Chapter 119

Seeing a man and a woman tied up in front of the hall, the guests gathered around curiously and whispered to each other. At this time, Madame Yang and her brother walked out from the backyard. Many of the guests quickly restrained their curiosity and came forward to express their condolences.

Ye Xiaotian was looking at Yang Lin's beautiful daughter with shifty eyes. Noticing that something was wrong, he turned his head and saw an old woman in mourning clothes talking to a white-haired old man who was leaning on a cane and had his ears tucked in. It was obvious that the two of them were the center of attention.

The old man looked to be in his seventies or eighties. His face was full of wrinkles and his hair was white. He held a golden rattan cane in his hand. He was the old patriarch of the Jing Province's Yang family. Madame Yang whispered a few words to him loudly, then turned to the crowd and said in a clear voice, "Dear friends and relatives, this old woman has something to say."

Madame Yang glanced coldly at Ye Xiaotian and the pale and angry woman, then said to the guests, "My husband has passed away. I am very grateful to all of you for coming to pay your condolences. But during the mourning period for my husband, this lowly servant … "

Madame Yang reached out and pointed at the beautiful woman with a graceful figure. Gnashing her teeth, she said, "This lowly servant actually committed treason during the mourning period for my husband. She had an affair with another man and did that improper thing!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a sudden clap of thunder. The guests in the hall suddenly burst into an uproar and looked at the woman with disdain on their faces.

The beautiful woman's beautiful eyes widened in shock. It seemed that she did not expect Madame Yang to make up such an unbearable crime for her. Looking at Madame Yang in astonishment, she suddenly burst into tears and said angrily, "I did not, I did not! You have wronged me! "

Madame Yang sneered and did not answer her at all. She just said to the old patriarch, "This matter has been witnessed by the steward and servants of the mansion. The adulterer and the adulterer were caught on the spot. If not for this, how could I have defiled myself and brought shame to the family?

Old patriarch, I have now caught the adulterer and the adulterer. This is the Yang family's matter, and more importantly, the Yang family's matter. My husband is no longer here. As a woman, I still need the patriarch's advice on how to deal with this matter. "

The old patriarch covered his ears and said with a loud voice, "Ah? Old patriarch, what did you say? What's wrong with your door? Speak louder, I can't hear you clearly. "

Ye Xiaotian never thought that this Madame Yang would actually convict him without even asking. In an instant, he understood Madame Yang's evil plan. He did not expect that this Madame Yang was not only greedy for money, but also so narrow-minded. Just because her husband doted on his concubine, and because she had no children, that concubine gave birth to a daughter for her husband, she was so jealous that she actually wanted to kill this concubine's daughter before letting it go.

The old patriarch of the Yang family, who was hard of hearing, still asked loudly, "What did she say? Why did she kidnap her? Did she break your mansion's door? "

Ye Xiaotian directly shouted, "Madame Yang! This is complete nonsense, don't make irresponsible remarks. I, Ye Xiaotian, have never met this young lady before, we don't even know each other, how could we have an affair? "

In fact, Madame Yang did not really believe that this young man with a foreign accent was an adulterer, but she wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of this thorn in her side, so she did not ask him, only sneered and said, "Just because you say there isn't, it doesn't mean there isn't? Third Skinny, tell everyone, where did you catch him? "

Third Skinny Yang immediately took two steps forward and said to the crowd, "Masters, I am the steward of the Yang family, Third Skinny Yang. This person sneaked into the Yang family and had a rendezvous with that lowly servant. When the two of them were undressing, I coincidentally went to deliver the monthly allowance, but Qiao 'er found out, so I caught them and handed them over to Madame to deal with."

Ye Xiaotian said loudly, "That's right, I was indeed in this young lady's room … no, in the courtyard! However, I did not have an affair with this young lady, when I arrived at the courtyard, I had yet to tell her my name, I actually have an important matter to tell her. "

Madame Yang was slightly stunned, although she was anxious to kill the young lady, she could not hide her curiosity, and could not help but ask, "What important matter?"

Ye Xiaotian glanced at her and said boldly, "Today, the Yang family has guests from all over the world, I wonder if any of them are from the government? This important matter of mine must be spoken of in front of the government, otherwise, someone might not be able to judge impartially. "

Madame Yang angrily said, "If you are an upright person, why can't you tell others?"

Ye Xiaotian sneered, "Of course I am an upright person, but I've long heard rumors about you, Madame Yang, and if you don't go through the government, who knows if you will cover up the truth with one hand?"

Naturally, Ye Xiaotian's words had piqued the curiosity of the guests. Whispers immediately broke out in the hall. The black-robed old man, who had been casually standing to the side ever since he entered the hall, suddenly smiled. He took two steps forward and said slowly, "I am the County Magistrate of Jing Province, Hu Kuo. If you have anything to say, say it to me!"

Ye Xiaotian was stunned, and looked him up and down, hesitantly asking, "Are you really the local County Magistrate?"

