Chapter 659, Incident
On July 30, the day after Yan Zhigao was imprisoned, because Governor Yuan refused to see him, Yan Wenxiu had no choice but to go to the Su family and ask Mr. Su San, who was serving as a councilor, to help introduce him to him.
Master Su San did not hesitate and agreed readily.
During this period, Old Master Su also offered to help raise 20,000 shi of grain.
Yan Wenxiu was delighted upon hearing this: "Thank you very much for your help, old master. However, Governor Yuan has given us three days to collect 100,000 dan of military rations, which is quite difficult. I'm asking Third Uncle for help this time to buy more time."
Old Master Su frowned. "Since the Yuan family had a Consort De, and the Fifth Prince has been working in the court again in recent years, he has become even more overbearing."
As he spoke, he looked at Master Su San and said, "Try to mediate." Then he looked at Yan Wenxiu and said, "Governor Yuan is the youngest son of the Yuan family. He has always acted without scruples. You can't pin all your hopes on the third son. You must also raise military rations as quickly as possible."
Yan Wenxiu nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, old man."
Soon, Yan Wenxiu left with Master Su San.
As the two of them left, Madam Su came out from behind the screen and looked at Old Man Su with a worried look on her face: "Why is the Yan family being targeted by the Yuan family?"
Old Master Su said calmly, "Don't worry, the Yan family will be fine. Yan Zhigao still has some connections in Zhongzhou over the years. It's only a matter of time before he can raise 100,000 dan of military rations."
"I think something might happen to the Yuan family. I really don't know why Mr. Yuan would let his son go out to serve as an official. Isn't this bringing disaster to the Yuan family?"
Wen Tao and Wen Kai are now captains of the Jinling Guard. If they can make further achievements in the northern border, their future will be limitless.
The Yuan family is targeting the Yan family at this time. Given the personalities of those two guys, they will definitely target the Yuan family in the future.
Which famous family that has been passed down for generations doesn't have some dirty deeds? Just wait, they will be targeted by the Jinling Guards and suffer the consequences in the future.
Poor Fifth Prince, who knows what will happen to him.
When Mrs. Su heard her husband say this, she felt relieved.
On the other side, Yan Wenxiu and Master Su San were rushing to the Provincial Government Office, and on the way they met Fang Hao who was still traveling in the provincial capital.
Han Xinran's mother and Fang Hao's father are cousins. When Han Xinran married into the Yan family, Fang Hao was one of the bridegrooms. He had lived in the Yan family for a period of time before, so Yan Wenxiu was quite familiar with him.
Fang Hao greeted the two men and, noticing Yan Wenxiu's anxiety, said directly, "I heard that my uncle is in trouble. I can't help much, but I know a few caravans that can help you collect some food for the emergency."
Hearing this, Yan Wenxiu quickly thanked him: "Thank you very much."
Afterwards, Fang Hao, Yan Wenxiu and Master Su San went to the Provincial Administration Office together.
As soon as the three of them arrived, they saw Yan Shouhou and Butler Sun waiting there anxiously.
"uncle!"
Seeing Yan Wenxiu, Yan Shouhou immediately ran over excitedly: "Master, the girl has asked me to transport 100,000 dan of grain. Let's go and pick him up."
Yan Wenxiu was stunned for a few seconds, then he slapped his head hard.
He was so anxious that he asked outsiders for help in collecting food, but he didn't even think of his sister.
No wonder my fourth brother always said that he was old-fashioned and conservative. When his father got into trouble, he instinctively ignored the women in the family and never thought of discussing it with them.
Master Su San and Fang Hao on the side heard this and looked at each other quickly.
Well, they can no longer provide timely assistance.
At the same time, the two were also shocked by the generosity of the eldest daughter of the Yan family, who gave out 100,000 shi of grain as soon as she said so.
Housekeeper Sun, not forgetting Daohua's instructions, whispered to Yan Wenxiu, "Master, the eldest daughter said that if Governor Yuan is deliberately making things difficult for us, you can tell him that our family reported the potato incident to the court last year."
Hearing this, Yan Wenxiu's eyes flashed, and he vaguely understood why Governor Yuan was targeting their family.
After collecting enough food and knowing the reason why Governor Yuan targeted his father, Yan Wenxiu felt confident and quickly went to the Governor's Office with Master Su San and Fang Hao.
At the same time, Yan Mansion.
