(Two in one)
That night, when Yu Shu returned to the fu, the first thing she did was to hide Aunt Cui's slave contract. This deadly thing couldn't be used now. After the joint trial of the three departments, she would go to the yamen to completely remove Aunt Cui's slave status.
She was impeached on the first day of court. When Yu Shu returned home, she didn't tell anyone. She didn't want them to be afraid and acted as if nothing had happened. The next morning, the family sat together to eat breakfast. Zhao Hui curiously asked her what the court was like. Yu Shu gave her a rough description.
"There are about two hundred people. The Emperor sits high up and all the civil and military officials have to stand in line. If anyone has something to report, they go up to report. There are also people bickering and quarreling. It's a mess."
Zhao Hui said in surprise, "Who is so daring to quarrel in front of the Emperor? Aren't they afraid of being beheaded?"
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Emperor was the same as a man-eating monster.
Yu Shu laughed and said, "Yes, I was shocked at first, but the Emperor didn't get angry. It seems that this is a common thing."
Zhao Hui and Old Taitai He chatted for a while. He Fangzhi and Yu Xiaoxiu left early. Yu Shu didn't need to go out today. Yesterday, she had told Jing Chen that she would rest for the next two days. In case someone from the three departments suddenly came to visit, she told him to run to Kun Ling Bureau frequently. Otherwise, he couldn't find someone to make decisions.
The date of the joint trial of the three departments was to be decided. Before the public trial, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice, and the Imperial Censorate had the right to search for evidence and question the plaintiff and the defendant. However, they couldn't use torture or lock them up. They could only give evidence and confessions in court.
Xue Rui had explained the steps of the joint trial of the three departments to her last night, so she could deal with it in an orderly manner.
After breakfast, Yu Shu was ready to visit Aunt Cui and teach her what to say and what not to say in court. Considering how brainless Aunt Cui was, this task was a little difficult.
As she expected, when she told her about the Emperor's decree to hold a joint trial with three departments, Aunt Cui's hair stood on end.
"I'm not going, I'm not going, I'm not going to see the official!" She panicked. "Didn't you say that they have my contract? What if they take me back and lock me up?"
As she said that, she suddenly pointed at Yu Shu's nose and cried, "You damned girl, are you deliberately trying to harm me? You have no conscience, I can see it from the beginning. You don't have the patience to provide for me, so you want to send me to be ordered around as a slave. You have such a vicious heart! Damn unfilial little bastard — "
"Shut up." Yu Shu grabbed her arm and covered her mouth, interrupting her cursing. She pressed her down on the chair and stared at Yu Shu with a 'you're cold-blooded, you're heartless' expression. Yu Shu's temples began to ache.
"If I was unfilial, would you have been able to eat and drink well and live until now?" Yu Shu held back her anger and said, "When the Ji Family was destroyed, you were already harmed. If you keep yelling, I'll send you to the Yin Family right now and let you see what it means to be unfilial. "
Aunt Cui was amenable to force but not coaxing. She was frightened by her and obediently listened to what she had to say.
"Even if you were a servant in the past, you're still my mother. I'm an official. If I'm unfilial, won't I be despised by the world? I'd be stupid to let you be someone else's servant. Don't worry, as long as you listen to me obediently, you'll still be the dignified Mrs. Yu. "
Yu Shu tried to frighten her and coax her. She repeatedly told her what to say when she met the official and repeatedly asked her several questions to make sure that she remembered. Only then did she stop.
When she walked out of the east wing with a dry mouth and tongue, the sun was already shining on her head. Several maidservants and senior servants of Qingshi Temple were standing outside the wall. Xin 'er was talking to them in an arrogant manner. When she saw Yu Shu coming out, she left them and quickly walked to her. She reported in a low voice,
"This servant has already given them a warning. Do you have anything to say?"
Yu Shu glanced at them and kept a distance. She said in a loud voice with a cold face, "There's been a lot of trouble in the estate recently. None of you should go out and keep your mouths shut. If anyone causes trouble and I find out, it won't be settled with just a beating."
They all lowered their heads and said in unison, "This servant doesn't dare."
