Qiao Lixi didn't know how the ancient Dali Temple tried the case, and as soon as she went to the court, she found that it was actually a public interrogation.

This came as a surprise to her.

This form is clearly beneficial to her.

In a few concise and concise sentences, Shaoqing of Dali Temple explained the beginning and end of the case clearly.

It was Qiao Ningdai who borrowed money and didn't pay it back, Qiao Lixi sued her in court, and the amount of the loan was nearly 80,000 taels with interest.

The people watching outside the hall whispered.

Such a large amount, they have only heard of it in legends, eighty thousand taels?

How much can you do with 80,000 silver?

What made them most resentful was that Qiao Ningdai borrowed money by virtue of her status as the concubine of the Second Highness, and she openly defaulted on her debts!

On Qiao Yixi's side, it was the manager of Qianzhuang who answered the question on her behalf.

The steward said clearly that the silver lent to Qiao Ningdai was to be used to prepare military funds, but at that time, the list of military supplies from the southern Xinjiang side had not yet been delivered, so the pen was temporarily idle.

Qiao Ningdai hurriedly borrowed money from the owner, and the owner looked at the relationship between the two sisters, the first time, no, it was that the first few times she borrowed money, she didn't ask the other party for any assets as collateral. It's just that it is very clear that this money cannot be borrowed often, and the other party also swears that it will be repaid within two months at most.

The first few times the other party repaid the money in a timely manner, and the silver was repaid in less than ten days, but after two or three days, he would borrow again, and he repeated it two or three times, which is also quite reputable.

But now, the war in southern Xinjiang is tight, and although the court has sent a large number of military supplies, the owner, as General Gu's wife, naturally comes out with all his might.

Qiao Ningdai relied on the debts here, leaving the owner at a loss.

Because it is related to southern Xinjiang and the imperial dynasty, they will take the route of the government and ask for the return of this silver.

"Nonsense?" Qiao Ningdai retorted with a hideous face: "When you gave me the silver, you didn't say that it was used to buy military supplies. And I have borrowed and repaid, this time it is only a few days late, why do you have to do such a ruthless decision, in order to wronged me, he did not hesitate to use the war in southern Xinjiang as an excuse, it is clear that I will never recover! ”

No wonder she is so excited, the Shen family's status in the dynasty is transcendent, and if she does not pay back her arrears, it will inevitably cause criticism from the people of the dynasty.

Don't talk about her, even the Second Highness can't afford it.

What's more, now that the war in southern Xinjiang is tight, this military salary is very important.

"Qiao Lixi, you know that this is a military salary, but you embezzle it without authorization. Say, did you deliberately frame me? In vain, I treat you as a good sister, but in order to frame me, you framed the Second Highness and ignored tens of thousands of soldiers in southern Xinjiang, delayed the military situation, endangered the security of the dynasty, and endangered the people of the dynasty, what is your intention? ”

Qiao Ningdai reacted quickly, and in the midst of the crisis, she actually thought of such a sharp rebuttal.

And her analysis seems to have some truth, after all, everyone knows the contradiction between the Qiao family's several rooms, if Qiao Lixi really wants to treat her, this is a good way, and it is also a way to put her to death, as the concubine of the second prince, the second prince is inevitably implicated.

The second prince represents the emperor, while Qiao Lixi represents the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and the two have a clear position.

It's not hopelessly stupid yet.

The second prince, who had been sitting on the side and looking coldly at everyone in the hall, looked at the eyes of the people in the hall more and more coldly.

And Duanmu Qing, who was on the other side of the jury, always had a people-friendly smile on the corner of his mouth, and his afterglow was always hanging on Qiao Yixi.

Qiao Lixi, who had not spoken all this time, finally spoke, "Aunt Dai, the two of us do have contradictions, but they are not so big that I need to use the safety of the entire imperial society and the people as a backing. I'm just a woman, I don't have any big skills, but I still know what is right and wrong. The conflict between us is a matter between the two of us, and it should not and will not involve innocent others. The war in southern Xinjiang is related to the society of the imperial dynasty, the people of the imperial dynasty, and I am also a member of the imperial dynasty. Moreover, I am Gu Jinzhen's wife, the granddaughter-in-law of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, a wife and a son, I understand what the responsibility on my shoulders is. My man is on the front line regardless of his own life and death to defend the dynasty, and I want to give him a peace of home without worries and support within my ability. In these big right and wrong money, what is the contradiction and pickling between our two rooms? I'm just going to deal with you, and I'm just going to target you. Therefore, it is better to say less about sowing discord and fanning the flames, and not to slander the position of Marquis Zhenyuan and General Gu in the minds of the people! ”

"If you are righteous and awe-inspiring, anyone will say, only you know what the truth is!" Qiao Ningdai was still struggling.

Qiao Yixi smiled slightly, "Aunt Dai, what we are talking about now is that you owe money and don't pay it back, and we have time to talk about our private affairs slowly." ”

Qiao Lixi turned the conversation to business.

It's also quite interesting.

When Qiao Ningdai complained and refuted, the people below would whisper from time to time. But when Qiao Lixi spoke, the hall was silent.

Such an obvious difference shows the position of the different forces represented by the two in the hearts of the people.

This puts the second prince, who has been jurors, in jeopardy.

