Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 83 You Hanting must die too
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Not long after, Zhong Yan didn't wait for Fuquan, but only waited for the news that he was dead.

"Dead?" Zhong Yan's pupils shrank.

Mother Li's face was full of embarrassment: "Yes, the news came from Linxian County, saying that not long after Fuquan returned home, he drank too much and drank to death."

"Drunk to death?" Zhong Yan was even more taken aback.

Mother Li nodded, feeling that she had not completed what Zhong Lan had asked her to do, and said helplessly in a low voice: "It was reported by his family. I can't tell you that he will have to find a wife for him next year, and as a result, he suddenly suffered such a misfortune."

Zhong Lan couldn't ask anything, so he could only ask Mother Li to go down first.

"Girl, is the road to Fuquan cut off?" Chang Huan poured more tea for Zhong Lan.

Zhong Lan looked at the tea leaves floating in the cup and began to think deeply. He shook his head for a long time and said, "This matter is strange. We must investigate it further."

After saying that, she grabbed Chang Huan and said, "I plan to leave this matter to you. You must know whether this Fuquan worked as an errand for the You family before, and whether he had any dealings with the You family before the incident. I want solid evidence. "

Chang Huan understood that this matter was important, nodded seriously and bowed before retreating: "I accept your order."

Zhong Lan looked at Chang Huan's back and was processing the clues of the past few days. Suddenly he saw A Nian trotting outside the door. His eyes softened and he got up and went out: "Run slower, don't fall."

"Aniang." Anian raised an innocent smile and threw herself into Zhong Lan's arms.

Quan Bao, who was closely following to protect An Nian, saw Zhong Lai picking up An Nian, straightening his back, wiping his sweat, and saluted with a smile: "Happy Madam."

Quan Bao was young and followed them loyally. Zhong Lan had no intention of letting him do hard work and wanted to send him to school.

But Quanbao refused because he was a servant and was not worthy of spending the master's money. Shen Feng and Zhong Lan tried to persuade him for a long time, but they couldn't persuade him anymore. They could only let him follow A Nian first. When A Nian was enlightened, Quan Bao refused. You can also listen in.

"Look at how tired your Quan Bao brother is." Zhong Lan smiled and scolded Anian, and ordered Chang Yu to pass the handkerchief to Quan Bao.

"Thank you, madam. I'm not tired, little one." Quan Bao respectfully took the veil with both hands.

"There are many people around Anian, so you don't have to work so hard. What's more, you are still young and smart by nature, so you don't have to just spend time with him." Zhong Lan wanted to persuade him again.

"Young Master has learned a lot these days, and the younger one has learned a lot too." Quan Bao declined with a smile.

"Brother Quanbao just helped A Nian read the book that daddy gave to A Nian." A Nian said excitedly, waving his little hand.

Zhong Lan remembered the policy Shen Feng gave to Anian before, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Then what did you learn?"

A Nian raised his head slightly and said thoughtfully: "There are warriors under the heavy gold, and there are fish under the fragrant bait."

Zhong Lan didn't react for a moment: "What's the truth?"

"There must be brave men under the heavy gold, and there must be fish hanging under the bait." Quan Bao lowered his head slightly and said harmoniously.

Zhong Lan was startled for a moment, as if he had thought of something. He stuffed Anian into Chang Yu's arms and coaxed softly: "You haven't learned carefully. You have to learn from your brother Quanbao. Then go back to Haosheng Jiji and wait for your father." When you come back, recite it to him, he will be happy."

Recently, Zhong Lan has been busy with family affairs and has spent less time with An Nian, who feels aggrieved.Now it was not easy to get close to his mother-in-law. When he heard that her mother-in-law was leaving again, Ah Nian pursed her lips and started to cry.

Ah Nian was only three years old, and Zhong Lan rarely mentioned his enlightenment. When Zhong Lan said this, Quan Bao saw that she had something to do, so he stepped forward to coax Ah Nian: "Young master, be good. I will accompany you to the backyard for a little while." How about memorizing the practice in the pavilion?"

