Chapter 232: Capture

After hearing what her master said, Cuiqiao thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense.

Where had the country folk ever seen such a grand spectacle? They were probably frightened to death.

If they treated it as an accidental highway robbery and didn't think about the young lady at all, then wouldn't the young lady have wasted her time and effort and would be flirting with a blind man?

So, they must be reminded.

Cuiqiao couldn't help but imagine Xu Zhichun and Zeng Xiaoyan's shocked and angry, angry and afraid, and the aggrieved expressions they would make when she reminded them about this in person. She couldn't wait any longer.

She liked this job.

It’s a pity that she didn’t get the job done in the end.

Because it is no longer needed.

Before she even left the house, someone came from the yamen.

Mr. Zeng happened to be at home at that time. When he saw the people coming from the yamen, he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.

After the officer explained the whole story and asked, "Where is the maid named Cuiqiao? Hand her over! My lord wants to question her!", Master Zeng's eyes went dark.

Naturally, the Zeng family refused to hand over the person.

"It's a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding!"

"Our maidservants usually don't even leave the house, so how could they possibly get into trouble? How about we ask our housekeeper to go and explain things to the master?"

Mr. Zeng and Young Master Zeng were very polite, smiling and giving money, trying to please the officers and trying to please them, just because they didn't want them to take Cuiqiao away.

Cuiqiao is Zeng Mingzhu's trusted maid. She has problems and is taken away by the government. How will others view Zeng Mingzhu?

Not to mention that my son-in-law is still at home.

After this, can the son-in-law still respect his wife?

However, the officers who came to arrest the person did not give them any face at all. Since the master said that the person must be taken away, then of course they had to take him away.

Young Master Zeng stuffed a large silver note in his pocket and asked what the matter was, but he was unable to stuff the note in and he didn't find out what was going on.

As a last resort, Young Master Zeng, Housekeeper Zeng, and Madam Zeng's servant, Nanny Fang, accompanied him.

Cuiqiao was extremely frightened and cried out, "Miss, please save me!" But after being shouted at several times, she dared not cry anymore.

Zeng Mingzhu was furious.

"It was that bitch Zeng Xiaoyan, she must have been the one behind this!"

Before Madam Zeng could react, Master Zeng sensed something: "Xiaoyan? How did you become involved with her again? What did you do? Did you ask Cuiqiao to do something?"

Zeng Mingzhu choked.

Mrs. Zeng was very upset. "What do you mean, Master? Why must Mingzhu have asked Cuiqiao to do something? Why couldn't that damned girl Zeng Xiaoyan have done it? Is that damned girl a pushover?"

Mr. Zeng didn't want to argue with her. He looked at his eldest daughter with a serious look and said, "Tell me the truth, what's going on?"

Zeng Mingzhu: “.”

"The man has already been taken away by the yamen. What's the point in hiding it from us? Do you think Cuiqiao, a little girl, can hide anything from the yamen officials?"

If she really went to the yamen, she was afraid that Cuiqiao would be so scared that she would vomit everything out if the officials said a word.

How much courage could a maid like her have in court?

Zeng Mingzhu looked away guiltily. "I, I just couldn't stand their arrogance, so I found a few people to teach them a lesson."

"What!"

Master Zeng's eyes went darker and darker. "Why are you always causing trouble for me? Tell me what's going on! Tell me now! Don't hide anything!"

Zeng Mingzhu had no choice but to tell everything.

Mr. Zeng was so upset that he almost beat his chest and stamped his feet.

He pointed at Zeng Mingzhu and started to complain endlessly, "You, you ...

"Stupid! You're so stupid! You hired someone to rob you just for this? You're the eldest daughter of the Zeng family, not a bandit! How could you do such a stupid and absurd thing?"

Zeng Mingzhu curled her lips, looking depressed.

How could she have known that Cuiqiao was so useless? Every one of the people she had brought in was a worthless piece of shit. So many people couldn't even handle Zeng Xiaoyan and the others.

If Cuiqiao had been more capable and found someone reliable, wouldn't there have been no problems?

After teaching Zeng Xiaoyan a lesson and leaving, what good would it do even if they reported the matter to the police? Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to find them.

It's all because of Cuiqiao's incompetence.

Mrs. Zeng couldn't bear to hear her daughter being scolded. "Master, it takes two to tango. If it weren't for that Xu and Zeng Xiaoyan going too far, Mingzhu wouldn't have done this. Who do they think they are? Is Mingzhu really going to have to endure their anger in vain? Blame Cuiqiao for being incompetent and messing this up!"

Otherwise, Zeng Xiaoyan, Xu Zhichun and others would have suffered the loss in silence.

Zeng Mingzhu looked at her mother with approval.

Mr. Zeng was furious: "You still think you're right? You won't repent! You won't repent! Sooner or later, this family will fall into your hands and be destroyed by you!"

"father!"

"Master, your words are too harsh!"

"Do you think my words are harsh?" Master Zeng sneered, "Why don't you tell your good daughter where her uncle is now?"

Mrs. Zeng paused.

Zeng Mingzhu was puzzled: "What do you mean? Uncle is not at home? Yes, I haven't seen my uncle in such a long time since I came back. Mom, why doesn't my uncle like coming to our house anymore?"

Mrs. Zeng was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Master Zeng sneered.

Zeng Mingzhu finally realized something was wrong, "Mom"

"She's too embarrassed to say it. Let me tell you, your good uncle is in jail right now."

"master!"

"Do you know why? Because I picked a fight with Xu and the others!"

"What!"

Zeng Mingzhu was shocked and angry. "How dare they! Dad, why don't you help uncle? Why do you let them bully uncle like this! Zeng Xiaoyan, Zeng Xiaoyan, does she have a share in this? What an ungrateful person!"

Mrs. Zeng's eyes were red, and her heart was burning. How could she blame her for loving her daughter? How could she blame her?

Mr. Zeng was completely shocked. He looked at Zeng Mingzhu and then at Mrs. Zeng in disbelief, and suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

They are both crazy!

Cuiqiao was unscrupulous and didn't think there would be any surprises in this matter. Therefore, when she used silver to bribe people, she didn't even cover her face. Those ruffians recognized her at a glance.

At first Cuiqiao wanted to deny it, but when she was threatened, she confessed everything before the beating even started.

Young Master Zeng shouted at her, put all the blame on her, and kicked Zeng Mingzhu out.

Cuiqiao suddenly remembered that her parents and brothers were still in Zeng's family. If anyone dared to drag the eldest daughter into the water, not only would she be finished, but none of her parents and brothers would be able to escape.

Cuiqiao confessed her guilt on the spot and took all the blame on herself.

Lord Lu had gone to the provincial capital and was not in the county. Today's case was being tried by County Magistrate Zhao. County Magistrate Zhao had a good relationship with the Zeng family. If he hadn't known that Xu Zhichun also had a good relationship with Magistrate Lu's wife, he wouldn't have gone to the Zeng family to file a complaint.

With a scapegoat, County Magistrate Zhao explicitly and implicitly hinted that this was the result, and Xu Zhichun and the others remained silent, which was considered as tacit agreement.

(End of this chapter)