The night of the 16th day of the first lunar month.
Mansion of Duke Rong.
Qu was called to the old lady's room. She was very puzzled. Why was she called here so late at night? Did something happen in the mansion?
No, she is the mistress of the house, it is impossible for her not to know about the incident in the mansion.
"Qu! Kneel down!"
The old lady frowned for the first time and spoke sternly. Qu narrowed her eyes and slowly knelt down.
"Mother! What did my daughter-in-law do wrong? Why should I kneel as punishment?"
Duke Rong said nothing, just snorted coldly, and then looked at Yang's eldest brother Yang Heng.
The meaning is very clear, you should discipline your own woman.
Yang Heng looked at Qu without saying anything. He took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and threw them in front of Qu.
Qu picked them up and read them one by one. After finishing reading, he became stiff, his face was pale and his lips were bloodless.
What is she holding in her hand?
Of course, it was the whole story of her lending money at high interest, and the evidence that she had killed three people.
She always thought she had done everything perfectly and no one in the family had suspected her for so many years, but she didn't expect the truth to be revealed suddenly.
"Dad! Mom! Husband!" Qu crawled in front of the three men crying and kowtowed to them one by one. "I was wrong. I put the money there for the sake of my family!"
The old lady slammed the table heavily and said, "Qu! You are confused. Even if the Rongguo Mansion is poor, we cannot kill for money.
For the family? How dare you say that? When your eldest son got married, all the money was from the public treasury. Did you ever give him a penny in private? "
Yang Heng looked at Qu with disappointment: "You are really not smart enough. You left so many loopholes. Are you afraid that someone will find evidence against Rongguo Mansion?
Tell me, who told you to do this? Why did you do this? What are you going to do with the one million taels of silver you prepared?"
Mrs. Qu shook her head, and her hair was scattered all over her head, like a crazy woman: "Husband! I didn't plan to do anything, I just prepared it for household use. Father! Mother! I know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again."
Rong Laogong sighed: "We don't believe your words, for the safety of our family, and the foundation of Ronggong Mansion.
"Hand over all your personal seals and stamps! You must not lend usury money any more. It is not only against the law, but if someone finds out, none of your husband and son will be able to escape."
At this point, Qu didn't dare to say anything. She knew that what she had done was against the law. Once caught, the Rong Mansion would be in big trouble.
I just don't know why her affairs were discovered by a man. Will she still have a face in the mansion in the future? If her children knew about it, how would they look at her as their own mother?
All the money has been handed over, what should she do when she needs to spend money in the future?
Yang Heng looked at Qu's eyes that were moving around and knew what she was thinking, so he said it out loud.
"If you are reluctant to give up those riches, then you should ask to leave. Our Rong family does not want a vicious person like you who harms others and yourself. You are a black sheep and will drag the Rong family into the abyss."
Qu burst into tears, took out her personal seal and stamp from her purse, and handed them to Yang Heng: "Husband! I was wrong, I won't do it again."
The old lady glanced at Qu and said, "From today on, your housekeeper rights will be revoked and handed over to the second son's wife. You will be confined to your home for half a year, and you must eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures in the yard to repent for the evil deeds you have done."
Qu understood that this was an attempt to imprison her.
If she didn't agree, the Rongguo Mansion would make her leave, or divorce her.
After taking the things and looking at them, Yang Heng told Qu: "We, the descendants of the Rongguo Mansion, would rather die than take ill-gotten gains. Your silver will be used for disaster relief, to atone for your sins, and to accumulate some blessings for your descendants."
Qu's face was full of distress. That was the wealth she had accumulated over many years. Why should it be used for disaster relief? Could she leave some for her?
I guess that's impossible, the Yang family will not agree to her request.
I have already handed over my personal seal and official documents, so what else can I say? People only recognize personal seals and official documents, nothing else will work.
The old lady ordered the people guarding outside: "Come in, take Qu to her own courtyard and put her under house arrest."
Two strong maids came in from outside, carried Qu out.
No one in the capital knew that the Rongguo Mansion had a new mistress overnight, and no one knew that all the shady businesses run by the Qu family had been stopped.
Yang Heng ran around for several days and finally finished all the tasks.
Yang was also worried that something had happened at home, so she sent someone to inquire. When she learned that Qu's affairs had been sorted out, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At the end of the first month of the lunar calendar, a heavy snowstorm hit the capital, crushing a number of houses in the west of the city and killing many people. A family had borrowed money from a loan shark, and when the loan was about to come due, the head of the family died.
The lender was very angry because he couldn't get the money, so he forced the wife and son of that family to sell themselves to pay off the debt. The wife refused and picked up a kitchen knife to kill someone.
There were many thugs who lent money, and they kicked the two children of that family to death. The daughter-in-law was also very fierce, and she hacked down several people in a row, and finally she hacked herself to death.
When this case came to light, it shocked the court and the public. The emperor was furious and demanded a thorough investigation, which immediately uncovered a large amount of evidence.
For several days in a row, the entire court was in a panic, and everyone was secretly investigating the matter, fearing that they would be involved in this unprovoked disaster.
After listening to their son's report, Duke Rong and the old lady were silent for a long time.
"Dad! Mom! Don't worry, everything has been sorted out. Even if someone investigates, they can't find anything wrong with us. I have carefully erased all traces of what the Qu family did."
Duke Rong congratulated himself secretly: "You did a good job and acted quickly. If anything were really discovered, my father and I would not be able to face the ancestors of the Yang family."
The old lady thought that she had to thank her granddaughter Xiaoxiao. If she hadn't come back that day, they would not have known about the sin that Qu had committed.
"Find some time to visit your sister and give Xiaoxiao some gold items that children will like."
Speaking of Chu Xiaoxiao, Old Duke Rong laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, we have to hurry up and do this. Xiaoxiao doesn't like anything except shiny gold things.
Hahaha! When you have time, ask your sister to bring her back to show us. I miss her so much."
The sword hanging over his head was gone, and he was in a happy mood, laughing heartily.
The old lady was happy: "Yes, I miss her so much. If possible, I want to keep her by my side."
Yang Heng had only met Chu Xiaoxiao once, but had never heard her inner thoughts, so naturally he didn't know how good she was.
I think my parents are a bit too much. It's just a baby. Why do you miss him so much? There are babies at home. If you miss them, you can just look at your own babies. Why do you have to miss your sister's baby?
But he said respectfully: "Yes! My son has made a note of it. He will go to visit his sister on February 2nd."
The old lady repeatedly emphasized: “Remember to buy Xiaoxiao some beautiful and interesting gold ornaments. After visiting her, come to our yard and tell us about her in detail.
Oh! If it weren't too much trouble for me to go out, I would like to go and see her myself."
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