My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 331: Questioning by the Magistrate
"So that's how it is," Qin Yuan suddenly realized.

Hongye asked: "Does it mean that if we cling to the King of Jin, we can offend us?"

Qin Yuan said, "The Xu family still thinks that the Marquis' Mansion offended them first. Sister Zhen's matter is really hard to explain. Besides, no matter how much the two families quarrel, there is still a child. We are just speculating privately, let's wait and see in a few days."

Only Xu Zhen and Madam Gu Liu knew about what had happened between the aunt and niece. Even if Madam Gu Liu was telling the truth, the Xu family still had to be willing to listen and believe it.

Several men of the Xu family worked in the casino under the command of Prince Jin and lent money at high interest rates. Prince Jin and the Crown Prince had previously bribed Imperial Physician Liu to do bad things for the Marquis' Mansion. There were a lot of twists and turns involved.

She understood something in her heart, but couldn't say it out loud.

Cui Ming saw that Qin Yuan didn't want to talk any more, so she asked, "Does Hongye have any other news?"

Hongye said, "That's a lot. I can hear all the messy things about the Gu family, but if I tell them all, you have to be patient. Oh, I also heard that the eunuch beside the prince said that Sixth Master's poetry collection..."

The little maid outside interrupted Hongye's words by reporting.

"Madam, Steward Cao is here with the prosecutor from Jingzhao Yinfu to investigate the case."

"Inquiring into a case?" Everyone was surprised.

Qin Yuan hurriedly ordered through the window, "Please go to the hall quickly, I will be there soon."

The little maid took the order and left.

Qin Yuan quickly adjusted her hair in front of the mirror and checked her clothes before taking her two maids to see the magistrate.

As soon as she entered the room, the magistrate stood up and greeted her. After the greetings, the two took their seats. Butler Cao stood solemnly behind Qin Yuan.

As soon as he sat down, the judge said, "Madam Hou, I am here to discuss the case of Xu Zhen's disappearance."

Qin Yuanxi asked happily: "But has Sister Zhen been found?"

The magistrate shook his head and said with embarrassment: "After the Marquis' Mansion reported the case, the yamen runners in the mansion have been trying their best to investigate. I heard that the Marquis' Mansion also sent many people out to look for him, but there is no news at all. Yesterday, the Xu family came to report the case again, saying that Xu Zhen was lost in the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis' Mansion cannot escape the blame."

Qin Yuan frowned.

Housekeeper Cao said, "Madam, the Marquis is meeting guests, and now all the affairs in the mansion are in charge of Madam. I am here with the Magistrate to look for you."

Qin Yuan nodded and said, "That's exactly what should be done."

Butler Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Yuan said to the magistrate, "Sir, the Xu family came to the Marquis' Mansion twice to make trouble about this matter. Although the Sixth Madam in the Mansion was seriously ill, she still managed to hold on that day and explained the matter clearly to Lord Xu and his wife. At that time, the two families agreed not to make trouble anymore and to work together to look for Sister Zhen. Who knew that the Xu family would report it to the authorities?"

The judge didn't dare to look up at her, and only stammered, "I can do nothing about it. After all, the Xu family is the real victim. Now the Xu family insists that Xu Zhen was lost in the Marquis' Mansion. I'm afraid she was murdered. They keep asking the Marquis' Mansion to give an explanation."

Qin Yuan said angrily, "What do you mean? Sixth Madam and Xu Zhen are aunt and niece. They were worried that the Xu family was too small to find a son-in-law, so they asked the old lady to keep him in the Marquis' Mansion. Who would have thought that something like this would happen? You, Lord Magistrate, please make the decision for us."

The magistrate sighed and said, "To be honest, I am just following orders. The Xu family keeps saying they want justice, so how can I not come?"

Qin Yuan winked at Cui Ming.

Cui Ming took out a silver envelope and placed it on the table next to the magistrate, saying softly, "It's so hot, thank you for coming to the mansion to do business. This little money is not a token of respect. Please have a cup of tea."

