kingnovel Chapter 476: Spreading falsehoods
Chapter 476: Spreading falsehoods
He knelt down and moved in front of Cheng Yun'er, and felt her breath with his hand. Fortunately, although she had not woken up yet, her breathing was much smoother than before, so he thought that there should be no big problem.
At this time, the servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion also ran over, not knowing what had happened.
"Hurry and drive the carriage over here, the young lady has fallen into the water." The Prime Minister's wife was furious. The useless servant disappeared when she needed him just now, but now he has run out. She will make sure to teach him a lesson when she gets back.
"Okay, ma'am, I'll go right away." The servant turned around and ran away obediently.
"Madam, we two saved your young lady. Should we give you this silver..." The two beggars who had just jumped into the water to save Cheng Yun'er came over. The meaning of their words was self-evident. They came to fulfill their promise.
"You two come with me to the Prime Minister's Mansion and I will give you the silver." The Prime Minister's wife glanced at them unhappily and said with gritted teeth.
She was secretly thinking in her heart, I touched her daughter's body in broad daylight and still want her to give me money, fine, just follow her to the Prime Minister's Mansion and I will give you as much money as she wants, but I'm afraid you won't live to spend it all.
"That won't do. We two brothers were just passing by here and saved someone. We have no interest in going back to the Prime Minister's Mansion with you.
I think you know all these ladies who are watching, so you can easily lend them money. Two thousand taels of silver is not a big problem for you."
There were two brothers who jumped into the water to save people. The one who spoke was the eldest brother. How could he not see the murderous intent that flashed across the eyes of the Prime Minister's wife?
Having been a beggar for a long time and having seen countless people, they naturally know how to read people's expressions. Although they saved someone just now, they also ruined the young lady's reputation at the same time.
This is not a good thing. If you really go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, you will probably have to stand in and come out sideways, so you must not go there. Money is precious, but life is more precious.
"I don't know them. Two thousand taels of silver is not something that can be borrowed casually. Who would carry so much silver when going out?" The Prime Minister's wife bit her back teeth secretly and glared at the beggar who spoke.
"We had an agreement before we went into the water to save people. You can't go back on your word!" the beggar continued.
"Just follow me to the Prime Minister's residence, and I'll give you the money. It's up to you whether you want to take it or not." The Prime Minister's wife had obviously lost her patience.
"Madam, you don't want to give it to us anymore. Although we are beggars, we also have principles. If you really don't want to give it to us, we can also refuse it." The beggar brother said as he took two steps forward, approached Cheng Yun'er, and squatted down.
"What are you going to do?" The Prime Minister's wife immediately held her daughter in her arms, fearing that he would do something wrong.
"Look how scared you are. The reason we ask you for money is because we are going into the water to save someone. If you don't want to give it, we will just throw the person into the water again. It's that simple." The beggar brother showed a rogue look, shrugged slightly and spread his hands.
"Let's see who dares." Cheng Yun'er still didn't wake up, so the Prime Minister's wife had to hold her in her arms. The little maid also gathered around her, looking at the beggar vigilantly.
"What is there to be afraid of? We are just a group of beggars begging for food everywhere. Others may be afraid of you, but I am not." The eldest beggar said, reaching out to grab Cheng Yuner's arm.
When the Prime Minister's wife saw this, she quickly pushed the beggar away. At the same time, she was terrified. She thought this beggar didn't seem to be joking. If she didn't give him money, he would really throw Cheng Yun'er back into the water again.
It was obvious that these beggars were all in the same group. After the beggar leader finished speaking, several people gathered around him.
At this point, I'm afraid I won't be able to do without the silver.
The small pier where they were was still a long way from the roadside, and the servant had not returned yet, so no one could help them.
Faced with a group of stinky beggars, the Prime Minister's wife was really helpless. Why didn't she check the almanac before going out today? If she had known so many things would happen, even if she got sick staying in the house, it would still be better than it is now.
There is no regret medicine in the world. Since it has happened, we can only deal with it head on.
"Okay, I'll give it to you." Helplessly, the Prime Minister's wife had to nod in agreement. She had just said that whoever went down to rescue people would be given one thousand taels, but in the end, there were only two people who went down, so she had to give two thousand taels.
Signaling the maid to take good care of Cheng Yun'er, the Prime Minister's wife quickly ran over to the crowd of young ladies watching, many of whom she knew.
Because the incident lasted for quite a long time, there were quite a few people watching. However, it was only two thousand taels of silver, so the Prime Minister's wife borrowed it back quickly.
"Take these banknotes and get out of here as soon as possible. The farther the better." The Prime Minister's wife felt so aggrieved that she felt she had difficulty breathing. She casually threw the banknotes at the beggar's feet.
"Of course, our transaction is normal. Now that the payment has been made, I will take the money and leave." The beggar didn't care whether he was insulted or not. As long as he had the money, he would do anything.
Think about it, he has been asking for food for so many years, but the total amount is not even this much. Forget about asking him to bend down to pick it up, even if you ask him to kneel down and call her grandma, he will do it.
You must never go against money. What shame is there in that? You've become a beggar and have no shame at all.
After taking the silver, the group of beggars left triumphantly, swearing foul language.
Only when they disappeared did the servant drive the carriage over. Facing the Prime Minister's wife's look that seemed to want to eat him, he was so frightened that he dared not say a word.
The next day, Cheng Yuner's affairs spread throughout the capital, and it was spread widely and with details.
No one saw what happened in the Prime Minister’s Mansion before, it was just a rumor. However, many people saw what happened yesterday, so it is more true.
Cheng Yun'er was touched by two beggars. Although they were saving people, a touch is a touch. Moreover, Cheng Yun'er took the initiative to hug the beggars. However, many people saw it with their own eyes, so it could not be faked at all.
When she returned home that day, the Prime Minister's wife did not dare tell anyone about this matter. However, the Prime Minister found out about it the next day. He was so angry that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage and felt the blood rushing to his head.
It's really one thing after another. What kind of gods has his Prime Minister's Mansion offended? Such incidents keep happening.
After the morning court session, he hurried home without even saying a word to his colleagues.
When he got home, Cheng Yun'er was taking medicine. She fell into the lake yesterday and had a fever all night. She was still dizzy.
The doctor prescribed some medicine and said that I had caught a cold and there was nothing serious.
Seeing the Prime Minister coming in angrily, Cheng Yun'er immediately perked up, her eyes widened in fear, and her body unconsciously moved back and forth towards the bed.
She knew everything about yesterday when she woke up. She cried so hard that she wanted to die. She didn't do anything, so why should she have to endure this?
"You evil creature, get out here!" The Prime Minister yelled at Cheng Yun'er with a whip in his hand.