"My lord," the steward took over and said to Shaoqing of Dali Temple, "This is the contract that Aunt Dai made when she borrowed money for the last time. It is clearly written that Aunt Dai used the 'Shu Embroidery Building' and the second-room house as an asset mortgage, and now Aunt Dai has not repaid the arrears as scheduled, so we ask Aunt Dai to hand over the 'Shu Embroidery Building' and the second-room house in accordance with the contract. ”

As soon as the steward's voice fell, there was an uproar in the hall.

What's going on?

It's just 20,000 taels of silver, and it actually uses the "Shu Embroidery Building" and the second-room house of the Qiao family as collateral, which shows that she is pit Aunt Dai.

Shaoqing of Dali Temple also raised such questions.

The steward explained: "My lord is like this, Aunt Dai borrowed 50,000 taels of silver from our money bank before, and my owner did not ask Aunt Dai for any asset mortgage for the sake of sisters, and gave her the lowest interest. Originally, Aunt Dai was supposed to return it last month, but Aunt Dai couldn't take out so much silver, so she went to the owner and asked for another month of grace, asking for no interest or a few more points of interest for this month. My proprietor was very embarrassed, because when he first lent the money to Aunt Dai, the proprietor did not ask Aunt Dai to mortgage her assets, and the steward below complained. Therefore, the owner of my family made it very clear at the time that Aunt Dai had to complete all the procedures. And Aunt Dai's side is using the 'Shu Embroidery Building' and the second room of the Qiao family as collateral. We recalculated the market value of the two properties, in addition to the 50,000 taels of principal that we had lent to Aunt Dai, we took another 20,000 taels of silver to Aunt Dai, and the interest on the two loans was also calculated separately. The front and back add up, and the interest is nearly 80,000 taels of silver, please take a look. ”

The steward served the bank's account book, "My lord, we lend money at the official interest rate, which is completely in accordance with the laws of the imperial dynasty. The first 50,000 taels of silver we lent to Aunt Dai was the lowest interest, and up to now, a total of four months before and after, and the last 20,000 taels of silver, the loan time was one month, and the two sums added up to nearly 80,000 taels of silver. ”

The stewardship was orderly, and Qiao Ningdai couldn't interject at all, let alone refute it.

"So you ask Aunt Dai to hand over the 'Shu Embroidery Building' and the second room of the Qiao family?" Shaoqing of Dali Temple asked.

"My lord, we have negotiated with Aunt Dai before, and the younger one also went to the house of the Second Highness in person, and the Second Highness was also there at that time. But Aunt Dai refused to fulfill the contract, and in desperation, we sued Aunt Dai in court. ”

"Bring me the loan contract and the two house deeds, and the officer will look at them."

Qiao Ningdai's face turned pale.

The steward presented the evidence.

Shaoqing of Dali Temple frowned.

"On the deed of 'Shu Embroidery Building', it is not Aunt Dai's name." Shaoqing of Dali Temple saved face for the second prince and did not reveal the name on it.

"My lord, it was Aunt Dai who swore that 'Shu Embroidery Building' was an industry under the name of His Royal Highness, just to hide people's eyes, so it was hung in Mrs. Tao's name as a dowry. But the person in charge of the 'Shu Embroidery Building' is Qiao Erye, and Qiao Erye is the second prince's person and helps the second prince raise funds. The 70,000 taels of silver she borrowed before and after this time was also for the 'Shu Embroidery Building' that could not make ends meet. The fact that she can take out the deed of 'Shu Embroidery Building' is the best proof. ”

"You talk nonsense!" Qiao Ningdai was emotional, "'Shu Embroidery Building' makes a profit of nearly 10,000 taels every month, I need your silver turnover?" You'd better come up with a better excuse, right? ”

The steward is neither humble nor arrogant, "Adult, the small one has verified the authenticity of the deed, and it is precisely because there is no problem with the deed that there is this loan contract." ”

The implication is that the head of the "Shu Embroidery Building" is indeed Tao Xue, although I don't know why the deed is in Qiao Ningdai's hands, but this does not affect them to collect the shop. However, the second prince was involved in the middle, and they were afraid that the second prince would use his identity to suppress them, so they went through official channels to seek help from the government.

Shaoqing of Dali Temple was in a dilemma and asked the second prince for help, "Your Highness, is what Aunt Dai said true?" ”

"It's really funny, the people in the whole capital know that 'Shu Xiulou' is the marriage of His Royal Highness's aunt, when did it have anything to do with His Royal Highness? Second Master Qiao is the steward of the 'Shu Embroidery Building', but what does this have to do with His Royal Highness? What business Her Royal Highness's aunt wants to do, who she does business with, and how she does business are all her aunt's business. As for raising funds for His Highness? That's even more nonsense, what does His Highness want to do, and he needs to raise funds? ”

At this time, His Royal Highness must put himself aside, and the cleaner the better.

"Your Highness......"

"Also," the second prince interrupted Qiao Ningdai's request for help, and said coldly, "This steward has been to His Royal Highness's mansion before, and he did say that he would repay the money, but it was Aunt Dai who borrowed the money, and it was Aunt Dai who signed the contract, what is the direct relationship with His Royal Highness?" At that time, Aunt Dai said in front of the steward that she would repay the silver, and afterwards, His Royal Highness asked, Aunt Dai only said that there was a problem with her dowry shop, and she borrowed money from Grandma Gu's bank. Although Aunt Dai is a person from His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness will not cover up, and the adults can just do their business. ”