Chapter 131 - 126 Lady Du_2
Since then, their master-servant relationship had become even closer.
He also instructed Huang Tie to go to the county town tomorrow to buy thank-you gifts for Butler Wong’s family and Xie Huzi’s House. The great favor of Shopkeeper Cui and Old Master Zhang would be repaid later, as it was not something that could be compensated with just a few gifts.
Qian Yixiu discussed with Qian Sangui, "Husband, we can no longer tolerate the Xu family; we must find a way to deal with them. Otherwise, they might bite us when we least expect it, and that would be terrifying."
Qian Sangui said through gritted teeth, "It’s time to deal with them. I have already thought of a plan; this time, we have to eliminate the Xu family no matter what. We don’t need to get directly involved; they still have three lives on their hands. We just need to spend some more money, let those three families go to the County Government Office to beat the drums and file a complaint, and hire someone to draft their petitions properly. Huang Tie will pay someone to stir things up and make a big scene... Such cruel and utterly wicked people will not be let go by the Master County Magistrate."
They agreed to have Huang Tie take care of this in two days. Tomorrow the house needed to buy more provisions, and the day after, they would host several banquets, inviting all those who came to the house and whoever had helped, to have a good meal.
However, before they could implement the plan to punish Yama Raja Xu, an incident that shocked Xishan County and even the entire Ji’an Province had occurred.
Two days later, Qian’s third wife was hosting guests, having invited over a dozen tables. Unable to fit everyone inside, they had placed several more tables in the courtyard.
While everyone was enjoying their drinks, Shopkeeper Cui sent someone with news. The case had been decided; Xu Fuzi, stubborn to the end, refused to confess and had died under torture without withstanding severe punishment. The other thieves placed all the blame on Xu Fuzi, claiming that because the Qian family had offended the Xu family, Xu Fuzi had hired them to teach the Qian family a lesson and, in passing, to extort some money. Since they had not succeeded in their crimes and had also sustained serious injuries, the Master County Magistrate sentenced them to only two years in prison.
Although it was despicable how someone behind the scenes had killed Xu Fuzi and dumped all the blame on him, everyone in the Qian family, as well as people from the neighboring villages, were happy about his death. He was a scourge who deserved to die.
The guests drank even more freely now.