The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Cook Li discovered that Gu Ying's mouth was stuffed with a handkerchief, meaning she wasn't given a chance to explain.

Every month, servants in the mansion would be beaten or killed, almost always for the same reason: stealing the master's property.

Maybe one day it will be her turn. It's just a pity that as a commoner, she has no power to save people. The only thing she can do is burn more paper money after Gu Ying dies.

The person had already been forced onto a bench in the courtyard.

Mama Qian, the capable old woman in Tang Yue Rao's courtyard, looked fierce and loudly instructed the burly young guard, "Go find a thick, heavy stick. Miss Yue Rao said to beat her to death!"

Tang Yuerao had suffered a loss in Lotus Village before and originally wanted to send soldiers to Lotus Village to arrest people, but her uncle, who was the county magistrate, said that the inspector was in the city and ordered her not to go out and cause trouble, so as not to bring trouble upon herself.

Fortunately, Fang Cheng told her that Su Qianqian had an uncle in the county town, so she could take revenge without going to Lotus Village.

So Tang Yuerao sent people to inquire about the Gu family, and now she finally got accurate information. It turns out that the maid working in the kitchen of the mansion is actually Su Qianqian's cousin. That's great!

He couldn't beat Su Qianqian, but he could easily deal with the maids in his own household. He could just accuse them of theft and beat them to death.

Gu Huai followed Gong Yu and Su Qianqian to the gate of the Tang Mansion, where they were surprised to be greeted personally by the county magistrate.

When he brought his son to the Tang residence to redeem him, they went through the side gate, but they weren't allowed to go in.

Magistrate Tang bowed respectfully: "Your humble servant respectfully welcomes Your Excellency the Inspector."

Gu Bing then learned of Gong Yu's identity. He had thought he was just a noble young master, but he hadn't expected him to already hold an official position. Inspectors are usually the emperor's most trusted ministers. This young man is truly remarkable.

Magistrate Tang was quite annoyed; the Tang residence was in complete chaos today.

The servants who had gone to Lotus Village with Yue Rao had all had their arms broken.

It's unclear who did the beating, but someone who could enter the Tang residence and attack people so silently must have powerful backing.

Clearly, the person who hit the girl was standing up for the little girl from Lotus Village.

The young girl has powerful connections.

Su Qianqian and her party entered the mansion, with Magistrate Tang respectfully accompanying them. However, he was quite uneasy, wondering why the Inspector had suddenly come to his mansion.

Magistrate Tang secretly gave Steward Zhao a wink, signaling him to keep a close eye on the servants in the mansion and not to give the inspector any leverage over them.

In addition, Magistrate Tang was also speculating about Su Qianqian and Gu Huai's identities. He noticed that Gu Huai's clothes had patches on them, so he knew that he was just a poor man.

So this is very strange. Why would the Inspector General keep this penniless fellow by his side?

Looking at the little girl next to her, her clothes had no patches, but she was wearing ordinary cotton clothes, and her face looked pale, so she must also be someone who couldn't even get enough to eat. But in fact, she was wearing a diamond-encrusted gemstone hairpin in her hair, which was quite valuable.

This girl is really hard to understand.

However, it must be said that this girl has an unusual demeanor and sharp eyes, making her someone not to be underestimated.

"This way, Your Excellency Inspector," Magistrate Tang intended to lead the man to his study, but as he passed through the corridor, he heard the sounds of old women shouting and fighting in the courtyard.

Magistrate Tang was immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

Who was it that was so blind to cause him trouble at such a crucial moment?

"Magistrate Tang, as a local official, you should set an example and not allow your servants to kill people at will."

Gong Yu's handsome face remained expressionless as he spoke, yet Magistrate Tang felt an extreme chill.

Magistrate Tang felt as if he were frozen from head to toe.

"Yes, yes, yes, this humble official will go and see what's going on personally."

The group changed direction and headed towards the noisy courtyard.

As soon as you enter the archway, you see two old women pinning a young maid down on a bench, while a servant holds a stick in mid-air, about to strike her.

Butler Zhao quickly shouted, "Spare his life!"

What's going on? Although someone dies in the manor every month, he just told several stewards to restrain the servants from causing trouble, so why is this still happening?

He recognized the two old women; they were from Miss Yue Rao's courtyard. These two had committed many sins.

