Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

He threw the dying Zhenniang to the ground, took out a rope, tied her up in a few seconds, and blocked her mouth.

Then they dragged the man and threw him into the cellar where vegetables were stored.

After Zhenniang got married, the cellar was expanded a lot because ice cubes had to be stored from time to time, so it was easy to hide a person.

After closing the lid, he immediately called over the three servants in the yard who had just seen him bringing Zhenniang in:

"The young mistress went back to her parents' home after arguing with me just now. She would say the same thing to anyone who asked."

Now, among the dozen or so servants in the Qiao family, except for the two who serve Zhenniang personally, the others were brought as dowry from the Qin family.

The rest were all bought by Qiao's father and mother after Zhenniang got married.

It’s not that the Qin family had few servants as dowry.

But not long after their marriage, Qiao Shiyou said that his parents did not dare to order the servants who came as a dowry from the Qin family around, because they were not bought by their Qiao family. Qiao's father and mother did not have confidence in front of the servants, and would rather suffer themselves than order the servants who came as a dowry from the Qin family around.

Zhenniang is considerate and takes care of Teacher Qiao’s self-esteem.

After hearing this hint, she naturally had no choice but to send most of her dowry servants back to her parents' home, and exchange them for silver so that Qiao's father and mother could make the purchase themselves.

So now, when Mr. and Mrs. Qiao and Mr. and his friends are at home, the money of the master, mistress and young master is displayed in full, and Zhenniang, who is actually responsible for the family expenses, looks like a young wife who has married into the family.

Now that the young master of the house had given the order, the three servants naturally dared not disobey.

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Because the Qin family lived in the east of the city, Qin Dafu and others were the first believers to arrive home.

Before I even entered the door, I heard the doorman report that Teacher Qiao had come to pick up Zhenniang today.

After hearing the details of the situation described by the concierge, Mrs. Qin was greatly surprised:

"There's a fire? Why would someone suddenly set it on fire?"

Qin Dafu's face was gloomy, and he said coldly:

"The timing of this arson is just too coincidental!"

Mrs. Qin was shocked:

"Master, do you mean that he deliberately tricked Zhenniang into going back?"

Qin Dafu nodded, his expression solemn:

"As soon as we left the house, he tricked Zhenniang away. I'm afraid today's incident will not end well."

After a moment's silence, he ordered his servant, "Immediately go find Captain Yang who is in charge of the Qiao family area and tell him that there is something wrong with the Qiao family. I hope he can bring a few people here. Afterwards, I, Qin Dafu, will reward you handsomely!"

Qin Dafu is a very thoughtful person.

Because his daughter married into the Qiao family, he immediately began to win over the captain of the police in charge of that area so that when something happened, the government officials would take more care of the Qiao family.

Unexpectedly, the first time I used it would be at a time like this.

After a moment's silence, he added:

"Tell Captain Yang that we may need to interrogate and search Qiao's house today. Ask him to go to Yan Tongzhi to get an official document. Tell him that Qin Dafu asked him to go."

The servant immediately mounted his horse and went to find Captain Yang.

Qin Dafu then said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qin family:

"You guys go back first, I'll handle this matter."

The two could only agree.

They are just women. They can handle the affairs in the inner house, but they can only rely on Qin Dafu to fight against the people outside.

No matter how worried you are, there is nothing you can do except wait for news at home.

Qin Dafu ordered a dozen strong servants and hurried to Qiao's house.

When he got there, he did not go to the Qiao residence and knock on the door first. Instead, he asked someone to inquire around the area and confirmed that someone had seen Zhenniang and Qiao's teacher and friend enter the Qiao residence but never come out. Only then did he go to the Qiao residence and knock on the door.

The door opened, and Mr. Qiao, Mr. Qiao and his friend came to greet people with their servants as usual.

Qin Dafu was in no mood to waste time talking to them, so he got straight to the point and asked:

"Where's Zhenniang? Call her out!"

Father Qiao pretended to be puzzled and said:

"Zhen Niang? Didn't she go back to her parents' home? Why are your in-laws asking us?"

A servant stood up and said:

"Master, you don't know that the young mistress did come back, but she probably had an argument with the young master and left again not long after."

"When did he leave? Which direction did he go? Who did he take with him?"

Qin Dafu threw a series of questions at the servant, who was suddenly at a loss as to what to do. Fearing that he might have said something wrong, he looked at Master Qiao involuntarily.

Qin Dafu's sharp gaze also fell on Master Qiao.

Teacher Qiao was not afraid at all, and smiled slightly:

"Father-in-law, Zhenniang left at noon. I don't know where she went, but she didn't bring anyone with her at the time."

Which parent would not worry about the safety of a delicate and beautiful young woman who has always been kept in the boudoir and goes out without anyone by her side?

