Chapter 489 490 [True and False Heshen]


    Qianlong immediately took Du Xiaoyue to rescue Xiang Nan.


    “Xiaoyue, take this memorandum to the inn and complain to He Shen. I can guarantee that Ji Xiaolan will come out soon.”


    On the way, Qianlong found a piece of paper, wrote two big characters and handed it to Du Xiaoyue.


    "Ah?! Can a two-character paper work? Besides, He Shen captured Mr. De Ji, how could he let him out?" Du Xiaoyue said in surprise when she saw him.


    ?Although she is simple, she is not an idiot. If Xiang Nan could be rescued with just a piece of paper, she wouldn''t have to worry.


    "Yes, it will definitely work." Qianlong smiled and said, "If it doesn''t work, I will let you do whatever you want."


    "Okay, then I''ll give it a try." Du Xiaoyue saw that he was serious about what he said and was eager to save Xiang Nan, so she walked into the Tianlong Inn with her head held high, thinking of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and shouted loudly , "Where is He Shen? I want to file a complaint!"


    "Du Xiaoyue, don''t be presumptuous!" She had just shouted twice when Fu Kang''an suddenly stood up and glared at her.


    “Hey~” He Shen waved his hand to him.


    ??The emperor didn''t know why, but he was very protective of Du Xiaoyue, so he had to give her some sympathy.


    "Miss Xiaoyue, who are you going to sue?" He Shen said with a smile.


    “…” Du Xiaoyue was stunned, “Anyway, I want to file a complaint. Please take a look at the paper.” As she said that, she handed the paper over.


    He Shen didn''t pay attention at first, but when he saw the two words "Shengtang" on the paper, he was stunned, and then stood up in fear.


    Fukangan was also surprised when he saw it.


    “Sir, this is the emperor’s handwriting.” He said quietly.


    He Shen nodded. He has been with him for many years, so he naturally recognizes the emperor''s calligraphy clearly.


    “Miss Xiaoyue, where is the person who wrote the petition for you now, and what are his orders?” he asked cautiously.


    “He is right outside the door.” Du Xiaoyue smiled. “He said that as long as I give you the paper, Mr. Ji will come out soon.”


    "Yes, yes." Heshen nodded, "Then Miss Xiaoyue, please come with me."


    …


    ?He Shen immediately took Fu Kang''an and Du Xiaoyue back to the Yashengtang of Yancheng Prefecture to inquire about the case.


    "Master He, why do you want to be raised to court? Ji Xiaolan pretended to be a court official, and all the personal and material evidence are there, why is it worthy of trial?" All the officials were puzzled.


    "I said I would go to the hall, so I went to the hall. What are you talking about?" He Shen scolded.


    When all the officials in Yancheng saw him, they had no choice but to obey his orders.


    …


    After a while, He Shen went to the court to ask questions.


    Xiang Nan was taken out of the prison.


    "Sir, you are suffering~" Du Xiaoyue said with concern when she saw that Xiang Nan''s eyes were darkened and his energy was listless.


    Xiang Nan nodded.


    ??The feeling of being in jail is indeed unpleasant.


    The smell is unpleasant. The prisoners eat, drink, and defecate in the prison, which makes the prison filled with a fishy stench, which is very unpleasant.


    Secondly, snakes, insects, rats and ants were rampant in the prison. Xiang Nan only stayed for less than two days, and he was bitten by dozens of lice and fleas, making his whole body itchy unbearably.


    It can be said that he has never suffered such a sin in his entire life.


    "You are not allowed to whisper in court." Heshen slapped the crowd and said, "Du Xiaoyue, who do you want to sue?"


    “I want to sue you!” Du Xiaoyue pointed at Heshen and said.


    Qianlong had already told her the key points on the way here.


    “Bold!” Liu Changfu and other Yancheng officials all shouted in unison.


    Heshen knew that the emperor was standing behind Du Xiaoyue, so he did not dare to act rashly, "Then what do you want to sue me for?"


    "I''m going to sue you for being a fake Heshen!" Du Xiaoyue said immediately.


