Hearing that the door was open, he subconsciously looked out, but when he saw the person coming, his expression was a little shrunken: "Young owner." ”

Gu Jiu glanced at him, seeing that he was different from the brilliance he had seen before, and now he was a little embarrassed, and while sighing in his heart, he walked over and said, "Mr. Zhou." ”

"Don't be your gentleman, Zhou Zhao is ashamed of the Gu family."

Zhou Zhao's face was full of shame, and the Hao Ran on his face didn't seem to be fake, but it made Gu Jiu a little curious.

Whether it is in his impression or now, Zhou Zhao is very honest this time, especially now that he is arrested, his face is full of shame.

While Gu Jiu was puzzled, he frowned and asked, "They said that you leaked the Gu family's recipe, but is it true?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhao saluted and said, "Go back to Shaodong's house, I leaked it, please punish you." ”

He said yes, but Gu Jiu frowned and looked at Zhou Zhao.

It's not that Gu Jiu doesn't believe what he says, it's just that this person seems to be loyal, and he really doesn't look like such a big traitor.

Knowing that the secret recipe was leaked before, Gu Jiu set up a new game, and used the new formula to seduce the inner room to take the bait, but he didn't want to really catch the inner mole, but it was different from what Gu Jiu imagined.

turned out to be such an old gentleman, and it was still an old gentleman who Gu Jiu thought had a good character.

Seeing that Gu Jiu was just staring at him and not speaking, Zhou Zhao was also a little flustered for a while, staggered his gaze, and didn't dare to look at Gu Jiu.

The atmosphere was a little condensed, Gu Jiu withdrew his gaze, turned back to sit on the chair, and said in a deep voice: "Who instructed the leaked secret recipe, how to trade, and also, the shopkeeper said that you have a hard time—what kind of hard work?" ”

Gu Jiu asked the details, Zhou Zhao lowered his head, smiled bitterly, and said: "Back to Shaodong's house, it was the instigation of the people of Linlang Pavilion, and the person who came was a maid, about twenty years old. She threatened my family and gave me a hundred taels of silver, and the way of trading was ...... It was a small restaurant outside the shop, where I would eat every day, and she would use the cooking to get the secret recipe. ”

He explained in great detail, Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, which was similar to what the shopkeeper said.

I guess I didn't lie.

It's just that, for some reason, she always feels that when this person speaks, she doesn't dare to look at herself.

This situation can be understood as his guilt, and it can also be understood as his lack of heart.

Gu Jiu twisted his eyebrows and nodded, "Is there anything else?" ”

Zhou Zhao shook his head and said, "Shaodong, I'm sorry Jin Yuzhai, if you want to beat or punish you, you will send the official, I will admit it." ”

Knowing it was frank, Gu Jiu stared at the other party, and asked lightly: "It's natural to send the official, I only have one question, you said that when the people of Linlang Pavilion coerced and enticed you, why didn't you ask the Gu family for help?" ”

As a person who has worked in the Gu family for more than 30 years, he should know that the Gu family is very protective. Moreover, the danger of stealing the secret recipe is not necessarily lower than the other party's threat to him.

The two evils are the opposite, normal people will choose to turn to the owner for help, right?

Hearing Gu Jiu's words, Zhou Zhao's face stiffened, but he still insisted on the sentence: "It's me who can't live with you." ”

When he said this, Gu Jiu also nodded and said, "Okay." ”

She turned and went out to find the shopkeeper, and said, "Give him to my father first." ”

After all, this is the old man in the family, Gu Jiu feels that even if he wants to deal with him, he has to go through his father's hands.

I didn't want her to finish the order, but I saw a young man walking quickly, and his voice was a little anxious: "Shaodong, I think Uncle Zhou has been wronged!" ”

This person is called Gui, he is a young man who does chores in Jin Yuzhai, although he is young, his work is very quick, and he is usually very liked by the shopkeeper.