Qin Dafu clearly felt the malice in these words and smiles.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with the airs of an elder:

"Zhen Niang is just a woman, you want her to leave alone?"

Teacher Qiao looked nonchalant and said in a relaxed tone:

"Mrs. Zhen didn't fulfill her promise, and she is so ashamed that she wants to leave. What can the son-in-law do?"

There is no chance of luck now.

All the information added together clearly showed that everything was just as Qin Dafu had guessed before.

Teacher Qiao tricked Zhenniang back just to force the Qin family to submit!

His heart was burning with anger, but his face remained calm:

"Oh? Then in your opinion, how can we find Zhenniang?"

Teacher Qiao smiled and said:

"If you have completed what you promised, you should come back by yourself."

At this moment, Captain Yang arrived with his men and asked:

"I received a report that someone is missing from the Qiao residence. What happened?"

Qin Dafu stepped forward and said loudly:

"Captain Yang, my daughter was tricked back home by my son-in-law Qiao Shiyou this morning, claiming that there was a fire at home. She is now missing. I have asked around in the area, and a vendor outside saw my daughter and her son-in-law enter the Qiao residence, but didn't see her come out. The Qiao family insists that my daughter left home alone."

"This is really strange!"

"Because my daughter had an argument with her son-in-law the other day, I suspect that she was murdered by the Qiao family. Please send someone to search and interrogate the Qiao family and rescue my daughter!"

Even though he knew that the captain of the police had a good relationship with Qin Dafu, Master Qiao was not afraid at all.

He had been standing at the door of his house without going in, so many neighbors nearby had gathered around to watch the fun.

I only heard him raise his voice righteously:

"I have the title of a juren scholar. Without official permission, if anyone dares to search my house without permission, be careful. I will report you to the government office for trespassing and make you lose your job!"

Laws were also part of the imperial examination. As a juren, even though Qiao Shiyou could not be said to be familiar with the laws of the dynasty, he was a hundred times more familiar with them than the average common people.

Now that he has the honor of being a juren, ordinary constables dare not trespass into his residence under the watchful eyes of the public.

However, he was destined to miscalculate today.

Captain Liu sneered:

"What do you mean by trespassing? Mr. Qiao, please don't say anything nonsense. We have a search warrant!"

As he spoke, he took out the document in his arms, shook it, and showed it to Teacher Qiao.

When Qiao Shiyou took a look, he saw that it actually had the government seal on it, and it clearly stated that the reason for the search was to find a missing person, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Now he could only allow these detectives to go in and search!

This was completely beyond his expectations.

In his original plan, his father-in-law, as a successful businessman, was very familiar with the law and would definitely not give him any evidence of trespassing into a private house at this moment.

Therefore, he was sure that even if the two of them fell out, Qin Dafu would not dare to bring people to break into Qiao's house.

In this way, he could move Zhenniang to another place after nightfall.

But he had never expected that in such a short period of time, his father-in-law had made such complete preparations. He not only called in the constables, but also prepared all the documents!

Teacher Qiao was secretly shocked, but he quickly calmed down.

He dared to break off relations with the Qin family so directly, which meant he had decided to burn his boats and would never give up until he achieved his goal.

Naturally, there is more than one trump card in hand.

Not long after, Zhenniang, who had woken up but was very weak, was found in the cellar by the bailiffs.

Qin Dafu felt heartbroken when he saw his daughter's frail appearance and the marks on her neck.

Unable to contain his anger any longer, he rushed forward to hit Master Qiao, but was stopped by Qiao's servants.

Qiao Shiyou stood behind and shouted:

"Everyone, come and see! What big shot did this wealthy businessman surnamed Qin collude with to be so arrogant that he not only prepared the search warrant in advance, but also beat people in front of the police chief in full view of everyone!"

Which ordinary citizen does not hate the collusion between officials and businessmen to oppress the common people? The eyes of the onlookers looking at Qin Dafu suddenly became extremely unfriendly.

As a smart and educated person, Mr. Qiao is well aware of what a public opinion offensive is.

You are dreaming if you think you can control him like an ordinary citizen!

Qin Dafu gnashed his teeth in anger:

"You said Zhenniang was not at the Qiao residence, but now she was found tied up in the cellar with wounds all over her body. How do you explain that?"

Teacher Qiao smiled contemptuously:

"What's there to explain? The husband is the head of the wife. It's only natural for the husband to discipline his unfilial wife."

The laws of the country clearly stipulate:

"The husband is the head of the wife, and the wife should obey the husband. If the husband beats his wife to the point of breaking her bones, although it is against moral principles, the couple must both agree to divorce."

As long as no one is killed, the government has no right to stop a husband from beating his wife.

In other words, since the day Qin Zhenniang married him, she would never be able to get rid of him unless he beat her to death.

He just didn't believe that the Qin family, who had always loved their daughter, would not surrender when he tortured Qin Zhenniang every other day!