Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 32 Are you going to force a kiss?

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Wen Shu was seriously ill and had a high fever all night, as if she was going to go with Zheng the next moment.

Wen Yi disappeared, and Wen Shu was now the first heir of the Wen family. Zhong Lan was afraid that someone would do something bad to her, so he stayed with her day and night. The doctor he hired was one the Wen family was used to, and he made all the medicines and decoctions by himself.

Wen Shu finally woke up after five days of sleeping.

Wen Shu was unusually calm when she woke up. She could not delay Zheng's funeral, so she began to preside over the funeral ceremony the next day.

The Wen family's money in the bank was controlled by Magistrate Cai and could not be withdrawn for a while. Wen Shu borrowed money from Zhong Lan and held the funeral ceremony for Zheng in a simple but dignified manner.

Wen Shu and Zhong Lan also went to the county government many times to request the release of clerks to take Zheng home for the last time, but Cai Shi shied away on the grounds that the case had not yet been heard.

In the end, Zheng's funeral ceremony was carried out as scheduled. She only knelt down and bowed, threw basins and resisted flags, and Wen Shu was responsible for all funeral rites.

Zhong Lan stayed by her side silently, watching as the girl who was used to being so bright began to restrain herself, with a lot of coldness in her eyes, but it didn't help.

After Zheng's funeral, Wen Shu began to think of ways to get in touch with the shopkeeper of Wen's business in order to inquire about the ins and outs of the case.

The Wen family conducts business with benevolence and righteousness, and the Wen family business has always been famous.Sudden suffering, all the old people in Jianghu and every state took care of him.

The Wen Mansion was being watched, and Wen Shu could not leave Yong'an City, so she asked Zhong Lan to help, secretly inviting these people to Taiming, asking Shen Feng to settle down, and discuss strategies to find Wen Yi.

Not long ago, Jiang Liu arrived in Yong'an and replied, saying that Shen Feng had united with the old friends from various states and sent more manpower to find Wen Yi, and would definitely give an explanation to the Wen family.

In addition, Shen Lin and Mrs. Yang also asked Jiang Liu to bring two boxes of gold and silver, asking Wen Shu to take care of herself. If there was anything missing, she would ask the Shen family and they would definitely deliver it.

After listening to Jiang Liu's answer, Zhong Lan took a sip of tea and said, "Now that Wen Yi's affairs are left to Shen Feng, we can let them go for the time being. But the shopkeepers of Wen's firm have already moved into Zhuangzi, five miles outside the city. What are you going to do?"

Wen Shu picked up the pen and wrote on the paper: "Even if I walk in Yong'an City now, the Yamen will send people to keep an eye on me, let alone leave the city."

"So I want to ask you something."

"Want me to ask on your behalf?" Zhong Lan put down the tea cup.

"I believe you." Wen Shu had tears in her eyes, but her eyes were extremely firm, "I have no other way, I beg you."

"Don't say whether you beg or not, your business is my business. I will help you take care of it."

Wen Shu could no longer tell any jokes, so she handed the paper full of words to Zhong Lan: "I have written all the things I need to ask on the paper. If you take Yun Le with you, you can just click here to ask. good."

"I will fulfill my mission."

Zhuangzi in Wuli, a suburb of Yong'an City, was bought by the Wen family just before the accident, and the deed had not yet been signed, so it was left behind by the Yong'an County Government and was not seized.

Zhong Yan sat down in the main hall and ordered Chang Huan and Yun Le to bring him in.

A total of more than 20 shopkeepers filed in, standing in the hall and looking at Zhong Lan strangely, who was calm and composed.

"Miss Wen is entangled in trivial matters. She ordered me to thank all the shopkeepers on her behalf for their continued kindness to the Wen family. I will also ask you about relevant matters one by one according to her wishes. I hope you will cooperate."

Zhong Lan winked at Yun Le, who understood and took out the seal token symbolizing the head of the Wen family.

When everyone saw the token, they all bowed their heads and praised it.

Zhong Lan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "This village is not small. In the next few days, I would like to ask all the shopkeepers to stay in a room. I will have people guard it. If you have nothing to do, please don't go out."

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With the voucher and question paper given by Wen Shu, Zhong Lan felt much more relaxed. He assigned the questioning to Chang Huan and Yun Le, while he was responsible for organizing the confession into a file.

In addition, Zhong Lan heard from Wen Shu that one of the shopkeepers who came this time was Shopkeeper Liu, who used to be in charge of the Shengzhou Iron Mine and had been working for the Wen family since Mr. Wen's time, which was trustworthy.

So she personally invited Shopkeeper Liu for questioning.

"Ms. Zhong, please make up." Shopkeeper Liu is over sixty years old, and his eyebrows are all white. He has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, but because of this incident, he can't hide the sadness on his eyebrows. "Shopkeeper Liu doesn't need to be polite." Zhong Lan gave him a hand, and Ming Changhuan helped him sit down on a chair and added more tea, "I heard Miss Wen said that shopkeeper Liu has been deeply relied on by Mrs. Wen. This time I was entrusted by her to come here to ask about something, and I hope that shopkeeper Liu will explain everything in detail so that I can go back and explain it clearly to her."