Hu Kuo's face darkened slightly, and he was clearly displeased, "Bastard! In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of so many people, do you think you can impersonate someone from the government? Or perhaps you have nothing to say, so you're pestering endlessly to stall for time? Hmm? "

Madame Yang sneered, "What else can he have to say? It's obvious that they're an adulterous couple, and now that their adultery has been exposed, they're just trying to argue their way out of it. Listen to what he has to say, Old Patriarch, in my opinion, why don't we just drown this adulterous couple in a pig cage?"

The Old Patriarch of the Yang Clan cupped his ears and said loudly with a smile, "Piglets? That's right, that's right, that old sow of mine just gave birth to a litter of piglets yesterday. There are fifteen piglets, and they're all still alive. Haha, you've heard about it too? "

This old man's ears were not good, and because he was too old, his mind was a little muddled. Otherwise, he would have known that something was wrong just by looking at the situation. But in the end, he just kept interrupting, and everyone else knew that he was muddle-headed, so they ignored what he said.

Hu Kuo said indifferently to Ye Xiaotian, "If you have nothing to say, then you don't have to say anything. I can't be bothered to deal with such an offensive matter, so I'll leave it to the Old Patriarch of the Yang Clan to handle. "

One of the busybodies next to him said loudly, "Young man, the people in front of you are really my parents. If you have anything to say, just say it quickly, don't make a mistake."

Seeing this, Ye Xiaotian could only say, "Wait a minute, Old Patriarch! There's a letter in my boot, written by Old Patriarch Yang himself. Old Patriarch, as long as you take it out and read it, you'll know the truth. "

Brother-in-law's will? Hearing this, Magistrate Hu's body trembled. He quickly turned around and glanced at Ye Xiaotian, then at Thin Man Yang. With his status, there was no reason for him to bend over and touch someone else's boot. Thin Man Yang understood and quickly stepped forward. He bent over and took off Ye Xiaotian's tattered boot, then pinched his nose and fished out a letter from the boot.

Ye Xiaotian sneered and glanced at Madame Yang. He could already imagine the look on Madame Yang's face when Magistrate Hu finished reading his will.

Magistrate Hu frowned as he looked at the sweaty, smelly letter. With a look of disgust, he ordered Thin Man Yang, "Open it!"

Thin Man Yang held his breath and unfolded the letter, then held it in front of Magistrate Hu. Magistrate Hu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, waved it in the wind, and covered his mouth and nose.

When Madame Yang heard that this was her husband's will, she couldn't help but be moved. She couldn't help but walk forward and ask Magistrate Hu, "Brother, what does the letter say?"

As soon as Ye Xiaotian heard how Madame Yang addressed Magistrate Hu, he felt a chill run from the Yongquan point on the soles of his feet to the Baihui point on the top of his head. His entire body felt cold and his hair stood on end, "Brother? This Jingzhou Magistrate is Madame Yang's brother! "

Never in a million years would Ye Xiaotian have imagined that his greatest guarantee of safety would be Madame Yang's elder brother. This was bad! Ye Xiaotian's heart was like fire; he quickly calculated, "This Madame Yang hates that concubine's daughter to the bone. She won't be willing to share the family property with her. If she wants to mess with me, as her brother, how can he not help her? Which of these Jingzhou nobles will offend the local officials for a foreigner like me?

If Madame Yang is forced by public opinion and doesn't want to shed all pretense of cordiality, even if she agrees to share the family property with this woman, she will hate me to the bone. In this Magistrate's territory, if they want to quietly kill a foreigner like me, it will be as easy as turning over their hand. This … "

Ye Xiaotian was shocked and scared. He looked around in panic and suddenly fixed his eyes on the pretty woman's face, whose face was full of grief and indignation …

Magistrate Hu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and opened it. He used two fingers to hold the handkerchief in front of his nose and looked at the letter in Thin Man Yang's hand. When Ye Xiaotian saw the woman, he suddenly had an idea. He took a deep breath and said in a clear voice, "Old official, this letter says …"

When Ye Xiaotian took out the letter, he did not reveal the answer to the riddle. He wanted to wait for Magistrate Hu to read the letter and make a big reversal. That would have a very dramatic effect. He often watched dramas in the capital and could be considered a small opera fan. This could also be considered a bad habit of his.

Now that he saw that this county magistrate was actually Madam Yang's biological brother, he did not dare to put on an act anymore. However, he still couldn't tell the truth. That would be risking his life. So, in an instant, Ye Xiaotian came up with a big lie.

There had never been a person who had never told a lie in their life. Naturally, Ye Xiaotian had also told many lies. He had told his superiors, his colleagues, his parents, his brothers, and even the officials who had committed crimes. There were white lies and malicious lies.

But none of the lies he told before were as important as the one he told today, because it was a lie that saved his life. Furthermore, none of the lies he told before were so perfect, so reasonable, and so shameless that they affected his life.