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Outside the door, Du Hongbo's official hat was slightly crooked, sweating profusely, panting and running in, shouting as he ran: "And slow down, there must be some misunderstanding!" ”

Behind him was also led by a group of officials, followed by Luo Bingluo, who came to the house to take the second lady of the left.

Hula came in again, and both votes were now crowded into the front yard, Rao is Zuofu is big land, and he still felt a little out of breath.

Zeng Yuan had a calm face, looked at the visitor and shouted, "Who are you?" Dare to obstruct the official's case? ”

Du Hongbo didn't dare to slack off, bowed respectfully, and hurriedly explained: "Xia Guan is Du Hongbo of Linzhou County, and I have seen Lord Zeng. ”

Zeng Yuan's face trembled, and he couldn't help it: "Hahahaha, didn't this official hear it wrong?" You are a mere Jiupin County, how dare you ask this official to stop? Du Hongbo, don't you want to wear this hat on your head? ”

Du Hongbo's face turned red, and he swallowed his anger and said: "Although the lower official is a ninth grade, he is the parent official of Linzhou. Lord Zeng is busy with official business, and he must be very unfamiliar with the situation in Linzhou. That Jiang Huai is a notoriously stubborn son, who spoils his concubine and excesses his wife excessively. Although the old lady Zuo has a lot of money, but they are all from serious business, he is righteous and wealthy, and more than half of the people in Linzhou have received his favor......"

Before he finished speaking, Zeng Yuan's small eyes were raised, and he shouted angrily: "A good one is favored by him, just a businessman, what is the favor of the people?" Can't you rebel? ”

A big hat was buttoned down, and Du Hongbo was immediately speechless and dumbfounded.

"Lord Zeng is cautious!"

Zuo Zhangheng was furious, and said in a deep voice: "Don't think that the old man doesn't know, the old man knows who your boss is." You are so presumptuous, do you really think you are thinking about the Sacred Heart? Don't regret it in the future! ”

Zeng Yuan's expression changed even in a variety of ways, and his domineering attitude was slightly restrained: "Okay, Taifu is Taifu, I can't hide anything from you." However, "

He glanced at the officials beside him, "Go and bring Jiang Huai over." ”

The official was ordered to retreat.

Zeng Yuan looked at Zuo Zhangheng coldly: "Since Mrs. Zuo wants physical evidence, the lower official will give you physical evidence." Do you really think that Xia Guan is a straw bag who doesn't know right and wrong and listens at will? Hum! ”

Before Jiang Huai brought it over, the dispute in the outer courtyard finally alarmed the inner courtyard.

The old lady and the old lady were each supported and hurriedly walked out, and the second lady Zuo also led the maid to come, but the second old man Zuo Chengye was not seen.

"Father, you're just getting better, so don't come out." Seeing this, Zuo Zhangheng hurriedly greeted him.

Old lady Zuo's face was gloomy, and she was not angry and arrogant.

He shook off Jiao Sheng's hand, avoided Zuo Zhangheng, stood majestically in the center of the courtyard, and slowly straightened up: "What's going on?" My Zuo family has always been law-abiding, how did they attract the officials of this courtyard? ”

Zeng Yuan snorted coldly: "Old lady Zuo is so majestic, it's not up to you to decide whether you abide by the law or not." Your second son was accused of selling illicit salt, which is a great crime to behead. You'd better take care of yourself and don't get involved. ”

Zuo Zhangheng felt a headache when he heard this, and the object of the headache was not his father, but his stepmother.

Zuo Chengye has always been the treasure in the palm of her heart, and when she heard the word beheading, she couldn't lift the house?

Sure enough, as soon as Zeng Yuan's voice fell, before the old lady could speak, the old lady Zuo howled in her voice: "Which one who killed a thousand knives falsely accused the old son, he has always been law-abiding, honest and duty-abiding, my family has a lot of money, why do you need to make a living selling illicit salt?" ”

The second lady on the left saw her spilling, and it was inconvenient for others to persuade her. I had to walk quickly to the front, supported the old lady and whispered relief: "Mother, don't worry, isn't there still a big brother?" The old man will be fine. ”

"Yes, yes, and national security."

