Madam, she always wants to run away

Chapter 16
Li Ying and Cao Wenxian had already sneaked into the crowd and saw the process clearly.

Cao Wenxian saw her elder brother self-referring to his family, but the prince didn't give him any face, she was extremely anxious, she unconsciously tugged at the corner of Li Ying's clothes: "Cousin Ying, what should I do?"

Li Ying signaled her to keep quiet and wait and see what happened.

On the other side, Xiao Lian not only had no intention of letting people go at all, but also asked scoldingly: "Young Master Cao, I am not the only one who saw this group of people ignoring human lives for profit. He has died in Huangquan, and his daughter will be sold to unknown places. Now you tell me, is this a misunderstanding?
If the king remembers correctly, the imperial court issued a policy of limiting interest half a year ago, stipulating that the interest on lending should not exceed one-third, and it is not allowed to raise interest on the interest and pay off the debt with others, otherwise they will be severely punished. Unexpectedly, there are still people committing crimes Know the law and break the law!
Mr. Cao, I heard that you are Xie Yuan in high school and will be a minister of the future court. If you can't distinguish between right and wrong on such a small matter, how can you convince the people?How can I trust you to take care of this country? "

What Xiao Lian said left Cao Wenzhi speechless.It was his fault at first, if we compare it to the truth, the Xuan Ping Hou Mansion won't get any benefit.

"My lord." A voice as sweet as a nightingale's cry broke the silence of the scene.

Xiao Lian didn't expect to meet her here, Xiao Lian, who was loud and aggressive just now, suddenly shut up.

"My daughter has met the prince." Li Ying said as he pushed aside the crowd and walked in front of Xiao Lian, "My daughter thinks that it might not be appropriate to try the case on the street, so it's better to bring these people to the Sanju Division for a careful trial. , what do you say, my lord?"

Xiao Lian nodded: "What you said is that they are all gone. You guys, take the old man to the doctor for treatment. Those who are in charge, follow me to the Sanju Department."

Cao Wenzhi felt relieved, and behind closed doors, there might still be room for maneuver.

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Shen Shi's Sanju Division, the scene is very lively.

Xiao Lian sits in the main seat, Xuanping Hou Cao Qishan, his wife Zhao Minying, and his son Cao Wenzhi sit on both sides, with different expressions.

"My lord, I don't know why you summoned the veteran to the San Judiciary?" Cao Qishan asked respectfully, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

You must know that when people came to pass the rumor that Prince Zhong summoned him and Zhao Minying to go to the Sanfa Division together, Cao Qishan was so frightened that he almost fell off his chair.

Manchu civil and military, who would like to have a little relationship with Xiao Lian?
But when he arrived at the Sanfa Division tremblingly, Xiao Lian politely asked him to sit down, and it didn't look like he was about to interrogate himself.

Cao Qishan's heart was agitated, and Zhao Minying was not much better. Where had she seen such a posture?Just the two huge Xiezhi at the gate of the Sanfa Division is enough to make her terrified.

Xiao Lian raised his hand to signal Cao Wenzhi to explain the reason, Cao Wenzhi had to stand up with an ugly face, and told about the bullying of the strong man he met on the street today.

Cao Qishan wondered: "Wen Zhi, what does that have to do with my Xuanping Hou Mansion?"

"Father, the person in charge...is the son of Nanny Lai beside my mother, Fatty Lai."

"What?!" Surprised and angry, Cao Qishan looked at Zhao Minying beside him.

Where can Zhao Minying sit still?When she heard that Xiao Lian had brought the person in charge back to the Sanfa Division, she wished she could run away on the spot.

Looking at his wife's expression, Cao Qishan already had guesses in his mind, but this is the Sanjusi, not Xuanping Hou Mansion, Cao Qishan didn't dare to say anything, he could only take chances and hope that Zhao Minying had nothing to do with this matter.

Xiao Lian ordered someone to bring the manager up, and after a short while, a fat man who was tied up was thrown in. It was none other than Nanny Lai's son, that fatty Lai on the street who claimed to be the manager of the bank.

Zhao Minying tried her best to lower her head and shrink her neck, for fear of being recognized by others.

But it was useless. Fatty Lai recognized Zhao Minying on the seat at a glance. Like a drowning man, he grabbed the straw and moved towards Zhao Minying while crying and shouting: "Ma'am, ma'am! It's me, Lai!" Fatty!"

