Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

In the afternoon, Xie Tingyu came back from Xie Qingli with a gloomy look on his face.

He originally thought that although Li'er's adoptive parents treated her harshly, they raised her and saved her life. But today Li'er said that her adoptive parents were the culprits who stole the child back then, and that it was Song Zhaoxing's mother who replaced her with Song Zhaoxing's daughter.

Xie Tingyu was utterly shocked. How could the Song family, living in such a remote and impoverished village, have pulled off such a swindling scheme? Who was behind the Song family? Were the maids and servants who had mysteriously died the result of the Song family's actions?

The Marquis's family raised their enemy's daughter with their hands, while their real daughter was tortured and abused by the enemy's family. It was simply ridiculous! Xie Tingyu secretly made up his mind that he would not let the Song family off!

When he arrived at Chu Yuncang's yard, the shadow guards coming and going were all walking hurriedly with serious faces. Xie Tingyu guessed that something big must have happened, and hurriedly quickened his pace and walked towards the study.

In the study, Chu Yuncang sat at the head with a frown on his face.

Cai Zhen knelt on one knee and bowed to Chu Yuncang, saying, "Your Highness, I am deeply ashamed of my ignorance of Kang Huaiyuan's affairs. I feel I can no longer serve as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army! Now, I simply want to return home and serve my parents. I hope Your Highness will grant me this!"

Chu Yuncang sneered: "It's just that Kang Huaiyuan caused some minor troubles for his own selfish desires, and General Cai is running away. The commander-in-chief of an army is so vulnerable. It seems that my father has mistrusted you."

Cai Zhen lowered his head in shame. He was indeed used to avoiding things, especially when it came to people he cared about. It was the same with Jiang Muxue back then, and it was the same with Kang Huaiyuan now. Twenty years had passed, but he hadn't made any progress.

Chu Yuncang threw a letter in front of Cai Zhen and said coldly, "The war between Dongling and Nanjing is about to break out, but the commander of the defending army has deserted the battlefield. This is tantamount to treason. I wonder if General Cai can bear this outcome."

Cai Zhen opened his eyes wide in shock. Although there were occasional frictions on the border between Dongling and Nanjing, they had been at peace for nearly twenty years. Why did the prince say that war would break out?

He picked up the letter and read it quickly. After finishing, he asked in disbelief, "Why would Xiao Yan sneak into Dongling? Emperor Nan Jing values ​​this son very much. If he died in Dongling, war between the two countries would be unavoidable!"

Chu Yuncang nodded slightly and asked, "What are General Cai's plans? Are you going to leave immediately and leave this mess to me?"

"I dare not! As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army and only a moment to deploy it. If Dongling is in trouble, I will fight to the death. I will make arrangements immediately and will definitely keep the people of Nanjing out of Jiazhou!" Cai Zhen was in high spirits and restored the dignity of the commander-in-chief of the army.

Just at this moment, Xie Tingyu walked to the door of the study. Chu Yuncang saw him and motioned him to come in.

Chu Yuncang said to Cai Zhen, "I will leave Tingyu to General Cai for training. General Jiang is such a hero, so his grandson will surely be no less capable. General Cai, please take good care of him!"

Cai Zhen took his leave and Xie Tingyu saw Cai Zhen out. When they reached the outside of the yard, Cai Zhen suddenly reached out and patted Xie Tingyu on the shoulder and said, "Young man, you are very good! Report to the military camp tomorrow!" After that, he strode away.

Xie Tingyu returned to his study in bewilderment. He didn't have to go back to the Northwest anymore? Why?

Chu Yuncang said calmly, "The war between Dongling and Nanjing is about to break out. Cai Zhen wanted to return, but I've temporarily held him back. I'm determined to grab this piece of fat meat from the Southwest Garrison!" He patted Xie Tingyu on the shoulder and said, "Before anyone else grabs this piece of meat, I'll reach out my chopsticks first. Brother Tingyu, you are these chopsticks. I believe that Brother Tingyu will not let me down!"

Xie Tingyu was even more confused. He had only been away for half a day, not half a year. Why did so many things happen?

……

The court of Jiazhou Prefecture.

Several yamen runners carried Song Zhaoxing in and placed him on the ground. Lin Xue, dressed in plain clothes, knelt beside Song Zhaoxing.

