Chapter 68: Dowry (3)
The patrol room is here to deal with the aftermath of the "Steward Wang's suicide" case, but this matter has not yet been completed, and after the autopsy is being recorded for the children of Steward Wang, I can hear the footsteps of the noble lady I have just seen from the backyard.
She and the young marshal they couldn't afford to offend walked in hand in hand, and glanced at the room with a very cold expression: "Since it's suicide, you guys should have dealt with the matter here, right?" ”
The little catcher in the lead nodded quickly and looked at her carefully: "Yes, madam." We're ready to go, this case is very simple, and this can be closed. ”
Who knew that the noble lady sneered and pointed to everyone in the room: "Can you go?" Simple case? Are you kidding? There was a noble and cold look on his face, and he commanded, "Everyone here is a suspect in stealing Tang Jiazhen's play, Steward Wang's death is a suicide in fear of crime, and if you want to end it with death, you have to ask our young marshal if you agree!" ”
Young Marshal Tang was beside him, and gently bowed his head in agreement with her statement.
There was chaos in the hall, and the son of the housekeeper Wang was shocked and argued loudly: "Young marshal, you can't be unreasonable, that room is full of dust, anyone can know that we haven't touched the things in it for a long time, not to mention that when my father was alive, we were not allowed to enter that room casually, even if you came to force my father to death, why didn't you give us a way to live!" ”
"Shut up!" Qu Ning snorted vigorously, and glanced at Xiao Zhukuai, who had been stunned by the gossip next to her, and she also had a vague unbearability in her heart, but at this time, she had no other choice - she would come to this point, precisely because Steward Wang wanted to force the young marshal to end this matter with death, and such a coercion, they must not accept it, "What are you catching fast?" Let them slander me and the young marshal like this? Do you not want the position of catching fast! ”
Hearing her scolding so sharply, the man seemed to have just woken up from a big dream, and with a wave of his hand, the catchers who came with him detained all the old and young members of the Wang family, and followed Qu Ning to the backyard to check Mrs. Tang's dowry and so on.
This matter, with its gossip, twists, twists, bizarreness, and rich conversations, soon appeared in the next issue of "The Secret of the Wealthy". It was spread all over Beijing for a while, and even Mrs. Tang's ten-mile red makeup was mentioned again and again, and everything in it was talked about by people, and the streets and alleys were simply known to everyone.
The bosom friend has first-hand information, of course, the writing is particularly sensational and specific, and even "The young marshal had tears in his eyes at the time, saying that as long as he 'finds his mother's relics, he is willing to give a hundred times the number'" Such words were also published, and those who saw him felt that he was particularly affectionate and righteous, especially filial and generous.
That's right, this is Qu Ning's plan: if it is too difficult for them to find it privately, then they will simply make a big deal and mobilize everyone to find it together, now the gossip is widely spread, everyone knows that the Zou family's former dowry is Xiaoye red sandalwood furniture, and now Tang Shaoshuai has status, power and money, so if the former buyer knows about it, maybe he will send it to the door himself, right?
As for the Wang family, since Steward Wang was involved in this matter at that time, then their whole family was not innocent.
As the old saying goes, "the father pays the debt of the son", and Steward Wang wanted to settle this matter with death, which was himself to take advantage of Tang Shaoshuai's hot face and cold internal coldness, and his feelings when he was young.
Tang Shaoshuai may have relented for a while, but for Qu Ning, she couldn't accept such a result.
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There was a crisp sound of "pop", and the originally soft newspaper was rolled into a tube and smashed on the ground, but a dull sound was made, obviously, how deep the anger in the heart of the person who threw the newspaper.
Behind him, a plump woman reached out and gently tapped his shoulder, and her voice was as soft as water: "Master, don't be angry." The young marshal is ignorant, young and vigorous, and he doesn't know how to compromise, so he will go to the dark like this. Our young marshal is a person who values friendship, and he may feel that the death of the surname Wang is unjust......"
"This rebel!" The middle-aged man snorted and panted, and his angry face was all black, "Don't put gold on his face, I know at a glance that this is not the handiwork of the rebel, and he can't think of taking advantage of this layer!" That rebel has always been a character who would rather bend than bend, and if you want to talk about this, I think it is my good daughter-in-law who instigated him! Isn't the royal family the best at that? ”
"Master......" The woman shook his arm in a tired voice, leaned her face against his chest, and stared at his face stupidly, this look greatly aroused his pity, "Anyway, this matter, the branches are wiped clean, and such small means are useless." As a father, you have to tolerate your children a little more, you, don't worry about the young marshal......"
The man's face gradually changed from anger to calmness, he "snorted" from his nostrils, and glanced at the clump of newspapers: "It seems that I am too used to them." Young man, what the hell is ignorant......" He gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes, as if whispering to himself, "I have to find something for them to do......
