Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

Ni Keng submitted the lawsuit and waited for the court session.

The group stayed in the inn, waiting for the Jingzhao Yin to open the court.

Gu Shaoyu had been sending Nanxing to keep an eye on Ni Keng. Ni Keng had not contacted anyone except those who came with him to transport the goods.

On the other side, Xie Zhaozhao and Dong Qin met, and Dong Qin told Xie Zhaozhao about the situation at the ice shop.

"Miss, Ni Keng is trustworthy, and his information is all true. I am just trying to prevent the elder from investigating seriously one day."

Now that the elder minister has intervened, the young lady’s original plan may not be realized.

Dong Qin's reply was factual and basically free of personal emotion, which made it easier for Xie Zhaozhao to make a decision.

"Dongqin, is it true that there is a business of transporting goods from Nijiayan to Lingxi?" The plan has changed, and Xie Zhaozhao's decision must also change.

Dong Qin nodded seriously: "It's true, and because of the hot weather, no one else can transport it. If it is really transported to Lingxi, it will make a lot of money."

"Well, tell Ni Keng to accept Elder Gu's proposal without making a fuss, and tell the people of Nijiayan to send this batch of goods to Lingxi. All the refrigeration costs and losses will be reported to the Marquis' Mansion for responsibility, and the penalty for breach of contract can be waived and doubled."

Double the penalty for breach of contract is almost the mildest fine in the contract, and Lord Gu will definitely accept it.

Dong Qin nodded: "I understand, I will do it myself."

Ni Keng reported the case to the police. Jingzhao Yin saw that the defendant was "Tu Qianyue", an ice shop owner, and originally wanted to arrest Tu Qianyue and give her a beating or jail time. However, before he could arrest her, several uninvited people came to the lobby.

The one who responded to the lawsuit was not Tu Qianyue, but the steward of Lord Cheng'en, and Shi Xiu who followed the Prince's Mansion!

Duke Cheng'en was the prince's maternal grandfather, and Shi Xiu was the prince's personal attendant.

Jingzhao Yin was confused, how could he be from the Prince's Mansion?

Before he could react, another important figure arrived.

Lord Gu?

"Master Gu, what brings you here?"

Gu Shaoyu came with Gu Chengyan and Gu Boyu.

Gu Boyu had already learned from the Tu family that Gu Chengyan was going to lose three hundred thousand taels in business with someone else, and he was furious.

He took the iron whip and whipped Gu Chengyan, but Tu stopped him: "Don't hit him, his wedding will be in a little over a month, you can't stop him from getting married."

He had no choice but to go to the hall to attend the trial with his third brother and rebellious son.

When they arrived here and saw that the people who responded to the lawsuit were the steward of Cheng'en Mansion and Shi Xiu, not to mention Gu Shaoyu and Gu Boyu, even Gu Chengyan was so surprised that his eyes dropped.

what happened?

If it weren't for Ni Keng kneeling on the ground, they would have thought they had come to the wrong place.

What Gu Shaoyu originally wanted to say became: "I heard that a batch of ice affected the livelihood of the common people, so I came to take a look."

He was extremely polite.

Jingzhao Yin immediately nodded and said, "I will immediately investigate and enforce the law impartially."

The entire interrogation process of the case was very simple. Ni Keng sued Tu Qianyue for violating the contract and hiding without compensation, causing huge losses to the people of Nijiayan.

Shi Xiu did not deny it and admitted everything, saying only, "Miss Tu's secret recipe for making ice is beneficial to the country and the people. Your Highness and Duke Cheng'en could not bear to see a gold shop of the common people go bankrupt, so Duke Cheng'en's mansion is willing to pay 30,000 taels for Miss Tu and let Ni Keng buy some ice."

Ni Keng is also a little surprised now. How come the other party has the background of a prince?

He was clinging to the three hundred thousand taels of liquidated damages, fearing that he would be able to get the silver but not leave the capital alive.

But with only 30,000 taels of silver, it was obvious that the task was not completed.

He was silent for a moment.

Jingzhao Yin most hopes that Ni Keng will agree, so that he can have the best of both worlds, without offending the Crown Prince, and without leaving any handle for Lord Gu to impeach him for favoritism and abuse of power.

