"Miss Cong." Fang Zilan gently patted Cong Rong on the shoulder, trying to calm her down.
However, before she could say anything, she saw the housekeeper who had gone out before running in in a hurry, panting: "Third Young Master, the head of Qingshui Village has been taken away!"
Fang Lihui frowned slightly, "Who took him away?"
The housekeeper looked panicked, "Master Wei's personal soldiers said they were taken to the government office."
"What?" Fang Lihui felt bad, but saw Vice General Cao rushing in with a few soldiers, walked up to Fang Zilan, and called "Boss".
Seeing this, Fang Zilan frowned slightly and asked: "Old Cao, what is going on?"
"The leader of Qingshui Village has been bullying men and women for a day or two. Master Wei's soldiers have been staring at him for a long time. Now we finally have evidence and can bring him to justice." Deputy General Cao explained, Fang Zilan said solemnly: "You already knew this?"
"Yes, it was almost three or four years ago." Vice General Cao patted the shoulder of the soldier next to him and said, "This is Wei Wei, the person who reported the message to me last time, boss, do you remember? He used to have a We were childhood sweethearts who were ruined by the head of Qingshui Village. The little girl later committed suicide by throwing herself into a lake. It was at that time that Wei Wei started to keep an eye on the head of Qingshui Village."
Fang Zilan was surprised. It turned out that the leader of Qingshui Village had been targeted by Wei Subaru's people for a long time. No wonder he was so easy to talk to and directly lent troops to Deputy General Cao. Presumably, the leader of Qingshui Village will not be able to escape this time, but what happened with Cong Rong...
She glanced at Fang Lihui and saw a faint look of worry on his face, fearing that the Fang family would be implicated.
"This girl..." Wei Wei looked at Cong Rong and asked hesitantly: "Were you also bullied by the head of Qingshui Village?"
Before Cong Rong could answer, Vice General Cao said: "No, this girl is here to see Mr. Fang Lihui."
Earlier, he could clearly see outside the door and heard the words of the surrounding crowd. Naturally, he thought that Cong Rong was here to force Fang Lihui to give her a status.
Unexpectedly, after Wei Wei listened to his words, he looked like he suddenly understood and said, "Did the girl come here because she was coerced by the head of Qingshui Village?"
Fang Zilan asked curiously: "Why do you know?"
"Returning to Mr. Fang, my brothers and I have been keeping an eye on the leader of Qingshui Village for a long time. He believes that he has some background and has always been at odds with the Fang family." Wei Wei looked angrily, "I also found out after checking for a long time. About six or seven Years ago, Mr. Fang’s father had nothing to do with him, so he stopped taking care of Qingshui Village. So Qingshui Village is nominally the village of the Fang family, but in fact the head of the village has the final say."
Fang Zilan was thoughtful and asked: "Since the Fang family no longer cares about Qingshui Village, why does he want to coerce Miss Cong to slander Young Master Fang?"
Wei Wei said: "The head of Qingshui Village is used to being domineering, and many people in the village have complaints. Last year, a farmer who escaped from the village reported him to the government, and he spent a lot of money to settle the matter. In addition, Qingshui Village last year The harvest in the village was not good, so he was short of money and naturally thought of the Fang family. Mr. Fang has a reputation as a playboy, so he just took the opportunity to steal some money."
He paused and continued, "But he didn't expect that Young Master Fang was so capable. All the women who came to Fang Mansion to make trouble were dismissed by Young Master Fang one by one, without getting any benefits. I guess he was forced to act in a hurry. It’s because of this stupid trick that this pregnant girl came to the door crying.”
Fang Zilan glanced at Cong Rong and quietly hid the jade pendant in her sleeve, "Wei Wei, you have been staring at the head of Qingshui Village for so long, why did you only have an attack today?"
"Qingshui Village Zhuangtou has a profound background. If there is no solid evidence that human life is at stake, we really can't do anything to him." Wei Wei lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Master Wei said that if I can't give him a fatal blow, I can only endure it."
Fang Lihui couldn't help but ask: "What is the background of the head of Qingshui Village?"
"The surname of the village head of Qingshui Village is Lu. His ancestor was a subordinate of King Pingnan of the former dynasty. Later, the previous dynasty was overthrown, and all the villages near the capital were taken back by the court and redistributed rewards. Qingshui Village fell into the hands of the Fang family after several twists and turns." As Wei Wei spoke, he added as if he was remembering something: "Lu Zhizhang of Yanzhou is from the same clan as the head of Qingshui Village. If Lord Wei hadn't been presiding over the case in the north this time, we wouldn't have found so many Qingshui Villages. Evidence of Zhuangtou’s evil deeds.”
The steward on the side suddenly said with emotion: "The Lu family was considered a wealthy family in the previous dynasty. Lu Tao was an official in the dynasty, and Lu Qinghou, a military strategist, accompanied King Pingnan to conquer the north and south. Who would have thought that once the dynasty changed, they would end up like this? situation."
"The Lu family's journey is not caused by the change of dynasties." Fang Lihui looked a little colder, "When Emperor Tai'an came to the throne, he did not kill all the old people of the previous dynasty, but instead treated him with many courtesy. Otherwise, our Fang family's business would not be what it is today. .”
Fang Zilan looked at Fang Lihui steadily, with a complicated look on her face, but heard him continue: "The Lu family is as prosperous in the north as it was in the previous dynasty. However, one of the Lu family, one martial and one literary, was implicated by the Shangguan family. Dismissed from his position, a man who is unwilling to accept his ambitions and seeks revenge, and who goes astray will eventually harm the entire family. Not to mention the unscrupulous son Lu Tang, and the bully clan members like Qingshui Village Zhuangtou. The Lu family will be destroyed sooner or later. "
"Master Fang?" Wei Wei looked at Fang Lihui blankly and saw him sighing faintly, "Mr. Fang just said something right - only when you have a pure origin, you can have honor and disgrace when you have traveled far enough. Now the Fang family In my hands, it will only last for more than a hundred years, and I will never let the Fang family make mistakes again and again like the Lu family did."
After he finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Fang Zilan, "Now that today's matter has been reported to the court, Li Hui will never run away. If it has anything to do with the Fang family, I will take responsibility for it."
Fang Zilan thought for a while and said: "Master Fang, I understand your determination. But things may not be as bad as you think, and the Fang family will not be affected much."
Fang Lihui couldn't help but be startled by her confident look, "What do you mean, Mr. Fang?"
"You can ask the accountant to check. If it is true as Wei Wei said, the family will no longer be in charge of Qingshui Village six or seven years ago, then your father must have made a settlement with the head of the village." Fang Zilan said while thinking about it, Each sentence was spoken slowly, "Furthermore, if Qingshui Village is really related to the Fang family, then why didn't the head of the village come directly to the Fang family to cry for money? Instead, he used the woman as a coercion by any means, and even risked his life to devise a plan. Miss Cong made her pregnant..."
Her eyes fell on Cong Rong, and after a brief pause, she continued: "The Zhuangtou's purpose is very obvious, to seize the Fang family's handle and blackmail the Fang family severely. This kind of thing doesn't seem like it to me. The relevant dealer will do it to the owner."
