The daily routine of the mistress of the Hou family training her husband

Chapter 139 Malicious Framing
"Does Yier know Manager Xu?" Zhang Liu asked.

Xue Yi waved his fan, with a bit of hostility in his eyes, "Yes, not only do I know him, but I also have a deep impression of him."

After saying that, Xue Yi stood up and said to Xu Shuhe.

"My aunt has always had good taste. Since she has invited Shopkeeper Xu to come to your house to make clothes for my cousin's coming-of-age ceremony, I believe that Shopkeeper Xu's craftsmanship must be excellent. I just happened to meet him today, so why not ask Shopkeeper Xu to take my measurements and make me a dress."

"It's really unfortunate. The fabrics I brought today are all suitable for young women. I'm afraid there are none that you can choose from." Xu Shuhe naturally didn't want to do business with him.

But Xue Yi holds a grudge very hard. If the Fifth Prince had not come to the rescue last year, he would have definitely snatched Zhou Ling away. Xu Shu and those troublemakers would have also been severely punished. Now that he has been caught by the same fate again, how can he feel at peace if he doesn't vent his anger?

So he insisted, "No problem, no problem. Then please ask Manager Xu to send someone to get the things and come to my house to take my measurements and make two more suits for my mother. This is also my filial piety."

After saying this, he turned around and looked at Zhang Liu.

"Aunt, you should be done here, can I invite Manager Xu to come over?"

Zhang Liu naturally saw through Xue Yi's ill intentions. She felt conflicted and looked at Xu Shuhe again before speaking.

"It's troublesome to go back and forth. It's getting late today. Why don't you let Manager Xu measure your size here first and then go to your house another day?"

As she spoke, Xue Yi's expression turned visibly colder. Seeing this, Zhang Ruoyan immediately stepped forward and interrupted her.

"Mother, my cousin is very filial to my aunt. We have already finished our work here. How can we stop him from fulfilling his filial duty and stop Shopkeeper Xu from doing business?"

"My cousin is really beautiful and kind-hearted." Xue Yi immediately smiled.

Several people were talking, completely ignoring Xu Shuhe's wishes. After saying this, Xue Yi said please, and then ordered his followers to forcibly pull Xu Shuhe away.

Xu Shuhe and Wanwan had never expected to encounter such a thing. When they were stuffed into the Xue family's carriage, they were completely stunned.

She didn't know what the other party was going to do, but for the sake of self-protection, she had to move Zhao Yuci out immediately.

"Master Xue, what happened last year is in the past. I believe that Master Xue is broad-minded and will not care about it. Moreover, the person who came forward to intercede last time was the Fifth Prince. I believe that for the sake of the Fifth Prince, Master Xue will not bring up the past again. Wouldn't that be an insult to the Fifth Prince?"

"Oh, Shopkeeper Xu, are you threatening me?" Xue Yi sneered, and then pretended to be serious, "Don't worry, I will naturally give face to His Highness the Fifth Prince. Shopkeeper Xu, don't be afraid. This time I really want to do business with Shopkeeper Xu and make friends with him."

After he finished speaking, he stopped talking until he forcibly brought the person back to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.

Xu Shuhe remained vigilant and did not dare to act rashly, but Xue Yi seemed to really only intend to make clothes. He measured her size, selected the fabric and pattern, and took her to his mother to show his filial piety.

There's really nothing wrong with that.

But just when Xu Shuhe thought he could leave safely, what was coming finally came.

A group of Xue family servants rushed forward, pressed Xinyue to the ground, and searched out a jade pendant from Xinyue's body.

"How dare you, you slut, steal my son's jade pendant? Do you know that this jade pendant is a gift from the emperor, given to my son personally when he was one month old?"

The leading servant should be Xue Yi's personal attendant. He was holding the jade pendant found on Xinyue and shouting loudly.

Xu Shuhe couldn't see that this was a frame-up, but now they were in the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion and were set up, so there was no way to escape.

Xinyue's efforts to defend herself were in vain, and she was slapped hard several times by Xue's servants.

