Chapter 740: Killing Chickens and Monkeys

"Donghong, read!" Ruoyun suddenly said to Dong Hong behind him.

Dong Hong nodded when she heard this, and opened a booklet in her hand, and then Lang Sheng began to read it in this silent hall.

"Zhou Guangrui, born in Bingxu, is now two out of forty. married a wife Qin and had two sons and a daughter. ”

When Dong Hong read this, the steward didn't realize anything that week, anyway, who didn't know his basic information, but when he heard the words again, his legs were almost unable to stand in fright.

"Three years ago, Zhou Guangrui concealed his wife's room in the west of the capital to set up an outer room Liu's, Liu's person is a down-and-out orphan girl, rescued by Zhou Guangrui, and then committed to him, and now has a son!"

Thinking of this week, Guangrui couldn't calm down, he hid the affairs of his outer room to death, no one knew about it at all, and his wife at home didn't know about it, how could the princess know?

"Five days ago, Zhou Guangrui said that he was going out to buy silk, but he went to the Liu's place in the outer room, and stayed at the Liu's place all day until after dinner!"

"Four days ago, Zhou Guangrui said that he wanted to go out to buy medicinal materials, but a man of his clan went to Huamanlou to drink flower wine, and he didn't return until late at night!"

"In the past three days, Zhou Guangrui went out to buy some silk one day, and the remaining two days were at Liu's place in the outer room, and one day went to a grocery store in the city for a day, and it was later verified that this shop was under the name of the Liu family in his outer room."

According to investigation, Zhou Guangrui has a three-entry house in the city, 500 acres of land outside the city, a grange, two shops, and one shop under his two sons, with a number of acres of land. The daughter also has a hundred acres of land in her name. There is a two-entry house under the name of the Liu family in the outer room, two shops, and two hundred acres of land! ”

Dong Hong thought the same, this week Guangrui was trembling a little more, when Dong Hong read to the end, he couldn't even stand, he collapsed directly to the ground, cold sweat broke out all over his body in the winter, and the hair on his forehead was wet.

And seeing Zhou Guangrui fall to the ground, the stewards standing behind him were all frightened and couldn't help themselves. None of them are very clean. Now that Zhou Guangrui has been investigated in public, they themselves are also afraid.

Looking at the princess who was sitting lazily on the main seat at this time, she was not very old, and her face still had some immature color. I didn't expect the shot to be so fast, accurate, and ruthless!

"Didn't Steward Zhou say that he was busy lately? It turned out that he was busy going to the outer room to be gentle and lingering. Busy drinking flower wine and having a good time? Hmph, there was only one day on the fifth day of the day, and I was embarrassed to be busy with business! Ruoyun snorted coldly. Zhou Guangrui couldn't stop trembling when he was scared.

"I will calculate the accounts of the steward Zhou, you have been in this house for five years, and the monthly money as a steward is five taels of silver per month, which is sixty taels of silver per year, so it will be three hundred taels in the past five years."

"Of course, Steward Zhou must get more than that, the prince and the concubine have always been generous, and there are many rewards, plus the Steward Zhou is doing this fat difference, and there is definitely no need to consume it for his own food, plus the filial piety of some merchants, then the princess will be generous, and give you another one hundred taels of silver every year."

"Then how can you have five hundred taels of silver in the past five years, so if you count the work that Steward Zhou buys in our house, you can get eight hundred taels of silver in five years, hehehe, it's really fat, eight hundred taels in five years is enough for ordinary people to spend a lifetime!"

"Everyone knows that this concubine is not short of silver, and she has always been generous, as long as she is a person who faithfully follows this concubine, this concubine has never been able to treat them badly. If it were another master, he would definitely not have calculated so much more silver for you, and I calculated that eight hundred taels is indeed a lot, can you admit it? Steward Zhou, do you admit it? ”

Those people below dared to say whether they would admit it or not, and they all nodded yes, but Zhou Guangrui was already speechless in fright.

"Okay, since you all admit it, then this concubine will have to settle with Steward Zhou!" Ruoyun tapped the table with his fingers and said.

Although the sound of her tapping her fingers on the table was very small, in the ears of everyone below, it was like a big hammer hitting the heart, and she only felt stiff and did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest.

"Dong Hong also read it just now, this week, the housekeeper has a number of houses in the good field, and even bought a lot of family property for the outer room, then the concubine wondered, when did the price in the capital become so cheap, and 1,800 taels of silver can buy so much family property, so much family property can be purchased by the steward Zhou, it is better to tell the concubine to buy some too!" Ruoyun said expressionlessly.

