One morning, Guo Ziyi woke up early to exercise. Uncle He came.
"Old Master He is dead." Uncle He said directly.
"Dead? When did this happen?" Guo Ziyi pretended to be shocked.
"A few days ago. Young Master Shen still doesn't know?" Uncle He's expression changed slightly.
"I haven't been out for the past few days. Uncle He told me about it.”
Uncle He glanced at Guo Ziyi and smiled faintly.""Old Master He's death may not be a good thing for our Zhong family.”
"What do you mean, Uncle He?" Guo Ziyi was puzzled.
"Right now, the Zhong and He families are secretly fighting. Last time, when Eldest Miss was ambushed on the road, we all thought that the He family was the most suspicious. Now that Old Master He is dead, who do you think they will think is the most suspicious?”Uncle He said in a deep voice.
"The Zhong Family, of course…" Guo Ziyi was stunned.
Uncle He was experienced and scheming, but Guo Ziyi did not think of this. Moreover, he did not intend to kill Master He that night. It was purely an accident.
"Now, we still have something to use against the provincial governor and the He family. Now that the He family's old master is dead, if they believe that our Zhong family did it, I don't know how He Zhien will act next.”Uncle He was worried.
Guo Ziyi's heart skipped a beat. She had accidentally killed Old Master He. She did not know what kind of chain reaction would happen next.
"It's still the same thing. The Zhong Family is in a troubled time now, so Young Master Shen can leave at any time.”Uncle He looked at Guo Ziyi.
"Uncle He…"
A servant of the Zhong Family rushed to Uncle He with a panicked expression."Uncle He, Governor Yu is here with the government troops.”
"What?" Uncle He's face turned pale.
Guo Ziyi's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect the chain reaction to happen so quickly.
"Eldest Miss is in the main hall. Uncle He, hurry over!”The servant said anxiously.
Uncle He turned around and left without looking back. His footsteps were a little flustered.
Guo Ziyi's heart felt like it was being gripped tightly. She had an extremely ominous feeling in her heart and immediately followed Uncle He.
In the main hall, Provincial Governor Yu sat in the main seat while Zhong Lisu stood below the hall. His expression was still cold and he was not afraid of the official's authority.
Uncle He hurriedly ran to Zhong Lisu and bowed to the provincial governor with a smile."I didn't know that the Provincial Governor had arrived and didn't welcome you. I hope you can forgive me!”
Provincial Governor Yu glanced at Uncle He from the corner of his eyes."The butler of the Zhong Residence is here too.”
Guo Ziyi also entered the lobby and stood at the side to watch.
Provincial Governor Yu stood up and looked at Zhong Lisu and Uncle He with a gloomy expression.
"The head of the Zhong family and the steward are here. Alright, come and take them all away!”
What the hell! Guo Ziyi was shocked. He didn't expect Provincial Governor Yu to arrest him so directly!
Zhong Lisu's expression changed slightly as he stared at Provincial Governor Yu.""Lord Provincial Governor, why did you come to our Zhong Clan today to capture someone?”
Provincial Governor Yu seemed to have known that Zhong Lisu would ask such a question, and his lips curled into a cold smile.
"This provincial governor personally came to your Zhong family to capture people, so naturally, I won't come without evidence. Last time, when your Zhong family's goods were out of the city, they were seized by the city patrol inspector. You should know about this, right?”
Guo Ziyi's heart trembled, and an ominous feeling rose.
" I know." Zhong Lisu's expression remained unchanged." There's nothing wrong with the Zhong family's goods, and we didn't pay less taxes." Previously, when the goods were shipped, they had already been checked by the shipping company. We still have the customs declaration tax bill in our hands.”
"There won't be any problems with the Bureau of Ships," Provincial Governor Yu sneered. However, your Zhong Clan secretly tampered with the goods when they were transported out of the city. The city inspection department has already checked and found that there are actually hidden weapons in the Zhong family's batch of goods. The number of goods is also inconsistent with the actual report. It must be tax evasion. The City Patrol Office has already reported this to this provincial governor. The case is serious, so this official has brought the official army to your Zhong family to capture him!”
"What?!" Zhongli Su's body trembled.
Uncle He's face darkened. The thing he was most worried about had finally happened!
Guo Ziyi knew very well in her heart that this was framing. It was very obvious that it was framing by the officials!
Provincial Governor Yu did not come early or late. He came just a few days after Old Master He passed away. He Zhien's shadow and hands were indispensable behind this. The entire matter had been carefully planned. The He family and the provincial governor were in cahoots!
"Lord Yu, this is completely unjust. The goods have always been detained in the hands of the government. There must be something fishy about this!" Uncle He still defended himself.
"I will find out whether you are wronged or not. Butler He, are you suspecting the government? How audacious!" The governor said angrily.
" You..." Uncle He's face turned red.
Guo Ziyi understood that Provincial Governor Yu had come with a purpose this time. No matter how much he argued, it was useless.
"Men, bring the eldest daughter of the Zhong family and the steward back to the Provincial Governor's Estate to assist me in my investigation!”At the command of the governor.
A few soldiers immediately stepped forward, and two of them charged at Zhong Lisu.
Before their hands could touch Zhong Lisu, Guo Ziyi rushed out and kicked the two soldiers a few feet away.
"Who is it?!" Provincial Governor Yu's expression changed drastically. How dare you attack the government troops!"
"Lord Yu is so mighty. You came here to arrest someone just based on one side of the story. Is there still any law? Do you think there's no one in the Zhong family?!"
As soon as he said this, Zhong Lisu and Uncle He turned to look at him in surprise.
"Who are you from the Zhong family?"
"Uh…I'm a cousin of the Zhong Family!" Guo Ziyi knew that she had said something wrong, but she still retorted without showing any weakness.
"Oh, what a brave cousin. You even dared to stand up for such a thing. It seems that your relationship is really good.”Provincial Governor Yu smiled coldly.
Guo Ziyi couldn't care less. She opened her arms and protected Zhongli Su behind her.
At this moment, Zhongli Su's eyes were no longer cold. There was a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and he looked at Guo Ziyi with gratitude.
"Young Master Shen, you…why…"
"Let's see who dares to come forward!" Guo Ziyi couldn't care less at this time. She glared at the surrounding government troops. There was only one thought in her mind, and that was to protect Zhongli Su!
A few soldiers rushed forward and stood in front of Provincial Governor Yu.
Provincial Governor Yu was even more confident now. He looked coldly at Guo Ziyi and the other two and coughed.
The dozen soldiers around Guo Ziyi immediately took out a loaded crossbow from behind their waists and aimed it at the three of them.
"If anyone dares to move again, kill them without mercy!”There was a murderous look in Provincial Governor Yu's eyes.
Guo Ziyi's heart sank. The soldiers had even brought their crossbows. Provincial Governor Yu had indeed come prepared this time.
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