Shopkeeper Liu sighed: "Mrs. Zhong doesn't know that the first trouble that happened to the Wen family was the cloth shop in Yuzhou. Someone brought evidence that the shop had evaded taxes. Shopkeeper Huang of the shop was taken into custody at that time and died within a few days. After being imprisoned, Wenshi Buhang handed over an account book."

"Account book? What account book is it?" Zhong Lan asked urgently.

"I heard that the second manager of the cloth bank was afraid of being implicated. On the second day after shopkeeper Huang's death, he handed over an account book of the cloth bank's tax evasion, with an amount of 2 taels of silver. And there were also other items in the cloth bank's account book The cloth trade with Xiliang, and then found out that the caravan colluded with Xiliang and stole profits from both Beizhao and Xiliang, and then Master Wen was sent to prison."

"We haven't been convicted of tax evasion yet, so we might be able to ask the county government for some accommodation to save some money, but colluding with Xi Liang to make false reports is a major crime, and once proven, it will be a capital crime to annihilate the nine tribes."

Within seven days, Zhong Lan compiled the confession and gave money to let people leave.

It snowed again when we returned to Wen Mansion. The carriage Zhong Lan was riding in had a heater, but she still felt cold.I don’t know how to tell Wen Shu such a bone-chilling fact, and I don’t know if she can bear it.

When he arrived at the Wen Mansion, he saw a large carriage parked in front of the door. Zhong Lan was curious for a moment and walked in.

In the main hall of the Wen Mansion, Cai Shi, the magistrate of Yong'an County, was sitting in the middle hall, drinking tea. He was richly dressed, not wearing an official robe, and his eyes were shrewd.

Sitting on the side is a woman in bright clothes, her face glowing red, trying to persuade Wen Shu: "Such a good way out, Miss Wen, please agree to it quickly."

Wen Shu, dressed in white, stood in the hall, lowering her head and saying nothing.

When Zhong Lan saw this, he thought it was not a good thing, so he walked in and said, "Let me hear what a good way out is."

When Cai Shi saw that it was Zhong Lan, he put down his tea cup and said, "Ms. Zhong" due to Shen Feng's status as county magistrate.

"It turns out to be Mr. Cai. I would like to say hello to Mr. Cai." Zhong Lan stepped forward to salute, quietly blocking Wen Shu behind him, and then looked at the old woman, "I wonder who this is?"

"I am Mrs. Cheng, one of the best matchmakers in Yong'an City. This time I am here to marry Miss Wen."

"Promise? Seeing that Mrs. Cheng's face is glowing, can you let me know how good the marriage is?" Zhong Lan asked politely, raising his eyebrows.

"Of course it's our Mr. Qingtian from Yong'an, Mr. Cai."

The smile on Zhong Lan's face froze and he raised his eyes to look at Cai Shi. At Cai Shi's current age, he was more than enough to be Wen Shu's father.

Zhong Lan could only laugh: "But Mrs. Zhu from Mr. Cai's family is still sitting in your residence."

"My lady made a mistake." Mrs. Cheng got up and said with a smile, "Master Cai wants Miss Nawen to be the seventh wife."

"My dear mother?" Zhong Lan's voice suddenly rose and her eyes widened in disbelief, "She was raised with honor and dignity, but you actually let her..."

Wen Shu pulled Zhong Lan's sleeve awkwardly, stopping her from saying anything that might offend Cai Shi.

"It was really not worthy to be placed in the Wen family before." Mrs. Cheng chuckled, "But now the clerk is in jail, Mrs. Zheng has passed away, and the second master Wen is missing. Mr. Cai pities Miss Wen for struggling to support herself. , that’s why I asked the old lady to come to ask for my hand in marriage and give Miss Wen a place of support.”

"After Miss Wen enters the Cai Mansion, Mr. Cai will definitely consider his kindness and find a way to rescue the clerk from prison. He will also send people to search for Mr. Wen."

"Get out." Zhong Lan endured his anger and pushed Mrs. Cheng away, "The Wen family case has not yet been decided, so you are trying to abuse her like this. There is no such reason! Get out!"

"Ms. Zhong." Cai Shi got up and straightened his clothes, "This is Wen's Mansion and not Shen's Mansion, and Miss Wen is the one who decides. Miss Zhong, don't want to show off her prestige here."

"Master Cai is really a good strategist. He imprisoned the clerk and withheld the money and property of the Wen family, just waiting for Wen Shu to submit, so that he could take the entire Wen family into his pocket!" Zhong Lai blocked Wen Shu and refused to let Cai at all. Shi's eyes fell on her.

"Ms. Zhong, let's ask Miss Wen what she thinks."

Zhong Lan glanced at Wen Shu, who was hesitating behind him, and looked at Cai Shi with a sharp look: "Is Mr. Cai going to force the kiss?"

Cai Shi smiled and said nothing, nodded slightly and left with Mrs. Cheng.

(End of this chapter)