It got dark quickly, and in a blink of an eye, lanterns lit up in the house.

Jinxiu frowned and looked at Chūn Yao, "I still haven't found it." ”

The two girls were talking in the hall, for fear of making Rong Hua anxious, Jinxiu said: "There is no other way than to let people go to find it, the young lady has been working hard for the past few days, and she didn't close her eyes much all night last night, and she went to the old lady to serve shì just now, and finally had time to rest, but she ...... again", "

chūn Yao also said: "Who said no, I just let the kitchen boil some soup, and after a while, I served the young lady shì and drank it, how can it be good to be tired and tired like this?" The old lady is gone, and the young lady doesn't say anything, and she feels sad.

As soon as the two of them said this, Mu Hibiscus opened the door and came out and said, "The young lady is looking for her sisters to go over." ”

Chūn Yao and Jinxiu entered the house, and Rong Hua put down the book in his hand and drank it. Cha, raised his head, "When the old lady comes out of the funeral, Rui Qing will come over, you can help me figure out how to settle it." ”

chūn Yao and Jinxiu looked at each other, or Chūn Yao opened. , "Sister Rui Qing needless to say that she must be following the young lady, Sister Rui Qing has been by the old lady's side for a long time, and she has seen a lot, so we are not as good as her." ”

Both Jinxiu and Hibiscus nodded.

Rui Qing has a good temperament, she doesn't talk much on weekdays, but she is a warm-hearted person, and whoever asks her in the garden, she will help. Grandmother is gone" Although the filial sons and grandsons gathered together, no one was really sadder than Rui Qing, although the grandmother's funeral was handled by the second aunt and her, but Rui Qing was indispensable to help this decent.

Rong Hua said: "Rui Qing is in her twenties, right?" ”

Chūn Yao said, "There is." The old lady couldn't leave her, so she never went out. ”

Rui Qing couldn't let go of her grandmother, so she refused to get married, and now it's not easy to marry this year, and her grandmother also knows it in her heart, so she entrusted Rui Qing's affairs to her before she died, so that she could marry Rui Qing decently. It's just that the sons of these housekeepers around her are only sixteen or seventeen years old, and there are really no good candidates now.

Only Shi Chuanyi is ten ** years old, and he has reached the age of marriage. Rui Qing is still a little older than Shi Chuanyi, not to mention that she didn't let people inquire whether Shi Chuanyi had decided on a marriage.

Thinking of this, Rong Hua looked at Chūn Yao and Jinxiu, Chūn Yao was not too young, and it was time to think about marriage for her. When she came to the Xue family, she "only felt that the Shi Steward family around her" Su Changjiu's family, Niu Chūn Zeng's family was useful, and she also intended to send them the errands in her yard, just to cultivate some of her own cronies, but she didn't expect Su Changjiu to ......

Rong Hua instructed Chūn Yao, "You go and talk to Mother Feng, pack up a few rooms and wait for Rui Qing and a few people to come and live." ”

Chūn Yao nodded.

Rong Hua said: "We are also going to make winter clothes in our house, and we have to bring them all out." ”

Chūn Yao responded, and was just about to persuade Rong Hua to rest for a while, when Yanling Liáo opened the curtain and entered the house and said, "The fourth wife is here." ”

Maybe the fourth uncle found out the news outside? Now that the second uncle and the third uncle have gone to accompany the capital, and the Hou Ye has also been ordered to welcome him, there is only the fourth uncle in the family, and it is always inconvenient for her to deal with things outside, and she has to rely on the help of the fourth uncle.

Rong Hua welcomed the fourth wife into the inner room" Chūn Yao brought the tea up, and the fourth wife took a sip and waited for all the people in the house to retreat, and then hurriedly said: "Your fourth uncle sent someone back to say that I heard that someone committed a crime at the Fugui Gambling House, and I don't know who it is." ”

The Xue family used to be the Horse Mansion, and now it is a hereditary noble family, and the rules in the house are big, but all the people in the eyebrows are not allowed to gamble, eat and drink, and make mistakes on weekdays.

Rong Hua's heart sank, "Our family's subordinates are not allowed to gamble." ”

The fourth wife said, "I said the same thing. ”

Rong Hua said: "I called Su Changchang's family to come and ask, and Su Changjiu didn't bring much money out." "Su Changjiu is a famous wife who is afraid of his wife in the house" has never had any money on him, even if he gathers with the people in the house during the New Year's holidays, he also has to discuss with the family, and over time, Su Changjiu has a reputation for picking the door in the house.

The fourth wife said: "Don't worry, just find out some rumors outside, I don't know if I can do it or not, there are so many dignitaries and dignitaries in Beijing, I don't think most of them are from our house." ”

Rong Hua nodded, "Thanks to the help of the fourth uncle." The fourth wife smiled and said: "Where are you, if you want to say help" or you help us more, your fourth uncle has rarely praised others in front of me over the years, only saying hello, in fact, where to use him, I don't know better than him in my heart. In the future, we will not be polite again. ”

Rong Hua lowered his head and smiled.

The fourth lady mentioned the old lady's illness again, "I heard that I didn't sleep last night and was only waiting by the side." There has always been no secret in this house.

