Chapter 284: Aiding the Evil
By doing this, am I aiding and abetting the evil?
No~
This is also for the sake of my wife. Otherwise, with her temper, how can she survive in this family?
But……
Crunch~
Siqi was being tortured by her conscience at the door when the door behind her suddenly opened slightly. Sun Shaozu walked out in a heroic manner. He winked at Siqi and shouted, "Come out here, you bastard!"
These concubines all thought that the master and the mistress were having a conflict, and they were all looking forward to seeing Jia Yingchun make a fool of herself.
Therefore, no matter whether they were inside or outside the house, they would prick up their ears and squint their eyes, observing every move in the main room.
So upon hearing this shout, more than twenty concubines came out like a tide, each with a charming look in their eyes. Unfortunately, what responded to them was Sun Shaozu's stern shout: "Pack your bags for me, and go back to where you came from!"
All the concubines were stunned. The clever ones guessed that the couple must have reconciled, so they hurriedly packed their luggage; the dull ones were unable to react for a while and just stared at Sun Shaozu in a daze.
Pah~
Sun Shaozu slapped the concubine in front of him with a casual slap, and then shouted: "What? What I said is useless, right?!"
Boom!
The remaining concubines dispersed in an instant. After packing their luggage, they carried their large and small bags and fled out of the main courtyard as if they were fleeing from famine.
After these people ran away, Sun Shaozu strode to the door , turned around and glanced at Siqi meaningfully, then stepped over the threshold and left.
Siqi felt mixed emotions, while Xiuju was puzzled. She hurriedly walked around the east and west wings, and saw that there were only three of them, the master and the servant, left in the courtyard. She approached Siqi in confusion and asked, "Sister Siqi, what happened just now?"
"You ask me, who else should I ask?!"
Siqi glared at her angrily, turned around, pushed the door and walked in.
Jia Yingchun was sitting on the ground in a daze, her eyes still fixed on the chair where Sun Shaozu had just sat, but there was no focus in her pupils.
"Mrs?"
"Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Siqi and Xiuju hurried forward to help her onto the stool, stroking her chest and back. After a lot of hard work, Yingchun finally responded in a dreamy voice: "Don't worry, I... I'm fine."
Xiu Ju had no idea what had happened. Seeing her like this, her heart, which had just been at ease, rose to her throat again. She asked if something bad had happened again.
Siqi knew it very well. After a moment's hesitation, she realized that she had already given her body to Sun Shaozu and there was really no turning back. So she followed Sun Shaozu's instructions and scolded Xiuju, "Don't talk nonsense!"
As she spoke, she pretended to be curious and asked, "What did the Madam say to the Master just now? Why did the Master send those vixens away as soon as he left?"
"master……"
Jia Yingchun hesitated at first, then her face flushed. She clenched her teeth, and her beautiful eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or sad, annoyed or resentful.
After Xiu Ju saw this, she became even more confused.
But Siqi, who was watching from the sidelines, could see that Yingchun was probably a little bit uneasy, so she quickly tried to persuade her: "No matter what happened, the Madam saw how rampant those vixens were just now!"
"Don't get angry with me again, Master. Otherwise, those vixens will get on top of us and humiliate and torture us in every way possible!"
"Madam, you must have heard about the ways women are treated badly in this mansion. If that really happens, the embarrassing things that Master just mentioned would probably be the least of it!"
Hearing this, Jia Yingchun shuddered and the blush on her face faded a little, obviously she was thinking of something horrifying.
Although Xiu Ju still didn't understand, but from listening to their conversation, she guessed that the master probably didn't say anything nice in front of Si Qi just now.
Thinking of the concubines in the courtyard who were unruly and took advantage of others' misfortunes, she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, agreeing with Siqi's words, and advised Jia Yingchun to follow Sun Shaozu's wishes and never dare to annoy him again.
Why would Jia Yingchun want to displease Sun Shaozu?
But that thing is true...
"But Master... Master just now..."
Jia Yingchun hesitated, but was ultimately too embarrassed to say such things out loud.
