After hearing this, Mrs. Chang almost dropped the tea in her hand to the ground, but finally managed to calm down.
Instigating a servant to commit murder? If she was charged with this kind of crime, no matter whether she would be convicted or not, she would have lost face. Thinking of this, Mrs. Chang's face became very ugly.
Mrs. Chang's chest felt tight and she frowned, "Is the news accurate?"
Mr. Chang Da said: "I'll ask someone to inquire again," he said, turning to look out the window, "I'm afraid there will be accurate news after dawn."
Mrs. Chang could hardly breathe and stood there with a confused look on her face.
"What are you afraid of," Mrs. Chang said, "This is a false accusation made just to get away with it. A slave cannot sue the master of the family. The laws of the Zhou Dynasty are clearly written. Otherwise, any slave can be so reckless. Wouldn't it be a violation of the regulations?
At most, Shuntian Mansion will ask someone to ask, even if Yang files a lawsuit, it is just a false accusation. Who dares to file a lawsuit against a serious wife?"
That's what he said, but... if word spread, his reputation would be over. Mrs. Chang's hands and feet were cold, "Mom, why don't you do something about it as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble for people from the government to come to inquire."
In the past, I had heard that some playboy in Beijing had committed a crime and the whole family had to be taken care of. There had never been any trouble with the family members. Mrs. Chang sat down in despair. The mother next to her couldn't help but said, "This has nothing to do with my wife... Why should I come to my wife..."
"
The Yang family's affairs have long been in a commotion. Even if they say there is no such thing, no one will believe it. Mrs. Chang can imagine the situation in which she will be criticized in the future.
No one in the Chang family fell asleep that night, and finally at dawn, more accurate news came.
As expected, the servant who was arrested by the government told the whole thing in detail, how Chang Yiwan talked to Yang Pan, how he was blocked by Yang Pan and lost the jade pendant, how he pushed Yang Pan to the ground, and how the Chang family was afraid of Yang Pan in the future.
The family ruined Chang Yiwan's reputation, so they quietly killed Yang Pan, and then put the blame on Miss Yang, saying that Miss Yang was not good at medical skills.
In this way, the entire case can be dealt with clearly from beginning to end.
Officials from Shuntian Prefecture quickly came to inquire. This day happened to be the day of the Qiu Wei Examination. Chang Yining walked to the gate of Gongyuan and heard someone talking.
"I heard that he stole Miss Yang's dowry money."
"Hey, Mr. Chang still did such a thing."
"I probably didn't expect that a little orphan girl would have such courage to move out of the Chang family, reopen her ancestral medicine shop, and save so many lives."
The candidates waiting for the exam turned their heads to look at Chang Yining.
"It is said that Chang Shaofu is proud of his talents and has far-reaching ambitions. It turns out that they are all fake. If he really doesn't seek fame, he will never take part in the scientific examination." One wave of voices was suppressed, and another wave started to boil.
"That's all...pretending...even an orphan girl looks down on him."
Chang Yining frowned slightly.
"Don't say that," someone in the crowd came to speak for Chang Yining, "The Yang family has drug stores all over the capital. How much money do you think they have? If someone takes them all, maybe they can get the top prize.
If we are lucky enough to be named on the list in the future, we must also follow his lead, so that everyone will not be afraid of being shoehorned in."
After saying this, laughter suddenly came from the surroundings, and the candidates who were originally very nervous also smiled a little.
It was quiet after the Gongyuan door opened.
Chang Yining looked at the gate of Gongyuan. The place that he had longed for suddenly turned into a bloody mouth, just waiting to swallow him alive. No matter whether he could pass the exam or not, it was no longer possible.
In exchange for the respect of the people around you, you will definitely be isolated, and even if someone comes to seek refuge, they will definitely be evil villains.
Chang Yining couldn't help but laugh in her heart. When did he compare himself to a villain?
If he had successfully married Molan, where would he be today? From his grandmother down to his slaves, the entire Chang family has really owed Molan these years, especially his trusted grandmother, who is still holding the Yang family's dowry and refusing to repay it.
When I returned home, my mother even had the reputation of instigating slaves to kill people.
What happened to this home?
Chang Yining followed the crowd into the Gongyuan in a daze and sat down in the small dormitory. Suddenly, he felt that no matter how hard he tried to stabilize his mind, he could no longer be clear-headed.
…
The Gongyuan was very quiet, but the Chang family was already in chaos.
The officials interrogated Mrs. Chang through the screen, "Is that jade pendant belonging to the lady in the house?"
"When Yang Pan fell from the rockery, where was the lady in the mansion? Was it arranged by the eldest lady to take care of Yang Pan's servants?"
Every word forced Mrs. Chang to speak.
"Five hundred taels of silver notes were found in my servant's house. This bank note was only issued from the bank in July this year. This money was given by the eldest lady? What is it used for?"
"Has the eldest lady ever said that if Master Yang dies, the young lady in the family will not lose her reputation?"
Mr. Chang next to him slapped his palm on the low table, "What are these? Who asked you to come here and ask? We are not ordinary people, how can we let you talk nonsense here."
Not ordinary people... This is indeed shocking to say.
The clerk standing next to him hurriedly stood up and said, "Mr. Chang, we also act impartially. These questions were drafted yesterday. We can't just fill them in randomly. If something goes wrong, we will be punished for a small matter. If it really involves my wife, is it?
big."
