Chapter 27
After the duck skin is rolled in the hot oil, there will still be a little bit of crunchy feeling, and it has the unique sweetness of the two-point Sichuan style. The taste and taste are the best.
"This... this concubine can't help it." Concubine An frowned deeply, lowered her head, and said in a soft voice, "My father... he is a bad gambler, he always gambles when he has money, My concubine can't stop him."
"Yeah." Chu Qin sighed with a smile, "Either everyone is unwilling to get involved with gamblers? They are bottomless pits, and it's not worth it to borrow money, and they will also lend their relatives. Pull them all into the fire pit. Even if I give you this money, I am destined to help only for a while, but not for the rest of my life."
"Then what should I do!" Aunt An became more and more anxious, "He is a stingy...concubine. If you don't give him the money, he will really dare to go to the Guogong's mansion to make trouble, Madam Hu..." She was about to cry, and she didn't care that she had just been beaten on her body, so she bowed her head and knelt down again, "Miss, you I'll help the concubine this time... only this time. If there is any trouble in the future, the concubine won't look for you anymore..."
Chu Qin looked down at her, feeling very strange for a while. Because Aunt An was really expecting her to settle this matter—Aunt An, who had fought with her for two lifetimes, was expecting her to make peace!
She glanced in a complicated mood, looked at Mammy Zhang first, and said politely, "Mammy has to go this time. I'll discuss this with my aunt, please come back." After that,
she gave a wink . She signaled Qingqiu to send it off, and Mammy Zhang respectfully blessed her and left, and Chu Qin stretched out her hand to help Aunt An again.
Auntie An knelt down and refused to get up: "Miss..."
"Get up, do you think I'm afraid that you'll be asking me for money endlessly?" She added some strength to her hand as she spoke. I didn't dare to be hard on her, but I stood up anyway.
Chu Qin said again with a pleasant face: "If you want me to tell me, this matter needs to be cut quickly to avoid future troubles." She looked at Concubine An's eyes, "Let me ask you, can you be ruthless enough to break up with your father? Are you in touch?"
Auntie An hesitated: "What do you mean, lady?"
Chu Qin smiled and said lightly, "If you are too ruthless, let's be tough and let him go to the Dingguo Gongfu to make trouble. It's self-indulgent for ordinary people to make trouble in the Guogongfu. If Mrs. Hu doesn't want to cause death, she can be beaten and thrown out. As for you, just stay with me for the time being. If Mrs. Hu is angry but wants to call you back and punish him, I will Tell her that it's fine for you to serve me here, and she's not good at forcing people because of her face, so this matter is over." After
she said that, she waited for Auntie An's reaction, and Auntie An bit her lower lip tightly. , so angry that he didn't dare to look at her: "If it's just this father, my concubine would also like to cut off the relationship with him. It's just... my mother is still at home, if my father suffers a loss in the Guogong's mansion and doesn't get the money, he will have to go back. Hit my mother. The concubine is still... and has a younger sister, who is only eleven years old now. If he thinks about money, he will go crazy, I am afraid... I am afraid that he will sell his sister to
a brothel ." red.
If an eleven-year-old girl was sold to a brothel, it would be like entering a hell on earth. A decent gentleman who doesn't set foot in a brothel at all will probably take it for granted that such a small child will not pick up guests even if he enters the brothel, and Zuo only does some work of serving tea and pouring water, but the truth is not like that. There are all kinds of wicked people in this world. Eight out of ten girls who were sold to brothels at a young age would not survive for half a year.
Chu Qin has lived his whole life, and has heard a little about those pickled things. Looking at Auntie An's appearance, I suddenly felt that this person was not so hateful.
However, when An Shi was sad, she had other thoughts, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she grabbed Chu Qin's sleeves with both hands, clenching them tightly, like grabbing a life-saving straw: "Madam, The concubine has a confused idea! Anyway... Anyway, the son has never touched the concubine, or you can be the master and find someone to sell the concubine! The concubine knows that she has nothing to do, but this face is still I've seen it before, if you sell it to some small official's house as a concubine or maid, you can always sell some money. Then you... just raise your hand and give the money to my father, and he can't ask for money in the future. I'm here to ask for it."
Chu Qin took a deep breath. The girl had to sell herself. She had heard that girls from poor families were forced to take this step when they were forced into a desperate situation, especially when there was a natural disaster.
