The reborn poisonous woman is hard to abandon

Chapter 112 Spreading Rumors
"If you have something to play, you have nothing to do!"

In the early morning of the next day, the eunuch with a high-pitched voice raised the fly whisk in his hand, stood in front of the emperor's hall and shouted to the crowd.

Xiao Hong was about to submit the memorial with his hands in his arms, when suddenly a speech officer in the opposite queue hurried out.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Mr. Xiao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, for not being strict with his family, spoiling his wife and destroying his wife."

"Wang Yushi, what do you mean by this! When did this official not manage the family strictly?"

Hearing the other party's words, Xiao Hong almost fainted, and hastily stepped out and knelt down to the emperor: "The emperor is wise, my ministers have always been strict with themselves, and they are also strict with their family members. I really didn't tell Wang Yushi..."

"Your Majesty, the news that Mr. Xiao protected his concubine's room the night before yesterday and intended to kill his concubine has already spread in the capital, and there is a lot of excitement in the tea house. .”

Wang Yushi interrupted him and asked the emperor to investigate thoroughly, and other officials also agreed.

"Your Majesty, I pay attention to the difference between concubines and concubines. Lord Xiao doting concubines and destroying wives is against human ethics. He is really not suitable for being an official. For the sake of the reputation of my court officials, I ask the emperor to make the court clean."

Xiao Hong didn't expect that the news of his punishment of Xiao Ruan had already reached the ears of these officials, and seeing that they came forward to impeach him, he immediately understood that it must be the Lu family who deliberately spread these rumors.

It's a shame that he wanted to sue the emperor today that Lu Hanrui led troops to break into his house without permission, but they preempted him!

Seeing the emperor's gloomy face and not speaking, Xiao Hong hurriedly explained to himself: "Your Majesty, the reason why I imposed family law on my daughter-in-law the night before yesterday is really because this daughter is arrogant, disrespectful and stubborn. To put her to death."

"Xiao Hong! When will my granddaughter be as miserable as you said? If we hadn't gotten the news that night and arrived in time, I'm afraid my granddaughter's life would be thrown into your hands!"

Hearing Xiao Hong's sophistry, Duke Lu suddenly let out a cold snort, and finally couldn't help standing up and bowing to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, what the old minister said is true. Now Ruan'er is still recuperating in my house. There is a doctor Xu in the palace who can prove it for me. Master Xiao favored my concubine and killed my wife, and now he is protecting the concubine's room, intending to kill her." My granddaughter, the old minister boldly beseeches the emperor to call the shots and let the minister take back my granddaughter, lest she be beaten to death by her biological father again!"

When Xiao Hong heard this, his scalp went numb.

That night he did let his servants use cruel hands, and when Xiao Ruan was taken away by Lu Hanrui, he was supported by someone...

"Your Majesty, this servant also heard that Imperial Physician Xu did go to Lu's house for a consultation the night before yesterday. I'm afraid Mrs. Xiao really did something cruel to Miss Xiao."

During the dispute in the court, Eunuch Fu who was beside the emperor suddenly said this to the emperor, and the emperor immediately turned his attention to Xiao Hong.

"Xiao Hong, let me ask you, have you ever lynched your daughter?"

When the emperor's cold voice came, Xiao Hong's heart trembled again.

That girl Xiao Ruan had the certificate from Imperial Physician Xu, and she couldn't deny it even if she wanted to. If the emperor sent someone to check, and that wicked girl deliberately acted critically ill, there was nothing he could do.

There was a gloomy look in his eyes, Xiao Hong cast a vicious glance at Duke Lu and the silent Huo Xun, and could only lower his head to admit: "Your Majesty, I did use family law, but it was really because of this wicked girl..."

This was the second time that Xiao Hong talked about Xiao Ruan in front of everyone, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the side also couldn't stand it.

"Master Xiao, I have some acquaintance with your eldest lady. According to this hall, Miss Xiao is well-educated and extremely intelligent. She is really not as bad as you said. I am afraid that Lord Xiao is really being used by others. Self-knowledge."

With the crown prince's proof, the court officials once again asked the emperor to punish Xiao Hong, and Lu Guogong also took this opportunity to ask the emperor to take his granddaughter away again.

"I'm ready."

The emperor heard that the officials of the DPRK and China had reached an agreement and directly granted Lu Guogong's request, and then turned his gaze to Xiao Hong, saying a warning.

"Xiao Hong's concubine and concubine were discriminated against, and you were defiled by the people in the capital. Considering that you were diligent during your tenure, I will punish you to suspend your post and stay on for half a year's inspection."

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"Master, it's not good"

Xiao Hong had just returned to the mansion and hadn't finished a sip of tea when he saw his attendants rushing into the room, he was furious: "What happened again!"

The attendant knew that Xiao Hong was in a bad mood, so he had to lower his head and said very quickly: "Master, the Lu family has brought people here again, saying that they want to take away Miss's dowry."

"He dares!"

With a "bang", Xiao Hong put the tea bowl in his hand on the table, his eyes burst into anger, and he immediately got up and asked his followers to take him to meet the Lu family.

The gate of Xiao's house was already surrounded by crowds on the inner and outer three floors, and Lu Hanrui was waiting outside with Lu's servants.

As soon as he saw Xiao Hong, Lu Hanrui said loudly: "Master Xiao, you protect your concubine's room and intend to force your daughter to death. For the sake of my cousin's safety, the emperor has allowed us to take my cousin to the Lu residence, and please leave my aunt to my cousin." Bring out the dowry that came down."