Just when she was in a dilemma, she heard Siqi ask in a serious tone: "Madam, did the master make any request that made you feel embarrassed?"
These words happened to touch Yingchun's heart. She nodded quickly, her face full of distress and confusion.
Siqi asked again: "Is this request more embarrassing than letting your master abuse you all your life and letting those lowly people bully you in every way?"
this……
Although that absurd incident was extremely embarrassing, it was accompanied by a lifetime of good fortune and success - and as long as the news didn't leak out, it wouldn't affect his reputation.
And if she falls out of favor as soon as she enters the house, and is instead trampled underfoot and humiliated by those concubines, not only will she be miserable for the rest of her life, but she will also become a laughing stock on the streets!
Thinking of this, Jia Yingchun shook her head subconsciously.
"In that case, what is there to hesitate about?!"
Si Qi immediately jumped up and said in a hurry: "I will go find the master right now and tell him that you, Madam, have agreed!"
"Siqi, Siqi!"
Yingchun was horrified, and hurriedly chased after her and grabbed her arm, begging, "Don't do this for now, let me... let me think about it carefully."
"Mrs!"
Although Siqi stood still, she questioned, "When did you say you would think about it again, but it ended up in vain? But the problem is that the master has a bad temper, how could he let you keep putting it off? He will have to agree sooner or later anyway, so why not I go and help you agree now!"
After a pause, she sneered again, "Or do you really intend to let those vixens abuse you? Live a cowardly life forever?!"
As she spoke, she felt that the strength in Jia Yingchun's hands gradually lightened, so Siqi calmly pulled her ten green fingers apart one by one, and then strode out of the courtyard under Yingchun's complicated gaze.
An hour later...
The lobby of Shuntian Prefecture's front yamen.
Bang~!
Sun Shaozong slammed the gavel heavily and said solemnly: "In summary, the death of young He Bin was caused by the Bai and Wang families fighting over a small piece of greed. Now he has a widowed mother and young brothers at home, and he has no one to rely on for a living. How can you bear it?!"
"Therefore, I hereby render the following judgment: Anyone who participated in the private fight two days ago shall be fined three ounces of silver, which shall be given to He Bin's family. If anyone has no silver to pay, he shall be sentenced to two years of menial labor instead."
"The family of his uncle Bai ceded one room in the west wing; the family of the suspected culprit Wang ceded two rooms in the east wing - a total of three main rooms, which were handed over to He's mother and son to live in, and all expenses for converting it into a courtyard were shared!"
"Wait, do you have any objection?!"
As he spoke, Sun Shaozong's eagle-like eyes began to scan the faces of everyone in the hall.
This was clearly an act of both parties being punished with fifty lashes, and the Bai family considered themselves to be the victims. Now they had to pay the price of a house, so they were naturally unwilling to accept it.
only……
The head of the Bai family looked at his tearful sister, and then thought about how his nephew had suffered misfortune because he was trying to stand up for his family. The three words "I don't agree" came to his lips, and he could no longer say any more.
The others were only fined three taels of silver, which was not a serious injury, so it was naturally acceptable.
"good!"
Sun Shaozong waited for a moment, and seeing that no one spoke up to protest, he said solemnly: "Since you have no objection, Judge Wei, let them sign the agreement in court!"
Although Wei Ruolan was very unhappy about being ordered around by him, she had no choice but to follow his orders.
After everyone in the hall signed their names one by one, Sun Shaozong picked up the gavel and slammed it heavily:
"Adjourn!"
"Awesome!"
When they arrived at the back hall, Sun Shaozong was about to instruct Wei Ruolan to organize and archive the case files as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Zhao Zhongji walked in from outside, bowed and said, "Second Master, the master said that he would have a family dinner tonight and have a few drinks with you. Please remember to go home early tonight."
When Sun Shaozong heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Although the cheap brother had already taken precautions last night, he never expected that it would come so soon? !
For a moment, my heart was beating like a drum, feeling hesitant, nervous, conflicted, and resisting - but at the same time, I felt a little bit of "expectation" that I shouldn't have!
