The rebirth of the poisonous girl is back

Chapter 248 Confiscation of the Prime Minister's Mansion
The case of Jing Yuhuan's suspicion of selling an official has not yet been investigated. Now is a sensitive period. If Jing Yuhuan really did not do it, he should have a clear conscience. However, he was so bold that he dared to escape from prison, and he denied it when he was arrested. It shows that he fled because of a guilty conscience, and at the same time, it also imperceptibly confirms the authenticity of Jing Yuhuan's case of selling an official.

As soon as he came to court, the memorials to impeach Jing Yuhuan flew into Gu He's hands one after another.

Gu He frowned.

The people he sent to Qingzhou Mansion for on-the-spot inspection haven't come back yet, and he planned to wait for those people to come back before making a decision, but in the current situation, the results of the inspection are no longer important, no matter whether Jing Yuhuan has done anything to sell officials, Breaking out of prison is a capital crime.

The newly appointed Censor of the Zuodu stood up and spoke righteously, "As the head of civil servants, Prime Minister You has failed the high expectations of the late emperor and the imperial court by being suspected of betraying an official. Right now, he will escape from prison before the truth is found out, which is enough to show the betrayal of an official. Nine times out of ten it is true, in order to purge the imperial government and establish the prestige of the Tian family for all officials, I also ask the regent to severely punish the right minister!"

"My minister agrees."

"The minister also agrees."

……

The situation in the court was one-sided, and everyone agreed to severely punish Jing Yuhuan.

Gu He looked at Fan Chen, "What does Prime Minister Zuo think?"

Fan Chen thought for a while, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "Escaping from prison is a serious crime, and I naturally agree with severe punishment. As for how to punish, it depends on how the regent decides."

Gu He put down the notebook, "I want to hear what the Prime Minister Zuo thinks."

Fan Shen's eyes darkened a bit, "I think that once the matter of betraying an official is verified, the right minister will be demoted according to the law, and if he escapes from prison, it is enough to sentence him to death."

"So, Prime Minister Zuo thinks that Jing Yuhuan should be executed?" Gu He asked.

Fan Chen shook his head, "It's like this according to the law, but the first prime minister of Jing's ancestors once proposed the policy of opening up seas and trade for the benefit of all people during the Taizu period. In terms of the meritorious service of our ancestors, Jing Yuhuan did not deserve to die."

"This..." All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay. According to this, Prime Minister Zuo was going to excuse Jing Yuhuan?

Gu He raised his eyebrows slightly, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It seems that Prime Minister Zuo has already thought about how to deal with Jing Yuhuan."

Fan Chen was noncommittal, "I used to be the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, one of the three jurisprudence divisions. For this kind of case, you can make a decision on the spot without thinking ahead."

"Tell me!" Gu He said, "What is the final decision of Prime Minister Zuo?"

Fan Shen didn't even think about it, "Deprive the right minister's official title, demote him to a commoner, seal up the right minister's mansion, and imprison Jing Yuhuan for life."

As soon as Fan Chen's words fell, there were bursts of gasping sounds in the main hall.

Originally thought that Prime Minister Zuo was very kind and wanted to intercede for Prime Minister Right, but he didn't expect him to come up with a more ruthless trick.

Life imprisonment!

For Jing Yuhuan, who has been in the officialdom for many years and has been going smoothly, this is tantamount to slow suicide. He is afraid that he will be driven crazy by the dark days in the prison before his gray hair turns gray.

Gu He thought for a long time, "Is it appropriate to deal with it like this?"

Fan Chen asked instead, "What does the regent think is inappropriate?"

Gu He looked at the other ministers and asked most of them for their opinions. The courtiers all felt that Jing Yuhuan should either be sentenced to death or imprisoned for life.

Gu He gave Fan Chen a meaningful look, and finally decided to follow Fan Chen's opinion.

Deprive Jing Yuhuan of his official rank, demote him to a commoner, seal up the Youxiang Mansion, and imprison Jing Yuhuan for life.

*
After the court dispersed, Gu He left Fan Chen alone.

The two stared at each other for a moment.

