Chapter 14: Twists and Turns

"Steward Guo!" Qiu Lao Er snorted and scolded angrily: "If I treat him as a brother, he is framing me!" His grandmother's, I have to give him a good look! Wang catches heads, I'll go get people! ”

"Qiu Zhu, tell me the reason for the matter first, otherwise if you take the wrong person-"

"I've already made it clear to the county magistrate, don't worry, Wang Zhutou, this time - you can't be wrong!"

Qiu Lao Er took half of the squad and rushed to the outside of Zhang Yuanwai's house, and saw that Steward Guo was in a hurry to go out, Qiu Lao Er stopped him and said, "Where is Steward Guo going in a hurry?" ”

"Oh, Qiu Catch!" Steward Guo sneered: "Something happened in the shop, I'll take a look!" ”

"I think Steward Guo should follow me to the yamen first, hum!"

Steward Guo is no better than Ping'er, and when he quibbles, Qiu Lao Er is worried that he has nowhere to make meritorious contributions, so he came up and gave Steward Guo a big sentence, and the brotherly love a few days ago is gone.

"Hmph, Steward Guo, I know how the golden statue Guanyin was lost, you are a smart person, you better be happy, so that I can still ask the county master for a favor, for the sake of Xilan, spare you from death!"

"Hehe-" Steward Guo raised his head and looked at the proud Qiu Lao Er in front of him, only to feel that this person was like a clown who jumped off the beam and couldn't help the mud. He opened his mouth and spat at the blood foam, squinted his eyes and said, "I'll recruit, all moves, but I'm going to recruit the county master in the lobby!" ”

Qiu Lao Er simply responded: "Okay! ”

On the day of ascension, Ping'er and Steward Guo knelt under the hall first, and Zhao Jiu brought the fifth aunt Tai Xilan in.

"Might-Force-"

The sound of sticks in the hall frightened Xilan's legs and feet, when had she seen this kind of battle, she only felt dizzy and swollen, and saw Ping'er and Steward Guo kneeling on the ground, and they fainted after a while. The county magistrate frowned, which made Xilan wake up, Xilan immediately hid from the two of them, and cried in her mouth: "The county magistrate, it was all instructed by Steward Guo, I am innocent, you have to make the decision for me!" ”

"Smack!" As soon as there was a startling sound, Xilan's body that had finally gotten up softened again, only to hear the county magistrate say sharply: "Xilan, I pity you for being a weak woman, if you recruit me from the truth, I will spare you from suffering, otherwise the two of them will be your example!" ”

Xilan suddenly fell to the ground and cried, only to hear her say: "County Master Mingjian, it was Steward Guo who seduced me first-"

I don't know if I don't complain, and I am shocked when I complain. Fortunately, Zhang Yuanwai was not in the hall, otherwise I don't know where his old face would go.

It turned out that although Xilan married into Zhang's mansion and was favored by Zhang Yuanwai, she was the fifth aunt after all, and there were four aunts and aunts on her head. Xilan thinks that she is young and beautiful, and Zhang Yuanwai is getting old and the rooms can't take care of her, so Xilan will inevitably have to stay alone in the empty room. Zhang Yuan has business outside, and he is often absent from the house for ten and a half days a month, and the big and small matters in the house are taken care of by the housekeeper Guo calmly. Steward Guo is in the prime of life, and he has no wife around him, and he is often lonely when he thinks about it, so he takes special care of his fifth aunt Tai Xilan, and the two of them get along with Zhang Yuanwai behind their backs.

Zhang Yuanwai's business outside seemed to have a lot of origins, Guo Congrong, as a housekeeper, naturally smelled the smell, so he asked Xilan to listen in private, but unexpectedly made Zhang Yuanwai angry and snubbed Xilan for several days. Xilan inevitably complained to Guo Congrong, and said that Zhang Yuanwai got a golden statue of Guanyin in the Buddha Hall out of nowhere, and if he had such a statue, he would not have to worry about eating and drinking in this life.