But she didn't expect Aunt An would be forced to make this idea.
She looked at Concubine An and said, "I know you're afraid of Madam Hu, but if you do as you say, no matter where I sell you, he won't be able to find out where the money comes from, so he has to sell your sister. If you can find out, you will find your new master family—how do you know that the new master family can be more benevolent and kinder than Mrs. Hu? Mrs. Hu can get angry and kill you, but they can’t?
” The aunt shuddered: "Then..."
"Stop thinking like that." Chu Qin took a deep breath, "Do you dare to believe that I won't hurt you, give me an IOU? Just write that you owe me three thousand Two silvers. If you want to sign and stamp, you will go to the court, and the court can recognize it."
"Three thousand taels?!" Aunt An was shocked by the number.
Chu Qin's expression didn't change: "Yes, three thousand taels. No matter who asks, you will bite to death and say that you did take the money from me and asked your father to borrow it. It doesn't matter if you see the money, he is a gambler, he can't keep money in his hand, and what he says is unreliable, and no one will help him."
Aunt An understood her words, but still Didn't understand her plan: "Then... after that?" On
the same day, Aunt An moved to their yard. If the house they rented was not much bigger than the Dingguo Mansion, even if it was only Hemuyuan, it would be smaller, but it was still very spacious for the two of them, and there were still two or three empty yards.
Chu Qin asked them to allocate the most decent yard in the east to Auntie An, and then asked them to follow Gui Yan, who was beside Auntie An, to pack her things, and told them that if they were questioned by Auntie Hu, they would only say that she would take An. Auntie stayed, no need to mention anything else.
A few people took orders and left, and it was about three in the afternoon when they came back. Gui Yan politely thanked the few who helped, and went into An's bedroom alone. Seeing An's lying on the bed in a daze, she leaned over and said, "Auntie is badly hurt? Too cruel."
Auntie An sighed.
Mammy Zhang was really ruthless, she was beaten seven or eight times, and she couldn't sit or lie down, but it was much more ruthless than when Madam Hu asked Mama Cui to punish her last time.
Gui Yan pursed her lips: "But it's a good thing for my aunt to move here, it's always closer to the son, and it's more convenient to do things. If you ask the servant to say, the aunt should think of a way to let the son know about this today, and let the son understand Madam Chu. How did you take advantage of someone's danger?"
"Gui Yan!" Auntie An frowned and looked at her sideways, "What nonsense are you talking about, Madam Chu is helping me."
"But she's so good, why beat you!" Gui Yan said, "Besides...the three thousand taels of silver IOU is in her hands, how do you know that she will not change her mind? If you can let the young master know the truth, you can also protect yourself, don't die unknown. White."
"Gui Yan." Concubine An's face darkened, "We can't tell the difference between good and bad. If you say this again, don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between master and servant."
Gui Yan's heart tightened and she became dumb. Dumb, dare not say any more. She went to pack up without saying a word, walked to the closet, but silently glared at Aunt An.
Eat what's inside and outside, what the hell!
Without the help of Mrs. Hu, how could she be so comfortable as a concubine in the palace? Go dream!
The sun is setting, and the twilight is all around. In the afternoon, Chu Qin was fascinated by reading the book. After reading two books in one go, he realized that it was already so late. He took out his pocket watch and looked: it was six o'clock.
Pei Yan hasn't come back yet. Judging from this situation, he probably won't come back for dinner. She didn't wait any longer, ordered Qingqiu to pass the meal, and told Qingquan: "An's moved here suddenly today. I'm afraid the kitchen won't have time to prepare another table of meals. You can invite her to come and use it together."
"Nuo." Qingquan went to spread the word after being blessed. When An Shi, who had been bored in the room for a long time, heard that Chu Qin asked her to have dinner together, she couldn't help but feel nervous for a while, because they hadn't used it together since Chu Qin came to the door. Over dinner.
Moreover, there is a clear distinction between wives and concubines. Most of the time when the wife calls the concubine's room to eat in the past, it is mostly for the sake of talking nicely, but in fact, the concubine's room serves in the past.
This is a kind of discipline, and it is also a prestige. During this period, it is easy to make mistakes, so that the concubines can know that the authority of the mistress is inviolable.
However, An shi thought of Chu Qin's help in her heart, and felt that even Li Wei would recognize her.
