20demayo Chapter 141 Severe Punishment
Chapter 141 Severe Punishment
Qiya's heart was full of pain.
But she also knew that she had to get through this hurdle no matter what, so she gritted her teeth, reached out her hand, and held Caiwei's hand tightly.
Qiya felt that time flew by.
However, Qiya's parents at the college gate felt that time was passing very slowly, and even secretly wondered whether Chuci was delaying intentionally.
Therefore, Qiya's father always thought that he was secretly strangling Qiya's mother with his hands.
Qiya's mother had no choice but to grit her teeth and bear it.
Until Caiwei and Qiya appeared in everyone's sight, Qiya's mother was pushed in front of Qiya by her husband.
Although Qiya's mother was in great pain, she still said against her conscience: "Qiya, come home with your mother! This is the fate of us women——"
Qiya was about to compromise, but Chu Ci said, "You must be Qiya, can you tell me who sent you to cause trouble in my academy?"
"No, no one, it's me..." However, before Qiya finished her words, Chu Ci's eyes suddenly became sharp. "If I remember correctly, now is not the time for the college to recruit students. How could you think that I would compromise for an ignorant little girl?"
"And your parents and neighbors were able to come here in such a short time and ask you to transfer your admission quota to your brother?"
"Tell me, was all this discussed beforehand?" At this moment, Chu Ci deliberately frowned and pretended to be ferocious.
"No, no." Qiya was really scared.
But just as she was about to explain, Caiwei's eyes flashed and she stepped forward and said, "Shanzhang, Qiya is Yunguo's sister. Yunguo was the second-class maid who spoke nonsense at the foot of the mountain and was expelled from the mansion by the young lady of the governor's mansion."
Coincidentally, just as Caiwei finished speaking, the yamen runners with swords pushed through the crowd and walked in. "Chu Shanzhang, Master Fan."
The yamen runners were very respectful to Chu Ci and his wife, and their words were full of respect.
Chu Ci returned the greeting and was about to speak when Fan Jingrui said, "Thank you, Captain. These people are the ones who came to the Women's College to extort money."
Although Captain Yu did not know the identities of Chu Ci and his wife, he, a small character, naturally did not dare to disrespect them as they were respected by both the Governor and the Sima.
Hearing Fan Jingrui's words, he immediately turned around and ordered his subordinates who followed him: "Arrest all these people."
"Sir, sir, we are wronged!"
"It was Jiang Laoliu who instigated all this. He said that as long as we made a big enough fuss, he could let his son learn a craft without spending a penny. We were deceived!"
The sturdy man who was speechless after being asked by Chu Ci before, struggled and put the blame firmly on Qi Ya's father Jiang Laoliu.
Once someone takes the lead, more people will soon follow suit.
And under Chu Ci's suggestion, Captain Yu really released those people who pointed out Jiang Laoliu.
Jiang Laoliu was really anxious now, and he even went so far as to put the blame on his own daughter.
"It was Yun Guo. It was Yun Guo who was resentful and wanted revenge. I originally disagreed, but Qi Ya was already here."
At first, Jiang Laoliu felt a little guilty, but the more he spoke, the more he felt that this was the truth: "No matter what, she is my child. I... I'm sorry. I was bewildered. But I really didn't instigate all this!"
Chu Ci originally thought that it would take some effort to get Jiang Laoliu to give up Qi Ya, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
But you still have to pretend.
So Chu Ci still had a stern face and asked sternly, "Are you serious?"
"I swear." In order to clear his name, Jiang Laoliu really didn't care about anything.
Qiya was not stupid, on the contrary, she was very smart. Things had evolved to this point, and she still had nothing to be clear about. She immediately cried out with a sad face: "Daddy, my second sister and I are the daughters of the Jiang family, you can't just ignore us——"
This actually gave a warning to Jiang Laoliu and his clansmen. "I will expel these two damn girls from the Jiang family right now. Sir, go and catch that damn girl."
Lao Liu had a nice idea. He thought that as long as they pushed all the responsibility onto Yun Guo and expelled Qi Ya from the Jiang family, they could get rid of the connection and avoid punishment.
How could Chu Ci easily let go of this good opportunity that was delivered to him to make an example of someone?
Chu Ci knew clearly that the reason why Jiang Laoliu and his clansmen came to the academy to cause trouble so unscrupulously was simply because they thought that they valued their reputation as much as those sour Confucian scholars, and were sure that the academy would not dare to do anything to them.
It’s a pity that he was too naive.
"So, you knew everything about your two daughters' schemes. Not only that, but you also incited the entire village?"
Chu Ci's words not only put the final nail in the coffin, but also pushed Jiang Laoliu to the opposite side of the entire village.
Sure enough, the villagers and relatives who came with Jiang Laoliu glared at him. Some even imitated Jiang Laoliu and shouted, "Kick Jiang Laoliu and his family out of Sanwan Village!"
"That's right, expel Jiang Laoliu's family from Sanwan Village!"
Chu Ci sneered, but just watched coldly.
Chu Ci knew in his heart that the reason these villagers were so angry was not because they were so righteous, but because they were afraid that they would be implicated.
They wanted to distance themselves from the matter by expelling Jiang Laoliu's family so as to avoid punishment from the academy.
Qi Ya, who was "frightened" by the villagers' remarks, had a look of horror on her face, but there was a gleam of satisfaction in her eyes.
Only Qiya's mother was really scared, and she knelt down in front of Chu Ci. "Please, please let my master go! I... I will be your slave... I..."
Although Chu Ci hated Qi Ya's mother for not living up to her expectations, he also understood that this was limited by the times and no one had taught her to resist. On the contrary, there were very few people with Qi Ya's talent.
Therefore, Chu Ci moved slightly to avoid Qi Ya Niang's kowtow. "I can let Jiang Laoliu go, and even all of you present here..."
"Thank you, thank you." Before Chu Ci finished speaking, Qi Ya's mother started to kowtow again.
Captain Yu also took the opportunity to release Jiang Laoliu's villagers and relatives.
Only Jiang Laoliu was still detained by two yamen runners.
Chu Ci continued to make his request slowly: "However, Yun Guo and Qi Ya, the two masterminds, must be dealt with by me."
Today, Chu Ci not only wants to save Qi Ya, but also wants to let everyone know that the Women's College is not a place where people can be bullied at will. Anyone who dares to come and make trouble will be severely punished.
Jiang Laoliu and his fellow villagers also reacted, but now Chu Ci had the upper hand.
No matter how aggrieved they were, they could only follow Chu Ci's wishes.
Jiang Laoliu couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he heard this. His eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.
He thought that if he could hand his two daughters over to Chu Ci for disposal, not only would he and his clansmen be able to avoid punishment, but he could also take the opportunity to please Chu Ci and perhaps even gain some benefits.