Su Laoer's wife, Wu, has dried her tears, and her spirit is almost broken.

The owner of the village personally beat the drum and voiced the grievances, a piece of paper, accusing Su Lao Er of not signing any contract to manage the grange, not to mention, for many years he also deceived the master, guarded and stolen, occupied the land, bullied the tenants, the evidence is numerous, the account books and testimonies are several feet high, the blood and tears are full of pleadings, the witnesses all kneel down, crowd the court, and each cry and complain.

There are good slaves who have been forced to ruin their families.

There are tenants who have been squeezed to the point where there is only one life left.

There are also merchants who come to correct after receiving benefits.

The piles and piles of human and material evidence all point to Su Lao Er's many years under the banner of Duanfu, arrogantly commanding, squeezing good people, persecuting tenants and slaves, embezzling the property of the master's family, bullying men and women, and forcing good slaves to death.

The prefect of Song was shocked, and he was arrested quickly, and Su Lao Er was arrested in the court, and then he was imprisoned.

Wu took the carriage and ran to Duanfu, and when he found Xiao Su, he immediately hugged Xiao Su's leg: "Sister-in-law, your second brother is all working for your family's affairs, and now he has a lawsuit, or your family sued, you can save your second brother!" ”

Because of the loss of face at Duan Ling'er during the Lantern Festival, he offended the eldest lady by pushing Duan Lan into the water, and then because Gu Changfeng didn't look at Duan Tong a few times, Xiao Su went to the eldest lady and wanted to ask the eldest lady to take the Gu family's line for her daughter, and after being reprimanded by the eldest lady, Xiao Su, who hadn't really closed his eyes and slept peacefully for a few nights, suddenly heard that his mother's second brother was sued by Duan Yu, and his scalp suddenly became numb, and his whole face turned white.

Wu was crying so much that she couldn't breathe, Xiao Su patiently asked her what kind of crime Duan Yu accused, until she heard that the evidence of her second brother's greed for money and bullying men and women was conclusive, the corners of her mouth trembled, and she couldn't even speak well for a while.

Wu hugged Xiao Su and cried for a while, sobbing and begging: "Sister-in-law, you have something to say!" Your second brother is still in that prison, and the little guy who came to report said that he was first sentenced to 20 boards before he was imprisoned, and now he has no food, clothing, or anything in prison, and he has been beaten to the point that he has lost half his life. ”

Xiao Su slammed the teacup on the table down, and said sharply: "Sister-in-law! Why is the second brother so imprudent? That Zhuangzi is a long stream, those tenant slaves have no foundation, and they are the weakest and most deceitful to receive mermaid flesh, and they will not be broken with the master's fish until they have to do so. One or two is enough, why did the second brother force so many people to sue the official? Is the second brother usually doing too much? You've done all this bastard thing quietly, and now something big has happened, so I'll figure out a way to clean up the mess for you? ”

When Wu heard this, his face changed, and he immediately pushed his teacup outward: "Sister-in-law, what you said is not right, what are you us?" You touched your conscience and said that although your second brother is in charge of the Zhuangzi, you know how much the monthly turnover is, and half of it is also supplied to you on time and on time. You want silver to make friends with your family today, and tomorrow you want silver to buy a shop and house for you and Sister Wei'er, which is a small number? I don't know how much the uncle will give you, but your second brother is not less than yours here. Now that something has happened to your second brother, how can what you say sound like he did it alone, and it has nothing to do with you and you don't know it? Sister-in-law, if you see that something has happened, you even abandon the love of brother and sister, and you want to clear up your relationship, I'm afraid you can't get rid of it, right? ”

Xiao Su glared at Wu, the color on his face changed and changed, and finally the words changed: "Sister-in-law, this must be a good thing done by the slut in the ninth room and those two little evil beasts!" A room full of sluts! What can't climb into the old man's bed actually dares to go against the Su family! How long has it been since the ninth room went? How did those people turn against the sky! ”

Seeing that Xiao Su's words had changed, Wu immediately burst into tears in his eyes: "Sister-in-law, you don't know what kind of ability that ninth aunt in your family has, and you coaxed those Diao slaves to correct your second brother." She is a woman, and she is so resolute and ruthless, it is said that this is just a matter of the Duan and Su families, just make it clear behind closed doors, even if your second brother does something wrong, study the research method in private, and compensate for it, how can you sue the yamen at once? ”

Xiao Su narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Where is the Shen family's slut ruthless, I'm afraid that Duan Ling'er's little evil animal is the culprit." ”

Wu hurriedly grabbed Xiao Su's hand: "This broke the bones and tendons, our two families are in-laws, and they are relatives of Zhenzhen'er, how can we do such a thing to our own people." Sister-in-law, you must think of a way! I heard that the aunt in the capital is also in Duan Mansion, you go and beg her, you go and beg her, she will definitely agree, and withdraw the paper, just say that it is the Shen family and they united with those Diao slaves to wronged your brother. As long as they're willing to nod, your brother will be able to release it soon. Sister-in-law, we are all members of the Su family, and we can always discuss big things. ”

Xiao Su's heart was up and down, and he was already trembling for a long time, and he really talked about it, he was the one who instructed the Su family to privately swallow the wealth of the Duan Mansion.

