Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 96
The summer trees are shaded, the curtains are deep, and a few fallen flowers are lying on the tea table.

Ye Qiongdan drank tea unhurriedly, and glanced at the county government opposite from time to time.

Today is the public announcement day, early in the morning, many people surrounded the county government.

How could the second wife be in the mood for morning tea? She asked anxiously, "Have you found someone reliable? Why haven't you brought Ye Jiwu here yet?"

"What's the hurry? It takes time for a fish to take the bait," Ye Qiongdan smiled slightly, picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and chewed carefully, "The person I'm looking for is not very reliable, but he is very greedy." Play."

As she said that, she pushed another plate of radish cake in front of Ye Qiongxiang: "Come, try your favorite radish cake."

Ye Qiongxiang ate nervously, and said uneasily: "Adan, wouldn't we lose the whole morning's money?"

"Money is not important, how can it be important to let you vent your anger?" Ye Qiongdan said lightly.

"Adan, how are you going to vent your anger on me?" Ye Qiongxiang asked curiously.

"You'll know in a while. I guarantee that this matter will be resolved forever." Ye Qiongdan said mysteriously.

"You want to kill him?" Xiang girl lowered her voice and asked in horror.

"It's not that serious. Killing people will cause karma, so it's not easy to do." Ye Qiongdan shook his head.

"That's good," Xiang girl heaved a sigh of relief, "but...but he is my second cousin after all..."

"I said girl, your brain is like a lump of elm, isn't it? Ten thousand deaths are not enough for a person like him. To save his life is already doing good deeds!" The second daughter-in-law looked at him with hatred She nodded her head heavily, and looked at Ye Qiongdan again, "Today's matter must be done! If it doesn't work out, I'll be pissed to death! Can I find someone who likes to play?"

"Others can't do it, but he can probably do it." Ye Qiongdan said noncommittally.

The sun gradually rose, and the gentleman in the teahouse began to tell stories.

Except for Ye Qiongdan and Ye Qinghan, no one was interested in listening to books.

Ye Qinghan believed in Ye Qiongdan's ability and knew that she would be able to accomplish this, so she was not as nervous as others.

After the storyteller finished speaking a section of the picture book, the audience burst into applause.

The daughter-in-law of the second room said impatiently: "It's so noisy! Why don't you come!"

"Hasn't it only been half an hour? What's the rush? Even from Qili Town to Qinghe County, it will take a while," Ye Qiongdan said unhurriedly, "Take it easy, as if you are out to play today , let’s eat and drink when we need to, and the fish will definitely take the bait before dark.”

"Are you so sure?" The second wife looked at her suspiciously.

"Yes." Ye Qiongdan said solemnly.

So, another singing girl was replaced on the stage.

Ye Qiongdan sympathized with her that it was not easy to make money, and ordered a few songs from her.

It was already noon after the singing girl left the stage.

Ye Qiongdan invited everyone to a nearby restaurant for another meal, and ordered several signature dishes of the restaurant.

Ye Qiongdan ate with relish, but the second daughter-in-law and Ye Qiongxiang didn't know how to eat.

After finally finishing their lunch, the four of them returned to the tea house. They had just found a seat by the window to sit down when they saw a man in a snow-blue brocade robe, and asked his servant to escort Ye Jiwu over. Followed by a few people.

Ye Jiwu scolded several times viciously, and every time he cursed, he would be beaten by his guards, even so, he refused to give in.

"Look, a good show is about to be staged," Ye Qiongdan smiled and shouted loudly, "Xiao Er, serve a pot of tea, a plate of hawthorn jelly for digestion, and a fresh melon and fruit."

"Okay!" Xiao Er responded quickly.

In front of the big drum opposite, the man in brocade clothes picked up the drumsticks and beat the big drum excitedly.

After a while, several yamen servants came out and brought them to the court.

"Mighty!" The sound of hitting the stick resounded dully.

No matter how hard Ye Jiwu was, at this moment, he felt a little guilty.

"Crack!" The gavel sounded.

"Who is in the hall? What's wronged?" The magistrate rubbed his aching temple and asked with a straight face.

"My lord, Su Ruixue, a peasant from Qili Town, sued Ye Jiwu for taking my money, keeping it for himself, and refusing to return it!" Young Master Su said loudly.

"Grass... grass people Ye Jiwu, grass people are wronged!" Ye Jiwu said nervously.

"Injustice?" The magistrate frowned, "Su Ruixue, do you have any evidence?"

"Yes!" Su Ruixue took out a bag and said loudly, "These people I brought are all my witnesses. As for the physical evidence, please have a look."

A yamen servant took Su Ruixue's burden and presented it.

The county magistrate opened the bag and found that it contained a longevity lock, a sachet and several hundred taels of cash.

"My lord, Su Ruixue said it was his property, so is that his property? He obviously wanted to harm me, so he deliberately said it was his property!" After Ye Jiwu was nervous for a while, he became quick-witted. , "What's more, I used to be a scholar, so I don't know that according to the laws of the Great Dragon Dynasty, it is a felony to pick up lost things and not return them?"

"But you were expelled from Jingde Academy!" Su Ruixue said.

"My family is a family of farming and studying, so I would care about such a small amount of money?" Ye Jiwu snorted coldly, and said hastily, "My lord, he is clearly slandering me. Please learn from me and punish him for a false accusation!"