So An shi went into Chu Qin's house again nervously. Chu Qin was so rude that she sat there waiting for her, and she started the dishes by herself as soon as the dishes were served. As soon as Mrs An entered the door and saw that she had already eaten on her own, she couldn't help but get even more nervous. She walked over to her and whispered, "My lady, forgive me, my concubine is late."
"It came very quickly." Chu Qin glanced at her, "I just ate it too. Hurry up and take it while it's hot."
Concubine An was stunned for a moment. She looked at Chu Qin in confusion, and couldn't believe that Chu Qin really asked her to eat.
But she quickly settled down, grabbed the bowl and chopsticks next to her, but didn't sit down, she stretched out her hand to pick up the dishes: "My concubine, serve the lady..."
She was wise and wise, because there was nothing else in the way of Mrs. Hu. happened before. At that time, the matter of her entry into the government had just been decided, and she had not been officially admitted to Muyuan, but she was temporarily living in the Guogong's residence. One day Mrs. Hu called her to have dinner, she sat down and used it without knowing the importance, and was reprimanded the next moment.
She was so frightened that she knelt down and pleaded guilty, and was beaten on the back by the ruler one after another. Madam Hu just sat there and watched coldly, telling her that this was the government's mansion, not those unruly small households. Let her remember who she is. Even if it is an ordinary meal at home, she can't serve it on anyone's table.
An shi didn't want to suffer that bitterness again. As she spoke, she quickly picked up a piece of fried lily and sent it to Chu Qin's bowl without saying a word. Chu Qin held the bowl subconsciously and hid: "Don't, you eat yours,"
An Shi's hand was hanging there Stiffened, Chu Qin was not too embarrassed, and laughed dryly: "I don't like other people's hands when I'm eating... It's more fragrant to pick up your own dishes. Don't be polite, sit down and eat."
An's letter Now, Chu Qin is really staying with her for dinner.
But this made her even more at a loss. She lowered her head and hesitated for a long time until Chu Qin looked up at her again: "What's wrong?"
"Miss..." An's cheeks were flushed, "Concubine... Concubine's body I just received the punishment today, so it's not very convenient to sit."
"..." Chu Qin took a breathless breath and coughed dryly, "Blame me, blame me." She hurriedly called Qingqiu Qingquan, "distribute some dishes for my aunt to bring to the Westinghouse." Then he said to Auntie An, "Go ahead. You can stand or sit as you like."
They were all at ease. Otherwise, although Auntie An could stand by her and use it, she felt awkward, as if someone was staring at her to eat.
An shi thanked him sullenly, and followed Qingqiu Qingquan away. Chu Qin looked at her back and clicked silently, sighing that it was really useful to look good.
With such a face on Auntie An, she probably asks anyone to take care of her when something goes wrong! She couldn't even be ruthless when she looked at this stunning and pitiful person, let alone a man?
Chu Qin couldn't help laughing, shook his head and continued to eat.
After a while, a greeting sounded in the yard, and it was Pei Yan who came back. He carried the food box in his own hands, and strode in. When Chu Qin heard the sound of Wen An, he wanted to go out to greet him, but he was blocked by him as soon as he reached the door of the room.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back to the house: "This is delicious, you should try it while it's hot."
"...What?" Chu Qin was stunned for a moment, and Pei Yan put the food box on the table. , lifted the lid, and looked at her as if taking credit.
Chu Qin glanced at the big bowl of red oil: "Cooking?"
"Roast duck." Pei Yan said with a smile, "I passed Wangshu Tower when I came back, and I went to try it when I heard that there was a new dish on the market. I thought it was good, so I brought you a copy."
While Chu Qin listened to him, he was already tempted by the smell of roast duck.
Maocai is a classic in Sichuan cuisine. The seasoning is basically the same. You should use onion, ginger, garlic, star anise, pepper and other spices to sauté until fragrant, and then make a sufficient amount of red oil. Some shops also like to add bean paste. The taste is spicy and rich.
But it's up to you what you like to put in it. Those who want meat can come with ham with yellow throat and duck blood, and those who want to be vegetarian can have potatoes with lotus root and bean skin.
The roast duck, as the name suggests, is to put the roasted duck into the dish. The roast duck is sliced together with the meat. After the duck skin is rolled in the hot oil, there will still be a little bit of crispness, which is unique to Sichuan style. The sweetness, the taste and the taste are all set.
