Tianyuan Fenghuajing

Chapter 174 Contract
Mrs. Ji frowned:
"I don't remember any contracts I made."

She didn't know that when Ji Ge sent people to look for her, a search warrant had been issued, requiring those who went to divide into two groups.One group went to arrest Mrs. Ji; the other group stayed in Ji's mansion to find information about Mrs. Ji's room.

What the master handed him just now was the shop contract found out, which was the contract of the Muluo Pavilion.Mrs. Ji is also a big-hearted person. She thinks it is easy to get money from the shop, so she doesn't take this shop seriously. Moreover, she believes that the people in her yard are trustworthy, so she put the shop's contract directly on the In the dark layer of the vanity box.

The yamen servants have experienced many such things, but within three breaths, they found a lot of evidence.In addition to the contract of this shop, there are several prescriptions in the shop.

"You actually went to search my yard? How dare you!"

Mrs. Ji used to be the wife of an official family and was always respected.Even the high-ranking officials in Beijing gave her some face. Even if she did something disgraceful, they would cover it up for her. How could anyone search her house?
"Since there are testimonies, what's wrong with me sending someone to investigate?"

Ji Ge is very cold, he is not someone who will follow others, and Mrs. Ji is no longer Mrs. Shangshu.Ji Ge would not try to curry favor with a commoner who only had fame and fame. What's more, this lady was not nice to him in the past.

In fact, those prescriptions are the real evidence, but this contract can't prove anything.After all, the store is run by the shopkeeper. If she said that this is all done by the shopkeeper and has nothing to do with her, it would make sense.

Sure enough, Mrs. Ji also quickly realized the shortcomings of this evidence, and wanted to directly blame the shopkeeper for all the crimes.

She's smart enough not to say it, but to suggest it:

"Although this shop is mine, I have not interfered with the affairs of the shop. Perhaps, something happened in it that I don't know."

Mrs. Ji's words are beautiful, but Ji Ge has already dug a hole to wait for her, and now seeing her half foot stepping on the edge of the hole, he just wants to push.

"You mean, you don't know what the shopkeeper is selling?"

After the previous events, Mrs. Ji was already on guard and did not dare to answer directly.Just having Mu Yun by her side was enough to make her cautious enough.In the past, she did not miss Mu Yun's words.

"I know that the shop sells cosmetics and powders, but I don't know the specifics."

"Okay, then go search!"

Ji Ge threw the "executive" order sign on the ground, and Ji Ge's yamen servant pushed away the people at the door, and went to Muluo Pavilion to arrest people and find evidence.

Mrs. Ji was uneasy.

She felt that the development of things was a bit strange, as if she was walking on a route designed by others.She shook her head and comforted herself: The shopkeeper is a skilled person, so he should know that evidence will be destroyed.

When the shopkeeper of Muluo Pavilion was brought, he still looked confused, for some reason.When he saw Mrs. Ji and Mu Yun, he realized that things were going to be bad. He subconsciously took a step back, and was immediately knocked on the knee by the yamen servant behind him.

He couldn't stand steadily, and knelt directly beside Mrs. Ji.

Without even saying hello to Mrs. Ji, she knelt tremblingly on the ground, as if she was confessing.

After the routine questioning, Ji Ge directly called the shopkeeper's life, and asked him whether the spices in the shop were plagiarized from others.

Before the shopkeeper could speak, Mu Yun was beside her, warning:
"Mrs. Ji has explained everything, you have to think clearly before answering."

When Mrs. Ji heard Mu Yun say this, she almost jumped up and scolded her for being insidious.According to what she said before, she "confessed", but not "all" is open to question.

Seeing the shopkeeper suddenly look at her after hearing this, she hinted:

"This shop is managed by the shopkeeper. I didn't interfere with what he sells. Does that count as an explanation?"

"Yes, you just said that you don't know anything about the things sold in the shop. Even if someone accuses you of stealing the things I made, you don't know about it."

The second half of Mu Yun's sentence was her intentional misinterpretation of Mrs. Ji's previous words. Mrs. Ji was about to refute, but was interrupted by Ji Ge.

"No whispering!"

Mrs. Ji hated Ji Ge even more, but she was afraid that Ji Ge would hit her again, so she held back without explaining.She is still hurting from the injured part, and although there is no bleeding, it must be red and swollen.She couldn't do it even if she wanted to kneel and sit, so she could only kneel upright.

After listening to half of what the shopkeeper said, his mind became active.

Mrs. Ji's words obviously mean to let him stand on top of the tank!Since the county magistrate arrested him instead of putting him in prison, the matter is still unclear.But according to what Mrs. Ji said just now, once the matter is finalized, he must be the one who will be directly sacrificed.He always flatters Mrs. Ji, but that's only because Mrs. Ji is the one who gave him the money, but if the money comes in exchange for his life, he is not willing.

"This... my lord, I am simply a puppet!"

As soon as the shopkeeper spoke, Mu Yun showed joy, while Mrs. Ji looked at the shopkeeper in disbelief.She didn't understand why the shopkeeper suddenly turned against him?
Regardless of everyone's reaction, the shopkeeper told another fact.This fact coincides with what Yu Yi said.That is, Mrs. Ji did ask him to steal Mu Yun's idea, buy the skin care products in Mu Yun's store, find the fragrance master to make the same taste, and then sell them at a cheaper price, so as to win Mu Yun's beauty. customer source.

"You're lying!" Mrs. Ji yelled.

"Roaring court, staff ten!"

Ji Ge threw down the order again, and the yamen servants rushed forward.

