The mistress of a marquis's family divorced her husband and married someone else: the scumbag&#

Chu Beiyu calmed down a little from his anger and was secretly shocked.

It was a close call, I almost fell into Ye Qingluo's trap.

Once he gets angry at Ye Qingluo in front of everyone, not only will it confirm the use of Ye Qingluo's dowry, but it will even cause a scandal of hurting his wife.

Some rumors would be fine, but those soldiers in the army who once served under the general who defended the country are bound to make a fuss.

The Dali Temple Minister gave a wink to the people he brought with him, and his men immediately handed over several letters.

"My Lord, these are the ironclad evidences that I have found that Zhong Huai has embezzled money from Huichun Hall over the past three years. I think this can explain the losses you just mentioned to Madam Hou."

Chu Beiyu took the letter handed to him by the Dali Temple Minister, and when he saw the lines of numbers, he was shaking with anger.

"You are so good, Zhong Huai, you actually dared to raise the price of Huichuntang's treatment. Some herbs only cost five taels, but you raised the price to twenty taels for ordinary people!"

Zhong Huai panicked when he heard this. He never thought that the people from the Dali Temple could really produce evidence.

"My Lord, please spare my life. I am innocent."

Old Madam Chu also hurried forward. She knew about the price increase of medicinal materials, but she didn't expect Zhong Huai to do something so outrageous.

If Zhong Huai was caught, they would definitely be traced back to her.

"Sir, Zhong Huai doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing. Could there be any misunderstanding?"

"In the face of the old lady's evidence, I don't think there will be any misunderstanding."

Madam Chu's expression changed slightly, and she was about to hit Zhong Huai with her cane, "How dare you, Zhong Huai, do such a thing? Now you might as well confess the truth in front of the Marquis and the adults."

Zhong Huai was a little dazed by the beating of the cane, but he knew that if he was taken away like this, his future would be over.

In panic, he aimed at Ye Qingluo.

After all, this matter is caused by their own family. As long as the old lady protects herself, the Marquis cannot do anything to him even if he is angry.

As for his wife, he suspected that the reason why the Dali Temple knew about this matter was largely related to Ye Qingluo.

Thinking of this, Zhong Huai shouted to Ye Qingluo, "Madam, you must save me."

"Whether it's collecting cash for free clinics or raising prices, I'm doing whatever you say."

"Now that something has happened, you can't just stand by and watch someone die."

Old Madam Chu reacted immediately, and her dissatisfaction with Ye Qingluo reached its peak because of what had just happened.

"Good of you Ye, you have always been obedient and I have never doubted you over the years."

"I didn't think you would dare to act like this!"

Chu Beiyu's face was gloomy and he looked at Ye Qingluo with disgust.

When he saw the IOU for 40,000 taels a few days ago, he was indeed shocked for a long time.

When she heard Ye Qingluo say that the money was taken from her dowry, she endured it no matter what she said because she felt she was in the wrong.

But who would have thought that the IOU was fake, and the real purpose was to use Huichuntang to do immoral things in order to make huge profits.

Su Wan exclaimed, "Sister, how could you do such a thing? Free clinics are a good thing to do, but if you charge money and raise the price of medicinal materials, the nature of the matter will change."

Chu Beiyu also pointed his finger at Ye Qingluo, gritting his teeth and saying, "This happened in front of the Dali Temple and so many people, Ye Qingluo, shouldn't you explain it to me!"

Cuizhu immediately stood behind Ye Qingluo and defended her, "You have no evidence. How can you doubt my wife based on only this man's one-sided statement?"

"Madam has worked diligently over the years, and it is not easy for her to use her dowry to support such a large mansion."

Cuizhu's eyes turned red as she spoke. Madam has given so much to this family, but now she is still suspected.

She really felt sorry for the lady.

"explain?"

Ye Qingluo sneered. If Zhong Huai was willing to agree honestly today, she might consider letting him go.

But this man insisted on seeking his own death and dragged her into it.

As for this old lady Chu, judging from her current attitude, she was probably aware of what Zhong Huai had done to a large extent.

