Chapitre 656: Chapter 656: Only One Death (5)_1

Now, Pei Qin's identity had changed. Even though Magistrate Huang knew she was not to be trifled with, he still insisted on falsely accusing her of plotting against him, digging his own grave!

Meng Dinglun hurried over, seizing Magistrate Huang along with his concubine, servant concubine Shu Hua, Ding Dalang, the physician, and all persons involved in the case, bringing them to the County Government Office. They requested the presence of Pei Qin and Mo Heng.

An intense power struggle between Pei Qin, the newly risen Madam Yuanyang, and the County Magistrate, which also implicated a loss of life, had the entire Yuanyang County on edge. The County Government Office was surrounded by crowds, packed three layers deep both inside and outside.