In her previous life, Wen Yan married into the Marquis's estate for over a decade. Upwards, she helped her mother-in-law defeat concubines and regain control of the household. Downwards, she he...
Chapter 296: Don’t even think about walking out upright
Wen Yan saw that her aunt was running out of breath and her hair was disheveled.
He quickly brought a glass of water and handed it to her: "Don't worry, aunt, drink some water first and calm down before you talk."
My aunt shook her head and pushed the water away, saying anxiously, "Go back quickly! Someone has broken into the house. They're searching everywhere..."
When she came back from the toilet, she heard a commotion in the yard. She became more cautious and climbed up to the yard to look inside. She found more than 20 adult men rummaging around in the house.
In the west wing, the craftsmen with limited mobility were also humiliated and bullied in order to protect the pigments from being damaged.
Knowing she was outnumbered, she did not dare to rush in and get killed, but ran to the ancestral hall to ask for help.
Uncle Kang brought three guards to help at the ancestral hall today. When he heard this, he ran back with two of them.
"Grandma!" Ying Zhilin was shocked and anxious, and chased after her.
"Zhilin, I'll go help you." Brother Dahu also followed.
"Brothers, when Zhilin is in trouble, how can we just stand by and watch?" Brother Qingshan took the lead and shouted.
Immediately, others echoed,
"This is Songshan Village. How can we allow others to run wild on our territory?"
"Today those people even dared to break into the house of a scholar. Will they bully ordinary people like us in the future?"
At the same time, another woman stood up and echoed: "Just for the sumptuous banquets these days, we can't just ignore it.
Protect Zhilin well. Next time he passes the imperial examination and comes back, he'll treat us to a ten-day banquet!"
"Yes, let's all go and help."
The villagers were all very excited and picked up their weapons and followed.
Some people took a kitchen knife, some took a hatchet, some took a spatula, and some grabbed a stool.
The women and children, having nothing to take, picked up mud and stones from the ground and ran after them.
Twenty or thirty tables of guests left in an instant.
The elder of the Ying clan, with frail arms and legs, followed behind with a limp.
Wen Yan grabbed him and said, "Grandpa Patriarch, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."
"What do you want to say?" Clan leader Ying was extremely anxious. He was afraid that these young men, due to their youthful impetuosity, might cause a loss of life.
Wen Yan whispered a few words to him.
After hearing this, Patriarch Ying nodded and said, "I understand. Don't worry."
After he said that, he couldn't wait to catch up with the main group.
When Aunt Jiao saw so many people coming, she was immediately frightened and wanted to step forward to stop them.
I don’t know if the search over there is finished!
But even if they found Ying'er, with so many people from Songshan Village going there, it would probably be difficult for them to escape.
Aunt Jiao panicked immediately. She rushed forward and tried to stop everyone: "You are not allowed to go. Stop."
"You haven't finished your meal yet. There's so much delicious food. If you don't eat it, it will be given away to others."
The third sister-in-law chased after her and kicked Aunt Jiao on the butt.
Aunt Jiao cried out "ouch" and fell flat on her face.
The third sister-in-law snorted at her and caught up with Wen Yan in a few steps.
Aunt Jiao quickly got up, gave a look to the people behind her, and caught up with them.
Ying family.
Ying Zhilin ran all the way and actually surpassed Kang Shu and arrived first.
He kicked open the gate and saw that the yard was in a mess, as if it had been robbed by bandits.
From the next yard, I heard my grandmother's hoarse voice shouting, "Stop it, stop it! That's my grandson's room, you can't just go in there. If you don't stop, we're going to call the police!"
"Shut up, you old bitch!" a man's voice yelled.
"Grandma!" Ying Zhilin's face changed and he immediately went to the east wing where his grandmother was placed.
There was someone guarding the gate.
As soon as Ying Zhilin appeared, they blocked his way.
"Get out of here!"
Ying Zhilin suddenly had a stick as thick as his arm in his hand, and he hit one of the men on the head.
The two rolled their eyes and fainted on the ground.
When Ying Zhilin ran into the yard, he saw more than twenty adult men, accompanied by three or four women, searching his and Wen Yan's room.
Wen Yan's wardrobe opened.
All the clothes inside were thrown to the ground, and two pieces were tied around a woman's waist.
The other men turned Wen Yan's bed upside down and pulled down the mosquito net.
One of them lifted the bed sheet, reached under the bed and groped around, then suddenly shouted, "There's something hidden under the bed!"
The rest of the people gathered around and tried their best to move the box off the bed.
In his room, the bookshelf was overturned and books and pens were scattered all over the floor.
His grandmother, who was supposed to be resting on his bed, was pushed to the ground by someone.
My grandmother was so anxious that she weakly got up and dragged her limp body to stop them.
After being pushed unkindly, my grandmother stumbled back and was about to hit the corner of the table.
Ying Zhilin rushed forward and supported the man.
"Grandma, are you okay?"
Grandma was so anxious that she pushed Ying Zhilin out: "Hurry up and leave! They are robbers. It's dangerous here."
"If I don't leave, no one can bully my family." A cruel look flashed in Ying Zhilin's eyes.
He helped his grandmother sit aside.
At this time, a young man walked out of the crowd.
He pointed the stick in his hand at Ying Zhilin and said, "Ying, hand over my sister, or I'll burn your house down!"
This person is none other than.
It was Huang Ying'er's elder brother.
He and his mother acted separately.
Aunt Jiao was responsible for holding those people back at the ancestral hall, while he was responsible for going to the Ying family to find his sister.
The more he searched here, the angrier he became.
You should know that Lin is really not a human being.
In the past, when he was poor, he flattered others and treated his mother and sister as servants.
After marrying up to a high-ranking official in the capital and becoming rich, he not only kicked his younger sister away, but also refused to give her even the position of a concubine.
This caused my younger sister to refuse to eat or drink at home and cry all day long.
I came here to attend Ying Zhilin's banquet yesterday, and never went back after I came out.
It must be because of that bastard Ying Zhilin that he was afraid that my younger sister would get emotional and tell everyone about the dirty things he had done, so he imprisoned her.
Ying Zhilin taunted, "Is your sister a rare and priceless work? Or a priceless piece of inkstone? Is it really necessary for me to kidnap and harbor her?"
"You..." Mr. Huang was so angry that his eyes bulged.
"I didn't even want to keep her even though she came to me. Why would I hide her? What reason would there be to hide her? Are you guys too good at flattering yourselves? Or was it because I spoiled you too much and was too easy to talk to?"
"You...how dare you insult my sister!" Boss Huang cracked the stick in his hand.
"Those who humiliate others will always be humiliated. Huang Da, not only did you destroy my family, you also dared to push my grandmother. Today, none of you will be able to walk out of this place with your head held high."
At this moment, a cry of surprise came from Wen Yan's bedroom: "Oh my God, so much silver and gold, all good stuff!"
"How dare you touch my wife's things? You all deserve to die!" Ying Zhilin's eyes turned red.
He didn't even dare to touch Wen Yan's things like that, how dare they do that? They are worthy!
He grabbed the stick and stood up.
His cold eyes swept over those people and finally locked onto Boss Huang. He took two steps forward, swung the stick, and hit him directly on the head.