Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 47 Framed
"Malfeasance?" Xue Yi asked curiously, "What kind of malfeasance would ensure that he goes to jail?"

Qin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Captain Shen often leaves the post without permission, which is dereliction of duty if you look at it carefully. This crime alone is enough to make him lose his position."

Xue Yi became excited when he heard this and whispered, "If that's the case, how can we get Youzhi to dismiss him?"

Qin Yi didn't answer.

In fact, the head of the pavilion, like the three elders of the village, are minor officials with official seals and should be directly under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate or the county lieutenant. If it were in his previous life, he might have been able to come into contact with such an orderly system, but now, he is just a criminal, and even though he knows that Shen Ang is suspected of dereliction of duty, he can do nothing about it.

When Xue Yi saw that Qin Yi didn't say anything for a long time, he knew that this matter was difficult and not as easy as he thought.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Qin, it would be great if we had money. I heard from my father that when the county magistrate selects officials, he not only tests their academic knowledge, but also checks their family property."

A poor person could not be selected as an official even if he passed the examination.

He glanced at Qin Yi secretly and whispered, "If I had money, I would give it all to Brother Qin, so that you can run for election in the county."

Qin Yi smiled and touched Xue Yi's head: "How can it be so easy?"

Now he not only has no money, but also no one to recommend him. How can he go to the county for application?
And it was that damned Shen family that put him in such an awkward situation. If they hadn't suddenly proposed to cancel the engagement, catching him off guard, why would he have to go through so much trouble?
The more Qin Yi thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could go and question that woman Shen Zhao right now.

She wouldn't give in just because of a small matter. How could I be nice to a woman like her who was so reckless?
"Brother! What are you looking at?"

Qin Shu and his mother Yang came over with laundry baskets. Seeing Xue Yi there, he couldn't help but glance at his mother.

Yang's expression was indifferent and no emotion could be seen.

Qin Yi said nothing, carrying two buckets and walking down the river bank to fetch water.

At this time, Shen Heng had already fetched some water and left, surrounded by several young men, chatting and laughing along the way, making it very lively.

When they arrived at Shen's house, the boys helped clean the water tank and poured the freshly drawn water into the tank.

Ah Zhu and his son also came over and sat in the middle of the yard with Shen De to pick beans.

Afterwards, the beans that were picked out clean were taken to the river to be washed.

After two stone of beans were all soaked in the bathtub, Shen Ang rode his horse back home.

This time he still did not allow his wife and daughter to go to the Xue family. He only found the three elders and the village head Wu and others to go to the Qin family to settle the accounts first.

When they arrived at Qin's house, Qin Yang and her daughter were hanging clothes.

When he looked up and saw Shen Ang and others coming towards him aggressively, he suddenly felt nervous.

Her attempt to borrow money from Xue Wangshi that day was unsuccessful. Xue Wangshi, who was usually timid and easy-going, rejected her request outright.

Yang felt something was not right at the time, but as things had come to this point, she was in a difficult situation.

"What brings you to my house?" Yang pretended to be calm and knelt down to greet them, then asked her daughter to go to the kitchen to make tea.

Shen Ang placed one hand on the handle of his sword and said coldly, "I just came to ask Qin Niang a question. Do you have any evidence to prove that my daughter is from the Xue family?"

Qin Yangshi's body trembled slightly, and she said calmly, "Why do you say that, Mr. Shen Ting? I don't understand."

"Don't understand?" Shen Ang sneered, "The three members of the Xue family came to my house to ask for an explanation, and they said in person that it was you who mentioned this matter when they went to the Xue family. What? Are you trying to play dumb now?"

Qin Yang closed her eyes and said calmly, "I didn't say anything to the Xue family. How can you let me understand?"

Seeing the woman playing tricks like this, Shen Ang said nothing more and said to the three elders: "This woman spread rumors that my daughter is a daughter of the Xue family. Please seek justice from the three elders."

The three elders put their hands behind their backs and looked at Qin Yangshi, then asked, "Yangshi, did you say this? Tell me the truth." Qin Yangshi fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face, "I really don't know anything about this. How can I tell you?"

Qin Yi saw his mother being forced, so he quickly came out of the house, took two or three steps to the three elders and bowed deeply: "If you have something to ask, please come here, don't ask my mother, she is just an ordinary woman, she doesn't know anything."

Shen Ang looked at Qin Yi and sneered: "Come for you? Fine, then let's go to the Xue family together to confront them."

In this way, Qin Yi supported his mother and followed Shen Ang and his party to the Xue family.

At this time, Xue Song had not returned yet, and only Xue Wang and her son were at home.

However, someone had already gone to Xixiang to call Xue Song's uncle, and when Shen Ang and others arrived, he also arrived.

Mrs. Xue Wang saw Shen Ang, the Qin family mother and son and others from afar, and she already knew why they came here.

"Lingyao, take Ayi back to the house first. You are not allowed to come out without my permission." After all, the woman had been the mistress of the house for more than ten years. At this moment, she was much calmer than Qin Yangshi.

Xue Lingyao was worried about her mother and shook her head to refuse: "No, I want to stay with you."

Mrs. Xue Wang touched her daughter's face, and another similar face came to her mind, and a trace of sadness flashed through her heart.

"Be obedient. It will be difficult for my mother if you and Ayi are here."

She pushed her daughter into the house and said to Xue Yi in a gentle tone, "Ayi, you are the pillar of the family. A Niang was strict with you in the past because she wanted you to be successful. She hoped that you would grow up to be as wise and capable as your father. Do you understand?"

Xue Yi's lips moved a few times and tears welled up in his eyes.

He knelt down in front of his mother, choking with sobs and kowtowed: "Son understands."

Xue Wang touched his head and said softly, "Hurry up and let mother take care of the things outside. You just need to stay in the room and take care of your sister."

"Yeah." Xue Yi got up, wiped his tears, went into the house and closed the door.

Only then did Mrs. Xue Wang straighten her clothes and temples and slowly walked out of the room.

Shen Ang and his companions had already arrived in the yard. The white-haired uncle of the Xue family also came in with a cane, followed by his teenage grandson Xue Mao.

"Gentlemen, you are polite." Mrs. Xue Wang bowed to everyone and extended her hand to invite them, "Please come in and take a seat."

The three elders nodded, walked into the main hall first and sat down in the main seat.

Shen Ang and the village head Wu Lao and others sat below him.

Uncle Xue and his little grandson could only sit next to the door.

The third elder coughed lightly and said to Mrs. Xue Wang, "I came to your house this time because Mr. Shen accused you of slandering his daughter as a daughter of the Xue family. Mrs. Wang, I want to ask you, why did you go to the Shen family and say that? What evidence do you have to say that Shen Zhao is your Xue family child?"

Mrs. Xue Wang bowed to the three elders and said softly, "This matter was told to me by Mrs. Qin Yang herself. She said that Shen Zhao and Ling Yao looked very similar and were the daughter abandoned by the Xue family. I was stupid and took it seriously. That's why I went to the Shen family to verify it. I didn't slander her."

Qin Yang looked at Xue Wang coldly, her fingers clenched in her sleeves: "Don't lie, I never said that."

After a pause, he continued, "Your Lingyao does look similar to the girl from the Shen family. That day, I was just relaying rumors from outside. When did I tell you that she was a girl from the Xue family?"

Qin Yi looked at Mrs. Xue Wang in surprise, then looked at his mother.

He thought that the Shen family was deliberately punishing his family with all the people visiting today, but he didn't expect that Mrs. Xue Wang would also come to frame the Qin family?

But why?

Didn’t Mrs. Xue Wang always get along well with her mother?
(End of this chapter)