Chapter 81 The Secret of the Lotus Pond
Chapter 81 The Secret of the Lotus Pond
When Fan Jincong heard Xie Lan say that he and his family would be sent to the Dali Temple to serve prison food, he looked at her as if she were a fool.
He is the Dali Temple's chancellor, and the Dali Temple is his territory. It is a joke to let him eat jail food in the Dali Temple.
The people who knew Fan Jincong also sighed, thinking that the girl must have said so because she didn't know Fan Jincong's identity.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was Fan Mingju who had used some trickery to bring Miss Xie into the mansion in order to abuse her.
Now that Fan Mingju has made a fool of herself, no matter whether it was Miss Xie who did it or not, Fan Jincong and his wife will probably not let her go.
Everyone around was worried about Xie Lan's fate, but she remained calm and composed.
"As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Do you think that if you and the Xue family work together to cover it up, no one will know what your son did?"
Xue's heart tightened. Did this little bitch know what her son had done?
Unlike Xue's panic, Fan Jincong looked at Xie Lan with a deep gaze and quickly went over everything he had done in the past in his mind.
After making sure that there were no omissions, he sneered in his heart.
This Miss Xie was probably attracted by the family background of the Fan family. She heard some rumors from somewhere and wanted to use it to threaten his son to marry her.
He must have been rejected by his son, so he was angry and gave him drugs.
Now that she sees that she can't marry his son, she wants to threaten him in exchange for some benefits.
Xie Lan was almost amused by Fan Jincong's self-righteousness. Where did she get the confidence to think that she would fall in love with a scumbag like Fan Mingju?
"Don't worry, Fan Sicheng, I'm not blind. No matter who I fall for, I won't fall for a rubbish like your son who is worse than an animal. Besides, your son has a strong taste and likes to have affairs with animals.
I have a delicate stomach and cannot stand seeing disgusting things. I am afraid I will vomit when I see your son."
Xiao Jin stood on the tree, lowered his eyes and looked at the little face that was so infuriating, the veins on his forehead twitched.
That little mouth that is as pretty as a flower petal is so poisonous, and she is not afraid of being beaten to death.
Well, considering that she once used the detoxification pill to protect his heart meridian, if Fan Jincong really wants to attack her, he will help her secretly.
The matter with the old sow was mentioned again and again in public. Xue and Fan Mingju stared at Xie Lan, wishing they could strangle her to death.
When his only son was insulted, Fan Jincong looked sinister, "How dare you, as the eldest daughter of the Xie family, insult my son again and again.
It is the fault of the father if he fails to educate his child. Xie Changting has raised a girl like you who has no sense of shame and a vicious heart. Tomorrow the government will report Xie Changting."
Xie Lan was also annoyed. It was okay for this bastard to scold Xie Changting, but as for scolding her, it was like an old man hanging himself, he was tired of living.
"Well said, it is the father's fault if he fails to educate his children. Fan Mingju used sweet words to trick those young girls who were not well-versed in the world back to his house, took their innocence, and then abandoned them, leaving them to be killed by his concubines and Xue.
You, Fan Jincong, as the Dali Temple Secretary, knew that your son had done things worse than pigs and dogs, but instead of teaching him how to be a good man, you aided and abetted him and helped him cover up his crimes. "
"I would also like to report to Fan Sicheng. Is there any uncle willing to go to the government office and help invite an imperial censor to come over?"
Fan Jincong glared at the common people who were watching the excitement. "What Miss Xie said is all slander. I hope you will not believe her lies. If anyone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, I will not let them off easily."
The people do not fight against the officials. Even when Fan Jincong threatened in public, no one dared to go against him.
Xiao Jin glanced coldly at Fan Jincong, then turned his head and instructed Yang Feng, "Send someone to invite Censor Chen over."
"Yes, sir." Yang Feng knew that Xiao Jin was going to help Xie Lan, so he waved to a guard and whispered a few words to him. The guard quickly nodded and left. Censor Chen's residence was only five streets away from here. The guard used Qinggong to quickly bring Censor Chen over quietly.
Fan Jincong was feeling very proud when he saw that no one dared to listen to Xie Lan.
The voice of Censor Chen came from behind the crowd, "I heard someone wants to report Fan Sicheng, what happened?"
Xue was so frightened that she blurted out, "Why is Censor Chen here?"
Fan Jincong's heart tightened, "Master Chen, it's just a misunderstanding..."
"It's not a misunderstanding." Xie Lan stepped forward quickly and interrupted Fan Jincong's words, "Hello, Master Chen. I am Xie Lan, the eldest daughter of Xie Changting, the chief clerk of the Imperial Household Department."
Censor Chen ignored Fan Jincong and looked at Xie Lan with a stern face, "Is it you who wants to report Fan Sicheng?"
"Your Excellency, that's right. Fan Mingju, the son of Fan Sicheng, used sweet words to deceive many girls, took their innocence and then abandoned them, allowing his favorite concubine and Madam Xue to kill them.
As a father, Fan Sicheng not only failed to stop his son, but also helped him to commit atrocities. Those girls died tragically, and their families wanted to report Fan Mingju, but they were killed by Fan Sicheng in various ways. "
Mrs. Xue's face changed drastically. "You are talking nonsense! It's not enough that you have harmed my son so badly, but you are also throwing dirty water on him. How can you be so vicious at such a young age?"
"I threw dirty water on your son? Xue, the bodies of those girls killed by your Fan family are in this lotus pond."
The big thunder thrown by Xie Lan quickly created huge waves in the crowd.
"Is this true? I only knew that Fan Mingju liked to deceive those young girls who were inexperienced in the world, but I didn't know that those girls had been murdered."
Some people believe it, while others are skeptical.
"No way. I heard that Fan Mingju deceived more than a dozen girls, but I never heard that anyone died in the Fan family."
Although many people in Kyoto knew that Fan Mingju liked to deceive young girls who were inexperienced in the world, they did not know that those girls were deceived by her and brought back to her house and were killed shortly afterwards.
Because every time someone died, Xue would conceal the news of the death. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he would have his confidants tie a large stone to the body and sink it to the bottom of the lotus pond.
The families of those girls knew that their daughters were gone and wanted to come to the house to ask for an explanation.
Xue would usually use threats and inducements, and then use silver to keep them quiet. Knowing that Fan Jincong was the Dali Temple Secretary and knowing that they could not defeat him, those who came to ask for an explanation would usually choose to give silver to keep things quiet.
Even if there were someone who loved the girl and did not want the money and wanted to report Fan Mingju, he would be thrown into jail by Fan Jincong and then quietly killed.
Chen Wenxi was forcibly taken away by Fan Mingju. When his brother found out, he went to Fan's house to get Chen Wenxi back but failed. He then wanted to file a complaint with the Dali Temple. However, he was thrown into jail by Fan Jincong and beaten to death.
Fan Jincong was the Dali Temple Secretary. He bribed all the jailers who knew about this matter, and even the Dali Temple Minister was unaware of it.
Fan Jincong originally thought that Xie Lan had only found out that his son liked to coax girls, but he didn't expect that she even knew that the body was sunk in the lotus pond.
This Miss Xie knows too much!
As long as the bodies were not exposed, there was still room for improvement.
Fan Jincong winked at the guards, signaling them to go forward and capture Xie Lan. Unfortunately, those guards were just fancy-looking and were no match for the hammer.
(End of this chapter)