Liuguang strode into the courtroom and sat down in the presiding judge's seat, looking dignified and majestic. Xie Tingyu sat down beside Liuguang, dressed in a low-key manner.

After the two men sat down, the yamen runners on both sides shouted "mighty". Song Zhaoxing and Lin Xue had never seen such a scene before and were trembling with fear.

Xie Tingyu had sent someone to investigate the Song family, and today they had the results. Hearing every detail of the Song family's mistreatment of Li'er was heartbreaking, and he wished he could tear the Song family into pieces. So, he instigated Liu Guang to bring Song Zhaoxing to the government court under the guise of investigating the Song family's collusion with Huang Dai.

Xie Tingyu stared at Song Zhaoxing with burning eyes. Song Zhaoxing was bandaged all over and lying on the ground in a spread-eagle position.

Xie Tingyu was slightly surprised. When Li'er said she had let Han Jue beat Song Zhaoxing to vent his anger, he had scoffed at the time, thinking that Li'er was a delicate girl, probably soft-hearted, and that a few slaps would vent her anger. But seeing Song Zhaoxing's current state, he felt ashamed of Han Jue's ruthless methods.

"Bang!" Liuguang slammed the gavel hard and asked in a stern voice, "Who is here?"

Song Zhaoxing shuddered with fear, pressed his forehead tightly against the ground, and replied in a low voice: "My Lord, I am Song Zhaoxing, the shopkeeper of Ji Baozhai."

Liuguang said coldly: "Song Zhaoxing, raise your head!"

"Yes!" Song Zhaoxing raised his head timidly, secretly glanced at Liuguang who was sitting at the top, and then quickly lowered his head. He was secretly surprised that the person who replaced Magistrate Huang was so young. He didn't know where he came from. Why could these people be born high and mighty, while he could only be stepped on by them?

After a few days of recuperation, Song Zhaoxing's cheeks had subsided and returned to their original appearance. When Xie Tingyu saw his face clearly, anger rose in his heart. Xie Qingyao looked so much like this man, they must be father and daughter. As expected, Li'er was right.

"Song Zhaoxing, what is your relationship with Huang Dai? Tell the truth!" Liuguang asked sternly.

Song Zhaoxing kowtowed hurriedly and said, "Your Excellency, I don't know Mr. Huang. We have no relationship. Please understand!"

"Huang Dai is such a sycophant. If you two had nothing to do, would Huang Dai block the entire city just for a mere shopkeeper like you? Come, punish him!" After saying that, he threw out the order.

"Pa! Pa!" Two orders fell in front of Song Zhaoxing. Song Zhaoxing was so scared that he collapsed to the ground. His current body certainly could not withstand these twenty blows.

Two yamen runners came forward and dragged Song Zhaoxing to the side. The sound of "crackling" of the board was heard, and Song Zhaoxing screamed in pain.

Seeing a pool of blood oozing from Song Zhaoxing's body, Lin Xue couldn't bear it any longer. She quickly knelt forward and begged, crying, "Sir, please let my master go! The thieves beat him up that night. He's seriously injured, and..."

She paused, looked back at the howling Song Zhaoxing, and said as if she had made up her mind, "Besides, that thief injured the master's penis. The master's penis has been festering for many days. If they continue to fight like this, I'm afraid someone will die!"

Liuguang and Xie Tingyu looked at each other, both of them with shock in their eyes.

Xie Tingyu admired Han Jue even more. He could actually come up with such a way to vent his anger. It was simply murderous!

However, Song Zhaoxing couldn't die just yet. The mysteries surrounding the child-swap incident at the Marquis' Mansion still needed to be unraveled. Furthermore, his mother would undoubtedly want to personally punish the man who had separated her and her for over a decade. Xie Tingyu nodded slightly at Liuguang, signaling him to call it a day.

After the twenty strokes of the cane were completed, Liuguang said to Song Zhaoxing, "This officer, considering that you are seriously injured..." He paused, glanced at Song Zhaoxing's crotch with some sympathy, and continued, "I will spare you today. I hope you will reflect on your actions in prison and confess everything as soon as possible!"

Song Zhaoxing noticed the strange looks from the people around him. It must have been something Lin Xue had said. He turned and glared at Lin Xue. This bitch, how could he possibly live in this world? Lin Xue lowered her head, not daring to meet Song Zhaoxing's murderous gaze...