Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 153
Seeing Qin Sheng coming back, Aunt Zhang grabbed her and opened her mouth to ask, but she couldn't help looking around, seeing no one around, she dared to speak: "How is the inquiry, what's going on?"

She was annoyed, originally she only wanted to delay the government office for a few days, so she tried to find a way to tell Madam Xie about the store and Zhuangzi.

Aunt Zhang doesn't want to be the target of the first shot, especially now that she has lost Master Xie's favor.

Who knew that the delay of the government office was not two or three days, but directly found out something that shouldn't be in the store and wanted to confiscate it.

When the news came, Aunt Zhang almost fainted from shock, she couldn't sit still, and immediately sent Qin Sheng out to inquire.

Qin Sheng looked anxious, and replied in a low voice: "The man said that there was private salt hidden in the store and was selling it. If he hadn't deliberately suppressed it, it would have been a disaster for Xie's family if it got out. Now I just let my aunt rest assured that he will be in trouble." If it is trivial, it will not embarrass Mr. Xie."

"What about the confiscated store?" There is really no way to find out the illegal salt, but Mr. Xie would never do such a desperate thing, which made Aunt Zhang a little puzzled.

What's more, if the store is found to have things that shouldn't be confiscated, why is Zhuangzi gone?
"It is said that it is about management, and there is no way to do things without money. I can only sell Zhuangzi privately for money, so that my aunt can feel at ease..." Qin Sheng couldn't continue speaking halfway through.

Aunt Zhang snorted coldly, she couldn't hear what the man said: "Okay, looking at these things, I became malicious, but came to fool me. I thought I was a little woman in the backyard, only know how to bicker Loud, but brainless?"

It was clear that the man had taken a fancy to those shops and Zhuangzi and wanted to take it for himself, but he found such an excuse that Master Xie had to give the things with both hands.

No matter how rich Mr. Xie is if he tells the people not to fight with the officials, even a small official with the size of a sesame seed can take him under the knife.

"Auntie, what should I do?" Qin Sheng was so anxious that she was about to cry, she didn't expect that man to be so courageous, he would swallow it as soon as he said it, leaving no residue behind.

If Mr. Xie found out, Aunt Zhang might not be able to eat and walk around.

"Why are you crying? He won't show me mercy, so why should I be polite?" Aunt Zhang dared to use that person because she had something in her hand.But that person acted boldly, thinking that she was a little woman with a soft heart, and wouldn't take out the things?

"You just wait, how much he swallows, I want him to spit out twice as much!"

"Who will spit it out twice?" Mr. Xie walked in slowly, but his face turned black, as if a storm was brewing.

Aunt Zhang was taken aback, the nanny who was waiting outside knelt on the ground long ago, how could she dare to report.

Her eyelids twitched, and she went up to greet him with a smile: "Master is here, why don't you let someone inform you in advance, so that I can prepare some tea for you."

"No need, I have something to ask you." Mr. Xie waved his hand, and then two thick women grabbed Qin Sheng and set it aside.

Aunt Zhang was startled, and hurriedly said: "Master, just ask if you have anything to do. Qin Sheng has always been a girl by my concubine's side, and she has always been obedient and obedient..."

"It's really cute, but it's a pity that you are the only one listening to it!" Master Xie swept off the tea set on the table with one arm, and it smashed to pieces in an instant.

Aunt Zhang was startled, and she didn't dare to intercede with Master Xie, so she heard him ask: "A few days ago, where did you ask Qin Sheng to go, and who did you meet?"

She panicked, could it be that Master Xie knew about it?
Aunt Zhang was lucky, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, my concubine asked Qin Sheng to buy sweet-scented osmanthus cake for Zhiweilou, and asked the people in the kitchen to heat it up before eating it. If the master doesn't believe it, then go ask the kitchen The mother-in-law."

She had already reserved her hands and asked Qin Sheng to wander around the kitchen after she came back, not afraid of Mr. Xie's suspicion.

"It's thoughtful, but it's a pity that I happened to go to Zhiwei Building to meet a distinguished guest that day, but I heard that the maid in the mansion was talking with other men in the box for a long time before coming out." Master Xie stared at Zhang with a gloomy face. Aunt: "You still plan to hide it from me, do you need to ask the family law to tell the truth?"

It was the first time he said such harsh words to himself, and Aunt Zhang's eyes immediately turned red: "I asked myself if I didn't do anything to offend the master. What the master said really hurt my heart."

She really didn't do anything to offend Mr. Xie, she just disliked Xie Yanniang.

"Shall I tell you, who is the man who met this servant girl in the private room, and what did he do?" Master Xie lifted up his robe, and sat at the table, his expression was still unkind, but he calmed down a lot.

Aunt Zhang, who has been sleeping with her for more than ten years, understands that Mr. Xie is on the verge of fury.

She flinched for a moment, and finally replied half-truthfully: "Please forgive me, my concubine is being reckless. I heard that the master is going to transfer the shop and Zhuangzi to Qiuniang's name, so I asked Qin Sheng to find someone." Asked."

"It's as simple as just asking?" Master Xie looked at her and asked sinisterly.

Aunt Zhang knows that if she admits it, Xie Churou will be hurt. At that time, she will not even have the last thought, and she quickly shakes her head in denial: "I just asked, there is nothing else, Master Mingjian."

