The person who came was none other than the old servant of the Bai family, Gu Tingye’s wet nurse, Grandma Chang.
Grandma Chang was grateful for Mr. Bai's kindness in the past, so she stood up and spoke uprightly. She was indeed a loyal servant with love and righteousness.
However, after all, she was just a servant with a low status. Although she made a big fuss in the mourning hall, which made Bai Zhuoyan and his son lose face, she was still unable to withstand the overwhelming number of people on the other side, and was soon taken away by the minions of the second house on the pretext of causing trouble.
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Han Tai and Sheng Hong are both sophisticated people. After hearing what Grandma Chang said, they felt that there was something fishy in it.
However, they only came here to express their condolences to Mr. Bai, and did not want to get involved in the Bai family's nonsense. Therefore, even if Aunt Chang was taken down by the Bai family, the two of them just watched with cold eyes.
"Stop!"
At this moment, a young man dressed as a servant crossed the crowd and appeared in front of everyone.
Bai Zhuoyan and Bai Ting were shocked when they saw the face of the visitor clearly. The visitor was clearly Gu Tingye, whom the father and son sent people to search for for three days and three nights but still could not find his whereabouts.
"Who dares to make a noise in my brother's mourning hall? Come on, catch me!"
Before anyone could react, Bai Zhuoyan quickly called on his servants to take down Gu Tingye, trying to stop his mouth.
However, Gu Tingye had martial arts passed down from his family, but he was not as easy to deal with as Nanny Chang. He was seen dodging, parrying and blocking, and the seven or eight Bai family servants were unable to defeat him at the same time.
Seeing that the beautiful mourning hall was about to turn into a fighting arena, the prefect Han Tai finally couldn't sit still: "That's enough. What does it look like above the mourning hall? Stop it!"
Hearing Mr. Futai's words, the servants of the Bai family stopped one after another. Gu Tingye straightened his clothes, walked up to Han Tai, and bowed deeply: "Master Futai is above me, and I am the second legitimate son of Ningyuan Houfu, Gu Tingye. I have ancestors.
The handwritten letter states clearly that I will be your successor, please be careful with your attention."
After saying that, Gu Tingye took out a letter from his arms, showed it to everyone, and then handed it to Han Tai.
Han Tai looked at the letter in front of him and complained secretly. On the one hand, there are local rich people, on the other hand, there are nobles in the capital, and they are competing for the most valuable salt village in Yangzhou. This thin letter in front of him makes him, the prefect, feel hot to touch.<
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However, under the attention of everyone, Han Tai could only bite the bullet and took the letter, opened it and read it, only to see the letter written in small letters: "I know that my destiny has come, I only hope that you will inherit my family business and make it a success."
I will not die at the hands of outsiders. I hereby write a suicide note to my grandfather. I look forward to returning."
After Han Tai read the letter and saw the scarlet handprint on the letter, he knew that the letter was probably true. With Mr. Bai's handwritten letter as proof, Gu Tingye was already in an invincible position. Thinking of this, Han Tai felt in his heart
Then there are calculations.
After listening to Han Tai read the content of the letter, everyone in the audience started talking quietly and pointing at Bai Zhuoyan and Bai Tingzu and his son.
Bai Zhuoyan could still remain calm, but Bai Tingxu was not as thick-skinned as his father, and his face turned blue and blue: "I have never heard of it, believe it or not. Who knows whether he believes it or not.
My uncle personally passed the salt village to me before he died, and all the Bai family can testify!"
Gu Tingye said loudly: "There are always books and letters at home. I ask the elder Zonggui to bear witness. Let's take them together to compare the handwriting!"
At this time, Han Tai's heart was already biased towards Gu Tingye, so he took out the poems that Mr. Bai had given him in the past and wanted to compare the handwriting on the spot.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Bai Ting immediately panicked and said in a panic: "Master Futai, you can't use the protection of officials to take away my Bai family's property just because he is the legitimate son of a marquis!"
