Up and down the Zhu family's mansion, the sound of urgent cloud boards resounded inside and outside.

For decades, the eldest subordinate or slave in the palace has not experienced the incident of ringing the cloud board, because it means that there is a big incident in the house, and the life is at stake, and everyone can only do one thing after hearing the sound of the cloud board, that is, gather quickly, and anyone who dares to take a step slow will have only one result - the rod is killed.

That's right, the punishment that the other families of the five major families dare not use, the Zhu family dares!

After getting up, Lan Xin and a group of slaves were preparing the water for the fourth grandmother to wash in the morning, when they suddenly faintly heard the sound of the cloud board knocking, Lan Xin rushed into the bedroom in shock, and shouted through the curtain: "Fourth grandmother!" Four grandma! Hurry up! The cloud board is ringing! The cloud board is ringing! ……”

"What's the noise? Who died? ...... with such a fuss" Chunmei was lazy, her pink belly pocket was exposed in an instant, she yawned lazily, and suddenly smiled: "If you get up in the morning and hear that stupid woman is dead, it would be really good, the old lady must be the first to dress up and watch the ceremony for her...... Giggle......"

"No, Fourth Grandma." Lan said anxiously, "It's the cloud board that sounds!" The cloud board is ringing! ”

"Cloud board?" Chunmei asked in surprise, "Which cloud board?" ”

"Fourth grandmother, it's the only cloud board in the Zhu family! Only the patriarch can give the order to knock the cloud plate! ”

Chunmei was taken aback, the Zhu family's patriarchal law is strict, and the Zhu Mansion in Bacheng has always been respected by Zhu Wuming, the old lady of the third room, but the cloud board of the Zhu family, whether it is in Bacheng or the Zhu family's village, only Zhu Wuzhan, the real patriarch of the Zhu family and the old lady of the long house, has the qualifications to give the order.

was able to let Mrs. Zhu personally come to Bacheng overnight, but I am afraid that something big will happen.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! Hurry up and change my clothes! ”

The master and slave maid were busy, waiting to pack up their clothes, and they didn't care about drawing their eyebrows and putting on makeup, Chunmei took the lead and led a group of warblers and Yanyan to leave quickly.

Before they reached the garden, they only heard that there seemed to be a child crying in front of them, Chunmei and the others turned the small door and saw a child lying on the ground, with blood on his mouth, nose and clothes, crying incessantly.

Chunmei herself has no children, which is a piece of her heart, and she doesn't like all the children, and says in disgust: "I'm really frustrated, which room is this calling boy?" Send him away, and don't bother me. ”

Lan Xin looked familiar, stepped forward to help the child up, and took a closer look, only to see that Zhu Junyi's nasal cavity was still twitching, the tears were like beads with broken threads, and his eyes were red and swollen from crying, looking watery and pitiful. Qi said: "Yo! Isn't this the little brother of the Liu family? Where did it hit? How is there blood everywhere? What are you crying about? ”

Zhu Junyi raised his head and sobbed: "I can't find my sister and I have been promoted." Lan Xin was suddenly mistaken, she thought that the "sister" in Zhu Junyi's mouth was talking about herself, her face was slightly red, and she took a sip and said, "Hasn't my sister always been here!" ”

Chunmei suddenly stopped and looked back at Zhu Junyi. Zhu Junyi looked at her fearfully, grabbed Lan Xin's hand and hid behind her.

The news that Zhu Junyi was favored by the little master in the sixth room Chunmei knew that the Spring Breeze Courtyard had always been unable to penetrate the needle, and she did everything possible to insert eyeliner into the Spring Equinox Courtyard, but she never insisted on it for more than half a day. When the new slave was assigned, she thought that she hated the child, so she simply threw it away and couldn't see it, but she didn't think that this child not only established a foothold in the Spring Breeze Courtyard, but became a celebrity next to the little young master, which was really beyond her expectations, and now that she knows his weight by the little young master's side, wouldn't it be a pity not to use it well?

Thinking of this, Chunmei rolled her eyes, waved her hand, and pretended to be generous with her eyebrows: "Forget it!" Be kind on the side of the road, take him with you! Otherwise, if you miss the hour, you will die sooner or later. ”

"Yes!" Lan Xin had no choice but to take Zhu Junyi to follow behind everyone. Zhu Junyi held her right hand tightly, half hiding behind her, Lan Xin was a little disgusted with the blood on his face, but the fourth grandmother said that she wanted to take it, but it was not easy to let go now.

