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When the seven individuals were brought to the county yamen, they saw Su Yu sitting there, with the county magistrate talking to him.
“Su Yu, you actually schemed against us,” one of them said, visibly agitated.
Upon hearing them daring to address Su Yu by his name, the county magistrate’s face turned dark and ugly. “How dare you address Prince Yu by his name? Give them twenty lashes.”
“Yes, sir.”
The person who had been shouting was forcefully held down and given twenty lashes. After the punishment, the previously angry individual had lost their previous arrogance.
Yin Fan looked at the pale-faced person lying on the ground, walked over, and stepped on the injured area. Onlookers gasped at his action, finding it too harsh to directly step on the injured area. How painful must it be? Look at that pale face.
“I have a bad temper. Dare to disrespect my brother again and see what happens,” Yin Fan said coldly, looking down at the person on the ground.
Su Yu gave him a home, and he would protect him and his family at all costs. Anyone who dared to harm them would be his enemy.
The county magistrate’s eyelid twitched. This young man actually called Prince Yu his brother. It seemed that the two had a very good relationship. However, this had nothing to do with him, and he pretended not to know.
The person whose injury was being stepped on looked up at Yin Fan fiercely.
When he saw the bloodthirsty look in Yin Fan’s eyes, fear flashed in his own eyes. This person…
Yin Fan looked at the fearful expression of the person and sneered, “You have the nerve to come and cause trouble for my brother with this little courage? It wasn’t a wise decision for the people behind you to release you.”
The seven individuals were taken aback. How could they know? How had they already figured things out in such a short time?
“Who… are you?”
“Your ancestor.”
“Does Yin Fan have such unworthy descendants?” Su Yu looked at Yin Fan, his mouth twitching.
Yin Fan cleared his throat and turned to look at Su Yu. “Not suitable. They should be beaten to death.”
Su Yu shook his head helplessly and poked Yin Fan’s head. “Don’t go around claiming relatives.”
“Yes.”
“Prince, these people…” The county magistrate couldn’t help but ask, seeing the two of them like this.
His courtroom was not a place for this young master to play around.
“I don’t want them to walk out of here,” Su Yu said to the county magistrate.
The county magistrate’s heart tightened, instantly understanding Su Yu’s meaning.
“Their ultimate goal is to scheme against Xiao He,” Su Yu said to the county magistrate.
Upon hearing that they intended to scheme against Wang Jinhe, the county magistrate’s face turned cold. “Take them to the death row.”
“The county princess is a treasure of Xuan Kingdom. How dare these bastards come to scheme against the county princess? It’s simply outrageous.”
“Should we thoroughly investigate the people behind them Prince Yu?” the county magistrate asked Su Yu seriously.
Yin Fan looked at the county magistrate with a strange expression. Why did he feel like the county magistrate valued his sister-in-law more? What was going on?
“In the future, I advocate freedom for the people behind me. It won’t benefit you to go against them,” Su Yu said to the county magistrate.
The individuals who had been captured but had not completely left heard Su Yu’s words and their faces changed slightly.
If they had thought that Su Yu’s knowledge of their actions had been accidental before, they no longer held that belief. This time, Su Yu had come prepared.
Given Su Yu’s status in Xuan Kingdom, going against the people behind him would only bring trouble to themselves.
“Yes.”
“Treat these people well, don’t be too rude.”
“Yes.”
After giving the orders, Su Yu left with Yin Fan and Yuan Bao.
Once they were outside the yamen, Yin Fan couldn’t help but ask in surprise, “Brother, why do I feel like the county magistrate values sister-in-law more than you?”
“Well, that’s normal,” Su Yu said, completely unsurprised by it.
“Normal? How is that normal? Even if sister-in-law is a county princess, Su Yu is a Prince. Isn’t the Prince’s status higher than that of a county princess?” Yin Fan couldn’t understand.
“What’s wrong with these people?”
“Your sister-in-law shoulders the responsibility of ensuring the well-being of the entire Xuan Kingdom’s people. The county magistrate is dedicated to serving the people. Naturally, in his heart, Xiao He’s position is higher. Besides, Xiao He has increased rice yields this year. Knowing that someone is scheming against her, how could he just let it go?” Su Yu explained briefly to Yin Fan.
Yin Fan rubbed his chin. “Brother, should we give those people behind them something to do? So they won’t keep focusing on sister-in-law.”
“We will give them something to do, but not now.”
“Why?”
“You’ll know in the future,” Su Yu said meaningfully.
What’s the point of acting now? They’re just fighting among themselves.
“How’s the investigation into Lu Lingfeng’s matter going?” Su Yu inquired.
“It’s not going to be quick, after all, it’s all about events from over a decade ago,” Yin Fan shook his head and replied.
Su Yu acknowledged with a simple “okay.”
“Since we can’t currently find out about this matter, let’s proceed with having Gu Xiruo marry Qing Yukong, and we need to ensure that she does so willingly,” Su Yu said.
“We’ll take care of this. After all, doesn’t sister-in-law still want her to have a falling out with Lu Lingfeng? We have a way to handle it when the time comes,” Yin Fan responded.
Su Yu didn’t pay much attention to Yin Fan’s words and took them to the street to buy some snacks that children like before returning home.
Yin Fan happily ate a bag of chestnuts and asked, “Brother, when are you going back to the capital? Take us back with you.”
“We’ll go back at the end of the year.”
“Okay.”
After returning home and distributing the items to the children, Su Yu went to find Wang Jinhe, only to be informed by Qiu Yi that Wang Jinhe had gone to the homestead and had not yet returned.
“Why would Xiao He go to the homestead? What’s going on over there?” Su Yu inquired.
“It’s about the high-yield rice,” Qiu Yi replied.
Su Yu nodded in understanding, remembering that he still had some matters to attend to, and turned to go back to the study to handle them.
As for the four children, they were left in the care of Yin Fan and the others.
On the other side, Wang Jinhe was observing the rice ears in the paddy fields.
After finishing, she had a good idea of the situation.
Steward Liang had been following him all along. “Master, this year’s rice…”
“Don’t worry, the yield will increase. Take good care of the fruits in the manor and these rice plants,” Wang Jinhe said, knowing what Steward Liang wanted to say.
At present, the rice was heading in the direction she had hoped for, and they would know for sure during the autumn harvest, which was still over three months away.
“Understood. I’ll come back later,” Wang Jinhe instructed Steward Liang.
Wang Jinhe leaned back in the carriage and closed her eyes to rest, but the carriage suddenly came to a stop.
Furrowing her brow, she drew back the curtain and looked at the people blocking the road. “Who are you?”
“Lady, please save my brother,” one of them pleaded.
Wang Jinhe got off the carriage and looked at the person on the ground. Her gaze fell on the fluttering eyelids, and she furrowed her brow slightly. “If he’s sick, go find a doctor. Why are you stopping me? I’m not a doctor.”
“Lady, I…”
“Yuan Lin, take them to find a doctor. After taking them to Huang Qi’s place, come back,” Wang Jinhe didn’t give the girl a chance to speak, and after giving the order, she had the carriage driven away.
“Lady…”