In front of the county government office.

In front of everyone, Xiang Yi was hugged down by the old man.

She was embarrassed for a moment, but the man beside her didn't realize anything was wrong. Together with Qianhu from Humen Qianhu Office who came with her, they assigned manpower to suppress the chaos in the city.

Yang Zhen ran over and asked Xiang Yi if he was in danger.

"...Second Master and I were almost killed as members of the Feng and Xue family. Fortunately, we have skills!"

These words really shocked Xiang Yi. Not only did the bad guys do evil, but also Ordinary people are already red-eyed, no matter what, if they see someone wearing silk and satin, they will kill him.

This is an ominous sign.

Xiang Yi sighed and said that he also encountered a robber. Fortunately, Tan Ting came in time.

She didn't say anything about Huang Liuniang, but when she saw Huang Liuniang running towards Huang Siniang, she couldn't stop crying when she saw her sister.

Her clothes were messy, and most of her hairpin rings were off. Huang Siniang's face turned a little pale. Fortunately, her clothes were still intact. Although she was crying, she said, "Fourth sister, if Mrs. Xiang hadn't saved me, I would have been doomed." ..."

Huang Siniang was stunned for a moment, thinking she had heard wrong, until Huang Liuniang repeated it again.

"...Fortunately, Mrs. Xiang sent an escort to find me and found me in time, otherwise I would have..."

After hearing this, Huang Siniang couldn't help but look at Tan Tan who was standing there. The woman next to the eldest son of the family.

Her hair was a little messy, and the fine hair on the temples fell down, and was blown by the night wind full of fireworks. She was standing on the stone steps talking to her younger siblings. She was obviously slim, but she was... A sense of stability.

The night was frightening, but she did not tremble with fear, but looked worriedly at the fire-lit streets.

The Tan family uncle said a few words to Qianhu and then returned to her. He lowered his head and didn't know what he said to her. When he saw her nodding slightly, he left again.

Just now, the two of them arrived on the same horse, and the scene of the man carrying her down with his own hands was still before his eyes.

If this is the case, how can she be able to deceive others and deceive others, and what is the difference between her and those promiscuous women who deliberately interfere in the relationship between other people's couples?

At that moment, Liu Niang couldn't stop crying in fear and kept saying that Mrs. Xiang saved her.

Grandma Zhang still refused to believe it.

"Really or not? She is so good, what are you doing to save Miss Six?"

These words made Liu Niang almost breathless, and she stared at Grandma Zhang.

"What do you mean, mama? Is it possible that no one saves me, so mama is happy?!"

Mammy Zhang also realized that she had said the wrong thing, and quickly apologized, "Sixth girl, please calm down, I just don't understand. We are "Tell me, is Mrs. Xiang so kind?"

Huang Liu Niang was just angry. After hearing this, she almost spat on Grandma Zhang.

"Bah! You are the only one who has bad intentions. Don't treat others as good people!"

She said directly, "Mrs. Xiang is like a Bodhisattva in my eyes. You are not allowed to say anything bad about her!"

Huang Liuniang thought more and more. I am afraid that if it is not for her, I will never come back. Even if I come back, my reputation and body will be ruined...

Although Grandma Zhang belongs to the great master of the house, Huang Liuniang's father, the third master, She was the highest-ranking member of the Huang family in Denghe. She dared to nag in Si Niang's ears, but she didn't dare to really offend Liu Niang.

Now that I was spat on, I could only cover my old face and lower my head to endure it.

The officers and soldiers of Qianhu Station were more intimidating and their numbers were sufficient. Tan Ting and Qianhu Wei Gan were discussing how to send people to suppress the chaos in the streets and alleys. From time to time, they heard that the noise became much quieter.

When the young old man from the county magistrate saw the thousands of households in Humen who were extremely difficult to talk to, he actually had more discussions with the uncle of the Tan family, and became more and more curious about Tan Ting's identity.

I'm afraid he's not someone with the same status as Qingkan Tan.

But no matter what, it's always good to have someone worry about him and do things he can't do.

He secretly rejoiced, and even took along, hoping to give the two people some advice, but Tan Ting and Wei Qianhu didn't even look at him, so he rubbed his nose and stepped aside.

Just at this moment, someone else rushed to the county government office.

