Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

"I don't understand what my brother-in-law is saying. What wrong has that kid Lin Shen done this time?"

Chen Da looked puzzled upon hearing this.

He glanced at Shao Linshen, who was standing obediently behind Marquis Le'an, then clapped his hands and suddenly realized:

"Could it be that my brother-in-law found out about me buying the jade pendant for this kid at the Treasure Pavilion? Oh, it's just a small amount of money, brother-in-law, please don't punish the child for it."

"I haven't seen this kid in a long time either. It's rare to run into him on the street, so I thought I'd give him something. It's not something the kid asked for himself. If you don't believe me, you can ask the manager and waiter at Treasure Pavilion."

Actually, this matter is quite simple. If Marquis Le'an had just sent someone out to inquire, they would have known that the money in his house was not stolen by Shao Linshen.

However, he was easily swayed by one side's opinion. When Xu and her daughter-in-law led the servants to report that they had seen the third son go to the study, he was furious and pinned the blame on the third son.

Fortunately, the kid was quick-witted; otherwise, he would have been beaten so badly he couldn't get out of bed.

Marquis Le'an's expression changed rapidly, and his gaze toward Madam Xu and the others turned cold.

Out of consideration for the presence of outsiders, he suppressed his anger and said:

"Lin Shen is a good boy, I have always known that. May I ask what brings Brother Chen here?"

"Hey, look, I almost forgot about the important thing."

Chen Da slapped his forehead with his chubby hand, turned around and ordered his attendants to throw the bruised and swollen man onto the open ground. Pointing at him angrily, he said:

"I don't know where this rascal came from, but he actually came to me and started spouting nonsense, saying that he was detained by a gambling den in Lin Shen and that I need to raise 1,500 taels of silver to ransom him."

At this point, Chen Da patted his belly with a cheerful smile and looked at Shao Lin with a loving expression, saying:

"If I hadn't just met this child this morning and had a servant personally escort him back to the Marquis's residence, I might have actually been fooled."

Marquis Le'an frowned upon hearing this.

Although their Marquisate is now just a title, that's in comparison to other noble families; they're not some nobody who can even get close to them.

Otherwise, the Chen family wouldn't have so eagerly sent their daughter to become a concubine; wasn't it all for the sake of finding a powerful backer?

If it's true that someone is using the name of the Marquis of Le'an's mansion to swindle and deceive, it's no wonder that Chen Da was in a hurry to come over.

A flash of murderous intent crossed the Marquis of Le'an's eyes. He then ordered his steward to take his name card and lead this foolish thief to the government office so that the prefect could "handle the matter impartially."

Just as the old steward was about to take his orders and leave, the little thief, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, started struggling and shouting with a bruised and swollen face:

"My lord, spare my life! I'm not a liar. I'm Mo Yan, the pageboy of the second young master."

"Moyan? Didn't you go to the academy with Mingxuan?"

Xu exclaimed in surprise, could this matter involve her second son?

The man's voice sounded somewhat familiar, but his face was bruised and swollen, and he wasn't wearing the clothes of a servant of the Marquis's mansion, so it was really hard to recognize him.

Xu suddenly had a bad feeling, and her body became unsteady.

Especially after hearing the man surnamed Chen mention something about the gambling den's detention, she was more inclined to believe that the man was an imposter, but she was also afraid that it might really be related to the second son.

For a moment, Xu felt as if her heart was being repeatedly fried in a pot, she was extremely flustered, and could only ask the nanny beside her to go and check clearly.

Without a doubt, this person was Shao Mingxuan's pageboy, and everyone also knew that the master and servant had disguised themselves and gone to the gambling den after leaving the academy.

"Young Master originally did not want to go, but two students from the academy kept mentioning it to him. After a while, Young Master couldn't resist going to play a couple of rounds and try it out."

Mo Yan lay on the ground and confessed everything in detail:

"At first, the young master won more than he lost, but gradually he lost more and more, and even stole a lot of the second madam's jewelry to pawn..."

"So, this morning, Second Brother went to the study and stole one thousand taels of silver from Father?" Shao Linshen interrupted.

Mo Yan was extremely flustered. Hearing him say that, he thought everyone already knew about it, so he immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy:

"I tried to persuade you, young master, but you threatened me not to tell anyone, or you would sell me off. I... I dared not disobey."

Upon hearing this, Xu's body went limp, and she immediately fainted to the ground.

Wang Minyue was a step too late, and could only endure the strange looks from everyone as she helped her mother-in-law to a chair, serving her tea and wiping her sweat, pretending to be very busy.

Shao Lin gave a meaningful "Oh," and sighed softly:

"We've finally found the traitor in our own home. Otherwise, people would keep pinning this crime on me, and I'd be really wronged."

"It's just a pity for that 'straightforward' maid. She knew nothing but charged into battle for others, and in the end, she even lost her own life."

After saying that, Shao Linshen asked the attendant beside him in a serious tone whether the doctor he had ordered to be found had arrived. Wasn't he supposed to be treating that maid? What was the result?

Quanfu, of course, knew what his master wanted to hear, and immediately cooperated:

"We were all busy just now, perhaps everyone forgot."

"However, Qingluo is still breathing, so I asked someone to carry her to the next room. As for the doctor, I also asked Quanlu to personally invite him."

Coincidentally, just as Quan Fu finished speaking, Quan Lu arrived with the doctor.

The master and servant's back-and-forth banter sounded like a slap in the face to Wang Minyue.

She always liked to preach about equality for all and to treat the maids around her as sisters, saying that she would treat them like family. But when that maid was about to die, she was only worried for a moment.

If it weren't for the fact that the Third Young Master was still thinking about this, he might be frozen in place right now.

For a moment, all the servants who came with Wang Minyue felt a sense of unease.

Shao Lin felt happy to see the woman suffering.

At that moment, he personally led the doctor to Madam Xu, acting like a filial son and asking when his stepmother would wake up.

The doctor had seen it all and could tell at a glance whether the person was truly dizzy or not, so he didn't expose him. He just pretended to prescribe some mild tonics and prepared to leave.

Shao Linshen couldn't let Madam Xu be so comfortable, so he quickly slipped her some silver and signaled the doctor to prescribe more Coptis chinensis. Whether it would work or not was another matter, but right now the woman needed to drink more bowls of medicine to cool down.

As for the pageboy Mo Yan, who was still kneeling on the ground, he thought that everyone's attention was not on him and that he had finally escaped a disaster.

Unexpectedly, Marquis Le'an didn't even look at him. He ordered his steward to give him a drug to make him mute, beat him with a board, and then throw him into the manor to fend for himself.

If we really sell them off, it will only benefit this scoundrel.

Marquis Le'an's face was extremely ugly. The thought of his wayward son, who was still in the gambling den, made him wish he could drag him back and break his legs.

Chen Da was not in a position to interfere in the family affairs that followed. He had already helped his nephew out of the predicament and had achieved his goal. Chen Da did not stay any longer. He exchanged a few words with Marquis Le'an and then took his leave.

Shao Linshen used the excuse of seeing his uncle out of the mansion, and the two whispered to each other as they walked.

Considering the Chen family's sincerity towards the original owner, Shao Linshen, before the imperial decree arrived, suggested that the Chen family quickly sell off their business in the capital and take the whole family back to their ancestral home to make a living.

"The weather up there can change in an instant; it might thunder and rain in the next few days."

If your uncle has any clothes or belongings that he hasn't taken, you'd better go back and check on them quickly, lest a bolt of lightning strike and even the fish and shrimp in the pond suffer.