Seeing that the old Marquis stopped talking, Mrs. Zhen became a little anxious.
Could it be that Jin Yue's little hoof really grasped something?
Shopkeeper Lin said angrily: "Master, it's not impossible for the eldest lady to arrest someone, but you have to give a reason, right?"
The old Marquis then looked at his eldest granddaughter again, and Jin Yue sneered: "Is it a reason to steal everything and secretly transfer the Marquis's property?"
Shopkeeper Lin blushed and said angrily: "Miss, you are slandering me. Do you have any evidence that you want to transfer the property of the Marquis?"
Lao Zhen's family is quite big here, and I feel a little at ease. Shopkeeper Lin said this, that is, Jin Yue has no evidence at all.
So while turning the beads in his hand, he persuaded in a bodhisattva manner: "Girl Yue, our Marquis Mansion is a house of good deeds, and we don't do such things as slandering and bullying our servants."
Jin Yue stood up and glanced at the shopkeepers with sharp eyes.
He asked in a cold voice: "Are you sure you don't admit what you have done?"
Shopkeeper Lin looked at Jin Yue with resentful eyes: "The young lady has wronged someone so unfairly. Is it possible that she has to be beaten into submission?"
Ke'er scolded angrily: "Stop biting my lady. When has my lady ever tortured you?"
"We didn't use torture, but our entire family was arrested. What does this mean?"
At this moment, the housekeeper came hurriedly outside the door and said that the Zhang family came to make trouble.
The old Marquis asked: "What's going on?"
The steward said: "We are told that our Weiwu Marquis Mansion should pay for their lives. Our eldest son killed their son and we must give an explanation."
"What? You said Yu'er killed someone?"
At this moment, outside the gate of Weiwu Hou Mansion, the whole Zhang family was crying and yelling, attracting many people to watch.
The people living around here are all noble officials, so within a day, this incident will become the imperial censor's memorial to impeach the Weiwu Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Zhu hurriedly said: "Master, why don't you go deal with the matters outside first?"
The stage was set up, and Mrs. Zhen wanted to take this opportunity to evacuate, but there was no door.
"No one can leave until this matter is dealt with clearly, otherwise everyone will think that I have treated everyone harshly, and I will not bear this injustice."
Ke'er knelt down and kowtowed to the old Marquis: "Sir, during this period, everyone has blamed my young lady for reducing the food and clothing expenses of the Marquis' mansion. Some even said that my young lady embezzled money from the public account."
The third aunt was not happy when she heard this, because she was the one who said in a big way that Jin Yue had embezzled money.
She asked directly on Jin Yue's face: "Isn't it true? When the second room was in charge, everything was fine in the house, but since you took charge of the house, our life in the Hou Mansion for more than ten days has been worse than that of the merchants in Xicheng. Shouldn’t we be suspicious?”
Ke'er said: "There is no money in the books, is it possible for my lady to conjure up the money?"
A long sigh attracted everyone's attention.
I saw Lao Zhen's eyes were red, but he looked like he had been greatly wronged.
She said: "It's all my fault for the injustice."
Jin Yue really looked at this old white lotus and said coldly: "Old Madam Zhen is right, I do blame you."
Everyone: "..."
Lao Zhen was choked by Jin Yue's words and said angrily: "I deserve it. I shouldn't have used my dowry money to make up for the huge hole in the Marquis's mansion. I still have to be blamed in the end."
Mr. Hou was embarrassed to say this, and even Mrs. Hou seemed very guilty.
This is also the reason why Madam Lao Hou tolerated Lao Zhen for so many years.
There is a saying that it is wrong to take advantage of someone's short hand and eat their soft mouth!
Jin Yue sneered: "Mrs. Zhu's words are really good. She turned the property of the Hou Mansion into private property, and in the end it all became your dowry. All of us in the Hou Mansion have become dependent on you for a living."
After hearing these words, everyone looked at Jin Yue and then at Lao Zhen in disbelief.
Mrs. Zhen was even more frightened and angry. She said angrily: "Yue Yatou, I think I treat you well. Because you are the eldest daughter, so the food and clothing in the house are all given to you with the best. No matter what, I will give you the best." I never thought I would raise such a white-eyed wolf like you."
After saying that, she started crying aggrievedly, as if her heart was broken by Jin Yue.
Everyone in the mansion looked at Jin Yue with strange eyes at this moment, including Mrs. Hou.
I really don’t blame others for thinking that Jin Yue is ungrateful at the moment. It’s really because Lao Zhen has been so good at pretending for so many years.
If not, how could he have deceived the entire Hou family? Even he himself regarded her as a good person before, so it's no wonder that others think so.
She stood up and faced the crying old Mr. Zhen coldly.
She looked like an unfilial daughter who bullied the elderly, but how could Jin Yue care about her?
"Do you dare to swear that the dowry you mentioned to subsidize the prince's mansion is all your own?"
Lao Zhen believed that Jin Yue had no evidence, so he said in a very firm manner: "Are you questioning your own elders? Jin Yue, do you still have the upbringing of a lady?"
"Mrs. Huan, as a junior, I should give you the dignity and respect you deserve. But upbringing is mutual. While I won't embarrass you, think about whether you are worthy of this respect?"
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Zhu said angrily: "Jin Yue, if you can't produce evidence today, you won't be able to do it so easily today."
Jin Yue turned to look at the housekeeper: "Go to the store and ask Uncle San to come back."
The third aunt's heart skipped a beat: "What does this matter have to do with your third uncle?"
"It's naturally related."
Not long after, the third uncle, who was busy with business in the Hou Mansion, hurried over.
"Father, is it urgent for you to call your son back?"
Before the old Marquis could speak, the serious Jin Yue said: "Third uncle, look at this man, do you know him?"
After saying that, Jin Yue gave Liuzi a wink. Liuzi went out for a while, and then everyone saw a middle-aged man being brought over with his clothes tied up.
There were a series of people following behind, including women and children. It looked like the family of a middle-aged man.
Ms. Zhen's heart tightened, and her trembling hands betrayed her panic at the moment.
"Why is it you, Boss Wu? What's going on?" Uncle Jin was a little confused and didn't react for a while.
On the contrary, Jin Yue picked up an account book in a hurry, opened it and said, "This account is so beautifully made. It can be said that it is impeccable and cannot find any mistakes."
Shopkeeper Lin immediately lowered his head with a guilty conscience. His heartbeat was beating like a drum at this moment. He would be lying if he said he was not afraid.
"Shopkeeper Lin, don't you want to say something right now?"
Boss Wu knelt down directly to Jin Yue and begged: "Miss, all the bureaus were done by shopkeeper Lin, please let my wife and children go!"
Lao Zhen's eyebrows jumped, and she suddenly thought of what Jin Yue had threatened with Liu's son.
She tried to keep herself calm and deliberately revealed Jin Yue's threatening message when speaking.
"Girl Yue, you have always been a pure and kind child. Don't scare people by smearing chicken blood on your child like last time."
