Xiao Wang's family only heard that the second master Xue had committed suicide in fear after returning to the Xue family's old mansion, and immediately felt that the sky had collapsed, and his eyes fainted as soon as his eyes went black. When Xiao Wang woke up, he didn't care about anything else, so he broke away from the people first, and quietly went to the study of Second Master Xue in the front yard alone. In the study, Xiao Wang found a few hidden compartments according to the words of Second Master Xue, and took out all the things inside. Among them, in addition to all the house deeds and land deeds of the Xue family, there are also the deeds of the subordinates and an ebony box the size of a palm. Xiao Wang took out his own deed and asked the housekeeper to go to the yamen immediately to eliminate her slave status. As for the ebony box, Second Master Xue didn't tell Xiao Wang's what was in it, but he repeatedly told Xiao Wang's to hide it, Xiao Wang's mind is now very clear, and her every move is done according to Second Master Xue's explanation. The ebony box was locked with a very special copper lock, and Xiao Wang didn't find the key, so he was no longer curious about what was in it, but hid it along with the Xue family's house deed, and even the people she was serving didn't know where she hid those things!

Since Second Master Xue committed suicide as a prisoner, it is customary to say that the corpse cannot be taken away by the family, and can only be abandoned to a mass grave, but Zhen Yingjia used some connections in the yamen to make money and ransom the corpse of Second Master Xue.

When Zhen Yingjia returned to the Xue family's old mansion with the corpse of the second master Xue, the trace of resentment towards Zhen Yingjia in Xiao Wang's heart disappeared. took his son Xue Pan and kowtowed three times to Zhen Yingjia in gratitude.

"Nieces and daughters-in-law don't have to be like this Speaking of which, I'm also sorry for Erlang, I couldn't save his life! Zhen Yingjia stretched out his hand to help Xiao Wang, and said with tears in his eyes.

"Master Zhen, how can this be blamed on your head? The concubine is an orphan and widow, and she can't collect the body for her husband, if it weren't for Master Zhen's help, my husband's bones would probably be thrown into the wilderness! You are the great benefactor of our Xue family, and the concubine will definitely teach the young son well, so that he can repay the great kindness of Master Zhen when he grows up! Xiao Wang cried and said words of great gratitude to Zhen Yingjia.

Zhen Yingjia smiled with satisfaction and said to Xiao Wang: "I have already discussed with Erlang, let Pan'er go to the Zhen family's clan school to study, and the nephew and daughter-in-law just rest assured, with me taking care of her, she will not let Pan'er be wronged!" ”

"That's great, I'm a woman in the house with limited knowledge, and I'm really afraid that I can't teach the Xue family, the only bone and blood, Pan'er can get the care of Master Zhen, and I can rest assured, I want to come to my husband and I can also look at it under Jiuquan!"

"Alas! Poor child, in the future, you can call me Grandpa Zhen, and I will love you well in place of your father! Zhen Yingjia touched Xue Pan's head lovingly.

Xue Pan was still a little ignorant about the current situation, and only listened to the people around him say that his father was dead, and he was now the head of the Xue family. Xue Pan didn't care about these at all, he only knew that he had become the fatherless child, and he would be bullied at will like those little flower children on the street, and there was no father to support him. And the very kind old man in front of him, when he was most helpless, stretched out a warm hand to him, and said that he would love him instead of his father, in Xue Pan's small heart, the old man who smiled at him gently at this time was a great relative like his father, and he was not afraid of being bullied. Since then, Xue Pan has had a strong admiration for Zhen Yingjia, delivered his trust, and can be described as obedient to Zhen Yingjia.

"Grandfather Zhen! Will you protect me from being bullied? ”

"Yes! I am the only one who bullies others, and I will never let others bully you! Zhen Yingjia solemnly promised.

The Fang family, a big salt merchant far away in Yangzhou, was shrouded in a gloomy cloud lock at this time, and the news that the second master Xue had instructed someone to poison Lin Lang and was arrested had just reached the Fang family, and the Fang family had not yet discussed how to deal with it, and a bigger thunder over there smashed down, and the second master Xue committed suicide in fear! This made the Fang family, who had already made a marriage with Second Master Xue, instantly become a mess!

Fang Qi's mother, Mrs. Fang Er, hugged Fang Qi, who had already fainted from crying, and cursed Xue Erren while crying: "This Xue Erlang!" But I hurt my daughter! He just wiped his neck like this, what should we do if we Xiaoqi are left! ”

"That's it! Stop crying! What's the use of you crying now! Before, my father and I said that Xue Erlang is not a good match, you just recognized that their Xue family is a wealthy emperor, and if you want to die or live, you will give our Xiaoqi to their Xue family. Seeing that he is about to get married, Old Lady Xue is gone, and Xue Erlang's filial piety will be delayed for seven or three years. That's it, then Xue Erlang actually gave birth to a daughter with the concubine during the filial piety period, and how many people are watching the jokes of our Fang family. I just wanted to convince my father that he was going to retire this family business after the New Year, and Xue Erlang was put in prison over there, and he committed suicide in fear of crime within two days! Xiao Qi is still holding the title of the second wife of the Xue family in the future, and it stands to reason that she wants to marry the widow in the past, otherwise she will not be able to marry at all with Xiao Qi's current reputation! Fang Qi's father, Second Master Fang, scolded sharply.

"You are here to blame me at this time, when Mrs. Xue passed away, I said that I would withdraw Xiao Qi's marriage, but you and your father just don't agree, if you withdraw this marriage at that time, and then find a good family for our Xiao Qi, I'm afraid that Xiao Qi even has a child now!"

"Shut up! You still have the face to say! Although our Fang family is a salt merchant, we have always paid attention to faithfulness, how can we do that untrustworthy and unrighteous thing! Second Master Fang shouted loudly.

"Well said!" At this time, Old Lady Fang, the helmsman of the Fang family, walked in, and her sharp eyes swept over Second Mrs. Fang, making Second Mrs. Fang shiver.

"Without faith, no one stands! Although our family is the salt merchant with the worst reputation, we can pat our chest and say that we have never done anything to break our promise! Now that I've made a deal with someone, even if I grit my teeth, I'm going to eat this loss! ”

"Father! Do you really want Xiao Qi to marry and be widowed? My little seven, such a good daughter's family, why is her life so bitter! Second Mrs. Fang cried again after listening to Old Lady Fang's words.

"If you knew today, why bother in the first place! I said a long time ago that the Xue family can't get married, but you are forced to die to decide on this marriage, if you want to blame, blame you for your lack of greed! Hum! Old Lady Fang said coldly.