He is not a commoner, but also a member of the Feng and Xue family.

Compared with the previous times they came, the people who came this time were already extremely anxious.

Seeing the soldiers from Qianhusuo arriving, he said even more anxiously.

"The county magistrate, Mr. Qianhu, hurry up and send troops to suppress the rioters. They really want to break down the door and wall of our family. Many people have been injured. They are all red-eyed!"

The old man who was the county magistrate couldn't make the decision at all, so he looked at Tan Ting, and Wei Qian also wanted to see what Tan Ting meant.

Xiang Yi also wanted to know what the uncle meant. The situation was so chaotic that it was difficult for both the aristocratic family and the common people. Now that the aristocratic family was about to be breached, how was he going to deal with it?

This is a tricky thing, after all, Tan Ting's identity lies here.

Everyone looked at him, but he didn't show any confusion at all. He just snorted coldly and said something thoughtfully.

"Forget it, let's go and have a look."

...

There is a river across the Feng family and the Xue family. It was originally the most noble place in the county. The common people did not dare to walk along this river, so they had to go around it. .

But now, people gathered along both sides of the river. Under the door wall of the two houses, torches were formed into two lines, making the entire river shine as if it were flowing golden water.

When the two families were first attacked, they sent servants to protect the courtyard and fight with the common people.

But who would have thought that these common people were swarming like crazy, unable to finish the fight, unable to repel, and even counterattacked in front of the door.

The two families originally wanted to talk to each other and fight off these people together, but later, it became difficult for each of them to protect themselves.

The person who beat up the old scholar in public in the restaurant today was the second master of the Feng clan. Seeing that the common people were going crazy, he was escorted and ran home to ask for help from his elder brother. Unexpectedly, the common people came after him.

He shouted for his eldest brother to send someone to repel them, but not only did they not repel them, his eldest brother was also hit in the arm by a stone thrown in from outside and fell to the ground.

He had already sent five or six people from the government to ask the officers and soldiers to suppress it, but the officers and soldiers never came.

Just when he thought the old man who was the county magistrate had run away, a burst of shouting and the sound of gongs and drums clearing the way came over, and someone shouted.

"The officers and soldiers are here!"

Mr. Feng climbed up to the high platform and took a look. He saw an endless team of officers and soldiers coming straight towards this place.

Mr. Feng, the second master, had suffered a day of frustration. Seeing that the officers and soldiers finally came to rescue them, he raised his arms and shouted that the nursing staff no longer had to hide behind the gate wall.

"Kill them all out. With the officers and soldiers here, what prestige do we pariahs have! Even if we kill a hundred or ten of them, I, the Feng family, won't be afraid!"

He wanted to see how powerful these untouchables of the common people can still be. when? !

The people outside the wall were all beaten to death under the torches and their eyes were red. If they retreat tonight, they will be oppressed by these two tribes even more in the future.

The officers and soldiers didn't come, so no one took care of them, so they let out a bad breath.

Otherwise, they will be like the old scholar who was beaten, pushed down from a building and fell to death, with no way to survive.

But when they were fighting with these aristocratic clans and were about to break through their high wall and gate, officers and soldiers suddenly arrived.

All the people shrank for a while.

At this moment, when Feng saw the officers and soldiers helping out, she sent people to rush out again, obviously relying on the power of the government to knock them, the common people, to the ground.

The common people have always known that the government never stands on their side, especially now that the county magistrate is very close to the Feng and Xue family. How could he ever make decisions for them?

Seeing the officers and soldiers coming, people from the Feng and Xue tribes rushed out, and these people were filled with sadness.

Second Master Feng looked at the grieving people outside the wall from the high platform, burst out laughing, and shouted in the direction where the officers and soldiers appeared.

"The magistrate is finally here, hurry up and catch these untouchables who dare to cause trouble!" The magistrate

has long been evacuated, and there are no officers and soldiers in his hands. Seeing Tan Ting and Wei Qian leading people here, no one No one cared about him, but he still took the horse from the county government office and stumbled after him.

He heard Mr. Feng's shout from a distance and saw the crazy common people in front of the door.

In such a scene, these common people must have gone too far.

Even if the Qingkan Tan family wanted to protect the common people, they were a wealthy family after all. How could they really help these common people?