Ni Keng said, "Your Excellency, I am not greedy for money. According to industry practice, it is normal for the penalty for breach of contract to be no less than three times. It is not considered that we are being cunning. I do not want to embarrass Your Highness. I hope to be fined three times, 9 taels, to give an explanation to the villagers."

The steward of Duke Cheng'en's mansion said firmly that the maximum he could give was 60,000 taels, and any more would be gone.

Gu Shaoyu looked at both parties and said, "How about this suggestion? The Cheng'en Mansion should pay a penalty of 60,000 taels of silver, and then help Ni Jiayan transport this batch of seafood to Lingxi in good condition. The loss caused by insufficient ice will be borne by the Cheng'en Mansion."

Shi Xiu thought about it and decided that the Prince's Mansion could find an ice storage to sell a batch of ice to Ni Keng, and the loss should not be too much.

So he nodded in agreement.

Ni Keng agreed reluctantly.

That day, Ni Keng received 60,000 taels of silver, and bought dozens of carts of ice at Bingzhen with the people who came with him, and then returned to Nijiayan.

The next day, they took the sea goods, sealed them with ice, covered them with quilts, and shipped them to Lingxi.

Later, this batch of goods sold well in Lingxi and made more than 20,000 taels of silver.

The loss was only four thousand taels, so Gu Chengyan gritted his teeth and paid the compensation.

Dongqin brought 64,000 taels of silver to Xie Zhaozhao, who kept only 30,000 taels. He asked Dongqin to give the remaining 34,000 taels to Ni Keng, and Dongqin kept the remaining 4,000 taels for himself.

Ni Keng was extremely happy when he got 30,000 taels of silver. He took out another 10,000 taels to distribute to all the fishermen in Nijiayan. The fishermen and Ni Keng were of one mind and spoke with exactly the same opinion, like an iron barrel. No one could find any flaws.

Pingyang Houfu.

The three brothers Gu Boyu, Gu Zhongyu and Gu Shaoyu sat in a high place, the old lady was in the middle, and the two wives and legitimate sons were all called over.

In front of all the masters of the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Chengyan was pressed on a stool and beaten with 50 sticks.

Gu Chengyan was beaten unconscious.

Because of Tu Qianyue's problem, the old lady punished Tu by making her kneel in the ancestral hall for seven days and not allowing her to go back to her room to sleep.

"Gu Chengyan, you have repeatedly disregarded the safety and reputation of the Marquisate. Today, 50 strokes of the cane is a light punishment. If you do it again next time, I will report it to the emperor and revoke your qualification to inherit the title, and let someone else who is more suitable inherit it."

The old lady said sadly, "Life in the Marquis' Mansion is almost unbearable now, and it almost implicated your third uncle."

After beating the man to scare the monkey, each room dispersed, leaving only Gu Shaoyu, Gu Boyu and the old lady.

Gu Shaoyu said to Gu Boyu, "Brother, you also saw what happened that day. A cousin could actually ask the prince's attendant to respond to the lawsuit on her behalf. There is a big problem here. What kind of deal was there between them?"

"It's scary to think about it!"

"The prince can ignore the safety of the Marquis's mansion and take the blame for this cousin, and the crown prince can ignore the suspicion of His Majesty and defend this cousin. This shows that this woman is not simple. If I were you, I would investigate it seriously."

"I will take care of the affairs of the first and second wives this time. Next time, don't look for me. Otherwise, I will just hand it over to the government."

Zhou Shaoyu's eyes were cold, and even the old lady was silent.

After leaving the mansion, Nanxing followed him and said to him, "Lord, I have investigated the Ni Family Weir. Ni Keng is the head of the Ni Family. He used to be the county magistrate. He is very prestigious in the local area and was elected as the president of the Five Elders Association by everyone."

Nanxing told him that all the people in Nijiayan town received money, and they also built houses and ancestral halls.

There is no calculation in anything!

Gu Shaoyu always felt that something was wrong.

"Oh, saltpeter is being sold up ahead. Someone brought a batch of saltpeter from Tibet."

"Let's hurry up and grab it, otherwise it will be gone!"

Stealing saltpeter?