Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

His voice was shrill and soon attracted many onlookers.

Anyone who recognized him immediately ran to the Minister of Revenue's residence to report.

At this time, Madam Cui was drinking tea and eating snacks with Qin Jinjin. She praised with satisfaction: "Jinjin, your cooking skills are really good. I am so lucky to have you as my daughter-in-law!"

Qin Jinjin said shyly: "If mother likes it, then eat more. Jinjin lost her mother when she was young, and she really wants to be filial to you!"

Madam Cui reached out and patted her: "Don't worry, child. The Cui family will be your safe haven in the future. If the Zhan Yihou Mansion bullies you, we will use Lin Xiaoruan to plot back. We will never let them have an easy time. Don't worry!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the housekeeper stumbling in.

She immediately scolded him angrily: "How shameless! Why are you so flustered? What happened?"

The housekeeper replied in panic, "Madam, it's the second young master. He turned himself in to the authorities!"

Mrs. Cui asked in astonishment, "Why turn himself in? Did he run up gambling debts again?"

The housekeeper shook his head: "It's not a gambling debt. He said he deliberately slandered Miss Lin Xiaoruan's reputation and sent someone to steal her sachet. I ask the government to punish him!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Cui was so angry that she felt dizzy.

She cursed angrily, "That idiot, he was about to commit suicide when the plan was about to be accomplished? Is he crazy?"

Qin Jinjin quickly said, "Mother, let's go and take a look. Just say he was forced into it. No matter what, we must make Lin Xiaoruan marry Cui Lingshao. Only in this way can we use her to deal with Lin Yiwan!"

Mrs. Cui now trusts her daughter-in-law very much and will naturally listen to her.

The two men hurried to the government office and saw Cui Lingshao in a miserable state.

Obviously he has suffered!

Madam Cui was the first to burst into tears: "Son, how did you become like this? Did the Zhan Yi Marquis's family threaten you? It was clearly Lin Xiaoruan who did something shameless, but they forced you to change your words. How could they be so cruel?"

Cui Lingshao trembled all over and subconsciously wanted to let his stepmother in front of him make the decision for him.

But when he turned around and saw Lin Yiwan's cold eyes, he was so scared that he immediately denied it: "Mother, I was not threatened. It's my fault. When I owed a gambling debt and wanted to ask my eldest sister-in-law for some money to fill the hole, she helped me come up with this idea. She told me to entangle the second Miss Lin of the Zhan Yihou Mansion so that I can walk all over the capital in the future!"

Qin Jinjin, who originally wanted to watch the fun, suddenly changed her expression. She didn't expect that the shameless Cui Lingshao would sell her out.

She retorted anxiously: "Cui Er, what nonsense are you talking about? How did I give you any advice?"

Cui Lingshao argued aggrievedly, "Sister-in-law, please don't just stand by and watch someone die. Didn't you find out where Miss Lin Er was doing her free clinic and asked me to take some people there to steal her sachet?"

Lin Yiwan sarcastically said, "Miss Qin, we at the Zhan Yihou Mansion have no grudge against you. Why are you trying to ruin my second sister's reputation?"

Qin Jinjin's face flushed with anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't. He's always talking nonsense. It's obvious that he owes a huge gambling debt and wants to find a scapegoat to help him fill the hole!"

Mrs. Cui also understood in an instant that she would not be able to get close to Lin Xiaoruan this time.

She quickly rushed to Cui Er and slapped him hard in the face: "You unfilial son, you actually told such a big lie! You almost killed me and your sister-in-law!"

Cui Er was ultimately afraid of his stepmother, so he cried and begged, "My son was wrong, please forgive me, mother!"

Mrs. Cui then looked at Lin Yiwan with a face full of guilt: "Madam Hou, I was biased and believed everything. I thought he and Miss Xiaoruan were really in love. I rashly came to propose marriage, and I really let her down!"

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "I told you long ago that this must be a misunderstanding, but Madam Cui refused to believe it. Now it's been brought to the government. Is this what Madam Cui wants to see?"

Mrs. Cui gritted her teeth in hatred. Of course she didn't want to see it.

But now, she has no choice!

If she insists on continuing to make trouble, it will not benefit the Cui family at all.

She could only swallow this loss for the time being and wait for an opportunity in the future to take revenge.

She said flatteringly, "Madam Hou, it's good that the misunderstanding has been resolved. I'll have that brat Ling Shao apologize to your husband!"

She thought Lin Yiwan would definitely not pursue the matter. After all, her Cui family played a very important role in the court.

When the new emperor first ascended the throne, he was very dependent on her Minister Cui.

Lin Yiwan would never disregard the Cui family's reputation!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Cui felt more confident.

However, Lin Yiwan asked in a serious tone, "Mrs. Cui, what kind of apology do you intend to offer? After all, it's not just your son's fault. It's also your daughter-in-law who you helped to advise!"

Qin Jinjin still refused to admit: "I didn't!"

Lin Yiwan raised her eyebrows sarcastically, "Miss Qin, you can't yell at me. It was your second brother who pointed out your instructions. Otherwise, he wouldn't have set his sights on my sister!"

After hearing her words, Qin Jinjin's eyes were blazing with fire and she wished she could torture Cui Er to death immediately.

Cui Er shrank his neck, his face full of frustration.

Madam Cui quickly tried to smooth things over: "No matter what, it was our Cui family who was at fault first. Madam Hou, please stop arguing about this. Tell me how you can compensate me and calm down."

Lin Yiwan was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke, "You almost ruined my second sister's reputation. Give me five thousand taels of gold to settle the matter!"

Mrs. Cui almost lost her balance. She asked in astonishment, "How much?"

Lin Yiwan uttered five words faintly: "Five thousand taels of gold!"

Qin Jinjin was the first to retort sharply, "Is she worth it? I only stole a sachet from her and didn't do anything to her, yet you're still asking for five thousand taels of gold as compensation?"

Lin Yiwan ignored her and looked at the Jingzhao Yin who was sitting in the first seat and asked, "Master Sheng, in our court, what is the punishment for deliberately slandering and destroying the reputation of a noble lady?"

Sheng Feng was promoted to the position of Jingzhao Yin after the new emperor ascended the throne.

He is considered a minister of the emperor!

He knew how important Lin Yiwan was to the emperor, so he was subconsciously very respectful to her.

He said in a serious tone, "Madam, if the Cui family refuses to pay compensation, then Miss Qin and the second son of the Cui family will each be beaten with thirty sticks and then exiled three thousand miles away to serve in a bitter and cold land!"

Qin Jinjin was trembling all over. She must not be exiled.

Mrs. Cui was also very shocked. In her eyes, Cui Er was originally an unloved bastard. It was fine for him to be beaten and exiled, but why was Qin Jinjin also included?

Everyone knows that the road to exile is very difficult, especially for women. It is impossible for them to get there.

She said anxiously, "Master Sheng, even if our Cui family is at fault, it's only Cui Lingshao's fault. It has nothing to do with my daughter-in-law!"