The old lady is reborn

The case will be investigated quickly if it really comes to that.

When Ning Chen's two personal maids were taken away by Wu Siyu, Ning Chen neither stopped them nor protected them. After listening to the conversation between Wu Siyu and Ning Chen, the two maids felt that Ning Chen would not care about their life or death.

When questioned by Jingzhao Yin's men, the two confessed everything, including how they acted as a watchdog for Ning Chen and how they helped take the things out. They also signed their confessions and sealed their names.

The Nan'an Marquis's Mansion reported the case, and the Jingzhao Yin's men also came to the door. Not long after, Ning Chen stole her husband's things and pawned them.

The news that he had received more than five thousand taels and bought a house for his mother's family spread not only throughout the Nan'an Marquis's Mansion, but also to the streets and alleys outside.

After the truth came out, Ning Chen could only hug Rong Yunyue and cry.

The Jingzhao Yin ordered Ning Chen to return the stolen money. Originally, she should have been sentenced to imprisonment for such a large sum of money, but she was stealing from her own home and was pregnant, so he only asked her to return the money. If she refused, he would consider another sentence.

Ning Chen went back to her parents' home to ask for the money, but her parents refused to give it to her.

They told Ning Chen that the commercial contract had been signed and as long as the money was paid, the house would be considered bought. If they broke the contract now, they would not only lose the house but also have to pay compensation.

Then he said to Ning Chen: "You are the eldest grandson's wife, and now you are pregnant, how can I really let you go to jail? I am just trying to scare you.

So what if I can't come up with the money?"

He added: "My uncle has always valued you, so go and beg him and the matter will be over."

Seeing that her parents were unwilling to give her the money, Ning Chen had no choice but to go back to Nan'an Marquis Mansion to ask Rong Yunyue for help.

Rong Yunyue couldn't help but complain: "Why do you have to do this?"

However, Ning Chen was pretty, and after hearing her crying like this, Rong Yunyue went to look for his mother again.

When Wu Siyu heard this, she thought that if she didn't return the five thousand taels, she would be fine. It meant that she had stolen these things and sold them. Then what was the difference between reporting to the police and not reporting? If the matter was investigated but not dealt with, wouldn't it still be a mess?

So Wu Siyu asked her son Rong Yunyue to give Ning Chen a letter of divorce. Since the five thousand taels would not be returned, she did not want a daughter-in-law who stole and such in-laws.

Rong Yunyue was reluctant to let her go, so he said, "But Ning Chen is still pregnant, it's not good to let the child of Nan'an Marquis's Mansion wander around outside."

Wu Siyu said, "Then you should demote your wife to a concubine. Otherwise, I will open the ancestral temple and force you to divorce her."

Rong Yunyue had no way to come back and tell Ning Chen, and Ning Chen burst into tears again.

The couple turned to Song Ying again, hoping that their grandmother would ask Wu Siyu to talk to her.

Song Ying said: "The Jingzhao Yin has already made the verdict on this case, what else can I say?

Besides, my granddaughter-in-law, it was me who supported you in taking charge of the kitchen despite all objections.

But you've done something so shameful to me, how can I have the face to speak for you now?

Besides, grandma has already done everything she can for you.

Which pawnshop did you think you took those things to? That was my pawnshop. I paid the highest price for those things and kept them quietly.

I already knew what you did, but I just kept it to myself. But now it’s out, and grandma can’t help you anymore.”

After hearing this, the couple went to ask their father Rong Huaishan for help. If their father was willing to talk to Wu Siyu on their behalf, it would be fine.

However, Rong Huaishan felt that it was shameful for the couple to have done this and cause people to talk about it on the streets again.

This son failed the imperial examination and was impeached because of the incident of his use of the carriage. Now his daughter-in-law has embezzled things from home and pawned them. If the news gets out, the Nan'an Marquisate will also lose face.

Rong Huaishan was persuaded by Wu Siyu on this matter. This daughter-in-law came from a poor family and would not be able to help her son in the future. She would also be a hindrance. She was indeed not a good match.

Therefore, I don’t care about the implicit meaning of this statement.

Ning Chen went back to her parents' home and said that she would become a concubine because of this incident and asked her parents to return the money.

Her family members said, "Today they say you are a concubine, but tomorrow when the child is born, you might be made the wife again. You are the only one who says everything.

Are you helping your husband's family to force your wife's family to give you money?"

After hearing Ning Chen say that the items were at Song Ying's place, he added, "Since the items are still at your house, go and ask her to return them to you. After all, she is Rong Yunyue's grandmother.

Now that the things have been returned, your mother-in-law can’t ask for money again.”

Ning Chen cried, "I only wanted you to live a good life, but now you don't care about my life or death!"

Ning Chen went back and felt that what her family said made sense, so she asked Rong Yunyue to go to Song Ying to ask for the things.

