Chapter 156 involves the turmoil in Lord Su's household.
"Lord Su, I am a favorite of your old lady. Do you really dare to do anything to me?" Seeing Lord Su's face turn red and his neck thick with anger, Qian Zhuangxiao was no longer so afraid. Instead, he confidently brought up the person behind him.
"Heh... So it was Lord Su's inner quarters that instigated this. I was truly blind to your greatness today, daring to provoke you." Upon hearing the money shop servant's words, Lin Luoxi instantly turned her gaze to Lord Su.
Qian Zhuang's words reminded Lord Su of the most troublesome and annoying person in his household.
"Nonsense! Our matriarch passed away long ago. What matriarch? What madman dares to use our matriarch as a figurehead?" Mu Qing knew the situation in Lord Su's household and knew that Lord Su was reluctant to speak, so he acted as Lord Su's mouthpiece and retorted.
"Hmph, you..."
"Slap!" The money shop clerk was about to speak again after hearing Mu Qing's words when Lin Luoxi slapped him, interrupting his words.
"Hmph, daring to bring up Lord Su's mother, they're incredibly audacious." Actually, Lin Luoxi had wanted to continue mocking Lord Li Su's relationship with his official and merchant family.
But when Lin Luoxi saw that Lord Su's eyes were red when Mu Qing mentioned his deceased mother, she guessed a bit about Lord Su's family situation.
The old lady the money changer was talking about was probably Su's stepmother or concubine, who was out there doing bad things.
"Guards, take him back. I will personally interrogate him and conduct a public trial." As Lin Luoxi and Mu Qing spoke up for him, a look of finality flashed in Lord Su's eyes. He looked coldly at the money shop clerk and said in a chilling tone.
"Lord Su is a righteous official who puts his own family aside." Among the onlookers were people who had been cheated by this money shop clerk, but because the other party had power, they, as ordinary people, dared not speak out for fear of retaliation.
Upon hearing that Lord Su would personally handle the case, and seeing the righteous aura emanating from his face, they believed that Lord Su could truly resolve the matter and cheered.
Seeing the resolute look on Lord Su's face, Mu Qing knew that Lord Su intended to talk to those people. She glanced at Lin Luoxi with a happy expression, and then ordered her brothers to escort the money shop assistant back to the yamen.
Seeing that Lord Su showed no mercy, the money shop clerk twisted his body in an attempt to resist, but was mercilessly struck by the back of Mu Qing's knife.
The other burly men who tried to molest Lin Luoxi were also taken away by the constables.
"You guys follow along! We can record your statements." Lord Su said, seeing Lin Wenqian, Lin Luoxi, and Xie Hanchuan standing there in a daze.
"Alright!" Seeing the expression on Lord Su's face, as if he was about to sever all ties with someone, Lin Luoxi knew she would follow him and find out more, even without him saying so.
Because the detained and criminal individuals were connected to Lord Su's inner quarters, as the group passed through the streets, they listened to the gossips in the crowd, and more and more people joined in.
Before they even reached the government office, a huge crowd of people had already gathered behind them.
As Lin Luoxi and her group left the alley, an old woman opened the gate of a house in the place where Lin Luoxi had fought with the burly men.
Upon seeing the chicken droppings scattered all over the ground, the old lady first put one hand on her hip and stretched out the other, angrily cursing at the surroundings.
The surroundings were completely quiet, and no one came over to listen to the old woman's tirade, which sounded like a fighter jet.
The old woman got tired of yelling when she saw that no one around was responding.
Realizing that his flowers were lacking fertilizer, he turned back, grabbed a broom, and carried the sack of chicken manure home, sweeping it as he went. The gate was closed again.
She had no idea that the chicken droppings she swept home were not ordinary chicken droppings, but chicken droppings imbued with spiritual energy.
Because of her actions, the flowers in her family's flower garden grew exceptionally well, and because of their high quality, they sold for a high price.
At the county government office, because Lin Wenqian identified the man who robbed Lin Luoxi as the servant who worked at the money shop, the money shop manager was also summoned to the courtroom.
When the money shop manager saw Xiao Shi kneeling in the courtroom, a sarcastic smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "See? When someone does something really bad, God will always make them pay the price."
The money shop manager told Su everything he knew without Su even having to interrogate him.
It turns out that this money shop really was the right-hand woman of Su Da's stepmother. The reason she worked in the money shop was because it was part of Su Da's wife's dowry.
This money exchange was so successful that it brought in a lot of money every day, which made Su's stepmother extremely envious.
The stepmother of Lord Su wanted to keep all of Lady Su's dowry for herself, so she sent her trusted servant, this little boy, to the money exchange to tamper with things and, incidentally, to keep an eye on him.
Whenever he saw ordinary people coming to the money exchange to exchange money, he would always lead his men to rob them, double-crossing them.
He had considered speaking out, but none of the victims came to cause trouble, he had no evidence, and his employer's situation was not optimistic, so he dared not take any rash action.
Now that Lord Su knows about this, he no longer needs to hide it. He hopes that Lord Su can see the true colors of his stepmother soon and also see his wife's current situation, and treat his employer better.
When Lord Su heard that the money belonged to his wife, he was shocked and astonished. He really didn't know that his wife owned such a money exchange that made a fortune every day.
Upon hearing the money shop manager's words, he felt deeply remorseful. He was busy worrying about the common people every day, yet he managed his own household so poorly. He had caused his wife and children so much suffering. He was truly ashamed to be a husband and a father.
Right now, let Mu Qing take the lead and investigate the businesses under this servant's name.
It's no wonder that this seemingly harmless servant actually owns so many properties, including three five-courtyard mansions in the suburbs and several beautiful wives.
Not only that, each mansion was filled with all kinds of gold, silver and valuables, so rich that even he, Lord Su, was amazed by the wealth.
It is evident that this servant does countless dirty and shameful things on a daily basis to plunder the people and exploit their wealth.
As Lord Su continued the public trial, all those who had been persecuted by this servant stepped forward to testify against him.
Seeing that at least a hundred people had come forward to testify about the incident, Lord Su realized the seriousness of the matter. He began to prevent people from opening the door and, along with the burly men who had been detained that day, began to interrogate them separately.
From the testimonies of the witnesses and the burly men, Lord Su also received some shocking and, at the same time, favorable news.
This news made Lord Su so excited that he slapped his thigh repeatedly.
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