Unexpectedly, when several parties were not optimistic about the position of the officers and soldiers, Tan Ting issued an order.

Then, the officers and soldiers quickly dispatched and went straight to the gates of the two clans. They even pressed all the clan members who had just rushed out, preparing to join forces with the officers and soldiers to kill Baixin, to the ground.

The scene suddenly turned.

The torches in the hands of the common people were not moved at all, but the people from the Feng and Xue clans were all dumbfounded.

The common people were also stunned.

Mr. Feng Er almost fell down from the high platform with fright, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Why are the officers and soldiers helping the rioters?! They are the ones who want to rush in and kill people!"

He couldn't help but call the county magistrate, "...What a county magistrate, don't I give you enough money on weekdays? ? ”

The county magistrate was suddenly named, and his expression became extremely ugly.

Instead, Tan Ting slowly walked out of the crowd.

He looked at Master Feng on the high platform, glanced at the people from the Feng and Xue clans, and spoke.

"It was you who killed the old scholar first, which triggered this riot today. And at the root of it, isn't it because you bully the common people too much, and you work with some officials to bully others, which is why you end up like this?!"

His voice sounded. As soon as Shen Erding made a sound in the commotion, everyone looked at him.

The common people were forced to have no choice but to act like crazy today. If they had a way to survive, why would they do this?

Who doesn’t want his wife and children to be on the hot bed and live their lives according to their duties? Who wants to fight and fight for their lives?

These words made all the people feel sour in their hearts.

For too long, no one has stood up for them!

But when the same words fell into the ears of people like Mr. Feng, they were shocked.

He squinted his eyes to look at the man in brocade clothes standing among the crowd with his hands behind his back. He didn't recognize him even if he looked closely, but found that the magistrate and Qianhu were following behind him.

Master Feng couldn't help but ask.

"Who are you?"

Someone from the Xue family across the river also asked.

Tan Ting had no intention of answering their questions. When Mr. Feng saw that he was calm and able to command a city's officers and soldiers, he felt that he was not an ordinary person.

"Is he an official from a poor family?! No wonder you have to stand up for your people!"

But after he guessed this, Tan Ting sneered.

The old man from the county magistrate on the side quickly waved his hand to the second master Feng. When the second master Feng saw him, he took a closer look at the guards around Tan Ting. They were neatly dressed, clearly the style of the aristocratic family.

They are from an aristocratic family, why would they want to go to the common people?

He couldn't figure out the identity of this person, but his eldest brother Mr. Feng kicked him off the high platform, covered his arms and went up to the high platform himself.

"These common people are causing chaos, so our family should be united!"

Although the Feng family is a small local family, it also has close ties with the larger families. At that moment, he named several of the local family's surnames, hoping to Secretly win over or suppress Tan Ting.

However, he continued to mention the surnames of several prominent local families, and unexpectedly saw the man standing in the crowd with an unmoved expression.

This...

he couldn't help but mention the larger family. Although he didn't really climb up, who can confirm it now?

It would be good as long as the person can hesitate, otherwise the two of them would be in danger tonight.

He kept saying, "We also have a close relationship with the Huang family of Denghe!"

As soon as he said this, Huang Siniang and Huang Liuniang looked at each other in disbelief. Huang Siniang was still a little hesitant, but Huang Liuniang was extremely angry.

It is precisely because these people persecuted the common people that led to today's riots.

She stepped forward.

"Denghe Huang family? I come from the Denghe Huang family. I wonder which uncles and brothers in my family do you know?"

Mr. Feng just asked someone to send Chinese New Year gifts to the Denghe Huang family.

However, there are too many people from small aristocratic families giving New Year's gifts to a large family like the Huang Clan of Dengye River, and the large aristocratic families will not remember them at all.

When Master Feng heard that there was indeed the Huang family of Denghe, and a member of the Zong family was here, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

He stuttered, and everyone knew he was lying.

Huang Liuniang even said, "You are doing things to ruin the family, so do

n't try to get involved with our Denghe Huang family!" She was so powerful that even Mr. Feng couldn't continue to lie even if he wanted to.

But the officers and soldiers pressed their men to death. How could this situation not be reversed?

