Chapter 400 The Cannon Fodder of the General’s Mansion (22)
Literary men use their pens as swords to express their dissatisfaction with the injustices in the world with words and words, and use their words to condense the mountains and rivers of this world. Writing articles should be the most noble and great thing in the world. How can you gain fame and money by plagiarizing!
The eighth prince's shock turned into anger.
He hates it when others insult the word "literati", especially people who rely on articles to defraud status and money. He hates it deeply.
"Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
Jiang Yu looked back out the window.
"Explain? No one has yet to explain the affairs of the Hou Mansion to me, so what do I mean?"
The Eighth Prince looked at her intently. Before, he only admired her, but now for the first time, he felt a little sorry for the girl in front of him.
"The Marquis Mansion will definitely give you an explanation, don't worry."
Jiang Yu smiled and nodded.
"Well, I believe that Your Majesty will see clearly the grievances of our Hou Mansion."
Seven days later, the spring hunt was held grandly in the royal hunting grounds.
On this day, the entire hilltop will be surrounded by guards, because at this time, all the princes and princesses in the palace will stay on this hunting ground for three days, and then the noble sons and daughters of the capital will also come with their parents.
A mountain of prey has been fattened and is waiting to be hunted today, so the Spring Hunting Day can be regarded as the most solemn event in the capital. Of course, it is only open to the court and the royal family.
Jiang Lai was invited as the general's wife. When the time came, she would go with the general. The old lady could also go, but she didn't want to join in the fun, so she asked Xu Ruling to go with her. The room assigned to the old lady could be accommodated by Xu Ruling.
Spring hunting is the day that boys and girls in the capital look forward to the most, because on this day they can legitimately come together. The boys see the gentleness and beauty of the girl, and the girls see the loyalty of the boy.
Xu Ruling is no exception.
She knew that there was no hope of waiting for Tie Yi to marry her, and she was afraid of wasting her years, so she paid great attention to this spring hunting. She not only made herself several sets of clothes suitable for spring hunting, but also bought a lot of jewelry for it.
Just to find a suitable husband during spring hunting.
She has already decided who the target is. It is the Eighth Prince. This prince who is often seen in public is handsome and knowledgeable. The most important thing is that he has the big tree of the Sixth Prince on his back. In the future, the Sixth Prince will ascend the throne as Emperor and serve as his half-father and half-mother. His younger brother, the eighth prince, has an even more unusual status.
During this spring hunt, Jiang Yu has promised her that she will try her best to arrange for her to get closer to the Eighth Prince. When the time comes, she will use Tie Yi's identity as his sister to enhance her status. If the Eighth Prince is a smart person, he will definitely know what she means. .
Xu Ruling was excited here. The night before departure, someone from the government came to the door.
Because it was the general's wife who reported to the official, they didn't dare to neglect, so they started to investigate after entering the mansion.
This matter also alarmed the old lady. Jiang Lai made it clear to her that the account was missing eight thousand taels within half a year. This amount almost made the old lady faint again.
"Eight thousand taels! So much less?!"
"This is true. My daughter-in-law feels that someone in this house must be embezzling and extorting money."
"What you said is just like suspicion!"
Jiang Lai nodded unabashedly.
"Mom, I know about the relationship between Miss Xu and you, but this matter is very important. The general earned eight thousand taels of silver from life and death on the battlefield in the first half of his life, and now he has disappeared for no reason. Don't you want to know what happened? < br>
If you believe Miss Xu, let them investigate. If you don't believe it, then if you try to protect him now, the general will be disappointed. ”
The old lady sat down covering her head, her eyes were red.
"How come when you come, our whole house is in chaos!"
"Mom, if I don't come, have you seen the fate of the Hou Mansion? The General's Mansion is the next Hou Mansion. Now it's only eight thousand taels of silver, which may be nothing to the General. But what about in the future? If someone borrows the General's His name is borrowing money and lending money outside... If he is caught, the general's career will come to an end
This is what your Majesty hates the most. Mother, you live in seclusion and don’t understand this, but as a general’s wife, I can’t understand it.
The trouble is serious, do you think we should continue to investigate? ”
The old lady was silent.
Nothing was as important to her as her son's future, and Jiang Lai's words also gave the old lady a reminder.
Raising tigers is a disaster.
In the past, she was able to forge and erase ten thousand taels from the ledger, so this eight thousand taels was not a difficult task for her.
"It's my fault, I gave everything to her..."
"I have given the evidence to the government. The gentleman who was in charge of the accounts was also arrested. Xu Ruling should be confessed now. The rest will be decided by you."
Jiang Lai has done everything he needs to do.
The old lady knew what to do next.
On the other side, Xu Ruling, who was buying clothes in a garment shop, was taken away by the government. She struggled and shouted along the way.
"Do you know who I am! How dare you do this to me! My brother is General Tie Yitie! Do you want to have your head chopped off?"
She couldn't help but struggle, and Xu Ruling was directly taken into prison to wait for the next step.
In the evening, the old lady came over. This was the first time she went out since arriving in Beijing, and she came to a place like a prison cell.
Seeing the old lady, Xu Ruling burst into tears and kept shouting.
"Aunt! Aunt, you are finally here! Where is the general! Tell the general that I have been bullied by these people! My aunt is here, you people can't wait and walk away!"
Frightened, aggrieved and angry, Xu Ruling completely lost her past calmness and generosity, and all she wanted to do was to make the officials who were escorting her lose their heads.
Seeing her like this, the old lady went out and advertised that she was Tie Yi's sister, and she had already made up her mind.
"Let her out. It's a family matter, so I won't bother you to deal with it."
The officials didn't dare to stop her. It was indeed a family matter. They had followed the rules before arresting Xu Ruling. Now that General Tie's mother had come to redeem her, of course they had to let him go.
After Xu Ruling came out, she held the old lady's hand and cried, crying and talking at the same time.
"Who is it? Who is harming me! They say that I have embezzled money from the government! My aunt must be Jiang Lai. She has always wanted to completely squeeze me out. Now she directly slandered me and even reported me to the police to arrest me!
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Aunt, you must make the decision for me! ”
The old lady looked at her with serious eyes and a cold tone.
"You did nothing wrong and the government has no evidence. Why would they arrest you?"
Xu Ruling cried for a while, followed by a flash of panic and nervousness in her eyes.
"It's Jiang Lai, she must be doing all sorts of things in the name of general!"
"Ru Ling, I watched you grow up. Tell me the truth. Did you misappropriate the money in your account?"
Of course Xu Ruling denied it.
"Not me!"
"What's missing is eight thousand taels!"
"It's Jiang Lai, she must have embezzled it to frame me!" (End of Chapter)