Gu He asked him, "May I know if the reason you hate Jing Yu so much is because of your princess?"

Fanchen raised his lips, "I don't know when the regent, who has always been ascetic, likes to take care of courtiers' housework?"

Gu He smiled faintly, "Aren't you checking me behind my back too?"

"Check it, check it, ask it." Fan Chen said: "I can find out your details, that's my skill, but if you come to ask me, that's meddling."

Gu He laughed, "I don't understand, what is there on me that is worth asking you to use so many people to investigate."

"I don't understand why you have been looking into the past affairs of the female minister Xia Mu and my princess. Are you very interested in them?"

Gu He didn't expect him to arrange it so secretively that Fan Chen was alerted, "Prince Ning's words are wrong, this king is interested in Wangyou Valley. Your concubine and female minister Xia Mu are both Those who came out of Wangyou Valley, both of them are equally good, this makes me have a great yearning and longing for this place of Wangyou Valley, maybe I can persuade Zong Zhengchu, the master of the valley, to help me train a few female disciples."

"That's the regent's own business." Fan Chen said calmly, "Sorry, if you have nothing else to do, please forgive me for not accompanying me. After all, I have to go home to help the princess take care of the child."

Gu He's eyes sparkled slightly, and he watched Fan Chen walk out of the hall, his eyes fixed on his handsome and straight back.

*
In the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, before everyone could think of a way to rescue Jing Yuhuan, they were scared out of their wits by the sudden imperial decree of seizure.

As soon as Mrs. Jing heard that Jin Yiwei was about to search the mansion, she didn't come up and twitched twice and passed out. The daughters-in-law couldn't wake up no matter what.

Cheng came to the front yard.

Wei Qianhu has already brought a large number of Jinyi guards to surround Youxiang's mansion. Seeing Mrs. Cheng, Wei Qianhu said: "Madam, please take everyone in the mansion to find another place to live. This Qianhu wants to search the mansion. The last one should be the property."

Shocked, Cheng said in a begging tone, "Master, can you allow us to delay for two days?"

I was completely unprepared before, but now that I am about to be raided suddenly, people are caught off guard. There are so many people in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, where can they settle down in a short while?

Wei Qianhu's face was tense, "There is no need to discuss this matter, the imperial decree has been issued, and this Qianhu is also following the order, please cooperate with Madam."

Cheng's knees softened, and he knelt down directly facing Wei Qianhu, with teary eyes, "Officer, please, our old lady fainted when she learned that the Youxiang Mansion was about to be confiscated, and now the doctor is still there." We're trying to find a way inside, and besides, we didn't get any information beforehand, and we're going to search suddenly, and we haven't prepared anything, and there are so many people in the whole mansion, where do you want us to go to find a place to live?"

Wei Qianhu hesitated for a moment.

Cheng's performance became more and more pitiful.

Wei Qianhu frowned, "Okay, I'll give you one night to prepare. Everyone must move out tomorrow morning, otherwise, this Qianhu will be punished as a crime."

Cheng nodded his head, "Don't worry, the official, we will definitely figure out a solution in one night."

Wei Qianhu ignored Cheng's, turned around and told a Jinyi guard behind him, "Before the family members of Youxiang's mansion move out, take good care of me, and don't let anyone take away any property in the mansion, otherwise, this Qianhu will take you away." It's asking!"

"Yes!"

The Jin Yiwei answered forcefully.

*
After Wei Qianhu left, Cheng came to the Millennium Hall in a hurry.

Mrs. Liu was still standing outside, pacing back and forth, her face full of anxiety.

Mrs. Cheng walked over and asked, "How is the old lady?"

Liu frowned, "The doctor said that the old lady is in a serious condition, and I'm afraid she won't wake up for a while."

Cheng bit her lower lip, "Then what should we do, Jin Yiwei only gave us one night, and we have to move out before tomorrow morning, otherwise everyone in the house will be punished for delaying the case."

Liu Shi was dumbfounded, "What did you say!"

