Three hundred and forty-four chapters: Tian and Futiao are to blame?
Chapter 344: Heaven and Fu take the blame?
Aunt Jin will not go home for a few days, so Li You is not too worried about her safety on the road. ("", watch the latest update of this book) When she went there, she was accompanied by government servants, and when she came back, she must be escorted by the powerful slaves of the Jin family. If she went out on the road,
Rumors have long spread that something has happened. But so far, no such news has been heard. It can only mean that Jin Baoer is still in the Jin family.
Then why didn't she come back from the Jin family? Li You didn't believe that she was someone who could cruelly leave her one-year-old daughter alone for several days, so something must have happened. Could it be that the Jin family didn't let her go?
Thinking of this, Li You first suspected Jin Wanwan. Under the entanglement of various methods that he used to lure him, show his power, and show his ability, he had a few signs of persuasion. Could it be that now he is showing off again?
Got a new idea? Or want to use Jin Baoer as a bargaining chip?
This is so ridiculous! He originally planned to send Zhang San to Jin’s house to question him, but before he spoke, Li You changed his mind and decided to go there himself.
Master Li and his etiquette team left the county government office, passed through Dadongmen, passed Xiao Qinhuai, and went around the Salt Transportation Department. In less than half an hour, they arrived at Jin Wanwan's house in the northeast of the city.
When Jin Wanwan heard that his eldest son-in-law had arrived in full honors, he quickly asked someone to open the door, and he went to the ceremonial gate to greet him. This was a sign of respect for the local pro-people official. After all, he was not the father-in-law of the first wife.
Okay. Seeing that the son-in-law had a bad look on his face, Father-in-law Jin didn't know why.
Entering the hall, Li You said unceremoniously: "Sister Bao has not returned home for several days and has no news at all. Does this still take my Li family seriously?"
Jin Wanwan was shocked, "Bao'er didn't go back? What's going on?"
"I'm here to ask you questions."
Within a breath, Jin Yuanwai seemed to understand something, turned around and ordered: "Invite Madam!"
Not long after, Mrs. Xie was seen entering the hall, accompanied by several maids. She had a straight face, as if she hadn't seen Li You, and only said to Jin Baiwan: "Why did you call me here?"
"Where is Bao'er?" Jin Wanwan asked a little anxiously.
Mrs. Xie raised her head and replied: "I don't know."
Li You watched with cold eyes, making sure that he and his wife were not playing a double act. Could it be that Jin Baoer was hidden by her mother? Then he said to Mrs.
Will you live forever?”
Mrs. Xie turned to face Li You, "Then I understand clearly, my daughter cannot be your concubine.&*. "".com fastest update**"
Seeing that she did not deny that she had detained Jin Baoer, Li You felt relieved, at least there would be no safety problems. He asked: "The reason?"
"Concubines are like duckweeds. You can't help but keep them. Our Jin family is also a big family now. There is no reason to leave our daughter's future and destiny in anyone's hands. Secondly, you are not a kind and mellow person. You have a cold heart. How can I trust you?"
If your daughter becomes your concubine, you will be helpless if anything happens in the future. For Bao'er's future plans, if you can't give her a title, just let it go, and I won't treat you badly. Money..."
"Shut up!" Jin Wanwan saw his wife getting more and more outrageous, and seeing Li You's face getting more and more ugly, he was very worried and hurriedly scolded his wife.
In fact, there is some truth in what Mrs. Xie said. The status of a concubine in the master's family is really not guaranteed these days. Not to mention that there are differences between a concubine bought like Jin Baoer and a concubine like Guan Xiuxiu. Her body contract
There is no personal protection for what is in Li You's hands. To put it bluntly, if Master Li sells Jin Bao'er, the Jin family will be helpless.
But Li You will never accept Mrs. Xie's point of view, let alone Mrs. Xie's method.
If Mrs. Xie is sincere, Li You will return Jin Baoer's body deed to the Jin family and make a marriage contract (not the marriage contract of the legal wife). But now, his favorite concubine can be taken away by others if they want, and can be detained if they want.
Detained? This face must not be lost.
To put it bluntly, how can the Jin family cut off the relationship just when they need it?
Jin Wanwan was in a dilemma. He secretly caught a glimpse of his son-in-law leaning in the imperial chair with no expression on his face. He was as calm as before the storm came. He also heard his son-in-law say to him: "Jin is the head of the family, so let's see what happens."
Mrs. Xie was a woman with limited knowledge and did not have much contact with Li You. She only understood that Li You was an official similar to the county magistrate. But of course Jin Wanwan knew that this son-in-law was not the same as those from the general county magistrate in terms of official position and behavior.
Things didn't turn out well. He made up his mind and shouted to the servants: "Send a message to the housekeepers inside and outside! Search all the rooms in the house to see if the eldest lady is at home!"
The Jin family's mansion is huge, so it's easy to hide someone. It's hard to find someone without a thorough search.
I don't know how long it took, but a housekeeper came to reply, "All rooms have been searched, and the eldest lady is not in the house."
Jin Wanwan said to his wife with an angry face: "Where did you hide her? In which garden inside or outside the city?"
Mrs. Xie remained silent.
Jin Wanwan had no choice but to send people to search in various gardens. At the same time, he called all the male and female housekeepers inside and outside, as well as the maids and women in the wife's room, about 20 people, to come to the hall and stand in a queue. He knew that if his wife made any move, she would not be able to give orders.