The magistrate refused twice, but finally accepted it.

"Madam, we normally wouldn't take on such a matter. After all, the Marquis' Mansion has already reported the case, and the Xu family doesn't have any evidence, but this humble official is really helpless. Now that the Xu family has won the attention of His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, this humble official is just following orders. I hope Madam won't blame me." Qin Yuan said, "Thank you for your kindness, the Marquis' Mansion is upright and has nothing to fear, but..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that my sixth sister-in-law's body can't stand the excitement. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the judge. The mansion held a banquet yesterday and invited Lord Xu and his wife. Madam Xu and my sixth sister-in-law bought pepper together and lost money. Yesterday, they went to my sixth sister-in-law's yard and made a scene. My sixth sister-in-law was so excited that she vomited blood. If I hadn't hurriedly found a doctor to see her, I'm afraid she would have had a funeral yesterday. Because of this, my sixth brother and the Xu family had a quarrel and kept saying that they would report it to the authorities. I'm afraid Lord Xu was angry, so they reported it to the authorities again."

The judge frowned: "This..."

He came here to ask Madam Gu Liu something, but after hearing what Qin Yuan said, he didn't know what to do.

Qin Yuan said, "Sixth brother's wife had previously sought treatment from the director of the Imperial Hospital, who repeatedly told her to rest and not to get excited, otherwise she might not be able to recover. If you don't believe me, just ask the director."

The magistrate was also afraid that someone might die, but if he didn't ask, he would not be able to explain to his superiors.

I sat there with a frown on my face, feeling really awkward.

He couldn't help but feel resentful towards the Xu family. The two families were arguing, and the Xu family refused to negotiate properly with the Marquis' Mansion, but instead relied on the power of Prince Jin to drag the government office into it.

Qin Yuan asked, "May I ask, sir, is there any news about Zhao's whereabouts?"

The magistrate also shook his head.

Qin Yuan sighed, "The incidents in the Marquis' Mansion have been one after another in the past few days. I really don't know if there is any connection between Zhen Jie'er's disappearance and Zhao's disappearance. If they are connected, I'm afraid Zhen Jie will be in great danger."

The judge thought for a moment and said, "That's what I'm afraid of. Zhao's actions show that she is a vicious person. If Miss Xu sees anything, I'm afraid Zhao will not let her go."

Qin Yuan said: "I hope she is okay."

The magistrate was finally helpless and stood up and said, "I will go back to the Xu family first. If they continue to make trouble, I will come back later."

Qin Yuan stood up and said, "Butler Cao, please see the Master off for me."

Steward Cao hurriedly escorted the magistrate out, and at the door he handed over a red envelope and said, "If there is anything, please let me know. This is a small amount of money, just to buy you a drink. Please don't despise it."

The magistrate said with a smile, "Needless to say, we are all brothers, why are you being so polite? The Marquis's residence has not been peaceful recently, you should go to the Taoist temple to worship when you have time. I think the Xu family is not going to let it go, so you should make a plan."

Butler Cao nodded in agreement.

The two stood outside the door and talked for a while before parting ways. Butler Cao turned back and ran into Butler Han, who asked, "What's wrong?"

Steward Cao sighed, "Just now the prosecutor from Jingzhao Yinfu arrived."

Butler Han stopped and asked happily, "Which matter has been resolved?"

Butler Cao shook his head: "Nothing came of it, but something happened."

"What exactly is it? Could you please stop keeping me in suspense?"

Butler Cao said, "I don't want to keep you in suspense. I want to ask how you and Sixteen helped Sixth Master deal with the matter yesterday? The Xu family reported the case and sued the Marquis' Mansion."

Butler Han slapped his thigh in anger, "How dare the Xu family do this?"

Steward Cao said, "He has clung to the King of Jin's thigh and went to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to make trouble. The prosecutor dared not not go to his house."