flstandardbreds Chapter 342 Sent to the Yamen Again
Chapter 342 Sent to the Yamen Again
Four guys from Zhanxing Tower stood in front of Zheng Yan'er, and behind them, Biyun and Jiang Cheng came out.
"What the young lady said is indeed right. You really want revenge." Biyun looked at Zheng Yan'er.
Recently, although she has been in charge of Ningyue Pavilion's affairs and has not been with the young lady, Xier told her everything about Zheng Yan'er.
In the past few days, I heard that the Dong family had packed up everything and were about to leave. The young lady guessed that Zheng Yan'er might do something before leaving, and the target might very well be Zhanxing Tower.
So she volunteered to stay in Zhanxing Tower with the guys tonight, and Jiang Cheng, who was worried about her, came to accompany her.
I didn't expect that they had actually caught a few people who wanted to set fire, and now Zheng Yan'er has fallen into the trap!
Zheng Yan'er's face was stiff, and she frowned and stared at Biyun, "What did you mean by that just now? What do you mean Jiang Suining is right?"
"Do I even need to ask? Of course, the young lady had already guessed that you would take action. You simply cannot defeat our young lady, and yet you insist on provoking her again and again. You are really courting death."
Biyun shook her head and looked at Zheng Yaner.
"The young lady said that if you could do nothing tonight and leave the imperial city tomorrow, that would be your only chance to live a good life again. But unfortunately, you actually wanted to set fire to Zhanxing Tower. Now you can't leave!"
Biyun’s words made Zheng Yan’er feel flustered.
Jiang Suining had actually guessed it a long time ago?
How is this possible!
Although she didn't want to believe it in her heart, the situation before her didn't allow Zheng Yan'er to hesitate, so she immediately denied it.
"I don't know what you mean by that. I was just passing by. What evidence do you have to prove that I was going to set fire to Zhanxing Tower? This is simply slander!"
"We'll know if it's slander or not if we send him to the government office." Biyun gestured to the waiter next to her, "The lady said that if we catch someone, we won't waste time talking and will just tie him up and send him to the government office."
"You dare!" Zheng Yan'er said as she turned her head and tried to escape to the other side of the street, but the guys who came out of Zhanxing Tower completely surrounded her.
Amid Zheng Yan'er's cursing, the men quickly tied her up and sent her to the yamen along with the arsonists they had caught earlier.
Since it was night time and there was no one to try the case, the bailiffs first took the man in and detained him.
As for Qin's wine shop, the fire was quickly brought under control thanks to the night watchman's timely discovery. It did not affect other shops and no one was injured.
The news was reported to the Changning Marquis' Mansion overnight. After Qin learned about it, she immediately sent someone to the wine shop to deal with it.
The people who were sent found a jar of oil at the base of the wall, determined that the fire was set by someone, and quickly informed Qin.
Qin was furious, and then she received the news that Zhanxing Tower was almost set on fire. She immediately realized that it was Zheng Yan'er who was behind it.
At the government office, Hu Sen heard about the arson early in the morning. When he found out that it was Zheng Yan'er who did it again, he was furious.
But later on, they discovered that it was not only related to the Jiang family and Zhanxing Tower, but this time even the Changning Marquisate was involved.
For a moment, he really had a headache. When he was trying the case, the gavel was slammed by him.
"How dare you to commit a crime against a woman? You hired someone to commit the crime before. I gave you a light sentence because your husband was sincere to you and the Jiang family was willing to forgive you. But I didn't expect that you would not change your ways and now you hired someone to set a fire. This is really abominable!"
Zheng Yan'er knelt in the hall, her face as pale as last time.
Faced with Hu Sen's questioning, she said nothing, but the few people who were arrested quickly confessed, claiming that they had indeed accepted Zheng Yan'er's money and set the fire according to her arrangement.
Moreover, Zheng Yan'er also asked them to leave the imperial city when the city gates opened the next day after setting the fire. In this way, even if it was discovered that the fire was caused by human beings, they would not be able to find the culprit.
"Zheng Yan'er, you are really calculating. You are just a business woman, but you have the guts to burn down the shop of the Marquis of Changning!" Qin's face turned pale. "Sir Hu, this matter must be severely punished, otherwise I am afraid that there will be more unruly people rebelling in the future."
"Madam Changning, rest assured. I will deal with this impartially!" Hu Sen slammed the gavel in front of him again. "The criminal, Zheng, has already confessed. What else do you have to deny?"
Zheng Yan'er finally looked up at Hu Sen and said, "Sir, I am innocent. I..."
"Ridiculous! You dare to cry injustice? They can all testify that they accepted your bribes. I have also ordered the arrest of the other arsonists. Don't even think about denying it in court!"
"Sir, although I gave them money, it was not my idea to set the fire. I was just hiring someone. Although I was at fault, I was definitely not the mastermind. Please be lenient with me!"
"Who is the mastermind you are talking about?"
"Yes, yes..." Zheng Yan'er looked hesitant and stammered.
"Hmph, you can't tell me? Who else could be the mastermind except you? Don't even think about making up stories to get away with it." Qin sneered.
"Heaven and earth are my witnesses. I am not the mastermind!" Zheng Yan'er gritted her teeth and said, "It was my husband. He arranged all this. I just paid to hire someone according to his instructions!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court fell silent.
Hu Sen recalled Dong Kaijian's honest and kind appearance, frowned and spoke.
"You can't talk nonsense in court. I think your husband is a kind and honest man. Why did he set the fire? Are you just making random accusations to get away with it?"
"Sir, my husband gave the ancestral secret recipe to Zhanxing Tower, and paid 50,000 taels of silver to the Changning Marquis' Mansion. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he was very unhappy in his heart. He has been making arrangements to leave the imperial city these days. Now that the arrangements are almost done, he wants to set off a few fires before leaving to relieve his hatred." Zheng Yan'er said it in a serious manner, and it was difficult to tell whether it was true or not.
In her original plan, she wanted to set two fires and then leave the imperial city early the next morning. This way, even if Jiang Suining and the others became suspicious, they would have no way to investigate.
But I didn't expect that I would be caught red-handed.
Putting everything on Dong Kaijian was the only way she could think of to exonerate herself.
As long as she insisted on this point, neither Dong Kaijian nor anyone else would be able to prove that it was all her idea.
She had lived a miserable life and had even decided to stay away from the imperial city. She just wanted to vent her anger one last time. Why did she have to end up like this?
As for Dong Kaijian, even if he denies it, it is difficult to come to a conclusion in this case amid the chaos. Who knows, there might be a turning point!
At this moment, Zheng Yan'er was only thinking about not being convicted and didn't care about anything else.
Outside the court, Jiang Suining stopped walking after hearing Zheng Yaner's words and looked at Dong Kaijian who was standing there stiffly...