RPAGF Chapter 882 A Creditor Asking for a Debt
Chapter 882 A Creditor Asking for a Debt
Shi Anxia lowered her eyes and smiled when she heard this, "Okay, okay, Aunt, just pretend that I know nothing."
Zheng Qiaoer then spoke quickly, "Old Madam Chi was forced by Old Master Chi to drink poison and died. After she died, she was hung on the old locust tree to make it look like she was hanged. The coroner found out the cause of death, and the second and third branches of the Chi family couldn't stand the pressure and confessed everything."
Shi Anxia applauded, "There are twists and turns here? This is great, Sister Chi Shuang doesn't have to bear the infamy of 'forcing my grandmother to death'."
Zheng Qiaoer couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "That's right! No matter how big the fault of the elders is, if the younger generation forces the elders to death, they will never be able to hold their heads up high in their lives."
She hadn't finished her bombshell news yet, "When the government came to arrest Old Master Chi, they failed... guess what happened?"
He must have committed suicide out of fear of crime! Shi Anxia thought about it, but didn't say it out loud. She asked in a good-tempered manner, "What's the matter?"
"He committed suicide out of fear of crime!" Zheng Qiao'er felt happy, "God has eyes! God has eyes!"
The old man of the Chi family hanged himself at home. The people from the second and third branches were convicted from the main culprit to the accomplices for holding the corpse hostage and causing trouble, and inciting the people to disrupt the court.
Only a few young children were lucky enough to escape imprisonment because they had no involvement.
According to the Northern Wing Criminal Code, Chi Yisong and Chi Yirong should be sentenced to immediate execution.
It was ridiculous that these two men cried loudly in the court and even begged Chi Shuang to exchange their lives for his deceased brother's military achievements.
Zheng Qiaoer sneered out loud, "How shameless! You think you deserve to exchange your life for your military exploits? Have they forgotten that they splashed ink and blood on my Shuang'er's door a few days ago!"
Nan Yan and the others stood aside and although they did not interrupt, they all despised him in their hearts.
Tsk, how dare you speak like that!
Zheng Qiaoer suddenly remembered something, and when she got closer, An Xia told her a funny story, "You know, a few days ago, those people in the Censorate were so bored that they were reporting on this and that all day long. As a result, the Prince of Zhongzhao reported them in court, saying that they were 'doing nothing and just sitting there doing nothing', which made those old stubborn people's faces turn green." She covered her lips and chuckled, "During the public trial today, those people were still in the court with dark faces the whole time."
"Did Prince Zhongzhao also go to the court today?" Shi Anxia asked with a faint smile.
She didn't know much about this Prince Zhongzhao. She only knew that when the crisis was most severe in her previous life, he took everyone in the palace and hid in the countryside.
Before leaving, Prince Chungso came to see Queen Dowager Huizheng and said, "I am weak and will only be a hindrance on the battlefield. Today I volunteer to lend all my property to the court to fight. Queen Dowager, can you write me an IOU?"
The key is to borrow!
He added, "It doesn't matter if I can't win, I can't protect him anyway. If I can win, I can come back and be a leisurely prince with no worries about food and clothing. I have no ability, so my greatest contribution is not to cause trouble to the court."
This person is clear-headed and has a deep and correct understanding of himself.
Everything is out in the open, and you can say anything.
Queen Mother Huizheng wrote him an IOU on the spot and even asked someone to find out more about him. She found that Prince Chungso was just as he said and would never cause any trouble to the court.
He was very strict with his subordinates and managed the harem very well. Even Ying Ruolan, the mistress of the house, did not dare to cause trouble after she married in. Of course, the death of Chi Yiqing was an exception, after all, the truth was not found out in the previous life.
Later, when the Prince of Zhongzhao returned from the countryside, he saw that the court was poor, so he only took a small portion of the property and left, but he also said, "I will slowly bring back the rest later."
The imperial court owed money to Prince Zhongzhao until several years after Emperor Zhaowu came to power.
To put it bluntly, this person has always been a creditor asking for debts from Shi Anxia.
Zheng Qiaoer became excited when she talked about Prince Zhongzhao, and her eyes lit up a little, "How come I didn't realize that Prince Zhongzhao is a talent! Today, he threw a divorce letter in Ying Ruolan's face in front of those people in the Imperial Censorate."
She gestured as she spoke, "The most amazing thing is that he turned around and pointed at the noses of the officials in the Censorate and scolded them, 'You can't tell right from wrong, your stance is not right, and you only gossip all day long. Today I want to ask, who dares to care about the relationship between husband and wife with such evil intentions? Whoever wants this vicious woman can take her back! My Zhongzhao County Prince's Mansion has a clean reputation and will not tolerate such filthy things!'"
Finally, Zheng Qiaoer slapped the table and laughed, "Xia'er, guess what? Those old stubborn people shrank their necks on the spot, just like a group of quails with their necks strangled! Hahahahahahaha..."
Everyone couldn't help laughing as they listened to Zheng Qiaoer's vivid description and saw her gesticulating while she spoke.
Even the gloomy Chi Shuang smiled slightly at this moment. She looked at the impetuous woman in front of her, and her heart was inexplicably filled with warmth.
This man who had so forcefully adopted her as his daughter, was obviously born with a strong temper and hated evil, but he treated her so gently and caringly.
It was raining when she came back today. Zheng Qiaoer personally held an umbrella to protect her, muttering, "Shuang'er is weak and can't stand the cold."
He really treated her as his daughter! Tears welled up in Chi Shuang's eyes again, and her throat suddenly tightened.
She had long been accustomed to stumbling alone in the wind and rain. How could she have ever been pitied like this?
It turns out that when someone truly loves you, even the tiniest drop of rain becomes a threat that needs to be blocked.
Chi Shuang lowered her head in a hurry, fearing that others would see her red eyes. This body of iron and steel that had been forged in the Chi family had finally softened into a pool of water.
At this moment, Zheng Qiaoer's eyes moved slightly, and she lowered her voice and asked, "Xia'er, did you know that Madam Chi didn't hang herself?"
"I guessed." Shi Anxia stroked the edge of the teacup with her fingertips, and a faint arc appeared at the corner of her lips. "That old woman cherishes her life like gold. She is a ruthless character who would rather drag her whole family to death than go on the road alone."
Amid the smoke from the tea, a hint of sarcasm flashed through her eyes. She just understood the nature of these people.
Even after her son died, she was still able to accept the three shops in Dongcheng with peace of mind. This shows that this old woman has no bottom line and does not deserve sympathy.
As the saying goes, a good saddle goes with a good horse, and evildoers will be punished by evildoers. Old Madam Chi is selfish, and Old Master Chi is not much better.
How could Old Master Chi be willing to let Chi Shuang leave the clan with such great honor? That was greed hidden in his blood, and he had to find an excuse to bring Chi Shuang back.
Killing his wife and then letting his sons use her corpse to force his granddaughter to return to the Chi family, this is a very clever plan.
If Chi Shuang didn't have a backer, this plan would probably fail.
A weak woman cannot withstand the world's curse.
"The drama of the Chi family is much more exciting than what is written in the storybook." Zheng Qiaoer sighed, feeling indescribably distressed, "I can only pity my Shuang'er and her family..."
She brought Chi Shuang back to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and did not let her live alone in the new house.
Chi Shuang was well-behaved and did not disobey Zheng Qiaoer this time.
However, a shocking rumor inexplicably spread among the people, saying that the Duke of Huguo's Mansion adopted the daughter of the Chi family as his adopted daughter, with the intention of training her to be the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace.