letter?
"Where did you get the letter?" Cui Lu's face turned dark.
There was something like this but he didn't show it to him immediately.
Xu Wanning said: "I don't know who sent it to Zhuangzi, but the recipient wrote my name."
Wang Xingmin opened the envelope and found only a few numbers inside.
Cui Lu looked at it and seemed to want to see it, so Wang Xingmin handed it to him.
There’s nothing not to see.
Cui Lu took it hurriedly.
The letter was very short, just a few words.
The dowry was stolen and sold, and the official was reported to recover it.
"I asked Chen Wang to go to the pawn shop, and sure enough I saw a lot of my dowry in the pawn shop. Based on this letter, I thought there was a thief in the Hou Mansion, so I asked Chen Wang to report to the official." Xu Wanning sighed. , "It's my fault too. I wish I had gone back to my house and asked. But Manager Chen wouldn't let me leave Zhuangzi!"
Chen Ming.
Du Shi really wanted to eat this man alive!
Cui Lu also felt a trace of resentment towards Chen Ming, and then thought of Chen Mianmian's pitiful face. The trace of resentment turned into traces of longing.
I don't know if she is used to living there.
Wang Xingmin analyzed: "He knew what happened in the Hou Mansion so quickly. According to my guess, the person who wrote the letter must be in the manor. Young Madam, think about it, who around you would write this to you? Where’s the letter?”
"Everyone around me has been taken to Zhuangzi, leaving behind a maid named Jixiang. By the way, you can ask Jixiang."
Cui Lu: "Bring Jixiang over quickly."
Du Shi was a little nervous when she heard this.
Aunt Chun beat the man until his mouth was swollen and kept him in jail for several days. He was deprived of food and water, and it was not known whether he was still alive.
But it's better to be dead, because dead people can't speak.
But we can’t let the officials find out that he died at home!
When he was nervous, Wang Xingmin waved his hand: "Master Hou, there is no need to go, Jixiang is not in the house."
Du Shi let out a long sigh of relief, and then raised her throat again.
If she is not in the house, where has she gone?
Isn't it for people to watch?
Cui Lu was also shocked, "How could Mr. Wang know?"
"She went to the county government office early in the morning to beat drums and complain!" Wang Xingmin finally revealed the purpose of his trip: "She sued a servant of the Hou Mansion named Aunt Chun and four servants. Not only did she sue He beat people and broke down doors, and even stole her master’s dowry.”
"Isn't she locked up in the woodshed? How did she get out?" Du Shi blurted out.
When Cui Lu heard this, he glared at her fiercely. Du knew she had said the wrong thing and had to shut up.
Xu Wanning glanced at Mrs. Du quickly, then looked at Wang Xingmin, and asked her confusion: "Master Wang, the Hou Mansion is heavily guarded. How can a maid who is locked up in the woodshed do so without anyone noticing?" Leaving the house? Did someone let her out? "
Wang Xingmin shook off the letter in his hand: "I think so too. He wrote the letter and he released the person. This person must have an ulterior secret in it. Please also ask the Marquis to keep Aunt Chun and the other five Call me, I'll take him back and ask questions. See if I can find out any news."
Mrs. Du was anxious. The person she wanted to take away was hers: "Master Wang, do you have to take him away? Can you be accommodating..."
"Madam, if someone goes to report to the official, it is routine for the official to take someone for questioning. Otherwise, the official's corpse will be in a state of disgrace, and the black gauze hat will not be preserved!" Wang Xingmin smiled awkwardly.
He didn't want to make this matter any bigger, but who would have thought that early in the morning, a maid with a swollen mouth and was so hungry that she couldn't speak ran to play drums to complain.
It was a time when there were so many people walking around, and there were so many pairs of eyes staring at him. If he didn't bring people to question him, and he was sued to the top, his position as an official would be over.
You have to talk about favors, but you can't bring your own shame into it!
Wang Xingmin came to Cui Lu's side and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, after I take away those servants, the matter will be put aside. It will never affect the reputation of the Hou Mansion again. After all, this is a big matter, so don't make any mistakes. We can’t survive the test, Lord Marquis, the number is too big, we can’t carry it!”
This means using those five servants as scapegoats.
So far, this solution is the best result!
Cui Lu glanced at Du Shi.
Grandma Chun can't be saved.
He had to catch the informant. It was so abominable that everyone in the Hou Mansion was under his control.
"I will definitely catch the whistleblower."
Wang Xingmin is worthy of being the county magistrate. He has seen and listened to many cases, so he can naturally give the most suitable advice: "Master Hou, this word is elegant and meaningful, upright and neat. He must have read books. You can think of a way to let the Hou Mansion Those who have read the book should write a few more words and check the handwriting, maybe you can find that person."
Cui Lu was so anxious that he thought there was no solution to the simple problem: "Master Wang is right, I will make arrangements right now."
"Don't be too hasty. If you make this person wary, it will be difficult to deal with it if you hide it. Your subordinates will try their best to suppress the matter and it will definitely not have any impact on the Hou Mansion."
Aunt Chun and the four servants came quickly. When they heard that they were going to the county government office for questioning, Aunt Chun turned pale with fear.
"Madam..." You asked me to do this.
Du Shi glanced at her with relief, "Don't worry, I just went to ask a few questions."
Cui Lu's face was livid, "You know what you should and shouldn't say."
This is to prevent yourself from talking nonsense, otherwise you will die faster.
Aunt Chun nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Mrs. Marquis, I know this. I will serve you well after I come back."
Du patted her shoulder and said, "Go ahead and I will make it up to you when you come back."
Wang Xingmin took the people away.
Xu Wanning looked at the leaving figure of Aunt Chun and showed a satisfied smile.
Still want to come back?
No, you can never come back.
Watching Aunt Chun leave, Xu Wanning also suppressed a smile and said worriedly: "Father, mother, this evil person must be trying to drive a wedge between us!"
Needless to say, Xu Wanning reported this matter to the Hou Mansion, and you really can't find any reason to blame her.
Because it was Du who asked Xu Wanning to go to Zhuangzi, Cui Lu who didn't let her go back home, and it was the person who wrote the letter who sent her to file a complaint. She was just like a ball of mud being rubbed around, and she could do whatever she was asked to do. What to do!
"But they can't separate." Xu Wanning said sincerely: "Mom, my daughter-in-law did something wrong. She should not have let the wind come to her. She misunderstood her. I feel really uncomfortable. I still have a golden Buddha there. , I hope the mother can accept her daughter-in-law’s apology.”
Du Shi: "..." That's nothing to blame. She felt so happy that she felt as if she had eaten honey. The blame immediately disappeared, "Aning is still sensible. Mr. Hou, you must find that person as soon as possible. You must not Let him ruin our relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
When Cui Lu saw such a grand and bold daughter-in-law, he made a golden Buddha as soon as he made a move, and his heart became a lot stronger: "Don't worry, if I catch this person, I will beat him to death without mercy!"
Xu Wanning smiled sweetly and harmlessly, "Thank you, father."
She is waiting for that day, but she must keep her word!
