Chapter 128
The matter between the eldest princess Jiahua and the second master Jing Yutang was settled soon. Emperor Taihe ordered someone to promulgate the imperial edict and ordered Qin Tianjian to choose an auspicious day for the two to get married.

Once the imperial decree is confirmed, it means that the second room will be separated.

Generally speaking, in a big family like the Jing family, one of the parents is still alive, and the brothers below will not separate. But now the situation is special. Even though Princess Jiahua has been widowed for two years, she is still a high-ranking royal family The eldest princess, with golden branches and jade leaves, even if she is married, she will not be able to come to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to live with these backyard women.

Early in the morning, the old lady invited everyone from the first room to the third room to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Millennium Hall.

Jing Se had heard from Mo Mei who went to Muyunju to report that today's discussion was about the separation of the family, so she was not in a hurry. When she came, she asked her to be safe and sat down.

After everyone had arrived, the old lady said solemnly: "You must have heard about the matter between Princess Jiahua and the second master, and I gathered everyone today to talk about the separation of the family. "

After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Jing Yuhuan, "Boss, what do you think about this matter?"

Jing Yuhuan thought for a while and said, "Everything depends on mother's arrangement."

The old lady looked at the second and third masters again.

The second master naturally expressed no objection.

In fact, if he gets the eldest princess, he will get far more property than this idea, but the division of the family cannot be settled by him alone.

Before the third master could speak, Mrs. Liu looked over first, "Madam, do you want to separate out the third room?"

The old lady said: "Originally speaking, if the second room has gone out, the third room must also go out, but now the eldest room has no one in charge, if the third room leaves, everything will be messed up, so your third room will not go out for the time being, the third wife you You have to keep running the house.”

Liu Shi temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.

The old lady looked at Jing Yuhuan, and said again: "The fourth daughter of the Cheng family in Xuanhua Prefecture, which I mentioned to my second child on New Year's Eve, is a pretty girl. If you have no objection, I will promise you that girl and let her be the head of your household, what do you think?"

Jing Yuhuan pursed his lips.

Jing Wanbai's complexion changed drastically, and he stood up directly, "Grandmother, my mother's bones are not yet cold, how can father talk about marriage at this time?"

The old lady was very dissatisfied with Jing Wan Bai's domineering attitude, and immediately snorted coldly, "The whole Jinling City knows how your mother died, and you want people to criticize your father as a villain who committed a serious crime of murder. Women's Day?"

"But..." Growing up, it was the first time for the old lady to speak to herself in such a disgusted manner, Jing Wanbai's eyes were reddened, "But the fourth daughter of the Cheng family that grandma mentioned is only 19 years old after all, she How can you be the leader of the big house, and how can you be my stepmother?"

Jing Se raised her eyebrows, the four daughters of the Cheng family were actually two years younger than her, if such a young woman were to be the mistress of the big house, the old lady would really be rich.

The old lady frowned and said: "This is not something you, a girl who has not left the court, should consider. The fourth daughter of the Cheng family has been in business with her father since she was a child, and she is just in charge of housework. It is more than enough for her."

Jing Wan Bai bit his lips tightly, with tears of grievance in his eyes, he looked at Jing Yuhuan, hoping that his father would come forward and refuse.

Jing Yuhuan thought for a moment, nodded, and said again: "Everything is arranged by the mother."

Jing Wan Bai suddenly despaired, she curled her fingers unwillingly, "Father, mother's bones are not cold, how could you do this..."

Jing Yuhuan's face darkened, and he sternly shouted: "Shut up! Don't mention your mad mother in front of me from now on. If she hadn't been malicious, how could your second aunt have ended up like this? Your mother committed a heinous crime, and I didn't kill her. Expelling her from the family tree is the best way to show her dignity, what else do you want?"

Jing Wan Bai's heart was shocked, "Father, you still want to expel my mother from the family tree?"

"Third girl!" came the old lady's cold voice, "How can you speak against your father?"

Seeing the cold faces of Jing Yuhuan and the old lady, Jing Wanbai felt the helplessness of her mother's absence at this moment. She was so wronged that she shed tears in front of everyone.

The old lady frowned even deeper, and told Madam Xie, "Take the third girl back. In the early morning, she was happy to talk about the family separation, but she's fine. When she came, she was full of bad luck and cried. What's the point?"

Xie Momo quickly dragged Jing Wan Bai out with the two women.

The old lady was very angry, took a sip of the tea cup to calm down, and continued: "Since there is no objection from the boss, then this matter is settled like this, I will take some free time to ask someone to go to Xuanhua Mansion to talk about matchmaking Propose marriage."

