Chapter 12: Complaint at the Yamen
Qin Lang frowned slightly and looked at the old woman: "Come to the mansion to take someone away?"
"Yes, sir, those people have tied up everyone in the front yard. Go and have a look."
Qin Lang was surprised. Who had the guts to come to the Qin family and commit murder for no reason in broad daylight under the emperor's feet?
Could it be Lin Zhiyi?
"Mom, I'll go take a look."
Qin Lang brought two servants to the outer courtyard and shouted, "Stop! Who are you?"
Shopkeeper Tong turned around and saw Qin Lang. He casually bowed and showed Qin Lang the indenture and house deed in his hand.
"Master Qin, you've arrived just in time. I'm Manager Tong from Chen's House. Madam Lin has sold this house, including the servants, to our Chen's House. I hope Master Qin and the people in the house will move out as soon as possible."
Qin Lang paused, afraid he had misheard, and asked Shopkeeper Tong again for confirmation: "What? Sold?"
"Yes, Master Qin, they have all been approved by the government."
Qin Lang then looked carefully at Manager Tong's hand, and sure enough, it was stamped with the official seal of the government.
Qin Lang's expression changed color almost instantly.
Good job, Lin Zhiyi, she actually did something tricky to him. It seems that he shouldn't divorce her, but should lock her up in the backyard and torture her every day.
He had a strong premonition that the dowry was probably stolen by Lin Zhiyi.
But when facing Tong, the shopkeeper of Chenji Yahang, he still had to give him some face.
The reason is that the boss behind Chen Ji is someone he can't afford to offend.
He cupped his hands and said, "Manager Tong, you don't know that I have divorced that woman, and this house and these servants belong to our Qin family. She has no say."
Shopkeeper Tong curled his lips, his expression showing even more sarcasm, "My Chenji only buys things based on deeds, and that deed does have Madam Lin's seal on it, and it has been approved by the government.
Since Mr. Qin said this house is yours, please produce the evidence."
"this……"
Qin Lang was speechless for a moment. He couldn't say that this was Lin Zhiyi's dowry and he had embezzled it.
If this were the case, he would be criticized and scolded to death.
"Since Sir Qin is unable to provide evidence, please move out as soon as possible. I, Chen Ji, am not unreasonable. I will grant you one day's grace so that Sir Qin can make proper arrangements."
Before Qin Lang could say anything, he heard Old Lady Qin roar, "Don't even think about it! My son passed the imperial examination and became a high-ranking official. How dare you ask my Qin family to move out?"
Madam Qin's words did not frighten the people of Yaxing, but instead made them show sarcasm on their faces.
Qin Lang holds a lot of official positions in Chang'an City.
What's more, if it weren't for the Lin family, would he be where he is today?
"Where's Lin Zhiyi? Lang'er, have you caught Lin Zhiyi?"
If Lin Zhiyi was brought back, she would definitely let Lang'er teach Lin Zhiyi a lesson and make her life worse than death.
Seeing that Manager Tong ordered people to tie up all the servants in the inner courtyard, Qin Lang was secretly anxious.
The servants he sent to look for Lin Zhiyi had not returned yet.
When the eldest brother went to report to the police, he was nowhere to be found.
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At this time, Lin Zhiyi also came to the Jingzhao Prefecture government office and sued Qin Lang for divorcing his wife without reason and embezzling her dowry.
She was surrounded by a group of women, about forty or fifty in number.
These women were all found by Fang Mama in the market. They were all good at talking and fighting. Each of them was paid 500 coins. If they performed well, they could get one or two taels of silver, and the highest was ten taels of silver.
That was ten taels of silver, which was not even their family’s annual harvest. The women were very tempted.
In order to show their sincerity, before they worked for Lin Zhiyi, Fang Mama had already given each of them a deposit of one hundred coins.
They had already spread the story of Qin Lang divorcing his wife and remarrying, seizing his first wife's dowry, and forcing his first wife to abort their child.
Seeing that Lin Zhiyi had dared to show up, Qin Dalang couldn't help but yell, "Tell me! Where did you hide the Qin family's things?"
His face turned pale and he glared at Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi just glanced at him lightly and ignored him.
When Qin Dalang saw that Lin Zhiyi dared not look at him straight in the eye, he became furious and immediately rushed over with his fists clenched.
He thought to himself that he must teach her a lesson on behalf of his second brother. Lin Zhiyi is now the daughter of a criminal, and her status is even lower than that of a country boy like him.
Before he could reach Lin Zhiyi, he was stopped and surrounded by the old women.
Chai Ya glared at Qin Dalang angrily and ordered, "Beat him!"
In order to show off, the women responded to Chai Ya's command with more strength than the other.
Some women who were unable to squeeze in and beat Qin Dalang were a little upset.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Dalang lost his original aggressive aura and was left with only "Ahhh~" crying out in pain.
At this moment, the gate of the yamen opened, and the official shouted, "Who dares to cause trouble in front of the yamen?"
When the women saw the police coming out, they immediately stopped.
Qin Dalang's condition was very tragic at this time. His face was swollen beyond recognition. Not only did the bruises spread from his cheekbone to his temples, but there were also more than a dozen deep blood marks, which were obviously caused by scratches.
The injury around his eyes was more serious than that of his younger brother Qin Lang.
Qin Dalang immediately gained momentum when he saw the official. He pointed at Lin Zhiyi and said, "Officer, quickly arrest this person. This person is the one who committed the crime in front of the government office. She ordered it..."
Before Qin Dalang could finish his cry of injustice, Lin Zhiyi walked up, clenched the drumstick, and smashed it hard on the dusty drum.
“Bang!”
The drum beats were neither fast nor slow, but each sound was pleasant to the ear.
After three drum beats, Lin Zhiyi knelt down and said, "I, a humble girl named Lin, am suing the Qin family for bullying me because I am weak and alone, forcing me to leave the family, and taking away my dowry. Please, sir, help me!"
The officer immediately understood that the person beating the drum was actually Lin Zhiyi.
In the past few days, her story has been widely circulated among the people. Even if the people in the government office don't want to know, it has already reached their ears.
In the past, no one knew whether the eldest daughter of the Lin family had been bewitched. There were so many noblemen in the capital who wanted to marry her, but she refused to marry and instead fell in love with that powerless country boy.
On the day of her wedding, her dowry shocked the entire Chang'an city, comparable to a princess's wedding.
Later, the Lin family suddenly fell into trouble. They thought that the Qin family would be grateful and treat the Lin family's legitimate daughter well, but then the rumor came out that Qin Lang was going to marry the daughter of Minister He.
People were wondering what Lin Zhiyi would do if Qin Lang married He Jiaojiao, when news broke yesterday that Lin Zhiyi was divorced and she left the Qin family empty-handed, with all her hairpins and jewelry taken off.
The Qin family is too ruthless.
Qin Dalang was so anxious that he turned around and pointed at Lin Zhiyi and shouted, "Lin, stop talking nonsense here. You asked to leave the house on your own initiative. What does this have to do with my brother?"
As he spoke, he wanted to step forward.
But Chai Ya stopped him, "Officer, you saw it too. This man wanted to hit my daughter. If it weren't for these ladies who kindly stopped the villain, my daughter would be the one lying on the ground injured."
Seeing the officer glaring at him, Qin Dalang was so angry that he jumped up and down, "Officer, it's not me, it's her!"
The officer snorted coldly, "She is a weak woman who has only come to the yamen to complain about her grievances. What's wrong with that? Come, take him in first. I will report the truth to the Lord later."
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