Zhao Minying turned her head away and desperately denied, "You've got the wrong person! I don't know you!"

"Ma'am, I am Nanny Lai's son, Fatty Lai, please take a look at me, take a look at me..."

Cao Qishan couldn't sit still anymore, if he was grabbed and bitten by this fatty Lai, he might not be able to escape unscathed today, Cao Qishan thought for a moment and decided to strike first.

"Say it! Who gave you the courage to do evil in the street in the face of the Xuanping Hou Mansion?!" Cao Qishan kicked Fatty Lai fiercely.

Fatty Lai shuddered from the pain: "Spare me! Master, spare me! The little one didn't!"

"You still dare to speak harshly now, my lord, according to the old minister, this scumbag should be dragged out to beat twenty big boards, and see if he still tells the truth!"

Fatty Lai saw that Mrs. Hou refused to stand up for him, and Master Hou looked like he was about to beat and kill, so he knew in his heart that today he might play Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai.

"Master, I... It's my idea alone, it has nothing to do with others!"

Cao Qishan heaved a sigh of relief, this Fatty Lai is considered smart, if he does this, his family will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Xiao Lian watched these two people sang together in front of his eyes with cold eyes. He had seen this kind of drama a lot.

"Really." Xiao Lian casually played with the paperweight in his hand, "Then let the No.2 witness come up."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, why is there still No.2 witness?
When she saw Nanny Lai appearing in the hall, Zhao Minying faintly felt that she might not be able to escape today.

"Lai Chunhua, look carefully. Is the person on the ground your son Lai Fatty?"

Seeing her own son who was tied up in a ball, Nanny Lai was so distressed that she knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "My lord, this old servant has just confessed. This matter has nothing to do with my son, he is just a thug. , please do me a favor and let him go..."

Xiao Lian said: "It's fine to let him go, but you have to tell everything you know, who is he attacking, and what exactly is he attacking?"

When Mammy Lai learned that her son had committed a crime and was arrested, she was very anxious, but the master and wife were not in the house, so she had nowhere to turn for help.

The official said that her son was in the Sanju Division, and if she was willing to cooperate with the official investigation, she might be given a lighter punishment.When Nanny Lai heard it, what else could be said?Immediately, she revealed in detail how Zhao Minying used the underground bank to release money, how she managed the bank for her son, how she coerced and lured her for profit, and finally put a charge on the testimony.

"Officer, can my son be released in this way?" Nanny Lai asked eagerly.

"Just wait here."

This time, he waited until he had to go to court with his old club.

Cao Qishan didn't know the inside story, and repeated his old tricks: "My lord, Nanny Lai has been in my house for decades like a year, we treat her like a family member, she will definitely tell the truth."

Nanny Lai glanced at her son on the ground, then at her old boss who was full of hope, and finally realized that she had been duped.

But now I realize it's too late.

Xiao Lian said: "It's okay if you don't say it, it's written in black and white, and you can't deny it even if you want." As he spoke, he threw Nanny Lai's testimony at Cao Qishan.

While reading the testimony, Cao Qishan kept wiping the sweat from his forehead: "My lord, this...is slander!"

"Master Hou just kept saying that Lai Chunhua would tell the truth, so why did he say that he was slandering him?" It's another way of refusing to admit it. To be honest, after all these years, Xiao Lian is getting tired of it.

"Since the personal evidence is not enough to convince you, Lord Hou, then go to the mansion to get physical evidence."

Cao Qishan was taken aback: "The physical evidence? What is the physical evidence that the prince said?"

"Of course it's the account book of the Hou Mansion. People will panic, but the account book is not. If Mrs. Hou really didn't put the money outside, why are you afraid of checking the account book?"

Cao Qishan was a little at a loss. Zhao Minying had been married for so many years, and he had never interfered with the affairs of the backyard at all. She was the only one who took care of the food and clothing in the house, but she had never heard of her lack of money.

Maybe Xiao Lian couldn't find anything?
Cao Qishan looked at Zhao Minying, wanting to confirm his eyes with her, but Zhao Minying shook her head slightly at him with a pale face.

Cao Qishan secretly thought that something was wrong, good Zhao Minying, you are so courageous!After returning to the government to settle this account with her, the most urgent thing is to deal with Xiao Lian.

