Hearing that Zhu Shize's wife, the daughter of Deping Bofu, Li Yuanru died of poisoning, and the main hall of Chengguo Mansion, which was originally full of cheerful atmosphere, instantly dropped to freezing.

It was the first month, and the life and mourning in the house were unlucky.

Not to mention, this dead person is still the daughter of the same Wuxun family, the daughter of Deping Bofu!

Zhu Xizhong, who was sitting in the main seat, twisted his eyebrows, picked up the teacup in his hand, took a small sip, raised his eyes, and looked at the little maid who was kneeling at the door and had cried into tears.

With the temperament of Li Ming of Deping Bofu, this matter will probably go to Emperor Longqing.

Died of poisoning.

is the same as Princess Yu back then.

Emperor Longqing is a person who misses the old.

If it is thought of from this incident, it is thought that back then, both died in the first month of the year, and Li Miaoer, the princess of Yu who died of poisoning, and the Chengguo Mansion is afraid that it will be ......

"Come in and talk."

Glancing at the twin finch, Zhu Xizhong slowly got up, not angry and arrogant.

He has served in three dynasties, and has gone out of the city to worship heaven and earth on behalf of the emperor sixty-six times, if he has no momentum, how can he be competent?

The twin sparrows have been prepared for a long time to face this malice.

While crying, she got up from the ground, crossed the threshold, walked into the main hall, and saluted Zhu Xizhongying.

"I've seen Guogong."

Shuangque'er is Li Yuanru's dowry, and since the moment she entered the door of the Chengguo Mansion, it has been owned by the Chengguo Mansion, and has nothing to do with the Depingbo Mansion.

Yu Li, she should call Zhu Xizhong "master".

But at the moment, she didn't.

She called Zhu Xizhong "Guogong", which is a title used by outsiders.

The title of the double finch made Zhu Xizhong hesitate slightly.

Previously, he instructed Zhu Shize to choose between Li Yuanru and the Chengguo Mansion.

If Li Yuanru's death was because Zhu Shize wrote her a letter of resignation, she couldn't think about it......

Thinking of this, Zhu Xizhong suddenly felt that his back was overflowing with cold sweat.

In this world, how can there exist, such a stupid family woman!

Shouldn't the daughters of the family who were abandoned by their husbands obediently return to their parents' homes and wait for their mothers to arrange for them to choose a son-in-law to remarry!

"Your housewife, when did you not have it?"

Although he was up and down in his heart, Zhu Xizhong still suppressed his annoyance, pretended to be calm, and asked Shuangque'er.

Mother of the House.

Only a woman who has not been abandoned is eligible to be the head mother of a house.

Zhu Xizhong asked Shuangque'er like this, in fact, there is a lot of ingredient, and she is looking forward to it, she can give herself a positive answer.

"If you return to the country, the slave and maid don't know the details."

Shuangque'er was in the middle of the main hall, slowly knelt down, and kowtowed to Zhu Xizhong, "Please Guogong, make the decision for my wife." ”

"You guys, let's all stand down."

Jiang Shuangque'er just knelt and wiped her tears, and did not tell herself in detail about the other scene, Zhu Xizhong understood that she had something to say, and it was inconvenient to say it in public.

Sitting back on the main seat, Zhu Xizhong took a deep breath, waved his hand, and motioned to the descendants in the hall to avoid.

Zhu Xizhong, the head of the family, spoke, and no one dared to slack off.

After about half a cup of tea, the 100 people in the main hall were all clean.

"Since you still call Mrs. Li, you should call me master."

Looking up, taking a look, since he appeared, he had been crying and not listening, and his eyes were red and swollen, Zhu Xizhong slowly got up, approached her, leaned over, and handed her a handkerchief.

"Girl, what's your name?"

"When I returned to China, the slave maid was called Shuangque'er, and she was originally my wife's dowry."

"Mrs. Rende, a few years ago, I just tore up the contract of sale of the slave and maid, and allowed the slave and maid to choose their own husband."

As she spoke, Shuangque'er instinctively reached out and took the handkerchief handed to her by Zhu Xizhong.

Without the deed of sale, the twin sparrows are free.

As long as she does not receive the moon silver from the Chengguo Mansion, she is not employed by the Chengguo Mansion, nor is she a descendant of the Chengguo Mansion.

In this way, it is not inappropriate for her to call him "Guogong".

"You just said that your wife died of poisoning, when did it happen?"

Zhu Xizhong is old and strong, and he is close to the age of sixties, and he still likes to accept concubines.

Shuangque'er, this girl, is also smart, before, only because she has been serving by Li Yuanru's side and never wandering around other courtyards, she can live in the Chengguo Mansion for several years, and she has not attracted much attention.

But today, she came to the front yard by herself, and the result was different.

The ancients liked to use "pear blossoms bring rain" to describe the tears of beauty.

Zhu Xizhong scoffed at this.

In his mind, when people cry, they are all extremely ugly, how can they be beautiful.