There is a very large square in the front yard of Zhufu, when Chunmei and her party arrived one after another, many people had gathered in the square, and everyone stared at the center of the square in panic.

I saw a door frame set up in the center of the square, and a person was hanging under the door frame, to be exact, a human figure - she was naked, her body was whipped and cut, full of minced meat, there was no good skin, blood was dripping, and a large lake of blood was formed on the ground, obviously undergoing a cruel and inhumane punishment, even Chunmei was a person with a hard hand and a hate, and she was also scared out of a cold sweat.

There was an old man sitting on the only Taishi chair in the field, and the children and families of the three rooms of the Zhu family in Bacheng were all lined up on both sides except for the old lady in the third room, and they didn't dare to come out.

I saw that the old man was wearing a snow-white spun silk robe, white hair and long beard, and he had a kind of majesty, and Chunmei was so shocked that he didn't dare to look at it. She knew that the rules of the Zhu family, the patriarch sat down, and only his elders were qualified to give the seat, obviously, no one on the scene was qualified.

Chunmei walked a few steps quickly and stood on her husband's left side, Zhu Dayan, the third room uncle's eyes were slightly red, his face was full of fatigue, and he only glanced at it with his eyes, and then didn't speak. On Zhu Dayan's right is the eldest grandmother, who has long been fully dressed, standing there tired but calm, and when she saw Chunmei, she gave a provocative look.

Not to be outdone, Chunmei gave her grandmother a sneer back, but there was an unprecedented fear in her heart. She is in charge of all the affairs of the Zhu Mansion, and she knows very well that all the power in her hands comes from the third uncle, but she doesn't know that such a big thing is happening in the house, this seems to be a signal that she is about to fall out of favor, Chunmei was cold, and she was even more panicked, she repeatedly thought about how to save all this.

Nearly 100 people from the Zhu Mansion almost all arrived, and the slaves and maids stood according to their duties, and the new slaves who had not yet been assigned errands stood together alone. The six-room young master is not there, but the people in the Spring Breeze Courtyard are all here. Liu Bing saw Zhu Junyi holding Lan Xin's right hand and standing in the room of the fourth grandmother, and was busy glancing at him, but Zhu Junyi seemed to know him at all, but hid behind Lan Xin more carefully, Liu Bing couldn't, so he had to deal with him.

The senior executive ran to Zhu Wuzhan's chair, bowed down and said a few words in the old man's ear, the old man was furious, patted the armrest, and roared: "Bastard things, all tie them up, throw them in the firewood room, no one is allowed to release them without the consent of the old man!" "The executives don't dare to say much, and deal with it. Chunmei was a little far away, only to hear the sentence "little master", and secretly laughed at the thorn that finally touched an iron plate.

At this time, the stabbing of Zhu Dayu, the second master of the third room, slowly spread among the crowd, and everyone was frightened.

Zhu Wuzhan closed his eyes tiredly and waved his hand at Zhu Dayan.

Zhu Dayan stepped forward, walked to the door frame and asked in a deep voice: "Nina, this is your last chance, confess your accomplices, I can make you suffer less." ”

The core children were killed, and the murderer was the slave and maid in the house, and no one dared to hide such a big thing, so it alarmed the uncle and the old lady in the third room. Zhu Wuming, the old lady of the third room, heard that he had lost his son, he was in pain, and he was so angry that he sent someone to Zhujia Fort overnight to report the news, and then fell ill. By the time Zhu Wuzhan arrived in Bacheng, Nina had been beaten into a blur of flesh and blood, and it was difficult to distinguish.

Zhu Dayan used almost all the torture tools, but Nina just went along and didn't say a word. The eldest grandmother suggested that all the slaves and maids in the house be summoned, confronted in the court, and if there are accomplices, they should be uprooted, and if there are no accomplices, they will kill chickens and monkeys, and kill one to make an example.

Old man Zhu Wuzhan agreed, and this scene on the square was born.

The slaves and maids were terrified, for fear that Nina's random fingers would cause trouble to themselves.

"Grace will take revenge and be ungrateful. Bah! A clever subordinate spat hard.

