Mrs. Lin stood up and straightened her clothes, her eyes shining brightly in the candlelight of the flower hall, "You are waiting for my news."
Ruan nodded, counted thirty thousand taels of the thick stack of silver notes that Garcinia brought out, and handed them to Lin.
"Second Aunt."
Li Qingyi spoke out at this time, and Mrs. Lin couldn't help but squeeze the banknote's hand tightly.
She had forgotten that there was another person in the room.
I don’t know what Li Qingyi wanted to do by calling Ruan Shi at this time despite being silent all this time.
Don't you want to stop it?
Ruan asked, "Yier, what's wrong?"
Li Qingyi said: "Second Aunt, although we are not short of this money, such a large amount of money is not a small amount. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid we won't be able to get the second sum together in a while. The second lady has said before Yes, He Yan is very greedy. If something goes wrong, how can we tell clearly without any evidence?"
Ruan's brows froze, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Li Qingyi looked at Mrs. Lin, "It's not that I can't trust the Second Madam, but when the time comes they collect the money but say it's not confiscated, or they ask for more after collecting the money. Aren't we going to fill this bottomless pit? These thirty thousand taels, out of There should be a basis for whose hand it belongs to. Why don't you, Second Madam, write us a copy of the receipt first? When you go to the Bingma Division and meet Dong Qian, you can ask the people over there for a copy of the receipt and then make sure it's done properly. But that’s it.”
Mrs. Lin's brows suddenly wrinkled, "You want me to write a receipt for you?"
She was a little funny: "After all, you are a teenage girl. I am just passing on a message to you. How can you ask me to write a letter for you? If Qingyi can't trust me, just hire someone else to do it." These 30,000 taels are in my hands, and I'm afraid that something will happen and I won't be able to pay for it."
She looked at Ruan.
Ruan didn't say anything.
Lin's face couldn't help but darken.
Li Qingyi didn't seem to see her expression, and actually walked towards her, pretending to take the banknote from her hand.
"It's not that I can't trust the Second Madam, it's that the Second Madam is just a woman. She goes out with so much silver in the middle of the night. If something goes wrong, we can't explain it to the Wei family, and the Second Madam can't explain it to us. Sometimes good intentions lead to bad things, for fear of hurting the relationship between the two families. Since the Second Madam feels that writing the receipt is unreasonable, the Second Aunt will go to Mr. Xu Minzhi to come forward and get the receipt directly from He Yan."
Mrs. Lin didn't expect that she would actually reach out to get the banknote, and she immediately felt weak.
She couldn't take it out after she got it.
"Look, you girl, something big has happened. I can help you, so how can you refuse? It's just a letter, it's a matter of hands. I just wrote it for you. Don't miss the important thing!"
Normally, the Second Madam would never let Li Qingyi gain the upper hand and let her have the final say. But now she is eager to receive the banknote and is afraid that something might happen, so she does not engage in Tai Chi with Li Qingyi and directly accepts the offer. .
It's just a written receipt. When Li Yong is released, it means the matter is done. Can Ruan still hold the receipt and ask for money from her?
Li Qingyi smiled and emphasized, "It's not that I can't trust the Second Madam, it's just that when it comes to money, words can't be backed up, and it's safer to have written evidence."
She waved, and Shilan came over with pen and ink.
When things came to a close, Mrs. Lin had no choice but to write it down and put her fingerprints on it.
Li Qingyi read the document carefully, gave Mrs. Lin a blessing ceremony, and said, "Then I will give you Mrs. Lao. When the matter is completed, the Li family will be very grateful."
Mrs. Lin squeezed the banknote tightly, smiled, turned around and went out, heading all the way to the Beicheng Army and Horse Department.
Li Qingyi saw her leaving quickly, looked at Ruan and said, "Let's just wait."
*****
Lin left Xuandehou's Mansion and went straight to the Army and Horses Division, where Zou was already there to meet him. This was a plan they had already discussed with Dong Qian, so there was no need to talk nonsense.
Lin gave 18,000 taels of silver notes to Zou and another 3,000 taels to Dong Qian. The remaining Zou and
Dong Qian didn't know the specific amount, so Lin kept it all himself.
As for the woman who falsely accused Li Yong, she had already received 1,800 taels before. Her eyes were dizzy with excitement and she naturally did not dare to speak again.
Dong Qian got three thousand taels for no more than a few words, and he also showed off his power in front of Li Yong. When he was satisfied, he let him go.
When the two of them arrived at the verandah, Dong Qian said a few words, "The woman was afraid when she saw that we wouldn't let her go. She said she didn't want to sue because she had misunderstood Brother Li. In this case, we don't have to spend anything." I tried my best to conduct an investigation, but Brother Li was locked up in the Military and Horse Division for half the night and was really tired."
He said it as if everything was for Li Yong's sake.
Li Yong took a deep look at him and left the Military and Horse Division.
Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Zou stood outside and greeted him from a distance. Xu Minzhi heard the news from somewhere and came over at this time.
He had an angry look on his face, "This happened, why didn't you let someone go and just tell me, a small military commander actually shows off his dignity!"
Li Yong shook his head at him, and after the two of them were far away, he explained the cause and effect.
Xu Minzhi immediately frowned and said: "This is probably someone who deliberately set up the trap. How much money did Madam-in-law pay?"
Li Yong glanced at Guanshi He.
Manager He said: "Including the woman who falsely accused the master, the total is thirty-two thousand taels."
"More than thirty thousand taels?"
Xu Minzhi was shocked.
Li Yong said: "My wife must be very anxious. I will go back home first and we will meet again later."
Xu Minzhi nodded in agreement, and the two of them went back to their homes.
After struggling all night, it was already dawn.
After Mrs. Lin left, Mrs. Ruan silently reflected on herself for a while, and then broke out in a cold sweat. If her niece hadn't understood Lin's intentions in advance, she would have been shaken by Lin's persuasion.
For her, Li Yong's safety is above all else, not to mention that more than 30,000 taels of silver is not a difficult thing for her, so how can she refuse?
The end result was that she was deceived by Mrs. Lin and had to help Mr. Lin count her money and write down her achievements and favors.
When Li Yong came back, the hearts of Ruan and Li Qingyi finally fell steadily.
The Ruan family and Li Yong had to explain the cause and effect of the matter, and Li Qingyi returned to the Wei Mansion first.
Chang Lan could keep his composure, but Chang Ning couldn't help but ask: "Girl, this matter won't just be settled like this, right? Then Lin's family is no different, right?"
Chang Lan knew that the 30,000 taels of silver notes were fake, and guessed that there would be a follow-up. Moreover, the matter had reached this stage, how could he let Lin escape easily?
She held Chang Ning down and said, "Of course, the girl will not let Mrs. Lin off easily, so don't ask any more questions."
Li Qingyi smiled when he heard this, "With the banknote given by Mr. Qin, there is no need for us to take action. We are just waiting to see if Mrs. Lin can fill up the sinkhole she dug for herself!"
Changlan followed Lin secretly and saw with his own eyes that Lin was dividing the spoils with Zou and Dong Qian in the barracks. At this point, Lin's actions were irrefutable! new
Silan was a little excited, "I can't wait any longer!"