Old Mrs. Zuo woke up like a dream, and hurriedly shouted at Zuo Zhangheng: "That's your brother, you can't die without help." Mo said that he didn't sell illicit salt, but he really sold it, and there is a brother of a first-class official, who really dares to cut off his head? ”

The left drop of breath that was eavesdropping on the side was the birth of one Buddha and the nirvana of two Buddhas.

This stepgrandmother is really incomprehensible, and she actually said such a thing, isn't this in a hurry to send a handle to Zeng Yuan?

When Zeng Yuan heard this, a gloomy smile appeared on his face, but he did not speak.

The old lady Zuo didn't know the stakes, but the old lady clearly understood.

In his life, in the first half of his life, he was flamboyant and lively, but he was more careful and cautious than anyone else, which can be seen from his refusal to allow his children to enter Beijing.

The old man's only hope is that the eldest son can be a good official praised by everyone in the world. In the future, when he dies and goes underground, he will be able to confidently tell his ancestors that he has given birth to a good son who shines on the lintel!

Hearing the absurd words of the old lady Zuo, the old lady Zuo was furious, and she didn't know where she got the strength, so she slapped the old lady Zuo in the face with her backhand:

"Shut up! Ignorant woman! Are you going to kill our whole family? How did the old man go blind and marry you short-sighted wicked woman! ”

Mrs. Zuo was stunned by this sudden slap, and then simply sat on the ground, patted her thigh and began to cry: "The old man is immortal, the old body works hard for you to keep the house, and your own son will turn his face ruthlessly when he comes back." You fight, you kill the old body......"

"Father, this ......"

Zuo Zhangheng wanted to step forward to persuade him, but was glared back by Old Lady Zuo.

"Let her howl! In the past, she harshly accused you of being partial to the second child, but the old man didn't say anything, that is, she knew that you didn't care about this. But this time she wants to affect the entire Zuo family, if you have nothing to do, if it really affects you because of the second child's affairs, what if the old man divorces her? ”

Hearing the word "Hugh", Mrs. Zuo's crying immediately stopped.

has been married for decades, and she knows the temperament of Mrs. Zuo better than anyone else, and he is not a person who likes to talk angrily.

The old woman Zuo immediately stopped crying, got up from the ground with a bone, and pushed the second lady Zuo who was holding her to the side heavily, scolding in her mouth: "It's because of you, a broom star, how well-behaved the second child was in the past, and he became like this since he married you." I can't even take care of my husband, and I ...... waste."

The second lady of the left bit her lip, endured the grievances and resentment in her heart, and stood aside silently without saying a word.

Zeng Yuan had been standing beside him, watching this farce with a smile.

It didn't take long for the official to rush back, and he was still leading Jiang Huai with a smug face. Jiang Huai changed his previous downfall, changed into new clothes, shoes and hats, and looked like a dog.

He first glanced at the Zuo family triumphantly, and then took out a thin piece of paper from his arms, bent down and handed it to Zeng Yuan:

"Master Zeng, this is the physical evidence that the student mentioned. I thought I'd take it out at interrogation, but since the adults were in a hurry, the student would send it to you immediately. ”

Zeng Yuan took the piece of paper, lit it up in front of Zuo Zhangheng's eyes, and said gloomily: "Mrs. Zuo, you can take a closer look, this is Zuo Chengye's confession of personally admitting to selling illicit salt." Do you still want to stop the official from searching the mansion? ”

Zuo Diyun looked at it with all his eyes, didn't look at it tightly, and was suddenly dumbfounded when he saw it:

It's a confession!

I saw three bright confessions on the top of the paper.

(The villain Zuo Chengye, because of his greed for wealth and disregard for the law and discipline, the ghost is obsessed with conspiring with others to sell illicit salt, and this book is hereby set up as evidence.) ）

At the bottom, it is the signature of the second uncle......

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