"About the division of the family." The old lady continued: "The family property cannot be moved, and the sacrificial land and Yongye field cannot be moved. Now the unmarried girls in the house include Se girl, San girl, Fourth girl, Fifth girl, Six girls, the dowry of these five girls should be set aside separately. Girl Se is a marriage gift from the emperor, and the dowry from the Chu Palace is 150 liters. Naturally, her dowry is richer. I have asked Madam Xie to make a list, and it will be scattered soon. Afterwards, the third daughter-in-law will go to Xie Momo to get it and count the dowry of girl Se."

Liu Shi nodded.

"Of all the rest of the property, the dowries of the Yang family, Le Yao and the third daughter-in-law have all been registered with the natal family and the government, plus Su Aoyu's share, and no matter how much it is, it will be equal to the rest of the property when added up. Divide it into three shares, let the second room take one of them and share it out, and the third room will not leave for the time being, and before the fourth daughter of the Cheng family gets married, the third daughter-in-law will take care of the property income under the name of the second room."

When Mrs. Liu heard the words, she secretly calculated in her heart that there were two mistresses before and after the big house, plus Mrs. Yang's dowry, the three dowries added up to her average share, her side is definitely making a safe profit.

As long as she doesn't pay, she will be happy anyway.

The old lady swept across the crowd and asked, "Who else has a different opinion?"

The old lady did not favor any one house in such a division of the family, it was absolutely fair, and naturally everyone present had no objection.

After everyone dispersed, the old lady left Jing Se alone.

"What else is there for grandma?" Jing Se looked puzzled.

The old lady asked Nanny Xie to fetch the dowry list and hand it over to her, "This is all your dowry, just take a look, but is there anything you are not satisfied with?"

Jing Se took the list and glanced at it roughly. The old lady said earlier that her dowry was more generous, but now she saw that the dowry supplies were in order.

After reading it, Jing Se smiled lightly, "Since grandma has already prepared everything, granddaughter naturally has no objection."

Her dowry is considered to be the highest in Jinling City, and it is all because of the excessively expensive betrothal gift from the Chu Palace.

If it was the turn of Jing Shurao and the others, it would be absolutely impossible to receive such treatment.

It's just that Jing Se never cared about these things. Fan Chen once told her that although the Chu Palace was not as prosperous as it was in the past, the accumulation of generations has been passed down, and now all the property is in his hands. Little lady, more than enough.

There are only two brothers, Fan Chen and Fan Yue, in the Palace of the Prince of Chu, and the back house is not as complicated as the Right Prime Minister’s Mansion. Even if Fan Chen attacks the nobles in the future, and Fan Yue does not separate, there will be no nasty incidents of sisters-in-law fighting for power. .

*
The fact that Jing Yuhuan agreed to marry the fourth daughter of the Cheng family in Xuanhua Mansion obviously angered Jing Wanbai, so she secretly wrote a letter and sent it to her uncle in Changzhou Mansion.

Jing Wanbai's uncle, that is, Su Aoyu's younger brother Su Zhi, was implicated in the early years because his father was deeply involved in the ink corruption case and was questioned. He was unable to enter an official career, so he has been doing nothing. All these years, he has depended on Su Aoyu for his life. Now when he heard that his sister-in-law had died in vain, and her future fortune would be interrupted, she immediately jumped up and took her daughter-in-law and 12-year-old daughter for a few days, and went straight to the Youxiang Mansion to make a big fuss.

When Su Zhi came, the old lady was discussing with the second master about the wedding with Princess Jiahua.

After hearing Nanny Xie's report, the old lady frowned directly, "Why did Su Zhi come to Jinling all of a sudden?"

Xie Momo was also puzzled, and said in a low voice: "That uncle is really making a fuss, I have to give the old man an explanation."

The old lady's face turned cold, and she said angrily: "We didn't ask him to question the teacher, but he is lucky, he came to the door automatically, go, go out and meet him."

A quarter of an hour later, accompanied by Nanny Xie, the old lady stood at the gate of the outer courtyard in person, looking at Su Zhi and the others who were making a fuss, her face became even more gloomy.

Su Zhi raised his neck and stared fiercely at Jing Yuhuan, "What do you mean? Why is my sister dead without even a tablet?"

Jing Yuhuan said in a deep voice: "Your sister committed a serious crime of murder, and she deserves to die. She committed such an act of humiliating the lintel, what face does she have to ask for a memorial tablet?"

Su Zhi asked loudly: "So, the Jing's ancestral hall doesn't recognize that there is such a person as my sister?"

Jing Yuhuan remained silent, which was his default.

Su Zhi jumped up immediately, and said in a sharp voice, "Since you, Mrs. Jing, don't recognize my sister, then return my sister's dowry!"

Hearing this, the old lady was immediately relieved, and after a long time of quarreling, Su Zhi, who was not up to date, wanted to get all of Su Aoyu's dowry back.

