This day happened to be the day of the last dynasty, after the Marquis of Weiyuan went down to the court, he went to the government to deal with official business, and when he returned to the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, it was already time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Wei Yuanhou met Zhang Zizhong in the outer study, and asked him to go back after about a cup of tea.

After a few days, only on the shallows where the lower reaches of the Yan River quickly converged into the Qituo River, the bodies of two subordinates were found, but Shen Liang was still nowhere to be found. Zhang Zizhong ran around for days, on the one hand, comforting and liberating the Gao family, and on the other hand, asking for help from the Marquis of Weiyuan. Gao Dexin, the head of the Gao family, is also running non-stop, but the official positions of those Jiangnan scholars who usually interact with him are not high, and Prime Minister Wei is busy with government affairs all day long, so he can't even see each other.

Chu Shuhuang leaned on the hammock in the backyard, eating cool melons and fruits, while chatting with Yuan Guang. Yuan Cheng Yuanguang was initially reluctant to follow Chu Shuhuang, but Hua Chang made a decision, and they could only implement it. These days, Chu Shuhuang has entrusted them with important responsibilities in everything, compared to Hua Chang and his predecessors, they have very few opportunities to do things, and now they have a place to use, and they do their best.

After Yuan Guang read the news in his heart, he said: "Gao Xiuze saw Yin Niang who sold herself to bury her mother on the side of the road in Gongcheng, and she was so moved that she secretly bought it, and after bringing it to the capital, I was afraid that the clan would know that Gao Xiuze was silent, and Yin Niang usually didn't even come out of the house. Except for a subordinate who was waiting by her side, Yin Niang almost didn't see anyone, and no one knew about the cruise ship, and now Yin Niang fell into the water without a trace, life and death are unknown, and the subordinate who served was also dead, and the clue was basically broken. ”

After hearing this, Chu Shuhuang said: "There is a problem with this Yin Niang? ”

Yuan Guang replied: "There is suspicion." The Gao family also spent money to ask Gao Xiuze in prison, and Gao Xiuze said that he didn't say anything about the cruise ship, and even the boat was hired that morning. ”

Chu Shuhuang asked again: "Lu Yuan thinks something is wrong with the Zhang family?" ”

"Yes, it turned out that the business of Gaoji Warehouse was the largest, and the Zhang family was very angry, and after catching up with the Su family, they became more and more arrogant, and they competed with the Gao family openly and secretly. On the day of the accident, Zhang Zizhong also watched the excitement on the Yanhe embankment for a long time, and he was in a good mood, and after a night, he tried his best to run for the Gao family, and the appearance of the same breath and branches, this inconsistency is too big, what must have happened? ”

Yuan Guang continued: "Lu Yuan's analysis is either that the Gao family has discovered something, and his lips are cold and his teeth are cold, or he is being coerced. ”

"Cold lips and teeth, coerced by others? The Zhang family caught up with the Su family, and there are really not many people who can coerce the Zhang family? ”

Yuan Guang wondered: "Lu Yuan also thinks that this matter is strange, he has been paying attention to the Zhang family, and he has not found anything special, and he has not seen the Zhang family contact with special people." ”

Chu Shuhuang then asked, "How does Lu Yuan think the Gao family should deal with it now?" ”

"Even if there is really a noble person who can come forward to turn around, at most it will be ruined and eliminated, but in this way, the Gao family will be completely defeated. But if it is at the mercy of the Shen family, I am afraid that the lives of the clansmen will not be saved. Now the Gao family can only ask for Prime Minister Wei and Wei Yuanhou, but recently Prime Minister Wei Cheng has been busy with his feet and does not touch the ground, and he is also powerless if he has a heart, so he can only follow the Zhang family to seek Wei Yuanhou. "If Wei Yuanhou really comes forward, the Gao family will only be able to rely on the Su family in the future.

Chu Shuhuang thought about it and said: "It is said that Wei Yuanhou could embarrass the Shen family for such a small business, but looking at the Zhang family's actions, it is not good, you should pay more attention and report the situation at any time." ”

At this time, the adult male heirs of the Gao family in Beijing were all sitting in the hall, arguing and arguing.

"In the past few years, the Zhang family has been working against us openly and secretly, our Gao family has fallen, he is too late to be happy, and he will sincerely help us, who believes?" A young man in his twenties.

An old man with gray hair sighed: "Hey, Xiuyuan is right, the Zhang family jumped out at this time, and they must not be well-intentioned." But Prime Minister Wei is busy with government affairs, and now he can only ask Wei Yuan to help us turn around, no matter what, it is right to protect the clansmen first. ”

Gao Xiuyuan said: "Third grandfather, is there no other way?" How could this Wei Yuanhou help us for no reason, the family wealth is scattered, and the matter is small, I am afraid that in the future, we can only look at the face of the Su family. ”

"Yes, third grandfather, maybe this is the set set up by the Zhang family for us, who doesn't know that the Zhang family is backed by the Su family, and we can't do what they want." Another young man said.

"Third grandfather, fifth grandfather, isn't Xiu Jin an official in Yuezhou, can't he be accommodating?" Someone else suggested it.

The third master of the Gao family said: "Xiu Jin is just a nine-grade county master, and he can't speak at all, and as long as Xiu Jin is not implicated, our Gao family will have a bright future." Now it would be good to be able to save people by destroying wealth and eliminating disasters, but if people are gone, it will be all over. ”

A voice said in surprise: "Xiu Ze can still come out alive?" That's great! ”

This remark immediately attracted the anger of everyone: "How can he come out, don't mention that unfinished thing!" ”

"Whatever he does, we are all involved by him, if he hadn't secretly bought back such a woman, could there be such a thing?"

"It's really lustful, is that kind of woman something we can provoke, and it will make the entire Gao family miserable."

The fifth master of the Gao family hated that iron could not be made of steel, so he said with a cane: "Red face and trouble, who would have thought that he could do such a thing?" ”

Someone else asked, "Well, what about that woman, is she also dead?" ”

"Well deserved! Scourge of the province. ”

"That's it, it's her life to die!"

"It's a pity, there are many lustful people among the nobles, and if they live, they may still be of some use."

Everyone was talking and venting, and the topic was pulled farther and farther away. The few people sitting in the hall looked at each other and saw the hopelessness in each other's eyes.

Gao Xiuyuan said: "Third grandfather, fifth grandfather, second uncle, we are obviously calculated, can't we find out the person who calculates us?" Is it just at the mercy of others? ”

Gao Dexin said helplessly: "Xiuyuan, the person who calculates us, of course we have to find out, but Shen Liang fell into the river after all, and the Shen family will only rush to the Gao family, and will not care if there is a hidden secret." ”

"Isn't it that Shen Liang was not found, maybe Shen Liang is still alive?" But I also know in my heart that after so many days, my hope is too small.

"The Shen family won't wait any longer, we won't prepare early, wait for the Shen family to vent......" The latter words, Gao Dexin couldn't go on.

The third master of the Gao family said weakly: "In any case, the Zhang family has asked Weiyuan Hou to turn around for us, how can we refuse now, how dare we slap the face of Weiyuan Houfu?" ”

Gao Dexin was full of frustration, his heart ached faintly, and his sideburns even had gray hair in a few days, and the business run by the Gao family for several generations accumulated little by little, even if he survived the chaos decades ago, and now he is defeated in his hands, how to face the ancestors and ancestors.