Cheng Jingzhou smiled: "Don't worry, I believe Mr. Du can think of everything we can think of."
Cheng Jingzhou was right. At this moment, Mr. Du was sitting in the study, wondering, who could be so capable, not only find all these victims at once, but also arrange things in such detail.
The first person Du Zhixing suspected was Cheng Jingzhou.
"I think it's that Magistrate Cheng who wants to use our Du family to gain power."
Mr. Du was silent for a moment and shook his head: "He couldn't have done it. If something like this happened to him when he was out, he might take care of it, but he was in the county government, and someone took the initiative to file a complaint, and it wasn't just a family. Cheng Jingzhou didn't It must be done intentionally.”
Du Zhihe also nodded: "I don't think it's him either. Cheng Jingzhou is a smart man. He clearly knows our relationship with the Jiahua County Lord. How could he take the initiative to stumbling upon us? Before the Qingzhang, that was an order from the imperial court. , there is merit and he can be rewarded if he is done well. But it is thankless for him to do this kind of thing, and this case clearly involves the former county magistrate who has been transferred. If he reports it truthfully, the official There will definitely be some changes at the Ministry."
Mr. Du agreed with his second son's statement.
Cheng Jingzhou had no reason to do this.
But if it weren't for him, there would only be two families in Feng County that could be their enemies.
Which one is it?
Master Du's eyes moved and he called his entourage to come in.
"If you two have any unsettled matters, please tell them clearly. I will immediately arrange for someone to deal with the aftermath."
Du Zhihe thought of something and immediately started walking out.
Only Du Zhixing was a little slow to react, and then he thought that the other party had plotted against them, and it was very likely that he would have a follow-up move.
At this time, it is impossible to think about ending the situation forcefully. The only option is to hold money and mediate one by one.
Fortunately, most of them are fine. Whether you bought land or a house before, there was a contract, so you don't have to worry.
The three father and son went through all these properties one by one, and then thought about whether they had offended other nobles recently. After making sure that they had not provoked any new enemies, they went to sleep peacefully.
However, Mr. Du secretly sent someone to investigate.
The victims of the three families had all been compensated, and he didn't believe that the people behind the scenes would not show up.
Mr. Du also knew that if the other party could set up such a situation, he would definitely not be an impatient person, so he only arranged for people to follow Sun Er and the family who had obtained his small yard. The other family could not be found for the time being, so he had to give up. .
Mr. Du is here today not because he has no means at all. After a few days, things will take shape.
"Master, I saw Master Liu today. Before he came to the door to greet the guests, Sun Er took the initiative to greet him. He nodded and bowed. He was clearly trying to please Master Liu, and he looked a little grateful. color."
gratitude?
Master Du realized something and snorted coldly: "It's great that our Du family has suffered such a big loss! If we don't avenge this, how can our Du family gain a foothold in Feng County!"
Cheng Jingzhou didn't send anyone to keep an eye on Sun Er, but it didn't take long for him to know that the supporter behind Sun Er was Mr. Liu.
This Mr. Liu is a local businessman. Don't underestimate him. He is just a merchant. His background is strong.
The main supporter behind the Du family is the head of Jiahua County, and the main supporter behind Mr. Liu is the Prince of Xiangjun.
Mr. Liu's master is the former Prince of Xiangjun. After Li Xing inherited the Prince's Mansion, he has not sorted out these stewards yet, or in other words, he has not had time to replace these people. However, everyone is not a fool, and they have to go to the new master. Show your loyalty first.
This Mr. Liu is not the manager of the Xiangjun Prince's Mansion, but he is quite capable. More than ten years ago, he sent his sister to the Xiangjun Prince's Mansion, and soon she became one of the old prince's favorite concubines, which is what she is now. The concubine of the King of Xiangjun.
This beloved concubine also had some abilities. Within a few years, she gave birth to a daughter to King Xiangjun. With a child, she could finally gain a foothold in the backyard. Even a daughter was better than those lonely and helpless women.
It had only been a few years since Mrs. Liu was favored by the county prince. She fell out of favor when her daughter was still young. It was not until the old prince went to pray for blessings that Li Xing inherited the prince's mansion that the old princess remembered that there was such a thing in the backyard. Where's the number one guy?
Mrs. Liu's daughter was still young, and she herself was beautiful, so the old princess took the decision and moved her to another courtyard.
In that other courtyard, there were all the little wives of the old prince.
The main reason is that they are all in the same house, which is really inconvenient.
If the old prince is still living in the mansion, it would not be an exaggeration.
But he was not here, and Li Xing and these 'concubines' were almost the same age, which was really inappropriate, so the old princess made such a decision.
Although Mrs. Liu fell out of favor, she gave birth to a good daughter. A few days after she moved to another courtyard, she was unexpectedly spotted by a noble prince. After asking around, she found out that she was from the Prince of Xiang County. I was asked to come to propose marriage.
Li Xing discussed it with his princess and thought it was feasible.
The other party was a young master from the General's Mansion and had been married for a long time. Therefore, Li Xing's concubine could only be a concubine.
This kind of thing happens all the time.
What about royal relatives?
Those of humble origins still had to be concubines.
After all, it was a marriage, and the General's Mansion was also a powerful family, so Li Xing relented and took the mother and daughter back to the mansion to take care of them.
Although she is a concubine, she is still a concubine of the Prince of Xiang County. Naturally, it is impossible to really solve the problem with a small sedan chair.
Therefore, it was better to set a serious date, and then the old princess came forward and gave this concubine the title of concubine.
This is the so-called side wife. Generally speaking, this is second only to the main wife. Once the main wife is gone, the side wife can legitimately become the next wife.
Because of this, Mr. Liu's backer fell in less than a month, and it was like another one.
I heard that Mr. Liu took the initiative to prepare a lot of dowry for his niece. On the one hand, this pleased the General's Mansion and his niece. On the other hand, it also saved the Xiangjun Prince's Mansion a lot of expenses. Naturally, he also It seemed to have caught Li Xing's eyes.
Li Xing was very happy to encounter this behavior of rushing to give money.
Cheng Jingzhou became more and more curious about Mr. Liu as he looked at what Master Wu had helped to investigate.
"It doesn't seem like he has any grudge against the Du family. Moreover, the Prince of Xiang County and the Lord of Jiahua County probably don't have any holidays. What's going on?"
Master Wu shook his head, how could he know?
Cheng Jingzhou looked at the message above and soon noticed a name.