Jing Yuhuan frowned and looked at the old lady standing at the gate of the courtyard.

The old lady waved her hand, "Since my in-laws and nephews have said so, from now on, Su Aoyu will be removed from my Jing family tree, and the dowry will be returned to you intact."

Su Zhi didn't expect that the matter of asking for the dowry would go so smoothly, and he became more and more arrogant.

"But..." the old lady changed the subject, "Many of Su Aoyu's dowry came from the Duke of Jin's mansion. If you want to get it back, you have to go to the lady of the Duke of Jin."

When Su Zhi heard this, his face changed.

The mistress of the Su family's direct line, Mrs. Jin Guogong, has always been strict in dealing with things. Although he has never dealt with her, he has heard many rumors about her.

Su Zhi also knew that Su Aoyu deserved what he deserved. The reason why he had the cheek to ask for the dowry was because he was sure that the Right Prime Minister would not compromise his reputation with a countryman like him and would choose to hand over the dowry obediently. If you go out, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion will lose all face.

But the Duke of Jin's mansion is different, it is the direct line of the Su family, and the wife of the Duke of Jin, as the mistress of the direct line, has the full right to manage his side branch. If he really goes to the door of the Duke of Jin's mansion to ask for a dowry, it will cause trouble The joke is small, and I am afraid that it will lose my life.

After thinking about it, Su Zhi frowned, and hurriedly said: "How many dowries my sister has, you just have to show them!"

Su Zhi's original plan was very good. Su Aoyu's dowry included a lot of fertile land and shops. He brought his wife and daughter here this time because he wanted to buy a house in Jinling City after getting back the dowry and rent out the fertile land. , in charge of those shops, he can definitely live a more peaceful life than when he was in Changzhou, but he ignored the source of the dowry.

Su Aoyu was personally selected by Mrs. Jin to marry into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. The dowry was naturally provided by the Jin State Mansion. Her natal family was raided long ago because of her father's embezzlement case. Where can there be any valuables for Su Aoyu to marry? ?
Su Zhi only remembered that Su Aoyu had the only valuable gold bracelet on his wrist when he got married, which was passed down from his grandmother to his mother, and later his mother gave the gold bracelet to his sister Su Aoyu before she died.

Sure enough, Mammy Xie looked through the gift list that Su Aoyu married back then, only the gold bracelet came from her natal family in Changzhou Mansion, and the rest of the dowry came from the Duke of Jin's mansion.

The old lady motioned for Nanny Xie to show Su Zhi the gift list.

After Su Zhi saw it, he almost vomited blood with anger. Seeing that the fat in his mouth was about to fly away, and the plan was about to fail, how could Su Zhi be reconciled?
He gritted his teeth, handed over his wife and children to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and went to the Duke of Jin's Mansion alone.

This time he didn't dare to make a scene, but went to the porter respectfully and asked the people inside to help inform him.

As soon as the concierge heard that it was an offshoot of the Su Clan in Changzhou Prefecture, he knew it was Su Aoyu's mother's family, and immediately put on a perfunctory attitude, "What offshoot of the Su Clan in Changzhou Prefecture? I've never heard of it."

When Su Zhi heard this, he became anxious, "It was the Duke's wife who brought my sister from Changzhou to the Duke's mansion to be married, how could you not know?"

The concierge said impatiently: "If you continue to make trouble for no reason, I will report to the police in a while!"

Unwillingly, Su Zhi looked up at the tall and majestic golden plaque of the Duke's Mansion, and then thought about the hardships he had lived in the countryside. He clenched his cheeks, took out some pieces of silver from his waist, and handed it to the porter, with a more respectful tone, "This Little brother, this is my little thought, please let me know that I do have something important to see the Duke's wife."

How dare the concierge take this kind of money, he glanced at him and threatened: "I will warn you one last time, if you don't leave, I will report to the police!"

Su Zhi shrank his neck timidly, and was about to step away when he saw Mrs. Dong coming out from the corner door.

His eyes lit up, he trotted over immediately, and shouted: "Mrs. Su."

Turning her head, Dong frowned when she saw Su Zhi's unfamiliar face, "Who are you?"

Su Zhi put on a smile and said, "I'm from a branch of the Su family in Changzhou Prefecture."

Su Aoyu's natal family?
Dong Shi squinted his eyes, and asked without identifying him, "Why did you call me?"

Su Zhi said with a dry smile: "I don't know if the Duke and Madam are at the residence?"

"So what?" Dong said coldly, "Madame Guo is not something that everyone can see casually."

Su Zhi hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said: "Madam Su please help me, I really have something urgent to ask Madam Guogong."