Daohua had lunch with Old Lady Yan and Madam Li. As she was trying to comfort them, she saw Wang Maner come in and wink at her. She quickly found an excuse and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Maner: "Cao Chuan and Baldy are back."
Daohua nodded and went to the pavilion in front of the Chuihua Gate to meet them.
Cao Chuan: "Miss, we have checked the list you gave us. There is nothing wrong with the others, only..."
Daohua looked up and asked, "Only what?"
Cao Chuan was shocked by Daohua's sharp gaze and quickly replied, "Second Master's concubine, Li, has had contact with the Jiang family's housekeeper."
Hearing this, Daohua's eyes suddenly turned cold. She took a few deep breaths before speaking: "Go on."
Cao Chuan: "At the end of last year, Li's brother owed a large sum of money to the son of the Jiang family's housekeeper, Madam Jiang. After that, Madam Jiang began to frequently visit Li."
Daohua's face was solemn. "The Jiang family has already started to target the Yan family!" He pondered for a moment and quickly said to Cao Chuan, "Go and bring Li and her son to the mansion. Also, search Li's residence carefully."
Cao Chuan agreed and was about to take the bald guys away when he heard Daohua say again.
"Also take control of Li's brother and his family."
Cao Chuan nodded: "Yes."
After everyone left, Daohua frowned and looked towards the second house courtyard: "Second Uncle, I hope you are not so foolish as to personally hand over the Yan family's handle to the Jiang family!"
Cao Chuan and the bald guys were very efficient and brought Li and her three-year-old son to Yan's house in the afternoon.
Daohua met them in the vacant yard in the backyard.
Li was a young woman with great charm and an outstanding figure. Daohua subconsciously compared her with Sun, and found that Sun was a huge loser.
Li held her son in her arms with a look of fear, and trembled as she looked at Daohua: "Miss Yanyan, why did you arrest us?"
Daohua raised an eyebrow: "Do you know me?"
Li lowered her head and kept silent. She was the concubine of the second master of the Yan family and had always dreamed of marrying into the Yan family. Naturally, she paid attention to everything about the people in the Yan family.
Daohua ignored her and looked at Cao Chuan: "Did you find anything during the search?"
Cao Chuan immediately handed a jewelry box the size of two palms to Daohua.
When Li saw the jewelry box, fear appeared in her eyes. She didn't even care about her son. She stood up and wanted to grab it. Unfortunately, the bald man only stretched out one arm and pushed her to her knees on the ground.
Li screamed in panic: "Miss Yan, that's my thing, why did you take it away?"
Daohua glanced at Li and quickly opened the jewelry box.
There was nothing else in the box, just a few pieces of paper.
Daohua picked it up and looked at it, and her face suddenly turned gloomy.
Her good second uncle actually dared to accept bribes behind her father's back!
It would have been fine if he had just accepted it, but he was so foolish as to hand the evidence over to a mistress for safekeeping.
Daohua looked at Li coldly: "Have you ever handed something like this to the Jiang family?"
When Li heard Daohua mention the Jiang family, the fear in her eyes became even more intense. She had always been very careful in her interactions with the Jiang family's housekeeper, so how could she be discovered by Miss Yan?
Daohua's face was full of frost: "You are a woman, I don't want to be rough with you, let me ask you again, have you ever given the Jiang family anything that is detrimental to the Yan family?"
Li gritted her teeth and trembled, hesitating about what to do, when suddenly, the gate of the courtyard was kicked open.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Zhiyuan rushed in with two servants, looking anxious.
"master!"
When she saw Yan Zhiyuan, Li's eyes lit up with astonishing light. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she broke free from the bald man's restraints and threw herself into Yan Zhiyuan's arms.
"Master, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, An'er and I would have died."
"father!"
The three-year-old boy seemed to know that he would have someone to rely on with his father coming, and he immediately burst into tears.
Seeing Li crying bitterly and his terrified little son, Yan Zhiyuan felt heartbroken and looked at Daohua angrily: "Yiyi, what are you doing? Do you know who they are?"
Daohua looked at Yan Zhiyuan expressionlessly: "Of course I know, they are your concubines and concubines."
Hearing the word "confessor", Yan Zhiyuan felt uncomfortable for a moment, but he quickly recovered: "Yiyi, I will find a chance to talk to your grandmother and parents about Li and An'er. This matter does not need you to intervene."
