kingnovel Chapter 464: Shuntian Prefecture Governor Receives the Petition
Chapter 464: Shuntian Prefecture Governor Receives the Petition
In the Golden Palace.
The emperor and his ministers all seemed to be extra patient today, especially Emperor Hongde, Xiao Jingyu, and the Duke of Anguo and his son...
If Leng Xian doesn't wake up...then wait...
We have to wait until Leng Xian wakes up;
It means waiting until Leng Xian comes to the palace;
Just wait until the moment they are waiting for.
Shuntian government office.
At noon, two runners from Shuntian Prefecture arrived at the gate.
The two men worked together to remove the heavy bolts and opened the two doors to the left and right.
The moment the door opened, the two yamen runners saw that there were already several people standing outside the gate of the government office!
Standing in the front was a man in his fifties who looked like a butler;
A young servant in blue clothes followed him.
Not far behind the two men, there was a carriage parked.
Next to the carriage stood a coachman holding a whip, and four guards, two men and two women.
In front of the guard, there was a man and a woman kneeling, both of them looked to be in their forties.
The two yamen runners were only surprised for a moment, then they regained their composure. The Shuntian Prefecture Yamen was originally a place for lawsuits and trials.
The two yamen runners carefully looked at the people in front of them...
Judging from their clothes and expressions, these people don't seem to be from humble backgrounds.
I just don’t know what kind of case this is?
Which mansion reported the case?
Looking at the clothes and attire of the butler and the servant in front;
Then look at the guards and carriage behind...
It can be confirmed that these people should come from the wealthy mansions in the capital.
As to which company it is, it is still unknown at the moment.
The two yamen runners had been in Shuntian Prefecture Yamen for many years and had already developed a very strong eye...
Just by looking at each other, you can tell whether the other person's background is high or low, rich or noble.
Although these people are not the real masters of the noble mansions, they can still do things on behalf of the masters, and they must have a fairly respectable status in the mansions.
Now that they understood all this, the two yamen runners did not dare to delay and hurriedly opened all the doors.
The two men stepped out of the door quickly, came forward and bowed, asking, "Why do you come to our Shuntian Prefecture government office so early in the morning? I wonder what brings you here?"
The man who looked like a butler standing in the front was none other than Fu Sheng, the chief steward of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
Fu Sheng was originally a book boy who grew up with Fu Peng, the Duke of Tong'an.
When he grew older, he became the housekeeper of the Anguo Mansion.
At this time, Fu Sheng stepped forward, clasped his fists towards the two yamen runners and said, "Thank you for your hard work!
We are from the Anguogong Mansion;
I am Fu Sheng, the steward of the Anguo Mansion.
The reason I’m here today is about an old unjust case from eight years ago.
This is the complaint.”
As Fu Sheng spoke, he handed over the petition in his hands with both hands.
Then, he turned around and pointed at a man and a woman kneeling on the ground, "These two are the witnesses in this case."
Fu Sheng explained clearly, "You two, the complaint and witnesses have been delivered. I hope you two officials can report to the prefect, Mr. Zheng, on my behalf."
The officer took the complaint and was shocked...
Incredible!
The one who came to file a complaint this time was not some ordinary citizen, but the dignified Duke Anguo's Mansion.
The Duke of Anguo's Mansion is going to file a complaint at the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. Can this be a trivial matter?
Since the two yamen runners knew that it was the Anguo Mansion that reported the case, they dared not make things difficult or neglect it.
One of them nodded and said, "Yes, yes, your butler, please bring the people in for tea. I will report to the prefect now!"
As he spoke, he gave a few instructions to his companion next to him, asking him to accompany Fu Sheng and the others, while he went inside to report to Lord Zheng!
Fu Sheng signaled the guards behind him to take the two witnesses, a man and a woman, and follow the yamen runner into the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen.
Another yamen runner had already run all the way to see Shuntian Prefecture Governor Zheng Tong.
Before dawn, Zheng Tong, together with the chief clerk and the legal advisor, carefully checked the account books of the Marquis Qinxing's Mansion with the dowry list of Fu Baozhen when she got married.
The three of them have been busy until now and have finally sorted out the account books and dowry lists.
We have the numbers for all the items, but it will take some effort to track down the missing property, especially the valuable jewelry.
Zheng Tong, the chief clerk and the legal advisor put down their pens one after another.
The three of them summarized all the statistical results in one place, and Zheng Tong went through them again from beginning to end so that he had a clear idea of them.
Until this moment, the three of them finally had some time to drink a cup of tea in peace.
While drinking tea, the three of them discussed the theft in Marquis Qinxing's mansion and the misappropriation of Marquis Qinxing's original wife's dowry.
As they were talking, the sound of hurried footsteps outside startled the three people in the room.
The three of them looked towards the door together, and saw a yamen runner hurriedly running into the study, rushing straight to Zheng Tong, panting and bowing, "My humble servant... My humble servant greets you, sir!"
"What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
Zheng Tong looked at the yamen runner who ran in and asked with a frown.
"Reporting to the Lord, it's from the front yamen... Someone from the front yamen came to file a complaint!"
The yamen runner tried to calm his breathing and responded to Zheng Tong's questions.
Zheng Tong looked at the yamen runner with a somewhat unhappy expression, "This is Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, someone comes to file a complaint... Is it strange?"
The yamen runner saw that Zheng Tong looked unhappy, and hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency doesn't know...
The people who came to file the complaint are from the Anguo Mansion!"
"Someone from the Anguo Mansion?"
When Zheng Tong heard that the person who came to complain was someone from the Anguo Mansion, he was immediately surprised.
The people from the Anguo Mansion will come to the Shuntian Mansion to file a complaint...
"What is going on?" Zheng Tong asked.
"Oh, right!"
The yamen runner was in a panic, and then he remembered that he was still holding tightly in his hand the petition handed over by the Anguo Mansion!
"Sir, this is... this is the petition sent by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion."
The bailiff stepped forward and handed the complaint to Zheng Tong with both hands.