Just because she looks weak doesn't mean she's easy to bully.

Before everyone could come to terms with what this person had said, Lord Chang let another person continue speaking.

Mo Ling glanced at the spokesperson and saw that it was the owner of Fenghua Tower. She probably knew what the person would say.

The shopkeeper was very polite and kowtowed to Lord Chang first. It was the first time they had met such a high-ranking official and they were worried that something might have gone wrong.

"Your Excellency, I am the owner of Fenghua Tower in Liu County. The boss wanted to come, but now that my leg is broken and I am lying down, there is really nothing I can do."

It seems that the words of the Fenghualou shopkeeper were just stating one reason why the boss couldn't come, but careful people can always grasp the key points.

That is, how did the boss break his leg? This is thought-provoking.

"Well~ keep talking!"

Lord Chang looked at the shopkeeper and spoke softly.

"Sir, just before I came up here, I saw Qian Fa from Liu County. I guess he came here first and told some lies. Maybe he can arouse some sympathy now.

Liu County is located in a remote area. Qian Fa is the father-in-law of the former county magistrate. When the county magistrate first arrived, the Qian family invited him to their home. The county magistrate had a wife. When he was a guest at the Qian family, he fell in love with the eldest daughter of the Qian family. Whether it was the Qian family's intentional matchmaking or the county magistrate himself was attracted by the young and beautiful daughter of the Qian family, they hit it off immediately. First, they killed the county magistrate's wife together, and then married the daughter of the Qian family. These are not made up by me. There is evidence for all of them, and the witness is the close maid of the former county magistrate's wife. "

Afterwards, Lord Chang called the maid up and submitted relevant evidence. The case of the former county magistrate murdering his wife was put aside, and more evidence would be collected for the verdict after the case was decided.

This was the end of the case for now, and the shopkeeper continued to narrate what happened next.

"The Qianfa family originally had some money from their business, and after they got in touch with the county magistrate, it became even easier for them to make money. They are a feared fact in Liu County, especially for merchants, who are afraid of offending the Qian family and losing their small business.

Our host’s grandfather used to be a royal chef in the palace. After returning to his hometown, he opened Fenghualou. Because the food is delicious, it always has many customers.

Originally, the Qian family was not involved in food. They initially relied on the cloth business. But the girl that Qian Fa had just married into the mansion loved the food from Fenghua Tower and asked for it every day. The girl was young and beautiful, and was the apple of Qian Fa's eye. She was even Qian Fa's wife, and he couldn't touch her at all. So, because she liked the food, Qian Fa wanted to make Fenghua Tower his own.

At the beginning, he pretended to be polite and came to negotiate with the boss in person. He only offered fifty taels of silver for the price. He said he wanted to buy Fenghua Tower. Naturally, the boss did not agree, and did not dare to offend him at that time. Everyone knew that he was not easy to mess with, so he politely sent him out of the house.

But unexpectedly, after the money was paid out, he started to cause trouble. First, he hired people to cause trouble in Fenghua Tower, saying that the food was not clean. Later, he sued Fenghua Tower to the county magistrate. After this back and forth, he and the county magistrate forced the owner to pay all his fortune as compensation before they would stop.

In the end, only Fenghualou was left, and apart from it, there was nothing else. With all that Qianfa had done, even people who liked the food at Fenghualou didn’t dare to come.

In the end, Qian Fa forced all the chefs of Fenghua Tower to his house to cook for the concubine. Fenghua Tower had its specialties that the chefs could not cook, but the concubine wanted to eat them. Qian Fa came to the owner to ask for the recipe, but the owner refused and he was almost beaten to death. However, the concubine was pregnant and wanted to eat the recipe, so Qian Fa spared the owner's life and let him come to the house to cook for the concubine. At that time, the owner had to go because his elderly mother was in Qian Fa's care.

Sir, Lord Ning is a good man. We all know that he has tried his best. How could we get rid of these cancers in Liu County in one go? It is thanks to you that we were able to get back our boss's things!"

After saying that, the shopkeeper kowtowed several times to Lord Chang, then turned to Ning Nanfeng and kowtowed several times as well.

"Master Ning, we have seen everything you have done for us, and we will not let these black-hearted people slander you!"

"Master Chang, I have something to report to you!"

The shopkeeper's story was over. The people around him had been bullied for years and couldn't help but want to talk. They had it really hard. If someone hadn't protected them to come to the imperial capital this time, they would still have concerns. After all, they were just ordinary people. Those who held power could kill them as easily as killing an ant. Even if they could give it all up, what about their families? Therefore, they could only remain silent in their anger before.

Now, they didn't want to remain silent anymore. They could see hope and they felt that this time this senior official would definitely be able to help them.

Lord Chang looked at the person who spoke and nodded.

"you say!"

The man kowtowed to Lord Chang, raised his head, and then told his story.

"Sir, I am from the same village as that man."

The man pointed at Huang Yuanshan who had come earlier.

"His father is from our village. His mother was his father's gambling win. That woman was not a peaceful person. She hooked up with many men without wives in the village. His father didn't care. He didn't know about it at first. After all, he often gambled outside. Later, she was beaten to death for owing money. After his father died, his mother ran off with someone else, leaving him alone. Everyone felt sorry for him at the time. Every household gave him a bite to eat, so he could grow up like that. If we had known earlier that he was an ungrateful person, we should have let him freeze to death that winter."

"He said before that he was grateful and paid for the road repair because the road in the village was difficult to travel. Now you say this, what's going on?"

Lord Chang asked, frowning.

"Sir, this ungrateful person has many evil intentions. At that time, the village chief and the clan leader went to find the county magistrate. The previous county magistrate had left, and they wanted to see if the current county magistrate would allow the road to be built.

What the adult meant was that, seeing that our village was in such a difficult situation, he was willing to give some money himself. The villagers were all grateful to the county magistrate, and we also had many strong young people who could work, so we planned to start building the road.

However, he still has his lackeys in the village. If they are given some benefits, they will spread the news of the village to his ears. He is a scheming person, otherwise how could he deceive his father-in-law.

Just when he was gradually gaining a foothold, his father-in-law and mother-in-law died of a serious illness. I don't know what happened to his wife, but she didn't care about anything. She was determined to marry him at all costs. Later, when his parents died, there was no funeral. Even when he brought home beautiful women, his wife was not heard to be angry. It seems that woman is surprisingly generous. "