Yu Shu nodded with satisfaction and left with Xin 'er. Passing through the big garden, they were stopped halfway. In the front yard, Zhou Hu sent a little maidservant to learn how to speak. There was an uninvited guest at the door.
"The gatehouse doesn't allow people to enter at first. That servant told the gatehouse that their madam wants to discuss a matter of life and death with you."
The person who came was Madam Yin Deng. When Zhou Hu heard the gatehouse's notice, he knew that it was an enemy who came, so he quickly asked someone to ask Yu Shu.
"A matter of life and death." Yu Shu said to herself and sneered. Although she didn't know the purpose of Madam Yin Deng's visit, she didn't come with good intentions. She wanted to see what tricks she was playing.
"Go to the front and tell Zhou Hu to let the madam wait outside the door. I'll go back to my room and change my clothes before going to see her."
She sent the little maidservant away and went back to the North Wing. She asked An Benkui to make tea. She let down her hair and took off her boots. Lying on the chaise lounge, she enjoyed a set of tea art leisurely. She dawdled until the sun was high outside. Then she asked someone to comb her hair unhurriedly.
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Madam Yin Deng was left outside the door for a whole two hours. She asked someone to go in and inform the madam several times, but the reply she got was, "My young lady will come out soon. Please wait for a moment, madam." She was so angry that she wanted to leave, but she didn't want to delay business because of a moment of anger.
"Stupid girl, when you marry into my family in the future, I'll tighten your skin." Madam Yin Deng scolded in her heart. Sitting in the sedan was stuffy, and it was not convenient to open the curtain to get some fresh air. In the midday sun, she was covered with a layer of sweat, which was very uncomfortable. If she didn't comfort herself like this, she would have left angrily.
"Madam, the door is open." The maidservant of the assistant minister's residence lifted a corner of the curtain. Her fair face was red from the sun. She didn't complain, but she was like Madam Yin Deng in her heart, cursing the entire Yu Residence.
Madam Yin Deng tidied up her appearance and reservedly stretched out her hand to let the maidservant help her get off the sedan. She looked up and saw that the door was half open, but there wasn't even a greeting.
She took a deep breath and didn't turn around. She walked step by step through the door. Just now, she saw a stocky steward with a delicate maidservant walking over and greeting her.
"Madam has waited for a long time. My young lady is waiting in the garden. Please come in."
The maidservant on the side smiled at her and turned sideways to lead the way, "Madam, this way."
Madam Yin Deng always felt that these two servants were smiling with bad intentions. She frowned and coldly let the maidservant lead the way to the back garden.
Yu Shu had meticulously arranged the large garden of the Yu Residence into a treasured land of Fengshui. Due to the wondrous sight of spring all year round, Xue Rui had named it the 'Perpetual Spring Garden'. He had given her a plaque carved from green jade and hung it at the entrance.
As soon as Madam Yin Deng entered the garden, she was secretly surprised. It was already the twelfth month, and it was going to snow soon. Outside, there were scenes of withered trees, but this garden was full of green and didn't show any signs of decline.
After walking a few more steps, she felt a gentle and warm breeze caressing her face, as if it was spring, which made her even more surprised. Passing by the pond and the bamboo forest, she saw red-crowned cranes leisurely drinking water and koi fish jumping on the surface of the water. The ripples sparkled and mist rose. The scenery was very pleasing. The maidservant behind her was dazzled by the scenery and stood there in a daze.
Lin 'er, who was leading the way, turned around and saw the master and maidservant in a daze. She covered her mouth and laughed quickly. She reminded them in a sweet voice, "Madam, please follow closely. There are many Eight Trigrams formations in this garden. If you accidentally get lost, you won't be able to get out."
Madam Yin Deng suddenly came back to her senses and felt a bit embarrassed. She glared at her maidservant and resisted paying attention to the changing scenery around her. She walked forward with a cold face.
After passing through a bamboo forest filled with mist, there was a glimmer of hope in front of them. She saw Yu Shu sitting in the pavilion with her hair disheveled and playing with the birds.
Madam Yin Deng stood still and snorted coldly, "Miss Yu is too powerful. It's harder than ascending to the heavens to see you."
