Su Qiqi followed Yang Yun into the Yang Mansion courtyard with doubts. Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu followed closely and walked into the deep courtyard.
There were a lot of people gathered in the courtyard at this moment, most of them were middle-aged men and women, and they were all shouting, making the whole courtyard filled with noise.
Su Qiqi was about to ask Yang Yun, but Yang Yun came closer and whispered: "These people are our lord's relatives and clansmen. They want to force the madam and young lady to hand over their family property and treasures..."
"Oh..." Su Qiqi nodded thoughtfully, then looked at those people. They were surrounding Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang, asking for the whereabouts of the treasure. Some people also insulted the mother and daughter.
Su Qiqi's face gradually darkened as she looked at those arrogant and domineering people. Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu also clenched their fists in anger, wishing they could go forward and teach those people a lesson.
Yang Yun urged nervously again: "Miss Nangong! Please help my wife and young lady! These despicable people, when the master is here, they want to gain glory every day. As soon as the master is gone, they come to the door..." As he said, Leng He snorted and glared at the clansmen.
"Does the government not care?" Qin Chuan frowned and asked in a low voice.
Yang Yun shook his head and said dejectedly: "It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs... None of our master's relatives are economical... Some insist on adopting sons for our wives, and some use secret tricks to seize the fields, houses and treasures. Of…hey!”
Seeing Yang Yun sigh, Qin Chuan stepped forward and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Don't worry, we will help you, madam, to uphold justice, and we will never let those villains succeed..." After that, Qin Chuan looked at Su Qiqi, consulted Su Qiqi with his eyes.
Su Qiqi nodded knowingly and asked Yan Ruoyu to take King Jingbei's token to find the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture. Then he quickly passed through the crowd and walked towards Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang.
The few people who were chattering around Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang suddenly became quiet and turned to look at Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan.
One of them looked at Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan, immediately turned down his face, and yelled displeasedly: "What are you doing? Who let you in? You who know the truth, get out of here, don't cause trouble to me!" He said, squinting and snorting again. He shouted in a condescending manner.
Su Qiqi glared back at him, looked past him to Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang, and asked with concern: "Mrs. Yang, Miss Yang, is there anything I can do for you?"
Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang were almost in despair due to the stalemate with their relatives. Seeing the appearance of Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan, Miss Yang suddenly turned from worry to joy and said with a smile: "Miss Nangong, you came at the right time! Someone wants to Bullying our mother and daughter!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a fat woman next to her said in a weird voice: "Hey, eldest niece, when did we bully you mother and daughter! We are just worried that you mother and daughter will be deceived, and we will help you protect the Yang family's property... …Why are you so slanderous?”
As soon as the obese woman finished speaking, several people immediately echoed: "That's right, that's right, our Yang family's ancestral property cannot fall into the hands of outsiders..."
Su Qiqi looked at these hypocritical and greedy people and sneered: "According to the laws of our dynasty, two-thirds of Mr. Yang's inheritance belongs to Miss Yang. The rest will have nothing to do with you if you become an official." Don’t worry about it!”
"Hey, you little girl! Who the hell are you! Can you, an outsider, take care of our Yang family's affairs?" Those tribesmen were a little timid when they saw Su Qiqi and others holding swords in their hands, but after hearing this Su Qiqi wanted to block their financial path, so her attitude suddenly became tough again.
Seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said sternly: "The Yang family's affairs have nothing to do with us originally, but Master Yang entrusted us with the safety of her family and property, so we have the right to protect her mother and daughter. Interests!"
When the tribesmen heard this, they showed expressions of disbelief. The people who were leading the trouble chatted in a low voice, then looked at Su Qiqi and others again, and said in a bad tone: "You said that Mr. Yang entrusted you to take care of his wife and daughter, do you have proof?"
"Of course we have the escort order signed by Mr. Yang!" Yan Ruoyu's voice sounded in the yard. As soon as she finished speaking, she walked in with the prefect and several government officials.
The tribesmen looked at Yan Ruoyu and the magistrate in surprise, and then started whispering among themselves.
