After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 16 Rice Case 2
Jingzhao Yin's words almost made Manager Zhou jump up. He now felt that this man was actually arranged by other colleagues to deliberately discredit him.

Rong Peilan pointed to the white cloth bag on the ground and said, "How much rice from Xiangfangyuan is sold every day, who sells it, and when it is sold, all are recorded in the book."

"This gentleman bought three pounds of peach blossom rice from Xiangfangyuan at 1:00 pm yesterday."

"In addition to the peach blossom rice, there should be another small bag in this white cloth bag. This is two taels of our new Lotus Fragrance Rice that we give to all customers who purchase."

"When the master came, he said that the Yue family only opened the rice bag to see the old rice, and did not touch the rice."

"When I came here, my housekeeper had already inquired about it. Your wife got married four years ago and got pregnant. This is a happy event."

"But the old lady in your house had a dream about a tiger entering the house, so she started gossiping everywhere, saying that the arrival of the child of your daughter-in-law was strange because your zodiac sign was the horse."

Rong Peilan raised her eyes and said, "I think this gentleman's mother just replaced the rice that her son bought in order to alienate the relationship between her son and daughter-in-law."

"Fang Xiangyuan is just an innocent victim of this family dispute."

As she spoke, she looked at the jar of wine next to the rice bag and said, "I'm afraid that in addition to the rice, even the wine has been replaced."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on the wine jar.

Yes, I bought rice and wine. If both the rice and the wine had problems, wouldn’t that be too much of a coincidence?!
The yamen runner closest to the young man picked up the wine jar and brushed off the dirt on the mouth of the jar.

When Rong Peilan saw the mud falling on the ground, the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

The sealing mud was just re-sealed last night and has not yet dried completely. If you remove it, it will just fall into pieces. If you bought wine that has been stored in a store, the sealing mud would have dried up and become brittle long ago, and if you remove it, it will just turn into crumbs.

The bailiff opened the jar of wine, and an unusually faint smell of wine wafted out, as if it had been mixed with water.

He stretched out his finger, dipped a little, and tasted it, "Sir, it's mixed with water."

Jingzhao Yin, "Come here, bring Sun Shou's mother here for questioning."

Sun Shou's face turned pale. How could it be...

All of a sudden, he suddenly remembered that his mother had been muttering last night, asking him why he wanted to give these good things to that family, and why his wife-in-law, this child, came here in a strange way and why he didn't listen to her.

Could it really be his mother's doing?

The voices of the people watching at the gate of the yamen gradually grew louder.

Manager Zhou couldn't help but take a look at this young lady who looked gentle and easy to talk to.

When his wife brought the young mistress here yesterday, he didn't take it seriously. He thought she was just a little girl, how could she manage such a big business?

Madam, when you first opened Fragrant Source, you suffered so much before you made Fragrant Source famous among the powerful and wealthy circles.

Unexpectedly, she only stayed in the shop for an hour, but not only noticed the shop's accounting habits, but also remembered what the shop sold and gave away.

When Sun Shou's mother arrived, she was not afraid that her son might be punished for exchanging rice for her.

Instead, she knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and cried bitterly, "My Lord, my unruly daughter-in-law is the trouble. My son has been drugged by her!"

Rong Peilan frowned slightly.

The Jingzhao Yin banged the gavel, and Sun's mother was so scared that she stopped crying immediately.

"Don't talk about anything that has nothing to do with this case. Just answer whatever I ask."

“Yes, yes, yes…” Mother Sun nodded repeatedly in fear.

Jingzhao Yin, "Did Sun Shou buy rice and wine at 1:00 a.m. yesterday?"

Mother Sun nodded. "Yes, that little thing actually cost more than ten taels of silver. My son must have lost his mind..."

Jingzhao Yin impatiently slammed the gavel again, scaring off whatever Sun's mother hadn't said.

Jing Zhao Yin continued, "Did you replace all the things Sun Shou bought while he was asleep?"

Grandma Sun shrank her neck and said, "Yes, yes..."

"Mother!" Sun Shou shouted in disbelief. "Silence!" Jingzhao Yin stood up, "The case is clear, Sun Shou bought the right rice, Xiang Fangyuan is innocent. Sun Shou failed to notice that his mother had switched the rice, which damaged Xiang Fangyuan's reputation. He is sentenced to 20 strokes of the cane and a fine of 100 taels of silver."

As soon as Jingzhao Yin announced the verdict, Qingtan rushed over and helped Rong Peilan up.

Rong Peilan's feet were numb, and she was able to stand up with the help of Qingtan's help.

"Young Madam, let me carry you on my back." Qingtan said softly.

Rong Peilan patted her hand soothingly, "It's okay."

When Sun's mother heard that she would have to fight for twenty days, she immediately burst into tears and said, "Master, please don't fight me! I am your only child!"

"It's all because of that bitch Luo. If she hadn't cheated on me and got pregnant with a bastard, I wouldn't have exchanged my son's rice and wine!"

"I feel sorry for my son. He works so hard to earn money, why should he let that cheap girl take advantage of him?"

Sun's mother's voice was clear and loud, and the people who were about to leave the yamen gathered around again.

This is much more exciting than the rice case!
Rong Peilan looked at the crowd that was gradually gathering. Sun's mother was still shouting, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.

Xiang Fangyuan's case has been closed, so she has nothing to do here anymore.

Just as he was about to leave with Qingtan, a clear female voice rang out.

"Sir, I want to sue Sun Shou's mother for false accusation!"

The crowd of onlookers was pushed aside and a pregnant woman walked out.

"Wan Niang..." Sun Shou reached out his hand to help her, but was pulled behind by Sun's mother.

The Jingzhao Yin had just finished judging a case and was about to leave when another person came in to file a complaint.

Rong Peilan looked at the determined young woman and whispered to Manager Zhou, "Manager, please stay here. If this lady needs anything, please do your best to help her."

Manager Zhou was puzzled, but still agreed, "Yes, Madam, don't worry."

When Rong Peilan brought Qingtan out of the yamen, more and more people had gathered in front of the yamen.

Those who didn't squeeze in were all asking whose daughter-in-law had an affair.

The rumors were becoming more and more outrageous.

This is the first scene, and it has already spread too much.

If that lady had not stood up today and allowed Sun's mother to throw dirty water on her, even if her child looked like Sun Shou in the future, he would be said to be a wild child born out of wedlock.

She asked Manager Zhou to do his best to help because the result of the case would be announced by the government office for ten days.

There is nothing we can do but try our best.

Ji Yunzhang walked quite fast, and when he arrived, his wife was arguing eloquently.

In such a situation, she didn't seem panicked at all.

I didn't expect that this fragile little body could contain such great power.

Ji Yunzhang suddenly felt that there seemed to be someone more useful than him in this family.

"Miss!"

Ji Yunzhang was the first to see Rong Peilan.

The young lady he had been thinking about just glanced at him and climbed directly onto the carriage that had been prepared on the side.

Then the carriage just left.

Gone? Gone?

(End of this chapter)