C114 Complaint
By the time Gu Han and Mian Niang arrived, the yamen had already begun interrogating them.
Mian Niang wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Gu Mi. The two of them hid in the crowd.
The Elementary Scholar had an Elementary Scholar's name and there was no need for him to kneel. The tofu hyacinth was also injured so he could only kneel on the ground.
Song Youfu knelt at the side and was explaining the whole matter.
The tofu hyacinth had a sharp tongue and was extremely aggressive. She retorted whenever Song Youfu said this, probably because she had already discussed it with the Elementary Scholar last night. Right now, her words were much more organized than when she was at the Song Family.
"Why did my daughter leave just like that? Did she have a bad life in your house?"
"Why are you living a bad life? Are you not getting along with your family?"
"Why can't we get along? Is it because you're not satisfied with her?"
"What can a weak woman like her do to your family?"
"If your son is truly good to him, how can a young married couple that has just gotten married not return home after a month?"
"To make money? How come before marriage, your son didn't go out to work, but instead went out to work after marriage, and still said that he was hiding from my Wu Niang? "
"So what if we introduced him? Didn't you say that your son had to go out to work before he was introduced? We only had good intentions in our hearts, and wanted to find him some decent and light work for him. To think that we would go out of our way to beg others for help. What ingrate! "
"We've made things difficult for your family. You have to take a look, we're orphans and widows, Han Lin is a weak scholar, and I'm half crippled right now. Even if we say it's bullying, do you want to see if we can beat you?"
You have to rely on your conscience when you speak. Go to the Mei Family village and ask how I treated your daughter, other than being distant from her in the beginning, I was a little dissatisfied with her, so I kept on saying good things about her in front of outsiders, whether this was real or fake, did I give your daughter that hairpin that she was wearing to her? I didn't even give her my own daughter that I gave her such a good hairpin.
"Don't say that I was the one who proposed the change in marriage. Let's find the Sai Sien Xian now to confront each other. Did you guys do something to get the Sai Sien Xian to lie? Our family has been set up by you, ever since Mian Niang entered your family, when did your family ever have peace? "
Hearing the name Sai Sien Xian, Gu Xin's eyebrows twitched, but Mian Niang, who was standing beside him, was completely focused on the hall and did not notice the change in expression of the person beside him.
tofu hyacinth was already a good person to begin with. Furthermore, the entire night he discussed the matter with his son was all for the preparation of the hall for today.
Her mouth was like a popped bean, Song Youfu was not her match at all. He could not help but roar in anger, and even wanted to be convicted by the county magistrate of "contempt of court".
The people of the city could not be compared to the people of Tian Jia Wan, and did not understand much about the two families. Hearing tofu hyacinth's words, they immediately felt that after cheating the marriage, the Gu family members who bullied their daughter were hateful.
Mian Niang turned her head, and fiercely glared at them, causing them all to surround and attack him.
When the Elementary Scholar heard the discussions outside, he immediately looked over and pulled Mian Niang away.
Only when they were quite a distance away from the yamen's entrance and there was no one else around, did Gu Xin open the door. Mian Niang glared at him: "My Abba's Mother is still suffering inside, what are you pulling me out for?"
"If I don't drag you out and let the Mei Family's mother and son see you, would you be dragged into the hall as well?"
"The hall is the hall, who is afraid of who!"
Right now, she would rather kneel in front of the hall herself than let her father suffer this kind of punishment. Not only did he get scolded by others, he even got so many people to point at him.
"Calm down, I can't do this. In this situation, no matter what you say, the officials will not listen to you. They will only think that you and your family are protecting each other." Calm down, you can't do this, in this situation, no matter what you say, the officials will not listen to you.
"In the end, it's not your fault. If you weren't so bad, why would she suspect me and the idiot?"
However, he said, "That's not my fault, but it can't be entirely blamed on me. She wanted to find you, and even if it wasn't this time, it would still be the next time. As long as she had the heart, she would be able to pick out the bones from the eggs, not to mention the living mortals."
Mian Niang cast a glance at him, and did not approve of his words, but she knew how stubborn this man was, even if she kept arguing with him, there would be no end to it. If things got out of hand, she would easily provoke other people who would come to watch, and now was not the time to argue with him, so she tried to calm herself down as much as possible and asked: "If you don't let me in, what do you think I should do next?"
He wanted to reach out to her and comfort her, but she shook him off. He didn't mind, since she had always resisted his touch, let alone the fact that she was still angry now, so he casually withdrew his hand and said to her, "We've already searched all over the city and found her. Since there's no trace of that woman anywhere, she can't walk that fast, and the most likely reason is that she's hiding away.
"Nonsense!" If you did not intend to hide, why did you leave? "
Gu Yan laughed, but did not seem to mind: "Her departure can't be without cause, we still need to go back and properly ask your parents and the villagers of Tian Jia Wan, if she has any abnormal actions or close friends, her life in your home hasn't reached a point of being unbearable yet. Your Abba's mother treats her well, she doesn't like your brother, and your brother hasn't been home for a month, so there's no need to worry about conflicts between them.
He had hidden away all that was untoward in the government. If an official were to be concerned about his relationship with an Elementary Scholar teacher, it would be a waste of time.
This kind of person was too easy to deal with.
Mian Niang was skeptical of his words, but didn't want to trouble him.
"Your identity is sensitive, and the Prince Rong has always been against you. If they appear and get a hold of you, if they were to report you, wouldn't that give more reason for others to attack you?"
Mian Niang knew why he had offended the Prince Rong and then hid here, but she also knew that the trouble that he had gotten into for hiding here was definitely not small.
Hearing him say this, another warm feeling flowed through Gu Han's heart. He gently looked at the woman in front of him and softly said: "It's not important. With Ah Mang's words, even if I were to go up the mountain of blades or go down the sea of fire, I won't be afraid of all of you, let alone such a small thing like this."
This is not a small matter, it is something that the Abba and Mama accepts from you, something that my brother can do and learn from you, although I am just a country girl with no experience, but I know that if you go to see that county magistrate, it would be to take the backdoor, which would be giving favoritism to others.
Her expression was serious and her eyes were anxious. Gu Xin couldn't help but feel itchy in his hands. He stroked a strand of hair beside her ear and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about in this little brain of yours?"
Mian Niang dodged it again. Gu Xin felt frustrated, but he still knew that he had to take things slowly.
"Don't worry, I'm only there to inquire about the case and to warn the county magistrate about this matter. As for the others, Xiao Zongxian has already returned to the capital, so you don't need to worry about him grabbing onto Little Plaits and causing trouble for me. "
Mian Niang was still worried, but she still doubted what Gu Xin had said.
Gu Xin also knew that Mian Niang's stubbornness wouldn't be something that could be understood with just a few words, so she didn't force it and brought her men to find Song Zhixiao.
It seemed like a good thing that Song Zhixiao did not appear in the Main Hall, but it was actually not so. Those who did not know the inner workings of the matter would only think that Song Zhixiao was guilty and escape interrogation.
Only after asking him did he find out that Song Zhixiao and Gu Wu had already left the city to look for someone. When they arrived at the city gate, he told the city guards about the appearances of the two people. As expected, someone had seen them before.
Gu Xin left Gu Wen to take care of him in the city, and brought Mian Niang to the north side of the city.
Riding together with Gu Xin, Mian Niang struggled very hard in her heart.
How could Gu Heng not notice? He only said, "Aren't we still going to care about these things at this time? Shouldn't we find a way to quickly find your brother and bring him back?"
Mian Niang also knew that she couldn't care so much now. Carrying Gu Xin's hand, she got off the horse. Their bodies were unintentionally stuck together, so Mian Niang quickly dodged them.
Seeing that she was almost lying on the horse's back, Gu Xin didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. Thinking back, he felt that his bad behavior had caused her to be on guard.
He put his hand on the woman's shoulder and saw that she was looking at him so he quickly explained: "This is not a joke. Be careful or you will fall down. It will only add to the chaos."
"Mian Niang blushed because of what he said, and could only straighten her body slowly, but she still tried her best to avoid coming into contact with him. Gu Xin insisted on not releasing the claw on his shoulder, and with a single sentence, he extinguished her thoughts:" You can either hug your waist, or support your shoulders, and you can choose just as you want! "
Both of them were not very good, but compared to the sensitive part on his waist, Mian Niang was more willing to do this.