Therefore, seeing that he came over recklessly, the shopkeeper first scolded him: "No big or small, can you shout in front of the young owner?" ”

After speaking, he apologized to Gu Jiu for him: "Shaodong, don't be like him, this kid is young and ignorant." ”

Gu Jiu waved his hand and said that it was okay, looked at Xiang Gui and asked, "You just said that he was wronged, is there any evidence?" ”

At this time, you were not less taken care of by Zhou Zhao, and when you heard the words, you immediately scratched your ears and cheeks, and said, "I...... I don't have much proof, but I saw his son go gambling! ”

The first time he talked to Gu Jiu, the other party was a young owner and a woman, so he was very stumbling when he spoke: "Young owner, you don't know, Zhou Yuan's kid is not a thing, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling are all evil, and when he usually beats and scolds Uncle Zhou, he is a scumbag who escapes from it!" His Zhou family has been hollowed out by him, where did he get the money to go to the gambling house, he must have received black money! ”

He tried his best to express his meaning clearly, but he added ironclad evidence to Zhou Zhao.

Gu Jiu looked at the person in front of him and said lightly: "That can only show that Zhou Zhao took the risk of selling Jin Yuzhai in order to exchange gambling debts for his son, isn't it." ”

Hearing this, Lai Gui immediately waved his hand and said, "That's not the case, he...... Young owner, you believe me, Uncle Zhou can't do this kind of thing, I suspect that he is trying to take the blame for Zhou Yuan! ”

However, without evidence, don't say that it is Gu Jiu, even the shopkeeper frowned first and pushed the person away, and sent him away: "Okay, I'm busy ahead, come to you, hurry up and work, don't make trouble here!" ”

Lai Gui tried his best to prove that his words were right, but at this time, seeing the shopkeeper's anger, he could only nod his head in response, but before leaving, he looked at Gu Jiudao again: "Young owner, you believe me, I didn't lie to you!" ”

Seeing him leave, Gu Jiu pondered slightly, and said, "Go and find that Zhou Yuan." ”

Although Laigui's words were subjective and conjectural, Gu Jiu also felt that Zhou Zhao was not like a person who betrayed Jin Yuzhai.

After Gu Jiu's words, the shopkeeper responded, and after a short time, he went and returned, but he didn't bring Zhou Yuan, but brought a little girl.

The little girl wore a half-new dress, which looked seven or eight points like Zhou Zhao, and her eyes were very clean.

After she entered the door, she knelt down directly and said, "Are you the young owner?" My father was wronged, and it was all my brother's iniquity! ”

The little girl had only said a few words, and she couldn't help but cry first, and her eyebrows and eyes looked extremely pitiful.

Gu Jiu was slightly stunned and said, "You get up and speak first." ”

The little girl refused to get up, but just took out a piece of silver from her sleeve and handed it to Gu Jiudao: "This is my brother taking other people's black money, I only found these, all for you, please, take my brother away and let my father go!" ”

Seeing this, Gu Jiu frowned slightly, pulled the little girl up first, and then asked the shopkeeper: "What's going on?" ”

The shopkeeper sighed and explained the ins and outs.

He originally went to Zhou's house to find Zhou Yuan, but who knew that he didn't see Zhou Yuan, but instead saw Zhou Mo, the youngest daughter of the Zhou family, hiding, with scars on her face.

Zhou Mo recognized him, not only did he not hide, but begged him to bring him to Jinyuzhai, and told him the reason on the way.

"The person who leaked the recipe was indeed not Zhou Zhao, that Zhou Yuan received the black-hearted money from Linlang Pavilion and stole the recipe and leaked it to the other party. Later, Zhou Zhao found out that his daughter-in-law had a big fight with him for his son and asked him to take the blame for his son. ”

Zhou Mo on the side had tears on her face and cried uncontrollably: "My mother has always loved my eldest brother, and now for the sake of my eldest brother, she has to force my father to apologize for him, but my father has never done anything bad!" Young owner, I beg you not to send my father to see the official, it's all my brother's sin! ”

Her successive words explained all the doubts in Gu Jiu's heart.

It's just that......

"What proof do you have that your brother did it, not your father?"

Hearing this, Zhou Mo gritted his teeth and said: "My father was deliberately caught by you this time, otherwise, he would have been able to write those recipes from memory, why did he deliberately come to the store to steal them?" ”

Gu Jiu didn't expect this, he wrinkled his eyebrows and glanced at her, and said, "I believe you, so where is your brother?" ”

"He's in the casino!"