Chu Qin looked happy, partly because he had eaten something he liked, partly because he was happy that he could still remember to bring her something delicious when he went out to socialize.
So she happily pulled him to sit, and then greeted Qingqiu to serve him a meal. Pei Yan originally said "I've eaten it", but sitting next to her, she picked up chopsticks unknowingly, and ate a few mouthfuls of roast duck with rice.
Then he realized that his taste was really spoiled by her. He thought he was full, but now he just took two bites at will, but he didn't move the light dishes on the table, and only ate the roast duck.
Sichuan cuisine is indeed fragrant...
Pei Yan confessed his fate to himself.
In the west room across from the main room, Aunt An also heard Pei Yan's return. She subconsciously looked at the tightly closed door, and was lost for a moment, but she finally lowered her head and dismissed all thoughts.
Therefore, Concubine An only asked someone to tell Chu Qin after finishing her meal, and she quietly retire. It was only then that Pei Yan knew that she had come, and he was not surprised, but he didn't ask anything, so he let her go.
After lying down on the bed, Chu Qin took care to tell him what happened during the day, not even ignoring the fact that he wrongly blamed Mrs. An for letting Mammy Zhang hit her a few times, and sighed after speaking. With a sound, he arched into Pei Yan's arms: "Mother Zhang hit her hard, and I regret the beating. If I had known she wasn't taking me, I wouldn't have embarrassed her."
Pei Yan hugged her and laughed. : "She used to be a troublemaker herself, so I can't blame you now." After a while, he tutted lightly, "But you, why do you still care about her? Let her go back if I tell her, and let my mother make up her mind. She is someone from the fortress from her mother, so she should take care of the trouble."
"I know Mrs. Hu is not at ease." Chu Qin pursed her lips slightly and looked up at him, "But I see Mrs. Hu. The lady doesn't care much about her life. If we don't care, Madam Hu will really kill her."
Pei Yan refused to comment, only asked: "Then you don't hate her anymore?"
"You still hate her." Chu Qin thought about it, "But hating her is two different things from watching her die. So... you should be my help. She wants to feel at ease. In the future, if she will take revenge for her kindness, I will laugh at me as you like, and who will make me stupid?"
In fact, she regretted giving An shi an idea today. In the mansion, it's rare to see grievances and grievances disappearing with a smile, and revenge for revenge happens every day. She doesn't know if An shi will bite her back.
Pei Yan laughed, turned over and kissed her on the neck: "Don't worry, I'm sure I won't laugh at you, we Qinqin have good intentions, so it wouldn't be a bad intention to help her like this, how could we be laughed at? "
Chu Qin sighed, looked at him and blinked: "You're used to me!"
"I'm telling the truth." Pei Yan said in a serious tone, "When will her father come? I'll stay at home to help You?"
"No." Chu Qin shook his head and said very confidently, "You are busy with you, I will do this myself. Her father is a rogue, but his status is low, if I don't care about that. If things are not settled, how will you take care of the house in the future?"
"That's fine." Pei Yan nodded, and continued, "I've asked Wang Yu to stay at home these few days, and I will go to see who and where I go every day in advance. Tell him. If you can't stand it, ask someone to go back to me, and I'll come back at any time."
"Alright." Chu Qin replied, still thinking about the business, he felt that his hand was dishonest, inch by inch. touch her clothes.
"...Again!" She glared at him subconsciously, but he was righteous: "What is 'again'? It's been two days."
"It's only two days!" Chu Qin laughed angrily, he didn't care, leaned over and kissed it , all her struggles were blocked by him.
In the next few days, Pei Yan went out early and returned late to be busy with entertainment day after day, while Chu Qin and Mrs An waited day after day for the gambler to come.
But in the past few days, because he had nothing to do, Chu Qin often called An shi into the room to talk. An Shi was nervous at first, and hurriedly apologized for accidentally knocking over the tea. Later, she gradually relaxed. Seeing that Chu Qin was a female celebrity, she could still help with the embroidery thread carelessly by the side.
Waiting like this until the tenth day of the first lunar month, An Chengren, An's father, finally came.
