You sell swords, I go crazy, I am a father in Shengjing

"Uncle Wang, what did Prefect Feng say? How does he plan to deal with this matter? Does he have any way to make these people in Qingzhou shut up?"

As soon as Xie Wanyin saw the newly appointed housekeeper Wang coming back, he immediately sent someone to invite her to his side.

The death of the matchmaker caused quite a stir. Even someone as proud as Xie Wanyin did not dare to act pretentiously at this moment. Instead, he kept a close eye on the matter, trying to find the best solution.

This butler Wang was the eye she sent to the government office and the link between her and Prefect Feng.

However, facing Xie Wanyin's excited questioning, Butler Wang's expression did not look good.

He was a nimble warrior who seldom dealt with public affairs, and he did not know the private affairs of the rear house like others.

To put it bluntly, he came to protect Xie Wanyin, but this lady seemed kind, generous, gentle and elegant, but as long as you come into contact with her often, you will know that her eyes are actually on top of her head.

It's just that some people openly look down on others, and treat others with indifference, but Xie Wanyin really smiles sweetly, hiding her disgust and pride in her heart.

In addition, she had been like a madman for more than a year, and she had to compete with the princess, and she was even more eager for quick success before the princess fell...

So she brought them to Qingzhou. She looked down on Su Quan's family but wanted to use them. At the same time, she didn't want to damage her good image of being extremely gentle in the eyes of outsiders.

The final result was that they were sent to secretly deal with Su Quan, but she underestimated the enemy and fell into the trap of Yunxiang and her son.

It would have been easier to keep the secret somewhere else, but she had the bad luck to meet that difficult matchmaker.

As for Prefect Feng...

Steward Wang rubbed his brows and finally said in a rough voice:

"Lord Feng said that he will not summon you, Miss, but Yunxiang and her son must go to the government office and leave their statements. Of course, he will keep the case under wraps for a few days. If the situation is still as difficult as it is now, he will probably report the matter."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wanyin’s face turned pale.

Report it?

Report it to her father?
When Xie Wanyin thought about his father knowing about this, he felt cold all over and his eyes became bloodshot.

That's right, she hadn't even had time to write a letter home to tell her father what had happened here.

She was afraid, but also extremely angry, unwilling, and ashamed.

Every time this happened, she wanted to kill Yunxiang and her son, and let them go to hell, into a frying pan, through a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire...

But she can't.

"Forget it, let's wait for two days. After all, you have the Xie family behind you. Even if the people know that you intend to harm them, I'm afraid they won't keep making trouble. Then Yunxiang and her son will be detained for two more days. After two days, let Prefect Feng take them to the government office for questioning."

Seeing that Xie Wanyin was in a daze and was obviously frightened by the series of misfortunes, Butler Wang could only take the initiative to make the decision for her.

However, they did not notice that the guard standing outside the door had heard the entire incident and quickly passed the information to Yunxiang and her son who had been imprisoned.

Looking at the note in her hand which said that she would have a chance to leave Xie's house in two days, the fine lines at the corners of Yunxiang's eyes twitched because of her smile.

She immediately swallowed the note, took her son Su Hua's hand and said:

"Hua'er, you have to remember that your parents risked their lives to get you back from the Xie family, so the Xie family owes you. It's not too much for you to ask them for anything."

"mother……"

Su Hua stared at Yun Xiang in front of him in a daze, as if he had a premonition of something, and tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes.

"Go fight, go grab, go get it. If you want to climb up, you have to step on her, Xie Wanyin, and climb up desperately."

Xie Wanyin was in a state of panic here, and Prefect Feng was not much better off on the other side.

On one side is Shangguan's daughter who makes one mistake after another, and on the other side are the people of the two alleys who are outraged by the death of the matchmaker. He can neither convince his niece nor suppress the people directly.

So he had to personally interrogate the people in the two lanes, and after recording the confessions of both parties, he let them go one by one.

Among them, the people in Qushui Lane had originally planned to plead guilty, but after seeing such a big incident in Anping Lane, they quickly changed their tune and became accomplices with Anping.

So what can Prefect Feng do?
It's just a matter of delaying it.

But at the same time, he didn't want to give up the opportunity to save Xie Wanyin.

You should know that this person's father and brother are both powerful figures, and the old man of the Xie family is a duke of a country and the father-in-law of the current emperor.

