Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 825 - 108 Wang Hong

Although he had never stayed in the capital city, Wang Hong was very familiar with the reputation of Xia Zheng, who was nothing short of a fearsome great demon! Even the officials in the capital city, sometimes even the Emperor, had no way of dealing with him.

And now he had actually kicked this iron plate, wasn’t he just asking for a longer life?

"Young Master, this subordinate, truly didn’t know that the Fragrant Full Building was your property! Had I known earlier, even if you killed me, I wouldn’t dare to anger you!"

Xia Zheng snorted, glanced at his fingertip again as if there were flowers on it.

Although Wang Hong only heard a simple tone, his body still trembled involuntarily.

"Heh, which Imperial Court Official is this kneeling before me? Why are you offering me such grand courtesy?"

Wang Hong wiped his sweat, his knee shaking as he knelt. Indeed, the reputation of this great demon was well-deserved; a single utterance was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat.

"Hehe, Young Master, although you may not like everyone addressing you this way, we all know, as soon as you were born, the Emperor awarded you the title of Commandery Prince. I’m just a minor County Magistrate, and it’s only right for me to pay respects to you," Wang Hong said with a sycophantic smile, frightened that he might accidentally displease this great demon yet again.

Lin Yuan, standing off to the side, looked at Xia Zheng with suspicion—so this guy was a Commandery Prince after all. She had thought he was just some idle young master; no wonder Li Chang and Wang Hong couldn’t help but feel cold in his presence.

Xia Zheng gave Wang Hong a glance: "Since you know my rules, don’t bring up the Commandery Prince matter to me again."

"Yes, yes, this subordinate spoke out of turn, spoke out of turn," Wang Hong laughed nervously, his forehead sweating profusely.

Seeing Wang Hong’s pathetic state, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but curl her lips in disdain. This Wang Hong must be that Wang Qiaoxin’s father, no wonder he regarded Chen Zhu highly, even taking him as his son-in-law. Apparently, he had placed all his bets on Chen Zhu.

Although the crowd had dispersed from the doorway, letting a Master Magistrate kneel on the ground was disgraceful. Even if Xia Zheng did not want to give Wang Hong face, he should still consider the Old Emperor, because, after all, Wang Hong was his subordinate.

As soon as he was told to rise, Wang Hong was both shocked and overjoyed, but as he got up, his legs gave out and he stumbled down once again.

Xia Zheng raised an eyebrow: "Sir Wang, are you feeling weak due to old age? Perhaps I should speak on your behalf when I return, and suggest you retire early to enjoy your later years?"

This time, Wang Hong’s legs truly went soft as he forced himself to stand, squeezing out a smile uglier than crying: "No, no, this subordinate is still very robust! I thank you for your kind intentions, your kind intentions!"

Xia Zheng curled his lip, sneering inwardly, rotten officials like you who cling to your position without doing your duties should have retired to your fields long ago.

Pointing with the tip of his foot to the two notices lying on the ground, Xia Zheng’s voice grew colder: "Sir Wang, let’s talk about this, what’s the story here?"

Seeing the notices on the ground, Wang Hong felt both angry and regretful, quickly explaining: "Young Master, forgive me, these notices were not issued by me."

"Ha," Xia Zheng chuckled disdainfully: "Do you think I’m illiterate or do you take me for a fool? These notices clearly state your title as the County Magistrate of Yecheng County, yet you still argue?"

Xia Zheng slammed his hand on the table, scaring Wang Hong into sweating more. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Young Master, this, I did issue these notices, but it wasn’t my idea to seal Fragrant Full Building, truly not my idea," Wang Hong said urgently, his heart hardening: "It was Prefect Tang who told me to seal it! He said that there was a poisoning incident in Fragrant Full Building, and it absolutely could not be taken lightly!"

Prefect Tang? Xia Zheng’s eyes grew dark—so Wang Hong had been used as a pawn. The real manipulator behind the scenes was this Prefect Tang.

Lin Yuan also realized the crux of the matter, no wonder Wang Hong had shown such hatred and frustration when he mentioned Prefect Tang; his teeth gritted as if he wished he could tear him to pieces.

"I’ll take your word for the matter of the notice this time. However, Sir Wang, have you looked into the poisoning incident at Fragrant Full Building? Prefect Tang says to seal it and you just comply, don’t you have a mind of your own?"

At this point, Wang Hong was on the verge of tears, pitifully saying: "Young Master, you’ve wronged me with regards to this poisoning incident. This matter is truly beyond my control."

"The incident happened in your Yecheng, and you say you have no control over it? Who are you trying to fool?" Xia Zheng, infuriated, slammed his hand on the table once more.