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"Lord Qian, this is under the watch of the Emperor. Not only did you allow the young master to rob a commoner, you also ignored the law and the emperor. I've cut off his arms and legs, this is already a huge relief. If this matter were to be reported to the Emperor, not only would he be stripped of his skin and tendons, even Lord Qian would not be able to escape punishment!"

From the commoner's words, Hua Mujiao could already guess that this Young Master Qian had snatched quite a number of ladies.

The reason why she pretended to be captured was because she had someone investigate the whereabouts of Lord Qian. Since she was currently in the mansion, she had to prove her innocence if she wanted to eliminate all harm for the sake of the people.

Lord Qian was slightly nervous as he glared furiously at Hua Mu Jin.

His eyes subconsciously looked to his left.

"Empress, this humble official has no proof, so how can I say that this humble subject will allow my son to forcefully steal my daughter? This humble subject shall not admit to this crime. "

The scene of Lord Qian subconsciously glancing into the distance didn't escape Hua Mujiao's eyes.

She pursed her lips and sneered.

"Is that so? Nan Ge, search the entire Qian House, both inside and out! "

"Yes sir!"

Looking at Nan Ge who was walking towards the left, Lord Qian panicked for a moment.

"No, you can't search!"

Hua Mu Jin slowly narrowed his eyes.

Shangguan Yi chuckled, his eyes also squinted, "Since you don't admit your mistake, then why are you so flustered, Mr. Qian?"

"General Shangguan sure knows how to joke around. When did this lowly official panic?" However, this official feels that no matter how esteemed Empress is, this official is still an official appointed by the imperial government. Isn't it a little too excessive to search this official's estate without any orders? "

Mr. Qian tried his best to look less guilty, but it was still unnatural for him to avoid Shangguan Yi's eyes.

"No orders, no orders? Does that mean that Esteemed Empress Xi doesn't have the right to search the Qian house? "" According to Lord Qian's words, does that mean that … Empress Xi doesn't have the right to search the Qian house? "

"This, this humble subject does not intend to do that …"

Forced speechless by Shangguan Yi, Lord Qian lowered his head, his peripheral vision focused on the spot where Nan Ge had left from.

Not intending to pay any more attention to this Master Qian, Hua Mujiao sat on a chair and stared coldly at the unconscious Young Master Qian, who had lost too much blood. When she turned around, she saw NanGe leading a few women and walking over.

He walked up to Hua Mujiao and respectfully stood beside her.

"Empress, your subordinate found these women in a secret cell."

Hua Mujiao looked at the girls that were brought out, and his brows slightly creased, the rage in his heart rising.

"Lord Qian, is this what you call having no proof? Your confession! "

There were four women that were brought out by Nan Ge. They were dressed in tattered clothes and were as thin as firewood. Each of them had some bruises on their faces that had been beaten, and when they saw Mister Qian and the unconscious Young Master Qian, their bodies trembled in fear.

"Th-these women are …"

Looking at the woman being brought out, Mister Qian was flustered and tried to find an excuse.

Suddenly, he kneeled on the ground.

"Reporting to the Empress, these women were originally maidservants of the Qian House. Because they stole items from the Residence, they were punished by this humble subject and imprisoned in a secret cell. I hope the Empress can investigate them clearly."

Hua Mujiao couldn't help but praise this so-called Master Qian. It was quite reasonable to find an excuse in such a desperate situation.

"Is that so? But if it's just you alone, I'm afraid you won't be able to believe it, right? Why don't we first listen to what you have to say about these so-called maids? "

With a glance, Hua Mujiao looked at the four women that Nan Ge had brought out and called out, "You four come over here."

"Esteemed wangfei, this … they were maidservants who committed a crime in the first place. They definitely won't tell the truth. If they were to wrongly accuse you …"

"Shut up!"

Lord Qian didn't say anything before he was angrily scolded by Hua Mujiao.

The four girls were terrified and uneasy. They looked at each other, then walked towards Hua Mu Jin and knelt in front of her.

Hua Mu Jin originally didn't intend to make them kneel, but since they were already kneeling, she didn't stop them.

"All of you, just tell me honestly why you are here in this Qian House and why …"

As she spoke, Hua Mu Jin looked at the wounds on the four people's tattered clothes, and paused for a moment, before asking again, "Why are you four like this, trapped in the secret prison of the Qian House? "Tell me, I will uphold justice for all of you."

"You, you are the Empress of the palace?"

Among them, there was a girl wearing light green clothes. Her hands were tightly twisted, and she was extremely restrained as she stared fixedly at Hua Mu Jin.

Hua Mujiao nodded, "Yes."

In an instant, the green-clothed woman's eyes revealed joy.

He looked at the other three women kneeling at the side, and then heavily kowtowed towards Hua Mujiao.

"My lady, my daughter, my daughter Xiang'er, was originally the daughter of the owner of the eastern tailor shop in the city. Three months ago, when Young Master Qian came to the shop and saw my daughter, he wanted to marry my daughter as his concubine. My daughter wasn't willing, so Young Master Qian ordered someone to beat her to death."

As she spoke, Xiang'er's choking voice became more and more uncontrollable.

Hua Mujie suppressed the anger in her heart and tightened her grip on the chair's handle.

