bookcurios Chapter 488 Withdrawal of the case
Chapter 488 Withdrawal of the case
Lady Wei knelt down in front of Yan Shu without saying a word and kowtowed three times in succession.
"Citizen woman, thank you Madam for saving Guang'er. From today on, Madam is not only the benefactor of the Concubine woman and Guang'er, but also the Master of the Concubine woman. If you have anything you need the Concubine woman to do in the future, even if it's going up the mountain of swords and down the frying pan, Concubine woman No hesitation!"
Mrs. Wei sincerely thanked Yan Shu. Without Yan Shu's help, she would never have thought of asking Lai Jianxiong to help withdraw the case.
Yan Shu smiled and asked Sister-in-law Li to help Mrs. Wei up.
"Mrs. Wei, don't be too happy. Fifty taels of silver is not a small amount. You must raise it as soon as possible within three days."
When it comes to money, Mrs. Wei feels a little embarrassed. She has secretly saved five taels of silver in the past few years, and the child's father also left ten taels of silver before his death. She has never touched these ten taels of silver, but the total is only fifteen taels of silver. That’s all.
Seeing that Mrs. Wei was having trouble with money, Yan Shu asked, "How much can you raise?"
"I have fifteen taels of silver saved at home, but don't worry, Madam, I will definitely find a way to collect the money in the next three days."
Yan Shu thought for a moment: "I can lend you the remaining thirty-five taels of silver."
Madam Wei looked at Yan Shu in surprise: "Thirty-five taels of silver is not a small sum of money. Madam, you have already done a great favor to the women of the country. The women of the country are grateful for your kindness, but the women of the country will find a way to deal with the money. "
Yan Shu waved his hand: "I can lend it to you, but there is one requirement. You need to sign a ten-year labor contract with me, and you will work in my house from now on. Are you willing?"
She fell in love with Lady Wei's embroidery skills, and planned to train a group of embroiderers in the future to sew clothes for the soldiers in the military camp all year round, so Lady Wei was still very valuable to her.
Madam Wei's eyes were full of surprise: "A common woman is willing to follow my wife, let alone ten years. Even if you ask the common woman to sign a deed of selling herself to you, the common woman will not hesitate at all."
After spending the past few days with Madam, she truly understood what Sister-in-law Li and the others said. Madam was smart and kind, and never treated them as inferior slaves. She was lucky to be able to follow such a master.
Yan Shu wrote two deeds and signed his name at the end. Mrs. Wei couldn't write so she took her fingerprints.
Yan Shu handed one of them to Mrs. Wei along with four ingots of silver.
Madam Wei frowned: "Madam, a civilian woman only needs thirty-five taels of silver."
Yan Shu smiled and said: "The remaining five taels of silver should be regarded as an advance salary for you. You must keep some money with you to support your three children. When you come to the mansion, it will be slowly deducted from your monthly salary." .”
Only then did Madam Wei gratefully reach out her hand to take the silver.
"Thank you ma'am."
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three days later
Lai Jianxiong came to Jiang Mansion as promised.
Yan Shu didn't show the slightest surprise when he saw him.
Lai Jianxiong walked into the front hall and immediately knelt down towards Yan Shu.
"Thank you madam for the medicine. I gave my mother the medicine according to the prescription given by madam for three days, and her condition has improved significantly."
Originally, my mother was unconscious and lying in bed all day complaining about stomachache. However, in the past three days, the number of times she complained about stomachache became less and less. This morning, she actually walked around a few times by herself.
Seeing the changes in his mother, Lai Jianxiong hurried to Jiang Mansion without even bothering to eat breakfast.
Yan Shu smiled and said, "Then first I would like to congratulate you on your speedy recovery."
"Madam, I am going to go to the Yamen to withdraw the case today."
Yan Shu glanced at Aunt Zhao, who walked to the door understandingly and waved outside.
Mrs. Wei hurried over.
She has been working in Jiang Mansion these days. Yan Shu wanted to make new clothes for each of his three brothers and Wuming and other Xuanzong disciples. The job of making clothes was naturally handed over to Sister-in-law Li and Lady Wei. The past few days had kept both of them busy and dizzy.
Lai Jianxiong's face turned cold when he saw Mrs. Wei. Although he knew that she was coerced by Lai Ruihai to follow him, it was because of this woman that Lai Ruihai had been so indifferent to his mother all these years. It was difficult for him to let go of this woman. Yes, but he won't bear grudge against her anymore.
"Ms. Wei, Brother Lai has agreed to go to the Yamen to withdraw the case. Please give him the compensation you prepared."
Mrs. Wei took out a purse and walked to Lai Jianxiong.
"Jianxiong, please keep these fifty taels of silver. I hope we can completely turn things over in the past."
Lai Jianxiong glanced at the purse handed over by Madam Wei, and then generously reached out to take it.
"I will let Yue Heguang come out safely. What happened between you and my father is not your fault, but the harm you did to my mother and me is real. We can't be good neighbors in the future, but I can promise not to Let Lai Ruihai harass you again, I will keep these fifty taels of silver to treat his illness, but there is a high probability that his legs will be completely disabled."
After saying these words, Lai Jianxiong saluted Yan Shu.
"Madam, I'll take my leave first."
"Mother Zhao, send Brother Lai off for me."
"Brother Lai, please."
Aunt Zhao saw Lai Jianxiong off, and Madam Wei wiped her red eyes.
Yan Shu said: "Everything has passed. Just stay at home and wait for your son to come back safely."
"Madam is right, everything is over."
The madam is her noble person, and she believes that the lives of the four of them, mother and son, will get better and better in the future.
Lai Jianxiong was a man of his word. After leaving Jiang Mansion, he went directly to the government office to withdraw the case. In the afternoon, Yue Heguang was released from the dungeon.
Mrs. Wei was waiting at the yamen gate in person. The moment she saw her son walking out of the yamen, she could no longer control her emotions. She stepped forward and hugged Yue Heguang tightly and started crying.
The young man patted Madam Wei's shoulder gently.
"Mom, don't cry. Didn't I come out with a good deal? By the way, how could I be acquitted?"
He couldn't understand the whole way out of the dungeon. He had disabled Lai Ruihai's legs. With Lai Ruihai's temperament, he would never give up. How could he suddenly withdraw the case?
Mrs. Wei told Yue Heguang about Yan Shu's help. After hearing this, the young man showed a look of gratitude on his face.
"Mrs. Jiang is a good person, and her kindness will be remembered by her son."
Madam Wei wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and then echoed: "My wife not only helped with money and effort, but also asked me to stay and work in Jiang Mansion from now on. Guang'er, our family of four no longer has to endure cold and hunger. Let alone be threatened by that beast Lai Ruihai again."
Thinking of the future life, Mrs. Wei's heart was full of longing.
Yue Heguang's face that rarely showed emotion also showed a rare smile.
This time I really got rid of that demon!