[Red House] Raiders of life

Before leaving, Daiyu stopped Lin Ning at the second gate.

"Uncle, this matter happened because of me, I should come forward and make it clear."

Lin Ning smiled and said, "There's no reason for you to go to court for a girl who hasn't left the court."

This era is harsh on women, even if it's not Daiyu's fault, but going to court is a bit ugly after all.But Daiyu persisted, and Lin Ning had no choice but to say, "Even if you go, what's the use?"

"I am the person involved. If I come forward and clarify that there is no one, no one will dare to say that uncle is wrong."

It's really a child, so it's easier to think.Lin Ning patted her head, "Even if you came forward, they would say that you were young and ignorant and deceived by me. In this case, I have to add another crime."

Daiyu is impatient.Lin Ning slowly explained to her, "Although the two from the Lin family have five bloodlines with you, they are of the same clan. In terms of seniority, you have to call them uncles. If you come forward, they will definitely Rebuttal. You are a woman, so it is not convenient for you to go to court. You see that since the founding of the Tai/Zu, except for suspects, there is no reason for women to enter the court? What do others think when you go?"

"Since they dare to come to beat the drum to sue, they must be prepared. Where can you clarify it in a sentence or two? If they say that you have been deceived, and you are not telling the truth, do you still want to fight with them? Are you contradicting each other? Yu'er, no matter what the truth is, they are your elders after all. It was later proved that they were greedy and framed me, but you confronted your elders in the courtroom. It's not a good reputation to spread."

Lin Ning sighed, this fucking ethical society!

Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, if she said something so unacceptable, then Lin Ning told the old lady...

It's just that the one in front of her is her own uncle, and Daiyu didn't say what she said, but Lin Ning could see it from her face, and said: "There are some things that I can do, but you can't."

Daiyu knew that she would definitely not be allowed to go.She lowered her eyelids and stood still at the second door, "Even if it will affect my reputation, I can't let my uncle fall into a situation of injustice because of me. Uncle, I hurt you."

The smile on Lin Ning's face deepened, "Don't worry. Uncle will take care of it. There are some things you don't understand. Your father is more powerful than you think, and the arrangements for you are far more secure and meticulous than what you see .”

Daiyu didn't understand the meaning of Lin Ning's words, and looked at her with some doubts.Lin Ning just smiled and touched her head, "Go back. Uncle will be fine. I won't let you, even your second elder brother Lian, go. This matter has nothing to do with you. You I'm a junior, so it's inconvenient to show some things. As for me... I don't have a good reputation in front of me, so it doesn't matter. Besides, everyone knows what the old lady did. Especially, I have two glasses and a map on my body. Great credit, you don’t. Some things, I don’t value, and it doesn’t matter, but for you, it’s not.”

Daiyu understood half of what he said, but didn't understand half of it. She just looked around, but she didn't see Jia Lian's figure, so she hesitated for a while.

Lin Ning said again: "Uncle has his own plans and plans. If you go, it will ruin Uncle's plan."

Daiyu didn't know what his plan was, so she hesitated, she couldn't tell whether what he said was true, or if it was used deliberately to comfort herself.

Unexpectedly, the child was really stubborn at the critical moment, Lin Ning helped his forehead, "Okay, okay! If uncle can't solve it today, then you can go tomorrow, will it work?"

Having said this, Daiyu let go.

Lin Ning called Zijuan over, "It's the twelfth lunar month. I haven't brought your girl home yet. Finish the ginger soup well and get two more hand stoves. Take care of it carefully."

Greeting Daiyu to leave in a friendly voice, the smile on Lin Ning's face collapsed, and the sharpness in his eyes showed.

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Above the courtroom, there was a lot of excitement.

Lin Ning is now a Duke of Rong at any rate, and is deeply trusted by the third and ninth princes. In recent years, he has become even more popular, and even the emperor has taken care of him a lot.Rewarded several times.Such an identity, being sued by others, naturally, people come and go to join in the fun.

When Lin Ning came, the government servants were driving away the onlookers who gathered outside the court after hearing the news.Seeing Lin Ning, he still gave some face and went forward to greet him, "Don't worry, my lord, these little people will be driven away quickly."

