Huo Yuan came to Yingtian Mansion and met Zhao Hongwang, the Lord of Mansion Yin.

Lord Zhao was very polite when he saw Huo Yuan, and assured Huo Yuan that Mu Zhongqing had not suffered any grievances here, but was temporarily detained in a ** prison, and when the case was clarified, the government would not wronged the good people

Zhao Hongwang is not a fool, in dealing with this case, he can't afford to offend on both sides, although Huo Yuan is just a businessman, but he has a sister who is in the position of a concubine behind him, and an identity that is difficult to distinguish between fiction and reality, he naturally does not dare to offend lightly; As for the Anguo Mansion, although it has gradually become a sign of decay, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, not to mention the intricate in-law relationship network that the Anguo Mansion has established in the court over the years, only a powerful and powerful general of the protector's mansion is borrowed from him, and he can never afford to bear the guilt

Therefore, when Huo Yuan asked about the progress of the case, he could only prevaricate by saying that he was investigating, and hinted that Huo Yuan should find the Anguo Mansion to settle privately, because the evidence of the current investigation is very unfavorable to Mu Zhongqing.

According to Lord Zhao, when the Mu family bought the Bafu dim sum shop, they did use a silver ticket with the seal of the Anguo Mansion, so it was better to communicate and reconcile with the Anguo Mansion.

Although Huo Yuan didn't understand why the Mu family had the silver ticket of the Anguo Mansion, he never believed that the people of the Mu family would steal, if they were such people who were greedy for money and had no bottom line, they would have already accepted his 100,000 taels worth of money, since such a valuable bank was rejected, how could he risk stealing more than 10,000 taels of silver tickets, and moreover, the purchase of Zhuangzi and Buzhuang was paid in cash, so much silver, it must have been locked in the treasury, and many families held it, the Mu family was either a weak scholar, or a woman and a child, How did you steal it?

With a lot of doubts, as soon as he left Yingtianfu, Huo Yuan ordered the coachman to drive to the Anguo Mansion, and wanted to find out what was going on in the Anguo Mansion

Riding in a carriage, with full of doubts, when he arrived at the west corner gate of the Anguo Mansion, he suddenly saw an ox cart pulling a thin coffin through the west corner gate of the Anguo Mansion.

It seems that which aunt in the house died, if it was an ordinary house slave, the coffin would not be allowed to enter the house, only pulled to the Yizhuang, funded by the house, and after buying a thin coffin and smelting, it was buried nearby; If the master died, he would have to go through the front door, not the side door, and he would not use a simple coffin, so it can be inferred that the thin coffin must have been used to hold an aunt

When Huo Yuan arrived at the Anguo Mansion, An Guogong naturally had to come out to accompany him in person, and the children of the three rooms in the mansion also came out, because Du Ruhai didn't know about the old lady Wang and her three sons designing the Mu family, so the Du Yongzhi brothers had to come out to maneuver, lest their father not know what to say and be fooled by Huo Yuan.

When Huo Yuan mentioned this matter, Du Ruhai was indeed shocked, but for the ugly things that happened in the house, his consistent practice was to cover it up if he could, and cover it up if he could, so after hearing about this incident, he was shocked, and his first thought was to ensure the reputation of the Anguo Mansion, and it must not be seen that the Anguo Mansion deliberately framed the Mu family for tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Of course, protecting the shortcomings is one thing, on the other hand, the Mu family's property does make him a little tempted, after all, the Anguo Mansion has long been unable to make ends meet, and tens of thousands of taels of silver are really a big temptation in his eyes. Therefore, he immediately stood on the side of his wife and son.

"Huo Gongzi, the matter has come to this point, as long as Mu Zhongqing can take the initiative to compensate us for the two shops and the Zhuangzi, we will no longer pursue this matter, speaking of which, he is also my son-in-law, for the sake of my daughter and grandson, I can't kill them all."

Du Ruhai looked tolerant and generous, shaking his head and sighing as he spoke, looking like an elder who treats his juniors leniently

Seeing that he had this attitude, Huo Yuan laughed angrily, and while laughing, he said in his unique warm tone: "Speaking of which, the Mu family is also very capable, the family is all women and children, but they can steal thousands of catties of silver in the heavily guarded treasury of the Anguo Mansion without anyone noticing, oh, by the way, it is said that the treasury where the silver taels are stored in your mansion is in the east courtyard, and the Mu family lives in the west courtyard, I really don't know if they still have the ability to go to heaven and earth."

