Compared with other big families, the population of the Zhu family is naturally relatively simple.
In this big house, except for Mr. Zhu and his three adult sons, as well as the third uncle and the original Mrs. Zhu who have their own yard, the other daughters can almost be ignored.
After all, their eldest daughter was crazy and was mostly locked in a small room, so it was impossible for her to do such a thing.
As for his second daughter, she was married off early, so there was no possibility of doing such a thing.
Among the remaining people, Mrs. Zhu has been locked up in a small dark room this morning and has become a prisoner. I heard that she is living a miserable life now and anyone can step on her. And the old people in her yard are now They were all punished by punishment with sticks. Now everyone is just waiting for her parents to take her back. So even if she had a problem with him, she couldn't actually cause any trouble.
Not to mention the third uncle Zhu Wangshu. He was originally biased towards Zhu Zanxun and supported his eldest son. If he were still alive, he would definitely not do such a thing. Now his whereabouts are unknown, so In fact, the people on his side have no need to check his situation.
So the only ones left to investigate were Mr. Zhu and his three adult sons.
In this incident, Mr. Zhu is actually the one who can stay out of it the most. After all, who would set a fire in his own yard, and who would covet his wife's money? What's more, he also knew that he was robbed on the road, so for this small amount of money Murder and arson are unnecessary.
As for Zhu Zanxun, there is actually no need to investigate. After all, he is marrying him. If he really has such a sum of money, he will be with Zhu Zanxun. Therefore, if they get married in the future, his own money will still be with him. Not his.
What's more, Zhu Zanxun also knew that he had been robbed, and what he now supported was the identity of the Lu family. The young marquis of the Lu family was the one they wanted to cling to.
He finally won over himself, so he could only do this farce of setting fire in the middle of the night because he had lost his mind.
But apparently he isn't.
Therefore, Zhu Zanxun can also be ruled out.
The only ones left were Zhu Yuewu and Zhu Chengzhi.
Zhu Yuewu is the second eldest, half-brother. He once suffered a lot with his concubine outside. Now when he returns to the Zhu family, he naturally wants to compete with his eldest brother for the Zhu family property. I heard that the last At first, he also fought for the opportunity to marry him, but unfortunately his father was forced by the clan's power and rules, so he failed in the end.
He has always regarded Zhu Zanxun as a competitor, and he has always been ruthless in his actions. It seems reasonable to say that he would do such a thing.
Besides Zhu Yuewu, there is another person who is Zhu Chengzhi. Zhu Chengzhi and Zhu Zanxun were born to the same mother. However, this boy is a bastard and has never had a good relationship with his brother. In addition to Zhu Yuewu's instigation, this boy is actually in conflict with Zhu Yuewu. Zhu Yuewu's relationship is better.
This person is a brainless person. He follows Zhu Yuewu without any brains. It is inevitable that those who are close to Zhu Yue will be red and those who are close to Mo will be black. In addition, when she first came here, he once scared her, so Shen Fanghui felt that Zhu Chengzhi might be a little suspicious. , but it’s a pity that it’s not clear now.
And although I was extremely suspicious of the two of them, I couldn't go directly to them to search, otherwise they would definitely be dissatisfied, and they would definitely complain about it later.
So all she can do now is to check all the unchecked yards in this yard. Only by not pointing at someone in particular can this matter proceed smoothly.
Thinking of this, Shen Fanghui just said, "Let's go to the young master's courtyard first."
When Wang Quan heard this, he immediately said, "Madam, how could our young master do such a thing? You and the young master are one, so don't we need to go?"
Shen Fanghui heard this and said, "Do you think if we go directly to Zhu Yuewu and the others, they can let us in directly? It is difficult to convince the public if we don't set an example for many things."
Hearing that Shen Fanghui originally had this kind of consideration, Wang Quan immediately nodded happily, "So that's what you thought about, so that's fine, then let's just do this."
Just do as you say. "
At that moment, Shen Fanghui convinced Wang Quan, and naturally Wang Quan followed Shen Fanghui's instructions.
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On the other side, Shen Fanghui's investigation of everyone in the courtyard naturally spread to everyone in the Zhu family within a moment.
In the bamboo horse garden in the east wing of Zhu's mansion, Zhu Chengzhi was busy fighting crickets with his servants.
"Hit him! Beat him! Bite him to death!" Zhu Chengzhi commanded with a very excited voice.
And the big cricket that represented his side also seemed to understand his command. The oily water was shining at the moment, and it looked like the victorious cricket was very brave. It just lay on the body of another cricket. Biting its wings. The other cricket was too small and had been completely suppressed, so the little cricket was crushed and beaten by the big cricket without any suspense.
