boys standing in the corridor dozed off with their hands folded in their hands. They nodded suddenly and woke up. They couldn't help but rub their faces when they heard the laughter.
"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" He muttered softly.
The boy next to him chuckled.
"I've been sleeping all afternoon, I need to calm down." He said with a wink.
While they were chatting and laughing in a low voice, there was a knock on the door from outside, which was particularly scary in the middle of the night.
The two boys were startled and looked at each other.
"Who is this person in the middle of the night?" said one.
"A passing lodger?" another guessed.
"How can we accept a guest in our place and ignore him?" said the first one.
The knocking on the door stopped, but a moment later it sounded again urgently, and this time even the people in the house heard it.
"What's going on?" a male voice asked.
"Third Master, I don't know. Do you want to go and have a look?" the boy replied hurriedly.
Before anyone in the room could answer, the person knocking on the door outside was already shouting urgently.
"Third Master, Third Master, open the door quickly, hurry up, something happened at home."
At home?
The boys were startled, and there was a moment of silence in the room. A moment later, there was a woman's voice, followed by a man's low voice of comfort.
"Let them go away." The man then raised his voice and said, "You don't even know what time it is. What are you looking for?"
The boy took the order and went about his business.
The door was also banged.
"Stop filming and get out of here." The boy shouted towards the door.
The people outside seemed to be annoyed by the scolding, not only using their hands, but also kicking them with their feet.
"Hurry up, hurry up, something has happened. The clan elder has personally given an order to find you. Hurry up." The person outside the door shouted urgently.
Even the clan leader moved out?
The sound also spread to the house, and the person inside was very angry. He opened the door with a bang, and the dim light behind him made his figure hazy.
"It's not embarrassing enough to bring such a big deal to the clan leader. It's not a big deal to raise a fuss like the clan leader." Chief Lin raised his eyebrows and shouted, "I won't open the door today, let's see who dares to come in."
The sound was so shocking that the knocking on the door suddenly stopped, and everything inside and outside fell into silence again.
Chief Lin exhaled, with anger and disdain, before he rolled up his sleeves and went in, when he heard a bang, and the closed door flew up and hit the courtyard.
This sudden situation caused the two boys to scream and subconsciously hold their heads. At the same time, countless torches lit up outside the door, accompanied by the rapid sound of horse hooves and a loud noise coming like a tide.
My mother-in-law.
What happened?
Mr. Lin stood dumbfounded at the door of the house, looking at the crowds of people coming outside through the blown door.
The bright torches were so dazzling that I couldn't see clearly for a while. After I got used to the light, I saw groups of officers and soldiers standing outside the door holding weapons.
"My mother," he blurted out with eyes wide open, "Isn't it just an outhouse? As for the officers and soldiers being alarmed?"
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