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Chapter 161 The Xian Family Case

Xiaoyan continued to tell the Queen Mother...

The following is the story:

Young Master Zhao found a job in this paradise, and he also figured it out: the people should not fight against the officials.

He was the only one left in the Zhao family, so he might as well go home and farm. So he went home.

It just so happened that their family had a small farm near Ji'an Town.

Just then, he heard the news that something happened to the Xian family.

"The Xian family case was quite a sensation"

Xiaoyan said to the Queen Mother: "I heard that their house was robbed overnight. The fire was so bright that night that the whole town saw it."

The Queen Mother asked, "Were all the members of the Xian family killed?"

"No, the women in their family are all fine, the accident happened only in the outer courtyard."

"Buddha have mercy on me, fortunately..."

"That's right, but the outer courtyard has been emptied. It seems that the second son of the Xian family was beaten to a pulp, and the master surnamed Wang was beaten to death."

"The most amazing thing is that when the townspeople rushed in to rescue the people, they saw the yard full of silver and the basement full of gold."

"Gold?!"

The Queen Mother frowned and asked, "How come their family has so much gold?"

"That's what he said. Afterwards, the county magistrate sealed off the scene, but he didn't say what else was inside."

"I heard from people who have been into the vault that the gold is stored in boxes."

"Oh……"

The Queen Mother picked up the teacup and took a sip: "What happened next?"

"Later, didn't the young master of the Zhao family return home? He couldn't go back to Ji'an Town, so he returned to that manor."

"And after that"

"It just so happened that he found out that his old servant had taken some money and lent out the farm."

"The old servant told him that they were a group of caravans passing by and only wanted to stay for a few days. However, they said that they were too many people and were afraid that there would not be enough accommodation, so they asked the old servant not to stay in the village. They gave him some extra money and asked him to stay there for a few days and not come back."

"That old servant was greedy for money, so he took a few more taels of silver from the other party and actually went out to live for a few days."

"Do you know who he is?"

"He didn't know. He said those people just rented his farm the night before and let him go after paying him money. So he didn't know anything. After a few days, those people didn't come to him to ask for the return of the farm. Anyway, he had already received the money, so he didn't take it seriously."

"But, his young master is back, so they have no choice but to go back to the manor together."

"When they returned to the manor, they found that the people had left. But at this moment, they found a bag left in the room."

"What bag?"

The Queen Mother put down her teacup.

"A bag of gold nuggets"

"bullion?"

"Not only gold nuggets, but also a few letters and some banknotes. They seemed to be unimportant things thrown into a bag casually, and seemed to have been left there accidentally."

"and then?"

"Then the old servant gave this thing to Master Zhao. Master Zhao opened it and was shocked. He immediately returned to Ji'an Town."

"But when he got there, he heard that although Mr. Wang was dead, the eldest daughter of the Xian family and the second son were still alive. The yamen runners didn't care at all. They just said that the case was already being handled and other government agencies were investigating."

"I couldn't get any information. Mr. Zhao didn't trust the local government, so he didn't dare to hand over the evidence. So he returned to the Peach Blossom Land and gave this thing to my housekeeper, who then handed it to me."

"Oh? What does it say?"

The Queen Mother finally became interested.

Xiaoyan said: "It says that the prefect of Jinzhou actually discovered a silver mine in the local area, and all the silver and money of their Xian family came from there."

"The most important thing is that the silver mine has been developed, which has only been two or three years. Eight boxes of gold were sent to Wang for distribution! Probably only a few million taels."

"what?!"

The Queen Mother held the handkerchief tightly in her hand.

“Gold, not silver”

"No, I checked the bag and there were indeed gold nuggets in it. Moreover, the Ji'an Town Government reported that gold and silver were indeed found in the basement... the amount was countless."

The Queen Mother stood up and paced slowly around the room, talking to herself.

"I've heard of this case. I heard that their house was robbed by the town's troublemakers. The government is trying their best to investigate."

Xiao Yan said: "Yes, Mr. Zhao said the same thing when he came back. A lot of people were arrested in the town, but most of the things found on those people were small bits and pieces, no gold."

"I heard that not everyone has been to their vault. So most of the people found have silver. Most of the gold is still in the vault."

"There are many theories now. Some say that he heard the thieves start to loot and found that the thieves had escaped, so he came out to rescue them. Then he saw the silver all over the ground, and then..."

"Some people also said that the thieves didn't have time to take them all away, or they couldn't take them away... Maybe the thieves didn't expect that their family was so rich."

Xiaoyan said with some emotion.

"I heard that someone saw more than a dozen large vehicles passing by on the road that night. What kind of person do you think has such courage?"

"They also said..."

Xiaoyan took two steps forward and said, "The cars were moving in an orderly manner."

"What do you mean by neat?"

"I just walked in properly, packed my things and left."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes suddenly.

"You mean they took those things away normally? Then they did it on purpose..."

Xiaoyan shrugged.

"Some people also said so. Otherwise, how could their house be looted like this? But I don't know what happened afterwards. Anyway, this matter was quite a mess."

"Well, but everyone in Ji'an Town insisted that they were there to rescue people, and said that the things they took were originally theirs, and that the Xian family had caused a lot of trouble in this town over the years."

"Now, they just take back what belongs to them. So, many people just refuse to give it up. I think the local officials are also in a difficult position. After all, the law does not apply to everyone. Besides, someone did enter the Xian family."

“There is such a thing”

The Queen Mother slowly sat down again.

"What does Miss Xian, Mr. Xian's sister, say about this?"

“I don’t know, I just heard this.”

"It was Master Zhao who came back and told me about it. He gave me these things along with the petition he wrote."

"He wanted to redress the injustice for his family, so he put them together. He hopes that I can pass them to the emperor."

The Queen Mother smiled.

"You, mind your own business"

"Yes, yes, I was just thinking about what you said about our treasury being empty. There is actually a silver mine over there!"

"Queen Mother, you said they don't want the silver and want to exchange it all for gold. What does he want to do with it?"

"Humph!"

The Queen Mother smiled