Chapter 43: 被抓
[Arrested]
Hearing the servant’s words, Li Xiao froze for a moment, lowered his head to look at the landscape under his pen, and then faintly said, “Please go back, Miss Tang.”
His servant carefully glanced at his own young master, saw no overreaction, and then carefully retreated.
Only after the person left, Li Xiao looked at the painting in front of him in a daze.
After hearing his family young master’s words, the subordinate came directly to the door, looking at Tang Shiman who was standing there waiting, very respectful in his tone, “Miss Tang, my family’s young master said he had something to do, so he can’t come out to see you, please go back.”
Hearing his words, Tang Shiman’s emotions immediately stirred up, looking at him very incredulously, “Impossible, you did not tell your young master that I am here right? If not, how could he not come out to see me?”
Hearing Tang Shiman’s words, the subordinate’s head buried even lower, only the tone of voice more and more hard, “Please Miss Tang do not make it difficult for us subordinates, we have already informed the young master, the news of Miss Tang’s arrival, but the young master himself is unwilling to come out, we also have no way.”
Hearing the servant’s words, Tang Shiman was stunned, and her face was now grey. Just thinking of her mother’s orders, she held back her anger, reached out and took a letter from the maid behind her and handed it to the servant, then secretly slipped some money into her hand, “Please help me give this letter to Young Master Li.”
Cautiously tried the weight of silver in his hand, this time nodding very quickly, and answered: “Please don’t worry, Miss Tang, I will definitely transfer the things to my family’s young master.”
Until that servant took the things and left, Tang Shiman’s originally soft face instantly collapsed, took a deep look at the Li Mansion’s gate, and left. She felt like staying there for a while longer, everyone was looking at her mocking, and those unmarked, mocking glances made her feel uncomfortable.
When she got into her own carriage, she felt very bad when she remembered everything that had happened to her in the Li Mansion. As the carriage swayed away, Tang Shiman thought of Ji Ling again. If she was standing beside him now, then everything she encountered would not be a problem. Reason told her that Ji Ling would not care about her, but emotion told her that she should go to Ji Ling. In the end, Tang Shiman decided to go to Ji Mansion.
Hearing her own young lady’s order to go to the Ji Mansion, the maid who had been following her opened her mouth, but in the end did not say anything, only that her head, which was already low, was buried lower and lower. Soon after, the carriage came to the door of the Ji family, looking at the door in front of her, Tang Shiman once again remembered the last time she came to celebrate Tang Xiaobao birthday scene, calmed down the reluctance in her heart, Tang Shiman only lifted her feet and slowly walked over.
Only after arriving, originally the person who should come out to manage however he did not come, but instead came out of the person is a very nothing out of the ordinary waiter then looked at Tang Shiman and said: “My young master is busy with work, do not have time to come out to see Miss Tang. Please Young Miss, go back ba.”
The man’s tone is very polite, but the words are letting Tang Shiman leave with meaning. In addition to the beginning of the two years, never having suffered this kind of anger, Tang Shiman was a bit unable to bear it, picking up her own things to go back.
When she came to the door of the house, only to find that the door of the Tang residence was blocked by a bunch of people, looking at the menacing look, and the door of the Tang family was tightly closed,so she did not have the appearance to open the door.
Seeing this situation from afar, Tang Shiman froze for a moment, and then took advantage of those who had not yet found out and then called the maids to change the way, through the back door. Sneaking like a thief, she returned home and saw her mother sitting there in an awkward state, Tang Shiman hesitated for a moment but went over to her.
“Mother, what happened to those people at the door?” Tang Shiman looked at Wan Jingqian, who was showing some fatigue, and asked carefully in her ear.
Wan Jingqian turned her head to look at her daughter, who had been pampered since she was a child, and with some fatigue in her eyes, she said, “Shiman, did you meet with Mr Li?” Seeing Tang Shiman shake her head, Wan Jingqian’s head boomed, her eyes darkened at once, and then sat there, chanting, “It’s over, everything is over.”
Never seeing his mother like this, Tang Shiman somewhat panicked, holding her shoulders and not knowing how to open mouth comfort.
It took several days of psychological counselling before Tang Xiaobao met the only surviving servant that Ji Ling had told him about. Looking at this old man, who was obviously already in his old age, Tang Xiaobao’s heart thumped, not knowing whether it was because this person had evoked memories of his body from a long time ago, but he knew that he was very sad when he saw this person.
Ji Ling, who had been sitting beside Tang Xiaobao and had noticed some fluctuations in his mood, reached out to hold his hand, looked at the person standing fearfully in front of them, and coldly opened his mouth, “Tell us everything you know about the Tang family.”
Perhaps because Ji Ling’s tone was too cold, the man shivered and looked at the two people in front of him. Originally, he was still a bit scared, but after recognising that one of them was the former Tang family’s little brother, that heart that had been in a state of fear gradually relaxed, and then slowly knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Tang Xiaobao, “Brother Tang, the Tang Elder Grandmaster was killed by that poisonous woman Wan Jingqian, but I was too scared at that time, and when I found out there was nothing I could do to save it. When I found out later that the Tang residence had been controlled by that poisonous woman, I ran away.”