"Okay, very good." Master Xie's eyes were dark, and he clapped his hands for Mammy Yu to come over: "Family please, I will let Mammy do it by herself today, so that you can understand what to do and what not to do."

Aunt Zhang was kneeling on the ground under the pressure of the two wives, still biting to death and refusing to admit it: "Master, my concubine was wronged, but who is going to talk to my master? You and I have been cohabiting for more than ten years, how can my concubine do it?" Something unfavorable to the master?"

If it was before these words, Mr. Xie would have softened his heart a long time ago. Unfortunately, when he thought of the news he heard, his face became even more gloomy: "I have been co-located with you for more than ten years, but I have not been able to recognize your true face. It is said that people know people through their stomachs Knowing the face but not knowing the heart, I am now admitting to fall, and fall into the hands of you, a woman!"

The more Aunt Zhang listened, the more she felt something was wrong, she hurriedly asked: "I don't understand what the master means. For more than ten years, I have devoted myself to the master, and I have given birth to children for the master, and raised my soft son. How can I harm the master?"

In the end, her words were full of tears.

I have some selfishness, but I never dare to be unfavorable to Master Xie.

If Mr. Xie is not good, what good can she do as an aunt?
Mr. Xie at the table waved his hand, making all the maids and mothers retreat, except Yumao.

He took out a piece of letter paper from his pocket and threw it on Aunt Zhang's face: "Look for yourself, don't say I wronged you!"

Aunt Zhang quickly got up and picked up the letter paper in a hurry, she couldn't help but bewildered.

This letter clearly stated that 20 years ago, she was still unmarried and flirting with the scholar in the neighborhood.

It's a pity that the scholar failed and had no money on his body, so he was forced to return to his hometown and left many lingering letters for her.

In the second year, she entered Xie's mansion, but the scholar also went to Beijing to take the exam again. After all, she passed the exam and became a moderate official.

Aunt Zhang was the one who told her a lot of family secrets when the two of them were together, and learned that the scholar's ancestor had been a high-ranking prime minister and was beheaded for accepting bribes in private.

His parents kept their names incognito, and finally got a chance to replace someone else's name and household registration and moved to another place to live.

Aunt Zhang has always held this handle in her hands, so she dared to ask him for help.

Who knew that this man didn't betray her, but Mr. Xie noticed it first?

Before getting married, flirting with other young men, giving and receiving privately, is a big taboo that ruins Qing's reputation, but it's a pity that Aunt Zhang has committed it.She wanted to open her mouth to deny it, but she was speechless when she met Master Xie's knowing gaze.

Nanny Yu looked at Aunt Zhang with contempt and more disdain in her eyes.

If she was a good woman, how could she have a private relationship with other men before getting married? After all, she still doesn't know if she is innocent!
Master Xie was very angry, seeing that Aunt Zhang was silent, the pity in his heart was completely gone.

He glanced at the so-called family law, which was a stick half an arm long, and said with a sneer, "It's a hard beating like this, and it will make you die. It's cheaper for you. Sister, please take out the old lady's things. Send my aunt into the west yard, no one can step into the yard without my permission. As for the rest, you can figure it out."

Master Xie has completely lost interest in Aunt Zhang. Who knows if this woman's previous gentleness and carelessness have been used on other men?

I used to think that she was a flower of interpretation, and I loved her for more than ten years, but now I really lost my appetite!
He walked away, Aunt Zhang crawled over with hands and feet, trying to grab Master Xie's clothes, two women outside the door immediately held her up.

Nanny Yu looked down at her condescendingly, and said with a sneer, "Auntie doesn't know what the old madam left behind. It's something that makes people want to die and live, and it's specially used to teach you such a cheap hoof."

She was also not polite to Aunt Zhang, and Mr. Xie made it clear that he just pretended not to have this woman.

Aunt Zhang wanted to cry, but the mother-in-law immediately covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and the two quickly supported her.

Nanny Yu was holding a palm-sized brocade box in her hand, and she slowly opened it in front of Aunt Zhang with her mouth curved.

Aunt Zhang stared wide-eyed, and immediately struggled desperately.

Inside the brocade box were rows of silver needles that were as long as little fingers, one by one inserted into the cotton cloth, which made one's heart shudder.

Of course Aunt Zhang understands that this is not an embroidery needle to scare herself, but to be used on her body!

"Woo--" She shook her head desperately, wanting to spare Nanny Yu's life and explain to Master Xie, but unfortunately there was no chance again.

"Bring Auntie to the courtyard on the west side. When people asked about it, they only said that Auntie had a sudden illness and would pass it on to others, so no one should get close to her easily." As soon as Yuma Yu finished speaking, the mother-in-law had already wrapped Auntie Zhang from head to toe with a cloak. Strictly, he carried people away from Gulanyuan.

Aunt Zhang was still in charge of the house before anyway, so she naturally knew that this dilapidated courtyard to the west was not a good place.

The old man was also flirtatious when he was young, and there were several concubines around him, each of whom either stole a man or fell ill.

The concubines were carried to this courtyard one by one at the end, and it is said that their eyes were wide open when they died.

The former old lady in the mansion kept this matter secret, and Aunt Zhang guessed that it was the old lady's trick.

Now that she is going to be sent in, is Mr. Xie planning to keep her from leaving this yard until she dies?
(End of this chapter)