Seeing him kneeling in front of her in public, Mrs. Dong's face turned a little ugly, "If you have anything to do, just tell me directly. Why do you have to make such a gesture in public? Others don't know, and they think our government is bullying you. people."

Su Zhi is not too stupid, so he stood up immediately, pretending to be sad and said: "When the Duke and Madam took my sister away, she said that as long as my sister can serve Miss Haojing with all her heart, she can protect my food and clothing from now on." Wuyou, I don’t know if this sentence is still accurate now?”

Mrs. Dong finally understood that Su Zhi was here to beat the autumn wind.

She sneered, "When did you see your sister do her best to serve my poor motherless niece?"

Su Zhi choked.

Mrs. Dong continued: "When your sister was still alive, she did a lot of evil, she was devoid of conscience, and even her sister-in-law was not spared. A person like her deserves what she deserves. If the Duke's wife didn't blame her, it would be a blessing from God. You But luckily, even today, there are still faces to beat the autumn wind, so you are not afraid that Mrs. Guogong will blame your sister's sins on you!"

Su Zhi was terrified in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Mrs. Su, please calm down. I didn't intend to provoke the authority of the Duke and Madam. I just wanted to come here to inform you that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has removed my sister from the Jing family tree." .”

Mrs. Dong was not surprised by this news at all, she said "Oh" lightly, "So what?"

Su Zhi frowned and said, "When my sister went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, the Duke's wife married a lot of things."

Mrs. Dong narrowed her eyes slightly, and immediately saw what Su Zhi was planning, she smiled, "Don't tell me, I haven't remembered, now that you mentioned it, I will have to go to Mrs. Tell me, put Su Aoyu's dowry under my niece Jingse's name."

Su Zhi turned pale, "What?"

Mrs. Dong glanced at him contemptuously, "It belongs to the Duke's Mansion, and I'm in charge of the family, so I can give it to whoever I say, why, do you have an opinion?"

"No, I dare not." Su Zhi felt remorseful. If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have come to the Duke of Jin's mansion. In this case, he might be able to cheat a little bit of Su Aoyu's dowry from the right hand. Now it's better to pay it all. up.

Mrs. Dong gave him a cold look, and called the maid next to her who was holding an umbrella, "Let's go."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Dong slowly left.

He didn't see Mrs. Jin Guogong, but saw the ruthless family members in the Duke's mansion. Su Zhi stared at Dong's back with hatred, and suddenly had a plan.

*
Dong Shi went out of the mansion today to go to the silk and satin village to check the accounts. Since it was not too far from the Duke's Mansion, she chose to walk instead of taking a carriage, with only a maidservant with an umbrella with her.

In order to get to the market earlier, Dong Shi chose a remote shortcut. When passing a small path, Dong Shi heard a muffled groan from the side, but it was the maid Cheng'er who was knocked out from behind and fell down.

Dong was shocked. Before she could clearly see who moved her hand, she felt a blackness in front of her eyes. Someone covered her head with a burlap bag, stunned her with a hand knife, and dragged her to the abandoned alley of Yangning Street. Go deep.

When Dong woke up again, she found that her hands were tied behind the back to a pillar in an abandoned courtyard. She was horrified, and looked around, but she didn't see Cheng'er.

After twisting her body, Dong found that the rope binding her was so thick that she couldn't get rid of it.

Dong is a calm and rational woman. When she encountered such a situation, she only calmed down after a moment of shock, and did not yell indiscriminately, because she knew that since the criminals kidnapped her, they would definitely not put her in the house. In a crowded place, no matter how much she yelled at this time, it was useless, and the people outside couldn't hear her at all.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Dong slowly closed her eyes. The other party kidnapped her and had a plan. At least she would not kill her before she achieved her goal. She simply stopped struggling and conserved her strength first.

Not long after, footsteps came from outside, followed by a man.

Dong opened her eyes and saw that it was Su Zhi who had just intercepted her outside the gate of Duke Jin's mansion.

Suddenly her eyes widened, and Dong was furious, "Su Zhi, you have the guts to hold Mrs. Ben hostage!"

Su Zhi smiled sinisterly, "Mrs. Su, it's not my fault, who told you to toast and not to eat fine wine."

Dong stared at him, her tone was cold, "Su Aoyu's dowry was originally from the Duke's mansion, why should I give it back to you?"

Su Zhi's face turned cold suddenly, "What's the point? When the Duke's wife took my sister away, she said well that she would find me an errand, and I would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life, but what about you? Just give me that little money, it’s not enough to feed my whole family, if it wasn’t for my sister’s help all the year round, I would have starved to death on the street long ago, those of you who were born in a high-end compound, all of you have eyes above the top, you don’t even know The heartache of the poor."