Originally just a guess, who knows actually been confirmed, now Tang Xiaobao this time frozen in there. The brain is blank, do not know what to think, only the mind constantly recalled the beginning of the Tang House,in the time when Tang old master is still there, Tang Ger as a child unrestrained laughter, and then do not know is because of the original body’s emotions infected, or because of what, the tears keep slipping down.
When Ji Ling saw Tang Xiaobao’s reaction, he waved his hand and told the man to go down.
That person looked at the original family’s ger’s sadness, and the husband next to him also looked very angry, kneeling there at a loss for words. When Ji Ling waved his hand for him to go down, someone soon came to take him away.
After the people left the scene, Ji Ling looked at Tang Xiaobao, reached out and touched his face, wiping away his tears. “Why are you crying?”
Tang Xiaobao tilted his head to look at him, his tears just couldn’t be stopped, he was very sad, but he didn’t know why.
Gently touching Tang Xiaobao’s face, Ji Ling said carelessly, “If you want to retaliate, I will accompany you.”
Tang Xiaobao looked at him with tearful eyes and nodded heavily.
It was only later that Tang Shiman learnt that her family’s business was in trouble, and that the people guarding the door were all there to collect debts. Because of this, they have not been out of the house for several days, and her mother even bit the bullet and pawned her jewellery, but the money she got in return was still not enough to pay the debts.
Just when the two of them were in a state of mourning, the door of the Tang family was suddenly smashed open, and a group of officials came in and arrested the mother and daughter without any explanation. Facing this group of officials, Tang Shiman, who has always maintained her poise, completely collapsed and shouted, “What are you guys doing? On the basis of what, you guys are arresting me?”
The official seemed to be too lazy to pay attention to this now very crazy woman, but the shouts in his ears were too harsh, and could not help but reprimand: “Shut up, do you not even know what you have done? The most poisonous woman’s heart unexpectedly.”
Tang Shiman heard his words, a stunned, and then like to think of something, incredibly looked at his mother, only to see the original high and mighty lady at this time is in sorry figure, after hearing the words of the official police officer, she is still trying upright and straighten waist, but the grey face can not hide her fear, Tang Shiman understand immediately.
Being arrested for a few days, only to finally be released, came to the Yamen above, saw Tang Xiaobao and Ji Ling standing there. Until she saw them, Wan Jingqian immediately understood everything that had happened recently, and her eyes lit up with fierce anger. The sobriety that she had been trying to maintain instantly collapsed, and she wanted to rush over in Tang Xiaobao’s direction. She knew that she could no longer turn around, and now she only wanted to drag Tang Xiaobao to death.
Who knew that before she could pass, she was grabbed by the yamen official behind her and slapped hard.
Spitting out the blood in her mouth, half of her face was red and swollen, and her hair was loose, Wan Jingqian stared fiercely at the person who hit her, only to make that person retreat backward.
Seeing her like this, knowing what she did, Tang Xiaobao could not sympathise with her at all. The man beside him, Ji Ling, only looked at her mother and Tang Shiman, who looked like she was scared out of her wits, and then turned his head to look at the county magistrate sitting above him, and faintly said, “Your Honour, we’re here today just to ask for justice.”
Upon hearing Ji Ling’s words, Tang Shiman, who had originally been incredulous of what was happening in front of her, turned her head to look at him, her eyes filled with shock. But without waiting for her to react, the other side had already finished reading out the evidence of Wan Jingqian’s guilt, and the witnesses had finished their testimonies, and were now looking at them, waiting for them to confess. Tang Shiman looked at her mother, not knowing what to do.
Hearing what the judge said, Wan Jingqian suddenly laughed, and the more she laughed, the crazier she became. Finally, looking at the two of them, seeing this situation, she knew that she could not escape, so simply did not pretend, viciously said: “Yes, it is what I did, then what? I hate that, why didn’t I make this bastard die together with his father,otherwise I would not have so much trouble later.”
Hearing Wan Jingqian’s words, Tang Xiaobao clenched his fists, while the Ji Ling beside him had already frowned lightly, then turned his head to look at the County Magistrate above, waiting for his decision.
The county magistrate, who originally received a lot of benefits from Ji Ling, received his hints, plus the prisoner has already confessed, so it is also very good to open his mouth, “Today, the poisonous woman Wan murdered her husband, has now confessed to the crime, and will be sentenced to extreme punishment.” After saying this, he looked at Tang Shiman and paused for a while before continuing, “The offence is not as bad as the children, Wan’s daughter is released.”
Upon hearing this sentence, the bailiff of the feudal yamen dragged Wan Jingqian down.
Watching her mother being dragged down in front of her, Tang Shiman, who had been holding back all this time, screamed miserably. If it were normal, a woman in such grief would definitely be able to arouse sympathy, but now she was covered in dirt and appeared dirty and dishevelled, and people were afraid of dirtying their eyes if they even glanced at her, so how could she generate such emotion?
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