She originally thought that Jin Yiwei had withdrawn from the gate because there was a new order from the court and the Central Committee temporarily changed his mind and did not search. How could this be the case?
Mrs. Cheng glanced at her, "The old ladies around you won't be able to wake up in a short time, so don't wait here, hurry back and arrange the affairs of your third room, maids and wives, it's time to settle the monthly payment Just send them away, we can no longer afford to support so many idlers at this critical juncture."

"Sister-in-law, please make it clear!" Mrs. Liu glared angrily, "I hear what you mean, the eldest room has committed a crime, and even the property of our third room will be confiscated?"

Cheng frowned, "Could it be that you think Sanfang can be celibate?"

"However, even if there is such a thing as corruption and bribery, it was done by your eldest wife. How could it implicate our third wife? The third wife's money is clearly innocent, so why should you get involved?" Liu was furious and full of regret. Well, if she had insisted a bit more and insisted on letting the third master separate the family, maybe today's matter would not have turned out like this.

Mrs. Cheng was already disturbed by the successive incidents, but now she listened to Mrs. Liu's rebuke, her anger crept up to the top of her head, and her face became gloomy, "You think I'm happy if something happened to the eldest room? You Thought you were implicated is what I want to see? If your third bedroom is not implicated, then we will have something to rely on after we move out. Once even your third bedroom’s property is searched, all of us will be equivalent to leaving the house Not to mention that gold and silver are soft, don’t even think about going out with a valuable hairpin on your head! Do you think I want to live that kind of penniless and poor life?”

Mrs. Liu was shocked, her teeth "creaked", and after a cold snort, she flicked her sleeves and went back to the courtyard of the third room.

The third master had already received the news that Jin Yiwei had personally come to inspect it, and was so anxious that his forehead was sweating.

Seeing Mrs. Liu coming back, he immediately went out and asked impatiently, "How's the situation outside?"

Not to mention, it’s okay, when the matter of confiscation was mentioned, smoke would come out of Liu’s nostrils, and he stared at the third master with hatred, “It’s all your fault, if we had listened to my advice and separated, we would have ended up where we are today.” Is it such a field?"

The third master was shocked, "What happened?"

Liu Shi said: "The eldest house commits crimes, and even our third house's property will be confiscated."

"what!"

The third master immediately jumped violently, "Why!"

"Why else!" Liu's face was full of anger, "Just because we live in the same mansion with the head room, we are suspected, otherwise why didn't the Jin Yiwei go to the second room to check?"

The third master opened his eyes wide in disbelief, "But I am the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and I have an official position in the court, so why can't I have my own source of income?"

Liu's face was sullen, "What's the use of you telling me these things now, I'm not the Jin Yiwei responsible for the inspection, besides, even if you said it in front of Jin Yiwei, would people believe you?"

"No! I have to go to them and argue face to face!"

The third master was furious, he shook off Mrs. Liu's arm and ran towards the outer courtyard.

Liu Shi was worried that something would happen if he went out, so she hurriedly followed up, trotting and shouting, "Master, come back!"

How could the third master be able to hear it, his feet seemed to be blown by the wind, and he ran desperately towards the front yard.

Wei Qianhu was still outside the gate telling Jin Yiwei about the precautions for this search, and saw the third master rushing out from inside in a hurry.

For the sake of the other party being the servant of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Qianhu greeted politely, "Mr. Jing is in such a hurry, where are you going?"

The third master walked up to Wei Qianhu and stopped, and asked him sharply, "Why did the eldest house commit a crime, why did we also search our third house?"

Wei Qianhu raised his eyebrows, "This is the order of the superior, this Qianhu is just following orders."

The third master couldn't listen, he stared and refused to let go, "I didn't do anything wrong, whoever dares to search the third room, I'm in a hurry with whom!"

Wei Qianhu didn't care, and smiled lightly, "Jing Shilang, Ben Qianhu thinks it's better for you to save some energy and go back home to wait for the news."

The third master was taken aback, "Waiting for news? What news are you waiting for?"

Wei Qianhu said patiently: "The officials sent by the Regent to conduct on-the-spot inspections have returned and confirmed that the case of Jing Yuhuan's betrayal of an official has solid evidence. He was deprived of his official position and imprisoned for life. Third master, do you think you can survive alone?"

