Recap "The Lady in Butcher’s House" Episode 9

Apr 11, 2022

Before Chi Wenjun kept saying that he was wronged and imprisoned, so Xu Qingjia ignored the obstruction of Master Yang and insisted on reviewing Chi Wenjun's file. As expected, he found that Yu Niang was also involved, so he decided to visit Yuchun Tower first. When the magistrate Zhu learned about the incident, he asked Master Yang to inform Yu Niang to do the same.

Yu Niang had drugged the tea in advance, and just a cup of it was enough to make the other party unconscious. When Gao Zheng received the news, he immediately rushed to Yuchun Building. How could he know that he met Hu Jiao at the door, and the two cooperated with each other to take Xu Qingjia away. Originally, Yu Niang wanted to chase after her, but was blocked by Gao Zheng, who bluntly revealed that she was the daughter of an official in the capital.

Later, the capital official was imprisoned for the crime and died on the way to exile. His wife died of severe illness, leaving a daughter who was reduced to a teahouse and became the current proprietress. Although Yu Niang denied this, Gao Zheng had already found out her origin, and no matter how much she argued, the fact could not be changed. On the other hand, Magistrate Zhu and others rushed to Yuchun Tower to arrest people, but their strategy failed, so they had to go home.

Xu Qingjia woke up and saw Hu Jiao sitting next to her, and later realized that there was definitely something wrong with Yuniang. At this time, Gao Zheng suddenly came to the door, indicating that Yuniang played a crucial role in this matter. Now that Chi Wenjun has been escorted away by Gao Zheng, his whereabouts are unknown. In order to prove that what he said was true, Gao Zheng told Xu Qingjia to meet outside the county prison tonight.

In the blink of an eye, at night, Xu Qingjia followed Gao Zheng to the corner, and witnessed a group of prisoners get on the prison van and disappeared after leaving the city. Gao Zheng said that every time the prisoners were escorted, they would be notified by the magistrate of Zhu, and they could arrange to leave the city at that time, and most of them never came back.

In order to avoid the suspicion of the magistrate Zhu, Gao Zheng prevented Xu Qingjia from following the prison car. He could only help here, and Xu Qingjia had to figure out how to deal with it later. However, Xu Qingjia has made long-term preparations, and is not afraid of any threat from forces, just because he is a man and behaves in the world, he is worthy of the people of Li.

Because of this, Xu Qingjia always felt a little strange. He read all the files of Chi Wenjun, but there was no record of missing villagers except for frivolous women and greedy money. Hu Jiao believes that there must be real ledgers that record the details of the labor force requisitioned for land reclamation. Such ledgers are usually in the hands of the largest official, that is, the magistrate of Shangyong County.

Master Yang and Song Yasi went to report the current situation to the magistrate of Zhu, and suggested that Xu Qingjia be assigned to be responsible for the spring ploughing this year. The intention was that he had to stand on his side under the siege of the local people, so as to make him loyal. In fact, Xu Qingjia could not ask for this errand, because he accidentally learned that the missing persons in the western suburbs had escaped in the process of reclamation, but the specific location of the reclamation was not recorded in the existing data.

So Xu Qingjia brought Hu Jiao to the study and pointed to a certain place in the map to confirm that it was Shiyangzhai, which happened to prove that Chi Wenjun handed Xu Qingjia the stones before he left, indicating that he was very likely to go to Shiyangzhai. Now, Xu Qingjia can't go to Shiyangzhai rashly, so as not to scare the snakes, so Hu Jiao decided to divide the army into two groups, and she is responsible for tracking and tracking in the prison.

Knowing that this spring ploughing trip was full of crises, Xu Qingjia still wanted to take a risk. If he stopped there, he might end up with Chi Wenjun in the future, even worse than him. Instead, it is better to take the initiative to walk among the people and tell the truth about the cold clothing tax in person, and Hu Jiao also supports Xu Qingjia's decision very much.

That night, Hu Jiao followed the movement of the county jail in plain clothes. On the other hand, Xu Qingjia went to Gao Zheng alone and revealed to him the clues of his recent investigation. Considering that he was going to inspect the spring ploughing, he implored Gao Zheng to help him stay there. Shangyong County continues to investigate the case. Because in Xu Qingjia's view, Gao Zheng is different from others, he is a trustworthy and dependable partner.