In the inn, it was Liu Jie who overheard the conversation. Listening to the conversation of the two men next door, Liu Jie, who was already anxious, became even more panicked.
The big shopkeeper these two people were talking about was clearly him! It seems that Liu Yunxiang asked him to come out and hide here just to make him take the blame. People outside are looking for him now, thinking that he has money on him and he will definitely not be able to escape. Even if you run out of the city, as the two men said, if you fall into the hands of bandits...
Liu Jie was covered in cold sweat, which made him shiver, and he fell heavily onto the bed.
what to do? If he doesn't run and wait for the official document from the sea arrest to come out, he will really have no chance of survival. But he only had a little bit of money on him, so where could he go?
It is true that he was greedy for money, but what he got was not as much as Liu Yunxiang's. Now she, Liu Yunxiang, had made a good calculation and bailed him out to create the illusion that he had absconded with the money. She could still live comfortably. With her reputation of carrying so much money, everyone would have their own ideas. Although there is no guarantee that one day he will be forced to interrogate him, or he may be beaten to death and abandoned in the wilderness.
Liu Jie turned around for half the night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his life was in danger. Finally, he thought, since Liu Yunxiang is unkind, don't blame yourself for being unjust!
Liu Jie left the inn at dawn, pretending to cough and covering his mouth when meeting people, for fear of being recognized by others.
I carefully walked all the way to the place where the official notices were posted. As expected, I saw the official notice that Shen Yunda's house was confiscated and exiled. He looked carefully at the notice next to him and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that he was not there.
The official document of the sea arrest hadn't been posted yet, so it seemed that he still had a chance. After thinking about it, Liu Jie turned around and walked towards the east of the city.
Not far behind Liu Jie were four men, two of whom were apparently the men who lived in the room next to Liu Jie and talked loudly last night.
Looking at the direction Liu Jie was walking, one of the men said, "Go back quickly and tell Madam that Liu Jie has gone to the Lin Mansion."
"yes."
Early in the morning, the General's Mansion sent someone to deliver a box to the Lin Mansion.
Inside were all the assets under the names of the eight new shopkeepers Liu had changed within two years and his family members, including houses, properties, manors, and bank deposits. There are also fake account books, which clearly record the total amount of money stolen by each shop.
After seeing this, Lin Yanqing became furious and sent people to invite the Liu family to come over. The three members of the second room were also called to Songmao Hall.
The Liu family thought that Lin Yanqing knew about Liu Jingren's accident and asked them to come over to discuss countermeasures and vouch for Liu Jingren. Liu Shilang and his wife and Liu Jingren's wife all came to the Lin Mansion, bringing a carriage with gifts.
After entering Songmao Hall with a smile on his face, Liu Shilang unexpectedly saw his daughter, son-in-law and grandson all kneeling on the ground. Lin Yanqing and Mrs. Lin's expressions were even more serious.
When Liu Shilang saw this scene, his heart tightened, but he still pretended to be unaware.
"I wonder what my daughter, Siran, and Yun'er did to make the in-laws unhappy?"
Lin Yanqing's eyes were sharp: "Shilang Liu, do you really not know? Your daughter is greedy for the dowry of her husband's sister-in-law. The total amount of the dowry adds up to more than 200,000 taels. Do you dare to say that Shilang Liu has never seen any of it?"
Everyone in the Liu family complained in their hearts when they heard this, but they looked like they had been wronged. They said they had never seen him and had no knowledge.
Liu Yunxiang's mother, Mrs. Li, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Chen, even cried and shouted that they were wronged.
When Liu Yunxiang saw this, she cried and put all the blame on Liu Jie. She only said that she didn't know people well and was greedy for money, but she didn't admit it at all.
