Chapter 292: The County Lord Returns Home

e investigator soon received a report: the wall of the Third Prince's mansion had suddenly collapsed.Chi Hongfang was puzzled: "How did it collapse Why did the wall collapse in the middle of the night...Night Madam's heart skipped a beat, and she blurted out, "What are you What do you have to say for yourself if you've done something wrong"The officers reacted as if they had rehearsed it beforehand, all turning their heads in unison with surprised expressions. They looked at Night Madam and asked, "How did you get here Oh my, you're the wife of a first-rank general, how could you come to such a chaotic place"Madam herself didn't want to come here, it wasn't like I dragged her here willingly... 。He could not wait for her, her nephew shouted again: “She is my aunt, the shopkeeper of this Bai Pin Xiang. Why don't you come” Perhaps seeing the official’s polite attitude towards the old madam, the nephew became even more reliant— "I am the nephew of the old madam of the First Rank General’s Mansion. Who dares to touch me Whoever dares to touch me is disrespecting the First Rank General’s Mansion! My uncle in the underworld will not spare him!” His wife also chimed in: “Yes! We are people from the First Rank General's Mansion. Half of Bei Qi was built by the First Rank General's Mansion. Who dares to touch us I tell you, even five years of ginseng soup is made this way because of the old madam.” 。To sell freshly brewed wine as a hundred-year-old daughter's red, was also the old lady's idea. 。And that plate of meat, yes, it's pork, we just marinated it with lamb fat, it smells just like lamb. 。"But how can that be This is a restaurant opened by the General's Mansion. Even if someone eats and discovers the truth, who would dare to cause trouble on the General's Mansion's turf"

The moment these words left her lips, Old Madam Ye was so enraged that she almost fainted. 。I was still trying to figure out how to remove these two people, but now that they've spoken like this, if I try to pull them out again, the one who ends up in court will be me, this old woman. 。Then the old lady immediately stated, "Nonsense! I have no idea about these things at all! I've lived in seclusion for so long, this tavern is simply under my name. As for what kind of dishes they serve and what kind of alcohol they sell on a daily basis, how could I possibly know"To be on the safe side, she then turned to Princess Guiyue and said, "Princess Guiyue, I'm truly sorry, today I caused you trouble and inconvenience." 。Please rest assured, I will definitely repay the meal cost in full. Additionally, I will add another amount equal to the original cost as compensation for your kindness. 。Please, Your Highness, spare the General's Residence for the sake of my four granddaughters. 。As for these two, I will not exonerate them. 。“

‘Aunt, what do you mean’ The nephew was dumbfounded. ‘You don’t care about us anymore’

The niece-in-law was more direct: ‘Why don’t you care Every expense and every income of this restaurant is under your control. Last time on the procurement list, your private seal was still there. The broken wine and herbs that were less than five years old are all clearly written on it>>> 。"You just don't care The officials aren't fools!" He then asked the officer, "You can't let the mastermind go, can you"

The officer nodded. "Naturally not. After all, this matter is too big. The victim is a princess from another country. If things get out of hand, it wouldn't just be a local court; even the imperial court would be involved." 。"

Lady Ye was so angry she didn't know what to do. She didn't want to speak with the two of them, so she could only pin her hopes on Feng Zhaolian. " 。How could Zuo Zhuo possibly take her bait She just said to Ye Wenyan, "I heard this tavern wasn't like this before. The wine wasn't so expensive, and the ingredients were good too. It shouldn't cost five hundred taels of silver..." 。"Why is it that the price has gone up just when it's my turn to eat Ayan, did Bei Qi deliberately set me up"Jiang Wanting continued, "Why wasn't it like this before That's because this restaurant used to belong to Wen Yan's mother. Later, it was snatched away by Old Madam Ye, and it became like this overnight." 。"Oh, you missed the good times!" Chi Feifei also came over, "Getting up is really something else. Other families have elders who give their things to their descendants, but your family has elders who took their descendants' things and enjoyed them for themselves. The General's Mansion is truly living differently from other families!"Lady Ye understood now, this Gu Yue County Lord was intentional, making a fuss over the wine and food wasn't the point, the key was to bring up the topic of this tavern's ownership. 。But she didn't want to give it back. This Bai Pinxiang was the most profitable restaurant in Lin'an Inner City, and she wanted to use it to save more money for her second son! Giving it back now wouldn't it be a bargain for Mu Qianqiu that bitch She was thinking about this, barely uttering a word, while Feng Zhaolian had already stood up and was talking to the officer: "I've reported the case, the person and the stolen goods have been recovered, what happens next depends on how Lin'an Prefecture will give me an explanation as the county princess." 。If you find General Yipin's status too high and mighty to touch, then this county princess can only swallow this injustice for now. After all, this is your territory! But when I return to Guiyue, I shall definitely discuss this matter with my imperial cousin. 。"Listen carefully! If this matter can be settled in Lin'an, it must be settled here. If we wait until the princess returns to her country and goes with the King of Guiyue, things will get out of hand. Lin'an Prefecture absolutely cannot afford to handle this."Sister, hearing this, the officer immediately understood what was going on and declared: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the Northern Qi government will definitely uphold justice and will not show any favoritism. We will definitely give you an explanation about this matter." 。“The officer took the person away. The old lady's nephew and niece-in-law cried all the way, even telling everyone about everything the old lady had taught them.” 。The old lady listened and watched, feeling that the road from the winehouse to Lin'an Mansion seemed so long. At this slow pace, who knows what else those two might say! However, thinking about it again, she didn't seem to have told the two of them anything more besides the incident at the winehouse. This gave her a little peace of mind. 。The leading official didn't leave, he just stood there watching Old Mrs. Ye. 。The old woman was a bit frightened and trembled as she asked, "What are you looking at me for Could it be that you're going to take me to court"