Lu Hanrui's voice was loud, and in a few words he told about Xiao Hong's intention to put his first daughter to death. People around heard that the emperor had ordered the Lu family to take back his granddaughter, and immediately pointed at Xiao Hong, discussing a lot.

"I have long heard that Xiao Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War, spoiled his concubine and killed his wife and thought it was a lie. Now that the emperor is alarmed, it seems to be true!"

"Miss Xiao is also pitiful. She has such a father who is not as good as a beast. Fortunately, Duke Lu is here, otherwise she will be killed like her mother!"

……

The sound of discussion reached Xiao Hong's ears, making him very angry, and the veins on his forehead twitched.

"You don't want to use the emperor to suppress me. The emperor only promised your Lu family to take that wicked girl away, but he didn't say that he would let you take away the dowry. Your Lu family came here in such a hurry to ask for the dowry. Could it be that you want to embezzle me? The dowry of the daughter of the Xiao family!"

Lu Hanrui walks in the military and horse division of the five cities, maintains law and order on weekdays, and handles disputes among various families. He is very handy and experienced in such things as today's door-to-door begging for dowry.

He discussed with Huo Xun that night and getting the emperor to agree to take Xiao Ruan back to the Lu residence was only the first step, the second step was to get Xiao Ruan's dowry back.

When Xiao Ruan's mother married to Xiao's residence, the Lu family's dowry was a huge red dowry. Once the Lu family died, the dowry should have been handed over to Xiao Ruan, but the Lu family never handed it over to Xiao Ruan.

Lu Hanrui deliberately brought a group of people to wait outside the gate of Xiao Mansion, attracting a large crowd of onlookers, just to force Xiao Mansion to spit out Xiao Ruan's dowry.

Therefore, Lu Hanrui was not afraid of losing face, and questioned Xiao Hong loudly in front of everyone.

"Master Xiao's words are very ridiculous. What we want to take away is only the dowry left by our aunt to our cousin, and we didn't ask for a penny from your Xiao family. Master Xiao is going to beat my cousin to death, and now I can't bear it." These dowry, could it be that the reason why the family punished the cousin was to take the dowry for himself?"

"What an eloquent Lizi! Go back and tell Duke Lu that Xiao Ruan is the daughter of our Xiao family, and her dowry belongs to our Xiao family. It's not your Lu family's turn to point fingers!"

Xiao Hong was almost pissed off by Lu Hanrui, he didn't realize that there was something wrong with what he said, but Lu Hanrui's face showed a strong irony.

"Everyone, I ask you to be a witness to me today. It turns out that the Xiao family really wants to take my cousin's dowry..."

"Who said my Xiao family wanted to take away Ruan girl's dowry!"

At this moment, an angry voice came, and Lu Hanrui turned his head to look at the voice, and saw Mrs. Lu walking out surrounded by a kind of maidservants, leaning on crutches.

"Mother, the kid from the Lu family is really hateful..."

"shut up!"

As soon as Xiao Hong saw the old lady, as if he had beaten the backbone, he immediately surrounded him but was scolded by the old lady.

Ignoring Xiao Hong's reaction, Mrs. Xiao walked to the door, looked straight at Lu Hanrui and said in a deep voice.

"Since Ruan girl has made up her mind that my Xiao family is sorry for her and wants to go to her grandfather's house, my Xiao family will never stop it. As for the dowry left by her mother, our Xiao family will not take a single cent of it. Lu If the young master wants to take the dowry away, you can go to the mansion to discuss the matter, why block the door and ruin the reputation of my Xiao family?"

Mrs. Lu's few words not only denied Lu Hanrui's claim that the Xiao family took the dowry and did not return it, but also pointed out that Lu Hanrui's behavior of blocking the door was uneasy and kind, and at the same time implied that there was something hidden about the Xiao family's abuse of Xiao Ruan, and then asked people to invite Lu Hanrui into the house .

Lu Hanrui's intention to block the door was seen through by the old lady, and she secretly thought that her purpose of venting anger for Xiao Ruan had been achieved, and as long as she returned her dowry, everything would be fine.

It's just that when he was about to invite people to enter the mansion, Xiao Hong had someone stop them.

"Stop, I said that Xiao Ruan's dowry belongs to our Xiao family, and I will never give it to your Lu family easily!"

Xiao Hong's face was gloomy, he didn't expect that the old lady agreed to return the dowry to the Lu family as soon as she came out, and felt very dissatisfied.

Lu's dowry to Xiao Ruan was very rich, how could he easily give it up to others.

Seeing this, Lu Hanrui sneered at the corner of his mouth, and turned to look at the old lady.

"Get out!"

Noticing Lu Hanrui's contemptuous gaze, the old lady Jian could not wait to step forward and scold her stupid son severely.

After sternly yelling at Xiao Hong, the old lady immediately asked Lu Hanrui to be summoned into the house, and ordered Aunt Deng to find out Xiao Ruan's dowry list.

Not long after, box after box of dowry was carried out of the mansion, Xiao Hong's face was ashen, if not for the old lady watching, he would definitely drive Lu Hanrui out.

"Thank you, Mrs. Lu, for your kindness. I will take the dowry away today. My grandfather also has something to tell you. Our Lu family will never embezzle my cousin's dowry. Moreover, the dowry of my cousin's future marriage will also be shared by our Lu family." You can rest assured."

Lu Hanrui bid farewell to Mrs. Xiao with a smile on his face, and took people away without even looking at Xiao Hong.

(End of this chapter)