After hearing this, Han Tai's face suddenly sank. Bai Zhuoyan felt bitter in his heart when he saw Han Tai's gloomy expression, and wished he could kick this traitor to death.
The situation was originally not good for their father and son, but Bai Tingyu made Han Tai displeased with his rude remarks. Wasn't he rushing to give Gu Tingye an assist?
However, Bai Zhuoyan couldn't think of any good solution at this time, so he had to look at Feng Congli, a fellow Yangzhou scholar on the side, for help.
As the saying goes, one has short hands, and Feng Congli has accepted so much filial piety from the Bai family. Even though he was reluctant in his heart, he had to stand up and speak for the Bai family and his son.
"Your Excellency, at present, neither party has submitted any complaint to the government
Yamen, this matter is still a family matter of the Bai family. Whether this letter is true or false, it should be decided by the family itself. It is not appropriate for us to interfere!"
Han Tai was slightly startled when he heard this, his hand movements paused, and he glanced at Feng Congli in surprise.
He had known for a long time that Feng Congli had some friendship with the Bai family and his son, but he did not expect that Feng Congli would take the risk to speak for the Bai family and his son when the situation was about to be decided.
It seems that the Bai family and his son have spent a lot of money on Feng Congli!
Tongzhi is the second-in-command in the government, and his power and status is only lower than that of the prefect. Since Feng Congli made such a comment, Han Tai should give him face both emotionally and rationally.
Moreover, what Feng Congli said was not unreasonable. The two parties did not go to court. Han Tai interfered in other people's family affairs at will, which was indeed a bit overstepping his authority.
After pondering for a moment, Han Tai turned around and asked Gu Tingye: "Have you prepared a complaint in advance?"
Gu Tingye shook his head, his eyes blank.
"In that case, I can't help you."
Han Tai sighed and said leisurely: "If you still want to continue fighting for the family property, you can prepare a lawsuit and wait until tomorrow when the Yamen releases the lawsuit. Then I will try the case with Mr. Feng and Mr. Shanda!" After that, Han Tai handed the letter back to Gu Tingye, then took a deep look at Feng Congli, turned around and left the mourning hall.
Gu Tingye froze on the spot holding the letter, feeling extremely depressed. He didn't expect that he had endured it for so many days and still ended up with such a poor result.
He raised his head and caught a glimpse of a group of Bai family servants not far away who were watching eagerly. He immediately realized that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. He had better find a place to settle down quickly and plan for tomorrow's lawsuit.
After leaving Bai's house and blowing in the cold wind outside, Gu Tingye's somewhat confused thoughts gradually regained clarity.
He has the suicide note written by his grandfather in his hand, so even if he goes to court, there is nothing to fear, and Han Tai is obviously willing to seek justice for him. If Feng Congli had not intervened, he would have already succeeded.
However, even if Feng Conglishe showed shame, it was just to buy an extra day for the Bai family and his son.
All he had to do was avoid the eyes of the Bai family and his son, and show up at the government office on time tomorrow with evidence, and he would be in an invincible position.
By the way, we also need a complaint.
Gu Tingye suddenly remembered Han Tai's reminder before leaving, and couldn't help but scratch his head.
At this time, he had not yet gone to Bailudong Academy to study, but he had also studied elementary school in a private school, and he was proficient in writing and writing, and writing a complaint was not a problem.
However, it is not easy to write well.
You can guess with your feet that in order to deal with Gu Tingye, the Bai family will definitely invite the best lawyer in Yangzhou. If Gu Tingye's complaint is not well written and the other party finds a loophole in the court, it will be troublesome.<
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It would be best for Gu Tingye to hire a capable litigator, so that he would not be at a disadvantage when he goes to court with the Bai family.
But he was unfamiliar with Yangzhou, so where could he find such a good lawyer in a hurry?
In a remote alley, Gu Tingye walked quickly, nimbly climbed over a pile of low walls, and easily shook off the tail that followed him all the way.
Gu Tingye clapped his hands and smiled confidently. Suddenly a figure popped into his mind, and his eyes immediately lit up.