It was Laiyi who came to report the news, she looked at the old town duchess and said respectfully,

It took a great deal of money to convince the man who bought the field. And because I was afraid that the man would regret it, I didn't dare to tell the old lady until I got the deed and sealed the man's mouth. I just don't want the Shi family to be troubled, and the old lady is tired. ”

Since she learned that the sacrificial field had been bought, the old town Duchess let go of her heart and didn't care about the others.

She heard that the meaning of the ceremony was that Tian Qi had already been taken back, but she only came to inform her at this moment, for fear that she would blame her for being late, so she specially explained.

Waving her hand, the old Zhenguo Duchess said, "It's also Liuniang who is careful, there is no need to take this matter to heart." It's just that how to say it then, Liuniang has thought about it? ”

Mrs. Shi was in trouble, and the old Duchess knew that Hua Tian must have a way to deal with it. But in the end, she also has to know, otherwise they won't be able to match each other, and if they are taken advantage of, they will capsize in the gutter.

Lai Yi said, "The deed was stolen, and the old lady only said it when she arrived." Madame said, in the end, find out the truth. ”

Hearing this, the old Zhenguo Duchess frowned slightly, but sighed secretly in her heart, after all, she was younger, and she didn't plan to use any more means to kill her opponent in one fell swoop.

However, she thought that Hua Tian was young, and this move could be regarded as benevolent, so she didn't say much.

Come to Yi to bid farewell to the old town and go back, and bring the old town and the old town and the country's behavior one by one, Hua Tian nodded and didn't say anything.

These things have been handed over to Laiyi and Fennel to do, so she only watches the play, not to understand the situation.

But another day passed. Then came the news that Shi had been beheaded.

Hua Tian was a little surprised, he didn't expect Laiyi and Fennel to be so fast. So swift as thunder.

The old sage is suspicious, Hua Tian knows. But he beheaded Shi so quickly. I'm afraid that what Lai Yi and Fennel have done has made the saint completely believe that Shi is related to the assassins.

The hearts of the people in Beijing are more volatile, but everyone is more careful.

In Zhongli Erlang's garden, the gate is still closed.

When Hua Tian heard this, he sighed and asked, "Didn't grandfather send someone to inform him?" ”

"I heard that I had planned to send someone, but I was stopped by the old lady. The old lady said that the Shi family is no longer from the Zhenguo Mansion. What we do has nothing to do with us. And this matter is a matter of importance, if it is involved, I am afraid that it will affect the Zhenguo Mansion, and I have to hide it from Erlangjun. ”

Hua Tian heard silently, in the hearts of the people in the upper ranks, the family affection in the bottom of his heart was not as good as the inheritance and prosperity of the upper family.

The old lady of Zhenguo did nothing wrong, but as a granddaughter-in-law, sometimes thinking about it, she can't help but feel cold.

However, it was only two or three days. After the Shi family was beheaded, the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo still sent someone to knock on the door of Zhongli Erlang Garden, inform them of the matter, and let them live in separate rooms.

Zhongli Erlang was as if he had been struck by thunder. What was originally full of anticipation for a new position turned into grief and anguish.

If his biological mother is put to death and he is behind closed doors, seeking pleasure with his wives and concubines, can he still be called a human being?

If it weren't for the death of a relative. If you can't have fun, will the Duchess of the Old Town come to inform him? Definitely not. In her heart, the Zhenguo Mansion is the most important. His pain, his mother's pain, was nothing at all.

Thinking about Zhongli Erlang, he laughed, but tears kept flowing out.

He thinks too much, doesn't he already know? Even the much-loved Zhong Liche, didn't his mother end in tragedy?

Zhongli Erlang punched the wall, and his fists were covered in blood.

Does the old town know about this? Did he know something in advance, so he quit his errand and went home to thank the guests?

Thinking that he was closed door, maybe it was the ploy of the old town Guogong, Zhongli Erlang felt a chill in his heart.

He stayed in the house for a long time, and finally changed his clothes and went to find the old town Guogong.

Lao Zhenguogong's face was not good, and when he saw Zhongli Erlang, his face was full of pity, "I have to think about it a lot, and I am only ready to go to work." ”

"Did grandfather know about this beforehand?" Zhongli Erlang asked woodenly.

Lao Zhen Guogong shook his head and said, "On the day I got the news of the beheading, I would have to inform you." But this matter is related to the assassins, and it involves the great crime of extermination, and it is a good thing that the saint does not blame the Zhenguo Mansion, but he can't let you know. ”

Zhongli Erlang's eyes took on a hint of warmth, "Why didn't my grandson know?" But after all, she is my biological mother, and I asked my grandmother's permission to help her erect a tomb. ”

"This matter has nothing to do with the Zhenguo Mansion." Lao Zhen Guogong's eyes burned and he looked at Zhongli Erlang.

