The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 232

After the two left, Madam Xu had someone bring Zhao Minghua and Chunnuan to the scene.

"Aunt, what can I do for you?"

"Nuan Nuan, you two take a look."

Chunnuan took the booklet with a puzzled look and looked at her aunt in surprise: she had always known that this thing existed, but where did her aunt get it from? It was so detailed and had the signatures of the recipient and witnesses.
With this, and now with Xia Guangcheng's backing, we can completely recover this property.

"Aunt, how did you get such detailed information?"

"It was the third and sixth wives of the Xiao family who came to my door asking for a collaboration..."

He then recounted the affairs of the Xiao family.

"The Xiao family has always been a small-scale palace intrigue. They are willing to spend a lot of effort to fight for the position of clan leader, and even frame each other. It is really degrading."

Zhao Minghua found it hilarious.

What's the big deal?

The position of patriarch of the Xiao clan is not the imperial throne.

Much of the property managed by the clan chief belonged to the public, and he was merely exercising a power; yet, it was enough for them to turn against each other.

It's one thing for legitimate and illegitimate children to fight each other, but even brothers who share the same father and mother can be ruthless to each other, which shows that their viciousness comes from their bloodline and they are all equally venomous.

"Power is blinding." Although Madam Xu was a woman confined to the inner quarters, she had heard plenty of the sordid affairs of the powerful families in the capital, and even the royal family had some secrets.

Large households have their own strategies for competing, and small households have their own ways of vying for dominance.

In short, it all comes down to greed.

"I don't care how they fight; all I want now is to get back the property that belongs to our branch of the family." Madam Xu said to Chunnuan, "Nuannuan, what do you think is the best way?"

"Now that we have evidence, let's report it to the authorities."

What use is face? It can't put food on the table.

There's really no need to be shameless with the Xiao clan and their ilk.

They always do shameless things!
"Alright, then let Chun Ning go to the yamen."

Now that Xia Guangcheng is backing them up in Changzhou, the Xiao family doesn't need to worry about anything anymore.

"It's about Third Master Xiao and Sixth Master," Madam Xu said. "Since I've received their favors, I'll have Chun Ning show this to General Xia."

Chun Nuan took the letter and read it. She could only say that these two women were quite capable, managing to obtain such important evidence.

So don't underestimate any woman who stays at home. They just don't want to manage things or do anything, not that they are really stupid or incompetent.

Men are their face. Although they may have some dissatisfaction and minor disagreements in normal times, they will still seize the opportunity and protect their men when it really comes down to it.

Mrs. Xiao the Third and Mrs. Xiao the Sixth were right; they were placed under house arrest after returning from the Xiao family and were not allowed to leave the house.

The two didn't make a scene; they calmly waited for news.

They believed that Madam Xu, the eldest daughter-in-law of Xiao, would not stand idly by.

It must be said that the fact that the two of them managed to reach an agreement is quite a feat for two men.

On the surface, neither Third Master nor Sixth Master are fighting each other; neither is willing to give in to the other.

In fact, the two were so close in private that they were practically inseparable, which is why they kept such detailed accounts and their wives even went to the eldest wife of the Xiao family for help.

In many ways, they still knew the eldest son of the Xiao family quite well.

He has no other skills, but he's very good at scheming.

This time, both of them were thinking about the ancestral hall while they were in prison.

"Do you think Third Sister-in-law and my husband can find a way to save us?" Sixth Master Xiao asked, somewhat uncertainly.

"Your wife isn't stupid." Third Master Xiao was even more confident in his wife: "They don't usually show off, but they are the smartest among all the wives. Sixth Brother, you are lucky to have married such a wife. Your children will be even smarter."

"Compared to Third Sister-in-law, we still have a lot to learn."

"Stop being so glib." Third Master Xiao sneered, "I've planned everything, but I never expected the boss to be so ruthless, cutting off our supply lines from the bottom. He's trying to kill us both outright."

"It's because we encountered General Xia that we were first imprisoned. If we had encountered someone who was ambitious and eager for glory, brother, you would have been with us on the road to the underworld."

"Go to hell, I don't want to die." Third Master Xiao said, "If we don't kill the boss this time, we'll have to be extra careful with our breathing from now on."

Sixth Master Xiao... just pretend I didn't hear that!
The old man is still alive, and the Xiao family members are already starting to stir.

Is it really worth it just for the position of clan leader?
"If I can get out safely, I want to follow General Xia to quell the rebellion and make a name for myself," Xiao Liuye said wistfully. "In this wretched place, I'll always just be Xiao Liuye, always a frog in a well, fighting for nothing more than my own little plot of land."

Those with real ability have bigger ambitions.

"Go ahead and become rich and powerful, but don't forget your brother."

Third Master Xiao said, "If you fall on hard times, your brother can support you when you come back."

"Thank you so much, brother."

"Don't thank us yet, let's see if we're lucky enough to get out first."

"We hope that General Xia can see the truth and help us get justice."

The idea is naive, but that's really the only way to think about it.

After all, looking at Changzhou now, General Xia is the most powerful.

He could decide the life or death of others with a single word, including the entire Xiao clan.

In the county government study, Xia Guangcheng sat there, and the county magistrate felt immense pressure.

"The case of the Xiao family will be handed over to Lord Li."

"General..."

Lord Li was screaming in his heart, "No! That's a major case of colluding with traitors. If it falls into my hands, it will be difficult to handle and I'll be in trouble. If it's handled well... what does 'handled well' mean?"

If someone colludes with a traitor, should their entire family be executed, including nine generations or three generations?
The Xiao clan will be ravaged by bloodshed!

"General, a young man outside who claims to be Zhao Minghua, the third young master of Baicaotang, is requesting an audience."

The guards came to report, seeking Xia Guangcheng's opinion on whether to see him or throw him out.

"Let him in."

General Xia hadn't expected Zhao Minghua to be such an impatient person. He had only just sent out the memorial, and now Zhao Minghua was already coming to ask him questions?

"This humble citizen, Zhao Minghua, greets the General."

"Please rise, have some tea." After Zhao Minghua sat down, Xia Guangcheng asked, "We are brothers-in-law, there's no need for such formalities."

"It's never wrong to be overly polite." Zhao Minghua smiled faintly and took out a letter, handing it to Xia Guangcheng.

"what is this?"

"This is why my aunt asked Minghua to come. In addition, Minghua will also be submitting a lawsuit on behalf of the Xiao family, accusing the Xiao clan of seizing many of the Xiao family's properties and land..."

Xia Guangcheng smiled inwardly as he held the two pieces of evidence.

The mother-in-law actually came to help Third Master Xiao and Sixth Master Xiao. Little did she know that she had been largely instigating the actions of the eldest master Xiao.

When he arrived in Shu and learned what the Xiao clan had done to the Xiao family back then, he made up his mind to stand up for his mother-in-law's family and make them pay a thousandfold.

It seems the plan worked quite well; the Xiao family was truly breached from within, allowing the mother-in-law to obtain such crucial evidence, thus resolving everything.