The general kneels on the washboard again

Fan Qude kept his word and raised 90,000 gold coins for Cao Jin the next day.

As soon as the silver was paid, several officials from the bank came and said, "Boss Fan, come with us."

Fan Qude was brought to the court with a confused look on his face.

Standing in the courtroom were Qin Fengyang and his son. Fan Qude was so shocked he was speechless: "You? How could this happen?"

Qin Fengyang looked at the kneeling Fan Qude and presented the letter of evidence in his arms to the prefect.

The prefect's face darkened as he watched: "Fan Qude, you are so good! You actually hired someone to kill someone and framed him."

Fan Qude quickly protested, "It's unfair, sir, I didn't do it."

The prefect said, "We've caught you red-handed, and you're still trying to argue?"

Fan Qude suddenly seemed to have a sudden thought: "Sir, they are all convicted felons. Why would they come back to Beijing and sue me here? Someone must have instructed them to frame me."

Qin Fengyang handed over his and Qin Shaobai's indentures and said calmly, "My son and I are both slaves now, but the master is kind enough to allow us to defend ourselves in court."

Fan Quede was completely speechless.

After the final investigation, it was found that the Fan family had committed the evil deeds of abducting women and occupying other people's land, and even killed people in order to occupy the land, not to mention how much money they embezzled from the palace when doing business with the palace.

The Fan family was completely wiped out, and the Qin family finally cleared their name.

Yue Niang blessed them very much and held a banquet in Tianxiang Tower.

At the banquet, Qin Fengyang brought his family members who he had redeemed from various places to meet Yue Niang one by one.

"Okay, don't greet each other one by one. You must be hungry, right? Eat first. I'm starving."

A group of people were eating happily.

Yue Niang couldn't help but worry: "So what are you going to do in the future?"

Qin Fengyang looked at his family with a big smile: "Start from the beginning. The money you gave me is enough for me to buy a house. Take your time, and everything will be there."

That night, Yue Niang drank a lot of wine.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the Fu family, and Fu Shiqing is waiting for Yue Niang to come back in Yuechenyuan again.

Looking at the drunken Yue Niang, he was furious: "Fu Yue Niang, you are really powerful now. You even let your servants go to court."

Yue Niang had a severe headache: "Isn't it good for you? Doesn't your status rise again?"

"That's true, but I just hope you can be as peaceful and stable as Yuanniang, and not always do anything out of the ordinary."

Yue Niang raised her head, half drunk and half awake. "Like Yuan Niang? Being a pawn of the family? I'm willing to do that, but father, you won't give me this opportunity. You let Tian Shi harm me, and you even helped her to do that. I have no choice."

Fu Shiqing was afraid that Yue Niang would say something else, so he quickly ordered the servants in the outer courtyard: "She is really drunk. Why don't you go and get your young lady some sobering soup?"

Yue Niang started to act crazy while drunk: "I'm not drunk, father, I also want a father and mother to love me. I have wanted it for several lifetimes. I don't even know what it feels like, but no parents want me."

Fu Shiqing's face was slightly moved: "Yue'er."

This feeling of being touched was fleeting, and Fu Shiqing scolded Dong Zhu again: "Why don't you help your young lady to rest quickly? What a mess!"

Yue Niang completely forgot about this conversation when she woke up. She only remembered that Fu Shiqing came to see her.

The next day, the wind started to blow again, and there were faint signs of snow falling in the sky.

Yue Niang was wrapped thickly, with only her rosy little face showing.

The maid from the front yard came to report: "Miss, the master wants you to go to the front hall and look at the guests behind the screen."

Yue Niang was just confused and muttered to Dong Zhu, "What's up with Fu Shiqing's plan?"

Yue Niang led Dong Zhu to the front hall and met Fu Jinniang on the way. She looked like she was waiting for Yue Niang here on purpose.

"Big sister." He spoke softly when he saw Yue Niang coming over.

Yue Niang still had a headache from her hangover, and her tone was unfriendly: "What?"

Fu Jinniang was not angry: "Are you in a hurry to see your lover?"

Yue Niang smiled playfully: "So what?"

Fu Jinniang spat and said, "Shameless!" The spit landed on Yue Niang's shoe.

Yue Niang laughed even more wantonly: "No matter how shameless I am, I would never spit at someone's feet. It seems that Tian is really attentive to your teaching."

The two of them bickered for a few words, and the maid beside them couldn't stand it any longer. She urged Yue Niang, "Miss, please hurry up. Don't make the master and the mistress anxious."

