When he returned to the hall after seeing people off, Mr. Lin had already sat down.
"Did you send someone out of the house?"
"Yes, grandpa, Yan'er was afraid that words that would be insulting to the General's Mansion and Lin's Mansion would be spread, so he told several ladies that the Gu and Lin families did not know about this matter. Grandpa and Grandma will also find out and punish Liu Jie severely."
The old lady nodded: "You did it right. Yan'er advanced and retreated in a measured way today and handled it very appropriately."
Lin Yanqing glanced at Lin Jinyan with satisfaction, then looked sharply at Mrs. Liu.
Ms. Liu, who quietly raised her head to look at the face of the second elder, happened to meet Lin Yanqing's gaze, and was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head.
"You reported back a few days ago that you have checked all Liu Jie's accounts. What will you say this time?"
Liu Shiqiang calmly replied: "Back to my father, my daughter-in-law has indeed checked the accounts provided by shopkeeper Zhou, and also checked several other problematic shops. My daughter-in-law has no idea that Liu Jie is so cunning and has concealed such a secret." many."
The old lady said angrily: "If Qinglan's shop is said to be owned by Liu Jie, what about Yushang Cloth Shop? That is our Lin family's own shop! Liu Jie has never taken over! There has never been anything wrong before!"
Mrs. Liu felt her scalp numb: "My daughter-in-law... My daughter-in-law doesn't know either. I think the shopkeeper of Buzhuang is also a cunning and arrogant person like Liu Jie."
Lin Yanqing's voice was cold and hard: "I told you last time that if you don't find out clearly, you won't be in charge of this family. Are you turning a deaf ear? Or do you think that you are the only daughter-in-law, so you must be the mistress of the family?"
"My daughter-in-law doesn't dare to think that way."
Lin Yanqing shouted at the door: "Lin Song!"
After seeing Lin Song come in, Lin Yanqing stared at Mrs. Liu and ordered: "Go to the Yamen with my name card and bring Liu Jie to me to ask in person. I want to see how difficult it is to check a servant's corruption." !”
Hearing this, Ms. Liu felt her blood froze and said hurriedly: "Father, this matter is the fault of the daughter-in-law. I can't help you, father. The daughter-in-law will go to interrogate Liu Jie in person and make sure to find out the matter clearly."
Lin Yanqing: "No need, I asked you to deal with it twice, but without any results, it got worse and worse. Lin Song, go immediately!"
Lin Song resigned in response, and Mrs. Liu felt bitter in her heart: I'm afraid it will be difficult to be kind this time.
It was almost an hour before Lin Song came back and said that Liu Jie had been redeemed from his humble status and exempted from hard labor early this morning, and was now missing.
Lin Yan angrily threw the tea cup next to her at Mrs. Liu's feet. Mrs. Liu was so frightened that the tea spilled made a large piece of Liu's skirt and shoe uppers wet.
"Look at the good things you have done!! No wonder you stopped me from mentioning Liu Jie, it turns out you had already made plans!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu hurriedly knelt on the ground. The fragments of the teacup cut her knees. Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth in pain and did not dare to scream.
"My daughter-in-law is unjust! My daughter-in-law really doesn't know anyone to protect Liu Jie. My daughter-in-law personally sent Liu Jie to the Yamen for hard labor, so how could she protect him?"
The old lady was also very angry: "How dare you cry out that you are wronged! How dare you say that you have no knowledge of this matter?"
Mrs. Liu burst into tears, half scared and half hurt.
"Mom, my daughter-in-law really doesn't know. My daughter-in-law has been filial to you and her father since she married into the house. Siran and Yun'er listen to you and their father the most. My father respects his father very much. How can they allow their daughter-in-law to do this? My daughter-in-law is really unjust for committing such an act. I think it was Liu Jie’s greedy silver that he gave to some noble person, so he got help.”
When the old lady heard Mrs. Liu talking about Lin Siran and Lin Jinyun, her heart softened a little.
