Chapter 141 Severe Punishment
Qi Ya's heart was filled with pain.
But she also knew that she had to get through this level no matter what, so she gritted her teeth, reached out, and held Caiwei's hand tightly.
Qiya felt that time flew by.
However, Qiya's parents at the college gate felt that time was passing very slowly, and even secretly wondered whether Chuci was deliberately delaying.
Therefore, Qiya's father always thought that he was secretly strangling Qiya's mother with his hands.
Qiya's mother had no choice but to grit her teeth and endure it.
Until Caiwei and Qiya appeared in everyone's sight, Qiya's mother was pushed in front of Qiya by her husband.
Although Qiya's mother was in great pain, she still said against her conscience: "Qiya, come home with me! This is the fate of us women——"
Qiya was about to compromise when Chu Ci said, "You must be Qiya, right? Can you tell me who sent you to cause trouble in my academy?"
"No, no one, it was me..." Before Qiya could finish her words, Chu Ci's gaze suddenly sharpened. "If I remember correctly, this isn't the academy's enrollment period. How could you have thought I would compromise for a naive little girl?"
"And how were your parents and neighbors able to arrive in such a short time and request that your admissions spot be transferred to your brother?"
"Tell me, was all this discussed beforehand?" At this moment, Chu Ci deliberately put on a stern face and pretended to be ferocious.
"No, no." Qiya was really scared.
But just as she was about to explain, Caiwei's eyes flashed and she stepped forward and said, "Headmaster, Qiya is Yunguo's sister. Yunguo was the second-class maid who was expelled from the governor's mansion by the young lady for her nonsense at the foot of the mountain."
Coincidentally, just as Caiwei finished speaking, a yamen runner with a sword pushed through the crowd and walked in. "Master Chu, Master Fan."
The yamen runners were very respectful to Chu Ci and his wife, and their words were full of respect.
Chu Ci returned the greeting and was about to speak when Fan Jingrui said, "Thank you, Captain. These people are the ones who came to the Women's College to extort money."
Although Captain Yu did not know the identities of Chu Ci and his wife, he, a small character, naturally did not dare to disrespect them as they were respected by both the Governor and the Sima.
Hearing Fan Jingrui's words, he immediately turned around and ordered his subordinates who followed him: "Arrest all these people."
"Sir, sir, we are wronged!"
"It was Jiang Laoliu. He instigated all this. He said that if we made a big enough fuss, he could let his son learn a trade without spending a penny. We were fooled!"
The sturdy man who was speechless after being asked by Chu Ci struggled and put the blame firmly on Qi Ya's father Jiang Laoliu.
Once someone takes the lead, more people will soon follow suit.
And under Chu Ci's suggestion, Captain Yu really released those who pointed out Jiang Laoliu.
Jiang Laoliu was really anxious now, and he even put the blame on his own daughter in a cruel way.
"It was Yun Guo. It was Yun Guo who was holding a grudge and wanted revenge. I originally disagreed, but Qi Ya was already here."
At first, Jiang Laoliu felt a little guilty, but the more he spoke, the more he felt that this was the truth: "No matter what, she is my child. I... I'm sorry. I was bewildered. But I really didn't instigate this!"
Chu Ci originally thought that it would take some effort to get Jiang Laoliu to give up Qi Ya, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
But you still have to pretend.
Chu Ci then kept a stern face and asked sternly, "Are you serious?"
"I swear." In order to clear his name, Jiang Laoliu really didn't care about anything.
Qiya was not stupid, on the contrary, she was very smart. Things had evolved to this point, and she knew everything. She immediately cried out with a sad face: "Daddy, my second sister and I are the daughters of the Jiang family, you can't just ignore us——"
This served as a warning to Jiang Laoliu and his clansmen. "I'll expel these two damned girls from the Jiang family right now. Sir, go and catch that damned girl."
Lao Liu had a nice idea. He thought that as long as they put all the blame on Yun Guo and expelled Qi Ya from the Jiang family, they could get rid of the responsibility and avoid punishment.
How could Chu Ci easily let go of this good opportunity that was delivered to him to make an example of someone?
Chu Ci knew clearly that the reason why Jiang Laoliu and his clansmen came to the academy to cause trouble so unscrupulously was simply because they thought that they valued their reputation as much as those sour Confucian scholars, and were sure that the academy would not dare to do anything to them.
It’s a pity that he was too naive.
"So, you knew everything about your two daughters' schemes. Not only that, but you also incited the entire village?"
Chu Ci's words not only put the final nail in the coffin, but also pushed Jiang Laoliu to the opposite side of the entire village.
As expected, the villagers and relatives who had come with Jiang Laoliu glared at him angrily. Some even imitated Jiang Laoliu and shouted, "Kick Jiang Laoliu and his family out of Sanwan Village!"
"That's right, expel Jiang Laoliu's family from Sanwan Village!"
Chu Ci sneered, but just watched coldly.
Chu Ci knew in his heart that the reason these villagers were so angry was not because they were so righteous, but because they were afraid that they would be implicated.
They wanted to distance themselves from the matter by expelling Jiang Laoliu's family to avoid punishment from the academy.
Qi Ya, who was "frightened" by the villagers' remarks, had a look of horror on her face, but a glint of pleasure flashed in her eyes.
Only Qiya's mother was truly frightened. She fell to her knees before Chu Ci. "Please, please let my master go! I... I will serve you like a slave... I..."
Although Chu Ci hated Qi Ya's mother for not living up to her expectations, he also understood that this was limited by the times and no one had taught her to resist. On the contrary, there were very few people with Qi Ya's talent.
Therefore, Chu Ci slightly moved his body to avoid Qi Ya Niang's kowtow. "I can let Jiang Laoliu go, and even everyone present here..."
"Thank you, thank you." Before Chu Ci finished speaking, Qi Ya Niang began to kowtow again.
Captain Yu also took the opportunity to release Jiang Laoliu's villagers and relatives.
Only Jiang Laoliu was still being detained by two yamen runners.
Chu Ci continued to make his request calmly: "However, Yun Guo and Qi Ya, the two masterminds, must be dealt with by me."
Chu Ci not only wants to save Qi Ya today, but also wants to let everyone know that the women's college is not a place where people can be bullied at will. Anyone who dares to come and make trouble will be severely punished.
Jiang Laoliu and his fellow villagers also reacted, but now Chu Ci had the upper hand.
No matter how aggrieved they were, they could only follow Chu Ci's meaning.
Jiang Laoliu couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he heard this. His eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.
He thought that if he could hand over his two daughters to Chu Ci for disposal, not only would he and his clansmen be spared punishment, but he could also take the opportunity to curry favor with Chu Ci and perhaps even gain some benefits.
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