Chapter 121: Thorough Investigation

As the saying goes, a penny is hard to kill a hero.

Don't look at the huge mansion of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, the Zhenbei Hou holds a lot of power, so I think that such a family will live a very happy life, spend money like running water, and sleep on gold and silver treasures every day.

In fact, the mansion gate has the pain of the mansion gate, and the mansion is magnificent, but such a magnificent mansion must have corresponding decoration, right? There are many mistakes, and you have to plant some exotic flowers and plants to build a garden, right? There are many mistakes, and these places always need to be taken care of, right? There are many words such as the annual repair of buildings, the replacement of flowers and plants, and the monthly silver of the servants and servants of the subordinates is more than a small amount, not to mention the greetings between the dignitaries and nobles, red and white ceremonies, the full moon and other congratulations, the gifts of the masters in the palace during the New Year's holidays, the clothes that the masters and maids should make every season, etc., etc., these are all in need of silver.

Where does the money come from? Just relying on the fortune of a few men, the family can go to drink the northwest wind, so the responsibility of being a hostess is a long way to go, not only to take care of the things in the backyard so that men can do their own things outside without scruples, but also to get along with the noble ladies in case of critical times can come in handy, manage the concubines, teach the children well, honor the in-laws, and take care of the family property...... Who says housewives are easy to be? Housewives are required to be able to go up to the hall and down to the kitchen, take care of the old and look down on the young, and take time out to help men deal with interpersonal relationships in the middle, is this a good thing to do?

One of the most important points is to take care of the industry, all officials are not good in their own name to collect money outside, so the large and small granges and shops in various provinces are generally taken care of by women, and the dowry of the hostess is also a very important part of it.

If the dowry is not rich enough, not only will it be looked down upon by the in-laws, but there will also be a limited number of places that can help men in the future.

The fire from all over the world was obviously aimed at the warehouse, and the people ran back and forth like flies to fight the fire, because the prince and his wife were not in the house, and the people from all over the world were a little slack, and the fire was not discovered until it was burned.

The old lady could barely breathe: "Beast! Brute! If such a thing is done, it should be five thunderstorms every day! ”

As soon as the old lady's words fell, the clear sky suddenly thunderclaped, and several people around her were stunned at the same time, thinking that the old lady deserved to be a perennial fasting and reciting Buddha, and the gods and Buddhas of the heavens responded to it, and the heavens reacted in a word.

The old lady was also a little surprised, she guessed that this fire with a strange origin was deliberate, that is, she wanted to destroy Dongli's dowry, so that Dongli would have no capital, and it would be easier to get rid of her, and nine times out of ten it was a bad idea from the Huang family. But she didn't expect that when she said it casually, there would be thunder in the sky.

"God, if you really look at it, it's going to rain! My granddaughter-in-law has never done anything hurtful, if you want to punish it, punish that black-hearted villain! The old lady folded her hands and muttered to herself, looking expectantly at the darkening sky.

The dark clouds soon covered the sky, and the firelight was particularly dazzling in such an environment, and the servants who were running back and forth were still fighting the fire, but they couldn't help but glance at the sky from time to time, and the cold wind swept over, and the dust that was scorched by the scorching sun with a slight residual temperature was swept by the wind, filling the mouths of those who were unsuspecting with dirt.

The rain soon fell, the ground began to smell damp, the firefighters had stopped, and threw the barrels and knelt on the ground, God appeared, it really rained, the old lady in their house was blessed, it was a blessing by the gods, and after they went home, they also had to offer a small Buddha statue three incense sticks in the morning and evening, not to be rich and noble, but to ask for the peace and security of the family.

The burning in the warehouse was not very serious, Nangong Xiao went over to check it in person with the increasing rain, and his face was gloomy like a dark cloud in the sky: "The lock has been artificially broken, and someone has entered it." ”

The old man of Zhenbei Hou blushed, and his daughter-in-law's dowry was tampered with in his own family, and he still had the face to spread it: "Open the door, ask the maid to find the lady to get the dowry list, give me the same right!" The guards guarded the front and back of the house, and no matter who it was, they were not allowed to go out! ”

The iron lock has been deformed, Nangong Xiao reached out and touched it, there was still residual warmth on it, and with a lot of effort in his hand, the damaged iron lock suddenly fell to the ground with a bang.

Zhenbei Hou went in with a calm face, and all the ladies except the old lady were left outside to avoid the rain while waiting for the results, and no one noticed that Cui's secretly revealed eyes were bright and full of endless joy.

Sure enough, as she expected, the stupid woman really did it.

Nangong Xiao opened all the boxes neatly, and glanced at his father with a calm face: "You don't need to take the dowry list, all the things here have been dropped." ”

Zhenbei Hou looked over and almost blew his lungs, the dowry on the bright side of the East Fence could be said to be ten miles of red makeup at that time, and now what is in the box inside? It's a fight with Nangong Min's dowry, it's all rags, and when the fire burns down, people can't see it.

The man who did his hands and feet may not have thought that there would be a timely rain falling from the sky, which is also God's eyes, not allowing thieves to succeed.