Xu Shuhe was furious and rushed forward to stop them, but was pushed to the ground and his hands were maliciously stepped on several times.

"Okay, sir, this is a marquis' mansion, not a government office. We cannot arrest people, investigate cases and sentence people. This maid is not clean, who knows if she is greedy or someone else instructed her to do so. Send them all to the government office and have them interrogated. After all, stealing the imperial gifts is a capital crime." Xue Yi looked down at the master and servant with a sinister smile on his face.

Last time he was in the wrong, so he gave face to Zhao Yuci. This time he has a legitimate reason, so he wants to see if Zhao Yuci will still rescue him.

He was just an ordinary citizen, so it would be fine if it happened once. Xue Yi didn't believe that Zhao Yuci had the leisure to save people again and again.

Dali Temple.

Chen Zhi was busy when suddenly someone came to tell him that a man claiming to be a shop assistant was looking for him. He looked very anxious, as if something important had happened.

This made Chen Zhi subconsciously think of Xu Shuhe, and he hurriedly dropped the work in his hands and ran to meet him.

The man who came was the guy who went to Ningwuhou Mansion with Xu Shuhe. He was responsible for moving things. Because he was doing rough work, he did not follow Xu Shuhe, so when Xue Yi forcibly took him away, he hid.

Seeing that something was wrong, he immediately went to find Chen Zhi.

As soon as he heard that the other party was the second son of Master Xue from the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, Chen Zhi immediately knew who he was. He thought to himself that something was wrong, so he asked someone to ask for leave for him, and then hurried to the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion with the waiter.

It was a coincidence that they met servants from the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion escorting Xu Shuhe and Xinyue to the yamen.

Chen Zhi immediately rode his horse straight into the crowd. The servants were afraid of being kicked by the horse, so they all stepped aside. Chen Zhi immediately dismounted and held Xu Shuhe in his arms.

"Are you okay?"

"It's nothing serious, but Xinyue has been wronged. Why are you here?" Xu Shuhe was anxious. "I didn't know that the Ningwu Marquis' Mansion was the uncle's home of Xue Yi, that bastard. When we met today, he took the opportunity to vent his anger and slandered me for instructing Xinyue to steal his jade pendant, which was a gift from the emperor."

Hearing this, Chen Zhi's expression darkened, but he still gently patted Xu Shuhe's hand.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. You and Xinyue can ride on horses first."

After he finished speaking, he immediately picked up Xu Shuhe and put her on the horse, then signaled Xinyue to follow suit.

"What are you going to do?" Xu Shuhe was very worried. She also didn't know how to ride a horse. She just held the reins tightly and tried to maintain her balance. "You are unarmed. If these people send you to the government office, you will suffer again. Why don't we go together first and think about it later?"

"What do I have to be afraid of as a man? You and Xinyue are both girls, so you can't let that Xue decide your fate. Go!"

As Chen Zhi spoke, he stared warily at the group of servants who were surrounding him with a fierce look and uttering threats. He slapped the horse hard with his hand, and the horse immediately spread its legs and rushed forward again.

Several servants were scattered and wanted to chase after him, but Chen Zhi immediately stepped forward and stopped them.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, young men, why are you doing this? Does your young master really want to argue with my wife? Even if you peel off a layer of skin from us, it may not make Mr. Xue happy. I believe you also know why Mr. Xue is making things difficult for my wife. This way."

Chen Zhi stopped the group of servants and spoke a few words in a low voice.

After the group of people heard this, the leading servant chuckled and said, "You are sensible. I will let you go today. I will go back and report to the young master. If you don't keep your word, don't blame us for flattening both of your families in the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion!"

"Yes, yes, of course I have a say over the Zhou family." Chen Zhi pretended to smile.

The few people then let him go for the time being and turned back to pass on the message.

"Is he willing to persuade the Zhou family to give that young lady to me as a concubine?"

In the mansion of Marquis Cheng'en, Xue Yi waved his fan and confirmed the authenticity of the news with the servant.