Hearing Huo Yuan's ridicule, Du Ruhai's old face couldn't hold back, even the three brothers of Du Yongzhi and several grandchildren felt that their faces were hot for a while, Du Ruhai said with a displeased look: "What does Huo Gongzi mean by this?" Do you suspect that I am deliberately framing my daughter and son-in-law? ”

Huo Yuan said: "The younger generation doesn't dare, I just want to remind Grandpa Guo that the theft of the Mu family is suspicious, and Grandpa Guo needs to be carefully examined, don't wronged a good person." As he spoke, he glanced at the three Du Yongzhi brothers again, and said meaningfully: "Don't condone the bad guys." ”

That glance was meaningful, with a slight sense of warning, and the three Du Yongzhi brothers all glanced at him with a weak heart, not looking at his eyes.

Du Yushu, the only son of the third room, is fifteen years old, which is the age when the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, he believes that he is the son of the Duke of Anguo, and he originally looked down on Huo Yuan's identity as a businessman, because he saw Huo Yuan's cold words to his grandfather and father, implicitly ridiculed, and he didn't realize that he was holding his breath and nesting fire, and he had the intention of showing his face in front of his grandfather and uncles, so he chirped to Huo Yuan: "Huo Gongzi, as the saying goes: everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, and does not care about the frost on the tiles of others. ”

Huo Yuan glanced at the acne-ridden young man, lowered his eyes again, took the tea lid and unhurriedly dialed the tea leaves in the teacup, and said slowly: "I am also worried that the grandfather of the country is not strict and will attract disasters, think about it, if tomorrow morning, the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate impeaches the grandfather of the country for conniving at his wife and son to frame and rob them of their property, even if the saint does not blame your mansion, it will damage the prestige of the princess of the country, right?" For a mere tens of thousands of taels of silver, the younger generation thinks it's really not worth it."

With these words, Huo Yuan was implicitly warning them, if they insisted on going their own way and holding on to the Mu family, he would definitely stab their affairs to the Imperial History of the Imperial Inspectorate, and when the time came, the Holy Lord would blame him, but it was not something they could afford

Du Ruhai's face darkened, but the faces of the three grandfathers who were originally red turned white

The Anguo Mansion has long had no status in the court, if it weren't for the daughters of the Na clan to marry the magnates everywhere over the years, I'm afraid that the family would have been defeated, and the current situation is all relying on the shadow of the General's Mansion to support it, if it is impeached by the imperial history again, or reprimanded by the emperor, wouldn't the Anguo Mansion be completely finished

Huo Yuan finished drinking the tea unhurriedly, and with a "click", he put the teacup down on the corner of the table, the sound was neither light nor heavy, but it made the hearts of the men of the Du family tremble inexplicably.

"The theft of the Mu family, the younger generation Jian yì Laoguo Grandpa is going to investigate, if it is really a good person who has been wronged, then go to Yingtianfu to lead people out, so as not to cause any irreparable mistakes"

Huo Yuanjian's voice has always been warm, and he can't hear any emotion, but his narrow eyes faintly flashed a cold light, which was clearly a May day, but it made the people in the hall feel a burst of coolness

After mentioning this Jianyì, Huo Yuan quickly said goodbye and left. When he walked to the door, Huo Yuan suddenly stopped.

Du Shi said that Du's mother was detained by the Anguo Mansion, if she was still alive, she must hope that her grandmother could leave here and return to her mother's side, so she turned around and said: "I heard that Aunt Mei in the house has been in poor health recently, I don't know if Grandpa Guo can allow the younger generation to take the old aunt and grandmother to Bishui Villa to live for a while, first, it can fulfill Mrs. Mu's filial piety as a daughter, and second, Aunt Mei has daughters, grandchildren and grandchildren by her side, and the illness will definitely get better soon."

An old and frail aunt expected that the Anguo Mansion would not refuse him, however, what Huo Yuan didn't expect, without waiting for Du Ruhai to speak, Du Yongzhi flatly refused.

"Huo Gongzi, please forgive me, although Aunt Mei and Grandma Mei are old, they are the daughters of my Anguo Mansion after all, if they live in someone else's house, our Anguo Mansion's face will not look good."