Song Ying said: "This is not about the things. Your mother is dissatisfied with the daughter-in-law who stole and the in-laws who felt at ease spending the money.

I want to take this opportunity to deal with these matters and let you break off this marriage.

Now the case has been reported to the authorities and her reputation has spread. If the things are not returned, it is a foregone conclusion that your wife has committed theft.

Theft is one of the seven grounds for divorce. According to your mother, you can't keep this daughter-in-law.

And these things are returned to you for daily use. When you two see them, do you feel comfortable and have no grudges?

I think your mother will not suffer this loss in vain. After all the procedures for Ning Chen's mother's house are completed and the money is not returned, I am afraid that she will demand the house back.

Why don't you go and tell Ning Chen's parents not to sell the old house? After your mother claims the house, they can move back."

Somehow this word got out, and when Wu Siyu heard it, she thought, "Yes, if the money is not returned, I want the house."

So a lawsuit was filed at the government office again, demanding the house to be used as payment for the debt.

Ning Chen's two personal maids had clearly confessed that Ning Chen had given 5,600 taels of stolen silver to her family to buy a house.

Ning Chen's family initially denied it, but they couldn't explain where the five thousand six hundred taels came from.

The Jingzhao Yin also found the silver note delivered by Ning Chen's parents from the seller. He copied down the note number and went to the money shop to check. It turned out that this large-denomination silver note was issued to Ning Chen by the pawnshop where Ning Chen had pawned his things, and it was clearly recorded in the account.

With both witnesses and physical evidence in hand, the house was ordered to be returned to the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion.

Wu Siyu had been holding a grudge for a long time and was planning to divorce Ning Chen in the clan temple. However, because Rong Yunyue pleaded for her and Ning Chen was pregnant, she changed the family tree and demoted her to a concubine.

Someone was sent over there with the Jingzhao Yin's order to chase the people away from the house. Ning Chen's parents cried and wiped their tears, and there was a lot of noise. I don't know how many people were watching.

Later, when Ning Chen's parents refused to compromise, this family started to curse and accused the Nan'an Marquis's Mansion of being crooked from top to bottom.

Rong Ruo knew that an old marquis was disrespectful and had an affair with another man's concubine. Two maids in the old lady's courtyard were poisoned to death, and now he was keeping her as a concubine.

The prince followed suit, imitating his father, and was not a good person either. He stole the carriage used by his mother for medical treatment and took his concubine out to play.

My son-in-law Rong Yunyue is a idiot who failed the imperial examination. If my beautiful daughter marries him, it would be like throwing flowers into cow dung.

The servants sent by Wu Siyu from the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion tried for a long time but failed to drive the man away, so they had to return to the mansion to report the news.

After listening to the report from the servants, Rong Huaishan knew that Ning Chen's family members were abusing him so much. He was furious and gave a few instructions to his personal servant, who then ran to two places.

Soon, everyone in Nan'an Marquis's Mansion evacuated. Rong Huaishan's men, Wang Hu and Tan Zhiqiang, came with a group of people, and they were quite violent.

Several people simply dragged Ning Chen's family members one by one and threw them out of the door, regardless of gender, age or status, and then threw all their clothes and belongings out, making a mess in front of the door.

Ning Chen's family was badly beaten and bruised, and they were no match for this group of people, so they had to call a carriage, load their things, and return to their old house.

After returning home, she became angrier and angrier, so she went to find Ning Chen again, only to learn that Ning Chen had been demoted to a concubine and was under house arrest.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Song Ying called back his own people from the outside farm and replaced everyone in the kitchen from inside to outside.

These people were sent out by Song Ying because of their loyalty and ability. Now they are back and can get things done quickly.

Wu Siyu didn't take it seriously at first, but later when Ning Chen's matter was settled, she wanted to take over the big kitchen business from Song Ying.

She brought this up in front of Rong Ruozhi, Rong Huaishan, Rong Yunyue and others when they were drinking tea after dinner.

After hearing this, Song Ying said directly: "No one was in charge during those days, and things got a bit chaotic. I saw that you didn't have the heart to do that, so I wanted to ask a few old people to come back to help.

But when I checked the accounts, I flipped through two more books, and there were also accounts from when you were in charge of the kitchen."

Wu Siyu's face changed when she heard this. Like Ning Chen, she had to get some money from the big kitchen every day.

Song Ying did not continue to say this, but said: "It is always difficult to be a housekeeper, I thought maybe there is a need for your help elsewhere?

Is this the case of robbing Peter to pay Paul? "

After hearing these words and looking at Wu Siyu's expression, everyone present probably knew what was going on.

Rong Huaishan was dissatisfied with his wife for reporting the matter to the police, which eventually made the matter so big and ugly that he had to take quick action to resolve it.

Now, don’t let anything embarrassing happen again. The Nan’an Marquis’ Mansion is almost losing face.

Since it was his wife who first brought it up, he said, "Let the old man in my mother's care take care of it."