The speaker has no intention of listening, and Guo calmly treats Xilan more considerately. When Zhang Yuanwai went out again, Guo Congrong and Xilan revealed that Zhang Yuanwai's business seemed to be coming from the wrong way, and something would happen sooner or later, so it was better to save some money and leave the house as soon as possible, so as not to be implicated. Xilan originally had no such plan, but Guo Congrong provoked five times, and gradually moved his mind. Xilan bowed her head to Zhang Yuanwai and admitted her mistake, Zhang Yuanwai stayed in the Lan Courtyard, Xilan took the opportunity to take the key to the Buddha Hall, and Guo Congrong carved the exact same one back overnight. When Zhang Yuanwai went out again, Guo Congrong seized the opportunity to steal the golden statue of Guanyin and hid it, just waiting for the opportunity to go out of the house to enjoy the joy of mandarin ducks.

Coincidentally, Ping'er has been a girl in Zhang's Mansion for many years, and seeing that she is getting older, she wants to turn over and live a good life while she still has a good look. Although Zhang Yuanwai already has a five-room wife, he is still obsessed with the color character, and privately promised Ping'er that as long as she can get pregnant before the fifth aunt, he will accept her as the sixth aunt. This matter was told by Ping'er that it was true, Xilan didn't know it before, so she scolded after listening to it, which made Qiu Lao Er tired of this woman.

However, Zhang Yuanwai only went for three or four days this time before he turned around, Guo Congrong didn't have time to transfer the golden statue of Guanyin out of Zhangfu Qiu's second brother to bring someone to investigate the matter, Guo Congrong asked Xilan to pester Qiu Lao'er to delay the time. Originally, it was just for show, but who would have thought that after Lan learned that Qiu Lao Er was the brother-in-law of the county magistrate, she gave birth to him and did a fake play with Qiu Lao Er. Guo Congrong hated Xilan, a woman with watery Yanghua, and secretly instigated Xilan's envoy Ping'er to shake out the adultery between the fifth aunt and Qiu Lao Er in front of Zhang Yuanwai, and took the opportunity to force Qiu Lao Er and Xi Lan away. The bracelet on Ping'er's hand was indeed a benefit that Guo Cong allowed her.

With Zhang Yuanwai's temper, Xilan wants to see Zhang Yuanwai again in her life, and only Guo Congrong knows the whereabouts of the golden statue of Guanyin.

Although Ping'er was beaten, she also received additional comfort from Zhang Yuanwai, and she was very happy in her heart, and she was even more obedient to Guo Congrong. Everything is in Steward Guo's calculations, but he still missed someone - Xilan.

Although Xilan is only an aunt's wife, she is also used to calling in Zhang's mansion, and she is full of complaints when she sees that Qiu Lao Er can't let her be pampered, and inadvertently tells that the theft of the golden statue of Guanyin is related to Steward Guo. Qiu Lao Er was worried that he had no chance to turn over, so he immediately found the county magistrate to explain the matter, and the county magistrate also counted on Qiu Lao Er to earn back some face for him.

At this point, the case was clear, and the county magistrate was shocked and shouted: "Guo Congrong, the evidence is here, what else do you have to say?" ”

"Hmph-" Guo calmly raised his head from the ground and smiled very strangely: "County master, of course I have something to say-"

"See what new tricks you can come up with, huh!"

"County master, do you know what is pressed under the lotus seat of the golden statue of Guanyin?"

The county lord asked unhappily, "What is pressing?" ”

"Hehe, there is an account book pressed under the lotus seat of the golden statue of Guanyin - an account book that records that Zhang Yuanwai resold salt crystals without permission!"

The county magistrate was so shocked that he couldn't sit still, and asked again and again, "Ah? What did you say? ”

"I said-" Guo calmly showed pity on his face, and said as if he was looking at something funny: "As long as the county lord finds that account book, he can be promoted and make a fortune-"

"Huh?"

"The county master is still stunned what to do, why don't you hurry up and bring someone to arrest Zhang Yuanwai! Haha, hahaha-"