Chapter 10 Lifeline

Thinking of her parents whom she had not seen for a long time, Qin Shu could not help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.

When her parents were in charge of the Qin family, the family was prosperous. The atmosphere was harmonious and the life was rich.

She was spoiled by them since she was a child, and she was once a darling of heaven. There were countless people who came to propose marriage to her.

But Qin Shu had to shoulder the responsibility of the Qin family, and her parents did not want Qin Shu to have too much pressure, nor did they ask her to continue to lead the Qin family on the rise.

For her happiness, they just carefully selected a son-in-law with good character and talent.

That was the first time that her parents made a mistake, and Zhou Yiyang pretended to be too good.

After she married the son-in-law, her parents handed the Qin family over to her.

They knew that children and grandchildren would have their own blessings, and they also believed in their daughter, whom they had carefully nurtured for many years, and soon began their journey around the world.

Dad and Mom have already begun to enjoy their old age, why did Zhou Yiyang still want to harm them!

Qin Shu clenched her fists, she was simply worse than a pig and a dog!

Xixi, tell mom how your parents were killed...

Little Xixi did not disappoint her mother.

She blinked her big eyes, supported her cheeks, and tried hard to recall the contents of the book.

[Let me think about it... The book is about a scumbag dad and his little cotton-padded jacket that killed grandpa and grandma! The scumbag dad first killed grandpa's brother, and then framed grandpa, and then grandpa...]

Qin Xixi tried hard to think and think, consuming too much energy, and she, with the body of a child, found it a little difficult to bear, and soon fell asleep.

How did Zhou Yiyang kill his grandfather?

Qin Shu was eager to avoid danger for her family, but Qin Xixi fell asleep because she was overworking her brain.

Looking at her daughter's sleeping face, even if Qin Shu wanted to know the truth, she had no choice but to put it aside.

But the news her daughter told her was enough to shock her. What a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Zhou Yiyang was really cruel!

It seems that the rectification of the Qin family can't be delayed.

It seems that no matter what method Zhou Yiyang uses to persecute his family, he always has to have someone he can use.

He is a civil servant, and the court officials are on good terms with him. Isn't it still the power of the Qin family?

Now he wants to slowly take control of the Qin family in his own hands, and then kick his wife and children away.

No way!

"Jinzhu, go and call everyone in the mansion to the front yard."

Earlier, they had been busy with Qixuan's imperial examinations. Now that everything was ready, it was time to tidy up the smoky Qin Mansion!

Jinzhu was very efficient. In just a moment, the front yard was already full of servants.

"Stand separately for each courtyard. According to the seniority in the mansion, the more senior you are, the further back you stand."

The servants moved lazily. In

recent years, she has been busy with work outside, and she didn't realize that the mansion has become so messed up.

At a glance, there were some new faces in each courtyard, and some were even lined up in the queue, and had been lurking in the mansion for a long time.

The people in the mansion were all reviewed by her personally. These strangers were undoubtedly arranged in the mansion by Zhou Yiyang privately.

Qin Shu picked out a few strangers expressionlessly, and motioned Yinbao to take some silver and indentures to them, and asked them to leave the house properly.

The servants who were originally the laziest were all stunned, and a maid even yelled at Qin Shu with disdain in her eyes.

"Madam, are you going to send us away? Poor old woman like me has worked hard for the Qin family for many years, and I am not only not scolded at my age, but also kicked out by the boss!"

After saying that, she began to cry, as if Qin Shu dared to kick her out, she dared to announce it to the whole capital.

"Oh? Now I suspect you of murdering my Qin family. Why can't you be kicked out of the house!"

Qin Shu had expected that there would be such a shameless old man, and was not threatened.

The woman was suddenly given such a name, and she thought that Qin Shu was just trying to scare her, and she was not afraid at all.

"Madam, whatever you say is what it is! I have been slandered in many ways, but there is nothing I can do! My life is so miserable!"

The woman immediately knelt on the ground, slapping the floor tiles with tears and snot, and yelling for Qin Shu to give an explanation.