It was a bit cloudy that day and the humidity was heavy. Chu Qin always wanted to eat spicy food more at such times. Since he woke up early, he was thinking of a lot of classic spicy dishes such as spicy chicken and boiled fish. But I saw Qingqiu entering the door through the curtain, looking at her making sachets and looking at Mrs An who was helping next to her, and said softly, "Miss, Concubine An's father is here."
Both of them raised their heads, Chu Qin glanced at Qingqiu and then at Aunt An, clearly seeing that she was a little nervous.
An Shiqiang calmed down, got up and said, "Miss, then the concubine will go to see him first."
"Go." Chu Qin nodded, "Remember to speak at the gate and don't let him in."
"The concubine . Remember." An Shi was blessed and left with a sullen face.
After she left, Chu Qin sewed two more stitches, but she couldn't sit still, so she simply put down her needlework and called Qingqiu: "Find two dexterous servants to go to the concierge, keep an eye on them, and don't let anything happen. "
She asked Mrs An to see An Chengren at the gate because she knew that he was a rascal. If something went wrong in the yard, she was afraid that she would not be able to explain clearly, and he would have to restrain himself in public.
But the reason why a rogue is a rogue is that it is unreasonable and regardless of the occasion. Even in the public, Chu Qin has to beware of his troubles ending badly.
In the end, she was right, An Chengren really started making trouble at the gate. As soon as the concierge saw something wrong, they quickly sent someone to talk back and forth. Chu Qin hurried out. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw An Chengren carrying An's collar from a distance.
An shi is petite, but An Chengren is a big man with three big and three thick men. When An shi was lifted by him like this, his feet left the ground. An Chengren pressed her against the red gate and scolded her: "You are a cheap bastard who loses money! After you have been with you for so many years, you have been sent to the Guogong's mansion to eat and drink spicy food, and now you can't get any money?!"
An Shi was afraid of him, but this time he was hit and dizzy, and he couldn't help shaking all over. , clasping his wrist on the collar tightly with both hands, crying: "Dad, my daughter did my best! My daughter is for you, and now... Now I owe the lady of the main house three thousand taels of silver, and the lady was so angry that day that she almost got angry. Beat me to death!"
"Bah!" An Chengren threw An's hand to the ground with a flick of his hand, and scolded his eyebrows, "Where did you get the three thousand taels of silver! When will Lao Tzu want to live like that with you? Some money! Don't blame Lao Tzu for the things you caused yourself!"
He had been deadlocked with Mrs An at the door for a long time, attracting all the neighbors to watch. From the beginning to the end, only this sentence is true. He did not ask An Shi for so much money, but this sentence caused the most anger.
"Tsk tsk, he's really a gambler..." The stall vendor pointed and pointed in a low voice, "Listening to what his girl said, I thought it was just a small bet, who would have thought there were so many!"
These words fell into An Chengren In his ears, it made him even more angry, and he stared at him viciously, making the vendor shudder with fright.
However, An Chengren is a scumbag. He glared at the gossiping peddler, then turned around and kicked An's body: "Don't talk nonsense here! I used to be able to send you to the Duke's Mansion, but today I can let the country go. The manor will divorce you and send you to the kiln to exchange money!"
This kick was in the middle of the mouth, An Shi's brows were wrinkled, and she held back a breath, but a mouthful of sweetness still poured out.
Chu Qin, who was still three or five steps away from the door, was startled and said in a deep voice, "Hold him down!"
The little servant who came out with him on both sides immediately rushed out when he heard the sound, held down An Chengren with all his hands, and knelt down directly. Chu Qin was very calm, but he didn't take a quick step, and stepped out of the house steadily. Qingqiu immediately placed a rosewood Taishi chair under the porch and asked her to take a seat.
Chu Qin sat down with a cold expression, looked at An Chengren, and sneered: "Where did the disciples come from, even the people of the government's mansion dare to move? It's better to kill them on the spot to make a clean.
" Hearing that, he shouted: "I'm her father! I and Dingguo Gongfu are in-laws! I see who dares to touch me!"
Chu Qin was speechless. Even her parents didn't dare to show the family tree in front of Dingguo Gongfu. An Chengren actually dared to put gold on his face. No wonder he dared to fight at the gate and beat him so hard.
An Shi stood up and walked forward on his knees, tears welling up: "Miss, please spare your concubine!"
This was what they had discussed, but at this moment, Chu Qin was really feeling uncomfortable.