Lin Ning waved his hand, "No need, just let them watch! I have a clear conscience, and naturally I have nothing to say to others."

The clerk was stunned for a while before he realized that in this case, it would be really difficult to expel him.It was probably Lin Ning who opened his mouth, and the people who were peeping furtively, now looked at it openly.For a while, the inner three floors and the outer three floors were more thankful than the people just now.Some people who lived nearby even moved a stool over.Seeing those who couldn't squeeze in, they simply sat outside and listened to the melon seeds.

Lin Ning was dumbfounded: They really are "people who eat melons"!

Lin Ning suddenly remembered the phrase commonly used on the Internet, move a bench and wait to watch the excitement, come, come, sell melon seeds and nuts in the front row!He suddenly laughed out of nowhere.On the contrary, it made the yamen chaperone confused, and they all felt that Mr. Jia had lost his mind, and he was still laughing after being sued?

When Lin Ning entered the courtroom, the Lin family was complaining with snot and tears, and what they said was tactful and cadenced.While crying, counting out Lin Ning's crimes, portraying Lin Ning as a heinous, greedy person who has an eye for money, and even plots against his own niece.This image is really vivid, and the words are really nice.If the protagonist is not Lin Ning himself, Lin Ning thinks he will believe it.

With such abilities, he really is a wonderful person!

Tu Mingyi came to hear the trial. He was sitting on the side drinking tea and laughing. After the Lin family had finished talking, he smiled and said to Lin Ning: "Everyone in the capital knows about the business we two have done over the years. How many people are envious and want to buy shares? Why? Isn’t it because of making money? I don’t know, when did I treat you badly and didn’t give you dividends? How come you are so poor, you have to cheat The dowry of the little girl's family?"

Tu Mingyi's words seemed to run on Lin Ning, but they were actually supporting him.Especially since he was present in person today.Lin Ning's heart couldn't help but feel warm. Although Tu Mingyi sometimes has a lot of temper and some secondary illnesses, he is generally good.In the past few years, the two have become more and more like a year-end friendship.

"No one thinks there is too much money!" The Lin family also knew that they had to come up with some dry goods, and they said that they had no proof, so they took out a few letters from their arms and asked the yamen to pass them on, "This is from my cousin. Letter. The letter clearly stated that the niece will be entrusted to the clan. It is reasonable that the Lin family is not empty, the clan is still there, and the niece is naturally protected by the clan. How can there be any reason to hand it over to outsiders?"

The melon eaters nodded one after another.

"It's a pity that the Duke is so powerful. After the funeral that day, he directly asked Mr. Jia to bring his niece to Beijing. He didn't pay attention to my Lin family clan at all. My niece was young, and she was a guest at my grandfather's house for a year. She is close to her family, she is young and inexperienced, so of course she can do what other people say, how could she have thought..." The Lin family wiped away tears, quite heartbroken, "It's a pity that we are useless, we can only watch our niece being taken away. At first, I thought that it was my grandfather's house, so it must be good to treat my niece."

"It's just that my cousin is just such a drop of flesh and blood. We have to see her live well with our own eyes. So I came to Beijing as a New Year gift at the end of the year. I didn't expect to meet the old lady of the Jia family. I just found out about it. Something is wrong. The cousin clearly said that he would hand over the niece to us. But for some reason, the Duke of Guo told the old lady that it was the cousin who agreed to entrust the niece to her. The Duke of Guo actually kept the old lady in the dark. "

"The old lady is sensible, and she really loves her niece. So, she thought that the niece can decide for herself, but no matter who she follows in the future, her dowry will always be her own. In the end, who knows, the Duke said The cousin agreed to let him dispose of the dowry, even if the niece wants to embezzle it, he is not willing."

"We thought it might be because the Duke didn't believe us. Fortunately, we just wanted our niece to live well, and we didn't covet her dowry, so we said that the cousin once said that he would betroth the niece to the heir of the second master of the Jia family. Mr. Zi Baoyu. Since the two children have a marriage contract, sooner or later the dowry will go to the second room. Why don’t you give the dowry to the second room, or to the old lady? We don’t touch hands, so you can rest assured if you want to come to the country.”

