NABC Chapter 165 Disgusting
Chapter 165 Disgusting
Bai Shuncai originally had no chance at all, but unexpectedly the Liu family offended the Empress Dowager, so he began to look for opportunities.
After searching around, they found out that a laborer had been injured.
A minor injury can become a serious injury if it is aggravated, and a serious injury can turn into death if you provide your family with enough money to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
He hired some thugs to deliberately cause trouble and beat the laborer to death. Afterwards, he had people teach them to swindle money from the Liu family; even the white cloth that was torn off was a gift from him.
He wanted to see how this little brat Liu Yuechu would manage to escape danger and avoid being punished by the Empress Dowager.
He'd be furious if he didn't see them die!
"They're here! The Liu family's carriage is here!"
His men had sharp eyes; they spotted the luxurious carriages rushing towards them from afar, and there were two of them at once.
Bai Shuncai snorted coldly, "Showing off your wealth at a time like this? You're too small a sparrow to know the weight of an eagle's wings!"
He desperately wanted to stand up and go to the bedside to look, but his legs were already broken, so he could only have his servants carry him and let him peek out.
The carriage stopped in front of the shop. As soon as Yuan Cuo got out of the carriage, he was pelted all over with rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs by the "commoners" who had been arranged to do so.
When Yuan Cuo got off the carriage, he had prepared a large umbrella to shield the group of madmen and block Liu Yuechu from coming out.
The sound of cursing and swearing quickly followed.
"That greedy, corrupt couple treats people like dirt! They keep claiming to be doing what's best for the people, but they're just hypocrites who don't care when people die!"
"Thinking that saving the Empress Dowager will bring you enormous benefits? What a pipe dream! No merchant is honest; they're utterly disgusting!"
"You must compensate this family, or you are murderers!"
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The insults and curses echoed throughout the air of Beijing.
The area was already packed with people, a cacophony of voices, mostly onlookers. Although they didn't quite believe that Liu Yuechu and Yuan Cuo had done such a thing, they couldn't help but point and whisper in disbelief.
Even the large umbrella at Yuancuo couldn't hold up completely.
Liu Yuechu still insisted on coming out.
“If it is the Liu family’s responsibility, the Liu family will naturally take responsibility, but we need to find out how this person died. I have already sent someone to report to the authorities and asked the coroners to come and examine the body.”
"I have noted down all of you who are cursing in the streets. Whether you are standing up for justice or deliberately causing trouble, we will clarify this when the officers arrive. Right now, not a single one of you is allowed to leave!"
No one expected Liu Yuechu to be so domineering. Shouldn't a woman be terrified and cry at the sight of such a scene?!
But instead of crying, she retaliated by grabbing his hand.
"Your collusion between officials and businessmen will surely lead you to deliberately conceal the truth. Don't think we don't know!"
"It's a crime for us to say a few fair words? Your Liu family is too arrogant!"
The deceased's family dared not cry anymore; they were terrified. Some of them were imposters, only interested in getting more money; the mere mention of the "government office" filled them with fear!
"No, we're not going, and we don't agree to an autopsy!"
"Why conduct an autopsy on a perfectly healthy person? We just want compensation!"
The deceased's wife, dressed in white, sat on the ground and wept bitterly. Before, her crying seemed somewhat fake, but now it was a genuine cry from the heart.
Actually, she sensed something was wrong when the man died, but at that time she had no choice. If she were arrested and imprisoned for extortion, her life would be over!
"I want money, and I'll leave immediately once I get it! I only want one hundred taels, just one hundred taels. That's wealth and luxury for us, but for you it's just a hair on your body, nothing to you!"
Liu Yuechu could see her guilty conscience. "As long as the county government judges that the Liu family is at fault, the Liu family will naturally compensate. But now you are standing in front of the shop and making a scene. People who know you will think that you are standing up for your husband, but people who don't know you will think that you are deliberately making things difficult for the Empress Dowager's birthday."
"I didn't, I didn't! You're lying!" The woman stood up like a madwoman, dragging the man's corpse away.
Song Liu'er rushed over to stop her, but was scratched across the face by a claw!
The woman was also startled, then panicked and confused. Seeing Liu Yuechu, she became even more indignant, "I just want some money, why won't you give it to me!"
She suddenly rushed towards Liu Yuechu, as if she were ready to fight to the death!
Before Liu Yuechu could react, Hou Lai suddenly flashed forward and delivered a kick to the woman's chest!
The woman was kicked more than ten meters away, clearing a path through the crowd of onlookers.
The people on both sides immediately fell silent.
No one expected the Liu family to suddenly take action. Moreover, this matter doesn't seem like they're seeking justice; they simply want money.
Liu Yuechu hadn't expected the woman to suddenly go mad. She gave a signal to the Chen brothers beside her, and the two immediately summoned the servants to subdue the two troublemakers...
At that moment, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove by.
There was a sign above it with the character "Li" engraved on it.
Through the thin veil of the carriage curtain, the person inside was Li Shu.
Seeing Liu Yuechu's appearance, Li Shu was full of contempt. "A merchant's woman is a merchant's woman. She does things without any regard for propriety and has no manners at all."
The person sitting to the side was Wei Gongming, who only glanced at it and didn't care at all.
He didn't care, but Li Shu wouldn't let it go. "Why isn't Brother Gongming saying anything? Is it because Shuer said something bad about her that you're unhappy?"
"Don't talk nonsense, this county has nothing to do with her." Wei Gongming's voice was very low.
"But she's waiting for your men to come and deal with her."
"Are you done yet?!"
Wei Gongming scolded her, and Li Shu finally pulled down the curtain; she was still dissatisfied.
“Brother Gongming has never spoken to her so loudly before.”
Wei Gongming was furious; he couldn't stand the freckles on her face no matter how he looked at them.
If he hadn't been desperate, why would he have married such a resentful woman? Before the marriage, she was always crying and whining, and now that they're engaged, she's still crying and whining.
“She’s not a criminal, so why should this county official raise his voice at her? If you don’t like her, just treat her like a stranger. There’s no need to be sarcastic when you mention her.”
Li Shu pursed her lips, knowing he was dissatisfied, but she had just come from the Zhenning Marquis's residence and was also full of resentment.
Originally, Madam Li suggested that Tian Yage give birth at the estate and be brought back after her wedding to Wei Gongming.
But Guan disagreed, so Tian Yage sat down on the ground and started crying.
He cried and begged for forgiveness, saying he didn't want any official status and followed Wei Gongming, while clinging to her leg and begging for forgiveness.
She cried until Wei Gongming got fed up and had no choice but to agree to keep her at the Zhenning Marquis's residence so she wouldn't have to go to the estate to rest during her pregnancy.
Meanwhile, Guan was still teaching her to be kind and generous to others, forcing her to acknowledge that child as her own once she married into the Marquis's household, and also demanding that she agree to Tian Ya Yun marrying the same husband on the day of her wedding.
At that moment, she felt as if she had swallowed a hundred flies.