He simply moved to a larger family farther away to avoid the dilemma of being exposed again.

He called directly.

"It's just the Huang family of Denghe, we have the most contact with the Qingkan Tan family!"

He didn't dare to argue with the four major families, so he chose a distant family second only to the four major families, the Qingkan Tan family.

Mr. Feng also knew that his brother was just lying, but there was no way anyone from the Qingkantan family could be found here, and no one could expose him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the old man's face suddenly turned weird.

Before they could figure out what was going on, they saw a man who looked roughly like him jumping out next to the man in brocade.

"Do you know who we are?" Tan Jian almost laughed, "We are the Tan family who just came north from Qinghuang!"

Qianhu Wei Gan, who stood behind the man in brocade clothes, even laughed out loud. He glanced at the man in robes in front of him who was giving orders to everyone, and called Mr. Feng.

"So that you know, this is Mr. Tan, the eldest son of the Qingkan Tan family."

After the words fell, there was a moment of silence, and the crowd suddenly burst into laughter.

Even the common people laughed, and everyone burst into laughter at Mr. Feng's lies.

Mr. Feng covered his injured arm and almost fell off the high platform in embarrassment.

Master Feng was also dumbfounded.

How could the Qingkan Tan family be here, and how could the clan's eldest son be here?

This time even the county magistrate was stunned.

He guessed that this group of people would be the people of the Qingkan Tan family who could talk to him, but he never expected that they would be the eldest son of the Zong family...

Tan Ting didn't want to talk nonsense anymore.

He shook his head and chuckled.

"Even if you get to know the four major families of Lin, Chencheng and Li today, you can't stop Tan from doing justice for heaven."

After saying this, he turned back and said to Wei Qianhu.

"Today's riots in the city were all caused by the Feng and Xue clans fighting and killing each other in the restaurant. We also asked Qianhu to send people to take away all the people involved in the two clans and take them directly to the local government office. Tan sent a letter to himself , inform the magistrate of the details of the county tonight."

He never spoke much, but in these three words, he made things clear and explained clearly.

Wei Qian had interacted with the official members of the Tan clan before and had a good impression of the Tan clan, but this was the first time he met the young eldest son.

Now that I see that he is extremely upright, doesn't panic when things happen, and although he speaks few words, he always speaks out, I can't help but feel more and more fond of him.

Wei Qian immediately responded.

"Don't worry, Mr. Tan, Mr. Wei has long been dissatisfied with these two clans. This time, all the troublemakers will be taken to the government office. No one will slip through the net!"

After the words fell, the officers and soldiers took advantage of the order. The two clans opened their doors wide and rushed in directly.

In just a moment, the situation was completely reversed.

The common people had no one to support them. They were going to risk their lives tonight to fight these two aristocratic clans to the end, but they didn't expect that someone would help them like this.

Everyone came over with torches.

Tan Ting's eyes fell on everyone and he sighed slowly.

"The two clans of the common people are supposed to live together, but the quarrel has reached this point. It is unprecedented for the common people. After Tan comes to Beijing, he will definitely report this matter to the imperial court. The East Palace attaches great importance to this matter. Please don't mess around anymore." Kill them. After the trial of the Jiangxi fraud case, His Highness the Prince will make the decision for you! "

They are all common people. Under the monopoly of the family, they can neither go to heaven to hear nor hear the voice of the imperial court.

Tan Ting's speech was so clear that everyone's hearts dropped.

Many people closed their eyes and burst into tears when the sudden commotion ended.

It turns out that there are still people who see their difficulties and make decisions for them!

...

A sudden commotion came to an end before dawn.

The magistrate also wanted to pretend to come forward and thank Tan Ting, but Tan Ting didn't even want to look at him.

"So that the magistrate will know that today is your last day as magistrate."

Including the magistrate's escape, he would write a letter to the government office. This useless magistrate has really come to an end.

As soon as he finished speaking, the shriveled old man of the county magistrate seemed to have been drained dry, and he collapsed on the side of the government servant.

He originally thought that there was nothing wrong with relying on the noble family, but now it seems that he was completely wrong...

Qin Jiao on the side was also stunned for a while when the magistrate collapsed.

He didn't know how he thought about others, but when the crowd gradually dispersed and the county gradually returned to normal, Xiang Yi's eyes fell on the Tan family uncle again.