How could Qin Shu not be prepared? She had asked Yinbao to collect evidence before, and asked Jinzhu to secretly put the dolls in these people's rooms.

Of course, the dolls were written with Zhou Yiyang's name.

It would be better for him to bear this unlucky thing.

"Since you don't admit your guilt, come here, search their house from top to bottom!"

As soon as the order was given, the maids and servants at the end of each row moved immediately. Soon, they found more than ten figurines with Zhou Yiyang's name and birth date written on them, which were full of needles.

The few people who were pointed out were so scared that their faces turned pale and they shook their heads repeatedly.

"How could we harm Lord Zhou! He is..."

"But what?"

Qin Shu asked back. But your real master holds the lives of your entire family in his hands and threatens you to work for him?

Otherwise, why would he let you leave the house? Qin Shu laughed sarcastically.

Several people couldn't explain why, but just shook their heads desperately.

"Why, did I deliberately frame you? How can you be worth my time? Even the officials won't believe it if I tell others."

Yes! Several people fell to the ground in despair.

Who would believe that the dignified head of the Qin family would frame these servants who had little influence?

"Since you don't want the wine I offered you, I'll give you the silver and the indentures. Then you will be given twenty strokes of the cane and expelled from the house!"

Qin Shu gave an order, and Yinbao and Jinzhu immediately took several people to receive the punishment. During the period, some people wanted to resist, but they were subdued by Yinbao with just a few strokes.

The remaining servants had long been frightened by this scene of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.

They no longer looked lazy, but all of them were pale and stood respectfully.

Qin Shu took out a stack of indentures from her pocket and placed them in front of everyone.

"This is your indenture. You can lie or keep silent when I ask you questions, but you will have to bear the consequences yourself."

"Remember Yuqin and Yuqi? Those two maids lied to me in order to climb into my bed, and almost killed my young lady. Do you know what happened to them?"

"They were sent to Yicui Pavilion, their tendons were cut, their tongues were pulled out, and they were sold to low-class brothels."

Qin Shu's face was as cold as frost. The servants, especially the maids, knelt down one after another, kowtowed continuously, and begged Qin Shu for mercy.

"Oh, Xiaoqi, do you know something? Don't tell me you don't know what I'm asking."

Everyone in the mansion was bribed by Zhou Yiyang. They laughed at me behind my back. Everyone knew why this happened today.

If Qin Xixi was awake at this moment, she would definitely be surprised and say, "My God, how did you suddenly become a villain?"

Xiao Qi, who was called, was one of the most beautiful maids. She was dreaming of being taken into Zhou Yiyang's room, but she suddenly woke up when Qin Shu took out her indenture.

The Qin family's surname is Qin. Even if the lady is a woman, the lives of these people are still in the lady's hands!

Thinking of Yuqin's end...

Xiao Qi was crying and her head was about to fall apart.

"Please spare my life, madam! I only know that you have sold many of the shops in the mansion, and I don't know anything else!"

Shops in the mansion? Maybe they were the shops that were assigned to him before. Is that all? Qin Shu was a little suspicious.

But several maids said so, and with the indenture as a handle, no one dared to lie.

At this time, Qin Xixi woke up slowly, and just heard a maid talking about the scumbag father's shop, and her eyes lit up.

[Mother, you must be careful! The scumbag father also has a shop and does grain business with other countries! ]

Grain!

This is the lifeblood of the army!

Qin Shu gritted her teeth. Zhou Yiyang framed her Qin family, so he dared to collude with the enemy?

The Qin family is an imperial merchant, and doing grain business with other countries is tantamount to recruiting soldiers for other countries!

If it was just a sale of the shop, there was really nothing to worry about. But if it was disguised as a sale and turned into Zhou Yiyang's own shop, buying and selling food and grass, he could not only earn huge rewards from different countries, but also put the blame on the Qin family in times of danger!

Qin Shu's eyes flashed coldly. It was a big fish for her!