Jiuyou took out a bamboo tube from the package, wrote a line of words on a small piece of paper, blew a whistle, and a carrier pigeon flew to his side.
He stuffed the note into a small bamboo tube and tied it to the leg of the pigeon.
The carrier pigeon flew away, heading towards Shangjing City at the fastest speed.
Shangjing City
In a house in the south of the city, a young wife sat on the ground, crying and wiping her tears. Not far away, a young man was being held down by several fierce men, with a sharp knife on his arm. When the young man saw the old woman dressed as a nanny, his eyes burst into joy.
"Mom, please save your son quickly."
The old woman glanced at her son who had failed to live up to his expectations, then glanced at the man who was holding her son down. She frowned and said sternly, "The value of these five pieces of jewelry is enough for five hundred taels of silver. Let my son go."
The old woman threw the things at them.
The casino thugs opened the package, and when they saw the pure gold jewelry with gemstones inside, they put away their fierce expressions and put on smiles.
"Hahaha, this is all a misunderstanding." The leading thug personally helped the young man up and diligently brushed the dust off his body. "Brother Fang, next time you come to the casino, you can look for me. I will definitely protect you."
The other party's attentive attitude instantly made Zhao Bin straighten his back. He snorted with disdain and said to the man rudely, "I told you before that I have money. You guys are just looking down on me."
The leading thug's eyes flashed with viciousness, but he still had a smile on his face, "Yes, yes, we underestimated Brother Fang."
Zhao Bin was very pleased with the other party's attitude.
The old woman saw that the man was flirting with her son, and her face darkened, "You took the things, but you're not leaving. Do you want to have a meal at my house?"
The casino thugs apologized with a chuckle, then turned around and left.
At this moment, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open, and a group of servants rushed into the courtyard and surrounded the group of people. Behind them, several maids escorted a graceful and elegant woman into the courtyard.
Mrs. Zhao was about to open her mouth to scold, but when she saw the maid coming behind the servants, and the lady being surrounded by people, she swallowed back all the words that were about to come out of her mouth, and a chill rose up her spine.
Xiaoxiang glanced at the people in the courtyard and immediately locked her eyes on the package in the hands of the casino thug.
"Madam, the lost items are right there. Thieves these days are really bold. Not only did they steal the items, they even dared to use the cloth that came with your dowry to wrap them. They are really lawless."
Although these words were directed at the casino thugs, they were actually spoken to Mrs. Zhao.
How could Mrs. Zhao not understand this truth?
The casino thugs didn't understand the twists and turns, and hurriedly explained, "Don't talk nonsense, this is the money that the Fang family returned to us."
Xiaoxiang snorted coldly, "But the things are in your hands. These things are my wife's dowry, and they are all registered. You dare to steal things from the Marquis' Mansion, you are tired of living."
When the thug heard that it was Madam Hou's stuff, he was so scared that he forcefully stuffed the stuff back into Zhao Bin's arms and said to Fang's mother and son, "Using stolen goods to pay off debts is really despicable. I'll return the stuff to you, and don't implicate me."
After he finished speaking, the leading thug looked at Heng Youyi nervously and said cautiously, "Madam Hou, I didn't know they dared to use your things to pay off their debts. If I knew that this thing belonged to you, I would never dare to take it even if you beat me to death."
"I was wrong in this matter. I slapped myself twice. I hope Madam will not bear grudge against me and forgive me this time."
As he said this, the man slapped his boyfriend on the face several times.
Several thugs following behind him also slapped him in the face.
Heng Youyi waved his hand, and several thugs crawled out of the yard as if they were pardoned.
Once the unimportant people left, only the trembling Fang family members were left in the courtyard.
Mrs. Zhao never thought that the lady would come to her house and bring so many people to seize the stolen goods.
She was caught red-handed and had no way to defend herself.
Mrs. Zhao collapsed and sat on the bed. She raised her head and begged for mercy, "Madam, I was wrong. I was greedy for a moment, which led to such a disaster. Please, Madam, forgive me this time."
A servant brought a chair from the main room. Heng Youyi sat down and gave Xiao Cui a wink.
Xiao Cui waved her hand and told a servant, "Close the gate."
When Mrs. Zhao saw the courtyard gate closed, she immediately began to feel lucky.
"Madam, I had no choice this time. The unfilial son caused trouble. If it weren't for saving him, I would never dare to reach into the storehouse. Please forgive me this time."
Heng Youyi did not respond and looked at her calmly.
Xiao Cui snorted coldly, "Mother Zhao, what you said is not right. This is not the first time you have stolen the lady's dowry."
As she spoke, Xiao Cui took out a few pawn receipts from her bosom. "On the second day of last month, you pawned a hairpin inlaid with oriental pearls for 150 taels. At the end of last month, you pawned a pair of jade bracelets worth 300 taels..."
As Xiao Cui reported everything one by one, the color on Mrs. Zhao's face faded little by little.
It’s over!
Xiao Cui calculated the value of the pawned items in her mind and reported a sum, "Since last month, you have stolen eight pieces of gold and silver jewelry from the lady, worth about 1,500 taels. These five pieces of jewelry today are worth 600 taels. In just over a month, you have stolen gold and silver jewelry worth more than 2,000 taels from the lady's private vault. What crime should you be charged with?"
Xiaoxiang added at the right time, "According to our Dayong laws, Madam Zhao, you stole a huge amount of property from the master's family, and you should be executed immediately. If it exceeds one thousand taels, all the descendants of the family should be executed for the same crime."
When Zhao Bin heard that he would also be dragged out and beheaded, he was so scared that he scrambled to his old mother's side and cried spinelessly, "Mom, I don't want to die yet. Woo woo woo, I'm still so young and haven't lived enough. I don't want to die."
Mrs. Zhao's face was pale, and she looked at Heng Youyi with pleading eyes, "Madam, I kowtow to you, please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again. I was wrong, and I will never dare to do it again."
Heng Youyi stood up and walked towards the house. When he came to the side of Mrs. Zhao, he said lightly, "I can give you one chance."
Having said that, he stepped into the main room.
Mrs. Zhao was a smart woman. She quickly got up using all four of her hands and feet and followed him into the main room.
Zhao Bin also wanted to follow in, but was blocked by Xiaoxiang.
"It's none of your business, get out of the way."
Faced with the strong Xiaoxiang, Zhao Bin timidly took a few steps back, glancing towards the main room from time to time. The door of the main room was closed from the inside, completely blocking the view of people outside.
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