Last time, it was Yu Shu who didn't send the marriage certificates to the families who were close to the assistant minister's residence, forcing Madam Yin Deng to come to plead for them. In the end, she was rejected, which made her angry for a few days.
Yu Shu glanced at her and didn't say anything. She held a small plate of cooked egg yolk in her hand and fed it to the reindeer in the cage with the tip of a chopstick. This was the bonus from the treasure house last month. Pei Jing had made a fortune in the crystal business, so he specially found this fine product from the south for her to play with.
"Give it to me, give it to me, please." The reindeer jumped up and down in amusement at the food in her hand. It was eloquent and had a southern accent. As soon as it opened its mouth, it made Yu Shu laugh.
Madam Yin Deng saw that Yu Shu didn't take her seriously at all and talked to a feathered animal, so she was angry. She lifted the edge of her skirt and went to the pavilion. She sat down opposite Yu Shu and said with a long face,
"Your elder is talking to you. Do you have no manners?" She was really raised by a servant. She didn't know the big picture. How could such a lowly person deserve to live in such a good garden?
Yu Shu fed the egg yolk to the reindeer and said with drooping eyelids, "You're old and have a bad memory. So what? I said last time that if people respect me, I will respect them tenfold. A narrow-minded and vicious woman like you has the nerve to pretend to be an elder in front of me. You're really shameless. "
"Shameless, shameless!" The reindeer in the cage followed and tried to get another bite of egg yolk.
Madam Yin Deng was humiliated by the person and the reindeer. She couldn't take a breath and her blood vessels shot up from her neck. In an instant, her face turned red and she forgot all the words she had prepared before coming. She slapped the stone table and didn't care about the pain. She just said angrily,
"Stinky girl, how dare you talk to me like this. I think you don't care about your mother's life and death."
With a "clang" sound, Yu Shu put down the small plate and it fell on the table. She looked coldly at Madam Yin Deng who threatened her and said,
"Is this the important matter of human life that you want to talk to me about?"
Madam Yin Deng sneered, "What? Am I wrong? Your mother was a servant in the Yin Family. If she didn't elope with someone, how could she live to this day? There might not even be a little b * tch like you in this world. Do you think you can sit back and relax after asking for the grace of Noble Consort Xue to register your mother's household registration? Let me tell you, you're still too inexperienced. I've kept your mother's contract of slavery for many years. When we go to court, with this evidence, she'll be my family's servant in life and my family's servant in death! "
If Yu Shu didn't know that Papa Yu had a trick up his sleeve before he died, seeing Madam Yin Deng's confident look, she would probably think twice in her heart. But the real indenture of Aunt Cui was now in her room. At this time, Madam Yin Deng's threat became a lame monkey show, which was funny and absurd. "Don't talk nonsense with me.
What do you mean elope? "She said expressionlessly," My mother has already told me everything. She used to work for Old Madam Yin. Later, Old Madam Yin sent her to you to be your master's maid. Out of jealousy, you plotted against my mother and my father. When it was revealed, you jumped out and pretended to be merciful. You betrothed my mother to my father and persuaded Yin Zhourong to let them leave the capital city and return to their hometown. My father is a scholar. How could he be so stupid that he didn't ask for my mother's indenture? "
She pointed out the reason, but Madam Yin Deng was not ashamed. Instead, she scolded with a gloomy face, "What a shameless b * tch. How could she say such shameful words to her daughter? Fortunately, I sent her away at that time. Otherwise, she would be a disaster sooner or later."
Then she sneered at Yu Shu, "I was wondering why you dared to be stubborn with me. It turns out that you knew that the indenture in my hand was fake. Hahaha, you really won't shed tears until you see the coffin. I might as well tell you the truth so that you can give up."
Yu Shu's eyes flashed and she pricked up her ears. She said so much nonsense just to get information from Madam Yin Deng and find out what was hidden in the indenture of the Yin Family.
