Chapter 1164: Climbing the ladder of fame and wealth (20)
Ao Shichu thought that after what happened to the Rong'an Marquis Mansion, their reputation would only be ruined and they would become everyone's laughing stock, but it would not be a serious problem. After all, although this scandal made the bigwigs in the capital secretly despise the Rong'an Marquis Mansion, it was only a problem in lifestyle and it did not affect their power. It would take some time for the Rong'an Marquis Mansion to suffer the consequences and eventually come to an end.
But she didn't expect that more and more serious problems would break out in Rong'an Marquis' Mansion one after another.
Some victims from other places went to Beijing to sue Rong'an Marquis's Mansion for abusing their power for personal gain and seizing people's land; others sued the fourth master of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion for lending money at interest, killing people, and seizing people's shops...
It seemed that the Rong'an Marquis Mansion had suddenly become the target of public criticism. Except for those who could just walk, almost all the masters in their mansion had been reported. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was not normal and that someone must be targeting the Rong'an Marquis Mansion.
However, even if someone saw through it, what would happen? The complaints made by the victims were all true, and the evidence was irrefutable. The people in Rong'an Marquis' Mansion could not deny it.
If only one or two victims came to sue the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion could use its connections to suppress the case and make the victims disappear quietly in the capital.
But this time, too many people sued the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, and the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion was unable to suppress it, and the matter blew up into a big fuss. Even the emperor heard about it. When the emperor learned that the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion had committed so many serious crimes, he was furious and ordered the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation. As a result, even those who were related to the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, or who had been sought for help by people from their mansion, did not dare to lend a hand, for fear of being implicated.
The Rong'an Marquis Mansion was not clean to begin with, and the victims found most of the evidence themselves, so the people from the Dali Temple were able to find everything right. Soon the Rong'an Marquis Mansion was raided, and the entire family was thrown into jail, waiting for all the charges to be clarified and for the final trial.
The incident at their house was a hot topic, and Ao Shiyan naturally knew that their family had been imprisoned. After returning, he said to Ao Shichu with great relief: "Sister, it's a good thing that we didn't really go to them, otherwise we would have to go to jail with them now. It's really too dangerous. It turns out that some advantages should not be taken. Even if you take them, you don't know what price you will pay in the future."
Ao Shichu nodded in agreement: "Brother, you are right. Fortunately, we thought more about it at the beginning and did not fall into their trap."
In this life, the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion has nothing to do with Ao Shichu and his sister, and their affairs have nothing to do with them, so they can watch the show leisurely like outsiders.
However, in the original world's plot, the original owner was bewitched by the wealth and glory of the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, and was bullied by their people. She impulsively attached herself to the prince, and ended up dying a violent death. She also caused her brother to fail to avenge her and die tragically. It can be said that the fate of the brother and sister changed drastically since they entered the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, and they have been on a path of no return since then.
But in this life they lived a peaceful life and had nothing to do with the Rong'an Marquis Mansion, so they had a stable, peaceful and happy life. Sometimes a person's choice will determine the direction of his or her destiny, and in this life, the choice made by Ao Shichu and his sister was the right one.
More than a month later, the crimes of the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion were finally found out. Their masters were extremely evil. Except for the ignorant children, everyone else in the family had done a lot of bad things. As a result, the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion was ransacked and the titles were taken away. Those with serious crimes were sentenced to beheading, while those with lighter crimes were sentenced to prison or exile. Children under the age of ten were reduced to slaves. It can be said that they deserved it.
In just over a month, the Rong Guanhou Mansion, which had been in turmoil, disappeared. Many families in the capital city could not help but be on high alert, fearing that they would be the next to be destroyed. As a result, the security in the capital city improved a lot in a short period of time, and those idle and thieving young men disappeared.
One day, Qi Liangjun bought some wine, a roast chicken, and some paper money as offerings. He looked solemn yet somewhat relieved.
Ao Shichu was shocked when he saw the things he brought back, and asked him, "Why did you buy these things? Is it someone's death anniversary today?"
"It belongs to my sister. I want to pay tribute to her in the backyard, is that okay? I want to tell her that her enemy has been brought to justice and her revenge has been avenged." Qi Liangjun looked at Ao Shiyan solemnly.
"Of course!" Ao Shiyan answered quickly, and then asked him carefully, "Brother Qi, your sister has passed away? By the way, who is her enemy?"
Qi Liangjun moved a low table to the backyard, lit the incense he had bought, took out his sister's tablet from somewhere, put it away, placed the offerings on the table, and poured wine on the ground...
After doing all this, he began to burn paper money, and while burning, he answered Ao Shiyan's questions: "She was killed by the steward of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion. The master of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion bullied people and robbed women, and the stewards followed suit. The steward took a fancy to my sister and wanted to take her as a concubine. My sister refused, so he took her away by force, but my sister was very fierce and refused to be humiliated, so she hit her head against the wall and committed suicide. Seeing that someone was killed, the steward was afraid that the truth would be revealed, so he wanted to kill people to silence me, and killed me as well, but I was lucky and escaped to the capital, and was finally rescued by you..."
Qi Liangjun looked calm when he talked about these things, but Ao Shiyan knew that he was just suppressing his grief, otherwise he would not have immediately paid tribute to his sister and told her the good news after seeing his enemy dead.
"So you almost died in the alley that time, and you were killed by the steward of Rong'an Marquis Mansion to silence you? I never expected..." Ao Shiyan was in complicated mood. He didn't expect that his good friend actually had a grudge against Rong'an Marquis Mansion. Although they have nothing to do with Rong'an Marquis Mansion now, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and always felt guilty towards Qi Liangjun.
"You don't have to think too much. I will not regard you and Rong'an Marquis Mansion as one. You and your sister are the ones who saved me, but Rong'an Marquis Mansion is the enemy of my sister and me. You are completely different." Qi Liangjun seemed to see Ao Shiyan's inner uneasiness and comforted him in time.
Seeing this, Ao Shiyan sighed and said, "I still have to sigh again. Fortunately, I didn't go to Rong'an Marquis Mansion."
Ao Shichu quietly watched Qi Liangjun worship his sister, and suddenly asked, "Master Qi, did you also take part in the destruction of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion?"
Qi Liangjun paused, then turned to look at Ao Shichu, nodded, and said calmly: "If you make a move, I will also take revenge."
(End of this chapter)
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