Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"I was originally a maid in the Xu Mansion. My name is Xiao Sui. About a year ago, I did an errand for Madam Gu's servant, Nanny Gu, to deliver food to Brother Xu.

I originally thought it was strange that Madam Gu knew Brother Xu, but I didn’t ask. Not long after, I heard that Brother Xu had died of an illness, and his original wife, Sister Cai, had married Madam Gu’s son. I found it strange, but when I was about to ask, Madam Gu found a reason to drive me out of the house. . . ”

The more Xiaosui spoke, the more pain in his shoulder became. Xu Xiucai's eyes were almost bleeding. There was something fishy going on!

Then he saw that Xiaosui's features were almost squeezed together, and he suddenly let go of his hand.

"Sister Xiaosui, come home with me and tell me what happened before, okay?" Xu Xiucai's expression looked very much like a child kidnapper, especially the smile on his face that was uglier than crying.

Xiaosui was reluctant at first, but when she thought of what the child had said and the hardships she had experienced in the past year, she would never forget who had made her like this!

"it is good."

The twenty-seventh day of the winter month is the last official day for all government offices in the capital. After today, it is time to have a good rest and go home to celebrate the New Year with their families.

Lord Shen, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, sat in the second hall, crossed his legs, and looked at the income of the past month or two.

Well! Not bad! These days, we have cracked down on illegal activities of vendors, and the fines and compensation collected are actually more than the revenue of the previous ten months!

These audacious vendors are really unpredictable until you check. Once you check, you will be shocked to find that they actually dare to sell dog meat under the guise of selling mutton!

Take the oil shop for example. It was clearly registered to sell rapeseed oil and palm oil, but when it was checked, ten barrels of sesame oil were found! The tax on sesame oil is much higher than that on rapeseed oil. Who knows how much money they made from this item?

There were countless other small loopholes, which made Lord Shen very angry. He thought to himself, you bunch of parasites, you took the court's money and yet you still dare to be so arrogant!

Thanks to the wisdom of our Second Prince, these vendors were exposed and paid a large amount of taxes. It seems that we can finally have a good New Year this year.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!" The drum for reporting news sounded at a very inopportune time, which startled Lord Shen's joy.

"Who's beating the drum?" Lord Shen stood up and shouted to the bailiffs outside the door. You know, this is the last day before the festival, so no trouble must occur.

"Sir! Someone is beating a drum to complain about their grievances. It's a man and a woman, the victim Xu Xiucai, who is suing General Fuyuan's servant Gu Ma Ma for murder and taking his wife away. They are also suing Xu's mistress Gu for letting her servant commit murder!"

The bailiff had already run in and explained the situation at the door in detail.

"What, whose family?"

"The Xu family, the Xu family of the General's Mansion."

Lord Shen frowned, thinking that what he feared would come true. It turned out that he would not be able to have a good New Year.

"Ascension to the Hall."

Although Lord Shen was reluctant, he still straightened his official uniform and walked to the front of the hall.

A group of people who came to watch the fun had already gathered outside the door. Although the good people of the Great Xia Dynasty feared officials, the officials in the capital were so numerous that the people saw them day and night. The sense of mystery was gone, and they were not so afraid anymore.

Moreover, we just heard that the person who filed the complaint and the people who filed the complaint were not ordinary people, so we all excitedly chose our seats and took them up, and we would not be able to watch them anymore in a while.

With the bang of the gavel, the case was opened for trial.

Lord Shen asked three times, "Who is here? What are you suing for? Do you have any evidence?" Xu Xiucai wrapped a white towel around her arm, with a sad face. She had already prepared her speech and handed in the complaint, just waiting to see that evil woman so that she could tear her flesh and drink her blood.

It was all routine procedure. When Lord Shen saw the petition, he immediately sent someone to the Xu Mansion to bring someone over, without any ambiguity.

If you ask, is Lord Shen so unreasonable and ignorant of how to be an official that he dares to offend officials in the capital at will?

No. As the saying goes, when everyone is drunk, I am the only one sober. Lord Shen is such a wonderful person.

He was a scholar from a poor family. He had taken exams for most of his life and had won the top three places in a row. He was the number one scholar chosen by the emperor at that time. Although he had many faults, his only good thing was that he was not afraid of power!

Lord Shen had gone through all kinds of hardships in his life. His shoes were worn out half a basket just on the way to the exam. Having read the books of sages for half his life and seen the fickleness of the world, he was too familiar with the principles of corrupt officials and mutual protection among officials, and he sneered at this.

Of course, the emperor liked this straightforward person, but other officials didn't like him so much. Therefore, he was once a top scholar, but later he was ostracized and became a poor county magistrate for ten years! He was blocked from promotion many times, but he just didn't change his personality.

The prefect of Jingzhao was a fourth-rank official. Outside the capital, he would be called a frontier official. However, in this capital, on a street full of nobles, he was not considered a high-ranking official.

Before Lord Shen took over, this position changed hands frequently. The worst time was when three prefects were replaced in one year. Some of them were corrupt and accepted bribes, which aroused public resentment, while others were involved in party struggles, which was an unforgivable crime.

The emperor had a terrible headache, and suddenly he remembered the number one scholar from many years ago. He remembered that he was the most honest person. So he quickly asked the Ministry of Personnel to look up his official files. After taking a look, he was shocked. Why is my favorite official in that poor mountain valley?

I turned it over again, huh? I have been evaluated for excellence every year, but I haven't been promoted yet?

This won't do! So the emperor issued a golden decree to dig Lord Shen out of the mountain valley and put him in this position for three years.

The situation has changed a lot in the past three years, but it has not changed for Lord Shen. You can imagine how "tough" an official he is. Now the emperor is very satisfied with him, and the ministers no longer have any intention of targeting him.

Anyway, it is too difficult to be the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, and no one wants to let their own people take the position and suffer losses in vain. It would be enough to have such a loyal minister in office, who at least will not help the opponent.

In the past two years, everyone has said that Lord Shen has become the Second Prince's disciple, but the Emperor alone doesn't take it seriously. He and Concubine Ying are indeed from the same state, and he has agreed with the Second Prince's actions several times, but it would be too hasty to say that he is the Second Prince's man because of this.

It was precisely because Xu Xiucai understood Mr. Shen's character that he dared to take such a gamble.

Not too long after, Mrs. Gu came to the court breathlessly. She had been busy distributing new winter clothes in the mansion, but she was brought here by the servants of the Jingzhao Prefecture.

As soon as she saw Xiaosui, she felt something was wrong. Why did this damn girl come back? If she had known earlier, she would have killed her. . .

When Mrs. Gu arrived, she naturally kowtowed and introduced herself, and listened to the accusation against her with pretended surprise, but she was not panicked inside.

Not to mention that this matter has long been impossible to verify, and Xu Housheng's body has long been burned to ashes. Even if something really happened to me, with the prestige of the Xu family and the lady, are you afraid that they can't save me?