Zhongli Erlang's eyes were bitter, "Grandson knows." ”

Shi was divorced, and her name could not be entered into Zhongli's family tree, even if she was buried after death, she could not enter the Zhongli family cemetery. And the Shi family's family will definitely not be willing to have such a chaotic thief.

His mother, who was planning for him all his life, couldn't do anything for her, and even after death, he didn't dare to help her mourn. He can only let his mother be the lonely ghost who has no family cemetery to collect.

Zhongli Erlang turned around and went out, but the tears on his face couldn't stop the flow down.

He took the Fu family and helped the Shi family set up a mound on a village outside the city, and went to the incense to worship and worship.

The weather is hot, the mountain wind does not blow, there are no people around, and the mountains and rivers are lonely.

Zhongli Erlang saw Fu Shi who was wiping tears beside him but showed disgust, and his heart was cold, but he didn't say anything.

Back in the mansion, Zhongli Erlang pretended that nothing had happened, and went to the gate of Huatian Garden to apologize.

Hua Tian knew what he meant by apologizing, so he didn't go out to meet him, but just took the apology and asked the maid to go and say a word of mourning.

The news of the sale of the Zhongli family's sacrificial field has been reported, and the patriarch of the Zhongli family has begun to go to Beijing to prepare for a thorough investigation of the matter.

This matter started because of the Shi family, and Zhongli Erlang's apology could not be eliminated.

Now that the Shi family is being punished, the Zhenguo Mansion is fine, and everyone in Beijing is suspicious of which Shi family is colluding with.

But left and right, they didn't see the old sage have any intention of continuing to investigate, and everyone was a little disappointed.

However, the fact that the elders of the Zhongli family entered Beijing to investigate the sale of the sacrificial fields made everyone in Beijing active again.

Although everyone doesn't believe that Hua Liuniang, the lord of Anning County, will sell the sacrificial field. But Mrs. Shi said it well, and everyone inevitably wanted to go and see the excitement.

Matsuda is the root of a family. It can't be shaken. If Hua Liuniang really did this, wouldn't she be spurned by the world?

The Zhongli family's family is not far from the capital. It didn't take long for him to come to the capital.

Therefore, if it is not completely clarified, Hua Tian will have to carry the black pot for decades, so the old Duchess of Zhenguo mentioned yì, and the matter was handed over to Jing Zhaoyin for verification.

As soon as her words came out, they shocked many people.

If you want to find out, is there really something hidden in it?

Sure enough, the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo spread that the sacrificial field had indeed been sold. So you must be good and clear. Don't let the good people be wronged, fall into a bad name, and don't let the bad guys succeed.

As soon as these words came out, many people's minds rolled even more.

Of course, some people secretly ridiculed, saying that Mrs. Shi had already been ambushed, and no matter what the Zhenguo Mansion said, there would be no proof of death.

The implication is that these are all conspiracies of the old Duchess and Hua Tian.

Fortunately, most of the scholars supported Hua Tian, and these voices did not come out.

Soon, the elders of Jing Zhaoyin and Zhongli got all the land deeds. He also invited everyone involved in the case to the lobby of Zhongli's house.

Because of this, the matter was open to the public, so many people of high moral standing were invited, and the outer door was opened so that many civilians could also observe.

There are three deeds in total. It is clear that Matsuda was really sold.

Hua Tian put on a hood and sat down with the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo, but he didn't speak.

But the old ladies who came with the clan elders. looked at her face, but it was not very good.

After all, he is the patriarch of the Zhongli clan. In fact, there has always been quite a dispute, but the town and the government are powerful. Only then did he get the position of patriarch.

Jing Zhaoyin handed over the deed to one of the elders of the Zhongli clan, and he was to speak.

The old man looked at the three land deeds of different periods in his hand, coughed lightly, and said the matter in an old voice, "The sacrificial field was really sold, it was sold three years ago, and it was redeemed half a month ago. ”

When he said this, he looked at Hua Tian, "Since it was three years ago, it has nothing to do with the county lord of Anning." ”

The old man of this clan is old, but he is not old and confused, and this matter has nothing to do with Hua Tian, so he also made it clear and took Hua Tian out. Lao Zhenguo knew the prestige of the Hua family, and he also knew it.

The Zhenguo Mansion also said that there is a title on top, and life can go on no matter what. But most of the clansmen of their clan will definitely take the road of imperial examination in the future. Since you have taken the road of the imperial examination, you have to borrow the power of the Hua family. In this case, why not sell Hua Tian's favor?

Hua Tian stood up, blessed slightly, and said, "The old Xie clan helped Liuniang wash away the name of sacrificial field. ”

The old man nodded and looked at the old Duchess of Zhenguo, "The deed of the sacrificial field is in the hands of the Duchess of Zhenguo, please explain how this sacrificial field was sold." ”

The Duchess of Lao Zhenguo was relieved to see that Hua Tian was taken out, and now that she was asked, she repeated what she had said to Hua Tian before.