In the capital, the price is high, and 1,800 taels of silver can't even buy a three-entry house, let alone a good field and shops.

How could Zhou Guangrui answer, he didn't know what to say now, so he had to say vigorously: "The king and princess forgive their sins!" ”

Ruoyun was about to continue, but suddenly a woman in a dark green cotton dress stumbled in, knelt on the ground and shouted when she entered the door: "Princess, some of these family properties are my companions, and some of the family properties that our husband and wife have accumulated for half their lives, all of which were purchased before entering the palace of Anwang, princess, don't wronged a good person!" ”

"Who are you?" Ruoyun looked at the rich woman who was a little disheveled and panting in her mouth and asked.

"The slave maid belongs to Zhou Guangrui's family, the slave maid Qin clan!" The Qin clan kept panting, obviously in a hurry.

"It's the Qin family, who let you in?" Ruoyun said coldly.

"Slave, slave maid happened to pass by here, heard and heard the princess ask me again, my head of the house is stupid, the slave maid was afraid that he would not be clear to the princess, so he hurried in to reply!" Qin's mouth is very dexterous, obviously she has reported to her, but she is talking to some people who are not fooling.

"Since you're here, let's ask!" Ruoyun didn't expose her, it just so happened that this Qin family was still a little useful to her.

"Steward Zhou, your wife said that in addition to her dowry, the rest of your family property is the wealth accumulated by your husband and wife, can you approve of it?" Ruoyun asked directly.

Zhou Guangrui leaned on the ground and calculated quickly in his head, what her mother-in-law said couldn't help but check. As long as he checks it, he knows the authenticity, but now he has no way out, so he holds hope, hoping that the princess has not checked this, as long as he passes this level today, they will dredge up the relationship and transfer out of the palace in the future, and hug his own family.

When Zhou Guangrui was calculating, the Qin family, who was kneeling with him, couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he saw that he didn't speak for a long time. kicked Zhou Guangrui hard with his foot. Motioning for him to do as she was told.

In fact, now the Qin family is also angry with Zhou Guangrui, she only learned today that her husband is actually raising an outer room outside, and he also has a three-year-old son!

This man is so hard to hide from her, and it is in vain for her to work hard every day for this family. This negative man actually took all his family property out of the room!

Thinking of the Qin family, he couldn't wait to drag Zhou Guangrui and beat him up at this time. But she also knew. Now anyway, she has passed the princess first, and after that, she must make that vixen look good.

"Yes, yes. Slave Approval! Zhou Guangrui was kicked by the Qin family, and when he saw the fire-breathing gaze of the Qin family, he subconsciously replied.

"Heh, so far, not only do you two not repent, but you want to continue to deceive the concubine, it's really hopeless!"

When Zhou Guangrui heard it, he knew that it was over, and he lay on the ground in a daze, and didn't dare to make a sound, but her daughter-in-law Qin didn't know why, and shouted injustice again and again: "Princess, everything we said is true, and the princess can't wronged a good person!" ”

"Qin, you originally came from a farming family in the suburbs of Beijing, when you got married, your family didn't marry more than three acres of land, plus two or three cages, and now you actually told me that these family properties are your dowry, do you really think you can fool the past?" Ruoyun glanced over, and the Qin clan only felt chills all over his body.

She has been married for more than 20 years, but she didn't expect that even the princess of this matter was, Qin couldn't help shrinking her neck, but thinking of her own backer, she made up her mind again, thinking that if she really didn't want to report the backer, how could she keep her family well.

"In addition, the time for the registration of your properties is obviously within the past four years, do you still want to continue to quibble?" Ruoyun said and picked up a piece of paper from the table and threw it directly in front of Zhou Guangrui and Qin.

Qin's literacy is not much, and it is nothing to see that piece of paper, but Zhou Guangrui is frightened when he sees that piece of paper, and his face is like earth.

This paper says when he bought the house, the land he bought, and even the amount of money, who the Chinese person is, it is clear, and he can't tolerate the slightest quibble!

"The princess forgives the sin, and the slave is guilty!" In the face of conclusive evidence, Zhou Guangrui can't deny it anymore.

"Steward that week, you told me what your sin was?" Ruoyun said coldly.

"The slaves are full of their own pockets, greedy for the purchase of silver in the Mo Mansion, and they also deceive their superiors and subordinates, disrespect the princess, and ask the princess for mercy!" Zhou Guangrui said decadently.

"Okay, since you have confessed to your guilt, then according to the rules of the mansion, you should have your family property confiscated because of the huge amount of ink you are greedy, and you yourself will be sent to the official to be punished, and your family will be expelled from the palace with thirty boards each!" Ruoyun said.