Mrs. Dong sneered, and let out a harsh "Bah", "Ten taels of silver for ordinary people is enough for the whole family to have enough food and clothing for a year, and the Duke's Mansion gives you 100 taels of silver every year. To the point where you can’t afford to support your wife and children?”

"Stop talking nonsense!" Su Zhi snarled and interrupted Mrs. Dong, "If you don't agree to return all the dowry to me today, I will kill you here and spread your lascivious reputation as Mrs. Su. Get out, I want to see if Master Su, that trash, will want you!"

Mr. Su was seriously injured on the battlefield in his early years and retired early. Although he has recovered most of his health, his hands still can't touch heavy objects, so he can only stay in the Duke's mansion as an idler.

But even so, Mrs. Dong never felt that her man was a waste. He was injured so far because he was fighting for the country, and there was nothing shameful about it.

Hearing Su Zhi describe Mr. Su in this way, Dong's eyes became colder, and he gritted his teeth, "How dare you!"

"It's not that I've never prostituted women before, so what's there to be afraid of?" Su Zhi said, pulling aside the pile of straw behind him, dragging out the orange that had already been tied up by the five flowers from inside and throwing it on the ground.

Cheng'er's mouth was blocked and she couldn't make a sound, she just looked at Dong with tears in her eyes, obviously asking for help.

"Let her go!" Dong yelled, Cheng'er was her dowry maid, and she had been with her for many years, she would never allow anyone to hurt Cheng'er like this.

"Are you going to agree or not?" Su Zhi said, pulling at Cheng'er's dress, and said coldly: "I'll count to three, if you don't agree, I'll deal with you in front of you." Maid girl, I will deal with you again, so that you two, master and servant, will become the most famous sluts in Jinling City."

Listening to Su Zhi's obscenities and obscenities, Dong was angry and annoyed.

"Three..." Su Zhi began to threaten.

Dong Shi gritted his teeth and kept silent.

"two……"

Su Zhi hastened his movements, and he had already pushed Cheng'er's skirt up to his waist, ready to pull off his panties.

Cheng'er shook her head vigorously, tears streaming down her face, and she kept crying with a "woo woo".

"One..." Su Zhi called out one last time.

"I promise you!" Dong yelled loudly, interrupting Su Zhi's next move.

"Don't hurt her, I'll just accept you." Dong's forehead was sweating in anxiety, and seeing that Su Zhi finally stopped, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

fortunately!

"How did I know you weren't lying to me?" Su Zhi glared at her viciously.

Dong said: "There is a silk and satin shop in Su Aoyu's dowry, which is a branch of the Duke's Mansion. I have the title deed and documents of that shop with me. If you put Chenger, I will give you the title deed."

When Su Zhi heard this, he pushed Cheng'er away and walked towards Dong's side, squatting down to grope for Dong's body.

Dong secretly gave Cheng'er a wink.

Cheng'er was pulled by Su Zhi just now, the rope on her feet had been loosened long ago, only her hands were tied, she nodded and lay on the ground and slowly moved behind Su Zhi, when his body was about to touch Dong Shi He stretched out his foot and kicked Su Zhi's back from behind.

Su Zhi might as well, suddenly fell into the mud, he was furious, stood up and slapped Cheng'er hard twice, "Bitch! How dare you sneak attack me!"

The corners of Cheng'er's mouth were bleeding from the beating, she clenched her teeth tightly and did not cry this time.

Dong said bitterly: "Su Zhi, you dare to beat my maid, you don't want to live!"

Su Zhi said sinisterly: "Death under the peony flower is also romantic, if you don't have a dowry today, you can get Mrs. Su, I will not lose."

Dong's face was sullen, "I've already said, the title deed is on me, you can take it yourself, what else do you want?"

Su Zhi sneered, "You think I'm a fool? Who would bring the title deed of the shop with them when they go out on the street?"

Dong's fingers curled up, and her lips were pressed tightly.

After a while, she raised her head and looked at Su Zhi, "All you want is a dowry, but you don't believe me when I tell you, what exactly do you want?"

Su Zhi squatted down, took off the purses of Dong Shi and Cheng'er, opened them, and found that there were dozens of taels of silver in them. After collecting the money, Su Zhi looked at Dong Shi, "Just follow me to the right minister The government told everyone that Su Aoyu's dowry belongs to the Changzhou government's natal family."

Dong Shi nodded, "Okay, then let me go first."

Su Zhi squinted at Mrs. Dong, secretly thinking that the other party was just a woman who didn't know martial arts. This time, she was not going to the Duke's Mansion, but to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion directly. Forgive her for not being able to find help to deal with it. he.

With this in mind, Su Zhi knelt down to untie the rope for Mrs. Dong.

After standing up, Mrs. Dong unhurriedly straightened her skirt, and then went to help Cheng'er up, ready to untie Cheng'er.