After a while, a man with a sinister face said arrogantly: "We don't care about the escort list, we only act according to the clan rules! Mr. Yang has no children, and now he died unexpectedly, his family property should be inherited by our male Yang family... "
"Yes, brothers and sisters, you mother and daughter should pack up quickly and move out as soon as possible, and keep all the gold and silver jewelry at home! Otherwise, don't blame us for not cherishing our old friendship..."
Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang had lived in the boudoir for a long time, and they had never seen such a situation before. For a moment, their faces turned pale with fright, and their bodies were trembling slightly, not knowing whether they were angry or frightened.
Seeing this scene, the magistrate looked around with wide eyes, cleared his throat, and scolded: "Nonsense! Do you take me seriously? Is there any law? Mr. Yang just passed away, and you guys openly What’s the point of coming to your door to fight for property?”
The relatives of the Yang family were scolded by the magistrate and their arrogance was somewhat restrained, but there were still a few who were still dissatisfied and were still arguing aggressively.
Qin Chuan's hand was already on the hilt of the sword, and he might draw the sword at any time. Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu also clenched their fists in anger and glared at those ugly faces.
Taking advantage of the large number of people and hoping that the law would not punish the crowd, those people only hesitated for a moment and then continued to shout unscrupulously, using both soft and hard words. Even the prefect was ridiculed openly and subtly.
The prefect turned pale with anger and almost walked away. Su Qiqi quickly winked at Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan walked up to the magistrate, leaned close and whispered a few words.
The prefect's frown relaxed a little, and then he walked aside and gave some instructions to the government officials, then found a stone bench and sat down with his robe lifted up, watching the people's commotion with a cold eye.
Su Qiqi also glanced at the people present, suddenly swung his sword to strike a thick tree in the yard, and shouted loudly: "I'll say it for the last time, if anyone makes trouble here again and insults Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang, they will stop." It’s my fault that the sword in my hand is ruthless!”
The moment the sword shadow passed by, the big tree fell with a crash, and the huge noise finally shocked the arrogant people, making them mute as if their necks were pinched.
But not long after, one of the middle-aged men moved his fists and kicks a few times, and shouted unconvinced: "Ha! I've just practiced Kung Fu for several years, what's so great about it! Isn't there anyone in the Yang family who bullies us? I, Yang Xiong, I also trained under the Wudang sect, if you have the ability, try to compete with me!"
Su Qiqi heard the sound and looked at the man, and was about to step forward to challenge. Qin Chuan was the first to joke: "Haha, with your three-legged cat skills, you still dare to claim to be a disciple of Wudang, so you are not afraid of making people laugh at you!"
After hearing Qin Chuan's words, the man's face turned red and white, and then he rushed over with his fist in anger, trying to fight Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan just waved his hand lightly, then used the back of his sword to knock the opponent backwards and fly more than a foot away, and he fell to the ground groaning. When the other troublemakers saw it, they all looked frightened and took a few steps back, not daring to get closer to Qin Chuan and others.
When Yan Ruoyu saw that the time had come, she hurriedly said to those people: "Why don't you get out of here quickly? If you make trouble again, you won't be able to leave here unscathed... This Mr. Qin is not someone to be trifled with!"
After hearing this, those people looked at each other and reluctantly left one after another.
The courtyard finally regained its tranquility temporarily. Su Qiqi and others followed Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang into the inner room.
Mrs. Yang asked her servants to bring tea. After Su Qiqi and others rested for a while, she choked up and told them about today's sad experience.
Those clan members learned that Mr. Yang had an accident on the road, and Mrs. Yang, Miss Yang, and her daughter returned home with family heirlooms, so they came over late at night to pester him. Fortunately, Su Qiqi and others arrived in time to help them out.
In order to thank Su Qiqi and others for their help, Mrs. Yang wanted to sell the land and house. In addition to the part paid to the government, the remaining part of the money was used to reward Su Qiqi and others, and part of it was used to support the mother and daughter in making a living in other places. , stay away from the right and wrong of the clan.
When Su Qiqi heard this, she hurriedly declined Mrs. Yang's intention and persuaded her and Miss Yang to cheer up and live a good life. If they need help in the future, they can come to Weiyuan Escort Bureau to find her at any time.
Everyone chatted for a while, and it was already getting quieter at night. Mrs. Yang arranged a suitable place for everyone, and then they went back to their rooms to rest.