But today, when he saw a pair of sparrows, a certain string in his heart suddenly broke.

has been by Li Yuanru's side since she was a child, after hardships and hardships, she is accustomed to seeing people's hearts sinister, how can Shuangqueer not see what thoughts Zhu Xizhong has for her.

But for her, Li Yuanru's death is tantamount to the collapse of the sky, and her mood at this time can be described only by the word "ashes".

How can a person who is not even afraid of death be afraid of being coveted?

At this time, Shuangque'er thought that if she only fought for her innocence, she could let Li Yuanru get what she wanted, even if she was dedicated to the old man in front of her, it was no big deal!

"Madame is indifferent by nature and never makes enemies with others."

"The slave doesn't know why someone would kill his wife."

Shuangque'er wiped the tears on her face with the handkerchief handed to her by Zhu Xizhong, choked up, and told the lines that had been arranged with Zhu Shize a long time ago.

"Just now, when the slave maid went to bring tea to the lady, she was fine, and asked the slave and maid what kind of husband she wanted to marry."

Speaking of this, Shuangque'er paused, sniffed, looked up, and looked at Zhu Xizhong who was standing in front of her, "The slave maid said that she wants to marry a general who gallops across the battlefield and listen to him talk about iron-blooded horses...... Madame laughs at the slave maid and is delusional...... How do you know, the sound is still in her ears, but she is, but she ......"

Tears poured out again.

The lines are fake, and the sadness of the two sparrows really can't be true.

"Yuanru is a child who knows how to be polite."

"In the past few years of marrying Lao Qi, I have given birth to two sisters-in-law, which is also considered to be a meritorious service to the Chengguo Mansion."

Sharp and dizzy.

Lust makes people fool.

In front of the double sparrows, Zhu Xizhong's previous firmness gradually loosened.

"Before, I heard Ying Zhen say that he was instructed by someone to harm the heirs of the house, I was extremely surprised, and I asked Lao Qi to inquire with her, not wanting to ......"

Shuangque'er is no longer a descendant of the Chengguo Mansion.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the acceptance of free commoners as concubines requires the consent of their parents, and the next three rites are hired, and those who have no parents need their consent.

Zhu Xizhong didn't know if Shuangque'er had parents, but in his mind, even if she had parents alive, with her own identity, the other party would never be able to refuse.

All he needed was a nod from the sparrows.

He doesn't like the marriage that was robbed by force, and this is even more true for the girl who caught him with just one glance.

Therefore, in order to please Shuangqueer, Zhu Xizhong deliberately changed his previous statement.

"I'm afraid that the seventh master won't have a chance, so I'll ask my wife why."

Shuangque'er said as she wiped her tears with the handkerchief handed to him by Zhu Xizhong.

Her voice was full of regret.

"You mean, Seventh, I haven't met her?"

Obedient and listening.

Shuangque'er's words made Zhu Xizhong's heart light up.

A mood called rejoicing was overflowing in my heart in an instant.

"The seventh master doesn't like the people in the courtyard, so he sleeps in broad daylight."

"The slave maid was in the courtyard, sweeping the ashes on the stone bench, and when she saw the seventh master coming back from a distance, she went to call the lady to get up, lest she be reprimanded by the seventh master."

"Who knows......"

Seeing Zhu Xizhong's reaction, Shuangque'er understood that Li Yuanru's death was inseparable from him.

It's just that he has martial arts, and he is a weak woman, even if he fights with his life, it is impossible to hurt him in the slightest, let alone take his life.

She's going to wait.

It's like a poisonous snake hiding in the grass and coveting a calf.

If you don't make a move, you will kill with one blow, and if you don't give the calf, you will have a little room to live.

"When did you bring her tea?"

"Who sent the tea?"

Hearing Li Yuanru's death, it was not because Zhu Shize wanted to abandon her, Zhu Xizhong finally put his hanging heart back in his chest.

was poisoned, at most, but the murderer could not be traced, and the two subordinates were forced to bear the guilt.

In this way, he and Depingbo Li Ming have a lot to explain.

The five great martial arts princes are not harmonious and the Longqing Emperor can support, is the Deping Bo Mansion, in recent years, the rapid rise.

Nowadays, the Northeast camp and the Jiangnan camp can be regarded as the territory of Deping Bofu.

Although a few years ago, Emperor Longqing had a slight complaint about the rebellion of the eldest prince Zhu Ling, so that Depingbo Li Ming knelt in front of the imperial study for most of the afternoon.

But after that, I didn't see Emperor Longqing, and then there were more actions against him.

Come to think of it, it should be that Deping Bo Li Ming has coaxed Emperor Longqing, so that Emperor Longqing will not blame him for his previous "favoritism".

Among the grandchildren, he likes his grandson Zhu Yanhui the most, followed by his grandson Zhu Yingzhen.

These two grandsons are both from the long house.

Only by supporting Zhu Shitai's courtyard can it be possible to give up the title and finally fall to Zhu Yingzhen.

