Hearing these words, the woman panicked and hurried to leave the house. Xu Miaomiao did not try to stop her and let the woman throw a tantrum. Seeing the woman finally leave, Xu Guo breathed a sigh of relief and did not speak for a long time.
Xu Miaomiao had finally given him a task, and he had finally completed it, having lived up to Xu Miaomiao's expectations.
Seeing Xuguo let out a long sigh of relief, Xu Miaomiao also laughed, touched his head, and said, "Now he is a big boy, and he can do even this kind of thing so well."
Xuguo blushed a little when Xu Miaomiao praised her. He just lowered his head and looked at her silently without saying a word.
Xu Miaomiao slowly said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go back and rest early. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle tomorrow!"
After hearing Xu Miaomiao's words, Xu Guo nodded and left immediately.
Early the next morning, before the sun rose, a group of people were seen gathered at the gate of Song's mansion. The yamen runners at the gate were really helpless and went forward to knock on the door.
When Xu Miaomiao opened the door and saw the man, she was a little surprised. She immediately invited the man in and said, "I wonder what the two officials want that you knocked on our door so early in the morning."
The two bowed to Xu Miaomiao and said respectfully: "Originally, we didn't want to trouble Madam Shilang with this matter, but now we have no choice. Please come out and testify."
"What exactly happened?" Xu Miaomiao looked at the man in front of her in confusion and asked.
The man then explained the whole story: "Yesterday, Xiao Si in your store said that someone was selling illegal salt. Selling illegal salt is a serious crime in our dynasty. We immediately went to arrest the person, but one of the men insisted on shouting that it was him."
At this point, she hesitated and said, "My dear husband, don't be shy. Just tell me the truth."
The man then continued, "I am helpless as he is the uncle of the Minister of Justice, so I came to ask my wife for confirmation. If this is true, then we really don't know what decision to make. After all, if this involves ministers in the court, we don't know what to do. Should we use lynching or not? It is really difficult to decide for a while."
When Xu Miaomiao heard this, she laughed and said, "Young Master is right, that man is indeed Song Wushao's uncle."
Hearing this, the yamen runner was in a dilemma and looked at Xu Miaomiao in silence.
Xu Miaomiao immediately spoke up again, "Although he is Song Wushao's uncle, he is also a salt smuggler. Our Song family has always been fair. I sent my little Si to buy salt, but who knew he would encounter such a thing as selling salt smuggled? Isn't that against the court? We are naturally on your side. Today we will kill our relatives for the sake of justice. You just need to deal with any inappropriate things, and we will make good arrangements."
After hearing this, the bailiff immediately bowed to Xu Miaomiao with great respect.
Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately spoke up again: "If he has done anything wrong, please handle it impartially. My Song family is definitely not the kind of people who disregard legislation."
When the yamen runner heard what Xu Miaomiao said, he exclaimed: "Madam, you are so wise and righteous, it must be a blessing for our Southern Country. If so, please come to court to testify. Otherwise, if we arrest people at will, I am afraid we will be implicated."
Upon hearing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately nodded and left with the man. Just as the two were leaving, a sneaky figure in the backyard looked at Xu Miaomiao, and saw a woman also secretly following Xu Miaomiao.
Xuguo and Xu Miaomiao came to the lobby together, only to see that the man who was fine yesterday was now tortured to the point of being unrecognizable. He fell weakly in the hall, looking extremely painful.
Xu Miaomiao was a little surprised when she saw this.
When the man saw Xu Miaomiao, he seemed to have seen a savior, and immediately crawled towards Xu Miaomiao: "Hurry up and tell me, tell me the Minister of Rites, but my nephew, he can't just watch me die without saving me."
Xu Miaomiao took a step back, but a lot of blood on her fingertips still stained the corners of her clothes. Xu Miaomiao frowned slightly. The adults on the stage saw this scene and said with some dissatisfaction: "Madam Xu, although you are the wife of Mr. Song, selling illegal salt is not a trivial matter now. Is this matter related to your family?"
Xu Miaomiao bowed to the man and immediately said, "My Lord, if this matter is really related to my family, why would I let Xiao Si in my shop report him immediately?"
When the yamen runner heard this, he immediately bowed to the person on the stage and said, "Your Excellency, she is right. The person who reported them for selling illegal salt was the servant of the department store, who was Madam Xu's man."
The people above were a little shocked when they heard this. They looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "He is really your uncle. Why did you do this? Even if you didn't report them, we wouldn't know about the illegal salt trafficking."
Xu Miaomiao bowed to the man and said, "My husband is an official in the court, he is loyal to the government, and he is a citizen of the entire Southern Country. How can I cover up for him just because he is a relative of my family? People who make mistakes should bear the consequences. Today, even if I have to bear the reputation of being unfilial, I will expose this man and seek justice for everyone."
The people around applauded Xu Miaomiao and shouted "good" loudly.
The man lying on the ground stood up with gritted teeth after hearing this. He looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Xu Miaomiao, you are not from the Song family, and your identity has not been recognized. How dare you say irresponsible things here? Where is Song Wushao? Go find Song Wushao. I am his uncle. Is he really going to watch me get into trouble? How come you still don't care about filial piety? The current government attaches great importance to filial piety. Aren't you afraid that you will be disliked by the government if you do this?"
Xu Miaomiao listened to this in silence. She looked at the man in front of her and said, "What the government hates is people like you who use the power of your family to do whatever you want in the capital. Since you came, you have done so many dirty things by taking advantage of the affairs of the Song Mansion. I have dealt with so many things for you, and Song Wushao has concealed so many things for you. I thought your family was really in a bad state, and it would be fine if we could just live in peace like this, but you insisted on making things difficult for us. In that case, you can't blame me."
Every word Xu Miaomiao said was heart-piercing, and she looked at the man in front of her without a trace of pity.
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