This way, there will be something interesting to watch.

"My Lord, why should I explain something I didn't do?"

"Humph! It is said that you have been in charge of Huichun Hall all these years. How could Zhong Huai dare to do this without your consent?"

Chu Beiyu took a few steps closer to her and said, "If you are willing to take the initiative to make up for the shortfall of 20,000 taels, I will ask the people from the Dali Temple to go back."

"Ye Qingluo, you should think clearly that making a big fuss about this matter will not do you any good."

"Okay."

Ye Qingluo replied, "Since the Marquis is so suspicious of me, I must produce some evidence to prove myself."

"Cuizhu, go and get the things on the table inside the house."

"It just so happens that the Supreme Court Justice is here, and he will help us to judge the case."

"what?"

Chu Beiyu was shocked, and for a moment he couldn't understand what Ye Qingluo was trying to do. Cuizhu quickly took out the account book.

Ye Qingluo bypassed Chu Beiyu and handed it directly to the Dali Temple Minister.

"Sir, here are the accounts of Huichuntang over the years. Please review them."

"There is one more thing you said that is wrong, Lord." Ye Qingluo looked at Chu Beiyu, "Although Huichun Hall is under my name, it has always been managed by Zhong Huai."

"Whenever there was an objection, Shopkeeper Zhong would say it was my mother's idea."

"I wonder if mother knows that Zhong Huai used rotten and moldy herbs instead of normal herbs?"

Madam Chu trembled all over and became very excited. Su Wan advised her, "Sister, the old lady is in poor health, please don't stimulate her anymore."

"But didn't mother keep saying that Zhong Huai was hers? She is so excited now. Did she know about this?"

"Ye, I don't understand what you are talking about?"

Madam Chu was obviously a little flustered, and Chu Beiyu also saw that something was wrong. He vaguely felt that if the matter continued, it might not be as simple as dealing with Zhong Huai.

"This is absolutely ridiculous! Not only did they falsify the accounts, but they also used inferior medicinal materials to harm people!"

"I actually forgot about this when I was investigating the case. It's all thanks to Madam Hou for taking out the account book."

"You are too polite, sir. I wonder if these account books can prove my innocence?"

Ye Qingluo asked, "If that's not enough, I still have some letters between Zhong Huai and a girl named Jiang from Chunhua Pavilion. It clearly describes how Shopkeeper Zhong exploited loopholes to make huge profits."

Zhong Huai still wanted to argue, but when he saw Ye Qingluo take out the last few letters, his heart was completely broken.

He wrote those letters to show off to Miss Jiang, but he didn't expect that they would become evidence that would lead him to the government!

"Please rest assured, Madam Hou, these letters are enough to prove your innocence."

"That's good."

Ye Qingluo smiled, and Zhong Huai was about to be taken away, so he shouted for help to Madam Chu.

"Old lady, please save me. Even if I get some money, part of it will be used to honor you."

"You can't just ignore me!"

"You..." Old Madam Chu was so angry that her face turned pale, her eyelids twitched, and she fainted.

Seeing his mother unconscious, Chu Beiyu strode forward and kicked Zhong Huai to the ground!

"At this point, you still dare to shirk responsibility!"

"Sir, please arrest this thief as soon as possible! And see how much of the silver he has stolen is left!"

"It's natural."

The Dali Temple Minister also realized that the Huichun Hall incident was not entirely caused by Zhong Huai. It was just that some things, especially for this Pingyuan Marquis who had just made military achievements, would be disadvantageous to make a big fuss. After responding, he took his men and left.

"Wan'er, take my mother back to the house first, and as for you, go and help!"

Seeing these people still standing there unmoved, Chu Beiyu roared.

Not until everyone had left could Ye Qingluo's voice be heard.

"My Lord, Zhong Huai was the one you and mother insisted on returning. If he can't pay back the lost money, you will be primarily responsible."

"How much did the Marquis ask me to make up just now?"

"Yes, twenty thousand taels~"

Ye Qingluo smiled brightly, "Adding the 40,000 taels from before, the Marquis owes me 60,000 taels now."