It was dark outside, Shen Hai had already left, Shen Quan was in a daze, where did Shen Rui dare to let him go, so he left him behind. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Shen Li was a weak scholar, and he was tired of running around for a month, so he went back to settle down, leaving Shen Rui and Shen Quan's brothers to lie in the same bed.

It wasn't until this incident that Shen Quan's tears rolled down: "I felt something was wrong in the afternoon, but I didn't dare to think about that possibility." ”

It turned out that the housekeeper who stayed behind in the fifth room with Shen Qi also asked for someone to find someone these days, and the silver cost three or four thousand taels, and all the silver that could be moved on the account was moved.

The cat has a cat road, the mouse has a mouse road, the sect has the connections of the sect, and the people under the five rooms also asked someone to find the steward of the prefect's yamen. At first, they dared to collect cash, even if they didn't say anything accurately, they all "hummed and haha" to socialize; Until the middle of the month, under the pretext of going on a business trip, he refused to show up again, and the silver sent by the people in the trust was also returned. The housekeeper thought that the prefect was afraid of the uncle in Beijing and did not allow his subordinates to extort the five rooms too much, but Shen Quan heard a lot of officialdom stories in Beijing, and felt that something was wrong, but he didn't expect his brother to live and die. Even if the acquaintances on the side of the eldest master of the sect can find out that something is wrong with the mansion ice warehouse, naturally there will be other people who will find out that this is because of the prefect's speech, most likely because he is afraid that the Shen family is a local snake, and he does not dare to lose his conscience and make money, and he is worried that the Shen family will pursue it, so he does not dare to collect money anymore and avoid it.

"Such a big case, it can't be hidden, and I think that Zhao Xianzhong and the governor of Zhejiang have already arrived in Beijing. In the peaceful and prosperous era, such a shocking case, there must always be a Qin sent down in Beijing, and Zhao Xianzhong will not be fooled. The most important thing now is to inquire about the news of Qi's second sister-in-law and two nephews, if God hangs the curtain and let their mother and son return safely, it will make the uncle and aunt feel more relieved. "It's a matter of life and death, Shen Rui doesn't talk nonsense, he can only divert Shen Quan's attention.

After all, no matter whether Shen Qi is really dead, is stored by the government and is still on death row in a false alarm, Shen Quan can't know the law and break the law, and lead people to attack the government. If the Shen family is completely innocent and involves the life and death of their children, they can still rely on being the bitter master and come forward to make a big fuss; But now that the suspicion of "Tongwei" is back, there is still a big crime of "rebellion" hidden behind it that is enough to rob the family and exterminate the clan, in addition to honestly waiting for the Qin to come down, it is not good to directly confront the government, otherwise it will not be possible to say that the people behind the scenes will add fuel to the fire, and the charge of "rebellion" will be brought to the table, and whether the clan can be saved at that time is two words.

"Brother Rui, how should I find it after so long?" Shen Quan said in a muffled voice.

The person has been missing for a month and a half, and there are bandits mixed in it, Shen Quan knows that he is looking for someone now, but he has no clue.

Shen Rui thought for a while and said, "Regardless of whether the fallen people on the shore are real widows or bandits, since they have specially robbed women and returned, there must be a place to secretly place female dependents." They also have their own boats, and the place is either an island or Jiangxin Island, and they send people to the dock to inquire about all the islands near Songjiang, and hundreds of people are dispatched, and they are not flying away, there will always be traces left. If you really find the lair of the wicked, it is not only to save people, but also to help the second brother clear up the suspicions. ”

Shen Quan is not a stupid person, from looking for someone to think of the old lady of the eighth room before his death, he mentioned the "inner ghost" before his death, and said hatefully: "In addition to sending people to the dock to inquire about the nearby islands, I also have to arrange for someone to count the real losses of each house in this rebellion." If there is an inner ghost in it, even if it covers people's ears and eyes, it may not really be willing to let people harm their own family, and it may not leave a trace of horses' feet. ”

Shen Rui said: "When you find this person before the Qin mission comes down, you can save the time to be passive, but you still need to investigate quietly, so as to save the grass and startle the snake, and the extraneous branches." ”

Shen Quanying said: "Well, I asked Dafeng to go to the dock and asked Yang Qing to take someone to inquire about the news of each room." ”

The former was born to the Shen family, but he had already entered Beijing with Shen Ying and was a new face in Songjiang; Yang Qing is the companion of Shen Quan's wife, and it just so happens that his father and ancestors are from Songjiang, and he can speak Songjiang dialect and can pretend to be a local.

Seeing that Shen Quan was thinking about finding relatives and enemies, and did not mention Shen Qi again, Shen Rui looked away, sighed in his heart, and did not directly say the worries in his heart.

There were many things in his heart, tossing and turning, until the sound of the second watch came, and Shen Rui fell asleep in a daze.

As soon as he realized that it was dawn, Shen Li was unwilling to be so passive, so he sent someone to hand over the letter of worship to the prefect's yamen early in the morning. Even if Zhao Xianzhong still doesn't see anyone, he can't let him live too peacefully.

As for the search for the "inner ghost", Shen Li couldn't think of anyone else for a while, except for the Shen Yan brothers who were not on the genealogy. Hearing that Shen Quan said that he wanted to secretly investigate the losses of the people of each house, so as to find out the real "inner ghost", Shen Li added: "In addition to the people of each house, the in-laws of each house also asked people to ask. ”

There are children in the clan who are "Tongwa", and there are such traitors and criminals, and the faces of the clan are not good-looking; As for "rebellion", it is the crime of a clan, so although Shen Li suspects that there is an "inner ghost" in this matter, he is more suspicious of the in-laws who are familiar with the Shen family, rather than the Shen clan.

