The concubine wants to farm: the alluring wife raises the emperor

Chapter 289

"It's okay." The old man waved his hand, "I was just scared, why doesn't this young man look at the road?"

Xu Yuan pursed her lips and pulled Li Yin towards her: "Why didn't you just look at the road?"

"There's a bird over there, it's very beautiful." Li Yin felt aggrieved, and he didn't expect to knock it down.

"Old man, he has the heart of a child, don't be as knowledgeable as him." She shook her head helplessly and explained to Li Yin.

"It's okay, it's just that I'm an old man, so I need to rest for a few days."

Xu Yuan sat down at the table, poured a cup of tea and handed it to the old man: "Have you been in this Qianfu for many years?"

"Well, in fact, it can't be called the Qian Mansion, it should be called the yamen. I have been serving in this yamen since I was a child." The old man coughed twice and looked up at Xu Yuan, "I heard that you were Shili Xiangju's Xu family's daughter?"

"How do you know this?"

"Haha, you have a good reputation in Yonghua City. Chunsu's food is really good, and the price is cheap. Besides, your daughter is a little pistachio in our Qianfu." The old man's eyes suddenly changed. It became darker, "This can be regarded as the revival of your Xu family. Thinking back when your father was framed by Zhao Yuanyi, it was really miserable..."

Xu Yuan frowned: "Zhao Yuanyi? You said my father was framed by Zhao Yuanyi?"

Why did the Xu family never mention it, Xu's father always said that Zhao Yuanyi's character was bad, but he didn't say that Zhao Yuanyi was the culprit who framed the Xu family back then?
"You don't know?" The old man was a little shocked, "I heard from people in the house that you just went to court with Zhao Yuanyi a few days ago?"

"It's because someone in the mansion was poisoned, and Fang Shunsheng is the culprit of the poisoning."

"I can't see it all." The old man stroked his beard, "Back then, your Xu family was framed by Zhao Fang and his family. Since both Zhao Fang and Zhao Fang went to court, Zhao Yuanyi must be involved of."

"I also know, but we suffer from no evidence of Zhao Yuanyi's bad deeds." Xu Yuan lowered her head and sighed, "How do you know what happened back then?"

The old man chuckled: "That matter was tried in this yamen back then. At that time, Mr. Qian had not yet taken office. Even though the previous county magistrate tried to help your father reverse the case, Zhao Yuanyi's method was really rigorous, and it was difficult to find out. There is no evidence..."

"You all believed in my father back then?"

"That's natural. Your family has been teaching in Yonghua City for generations, and there has never been any mistakes. How could you do such a thing?"

Xu Yuan's eyes tightened. In fact, she didn't know what happened back then, and her family was dragged into the water.

"Old man, what happened to us all those years ago?"

"Selling girls." The old man sighed, "It is said that your father colluded with others to pick up orphans living on the street and sell them to others."

"Impossible! My father wouldn't do such a thing!" Xu Yuan retorted immediately. Although she and Xu's father didn't really get along since they were young, judging from Xu Yuan's original memory, Xu's father was a very loving person. Xu's father, and I can see that Xu's father will never be that kind of person.

"We all know it, but all the evidence back then pointed to your father, and the county magistrate had no choice. Zhao Yuanyi was treacherous and cunning. Your father still believed that Zhao Yuanyi would help him until the end. What happened? That man was just a man who made trouble. "

"What about the Fang family? What about the Fang family?"

"Zhao Yuanyi's accomplice, the two have a similar taste, and they work hand in hand."

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, it was the first time she was so close to the events of the Xu family: "Old man, can you tell me the whole story again?"

"it is good."

The Xu family was in Yonghua City back then, and it was the most famous academy. Almost all the children of wealthy families would be sent to Shili Xiangju, but the Xu family has always adhered to the rules left by their ancestors and did not accept girls.

This is a well-known rule in Yonghua City, so no one has ever raised any objections
One day, someone suddenly went to the yamen to report to the officials, saying that the girl who had been wandering around praying in front of his house had disappeared.

The head of the family thought that the girl was pitiful, and gave her some money and food, and had been in contact with the girl, but around those days, he hadn't seen the girl for nearly half a month.

She was worried that something had happened, so she went to the Yamen to report the case.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly ordinary case of the loss of a small beggar attracted more people to report the case, some were beggars, and some were servants of some wealthy families.

Those who were lost were all young girls, or those who were brought along by beggars, or who were doing casual labor in rich families, and they all disappeared.

At first, these people didn't take it seriously, after all, what's the point of losing a little beggar, but someone came out to report the crime, and everyone discussed in twos and threes, only to realize that it wasn't as simple as just losing a child.

So all the people who had lost the girl by their side all ran to the yamen to report the crime.

The county magistrate realized that the matter was not simple, so he sent all the people in the yamen to investigate the case, visited and investigated everywhere, and finally all the spearheads pointed to one place, Shilixiangju.

When Xu's father was arrested, he was still teaching the children to write in the academy. The yamen servant went up to grab his pen and threw it on the ground, and ordered his father to be tied up and escorted to the yamen.

What happened?Xu's father naturally didn't know, no matter how the magistrate tried, Xu's father couldn't say a word, he didn't know, how could he give evidence?

The county magistrate couldn't bear it, and knew that this matter should have nothing to do with Xu's father, so he told him about it. Xu's father was shocked when he found out, but he was even more confused. He obviously didn't do anything. It's his fault?
During the few days when Xu's father was imprisoned, the county magistrate sent people to search the Shilixiangju. Unexpectedly, dozens of girls were found in the underground warehouse.

Xu's father insisted that he didn't know, but the county magistrate could do nothing, and all the witnesses and material evidence pointed to Xu's father.

Some watchmen said that they saw someone carrying something into Shilixiangju in the middle of the night, and some said they heard girls crying from Shilixiangju.Coupled with the rescued girl, it seems that these things are completely confirmed.

At that time, the incident became serious and alarmed the higher authorities, demanding to find the murderer as soon as possible. The magistrate of the county wanted to continue the investigation, but he couldn't bear the pressure of the upper authorities, and finally he was convicted hastily.

Although many girls were taken away, none of them were injured and they are still alive and healthy.

The county magistrate then gave Xu's father the lightest punishment and told him to take his family away as far away as possible, and the Xu family fell into decline.

"This matter has never been investigated again?" Xu Yuan sneered.

"Who will check? The county magistrate resigned within a year, and then Master Qian took over. When he heard about this, even if he wanted to reverse the case, there were too many people who obstructed it. He was a young county magistrate who had just taken office. , what else can I do?"

(End of this chapter)