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Chapter 324 The Legal Wife in the Concubine's Story 5

Jiang Huaiqing has been staying in the mansion these days, not going anywhere, and has been staying in the yard to accompany Zhai Lingruo.

Others thought it was normal for them to be newlyweds.

But Zhai Lingruo knew that this was just a show for the old lady. Sure enough, after only three days, Jiang Huaiqing began to find excuses to go out.

Zhai Lingruo was also happy to be free, she also found an excuse to go out of the house, saying that she was going to manage the shop, but no one stopped her. Now she didn't have to pay respects to the old lady, nor did she have to manage the daily life of the whole family in the mansion. She was quite comfortable staying in the mansion.

After reviewing the accounts of the shops in the capital one by one and dealing with several managers who had ulterior motives and replacing them with a few trusted people, Zhai Lingruo left those shops.

She sat in the carriage, looking outside as the curtains swayed. She saw people coming and going on the street, the cries of vendors, the conversations of the people, and the cries of children asking their mothers to buy candy figures.

There was a sound of horse hooves approaching from a distance, and someone on the street shouted, "It's the Dragon Guards."

In an instant, all sounds seemed to disappear at this moment, and the surroundings were very quiet. Zhai Lingruo could only hear her own breathing.

She lifted the curtain and looked out. A group of well-trained men in military armor were riding horses through the street. They wore a light gray metal token on their waists, and the words "Dragon Guard" could be vaguely seen on them.

Everyone on the street stopped what they were doing and lowered their heads, not daring to look at the group of people. The boy who was crying to his mother for candy also stopped crying and covered his mouth.

Are they really that scary? Zhai Lingruo saw that the group of people were not scary at all except that they were a little cold and tall.

She looked at the people from the Dragon Guards again. They had already left and she could only see their backs. The man in the lead was dressed in black and had a tall and slender figure. He sat on the saddle, exuding a cold and stern aura that was out of tune with his surroundings.

As the group of people left, the streets became noisy again. Zhai Lingruo sat in the carriage, listening to the discussions outside. "If you cry again, the Dragon Guards will come and take you away!" The mother threatened the child, and the vendor patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the King of Hell left. I was really scared when I saw him from a distance just now."

"Yes, be careful. The head of the Shangshu is still hanging on the city wall."

All he could hear were the people's discussions about the Dragon Guard Division. Zhai Lingruo dug out the details about the Dragon Guard Division from the original owner's memory and finally got a general idea of ​​it.

The Dragon Guards were a department set up by the emperor. They were only responsible to the emperor, second only to him and above everyone else. They were responsible for handling all kinds of chores for the emperor, keeping an eye on the court officials, and were the eyes of the emperor.

The commander of the Dragon Guards was said to be extremely cruel and violent. None of the officials who fell into his hands had a good end. The atmosphere in the court changed suddenly, and all the officials became extremely honest, fearing that the commander would find fault with them and lock them up in a dark dungeon for interrogation.

There is no one in the capital who is not afraid of the Dragon Guards. Just mentioning this can stop children from crying at night. When there is a quarrel, as long as others mention that they have reported it to the Dragon Guards, both parties will definitely behave themselves, or look embarrassed, but will definitely not dare to quarrel any more, for fear that there are ears on the other side of the wall.

In fact, the Dragon Guards only target officials in the court and will not kill innocent civilians indiscriminately. However, people in the capital are afraid of them.

The original owner had also heard about the deeds of Yan Heng, the commander of the Dragon Guard Division. It was Jiang Huaiqing who told her this.

Rumor has it that Yan Heng was once the son of a local merchant. His parents loved each other, and his younger sister was lively and intelligent. However, the local prefect took a fancy to his family's wealth. The prefect hinted to Mr. Yan that he should pay "protection money" obediently. Although Mr. Yan was reluctant, he also knew that the status of merchants was low. Even though he is now rich, he still cannot offend the prefect.

They paid a huge amount of filial piety. When the prefect found out that they were very sensible, he did not make things difficult for them. However, as Mr. Yan's business grew bigger, the prefect became more active and was no longer satisfied with the small filial piety.

He planned to let Master Yan divorce his wife and remarry, and then betroth his concubine's daughter to Master Yan. At that time, the two families would be one family, and the money matters would naturally be the responsibility of the two families as well.

The prefect had a very good idea. According to him, Mr. Yan still made a profit. After all, merchants were the last among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Being able to have a relationship with officials was a blessing for the Yan family in nine lifetimes. However, Mr. Yan declined the offer. The prefect was displeased, but Mr. Yan promised him a lot of benefits, so he gave up the idea.

As a result, the magistrate's concubine fell in love with Master Yan. After all, Master Yan was only thirty years old, and although he was just a businessman, he had the courage to travel far and wide, which was something that ordinary men could not match, not to mention that he was very handsome, even more handsome than the nobles.

The concubine thought about her father, "Father, after I get married, the Yan family won't belong to us? Brother Yan doesn't want to marry me now, just because he doesn't want to bear the bad reputation of abandoning his ex-wife. We just need to get rid of that annoying woman, so why should we be afraid that he won't agree?"

The prefect thought about it and felt that it made sense. Mr. Yan was very wealthy now and would compete for the title of imperial merchant next year. It was conceivable that marrying his daughter to him earlier would bring real benefits in the future.

So the prefect decided to take action against Madam Yan. While Mr. Yan was away, a group of criminals brutally killed Madam Yan and the youngest daughter of the Yan family on the road that Madam Yan had to pass, and abandoned their bodies in the wilderness.

Mr. Yan noticed that there was something fishy about the matter and guessed that the prefect was most likely involved. He was so angry that he was ready to spend all his family wealth to seek justice.

However, the matter was known to the prefect. He knew that Mr. Yan had found some evidence. As long as he left here and went to the capital, he would be in trouble. The prefect did not care about so many things at this time. He decided to kill all the members of the Yan family.

The prefect also thought it through. Who said that the only way to obtain the Yan family's wealth was through marriage?

He found another group of "bandits" and broke into the Yan family late at night. They killed all the remaining 48 people in the family and set fire to the Yan mansion, leaving only a pile of black ashes.

But they had missed out a boy. Yan Heng happened to be out that day. The death of his mother and sister was too much of a blow to him, so he often went alone to the secret base where he used to play with his sister. That’s how he escaped the disaster.

When I got home, I saw a group of bandits coming out of Yan's house. "Did they kill them all?"

"Don't worry, Boss. How big of a grudge does the prefect have against this family that he wants to kill them to silence them?"

"Shut up! I think you don't want to live anymore. There is no prefect. It was us, a bunch of criminals, who were greedy for money and killed all the Yan family members."

"Yes, yes, yes." The man quickly covered his mouth.

The surroundings were already dotted with oil, and under the blazing fire, Yan Heng covered his mouth and shed silent tears.