Early the next morning, Rong Zheng just woke up.

Fu Cui and Qiu Ci came in to serve Rong Zheng to freshen up, and in the past, they were all wishful to comb their hair.

Rong Zheng took the white sandalwood comb and said to Qiu: "Call Ruyi over." ”

Qiu Yu agreed and went.

Rong Zheng looked at herself in the mirror, how to deal with Ruyi, she already had a countermeasure.

With such a big movement last night, Fu Cui figured out that Rong Zheng's mood must be bad, and he didn't dare to provoke her easily, so he served carefully. After dressing Rong Zheng, he waited for Ruyi to come and comb his hair.

Qiu Ci came back not long after, and said in a panic: "Grandma, Ruyi is not in the house." ”

"Not there? So where will she go? Rong Zheng thought that something was wrong, and she blamed her for being careless, believing that Ruyi was willing to explain to her well that she would not escape, and at the same time saved enough face for Ruyi, so she did not ask anyone to guard her. I didn't expect Ruyi to be weak in the end, and now he is afraid of crime and absconded.

Qiu Ci said: "I don't see her in the yard, and the slave maid asks people to look for her again." ”

Fu Cui realized that something was wrong, and secretly gave Qiu Ci a look.

Rong Zheng said: "Tell someone to go out and find it." To live to see people, to die to see corpses. I'm going to have to dig three feet into the ground to find her. ”

Fu Cui answered yes.

Rong Zheng glanced at Qiu Ci and said, "I remember yesterday I told you to send a post to the Cui family." Go after breakfast, you don't have to worry about family affairs. ”

Qiu Ci respectfully agreed.

Yutang came in and combed Rong Zheng's hair, Yutang's skills were not bad, Rong Zheng was very satisfied, she said to Yutang: "In the future, the matter of combing your hair will be handed over to you." ”

Mei Fen took the little maid to bring Rong Zheng's breakfast, Rong Zheng took a look, a cage of fried buns, a plate of pickles, and a bowl of honey-steamed egg custard.

Rong Zheng didn't have much appetite, so he only let the egg custard be kept, and the rest was rewarded by the people.

After rinsing his mouth with rice, Rong Zheng said to the people around him: "Last night's news is not allowed to be passed out in advance, and I will talk about it when I find Ruyi." ”

Every day after breakfast, she has to go to the Splendid Courtyard to sit, and today is no exception. I haven't been discharged from the hospital yet, and as soon as I walked under the banana bushes, I saw Ganquan hurriedly running back and forth: "Grandma, Miss Ruyi has been found." ”

Rong Zheng was slightly stunned, his heart was so fast, he nodded and said, "What about the person, bring her in." I have something to say about her. She turned and walked inside.

Gan Quan hurriedly said: "Grandma, I'm afraid you won't be able to judge her." ”

"How?"

Ganquan became more and more solemn, and said: "The little ones are the Ruyi girls who were found in the river, and everyone is floating, so you can't look at them." I'm afraid of scaring the big grandmother. ”

Rong Zheng turned around slowly, feeling more and more depressed in his heart, and muttered, "What about her death?" Is it cast into the river? ”

Ganquan said: "I don't know much about this little one, but Miss Ruyi still has a burden in her arms." The little one brought the burden to grandma. ”

Ganquan beckoned to the back, and a teenager brought up a wet cloth bag, and Ganquan respectfully held the burden to Rong Zheng.

Rong Zheng took a look, she didn't pick it up in person, Fu Cui took it for her.

"What about the corpses? In what place? ”

Ganquan said: "Park in the peach blossom dock." ”

Rong Zheng said, "Let's go, I'll take a look." ”

Ganquan was busy leading the way. Rong Zheng shook the fan and went to the peach blossom dock.

This season's Taohuawu is the same as Tangli Study, all green. But the peach trees planted don't produce as much fruit as the pears on the other side of the study. It's all peaches, small and astringent. Nobody likes to eat.

Taohuawu is located in the middle of nowhere, no one lives in it, and only orders people to clean it from time to time. It is used for peach blossom viewing in spring or for cruises.

Ganquan had a door panel removed, and Ruyi's body was parked on it. He was covered with a reed mat. A pair of feet that were white and swollen from water were still exposed.

There are also a few wisps of aquatic plants hanging on the green satin soft shoes.

"Grandma, that's it."

"Uncover it and I'll see."

Ganquan was afraid of scaring Rong Zheng and hesitated.

Rong Zheng stepped forward to reveal it himself, Ruyi's face was already swollen after soaking in water overnight, with mud on his nose, eye sockets, and corners of his mouth, as well as blood stains that had dried up.

She only glanced at it, and after making sure it was Ruyi, she immediately closed it again. The people around him lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look directly.