Mian Niang wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Gu Mi. The two of them hid in the crowd.
The Elementary Scholar had an Elementary Scholar's name and there was no need for him to kneel. The tofu hyacinth was also injured so he could only kneel on the ground.
Song Youfu knelt at the side and was explaining the whole matter.
The tofu hyacinth had a sharp tongue and was extremely aggressive. She retorted whenever Song Youfu said this, probably because she had already discussed it with the Elementary Scholar last night. Right now, her words were much more organized than when she was at the Song Family.
"Why did my daughter leave just like that? Did she have a bad life in your house?"
"Why are you living a bad life? Are you not getting along with your family?"
"Why can't we get along? Is it because you're not satisfied with her?"
"What can a weak woman like her do to your family?"
"If your son is truly good to him, how can a young married couple that has just gotten married not return home after a month?"
"To make money? How come before marriage, your son didn't go out to work, but instead went out to work after marriage, and still said that he was hiding from my Wu Niang? "
"So what if we introduced him? Didn't you say that your son had to go out to work before he was introduced? We only had good intentions in our hearts, and wanted to find him some decent and light work for him. To think that we would go out of our way to beg others for help. What ingrate! "
"We've made things difficult for your family. You have to take a look, we're orphans and widows, Han Lin is a weak scholar, and I'm half crippled right now. Even if we say it's bullying, do you want to see if we can beat you?"
You have to rely on your conscience when you speak. Go to the Mei Family village and ask how I treated your daughter, other than being distant from her in the beginning, I was a little dissatisfied with her, so I kept on saying good things about her in front of outsiders, whether this was real or fake, did I give your daughter that hairpin that she was wearing to her? I didn't even give her my own daughter that I gave her such a good hairpin.
"Don't say that I was the one who proposed the change in marriage. Let's find the Sai Sien Xian now to confront each other. Did you guys do something to get the Sai Sien Xian to lie? Our family has been set up by you, ever since Mian Niang entered your family, when did your family ever have peace? "
Hearing the name Sai Sien Xian, Gu Xin's eyebrows twitched, but Mian Niang, who was standing beside him, was completely focused on the hall and did not notice the change in expression of the person beside him.
tofu hyacinth was already a good person to begin with. Furthermore, the entire night he discussed the matter with his son was all for the preparation of the hall for today.
Her mouth was like a popped bean, Song Youfu was not her match at all. He could not help but roar in anger, and even wanted to be convicted by the county magistrate of "contempt of court".
The people of the city could not be compared to the people of Tian Jia Wan, and did not understand much about the two families. Hearing tofu hyacinth's words, they immediately felt that after cheating the marriage, the Gu family members who bullied their daughter were hateful.
Mian Niang turned her head, and fiercely glared at them, causing them all to surround and attack him.
When the Elementary Scholar heard the discussions outside, he immediately looked over and pulled Mian Niang away.
Only when they were quite a distance away from the yamen's entrance and there was no one else around, did Gu Xin open the door. Mian Niang glared at him: "My Abba's Mother is still suffering inside, what are you pulling me out for?"
"If I don't drag you out and let the Mei Family's mother and son see you, would you be dragged into the hall as well?"
"The hall is the hall, who is afraid of who!"
Right now, she would rather kneel in front of the hall herself than let her father suffer this kind of punishment. Not only did he get scolded by others, he even got so many people to point at him.
"Calm down, I can't do this. In this situation, no matter what you say, the officials will not listen to you. They will only think that you and your family are protecting each other." Calm down, you can't do this, in this situation, no matter what you say, the officials will not listen to you.
"In the end, it's not your fault. If you weren't so bad, why would she suspect me and the idiot?"
However, he said, "That's not my fault, but it can't be entirely blamed on me. She wanted to find you, and even if it wasn't this time, it would still be the next time. As long as she had the heart, she would be able to pick out the bones from the eggs, not to mention the living mortals."
Mian Niang cast a glance at him, and did not approve of his words, but she knew how stubborn this man was, even if she kept arguing with him, there would be no end to it. If things got out of hand, she would easily provoke other people who would come to watch, and now was not the time to argue with him, so she tried to calm herself down as much as possible and asked: "If you don't let me in, what do you think I should do next?"