If he were to make a mistake in front of the inspector, the county magistrate would surely blame him for failing to properly supervise the steward.

Steward Zhao snatched the stick from the guard's hand and threw it into the flower bed next to him.

"Let's go, let's all disperse."

As a result, the two old women held Gu Ying down and refused to let go, completely ignoring Steward Zhao's words.

Gu Huai recognized the person being held down on the bench as his daughter and quickly went over to her, "Ying'er, are you alright?"

Gu Huai was still shaken; if he had arrived any later, they might have been separated by death.

The two old women, however, remained holding her down. The plump one said, "Miss Yue Rao said—"

Before the fat woman could finish speaking, Su Qianqian slapped her twice, knocking her to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the other old woman quickly released her grip and knelt on the ground.

"What exactly did this maid do wrong that warrants her death?" Gong Yu's voice was icy cold.

The old woman was about to reveal that the maid had stolen the glass plate when Magistrate Tang stopped her.

Magistrate Tang knew that his niece was usually domineering and couldn't withstand investigation. He figured that investigating her would only uncover a lot of trouble, so it was better to just admit her mistake directly.

"Your Excellency Inspector, it's all my fault for not properly disciplining the servants in my household. Fortunately, no major disaster has yet occurred. Steward Zhao, please find this girl's indenture and return it to her family. Also, give this girl two hundred taels of silver as compensation to calm her nerves."

After finishing his sentence, Magistrate Tang quickly looked at the Inspector General. Seeing that the Inspector General still seemed dissatisfied, he ordered, "Steward Zhao, give the guard who hit the man and these two old women 50 lashes each."

The two old women were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground. The young guard could probably get 50 lashes without much trouble, but the two old women were too old to endure 50 lashes before they passed away.

Unfortunately, Miss Yue Rao was confined to her quarters by the county magistrate, and no one could come to rescue them.

The board came down again and again, and the two old women's wails were deafening.

The servants in the mansion secretly rejoiced upon hearing the screams. These two old women were wicked; they were responsible for the monthly deaths in the mansion, and they deserved to be beaten.

Magistrate Tang was filled with unease, fearing that even if he beat the two old women to death, the inspector would still not be satisfied.

As soon as the two old women were knocked unconscious, they saw the little girl with the diamond hairpin take the inspector's hand and leave.

The inspector, nicknamed the "Living Yama," was a notoriously ruthless figure, yet he followed the little girl like a lamb, so obedient and docile. It was truly an eye-opener!

Manager Zhao explained, "Sir, that young lady's surname is Su, and she is the person Miss Yue Rao is dealing with."

Miss Yue Rao deliberately brought him and twenty guards to Lotus Village to deal with this Miss Su, but the twenty strong men were easily dealt with by Miss Su.

Lord Tang finally understood what was going on. The arms of all the servants who had gone to Lotus Village earlier had been crippled, most likely by this inspector, who was probably standing up for Miss Su.

He finally understood: the valuable hairpin in the little girl's hair was most likely a gift from the Inspector.

Such an expensive hairpin was something a peasant girl could never afford.

Yue Rao is such a willful girl. Of all people to mess with, she had to provoke the woman the Inspector had his eye on.

"Steward Zhao, have someone keep a close eye on Yue Rao. Change her confinement from three days to three months. Don't let her go out and cause any more trouble."

"Yes, sir."

Magistrate Tang decided that Yue Rao could not be released until the Inspector General left Qinghe County.

We can't let Yue Rao provoke that Miss Su again.

Magistrate Tang felt a wave of fear. Looking at the obedient way the inspector walked behind Miss Su, he thought that if it had been Miss Su who had almost been flogged today, the inspector would probably have turned the Tang mansion upside down, and might even have dug up their ancestral graves.

In the courtyard, Gu and Qin were chatting absentmindedly, frequently glancing outside.

Everyone is worried about Gu Ying's chances of getting her released.

Qin was extremely worried, wondering if she could redeem the person this time.

Amitabha Buddha, may God protect Yingzi and make sure she returns home safely.

When Qianya left, she said she would be back before dark. Now the sun has set, and it's getting a bit dark.

As soon as Qin lit an oil lamp in the house, he returned.

When relatives meet, tears stream down their faces. After crying, Qin began to carefully examine her daughter and found that her daughter had no injuries, so she was finally relieved.