Yang Chuxia couldn’t be bothered to watch this kind of scene; she had other things to do.
Who knew that just after taking a few steps, she’d hear a strange sound from behind, and when she turned around, she was utterly shocked.
Luo Linfei went mad! She was wielding scissors, stabbing repeatedly, and crimson blood imdiately flowed everywhere. The man’s body was full of bloody holes, his eyes wide open in fear.
Young Master Lan was dead, killed by Luo Linfei! But this man deserved to die; he bullied won and deserved to be punished.
anwhile, Luo Linfei’s face and body were covered in blood.
Yang Chuxia didn’t really want to get involved, but leaving her here would be trouble if people showed up. And she didn’t know what the situation was up ahead.
"Do you know where your servants are detained?"
Luo Linfei shook her head.
Yang Chuxia had no choice but to escort her out of the mansion first.
By the ti she ca back, Ye Zi’an had already started taking action.
"Who are you people?" Looking at the people surrounding the entire Lan Residence, Prefect Lan was dumbfounded; so were the guests. "How dare you? Do you know what place this is? Leave imdiately if you know what’s good for you, or you’ll regret it."
"Prefect Lan, long ti no see. I hope you have been well." Ye Zi’an looked at Prefect Lan, who seed a bit tipsy, his eyes glinting. Sure enough, people do change; the righteousness he had back then was completely gone now.
"Who are you?" Originally a bit unsteady, Prefect Lan was now wide awake upon seeing the city guards and so soldiers surrounding the place. The person before him seed familiar, but he couldn’t recall why.
"Since we parted in Quanya, Prefect Lan, your official power has grown even more impressive." Ye Zi’an chuckled. "Engaging in mariti trade, dealing in illicit salt, and even making iron mines your cash cow; truly remarkable."
"You..." Hearing it was soone from Quanya County, Prefect Lan grew a bit puzzled. He used to serve there, but it had been many years without any contact. How did this person recognize him?
Before he could figure it out, he was already terrified by Ye Zi’an’s ntion of iron mines and salt mines.
These were extrely secretive matters; how could this person know?
"Who are you really? You’re just spouting nonsense." Prefect Lan said with righteous indignation, hands behind his back. "Iron mines, salt—those are state property. How could they be my cash cow? Who are you to defiantly slander an imperial official, and why are these soldiers surrounding the Lan Residence? Are you trying to rebel?"
"Prefect Lan, stop trying to defend yourself!" The city guard, a third-ranked Assistant General, stepped forward. "Marquis Changning is acting on the Emperor’s orders to investigate Jiangnan’s tax issues. You, the Prefectural Magistrate, the Academic Administrator, and several other officials have been found guilty of embezzling Zhejiang’s taxes and secretly exploiting mineral resources. The evidence is irrefutable. I’m ordered to arrest your entire family and confiscate your assets."
Prefect Lan was stunned!
What’s this about Marquis Changning?
And so people imdiately collapsed to the ground, thinking it was over. They had known the Emperor would launch a thorough investigation, but before they could find their backers, they were caught.
"How dare you arrest !" Prefect Lan shouted hysterically. "I am a mber of the imperial family, and my arrest and trial must go through the House of the Imperial Clan. You have no jurisdiction."
Ye Zi’an laughed, "A mber of the imperial family? I didn’t know the imperial family had your kind of kin."
"Hmph, my son’s wife is the legitimate daughter of the main branch of the Luo Family. The Luo Family is the maternal family of the current Emperor, and the late Empress Dowager was my daughter-in-law’s aunt. Do you think our Lan family is part of the imperial family?"
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