Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1006 - 001 Departure, Arrival_2

Chapter 1006: 001 Departure, Arrival_2

Listening, Li Chang’s eyes slowly brightened, and he nodded in a hurry, "Right, right, if I can’t keep them, then so be it. Those are just worldly possessions. If even my life is gone, how could I spend any silver? This official thanks the Commandery Prince for the guidance, thanks the Commandery Prince for the guidance!"

Xia Zheng waved his hand, and before leaving, he didn’t forget to give a final instruction, "I’ve heard that Prefect Tang has already gathered all the evidence of your embezzlement and is preparing to personally go to the Capital city to present his case. Hey, stand firm now, don’t tremble. Look, there’s no time to delay. You go back right now and write a memorial, and send it off overnight. By early morning, it will surely reach the Palace, for the Emperor to see. Whether you can save your life or not, now depends on who runs faster—you or Tang Qing."

Li Chang nodded fiercely, this time forgetting even to say thank you, and ran outside, shouting "I’m the fastest, I’m the fastest" as he went.

After Li Chang had left, Lin Yuan curled the corner of her mouth and gave Xia Zheng a white-eyed look, "He’s a corrupt official, he deserves to have his head chopped off. Why would you save him!"

Xia Zheng stretched out his hand to pinch Lin Yuan’s pouting lips, poured himself a cup of tea, and laughed, "The silver he embezzled is at most enough for a few years in jail. It’s not enough to behead him."

"Yet still, you shouldn’t have saved..." Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Yuan suddenly realized and leaned in to ask, "How do you know how much he embezzled? Could it be?"

Xia Zheng looked at her approvingly, put down his teacup, and said, "Smart! I had actually seized the evidence of his corruption before Tang Qing started investigating him. I had planned to give it to Little White Rabbit after returning to the Capital so he could deal with it, but that Tang Qing beat me to it. However."

Xia Zheng sneered, "However, that fellow probably isn’t really trying to doom Li Chang to death. Most likely, he went to see Zhao Hongsheng with the evidence he gathered. Now, Zhao Hongsheng has an excuse to extort Li Chang mercilessly."

Extortion? Lin Yuan didn’t quite understand, "Didn’t Li Chang say he didn’t embezzle much? How can he be ’mercilessly’ extorted then?"

Xia Zheng flicked her forehead, "Have you forgotten who Li Chang’s wife is?"

Lady Jin! Jin Xiaojuan!

Lin Yuan realized that although Li Chang might not have spare silver to pay up, Jin Xiaojuan certainly had plenty of it. After squeezing Jin Xiaojuan dry, the pressure could continue on the Jin family until they too were drained dry. Only then would Li Chang truly face a dire situation.

The corners of Xia Zheng’s mouth lifted in pleasure, "How could the prey I’ve set my eyes on be so easily handed over to that bastard Zhao Hongsheng? Humph, once Li Chang’s memorial lands on the Dragon Desk tomorrow morning, the wishful thinking of Tang Qing and Zhao Hongsheng will be completely disrupted."

Lin Yuan glanced at him sideways, deeply feeling that Xia Zheng’s ability to trap others had grown even more formidable. No need to ask, the sudden news that made Li Chang seek Xia Zheng for help was definitely orchestrated by Xia Zheng himself. As long as Li Chang wrote the memorial, whether Tang Qing intercepted it or not, Xia Zheng would ensure that it safely reached the Palace and landed in the Emperor’s hands.

Rather than letting Zhao Hongsheng get hold of Li Chang and the Jin family’s wealth, it’s better for Li Chang’s wealth to be dissipated and added to the state treasury.

"You’re really good to your elder brother, even taking care of such a trifle for him," Lin Yuan said sincerely. If it weren’t to prevent Zhao Hongde from being at a disadvantage in his struggle with Zhao Hongsheng, Xia Zheng certainly wouldn’t care about Li Chang’s predicament with Tang Qing’s plotting.

But evidently, Xia Zheng didn’t admit it, lifting his chin and snorting, "I’m not doing it for him, I’m just simply annoyed by Zhao Hongsheng! Ah, the croton seeds I planted back then were still too few. What’s the use of having him on the toilet for half a month? I should have made him soil himself to the point where he couldn’t get off the ground!"

Lin Yuan’s lips twitched, utterly unable to bear looking any longer at Xia Zheng’s proudly crooked smile.

Before leaving for the Capital city, Lin Yuan had to make sure all businesses in Zhuma Town were well briefed. The Fuman Building and several branch stores didn’t require her attention; previously, when Xia Zheng wasn’t around, these shopkeepers had managed everything well. Besides, if there really were a problem, they could come to the Capital to find her, right?

In the tofu workshop, with Shopkeeper Zhou in charge, Lin Yuan had already told him that if he encountered something uncertain, he could seek out Shopkeeper Liu at Fuman Building, and if still unresolved, they could send a Flying Pigeon Letter to the Capital.

As for the Rice Flower Fragrance, Lin Yuan went there personally—after all, it was her very first shop in the true sense of the word.

Upon hearing that she was going to the Capital, Loudmouth and the others were very reluctant to see her go, but despite their reluctance, none of them wished to speak any words of persuasion that might stop her from moving forward.