Chapter two hundred and sixty-three, catch fugitive slaves at the city gate
Looking at his little daughter's smiling face and concerned eyes, Yu Ruiwen felt that the mung bean soup tasted better.
"Father's meals were fine in the past, and the weather is not too hot today. Why can't I use it?" Yu Xijiao put down the tea bowl in her hand, pressed the handkerchief to the corner of her lips, and asked.
"Just now, a woman from the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion came over and said..." Yu Ruiwen put down the tea bowl in his hand, "She said that what happened to your eldest sister was all Ning's conspiracy."
"What the hell is going on?" Yu Xijiao looked surprised.
Yu Ruiwen told Yu Xijiao what happened, but Yu Xijiao was shocked.
"Father, are you saying that Mrs. Ning over there... is plotting against eldest sister's shop and property? Not only did she let Ning Qing perform extremely well in front of you, but she also secretly instigated Madam to sell eldest sister's shop?" Yu Xijiao asked in shock?
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"That's what I said." Yu Ruiwen rubbed his brows, feeling annoyed.
"Is there anyone from Mrs. Ning in Sister's shop?" Yu Xijiao thought for a while and asked.
"It is said that he is a steward named Ning. He was a steward in the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion before he left the mansion. He should be the man you brought back last time." Yu Ruiwen said.
Yu Xijiao smiled. Mrs. Qian took action, and it was indeed extraordinary. She actually pushed out shopkeeper Ning. This matter sounded like a complete solution. No wonder her father was hesitant.
"Manager Ning bribed some people in the eldest sister's shop, made a false account, and sent it to Madam. Madam Ning also said in front of Madam that it is impossible to keep losing money like this. The eldest sister did not come up with the money herself, and it was the Hou Mansion itself that was losing money.
, so Madam decided to sell the shop, and with the consent of the eldest sister, Madam Ning will handle the matter."
Yu Xijiao summed it up.
"Yes, that's what I mean. Just now, Ning asked someone to send a banknote, saying that he wanted to get the land deed of the store in Qian's hands. At that time, the money from the sale was not received, and Qian was also holding on to these land deeds and other things.
, saying she was afraid of my punishment, so she said she bought it back from someone else cheaply!"
Yu Ruiwen looked at Yu Xijiao and said that he couldn't find anyone to negotiate with now. After much thought, his younger daughter was the one who was more suitable.
Although the youngest daughter is small, she is smart.
After hearing what Yu Ruiwen said, Yu Xijiao immediately understood that there was a banknote as physical evidence, and Aunt Xiao was a witness. No matter how Aunt Xiao agreed to say such a thing at the time, she must have said it, even if she is now
Going back on your word will not help the matter. All you need to do is get your father's approval on this matter. It's not really going to the lobby for trial, so going back on your word is nothing.
"What does father want?" Yu Xijiao asked.
Yu Ruiwen frowned and said hesitantly: "If this matter is really done by Ning, Ning is too greedy and vicious..."
"Father, what if it's not?" Yu Xijiao raised her face with a stern face and looked at Yu Ruiwen who interrupted him softly.
Yu Ruiwen's face froze, his eyes were a little wandering, and he smiled awkwardly: "This... shouldn't be the case!"
If this is all false, it can only mean that Aunt Yu is panicking, which means that Mrs. Qian may not be as sincere as she appears.
This is what Yu Ruiwen can't believe the most.
It's just this belief that makes me feel a little guilty inexplicably when looking at my little daughter's clear eyes.
"Since it was Ning's fault, what did father want to do?" Looking at Yu Ruiwen like this, Yu Xi smiled tenderly, and did not ask whether it was true or not, but followed Yu Ruiwen's intention and asked.
Yu Ruiwen breathed a sigh of relief: "If it is proven that this matter was really done by Ning, my father will not let her go."
There's nothing he can't say about women.
"Father, how can we prove this?" Yu Xijiao smiled elegantly and purely, thinking along Yu Ruiwen's train of thought.
"That mother-in-law, I'll ask you later." Yu Ruiwen said after being silent.
"Father, what if this mother-in-law suddenly said no again? She cried out to her father, saying that their wife was unintentional, and said that their wife was not coveting the eldest sister's shop. She also deliberately wanted to handle this matter, but she was just manipulated by someone underneath.
If someone cheats, the Ning in charge will be pushed out and used as a scapegoat."
The corners of Yu Xi's delicate lips curled into a smile, light and gentle.
Yu Ruiwen paused. He thought that what his little daughter said might be true. The woman named Xiao was struggling at that time, looking like she was dissatisfied and had something to say.
"Father, I don't know why Mrs. Ning plots against me and my eldest sister again and again. Every time she takes action, she either ruins people's reputations or harms their lives. If it weren't for my eldest sister and I, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to sit here and talk to my father properly now.
." The smile on Yu Xijiao's face gradually faded, and her head slowly lowered.
The slender neck drooped, making people feel inexplicably lonely, and Yu Ruiwen's heart twitched hard.
There was no pleading or any request. Yu Xijiao didn't even have a pleading look in her eyes and lowered her head. This made Yu Ruiwen even more angry.
Both the eldest daughter and the youngest daughter almost got into trouble because of Ning, a vicious woman. Even if it was really Ning's unintentional knowledge, Yu Ruiwen had no intention of letting her go.