"The princess spared her life, the princess spared our family's lives!" As soon as the Qin clan heard Ruoyun's words, they were immediately frightened, and their tears and snot came out together, crying and begging for mercy.

Thirty boards, where is their family still alive, and then the property of the monk is confiscated, how will they live when they go out!

"Princess, I am the distant cousin of the Yu Gui Concubine in the palace, I beg the princess to spare our family this time for the sake of the Yu Gui Concubine and the four princes!" The Qin clan reported her backer.

In fact, Ruoyun has long known that the backer of the Qin family is a noble concubine, not only her, but the people who can manage things in this mansion have more or less something to do with some people in the official face.

The Qin family and Zhou Guangrui and his wife relied on the face of the jade concubine to be powerful in the house, and the two of them were very bold, greedy and insufficient, and there were tens of thousands of taels of silver for greedy ink, and Ruoyun looked at the jade concubine unpleasantly, so she deliberately wanted to take the Zhou family today, she was killing chickens and making an example of monkeys.

"Princess, the slave knows the crime, but at this time, the New Year is approaching, there are many things in the house, ask the princess to be extrajudicial and meritorious, and the slave will swear that the prince and princess who will serve diligently in the future dare not make the slightest mistake!"

When Zhou Guangrui saw his mother-in-law report the jade concubine and the fourth prince, the princess groaned, thinking that the princess had some scruples, so she quickly took the initiative to beg for mercy and wanted to pass this pass.

No, Ruoyun smiled and said, "How can you manage things Zhou, do you think you can't live without you in this mansion?" Unashamedly said that you have made meritorious contributions, who do you think you are! ”

"As for Concubine Yu and the fourth brother, I'm afraid they know that you have done such a thing, which has damaged their dignity, and I must be even more angry, I will teach you a good lesson for the fourth brother today!"

"Come on, go and seal the Zhou family, these people will do what they should do according to the rules!" As soon as Ruoyun gave the order, a guard came in and dragged the Zhou couple who were crying wolf and walked out.

"Noise!" Ruoyun glanced at the two people who were crying with displeasure.

The guard slapped each of them on the back of the head with great eyes, and then he fainted with a roll of his eyes, and could not make a sound again.

And the remaining stewards in the hall, seeing that Zhou Guangrui's family, who were still arrogant, have become prisoners now, they are beating a small drum in their hearts, and they no longer have the slightest impatience at the beginning.

At this time, their palms were sweating, and they were worried, and no one dared to look up at Ruoyun, for fear that the princess would find them next, but they were not clean.

The hall fell into silence for a while, and just as the stewards were about to die from the silence, they heard Ruoyun suddenly say, "Call Fu Jing in!" ”

Hearing this, many people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, only to feel that their whole body was about to collapse, but they didn't dare to do anything disrespectful, and they all gritted their teeth and endured it.

Not long after, Fujing walked in, and now Fujing is in his twenties, and he is no longer like the child who entered Fuyuan at the beginning of the year.

Now he is eight feet tall, tall and tall, with shrewd eyes, but not sharp, giving people a sense of calm and restrained.

After Fu Jing entered the hall, he came up directly and kowtowed to Ruoyun.

"It's not an outsider, get up!" Ruoyun said with a smile.

Those stewards in the hall didn't know who Fujing was, and when they heard Ruoyun say this, they were all stunned, and they couldn't help but start looking at Fujing, seeing that he was young, but his every move was very calm, and they began to secretly guess his identity in their hearts.

"Fujing, you have been to many places over the years with the autumn wind, right?" Ruoyun said.

"Yes, girl, we have been to the realm of Da Chu almost once, even foreign minions have been there a few times!" Although Ruoyun is now the princess, the people of Fuyuan are still used to calling him a girl.

"Well, that's okay, you're already doing the buying business in the shop, and at this time, the housekeeper of my house is doing bad things, and I've already sent him down, so I want to transfer you over to manage the procurement in the house, you may have done it?" Ruoyun asked.

"Return, girl, don't worry, the slave can do it, and the girl will not bother!" The blessing essence should be taken in one bite.

"That's it, go back and let Holly tell you about everything everywhere, you catch it as soon as possible, don't delay the New Year!" Ruoyun commanded casually.

"Yes, girl!" Fu Jing led the way.

At this time, these stewards understood the identity of Fu Jing, and they were actually bought by Leisurely Residence, and they couldn't help but gasp.

People come to the house to manage the purchase, it's really a bit overkill, in vain just that week the steward was still here and thought how important he was, the princess of the people assigned a person casually is better than him! (To be continued......)