Chapter 1923: Chapter 108: When the Dust Settles
Imprisoned?
“What happened?”
“What happened?”
Zhong Yingming’s injuries no longer hurt, nor did the pain in Lady Yun’s chest, and they all stood up.
Zhong Shi wiped the sweat from his face: “Just now, two governnt officials ca and said, said that the young master beat the Chief of Staff’s cousin-in-law at the Idle Tea House. They also said that Madam, in order to protect the young master, also got involved. Now, the people from the Minister of Rites’s house are relentless and have already sent the two to the Prefecture of Jingzhao, urging us, urging us to quickly go there to discuss the matter!”
The Chief of Staff?
The Chief of Staff!
How high a rank is that!
Zhong Yingming instinctively swallowed and stamred: “What, what about Princess Pingxi? Did she, did she go?”
Zhong Shi shook his head: “I gave the officials so Silver Coin and found out that Princess Pingxi doesn’t want to ddle in this matter. They also said that Madam and the young master offended the Consort Guiren at the Idle Tea House, and they still want Madam to compensate for the losses! Presumably, presumably the people from the Idle Tea House will co soon?”
What, what should we do!
Zhong Yingming finally realized what despair ans, falling onto the ground unable to speak a word.
Zhong Shi cautiously continued: “I also inquired, and it seems like the Chief of Staff is willing to settle this matter privately, considering the Idle Tea House’s face. However, the compensation in Silver will certainly not be small, at least, at least three thousand taels!”
Three thousand taels?!
Lady Yun scread, waking up the seemingly bewitched Zhong Yingming.
“Where, where can we get three thousand taels of silver to pay them? Let them imprison, imprison them!”
Zhong Shi shook his head again: “But Master, compensating with Silver is what the Minister of Appointnts Mansion suggested, how, how can we dare to change it!”
Since ancient tis, commoners do not fight officials, so when encountering such matters, as long as the officials are willing to resolve it with Silver, ordinary people are grateful.
Now that the Minister of Appointnts Mansion has proposed it, but the Zhong Mansion insists on imprisonnt, such ungratefulness is beyond sothing imprisonnt can solve.
“What should we do? Where can we find these three thousand taels of silver!”
Lady Yun, anxious to the point of pounding her chest, cried with a runny nose and tears.
“It’s all your fault, always gambling, now look, just lost the estate, and now facing imprisonnt! What sin has our Zhong family committed! Those two, one is our daughter-in-law, the other our grandson. If we don’t compensate, will even our Zhong family have bad luck? No, this old woman hasn’t lived enough yet, I don’t want to die so soon!”
Lady Yun cursed and then seed to recall sothing, pouncing on her son and beating him fiercely: “It’s all your fault, for insisting on marrying this jinx into our house! I told you it wouldn’t work, she has no male family mbers, her parents died early, clearly, this woman is a formidable jinx! Now look, she’s brought you to ruin and is now after our family’s life! Wooo, jinx, oh jinx!”
Zhong Yingming, though being beaten by Lady Yun, remained exceptionally clear-minded.
Debts from the Sifang Gambling House in front, accusations from the Minister of Appointnts Mansion behind, Zhong Yingming truly is at the end of his rope.
Could it be, he really can only wait for death?
Zhong Yingming’s eyes narrowed slightly, the Sifang Gambling House could be resolved, just hand over the estates.
As for the Minister of Appointnts…
“Mother, since she’s a jinx, then chase her out early.”
Ga!
The crying Lady Yun, like a duck with its neck clamped, made a harsh noise and fell silent.
Her tearless eyes stared fixedly at her son: “You, you also heard, the one who beat the cousin-in-law is Xiao Fei, he, he is your biological son…”
“Heh!”
Zhong Yingming sneered, eyes cold and indifferent: “So what if he’s my son? A son who harms his father is not worth keeping! Anyway, Hong Xiu is already five months pregnant, the doctor said it could likely be a son. Even if it isn’t, as long as I’m here, why worry about not having a grandson in the future?”
This cold-hearted Zhong Yingming, Lady Yun was seeing for the first ti.
She couldn’t help but shiver. She indeed disliked Xiao Fei, but after all, that’s her own grandson. Despite her dislike, she never truly wanted to drive him away, suggesting to send him away was just in a mont of anger.
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