She has changed many things since her rebirth, but it is impossible to change An's family, which means that An's family has always been like this, no matter in this life or the last. In her last life, she never knew that An's family was so miserable. Now that she knew it, she couldn't even imagine what happened to An's family after she was divorced and returned to her parents' home.
But now I don't know that when she showed mercy to An's in public, seeing An Chengren's side struggling to get up, she swept away with a glance, and Qingqiu immediately snapped: "What's the trouble! Our lady is Pei Saburo of Dingguo Gongfu. Madam, as you are, you have to kneel and speak, kneel!"
Qingqiu's voice was clear but full of confidence, the two sentences really frightened An Chengren, and even the crowd took two steps back involuntarily. .
Chu Qin raised his eyelids, and said slowly, "An's borrowed money will not be repaid, I don't look at her face, but I have to look at the husband's face, I can't say anything. Now that you are a father, it's just right, so... She tilted her head slightly, but her eyes were still fixed on An Chengren's face, "Qingquan, go to the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment and invite an adult who can decide the case, and say that we have a foreign debt case in the Dingguo Gongfu, please ask him Break right and wrong."
An Chengren shuddered unexpectedly.
He was indeed used to being domineering in front of his family, but he dared to hit An Shi just now because he recognized her nonsense. Seeing Chu Qin come out now, he didn't expect her to dare to call the Ministry of Justice to come to take control. He felt that something was wrong in his heart, and he became weak, but he still shouted in a strong manner: "What are you calling the Ministry of Justice! I... I didn't ask for this money. I didn't!"
Chu Qin ignored him, just as the concierge brought her tea when she was seated, she took two sips of tea.
When she put down the tea cup, she glanced at An shi coldly again.
They originally discussed that, in order to make the show look real and make the neighbors feel that the An family is in the wrong, the bitter meat plan should be used or can be used. But now An Chengren's heart-felt kick made An Shi vomit blood, and Chu Qin really didn't dare to touch her. Any rascals dare to bring things here! I gave you a good look for a few days during the Chinese New Year, and you have forgotten the lessons of Su Ri!"
An shi knelt in front of her, trembling and didn't dare to look up. It was because that kick made her uncomfortable, she was in a trance for a moment after hearing Chu Qin's cold eyes, only to say that she really offended the mistress of the house, and she couldn't help feeling chills all over her body.
Her reaction is just right, and it can arouse the sympathy of the onlookers. After some whispers, a plainly dressed woman took the money and dared to talk to Chu Qin: "This lady, I'm a baker in our street, you've bought it a few times before. I'll be ashamed to talk too much!"
Chu Qin sighed, thinking that although they had to do enough tricks, they didn't have to offend the irrelevant neighbors, so he laughed: "I remember your family's cooking cake. I have something to say. You tell me, let me listen."
The woman said, "I usually see that you are also a benevolent master. It is indeed unlucky to be harassed at the door of the house for nothing. But you see, now this is a good bet for being a father, isn't it? What a thing, this girl looks pitiful. You do it well, don't bother with her, after all, they all live under the same roof, why are they so ugly?"
When Chu Qin heard this, hey, this is true. Suitable!
She stood up and raised her voice: "This aunt, do you know how much she borrowed from me? A total of three thousand taels of silver! Is it good for you to be such a noble lady? Thick, such a huge sum of money cannot be arbitrarily misappropriated. I saw that she was pitiful and could not bear it, so I took the money from her dowry and gave it to her. You know, the dowry is something that a woman's family can live in."
Speaking of this, she ruthlessly Di gouging out An Shi's eyes, and then continued: "Now this money is not enough for years and months, and she will bring trouble to the door of the house. If this matter continues to be understood, how can I get a foothold in this family? You say , can I not be angry?"
Chu Qin said it with sincerity, causing everyone to whisper again. She seized the opportunity to look at Mrs An coldly again, and said bluntly: "If you pay back the money today, I will treat you as my sister in the future. If you don't pay, you should be punished and punished according to the criminal law. Board against board, you have to explain to me horizontally and vertically!"
An Shi fell to his knees and wept silently. In fact, she should have said something right now, but An Chengren kicked her so hard that her chest hurt in waves, and she couldn't say a word.
Seeing her like this, Chu Qin couldn't help but feel anxious. It was still cold today, and she was afraid that Mrs An would kneel for such a long time after being kicked.