"Wait!" Su Zhi suddenly stopped her.

Dong frowned.

Su Zhi said: "This maid will stay here first, if you dare to play tricks, then I will definitely make this little bitch's life worse than death!"

After finishing speaking, Su Zhi dragged Cheng'er out and locked the door to prevent Mrs. Dong from coming out.

It took a long time to come back and open the door again.

Mrs. Dong looked outside, but there was no sign of Cheng'er.

Su Zhi smiled proudly: "I have hidden her long ago, if you want to go back to the servant girl, just obediently follow me to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."

Dong closed her eyes, thinking that during this period, Cheng'er would not be in any danger to her life, after all, Su Zhi still had to use Cheng'er to threaten herself.

Nodding her head, she said: "Since you are going to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, then hurry up."

Su Zhi didn't delay, and led her out of the alley.

Because it was far away from Youxiangfu, Mrs. Dong rented a carriage from a chariot and horse shop, and the two sat in it together, and they arrived at Youxiangfu not long after.

When Mrs. Liu heard that Mrs. Su was coming, she couldn't help but greet her with a smile.

"Is Mrs. Su visiting today for something important?" Liu's face smiled. She used to hate Mrs. Jin because of Su Aoyu, and she also hated Mrs. Dong incidentally. Now that Su Aoyu is dead, Liu's role The head of the family, seeing Dong Shi, who is also the head of the family like her, felt kind in his heart, and smiled naturally on his face.

Dong glanced at Su Zhi who was following her from the corner of her eye, and turned to look at Liu Shi, "I heard that the second room is going to separate soon?"

Mrs. Liu nodded, "I've been taking stock of property for the past few days. I think it won't take a few days before the second room can all go out."

Mrs. Dong hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "Has Su Aoyu's dowry been divided separately?"

Originally, Mrs. Liu wanted to say that Su Aoyu's dowry was counted into the family property and was ready to be divided equally, but when she thought of the fact that the servants told her that the old lady was going to remove Su Aoyu from the genealogy, Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Yes, she is no longer here, so the old lady asked me to divide her dowry separately, but after all, those dowry came from Duke Jin's mansion, how to deal with it depends on Mrs. manner."

Su Zhi took the opportunity to cough twice.

Mrs. Dong tightened her handkerchief, and said in a deep voice, "The dowry will all go to the Changzhou government."

Mrs. Liu glanced at Mrs. Dong in disbelief, "Mrs. Su, you can't just joke about this kind of thing. Before you came, did you ask Mrs. Guo for instructions?"

Dong gritted her teeth and nodded, "I have already asked for instructions. The Duke's wife said that we don't need a little dowry. Although Su Aoyu committed a serious crime of murder, she was invited by the Duke's wife herself after all, and the direct line is also owed." As a favor, she gave the dowry to Changzhou, which can be regarded as giving Su Aoyu a face, but from now on, the direct line of the Su family has nothing to do with the branch of the Changzhou government."

When Mrs. Dong said these words, it happened that Jing Se came to the front yard and heard it as soon as she entered the door. She frowned and wondered why her aunt suddenly came to Youxiang's mansion to say these things at this time?
Seeing Jing Se, Dong's eyes lit up, but because Su Zhi was behind him, he couldn't say much, so he just greeted with a smile, "Se girl."

Jing Se smiled back, "Auntie came here so early?"

Dong said: "Because this big brother from Changzhou Mansion is here, I'll come here to deal with the distribution of Su Aoyu's dowry."

Jing Se was even more puzzled. According to her understanding, the eldest aunt should not be considered to like Su Aoyu, let alone have any affection for Su Aoyu's younger brother.

However, Mrs. Dong actually made a trip in person for Su Zhi. Could it be that her grandmother really instructed her?

Jing Sexiu frowned slightly, and looked at Dong Shi again, and found that there were not so obvious strangle marks on her wrist.

Mrs. Dong is the head of the Duke's Mansion, and she gets along well with Mr. Su. Although Mr. Su complained about himself in the early years because he could no longer go to the battlefield, and even vented his anger on Mrs. Dong, it was only for a while. Later, he saw Since Mrs. Dong is kind, she feels guilty, and she treats Mrs. Dong very well now, so it is impossible for Mrs. Dong to be abused by her family.

Since domestic violence is impossible, where did the strangle marks on Dong's wrist come from?

Jing Se squinted her eyes halfway, looking at Su Zhi who was not far behind Dong.

Su Zhi noticed that someone was looking at him, he turned his head suddenly, and just met Jing Se's clear and wise eyes, such penetrating eyes seemed to be able to see him thoroughly from the inside out in a moment through.

With a tremor in his heart for no reason, Su Zhi quickly withdrew his eyes and lowered his gaze.