If he could really help Xie Wanyin solve this problem and use it to get close to the Xie family, his future career would be unimaginably smooth.

So he quickly called in some smooth-talking people who were best at explaining the pros and cons to others, and explained to them his intentions as the prefect.

Basically, they were asked to go to the homes of the common people in the two alleys and deal with the people on the grounds that Xie Wanyin was indifferent to worldly affairs and was a lady from a wealthy family who knew nothing.

Of course, they are going to go openly this time and will also promise a lot of benefits.

Among them, the gold, silver and corvée labor were easy to deal with. As long as they could stop making trouble and let the matter settle down peacefully, he, Feng, would have made a great contribution.

"This Magistrate Feng is a shrewd man. Before the matter gets better, he just pretends to be very upset to Xie Wanyin, as if he has no way out. And when those people really give in, he will tell the really upset Xie Wanyin, and the eldest wife of the Xie family will probably really remember his kindness."

Qi Xiao understood the whole situation, and Feng Xi also took advantage of it.

There was no way, the game between Xie Wanyin and Su Hua was just too dark, she couldn't help but pay attention.

"So did the people respond? If some people didn't respond, it would be fine, but if everyone responded, it would be troublesome."

Feng Xi was eating melon seeds, her eyes as bright as a mirror.

"Of course I agreed. Even the matchmaker's nephew agreed. How could others not accept this benefit?"

Qi Xiao smiled.

Although the world today is no longer one where people take human life lightly, the gap between the common people and the wealthy families is still difficult to cross.

"Don't compete with power for fame" is not just a saying, but the wisdom accumulated by ordinary people over thousands of years.

People need to eat, and food requires money. When the imperial court issues corvée labor, if one can exempt a family's men from labor, or send one's men and sons to a place where the work is lighter, then one can save one's family once again.

Prefect Feng was the real local official of Qingzhou, and the people he sent entered his house openly. Not only were there many people watching outside, but they, the common people, had never entered Prefect Feng's house.

"So they think that Prefect Feng's promise is credible, and Prefect Feng really intends to bribe them for his future career and show the Xie family his sincerity, right?"

Feng Xi smiled and thought that these local officials were really interesting. Some were greedy, some were pretentious, some were servile and flattering, and some bullied their subordinates. There were very few who could get practical work done.

"Indeed, but these people have another condition, which is that they must be given an explanation for this matter. After all, they almost paid compensation and accepted corvée labor."

"Did the matchmaker's nephew bring this up?"

Qi Xiao nodded, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said:

"His aunt died because of this, so he naturally wants to take a life as an explanation. Besides, there are so many people watching outside, and if this matter is left unresolved, it will naturally affect them."

It can be said that this request is not excessive, but even reasonable.

From the perspective of the people who went to negotiate, it was probably because they gave the other party the most money that the other party gave in so easily. And anyone with a brain should know that it would be of no benefit to them to offend the Xie family.

This proposal was quickly reported to Prefect Feng, who was delighted when he heard it, but at the same time felt a little bit of a pain in the neck.

There was no other way, because the other party's request meant that they had to find a scapegoat, and this scapegoat had to be really related to this matter.

It can only be said that Yunxiang and her son did something wrong to Xie Wanyin, but it cannot explain how the Xie family framed the people later, so it cannot be used.

Then the scapegoats left are his master and Xie Wanyin's people.

This master had been with him for many years and was a very useful knife under his command. Moreover, it was he who asked him to go in this matter. He could not punish him and disappoint the people on his side.

So he immediately called someone over and conveyed his intention to Xie Wanyin overnight.

When Xie Wanyin heard of his arrangement, he immediately gave him the extra money and agreed to send the previous housekeeper to the government to take the blame early the next morning.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the housekeeper is the one who did all the bad things. What can I do? I'm still a baby~"

Feng Xi was lying on the bed, talking and laughing, which made Qi Xiao couldn't help but stretch out his hand to pinch her smooth face and said:

"So? Hello, baby?"

Feng Xi: "?"

Pooh!
Qi Xiao, are you fucking sick?

Just as Feng Xi said, it is normal if some people disagree with the settlement. Once everyone agrees, there will definitely be follow-up to this matter.

Because the whole Qushui Lane was bustling again early the next morning.

However, this time it was not because the government was arresting someone, but because someone died in Qushui Alley...

"Who's in trouble? Who did you say is gone?"