"That's it! The heart is vicious, and he actually hurts his master......" someone scolded again.

Everyone understood, and the bold ones spoke foul language, scolded, and the timid pointed and whispered, and their faces were full of disdain. For a time, the crowd was surging and the roof tiles were covered with roof tiles, as if otherwise, they would not be able to show their innocence and loyalty.

"Well......?" Nina suddenly said something angry, and the crowd fell silent in an instant, and everyone was worried that she would say something bad for her.

Nina was already dying, but she still struggled to shout loudly: "My people were killed, sold into the Zhu family, bullied by his subordinates, and ...... Insult...... The Zhu family ...... me No grace! Only hate! ”

The servants and maids in the house did not say a word, and all of them were frightened by Nina's declaration-like accusation, and the whole square was quietly terrifying.

Zhu Dayan frowned, and said disdainfully: "Little new slave, dare to be rampant when you die, and don't look at where this is?" With a wave of his hand, two strong men next to him stepped forward with buckets of water that had already been prepared, and poured salt water on Nina's body from top to bottom, and Nina convulsed in pain and let out a heart-rending howl.

Zhu Dayan snorted coldly: "I repeat, confess your accomplices, and suffer less from flesh and skin." ”

Nina was disheveled, her right eye had lost her vision due to the beating, and the upper side of her left eye was swollen, and her vision was also affected, she secretly prayed that Zhu Junyi Gaosheng and others had fled from the Zhu family, but she still hoped that she could take one last look at them before she died. With a glimmer of hope, she half-opened her left eye and followed the crowd one by one.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and Nina's gaze was like a flood beast, and the crowd avoided everywhere she swept, not daring to look at her.

Nina didn't see those people, Zhu Junyi's thin body hid behind Lan Xin, she didn't find it, but in her opinion, not seeing it is hope and safety. So, she laughed, laughed unusually happily, and said to Zhu Dayan at the end: "It was me Nina who killed your second master, he deserves to die!" After saying that, his head gradually drooped, he lost consciousness, and he was motionless.

The weak Zhu Junyi looked at this scene in horror, he didn't know why his heart suddenly felt uncomfortable, he held Lan Xin's hand tightly, but found that Lan Xin's hands were full of sweat stains, he asked Lan Xin in a frightened whisper: "What is my sister doing?" Is she going to die? ”

"Don't talk!" Lan Xin scolded nervously in a low voice.

So Zhu Junyi continued to hide like this, looking at Nina in the center of the field with innocent eyes in horror, and slowly carved the picture of this moment into his mind.

Suddenly, someone said, "Shhhh ”

Chunmei leaned on Zhu Wuzhan's side at some point, as if she had said something, Zhu Wuzhan nodded, called a few stewards, whispered a few words, and the stewards went down to the crowd, and after a while, they pulled out a few people, all of whom had blood stains on their bodies. The crowd panicked, the people who were taken away shouted that they were innocent and wronged, and some timid slaves and maids even cried out in fright.

Jia San's eyes were sharp, and he saw Zhu Junyi hiding behind Lan Xin early, and the hatred in his heart was simply unrecoverable, and he saw that the little master of the sixth room was not at the scene, and no one could support him, so he suddenly became angry, pointed at Zhu Junyi and shouted: "He has blood on his body!" He had blood on him! ”

The steward walked in front of Lan Xin in a few steps, stretched out his hand and dragged Zhu Junyi out from behind him, and lifted it outside like a chicken cub, Zhu Junyi was so frightened that he cried. Lan Xin didn't dare to ask, but when she saw that the senior executives made a look, she had no choice but to kneel down to Zhu Wuzhan and Zhu Dayan and pleaded: "Old ...... Master, master, this kid ...... I broke my nose on the way here, and it has nothing to do with the murderer of the second master! ”

Chunmei pondered for a moment, pretending to be fair and testifying: "Hmm! This kid came with me! ”

A trace of unhappiness flashed in Zhu Wuzhan's eyes, but he said in a low voice: "Is such a child capable of committing murder?" The old man made the final decision, and the steward had to let go of Zhu Junyi, Zhu Junyi ran back behind Lan Xin crying, buried his face in Lan Xin's waist, and didn't dare to come out again.