The handkerchief in Xiao Su's hand was twisted and almost broken, and she had to ask the eldest lady if she wanted to think about it, and she couldn't alarm the master first.

Xiao Su immediately called Lin Chun in, combed his hair, changed his clothes, left Wu here, and hurriedly went to find the eldest lady.

Walking to the front of the eldest lady's courtyard, Chaeming was cleaning.

"Where's the eldest lady?" Lin Chun ran in and inquired.

Cai Ming glanced at Xiao Su standing at the door, and said, "Sixth aunt, Madam has gone to the main hall, why don't you wait here, and the slave will serve you tea." ”

Xiao Su couldn't wait for half an hour, she waved her hand, and hurried to the main hall with Linchun in a hurry.

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At this time, in the main hall, the servants all lowered their heads and did not dare to come out.

Duan Ling'er quietly and neatly showed all the evidence and witness testimony to Duan Tianya and the eldest lady.

The ground was in shambles, and the eldest lady's celadon cup fell into a puddle of tea on the ground, and it had broken into several pieces.

Duan Xiao'an sat quietly on the circle chair where the eldest lady started, her beautiful face had neither anger nor any timidity, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her.

The housekeeper and the maid quickly cleaned up the broken porcelain pieces and tea, hanging their necks one by one, not even daring to lift their eyes.

The sun shone on everyone's faces, everyone's expressions were different, and the birdsong outside sounded a little frightening at this time.

The eldest lady was already trembling with anger, and she pointed at the account book and testimony with her finger and said, "Sister Ling, are these true? ”

Duan Ling'er sat on the circle chair opposite Duan Xiao, behind the flourishing Qiong tree outside, there was a deep green shade, and a piece of that thick shade was cast at Duan Ling'er's feet, as if there was a dark cyan bamboo mat there.

Duan Ling'er's eyes were very bright, she looked at the eldest lady and said: "The sentences in the pleadings are true, as for the account books and testimony, they are copied from part of the original, and all the originals are still placed in the yamen." ”

The eldest lady thought a thousand times for a moment, and then stared at Shen and said, "Since there are these things, why don't you come to tell the master and me first, but directly sue the yamen?" You act like this, not only do not meet the requirements of the family rules, but also now keep the lord in the dark and decide privately, do you still have the lord and mother of the family in your eyes? What's more, wouldn't this be a family scandal? ”

Duan Yu sat beside Duan Ling'er, and saw that the eldest lady was about to reprimand his mother again, he slanted over his fair and beautiful face, and said to Duan Tianya and the eldest lady first: "The tenants and the good slaves are boiling with grievances, although my mother and sister and I are the masters, but we also know that there will be a big problem if the people's grievances accumulate to burst, if you come to tell your parents first, those tenants and good slaves will definitely be afraid of the maintenance of the Duan Mansion and dare not come to testify, if they don't come, the second child of the Su family will have no witness for the bad things he has done over the years." ”

Shen, who was sitting on Duan Tianya's right hand, raised his head and looked at the eldest lady with a pair of clear eyes, without the cowardice of the past:

"Su Lao Er is the manager of Duan Mansion, although he has no employment contract, he has been in charge for many years, such a person has done all the bad things in the name of Duan Mansion, and it is the reputation of Duan Mansion that has been ruined, which is not only ugly. What's more, compared with the rules of the mansion, the only way to make the tenants and good slaves trust the Duan Mansion and trust the master's family again is to report to the official. Otherwise, no matter how the Duan government disposes of it, it will be true. This incident not only lost the face of the Duan family, but also the hearts of the Duan family in Yangzhou. ”

"People's hearts?" The eldest lady raised an eyebrow.

Duan Ling'er couldn't help but give a thumbs up in her heart when she saw that her mother's words were so good.

She nodded, and then replied smoothly after her mother's words: "The merchant family is not like the court, and if you want to prosper in business, you must first have the trust and support of the buyer." The steward of Guifu Zhuang is so unafraid of oppressing the tenants and good slaves, and even forcing the body of a young girl who is less than twelve years old to force people to death, but he does this kind of dirty thing to beat the name of Duan Mansion, and it costs the reputation of Duan Mansion's relatives. This kind of pickled thing, if it is spread to the hundreds, and the hearts of the Duan Mansion in the buyer's place are lost, the business will naturally wither. ”

The corners of the eldest lady's mouth trembled, she wanted to say something more but couldn't say anything, looking at the three people in the ninth room who seemed to have changed their souls with a new look, and looked at the evidence of the Su family's crimes at hand.

For the first time, the eldest lady felt a sense of trepidation in her heart.

This panic was mixed with anger, as if at this moment, this Yangzhou Su Mansion, which was far away from him in the corner of his genealogy, ignited the artillery battle that made his life unstable.

Duan Tianya had been listening to a few people in silence, and at this time, he raised his head from the papers, and casually left the account book that could find countless errors and omissions on the table beside him.

Look at the eldest lady.

"No wonder over the years, this Zhuangzi has lost money every year, it turns out that this is how Su Guan is in charge of me?" Duan Tianya looked at the eldest lady, stroked the long beard under his chin, and chuckled indifferently: "Madam, he is your clansman." ”

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