The man didn't notice, so he directly asked for paper and pen, and wrote a letter neatly on the spot and handed it to Wei Qian.

Wei Qian clasped his fists at him, took his letter, got on his horse, and left with a group of people.

The night wind made the man's face more angular.

When Tan Ting turned his head, he just saw his wife's eyes on him.

When he looked over, she was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked away.

Tan Ting simply walked over, stood in front of her, and held her hand.

This action made Xiang Yi's hands stiffen, and his eyes fell on Huang Siniang beside him.

That must be the person Mrs. Lin arranged for him...

However, she couldn't take it out of his hand, but she saw Huang Siniang and Liu Niang walking forward.

Si Niang and Liu Niang bowed solemnly to Xiang Yi.

"Fourth Niang has heard from Sixth Sister that it was Madam's righteousness that saved my little sister's life. Fourth Niang thanked Madam on behalf of Little Sister and Denghe Huang family."

Xiang Yi did not dare to take it seriously and wanted to step forward to help them up . , but her hand was still in the man's hand and she couldn't pull it out. She could only signal Qiao Yun to come forward and help him.

And Huang Siniang also saw the hands of Tan Ting and Xiang Yi intertwined.

She slowly lowered her eyes, and without looking at Tan Ting again, she retreated politely.

Nanny Zhang wanted to say something next to her, but Huang Siniang glanced at her.

"Siniang won't do what Auntie said, so just shut up."

Nanny Zhang was stunned, but as Huang Siniang had made up her mind, she couldn't say a word.

...

The crowd retreated, and the county town became quiet again.

Xiang Yi saw Huang Siniang walking away, while her own hand was still held in the man's palm.

This was a strange posture that he had never seen before. Xiang Yi didn't know what to do. His hands were so stiff that he didn't know how to respond at this moment.

Until Tan Ting looked at his wife for a long time, she sighed helplessly in her confusion.

She encountered such danger today, and when he found her, his heart was as tight as a fully drawn bow.

However, after such a dangerous situation, she seemed to want to keep her distance from him.

But Tan Ting couldn't help but think of her eyes that fell on him twice today.

He held her hand without letting go, but said something.

"Can Yizhen stop clenching your fist in my hand, and can you open your palm?"

These two questions made Xiang Yi's hands become more and more stiff.

She was really not used to that kind of posture...

But it was rare for him to speak so clearly. Xiang Yi was stunned for a long time, and finally followed what he said and slowly let go of his palm.

As soon as she let go, she felt the man's fingertips probing into her palm. There were thin calluses on his fingertips from holding the pen, and they gently rubbed between her fingers. He came in and held the palms and backs of her hands in his palms.

The moment the fingertips were entangled and the palms of the hands were pressed together, Xiang Yi's whole body couldn't help but stiffen.

But his palms were warm, and in the cold night wind, waves of heat spread to her hands.

The night wind blew against the two of them, and the heavy smoke from the fireworks gradually receded.

Tan Ting's eyes fell slightly on the hands held by the two of them, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Xiang Yi had never experienced such a close palm gesture, and her hands felt numb for a long time.

She cleared her throat gently, but saw that the old man didn't notice it and didn't let go. She could only let him hold her hand like this.

The two of them walked all the way to the inn.

The streets that were clean and tidy when I first arrived are now full of messes. Many shops nearby have been destroyed by fire. The items in the stores have been burned, leaving only a few beams.

People walking on the road couldn't help but look to both sides of the road, and they all fell silent when they saw this scene.

The retrial of the Jiangxi fraud case has just begun, and so many things have already happened.

What will happen next, whether the imperial court will really express its attitude, and whether the East Palace will really be able to support the common people from poor families, in fact, no one can be sure.

No one can tell clearly what will happen to the Shishu and Shu clans in the future.

Tan Ting looked at the surrounding scenes in silence for a long time, and Xiang Yi also sighed secretly in the ruins.

...

After leaving this place, Tan Ting and his party's ship never docked again.

Along the way, I heard a lot about riots similar to those that occurred in Lingshui County.

The weather is getting warmer, but the wind is still cold.

The group went north to the capital, abandoned the ship and traveled for two days before finally reaching the capital.