Chapter 215
"So, in fact, neither of them went much." The old man nodded. At this time, the old man didn't think about it at all, these days, he also went to see the old lady once.
"Father, although they don't bother the old lady much, they are not poisoned. There's no need!" The third old man was busy laughing.
"Then she's sick, have you two been to see her?" The old lady raised her eyes and looked at her two sons.
The two of them were stunned and hesitated for a moment, except for the time when Imperial Doctor Ning came over, they accompanied them and pretended to be filial sons, and at other times, it seemed that they had really never been there.
"Father, don't worry about these little things now, the county lord won't stop until he finds the murderer, let's deal with these things first!" The third master hurriedly held down his father, and he had to go to the matter in front of him first.
"The old lady's house has taken it, what did you say?" The old man suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and asked coldly.
"A girl killed herself." The eldest lady said unnaturally.
The third lady looked down at her veil and pretended not to know anything.
The old man raised his eyes and looked at the eldest lady deeply, his lips trembled for a while, the five daughters-in-law were all personally selected by him. The old lady looked at each other, came back and talked to him, and then he also made many comparisons. The old lady picked, and he didn't choose any of them. Now he wants to say that this is an old lady who can't know people.
"It's okay, if one dies, the others will know what to say." The third master thinks about it, he is an official in the local area, and he has a lot of experience in these prison matters. Walked one, and so, it happened to be the one who was wrong. You don't need them to tell you anything, and you can't blame them when you turn back.
However, the Cheng family still didn't expect that Zhang Qian and his wife had never played cards according to the rules. All the people in the old lady's room were sent to the criminal department and locked up, and they were not allowed to collude with each other.
And Zhang Qian asked someone to seal the old lady's private treasury, and there were those who were called to stay with the old lady for the longest time, but when I asked, I found out that the old lady's confidant who had been married before had been slowly replaced over the years. Then over the years, the people around the old lady have also changed every few years, and there is no so-called henchman at all.
Zhang Qian wanted to vomit blood, but now he thinks that Old Man Cheng is too much? is so protective of the old wife, if it is the first ten years, I am afraid that the second wife will abuse the children, and I will prevent it, and when the five children are older, what else can I prevent. As a result, after forty years, she couldn't cover the hearts of people, no wonder Shi Niang was so angry. I'm too lazy to say anything, just let people check it, the reason is what the real mother said, how much does the old lady owe your family, we will compensate.
And the master of checking the accounts came, and he checked the account books after the old lady married in, and the masters of the real mother's audit were trained for many years, and they cooperated tacitly. They entered the account room, and then the Cheng family's account room was personally managed by the old man, and the old lady was only in charge of housework, so there was a separate housework account.
To check the housework account book, in fact, there is nothing to manage, all can be entered, the old man is also that careful person, saying that housework is also a big deal, so the old man also manages with the old lady.
On the other hand, I finally found the girl who was married in the old lady's Zhuangzi, and married the old lady to the Cheng family, and then not long after, she was married to the Zhuangzi. Although I don't know much about the old lady after that, I still know about the dowry. Busy saying that her dowry was in the official mansion, the old lady also felt that it was difficult for her stepmother, so she was very careful about the old lady's dowry. I'm afraid that the old lady will paint the lake by herself. So there are a lot of means, saying that as long as the Cheng family wants face, they will not let the old lady cut off the back road.
The mother-in-law was also very hateful, she said it in front of Mrs. Cheng, Zhang Qian raised her eyebrows lightly. Let's take a look at Mrs. Cheng and the two masters of the Cheng family. The two Cheng family masters obviously didn't have anything, and they didn't care. And the old lady's face twitched obviously.
Zhang Qian thought about it, this job is not easy to do. So he asked people to stop, and he was busy entering the palace again, this time he went to see the queen mother, and told him about the cause and effect, and his attitude was very clear, the old lady in the public couldn't intervene, and the housework account book, the old lady also had to check the accounts every month, so the old lady couldn't owe anything to the Cheng family. But the real mother asked to check the old lady's dowry, and she couldn't help but check it. I really found out something, but I'm afraid that everyone will have a bad time. So I begged the Queen Mother to give someone who knew how to do it, at least to be a witness.
When the old lady heard Zhang Qian's current investigation, she was so angry that she trembled, the Cheng family is really like a thief to prevent the old lady! Directly let Grandpa Sun go again, you are sent by me, see who dares to say anything.
Grandpa Sun didn't have anything to do with Mrs. Cheng, he thought it was just a lake, but his heart was not bad. Anyway, play with the old lady. It's good to have someone who doesn't have a heart. Looking at this now, Grandpa Sun is speechless. What a thing!
However, Grandpa Sun also talked to Zhang Qian on the road about the past and talked about the old things.
At the beginning, Mrs. Cheng's maiden family did not have a high official position, but she was still rich. The old lady is also a serious eldest daughter, so why did she marry her daughter to the Cheng family as a stepmother, in fact, there is a reason. Otherwise, to put it bluntly, people are really not marrying stepfamilies, and they are taking bribes reasonably. I have to say that the two families are not stupid except for the old lady.
The old lady is actually not stupid, she is outside to outsiders, how can she be stupid? But at home, I was coaxed stupid by the old man. It's really too much to hold and deceive the virtuous. And Mrs. Cheng did this, but she couldn't pull her fig leaf, and she couldn't say like those fools, you sold it to me from your family? The focus is on your dowry! So a lot of things, but it's just a ghost.
The old lady's maiden family is actually not stupid, and the benefits that should have been obtained at the beginning have also been obtained, after all, it is the old lady's maiden family, although it is not a first-class family, but it is also one of the best families in the second rate of Beijing. Without the care of the old lady, can this be? It's just that each has its place. As long as it is not torn apart, everyone looks good.
"Do you want to tell Shi Niang?" Zhang Qian then understood, so the old lady is a talent. I have been making a deal for forty years, and I still make people happy. So the only thing they have is that they shouldn't have six ladies. If she didn't give birth to six ladies, the old lady wouldn't know when she died, and she was just a pathetic partner.
"Really, God knows about this, and the old lady knows it alone. It was Mrs. Cheng's father who made a contract with the old lady at the beginning, and he died early. Do you think Mrs. Cheng dares to say that this dowry is a bribe given to him by their family? Dare to say that the bribe of tens of thousands of taels of silver is enough for him to be cut in half. And the whole family went into exile. Although it's not good for my wife now, and my reputation is hindered, the whole family can at least keep it. "Grandpa Sun hehe.
"You know that?" Zhang Qian was stunned.
Grandpa Sun ignored him, closed his eyes, shook his head, and shook his head.
"Does the Sixth Lady know?" Zhang Qian hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.
Grandpa Sun still ignored him, as if he didn't hear it, and slowly hummed an unknown tune.
Zhang Qian shook his head and stayed silent.