Chapter 107: Guilt (2nd Update)
He Wanying winked at the shopkeeper and wanted him to deny the young man's words, but the shopkeeper ignored her.
He knew that now there were all kinds of human and material evidence, and it was not something they could deny if they wanted to.
Xiao Jinyue turned his head to Commander Cao, "Lord Cao, I want to accuse He Wanying, the owner of the Tsing Yi Shop, for secretly instructing the shopkeeper and the young man to set fire to our shop because she was jealous that we bought Chen Ji Silk Shop. Trouble Lord Cao to send them to Dali Temple for punishment. ”
Commander Cao came to the shop with that Miss Xiao this morning, and after watching the excitement for so long, I still don't know what happened to the fire in the middle of the night.
He was also extremely dissatisfied with the arsonist in his heart, fortunately the wind was not strong last night, and it was dry on this day, if the shops of the entire street were burned, causing a lot of property damage and casualties, and alarming the imperial court, he, the commander of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses, would inevitably be held accountable by the emperor.
With a dark face, he walked to He Wanying and the shopkeeper, and said with a serious face, "When Cao Mou was inspecting just now, I happened to hear your conversation, and now that the human and material evidence is complete, the two of you should go to Dali Temple with me." ”
When He Wanying heard this, her face turned pale, remembering that the last time she entered Dali Temple, her aunt's attitude towards her changed, and now her cousin has not agreed to the marriage, she can't enter Dali Temple again.
She winked at the shopkeeper next to her and asked him to take care of the matter himself.
Shopkeeper He was sad in his heart, he usually racked his brains to take care of the shop, and the business was booming, even if there was no credit, there was hard work.
This time, if it weren't for the eldest girl packing tickets with her wife and master, saying that she had a way to buy the Chen Ji silk shop next door at a low price, the house would not have handed over the shop to her to manage.
But now it's good, other people's shops haven't been bought, but their own shops have been burned to the ground.
It's really a loss for my wife and a soldier.
But that's not all, not only is he going to lose his job now, but he also has to be pushed out by the big girl to help her take the blame.
He shouldn't have listened to her, a girl who hasn't reached the end of her life, where is there any clever plan, Shopkeeper He is really repentant at this time.
The eldest girl pushed him out to take the blame, he was naturally unwilling, and opened his mouth to say that he was not the mastermind, but when he thought that his family still had to beg for a living in the house, he couldn't say anything.
He knows too well who the eldest girl and the lady are, if he doesn't take the eldest girl out today, his family will definitely not be able to stay in the mansion, and he may even have to worry about his life.
Shopkeeper He's face was pale, and for the sake of his family, he had to carry the arson case down.
"Lord Cao, the arson has nothing to do with my eldest girl. It was the little one who took a fancy to Chen Ji's silk shop first, but he didn't want to be intercepted by Miss Xiao halfway. The little anger was not enough, so the guy poured fire oil on Chen Ji's silk shop in the middle of the night, wanting to burn it. ”
Xiao Jinyue glanced at Shopkeeper He, who seemed to be loyal, needless to say that she also knew that Shopkeeper He was for the life of her family, and she came out to top the bag in desperation.
Although she was annoyed by He Wanying's repeated and repeated methods, and wanted to press her to death, it was a pity that she did not catch the evidence of her guilt, and she could only watch the shopkeeper He resist the guilt.
"This prince only went to the Yamen yesterday to file a red deed, who ate the courage of the ambitious leopard and dared to burn down the shop that we bought in the Nan'an Palace?"
Everyone turned their heads to see that a handsome-looking and noble man was turning off his horse with a look of rage.
Needless to say, this is naturally the son of Nan'an.
He Wanying's eyes shrank, what's the matter, wasn't that shop bought by Xiao Jinyue's slut, why is it still related to Nan'an Palace?
Shopkeeper He was shocked in his heart, and when he saw the girl who got out of the carriage with the maid's hand, her face was even more pale, wasn't that the girl who followed Miss Xiao yesterday?
It turned out to be the county lord of the Nan'an Palace.
He took the responsibility of arson and burned down the shop in Nan'an Palace, can he still live?
The young man behind Shopkeeper He was even more frightened, and his stomach trembled, and the words of Nan'an Shizi sounded in his mind over and over again.
The young man suddenly struck a spirit, and stammered at the shopkeeper He with a white face, "Shopkeeper, the store deed... Store deed..."
Shopkeeper He seemed to have thought of something, and his steps staggered, if it weren't for another young man next to him who reached out to help, he probably fell to the ground.
"It's over, it's over..."
The county lord of Minghua came with Xiao Jinyue before, and saw that the shop he just bought yesterday was burned, and he was wronged by the people in the ready-to-wear store next to him, saying that their shop caught fire first, which caused the ready-to-wear store to be burned.
Lord Minghua was worried that Xiao Jinyue would be bullied, so he hurriedly went back to the house to find her eldest brother.
She didn't know what happened later, so she pulled Xiao Jinyue's sleeve at this time, frowned and asked, "Jinyue, what's wrong with them?" ”
Xiao Jinyue didn't know what happened to them, but when her eyes touched the burned shop next to her, her mind turned, "Shopkeeper He, what's wrong with the store deed, could it be that it was also burned by the fire?" ”
What, the deed was burned?
He Wanying suddenly turned her head and asked urgently at Shopkeeper He, "Shopkeeper He, where is the store deed, hurry up and bring it to me." ”
After a while, Shopkeeper He opened his mouth with difficulty, "Girl, the deed is in the shop, I didn't take it out, and it burned down..."
He Wanying's head buzzed, and her voice became sharp.
"What? Burned out? What about the title deeds? ”
"It's gone."
In a fit of anger, He Wanying slapped the shopkeeper He with a flick of her hand.
couldn't care about the image anymore, so he opened his mouth and scolded viciously, "You are a rice bucket with more than enough success and more than failure, why don't you burn you to death." ”
Nan'an Shizi felt that the shop was burned, his face was dull, and when he saw that the shopkeeper was beaten, he didn't have any sympathy, shook his head and sighed twice, and then said coldly, "The shop deed and title deed have been burned, you can't steal chickens, eat rice, and suffer retribution." ”
"As far as this son knows, this ready-to-wear store has not filed a red deed in the Yamen. The shop burned down, but the land is still there, and now this land belongs to the yamen. ”
My sister wants to open a shop, for the sake of safety, when Nan'an Shizi went to the Yamen to get the red deed yesterday, he checked the shops on the left and right sides of the Chen Ji Silk Shop, and unexpectedly found that the Tsing Yi Shop had not been filed in the Yamen.
He Wanying, as well as the shopkeeper and men around her, all had a look like ashes.
Nan'an Shizi was not so kind to take into account their feelings, and continued, "Since the land belongs to the Yamen, it is not difficult for this Shizi to buy it. ”
Nan'an Shizi smiled and said to Xiao Jinyue and Minghua County, "Aren't you going to open a shop together, and that piece of land will be given to you when this prince buys it." ”
"It just so happens that your silk shop is a little smaller, and since it has been burned, then merge it with this piece of land and re-plan it to build a bigger shop."
When Lord Minghua heard his brother's words, the unhappiness of the shop being burned immediately dissipated, his eyes lit up, and he said to Xiao Jinyue, "Big brother is right, Jinyue, then it's decided, we will combine the two pieces of land into one piece and build a bigger and more magnificent shop." ”
When He Wanying heard this, her eyes darkened, and a fishy sweetness immediately welled up in her throat.
(End of chapter)