"Go on."

"Empress, not only did Young Master Qian order someone to burn down my daughter's shop, he also killed my daughter's parents. He then forced my daughter into the Qian house, and he even insulted and insulted my daughter …"

Xiang'er's tears burst out of the dike.

"Empress, I beg the Empress to uphold justice for this commoner, and I beg the Empress to uphold justice for this commoner."

Looking at Xiang'er, who was constantly kowtowing, Hua Mujiao's ice-cold gaze fell on Lord Qian, who had his head lowered.

"Empress, this humble daughter, Rolande, came to the Imperial City to purchase some things half a year ago. Unexpectedly, Young Master Qian sent someone to follow her and beat her unconscious. "Empress, I beg the Empress to save this humble daughter. This humble daughter wishes to return home …"

Needless to say, the same thing happened to the other two women.

He looked coldly at Lord Qian. At this moment, Hua Mujiao's face was filled with rage.

"Lord Qian, what else do you have to say for yourself?"

Wiping away the sweat on his forehead, Lord Qian hesitated but he was still looking for an excuse.

"Empress, they … they were just spouting nonsense. They must have colluded together to use Empress's name to leave the Qian House. That's why they have slandered this humble official. Please, please clear this for me."

Flower hibiscus can be considered to know, what do not come to the heart of the Yellow River do not die.

Hua Mu Jin glanced at the kneeling servants, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a sneer.

"Lord Qian, then tell me, what is it that Young Master Qian brought all the servants in the Qian House to tie me up?" Could it be that I am also slandering you! "

Lord Qian's body trembled.

"No, this humble subject doesn't dare …"

"The evidence is conclusive, yet you still dare to argue with me. I'll see that you won't shed a tear until you see your own coffin!"

Hua Mujiao shot a cold glance at Sir Qian before turning to Shangguan Yi.

"General Shangguan, report this matter to the Emperor and send people to surround the entire Qian House. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my permission. Violators will be executed on the spot!"

"Yes, Empress."

Hua Mu Jin's words caused the servants to tremble in fear, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

After all, they were people who helped the evil.

Lord Qian, on the other hand, had fallen limply to the ground when Hua Mujiao had ordered him to report this matter to the emperor.

"Nan Ge, go and find some clean clothes for them to change into. Send someone to take them back to their homes."

"Yes, Empress."

"Empress, commoner, this commoner has no home."

When she saw that the flower hibiscus was going to send them home, Xiang'er couldn't stop crying.

Hua Mujiao pursed her lips, feeling very uncomfortable in her heart.

"Go down and change your clothes. I'll arrange for you to go."

"Empress Dowager Xie, esteemed wangfei …"

Imperial palace, royal study.

"Master, General Shangguan sent someone to deliver the secret letter."

"Bring it here."

Behind the table, Bai Zhan Ke put down the imperial report in his hand and took the letter from Luo Chen.

When he finished reading the letter, the man's face had already turned completely black.

"Zhang Quan De!"

The door to the royal study was pushed open.

Zhang Quan De walked in respectfully, looked at Luo Chen and lowered his head, "This servant is here."

"Pass down my decree: Minister of Public Administration Qian Zhong, Greed and take bribes, condole out unfilial sons to rob women, the crime is unforgivable. The entire Qian House will be beheaded!"

"Yes, your servant will pass down the order right away."

Although Zhang Quan De didn't know why Bai Zhan Ke suddenly ordered the Qian House to be executed, but Zhang Quan De didn't dare to ask and could only do as he was told.

At the side, Luo Chen glanced at the contents of the secret letter and swallowed his saliva.

He finally understood why his master was emitting such a strong killing intent. It was because of Imperial Concubine Xi.

"Luochen, prepare your horse."

Luo Chen was surprised to see Bai Zhan Ke get up. He looked at the memorial that was placed on the side and shook his head helplessly.

"Yes."

On the other side, a silk shop in the city.

Shangguan Yi walked around the shop, smilingly looking at the hibiscus flower, and coughed lightly. "Cough, I just want to ask, what's your relationship with this silk shop?"

Hua Mujiao glared at Shangguan Yi, but she had no intention of replying to his question.

"We'll talk about it later. I have something to discuss with the boss, don't interfere."

"…"

At this moment, the shop owner looked Shangguan Yi up and down with a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't tell where he had seen her before.

After looking at it for a long time, the owner's eyes suddenly opened wide in shock.

"You, you are General Shangguan?"

Shangguan Yi raised his brows and nodded.

"That's me!"

At this time, the shop was already closed. Besides the shop owner, there was only Hua Mujiao and the others left.

Therefore, Shangguan Yi also felt that since he had been recognized, there was no need to hide it.

"This commoner, this commoner pays his respects …"

"Alright, he's not a general when he's outside. Don't kowtow to him in a hurry, deal with what I told you first."

Seeing that the shopkeeper was about to kneel to Shangguan Yi, Hua Mujiao stopped him immediately.

"This …"

The shop owner looked at Hua Mujiao and then Shangguan Yi, feeling a little awkward.

"Listen to her and deal with your matters first. Just pretend you haven't met this general."

In the depth of his heart, Shangguan Yi had a good impression of the flower hibiscus.