He wanted to reach out to her and comfort her, but she shook him off. He didn't mind, since she had always resisted his touch, let alone the fact that she was still angry now, so he casually withdrew his hand and said to her, "We've already searched all over the city and found her. Since there's no trace of that woman anywhere, she can't walk that fast, and the most likely reason is that she's hiding away.
"Nonsense!" If you did not intend to hide, why did you leave? "
Gu Yan laughed, but did not seem to mind: "Her departure can't be without cause, we still need to go back and properly ask your parents and the villagers of Tian Jia Wan, if she has any abnormal actions or close friends, her life in your home hasn't reached a point of being unbearable yet. Your Abba's mother treats her well, she doesn't like your brother, and your brother hasn't been home for a month, so there's no need to worry about conflicts between them.
He had hidden away all that was untoward in the government. If an official were to be concerned about his relationship with an Elementary Scholar teacher, it would be a waste of time.
This kind of person was too easy to deal with.
Mian Niang was skeptical of his words, but didn't want to trouble him.
"Your identity is sensitive, and the Prince Rong has always been against you. If they appear and get a hold of you, if they were to report you, wouldn't that give more reason for others to attack you?"
Mian Niang knew why he had offended the Prince Rong and then hid here, but she also knew that the trouble that he had gotten into for hiding here was definitely not small.
Hearing him say this, another warm feeling flowed through Gu Han's heart. He gently looked at the woman in front of him and softly said: "It's not important. With Ah Mang's words, even if I were to go up the mountain of blades or go down the sea of fire, I won't be afraid of all of you, let alone such a small thing like this."
This is not a small matter, it is something that the Abba and Mama accepts from you, something that my brother can do and learn from you, although I am just a country girl with no experience, but I know that if you go to see that county magistrate, it would be to take the backdoor, which would be giving favoritism to others.
Her expression was serious and her eyes were anxious. Gu Xin couldn't help but feel itchy in his hands. He stroked a strand of hair beside her ear and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about in this little brain of yours?"
Mian Niang dodged it again. Gu Xin felt frustrated, but he still knew that he had to take things slowly.
"Don't worry, I'm only there to inquire about the case and to warn the county magistrate about this matter. As for the others, Xiao Zongxian has already returned to the capital, so you don't need to worry about him grabbing onto Little Plaits and causing trouble for me. "
Mian Niang was still worried, but she still doubted what Gu Xin had said.
Gu Xin also knew that Mian Niang's stubbornness wouldn't be something that could be understood with just a few words, so she didn't force it and brought her men to find Song Zhixiao.
It seemed like a good thing that Song Zhixiao did not appear in the Main Hall, but it was actually not so. Those who did not know the inner workings of the matter would only think that Song Zhixiao was guilty and escape interrogation.
Only after asking him did he find out that Song Zhixiao and Gu Wu had already left the city to look for someone. When they arrived at the city gate, he told the city guards about the appearances of the two people. As expected, someone had seen them before.
Gu Xin left Gu Wen to take care of him in the city, and brought Mian Niang to the north side of the city.
Riding together with Gu Xin, Mian Niang struggled very hard in her heart.
How could Gu Heng not notice? He only said, "Aren't we still going to care about these things at this time? Shouldn't we find a way to quickly find your brother and bring him back?"
Mian Niang also knew that she couldn't care so much now. Carrying Gu Xin's hand, she got off the horse. Their bodies were unintentionally stuck together, so Mian Niang quickly dodged them.
Seeing that she was almost lying on the horse's back, Gu Xin didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. Thinking back, he felt that his bad behavior had caused her to be on guard.
He put his hand on the woman's shoulder and saw that she was looking at him so he quickly explained: "This is not a joke. Be careful or you will fall down. It will only add to the chaos."
"Mian Niang blushed because of what he said, and could only straighten her body slowly, but she still tried her best to avoid coming into contact with him. Gu Xin insisted on not releasing the claw on his shoulder, and with a single sentence, he extinguished her thoughts:" You can either hug your waist, or support your shoulders, and you can choose just as you want! "
Both of them were not very good, but compared to the sensitive part on his waist, Mian Niang was more willing to do this.