Rong Zheng said to Ganquan: "Let people go and buy a coffin to come in." Someone else went to call her family in. ”

Gan Quan hurriedly said: "Xiao Shi has already sent someone to buy it." So go and inform her family. ”

Rong Zheng nodded with satisfaction. Ruyi is dead, she can't hide it even if she wants to, and if such a big thing happens, the county lord has to be informed.

Ruyi's aftermath had to wait for Ruyi's family to come in before she could take care of it, so she let her body be parked in Taohuawu for the time being. When the coffin came in and was buried, let Ruyi's family take it back.

Duan Hui was sitting in the banquet room, chatting with Dan Tang, when he saw Rong Zheng coming, he nodded with a smile and said, "You are here." ”

Rong Zheng greeted Duan Hui, and Duan Hui said: "The weather here is really hot, I want to go to Yuntai Temple to live for a while, do you want to join me?" ”

Rong Zheng said: "I don't know when the county lord will set off?" ”

Duan Hui said: "Leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Rong Zheng said: "County Lord, I have something to take care of in my yard, I'm afraid that I won't be able to go to Yuntai Temple with the county lord tomorrow." ”

Duanhui smiled: "By the way, when I got up early, I heard some noise behind me, what happened?" ”

Rong Zheng got up and said, "County Lord, a maid in my room stole my things, and I scolded them. The maid couldn't stand the anger and rolled up her things to run away, but because it was dark she fell into the river and drowned. ”

Duan Hui was shocked and hurriedly said, "Something like this happened?!" ”

"It's all because I have no way to control and neglect to discipline. Let the county lord see the joke. ”

"It's a boring little girl, tell me." Duanhui was afraid that the girl she gave to Rong Zheng was not clean, and in the end, the two sisters had a dislike for it.

Rong Zheng's face was very embarrassed, and he lowered his head and said, "It's Ruyi in my room." ”

"Ruyi?!" Duanhui was even more surprised. Ruyi is Rong Zheng's dowry maid, and the premier first-class maid in her room would have such a thing?!

"It's a shame to say."

Duanhui is not a nosy person, not to mention that she is sick now, and she doesn't want to worry about it, and said: "It's really hateful that there is a thief in the room, and it's even more hateful to be the closest person around." She stumbled and fell into the river and died, which was also retribution. You must be sad in your heart! Duanhui patted Rong Zheng's hand and comforted her and said, "If you want to open a little, this is Ruyi's karma." You have to put it down. ”

Rong Zheng nodded and said, "The county lord is right. ”

"The dust purifier has sent someone to invite me three times and twice, and I am embarrassed if I don't agree. I'll go over tomorrow, and you'll come back to me when you're done with your family business. ”

"Yes!" Rong Zheng was still depressed and panicked.

She returned to the Seiyin Pavilion and untied the wet baggage that Ganquan had brought back. I saw that it was filled with a pair of jade bracelets, a red gold necklace, and a hibiscus stone hairpin. These things are all rewarded by Rong Zheng in the past. There was also a purse in it, and it was full of broken silver. There are about a dozen taels, which should be the private money that Ruyi usually saves. In addition, there was a roll of silver tickets in the purse, which had been blistered, but the handwriting did not fall off and did not soak out. She cleared out the silver tickets, and there were five in all, some of them counted twenty taels, and some of them counted fifty taels, and some of them counted one hundred taels. A total of more than two hundred taels.

Ruyi's monthly monthly example is two taels and a string of money, and it is nothing to be able to save a dozen taels of private house. But what's the matter with the more than 200 taels of silver tickets?

All the silver tickets are issued with the Swiss Pass number. The family had never deposited money in a Swiss Pass number. There is something wrong with these silver tickets.

Rong Zheng took out the cleaning and broken silver, and asked people to find a clean handkerchief and wrap it for Ruyi's family. As for the silver ticket, she needs to find out.

At noon, Qiu Ci, who was sent to Cui's house to deliver the post, came back and reported to her: "Seventh Grandma said that there are many things at home, and she has to take care of the fourth wife who is sick in bed, and she also has to teach Young Master Xiang." Can't leave. ”

The Cui family now calls Fifteen Niang the seventh grandmother, and Rong Zheng is still a little unaccustomed to hearing this title by chance. She still hopes that Fifteen Niang can come out of her grief as soon as possible, in addition to the Cui family, she should have friends, there is a place to complain, and there is a place to relax and joke.

Since Fifteen Niang was reluctant to come out, Rong Zheng wanted to find a time to visit.

Ruyi's coffin has been prepared, using ordinary willow wood.

Rong Zheng didn't have any opinions when she heard it, she asked Fu Cui to choose a set of her newly cut dresses for Ruyi to wear when she was buried. At the same time, let people pack up Ruyi's clothes and other things, wait for Ruyi's family to come over, and reward her family.

In the afternoon, Ruyi's family came, and Ruyi had a widowed mother who had been bedridden for many years. Now my brother and sister-in-law are in charge.