These people stood on the platform and shouted: "Does any of you know the whereabouts of the eldest lady?"
These people looked at each other, all bowed their heads and remained silent. Although the master is scary, the wife is in charge of everything in the house, so it is not easy to offend him. It is better for both of them not to help each other.
Li You walked out of the hall, flicked the sleeves of his wide official robe of the sixth rank, and glanced coldly at the people below. After a long time, he said: "I have seen many people who were unwilling to speak, but in the end they were all forced to speak.
If you don’t want to talk here, then go to the county government office and speak. I guarantee that no one, no matter male, female, old or young, will ever leave the county government office intact. You will bear the charge of robbing the official family members.
I can't afford it. Take advantage of this period before the arrival of the government servants to enjoy the last good time of your life. You will soon know that being a humble domestic slave is ten thousand times more comfortable than going to the county government prison."
"How dare you!" Mrs. Xie rushed out and yelled at Li You. Li You looked back at her indifferently. If she hadn't been the nominal elder, Li You would have taken her down and tortured her to death. He really thought he was a pro-people official.
Just people-friendly?
There was a mature housekeeper who saw that something was not going right. No matter how much trouble there was in the master's family, they were still relatives, so why did they, the servants, have to suffer in it? He confessed: "The eldest lady was taken away from the second lady's house!
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Second Miss? Li You remembers that among the three daughters of the Jin family, the eldest is naturally Jin Bao'er, the third Miss is the maid of honor, and the Second Miss is called Huiniang, and she is married to the fourth son of Gao Yuntong, the Yanyun Secretary.
a son.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gao Yuntong, the second person in the Salt Transportation Department, and Jin Wanwan, one of the seven major salt merchants, must have a deep relationship in various aspects. Why did his family get involved again?
Li You asked Jin Wanwan suspiciously: "Sister Bao actually got there, and the dignified Lord Yuntong also helped you cover it up? What's your explanation?"
Jin Wanwan was also shocked. He didn't expect Gao Yun's family to be involved in this matter, so he could only reply: "I really don't know."
After a moment of silence, Li You suddenly sneered a few times and said to himself in a voice that could not be heard clearly by others: "It's so interesting. It turns out that it was Gao Yun's family who kidnapped the official family members?"
Jin Wanwan turned around and scolded his wife: "Ignorant stupid woman! I really think I don't dare to divorce you? What's going on?"
Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Mrs. Xie told the truth.
It turned out that Mrs. Xie was nagging Li You in front of Jin Wanwan and was scolded by her husband. After returning to the room in tears, she happened to meet her second daughter Huiniang and her husband to visit their mother.
After learning about the incident, the two young men didn't know the meaning of the matter, so they said to Mrs. Xie: "It's always difficult to hurt the eldest sister if someone is in his presence. If someone is in your own hands, don't be afraid of him.
Once we have a foundation, it will be easier to say and do it.”
Mrs. Xie thought the same thing, but she had nowhere to hide. "It's very convenient to coax my eldest sister to come over, but where is the best place to hide? Judging from your father's attitude, I'm afraid I can't hide it at home, and I have to send him back obediently."
.That man is the county magistrate of Yangzhou City. If we really dig up the land to look for him, we can’t hide him in the city."
Huiniang's husband, Gao Jun, wanted to curry favor with his mother-in-law, so he volunteered: "There are many vacant rooms in my house in the office of the Salt Transport Department, and we can hide them. I understand that no matter how audacious Li You is, he would not dare to search for people in the Salt Transport Department, so it is safe to do so."
Very. Looking around the city, there is no more suitable place.”
Mrs. Xie said happily: "This is exactly the reason. Thank you so much for your virtuous son-in-law."
You should know that although Gao Yuntong has been a salt industry official for so many years and his family property is very rich, it is not as good as that of a big salt merchant. Moreover, Gao Jun is only one of the sons, not the eldest son, so he will receive less family property in the future.
On the other side, Jin's father-in-law has no son. Even if he adopts one from the clan, he may not wholeheartedly leave his millions of wealth to that cheap son. Therefore, as a son-in-law, Gao Jun was wondering, how could his wife be the same?
The biological daughter of the Jin family will make a lot of money if she can receive some huge family property in the future.
Therefore, Gao Jun has always been very courteous and attentive to Jin Wanwan and his wife, and they are also very diligent. This time his mother-in-law had a problem, so he naturally obliged to help. Unfortunately, the young man has little knowledge and experience, and he is really blind and ignorant when doing things.
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After the three people discussed it, they didn't have to wait for Mrs. Xie to call Jin Baoer, but they saw Jin Baoer being dragged by Madam Yu to Jin's house to talk...
After hearing what happened, Li You said to his father-in-law Jin in a contrived way: "It's God who took the blame, but he took the blame."
Then Mr. Li summoned the guard of honor and left the Jin family. On the way back, he sat in the sedan and fell into deep thought. No matter what the reason was, his concubine had been trapped in the Salt Transportation Department. Is this a gift from God?
It’s a good opportunity, should you try it boldly?
Li You saw clearly that the Salt Transportation Department and Gang Shang of the giant Yamen were the two biggest vested interests in the current salt industry system. If the eldest princess wanted to break the old pattern in the salt industry, the Salt Transportation Department could not get around it.
Kan. Therefore, since he took office, his relationship with the Salt Transportation Department has been very cold, which is completely different from the behavior of all his predecessors who were keen to please the Salt Transportation Department.