A's scheming couldn't succeed and he was quite depressed, but the fourth grandmother was his backer, and the old lady didn't dare to climb high, so he had to hang his head and say nothing.

Zhu Wuzhan pointed at Chunmei and asked, "You say, how to deal with these people with blood on their bodies?" ”

Chunmei got the head of the Zhu family to ask, and she was ecstatic in her heart, thinking that her words just now had been appreciated by the old lady, and if she didn't take this opportunity to show herself in front of the head of the family, she would not be Chunmei, and hurriedly said: "Old lady!" Those who have blood on their bodies are suspected of committing murder, and they would rather kill by mistake than let go! It's good to kill them all! Nina, a slut who kills the lord, should light the sky lantern in public and teach everyone a lesson! ”

The crowd was in an uproar, but they didn't dare to say more, most of those who were pulled out of the crowd were butchers who killed pigs and sheep in the house, and when they heard that they had suffered an unjustified disaster, they knelt down in panic and begged for mercy.

Zhu Wuzhan had an imperceptible look of mockery on his face, struggled to get up from his chair, and said tiredly: "People are old, their bodies and bones are not good, you can do the rest of the things, don't bother me anymore." Zhu Dayan was stunned for a moment, and was about to step forward to speak, but saw Zhu Wuzhan waving his hand, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and said meaningfully: "Your father lost his son in old age, and the third room suddenly met with misfortune, you are the eldest son of the third room, and you should come out to preside over the overall situation." Afterwards, take a good look at your father, and don't let this old guy die too. After speaking, he ignored the others, and left with the help of the subordinates around him.

Zhu Dayan glanced at the corpse on the door shelf, with a look of disappointment, and calmly instructed the stewards: "According to the old man's wishes, all those with blood on their bodies will be killed with a cane." When the court opened, they were asked to collect Nina's body. ”

The eldest grandmother's face was full of sarcasm, but Chunmei couldn't understand it, she cautiously reminded: "Master, didn't the old lady agree to light the sky lantern on this cheap slut who killed the lord and teach the slaves and maids a lesson?" ”

Zhu Dayan looked at Chunmei coldly, and looked at her in a panic, so he snorted coldly: "If you want to give the court a pile of charcoal, just do as you say!" ”

Chunmei wanted to show her loyalty, but she didn't expect this reaction and quickly shut up. The eldest grandmother didn't miss any opportunity to fall into the well, and said sneeringly: "Stupid people have stupid methods." "Chunmei is so angry that her heart and lungs are going to explode.

Zhu Dayan stared at Chunmei hatefully, looked back at the direction where Zhu Wuzhan disappeared and said hatefully: "What a good play, it was ruined by you, a tongue-in-cheek woman." ”

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"That's it?" Zhu Wuming asked strangely.

If you are seen by the slaves outside, you will definitely be surprised that Zhu Wuming, the old lady in the third room, is not as sick as the legend in the outside world, and there is not even any pain of losing a child.

"Yes, the child does not miss a word, and every word is true." Uncle Zhu Dayan knelt on the ground and replied respectfully.

Zhu Wuming laughed, and said with a cold expression: "What the hell is he an old fox!" How can you juniors beat him? Leveraging strength and distancing relationships is just one of his favorite ways to play. However, it doesn't matter if he can use this to pull out his ears and eyes, the old man just wants to give him a warning in this way, I know his Zhu Wuzhan's methods, and I can also see the eyes and ears he arranged to come in! ”

Zhu Dayan asked suspiciously: "Dad!" Are you sure that Nina is really someone sent by the old fox? The child doesn't look like it! ”

Zhu Wuming sneered: "The old man has been fighting with him for most of his life, from babbling to gray hair, and now he controls the fortress, I will take Bacheng, and each other will be half a catty and eight taels!" I thought that at the beginning, I could destroy one of his sons, and today, he can give my child a backhand, which is very fair! However, a teenage girl can take my child...... Hmph, liar! How can an assassin who didn't kill two shots in a row be an ordinary killer? He thought the old man didn't know that he was raising a team of dead soldiers in the fort? He is shrewd, and the old man is not stupid! After a pause, he said with a little regret: "It's a pity that the contact with the Fuso group has always been handled by Da Yu, and now that he is dead, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to find those extraordinary samurai......"

