In order not to appear in public, Mrs. Liu, Liu Xueer and Xiaomei sat in a curtained carriage while the housekeeper drove the carriage.
Liu Tong chose to walk in the carriage, not even sitting in the sedan, but dressed in casual clothes and walked beside the carriage. He wanted to give Xiao Feng a real blow!
Liu Tong stopped a man who was shopping and asked immediately: "This little brother, have you heard about Xiao Feng putting people in jail and robbing people's wives and daughters?"
The man looked at Liu Tong as if he was crazy: "What does this have to do with you?"
Liu Tong then remembered that his behavior was indeed more like a mental illness, so he pretended to be mysterious and changed his explanation.
"Ah, that's right, I am a relative of King Tuiguan of Shuntian Prefecture, and I came from other places.
I heard that Wang Tuiguan was framed by Xiao Feng and imprisoned. If you have any news, little brother, please let me know. Thank you very much."
The man then relaxed and said, "Don't listen to other people's nonsense. Although I don't know about this matter, as a person like Master Xiao, I would never do this."
Liu Tong was very disappointed and was about to let the man go when someone passed by and started talking to him with a smile.
"But I know this. My master also lives in Yangliu Lane. I witnessed it with my own eyes when the Jin Yiwei captured Wang Tuiguan."
Liu Tong was overjoyed and quickly grabbed the servant-looking man.
"Tell me in detail, was Wang Tuiguan killed by Xiao Feng? How are his wife and daughter doing now?"
The servant suddenly realized that he might cause trouble. He shook his head and refused to speak again, but he did not leave and just looked at Liu Tong.
Liu Tong cursed secretly, took out a silver coin from his pocket and gave it to the servant, who put it away with a smile.
"Whether it was Xiao Feng or not, I dare not say, but it was indeed the Jin Yiwei Zhang Tianci went to find on the street. We all saw this.
As for Wang Tuiguan’s wife and daughter, Wang Tuiguan moved into the big house in front with Xiao Feng on the day he was arrested, and no one has ever seen them again.”
This servant really wasn't lying. The two women from the Wang family went to the imperial prison to see Wang Tuiguan. They were both driven by a carriage from Zhang Tianci. They got on the carriage from the mansion and went directly to the imperial prison. Indeed, no one was seen on the road.
Liu Tong was overjoyed and let the servant go, shouting through the curtain.
"How, how, this is just a random person on the street, don't you believe it?
It's inconvenient to take you two with me, otherwise I would take you to Chunyan Tower, where everyone knows that Xiao Feng ignored the girls in the building and dragged his mother into the guest room to torment her!"
There was silence in the carriage, and then Liu Xueer said stubbornly, "I don't believe it."
Liu Tong was about to scold her daughter when suddenly Mrs. Liu spoke calmly.
"Listen to what you mean, you seem to go to Chunyan Tower often when it's convenient without us?"
Liu Tong was shocked and quickly defended: "Of course not... Where is your focus? Aren't you talking about that little bastard now?"
At this moment, under the westward sun, a man hurriedly ran over from a distance, ran to the gate of Xiao's mansion, shook his fist and started smashing the door.
Liu Tong was very discerning, and he could see at a glance that the official uniform that the man was wearing was the sixth-grade official uniform of Shuntian Prefecture!
This official Wang Tui must have been wearing official uniform when he was arrested. According to the rules, if he is acquitted, his official uniform will be returned on the spot.
Therefore, many officials wear official uniforms when they are released from prison, not to show off, but because if they don't wear official uniforms, they will have to wear prison uniforms.
He was overjoyed. He really got what he asked for, and he fell asleep when he met the pillow.
Judging from the passionate manner in which Wang Tuiguan smashed the door, he must have been acquitted. Hearing that his wife and daughter had been occupied by Xiao Feng, he came to seek justice!
Liu Tong hurriedly asked the housekeeper to drive forward, and he followed closely and trotted to the door of Xiao Feng's house, holding his throat and shouting twice as if he were a passerby.
"Everyone, come and see, something happened in the Xiao Mansion!"
Then change positions and shout again.
"Everyone, come and see, someone is coming to Xiao Mansion to cause trouble!"
Just as he was about to change to the third position, Mrs. Liu's suspicious question came from the carriage.
"Why do these people have similar voices?"
Liu Tong quickly shut up, but his shouts still had a certain effect, and many people gathered around to watch the excitement.
Wang Tuiguan was in such a hurry that he didn't care about the situation around him and just kept banging on the door.
He didn't know that many people had already moved into Xiao Feng's house. Considering that in such a big yard, he might not be able to hear anything inside without banging on the door.