Zhou Mo was afraid that Gu Jiu would not believe him, so he said: "I can take you to arrest him, arrest him, everything is clear!" ”

After Zhou Mo was placed in the side room first, Gu Jiu looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Can you believe her words?" ”

The shopkeeper had seen Zhou Mo a few times before, and he also believed in Zhou Zhao's character, but at this time he believed most of it, because he said: "Why don't we cheat that Zhou Yuan?" ”

That's a good idea.

After Gu Jiu responded, he asked people to arrest Zhou Yuan.

The man gambled all night, lost several handfuls in succession, and walked home sluggishly, not wanting to be held down and sent to Jinyuzhai.

However, it was through the back door.

Zhou Yuan hadn't been to Jinyuzhai a few times at all, so he naturally didn't recognize where it was, and after being twisted into the room, he refused to admit it at first, but said: "It's all done by my father, I didn't do anything." "Let's go

But as soon as he was frightened by a few big men, he told the truth as if pouring beans into the bamboo tube.

"Heroes, I really didn't mean to steal the recipe, please go around me this time. If I don't agree, those people in the gambling house will break my legs! ”

Gu Jiu was sitting in the next room, listening to his words so clearly, she sneered, looked at the people around her again, and asked, "Don't you still want to tell the truth, Mr. Zhou." ”

The person tied up next to her was Zhou Zhao.

Since Gu Jiu came in before, she didn't say anything, only said that she would invite him to watch a good show.

But Zhou Zhao didn't expect that the good show he watched was that his son was tied up, and he told the truth.

But what made him even more chilling was that instead of getting half a point of gratitude, he went to clean up the mess for him, but heard the other party scold him for being "old and immortal".

At this point, Zhou Zhao also felt very cold, but at the same time, he was a little depressed: "Shaodong, I lied to you, but this matter is not completely irrelevant to me, the fault of the dog, the responsibility lies with me not to teach well." ”

He worked in Jinyuzhai all his life, but he didn't expect that one day he would destroy his reputation.

"That unsuccessful person was spoiled by my father and mother since he was a child, and I was not at home all the year round, so he became more and more crooked, which led to the current consequence."

Zhou Zhao saluted and repented: "I don't say this to get rid of my sin, I'm just ashamed of the Gu family's cultivation of me." ”

The Gu family treats him well, but now, he has betrayed the owner's trust in him.

At that time, when he saw those similar rouges, he knew that there were ghosts, but when he realized that this inner ghost was actually his son, Zhou Zhao couldn't sit still.

originally wanted to take Zhou Yuan directly to the Gu family to apologize, but who knew that he was forced by his old wife to die, and in desperation, he unexpectedly learned that Gu Jiu was going to hand over the new recipe to them.

Zhou Zhao had been in the Gu family for half his life, and he knew their purpose almost instantly.

In despair, he deliberately exposed himself and let the shopkeeper arrest him.

originally thought that his scapegoat was also a case, but he didn't want the owner to find out what was going on, and in the end they found out his unsuccessful son.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhao breathed a sigh of relief again, that evil obstacle had indeed done something wrong, and he was willing to bear it together.

After sorting things out, Gu Jiu instructed the shopkeeper and handed over the person to his father and brother.

Now people have found out, but they can't be transferred to the government immediately. At least, she couldn't let the people of Linlang Pavilion know, so as not to startle the snake and ruin her next plan.

At least Gu Jiu thought that the owner behind the Linlang Pavilion turned out to be the Lin family.

"What are you talking about, Lin family?"

Hearing Gu Jiu's surprised inquiry, the shopkeeper nodded, sighed softly, and asked, "Young owner, either this is the case, let's forget it, right?" ”

This Lin family is none other than her mother-in-law, the Lin family's maiden family.

And this Linlang Pavilion is one of the dowries of the Lin family when she got married, and now this place is also under her jurisdiction.

The shopkeeper felt a little aggrieved in his heart, if it was someone else's house, this matter would inevitably make a big fuss, but this is Lin's shop, how can it be big?

As long as the Gu family is willing, not to mention letting Linlang Pavilion be saddled with a lawsuit because of this, or even being sanctioned, and even making Linlang Pavilion unable to gain a foothold in Shangjing from now on, it can be done.

But what about after that?

Gu Jiu is the daughter-in-law of the Ming Guo Mansion, and the Lin family is her serious mother-in-law, this daughter-in-law has only been in the door for a month, so she smashed her mother-in-law's shop first, can you still get along well after that?

