"Tingfeng, Tingxue, you two take turns guarding Jiu'er. You are not allowed to leave her even half a step before I return home."
"Tingshuang, take my sign and go find out what's going on."
Yun Chu gave instructions in an orderly manner.
"Ms. Qi, take someone to the second young master's yard and tie him up first, waiting for me to deal with him!"
Xie Shi'an, who was standing on the side, said in shock: "Mother, does this have anything to do with Shi Wei?"
Yun Chu said quietly: "It's the maid in his yard who wants to commit suicide. Why don't we have anything to do with him? Brother An, you still have to take the exam. Don't delay. Let's go."
He Shi forced a smile: "Madam, I will make a fair decision. Young Master, please feel free to take the exam."
Xie Shi'an knew that this was not something he should worry about, so he nodded and followed Yun Chu to the front yard to meet Xie Jingyu.
The three of them got on the carriage, which drove slowly to the examination room. This was a college examination held every three years, and many students came here with great ambition.
This dynasty has regulations that all students studying in the capital do not need to take the children's examination and can directly take the college examination. If they are students of the Imperial College, they do not even need to take the college exam and can directly participate in the general examination.
Xie Shi'an got off the carriage, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, father and mother, for seeing me off. I'll go in first."
Xie Jingyu nodded and stared intently at his son entering the examination room.
Yunchu's face was very pale and expressionless.
At this time, a voice came from my ears: "Mrs. Xie."
She turned around and saw Xuanwu Marquis Qin Mingheng standing beside her in official uniform. She took a step back to say hello: "Greetings to the Marquis."
When Xie Jingyu heard the voice, he immediately came over and stood in front of Yun Chu calmly: "I have met the Marquis before."
Seeing his action, Qin Mingheng's face immediately turned ugly. He smiled and said, "I will serve as the supervisor of the Western District for this college examination. I wonder which district Master Xie is taking the examination in?"
Xie Jingyu tightened his fingers and discovered that An Geer was in the West District.
Ever since he and Yun Chu got engaged, he and Qin Mingheng had formed a relationship.
Fortunately, the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion only had a title but no real power. Otherwise, Qin Ming would have suppressed him in various ways in the officialdom.
Xie Jingyu cupped his hands and said, "The Marquis wants to invigilate the exam. I won't waste the Marquis' time. I'll take my leave."
He led Yun Chu towards the carriage.
Qin Mingheng closed his eyes and sniffed the air. When he smelled the same smell as a handkerchief, he took a deep breath of satisfaction.
After getting on the carriage, Xie Jingyu's face was still very bad.
Yunchu didn't care what happened between the two of them. She said, "My husband is off from bathing today. Do you have any other arrangements later?"
Xie Jingyu was surprised. This was the first time Yun Chu asked him about his schedule. Did she want him to accompany her for something?
His face softened slightly: "I'm just dealing with some official business, some trivial matters. Why do you ask, madam?"
"When I went out in the morning, my mother-in-law came to report that the girls in Brother Wei's yard were making trouble and seeking suicide." Yun Chu said slowly, "Last time, I tried to deal with Brother Wei at home, which made the old lady unhappy. I couldn't do anything else. So I want to ask my husband to come forward."
Xie Jingyu frowned: "I can just sell the hair of a disobedient girl who will die or die. How can it be worth so much trouble?"
Hearing this, Yun Chu laughed directly: "Why don't you investigate carefully and convict the girl?"
Her smile made Xie Jingyu feel a hint of ridicule for no reason.
Ridiculing him for not being a scholar, ridiculing him for being a housekeeper, ridiculing him, ridiculing the Xie family, this smile contains too much...
"Then husband, please go and take care of your official duties. I won't bother you anymore with matters in the backyard."
After Yun Chu said this, the carriage arrived at Xie's mansion. She lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, and walked straight in without waiting for Xie Jingyu.