Under the pale face of the third master, Wei Qianhu said slowly: "The regent and the officials are still discussing how to deal with Jing Shilang in the hall, so I think that what you are worried about now should not be that you can It is not a question of whether to take away the money, but a question of whether the black hat on the head can be kept."

The third master was shocked, and took a few steps back, his legs softened.

Liu's face turned pale with shock, and she hurriedly supported him.

After a long time, the third master finally caught his breath, and pointed at Wei Qianhu with trembling fingers, "You, you dare to threaten the court officials!"

Wei Qianhu smiled sarcastically, "Third Master, do you think Ben Qianhu seems to be lying? If you don't believe it, then wait for the imperial decree, or it doesn't matter if Ben Qianhu asks the governor to tell you in person. "

Hearing Wei Qianhu mention Bo Qinghuan, the third master's face turned pale, and he even had difficulty breathing.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Mrs. Liu didn't dare to stay longer, so she immediately helped the third master and walked in.

*
In the Millennium Hall, Mrs. Cheng waited outside for a long time but did not see the doctor come out. She paced back and forth twice, finally couldn't stand it any longer, and knocked on the door.

The person who came to open the door was Madam Xie.

"Ma'am."

"How's the old lady?" Cheng was very anxious.

Mammy Xie sighed, "The doctor said, the old lady had a stroke, and she won't recover in a while."

"Stroke... stroke?" Cheng's eyes widened in disbelief, "How could this happen?"

Xie Momo still sighed, "The old lady's health is not good, just two days ago she was beaten by Mrs. Jin Guogong, and today she was stimulated by the news that the old man gave him life imprisonment. To be honest, it is a blessing in misfortune for the old lady to survive until now."

Cheng's mind is at a loss. Whether it is the grand lord being imprisoned for life or the Right Prime Minister's mansion is about to be confiscated, both things are beyond her expectations. Although she has some skills, they are only used to deal with various merchants when she was doing business with her father in the early years It is useful, and now it is the imperial court, which is completely different from the shopping malls. I have no connections, and I don't know what to do. The only one I can rely on is the old lady. Now that the old lady has a stroke, she really can't think of a way.

"Xie Momo!" The more Cheng thought about it, the more panicked she became, she grabbed Xie Momo's arm and said nervously: "You have been in this mansion the longest, do you know if the elder has a residence outside?"

Xie Momo shook her head and sighed, "Don't say that this old slave doesn't know, even if he knows, it's useless. Since the imperial court ordered the seizure, all the property under the name of the elder will be seized, and nothing will be short-lived." Yes, alas, Da Furen, the old lady is like this, the old slave is also very heartbroken, the court has ordered us to leave the house before tomorrow morning, if the old lady wakes up and hears the news, maybe it will make her condition worse, then why not Just let her have a good sleep, you hurry down and make arrangements!"

Cheng frowned, "Xie Mama, it's not that I don't want to arrange it, but that I don't know how to arrange it. I can't take out any property under the name of the old man. If we go out, we will have nothing but penniless. There are so many people going up and down, what can we do? Are they all starving to death on the street?"

Xie Momo's eyebrows and eyes were tangled, "Why don't the eldest lady go to the second room to find out, after all, it's a family relationship, and it's fine if the second master doesn't help the elder master in his affairs. Now the old lady is seriously like this, and the second master is a stepson. , how can there be any reason to stand by and watch?"

Cheng thought for a long time, "It seems that this is the only way right now."

After instructing Nanny Xie to take good care of the old lady, Mrs. Cheng walked out of the gate.

Jin Yiwei stopped her, "What are you going to do?"

Cheng said: "The confiscation of the imperial decree came so quickly, and the entire family is unprepared. You have to let me go out to make arrangements, otherwise, how can we move out before tomorrow morning?"

At this moment, Wei Qianhu came over, "What's going on?"

The Jin Yiwei bowed his head, "Wei Qianhu, Mrs. Jing is going out."

Wei Qianhu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Cheng, "Follow me."

With a dazed face, Cheng could only follow Wei Qianhu dully.

When he came to a small building outside, Mrs. Cheng saw several women sitting inside.

