Chapter 476 Caught in the act
Aunt Bai cried out, "It's unfair! It's unfair to me! Butler Bai took it upon himself to arrest someone and then told me his plan. What do I, a woman, know? I was startled and wanted to go see what was going on and see if Master Liang was hurt. When I saw him, I thought of my poor son and couldn't help but curse him. That's it."
"If you say I'm the mastermind, I absolutely deny it, even if you kill me!"
Aunt Bai started crying again as she spoke.
The Shuntian Prefecture Governor made her feel very disgusted.
If she were just an ordinary woman, the Shuntian prefect would not give her any face at this time. He would order people to drag her away and beat her half to death to see if she dared to quibble or act like a shrew.
But she happened to be the younger sister of the wife of Marquis Rong'an, and the biological daughter of the wife of Marquis Rong'an is now Concubine Xue in the palace.
Then he had to give Aunt Bai some face.
But the Wuxuan Marquis Mansion also sent a message, and this matter would not be resolved so easily.
When Marquis Rong'an heard the news first, his face turned pale and he hurried back to the mansion and went straight to his wife.
When the wife of Marquis Rong'an saw that his face was not right, she scolded him before she could ask him anything.
She was so angry, but she had no chance to talk back, and she was also shocked.
"My Lord, what are you talking about? My sister hired someone to kidnap Marquis Wuxuan's brother? She even went there herself? And was caught red-handed? This is impossible! Impossible!"
This is ridiculous! It's obviously fake.
"It's all spread out there. Everyone is in the lobby of Shuntian Prefecture's government office right now. Do you think it's possible?"
"No, how could a woman like her do such a thing? Even if she explained something, she couldn't have been there in person! Madam Yu, go see what my aunt is doing and ask her to come over."
"Ah? Yes, yes."
Nanny Yu hurried to invite someone in person.
Marquis Rong'an sneered disdainfully: "Okay, I'll wait here. I want to see where Nanny Yu finds someone."
Nanny Yu came back after a while and only brought Bai Jinfu with her. Aunt Bai was gone.
Bai Jinfu's eyes were filled with tears. "Aunt, my mother has gone out. She really has gone out. Aunt, please save my mother!"
Mrs. Rong'an's eyes went dark, "This..."
"Aunt, please! Please!"
Bai Jinfu knelt on the ground, wailing heartbrokenly.
Something happened to her brother and her mother, and she was left alone and helpless. She was very scared.
Marquis Rong'an sneered, "What did I say? I told you to keep an eye on her, and look what she's done! She's brought disgrace upon the Marquisate!"
The wife of Marquis Rong'an ordered someone to forcibly send Bai Jinfu back to rest, and tearfully begged Marquis Rong'an to save her.
"Now I have nothing to say. I really don't know what to say. But if for no other reason than for the sake of the Marquisate's reputation, please find a way to bring my sister back. When she returns, I promise that I will discipline her well and there will be no repetition."
She started to cry again as she spoke, "It's Wuxuan Marquis Mansion again, it's Wuxuan Marquis Mansion again, does Xu hate it so much? Does she even take the Marquis seriously? What evil has she done?"
Marquis Rong'an was hit by another arrow in the chest and became angry and said, "Just shut up!"
He suddenly couldn't help but think, if he had agreed to let Xu Zhichun back into the Marquis' Mansion earlier, then wouldn't all this have happened? In fact, recognizing her back wouldn't have any harm to the Marquis' Mansion, right?
It’s all Bai’s fault!
Marquis Rong'an glanced at his wife with some dissatisfaction. If she hadn't always talked about nonsense, he wouldn't have been led astray by her and made the wrong decision.
Yes, she was actually not as magnanimous as she thought. In her heart, she was afraid of An, but An had been dead for so many years.
And Zhichun, she was his daughter after all. He hadn't held it against her for losing his daughter, so why was she stopping her from returning to her roots?
Marquis Rong'an secretly made up his mind that once this matter was over, he would let Xu Zhichun take back the Marquis Rong'an Mansion.
It was impossible for the wife of Marquis Rong'an to go to the Shuntian government office in person, and Marquis Rong'an did not want to go either, so he sent the housekeeper there.
Unfortunately, Liang Minglang was currently sitting in the back hall of the Shuntian Prefecture government office. It was natural for him to be concerned since his only blood relative in the world had been kidnapped.
A steward in the Rong'an Marquis Mansion is not good enough at all.
Therefore, Yi from Shuntian Prefecture understood the attitude of the Rong'an Marquisate: it was obvious that they did not attach much importance to Madam Bai.
That's easy.
The Shuntian prefect would no longer tolerate Aunt Bai's disturbance. When the finger clamp was applied, Aunt Bai really cried out to the sky.
She finally felt afraid. She originally thought that with the support of the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, the government wouldn't dare to do anything to her, but now she understood that they did.
There are both witnesses and evidence. She was caught red-handed on the spot. She personally attacked Liang Mingxuan and insulted him with her own mouth. The yamen runners are all evidence.
She can't deny it.
Whether she admits it or not, it doesn't matter anymore.
Aunt Bai was imprisoned.
Likewise, he was sentenced to exile.
A little more serious than her son's, five years.
As for Butler Bai, he was beaten half to death with thirty sticks and was dragged into prison, where he was also exiled for five years.
When the news reached the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion, his wife broke down and burst into tears.
Only then did Marquis Rong'an realize that Liang Minglang was actually present at the time, and it must have been him who forced the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture to impose a heavier sentence.
Rong'an Hou couldn't help cursing, his anger surging: "Does he know that he should actually call me father-in-law? How dare he go so far!"
Marquis Rong'an had no choice but to rush to the Shuntian Prefecture government office and demand a heavy sentence.
The same old rhetoric: The mastermind was definitely not Aunt Bai, but Butler Bai. Aunt Bai was there personally, saying and doing all that, and it wasn't hard to understand. Her son was exiled, and as a woman, she didn't have many thoughts or concerns, only caring and doting on her only son. Therefore, her impulsive words and actions were understandable.
This is not a judgment based on the impulse of the moment.
Shuntian Prefecture Governor knew full well that this was a contest between the two marquisates, and the matter could be big or small. He didn't care, and let them discuss it among themselves.
Marquis Rong'an had no choice but to visit Marquis Wuxuan's mansion.
Liang Minglang met him in the flower hall in the front yard, and refused to give in despite his reserved apology and willingness to pay compensation.
"Mingxuan is my brother. My Lord, do you know what the officers from the Jiucheng Military Headquarters and Shuntian Prefecture heard that vicious woman say to my brother? She said she would personally break his hands so that he would never be able to hold a pen or write again. She said I had killed her son, and this was my retribution!"
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