Nie Dahai stood up to greet them and said, "Thank you all for coming. It is my fault for disturbing you all at this hour with a family dispute.
I will come to apologize someday."
He ordered someone to find seats. Qu Hongfu was furious as she watched the servants quickly bring out chairs.
I hired him with my own money!
How can something fake become real?
This was exactly the place where she had met the elder of the Nie family.
Although the person named Nie Dahai was fabricated out of thin air, the Duke of Fuguo registered her household and allowed her to marry for the second time as a widowed cousin of the Duke's Mansion, "marrying" a fictitious Nie Dahai.
After that, she lived on this street with Lin'er, and she always had to pay a visit to the village head. Since she was the "wife of the Nie family", she also had to pay a visit to the clan leader.
The clan elders probably understood that this was someone's concubine and daughter of a concubine in the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion, or some other identity that could not be made public. Since they accepted the money and sold the favor to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion, they turned a blind eye.
Anyway, he has money and connections, so the clan doesn't need to spend money to support him. He's just holding a nominal title, and you don't have to go through the formalities for this nominal title yourself. You just need to nod and let them know.
The village head knew even less. He didn't know that Nie Dahai was a fake and that their marriage status was also fake. As far as he was concerned, all the procedures were complete.
The village head only knew that it was a new family that had moved into his area, a distant relative of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion, and had married into the Nie family.
Seeing this woman standing, who must have come from the Duke's Mansion, and who had bowed to him, he asked, "Why is your wife still standing?"
After these words were spoken, Nie Dahai waved his hand out of courtesy and asked someone to bring a chair to Qu Hongfu.
Qu Hongfu was shocked. "Your wife?" This meant the village head had publicly acknowledged this person as "Nie Dahai"? Her nominal husband?
Qu Hongfu looked at the clan elder again. This old guy knew a little bit and guessed a little bit. After all, it was he who arranged which branch "Nie Dahai" was placed under in the family tree.
How could he not know that "Nie Dahai" was a fake?
But now the elder didn't even look at her, not even glancing at her. He just said to Nie Dahai, "It's okay. I'm old and don't sleep much. I'm always awake and always dozing off."
The Jingzhao Yin's chief clerk nearby said, "We are on duty at the yamen gate day and night. Today it's my turn and mine to watch the night. There's no need to disturb them. We just need to get the job done."
Nie Dahai said, "I dare not keep you all for too long.
This matter probably arose from my desire to take a concubine. I have been away for a long time doing business and have taken in a woman to take care of my daily life. Now I have brought her back and have spoken to my wife about taking a concubine.
My wife was fine when she welcomed me home, but she turned hostile when she heard about taking a concubine. She pointed at her nose and cursed me, her husband, as if she had gone mad.
I retreated and stayed in the front yard, but I didn't expect this woman to be so cruel that she sent these blind guys to the front yard with the intention of killing me!
I've been doing business for many years and have a small amount of savings. Thinking about it again, I'm afraid this isn't a matter of jealousy.
This woman was a widow with a son. She married me for the second time with a son. I don’t have any children yet.
If this woman and her slave really kidnap and murder me, all my savings over the years will go to her and her son.
Moreover, this woman kept shouting that I was not the head of the family and that I was fake, which made everyone in the courtyard uneasy and panic-stricken.
I don't know what she's thinking, is she planning to murder my husband and take his property?"
After hearing this, Qu Hongfu thought to herself: Who of us wants to seize whose property?
Then he thought: The village head and clan elders are real, and it seems that they also know the chief clerk of Jingzhao Yin.
Then this chief clerk should also be real. He must verify the authenticity. Let's see what he, who sits at the gate of the yamen, says.
Then the Jingzhao Yin's chief clerk said, "Since that's the case, as usual, we need to look through the relevant documents first."
Nie Dahai said, "This is correct." He ordered his attendant to bring up all his documents.
The Jingzhao Yin's chief clerk looked at everything and said to Qu Hongfu, "Tell me the truth, woman. Are you making a fuss because you see your husband is taking a concubine, or do you have other thoughts in mind?"
Qu Hongfu thought, could it be that this fake Nie Dahai really has all the necessary procedures and paperwork?
Then he asked, "Sir, may I have a look at those documents?"
The chief clerk nodded.
Qu Hongfu took it and looked through them one by one. She was surprised that this was even more complete than the one she had.
There are not only household registration, marriage certificate, family tree, genealogy, but also birth certificate, Mingyang Academy admission form, graduation documents, Yingtian prefectural appointment letter as chief clerk, Nie Dahai's resignation letter, and then the documents and approval for applying as a businessman to open a merchant bank, and then the documents for Nie Dahai to open businesses in different counties.
This is almost all the relevant documents for Nie Dahai's life from birth to the present. His life experience can be basically understood at a glance.
He was born into a wealthy family, received a good education, and held an official position as a clerk. Later, he resigned to go into business and opened several businesses, so his business must have been doing well.
Qu Hongfu was a little dazed for a moment. Was there really such a person? And was he married to her?
I calmed myself down and looked carefully at the documents and seals. They didn't look fake. If the forgery was done to this extent, it would not be a petty thief.
Where on earth did this person come from?
Then the elder said, "I watched Dahai grow up. This child has always been a worry-free and sensible person since he was young."
Qu Hongfu looked up at the elder. "Don't you feel guilty saying that? How could you watch someone who doesn't exist grow up?" Your name was only added to the family tree a few days ago.
As I was thinking this, I suddenly realized that these people were probably in the same group! They were after money!
A dignified Duke of Fuguo, the highest-ranking general of the Northern Army, could send his soldiers to the enemy to be slaughtered to vent his anger as long as the price was high enough. Eight thousand lives were involved, as well as Chen Yun, whom he admired and loved very much.
Then why can't these people?
She created a fake person and put the property under "his" name, but these people found out and saw through her plan, and planned to rob her!
These documents were probably made by an expert, and the chief clerk is in the same group, so they must be verified to be authentic.
The clan elders and the village head will also speak up for this Nie Dahai, and they are just waiting for me to admit it. Then they will get the windfall, divide it up, and then destroy all the documents of this fake Nie Dahai.
There is no such person in this world. So what does it matter if you rob a non-existent "person" of his property? Who can care?
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