Wei Qianhu turned around, "Ma'am, we must search you before we let you out."

Cheng felt a chill in her heart. She did bring a lot of banknotes with her. She didn't dare to go to the bank during this sensitive period. She planned to find a way to hide the banknotes in a safe place and take them out to use after the limelight passed. However, Jin Yiwei The procedures are so strict that even if she wants to go out, she has to be searched by the women.

Pursing her lips, Cheng looked puzzled, "Master, I didn't steal or rob me, why should I be searched?"

Wei Qianhu's eyes turned cold, "Madam please cooperate with us."

Before Cheng could speak, the women inside came out, dragged her in, closed the door and began to strip and search her.

Not long after, the women opened the door, holding a thick stack of banknotes in their hands, "Wei Qianhu, this was found from Mrs. Jing."

Wei Qianhu glanced at Cheng with a half-smile, reached out to take the bank note and weighed it twice in his hand, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, "Ma'am, what is this?"

"I..." Cheng knows that she is wrong, but she understands better that once she gives in, she is likely to be convicted of it, so she simply relies on it. Take some money and go out, how to set up a place to house so many people?"

Wei Qianhu withheld all the bank notes without mercy, raised his eyebrows and looked at Cheng, "Mrs. Jing, Ben Qianhu has warned you a long time ago that you cannot take out any gold and silver, but you just don't listen. Are the words deaf ears?"

Cheng's heart trembled, "Women don't dare."

"Thinking of your first offence, I don't care about you." Wei Qianhu snorted coldly, "If there is another time, I won't be polite."

"Thank you, sir, I will never do it again." Mrs. Cheng was so grateful, she managed to get away from those gangsters, and went straight to the second room across the street.

The porter saw that it was the eldest lady from the long room, and thought about what happened in the right minister's mansion in the past two days, so he didn't dare to let her in easily, but first went to inform the two ladies inside.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou was taken aback, "Didn't the second master go to the long room before and say he couldn't help? What is the sister-in-law doing here at this time? Could it be that she wants to go out and ask the second master herself?"

He Shi frowned deeply, she felt that things would not be so simple.

"Forget it, let's meet her first." After finishing speaking, he ordered the porter, "Go and invite the eldest lady in."

The concierge was very fast, and took Cheng Shi to the inner courtyard not long after.

Seeing the two wives sitting above, Cheng smiled, "How are the two younger sisters?"

Zhou Shi was about to speak, but was stopped by He Shi's eyes.

He tilted his head, with a sad expression on his face, "What did sister-in-law say, such a big incident happened over there, we sisters are in a hurry, how can we be all right?"

"Really?" Cheng sneered in his heart, with a faint smile on his face.

If you were really anxious, why did the second master pretend not to know when he went to the long room before, and finally refused to help in the end.

"Of course." He Shi said: "Before sister-in-law came, my sister and I were still discussing going over to comfort the old lady for a while!"

It seems that these two sluts are planning to pretend that they don't know that the right minister's mansion is about to be raided.

Cheng's eyes were cold, but he couldn't help but smile, "Then I really need my two sisters."

He pretended to be puzzled, "Is there something wrong with sister-in-law?"

Cheng squeezed her fingers, "The Right Prime Minister's Mansion is about to be raided, do you know about this?"

Both He Shi and Zhou Shi were surprised, "What!"

In fact, the news had already come to the second room, but He and Zhou felt that there was no need to implicate the second master because of their soft-heartedness, so they ordered the servants in the mansion not to mention it, even their masters kept silent Say, pretend not to know.

Seeing the blank expressions of these two people again, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help frowning deeply.

He Shi hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, we really don't know."

Zhou said: "Sister-in-law, did you come here to find us?"

Cheng had no patience to play riddles with the two of them, and said directly: "The old lady heard that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was going to be confiscated, she suffered a stroke and fainted until now, and she has not woken up until now. Jin Yiwei ordered everyone in the mansion to move out before tomorrow morning. All the property under the name of the master will be seized. Even if there is another villa, we can't go in and live in it. The third room is implicated in the same mansion as the long room. There is nothing they can do. I came here just to find you two Discuss to see if we can let the people from our side come and live for a while to avoid the limelight, and after a period of time has stabilized, we will find a way to move out and find another place to live."