In the teahouse, Ye Qiongdan smiled and said while drinking tea: "Hey, this Ye Jiwu usually looks like an idiot, why is he so smart today?"

"He's full of bad things. When did he not have a brain when he did something bad?" The daughter-in-law of the second room snorted coldly and became anxious, "Now he wants to beat him up, what should we do? The person you are looking for can't prove that this burden is His! You are too inconsiderate! You should discuss the plan with me in advance, so that nothing will go wrong. Look at it now, it is all loopholes, and Ye Jiwu will be acquitted soon!"

Xiang girl lowered her head and did not speak.

She is a kind person and doesn't want to teach Ye Jiwu a lesson.

But when she thought that Ye Jiwu was about to be acquitted, she felt uncomfortable for some reason.

"Second Aunt, don't worry, Mr. Su won't be framed so easily by him!" Ye Qiongdan smiled slightly.

On the other side, the magistrate carefully observed the things in the bag again, and looked at Young Master Su: "Su Ruixue, how do you prove that these things are yours?"

"I have a certificate!" Su Ruixue said loudly, "This morning, I took my boy out and went to Yangji Wonton Shop to eat wontons. Absolutely. The weather was very hot, I sat outside in the pergola and ate wontons, and after I finished eating, I left my burden in the pergola, and then Ye Jiwu picked up my burden.”

"Boss Yang from Yangji Wonton Shop saw that Ye Jiwu had taken my bag, so he immediately stopped it," Su Ruixue said again, "I don't know, Ye Jiwu actually said that if he picked it up, it was his!"

"You must be in collusion with Boss Yang!" Ye Jiwu resolutely denied it. "Generally speaking, it's none of your business. Others just stand by and watch. Why did he stand up and speak for you?"

"Boss Zhao from the opposite shop also saw it! And the little beggar in front of the shop saw it too! And Carpenter Zhang who often came to the shop to eat wontons also saw it! They are all my witnesses!" Mr. Su continued.

"You, Su Ruixue, came from a wealthy family in the town. Isn't it easy to pay a few people to give you false testimony?" Ye Jiwu snorted coldly, "My lord, Su Ruixue falsely accused me!"

In the teahouse, the second daughter-in-law sighed again, she was so anxious that she wanted to rush into the court and tear Ye Jiwu up.

"Look at what stupid pig you found, Ye Jiwu restrained you with a few words!" The second daughter-in-law was out of breath, "If he is convicted of a false accusation by the county magistrate, what if he has to pay money? What if you go to jail? Are you responsible?"

"do not worry……"

"Why do you want me to feel relieved?" The second wife was furious, "I shouldn't have believed you, a girl! It would be the easiest way to cut off Wang Suxin's arm! It's all right now, I didn't vent my anger on my daughter's behalf, and I still need to spend money Money cleans up the mess, isn't it painful for loved ones and fast for enemies? Because of this, we also lost a lunch at Jiuwei Restaurant!"

"Mother, it's okay, isn't it just that there is no food sold at noon? Adan also wants to express his anger for me. I am grateful for her heart for me. Let it go if it doesn't matter," Ye Qiongxiang said quickly, "Besides, maybe It’s because I don’t have the life to study, God wants to cut off one of my hands to make me sober.”

Ye Qiongxiang's honesty hides a deep inferiority complex.

Because in the past, the old lady favored sons over daughters, beat and scolded the three maids in the second room and Ye Qiongdan, and only wanted to wait for them to grow up quickly, marry them off and collect a lot of gift money, she thought that was her living The only value.

Later, Ye Qiongdan's reuse gradually made her confident.

But the fact that Ye Jiwu led her to break her hand made her retract her head back into the shell like a snail that was poked by a sharp object.

"Don't worry, Young Master Su can definitely do it! He is very smart!" Ye Qiongdan comforted her while holding her hand.

Ye Qiongxiang forced a smile.

On the other side, after a moment of contemplation, the magistrate slapped the gavel again: "Su Ruixue, what can you say? Did you falsely accuse Ye Jiwu? What's the plan?"

"My lord, the grass people really did not wrong Ye Jiwu!" Su Ruixue said firmly.

"How do you prove that the witness you brought didn't give you false testimony?"

"I can make them swear!" Su Ruixue said.

"Oh?" The magistrate looked at the witnesses kneeling in the hall.

This era believes in ghosts and gods, and attaches great importance to swearing.

"I, Yang Lao Liu, swear that I really saw Ye Jiwu picking up Mr. Su's bag. If there is even a half-truth in my words, I will be struck by lightning!" The owner of Yangji Wonton Shop was the first to say. .

"I also swear, if my calf tells a lie, I will starve to death on the street without getting a penny for the rest of my life!"

"And I……"

……

The witnesses brought by Su Ruixue all swore solemnly.

Ye Jiwu's face immediately turned pale.

In the teahouse, the face of the second daughter-in-law turned from cloudy to sunny: "Unexpectedly, this young master Su is still a bit quick-witted."

Ye Qiongxiang also smiled easily.

"This is just the beginning of the counterattack." Ye Qiongdan picked up the teacup and took a sip, "If there is no accident, Ye Jiwu will never be our trouble again!"

The second daughter-in-law and Ye Qiongxiang became excited, staring at the court not far away.

(End of this chapter)