"Have you seen the door of the mansion tightly?" No mistakes, no word skipping. The old lady seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and sighed: "I just thought that they would drive the east fence away, but I didn't expect that they even wanted to pay for other people's dowries, too, so many good things, so much money, who wouldn't be blushing?" ”

Zhenbei Hou clenched his fists, slut, he would never do a smart thing!

"However, haven't these things already been handed over to the Cui clan to dispose of?" No mistakes, no word skipping. The old lady glanced at the tattered cloth in the box: "Isn't this the dowry of the Min girl, and it is time to change places with the dowry of Dongli?" ”

Zhenbei Hou's face became more and more ugly, it was nothing more than his own woman calculating his son's woman, whether it was done by the Huang family or the Cui family, this was all a slap in the face: "Mother rest assured, my son will definitely chase everything back, a lot of money!" On the other side of the east fence, he will also give a reasonable explanation. ”

"Am I worried?" The old lady shook her head: "I just feel cold, if this fire is not extinguished in time, I don't know how many places it will be affected, if someone dies, won't the person who set the fire feel uneasy?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

"Madame is here!" The maids didn't dare to come in outside, and when they saw Huang and Mama Gu hurrying over, they could only shout outside, but no one dared to say anything to Huang that they were not allowed to go in.

Huang broke in: "Why did the good ones catch fire?" No one was hurt, right? There are many words Amitabha, fortunately, God opened his eyes, otherwise things would have made a big fuss. ”

"Isn't Mother home today?" No mistakes, no word skipping. Nangong Xiao was completely disappointed in her mother, she was her own son, why did her heart fall on Song Lianxin: "Only come back at this time?" ”

"Isn't your cousin going to get married? I was afraid, so I went to comfort her. Huang replied without changing his face, and glanced at the open cages: "Yo, what's the matter with these dowries?" How did it become like this? ”

"I'd like to figure this out too." Zhenbei Hou looked at her deeply and said, "If you let me know who did it, I will never be spared." ”

Mama Gu shrank behind her head and tightened her sleeves uneasily, raised her head and glanced at a few masters, and lowered her head again, she had already fished a lot of things, so take this opportunity to quickly escape away, there is so much money in her hands, she is a rich man everywhere, it is better than staying here as a slave.

"Pass my order, close the door of the mansion, and search all the courtyards one by one in front of the dowry list of Mrs. Shizi!" Zhenbei Hou glanced at Huang Shi deeply again, and went out to order: "No one can be an exception, just start with Ben Hou's room first!" ”

In order to find that woman's dowry, Huang pouted dissatisfiedly, fortunately she had already prepared, although it was a pity that she couldn't take so much dowry for herself, but it was worth it to be able to take this opportunity to bring down her biggest opponent.

The palace guards drove all the subordinates and servants to one place like wolves, and the men and women searched one by one, and the other group of people started to search from the courtyard of the Hou of Zhenbei and the Huang family, rummaging through the boxes and cabinets and digging three feet into the ground, which was very unattainable and vowed not to give up.

Huang sat on the side and sneered at Cui Shi from time to time, Cui Shi was furious by her laughter in his heart, and when he thought about it, he did not fall into the trap, even if she doubted herself, there was no evidence.

Mama Gu was also about to be taken in and searched, and her face flushed with some anger: "I have been with my wife today, how can I come here to be a thief?" Don't try to slander me! Madam, you have to be the master of the slaves! ”

"Mama Gu is in such a hurry?" The person in charge of the body search was Mama Guo next to the old lady, who had a temperament that did not enter the oil and salt, and did not take Mama Gu in her eyes at all: "If you are innocent, are you still afraid of our search?" If you decide, we will think that Mama Gu has a ghost in your heart. ”

"You talk nonsense!" Mama Gu seemed to be extremely angry, but in fact, she was trembling in her heart, secretly regretting that she shouldn't have been dazzled for a while and secretly hid something on her body.

Mama Guo's eyes swept slightly on Mama Gu, and suddenly Mimi came over with a smile: "However, for the sake of Mrs. Gu's face, Mama Gu naturally can't be like those subordinates, even if she doesn't search her body, we also believe that Mama Gu is not that kind of villain." As he spoke, he grabbed Mama Gu's sleeve as if she was very affectionate, and pulled it hard silently, and a few things suddenly fell out of the sleeve.

For a while, everyone's eyes were attracted, and Mama Gu's face suddenly turned dead gray, and her lips trembled and she couldn't speak.

Falling to the ground was a necklace with a delicate pattern twisted into red gold thread, embedded with colorful gemstones, jadeite, diamonds, cat's eyes...... Just by looking at the gems, you know that this thing is worth a lot.

Secondly, there are red gold hairpins, beads made of east beads, look at the color of the hairpin, the east beads are round and huge, all of them are high-quality products, and you can't take your eyes off when you look at them.

"Yo!" Mama Guo squatted down and picked it up, held it in her hand and said with a smile: "I can't see it, Mrs. is so generous, and the things that give Mama Gu are simply priceless!" ”

Huang's face turned blue, these things are all fine products in Mo Dongli's dowry, but I didn't expect that Gu Mama's brain was blinded by lard and actually hid it secretly, she rewarded the slave maid with this? She's not a fool!

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