Yue Niang followed the maid forward, leaving Fu Jin Niang alone, hopping on the spot. She pinched her personal maid beside her and said, "Ah, on what basis does she do that?"

The maid felt pain but dared not say anything. This scene fell clearly into Yue Niang's eyes.

When I got behind the screen in the front hall, I only heard a few familiar voices.

First came Fu Shiqing's: "Madam, you are really too polite. How could my Yue Niang be so worthy of such kindness?"

Then came Cao Jin's words: "Master Fu, what are you talking about? Yue'er deserves it, and I'm afraid I'm being impolite."

Then came Tian's words: "This marriage is also very good, but my daughter Yue Niang has such a good reputation now. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Duke's Mansion if she married him?"

Fu Shiqing coughed and said, "Shut up."

Jiang Songrui, who was coughing intermittently, also spoke: "Mrs. Fu is a straightforward person, but the situation of our Jiang family is not very good now, and as long as Yue'er can agree, we will definitely not care about those things."

Tian sat there feeling frustrated, and Yue Niang finally understood the source of Fu Jinniang's hostility today.

Fu Shiqing made the decision and said to the screen, "Yue Niang, come out."

Yue Niang walked out generously.

When I met Jiang Yunxiao's eyes, my heart was pounding.

Yue Niang bowed gracefully: "Yue Niang greets the Duke, the Duke's wife, and the young master."

Jiang Songrui and Cao Jin looked at Yue Niang and smiled kindly, and Fu Shiqing rarely had a stern face.

Fu Shiqing said, "Yue'er, let's just chat today. What do you think about what happened just now?" He looked like he wanted to help Yue Niang.

Yue Niang suspected a trick: "Father, these things are all arranged by our parents and the matchmaker."

Fu Shiqing was displeased: "That's not what you said when you rejected the Fan family. I want to hear your true feelings."

"I do." As soon as Yue Niang said these three words, some people in the hall were happy and some were sad.

Jiang Yunxiao's joy was the most obvious, and his eyes were tearful when he looked at Yue Niang.

Fu Shiqing said to Tian: "Please pour some tea."

Tian knew that this was a way to get rid of her, so she left happily.

After Tian left, Fu Shiqing looked at the three Jiang family members and said, "Yue Niang and I have a bet. I also know that she and the young master are deeply in love, so I will not stop this marriage. However, the bet must continue. That is, on the day of the wedding, she will be completely expelled from my Fu family."

When these words were spoken, no one in the hall was surprised.

Jiang Songrui looked at Yue Niang, then at Jiang Yunxiao, and said, "No problem, this is a good thing for us."

Cao Jin stood up hurriedly and said, "It's settled then. I'll go get a matchmaker."

Fu Shiqing and Yue Niang escorted the three members of the Jiang family to the gate.

Watching the Jiang family's carriage go away, Yue Niang asked Fu Shiqing: "Why?"

Fu Shiqing glanced at Yue Niang and walked inside, saying as he walked, "I saw the book your mother left behind yesterday, and I felt like I owed you guys a little bit."

"Then why should the bet continue?" Yue Niang was even more confused.

Fu Shiqing said, "You have your path, and I have mine, just like your mother and I. In the end, both of us were hurt. Since you really want to leave the Fu family, I will grant your wish this time."

Yue Niang couldn't figure out whether Fu Shiqing had any love for her or for Xu. These questions not only troubled Yue Niang, but also troubled Xu's short life.

Looking at Fu Shiqing's leaving back, the painful moments of the past gradually faded away.

I think an expert once said that people prefer to remember good things.

Unconsciously, it started snowing. Dongzhu, who was staying in the hall, came to look for Yueniang with an umbrella and said, "Miss, why are you standing in the snow like a dazed girl?"

Yue Niang didn't hold an umbrella: "No, I just want to get wet in the snow today."

Dong Zhu followed Yue Niang like a tail, and said in a very low voice: "Lian Xing just said that the master has seen the things in the study and has been going to Mudan Residence very frequently these days."

Yue Niang narrowed her almond-shaped eyes and said, "Oh, really? Then why not add fuel to the fire for them?"

Yue Niang hurried back to Yuechen Courtyard.

Lian Xing was watching the snow under the eaves, as cold as a killer.

Seeing Yue Niang and Dong Zhu coming back, he quickly restrained his expression and resumed his servile appearance: "Master, you are back?"

"I'm back, and I have something for you to do."

Lian Xing quickly stood by: "Master, please speak."