He was thinking about finding a reason to force Zhu Shize to take a break from Li Yuanru.

Then, he went to Depingbo's Mansion in person, begged Depingbo Li Ming, for personal favors, and married Zhu Shitai to a Li concubine as a wife.

I never thought that people are not as good as heaven, and Li Yuanru, who was about to be abandoned by Zhu Shize, was actually poisoned by someone at this juncture!

"At this hour, it would have been three quarters of an hour ago."

"The tea was sent by the eldest maid of the Duan family, the wife of the ninth master, and said that it was a reward that I just got from the palace."

The twin sparrows feigned ignorance.

Liu Mei twisted slightly, "knowing everything", and told Zhu Xizhong all the lines he should say.

Three quarters of an hour ago.

It was when he sat in the main hall and presided over justice for Zhu Yingzhen.

At that time, Zhu Shize had not left the main hall, so naturally, it was impossible to have the opportunity to poison Li Yuanru and blame others.

Zhang.

Zhang Hanjiao.

The concubine of the late British Duke Zhang Rong, her elder brother, Zhang Yuangong, is the most likely to inherit the title, and her sister, Zhang Mingyan, is the concubine of Emperor Longqing.

If others dare to poison others so unscrupulously in the Chengguo Mansion, Zhu Xizhong will not believe it.

But if it is...... Zhang Hanjiao, a shrew with no respect for her elders and boldness......

"Yuanru's girl, has a gap with the Zhang family?"

I have made up my mind in my heart, but my face is silent.

Don't say that people from wealthy families need to think about their family's position when doing things, they are pawns of peddlers, and no one will do murder and murder for no reason.

Zhu Xizhong hopes that he can get enough news from Shuangque'er to infer that the Zhang family was deceived by others and used as a gunman, or because of his own thoughts, and wanted to take Li Yuanru's life.

If it is the former, he needs to find out who is behind the scenes, and together with the Zhang family, he will hand over the Depingbo Mansion to the place, whether the Depingbo Mansion wants to use the steps to sell the British public favor has nothing to do with him.

As for the latter, he needs to find it as soon as possible, his knees, the ninth-ranked sister-in-law, Zhu Shitong, let him decide for himself, whether to cut off relations with the Zhang family, stay in the Chengguo Mansion, or leave with the Zhang family, just as he asked Zhu Shize to choose before.

"My wife, I have a very good relationship with her!"

Shuangque'er wrinkled her eyebrows in confusion, negating Zhu Xizhong's speculation.

"A few years ago, my wife invited her to the courtyard to taste tea, and they chatted all afternoon, very happy!"

Shuangque'er pursed her lower lip, as if trying to recall the relationship between Li Yuanru and Zhang Hanjiao, and then added to Zhu Xizhong seriously.

"Oh?"

Shuangque'er's answer surprised Zhu Xizhong a little.

It doesn't make sense.

If the two of them were still on good terms a year ago, it would be impossible, and after a New Year's Festival, they would have reached the point of never dying.

Could it be that he guessed wrong, Li Yuanru was not victimized by Zhang Hanjiao at all?

"Really, Guogong!"

"They have a good relationship, and both finches are jealous!"

As if remembering the events of that day, the cheeks of the two sparrows flushed with a slight annoyance.

"They quietly discussed that they would buy a village outside the city."

"When I saw Shuangque'er go to deliver snacks, I suddenly fell silent."

"Come to think of it, it should be a plan to hide it from their respective husbands and save it as a private house."

Living in a famous family, which one doesn't have a little privacy?

The profits of the shop and the Zhuangzi in the dowry are all on the surface, and there is no time off.

If you don't save some private rooms, you have to use some, not so good-looking means, and deal with some things that are not on the table, you will fall into an embarrassing situation.

It's something that everyone knows, but no one else will say it in plain sight, and it's not surprising.

"Zhuangzi outside the city?"

"Have you heard, where is it, what is the name of the person in charge?"

Normally, Zhu Xizhong would not care too much about this kind of thing.

But just now, Zhu Yingzhen revealed that Li Yuanru bought Zhuangzi and designed to frame him......

Zhang Hanjiao must have no brains to design this kind of conspiracy.

Li Yuanru, after all, is the daughter of Deping Bofu, even if she only learns some fur from Li Ming's old fox, she should and will not do this kind of scheme, which may put herself in an embarrassing situation.

Could it be that there is another hidden story behind this incident?

"When I return to China, the slave and maid don't know."

"There are rules in Depingbo's Mansion that people are not allowed to inquire about the master's affairs, otherwise, they will be beaten to death with a stick."

Regarding the matter of "not being able to help" Zhu Xizhong, Shuangque'er showed regret.

She cautiously, changed her kneeling posture, and lowered her head again, "If Guogong wants to know, you can ask the Zhang family directly, the slave maid wants to come, thinking that she is a daughter-in-law, should she not dare, lie to Guogong." ”