Chapter 1014: Turning against each other (first update)
Author: Moon Meow
Aunt Lan's heart couldn't help but tremble when she saw the yamen servant, and she felt her palms were sweating. Wasn't this yamen servant going to arrest her daughter too? Xiyue was not born by Su Yuewei, and Su Binwei was not a good son.
How can you blame Xi Yue for keeping filial piety.
"Mother!" Zhang Xiyue turned her head and looked at her mother in fear.
The yamen officer glanced at Zhang Xiyue and said businesslikely: "We are here today because of Zhang Xiyue's embezzlement of money from Lianxian Textile Factory."
Princess Wei can be said to be selfless this time, catching all the corrupt people without missing a single one.
Zhang Xiyue was stunned. She originally thought that she was implicated by Su Binwei, but she didn't expect that it was because of this? She stammered: "I, where did I commit corruption? I will not bear the blame."
"Those people must be trying to get away with it and deliberately slandering me. I am really innocent. I am Zhang Xiucai's daughter. My father has taught me since I was a child not to do things that violate the law." At this time, she hurriedly put her
Dad moves out.
If Zhang Chengwang had been present, he would have been mourned by his daughter.
The yamen officer recalled for a moment, "Oh, are you talking about Zhang Xiucai, who sells literature and ink to others for fraud? It turns out that you are his daughter. Sure enough, it is not the case that one family does not belong to the same family."
Another yamen servant said: "You bribed Mrs. Xu and used unfair means to get a position in the textile factory. In the past few years, you have not even worked in the textile factory. You get two taels of silver every month. If this is not corruption, what is corruption?"
Do you want to follow us by yourself, or do we drag you there?"
Because this matter involves Princess Wei, the government officials have no sympathy for her and just want to complete their official duties.
Zhang Xiyue was stunned. Princess Wei was so rich. Why did she still care about these few taels of silver with her? We were all relatives. How could she do so well?
She was overwhelmed by fear and despair. Zhang Xiyue was so frightened that her eyes were filled with tears, but she could only leave with the Yamen servant.
She just hoped that Su Yueling would be lenient to her because of her kinship. But when she remembered that Su Yueling was also ruthless towards Su Binwei, her eyes suddenly darkened.
With such a big commotion happening outside, Zhang Chengwang has no choice but to continue to be a coward, at least Aunt Lan will definitely not let him get what he wants.
"Master, please save Xiyue. Xiyue has been pampered since she was a child, how can she withstand the disaster of prison."
In Guangning County, due to the strict control of Su Yueling's subordinates, there have been no cases of government servants taking advantage of women in recent years. But the conditions in the cells are there. You can't enjoy it at all, and you will definitely have to endure hardships.
Zhang Chengwang is the person who cares about face the most. He used to love his daughter because his son had no talent for studying and had no future. However, Zhang Xiyue is good-looking and has some talent, so he feels that this daughter will bring him rewards in the future. Now his daughter has the same
Su Binwei was also labeled as unfilial, and was also involved in corruption, which became a stain on the Zhang family. Naturally, he was not willing to stand up for her, as this would bring harm to himself.
He frowned tightly, "I'm just a scholar, how could I have the skills to fish her out? Who asked her to embezzle Su Yueling's money just for the little profit in front of her? Is she that greedy for money?"
He even began to wonder whether he should announce to the outside world that he would drive Xi Yue out of the house, so that the outside world would not think that he was the same person as her.
Huh, Xiyue gets two taels of silver every month, but she often goes back to her parents' home to enjoy the autumn breeze. This shows that her filial piety towards him is just that.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chengwang made up his mind even more, and said angrily: "The water my married daughter threw away, don't let Xi Yue come back in the future, otherwise I will lose the face of the Zhang family, and I will treat this daughter as my daughter."
Aunt Lan's eyes widened, as if she recognized the person next to her for the first time. That was the daughter he had raised for so many years. Is this what he said in human language?
Zhang Chengwang ignored her and felt extremely worried. Xi Yue made these big mistakes and his reputation was ruined. He would not be able to count on her in the future.
He is in his forties and has a son and a daughter. The eldest son has moved away and is no longer around, and is not even willing to come back during the Chinese New Year. So what will happen to his old age?
Speaking of which, where did my son and Gu Liniang move to?
Zhang Chengwang didn't care about them before, nor where they lived. Now he suddenly thought about taking care of himself, and he started to get nervous.
With a livid face, he asked Aunt Lan, "Have Liniang and the others ever told you where they moved to?"
Aunt Lan was worried and sad about her daughter. When she heard Zhang Chengwang's words, she immediately guessed what he was thinking - Zhang Chengwang's selfish and cold-blooded attitude was astonishing to her.
"You want them to move back, right?" Aunt Lan's face was no longer as soft as usual, and she looked a bit mean because of her gloomy aura.
Zhang Chengwang said plausibly, "I am his father. As his wife, Liniang should serve me. As a son, Jinyu should be filial to me. It is only natural that they come back."
"In the final analysis, it was because you and Xiyue were so arrogant and vicious that they ran away in anger."
Aunt Lan was so angry that she almost laughed. It was not Zhang Chengwang's acquiescence that mother and daughter could drive Gu Liniang away. Now that he wants to get them back, does he plan to kick her out and treat her as an abandoned child?
Digging her long nails into the palms of her hands, Aunt Lan sneered, "Do you think they are willing to come back to serve you? They haven't come back to see you in three years, which shows that life outside is much more comfortable than at home. Stop dreaming,
A hypocritical person like you is only worthy of being with a vicious person like me."
Aunt Lan's rival is her daughter, and Zhang Chengwang, who is unwilling to stand up for her daughter, becomes her enemy in her heart.
Zhang Chengwang was so angry that his face turned red. How dare an aunt look down on him?
In anger, he directly beat Aunt Lan.
Aunt Lan didn't expect that he would do it as soon as he said it, so she was beaten into confusion. After being beaten several times, she realized and started to fight back. She had already coaxed her to get the contract of sale and took it to sell it. Zhang Chengwang again
If she couldn't be sold, why should she be so angry? If I had known earlier, it would be better to be a nameless concubine beside Mr. Li, than to be Zhang Chengwang's aunt.
Aunt Lan's strength was naturally not comparable to Zhang Chengwang's, but her nails were long. A single stroke of her long nails left a bloody gash on Zhang Chengwang, causing Zhang Chengwang to scream in agony.
In the end, the fight ended with Aunt Lan slightly winning the battle. Zhang Chengwang suffered many wounds on his face, the deepest one was dripping with blood, and he could not see anyone at all.
Aunt Lan also had a bruised nose and a swollen face. She wiped her face with hot water. She originally wanted to apply powder on the wound to cover the traces, but she changed her mind.
She quickly went to find Yuan Li.
He is Xiyue's biological father, so he can't ignore her!