The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 992 - 971 Impeachment

Chapter 992: Chapter 971 Impeachment

Tomorrow was the first day of August, and it was the official day for the Prince of Yizhou’s banquet. Manbao had been waiting for Yin Huo to come for treatment and had not gone home to check if her flowers had been sold. Once she returned home, she hurried to the backyard to find Zhou Wulang.

Mr. Zhuang saw her circling around and about to dash out again, so he stopped her, saying, "Fifth Brother sold the flowers and brought back a pot of antique roses, saying that the Prince of Yizhou’s residence mentioned that good things should come in pairs, and they wanted another pot."

"Did they force the purchase?"

Mr. Zhuang pointed to her room and said, "Fifth Brother has already brought the silver back. Go count it yourself."

Manbao then called Bai Shan to count the silver with her.

Bai Shan didn’t want to go. After all, it wasn’t his money. What was the point of counting it?

He said, "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, our school has activities. I don’t know if the scholars want us to write poetry or do something else, so I need to study. You go count it yourself."

"Are you still angry that I praised Yin Huo?"

Just as Mr. Zhuang, turning to head back to his study, paused in his steps and turned back to ask, "How did Yin Huo come into this again?"

Manbao covered her mouth while Bai Shan chuckled, leaving her to face Mr. Zhuang alone as he slipped back to his study.

Mr. Zhuang did not forbid Bai Shan to interact with Yin Huo, as the two were classmates. Avoiding each other would only breed resentment.

However, he did not want Manbao to get too close to the Yin Family. If it were just about seeking medical treatment where one could heal, that would be acceptable. But luring someone to seek treatment was inappropriate.

The affairs of the Yin Family were complicated. Who knew what the Yin Family would think about her enticing someone to come for treatment?

The Yin Family had no idea because at the moment, they knew nothing. Yin Huo had not mentioned anything to his family, and only they had been in the carriage without any servants of the Yin Family, so the family was even less aware.

Yin Huo had just returned from school and had not yet reached his grandmother’s courtyard when he heard the noisy chatter inside. Unable to help himself, he paused and turned to ask a servant, "Why is it so lively at home?"

"Your aunts have returned and are speaking with the Old Madam."

Yin Huo asked, "What are they discussing that’s so lively?"

The servant whispered, "Today in the court assembly, the Censorate impeached your lordship and your three brothers-in-law, so..."

Yin Huo understood immediately. He turned and left, saying, "If Grandmother asks, tell her I’ve gone to my own courtyard. The teacher has assigned quite a bit of coursework."

"But young master, Imperial Doctor Tan has also come and is waiting in the guest courtyard. After you see the Old Madam, you are supposed to visit for treatment."

Yin Huo pursed his lips. "Doesn’t it make no difference whether I see him or not?"

The Yin Family’s servants, tremulous, dared not think so. A Little Girl quickly stepped inside to report, and before Yin Huo had gone far, his sisters came out one after another, stopping him, saying, "Little brother, why not come inside? How can you just stand outside in the wind?"

With that, they pulled Yin Huo inside.

As soon as Yin Huo sat down, Old Madam Yin stopped discussing the impeachments and commanded, "Go, quickly call Imperial Doctor Tan here."

Imperial Doctor Tan was still young and in his prime. Today, he was just following routine to check Yin Huo’s pulse. At first glance, it seemed there was no change, but a closer examination revealed that the symptoms of melancholy troubling the young master had worsened.

Imperial Doctor Tan looked up and sighed internally at the room full of women. He repeated his usual advice, then advised Yin Huo to rest more and take his medicine on time.

Yin Huo glanced down and saw that the prescription Imperial Doctor Tan wrote was the same as before, so he looked away.

The Yin Family went to see Imperial Doctor Tan off, and Yin Huo felt a bit restless inside. He stood up and said, "Grandmother, Eldest Sister, Second Sister, Third Sister, Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, Sixth Sister, I am going back."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Servants, bring the young master his cloak; don’t let him catch a cold."

Yin Huo said, "It’s only the end of July. It’s still hot."

"Then don’t bring the cloak; just bring an umbrella. Be careful not to let the young master catch a cold."

Yin Huo pursed his lips and turned to leave.

After the grandson left, Old Madam Yin addressed the granddaughters, "Alright, it’s not a big deal. A little deduction from the salary, writing a letter of defense, or perhaps a demotion of one or two ranks, go home now."

"Grandmother, how is it not a big deal if it involves demotion?"

"It would also teach you a lesson not to block people at every minor commotion."

Eldest Sister Yin said, "We didn’t intend to do much, neither hitting nor scolding anyone. We just wanted to talk to Young Master Bai and tell him not to bully our younger brother."

"Didn’t Qilang say that he didn’t argue with anyone and wasn’t bullied? He just spoke too hastily."

"If he weren’t so aggressive, would our brother have spoken hastily?"

Old Madam Yin held her forehead and asked, "So, do you want to go to the Censorate and argue with the censors?"

The sisters fell silent immediately.

Second Sister Yin looked at her elder sister, then at her third sister, and laughed, "Grandmother, we mean no harm. It’s just that Young Master Bai and his Senior Sister, that Zhou person, they really don’t consider our Yin Family highly at all. We only went to find them, and even before we could speak, she started blabbering a lot, blaming everything on us, and that’s what caused this mess."

"Children newly arrived in the capital, what do they know?" Old Madam Yin said, "If you wanted to talk to someone, couldn’t you have done it properly? What does it look like, blocking them on the street? Also, the people who caused trouble at Jishi Hall yesterday, was it you who sent them?"

Eldest Sister Yin started to defend, but Old Madam Yin lightly tapped the table and said, "Isn’t this causing trouble? There’s Imperial Doctor Zheng at the Imperial Hospital who is from Jishi Hall. If you cause trouble at Jishi Hall, how can we still have the face to ask for an imperial doctor for Qilang?"

"Imperial Doctor Tan’s family has been friends with our family for decades..."

"But he can’t cure Qilang’s disease," Old Madam Yin suddenly became angry, pounding the table with more force, "Can’t we invite a better imperial doctor?"

The Yin Sisters fell silent.

"The impeachment this time is rather mild, merely accusing you of poor household management. The matter at Jishi Hall yesterday didn’t have enough evidence, so the censors let it go. If the posting incident from last night became known to the censors, not only your fathers-in-law but even your father would have been severely reprimanded."

The sisters lowered their heads, but inside they felt somewhat unconvinced.

The trouble they had caused hardly amounted to minor mischief. In the capital, those young nobles who rode horses wildly and brawled year-round caused far bigger troubles, yet did their fathers face consequences?

They were merely worried about their younger brother, who had confronted someone on the street.

Seeing them like this, Old Madam Yin felt powerless to intervene further and waved her hand, "I am old and lacking in energy. If you won’t listen to advice, there’s no need to tell me these things. Go talk to your father yourselves."

The Yin Sisters didn’t have the courage to speak, all shrinking back in silence. Mainly, they truly hadn’t expected the situation to escalate so severely. Normally, there were impeachments from the censors, but they usually amounted to nothing. Yet today, their husbands came home and said that the people from the Censorate seemed very angry, keen on stripping them of their ranks.

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