Fortunately, their house was not far from the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. Qingqiu went there in a carriage that had been prepared, and returned with the officials of the Ministry of Punishment in a short time.
At this time of the year, there is nothing to do in the yamen, and the people who stay on duty every day have long hair. So when this person heard that Dingguo Gongfu had something to do, not only did he not feel annoyed, but his eyes lit up - not only to pass the time, but also to reward money, where to find it?
So when he got out of the car, Chu Qin could see that he was in high spirits: "My lady is well."
"It's time for you to work." Chu Qin returned a blessing.
On the way here, the punishment officer had heard Qiu explain clearly, and immediately stopped talking nonsense, and asked Chu Qin if there was any evidence for borrowing money.
Qingquan handed over the receipt without Chu Qin opening his mouth. When the officer of the Ministry of Punishment took a look, it was clearly written that An shi had borrowed 3,000 taels of silver to repay his father's gambling debt, and promised to repay it in a month. There are handprints in black and white, the date is the winter month of last year, and it should be paid back in the twelfth lunar month.
The officer of the Ministry of Punishment looked at Mrs. An: "Do you recognize this document?"
Mrs. An's face was as pale as paper, and she nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yes, there is this matter... It was my wife and I who borrowed three thousand taels of silver, I gave it to daddy..."
An Chengren struggled again over there: "No! No!" His eyes were wide open, and he was about to get up, but was finally pressed back by the servants on both sides, "I didn't see this Money! No!"
Chu Qin lowered his eyes calmly.
In this situation, everyone will think that An Chengren is not a thing. It's not a thing anymore, how can you believe what you say?
The punishment officer walked up to her: "I don't know how the lady wants to solve it?"
Chu Qin raised his eyes: "I want them to pay back the money."
An Chengren was still shouting: "I didn't see the money! It doesn't matter to me! Whoever borrowed it will pay it back!" The
Xingbu officer glanced at him, then looked at Chu Qin, and lowered his voice: "Actually, what he said makes sense."
"Whoever borrowed it will pay it back."
Naturally, Chu Qin also understands it, but she dares to cast this play because she knows that there is a saying "people don't fight against officials" since ancient times, and it's also reasonable.
She smiled and looked at the Criminal Bureau officer in front of her: "As the saying goes, the father's debt is repaid by the son, and the son's debt is repaid by the father. After his daughter was married to our house, he got a lot of benefits. , the money was taken by him to pay off the gambling debt, and I asked his daughter, but I can't come out." The
criminal bureau official nodded: "I know that."
Chu Qin continued: "If he doesn't know the money It's his daughter's fault; but if he knew about it, or if he had instigated it, wouldn't he be to blame?" The
Xingbu officer was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.
He looked at An Chengren and shook the IOU in his hand: "The IOU in black and white is here, and it is written that it is for you to repay the gambling debt. If it is false, could it be that your married daughter deliberately harmed you? Why is she here? Paying back the debt is justified, and now that you refuse to admit it, then go to the Punishment Department with me!"
"No, wait..." An Chengren was really scared this time, trembling all over his body, then The criminal bureau official didn't intend to ignore him, so he was detained and left.
Anyone who is detained like this will understand that if they go to court, they will be sentenced.
Chu Qin watched coldly, seeing that An Shi was seriously injured, and felt that An Chengren was not wronged by the punishment of the Ministry of Punishment. Unexpectedly, An Chengren's straw bag reached the extreme, and he immediately gave up and shouted, "Yes! I have this money! I will pay it back slowly in the future... will it be okay!" The
punishment officer turned his head to look at Chu Qin, Chu Qin Raising his eyebrows : "No." The
Ministry of Punishment official frowned, An Chengren gritted his teeth, and resigned: "I accept the money, but you...you want me to pay it back in three minutes, I can't take it out, or you can call me. Kill me?"
It seemed like he was acting like a rogue again.
Chu Qin's face was expressionless: "I have to ask you to pay it back today." She paused in her words, and then continued to think slowly, "Not only these three thousand taels, but also her more than ten days overdue. The money and the money for the medicine you beat must be paid back together. But I will not deceive you, I will ask the beater to estimate the price, and let’s go according to the law.”
An Chengren listened stupidly . .
He used to deceive people from time to time, but he didn't understand how the noble lady in front of him could deceive him and change the laws at the same time. Is this reasonable?
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