Seeing that Mrs. He hesitated, Mrs. Cheng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I will get rid of the maids who should be dismissed as soon as possible, and I won't bring more people over to occupy the land."

Zhou thought that the old lady had a stroke, wouldn't that be serious?If the second master found out, she would definitely not be able to bear it, she opened her mouth and said: "Sister-in-law, since the old lady is so serious..."

Before he finished speaking, he was picked up by Mrs. He, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, since the old lady is so serious, as daughter-in-laws, we should not shirk our responsibility to take care of her, but you said that the eldest room and The three houses have all moved in, but it is not a long-term solution. The Right Prime Minister's Mansion was confiscated, and you are leaving the house completely. It is difficult to buy a house that can accommodate so many people in a short period of time. You see, our second bedroom’s house is much smaller than the Right Prime Minister’s Mansion. After a while, the second young master Jing Lan will get married, and his courtyard will have to be divided. After doing this calculation, the remaining small courtyards will not be able to accommodate this. There are so many people!"

After He finished speaking, he quietly gave Zhou a wink.

Mrs. Zhou immediately reacted, feeling annoyed, why did she forget that the second young master is going to get married soon, if the eldest house and the third house drag their family to live in at this time, how will the wedding be held in such a mess?

What's more, He Shi is right, the second bedroom's mansion was not as big as the Youxiang's mansion, and now those who have already lived in the second bedroom will divide the yards of the second young master and the second young lady into one after a while, so it will be convenient. Not much left.

Sighing secretly, Mrs. Zhou was glad that Mrs. He blocked it for her, so that she didn't have a chance to say about taking in the first and third bedrooms.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Mrs. Zhou echoed: "Sister-in-law, it's not that we don't want to, it's really helpless. The place is small, if you kindly let you live in for a while, wouldn't you feel wronged by sister-in-law and old lady? Actually, you Don't be discouraged, although the second room can't accommodate so many people, the Eldest Young Master's can, that's the Zhuangyuan's mansion, the mansion is bigger than our second room, it shouldn't be a problem for you two rooms to live in."

Mrs. He secretly gave Mrs. Zhou a look of approval, then looked at Mrs. He, and said, "Sister-in-law, I think what my sister said is reasonable. The number one scholar's house of the young master is bigger than that of the second bedroom. There are only Aunt Luo and the young master in their house. Madam and Yanyan have a child, they are free, the elder is in trouble, Aunt Luo can't stand by and watch, you come to us, you might as well go to Aunt Luo, sister-in-law, don't you think?"

Cheng looked at the two people in the first song singing together, and hated it in her heart, but due to the situation, she could only endure it, with a stiff smile on her face, "Well, what you say makes some sense, then I won't sit down, The situation is urgent, so we have to quickly find a way to resettle this family."

He Shi and Zhou Shi stood up together, "Sister-in-law, we will see you off."

"No need." Cheng wished that these two people would quickly get out of her sight, so he simply quickened his pace and left the second room not long after.

The No. [-] Scholar's Mansion of the Changfang's eldest son, Jing Mingyuan, is a little far from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cheng rented a carriage with the few copper coins he had left, and the hour of burning incense did not arrive.

Seeing that it was the headmistress, the concierge rushed in to report.

After a while, Aunt Luo hugged Yanyan and brought Mrs. Jiang out to greet her.

"Sister." Although Mrs. Cheng is the mistress, she still has to be courteous in front of Aunt Luo. After all, Aunt Luo gave birth to a promising son, and the elder has always been proud of her.

Aunt Luo handed Yan Yan to Mrs. Jiang, stepped forward to give Mrs. Cheng a hand, and said politely: "Ma'am, what are you doing, you're making a fuss about your concubine."

Mrs. Cheng is a person who is very good at observing words and expressions. When she heard Aunt Luo's words, she knew that Aunt Luo's heart was not as sinister and vicious as those of Liu's third room and He's Zhou's second room.