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Since the beating of the Wang family, Qu Ning and Tang Shaoshuai have been a little more suspicious of Da Shuai, but their daily relationship is still the same as before, Da Shuai has obviously read the newspaper, but they still look like a middle-aged squire who smiles at them, and they are very kind to Qu Ning.
Qu Ning was almost stunned in her heart, because every time she stared at the two people with her eyes wide like a magnifying glass or a searchlight, Qu Ning still couldn't see the reason why Tang Dashuai had to kill Mrs. Tang.
Even outside, everyone knows that there are already their own factions in the Tang family's army, even if they secretly know that Tang's father is interested in marrying a new wife, there is no doubt about one thing, that is, his value for this son is true, undoubtedly true.
There are also quite similarities in the facial features of the two people, although Tang Dashuai has a slightly plump face and slightly deformed facial features because of the relationship between the fortune after middle age, but whoever it is, you can see the blood relationship between the two at a glance.
After the sadness and grief of that day, Tang Shaoshuai never showed any real emotions, as if this tragedy had never happened.
Even in front of Tang Dashuai, he has always had a poker face, he should respond to what he should do, refuse what he should refuse, do everything, always treat things not people, and do business.
If it weren't for the fact that he had seen him lose control that day, Qu Ning would almost suspect that he had never experienced the disappearance of the dowry.
But on the other hand, the matter of finding the whereabouts of the dowry is not going well.
Maybe it's because the year has been too long, and the parties involved in the war have all died in the war, walking, scattering, and don't know where they are, so it is not easy to find the whereabouts of those things.
Fortunately, Tang Shaoshuai still remembered the appearance and name of several of these things, so he asked people from all over the world to inquire about the whereabouts of the business circle, and the patrol room also filed a case on the matter, listing Mrs. Tang's things as stolen goods, and it was rumored all over the world that the handler would surrender, but no matter which aspect, there was no news for the time being.
All of them know that this matter cannot be turned over overnight, and with Tang Dashuai's ability, if it is not even good to "cut the grass and eradicate the roots" and bury the traces, it will be impossible for him to get to his current position.
They are still so young, of course they can afford to wait, who knows, this matter can't just be settled, sooner or later, there will be an explanation and a result.
On the other hand, these days, the Feng family brothers and sisters are particularly active in Kyoto, after the marriage contract of Miss Tang Er was established, Feng Siping also asked Feng Siyan to send her some gifts with ambiguous meanings, Tang Yirou accepted it, but immediately after reporting to Qu Ning, she received a gift of similar value from the official.
Maybe it's because they have a closed-door relationship here, and soon, Feng Siping often goes in and out of the court, and after that, in Beijing, the hottest pair of gossip is now the sister of Feng Siping and Qu Ning, Qu Huan.
It is said that even the emperor in the palace is happy to see this marriage come to fruition, and it is precisely because the parents of both sides have a tacit understanding of marriage, so Qu Huan, who should not have gone out of the door and is not in the second door, can often join hands with Feng Siping to participate in various charity activities and various diplomatic activities.
As one of the forces in the world at that time, the Feng family was not short of money, so Qu Huan's dress and beauty became a beautiful scenery in Beijing, and he was also on the popular vane of "Bosom Friend" once or twice.
Qu Ning looked at the black and white photos of Qu Huan's wrist holding the arm of the man next to her and the smiling expression on his face, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: Her younger sister seems to be destined to go to the opposite side of her.
It was in the midst of all this complicated affairs that she met Tonks for the second time.
This direct member of the Duke family finally brought sincerity this time: "Young lady, in order to show our sincerity in negotiations, we will first attach you a piece of news, that is, Your Majesty the Emperor of your country is estimated to negotiate with the Japanese side in Article 21 this month. ”
Qu Ning almost stood up from the chair, and his voice involuntarily took on a sharp edge.
This news made her unable to calm down, unable to maintain her usual coldness of "Mount Tai collapsed in front and remained unchanged": "What did you say, Mr. Duke?" ......"The emperor did intend to re-sign the 21st Article before, but at that time, due to the strong public pressure in the capital, and the demonstrations everywhere stopped.
Now it is said that it will be signed within this month?
Why is that?
A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: Feng family! I don't know why, she can suddenly be sure that the Feng family went to Beijing this time to muddy the water for this matter! Even Feng Siping has always made an attitude of marrying Qu Huan, and it is for this!
Say within this month, and this month, there are only ten days left!
Seeing the shocked look on her face, Tonks shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Actually, if you want to be exact, we heard that the contract will be signed in the past two days...... But it seems that although you are the emperor's sister, young lady, you don't know so much about things at home? ”
Looking at the slight smugness on the face of the man opposite, Qu Ning squinted, regained his composure, slowly maintained his attitude, and sat down steadily: "There is a saying in our country, it is called the water spilled by the married daughter, and the matter of the mother's family...... It really doesn't have much to do with me. ”