In front of the main hall, there was a bright fire, illuminating the surrounding area as bright as day.
Li Can was still dressed as before, looking condescendingly at the hundreds of people below.
The people below were whispering to each other and discussing in low voices.
"I heard that the seventh girl has let go of seven or eight maids in her courtyard. Not only was she not punished, but she was also rewarded with five taels of silver..."
"Yes, I just heard that not only the money, but also the deed of betrayal was taken away. How great is this..."
"It's much better than stealing some valuable things and running away. Are you planning to leave?"
"..."
Li Can didn't prepare to speak until they had finished talking.
At the door, someone came in: "Miss Seven!"
"What's the matter, father-in-law?" Li Canxun asked, "Please come into the main hall to talk."
The visitor was wearing palace eunuch attire and looked unfamiliar.
The servants also calmed down and looked over.
The eunuch took a few steps forward.
The servants naturally made a way up.
Unexpectedly, the eunuch didn't move forward. He just stood there and said loudly: "Your Majesty asked me to deliver the news. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, today took away the evidence of the general's communications with the enemy.
The general and the two young masters collaborated with the enemy and committed treason. The evidence was conclusive and they were sent to prison first.
Everyone in the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion is not allowed to leave the house and is waiting for the Holy Majesty's will."
The intercom was like a drop of water falling into a pan of oil, and the servants immediately exploded, talking one after another.
"May I ask, which palace does this father-in-law serve? Do you have any evidence for what you say?" Li Can walked down the stairs, his dark eyes bursting with sharp light, falling directly on the face of the eunuch.
"The younger one is serving in the palace. The seventh girl doesn't need to ask so many questions." The eunuch said, "My Lord, just follow the instructions.
The word has been conveyed, and I will take my leave."
"Get the sugar ball for me." Li Can stared at the prisoner and ordered calmly.
Tang Qiu was well prepared. He stepped forward, grabbed the eunuch's shoulder, raised his hand and twisted, causing the eunuch to kneel on the ground.
"Miss Qi, I'm just a messenger, how dare you disobey the imperial edict..." The eunuch looked up at Li Can, sweating profusely.
"Let me ask you again, which palace are you serving?" Li Can walked up to him and looked down at him: "Do you think that since my eldest uncle and two brothers are in the palace, our family should be in chaos?
A lump with no square dimensions?
And then I believe whatever a random person says?
Do you know that those who falsely preach the imperial edict will be beheaded?"
"You, you have been grounded..." The prison warden spoke awkwardly.
"If Your Majesty has a decree regarding my uncle's affairs, he will definitely send someone to announce it. How could he find an unknown person like you to come to my house and say these things without any basis?" Li Can snorted coldly.
As soon as the jailer arrived, she realized something was wrong.
Tai calls himself "little", while all the eunuchs in the palace call themselves "minions".
He was asked not to enter the main hall, but had to say it loudly at the door, for fear that there would be no trouble in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
Moreover, no matter what, this is not a trivial matter, and Emperor Qianyuan would not be so hasty.
If word of what this man just said spreads out, countless people will definitely make trouble for the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion.
His heart is truly worthy of death.
"I was sent by His Majesty. If you dare to be so rude to me, His Majesty may chop off your head..." the prison warden retorted sharply.
"Do you dare to follow me into the palace and confront His Majesty?" Li Can stared at him with cold eyes.
The eunuch said loudly: "Your Majesty has issued an order that everyone in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion is not allowed to leave the house. If the seventh girl goes out, she will be disobeying the order..."
"Take him aside and I will enter the palace later," Li Can ordered.
Sugar Ball immediately dragged the person aside.
"Miss Qi, I was sent by His Majesty. You are despising the imperial power..." The eunuch struggled and shouted.
"Shut up!" Tang Qiu pulled off his clothes and gagged him, took the hemp rope, tied him up and threw him by the door. He casually pointed at the two maids in Luming Courtyard: "You guys, come and look at him."
Li Can returned to the corridor.
When all the servants saw that she was not afraid at all and acted resolutely, they immediately put aside their previous contempt and lowered their heads and became silent.
Even if the Marquis of Jing'an loses power, it will be easy for Li Can to deal with them now.
"Just now, seven or eight people were released in my courtyard. Do you all know that?" Li Can looked around at the crowd and spoke slowly.
"yes."
All the servants returned.
"Then I won't say more. Those who want to leave, please stay where you are." Li Can looked at them and said in a calm tone: "Those who want to stay in Jing'an Marquis Mansion should walk to the open space on the left."
Suddenly there were people moving around below, but not many in number.
Li Can glanced at it and waited silently.
After things settled down below, she spoke again: "Is there any more?
If you regret it when you go out, you can come back."
She took a quick glance and found that only a third of them were willing to stay.
But it's enough.
