"A few days ago, the government had already gone to each household to verify. Those whose family graves were truly damaged have long received government compensation and naturally wouldnāt come here to make trouble again. Why are you here? Who sent you?" Yang Chuxia said, "Iām not in the mood to waste words with you. Ye Yi, immediately take people to the governmental office, keep an eye on the people there and question them thoroughly to find out who sent these people."
"Yes, Madam." Ye Yi said as he stepped forward to grab the old woman, then called out to the brothers behind him, "Hurry and come help, take all these people to the governmental office, see if theyāre just full and have nothing better to do, making trouble for others every day."
"Let go of me, let go of me, you heartless ones, disturbing someoneās ancestorsā graves and ruining their familyās feng shui, you despicable beings." The old woman was somewhat frightened by this time, so she opened her mouth to shout and curse; she couldnāt afford to be captured, she only did it for a few taels of silver.
"Let go of me, let go of me."
"Oh, whatās happening here?" At this moment, a slightly weathered voice was heard. Yang Chuxia looked over; it was none other than the Prefectural Magistrate of Shandong.
With his arrival, Yang Chuxia sensitively noticed that the old womanās eyes brightened obviously. Seeing this, Yang Chuxia understood; it turned out that these people were brought here by the Prefectural Magistrate.
Whatās all this about? Is he here to cause trouble for her family?
Indeed, that was exactly the case. These people were called by Lord Prefectural Magistrate to cause trouble for Ye Ziāan. How could he be content with such a young brat like Ye Ziāan being above him for so long?
Even though Ye Ziāan had now left, that resentment was hard to swallow, so he sought these people out.
"Itās fortunate that Lord Prefectural Magistrate is here." Yang Chuxia spoke with a slight smile, "Regarding the grave-digging issue a few days ago, compensations have all been dealt with. As for tomb robbers, isnāt Lord Prefectural Magistrate already having people investigate? Logically it should have nothing to do with our Ye Family, but now I donāt know which shameless person sent a group of people here, insisting that we compensate, as if we canāt leave without paying. My lord is returning to the hometown to recover; if heās angered by these scoundrels, weāll have no choice but to hold your Shandong Prefecture accountable."
"Alright, as the current Prefect of Shandong, Iāll certainly handle this matter." After pausing, he reminded Yang Chuxia, "I am now acting as the Prefect of Shandong, not just the Prefectural Magistrate. Madam Ye, please do not address me incorrectly."
Being called shameless by Yang Chuxia made the Lord Prefectural Magistrateās face turn a little ugly. He waved his hand at the bailiffs behind him, and those bailiffs took the troublemaking old woman and others away. Since the trouble had been caused, the people could now disperse.
As for what was next, it was his time to take the stage personally.
"Lord Ye? Oh no, I should call you Young Master Ye now, since youāre no longer a government official."
"Exactly, Young Master Ye, no need to pay respects when seeing our lord?" After the Prefectural Magistrate finished speaking, the young attendant beside him spoke, which made Yang Chuxia and Ye Ziāan find it a bit funny.
It seemed he was here to flaunt his newfound power?
"Nonsense, as an official, and with Ye Daāoh no, itās Young Master Yeāweāve been colleagues for some time now, normally we have a good relationship, whereās the need for these formalities?"
The young attendant, being reprimanded by the Prefectural Magistrate, immediately responded understandingly, "Yes, yes, you are right, my lord. However, still, etiquette cannot be discarded, right?"