Farming and reading family

The honeycomb coal she saw was definitely from her family, but she was certain that the honeycomb coal that the Ma family had been burning was from her family.

When the Ma family’s housekeeper heard Gao E say this, he was stunned and then became nervous.

"You can write your family's account book however you want." Ma Xingde said hurriedly.

"If you say so, you have a mouth on your body, so you can say whatever you want." Lord Yan said as he walked in.

He then bowed to Deng Yu and said, "Master Deng, I'm sorry. I heard someone falsely accused my son's husband."

Deng Yu was surprised that no one told him that Gao knew the Yan family.

He knew that Gao was acquainted with Xu Boyan. As for the relationship with the eldest princess, he thought Xu Boyan was trying to scare him.

What kind of person is the eldest princess? She dares to challenge the emperor, so how could she care about a country woman?

As for Prince Qing behind Xu Boyan, Deng Yu believed that their Deng family had more face than Xu Boyan.

As long as Xu Boyan was not around and he hadn't caused trouble for the Gao family for no reason, as long as this matter was settled, Prince Qing could only appease Xu Boyan.

But the Yan family is different.

Yan Congfang is now rising step by step in the army. If we attack Shuoxi, the emperor will certainly use military generals, and Yan Congfang will definitely make further progress at that time.

There was really no need for him to offend the Yan family for a small gain.

But in a moment, Deng Yu thought about the pros and cons, stood up, walked aside and bowed to Lord Yan.

"Lord Yan is too polite. If someone really falsely accuses your son's husband, I will be the first to disagree." Deng Yu said with a smile.

Gao E saw the change in Deng Yu's attitude and realized that he was another two-faced villain.

"Do you want to see the Chen family's account book?" Lord Yan was not polite.

He knew a little about Deng Yu's background and didn't want to have any contact with him, but since Mr. Gao called him, he had to come.

"Come here, follow Madam Chen's people to get the account book." Deng Yu ordered.

Ma Xingde's face suddenly turned pale, and he sat there slumped with a look of struggle on his face.

When everyone saw Ma Xingde's expression, they knew there must be something fishy going on, but since the account book hadn't been brought over, they didn't know what to say.

Deng Yu asked someone to bring a stool for Lord Yan to sit on, and Lord Yan sat there with peace of mind.

The account book was brought here soon. Gao E looked through it in public and then folded the pages that showed the Ma family buying honeycomb coal.

"Your Excellency, the account book shows that the Ma family bought honeycomb coal once every fifteen days in a fixed quantity, but now they haven't bought any for nearly forty days." Gao E handed the account book to the yamen runner on the side.

"Just now, the manager of the Ma family said that the consumption has increased due to the recent cold weather, so in principle we should buy more. So the honeycomb coal used by the Ma family is not from my family." Gao E was very sure.

Deng Yu slammed the gavel: "Ma Xingde, do you have anything else to say?"

Ma Xingde was so frightened that he trembled and immediately crawled on the ground: "Sir, please spare my life. It was Wei Hanshan who asked me to falsely accuse the Chen family honeycomb coal shop. He also gave me ten taels of silver."

As soon as he said this, he confessed everything.

It turned out that he thought Wei's honeycomb coal was cheap, so he had already switched to Wei's honeycomb coal and made a profit from the difference.

Who knew that his young master was in trouble? He wanted to ask Wei Hanshan for some money, but Wei Hanshan gave him some money and asked him to falsely accuse Chen's honeycomb coal shop.

He said that the Chen family had no roots in Qinzhou City, and Gao was just a country woman, so he would definitely give more to keep the peace.

In order to cover up the fact that he had replaced Wei's honeycomb coal with other coals, Ma Xingde sued Chen's honeycomb coal shop.

Everything went smoothly at the beginning, but when Lord Yan came to the court today, he realized how wrong he was.

"Who is Wei Hanshan? He is so vicious." Lord Yan frowned.

"Come here, tell Wei Hanshan." Deng Yu looked at Lord Yan's attitude and guessed that he was going to get to the bottom of this matter.

Since Gao E cannot be apprehended this time, he might as well preserve his own reputation and investigate the matter thoroughly.

Wei Hanshan was brought up soon.

Gao E recognized him immediately. This was Boss Wei who had previously approached her to cooperate on honeycomb coal.

Wei Hanshan didn't dare look at Gao E: "I, Wei Hanshan, greet the prefect."

"Wei Hanshan, do you admit your guilt?" Deng Yu questioned.

Gao E looked at Deng Yu like this and felt that he seemed to be very righteous.

Wei Hanshan was about to make an excuse.

"Boss Wei, I've already confessed." Ma Xingde said in a low voice.

Wei Hanshan's face turned pale instantly. He didn't expect that Ma Xingde was such a coward. How could he confess without any torture?

"Tell me! Why did you let Ma Xingde frame Gao?" Deng Yu slammed the gavel.

Wei Hanshan was frightened and said, "Your Excellency, please understand. The Gao family is bullying the market and has forced us into a corner. This is why I resorted to this desperate measure."

"Nonsense." Gao E retorted without waiting for Deng Yu to speak. "Before my Chen family started making honeycomb briquettes, no one else was making honeycomb briquettes. How can you say they're bullying someone and dominating the market?"

"Besides, the law always judges actions, not intentions. We only met once, and we simply didn't reach a cooperation agreement. Yet you're accusing me of this? How can you say you have no other options?"

"If you continue to burn your honeycomb coal and cause the death of others, it may kill more than one person. You are poisoning." Gao E said sternly.

Wei Hanshan took a deep breath, not daring to speak, and secretly watched Lord Deng's reaction.

Deng Yu did not dare to take Gao E's last sentence lightly.

Today, the young master of the Ma family died, and he already knew the reason. If there were more deaths, it would be because of his inaction.

This is easy for others, but Gao and Xu Boyan know each other.

If Xu Boyan were to catch him by the tail, Prince Qing might ask the Deng family for more benefits, which would be even more disadvantageous to him.

"Mrs. Chen is absolutely right. The honeycomb briquettes poisoning incident must be thoroughly investigated." After figuring this out, he immediately promised, "Come here, arrest Ma Xingde and Wei Hanshan."

Thanks to the appearance of Lord Yan, the matter was resolved smoothly and Deng Yu did not dare to make things difficult for Gao E.

"Mr. Gao has finally come to Qinzhou City, he must visit my home." Lord Yan invited.

Lord Yan had just helped Gao E, so Gao E couldn't refuse and had to agree.

"I've settled the people together first." Gao E apologized.

Lord Yan nodded, then looked at Cao Geng: "Lord Cao is also coming."

"Obedience is worse than respect." Cao Geng bowed.

Mrs. Yan personally went to the kitchen to oversee the preparation of dinner and also accompanied them during the meal.

This was the first time Lord Yan and Cao Geng met, but they got along very well.

Madam Yan chatted with Gao E: "I think Jin Chao is not much older than my Zheng'er. Maybe he can participate in the imperial examination next time. I don't expect him to get the first place, as long as he can be on the list."

Gao E smiled apologetically: "The young master is very talented, Madam Yan does not need to worry."

Madam Yan was even happier when she heard Gao E say this, though she sighed slightly: "Ah, it's a good thing that my son is promising, but these men don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if they don't manage the household. If this goes up, our Yan family's financial resources will be a little stretched."