Huo Yuan said: "But stay for a while, and when the old aunt and grandmother are safe, you can send it back, the eldest master is a reasonable person, so why stick to these false courtesies?" ”

Who knows, Du Yongzhi did not let go: "Please forgive Huo Gongzi, the rules left by the ancestors, the female dependents in the house must not go to other people's houses to live, so as not to be tongued, we dare not violate the ancestral teachings, let alone be unfilial people who violate the ancestral teachings for an aunt." ”

Seeing that he said solemnly, Huo Yuan was not reluctant, and it was important to rescue Mu Zhongqing first, so as not to force them to be anxious and do something like a dog jumping off the wall, so he smiled and said: "Even so, the juniors don't dare to force it, but Mrs. Mu is not very worried about Aunt Mei's body, so later, the juniors will send a doctor to ask for a flat liver pulse for the old aunt and grandmother, and then it will be convenient for the house."

As soon as the words fell, Du Yongbang said: "Don't bother Huo Gongzi, our house will ask the imperial doctor to regulate the body of the old aunt and grandmother, if there is anything wrong, we will definitely inform Huo Gong first." ”

Du Yongchun also followed and said: "That's right, please rest assured Huo Gongzi"

After they said this, Huo Yuan was not at ease, just now Du Yongzhi refused to let Mei out of the house, he didn't have any doubts, but he proposed to ask the imperial doctor for Mei's to see a doctor, but Du Yongzhi refused without hesitation, this can't help but make me feel a little strange, reasoning, Du Yongbang shouldn't have the courage to refuse him? Not only Du Yongbang, but even Du Yongchun dared to refuse him, which is too abnormal

Suddenly, he suddenly remembered the thin coffin he saw when he remembered, and the expression on his face froze.

"Grandpa Guo, the younger generation just wants to invite a doctor to come and see the old aunt and grandmother, and the house pushes back and pushes back, so like this, could it be that something happened to the old aunt and grandmother, and the house is weak-hearted, so they shirk it in every possible way?"

While speaking, his eyes kept staring at the faces of the Du family, and he didn't let go of a trace of expression on their faces.

Sure enough, as soon as Huo Yuan's words fell, the Du Yongzhi brothers became flustered, or drank tea to hide their uneasiness, or lowered their heads to avoid his gaze, or pretended to cough to relieve their tension......

After Huo Yuan asked this, he stood in place, waiting for their answer.

……

Silence is tantamount to acknowledgment in disguise

In the welcoming hall of the Anguo Mansion, it was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling on the ground could be heard, and everyone was shutting up, hanging their heads, and no one came out to deny it

After a while, there was finally movement in the flower hall.

"She.... He's dead? ”

An Guogong looked at his son with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Uh......."

Du Yongzhi didn't dare to look at his father's face, and vaguely agreed.

"Smack"

There was a mountain sound from the case, and Du Ruhai's slap was red, and his eyes were red as if they were bloodshot.

"How did she die?"

Du Yongzhi glanced at Huo Yuan, lowered his head, and whispered: "Father, Aunt Mei and Grandma Mei are dying of sudden illness..." Hey, father, father, what's wrong with you.... Du Yongzhi hurriedly stepped forward to see Du Ruhai, who was gradually falling.

Du Ruhai fainted, and even the chair under him fell to the ground with him, making a dull sound.

"Father, father....

"Grandfather...."

The children of the Anguo Mansion suddenly made a mess and gathered around.

"Quick, go and get the doctor here"

"As for the old lady, invite the old lady too."

"Water, let's get a glass of water first..."

Huo Yuan glanced at them coldly and went out......

In the evening, the Baoguo Temple in the western suburbs of the capital stopped into a coffin carried by eight people, the coffin is like betel nut, the taste is like red sandalwood, and it is clasped by hand, the sound is like jade, and the people of the rich and noble families died at first sight.

According to the person who came to deliver the coffin, this coffin was sent by Huo Gongzi, and the senior monks in the temple were asked to do a water and land dojo for seven days, and after seven days, they would choose an auspicious treasure cave for burial.

Although the abbot of the temple is a person outside the world, he has also heard of the Huo family, and knows what kind of person Huo Gongzi is, so as soon as the coffin arrived, the abbot arranged for the senior monks in the temple to surpass the undead in the coffin together......

The news of Mei's death, Huo Yuan didn't tell Du Shi, so many things have just happened to the Mu family, Mu Zhongqing is still in prison, although Wen'er is awake, but he always shouts a headache, this matter is enough to make Du Shi worry, if she knows that Mei's death is enough, she will feel sad in her heart if she can't keep it, and the fetal gas will hurt, so this matter was concealed by him, and he was ready to wait for Mu Zhongqing to come back and discuss with Mu Zhongqing.

In the evening, Huo Yuan lived in Bishui Villa, Bishui Villa is very large, it is a big house with seven entrances, which is divided into more than a dozen small courtyards, with a total of 100 houses.