Joy flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes.When he gets along with Mrs. Ji on weekdays, Mrs. Ji always puts on a condescending look, as if it is normal for him to please her.It was nothing at all, but he couldn't bear the disdainful eyes Mrs. Ji often showed.I think he has always been in front of the shopkeeper. When outsiders see him, even if they are not respectful, they still have a good face. How have they ever received such an attitude from Mrs. Ji.He had long harbored a grudge, and was pleased to see Mrs. Ji suffer.

He told him everything Mrs. Ji ordered him to do, and also took out his contract with the spice master, which also had Mrs. Ji's handprint on it.

Mrs. Ji wanted to vomit blood when she saw him dump the plate and tell him all the things she secretly ordered him to do, and when the yamen servants stopped, she felt her eyes darken.But she was raised very well in Ji's mansion, her body was strong, she just didn't faint, her eyes were dark for a while, and then bright again.

"There are all witnesses and material evidence. Ji Bai, what else do you have to say?"

Mrs. Ji still wanted to quibble, suddenly a person rushed out from the crowd, and that person almost didn't fall when he saw the people in the hall.

"So it's true!"

"Master, you are finally here." Madam Ji whispered as if seeing a savior.

When Ji Han saw her, he gave her a hard look.

This morning, he had an appointment with the squire Ji Ge for morning tea. He was halfway through the meal, when suddenly his servant came to report that a servant had entered the house and took Mrs. Ji away, and was searching for something at home.The servant couldn't explain clearly, so he thought it was Ji Ge who asked Mrs. Ji to come over.As for the things, he guessed that Ji Ge left something in Ji's mansion a few years ago, and now he came to look for it, so he didn't care.

After chatting with the squire until noon, they made an appointment to have dinner together.

When they changed places, they staggered with the servant who came to report again.When he learned that his wife had been arrested and interrogated in the government office, he had finished his lunch.Regardless of the soup in his stomach, he rushed to the government office in one breath.

But it was still too late, Mrs. Ji had already been convicted, and Ji Ge was holding the warrant in his hand.If the order is signed, Mrs. Ji will be dragged into the prison and locked up.

"Son... Ji Ge, you..."

"Who is in the hall?" Ji Ge asked routinely.

As soon as he saw Ji Han, he thought of the time when he was bullied by Mrs. Ji.What Ji Han did, it is not an exaggeration to be called helping the evildoers.

"This is Ji Han who has resigned and retired."

Just as Ji Han finished speaking, someone said:
"I live in such a big house, and I'm not afraid to blush when I flaunt it in the market every day and return to seclusion."

Ji Han is not easy to pursue, he only misses his old wife who has been with him for many years, and looks at Ji Ge eagerly.

"What's the matter with you?"

Seeing Ji Ge's business-like appearance, Ji Han's original plan to use favors to bring Mrs. Ji home may be a waste of time.

He considered it and said:

"My wife Ji Bai's body is weak and cannot stay in prison. Sir, look..."

"It's okay if you don't want to go to jail, you can use money to atone for her crime." Ji Ge motioned to the master to come forward, said something to the master, and then said, "Mu Yun will report the loss in the store... Actually, it's not necessary, just go straight to her." It is enough to hand over all the proceeds of Muluo Pavilion these days; Master, count the redemption price stipulated by the Ministry of Punishment, and Master Ji will also pay it; finally, there are officials who work hard to open courts, which are also included in the scope of compensation. "

The master had already looked at the account book of Muluo Pavilion, and then twisted his beard to do some calculations in his mind, and reported a number:

"The income of Muluo Pavilion in recent days is 27 taels and 41 taels; the total price of the redemption is 100 taels; the wages of Kaijutang and the government servants are 130 taels to 840 taels. The total is [-] seven taels and [-] a tael."

Before waiting for the reaction of everyone in the hall, the people outside the door had already started to sigh.

"I can't see that the income of a small shop in less than ten days is almost 20 taels. Isn't this too profitable?"

"Redemption is 100 taels at a time? No wonder those rich people are bullying others. I'm afraid this small amount of money is just a small amount of money to them?"

No matter what happened outside the door, Ji Ge still had a cold face, and he didn't have a good face just because he had his father in the hall.

"Your Excellency, do you understand? Pay the money first, and then give it away."

Ji Ge looked at Ji Han gnashing his teeth expressionlessly, while he and Mu Yun secretly exchanged a look.

Mrs. Ji was as wilted as a defeated rooster. After Ji Han gave him a look as soon as he entered the door, she didn't dare to make a sound, and she didn't dare to look at Ji Han's face.

After this incident in the courtroom, Mrs. Ji really settled down for a long time.

When the new year was approaching, she finally couldn't bear it and came out to do something.This is not to say that Mrs. Ji had been unable to go out before, but that after she was summoned to court, Ji Han imprisoned her in the ancestral hall for seven days, and then was confined in the yard for another month.

In a blink of an eye, it was November, and the weather started to get cold. As soon as Mrs. Ji came out, she went to Mu Yun's shop first, and bought furry things for the family members.

Mu Yun went to the shop and heard the news, and confirmed repeatedly, is Mrs. Ji really here to buy things?Have you paid?After getting an affirmative answer, she was still a little confused.

this day.

Mrs. Ji rarely comes to Mu Yun's courtyard, and she gives away things as soon as she comes, which makes Mu Yun flattered.

"The new year is coming in a blink of an eye, and there has been a stalemate between us. I am afraid that the year will not be good. I sent something today, just to repair our relationship, so that the master will not be difficult, and no outsiders will see joke."

This is the first time Mrs. Ji has asked for peace?The third time?
(End of this chapter)