"I'm reporting that the master has a thin girl from Yangzhou as his mistress. She has given birth to a daughter and is pregnant with another. An experienced doctor has checked it out and said it's a boy. The master is very happy and said he will bring the boy back to his wife to raise as his legitimate son and inherit the Wei Mansion."

"Where are the people kept?" Cen Ying asked.

"On Wutong Street." The servant replied immediately.

Because the system had been in the spotlight today, it had become quite proactive. It jumped out to explain without Xu Wanying even asking.

[Wutong Street is a famous gathering place for mistresses in Wangjing. The streets there are busy and the public security is good, but they are very secretive and you may not even know who lives next door.]

Xu Wanying couldn't help but click her tongue: [Good fellow, the ancients really knew how to play, gathering mistresses together, and making sure no one would betray anyone else, and even if they happened to meet a colleague, they would just pretend not to see anything.]

Once someone takes the lead, many people will rush out immediately, and the information they reveal is more exciting than the last.

Not only were Cen Jie's deeds exposed, but Wei Xian also did not escape.

At first it was just a matter of personal morality, but later it started to involve private matters that violated the law.

"Madam lends money at high interest rates, and has forced dozens of people to death. Some people who are still alive want to avenge their family members and go to the government to report them, but Madam has already bribed those officials and beat the people who reported her to death or disabled them, so no one dares to offend her anymore."

"In order to please other noble ladies, Madam asked them to invest money as well, and then returned it to them with an interest rate, which was equivalent to giving them money for free."

At this time, Cen Jie's manager outside jumped out. They all helped Cen Jie do this kind of dirty work. They had passed countless silver and silver, and also had several lives involved.

The managers knew best how much Cen Jie had earned from lending money at high interest rates. The money was stained with the blood and tears of poor people, and even the entire family had been invested in it.

Not only was Cen Ying frightened when she heard this, the onlookers were even more angry and started to curse Cen Jie.

"You are simply inhuman. Although Master Wei is a fifth-rank official, his family is definitely not short of money. Besides, Cen Jie's dowry is not small. Her aunt is favored and saved a lot of dowry for her. When she got married, she even boasted that her dowry was comparable to that of a legitimate daughter. How can you still be so obsessed with money!"

"A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. If she had asked the steward to do some business to earn money, no one would have said anything against her. But why is she still robbing money from the poor? This is really a sin!"

"Which ladies accepted her money? We must ask them carefully how they could do such a wicked thing!"

Immediately, someone started searching, looking at the ladies around one by one, as if trying to find out who was making this illegal money.

The expressions of several ladies changed, but they quickly reacted and joined the others in searching, without showing any signs of having any hidden agenda.

Cen Ying coughed lightly: "Cen Jie did such a cruel thing, she must have deceived people into joining her gang. She is very good at making sweet words and stirring up trouble."

"Yes, Madam Hou is right. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and this matter should be settled with Cen Jie. If any lady has been deceived by her, she can bring some money and do charity work by giving out porridge and helping the poor."

As soon as Cen Ying finished her words, there was a wave of agreement. It was obvious that there were quite a few people who were dragged down by Cen Jie.

Today's purpose is to suppress the Wei family, and Cen Ying does not want to create any more trouble. As for other people who lend money at high interest, they will be dealt with by the government in the future.

"Someone, come here, give me the reward!" Cen Ying raised her hand, and immediately a maid brought a silver ingot and gave it to the manager.

This reward greatly stimulated the hearts of the servants in the Wei Mansion. The Wei family had a very bad family tradition. Even the masters had bad morals, not to mention the servants, who followed suit and were blinded by money.

As long as you have money, you can do anything, including deceiving your superiors and subordinates, and killing and robbing.

The steward happily took the tray. The silver ingots on this tray were enough for him to have food and clothing for the rest of his life.

He worked very hard for Cen Jie, but Cen Jie was a stingy person. With so much money passing through her hands, she was unwilling to give even a single cent to the manager. Even when the manager took kickbacks in private, she would ask for them back after she found out. She was a complete miser and would not give a penny.

On the contrary, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty was quite generous. He could get such a generous reward just by talking, and in front of so many people. The Marquis of Loyalty would definitely not take it back afterwards, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

"Thank you very much, Madam Marquis, for your reward. I regret not being able to be your steward. We are both stewards of Cen's daughter's dowry, but there is such a big difference. I regret it even in my dreams. Fortunately, I can serve Madam Marquis this time. I feel honored."

This steward was a man who knew how to deal with things. Since he had already chosen to betray Cen Jie, he just started to flatter and criticize her. In front of many guests, he fawned on Cen Ying with a fawning face, wishing he could trample his former master under his feet.

"Madam Hou, I have something important to tell you."

"Madam Hou, I have some too!"

The atmosphere around became even more heated as the steward took away a tray of silver ingots.

They were no longer in a state of being interrogated, but every servant was speaking enthusiastically. Originally, the master's personal maids and servants were very reserved and determined not to betray their master, but now under the onslaught of silver, they have shown signs of loosening up.

"Madam Hou, I am Master Wei's personal servant!" A loud voice was heard, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

"Okay, you speak first." Cen Ying raised her hand and tapped lightly, feeling more relieved. She had finally completely uncovered the dark side of the Wei family and was able to catch the entire family in one fell swoop.

"The master once forced a good girl into prostitution. He likes to bully good girls, causing their families to be ruined and their children to be sold. Then the master would come back and spend a night with them and then abandon them like trash."

"The master is also jealous of talented students for the imperial examinations, especially those who are very talented and dazzling at the poetry gatherings. They have not passed the imperial examinations and have no backing. The master uses the name of promotion and even the name of recommending talents to the Marquis of Loyalty to deceive the students' trust, and then dismisses them one by one."

This personal servant was obviously well-educated, and he spoke in a very logical manner.

"How to destroy them?"

"Generally, he starts from two aspects, women and gambling. He lets them get addicted to gambling, or become obsessed with a certain courtesan. Most of these students are young, unable to control themselves, and have poor self-control. Few of them can escape his clutches, and most of them are drained of their bodies by alcohol and sex, and they also owe a lot of debts, making the madam make a lot of money from the loan sharking." The servant obviously knew a lot of inside information and his attitude was very serious.

"Do you have evidence?"

"I have a good memory. I remember all the students that the master had harmed. Although most of those students died, there were still a few who survived. They hated the Wei family to the core and even wrote a petition to denounce them, joining forces with many classmates. It caused quite a stir at the time and almost succeeded. The master and the mistress were so scared that they couldn't sleep for several nights and couldn't live in peace." The servant nodded his head, his expression quite confident.

"But later, the mistress took out a lot of money to bribe the master, and finally suppressed the matter. The master restrained himself a little. However, the master still disliked those talented people and would still secretly trip them up, making them miss the exam, or get sick before the exam, etc."

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