"Don't worry, Jiao'er, my father will make the decision on this matter. I will never let her go." Yu Ruiwen said sternly. He had no choice but to deal with the Ning family in the past few times. This time, the "human and physical evidence" are complete.
"Father, you...aren't you going to send her to the official?" Yu Xijiao was startled and subconsciously raised her head. Only then did Yu Ruiwen see the redness in her little daughter's eyes.
My heart ached again, and I blurted out the words: "This matter naturally has to be brought to the court. Since all the witnesses and physical evidence are complete, we have to let the people from the Yamen investigate clearly."
"Father, will it be thought that you are making small talk? Maybe it is a misunderstanding?" Yu Xijiao said worriedly, frowning slightly.
"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, even if it is a misunderstanding, we have to go to the Yamen to talk about it. As for whether it is a small mention or a masterpiece, after so many years as a father, I didn't have a good reputation in the first place, and it won't be any worse now." Yu Ruiwen said angrily.
He said that the youngest daughter was still so young and it was her first time in Beijing. She had troubles one after another at the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, and then even chased her to her own house.
This Ning family will never be clean.
This time, regardless of whether it is true or not, there is "human evidence" and "material evidence" anyway, so I can use this matter to punish Ning and vent her anger on her two daughters.
After making up his mind, Yu Ruiwen suddenly felt enlightened. Even though he was the head of the clan, he couldn't do anything to people like Ning, but now it was her who took the initiative to get into his own hands.
Since that's the case, there's no need to be polite.
"Jiao'er, as a father, go and deal with this matter now!" Yu Ruiwen stood up and said without further ado, he would do it now.
Yu Xijiao sent Yu Ruiwen to the door of the hospital. Looking at Yu Ruiwen's retreating figure, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. Mrs. Qian only pushed Ning out, thinking that her father would not do anything to Ning. After all, Mrs. Xiao's words were still
You can turn it over and say it, and there is a banknote sent later as evidence.
This matter is actually unclear. The Ning family was sincerely helping the Qian family sell the shop, but the people below deliberately deceived her. The Qian family seems more innocent here. The contract of the store is temporarily ignored.
She was so greedy that in the end she pushed a steward named Ning to take the blame.
And in the end, the eldest sister's shop still sold, and the so-called banknotes must have been small. How much money was there in selling the shop that was losing money?
Qian was cleared of suspicion. Even though Ning couldn't explain it, so what. Ning had done a lot of things before. Which one could really be said on the scene? Later, Mrs. Qian gave some advice.
, things will inevitably come to an end.
But now, it's different.
The Ning family is destined to be embarrassed, and the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion is destined to become the laughing matter of others again. How can Yu Lanxue enter the palace justifiably? This has almost ended Yu Lanxue's future. How can the Ning family just let it go...
At the city gate, an ordinary carriage was moving forward. The curtains on the carriage windows were lowered, and only the appearance of a woman could be vaguely seen. There must be women in the carriage. There were no signs on the outside of the carriage. I don’t know which family it was.
It's from the house, but this carriage was stopped not far after entering the city.
The person who stopped the carriage was a boy. He stepped forward and stopped the carriage with his hand.
"Presumptuous." The coachman glared and shouted sharply, but he had to stop the horse. There were too many people coming in and out of the city gate, and the horse was originally moving slowly.
About a hundred meters behind this carriage, a large and gorgeous carriage slowly entered the city gate. Looking at the respectful expressions on the faces of the officials checking at the city gate, you knew that the person in the carriage was extraordinary.
"What's going on?" Seeing that the carriage in front was stopped, a voice came from the gorgeous carriage behind.
"I don't know, I'm going to go take a look now." A man with a white face and no beard jumped off the carriage and pushed forward.
"Which family's carriage do you belong to?" the boy stopped the carriage, rolled his eyes and said.
"What does it have to do with you?" the coachman said angrily. He had never seen such a rude young boy who dared to stop people at the city gate.
"Why doesn't it matter? A maid escaped from our house. Someone just saw her escaping into your carriage. Stop and let me check her."
The boy put his hands on his hips and said arrogantly.
"What...are you talking nonsense? Our carriage just entered the city." The carriage driver's face turned livid with anger.
"I just came to the city and I just looked for you. When we were at the city gate, did you go up alone? There were quite a few people we saw at that time." The boy said sharply.
There was a commotion here, and many onlookers immediately gathered around. It was so early in the morning, there was going to be trouble!
"That was the maid next to our girl, not the runaway slave from your house." The carriage driver said angrily. When he entered the city just now, a maid did come to him, and he did let the maid get into the carriage.
Now he is on the carriage, but this is not an escaped slave.
Several people saw the scene of the maid getting into the carriage at the city gate. Some people couldn't help but be surprised and said: "It can't be true. A maid really got into the carriage just now."
"Is there really a maid on the carriage?" someone was curious.
"It's true. I saw it. A maid sneaked into the carriage." Another person nodded, and more than one person nodded.
Many people's eyes changed when they looked at the coachman. People who thought the boy was too arrogant now felt that there was something really wrong with the coachman.
The pale-faced man with no beard in the crowd, watching this scene, frowned tightly, suddenly raised his head and looked to the upper right direction...