It's not that Zhang doesn't have a problem with how to deal with the Jiang family, she just firmly believes that the emperor in the capital will administer justice for her. She didn't think that the Jiang family would end well, the news spread back to the capital, Zhao Jue knew the good things his wife had done, even if Aunt Qian didn't make trouble, he wouldn't tolerate her, even for the sake of the child she gave birth to.

Although Zhao Ze is his eldest son, he is not his only son, the second son Zhao Yan is only one year younger than Zhao Ze, born to Aunt Qian, he has been enlightened, and he is also very smart, no worse than Zhao Ze. If the secret of the eldest son's killing of his younger brother was not known, he might still help cover it up, but now that so many people know about it, Zhao Ze is equivalent to abolishing it. The eldest son was abolished, and his biological mother became an obstacle to the Zhao family. The daughter she gave birth to is of limited use, and Zhao Jue will not leave this obstacle for the sake of a daughter. He is still young, and he can marry another wife from a prominent background, and he will not worry about having no sons-in-law.

The problem is only the reaction of the Jiang family.

Fengxian is too far away from the capital to deliver news, but with Qincha, Zhang thinks that he just needs to wait for news with peace of mind. Now that she knows the truth about the death of her son and daughter-in-law, she is in no mood to know more about the details. No matter how the Jiang family did evil, she had already lost her relatives and flesh, so what was the use of knowing more?

But Zhao Xiu had a different idea, she repeatedly tried to persuade her grandmother to ask Qin Cha clearly, who the Jiang family had sent to harm people, how they did it, how to cover up their traces afterwards, who was complicit with her, and so on. Zhao Xiu believes that all those who participated in the murder should be arrested, killed if they should be killed, and closed when they should be closed, and no one should be allowed to escape responsibility.

Zhang was a little uneasy, she realized that her little granddaughter was not just smart. She was a little skeptical, on the night when the ghost of the county grandfather slapped the little granddaughter open, would it be because the murder happened at the same time, so the little granddaughter firmly remembered that hatred in her heart?

She carried Zhao Xiu into the room alone, and asked the child very solemnly: "Sister Xiu, why do you want to know so much about what the Jiang family did and the people who conspired with her?" ”

Zhao Xiu looked at her suspiciously: "Grandmother, shouldn't I want to know?" They killed their father, Chuncao and Sister-in-law, and everyone on board! ”

Zhang sighed: "Grandmother knows, grandmother hates them, but this kind of thing is ...... It's not your child's house that's supposed to ask. We just need to wait for the news, wait for the emperor to find out the case, and someone will tell us what happened. Until then, you don't have to ask too much. ”

Zhao Xiu vaguely understood that as the daughter of a large family in ancient times, she shouldn't show too much interest in this bloody and criminal thing?

But she still wants to know how it happened, and if she doesn't figure it out for a day, she will feel uncomfortable.

After she came over, Zhao Zhuo and Mi Clan have always been very good to her, although Chuncao and Sister-in-law Pearl are not very bright, but they also take very good care of her, they died in good manners, she should at least figure out who killed them, right? At least let all those who hurt them deserve it, right?

In addition, there is another point, like her family, living in the gate of the mansion, surrounded by relatives and maids-in-law, there are a lot of guards, and the boat is also hugged from front to back, and there are people who can sneak in and kill people and do evil just by virtue of their skills, it's too insecure, okay? Is the murderer too powerful, or is there a security breach around them? Something must be done to prevent something like this from happening again, otherwise who can guarantee that one day when she is living happily, a stranger will suddenly jump over the wall and stab her, killing her?

For example, this time, the Jiang family wants to blame the Zhang family by poisoning Zhao Jiong, what is he planning to do? She bribed two people to give false testimony, does that mean that all the people in this old mansion are not reliable? Who else could betray and betray their ancestors? Does the Jiang family still have a backhand? And so on and so forth.

Zhao Xiu wanted to know too many things, and she was worried about a lot of things, but Zhang asked her not to ask any more questions, and when the case was cleared, someone would explain, and Zhang also promised that when she grew up, she would tell her the truth of the matter.

Zhao Xiu didn't want to wait until she grew up, but she couldn't ask more of Zhang. She could see that Zhang really didn't want her to pay too much attention to this matter. She is not a deity after all, although she has explained her peculiarities under the pretense of ghosts, and the people around her have believed it, but deep down in her heart, she will still be a little guarded, for fear that one day the Zhang family will find out that she is not the real Zhao Xiu, and they will regard her as an outlier from now on.

Zhao Xiu looked up at Zhang, and faintly felt that she might be a little impetuous, she didn't want to make Zhang's suspicious, so she hugged her tightly and whispered: "Grandmother, if you ask me not to ask, then I won't ask." Sister-in-law in the lobby, all the bad guys can't escape, right? The emperor will lock them up, right? ”

Zhang's expression softened and touched her head: "Of course, the emperor will administer justice for us." Good boy, I know that you hate them in your heart, and grandmother hates them in your heart, but we must keep hatred in our hearts, and we must not become narrow-minded and snarky because of hate. You must remember that no matter how hateful others are, we must also insist on being a law-abiding, calm and upright person. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded in her arms, but she had another idea in her heart: it is appropriate to be law-abiding, calm and upright, but at the same time, there should also be a sense of defense and means of self-preservation.

Since then, Zhao Xiu has become a well-behaved and caring little girl again, honestly with her brother, following her grandmother to read and write, and no longer actively wanting to explore the intelligence of Jiang and Zhao Jiong as before.