The fourth lady said: "If something happens to your mother's family, we are looking at chā and not doing it, these days the old lady often says in front of everyone that you are sensible and knowledgeable, and she also told me that she owes you." ”

She didn't want to chā Tao Zheng'an's affairs entirely because Tao Zheng'an was ruthless and had no humanity, even if she and Tao Zheng'an had a father-daughter relationship, she would not harm Tao Zheng'an's life with her own hands, but she was willing to blame Tao Zheng'an for what he did and pay the due price, she would not laugh at the grudge, let alone cover up and tolerate the mercy on Tao Zheng'an and the eldest wife.

Except for her grandmother and Brother Hong, she did not ask the Xue family for help about Tao Zhengan.

Unexpectedly, the old lady thought that she didn't want to drag down the Xue family.

It's really unintentional.

As soon as she said this, Mother Shi, who was beside the fourth wife, hurriedly entered the house, and when she saw that there were no outsiders in the house, she whispered: "The fourth master sent someone back with a little letter." As he spoke, he glanced at Rong Hua.

Rong Hua was shocked.

Mother Shi really said: "The people in the gambling house said that they had seen Su Changjiu, Su Changjiu gambled in the dark room and lost money, and went out to borrow money from others, and then there seemed to be a dispute, and Su Changjiu disappeared." ”

The fourth wife's face also changed, "How did those people know Su Changchang?" ”

Mother Shi said: "The fourth master brought a portrait for people to recognize, not to mention that Su Yougui, the son of Su Changjiu, is here, and the people in the casino only say that he looks similar to Su Yougui."

Even the dress and age are the same. ”

If it's just gambling money, then it's better, at most it's just a little silver, the fourth wife was just about to comfort Rong Hua, and Mother Shi said with difficulty, "It's not just gambling money, it's ......,... Maybe you have to go to court. ”

"Eat lawsuits?" The fourth lady exclaimed, "What else is the matter?" ”

Shi's mother said: "Someone in the casino saw Su Changjiu leaving in a hurry covered in blood. ”

Rong Hua's heart jumped suddenly.

Quit gambling in a big family is afraid of gambling money, and it seems that small gambling "loses money, and if you lose money, you may have to fight for your life." But she saw that Su Changjiu was not such a frivolous person, even if she couldn't help but go to the casino, she wouldn't go directly to a place like the dark room where she spent a lot of money, assuming that even if she went, at most she would lose her essence and come out, and she would never dare to hurt people's lives, Rong Hua said lightly: "Has Su Changjiu found it?" ”

Mother Shi shook her head, "No. The fourth master has already asked people to find ...... Maybe the yamen is looking for someone too. ”

If it does, it will be really bad. The fourth lady panicked, "What should I do then?" Do you want to go to the yamen and ask? ”

Rong Hua shook his head, "Don't ask, the yamen is sure that Su Changjiu will come to us." "When the yamen doesn't want to find someone, it's useless to ask.

The fourth wife said: "That's right, the situation is not clear yet, and we can't go to the house first." ”

Rong Hua's eyes were clear, "calm down, his expression was indifferent, "Our family is looking for someone outside has been known all over the capital, Su Changjiu really killed someone, and if we find him, we will inevitably send him to the yamen" will never cover up. After a pause, "If it weren't for Su Jiujiu, our family wouldn't be able to recognize it, so we must find someone to pass through the hall." ”

When the fourth lady heard this, she had some clue, and hurriedly instructed Mother Shi, "Have you heard what the young lady said clearly?" Quickly let someone go and tell the fourth master, let him not go to the yamen recklessly. ”

Mother Shi answered and hurriedly retreated.

The fourth wife came out of Rong Hua's house, and Su Changchang's family dared to enter the house to see Rong Hua.

Su Changjiujia knelt down and cried on the ground, "I didn't expect that the killer would do such a thing, how good is this." ”

The louder Su Changjiu's crying became, Rong Hua glanced at Jinxiu.

Jinxiu hurriedly stepped forward to help Su Changjiu's family up, "The young lady hasn't spoken yet, but you cried first." ”

Su Changjiu's family gradually stopped crying.

"You don't believe that Su Changjiu went back to gamble, right?" Otherwise, you should be scared, and you won't cry so wronged.

Su Changjiu's tears flowed down again, and he knelt on the ground again, "He didn't have any money on him, where can he enter the gambling house." He has a lot of strength on weekdays, but he doesn't dare to kill...... If it was him, the slave couldn't figure it out. ”

Rong Hua got up and walked to Su Changchang's house, bent down and helped Su Changchang's family up, "I can't figure it out like you." The more you get to this juncture, the more you can't luàn square inches. Su hasn't found it for a long time, and when he finds it, he can't tell what the situation is, you can rest assured that the matter will be found out clearly. ”

Su Changjiu's family cried loudly again, "Young lady...... What are your words...... We do cows and horses...... Difficult to repay. ”

After dinner, the fourth master sent someone out to look for a while, but there was still no news from Su Changjiu.

The fourth wife told Rong Hua everything that the fourth master had found, "There are two dead people in the gambling house, both of whom are gamblers who often go there, and now the gambling house is determined to be Su Changjiu in the mansion, but I am afraid that the yamen will come to the mansion to ask for someone." ”

As soon as the fourth lady finished speaking, Yan Ling ran into the inner room in a panic, "It's not good, it's not good, young lady, someone from the yamen came to the door, saying that he wanted the house to hand over Su Changjiu." ”

Rong Hua looked at the hourglass, the yamen was arrested at night at night.