"However, who would have thought that the Duke of the State not only disagreed with the delivery of the dowry, but also denied the marriage. He said that my cousin had never made this marriage, and even said that the cousin had asked him to arrange the marriage of the niece in the future." Forget it! Give him the dowry, let him take care of it, and don’t even touch your niece. And let him arrange a marriage for your niece. No matter how you look at it, it’s wrong! Where does this put our Lin family clan? Even if we don’t talk about our Lin family, the country There is an old lady above the Duke! Cousin Wan has no reason to leave the Lin family and the old lady alone and entrust everything to the Duke."

"Besides, the dowry is the niece's future support, and the marriage event is the lifeblood of the niece's life. The Duke's move has to make people think deeply!"

Although he didn't say anything directly, the meaning of these words could not be more clear.It doesn't matter if you hold the dowry, even the marriage of others, it's clear that you want to use the marriage as a moth to steal the dowry!

The Lin family kowtowed again, and saw that Mr. Fu Yin was reading the letter, and explained: "These letters are clearly written. The niece will be raised by the clan. The dowry will be taken care of by the clan and the old lady together before the niece leaves the cabinet. That's it. For one thing, there is also a constraint on both sides, and neither can deceive the other."

With Lin Ruhai's temperament, it is the best way for the two parties to jointly manage and supervise each other.Giving full power to Lin Ning is not like Lin Ruhai's style.Not to mention Lin Ruhai, even anyone else would not do this.If Lin Ning was a little cautious, wouldn't her daughter be alone and helpless?

Lin Ning narrowed his expression slightly as he looked at the several letters in Mr. Fu Yin's hand.The old lady was probably in order to better control the dowry and use it for the second wife without being criticized by others, and it was also to confirm Daiyu and Baoyu's marriage in a fair and honest manner, so that Lin Ning and Wang could rest their minds and make everything a conclusion. With such a plan, include yourself in it.However, in this way, it was just as he wanted.

After Fu Yin finished reading it, he asked someone to hand it to Tu Mingyi, but Tu Mingyi didn't even look at it, and waved his hand, "You are Fu Yin, I'm here to listen, you are the master."

Fu Yin coughed twice in embarrassment, even if he was an observer, but you are such a big Buddha sitting here, how can you really listen to me.But when Tu Mingyi spoke, Fu Yin probably knew what to do. He looked at Lin Ning and said, "What do you want to say, Mr. Guo?"

Lin Ning also took out his own letters, "I also have a few letters here, which were also written by Brother Ru Hai, and the content is probably very different from what they said."

When the letter was submitted, Fu Yin didn't know what to do for a while, so he glanced at Tu Mingyi, who had no intention of speaking, and watched the play with his legs crossed, eating melon seeds, he really didn't understand this attitude.This is to help Lin Ning, right?Not like!Planning to abandon the car to keep the handsome, and give up Lin Ning's pawn?Neither!

Fu Yin chuckled, "The contents of these two letters are indeed completely different, but the handwriting looks exactly the same. I can't tell who is real and who is fake!"

Lin Ning nodded, and also expected this. Mother Jia probably had such an idea when she saw him take out the letter that day.Since it is necessary to forge letter evidence, it is naturally impossible for people to find that it is a copy.

The Lin family also thought of this, and said: "In addition to these letters, the old lady of the Jia family has letters from her cousin's sister-in-law in the early years, which also mentioned her niece's marriage. In addition, when my cousin was seriously ill, my family and I Several brothers are all in Yangzhou, and my cousin once said this matter personally, and the letter was handed to me by my cousin at that time, asking me to submit it to the current patriarch. For this reason, my cousin also took out an extra 10 taels of silver, Part of it is used to buy the sacrificial land, and the other part is used for ethnology. My lord can go to Gusu to investigate this matter to see if the Lin family has purchased the sacrificial land and renovated the ethnology."

"If necessary, the old lady can also testify, including my brothers who are still in Gusu."