    "How dare you!" Liu Changfu and other Yancheng officials shouted again, "Master He is Master He, how can I allow you, a unruly citizen, to make false accusations! If you dare to mess around again, you will be beaten out with sticks!"


    "Who says I made a false accusation? I have witnesses!" Du Xiaoyue said quickly. "That''s ridiculous, this witness must have been bribed by you." Liu Changfu shouted, "It doesn''t count!"


    “It doesn’t count?! You stupid official!” Du Xiaoyue cursed.


    "You dare to call me a stupid official? Come on, pull me down and hit twenty boards!" When Liu Changfu heard this, he said angrily.


    “That’s enough, proclaimer!” He Shen slapped the alarm and shouted.


    He already knew that Du Xiaoyue''s witness was Qianlong, so how dare he act recklessly.


    …


    ?Witness Qianlong then strode in.


    When Heshen and Fukangan saw him, they couldn''t help but stand up.


    "Master He, why are you standing up?" Liu Changfu asked in confusion.


    “You guys stand up too~” He Shen said quietly.


    “…” Liu Changfu became more and more confused.


    “Get up!” He Shen couldn’t help scolding.


    Hearing what he said, Liu Changfu and others had no choice but to stand up.


    “Hey, isn’t this Xiao Ji?” Qianlong looked at He Shen and said.


    “I...Xiao Ji?!” He Shen was stunned.


    "Why, aren''t you Ji Xiaolan? Have you forgotten that we took the imperial examination together. You passed the exam and I failed." Qianlong laughed.


    "I...this..." He Shen was a little confused for a moment, not knowing what kind of medicine the emperor was selling in his gourd.


    "He''s talking nonsense, come on, kick him out!" When Liu Changfu saw Qianlong coming to the hall, he started talking nonsense and couldn''t help scolding him again.


    “Then are you Ji Xiaolan?” Qianlong ignored him and continued to ask He Shen.


    He Shen understood and nodded awkwardly, "Yes, I am... Ji Xiaolan."


    “Huh?!” When the officials heard this, they were all shocked.


    "Hey, Mr. Ji, Xu Xian knows magic." Du Xiaoyue was also very surprised and said to Xiang Nan in amazement, "As soon as he cast the magic, He Shen was fascinated."


    Xiang Nan couldn''t help but laugh when he heard this.


    “What the **** is going on?” Liu Changfu was completely confused.


    "Let me speak for him. He is Ji Xiaolan, pretending to be He Shen, and came to Yancheng to defraud. Isn''t that right?" Qianlong looked at He Shen and said.


    "Yes, I am Ji Xiaolan. I pretended to be He Shen. I deserve death. I have no descendants..." He Shen then cursed.


    “Sir, he is scolding you.” When Du Xiaoyue heard this, she couldn’t help but said angrily.


    “Don’t worry, I will scold you back sooner or later.” Xiang Nan said with a smile.


    “That’s not right, Mr. Fukangan is here too. He can prove that this is Mr. He.” Liu Changfu looked at Fukangan in front of him and said.


    ?Fukangan looked embarrassed at the moment.


    “Oh, Fukangan, did you accept Ji Xiaolan’s money to give him false testimony?” Qianlong looked at Fukangan and said.


    "Ah, this...right~" Fukang''an nodded feeling helpless.


    “…” When all the officials in Yancheng saw this, they were all dumbfounded.


    “Then Xiaoji...who do you think is the real Heshen?” Qianlong looked at Heshen again.


    He Shen had no choice but to look at Xiang Nan, "He is the real He Shen. I am Ji Xiaolan''s fake one. I, Ji Xiaolan, should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts."


    Xiang Nan smiled and did not follow his fast talk. He stepped forward, took the big seal, and then threw the alarm, "Come on, take Ji Xiaolan into prison."


    Immediately someone came forward and took He Shen to the prison.


    Xiang Nan felt happy.


    Heshen, you should also taste the fishy stench and mosquito bites in the prison.


    (End of this chapter)