Jiaer stepped forward and unfolded the two red robes. They were made of top-grade brocade, embroidered on both sides with gold thread. The embroidery was delicate and lifelike.

"Isn't this too beautiful? It's worthy of being used as a tribute."

When this sentence reached the ears of everyone, everyone reacted differently, but Jiu Ning and Xue Fangfei suddenly realized it. They looked at each other and seemed to have an idea in mind.

Jiu Ning gestured to the other party to speak first. Xue Fangfei did not refuse and walked to the box with a smile.

"Tonight there will definitely be a tough battle, because the imperial envoy will arrive tomorrow, and Tong Zhiyang will have no chance. Therefore, he will definitely go crazy tonight.

I just don't know what the final move will be? As merchants, we are naturally in a passive position. Even if we want to resist the yamen runners, we can't hurt them, otherwise our reason will become unreasonable."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Jiuning, who smiled and nodded, confirming the meaning of her words. Then she listened to Xue Fangfei continue.

"So we can't cause trouble tonight, and we have to delay as much as possible. Finally, if it really doesn't work, we have to hand over these precious things.

Tong Zhiyang didn't want to cause trouble. He was just smearing money. However, it was not so easy to swallow these things.

After saying that, Xue Fangfei showed a confident and complacent smile. Jiu Ning gave her a thumbs up and praised her a lot.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, and the night watchmen's gongs had already sounded in the alley outside the door, Tong Zhiyang, along with many yamen runners, surrounded the Ye Mansion.

What was unexpected was that the courtyard was also unusually quiet. After knocking on the door for a long time, no one came to answer. Tong Zhiyang was very happy to see this.

Then he ordered several skilled men to sneak into the courtyard from the side, but one of them went in without making a sound, and the next one went in without making a sound either.

This made everyone alert, and Tong Zhiyang also frowned slightly. The people under his command could not withstand such a consumption.

No matter how many people there are in the government office, there are no more than thirty of them. His greatest confidence is that no matter how many people there are in the Ye Mansion, they dare not fight back.

The Ye family could not afford the charge of injuring an official, so they ordered people to bang on the door.

After all, it was a wealthy family with thick door panels. The threshold to enter the house alone was higher than an adult's calf and was almost reaching the knee.

The six people stood side by side, and at the command, they rushed towards the door.

"Dong! Dong! Dong!" Several people knocked on the door several times, but the big red lacquer door did not budge at all.

This made Tong Zhiyang scratch his head. It was so noisy outside, but he still couldn't hear any sound in the yard. In a rage, he ordered people to bang on the door with wooden stakes.

"One, two, three, boom! One, two, three, boom! One, two, three, boom!"

With the joint efforts of ten people, the gate began to look shaky.

"Look, prefect, the door is about to open."

County Lieutenant Zhu was standing next to Tong Zhiyang. When they saw that the gate was already overloaded, they were very excited.

"Everyone, try harder and break it open for me."

"Alright, just watch. Come on, brothers, hit it one, two, three."

"Plop," "Ouch..."

Just as everyone was gathering strength and preparing for the final blow, the door unexpectedly opened from the inside.

Unable to control their strength, they fell on the threshold and into the yard, one on top of the other, pinning people under them. For a moment, there was chaos at the doorway.

At this moment, in the originally dark courtyard, Zhuo led everyone and stood at the door together, scaring the yamen runners blocking outside and making them retreat repeatedly.

In an instant, everyone lit torches, illuminating the Ye family compound.

At this moment, Zhuo was full of imposing manner, and her face did not have the gentleness of the past at all. She raised her hand and waved, and the servants behind her blocked the door. Zhuo stared at Tong Zhiyang fiercely.

Seeing the other party coming forward, she strode to stand opposite Tong Zhiyang, and before he could speak, she started questioning him.

"Master Tong, my second uncle hasn't even been tried yet, and you've already convicted him of the crime of confiscating his property? Then please produce the verdict."

Tong Zhiyang walked forward with a face full of flesh and a smile.

"How could that be true? I have been repeatedly obstructed by your Ye Mansion while investigating the case. I suspect that you have hidden all the evidence in the Ye Mansion, which has resulted in no progress in the case.

That's why we brought people to search your house. Are you still going to resist the authorities?"

These witty and confusing remarks made Zhuo laugh so hard that she couldn't help but sarcastically comment.

"So, even though Prefect Tong has no evidence or documents, he dares to bring troops to our gate. How can this be true? Since when did a prefect have the final say in the laws of Dayan?"

Tong Zhiyang had never hidden his purpose, and at this moment he was too lazy to be considerate of Zhuo. What was the point of saying more to a woman?

"Ms. Zhuo, I advise you to get out of the way. If you accidentally bump into me during the search, don't blame me for not warning you."

Faced with the threat, Zhuo was not afraid at all, but smiled contemptuously.

"What a joke! I haven't violated any of Dayan's laws, and I'm not in the wrong. Why should I give in?"

Zhuo was determined to remain tough to the end, refusing to take a single step back and refusing to let the soldiers in.

After all, behind her, there are old people and young people. The old lady is too old to withstand the scare from the officers and soldiers. The remaining three are all unmarried women. If they are offended by these officers and soldiers, how can they be called a good family in the future?

Anyway, she has lived a good life for long enough and enjoyed enough blessings. Today, she will risk her life and not let anyone break in.

Just like that, Zhuo took a step back and stood in front of the gate like a door god.

Tong Zhiyang's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness. He brought all these people with him, so how could he let a woman block his way?

"Someone, rush in."

The yamen runners drew their swords and stepped forward.

'kuang'

"Let's see who dares!"

A little maid stuck her crutch on the ground and supported an old lady with silver hair, walking steadily through the crowd.

"grandmother"

"old lady."

People greeted her one after another, but the old lady ignored them and walked out the door with her cane, looking very imposing.

"My daughter is the original wife of the current Zhongshu Ling. Even though she has passed away, Prime Minister Jiang still has to call me mother-in-law. I am standing here today, and I will see who dares to cross my path!"

The old lady made a domineering appearance, stunning everyone. She truly had the aura of a single man blocking the way for ten thousand.

The many yamen runners on the opposite side held torches in one hand and swords in the other, and looked very aggressive, but no one dared to move forward. They all looked left and right.

Tong Zhiyang was also in a dilemma at this time. If nothing else, he was afraid that if the old lady was knocked down, she would be in trouble.

He just wanted to share some money, but he didn't dare to cause any death. Once something happened to the old lady, even if the second son of the Ye family had conclusive evidence in the end, he would still be punished.

This made him feel very embarrassed for the moment. Both sides were speechless and stood at a stalemate.

At this time, Jiu Ning was sitting at the highest point of Ye Mansion, watching everything that was happening.

She was dressed in black, without any decoration on her body. She leaned against the roof and was not eye-catching at all.

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