"Today you captured them without permission and frightened them like this. I understand that you are young and don't know how to handle things, so I won't bother with you. Now I want to take them away."
Yan Zhiyuan was not yet ready to tell his family about his mistress, and at this moment he wanted to take Li and her son away quickly to calm his mind. So, without saying anything, he picked up the little boy and took Li's hand and was about to leave.
Cao Chuan glanced at Daohua and saw her nod, so he immediately took the bald men and blocked their way.
"What are you doing?!"
Yan Zhiyuan looked at Cao Chuan and the others angrily, then turned back to look at Daohua: "Yiyi, what's wrong? Don't you even care about your second uncle now?"
Daohua looked at him calmly: "Do you know why I want to arrest them?"
Yan Zhiyuan looked at the trembling woman and son in his arms and frowned. "I know that keeping a concubine is embarrassing for the Yan family, but I've already said that I will personally explain this to your grandmother and your parents. What else do you want to do?"
Daohua sneered: "Your mistress is in contact with the Jiang family. Do you know about this?"
Yan Zhiyuan was stunned and looked at Li suddenly.
Li shrank back, somewhat afraid to look at Yan Zhiyuan.
Daohua: "Second Uncle, if I'm not mistaken, you should have told your mistress the location of the grain ship."
Yan Zhiyuan was stunned, his body shaking a little, looking at Li in disbelief, and almost lost his grip on his son.
Daohua was worried that Li would tell the Jiang family about Yan Zhiyuan's bribery. She was too lazy to argue with him and gave Cao Chuan a look, who immediately stepped forward to arrest Li.
Li immediately screamed, "Master, help me!"
Seeing Daohua casually ordering a man outside to pull his woman, Yan Zhiyuan was immediately furious: "Yan Yiyi, don't go too far. Li is my woman. No matter what she does, it is none of your business."
Daohua sneered and said, "Second Uncle, I don't want to get involved in your second wife's mess, but what you and your mistress did has endangered the entire Yan family. Now that father and eldest brother are away, I have to take care of it."
After saying that, he looked at Cao Chuan and said, "Take Li to the room for interrogation. Be sure to ask her clearly what she did when she came into contact with the Jiang family."
Cao Chuan hesitated for a moment: "What if she doesn't tell me?"
Daohua's eyes were cold: "I just want the results."
Hearing this, Yan Zhiyuan's eyes widened: "Yan Yiyi, you dare!" As he said that, he rushed towards Daohua quickly, as if he was going to hit someone.
The bald man took a quick step forward and stopped Yan Zhiyuan.
Daohua looked at Yan Zhiyuan coldly: "Second Uncle, of course I dared. It's not easy for the Yan family to be where they are today. If anyone dares to do anything that harms the Yan family, I will not let him go." After saying this, she paused and looked straight at Yan Zhiyuan, "No matter who he is!"
Hearing this, Cao Chuan did not hesitate and pulled Li into the house.
"Master, help me!"
Watching Li being taken away, Yan Zhiyuan was furious and roared at Daohua, "Yan Yiyi, you have no respect for your elders and are disrespectful and unfilial. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father."
After saying that, he pushed the bald man away, raised his hand and hit the rice flowers.
"Bang!"
Daohua leaned sideways and kicked Yan Zhiyuan on the calf. In an instant, Yan Zhiyuan lost his balance and fell heavily to his knees on the ground.
The violent impact on his knee made Yan Zhiyuan gasp in pain.
Daohua looked at Yan Zhiyuan indifferently: "Second Uncle, my patience has its limits."
Just then, there were voices outside the yard, and soon, Madam Li and other members of the Yan family hurried in.
When Cao Chuan and his companions were returning with Li and her son, they were spotted by patrolling guards, one of whom was close to Yan Zhiyuan, which was why Yan Zhiyuan was able to arrive so quickly.
Mrs. Li and the others knew the news because Yan Zhiyuan heard that Mrs. Li and her youngest son were arrested, and he ran over in a hurry and was seen by everyone.
Mrs. Li saw the situation in the yard and her face changed drastically. She looked at Daohua and asked, "What's going on?"
Yan Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, you raised such a good daughter, but she actually dared to attack her own uncle. She is really very good."
Sun was about to explode when she heard this, but Daohua said, "Second uncle has a mistress and a child with her. Let him explain this to you himself."
Sun was stunned for a moment.
(End of this chapter)
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