Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 389

It's not that important that Qin Xiang's shop was smashed. Princess Yaoxiang will send someone to ask if she needs help. The young prince would sigh a few times and give up, and the government would settle the matter and choose to turn a blind eye and let Qin Xiang wait.

However, a fire in the middle of the night is completely different.

Even though it was still a shop, even if that shop didn't cause a fire, the degree of impact was vastly different.

Qin Xiang sent someone to report the case to the government the next day, and it was the shopkeeper He Ma Hui who went.

Ma Hui took the initiative to ask for help, and went directly to the Yamen to report the crime, regardless of her still bruised face.

She showed no shame, knelt on the ground outside the government office, wept and begged, and relied on the woman's weakness and her sharp mouth to lead the matter to Princess Huayi.

Hua Yi hadn't slept well these days, not because she was still angry, but because Du Ziren didn't come to pick her up.

In fact, no one from the Du family came to see her, and they didn't even mean to send a servant over.

Unlike other women who rarely return to their parents' home after getting married, Hua Yi will go back to her parents' home if she is unhappy. Even if the Du family is extremely powerful, Hua Yi will not wrong herself.

My father has been very busy these days and rarely sees anyone.

Stepmother Fang was also unwell and did not see Hua Yi at all, leaving Jiang Yue to wait in the house. In other words, Hua Yi seemed to be suddenly isolated and forgotten.

That day, while she was still sleeping, she was woken up by her maid Taozi. Hua Yi, who was already angry about getting out of bed, turned the anger in her heart into a slap and slapped Taozi on the face without thinking.

There were finger prints on Tao Zi's face, but she didn't dare to touch the painful cheek. She didn't even show the slightest dissatisfaction. She hurriedly explained: "Princess, someone from the Du family is here. Now in the wife's room, the wife has ordered someone to come and invite the county." Lord, come over."

After slapping her hands to vent her anger, Hua Yi woke up a little. She sat up lazily and asked others to help her wash and change clothes. She asked Tao Zi, "Who is here? To take me back?"

"It's Mrs. Li's mother. As for what she's here for, I don't know yet."

Tao Zi stared at the red finger marks on half of her face and served Hua Yi. Hua Yi couldn't stand it and said, "Go and apply powder on your face and let someone else take care of you."

Taozi smiled, called for other people to wait on her, and went to get some powder to cover up the red marks.

By the time she finished packing and came out, Hua Yi had already left.

Taozi also turned around and went out, but instead went to the yard of the second girl Jiang Yue.

Hua Yi entered the house and saw Li's mother and stepmother sitting and talking. The stepmother's face was not good-looking. Hua Yi only thought that she was still pretending to be sick, so she sneered in her heart and ignored her.

After she sat down, she looked at Mother Li.

That day, Mother Li rushed to the incense shop and took her away from the incense shop. Later, she kicked her off the carriage, which was considered a humiliation to her. But so what, why don't you obediently come to Jianyong Hou Mansion to see you again today?
"Mother Li, why are you here to pick me up? Where is the second young master?"

The second young master is naturally Du Ziren. Mother Li smiled and said: "The second young master has taken over the errand now and is very busy, so my wife ordered this old slave to come to the Jiang family."

After saying that, she glanced at Mrs. Fang and saw that she was slowly sipping tea with her eyelashes lowered, as if it was nothing to do with her.

Mother Li knew that Hua Yi had offended her stepmother so badly that Mrs. Fang didn't even have any dignity. "Young mistress, I'm here today not to invite you back to the Du family, but"

It is true that Mrs. Li did not take Hua Yi back, but the government office sent someone to the door early in the morning, saying that a female steward of Qixiang Xiang Shop sued Hua Yi for beating people, smashing the shop, and setting fire to the incense shop in the middle of the night.

Hua Yi was responsible for beating up people and smashing up shops. She had no guilt at all, but having an extra fire-burning incense shop meant she was framed.

After being stunned for a moment, Hua Yi slapped the table and said angrily: "I want to burn down her little incense shop, so why do I do it in the middle of the night? I dare to take risks, but I never shy away. I did it. I admit it, I didn’t do it, no one can frame me?”

Hua Yi has not yet realized what the fire in the middle of the night means?
Mrs. Fang also just learned about the fire. She knew that the matter was serious and could not continue to sit on the sidelines. She hurriedly asked Mother Li: "How did the fire start? Why is our princess the blame?"

Mother Li said: "The fire broke out just after midnight. Opposite the Qixiang incense shop is their warehouse. The night watchman living inside discovered the fire on the third floor opposite and found the night travelers who had not gone far. I chased him and met the officers and soldiers on night patrol."

Hua Yi snorted coldly: "Then how can you say I did it? Huh, she, Ma Hui, dares to sue the princess, but she will be punished with a stick first."

It is not easy for a commoner to sue a noble, not to mention a lowly person like Ma Hui who is so public. Moreover, it is a false accusation. It is simply courting death.

But Mrs. Fang heard a different meaning and asked Li's mother politely: "Where did the people from the incense shop meet the officers and soldiers on night patrol?"

Madam Li took a leisurely look at Huaye, and then said to Fang: "To answer Madam, it happened in the back alley of Princess Huaye's private villa. Later, the people from the incense shop were chased away by the night watchman. However, today, Miss Ma Hui from the incense shop went to the government office to file a complaint."

Mrs. Fang asked: "How come a steward filed a complaint? What about the owner of Qixiang Incense Shop?"

Mother Li shook her head and did not continue to answer this topic.

Hua Yi became impatient: "You don't need to say so much. In short, I didn't let anyone set a fire. These people came to my courtyard. It was obvious that they wanted to frame the case. Mother Li only needs to go back and tell her wife. From now on, It has nothing to do with me.”

Mother Li glanced at Fang, who could only say: "Hua Yi, you'd better go back and explain to the Du family in person. Besides, you've been home for several days. If you continue to live here, others will gossip."

In the past, although she came back often, she rarely stayed overnight. She only had one meal before going back.

Ma Hui was brought in by the people from the yamen. Outside, Ma Hui kept telling the story about Princess Huayi smashing the store and beating people, and also hinted that she was the one who sent people to set the store on fire. Anyway, the people outside thought about it and believed it. understood her words.

But when she entered the government office, she no longer mentioned the smashing of the shop and being beaten. She only said that she came to report the arson in the middle of the night on behalf of her master's family.

The shopkeeper followed silently, and several people from the incense shop also accompanied him quietly. Ma Hui sang, chanted, and beat all by himself throughout the whole process, which was a great show.

Therefore, Ma Hui was not beaten because she did not explicitly sue the princess.

As soon as Hua Yi returned to Du's house, before she could change her clothes, her mother-in-law called her over.

In the past, although Hua Yi didn't respect her mother-in-law too much, she still had a decent relationship with her. In addition, her mother-in-law never asked her to set rules or make things difficult for her. The two were basically in harmony with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

But today, Mrs. Du didn't have a smile on her face at all. She asked Hua Yi with a cold face why she went to Naoxiang Shop?

Hua Yi defended himself a few words: "It wasn't Qin Xiang who offended me first. She first sent her steward to seduce the second master, and then humiliated me in public, causing me to fall and make a fool of myself."

"After returning home, my daughter-in-law told the second master that he also turned on Qin and was not willing to help me vent my anger. This led my daughter-in-law to go to the incense shop to find Ma Hui. I agree with beating people and destroying the shop, but burning the shop in the middle of the night , I have definitely never done it. I hope my mother will believe me. Someone framed me. Maybe the person behind it is actually the Du family! "