There is an exquisite two-story pavilion in the backyard of Shen's mansion. An Nian always wanted to play on the second floor of the pavilion, but never had the chance.

Seeing Zhong Lan's acquiescence, A Nian instantly smiled and opened his hands to hug Quan Bao's neck: "Okay."

Quan Bao took A Nian and held him firmly in his arms. He respectfully bid farewell to Zhong Lan and left.

Zhong Lan returned to the room with worries and called Feng Shuang.

"Madam." Feng Shuang entered the door and saluted.

"Chang Huan has already gone to check on Fuquan's affairs. You go check on Fuquan's family to see if he or his family members have made any unexpected fortune recently." Zhong Lan concentrated slightly.

"I can almost confirm that this Fuquan is indeed related to the death of my father-in-law, and I have also checked that there are no signs of threats to his family, so I have never understood why he, a person who has already left Youfu, is being used. Now Quanbao said That’s right, there must be brave men behind a lot of money. We can’t be like headless flies and have to decide on a certain direction.”

"Yes." Feng Shuang understood.

two

Three days later, Chang Huan and Feng Shuang came to call the bell.

"Girl, Fuquan was indeed a servant of the You Mansion before, a handyman in the courtyard of Third Young Master You. After the fall of the You Mansion, he was re-released. He has been doing odd jobs for several years. Last year, he entered the Shen Mansion and was assigned to In the library in the backyard, I only did some cleaning work. Later, because I was diligent and honest, I was assigned to the master." After that, Chang Huan took out another piece of paper from his sleeve: "This slave found that Fuquan has a lover, because the Fuquan family The poor man could not afford the bride price, so the marriage between the two had been put on hold. The servant asked the girl, and she said that a few days before the master's accident, Fuquan had written to her and told her that he had found a very profitable business, and that he would soon be able to collect enough for the bride price. Welcoming the bride."

"A very profitable business?" Zhong Lan accepted the autographed letter from Fuquan and read it twice carefully. Although Fuquan did not clearly say what this business was, the words were full of joy and he tried his best to say that it was a very profitable business. become.

Zhong Lan put down the letter, picked up the tea cup and stared at it: "Did the family give the servants a monthly salary increase in those days?"

"My servant has checked, but there is no such thing. Moreover, because Fuquan had been distracted at work several times before and delayed helping the master prepare the car, the housekeeper at home also deducted half of Fuquan's monthly payment." Chang Huan reported.

After listening to Chang Huan's report, Zhong Lan looked at Feng Shuang.

Feng Shuang stepped forward and bowed politely: "Reporting to Madam, the Fuquan family has not made much money in recent times."

Zhong Yan frowned when he heard this.

"But I found out that because of Fuquan's marriage, his relationship with his family is not very harmonious. I guess he will not leave it to his family if he has a windfall."

"So I asked the people in the same village and heard that they had seen Fuquan spend a lot of money after he returned to his hometown, and they also bought good wine when they went to the wine shop to drink. However, they didn't see anything valuable on him after his death."

"Murder for money?" Chang Huan couldn't help but ask.

"Not necessarily," Zhong Lan stopped Chang Huan's words, his eyes were dazed, and he murmured softly, "I made a promise before, but then I failed to fulfill it. I was threatened with murder and silence."

"What did the girl say?" Chang Huan didn't hear Zhong Lan's words clearly.

"This is so similar to his method." Zhong Lan's eyes were erratic. "In other words, he didn't intend to pay the money in the first place. In his eyes, Fuquan just died and was not worth the money at all, so he waited It was Fuquan who came to threaten him."

"Girl?" Chang Huan was worried that Zhong Lan would be stunned, so he carefully stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Zhong Lan's eyes.

Zhong Lan grabbed Chang Huan's arm: "Is my uncle back?"

"My uncle just came back, and he brought Second Master Wen with him. He is discussing something in the study." Chang Huan said a little strangely.

