Cui Wulang asked his subordinates to stun Xu Qingjia and others, and after three muffled sounds, the final result was that they were thrown into the carriage. When Xu Qingjia woke up, he saw Cui Wulang sitting next to him at a glance, looked around at him, and easily guessed his origin. The carriage did not stop all the way until it arrived at a barracks in the evening.
When the three entered the tent, it could be seen that an older man had been waiting for a long time. Cui Wulang reported the cause and effect to Cui Tai, and Cui Tai was originally a jealous person. He heard the allusions of Xu Papi before, so he had doubts about Xu Qingjia and Hu Jiao.
In order to prove her identity by herself, Hu Jiao showed her good swordsmanship in public. Later, Xu Qingjia also had the opportunity to tell the truth, which made Cui's father and son change their views on herself. When Cui Tai learned about the evil deeds done by the magistrate Zhu over the years, he couldn't help but feel indignant. It would take a lot of time to investigate deeply.
Considering that the rash action would definitely hurt innocent miners and even startle snakes, Cui Tai decided to appoint Cui Wulang to follow Xu Qingjia back to Shangyong County, willing to help him. At that time, Xu Qingjia had the evidence, and Cui Tai presented the evidence to King Ning. It was believed that as long as King Ning helped, the magistrate Zhu would be arrested and brought to justice.
Here, under the hospitality of Cui Tai, everyone had a good time and set off back to Shangyong County the next day. After hesitating for a long time, Yongshou finally summoned up the courage to confess everything to Xu Qingjia and Hu Jiao, admitting that he used to be a minion of the magistrate of Zhu, but now he sincerely repents and hopes to stay by Xu Qingjia's side.
Xu Qingjia naturally had no opinion, and Hu Jiao was also willing to give Yongshou a chance to change, announcing that he would be the groom and servant of his family, and accompany him to the yamen to beg for his resignation. On the other side, Xu Qingjia almost destroyed the crops in the vegetable garden. Hu Jiao was so angry that Hu Jiao reprimanded him and was about to reconcile. Unexpectedly, Cui Wulang suddenly came to the door and officially moved in.
When he was just outside the door, Cui Wulang heard what Hu Jiao said to Xu Qingjia and knew about the fake marriage between the two. It's just that now Hu Jiao has developed feelings for Xu Qingjia, so in this marriage contract, it has gradually become a fake drama. Xu Qingjia listened silently to Hu Jiao and Cui Wulang's quarrel, so she went to Gao Zheng alone and reviewed the conversation between Gao Zheng and Yu Niang.
In fact, there was something in Yu Niang's words that day. The subtext meant that the real ledger was not in Yuchun Building at all, but was most likely hidden on someone. Gao Zheng kept silent about such important physical evidence, causing everyone to work in vain for more than half a month. Xu Qingjia simply hated the iron and blamed Gao Zheng.
While Hu Jiao was arranging the accommodation, Cui Wulang couldn't help but asked her what she thought of Xu Qingjia, and asked her to consider becoming his daughter-in-law. Hu Jiao drew her sword in anger, but unfortunately, despite her speed, she was still not Cui Wulang's opponent, but was suppressed by him.
It happened that Xu Qingjia came in through the door, and seeing this scene was similar to hugging, she couldn't help feeling jealous, so she pushed Hu Jiao out to buy vegetables. Xu Qingjia warned Cui Wulang not to have any crooked thoughts on Hu Jiao, and then took him and Gao Zheng to Yuchun Building to explain to Yuniang straight to the point.
Xu Qingjia had already found out that Magistrate Zhu held 50% of the shares in Yuchun Building, and in recent months, Yuniang has helped her many times, and she must have already swallowed all of them. Since Yu Niang is not short of food and clothing, why would she still be ordered by the magistrate of Zhu? If it weren't for the huge financial expenditure, I am afraid it would not be so ugly.
As expected by Xu Qingjia, Yu Niang showed hesitation, but soon returned to normal, and suddenly asked Xu Qingjia to marry her before she was willing to truthfully tell the whereabouts of the real account book. And it happened that Hu Jiao heard that Xu Qingjia went to Yuchunlou to eat flower tea, and hurried over there, standing by the door when she heard these words, she was at a loss for a while.
When Xu Qingjia returned home, she found Hu Jiao gloomy, mistakenly thinking that she had discovered her little secret, but did not think of Yu Niang. That night, Hu Jiao shut Xu Qingjia out of the door and did not allow him to enter the room to rest, so Xu Qingjia could only squeeze in a room with Cui Wulang, tossing and turning all night.
The next morning, Yu Niang came uninvited, so frightened Xu Qingjia hurriedly asked Cui Wulang for help, but Cui Wulang suggested that he solve it by himself. Xu Qingjia bravely entertained Yu Niang, and admitted that she had no idea of taking a concubine. Fortunately, Yu Niang also said that yesterday was just a joke, and she is here today to answer Xu Qingjia's questions.