Seeing this, Aunt Luo became a little at a loss, and quickly took out a brocade handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to her, "Madam, speak slowly if you have something to say, let's not be in a hurry."

Jiang came forward holding Yanyan who was babbling, and said, "Madam please come inside."

A group of several people went directly to the inner courtyard after entering the door.

After the tea was served, Aunt Luo turned away all the maids and women, leaving Jiang Shi, Cheng Shi and Aunt Luo in the small hall.

Without waiting for Cheng Shi to speak, Aunt Luo said first: "How is the matter with the Eldest Master?"

Cheng shook her head with tears in her eyes.

Aunt Luo's heart sank, "Is it still not rescued?"

Cheng said: "Originally we were all trying to figure out a way, but who knew that the master would escape from prison in a moment of obsession, and was arrested back. The crime was aggravated and he was sentenced to life imprisonment."

Aunt Luo's face changed drastically, "Life imprisonment?"

"Ah."

"Then... what happened to the old lady?" Aunt Luo was very worried.

Cheng cried even harder, "The old lady just heard that the right minister's mansion will be sealed up, and she was so angry that she suffered a stroke, and she is still in a coma."

Aunt Luo's expression changed again and again, "Seal, what should you do?"

Mrs. Cheng wiped her tears, "I came here today for this matter. The third room was implicated in the same mansion with the long room, and all property was to be seized, so I went to the second room. Mrs. Jing and Mrs. Ping said that the second room is a small place. , can’t live with so many people, after all, they just refuse to take them in, so after thinking about it, I can only come here for help.”

Aunt Luo glanced at Jiang Shi.

Jiang lowered her head and gently stroked Yanyan's head, without any expression on her face.

Aunt Luo looked away, thought about it, and asked Cheng, "Have you estimated how many people there are?"

Cheng thought for a while, "I will send unnecessary maids and wives away. In this way, the two rooms together only have four or fifty people. Sister, look..."

Aunt Luo frowned imperceptibly, four or fifty people, it must be very noisy after moving in, the important thing is, with such a big family coming in, it is impossible to make money for the time being, and all the food and clothing expenses will be spent on the young master Qian, the young master is a newly promoted official in the court, and his rank is not too high. How can he support so many people with his salary?
Cheng struck while the iron was hot, "Sister, I'm also desperate."

Aunt Luo was struggling, but when she heard what Cheng said, her heart softened, "Okay, madam, don't say that, I am also the concubine of the Grand Master, and if the Grand Master is in trouble, I should take him in due to both emotion and reason. Yours, ma'am, go back and do the totals first, and if it's convenient later, send someone to tell me the exact number of people who can come, so that I can get people to start decorating the yard."

Cheng's tear-filled eyes burst into a gleam of light, and he stood up with a grateful face, "Then I will thank my sister on behalf of the long house."

"Don't say that." Aunt Luo said: "We are all one family, where did the two families come from? Doesn't Madam treat me as an outsider?"

After Cheng said a lot of words of thanks, he got into the carriage arranged by Aunt Luo and went back to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

The Right Prime Minister's Mansion was still the same, surrounded by a large number of Jinyi guards, and just as he approached, he felt a cold and murderous aura.

Cheng got out of the carriage, regained his mentality, and showed his pair of cards to the Jin Yiwei at the gate before he was able to enter.

After going straight to the Millennium Hall, Cheng was overjoyed when she learned that the old lady had woken up, and immediately went in to see the old lady.

Mrs. Jing's mood was very unstable, she was lying on the couch unable to move, her mouth was even more clumsy, and she couldn't finish a sentence for a long time.

"Old Madam." Sitting in front of the couch, Cheng said with a smile, "You don't have to worry, I've already found a place to live."

The old lady opened her mouth, and from the shape of her mouth, she seemed to be asking Cheng where she found it.

Cheng said: "It's the No. [-] Scholar's mansion of the young master Jing Mingyuan. His mansion is big enough to accommodate the two of us."

After such a big event happened, now that she finally heard a good sentence, the old lady let out a sigh of relief, expressing her relief.