Xie Jingyu pinched his eyebrows and sighed.
In the past five years, Yunchu has been taking care of the backyard. This is the first time she has spoken. No matter how busy he is, he has to take time to take a look.
He jumped out of the car and followed Yun Chu to the yard where Xie Shiwei lived.
Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Yuan, and several aunts were all in the yard. Tingshuang stood at the door of a wing with a heavy face.
"Jing Yu, you are finally back!" The old lady was ill and was a little weak. She stood up holding the mother-in-law's hand. "Look at the good things your wife has done. She actually let people take Brother Wei away." Tie her up, even if I want to untie her, she must come back, she is just the head mistress of my Xie family, not the king of heaven!"
The old lady was indeed very angry.
Brother Wei was indeed naughty in the past, but he has been more peaceful these days. If a girl wants to commit suicide, why should she punish Brother Wei?
After something went wrong at the last birthday party, Yunchu decided that Xie Mansion couldn't survive without her, so he acted less and less scrupulously, right?
"My granddaughter-in-law doesn't dare to be the king of heaven." Yun Chu walked over and said, "My grandson-daughter-in-law would like to say hello to the old lady. Today's matter happened to coincide with Brother An's hospital examination, so I didn't have time to talk to the old lady." Qi, please sit down and let your husband handle it. Ting Shuang, please tell me what happened."
Tingshuang came over, lowered her head and said: "Madam asked the servant to check, and the servant asked all the maids, women, and servants around the second young master. It turned out that there were no girls in the second young master's yard. I have never been punished by the second young master..."
Standing behind the old lady, Mr. He couldn't help but interrupt: "It is natural for a master to punish his servants. What is there to say?"
Tingshuang sighed and gave those girls a look.
All the girls rolled up their sleeves and opened their collars, revealing shocking scars.
Yun Chu pursed his lips.
In his previous life, three or four girls in Xie Shiwei's yard died unexpectedly. Later, he took in seven or eight concubines, four of whom died in bed.
In fact, maids had come to her to complain, but every time she wanted to investigate, she was recruited by Mrs. He, who was still He's mother, and Mrs. Xie indulged her, and Xie Jingyu turned a blind eye. With one eye, it’s hard for her to ask more questions about her non-biological mother...
Looking back, she knew that at least a dozen or twenty women had died at Xie Shiwei's hands.
"Ma'am, please make the decision for the slaves. No matter whether the second young master is happy or unhappy, he will take it out on the slaves. Except for their faces, every good part of their bodies is covered."
"The second young master likes to hit people with a whip. There are whip wounds all over the slave's back. If the slave makes a mistake, the second young master just punishes him. But the slave has always done things in a disciplined manner. He has never made a mistake, but he is beaten every day. This This slave can’t live any longer.”
"The second young master asked the slave to stand with a flower pot on his head for a day. If the slave didn't stand firm, he was punished by being soaked in a water tank all night."
Several maids serving Xie Shiwei complained bitterly.
He said in a cold voice: "It's not that you girls are not serving the Second Young Master wholeheartedly, otherwise how could the Second Young Master punish you? Furthermore, the Second Young Master is only eight years old, even if he is whipped with a whip, what can he do..."
"Shut up!" Xie Jingyu said angrily, "As an aunt, you have no right to speak, so get out!"
He couldn't help but be stunned.
She is Brother Wei's mother, why doesn't she have the right to speak? What did she say wrong?
The veins on the back of Xie Jingyu's hands were exposed.
In the past few years, he has been in the promotion stage and is busy with official duties. He goes out before dawn in the morning and comes back late at night. He occasionally has a lot of things to deal with when he takes a break. He has indeed neglected the discipline of his children too much. He has always thought that only Brother just doesn't like studying and can't make progress. He thought that having Brother An would be enough. I never expected that brother would do such a thing!
He finally understood why Yunchu asked him to handle it.
Because this is something that Yunchu can't handle.
