Chapter 46: The Fisherman's Gain

  The Fisherman's Gain

  According to Yin Haicheng's intention, it was to send Cai Xiu to the government office for a good trial, after all, Xiao Linshi said that Cai Xiu framed her. However, Jin Yuan and Jin Tang stopped him, saying that if this matter is made public, the Hou Mansion will lose face.

  Yin Haicheng was momentarily enraged, but now that he had calmed down, he also knew that his two sons were right. However, Cai Xiu had been beaten to the point of near death for just one unjust accusation, and Yin Haicheng didn't want to say anything more about it. With no other choice, he had the person locked up in the woodshed first, to be tried again the next day.

  "Brother Gong, do you think Cai Xiu will make it through tonight?"

  "If she is a person with a guilty conscience, she will not be able to survive." Gong Jiu had seen many such things and was not concerned about Cai Xiu's life or death. "Just a little maid, first cut off the claws of that little mother of yours, let her know what pain is."

  Then let her go, just fill up the firewood. Yin Ruo Fei smiled slightly, while Gong Jiu turned back to Ze Wang.

  While the two were talking, a black shadow had already slipped in through the back window of the hut. Before Cai Xiu could cry out, she was subdued.

  Cai Xiu looked at the man in black with a mixture of fear and surprise. He wasn't anyone she knew, yet here he was standing in front of her now. Had he come to rescue her?

  Cai Xiu had a glimmer of hope in her heart, and she looked at him with almost hopeful eyes.

  "You can die with honor if you devote yourself to your master." The black-clad man's deliberately lowered voice was only audible to Cai Xiu, and naturally, only she understood it.

  Although she was pinned down, Cai Xiu's whole body trembled and almost couldn't stand still, the sound squeezed out of her throat sounded particularly chilling in the dead of night.

  "Don't struggle in vain, don't you think of your parents and that little brother of yours?"

  When it came to her brother, Cai Xiu's body stiffened and she finally collapsed, tears streaming down her face.

  "If you behave and listen, your family will be safe and sound. If not, they'll all go with you." The man in black threatened, then released Caixiu's acupoints.

  Cai Xiu hesitated again and again, but finally nodded her head in resignation.

  Unexpectedly, the next day, the person on duty found Cai Xiu hanging herself.

  Aunt Chen, as one of the only two aunts who were not affected, temporarily took charge of the house. At this time, she heard that Cai Xiu had taken her own life and was so angry that she severely beat the two old women guarding the door, but they didn't confess anything.

  "Master Hou, I was too careless." Chen Niangniang saw Xiao Linshi's behavior yesterday and tried to learn from it today, but unfortunately, she wasn't good at being gentle and charming, so her attempt came across as stiff. Yin Haicheng was already in a bad mood and looked at her with disgust.

  "How could you let someone so important to us die?" Yin Haicheng slammed his teacup on the ground, "Don't you know she's a suspect in Fei'er's poisoning case?"

  "Master Hou, these two women must have been instructed by someone." Chen's mother-in-law was even more furious. If Cai Xiu hadn't died, every day she would be scolded and punished like this, it's unlikely she could bear it and might reveal something, if only she could say something about Xiao Lin Shi, it would be a great opportunity to bring down Xiao Lin Shi.

  Aunt Chen regretted not being more careful earlier. Yesterday was really too exciting, and she even sneaked a few sips at night, which made her overlook the important matter.

  Seeing Chen Niang's distressed appearance was not pretended, Yin Haicheng sighed. The back house is not peaceful, Chen Niang and Xiao Lin have never been on good terms, if Chen Niang helps Xiao Lin, it would be unbelievable.

  Two old women were beaten until their skin was torn and flesh exposed, shouting grievances to the heavens, saying that Cai Xiujie had taken her own life in desperation, fearing punishment for her crimes, and it had nothing to do with them.

  Yin Haicheng was in a dilemma.

  It's seven or eight out of ten that someone did it on purpose. Although there is also a possibility that Cai Xiu was afraid of punishment and committed suicide, he didn't believe that the person who shouted innocence yesterday would end his own life like this.

  But if you investigate further, it's likely to drag out...

  Yin Haicheng secretly resented Xiaolin Shi, with such a temperament, even her own son was delayed.

  "Dad, I think the reason why Erzi watched the colorful show is either to atone for his sins or someone intentionally framed Erniang." Yin Ruofei was supported by Ziling as he came over, answering with a weak face. "Because of this matter, it has already caused unrest in our home, and now that I'm fine, Dad, please let Erniang go."

  "Fei Er..." Yin Haicheng was deeply moved, but he had nothing to say about this matter. All the people of Xiaolin's family were sold yesterday, and she was also locked up. The person guarding Cai Xiu was Chen Niang's person, who had always been at odds with Xiaolin's family, and such a thing happened, Yin Haicheng felt that he had never failed so badly before.

  Yin Ruofei was also thinking in her heart, looking at Yin Haicheng's appearance, hesitating and not daring to investigate, fearing that he suspected Jin Yuan had made a move. But thinking about Jin Yuan's character, Yin Ruofei secretly shook her head, it was absolutely impossible for Jin Yuan. Of course, Chen Niangniang was also impossible, unless she suddenly fell in love with Xiao Linshi, otherwise this kind of thing, she wouldn't frame and harm others without reason. Now the most likely person, was probably that one.

  That person will naturally be eliminated later, but for now it's not the right time. We need to cooperate with Prince Ze for the time being, lest we scare away the snake by hitting the grass.

  "Dad, I'll go rest first." Yin Ruofei coughed a few times, and Yin Haicheng hastily ordered him to go rest.