No one moved down there, but some of the maids had already begun to wipe their tears.
"Okay, Tangqiu, come get the money." Li Can looked at the servants in front of him who were about to leave: "Five taels of silver per person as severance pay, and I'll also give you the deed of betrayal.
But I have my word first, I took the money and the deed of betrayal, and I'm leaving without any further stop."
The people below hesitated.
Someone said: "We can't even go to our accommodation to get our things back?"
"Yeah, we don't take away extra things, we always have to take away our own clothes, right?"
"Yes, I want to get something too..."
The first person to speak was naturally followed by others, and then there was a lot of noise, and most of the people who were about to leave spoke.
"You can go and get something." Li Can said calmly, "But there is one thing. I will not pay severance money to the person who takes the thing. You can only take the things that were sold to you."
Everyone suddenly became quiet again and looked at each other.
Li Can continued: "If you must go to your own residence to get something, you can stand on the right side."
Six people gradually walked out of the crowd.
"Dismiss the remaining people first." Li Can raised his hand and ordered.
Sugar Cake and Sugar Ball took the people with them and distributed money and deeds of prostitution to those who were leaving.
These people were obedient, took their things, turned around and left.
all the best.
In front of the main hall, there was a large open space soon.
"Tie them up for me." Li Can raised his hand towards the remaining six people.
When the six people saw this, they suddenly panicked.
"Miss Qi, what do you mean..."
"That's why they can leave, but we can't leave..."
“We want to get our things back, what’s wrong with that?
The seventh girl won’t give in if she doesn’t want to, so why bother us..."
Tangqiu didn't care about that, he led his men to tie up these six people and pushed them to their knees on the ground.
"Tang Cake, take your people and search the residences of these six people." Li Can ordered.
"Yes." Tang Cake responded and led the people away.
"Miss Qi, why do you search us..."
"That's right, the Marquis of Jing'an is about to be raided by everyone. Do you think you are still the doting seventh girl?"
"Let us go, or we'll go see the officials..."
The six people were anxious and started yelling at each other.
"Nothing has happened to our Marquis of Jing'an Mansion yet. What's wrong with dealing with our own servants?" Li Can walked slowly to them.
"Miss Qi, I don't want anything anymore. Please give me a contract of sale and I'll leave right now..."
Someone kowtowed to Li Can.
Li Can ignored them and just waited quietly.
Tang Gong and others returned to Li Can with various things.
"Girl, these were all found from their respective residences." Tang Cake saluted and spoke.
A pile of antique jewelry is worth far more than five taels of silver.
Li Can looked at the six people clearly, and she knew this was the case.
"A bunch of ungrateful white-eyed wolves, without looking at how much blessings the government has given you over the years, they stole the master's property and planned to defect at the slightest sign of trouble!" Candy was so angry that he yelled: "They are all shameless things, bah.
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"Report to the official." Li Can frowned slightly and ordered in disgust.
When the six people heard this, they all kowtowed and begged for mercy. Li Can waved his hand: "Keep your mouth shut and wait for the government officials to come and take you away."
"Girl, what do you do with that person?" Tang Qiu pointed at the prison guard next to the door.
"Leave it to you, ask who sent me." Li Can looked at the gate and ordered: "Send someone to inquire again and see how uncle and the others are doing in the palace.
In addition, six more people will be posted at the door to guard the door."
"Sister Can..." Xia Jieyao suddenly appeared at the door.
Li Can frowned slightly, then relaxed his muscles in an instant, and stepped forward to greet her: "Sister Ah Yao, why are you here so late?"
I wonder what purpose Xia Jie Yao has here?
Adding insult to injury?
After understanding Xia Jieyao's character, she no longer expected Xia Jieyao to help her.
Perhaps there are shadows of Xia Jieyao and Zhao Luan behind the uncle's incident.
There was the sound of horse hooves outside, but Liu Zhenlian's voice came in before Liu Zhenlian came in: "Cancan!"
"Lotus seeds." Li Can looked outside.
"What are you doing here?" Liu Zhenlian stepped forward, pushed Xia Jieyao away, and took Li Can's hand: "Cancan, don't be afraid, I've done all the research for you. It was King Qi who falsely accused Li Can in front of His Majesty.
The general has collaborated with the enemy and treason, so Your Majesty would ask the Crown Prince to search General Li's study.
Now that the evidence has been submitted, His Majesty has locked it up in Wende Palace. His Majesty said that the authenticity of those letters has yet to be confirmed."
"How did Miss Liu know that His Highness Prince Qi was a false accusation before the matter came to light?" Xia Jieyao spoke slowly.
"Since there is no conclusion, how do you know it's not a false accusation?" Liu Zhenlian turned back and glared at her: "Besides, when I'm talking to Cancan, it's your turn to interrupt? Go back to your Princess Changle Mansion!"