When Magistrate Feng got the news, he was almost overwhelmed. Last night, he thought the matter was settled and went straight to his aunt's place. Now he couldn't even open his eyes.

"Sir, you should go and take a look. Miss Xie's former housekeeper rushed out of the mansion early this morning and said that Su Hua's mother Yunxiang committed suicide!"

Today, the Xie residence was dead silent, and the entire house was filled with people...

Those standing inside the house were residents of Qushui Lane, while those outside were people from the street who had come to watch the fun.

As neighbors, people in Qushui Lane have an obligation to come in and check.

Especially since this is a murder case, if one does not take any action, it will easily affect oneself.

Therefore, they were the first to come in and saw Su Hua and the guards of Xie's house pulling Yunxiang's body.

Afterwards, this matter was vigorously publicized by Butler Liu, who ran around with a look of fear on his face, and attracted more and more people to watch.

It was not until Prefect Feng led his men to capture Steward Liu and a group of people came to Xie's house in a mighty procession that the surrounding onlookers finally quieted down a bit.

However, this silence soon became boiling when Butler Liu took out a bloody letter and said that Yunxiang had cried and begged him to bring it out.

"Your mother wrote this?"

Prefect Feng's head was throbbing with pain, but he still patiently asked Su Hua who was standing beside him.

At the moment, Su Hua was in a trance, and it seemed that he had not yet recovered from the sad news of his mother's passing.

But when he heard the words "written in blood", he looked up and nodded:

"Yes, it was written by my mother..."

Prefect Feng sighed and finally looked at Butler Wang opposite him.

It is not convenient for Xie Wanyin to come forward for the current matter, so Butler Wang is her spokesperson.

But even if Steward Wang was highly skilled in martial arts, he would not rush forward to snatch the blood letter, because snatching it would only show that there was something fishy going on in the Xie family.

Just then someone in the crowd suddenly shouted:

"Since it was written by the deceased, why don't you have someone read it out to us all?"

With this person starting the fire, many people below immediately spoke up in agreement.

Now the affairs of the Xie family are getting bigger and bigger, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with them.

Therefore, some people even volunteered:
"Why not let the students read it out for the deceased, so that all of us can see what injustice she suffered!"

Prefect Feng gritted his teeth:
"Stop messing around!"

But just as he was about to give the blood letter to the master beside him and ask him to open it and read it, a man in the crowd shouted:

"He was able to force a matchmaker to death that day, so why wouldn't he tamper with the deceased's will today?"

"That's right, the students from the academy should be allowed to study there!"

"Let that student read it!"

……

Prefect Feng looked at the aggrieved and embarrassed clerk beside him, then looked at the excited people, and finally shook his head helplessly.

He originally wanted to use this opportunity to cling to the Xie family for protection, but this darling girl of the Xie family was too troublesome. He was really tired now and could not protect her anymore.

So he waved his hand and really gave the blood letter to the academy student.

Soon everyone heard the student's reading, and the expressions on their faces as they looked at the Xie family's guards and servants became more and more indignant.

Yunxiang did not write anything radical in the letter. On the contrary, she kept apologizing to Xie Wanyin and others.

According to the letter, she also accidentally witnessed what happened between Xie Wanyin and Su Hua.

After all, she is Su Hua's mother, so naturally she hopes that her son can get married openly instead of being secretive and afraid of this and that.

At the same time, she also admitted that she was not a good person. She just took a fancy to Xie Wanyin's family background and thought that her son could gain a lot of benefits from this.

So she took the initiative and asked the matchmaker to come to propose this marriage, hoping to make a big fuss about it...

After all, after Su Quan escaped, there were only the two of them, mother and son, left in their family, and their future days would probably not be easy.

But she didn't expect Xie Wanyin to suddenly scream, causing everyone to run into the house and exposing the matter directly to everyone.

She knew that Xie Wanyin definitely didn't want to be with her son, so she was really sorry. She felt that it was all her fault, and she hoped that her death would put the matter to rest completely.

She had no other requests, she just hoped that the Xie family would let Su Hua go and allow Su Hua to live safely in Qingzhou.

Feng Xi clapped his hands upon hearing this, and couldn't help but speak from Yun Xiang's perspective:
"I am willing to die to apologize, saying that everything is my fault. If you, Xie Wanyin, don't marry my son, this matter will not be over~" (End of this chapter)