Clean overnight.
There are still some blood stains left in the alley in the Xiao family's backyard.
There was quite a fuss last night.
Soon the news spread in Hangzhou.
But the focus of attention is Prince Jing's palace's pursuit of the White Lotus Sect.
The conflict between the Xiao family and the Li family, marriage contracts, etc. are not within the scope of discussion.
Later I found out that more than a dozen servants of the Li family were killed and more than a dozen were seriously injured. The trouble caused was not small.
Many people are questioning it, saying that Prince Jing's methods were too cruel and he killed people without understanding the situation.
So many innocent lives were lost.
The reputation of Prince Jing and Prince Jing's Mansion is naturally even worse.
But if Prince Jing's palace cares about reputation, it won't be Feng Ping now.
So this matter can only be left alone.
Early the next morning, Mr. Li cleared the relationship and released Li Mingyu.
Outside the Hangzhou dungeon, Li Mingyu led a group of people out in disgrace. Before he could figure out the situation, he was slapped hard by Master Li.
"Look at the good deeds you did! More than a dozen lives were lost because of you! How do you explain it to other people's families?"
"They are just a few servants. If they die, they will die!" Li Mingyu said unconvinced.
Mr. Li raised his hand to hit again, but finally put it down helplessly and sighed heavily.
Li Mingyu wiped the dirt on his face, shook his head, and regained his composure: "Dad, is this all?"
"What else can I do?"
"But we haven't gotten back the 50,000 taels of betrothal gift our family gave us!"
"..." Mr. Li thought the same thing. He can give up the one hundred thousand taels of silver and Miss Xiao's family, but he can't give up the 50,000 taels as betrothal gift. "Yes, hurry up and talk to Mrs. Xiao and give our fifty thousand taels I want my bride price back."
Master Li realized that the matter was serious and took people to the Xiao Mansion in person.
Mr. Li thought that he and Mr. Xiao were old friends, and the other party would definitely put an end to this farce for his sake.
But Mr. Li didn't expect that he would take people to the Xiao Mansion after all the hard work and said he wanted to see Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao.
The answer I got was actually, "The master and his wife went on a cruise and were not at home."
"Going on a cruise?" Mr. Li almost bit his tongue and widened his eyes, "Are you kidding me? The Li family has known the Xiao family for many years, and I have never heard of Mrs. Xiao having the habit of going out on a cruise, let alone Mr. Xiao. With his body like this, does he still have the strength to go out on a cruise?"
"Mr. Li, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that our master is having a hard time?"
"No, no...I'm not..."
Bang!
The door of the mansion was closed, leaving everyone in the Li family stunned.
Several servants rejected Mr. Li.
This made Mr. Li a little depressed, thinking about what to do.
Li Mingyu suddenly fell ill and shouted loudly: "What the hell, you're looking for death. Come break down the door with me!"
Snapped……
Li Mingyu was slapped again, and everyone was stunned: "Dad."
"You want to kill your father, don't you? The lesson you received last night was not enough? The Xiao family is now eager for us to use brutal methods."
“What if they close the door?”
"The Xiao family is not as simple as not giving us a hundred thousand taels. They are afraid that our family's 50,000 taels of betrothal gift will also be eaten. This cannot continue. We must get back the 50,000 taels of betrothal gift no matter what. Otherwise, Li It’s hard to maintain our business. Now we can only report it to the government and ask the prefect to come forward.”
Upon hearing this, please ask the magistrate to come forward.
Li Mingyu became more energetic: "Dad, you didn't tell me earlier! Why don't you ask the prefect? I have some friendship with Xu Haoyuan, the young master of the Xu family. This eldest young master is the nephew of the prefect and the eldest son of the Xu family. , just ask him to say a few words to the prefect, and the Xiao family can be pinched to death in a minute. As long as the prefect decides the case and pronounces the verdict, even the Prince Jing's Palace will not be able to change the verdict and overturn the situation. "
"Oh? Do you still know the young master of the Xu family? That's just in time. You should contact him quickly. I'll prepare some gifts when I go home, so I can take care of myself."
Li Mingyu nodded and led people to find Xu Haoyuan.
After some inquiring, I found out that Xu Haoyuan was studying at Xiande Academy and only had time to meet him at noon.
Li Mingyu was locked up all night and didn't sleep for a second. He stayed up all day yesterday and now he is sleepy, hungry, and ravenous.
After waiting at the entrance of Xiande Academy for nearly two hours, I finally took a break at noon.
The students of Xiande Academy all came out of the classroom and were ready to walk in the nearby streets.
Among the students, Li Mingyu saw Xu Haoyuan and rushed up and shouted: "Young Master Xu! Young Master Xu... you are here!"
Xu Haoyuan looked at Li Mingyu and frowned: "Li Mingyu? What are you doing here? This is a place to read books from sages, not a place for businessmen like you. Leave quickly and don't affect the sanctity of the college."
"Young Master Xu, I really have something to ask for when I come here today. Could you please excuse me and I want to talk to you."
"Just say whatever you want. I also want to send food to my adoptive father."
"Adoptive father?"
When did Young Master Xu have a foster father?
He must be an amazing person, right?
Li Mingyu shook his head, feeling that this matter was not important. The important thing was to ask Young Master Xu to speak to the prefect.
So Li Mingyu followed Xu Haoyuan behind him, talking as he walked, basically saying that he had a marriage contract with the Xiao family, but now the Xiao family refused to admit it and wanted to make money.
Xu Haoyuan walked to the bun shop opposite the college, ignored what Li Mingyu said, and said to the boss: "Bring me twenty buns."
"Well done! Master Xu sent food to my adoptive father again today? You are so filial!"
Xu Haoyuan was about to give money, but Li Mingyu gave it to him first.
Li Mingyu was curious. Since he was delivering food to Young Master Xu's adoptive father, it seemed that he would be able to see him soon.
To be the adoptive father of Young Master Xu, he must be a big shot!
Maybe I can get my betrothal gift back without bothering the prefect at all.
Xu Haoyuan said thank you to Li Mingyu.
How dare Li Mingyu pick it up?
Young Master Xu has changed a lot recently. In the past, the Young Master would say thank you to others? I guess it’ll be better if I don’t hit anyone!
It's really evil today.
The two bought buns together and then started to return.
Halfway through, Xu Haoyuan seemed to remember Li Mingyu's words: "Eh? What did you say? Are you engaged to the eldest daughter of the Xiao family?"
"Yes, yes, the Xiao family has taken over my betrothal gift, which is a total of fifty thousand taels!"
"Who is Miss Xiao?"
"Xiao Yuchan."
"I don't know the young lady of the Xiao family, but I do know the young master of the Xiao family. His name is Xiao Yuhang."
"Xiao Yuhang?"
These words confused Li Mingyu, what the hell was he thinking?
When did the Xiao family have a young master?
"Young Master Xu, is there something wrong? There is no young master in the Xiao family!"
"If you don't believe me, come with me and have a look. My adoptive father is Xiao Yuhang's book boy."
"Pfft! What? Foster father? Book boy!"