The shopkeeper lost his hair sadly, and persuaded Gu Jiu bitterly.

For today's plan, I can only endure this breath, and then watch the people of Jin Yuzhai closely, and then make some trouble in the future.

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Gu Jiu was also a little stunned.

She never thought that this Linlang Pavilion would be the Lin family's shop.

But if the shop was hers, how could she do such a thing?

With the character of the Lin family, Gu Jiu didn't believe that she would use such a trick, and it was still when she knew that Jin Yuzhai was the Gu family's industry.

It's not that Gu Jiu is conceited, he thinks that the Lin family doesn't dare to touch the Gu family's shop, but he just feels that this kind of method really doesn't look like the Lin family's personality.

Wait a minute......

Gu Jiu frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure that the current ruler of this shop is also her?" ”

You know, the Lin family has been sick for many years, and they don't even care about the affairs of the Ming State Mansion, will they have the energy to govern a rouge shop?

If she doesn't have the energy to govern, then who is in charge of this shop now seems to be about to come out.

Hearing her words, the shopkeeper was stunned, and subconsciously shook his head and said: "This, let's only find out that the owner behind it is the Lin family, but we can't find anything else, or I will ask someone to inquire?" ”

Hearing this, Gu Jiu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I have a way." ”

Isn't it a bit reluctant to ask about ready-made people and ask around the bush?

Thinking of this, Gu Jiu put down the teacup and was about to go out, but he remembered one thing again, because he turned around and ordered: "Zhou family father and son, you lock it up for the time being, don't send it to the Gu family, I will deal with this matter and send it back." ”

Now that the things behind this have not been clarified, she has a great hunch that she will not turn the page so easily.

So let's not alarm my father and brother first, wait for her to figure out what to do, and then go to them, so that they will worry about themselves first.

The shopkeeper also understood his young lady's plan, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have measure." ”

After getting the shopkeeper's words, Gu Jiu nodded and got up to leave.

……

When I returned to the Ming Mansion, it was already sunset.

At dusk, the remnant sun on the horizon is like blood, and the twilight afterglow is a different kind of beauty.

Wearing flowers and willows all the way, everything you see is beautiful scenery, but such a beautiful scenery was okay before, but now Gu Jiu is not in the mood to appreciate these.

On the way back, she had already thought of her words, and when she returned to the house, she changed her clothes and went to see Lin.

"Say hello to my mother."

Seeing Gu Jiu coming, Lin put down the medicine bowl, curled his lips and chuckled: "Hurry up, why do you remember that you came here at this time?" ”

She is sick all the year round, so she never lets people settle down in the morning and dusk, Gu Jiu has a short time when she gets married, except for leaving her to eat in the evening, otherwise the other party will come over in the morning.

Hearing Lin's inquiry, Gu Jiu curled his lips and smiled, and said, "If you have nothing to do, come and sit here with your mother." ”

As she spoke, she said, "Last time, I remembered that my mother's tea here was delicious, so I remembered it and came to ask for a cup." ”

Hearing this, Lin couldn't help laughing, and said, "I don't know what kind of tea they brew - Qiaorui, you go and bring my tea leaves, let the young lady smell which one it is, and wrap some for her." ”

Seeing her go down in front of her orders, Gu Jiu hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't bother." ”

But Qiao Rui pursed her lips and smiled, and she had already answered.

After she left, Gu Jiu smiled and thanked her: "I'm just saying it casually, why should my mother be so troublesome." ”

Hearing this, Lin smiled gently: "Since you like it, what's the trouble?" Besides, whatever I have here, which one you like, just take it, and you don't have to be polite to your mother. ”

What she said was sincere, Gu Jiu, the daughter-in-law, Lin felt that everything was in line with her heart, she only had one son in her life, and because of herself, she had developed such a temper, and now when she saw Gu Jiu, although she was a daughter-in-law, she was treated as a daughter in her heart.

Gu Jiu naturally understood what the Lin family meant, so he smiled again and thanked him: "In this way, then thank you mother." ”

When she said this, she took out the rouge she brought back, and said with a smile: "When I was in the shop at that time, I smelled that this fragrance was suitable for you, but I don't know if my mother will like it." ”