Jing Se found that Su Zhi was a little unusual, but it was hard to guess whether he had ever done anything to his aunt.

Taking two steps forward, Jing Se deliberately took Dong's arm, and said with a smile, "Auntie, you haven't been to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, Arthur misses you so much."

As she spoke, she tapped Dong's pulse without any trace.

Mrs. Dong knew that Jing Se was a very smart child, and when she noticed Jing Se's movements, she kept her composure and replied with a smile: "The Spring Festival has just passed, and there are many things to take care of at the Duke's Mansion. I can’t get away, no, I’m here to see you today.”

Jing Se pursed her lips on purpose and said coquettishly: "The eldest aunt is clearly here alone, and you didn't bring me a gift, so how can it be considered a special trip to see me?"

Dong immediately realized that Jing Se was asking her why she came to Youxiang Mansion alone.

Glancing at Su Zhi who was still clueless from the corner of the eye, Dong smiled, "Yes, yes, I asked Cheng'er to stay behind and buy you gifts."

Jing Se's eyes flickered, "Where is Cheng'er, I happen to be free today, why don't I go out to find her and pick out gifts by myself."

Su Zhi coughed heavily again.

This made Jing Se completely affirm what she thought in her heart. Su Zhi must have threatened Dong Shi with Cheng'er, otherwise, how could Dong Shi come to ask Liu Shi to return Su Aoyu's dowry to Changzhou Mansion, which is not in line with common sense.

Dong held Jingse's small palm with both hands, and said with a smile: "Since it is a gift from your aunt, it should be more mysterious. Just wait, she will come in a while."

When Mrs. Dong was speaking, the little fingertip of her right hand gently wrote the words "Yangning Street Abandoned Lane" on Jing Se's palm.

Although Su Zhi was staring at Dong Shi all the time, Dong Shi's action was extremely secretive. From Su Zhi's point of view, Dong Shi's little finger just swayed twice casually.

Jing Se suddenly realized, and nodded, "Okay, I'll go back to Muyunju first, after a while the aunt and the third aunt will finish talking about business, and you have to sit in my yard."

"Okay, you go back first." Mrs. Dong nodded with a smile.

Jing Se walked out of the front hall and went straight to the second young master Jing Lan's yard.

Jing Lan has been busy with the second master in the new mansion for the past two days, and when he saw Jing Se coming to look for him, he was a little surprised, "Eldest sister, why did you come to the front yard?"

Jing Se looked solemn, and said, "Second Brother, can you help me go to Yangning Street to save someone?"

"Save someone?" Jing Lan's face changed slightly, "Who is it? Big sister, what happened?"

Jing Se pondered and said: "It was my aunt's maid who was kidnapped by Jing Wanbai's uncle, and he used this to threaten my aunt to distribute Su Aoyu's dowry to the Su family branch in Changzhou Prefecture. It’s not a big loss for the Duke’s Mansion and the Duke’s Mansion of Jin, but Su Zhi dared to hold people from the Duke’s Mansion hostage. His actions have violated the law. When we find Cheng’er, let’s report to the officials immediately, and first arrest Su Zhi. Send it to the prison and talk about it."

Hearing what Jing Se said, Jing Lan quickly put down the work in hand, and the two siblings hurried out of the mansion, got into a carriage and headed for the abandoned alley of Yangning Street.

Although this area is a bit vast, fortunately, Jing Se and Jing Lan cooperated closely, and after a while, they found Cheng'er in a large water tank that was covered.

Cheng'er was dying.

After Jing Se took her out, she immediately put her on the back, put her knees against her chest, and then patted Cheng'er on the back lightly.

After a while, Cheng'er spat out a mouthful of water, and her slack pupils slowly focused. After seeing Jing Se clearly, she said weakly: "Miss Biao, hurry up, save the eldest lady, Miss Jing San Uncle intends to hurt Da Furen."

"I know all about it." Jing Se said calmly: "Don't panic, Cheng'er, the eldest aunt is now in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, as long as she doesn't come out, she must be safe, let's go to the police first."

"Report to the officer?" Cheng'er was startled.

"Yes." Jing Se said: "Su Zhi, a bastard, dares to threaten the eldest aunt. I think he is tired of work."

Cheng'er came to her senses, nodded and said: "Okay, slave girl will follow Miss Biao."

"No, I can't go to Jingzhao Mansion." Jing Se looked at Jing Lan, and said to Cheng'er, "You follow Master Jing Er to Jingzhao Mansion, and tell me everything that happened today in detail, and I'll go back to the mansion first Hold on to Su Zhi, and we will meet up at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion in a while."

Jing Lan said: "Sister, you go back in a carriage, I will find another way to take Cheng'er to Jingzhao Mansion."