After a few rounds, the bullied cricket also had its head bitten off.
After biting off the head, the big cricket did not eat the opponent's body. He only threw the little cricket's head aside. Then after throwing the little cricket away, he began to stroke his tentacles with his forelimbs, and finally started again. With his fighting spirit high, he climbed twice on both sides of the jar like a victorious general.
After such a game ends, some people will naturally be happy and some will be sad.
And in this bamboo horse garden, Zhu Chengzhi is naturally the one who can be happy. After all, who dares to defeat him in front of him.
The unlucky man before had defeated Zhu Chengzhi, so Zhu Chengzhi found an excuse in anger and not only beat him, but also confiscated the man's cricket. This big cricket was The loot he confiscated.
However, after Zhu Chengzhi was happy, he seemed to feel that everything was beginning to feel boring. He only said, "It's boring, why is this not challenging at all?"
But after he finished speaking, he continued to say to the others, "Hey! You lost, why don't you give me the money quickly?"
The boys who were playing with Zhu Chengzhi immediately looked sad.
One of them even just opened his mouth to beg Zhu Chengzhi for mercy.
"Master, we don't have any money either. You are so rich, so you don't need this little money. I'm still waiting for the money to be used urgently. Why don't you just accept the money?" The man begged with a frown on his face.
However, upon hearing the man's plea, Zhu Chengzhi immediately turned his face to him, and his eyes were filled with some kind of indifference.
Seeing such a look from the other party, no one else dared to speak again. Naturally, everyone could only put the money into Zhu Chengzhi's open palm one by one.
The person who just made the suggestion was so frightened by Zhu Chengzhi's eyes that he slapped himself, "I deserve to die! I deserve to die! Master, I really have a bad mouth. I don't dare to talk anymore. Please forgive me, Master." .”
Seeing the man slap himself ten times and his face was red, Zhu Chengzhi felt that he had lost his temper and said, "Stop."
The man immediately put down his palm and looked at Zhu Chengzhi flatteringly. However, Zhu Chengzhi still opened his hand and motioned for the other person to put the copper plate in his hand.
Although the man didn't want to make any money, he didn't dare to gamble in front of Zhu Chengzhi, a cruel young master, so he could only reluctantly put the money back into Zhu Chengzhi's hands.
Zhu Chengzhi got the money, and a comfortable smile appeared on his face.
Although he only had a dozen copper coins in his hand, he also knew that these mud-legged people could only gamble with so many coins.
So he immediately put all the coins into his pocket happily.
Everyone watched reluctantly as their wages fell into Zhu Chengzhi's bag.
And they originally thought that Zhu Chengzhi would stop after such a scene, but they didn't expect that after Zhu Chengzhi put the coins in, he started to say, "Come! Come! Come! Let's keep coming. Which one of you still has crickets?"
Upon hearing Zhu Chengzhi's words, everyone immediately looked sad.
He stood up and said, "Master, we really don't have a penny left. We can't afford to gamble."
However, how could Zhu Yuewu pay attention to them? After all, there were no such rules of benevolence and justice in the casino where he worked.
Therefore, Zhu Chengzhi immediately said dissatisfiedly, "You guys can't afford it. You just lost three times. I just took a few coins from you. Why are you here crying about poverty with me? Are you?" Do you need a beating?"
However, this time, when this group of people heard what Zhu Chengzhi said, they refused to give in, "Master, we really have no money, otherwise we will continue to fight with you, Master, no matter what!"
After hearing this, the expression on Zhu Chengzhi's face softened a little.
He said nonchalantly, "You are quite sensible, and I am also kind. I won't force you to pay now. You owe it first. Next time, I will deduct it directly from your money." "
"That's so inappropriate," someone else continued.
However, after hearing this, Zhu Chengzhi was obviously unhappy again. He gave the man a sideways look, and the man immediately changed his words and said, "Master, I am talking about myself. I said that I am not suitable. You, sir, do not remember the faults of villains." , after all, how dare you ask the young master to wait until next week before giving me money? Otherwise, I will find someone to replace me. I know a person, Zhou Naixiang. He is rich, but he never spends money. He must have hidden a lot of money playing this game."
Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Zhu Chengzhi's face. At the same time, he finally relaxed to the man, "In that case, that's fine. You call him over quickly. As long as he comes, you You can go now."
Hearing Zhu Chengzhi's words, the man immediately nodded and bowed to Zhu Yuewu, expressing his gratitude.