Shen Quan nodded in response, and said: "The Shen He family stands side by side, the Shen family takes the lead, the He family has always had the intention of taking over, no matter how you look at this matter, the He family is the most suspicious, I will ask someone to investigate carefully, especially the He family, even if it is not their family, you should be on guard at this time." ”

Shen Quan had to go back to arrange manpower, so he went back after breakfast. Although Shen Li sent someone to send a post to the prefect's yamen, there was no reply to the post, and the door was blocked in vain in the past, so he took Shen Rui to the ninth room.

In the past few years, the elders of the clan have passed away one after another, and the older generation is only left with the nine-room master, and the eight-room old lady who was able to suppress the nine-room master in terms of generation has also passed away.

In order to blackmail Zongfang, Jiufang had already arranged for someone to keep an eye on Zongfang, so he got the news of Shen Li's return to his hometown yesterday. The ninth room master changed his clothes and waited at home early, but after waiting for most of the day, he didn't see Shen Li come to the door, so he was angry and cursed at home for a night.

From the morning, the Jiufang Taiye held his arm that was still wrapped in a strap, hesitated on the Luohan bed, and felt for a while that he was a senior and was Shen Li's uncle and grandfather, and there was no reason to visit his nephew; After a while, I felt that although Shen Li was the bloodline of the Shen family, he was reincarnated in the heavens, and he couldn't be treated as an ordinary junior. It was just because he was hesitant that he heard the little guy come in and say that Shen Li had come to the door.

The master of the ninth room was secretly proud, but because he had eaten Shen Li's head in his early years, he didn't dare to be too proper, so he asked his eldest grandson Shen Lu to greet him.

Shen Lu didn't have much closeness to Shen Li, a cousin, but he also knew that he had to get by. He is not good at studying, his fame is hopeless, his younger brother Shen Lin is a big fool, but he can't stand his luck, so he went out of the house and followed the second master of the second room as a ya, and only those who enjoy happiness; No matter how sour I am, it's useless, but fortunately, my eldest son is thirteen this year, and I don't know if I can fight in the future. If you really want your son to have a career, there will be little need for Shen Li in the future.

Therefore, Shen Lu hid his jealousy and hatred, and welcomed Shen Li and Shen Rui into it affectionately, as if they were good brothers.

Shen Li and Shen Rui, who had seen the greed and ugliness of the nine rooms, would not be fooled by Shen Liu, and followed them lukewarmly.

As soon as I passed the shadow wall, I heard a laugh from the east chamber, and then a green-clothed maid with a red face and knocked the curtain out.

Seeing that Shen Lu brought the guest into the door, the maid did not hide or dodge, bent her knees delicately, and shouted: "Dad! ”

Shen Lu stared at the east wing and frowned, and asked, "Why did you come to the front yard?" ”

The maid didn't get up, raised her head, looked at Shen Lu softly, and whispered: "My mother stewed bird's nest and sent her daughter to send it to the eldest brother." ”

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the common people were not allowed to keep slaves, so the domestic servants were mostly named after adopted sons and adopted daughters. The title of the maid servant to the master and the mother is to follow the little master of the family, so that there will be such titles as "father", "mother", "eldest brother" and "eldest sister". It's just that one hundred and fifty years after the founding of the country, the rich families in Jiangnan are slave-owning people, and there is a little inheritance, regardless of whether they have fame or not, the titles of "master" and "wife" are already common, but it is rare to hear slaves call their fathers and mothers.

Shen Lu's heart fluttered, he helped the maid, and set up a tent under him, but Shen Li really couldn't stand it, and coughed lightly twice, so that Shen Lu woke up, put down his hand and said "haha" twice, and told the maid to go down.

A son, a father, and a frivolous and pretty maid, Shen Rui couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he thought of the bloody story that might be expanded. It seems that the shamelessness of Shen Lu's father and son is quite the style of Red Mansions, and it is a copy of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion. However, with the character of the ninth master, it is difficult to teach any good children and grandchildren. Fortunately, Shen Li's family had already broken off with Jiufang's grandson, otherwise as a cousin, they would have both prosperity and loss. It's just that when his family left Beijing, the little brother of the ninth room was just enlightened, and now a few years have passed, and he is only twelve or thirteen years old.

Shen Lu has always been thick-skinned, and he knows that he is in the eyes of Shen Li and Shen Rui, but he doesn't take it seriously, and he shows off a little: "This little maid Rouge is my brother and daughter, and she is raised by her side, I have always taken care of her like a daughter, and I see that it is getting better and better year by year, but it is more and more painful." ”

Shen Li didn't listen to what he said, but he didn't have the patience to advise; As for Shen Rui, he only complained in his heart. is obviously an adulterer's **** aura, I don't know what the beginning and end are, but he is still in the name of father and daughter, which is really shameless.

The ninth room master had already sent the little servant to stare at the front hall, wondering whether to hang Shen Li for a while, and was afraid that Shen Li would be stubborn and leave, so he hesitated to walk behind the screen in the front hall and wait.

Hearing people coming in the living room, Shen Lu beckoned the guests to sit down, and the ninth room master turned in from behind the screen unhurriedly, and said tremblingly: "But Liulang is here?" ”