Chapter 140

"… Some people say that a jailer and a prisoner are like a wolf and a sheep. They will never become friends. Nonsense! Humans have feelings. What's wrong with a jailer? A jailer is also a human. He has seven emotions and six desires. He also has friends and family! "

Ye Xiaotian felt as if he was back in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, brainwashing the prisoners and justifying the jailers. "Lord Yang was imprisoned three years ago, and I, Xiaotian, became a jailer three years ago. Since then, Lord Yang has often taught me how to perform divination and how to be a good person.

'The eyes are the Lord of the Field Mansion and the Lord of the Palace. If the Yin and Yang Withered Bones are exposed, the wealth of one's parents will always be empty. 'This is a divination from the Sackcloth Divination Technique that Lord Yang taught me to memorize. Let's not talk about this for now. In short, Lord Yang appreciated me very much. He also said that I have an extraordinary appearance and will live a rich life. "

Ye Xiaotian said, "That day, the imperial court decreed that Lord Yang would be executed the next day. I got some wine for Lord Yang and ordered a few side dishes to go with the wine. It was very dark in the prison and it was raining outside. I lit a candle. Under the candlelight, Lord Yang's tears flowed continuously …"

County Magistrate Hu, Madame Yang, the Three Thin Stewards, and all the guests who came to pay their condolences listened to him in a daze. Ye Xiaotian's mouth was talking so fast that they couldn't get a word in. Ye Xiaotian was like the most dedicated actor. He was very engrossed in his performance.

A mournful expression appeared on Ye Xiaotian's face as he sadly said, "Lord Yang said, 'Little Tian, I've been in prison for three years. I've never seen any of my old friends, nor have I seen any of my relatives. You're the only one who can be considered my old friend. Before I die, there's only one person I can't let go of, and that's my daughter. I'll entrust her to you.

When Madam Yang heard 'three years in prison, all her old friends and relatives gone missing', her face heated up and she lowered her head in shame. However, the moment she lowered her head, she raised it up again when she heard the last sentence. Because her movements were too fast, it was as if the bones at the back of her neck were cracking.

There was a moment of silence in the upper court.

A suona fluttered on the ground. It was dropped by a musician who was playing in the corner. A monk who was chanting raised a cymbal and rubbed it against his bald head. The incomparably beautiful woman was originally crying non-stop, but at this moment, she widened her misty eyes and looked at Ye Xiaotian in astonishment.

Ye Xiaotian let out a long sigh. He lifted his head and said, "Xiaotian, I am of humble birth and poor family background. Naturally, I am not worthy of the noble daughter of the Yang family. However, Lord Yang said that after this calamity, he has seen through the ways of the world. He feels that a wealthy family is better than a peaceful family …"

The more Ye Xiaotian spoke, the more moved he became. When he lowered his head again, his eyes were glistening with tears. He had been moved by the lies he had come up with.

Lin Yang and his wife had never gotten along, and he knew how much his wife hated his daughter. He knew that if he died, his wife would abuse her. As for Ye Xiaotian, Lin Yang appreciated him a lot.

Lin Yang was indebted to Ye Xiaotian, and Lin Yang, who was obsessed with physiognomy, believed that Ye Xiaotian would live a life of peace and riches. Then, it made sense that Lin Yang, on his deathbed, would make such a strange decision in the eyes of others.

My father-in-law also said in the letter that he wanted Little Tian to bring my wife and mother-in-law back to the capital to take care of them wholeheartedly. My father-in-law also said in the letter that he wanted Little Tian to bring my wife and mother-in-law back to the capital to take care of them wholeheartedly. What my father-in-law was most worried about before his death was that the family would not get along well and become a laughing stock! "

Ye Xiaotian added this sentence because he thought that if he only brought the pretty little wife away, she would be worried about his old mother and would inevitably wash her face with tears all day long. Perhaps she would even resent him in her heart. It would be better to take her old mother away as well. No matter how poor the family was, it wouldn't make a difference to have one more woman's rations.

County Magistrate Hu lowered his head to look at the letter and then looked up at Ye Xiaotian. He was so dumbfounded that he couldn't say anything. Only the beard on his chin trembled.

Ye Xiaotian said in his heart, "Old man, I've given in. I've already given in. I don't even want the five hundred taels of silver anymore. I still want to take away the thorn in your side. Don't go too far. Killing someone is just a matter of nodding your head to the ground. Where it is possible to forgive people, one should forgive people!"

County Magistrate Hu thought about the contents of the letter and then thought about what Ye Xiaotian had said. Looking at Ye Xiaotian's calm expression, he felt that it was incomparably absurd. His mind was in a mess. How could this brat make up a lie with his eyes wide open and still say it with such sincerity?

Should he deny what he said and tear up the letter? It wasn't impossible, but if he did that, it would be hard for others to be suspicious and believe Ye Xiaotian's words. It would be very detrimental to his own reputation as an official.

If it involved the division of the family property, then he could just go all out and destroy the letter and kill people. He wouldn't care about the gossip of others. But right now, Ye Xiaotian didn't want anything and even helped him solve the problem of the thorn in his side. What reason did he have not to agree?

County Magistrate Hu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly chuckled.

