Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 300 Nobody Gets the Benefit

After hearing the young Taoist priest mention the two old women who had relayed the message to Xie San, Madam Jin had already taken precautions against this and sent the two old women who had shown their faces back to the mansion in advance.

She can't just wait for the other party to have something readily available to use against her, can she?

Unexpectedly, she was full of confidence and waiting to be exonerated, but the two old women who were supposed to be on their way back to the mansion suddenly appeared again!
Moreover, they were captured by guards from the Grand Commandant's mansion!
"It's them! It's definitely them!"

Xie San, who had been kneeling listlessly on the ground, suddenly stood up. He stared wide-eyed at the two old women, his voice so loud that it shattered the brief silence before them!
The two old women panicked immediately and, in desperation, could only cast pleading glances at Madam Jin.

The Jin family panicked too!
These two old women have been with me for many years. Even if outsiders might not recognize them at a glance, they are right here. With just a little investigation, the truth will be clear immediately!
Not to mention Xie San himself testified against it!
"How could this be?" Lu Jia raised her voice. "How could the young mistress's attendants be sneaking around behind my house? May I ask, sister-in-law, are these two your people? If not, then this Xie San is truly hateful. I will have someone take him to the yamen and write a memorial to accuse the Xie family."

Xie San, who was listening to this, raised his voice again: "It was them! Young Madam, you are right, it was these two old women who lured me here. If you want to report this to the authorities, just take them to Shuntian Prefecture for interrogation!"

Offending the young mistress of the Shen family will not only bring misfortune to Xie San, but his entire Xie family will also suffer a great loss, implicating his father's family as well. He deserves to die a thousand deaths!

With the culprit right in front of him, how could he possibly let them escape?!
At this moment, the Taoist priest next to her also looked at Madam Jin: "Young Master Xie speaks with such certainty, please tell me, Madam, are these two people really members of the Yan family?"

The reputation of Baiyun Temple is at stake. Now that the rightful owner has been found, how can the Taoist priest back down?
Faced with attacks from both sides, Jin had no choice but to deny it! Just as Xie San said, as long as they took the person to Shuntian Prefecture for questioning, the truth would be revealed immediately.

Furthermore, the fact that the two old women were escorted up by Lu Jia's guards could not possibly be a coincidence!

When the young Taoist priest exposed the two old women, Lu Jia must have already sent people down to take action!
And her belated attempt to salvage the situation was not even as fast as this brat's movements!

Jin clenched her fists tightly, biting her lip as she glared at the old women: "What are you doing here? Who sent you?!"

The old women, though flustered, calmed down upon hearing her question: "Replying to Madam, we are here on the orders of the young master to urge you to return to the manor! We don't know how we ended up being detained by these two guards at the entrance of the Taoist temple! Madam, please do us justice!"

As they spoke, they knelt down and kowtowed.

"nonsense!"

Xie San jumped up anxiously: "You've clearly been here for a while! There were Taoist priests passing by near the willow tree earlier; they definitely saw you, they can testify to that!"

Lu Jia turned her head: "For the sake of the temple's reputation, please order all the Taoist priests to be summoned here to get to the bottom of this."

"I can testify to this!"

As soon as she finished speaking, some of the Taoist priests in the crowd raised their hands, saying, "An hour ago, I was in charge of welcoming guests and offering incense at the entrance of the Taoist temple. At that time, I saw these two people serving under the carriage of the eldest young mistress of the Yan family!"

“That’s right, I’ve seen these two while serving as a steward in the Sanqing Hall!” “And me, I saw them in the willow grove by the lotus pond! They were definitely there quite early, not just recently…”

One accusation after another rang out, not only causing the old woman on the ground to lose her mind again, but also causing Jin's face to turn red!

What's the difference between these accusations and the slaps to her face?
She, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Grand Secretary's mansion, could usually not even get out of her sedan chair when she met a Lady of the Imperial Decree, but today she was being relentlessly pursued by Lu Jia!
She turned to look at Lu Jia: "Did they arrive earlier? I didn't know! But since so many people are pointing the finger at me, there's no room for me to explain."

"If that's what they did, then may I ask what the young mistress's opinion is?"
"They're just a few ignorant servants spreading rumors behind our backs. The young mistress just said that she didn't let them get away with anything. Are you planning to beat them to death?"

“What you’re saying, sister-in-law!” Lu Jia said, “Xie San’s accusations against the two old women are undeniable, which means that it was indeed the two of them who instigated and seduced them behind the scenes.”

"Since they're so blatantly attacking me, of course I have to confront them!"

"However, my sister-in-law is innocent, so this matter has nothing to do with you. It must be those two lowly servants who are audacious and have a grudge against our Grand Commandant's mansion."

"You don't need to interfere. — Guards, take Xie San and these two men to Shuntian Prefecture! I beg Your Excellency to make a wise judgment. The Xie family members, who are the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, conspired with the servants of the Yan family to murder the women of the Grand Commandant's household. What crime should they be charged with?"
"Furthermore, these two are servants of the Yan family, but instead of staying by their master's side to serve him attentively, they are sneaking around this Taoist temple behind their master's back. How dare they do this without anyone backing them up?"

"Therefore, it is difficult to say that Baiyun Temple did not participate in it or provide convenience."

"When you strike the drum to appeal, be sure to bring Baiyun Temple with you."

After Lu Jia finished speaking calmly, no one present could remain calm.
That's great! She keeps saying that the Jin family has nothing to do with it, but she's actually tied these two people to the Yan family so tightly!
They are servants of the Yan family!

If a servant of the Yan family commits a crime outside, can the master absolve himself of responsibility?

Not to mention she also pinned the crime on them, accusing the three of them of conspiring against the Shen family!
Who can afford to mess with this?!
The Xie family is not to be trifled with!
Baiyun Temple never intended to provoke anyone!

Only the Yan family has this idea, but such behavior and such despicable methods are not what they want at all!
Once they actually go to Shuntian Prefecture, none of the three parties will be able to gain an advantage!
Before the guards could even make a move, Xie San rushed out first: "I didn't conspire with them! I don't know them, they clearly just wanted to use me as a tool!"

Lu Jia said, "Words are useless. If you can figure out the whole story and find the mastermind, I will naturally come to the person in charge."

This was indeed a bit shameless, but she had the entire Grand Commandant's mansion behind her. If the Shen family father and son were to let things be handled perfunctorily, would Grand Commandant Shen have wasted more than ten years in the Northwest?

Of course she can keep her word!

Xie San immediately grabbed the two old women and wouldn't let go: "I don't believe that you two are not being instigated or masterminded behind the scenes. You dare to have designs on the young mistress of the Shen family?!"