"What's the difference between interrogating prisoners?" Mr. Chang stared.
Mrs. Chang, who was behind the screen, also raised her handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes.
Mr. Chang stood up with great power. Normally, these low-ranking officials would be frightened and bow to apologize whenever he shouted at them.
As expected, the two clerks looked at each other with a look of fear on their faces.
The clerk who just spoke said: "According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, as long as the case is tried, it must go through a court hearing, and recording a confession is inevitable. Otherwise, this section can be omitted... and the wife must go to court to answer the question."
Master Chang was furious, "What? How dare you."
The secretary said: "We don't dare. We can't do this job, so we have to go back and explain. The next step depends on the instructions of the masters." After saluting, he and the officials next to him were about to retreat.
Mr. Chang looked like he had nothing to do with me. Mrs. Chang, who was in the inner room, felt a pain in her chest. She picked up her cane and hit it hard on the low table next to her.
Only then did Mr. Chang change his expression, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite the clerk back. Now he was just writing a document, and he didn't want to make a fuss that would lead to him going to court.
When a tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by a dog, a small official can show off in front of him. Mr. Chang couldn't help but walk straight into the inner room. He raised his head and saw Mrs. Chang's livid face and hesitated to speak.
Before the mother and son could speak, another servant hurriedly came in, "Oh no, someone from the Criminal Department came to the door again and said they wanted to see the master."
Mr. Chang was shocked. The people from the Shuntian government office hadn't left yet, so why had the criminal department been summoned again? Thinking of this, his chest was pounding. What was going on? He turned to look at Mother Chen and said, "Go."
Call the Fifth Master and come with me."
"Master," Mother Chen replied carefully, "Fifth Master went to Gongyuan."
Only then did Mr. Chang remember that today was the day of Qiuwei, and he had forgotten this. "That Yang is really a disaster." Ever since Yang recovered from his illness, their family has been in decline.
His official career was not going well, and there was a lawsuit at home.
"Why don't you go quickly?" Madam Chang looked at Mr. Chang who was standing there, "Go and ask clearly what's going on?"
In the blink of an eye, Master Chang came back with soft steps, "I'm here to get a list of items entrusted to me by the Yang family."
What?
What does the Ministry of Punishment want from the Yang family’s list of belongings?
Mrs. Chang suddenly felt that the jade pine and crane jade plaque in her hand was a little hot. It was given to her by her sister, Mrs. Yang, "Master, please speak clearly."
Mr. Chang took a breath and said, "The blue and white porcelain jar with Guiguzi descending from the mountain in the main room belongs to the Yang family. The official from the Ministry of Punishment seemed to know Yang Bingzheng, so he picked up the jar and looked at it, asking his son if it came from the Yang family."
At that time, he was so surprised that he was speechless.
Although it was said that it belonged to the Yang family, those people looked at everything and commented on it as if they all belonged to the Yang family.
Every time he entertains guests, he invites them to the main room to talk. The decorations in the main room that he is proud of always add luster to his face, but this time everything seems to be humiliating him.
However, the room was silent, and several people were staring at him, with some contempt in their eyes. If they had known earlier, he should not have taken out the blue and white piece and placed it on the Baibao Pavilion.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said nothing, "When my son asked, he found out that it was Tong Yingfu who confessed that the imperial court had forcibly borrowed the property of the Yang family. Now the government wants to get the IOU from the Yang family. Then...the Yang family..."
When Yang Mochang was mentioned, Mr. Chang was so angry that stars appeared in his eyes.
That damn Yang family.
That bastard Yang.
Today he was actually humiliated by that bitch.
"Then Mrs. Yang said that everything in the Yang family is in the hands of mother."
Mrs. Chang's bad premonition was confirmed. Yang Molan used this incident to mention the Yang family's property, "Did the master say that we don't have any in our hands?"
"I said it," Master Chang said with a sullen face. How could he not say this, "This is the list that those people must see the Yang family's property. They also said that since it is an IOU and property, the Yang family's elders must leave it to Yang Da.
Miss, I will definitely write it down."
This is unreasonable. No matter what he says now, no one believes it. Those people are just like the petty officials in Shuntian Mansion outside. They talk politely and seem to have no way to deal with business affairs. They are not willing to be accommodating at all. If the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty were like this.
, the Great Zhou Dynasty would not be where it is today.
He has always wanted to know who is supporting the Yang family.
From the coroners who came to do the autopsy to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment, these people were usually inconspicuous, but when they handled cases, they became upright people. Although he knew that Wen Zhenggong’s son was helping him, Wen Zhenggong and his son had not been able to do anything in recent years.
Having spent a lot of time on the battlefield, it is impossible to have such abilities.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue also clung to this case. Everyone knew that Zhang Erzheng, the iron abacus, was not someone to be trifled with.
Master Chang's nose seemed to be filled with the fragrance of milk, and he subconsciously went to see his mother, "Mom, what should I do?"
————————————————————————————
Please vote pink, everyone, and let me go ahead and put up a list.
I will try my best to add more tonight, try my best, thank you all for your messages.
Thanks to ormble for the reward, Thanks to Mei Zaifei~ for the sachet, Thanks to rk_owl for the reward, Thanks to sugar0821 for the sachet, Thanks to zgzheng_1976 for the reward, Thanks to zgzheng_1976 for the reward