"My lord, I don't know where I lost this account book for a while. If my lord really wants to check it, why don't I wait for the old minister to sort it out and send it to the Sanfa Department. What do you think?"

Xiao Lian thought that Cao Qishan was really interesting, and he would not admit it unless he was dying.

Xiao Lian sneered: "How dare you bother Master Hou with such a small matter? My people are in the yamen. As long as I give an order, they can go back to the mansion with Master Hou and Mrs. Hou and find out the account books for you. It will take more than an hour."

"My lord, this... I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

"Master Hou, this king is getting tired of playing the game of cat and mouse. If you still refuse to cooperate well, don't blame me for being rude." Xiao Lian said, projecting the paperweight in his hand toward the door But going, the two people at the door almost fell into two big somersaults in front of everyone.

"Come in and listen if you want to listen. What are you doing sneakily at the door?"

Li Ying and Cao Wenxian who were caught on the spot blushed like a monkey's ass.

Seeing Cao Wenxian's concerned gaze towards her, Zhao Minying, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up and said, "I admit, I put the money in, and it has nothing to do with Lord Hou, Wenzhi, or Wenxian. If you want to catch it, catch me!"

Cao Wenxian exclaimed: "Mother, you are crazy!"

Cao Qishan shouted: "Shut up! What nonsense!"

Zhao Minying didn't know what was wrong, and insisted that it was her fault: "There is no need to check the account, what Lai Mammy said is true."

Cao Qishan was furious, and "slapped" a slap on Zhao Minying's face: "I think you've lost your head!"

Zhao Minying was beaten until her hair fell loose, she was not at all as dignified as Mrs. Hou Fu.She who was trying to restrain herself just now seemed to be broken by the last line of defense by this slap, and said hoarsely:
"Cao Qishan, do you have a conscience! I have given birth to you for so many years, worked hard for this family, and there are so many mouths up and down in the house. Is it easy for me to manage me alone?! I really don’t know or pretend I don’t know? My dowry is all lost! If you don’t give up the money, where do you think you got all your food and clothing? Your son Cao Wenxiang is eating, drinking, whoring and gambling outside, hugging left and right in the mansion Where did the money come from? Isn’t it all in exchange for my life!”

"That's enough!" Cao Qishan slapped the table heavily, his family ugliness must not be publicized, Zhao Minying's actions touched Cao Qishan's bottom line.

Zhao Minying ignored Cao Qishan, but turned around and knelt down straight to Xiao Lian: "My lord, I plead guilty. All of this was done by me alone. If you want to punish me, please punish me. Pity my son." Cao Wenzhi, he just got to know Yuan, don't let my sin affect his future. And Wenxian, she is not married yet, if there is a stain on my shameful mother, no one will dare to marry her? manage?"

As Zhao Minying spoke, she broke down in tears.

Li Ying and Cao Wenxian looked at Zhao Minying, and their eyes turned red from crying.

One woman crying is enough to make Xiao Lian's head big, let alone three women crying at the same time?For a moment, Xiao Lian felt that his head was about to explode.

"Stop!" Xiao Lian roared, and the three of them stopped crying at the same time, and Li Ying accidentally hiccupped.

"Listen to me. This king believes that this matter was committed by Xuan Pinghou's wife Zhao Minying alone. The rest of them will return to their residence. Zhao Minying will be sent to prison for retrial at another date."

"What?!" Li Ying and Cao Wenxian exclaimed, sending Zhao Minying to jail would cost her half her life, so how can it be done?
Li Ying held Cao Wenxian's hand to calm her down: "Xian'er, you go back first, and I'll talk to Xiao Lian later."

Li Ying's words raised a gleam of hope in Cao Wenxian's heart. The lord is going to marry cousin Ying soon, and there will be no suspicion because of this matter. The lord will definitely give cousin Ying face.

On the way back to the Marquis Mansion, Cao Wenxian tried to comfort her father and elder brother: "Cousin Ying promised me that she would go and talk to the prince. If the prince doesn't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, my mother will definitely come out safely!"

Cao Qishan was so angry that he couldn't speak, closed his eyes and didn't answer, Cao Wenzhi patted his younger sister on the head, and comforted him: "Mother will be safe, but don't put too much pressure on your cousin Ying, Okay?"

Cao Wenxian nodded obediently.

(End of this chapter)