When the old man heard this, he asked the old man involved in the incident, and proved that what the old duchess of Zhenguo said was true, and he had indeed gone to Beijing to get the land deed.

"But the deed, after knowing that it was useless, I returned it." The elder of the clan involved said.

At this time, the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo asked, "Dare to ask the clan brother, where did you hear the news that the fields around our sacrificial fields are going to be sold?" ”

As soon as these words came out, many discussions around them rang out.

"You mean—" The elder of the clan involved looked at the old Duchess of Zhenguo, his brow furrowed.

The old duchess nodded, stood up, ordered a man of about forty years old to be invited in, and said,

"The sacrificial field was bought by this person, and the housekeeper of Liuniang found out that the deed was fake, so we first contacted him to redeem the sacrificial field. But he was reluctant at first, saying that he had sold the sacrificial field to him, and the man had told him that the sacrificial field was worth a fortune. ”

The man nodded and said, "Exactly, when the people of the county lord of Anning came to buy the sacrificial field for the first time, the price they offered was twice as high as what I had bought at the beginning. Because someone has commanded me to take the sacrificial field to death, I will not sell it. But the second time, the county lord of Anning raised the price again and gave me a famous painting of Mr. Shuangcheng, and I thanked her for her heart to buy the sacrificial field, so I agreed. ”

There was a sudden uproar inside and outside the lobby, and everyone was speechless, and the county lord of Anning was willing to give away Mr. Shuangcheng's famous paintings.

Suddenly, there were more eyes on Hua Tian.

Hua Tian seemed a little embarrassed, stood up and said softly,

"The sacrificial field is the foundation of Zhongli's family, and it must not be lost. Liu Niang thought that as a person who left the Zhong family, he must put the family first. And in Liuniang's hand, there happened to be Mr. Shuangcheng's painting, so she took it and gave it a try. Fortunately, this Mr. Zhou is righteous and willing to sell the sacrificial field back to us, so that we will not lose face. ”

As soon as she said this, she was praised by many clan elders of the old town and Zhongli family.

The magnates in the lobby couldn't help but praise Hua Tian a lot.

A man who looked like a scholar said loudly, "Previously, the Shi clan slandered the county lord of Anning for selling the sacrificial field, but the reality is the opposite. The county lord of Anning actually gave away the priceless paintings, just to buy back the sacrificial fields. ”

The surrounding praise rose again, and they all looked at Hua Tian with some admiration.

In the minds of many men, such a person who thinks about the family is a good candidate to run the family.

In the face of these praising eyes, Hua Tian stood up again, his voice was extremely serious, "Mrs. Shi has gone, please don't mention it, it should be a kind of respect." ”

"The county lord of Anning is too kind—" someone sighed with appreciation.

At this time, an elder looked at the man who bought the sacrificial field and asked, "Do you remember who sold the sacrificial field to you?" ”

"A steward I don't know sold to me." The man said.

It's not easy to trace, and the clan elders can't find a good way for a while.

Zhou Ba asked on the side, "Someone sold the sacrificial field to you, aren't you curious to inquire about the identity of the seller?" ”

The man smiled bitterly, "For the sake of Lilu, even if he knows that something is wrong, he will not ask about it, but cover it up a lot." And the identity of the person who sold the sacrificial field was secret, and I couldn't find it when I had time to pursue it later. ”

The suspicion returned to the old Zhenguo Duchess for a while, and she herself knew it, so when she heard this, she said, "I think that the people in the future will suspect me of selling this sacrificial field, but the Zhenguo Mansion is not short of silver and jewelry, why should I sell the sacrificial field?" ”

Hua Tian hurriedly said, "Liuniang absolutely believes in grandmother, there are not many silver taels to sell the sacrificial field, but there are a lot of troubles, why do you have to do such a sin?" And grandmother is dedicated to the Zhongli family, and will never do such a thing. Liuniang just heard what this Mr. Zhou said, and the first seller wanted Mr. Zhou to hold on to it and not sell it, but he felt strange, as if someone deliberately wanted to embarrass us Zhongli's home. ”

Things are indeed weird, and many people nodded when they heard it, agreeing with what Hua Tian said.

The clue was broken here, and the lobby fell silent for a while.

At this time, Zhou Ba asked again, "When did the Duchess of Zhenguo and the county lord of Anning know that this sacrificial field was sold?" ”

"Discovered more than two months ago. At that time, my grandmother ordered me to be a housekeeper and give me the account books and a land deed. I ordered the maid to reconcile the accounts and sort out the deed, and the maid found out that the deed was fake, and I said it to my grandmother, and my grandmother knew. ”

Hua Tian replied unhurriedly. (To be continued......)