"Your mother is an idiot. She had an indenture in the past and stored it with Old Madam. Later, Old Madam gave it to me. I hid it from your mother and only lied to her that once she entered our mansion, she would have to serve Old Master in the future. So, she couldn't be half-hearted and treat herself as Old Madam's maid. In order to show her loyalty, she signed another indenture and sold herself to me. At that time, your father hadn't come to the capital, so I kept this trick. I didn't expect it to be so useful. "
Madam Yin Deng smiled proudly, "Your father is also an idiot. In order to let him take your mother away without worry, I gave your father the indenture she signed later. But he didn't have the guts to accept it. Instead, he went to my master behind my back and burned the indenture in front of him. He swore that he wouldn't leak the secret of him having an affair with my maid in order to escape. So, the indenture in my hand is definitely your mother's indenture. You don't have to take chances. "
"…" Yu Shu was speechless, not because she was shocked by Madam Yin Deng, but because she knew that Papa Yu didn't burn the indenture that Madam Yin Deng gave him at all.
So this was how Yu Xiucai deceived Yin Zhourong and his wife to escape with Aunt Cui. This trick was like a cicada shedding its carapace, but it met with Madam Yin Deng's substitution. It was really hard to say who was smarter.
However, now that she understood the cause and effect, it was even more interesting. Even if the two indentures were real, she could make the sinister husband and wife shoot themselves in the foot.
Yu Shu was silent, and Madam Yin Deng mistakenly thought that she was timid. She followed up with another attack, "This time, the joint trial of the three departments will be supervised by Ning Wang. Even if that boy from the Xue family helps you, so what? My master has real evidence that your mother will be judged as an escaped slave of my family. We will capture her and bring her back to the Yin family. Whether to beat or to kill, it will all depend on my decision. If something really happens to your mother, the word 'filial piety' will make you unable to lift your head for the rest of your life and be ridiculed by the world."
Yu Shu's face darkened, and she asked her, "You told me so much, just to make me afraid. What is your purpose? Just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."
"It's good that you know to be afraid," Madam Yin Deng raised her slender eyebrows triumphantly, and said, "Our Yin family is not unreasonable and will force you to the road of death. It is better to squash enmity than keep it alive. My master and I want to bury the hatchet with you, but it depends on whether you know what's good for you."
"Bury the hatchet?" Yu Shu thought she heard wrong. The other actually came to ask for peace?
"Yes, I will show you a way to live," Madam Yin Deng calmly stated her conditions, "As long as you are willing to marry my Yuanbo and become my daughter-in-law, I will spare you and your mother. When the joint trial of the three departments is over, I will give your mother's indenture to you and return her freedom."
"… You want me to marry Yin Yuanbo?" Yu Shu's voice involuntarily rose.
Madam Yin Deng sneered and said, "Yes, I want you to marry my son." Serve her son for the rest of his life, and be a widow for him!
"Hahaha," Yu Shu seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and she laughed so hard that she staggered back and forth. She blurted out, "You fool! Do you think I don't know that Yin Yuanbo had his manhood broken and became a eunuch? You want me to marry him? You're talking in your dreams! "
"Haha, hahaha!" The reindeer also laughed like her, and flapped its wings in the cage.
Madam Yin Deng clenched her teeth, but she didn't curse. She snorted coldly and said, "Are you going to marry him or not?"
The laughter stopped abruptly, and Yu Shu said fiercely, "Only a ghost would marry that bastard."
Madam Yin Deng clenched her fists, "I will ask you again, are you going to marry him or not?"
"No, I won't."
"Good!" Madame Yin Deng rose to her feet angrily. She pointed at Yu Shu's forehead condescendingly and said, "I'll only give you one chance. It's you who chose to die. Don't regret it and beg me when you come to me!" Madame Yin Deng was furious.
Yu Shu's eyes were full of coldness, and she grabbed Madam Yin Deng's wrist. She suddenly stood up from the stone bench and was half a head taller than Madam Yin Deng. She suddenly became aggressive —
"My father was a scholar, and he had the ambition to serve the country, but his future was ruined by you, a vicious woman. He was alone, and he couldn't resist the power of your Yin Family, so he had to give up the imperial examination and was forced to return to his hometown. Ten years of hard work were ruined in one day. He was unable to recover from this setback and died of depression. Come to think of it, you evil woman and I have a feud of killing my father. I didn't go to the yamen to report you, but you came here to threaten me. I think you must be tired of living! "
Yu Shu's father became an official at the age of fifteen. Although he was not talented, he could be regarded as a real talent. He went to the capital to take the imperial examination. If he didn't live in Yin Zhourong's mansion, if he didn't get drugged by Madam Yin Deng and have an affair with Aunt Cui, and if his ambition didn't be ruined by reality, he might have had a bright future.
