Chapter 11 Arresting People at Your House

Mrs. Qin was also very angry.

She thought she had a share of those things.

If the family was divided, the three brothers would share Lin Zhiyi's dowry, and their eldest brother would get one of them. There would be quite a lot of things in there, enough for their eldest brother to squander for a lifetime.

But now, Lin Zhiyi stole something that belonged to her, how could she not be angry.

She pinched her husband and said, "Why are you just sitting here doing nothing instead of reporting it to the police?"

Qin Dalang reacted immediately, "Yes, yes, report to the police, report to the police."

At this time, it was already dawn.

He Jiaojiao has already gotten up and taken a shower.

She soaked in the flower petal bathtub, imagining that she would marry her lover today.

Although He Jiaojiao was a concubine's daughter of the He family and was born to a concubine, her biological mother was favored, so she was no different from a legitimate daughter in the He family.

However, she looks like her father and did not inherit her mother's beauty.

Her forehead was not full enough, and could barely hold an ordinary flower ornament.

The shape of her eyes was acceptable, but her light eyebrows and eyelashes weakened her expression. And her lips were too pale without rouge.

What bothered her most was her dark skin. Every time she went out, she had to apply a thick layer of gouache on her face.

Her father, Minister He, always praised her for her beauty, but she knew in her heart that it would be difficult for her to marry a nobleman in the capital because she was born too plain.

Sure enough, when she reached marriageable age, the He family arranged many marriages for her, but none of the men were interested in her.

But He Jiaojiao also looked down on the other person, just because the other person looked more ordinary than her.

Therefore, when she met Qin Lang, who was handsome, dressed in an official robe and eloquent, she instantly fell in love with him.

After knowing that he had married a daughter of the Lin family, He Jiaojiao gave up the idea.

She can't be a concubine.

But at this critical moment, the Lin family committed a crime and their house was raided, and she suddenly had hope again.

When Qin Lang proposed to marry her as his co-wife, she agreed.

After returning to the He family and mentioning this matter to his father and aunt, Minister He disagreed with the marriage when he heard that it was Qin Lang.

The reason is that Qin Lang is a poor boy from the countryside. If he hadn't relied on the Lin family, he wouldn't be where he is today.

To put it nicely, a co-wife is a wife, but to put it bluntly, she is still a concubine. How could his daughter be a concubine to a country boy like him?

If this were to get out, everyone would laugh at him.

Thinking about the dowry of the Lin family’s daughter when she got married, it was a ten-mile-long red dress that made everyone in Beijing envious.

At that time, he still felt regretful. It would be great if his son could marry such a noble lady. Even if he didn't have Lin Zhiyi's dowry, at least half of it would be fine.

Now the opportunity has come. If Jiaojiao becomes the legal wife, she will be in charge of the entire Qin family and can also snatch the dowry of the Lin family's daughter.

The Lin family is finished now. She is a woman without any support, so it is easy for anyone to take away her dowry.

I have to say, old ginger is still spicy.

Minister He suggested that He Jiaojiao could only be Qin Lang's legal wife.

This led to the incident later where Qin Lang forced Lin Zhiyi to be his concubine.

At this moment, He Jiaojiao imagined spending the wedding night with Qin Lang tonight. The corners of her lips curled up instantly and she covered her mouth and laughed.

The old women waiting outside the door were very anxious. They were waiting to be informed about the dowry, but after waiting for a while, He Jiaojiao did not come out.

"Why hasn't the third young lady come out yet? Please let me know."

He Jiaojiao is the third daughter in the He family.

"Wait, don't you see the girl is taking a bath?"

The maid guarding the door was He Jiaojiao's personal maid, and she never took these old women seriously.

The old women were so anxious that they broke out in sweat when they heard this.

The maids suddenly realized that they had gone to the Qin family to check out the girl's dowry, so why did they run back?

She frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why aren't you guarding the Qin family?"

The old women immediately fell silent, no one wanted to be the first to speak out.

Seeing the maidservants' expressions, the maid had a premonition that something had happened to the girl's dowry. She was annoyed and anxious: "Hurry up and tell me! What's going on? What happened to the girl's dowry?"

A woman made up her mind and said, "The girl's dowry is missing. We want to see her."

"What? The dowry is missing?"

The maid didn't dare to stay any longer and went straight in.

After a while, He Jiaojiao ran out wrapped in clothes, "What did you say? The dowry is missing? How could that happen?"

Those dowries were prepared by her mother with great difficulty, and they were just lost like that?

"Hurry, help me change my clothes. I want to go to the Qin family."

He Jiaojiao no longer cared about the rules and ordered the servants to prepare a carriage to go to the Qin family.

Qin Dalang was still waiting in the yamen at this time because it was too early and the yamen had not yet opened.

Without waiting for him to report to the police, Ya Xing had already brought people into the Qin family. As soon as he entered the house, he ordered people to arrest all the servants of the Qin family.

The leading woman, Mrs. Zhang, asked, "Why are you arresting us? This is the Qin family."

Tong, the shopkeeper, sneered and took out the indenture and showed it to them.

"See? Your master has sold you all out, so I'm taking you back. It just so happens that the Xuanzhou Copper Mine, our boss's property, is in need of workers to work in the mines.

Come, tie up all these people and take them back."

At his command, all the thugs in Yahang were dispatched. No matter how desperately these servants struggled, they were all pinned down and tied up.

Those who struggled hard were all beaten and kicked.

He had been dealing with these lowly people all his life, and he hated the evil slaves who bullied their masters the most.

When Fang Mama sold these servants, she also cried and complained to Tong the shopkeeper about how her daughter was bullied by these evil slaves.

Therefore, Manager Tong had a very bad impression of these servants.

Everyone, led by Mrs. Zhang, was scared. Mining in a copper mine was simply not a job that a human could do. It was tiring, but it was also life-threatening.

I heard that people die in the mines every day.

Those who disobey will be whipped.

The work they did at the Qin family was easy and they got paid, so they didn't want to go down the mine.

"Boss, please spare us. Our master is Master Qin. He didn't sell us out."

"Master Qin? As far as I know, you are servants bought by the Lin family as dowry for their daughter. Your indentures are in the hands of Madam Lin. How can your master be Master Qin?"

Shopkeeper Tong's words reminded the servants, led by Mrs. Zhang, that it was Lin Zhiyi who betrayed them.

Qin Lang heard some noise in the backyard and sent Mother Wang out to check. However, what she saw scared her.

Mother Wang saw from afar that Manager Tong was ordering people to arrest the Qin family's servants.

She didn't dare to stay for a moment and hurried back to report to Qin Lang.

"Master, something bad has happened. Someone is coming to our house to arrest someone."