Zhu Wuming swept his eldest son with the corner of his eye, saw that he was not squinting, unmoved, changed to a fatherly smile, and said earnestly: "Yan'er, for my father, I know that you are dissatisfied with Da Yu, and you also have many complaints about your father...... Zhu Dayan hurriedly defended, Zhu Wuming stretched out his hand, but he didn't let him speak, only said: "Da Yan's biological mother is a descendant of the Japanese people, and it is normal for you to not see it in your heart, even in your father's heart, the importance of you is far better than that of Da Yan." ”

"Yes, yes, a father is so kind to his son! The son knew it in his heart. Zhu Dayan said yes with a smile.

Zhu Wuming said again: "It doesn't matter if you know it or not. For the father, he handed over the Fusang group to Dayu just because he had Japanese blood in him, which was easier to control, but he was not biased, you must be clear about this. ”

"Yes, child, remember."

"Now, Da Yu has been killed, and the people and things in his hands will naturally be handed over to you, and the father only believes in you now."

Zhu Wuming hurriedly kowtowed, not even daring to say.

Zhu Wuming saw his son's actions in his eyes, and seemed to remind: "My son is smart, some things are not intended to be explained by my father, but some things are better to be said clearly." ”

"Yes, yes, father, speak, and the child listens."

Zhu Wuming seemed to be very satisfied with his son's performance, stretched out his hand and patted Zhu Dayan's shoulder, and said softly: "My Zhu family now has only three direct bloodlines left, and my third room wants the entire Zhu family, not a broken Zhu family, so the competition between us and the long room and the sixth room can only be slowed down, we want to pull one room, fight one room, don't be in a hurry, can I understand?" ”

"The child understands!" Zhu Dayan bowed his head and obeyed.

"No!" Zhu Wuming's eyes became stronger, and he suddenly used force in his hand, pinching Zhu Dayan's collarbone tightly, and Zhu Dayan, who was pinched, was in pain but didn't dare to scream, Zhu Wuming relaxed slightly, and said with a look of hatred that iron is not made of steel: "You are confused!" Do you know why the old guy in the sixth room is willing to send his precious son to Bacheng? Why does the Father tolerate and indulge in all these ways? ”

"Child...... The child doesn't know. Zhu Dayan was still in pain and answered.

"Because the sixth room is holding the son hostage, as a way to show me that he is willing to surrender! And you, my eldest son, took advantage of Dafang's playful nature to lure him out of the house and wanted to get rid of him outside! How stupid! Needless to say, those messy and broken books were also sent by you? ”

Zhu Dayan was taken aback, he didn't expect to be penetrated by the old man, and his heart was uneasy for a while.

Zhu Wuming patted his son with satisfaction, withdrew his palm, and said, "Wu'er, you must know that there are some things that can be done, and some things that cannot be done!" ”

Zhu Dayan knelt on the ground and kowtowed in fear, and kept saying: "The child is terrified, and he doesn't dare to act recklessly!" Please punish Father! ”

"Can you get back the profits from the shops in the city this month?" Zhu Wuming didn't mention what happened just now, and said with a straight face.

"Yes. The child has been collected the day before yesterday, and according to your old rules, half of it will be intercepted, and the rest will be arranged to be sent to the fortress tomorrow. Please rest assured. ”

Zhu Wuming nodded: "Very good!" Half it now! The old fox is rarely willing to come to Bacheng, so don't blame me for being unkind! Over there in the Gandariya Sugar Factory, you have to continue to keep an eye on it, ask for money and money, it is a key place, and if you use it well, it will be my three rooms and a big help! After speaking, he waved his hand and said, "It's time for my father to rest, you go out!" ”

Zhu Dayan respectfully kowtowed to the old man three times, and then got up and retreated.

Zhu Wuming closed his eyes and recuperated, heard a sound of the door closing from the small downstairs, and said to himself sadly: "The ancestors were heroes in the world, but now the juniors are so talented and withered, my Zhu family has three rooms and one line, how will it be good in the future!" Thinking of his second son, who he has always admired, he can't help but cry......

Zhu Dayan respectfully withdrew from the courtyard, and only when he left the courtyard gate did he regain his indifference, looked at the small building behind him with the corner of his eyes, and sneered: "Old immortal, you are still pouring rice soup on me when you die......"