The officer immediately replied, "That would never do. We couldn't possibly bring the elderly madam to the court of Lin'an Prefecture..." 。But this matter is of great importance, our magistrate will certainly report it to the court. The old madam should just wait for the imperial court summons instead of going on trial. At that time, the Emperor will question her, thus preserving the old madam's face. 。Additionally, Madam, please don't feel wronged. Both Lin'an Prefecture and our Northern Qi court have always upheld justice in handling cases. Just like the recent incident with Dr. Li's clinic, wasn't it handled fairly and impartially 。" As soon as she heard this, the old lady became even more frightened. 。The Li family is the mother's family of Empress Dowager. The Lin’an Prefecture dared to imprison the empress dowager's brother and niece, what else wouldn't they dare to do Now that the old man is gone, she is left as a lonely old woman. Could anyone possibly put her in their eyes

You can't go to the court hall, nor the imperial court. If this matter were brought to the imperial court, even for the sake of Empress Dowager's face, the emperor would have to punish them severely.

She had to settle things in this restaurant, and to settle this matter...

The old lady looked at Ye Wenyan, weighing her thoughts several times before finally having to bear the pain of giving up: "I'll give you back the restaurant, today this matter, I will compensate Princess Guiyue double, can you do me a favor, let's just forget about it!"

Her tone was very sincere, her voice lowered several tones. At least so far, Ye Wenyan had never seen the old woman lower her head so thoroughly... 。Then she laughed, "Such a good business has been ruined like this, we've offended all the customers. You want us to take it back Wouldn't that be wasting all those years my mother spent building it up Grandmother, this isn't returning something to its rightful owner, you're just throwing back a mess!" 。The old lady took a deep breath, “Then what do you want You can't really take this to court or the imperial court. The Ye family can't afford to lose face.”

You should think not only of yourself, but also of your older siblings. If the reputation of our family is ruined, we all suffer the consequences. 。"Grandmother is right, she's thinking about my older brothers and sisters who haven't married yet. That's why no matter what I do, I leave a way out for all of you, enough face for the Ye family." 。This time is no different, I cannot just stand by and watch the Ye family be dragged before the public or the court. 。But Grandmother, you also have to understand that the achievements left by my grandfather and father are not something that can be squandered endlessly. Sooner or later, there will come a time when no one will buy the face of the past people and things anymore. 。Those who benefit from the shade of a tree planted by someone else should show mercy to those who plant it. Don't take all the leaves, leave some for future generations. 。After she finished speaking, she raised her foot and walked away. 。A crowd of people followed behind, surging forward. 。The old lady stood in the wine shop, looking out. Her mind kept replaying Night Wenyan's words. 。But she couldn't understand. In her view, she had only picked leaves from the big house side, and she hadn't thrown them away casually after picking them. Instead, she had stuck them to the side of the second house. 。It's impossible for the large house to be divided equally. 。The deed to the restaurant has been re-registered at the government office and delivered back to General Mu's residence by an official. 。Since Feng Zhaolian stopped filing complaints and Old Madam Ye offered enough ransom, the couple from the Jiang family were released from the yamen. 。Last night, Lady Ye sent the person out of Lin'an and back to her home county of Xiuan. 。The next day, Lady Guiyue left the capital and bid farewell to the North Qi capital where she had resided for a month. 。The Qingcheng Sect sent the Lord Dust King to see them off, but only escorted him out of Lin'an City. 。And following Feng Zhaolian, besides the remaining Yuegui attendants, there was also the envoy sent by Beizhi to Guiyue country. 。The envoy went there on a mission, with the compensation calculated by Quan Qingcheng in his arms, determined to get the money from the King of Guiyue. 。For this matter, Quan Qingcheng did not hide anything from Feng Zhaolian. When she entered the palace to bid farewell this morning, he told her everything in detail. 。Feng Zhaolian had no objection to this, and she even worried that Quan Qingcheng would feel embarrassed to make the move and compensate too little. 。After learning that the number of people who would be going was quite a few, and that Zhu'er and Ye Chu Lian were also coming along, Feng Zhao Lian finally felt at ease. 。Outside Lin'an City, the send-off crowd was reluctant to part...e as they seemed, because Ye Chu Lian turned her head, a pair of eyes staring at him intently, saying word by word: “If I were your aunt, I would absolutely, definitely not let you out of Qi Hua Ge.”...