If he was a heartless person, he would have abandoned Concubine Cui and the child in her belly for the sake of his future, but he did not. Perhaps he was not a good husband, not a good father, but he was certainly a good person with a conscience.
"Do you believe that I will kill you now to avenge my father?" Yu Shu grabbed Madame Yin Deng with one hand, grabbed the small plate with egg yolk in the other, and knocked it on the stone table. She pinched the sharp porcelain piece and used it as a knife, and with a trace of scarlet blood on it, she raised it in front of Madame Yin's face. Her eyes showed a fierce glint, and she looked like a bandit.
Madam Yin Deng's face was pale, and her eyes were full of fear. She kept leaning back, but didn't dare to struggle, for fear that Yu Shu would pounce on her and scratch her neck. Even if she accidentally scratched her face, it was not a joke.
"You, you have something to say. What are you doing?"
She turned her eyes and tried to call for help, but found that there was no one outside the pavilion. Even the personal maid she had brought with her was gone. It was like a trap deliberately designed to kill and kill.
"What am I doing?" Yu Shu sneered and said, "Don't you want to force me to the road of death? Then I will drag you down with me first, so that I won't be at a disadvantage. Anyway, I will avenge my father, and when I see him in the underworld, I will have an explanation. "
"I said that out of anger. You, you can't take it seriously." Madam Yin Deng's legs were weak. She really thought that Yu Shu wanted to kill her, so she didn't dare to argue with her.
"You can't take it seriously. Then what you said just now, were you joking with me?"
Yu Shu's pupils were extremely black, and the whites of her eyes were extremely white. Being stared at by her coldly, Madam Yin Deng felt as if she was being stared at by a poisonous snake. She was terrified and didn't dare to move.
"Yes, yes, I was joking with you." She followed Yu Shu's meaning and forced a smile, revealing her nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. It was unbearable to look at.
"Haha." Yu Shu suddenly laughed. She loosened her hand and let go of Madam Yin Deng. She threw away the porcelain knife, winked at her, and said naughtily,
"I was also joking with you."
As she said, she raised her hand and licked her cut finger, making a soft "tut" sound.
Madam Yin Deng trembled all over and was about to go crazy because of her. Her lips turned blue, and she might faint at any time. At this time, the reindeer came to make fun of her again and shouted at the top of its voice —
"Idiot, idiot!"
It heard what Madam Yin Deng said to Yu Shu's parents just now, so it used what it learned.
Madam Yin Deng was so angry that her heart and lungs were about to explode. Her whole body was so dry that she felt dizzy, and then she passed out. With a "plop" sound, Yu Shu saw her eyes turn white and pass out.
"Uh." Yu Shu squatted down and put her hand under her nose. She was relieved to find that she was still breathing. It was good that she was not dead.
"Come on," she shouted, "Find two strong old maids and throw her out. Forget it. Carry her out."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xin 'er came with two strong old maids and carried the unconscious Madam Yin Deng away.
Yu Shu followed him out and saw Zhou Hu in the front courtyard. She instructed him, "Go make a trip and see that the person is escorted back to the Assistant Minister's fu. Help me tell that old fellow Yin Zhourong that I told him to look after his stupid wife and not jump around in front of me again. This time she's still breathing, but next time she might not be able to."
After saying that, she shook her sleeves, put on her thick cotton shoes, and went back to her room to catch up on sleep with her hair hanging down.
When she was far away, Zhou Hu winked at Xin 'er and asked in a low voice with a strange expression, "Miss, why did you knock her out?"
Xin 'er secretly rolled her eyes, "What nonsense are you talking about? It was obviously warm in the garden and Madam Yin was wearing thick clothes. She fainted because of the heat after walking a few steps. It has nothing to do with you."
She didn't knock her out. She was so angry that she passed out. She had learned a lot. But she couldn't tell others about this. Otherwise, how could she marry someone with such a bad temper?
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