Chapter 1240 Evidence

"Hey, isn't this Steward Zheng? I've seen him before! The 100,000 mu of mulberry fields refer to the Zheng family mulberry garden, right? Steward Zheng and his wife are both old servants of the Zheng family. How could they steal the land deeds? That's impossible!"

"I also think it's ridiculous. One hundred thousand acres, can it be stolen casually? Even if it is possible, I don't think you would have the guts to do it!"

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Uncle Qing denied it and insisted that the 100,000 mulberry fields were sold by his son to Mr. and Mrs. Shao, so how could they be stolen?

Zhao Ye was full of vigor and aggressiveness, and insisted that Uncle Qing had done it.

Uncle Qing sneered, since he kept saying that he was the one who stole the land deed, why not produce some evidence?

What's the point of having no evidence and just empty talk?

He also said that he was really meddling too much. What did the Zheng family mulberry garden have to do with him? Did he want to seize it? There was no reason for him to slander himself like this. It was simply hateful and ridiculous!

Besides, even if I really was dishonest and did something to let my master down, it should be the Third Young Master who came to find me. Is it his turn? Does he have any relationship with the Zheng family?

Everyone in Yangzhou knew that the Zhao family was the richest family in Yangzhou, and naturally the gossip about their family had once been a hot topic. After Uncle Qing said this, everyone looked at Zhao Ye with less friendly eyes.

There was a lot of discussion, and some of the comments were unpleasant.

Zhao Ye didn't want to listen to those sour grapes, but a lot of them still got into his ears, making him particularly angry.

Zhao Ye shouted, "Sir, Zheng Qing is just making excuses! My third brother is a member of the Zhao family, so his things are naturally ours. Zheng Qing betrayed his master, which is really abominable. Please give him a thorough trial! If he didn't steal, why did he quietly return to Yangzhou alone without seeing my third brother? The deed to the mulberry garden of 100,000 mu, this is no small matter. Even if it was sold, my third brother would never give such a big thing to a servant like him!"

"And he refused to tell us where my third brother was, and refused to call him back. Isn't this a clear sign of guilt? We even suspected that my poor third brother might have been...

"Sir, please look into this matter carefully!"

Zhao Ye made heart-wrenching accusations and repeatedly hinted to the prefect to use torture.

You know what, his tricks really fooled quite a few people.

".What Mr. Zhao said makes sense! It's 100,000 acres of mulberry fields. Even if you want to sell it, you should come in person, right? You have a father and an elder brother. There's no way you can let a servant make the decision!"

"Yeah, I think so too!"

"Oh, what brothers! The third son of the Zhao family is a legitimate son, while the eldest and second sons of the Zhao family are illegitimate sons. The mother of the third son of the Zhao family has passed away a long time ago. Mr. Zhao is partial to his legitimate son and doesn't treat him well. He has forced him to stay away from home! It's not unreasonable that the third son of the Zhao family would rather trust Zheng Guanshi who always accompanies and serves him than his father and illegitimate brother."

"That's right, you don't know, the Zhao family..."

Many of those who said these things were hired by Uncle Qing.

He just wanted to take this opportunity to expose the Zhao family's affairs. The lady had endured for so many years, and had to pretend to be virtuous for the sake of the young master, but she eventually died in an "accident". The Zhao family could not accommodate the young master after all. Now that the time had come to settle the accounts, what was there to hide!

Gossip about wealthy families, disputes between wives and concubines, and disputes between legitimate and illegitimate children have always been the gossip that the general public is most interested in.

(End of this chapter)