Cheng said again: "It's just that the old lady's symptoms won't get better in a while, but don't be too anxious. When you go there, my wife will settle down as soon as possible and let you rest."

Mrs. Jing nodded her head in satisfaction.

She finally didn't choose Cheng's daughter-in-law in vain, only Cheng could take the lead at the critical moment.

Calling a few women with big shoulders and round waists carefully sent the old lady out and took a carriage to the Zhuangyuan Mansion. Only then did Mrs. Cheng come back to arrange the rest of the matter, and asked the housekeeper to gather all the maids, women, and servants in the back garden.

Mrs. Cheng walked over with everyone's deeds of sale, and said, "You all know that something happened to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. After tonight, all of us have to leave here, and we have to leave the house, that is to say , the gold, silver and valuables in the mansion, no matter if you are servants or we are masters, no one can take any of them away."

The maids and women looked at each other, worried in their hearts.

Cheng went on to say: "I've been talking for a long time, just to tell you all that from now on, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion no longer exists, the elder is in prison, and I, the mistress of the house, can't support so many of you, so I will be pointed out in a while." As for the money, it has already been calculated at the cashier's office. The amount of each person's money is written in the register. I will not give it to you for the time being, because even if I give it, you There is no way to take you out of this gate, just like this, after I go out for a while, I will wait outside, and after I have dealt with the affairs of the mansion, I will take you to the Zhuangyuan Mansion. When you get there, Aunt Luo will give it to you Issue moon silver."

The maids, mothers-in-law, and servants in the nursing home were worried that the eldest lady would drive them away without paying them, but they didn't expect the eldest lady to arrange so thoughtfully, and everyone was relieved for a while.

At about the time of a stick of incense, Mrs. Cheng finally distributed the deeds of prostitution to the servants who were about to be sent away. As soon as this group of people walked out of the gate, the entire Youxiang Mansion was emptied.

At the same time, the maid and mother-in-law at the third room were almost dismissed.

The third master brought Liu Shi, Jing Shudi, and Jing Yi's family of four, two maids and two wives to the long room.

Mrs. Cheng was explaining some things to her personal nurse. Seeing this, she turned to look at Mrs. Liu, and asked with a wooden face, "Have you made all the arrangements?"

Mrs. Liu nodded, "All the maids and women who should go have gone."

"That's good." Cheng told a maid, "Go to the backyard and tell Aunt Tao to come out and walk with us."

The maid went right away.

When he came back after a while, his face was pale, "Elder... Eldest Madam, it's not good."

Cheng's face was furious, "Hesitating, what's wrong?"

The servant girl replied: "Aunt Tao sneaked into Da Furen's yard at some point, took Fifth Young Master away, and threw herself into the lake."

After hearing this, Cheng was stunned on the spot. Even Sanfang's family turned pale and stared at the maid in disbelief.

"Ma'am." The servant girl cried and cried, plopping and kneeling on the ground, "The ladies and servants are all gone, and the servants and servants are unable to swim, so there is no way to salvage the bodies of Aunt Tao and Fifth Young Master."

Cheng was awakened by the maid's crying, and shouted, "Where is it, take me to see it!"

The maid hurriedly got up and led the way.

Cheng didn't care about her image anymore, and rushed towards the lake with her skirt in hand.

When they arrived, they saw the corpses of Aunt Tao and Fifth Young Master floating on it.

Cheng Shi was directly frightened by this shocking scene, his whole body went limp, and he collapsed on the ground, with tears in his eyes, and his mouth opened, not knowing what to say.

It was the first time for Mrs. Liu to see such a scene, she screamed several times in fright, and was dragged out by the third master.

Jing Shudi and Jing Yi didn't dare to stay any longer, and immediately followed the third master.

Only Mrs. Cheng and the maid who reported the letter were left at the scene.

The servant girl was confused, "Ma'am, what should we do?"

Cheng wiped away tears, stood up, and said ruthlessly, "Since Aunt Tao is so determined to bring her own son to die with her, we don't have to worry about it, it's important to take care of myself right now."

After finishing speaking, he called the servant girl, "Let's go, just pretend you didn't see it."

(End of this chapter)