When he was about to sleep, Mama Li, who was next to Mrs. Huo, came, and after seeing Huo Yuan, she said that Aunt Bi in the house was sick, and the old lady asked him to go back and have a look.

For this Aunt Bi in Mama Li's mouth, Huo Yuan was disgusted and repulsed in his heart, she was the cousin he said, fostered in his house, and the two grew up together, but it's a pity that Huo Yuan doesn't have the same heart for her as a childhood sweetheart, if she is the same as him, An An will be her cousin, he will definitely love her and spoil her like he loves his own sister, and help her find a considerate husband in the future, give her a dowry enough to spend this life, and let her live a happy and worry-free life.

It's a pity that this cousin's heart is too high, she would rather be the concubine of the richest family in the Great Jin Dynasty, than the wife of those poor people he chose for her, her self-depravity made his love for her suddenly come to naught, and now in his eyes, she is no longer a cousin who grew up together, but a scheming woman who climbs the dragon and attaches Feng, this kind of woman Huo Fu is a little, it is not worth his more look.

Therefore, even if his mother protected her and always created opportunities for them, he failed to let her get her wish once.

Just like now, she doesn't know how many times she has done it, knowing that there will be no results, but she is still unwilling to do it, she really thinks that he will take care of the love they grew up together to see him

"I'm not a doctor, if I'm sick, let her go to the doctor for healing, what's the use of me going?" Huo Yuan said coldly.

Mama Li had long known that this would be the result, but she still didn't give up, and still said with a smile: "Childe, the old lady said, Aunt Bi has a heart disease, and the heart disease also has a heart medicine, Childe, you are Aunt Bi's medicine, please look at Aunt Bi and your childhood sweetheart, go back with the old slave and take a look, as soon as you go back, Aunt Bi's illness will be taken care of.... ”

Huo Yuan also smiled, his always warm face showed a little coldness, he looked coldly at Mama Li, who tried her best to push him back, and said coldly: "It's just an aunt, is it worth visiting this son in the middle of the night?" When I went back to tell my mother, I said that I had stopped and had no time to see her."

Mama Li still didn't give up, and just about to say something, Huo Yuan said with a smile: "Mama Li has been a lobbyist for Aunt Bi again and again, but what is good about accepting her?" That's why you're picking me up like this? ”

When Mama Li heard this, her face turned white, and she waved her hand again and again and said: "No, no, the son has wronged the old slave, the old slave just came to invite the son back to the house on the order of the old lady, and has nothing to do with others, the son must not be careful, the old slave will go back..." ”

Mama Li fled as if she was chased by a wolf, walked out of a cold sweat, and arrived outside Bishui Villa, her heart was still pounding.

It is said that the son is powerful, can perceive people's minds, today it seems to be true, she just received a golden hairpin from Aunt Bi, and he saw it, she has to pay attention in the future, she can't lose her errand for a few pieces of jewelry, as for Aunt Bi's trust, hey, forget it......

Just as she was thinking, an emerald green and red-billed parrot quacked and flew over her head, leaving a lump of gooey guano on her head.

"Bah, whoa, where did the bird come from, it's really unlucky"

Mama Li wiped off the bird droppings with a handkerchief, and scolded fiercely in the direction where the parrot flew away.

Brother Parrot laughed as he flew: "Yes, old pious woman, let you have nothing to pimp......"

Of course, Mama Li didn't understand what Brother Parrot was saying, so she muttered and got into the carriage, and after Brother Parrot saw her leave, he flew to Huo Yuan's outdoor windowsill and pecked at the window with its hard beak.

Huo Yuan was about to go to bed, when he suddenly heard the sound of knocking on the window, and couldn't help frowning: Who could it be so late?

"Quack"

The parrot cricked at the neck, hoping that the people in the house would come out soon, it had been flying for a day, and needed some delicacies to reward it for the fruits of its labor

The window was opened, and Huo Yuan's gentle and picturesque face was revealed, and when he saw the parrot standing on the windowsill, he suddenly showed a look of disbelief.

He had seen this parrot in the Eight Blessings Restaurant, and it was raised by Cai Wei, how could it be here?

The parrot raised his paws, signaled that he had a letter on his lap, and rattled at him twice before he came to his senses from the shock.

Pulling out the letter, Huo Yuan's usually gentle and gentle face showed an eager look, and when he unfolded the letter and saw the familiar handwriting on the letter, a look of ecstasy instantly stained his cheeks......

"Great, it's really good, Sister Caiwei is still alive......"

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