Over the years, Li Jian has been giving money to Aunt Lan one after another. In a year, there are dozens of taels, sometimes as many as a hundred taels. This gave Aunt Lan an illusion. She felt that Li Jian was interested in their mother and daughter.
Emotional.
She couldn't find anyone else to turn to for help, so she naturally thought of her child's father. She couldn't go to the princess's house to ask for help, otherwise it would be bad if she was sent directly to prison.
When Li Jian saw Aunt Lan, he was shocked by her appearance, "Who beat you like this?" This looks too miserable, right? Aunt Lan is in her thirties, but her charm is still there.
, like a ripe peach, making people salivate. Who could bear to do such a cruel thing?
Aunt Lan heard the pity in his voice, and tears fell like pearls. But her face was swollen because of the beating. Even if she cried like usual, she couldn't see the beauty, but made people feel sad.
Goosebumps arose. Looking at her like this, Li Jian couldn't hold her in his arms and take pity on her as usual.
Li Jian said: "Tell me quickly, who bullied you, and I will make the decision for you." After all, she is his woman.
Aunt Lan cried and complained about Zhang Chengwang's condition.
Li Jian has been drinking with friends these days, and he really doesn't know about these things outside.
Why did Su Binwei and Xi Yue become notorious in just a few days? They were even arrested and imprisoned. It was because Aunt Lan had a verbal dispute with Zhang Chengwang to save her daughter that she was beaten like this.
Brother Wang is too cruel. Women, if they do something wrong, just starve them a few times. Why bother to do anything? If word spreads, the reputation will be ugly.
If the mother and daughter were short of money, Li Jian would still be willing to give them some money. Anyway, the Li family was not short of money. A few dozen taels of silver was insignificant to him. But to turn against Zhang Chengwang for a daughter who has lost her use value... Li Jian
Jian is not that stupid. He and Zhang Chengwang both know each other well, otherwise they would have sponsored him for many years and remained brothers with him.
If Zhang Cheng desperately wants to jump over the wall and try his best to reveal all their transactions, then he might also be imprisoned.
So he immediately lowered his face and said, "I believe the county magistrate will deal with it impartially. If Xi Yue is really innocent, she will be released sooner or later. You can just wait for her at home with peace of mind. It's not like I didn't give her money, why should she have to pay for every month?"
Two taels of silver are involved in this kind of thing."
"And you, as my aunt, did not serve Brother Chengwang well, but even talked back to him. Are you committing the following crime? Do you want to go to heaven?" Li Jian still doesn't know that Aunt Lan captured Zhang Chengwang like a ghost.
Otherwise it would be even more shocking.
Aunt Lan was stunned. He actually didn't help them. Her voice was filled with tears, and she said with grief and anger: "Xi Yue is your daughter, how can you ignore her?"
Li Jian stopped admitting it at this time, "Don't talk nonsense, she is obviously the child of Brother Chengwang. Over the years, I have only taken care of her for the sake of Brother Chengwang. You can't rely on me."
He has three sons and four daughters, so there is no shortage of children. He used to take care of Xiyue because he thought she was prettier than other daughters and thought she might have a future. This was also considered an investment.
Aunt Lan has finally seen through these men. They only care about interests and do not understand the importance of family ties. Even Li Jian is not willing to help, so what should she do with Xiyue?
Li Jian lowered his face and said, "If you dare to talk nonsense outside, don't blame me for being rude. I can't touch other people, so I can't touch you?"
He made a direct threat.
Aunt Lan shuddered. She knew that Li Jian really wasn't just trying to scare people, and it was not like he had never been involved in human life lawsuits.
Li Jian immediately asked someone to send Aunt Lan back. From now on, there is no need to take care of the mother and daughter. Let them fend for themselves. He has spent thousands of taels on them over the years, which is worthy of them.
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Zhang Chengwang became furious when he saw Aunt Lan being sent back by the servants of the Li family.
He is a man who cares about face most and likes to portray an image of a virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine. As a result, Aunt Lan not only dared to beat him, she even went to the Li family to file a complaint and publicize the family scandal. This matter was all in his minefield. So he waited.
After the servants of the Li family left, he locked Aunt Lan in the house and planned to starve her for a few days and teach her a lesson. In the past, he was too good to her, causing her to rub her nose and face. Comparing Aunt Lan,
Gu Liniang seemed gentle and considerate. It was really inappropriate for me to favor her son and Liniang for such a poisonous woman.
After dealing with Aunt Lan's matter, he still had to find a way to find out the whereabouts of Liniang and the others, bring them back, and let the whole family live a peaceful and beautiful life.
There was also a faint doubt in his heart: Why did Aunt Lan think of looking for Li Jian when something happened? Why did she think Li Jian would abandon him and choose her?
Speaking of which, Li Jian loved Xiyue very much. When Xiyue got married, he even prepared an impressive dowry. In contrast, when his son Jinyu got married, Li Jian only gave him two taels of silver.
of red seal.
The more Zhang Chengwang thought about it, the uglier his face became, as if he had overturned an ink bottle. Those doubts vaguely pointed to a guess that he did not want to accept.
No, maybe she was just ill and went to the hospital for treatment? Don't think too much. The cooperation between him and Li Yuanwai is unbreakable, and Li Jian can't do anything wrong to him. Xiyue must be his son!
Thinking like this, he felt a little better, and then went into the house to vent his anger on Aunt Lan. If she hadn't acted inappropriately, he would have almost misunderstood Li Jian.
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Aunt Lan, who had been locked up for the past few days, had not had any water, and was often beaten by Zhang Chengwang. It could be said that her days were like years, as if she was living in the underworld, and she was in pain.
After Zhang Chengwang fell asleep, Aunt Lan gritted her teeth and climbed out of the window.
Her heart was full of hatred, part of it was directed at Zhang Cheng, and the other part was directed at Li Yuanwai. These two men were sorry for her, so don't blame her for being unjust. She had been with them for many years, so she naturally knew what they were like.
Activities.
Aunt Lan left Zhang's house, pawned a few taels of silver with her bracelets and hairpins, and spent more than ten coins to stay in an inn.
When the yamen door opened the next day, Aunt Lan started beating the big drum at the yamen door.
After the drum of injustice is beaten, the officials must deal with it, and those who refuse will be punished. Of course, if someone else is wronged by the drum of injustice, they will be punished with fifty lashes.
Aunt Lan was quickly invited in by the government officials.
Kneeling on the ground, Aunt Lan raised her head high, with a somewhat unruly look on her face. She had lowered her head all her life, and this time she had to make them pay the price.
Aunt Lan said word by word: "Your Majesty, the women are going to sue Zhang Chengwang, Zhang Xiucai and Li Jian for cheating on the scientific examination!"