"I'll go find them." Zhong Lan stood up.

After listening to Zhong Lan explain the results of the investigation, Shen Feng and Wen Yi looked at each other.

"The people I sent to Shengzhou came back to report that You Hankang was not in Shengzhou during the family meeting, and the person in charge of the Long family in Shengzhou was actually You Shujin, the head of the Tan Lin You family."

Seeing that Zhong Lan and Wen Yi were both stunned, Shen Feng smiled: "It seems familiar, just like the deposed prince used the pseudonym Kong Guiren in Yuzhou. The Long family in Shengzhou is an empty shell again, but inside is actually the You family. "

"So, the You family is in the same party as the abolished prince?" Zhong Yan asked.

"We can only confirm that Tan Lin, You Shujin and You Hankang are in the same party as the deposed prince. There is no evidence yet for You Hanting and You Shuchen." Wen Yi said in a deep voice, "But a family will be prosperous and suffer. It’s almost the same.”

Shen Feng continued: "Wen Yi secretly interrogated Wu Zuo a few days ago. He revealed that the cotton in my father's nose was Sheng cotton, originally produced in Shengzhou. Sheng cotton is no different from ordinary cotton, except that Wu Zuo's ancestral home is Shengzhou. When I was young, I worked with my family in the cotton business for several years, so I recognize him."

"That person said that Sheng cotton is dense, tough and can absorb water. It can be hidden from people's eyes. Ordinary cotton will not suffocate people at all, only Sheng cotton." Shen Feng was worried and angry in his heart, and slapped his palm on the desk. superior.

"Furthermore, Dad was suffocated at the wrong time. He still had a weak breath when he was brought here. This is because the amount of cotton in his mouth and nose was not only small but also incompletely absorbed. The cotton in dad's mouth and nose was raped on the way to the county government office. Stuff it into your mouth and nose!”

After a long time, he took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Shengmian is hard to find, but our people found out that the Long family under the pseudonym of You Hankang did indeed move in a batch of Shengmian not long ago."

After saying that, his expression changed, "Now I am almost convinced that my father's death has something to do with them. You Shujin and You Hankang deserve their lives."

Zhong Lan's eyebrows became tighter and tighter: "That's not right. If you look up the pseudonym Long, you will know my true identity. If I were You Hankang, I wouldn't just get into the scarce cotton with my front foot and use it with my back foot to harm others. That's it. Things that are easy to detect can only be used to frame things."

"I've also heard before that after You Hanyong died and Qin Linyou's family fell, You Hankang and You Hanting had a quarrel."

Wen Yi thought carefully and recalled the inexplicable suicide of centurion Kang Jia during the Battle of Danzhou when he stole the map. He sneered: "During the Battle of Danzhou, he was the best at framing others and blaming others."

"The news of Brother Zhang's death from poisoning was concealed. Master Zhang secretly avenged him vigorously and resolutely. However, those archers had no grievances against Brother Zhang and me. We ran the army too harshly, so we took revenge. It's really pale. That's why Mr. Zhang and I have not stopped looking for the real culprit behind the scenes." Wen Yi's eyes became colder and colder.

"Later we found out that after Brother Zhang and I entered the dense forest that day, You Hanting quickly claimed to have returned to the camp. In fact, he asked his subordinate Nan Si to disguise himself as himself and return to the camp, while he disguised himself and entered the dense forest from another direction. Then Lord Shi Zhang is still suffering from the loss of his son, and he is eager to find the murderer, and since he needs to be used to recover the deposed princelings in the court, he mistakenly lets him go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Lan was shocked and angry: "Does their whole family think that Beizhao has no laws?"

"Now that Jinshang has just ascended the throne, his foundation is not stable. Behind them is the deposed prince who can take over the throne at any time, so they have nothing to fear." Shen Feng sneered.

"Now it's time to settle the old and new accounts together. You Hankang must die, You Hanting must die, and everyone in the You family must die!"

(End of this chapter)