Geng Xingshuang quickly put on her clothes, asked Hua Lian to quickly tie herself into a simple bun, and walked out quickly.
Ruan was seen standing in the yard, while Geng Wen had just come out of the house. Behind Ruan was Jinzhan carrying a gift box.
"Mom, are you back? What gifts did you buy? Are you going tomorrow morning? I'll go there with you and call the third aunt and the seventh sister."
Geng Xingshuang said quickly.
Geng Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his daughter coming out.
He hurriedly said: "Sister Shuang, please accompany your mother into the house to rest."
He smiled flatteringly at Mr. Ruan and said, "Ah Ying, you've been tired all afternoon. Come in and have a cup of tea. Don't stare. I'm going to find Geng Cheng now. By the way, I have to call my third brother first."
With that said, Geng Wen raised his feet and was about to leave.
When Ruan saw Geng Xingshuang, her anger had subsided a little. Now that Geng Wen followed her wishes and went to find Geng Cheng, she seemed to have no reason to catch Geng Wen and lose her temper again.
Seeing this, Geng Wen breathed a sigh of relief and walked out faster. As he walked, he was still thinking about how to talk to Geng Cheng about this incident and what price he should pay to get justice for his daughter. .
"father!"
At this moment, Geng Xingshuang's voice came from behind.
Geng Wen paused, responded, and turned around.
Then I heard Geng Xingshuang say: "Dad, the second uncle will definitely not admit it. You and the third uncle didn't get Ma San's confession."
Geng Wen nodded, "That's right."
That's why he was worried. He said with some annoyance: "Indeed, there is no human witness or physical evidence."
The broken horseshoe and the intermittently crazy horse cannot be used as physical evidence. After all, even the coachman himself admitted that it was caused by his own negligence.
"Then... what method are you going to use to make your second uncle admit this? What are our demands?"
Geng Xingshuang asked what Geng Wen was worried about, and he was going to discuss it with Geng Yan.
Seeing that Geng Wen didn't speak for a long time, Ruan frowned slightly. He was about to speak, but found that he still had no idea.
The couple looked at their daughter together. Geng Xingshuang was not surprised. Her parents loved their children. There was no doubt that they understood and tolerated many things their children did that were not in line with the world's standards, as long as they did not harm them. They respect and support others and themselves, so even if sometimes they are a little confused, some are not foresighted enough, and some are... too kind, she will not blame them.
She has received the love of many parents, and it is so common to have a little shortcoming in some places, and she feels that she can make up for this little shortcoming.
In this way, they are a complete family, right?
Facing Geng Wen and Ruan's self-blaming look, Geng Xingshuang looked relaxed, tilted his head and thought for a while, "Father, mother, I just thought about it. Whether it is my second uncle or my grandparents, there are three things that they value most now. The first thing is the title of the uncle's house, the second is the official position of the second uncle, and the third is the autumn examination of the eldest cousin. In that case, if the second uncle still refuses to admit it, let's report it to the official."
"Report to the official?"
Geng Wen and Ruan Shi both spoke in shock.
Geng Xingshuang nodded affirmatively.
"Report to the official, my uncle is in the government office. Although he is just a team leader, as long as we report to the official, no matter whether we can find out the truth in the end, the people from the government office only need to come and go twice, and the censor will take action after hearing the news, which will have an impact on the above three points. , whether it’s grandparents or second uncle’s first cousin, they probably don’t want official officials to come to their home.
In the Anping Mansion, his uncle actually wanted to frame his niece in order to get promoted. Once such a topic spreads in Ningdu for ten days and a half, no one can predict the consequences. "
"But...but...if we file a complaint, the police officers will not only have to come to our house to investigate the case, but they will also have to go to Yang's house."
After all, the Yang family is her daughter's future husband's family, and Mrs. Ruan is a little worried.
"And the reporting officer usually reports to the Ningfeng County Government. Unless the county government feels that it can't handle it, it will report the case to the government office. Our case... shouldn't be that important."
Although Uncle Anping is an uncle, he is about to lose his title. The largest official in the family is only a sixth-rank official, which should not make Ningfeng County government flinch.
In Ningdu, there are many powerful people in Bibo Mansion, and Ningfeng County Government has also seen various big scenes.
"If you really report it to the official, you will naturally go to the Yang family to check. Besides, they are not unjust, right?"
Geng Xingshuang first answered Ruan's words, and then talked about the questions raised by Geng Cheng.
"As long as you report it to the official, whether it is the government office or the county government, you cannot refuse to investigate without a valid reason. My uncle just made the second uncle more afraid."
Don't underestimate the status of the head of the government office. Although he is not an official, but a clerk, he can report matters directly to the governor, and the governor of Ningdu is a third-grade official.
"But...but..."
"Dad, don't give up. Just go ahead. By the way, tell your third uncle. Your tone must be strong and your attitude must be firm. No matter what your second uncle says, you just insist on reporting it to the official unless he admits that what happened yesterday was his fault." Yes, then you can negotiate terms. Our family's condition is that if we don't report to the official, then the family will be divided. We will order the division in the name of our grandparents. All the family property in the uncle's house will be divided equally between three bedrooms. Grandparents will live with us. If If they don’t want to live with our family, they must state that because my grandmother is my second uncle’s biological mother, they prefer to live with their biological son, and my grandfather doesn’t want to be separated from my grandmother. That’s all."
Geng Wen wanted to ask a few more questions, but when he saw Ruan glaring at him, he straightened his back and nodded.
"Ah Ying, Sister Shuang, don't worry, we will definitely separate our families this time."
They had long been looking forward to the separation of the family, but Geng Xun and Xia were here, and Geng Wen was the eldest son, so he couldn't mention it.
Geng Wen could have asked his servants to go to Wutong Courtyard to call Geng Yan to the main courtyard, but he wanted to go over in his mind what he would say and do when he went to the main courtyard, so walking a little longer would make him feel more at ease.
"If the second brother keeps refusing to admit it, what does it matter even if the official official comes to visit? I am not an official, and brother Huai is not in the imperial examination, so it will not affect us. The third brother and step brother's two brothers are still here. Xiao, things will fade away in a few years. Besides, this matter is the fault of Lao Er and the others, and no one else can be implicated."
Geng Wen realized that he was almost done mentally building up, so he quickly walked to Wutong Courtyard and asked someone to call Geng Yan out.
"Sir, the third master has already gone to the main courtyard."
The maid from Wutong Courtyard told Geng Wen.
Geng Wen was stunned at first, and then felt that with Geng Yan's temper, he would definitely go to Geng Cheng to settle accounts as soon as he learned that Geng Cheng was back, so he was not surprised.
However... without discussing it with Geng Yan in advance, Geng Wen felt a little uncertain and wondered whether Geng Yan would disrupt his plan.
Thinking like this, Geng Wen immediately quickened his pace and walked towards the main courtyard.
"Sister Shuang, can the family separation be successful?"
After Geng Wen left, Geng Xingshuang accompanied Ruan into the house.
Geng Xingshuang poured a cup of tea to Ruan with her own hands and said: "30% chance."
"Huh? It's only... only 30%."
Ruan didn't expect Geng Xingshuang would give such an answer.
