Aunt Liu has been with the Xu family in the Qiao family for so many years, so the housekeeper of the Xu family can't do without her. Who in this mansion doesn't know that she is the first-class steward of the inner courtyard?
Aunt Liu also spoke nicely to the Xu family. She only said that Qiao Yuyan wanted to learn how to be a housekeeper, and many people were laid off in Qingxi Terrace, so she assigned a room of servants named Lin under the Xu family to Qiao Yuyan.
Mrs. Xu originally had some disagreements with her daughter because of Aunt Pei's matter, and she felt a little regretful. However, she was not good at apologizing, so she nodded directly after hearing this, which was regarded as compensation for her daughter.
Furthermore, if you think about it, the reason why your daughter thinks that way is out of concern for herself. How could she not know that someone is plotting against her this time?
But I don't have a clue right now, I can only wait for the results of Qiao Weisheng's investigation.
Not just her, but now everyone in the Qiao family doesn't want to know who actually wants to frame the mistress of the family like this?
Fortunately, the people who can sit in the position of Jingzhao Prefecture Yin are all human beings. At the feet of the emperor, if a plaque falls, it can hit the boundaries of several officials. How to deal with any kind of things, I naturally have a steelyard in my mind.
Son.
Those two doctors were not loyal martyrs in the first place. They confessed everything before they were even executed.
And because this matter did not involve anyone outside, but was a matter within the Qiao Mansion, the Mansion Yin was also a good person, so he quietly handed the confession to Qiao Weisheng.
To the outside world, this matter was regarded as a family scandal, but in the Qiao family, it was no small matter. Qiao Weisheng did not want to deal with it quietly, so he went directly to Ninghe Hall and called everyone over in the name of the old lady.
Although Xu's frame-up was not publicized, everyone who should know knew it, and even the servants who didn't know the details probably got wind of it.
These days, everyone in the sky is waiting to see how the master above will deal with it! Now I heard that everyone was going to be summoned, and I guessed that it was for that matter.
It's just that Qiao Weisheng acted quickly enough. When the order was given, several doors were locked, with the intention of not letting them out. After the people below were called over, they were not allowed to speak randomly, so people were panicked, but strangely quiet.
Qiao Yuyan also saw that he was trying to scare the monkeys, but the terrible thing was that she had no news at all about the outcome.
This is the disadvantage of having no one under your control.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yuyan took the opportunity of serving the Xu family to quietly communicate with Grandma Liu.
Seeing that everyone was looking at Qiao Weisheng and the old lady sitting on top, Grandma Liu lowered her voice and told Qiao Yuyan that the two doctors outside had confessed to being bribed, and the person who bribed them was actually in charge of the utensils in the outer courtyard.
Lin Xiaosheng, the purchasing manager.
Regardless of whether it was in her past life or this life, Qiao Yuyan was not familiar with these big and small stewards of the Qiao family, but it just sounded like this, and she felt strange in her heart.
"Then who is Lin Xiaosheng?"
While we were talking, everyone had already arrived. The old lady's yard was large, and there were two to three hundred people standing there, just standing up and down, still squeezing each other.
The master then moved to the three-room Baoshali in front. All the partition doors were opened, and those sitting inside could see what was going on outside at a glance.
"Come, bring up Lin Xiaosheng's family." Qiao Weisheng sat at the top with a solemn expression. He was born with a dignified appearance and had been immersed in official circles for many years. He already had an aura of calmness and authority.
, it looked a little scary at this time.
The people below didn't know what happened, and Qiao Weisheng naturally didn't intend to let them know. In fact, many of the masters were as half-informed as Qiao Yuyan.
Even Mr. Yao was a little confused at the moment. It wasn't until he heard that his name was Lin Xiaosheng that his face became panicked.
"Is this Lin Xiaosheng from the second aunt?"
Mrs. Xu, who was sitting next to her, heard Qiao Yuyan's question to Grandma Liu and glanced over, but didn't say much.
"How could that be possible? Lin Xiaosheng's family are old people in the house, and they have the same faces for three or four lifetimes! However, Lin Xiaosheng's family was originally a maid brought by the second wife's natal family, and later she was assigned to the kitchen, but she is a bit sly.
Scorpion stings, I made a mistake a few years ago and was sent to the garden."
Qiao Yuyan understood immediately. No wonder Pei Yayi looked like she was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. It turned out that she had already found a scapegoat.
As long as Lin Xiaosheng remained silent, this matter would not affect Aunt Pei and her daughter.
What reason did she have for Lin Xiaosheng to be so sure that he would not testify?
Qiao Yuyan didn't have time to think more, as a short, fat, middle-aged man dressed as a steward was thrown in front of the court.
There were clearly a whole family of people behind, old and young.
"Lin Xiaosheng, our Qiao family has always treated you well. You have been working for the Qiao family since your grandfather. Now we are buying land and buying slaves and maidservants. Not to mention the kindness of the master's family, you have developed such a vicious heart. Today I will call you "Lin Xiaosheng."
Everyone, look at what will happen to these unfaithful and unjust people!"
"Master, have mercy, master, have mercy. It's the villain who has lost his mind and done such despicable things as pigs and dogs. It's not an exaggeration for the villain to die ten thousand times, but... I just ask the master to take care of himself."
The little man spared the whole family just for the sake of serving him, but in fact he had nothing to do with them and they didn’t know it at all!”
Lin Xiaosheng begged for mercy and hit his forehead on the bluestone floor. After a while, the skin was broken, and he continued as if he was not aware of the pain.
What followed was one cry after another, begging for mercy, from both men and women, big and small.
Qiao Yuyan frowned. It was unbelievable that someone with such a family would do such a thing.
Looking at the old lady above and Mrs. Xu sitting next to her, they clearly knew about this matter.
Only Yao was restless and wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Qiao Weipeng, the second master of the Qiao family.
"When you did such evil things, did you ever think about your wife, children, and children?" Qiao Weisheng was unmoved. He looked at the people in the yard with his eyes like lightning, and his tone was as cold as frost, "Come here, it's blocked."
Mouth, kill with a stick!"
This sentence immediately silenced the entire Ning'an Hall, as if it was frozen instantly.
The Qiao family has always been kind to their servants. Not to mention killing them with a stick, even things like hitting a wooden board are not common.
Now it seems that the master is really angry.
The Lin family who had been crying and shouting just now seemed to be stunned and lost their voices at the same time. It was the Lin Xiaosheng family who reacted first and rushed forward to push her man.
"You're a heartless person. You hide everything from me. How can you think of it with just a little bit of your brain? Tell me! Who instigated you? If you don't tell me, your whole family will be killed by you!"
This sentence seemed to wake up the whole family. Lin Xiaosheng's youngest son was the first to kneel in front of his father, "Dad, tell me! I don't want to die yet."