  For two days, Yin Haicheng was furious and trembling with rage. Seeing that his youngest son had a kind heart and was willing to let Lin Xiao off the hook, Yin Haicheng felt both relieved and resentful. He brought Lin Xiao before him, scolded her harshly, but still not satisfied, he made her kneel for a whole day in the ancestral hall.

  Kobayashi was originally deprived of the right to manage the house and was under house arrest. The poisoning incident didn't happen, but her trusted maid was also implicated. She spent the whole night tossing and turning in anger. With a pale face, she was brought before him, thinking that Yin Haicheng couldn't bear for her to suffer and would release her.

  In her opinion, the loss of household power is just a loss. Nowadays, there are almost no usable people around her, and if she wants to cultivate them slowly, it's probably not going to happen soon. Especially with Chen about to enter the house, she can avoid the storm for now and plot slowly later. When she was young, she could even scheme against her own sister, so at this age, can't she still manipulate a newlywed little girl?

  But who would have thought that after seeing Yin Haicheng, before she could even say half a word, she was met with a barrage of scolding, with a cold and stern expression, one that he had almost never used on her before.

  Kobayashi was tearfully shouting that it was a miscarriage of justice, and didn't know where today's scolding came from, and cried even more grievously.

  What was once a seemingly gentle and weak cry, now looks like a hypocritical pose in Yin Hai City. The woman who originally understood his heart, the one who didn't seek to be his legitimate wife but was willing to be his concubine just because she moved his heart, the one who gave birth to his eldest son... how did she become so vicious and ugly now?

  He didn't care how this woman stirred up trouble, whether it was fighting with other concubines or competing for favor, but if she harmed his children, that would be a heinous crime. Especially since this behavior would spread and tarnish the reputation of the Marquis's household, and even drag his eldest son into the matter, he truly wished to send her back to her natal family.

  Xiaolin cried and ran back to her own courtyard, where she happened to meet Chen Niangniang who had come to see Yin Haicheng. In contrast to Xiaolin's rage, Chen Niangniang was almost overjoyed.

  Thinking of her daughter's words, Chen Yinniang carefully covered up the smile on her face and replaced it with a look of deep worry.

  "Master Hou..." After getting permission, Chen Niang slowly walked in and quietly knelt down behind Yin Haicheng.

  Yin Haicheng turned around with a look of astonishment on his face, "Mei Yu, what are you doing?"

  "My lord, after I returned, I thought about it repeatedly and felt that I couldn't shirk the blame. If it wasn't for my momentary negligence, how could that sinister person have taken advantage of me? I truly have no face to show you, my lord..."

  Aunt Chen said these words with great sincerity and earnestness, using quite a few genuine emotions.

  Yin Haicheng had just vented his anger at Xiaoling, and now he felt empty and uncomfortable in his heart. He didn't know how the couple of decades could turn out like this, for their own selfish desires, they actually did things that shouldn't be done.

  At this time, Chen Yinniang was unusually calm, without her usual stunning beauty, but instead wore a simple white dress, washed off the heavy makeup on her face, and almost appeared bare-faced to him, yet he felt a different side of her.

  "Mei Yu, get up quickly." Yin Hai Cheng stretched out his hand to help her up, and Chen Niang's eyes widened in surprise for a moment, flashing with wild joy. After all these years, how could Master Hou speak so gently to her, not to mention offering this kind of support that only Xiao Lin Shi usually received?

  Yin Haicheng did not ignore the surprise in Chen Yinniang's eyes and felt a twinge of guilt in his heart.

  He wasn't good enough for Kobayashi, yet he had never seen her like this before. Mei Yu's temperament was originally straightforward, and she had been suppressed by Kobayashi several times, complaining to him many times in front of him. But now that she thought about it, this was the real deal, treating him as a husband, while Kobayashi usually appeared knowledgeable, reasonable, gentle and elegant in front of him, but who knows what he was like behind his back.

  Yin Haicheng thought that his eldest son was raised by himself, and every word and deed was similar to his own. Now, however, he was being dragged down by his birth mother, and his youngest son had almost been harmed. Yin Haicheng's heart felt as if it had aged many years, and his resentment towards Xiao Linshi increased even more.

  I thought this matter would be settled, and in a few days I will welcome my new wife. This matter cannot be delayed. The people of the Hou Mansion put on a brave face and smiled, and again bought servants and maids to supplement their manpower.

  As the person Yin Haicheng currently trusts most, Chen Yinniang firmly grasps the power of managing the household.

  "It's just giving her an opportunity." Zi Ling muttered discontentedly.

  Yin Ruofei didn't think much of it. Anyway, he didn't care about this stewardship, whoever took it wouldn't bother him much either. With the matter of Xiaolin now, Chen Niang's management could only be more cautious towards him.

  Yin Ruofei comforted Zi Ling with a couple of sentences, fortunately, Zi Ling was also clever and agile, although she was dissatisfied in her heart, she just muttered a couple of sentences to Yin Ruofei, but on the outside, she never commented on people's good or bad.

  The old lady personally came over to see and visit once, after Yin Ruofei retreated the crowd and told the old lady that he was fine. The old lady was initially surprised but immediately understood that her grandson had set up a small trick on Lin Shi, although she didn't know what twists and turns were in it, as long as her grandson was fine.

  "You're sensible now, knowing that not everyone is genuinely good to you." The old lady was relieved to know that her grandson wasn't as gullible as she thought. "Don't take such risks next time."

  "Grandma can rest assured, with Ze Wang around, her grandson won't be taken advantage of."

  The old lady nodded, "It seems that Zewang is indeed a noble person of the Hou Mansion."

  The author has something to say: Kobayashi-san is temporarily going down, but everyone shouldn't be happy... because this is only temporary... it's not that easy to go down, and it's not that easy to let her off...

  Finally, come on, everyone hurry up and throw flowers for me, whoever throws the most flowers can attend to me tonight oh~~~~~~~