But she's also changed a little.

When her little brother Zhao Wei learned boxing with Lu Yunpeng, she would run around the corridors around the yard with her little short legs. She didn't run much, definitely not more than the little girl's physical endurance. In the eyes of adults, she is just a naughty child who loves to run around. Only she knew in her heart that her steps were becoming more and more steady, and her body was gradually growing.

She memorized the boxing techniques taught by Lu Yunpeng faster than her little brother Zhao Wei, and at the same time, she kept reviewing the boxing techniques taught by Gao Zhen. When Zhang and Qiu Ye met, they thought that she had seen her brother boxing and had learned to play, but she didn't take it seriously. No one knew that she was increasing her ability to protect herself.

The days passed like this, and ten days after Chiang's crimes were exposed, the emperor's second disposition decree to Zhao Jiong finally arrived in Fengxian. The emperor did not pardon Zhao Jiong because he was paralyzed, but only exempted him from exile, and did not have to go to Liaodong, but instead sent him back to the capital and imprisoned in Dali Temple.

However, the new Qincha was also a little dumbfounded by the latest developments in the case, and the two Qincha discussed it, went to see the Zhang family again, and then decided to escort the Jiang family's master and servant back to the capital, report to Dali Temple and the emperor, and then decide what to do with them.

The will did not mention who should inherit the title of Marquis of Jiannan, but gave Zhao Wei the treatment of a county man, not an official knighthood, but just let him receive Lu rice every month according to the rank of the county man, and the local officials should also give this five or six-year-old child the due courtesy, and the real county duchess of the Zhang family cannot be neglected.

Zhang had known about this for a long time, and he didn't think it was surprising, and accepted the will very calmly. Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu have also expressed their stance a long time ago, and they are not interested in the title, and the little brother and sister have nothing to say, and they are concentrating on reviewing their homework.

However, Wang Siping was a little uneasy in his heart, so he specially invited Zhang to see him and asked: "The eldest master has been convicted, and he will be escorted back to Beijing tomorrow, and the eldest grandmother is also conclusively incriminated. The only person in the entire second room who can inherit the title of Marquis of Jiannan is Wei Ge'er, why didn't he mention it in the emperor's will? Could it be true that as the eldest grandmother said when she first returned to her hometown, the emperor only temporarily angered the eldest master because of his evil deeds, and he would still let him attack the lord later? ”

Zhang smiled slightly: "The emperor has his own opinions about the title, what do you have to panic about?" Brother Wei is still young, and it is already good to have a county man, if the title is higher, it may not be conducive to him seeking fame. I'd rather he study at home honestly and take the imperial examination in the future, which is also his father's long-cherished wish before his death, so he specially asked the emperor for a decree, and it was the emperor's kindness that rewarded him with a county man. ”

Wang Siping had nothing to say, and after leaving the courtyard, he said to someone in private: "The old lady is really worthy of being a young lady from a scholarly family, everything she thinks is full of high spirits, and they are not all the way with the uncle and grandmother." Jue is nothing to her, she hopes that Brother Wei can take the examination and become famous, and worship the prime minister in the future! ”

Everyone in the old mansion was amazed, and the news spread, and some people in the clan laughed at the Zhang family for being too stupid. However, Fengxian is located in the south of the Yangtze River, close to Susong, and has always been a place of Wenxing, and most people think that the imperial examination is the right way, but they will not openly laugh at Zhang's idea, but respect a little bit.

Someone also quietly spread these words to the ears of Jiang Shi, who was confined in the backyard, and she almost couldn't believe it: "How is it possible? How can it be?! That's a dignified marquis! How can she say no?! "If she knew this, she wouldn't even come back to Fengxian, let alone provoke the Zhang family in one more move!

The messenger saw that she was almost crazy, afraid of being discovered, so he hurriedly fled, and when she was far away, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then privately discussed with relatives and friends: "It is said that the eldest grandmother is the daughter of the official eunuch's family, and the old lady is just from an ordinary scholarly family, in terms of knowledge, the old lady is a hundred times stronger than the eldest grandmother!" What is a knighthood? It's just a false wealth, with fame, you can enter the dynasty and become a big official, grandma's father and brother are officials, why is her eyelids so shallow, she will only stare at the title? ”

This comment only circulated in a small area, but the respect of the people around Zhang is getting deeper and deeper day by day. Qin sent Zhao Jiong and Jiang back to Beijing, and Zhang brought his grandchildren to the street to see them off, and people made a wide way for them from afar.

After all, Zhao Jiong was the son of the old county prince of Zhao, and Qin Cha saw that he was paralyzed, so he didn't let him sit in the prisoner car, moved him into a simple carriage, and left a rough servant of the Zhao family to take care of him. The Jiang family is a female dependent, and they are also treated the same, and the Shanghai Fucheng Women's Prison specially transferred two powerful female cell leaders to monitor.

But Hong Aya was not so lucky, when she was dragged into the prison car, Zhao Xiu almost didn't recognize her, the sleek and beautiful girl was ragged and unkempt at the moment, describing a wolf bèi, no different from a beggar on the side of the road.

In contrast, the girls and women who are willing to cooperate with the investigation are in a much better situation, they are crowded into two ordinary carriages, they are not wearing shackles, they are neatly dressed, and their complexions are normal.

When Jiang came, the group of people, including the master and the servant and luggage, had seventeen or eighteen carriages, and now four or five carriages were stuffed up. When they come, when they go, when they return to the capital, they don't know what kind of fate awaits them.