The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Zhuang Wenyin's eyes were red with emotion.

"Mother knows that our Jingyao is sensible and promising, but your father also said that officialdom relies on connections. If you don't work hard to get ahead, you will be stepped down by others. Xu Qingye is the best example. He is only a scholar, but he has the support of Mr. Tang, which is enough to suppress you. If you can gain Mr. Tang's appreciation, you can be on equal footing with him."

As a mother, she naturally knew what her son was thinking.

Lin Zhaozhao on the side was a little surprised.

"Song Yuntang got married? When did it happen?"

Zhuang Wenyin nodded. "The wedding took place on the 23rd of last month. You should know her husband, Xu Qingye, who taught in Rongshu Village for five years. I heard he was seriously ill before, but was cured by Tang'er."

"She actually married Mr. Xu!"

Lin Zhaozhao had met Xu Qingye when she was in Rongshu Village. The first time she saw him, she was stunned by his beauty.

At that time, no one in the entire Rongshu Village disrespected him.

She came from a humble background and was very self-conscious. Although she admired Mr. Xu, she never had any improper thoughts about him.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Xu actually married a woman like Song Yuntang.

"It's said that the Xu family really values ​​Tang'er, and Xu Qingye is a gentle and polite man who treats her very well. When mother heard what the servants said, she was quite relieved." Zhuang Wenyin said, looking at Lin Zhaozhao with regret on her face, "Mother used to hope that you could marry into a good family, but now that you've done such a foolish thing, I'm afraid this marriage..."

Lin Zhaozhao pulled Zhuang Wenyin's hand back.

"Mom, I actually want to ask Mr. Xu to introduce my brother to Mr. Tang. We don't have to please Song Yuntang."

Zhuang Wenyin was puzzled.

"What good ideas does Zhao Zhao have?"

Lin Zhaozhao sat up straight, looked at her seriously, and said, "For the sake of my eldest brother's future, I am willing to marry Xu Qingye."

She has a bad reputation now anyway.

If she can't marry into a wealthy family, marrying a poor scholar should be more than enough.

Zhuang Wenyin disagrees.

"But he's already married. If you marry him, won't you be a concubine? No! I absolutely won't allow my daughter to be a concubine!"

Lin Jingyao also said, "Zhao Zhao, you are the daughter of a wealthy family. Marrying a poor scholar is already marrying down. How can you be his concubine? Don't lower your status because of your elder brother."

"It's okay." Lin Zhaozhao looked at the two of them and said, "Don't mother and big brother both think Xu Qingye has a future? If I marry him, he and big brother will be able to share connections and resources. If mother is worried that I'll be wronged, you can ask father to come to talk to Xu Qingye and ask him to marry me as his equal wife. After I marry him, I will have equal status with Song Yuntang. As long as I win his heart, it's not certain who will have a higher status in the mansion in the future."

No matter how capable Song Yuntang is.

The man in the family has spoken, so doesn't that mean she can only be her wedding dress?

Thinking of this, Lin Zhaozhao suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in her heart.

I really can't wait to see Song Yuntang being stepped under her feet in the future.

Zhuang Wenyin still shook her head.

"No, a concubine is still a concubine after all!"

There was a calculation in Lin Jingyao's eyes.

"Then let Xu Qingye divorce his wife and remarry?"

Lin Gengshi, who had been silent on the side, was shocked when he heard this.

"Brother, Zhao Zhao, I don't think we need to target Tang Er so much, right? If a woman is divorced, how will she survive in the future?"

After all, she is the sister I truly love.

Even if it's not the case now, he doesn't want her to have a bad life.

Lin Zhaozhao's face was full of grievance.

"How could Second Brother think of me like this? I'm also thinking about Big Brother's future, and I didn't say anything like I wanted Xu Qingye to divorce Song Yuntang."

Zhuang Wenyin knew that the purpose of Lin Jingyao's words was nothing more than wanting Tang'er to be divorced and brought back to the Lin Mansion.

Even if she looked like a virgin, she was already married and had a good appearance. She didn't believe that any normal man would not have some thoughts when sleeping with her.

"Gengshi is right. Let's not talk about this matter anymore. There's no reason for the daughter of our official family to be a concubine. Jingyao, you should also focus on what you should be doing."

Lin Jingyao kept silent.

Seeing that Zhuang Wenyin strongly opposed it, Lin Zhaozhao didn't say anything more.

My mother was hurt by a concubine, so she never wanted her daughter to be a concubine.

Maybe she could talk about it with her dad when she got home.

Anyway, her reputation is already like this. Marrying Xu Qingye might give her a good future. If Song Yuntang doesn't let her have an easy life, then she herself can't expect an easy life either.

……

After Song Yuntang walked into the yamen, he directly submitted the complaint.

"Song Yuntang, a resident of Lushan Village in Cile Town, has joined forces with 42 households from nearby villages to file a lawsuit against the Huang Maodian family of the Huang Mansion in Shili Village. They are accused of taking human lives, abducting women, and committing all sorts of evil. The people named in the petition should all be outside the county government office. Lord Zhu, please seek justice for them."

Zhu Deming, who was sitting in the main seat, exchanged glances with the lawyer beside him, and then lawyer Qin came forward, took the joint letter from Song Yuntang, and handed it to Zhu Deming.

After reading the contents, Zhu Deming hurriedly ordered, "Come here, go to Shili Village and bring the Huang family here. They will be brought to court for questioning tomorrow at 9:00 PM!"

"Yes."

Luo Gang responded and led the yamen runners out.

Zhu Deming looked at Song Yuntang and said, "Miss Song, would you like to chat in the backyard?"

Song Yuntang nodded and followed Zhu Deming to the backyard of the county government office.

"A few years ago, when Anyang County was hit by a flood, the Huang family donated 500 taels of silver and 1,000 dan of grain. Although the Huang family occasionally made minor mistakes over the years, I turned a blind eye. Because even if there was no Huang landlord, there would be Zhang and Liu landlords in the future. I didn't expect that they would rely on this merit to do whatever they wanted in the local area and commit so many evil things."

Zhu Deming looked at her.

"Miss Song, if the Huang family can be eliminated, you will have removed a cancer for me."

Song Yuntang frowned.

"Since Master Zhu is worried that future landlords will rebel, could you please keep the land for me after the Huang family falls and it will be confiscated?"

After the government confiscated the Huang family’s property and land, it would sell them in the name of the government, and the money from the sale would be added to the national treasury.

Generally, the sale of such land will be based on the current market conditions, and if there are connections, it may even be slightly lower than the market price.

The harvest is not good now, so the selling price will certainly not be too high. Opening a shop and doing business is risky, but buying fields and land is very safe.

If you don't have enough cash in the future, you can sell it.

Zhu Deming knew that Song Yuntang had done some business, but the Huang family had been rooted in Shili Village for so many years, and they had a lot of land.

"Miss Song, do you know how much land the Huang family owns? There are over 2,000 acres of paddy fields alone, spread across several surrounding villages. There are also dry land, fish ponds, and forests. Without tens of thousands of taels of silver, I'm afraid it would be impossible to take it."