Jing Se said: "This area has been deserted for a long time, and it's hard to find a carriage. You'd better take her in the carriage and go. I'm fine here. I have plenty of ways to go home."

Jing Lan pursed her lips, still hesitating.

Jing Se urged: "Second brother, if you don't leave, you will delay my business."

Jing Lan sighed, and said helplessly: "In this case, I will take Cheng'er and leave first, and you must be careful along the way."

"Ok, I know."

This area is an alley that has been abandoned for many years. There is a lot of moss growing on the stone slabs under the feet. There are many alleys, criss-crossing, and the tall gray walls cover the sky outside, giving people a gloomy feeling.

Jing Se shuttled inside alone. When she came here, she was eager to find Cheng'er. She didn't remember the way too much. She just walked inside by feeling and encountered several dead ends.

Picking up a small stone from the ground, Jing Se made a mark on the damp wall while walking, walked back and forth for about half a stick of incense, but still couldn't find the exit.

At this moment, she suddenly felt a pair of cool eyes staring at her from behind.

Jing Se has always believed in her intuition. If she can feel this way, there must be someone behind her.

She paused for breath, squeezed the stone tightly in her hand, took a deep breath and turned her head suddenly, only to see that the alley was empty.

Nobody?

No, it's impossible, someone must have been staring at her not far behind her just now.

But why did she just turn around and disappear?

The heartbeat is getting faster and faster, and Jingse hastened her pace. She must find the exit quickly.

The further she walked, the more she felt the eyes behind her getting closer.

Jingse panted heavily. She didn't believe that there were ghosts in this world, but the gaze of these eyes made her feel more terrifying than seeing a ghost.

Who the hell is playing such tricks in broad daylight!
The hairs on the back stood upright, Jing Se looked forward, and found that she had just walked in a hurry, and hurriedly avoided those eyes after turning a corner, failing to notice that there was another dead end ahead.

The nails dug deeply into the palm of her hand, Jing Se raised her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and turned around resolutely, but there was still nothing behind her.

She was about to go all out, looked up at the tall gray walls on both sides, and shouted: "Who is following me? It's a man who just showed up to see me. What's the point of following a weak woman like this for no reason?"

Jingse's voice kept echoing in the empty alley, which sounded even more terrifying.

As soon as the voice fell, a black shadow flashed quickly at the intersection of the two alleys in front of him. That speed can be said to be the fastest speed Jing Se has ever seen in his previous life and this life.

It is impossible for a normal person to have such a speed, no matter how advanced their martial arts are. It is almost an astonishing speed that disappears in the blink of an eye.

Jing Se frowned, she leaned against the wall and walked slowly towards the intersection of the alley, wanting to see what was hidden there.

Zuo Zuo himself was already in a dead end, and he couldn't get out from behind, so he had to go head-on.

There was a layer of sweat in the palms of the hands, and every time Jing Se took a step closer to the corner, her heart beat faster.

Just when her back was a foot away from the corner, and she was about to stick her head out to find out, Fan Chen's anxious shout came from not far away, "Jingse——Jingse, where are you? Hear it and answer quickly." I!"

Hearing this voice, Jing Se was almost moved to tears, and at the same time, she suddenly understood that it must be the "rival" he mentioned that made Fan Chen so anxious.

With her back against the wall, Jing Se stood still and did not dare to move. She had just experienced the shocking speed of the black shadow. If she poked her head out at this moment, would she be able to see an extremely frightening scene?
With disturbed thoughts in her mind, Jing Se kept taking deep breaths, trying to keep herself awake.

Fan Chen's voice was getting closer and closer.

"Jingse—" he was still shouting.

Jing Se could tell that Fanchen should be in the alley behind a wall, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

Fan Chen told her that his so-called opponent was "coveting" her. She didn't know what kind of coveting that so-called "coveting" was referring to, but the appearance of this person really scared her, which was unprecedented. Fear.

His eyes seemed to be able to see the internal organs from her back, and every time he looked at her, she felt a sense of fear that could not be hidden.

"Jingse——Jingse, come out!" Fan Chen's voice was full of anxiety that she had never heard before, as if she was about to cry, a little choked and hoarse.

Jing Se's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and it was only at this moment that she realized how much she wanted to rely on him.

Regardless, Jing Se suddenly shouted, "Fan Chen, I'm here!"

Across the wall, Fan Chen heard the sound, he tapped his toes instantly, leaped over the wall with lightness, just as he landed, Jing Se was dragged by a black shadow that suddenly appeared, covering his mouth from behind, he took He was wearing black gloves, and in the palm of his hand was the extremely powerful Mihunsan.

Fan Chen on the opposite side had completely darkened his face, and his voice was full of outrageous anger, "Let her go!"

(End of this chapter)

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