Rong Zheng received her brother and sister-in-law in the flower hall. Rong Zheng said with a guilty face: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen, the person has already left." When are you going to take the coffin back and find a good place to bury her, after all, the weather is hot and you can't let it go. Not to mention that I soaked in the water for one night. ”

Ruyi's brother knelt down and quietly listened to Rong Zheng's orders, and her only sister died suddenly. He was filled with grief and indignation, and he was bent on finding out the cause of his sister's death.

"Here are fifty dena, and four sets of newly made garments, and a set of heads. Take all her own clothes. I heard that her mother was sick all the year round, so she asked her mother to have a doctor. Rong Zheng said, and asked Fu Cui to go to the treasury to get a few boxes of valuable tonic herbs to reward them together.

Her brother was originally resentful, but seeing that Rong Zheng was so generous and received so many rewards, he still felt a little unhappy in his heart. Satisfied, he kowtowed to Rong Zheng.

sent away Ruyi's brother and sister-in-law, and the coffin was also brought back. Rong Zheng didn't ask anything, because of Ruyi's death, the matter came to an end. Rong Zheng blamed herself for this, if she had sent someone to guard Ruyi last night, she would not have died like this. From beginning to end, Rong Zheng took care of Ruyi's face, and believed her as much as possible, but he didn't expect Ruyi to be such a return.

"Grandma, I'm afraid that there won't be enough people in the house now. When to pick two more in. Fu Cui suggested.

Rong Zheng said secretly, there is nothing left of the first-class maids she brought from the Rong family, and Yutang is young and unbearable. Mei Fen is quite calm, but lacks experience. There is not much literacy, and we have to think again. These things in the room completely fell on Fucui and Qiu Ci. Mu Xuan can make do with it when she is not at home, but if Mu Xuan comes back, I am afraid that she will be too busy.

"I'll talk about it later, but let's mix it up now."

At dusk, Shiso came in.

"The slave maid heard about the wishful thing, how could she become the second Qingfang?"

Rong Zheng sighed: "I don't know my heart. People always change. ”

Zi Su said a little angrily: "When grandma chose her to come to the Rong family together, it was because she trusted her, how could she be like this." ”

Rong Zheng thinks that he is very good at Ruyi. She chose Lei Bo for Zisu, and she will also have arrangements for Ruyi in the future, and she will never be worse than Shisu, but she doesn't know what to do, and she has embarked on a road of no return.

Although Shiso and Ruyi have completely different temperaments, they have worked together for all these years. There is some affection between the sisters. Now that one is dead, I can't help but feel a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, and Zisu went to the house where Ruyi lived. Seeing that the furnishings in the house were still the same, and the house was empty, I couldn't help crying.

"I heard that you embroider dowry at home all day long, and you don't go out of the door. Everything should be almost ready, right? ”

Shisu blushed and said, "Most of the places are almost the same." ”

Rong Zheng looked at Zisu with some emotion, Zisu died in his previous life, and Ruyi's fate was not bad. But in this life, he turned his head. She thought of Mama Lei and couldn't help asking, "Do you know how your mother-in-law is?" ”

Zi Su shook his head and said, "I haven't been anywhere at home, so I don't know." ”

Rong Zheng didn't ask again when he heard it.

While they were talking, Ray Bo suddenly came.

Rong Zheng smiled: "It's a coincidence today, the little two are in a hurry." ”

When Lei Bo came in, he was also surprised to see Shiso. He's here to deliver the account book, and by the way, report on the recent performance of the store.

Rong Zheng didn't rush to look at the account book, she asked Lei Bo: "How is your mother lately?" ”

Lei Bo glanced at Shisu Fang and replied, "Grandma cares, and she is very good." However, I still said that I was not used to living in Bianliang and wanted to wait until winter to go back to Nanyang. ”

Rong Zheng also glanced at Shiso, smiled and did not speak.

Rong Zheng ordered the kitchen to make a table of wine and food to greet them. Lei Bo was a little reserved. After dinner, Lei Bo was about to go back, and before leaving, he asked Shiso: "Do you want to go home, I'll send you back." ”

Rong Zheng replied for Zisu: "It's rare for her to come to the villa, I'll keep her for two days before leaving." Watch out on your way. ”

Lei Bo had no choice but to give up.

Zisu still wanted to serve Rong Zheng's daily life like before, Rong Zheng felt sorry for her, took her hand and said, "You are now a bride to be married, you don't have to do this." The people in the room are still busy. You can come in and stay with me for two days, and I will have one more person to talk to. ”

Shisu is used to serving, and it's really uncomfortable for her to sit on the side and leave it alone.

Rong Zheng left Zisu to accompany the bed, and the two talked about those things when they were still in the Rong family in the tent, and both of them sighed in their hearts. (To be continued.) )