There are all witnesses and material evidence, not just one person, not just one.Comparing Lin Ning's lonely letters and his own one-sided words, it is clear at a glance which one is more credible.

Lin Ning was not in a hurry, and took a look at Chaotu Mingyi.Tu Mingyi understood, patted the crumbs of melon seeds on his hands and said, "If Miss Lin is awarded to you to take care of her as you said, how do you plan to arrange her dowry?"

The Lin family was taken aback, isn't Jia Guogong a member of the third prince?Why is it that the Ninth Prince's words are so aimed at them?Do you really plan to abandon the car to protect the handsome?Afraid that others would implicate them in this matter, so throw Jia Guogong out first?

The Lin family didn't know why, and said: "Of course, according to my cousin, the clan and the old lady manage together."

Tu Mingyi sneered, "How did I hear that the Jia family was clamoring to build a family-friendly villa a few days ago? Rongguo Mansion. Later, the old lady asked Ms. Lin to borrow her dowry? If it is sentenced today, then you will manage it together. Do you want to borrow this dowry to Mr. Jia Er to build this family-saving villa?"

There were two people in the Lin family, probably a pair of brothers, and they glanced at each other. They had agreed on this matter long ago.At that time, they will share together.Mother Jia's purpose is to visit the villa, if she refuses, it will not be used in the future, if it is used, it will be used as an excuse, so she can only agree.

The older one said: "My niece is already engaged to Master Jia Er's son, so the dowry will go into their family sooner or later. It is a great joy for their family to have a virtuous concubine. Visiting relatives is even more joyful, and money is scarce at the moment, so if my niece is willing, it doesn’t hurt to use it.”

These words are watertight, in the eyes of the world, they are dowry, if Daiyu agrees, there will be nothing to say.At that time, it doesn't matter whether Daiyu really agrees or not.What's more, if it's just a few days, it means that the marriage is settled.Even the marriage is in the hands of others, so Daiyu has no choice but to marry Baoyu, and she has to agree if she doesn't agree.

A cold light flashed in Lin Ning's eyes. It seemed that the old lady was going to bring up the marriage in the courtroom, and she might have such intentions.

Tu Mingyi let out an "oh" with a half-smile, and directly threw the question to Lin Ning, "Quick and quick, I'm impatient to sit here and eat melon seeds, and I even invited someone to drink!"

The corner of Lin Ning's mouth twitched, could he be more unreliable!He breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and said: "I implore Mr. Fu Yin to invite Mr. Xu, the chief minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mr. Xu, the former minister of the cabinet, and Mr. Tian, ​​the current servant of the household department."

As soon as these words came out, everyone except Lin Ning and Tu Mingyi were stunned.

Lord Fu Yin looked confused, "What?"

"Master Xu is Brother Ruhai's teacher. Lord Tian and Brother Ruhai are of the same age, have similar temperaments, and have always been friends. Brother Ruhai handed over his niece to me before he died, and he also wrote to Lord Xu and Lord Tian This matter. And what I wrote in my heart, I also stated it in the letter with the two adults. It is also the meaning of asking the two adults to testify. It is this marriage..."

Lin Ning glanced at the Lin family, "Brother Ruhai is a man, if there is someone to get engaged to, no matter what, he will get the marriage certificate before he goes, just in case. With Brother Ruhai's position and status, the two If you love me and I wish, the marriage certificate will naturally be done quickly."

The Lin family looked embarrassed, "This is just an engagement, and they have never been married. Where did the marriage certificate come from?"

snort.According to the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the marriage is settled by both families, they can go to the Yamen to report.This is an engagement letter.After getting married, the woman is recorded in the genealogy of the man's family, and she needs to go to the Yamen to change her household registration and apply for a new marriage certificate.

"It's because the marriage letter is too late. We have to exchange Geng Tie. Is there a token of engagement?"

The Lin family was really sweating from the fear of Mr. Xu and Mr. Tian by Lin Ning just now. Mother Jia never told them about this. Who knew that there was something about Mr. Xu and Mr. Tian?Now Lin Ning asked this question one after another, but he didn't know how to answer it.

