After being reborn, she became the richest man without being a queen

Chapter 229
The fire that day burned until noon the next day, and Shen's house was in ruins inside and out.

Both the mistress of the Shen family and Shen Zeng's two daughters were killed in the flames.

Shen Zeng and Shen Qiufeng who lived outside survived the disaster, but fell into deeper grief.But when they wanted to thoroughly investigate the fire at Shen's house, something more terrible than losing their loved ones happened to them again.

At that time, two anonymous memorials were introduced to Bianjing.

In one play, Shen Zeng repeatedly corrupted the Mexican army's salary, communicated with bandits from inside and outside, and delayed the warplanes in the northern border, causing the court to lose 6000 taels of silver.

In one play, Shen Zeng indulged his children in guarding and stealing, hollowing out the granary, harming the people, and the fish and meat village.

Those who went to Beijing with the memorial, in addition to witnesses, also had a personal letter with Shen Zeng's private seal.

Such irrefutable evidence made the emperor who was far away in the other palace furious, and ordered the prince to immediately investigate the case of Shen Xiang's corruption of ink.

It is no coincidence.

Rumors began to spread in the middle of Beijing that the fire in the Shen family was caused by the ghosts of Mr. Shen who had been murdered in the past, and that the deaths of the mistress of the Shen family and the daughter of the Shen family were particularly tragic, worse than the evil spirits.

With such gossip, the fact that Shen Zeng abandoned his wife and daughter and killed his wife was exposed to the world.

The glorious Shen family has been reduced to a topic of conversation in the streets and alleys, and has become a scum that everyone strips off.

But the instigator, Shen Qingling, nestled in her own small courtyard, listening to Yingxiu and Yuxiang's stories about the outside with ease.

When Ping Niang came in with melons and fruits, she saw Shen Qingling secretly eating ice, she hurried over, snatched the ice bowl from Shen Qingling's hand, and scolded: "Second lady can't eat ice anymore, today I will eat ice." I've eaten two bowls, if I eat again, I'll have a stomachache."

"It's hot, Ping Niang, please do me a favor." Shen Qingling leaned on Ping Niang, begging for mercy with a smile: "If I don't eat ice, I won't be able to get over my anger."

"Why can't we go down?" Ping Niang tapped Shen Qingling's forehead with her fingers, "You, you acted too aggressively. When you heard that Shen's house was on fire, do you know that we almost rushed directly into the sea of ​​flames?"

If Xue Yu had stopped Ping Niang and the others in time, the existence of the small courtyard would have been exposed by now.

"Isn't this a matter of haste, I don't have time to explain to you in detail." Shen Qingling quickly turned her head to Yingxiu and winked her eyes for help.

Yingxiu immediately stood up, took the ice bowl from Pingniang's hand, and smoothed things over, saying, "Fortunately, she's fine. Not only is she fine, but the second lady has also successfully avenged her. It's lucky."

Upon hearing this, Pingniang's eyes turned red and her voice choked up, "Of course it's a blessing. If something happens, how can Uncle Fu and I have the face to see your mother? We clearly promised your mother to take good care of you." Yes, all these years I can only watch you come and go in the wind and rain."

Shen Qingling's heart softened, and she said slowly: "Because I know that you are my backing, and because I know that you will take care of these belongings according to my ideas, I can run outside without worry, right? Ping Niang, you put me Well taken care of and my mother can only thank you."

At the gate of the courtyard, Shao Ying stepped in quickly, shook the letter in her hand, and said, "Good news, good news again."

"What good news?" Shen Qingling poked her head out of Pingniang's arms.

Shaoying raised her eyebrows, and said excitedly: "You spent so many days in Shen's house before, and all the things you found can be used! Now, Shen Zeng's memorabilia is played everywhere, like snowflakes all over the sky. Came to Beijing."

Shen Qingling was overjoyed when she heard the words, she pursed her lips and stretched out her hand, taking the letter from Shao Ying.

"Are you still secretly checking information at Shen Zeng's house? That's under the nose of that old fox Shen Zeng! How dare you take such a risk!" Put it lightly, "In the future, you can't be so reckless again."

Thinking that Mo Rulan still had water bandits left, Shen Qingling didn't dare to agree casually for a while, she only agreed a few words vaguely, then turned her head and sat back on the chair, and began to read the letter.

The letter was sent by Xue Yu.

He is not in Bianjing at the moment, he has successfully arrived in Dengzhou and joined Mo Rulan.

This trip to Dengzhou, Xue Yu was not only to unite Mo Rulan's forces to wipe out the water bandits, but also to incite local officials to play the emperor.

It was also delayed for a few days.

"Xue Shaoqing is here?" Ping Niang turned her head and asked, "Is it safe on the way?"

Shen Qingling pressed the letter to her chest, looked up at Ping Niang, and said with a smile: "Ping Niang is worried about her son-in-law?"

Hearing the word son-in-law, Pingniang's face flashed with astonishment and joy, and the tears that had just shed in her eyes welled up again.

"Second, Second Lady..."

"Ouch." Shen Qingling hurriedly stood up and hugged Pingniang, comforting her mouth: "In the future, I will marry Xue Yu, Pingniang, don't you just want to marry me as my mother? The adoptive mother is also a mother. , would be very happy to think about it.”

Shen Qingling recalled that when her mother passed away, Ping Niang and Uncle Fu actually had a chance to leave, and her mother did not force them to take care of her at that time.

Ke Pingniang and Uncle Fu didn't say anything, just knelt down and swore that they would never judge the master in this life, and only live for Shen Qingling.

Probably because of this, when my mother left, it was quite easy.

The yard was noisy and chaotic.

Shao Cong stood with his back against the courtyard wall, turned his eyes sideways, saw Shao Ying coming out, and said, "Brother, have you seen what the Shen family looks like?"

On the day when the Shen family caught fire, Shao Ying and Shao Cong were the ones who took care of Shen Qingling, and they were also responsible for finding a corpse of about the same size for Shen Qingling.

Naturally, they also saw the scene of purgatory in the bedroom in the main courtyard.

"I see." Shao Ying nodded, and asked back: "What? Is there any problem? The second lady will take revenge, and this is not the first time you know."

"Brother..." Shao Cong hesitated.

Coming back from the battlefield in the northern border, Shao Cong was not the kind of indecisive person. He was more decisive than before after seeing blood and flesh flying everywhere.

However, Shao Cong couldn't help trembling when he saw the scene in the main courtyard.

"I know Er Niangzi's disposition better than you." Shao Ying raised her hand to interrupt Shao Cong's words, and continued: "She only does things for herself, but she has never made a wrong choice in front of big right and wrong. Back then By the Yellow River, she had countless chances to escape by herself, but in the end she chose to save me and the people of that village."

Bodhisattva's heart, Yama's means.

Shao never spoke back, just nodded, turned around and left with his sleeves wrapped up.

Seeing this, Shao Ying didn't leave him alone, sighed and shook her head, and went back to the yard.

"What's wrong? Shao Cong is outside?" Shen Qingling saw that Shao Ying's expression was wrong, so she guessed that Shao Cong was outside, "Does he think I'm too cruel?"

(End of this chapter)