Chapter 239: Ransom

"The Huang family has been caught and pleaded guilty. You mother and daughter have made great contributions. These are rewards." Xie Cheng said slowly, "And also ransom."

Ransom?

Jiang Xiaoxiao was stunned, and instantly understood what it meant.

This was wanting to use the Huang family's property to redeem Shen Que?

She couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.

It was true that they saved Shen Que's life, but they hadn't thought about using Shen Que's life to seek such great wealth for themselves.

Stopping Shen Que from leaving was actually just her own selfishness. She knew the original plot; if Shen Que left, he would definitely return to the capital, and then he wouldn't be far from death.

She had finally saved his life with ability water, so she didn't want to waste it in vain.

"Lord Xie, please take these back." Jiang Wei said, "Unmerited rewards are not to be accepted. Although our family saved Lord Shen's life, it was only for that one thousand taels of silver. We are truly ashamed to accept the extra, so please take them back, Lord."

Even if they helped steal the account book from the Huang family, it was just a deal with Shen Que. They didn't owe each other anything.

"Hey, why can you, this little lady, refuse Lord Xie's kindness?" County Magistrate Du on the side couldn't help but speak, "You should just accept it. The Huang Residence was raided, and the large Huang Residence, our county yamen is not easy to keep. If you don't want to do business with the shops under his name, you can just rent them out, which is also a considerable income..."

This made Jiang Xiaoxiao on the side feel moved.

She had seen the Huang family's large residence with her own eyes. It was a five-entry courtyard with front and back gardens, surrounded by white walls and green willows, with three hanging flower buildings, four-sided covered corridors, connected paths in the courtyard, and dotted with mountain rocks... calling it magnificent and graceful was not an exaggeration.

It was hard not to be moved.

"Thank you, County Magistrate Du, for your kindness, but we really can't accept these things." Jiang Wei refused very decisively.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, holding a tiny bit of reluctance in her heart, also nodded: "Lord, we can't accept. These properties were all obtained by raiding the Huang family, and they should belong to the national treasury. If we accept them, I'm afraid it will cause big trouble."

Anyway, the treasures in the Huang family's secret chamber had already been emptied by them, so it wasn't a loss.

As soon as she said this, County Magistrate Du, who still wanted to persuade, was instantly silenced.

He looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao with strange eyes and muttered to himself: "You little girl knows quite a lot. You have to say things that everyone knows in their hearts, and you don't even want the benefits given to you secretly..."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

She didn't rely on her young age to speak out, did she let you continue to embarrass her mother?

The mother and daughter refused so obviously that Xie Cheng couldn't say anything more, but continued to mention Shen Que: "Now that Shen Que is in your house... is he okay?"

Jiang Wei nodded with a serious face: "Eating well, sleeping well, and working hard, Lord Xie doesn't need to worry."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Her mother's answer was too perfunctory...

"... That is good." Xie Cheng hesitated: "Can this official see Lord Shen?"

Hearing this, Jiang Wei also paused: "If Lord Xie wants to see him, why..."

"No, I mean..." Xie Cheng shook his head, "Go to your house to see Shen Que."

"Ah?"

The mother and daughter were both surprised.

County Magistrate Du hurriedly explained: "Now Lord Shen cannot expose his whereabouts. If he is allowed to come to Yong'an County personally to meet, I'm afraid..."

County Magistrate Du didn't finish his

The Du County Magistrate did not finish his sentence, but Jiang Xiaoxiao already understood what he meant.

Shen Que's current status was still the County Lieutenant of Yong'an County, and he had only recently been assassinated and died. Moreover, in the eyes of the group of people hunting him, Shen Que had suffered such heavy injuries that he was surely dead. If Shen Que suddenly appeared, it was inevitable that the news would spread, bringing him mortal danger once again...

However, faced with Xie Cheng's request, Jiang Wei frowned.

She was actually not very willing to let Xie Cheng go to her home to meet Shen Que.

This Cishi had traveled thousands of miles to this Yong'an County; she did not believe he had no eyes and ears around him. If the location of her home were exposed, it would inevitably bring mortal danger to her family...

"Young Lady Jiang need not worry." Xie Cheng clearly saw Jiang Wei's concerns. "Since this official can make such a request here, I have naturally made full preparations. You need not worry about this; this official guarantees that it will not bring trouble to your home... Besides, I am even less willing than you for your home to be targeted by those people."

Since Xie Cheng had said as much, Jiang Wei could only nod: "Since that is the case... then everything will be as Lord Xie arranges."

It wasn't as if she could refuse.

Jiang Xiaoxiao could see her mother's helplessness.

In front of the imperial official, Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't dare to be too relaxed, so she could only give a dry laugh: "Haha, I didn't expect Lord Shen to mention me in his letter, it is truly my honor..."

Although she said so, her toes were already awkwardly curling up.

Why did Shen Que have nothing to do but mention her in the letter?

Pretending to be a five-year-old child was already tiring enough, and she didn't want to attract attention anymore.

Fortunately, Xie Cheng didn't continue to mention the matter in Shen Que's letter, but turned to talk about the Huang family's case: "The crimes committed by the Huang family are no small matter. In a few days, I will personally escort them back to the capital to be tried by the Dali Temple. Do you have anything to add? I can report it on your behalf."

The mother and daughter shook their heads together.

Based on what they knew now, the crimes committed by the Huang family were nothing more than child abduction and selling official positions. As for what other monstrous crimes they had committed, she knew nothing and didn't want to get involved.

Shen Que chased to this place for that account book, thinking it shouldn't be as simple as sending the Huang family to prison.

"Since that is the case..." Xie Cheng nodded slightly. He signaled to County Magistrate Du on the side, and County Magistrate Du immediately sat up straight, took out a stack of contracts from his bosom, and said: "These are the land deeds of the Huang family's residence and the shops under his name. Both the land deeds and house deeds are here."

A thick stack of contracts was placed on the table, very eye-catching.

Jiang Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva.

What does this mean?

So many land deeds and house deeds... are they going to be given to her family?

"Lord Xie, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Wei said in a calm voice. She glanced at the contracts on the table, didn't move, and there was no joy in her eyes.

County Magistrate Du saw this and couldn't help but praise in his heart again. The Huang family's large residence and several shops added up to a value of tens of thousands of taels. Even he couldn't help but be moved, but this Little Lady Jiang didn't even show any pretense. ===== CHAPTER 239 =====

"I see..." Cao Wanzhi didn't think much of it and instead stuffed the oil-paper package in her arms to Jiang Xiaoxiao, saying with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, I know you love the tofu skin buns my mother-in-law makes. So, knowing you were at the shop, I brought them to you right away."

Jiang Xiaoxiao smelled the fragrance wafting from the oil-paper package and couldn't help but lick her lips; it would be perfect for a late-night snack.

She deftly picked a tofu skin bun from the oil-paper package and began to eat. While eating, she asked indistinctly: "Sister Merely'er, have you ever been to the capital when you were little?"