The small door opened a crack, revealing Qi An's head.
"My lord, if you need anything, just knock on the door. Why are you banging on the door?"
Wang Tuiguan quickly took a step back, bent down and saluted: "I am Wang Shun, the Tuiguan of Shuntian Mansion, who is here to pay homage to Mr. Xiao. That... my wife and daughter are all here."
Qi An laughed when he heard this: "What a coincidence, I've been talking about you all day long, but I don't know you either. Please wait a moment and I'll go and report it."
The door was closed, and Wang Tuiguan anxiously stamped his feet in circles at the door. Only then did he see a circle of people surrounding him, which startled him.
Then he heard people talking quietly, among which Liu Tong was the most enthusiastic, keeping a rhythm in the crowd, leading people to daydream about Xiao Feng's disgraceful behavior in this matter.
Wang Tuiguan was anxious. Xiao Feng saved his family. How could these people be so suspicious?
Besides, this is not only a matter of Xiao Feng’s reputation, but also involves the reputation of my neighbor Lao Wang, as well as the reputation of my wife and daughter!
After all, Wang Shun had a background as an official and was well versed in people's psychology. He calmed down and realized that going up to find someone to argue with him now would be a thankless task.
The most stupid behavior a person can do is to explain something to a group of people alone, because no matter what you say, it will be misinterpreted by people with ulterior motives.
At this time, there is only one most direct and effective way, and that is to put the facts in front of you without explanation, and let the onlookers give full play to their intelligence and self-divination.
At this time, the small door opened, and Qi An came out and said, "Master Xiao will be here soon. He has gone to inform your wife."
According to official rules, only the wives of first- and second-rank officials can be called wives. This is clearly stipulated.
The wives of first- and second-rank officials are called "Madam", the third-rank officials are called "Shuren", the fourth-rank officials are called "Gongren", the fifth-rank officials are called "Yiren", the sixth-rank officials are called "Anren", and the seventh-rank officials are called "Ruren". Ordinary
Ordinary people can only call her "Niangzi".
The official rank of Shuntian Prefecture is the sixth rank. The wife of the Wang family can be called "Anren", but she is not a wife.
However, among the people, there is no such strict distinction. How do ordinary people know which official is of which rank? Therefore, as long as they are officials, no matter how big or small, their wives are always called "Madam".
If you read a lot of white characters, you can correct them. This is a victory for the illiterate, not to mention a mere verbal title?
In addition, when the official is at home and the couple is in the house, they are also called "Master" and "Madam". Just like Liu Tong, is it possible that when he was a member of the court, he called his wife one title, and then changed it to another title immediately when he became a doctor?
Not to mention being in bed, if you call her "Madam", you may be able to change two positions. If you insist on calling her according to your grade strictly, you may be kicked out of the bed.
So slowly, the officialdom followed the private sector, and the distinction became less clear.
Even when two officials are chatting with each other, they both respectfully address each other's wife as "ma'am". There is a saying that it is not strange to be polite to many people, but it is good to call her "ma'am".
Wang Tuiguan cupped his hand and said respectfully and firmly: "Brother, please report it to Mr. Xiao for your trouble. Just say that Mr. Wang Shunmeng has escaped from prison today without charge. This is a happy event. Please open the door for me!"
Qi An was stunned for a moment, thinking that Wang Tuiguan has a big face. You will be released from prison as soon as you are released from prison. It is your happy event and not Mr. Xiao's happy event. Why should he open the door for you?
However, Qi An is a senior slave. He has worked in the Qi family all his life and is well versed in the ways of servants. He should not ask questions that should not be asked, and just pass the word on.
So he smiled and nodded, closed the small door, ran back two steps, and met Xiao Feng who had just walked out of the back hall room.
Xiao Feng was followed by a large number of women.
Mrs. Wang, Wang Yingxiang, Zhang Yunqing, Qiao Niang, Qiao Qiao, and Lan Niang who came out of the front row house after hearing the noise.
Because there were only women outside, Lan's father did not dare to come out and waited for greetings in the house. Zhan Yu, who lives in the front row house, went to Prince Yu's Mansion today. Qi Jiguang and Zhang Wuxin were discussing the art of war and martial arts in the house. When they heard the commotion, they looked outside.
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After listening to Qi An's story, Mrs. Wang's face turned red. She felt that her master was so ignorant that he really considered herself an outsider.
She pulled her daughter to get her to say something. Wang Yingxiang dug her toes into the ground and didn't know how to smooth things over for her father.
Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "The young and strong people in the front room can come out. Opening the door is a laborious job. Who are you waiting for?"