Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 130 Immorality

She had previously smeared Liu Yuechu and praised Wei Gongming for being kind and righteous. Even though Liu Yuechu later turned the tide, Wei Gongming did not continue to mistreat her after learning the truth.

Life in the manor was better than before, and Tian Ya Yun was being well taken care of. She had thought that after giving birth to a son, she could become the wife of the heir apparent, and finally she had earned a title.

But she never expected that Wei Gongming, no longer thinking about Liu Yuechu, would actually marry someone else openly!

Tian Yage was in despair, utterly in despair.

It turns out that Wei Gongming wasn't unwilling to marry anyone but Liu Yuechu; he simply didn't want to marry her.

"If I can't live a good life, you can forget about having a happy one too!"

She had to find a way to ruin the marriage between Wei Gongming and the Li family, otherwise her future would be ruined once the official wife entered the family!

At this moment, Wei Gongming was unaware that the inner quarters might be on fire; he was meeting with Bai Shuncai, the head of the Bai family.

Bai Shuncai exchanged pleasantries for a long time before bringing up the matter of the fourth branch of the Liu family.

"It's quite something, really. The fourth master of the Liu family tricked an old friend of mine. Originally, the case was taken to the Dali Temple, but the Dali Temple then passed it on to you, sir. In the end, it was all for the sake of the children. How could they deceive people like that? It's even more upsetting than being cheated myself!"

“He only has me as a good friend in the capital, and he asked me to help him contact the magistrate. Your Excellency is an upright official in the county government, always upholding justice for the people. The Liu family’s arrogance and audacity have tarnished the reputation of our capital. I only ask that you take a moment to help out in your busy schedule. I thank you on his behalf.”

Bai Shuncai is a very good actor.

He spoke with great emotion, as if it were his own father who had been wronged.

Seeing that Wei Gongming still did not react, he gritted his teeth and offered his bargaining chip, "As long as you are willing to help my friend punish the Liu family, I will definitely send a very generous gift for your wedding with Madam Li."

Any official will not act until they see a clear benefit.

Wei Gongming's faint smile was full of sarcasm. "What are you talking about, your friend's daughter's marriage? You can't even be bothered with your own daughter, and now you're talking about loyalty? You just don't like the Liu family taking your business. Why can't you just say so? I hate beating around the bush the most."

Bai Shuncai froze, kneeling on the ground, not daring to get up. "She has already been promoted by the Imperial Household Department. What can I do even if my business is taken away? Besides, apart from the Sun family, no other family has signed a contract with the Liu family's horse farm, so it doesn't mean the Bai family's source of income has been cut off. I am truly indignant on behalf of my friend's family!"

Wei Gongming despised this kind of old fox the most; people who didn't want to spend more money to ask for favors would try to curry favor with him.

“I can arrest this person. He’ll be held for a hundred taels of silver a day. You can decide how many days to hold him.”

Although the wedding is scheduled for the second day of the second month next year, the preparations beforehand are quite extensive. Each item represents a significant expense, and the Zhenning Marquis's household, which is now comfortably well-off, has no savings whatsoever.

If he truly had the financial means, would he really be so aggrieved as to agree to a marriage alliance with the Li family?

Bai Shuncai choked, feeling a sharp pain in his throat.

How dare he ask for one hundred taels a day?!

Bai Shuncai was thinking about how to negotiate the price when Wei Gongming said directly, "Don't think this price is too high. I haven't even settled the matter of the murder case involving your escort agency yet."

"I can only hold you for ten days at most. You can do whatever you want with them during those ten days. Just hand over the money for those ten days tonight..."

He left those words behind, got up, and left.

Bai Shuncai cursed even his ancestors for eighteen generations!

"Lady Li is truly blind! How could she have fallen for such a gluttonous devil! He has squandered all the merits left behind by the Marquis of Zhenning!"

"How dare he blatantly extort money? I've never seen anyone so arrogant!" The servants of the Bai family didn't understand. Even if he was the heir of the Zhenning Marquis's mansion, he shouldn't be so unscrupulous.

Bai Shuncai was not surprised at all. "What wouldn't he dare to do? The people in the government know too much. Any one of them could take our lives."

The advantage of powerful and influential families is their deep-rooted foundation, but the disadvantage is that there are too many shady dealings involved.

The servant couldn't help but sigh, "Is it really worth it for us to do this? I heard that Madam Liu has already separated from the third and fourth branches of the Liu family, so even if the fourth branch has a case, it won't involve her."

"Moreover, this young lady is exceptionally ruthless and heartless. She was once tricked by her cousin from her aunt's side, and to this day, she has no further contact with that family."

"What's the use of your nonsense now? A thousand taels, I can still afford it! If I don't teach this little wench a lesson, she'll never know that in the capital, making money isn't about skill, it's about connections!"

Bai Shuncai didn't want to waste a thousand taels of silver, so he immediately had people prepare silver notes and spread many rumors, waiting for the fourth branch of the Liu family to be imprisoned before starting to spread them throughout the capital.

"And those people involved in the murder case should be sent away quickly. Who knows when that wolf Wei Gongming will get hungry and bite off another piece of our flesh!"

Small problems, if not dealt with promptly, will turn into big problems. Bai Shuncai understood this principle all too well.

Three days later, Liu Musheng rushed to see Liu Yuechu, "Something terrible has happened! Fourth Uncle has been arrested by the county government, and everyone in the town is talking about it. We've been dragged into it too. When I just got back, there were people pointing at the gate and cursing!"

"They cheated us out of money and marriage, why are they coming to our door to yell at us?" Liu Yuechu already knew about this, but it had nothing to do with her.

"It seems like the family that was scammed is cursing us. I didn't dare listen closely, I just glanced at them and ran back." Liu Musheng saw that the group of people looked fierce and was afraid that they would rush over and beat him.

Liu Yuechu didn't expect to get anything out of him, so she immediately called Uncle Chun over.

Uncle Chun went to the door to inquire for a while, and quickly returned, but his face was extremely ugly.

"After asking around, I can roughly understand what happened. It was the Fourth Master who said in prison that the dowry on the list was something you promised to give to your cousin, but now it's gone. It's you who went back on your word, not that he tricked you into marriage and swindled money."

"So when this family came to our mansion to hurl insults, they were also trying to seek justice for the Fourth Master."

"Yes, yes, yes, they even said you were a snake in the heart, deliberately harming the fourth branch of the family, and even dragging your brother-in-law into it, including Old Master Zhuang who was also scolded."

“Saying that Old Zhuang is blind is ridiculous. Such a vicious person still wants to participate in the autumn imperial examination. If he really passes, then Heaven is completely blind and has no regard for justice.” Liu Musheng interjected from the side.

Liu Yuechu took a deep breath. This wasn't aimed at the fourth branch of the family; it was clearly targeting her.

Who is presiding over this case?

"Wei Gongming".

Liu Yuechu: "..."

"He shouldn't be the one who started this. He just got engaged to the Li family. He wouldn't cause such trouble before the marriage. There must be someone else behind it."

She knew Wei Gongming too well.

Wei Gongming also knew her.

He knew how much she hated the fourth wife's family, and besides, the person who took over the fourth wife's family was spreading rumors that were neither painful nor beneficial to him.

Liu Musheng cursed, "If it wasn't him, who else could it be? Who on earth is so despicable!"