Lin Ning said again: "Although I, Jia She, love money, I am not greedy for the dowry of my niece Mo. According to Brother Hai's last words, the dowry is entrusted to me to take care of it, and my niece is not allowed to interfere, because I am afraid that she will not be young. I was deceived by others. Even if I have all the power to take care of it, I can only manage it, and I have no right to sell it or embezzle it."

"Besides, the dowry now..." Lin Ning paused, then laughed, "Since my niece was made a township lord, I have had someone report it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This dowry has long been stored in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even I I can’t touch it. As for the dowry list, I have one copy, my niece has another copy, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has another copy. No one can fake it. There is no need to worry about me taking it for myself. My hands are not that long , can’t reach the House of Internal Affairs.”

Confused all over the place!

Lin Ning was very calm, and continued: "In the future, I will choose the candidate for my niece's marriage, but it can only be implemented if Master Xu and Master Tian are satisfied. Even if the three of us are blind, see Wrong person, and the emperor?"

oh?What?What's the matter with the emperor?

"Brother Ru Hai donated the Lin family's wealth to the national treasury before his death. It was his patriotic heart. The emperor once promised that if the niece decides on a candidate for marriage in the future, he must report to him and he will decree the marriage. The Ministry of Internal Affairs Supervise the marriage, and the dowry will come directly from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Although Mr. Xu is getting old, Mr. Tian is only 40 years old, and he is in his prime.In another ten years, he will only be 50 years old.But these days, there are not many people who live long, and no one can guarantee that there will be a chance.But this is different.Even if the two adults are gone, there is still the emperor!Even if the emperor is not here...

Uh... well, this, no one dares to think about it, no one dares to say it.

Marriage!What an honor!Furthermore, if it is nothing to be named a township lord, what about the House of Internal Affairs supervising the marriage?This is properly tantamount to a royal wedding.Although the dowry is your own, it has a different meaning!What a grace!

As soon as this remark came out, everything in the arena was silent!

Lin Ning threw these bombs too fast and too violently. The first one hadn't recovered yet, but the latter one came again, and everyone couldn't react.

Lin Ning took advantage of the dumbfoundedness of the Lin family and kicked him up, "It's a shame that you are still uncles! Just for such an idea of ​​dowry, you plotted against your niece, and even pretended to make a marriage! The marriage of your daughter's family is so important. You are trying to destroy it. niece!"

The Lin family was kicked like this, waking up like a dream.

Lord Xu, Lord Tian, ​​House of Internal Affairs, Your Majesty.No one is someone that Lin Ning can make up.Even if it is a conspiracy, can Mr. Xu conspire?Master Tian can conspire?What about the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Emperor?Can they also conspire?

Therefore, you don't need to ask to know that if Lin Ning dares to say this, it must be the truth, otherwise this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!

The two brothers of the Lin family were shaking like chaff.Lin Ning kicked him again, "Do you know what kind of crime it is to frame the Duke of the state, conspire to seize the dowry of the Lord of the Township, and lie about the marriage of the Lord of the Township? It is not an exaggeration to confiscate your family and exterminate your family!"

Confiscation of the house... extermination of the clan...

No!cannot!Must not!Clan, descendants... nothing can happen!

Lin Ning kicked and kicked, "Let you make up your marriage, let you make up your marriage, let you make up your marriage!"

Lin Ning had three marriages in a row, and the Lin brothers heard about them!right!marriage!Marriage with Jia's second bedroom!After all, they were all from Jia's family. If the second room was brought in, Lin Ning couldn't take the second room together.What's more, this matter was instigated by the old lady of the Jia family and the second room!

The brothers of the Lin family looked at each other, got up and burst into tears, "Master Jia is wronged! This is what Mrs. Jia asked us to do! The old lady wrote a letter to Gusu asking us to go to Beijing as soon as possible, and let us agree. Betrothed my niece to that young master Baoyu of the Jia family. He also said that as long as we cooperate, we can get one-third of the dowry!"

boom!These words fell like a thunderbolt.The governor, the yamen, and the people who eat melons are all shocked!