He put away the letter with a smile and tucked it into his sleeve. He calmly said, "That's what the letter said. In this old man's opinion, this action is somewhat absurd. However, my brother-in-law has always been straightforward, so it's not surprising that he would make such a decision. Since my brother-in-law is on his deathbed, how can this old man disobey? Third Thin, go and invite the young miss over. "

The corner of Ye Xiaotian's mouth had just revealed a trace of a smile, but it immediately froze like frost on a window lattice. "Young miss? Isn't the young miss right in front of us? Where do I have to go to invite the young miss? "

Ye Xiaotian hurriedly turned his head to look at the beautiful woman who was tied up tightly. The woman was staring at him with her large, beautiful eyes in shock. However, her features were far too gentle. Even though she had a shocked expression on her face, she still carried a delicate and pitiful charm.

Ye Xiaotian was confused. "What … what's going on?"

… …

When Madame Yang heard such a strange will, she immediately said angrily, "Brother, this matter is really inappropriate. He must have gone senile to make such a will. Sister, I don't think so …"

County Magistrate Hu's face darkened. He shouted, "I'm not only your big brother, but also the Jingzhou County Magistrate! Right now, I'm not interfering with your family's affairs as your big brother, but as the Jingzhou County Magistrate. You don't need to say anything more! "

County Magistrate Hu was a bit unhappy. Wasn't this a good way to deal with it? This girl didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Yang Lin's will clearly stated that he would give a house, 50 acres of good paddy fields, and a shop in the south of the city to his beloved daughter. Humph, does this Yang Lin still think that he, who has been in prison for three years, still has the right to say in this family?

Now that Ye Xiaotian gave him a ladder, why not take the opportunity to go down? Does he have to force this guy surnamed Ye to do something desperate and tell the truth of the will in public to embarrass everyone? Women are unreasonable!

Madame Yang rarely saw her brother being so harsh to her. Although she was reluctant, she was shocked after being reprimanded by him. She didn't dare to say anything for a while.

… …

A three or four-year-old girl hobbled into the yard. Her round and pink face was like a cute red apple. Her little hand was held by an old woman who looked unkind, and she walked timidly.

The little girl's hair was tied into two bundles, which were tied into two small braids facing the sky. They looked very cute, like two horns (guàn) (ancient children's two upturned pigtails). She looked very cute. She was wearing a paddy field shirt that was pieced together from a variety of different colored fabrics. It was like a colorful kasaya, and it made her seem even more innocent.

The little girl's forehead was tied with a thin white silk ribbon, and her waist was also tied with a white ribbon. It seemed like she was observing mourning. She timidly looked at the courtyard full of people, and suddenly saw the woman who was tied up and as soft as water. She immediately burst into tears.

She broke away from the old woman's hand, hobbled over, hugged the woman's thigh, and wailed, "Mom, mom, you big bad guys, let go of my mom!"

The little girl was very scared. Since she and her mother were driven out of the Yang Mansion, they depended on each other in the small and desolate courtyard in the corner of the alley. She had never been separated from her mother. Who knew that yesterday, two fierce old women suddenly came to the Yang Mansion and forcibly took her back to the Yang Mansion.

They said that her father had passed away and even tied a white belt around her waist for her to wear mourning. They also said that her mother was a lowly servant concubine and was not fit to wear mourning for her master. She was so afraid of being alone in the Yang Family's mansion, and now she finally saw her mother.

"Yaoyao, Yaoyao …"

When Shuiwu saw her daughter, she immediately burst into tears. Her arms were tied behind her back, so she could only squat down and gently rub her cheek against her daughter's little face. Her daughter cried, and she also cried. Their tears stained each other's cheeks. Many of the mourning guests couldn't help but turn their heads away when they saw this.

Ye Xiaotian's eyes were as big as a cow's, "The Yang Family's Eldest Miss … The Yang Family's Eldest Miss … is actually so old? Yang Lin, that old thing whose neck is buried in the soil, actually has a daughter who is still wet behind the ears! "

The corner of Ye Xiaotian's mouth twitched a few times, and he shouted in grief and indignation in his heart, "How could I have thought that a white-haired old man's precious daughter is only three or four years old? Thinking back, when he was imprisoned, this girl was at most one year old. Smart my ass, cute my ass! "

In fact, in the north and south, it was common for girls to marry at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and this was especially common in the south. As for taking a concubine, taking a girl who had reached the marriageable age as a concubine was something that the scholarly officials were very enthusiastic about. Ye Xiaotian was not ignorant of this.

However, that old fellow Yang Lin was really too old, and he had been in prison for three years, so Ye Xiaotian's thinking went into the wrong direction. He thought that Yang Lin's concubine was at least more than ten years ago. When he saw the still young appearance of Shuiwu, he naturally thought that she was Yang Lin's daughter.

Seeing this scene, Ye Xiaotian wanted to cry but had no tears, "God, strike me with lightning, don't play tricks on me like this!"

If he had known that Miss Shuiwu, who looked like an unmarried girl, was actually Lord Yang's concubine, then his words just now would definitely say that Yang Lin wanted to send his concubine to him in order to repay his kindness.

It was very common for scholarly officials to gift concubines to each other, and it was considered elegant. On the basis of this custom, if he said that Yang Lin was worried that his beloved concubine would suffer after his death, and in order to repay his kindness, he gave his beloved concubine as a gift, it would be far more reasonable than taking a four-year-old lolita as his wife. But now …

Ye Xiaotian looked at the silly girl who was hugging her mother's thigh and crying, and couldn't help but want to cry. He was very conflicted, thinking that even if this little silly girl was to be his child bride, he would have to raise her for at least ten years, and his eggs immediately shattered.