The Kangping Life of Mrs. Xing in Honglou

Zizhu came back from the funeral and came to answer Xing Yue.

"Zizhu, the willow leaf funeral has been settled?" Xing Yue asked with a sigh.

"It's all done. Liu Ye's parents and brothers love Liu Ye very much, and the funeral is done decently." Zi Zhu's eyes darkened, after all, she was the one who caused Liu Ye to suffer.

"Liu Ye is your good sisters, and you don't have any relatives. In the future, I will go to Liu Ye's house and walk around frequently." In the end, it was the dispute between the eldest and second wife that killed an innocent young woman.

"Mrs. Xie" Zizhu is very grateful, she can also do her filial piety for Liu Ye, seeing the weeping of the two elderly white-haired man sending the black-haired man, Zizhu is also very sad.

"Madam, I have something to report." After finishing speaking, his eyes swept over the maidservants around him.

Xing Yue waved away the maid beside her, and asked Hong Ling to guard the door. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Zizhu cautiously took out a piece of yellowed and torn paper from his sleeve and showed it to Xing Yue. It turned out to be a usury contract. She saw a usury contract once, but she didn't have the heart to appreciate it, she just looked at the contract with wide eyes and couldn't believe it, just because the name of the lender on it was Mrs. Xing, and the contract was signed ten years ago .

"Zizhu, tell me what's going on?" Xing Yue forced himself to calm down.

"Ma'am, the reason why Liu Ye was bought by her family is because her family borrowed a usury loan for her brother's illness ten years ago. After the contract expired, the family had no money to repay the loan. In addition, the loan shark forced her to pay her back. To rob Liu Ye to pay off the debt, in the end the Liu Ye family had no other choice. In order to prevent Liu Ye from living in that dirty place, they found a trustworthy matchmaker to sign a contract of living and repay the debt. Her family felt ashamed of Liu Ye, Therefore, this contract has been kept for all these years. The Liu family is illiterate and has never known who the creditor is. The servant girl also heard Liu Yeniang crying about this matter, and only then did she ask about it. The piece of paper was burned for Liu Ye, but the servants managed to bring it over and bring it back for the wife to have a look." Zi Zhu looked at Xing Yue and said in a low voice, whether it was done by the wife or not, she had to say clear.

Xing Yue looked at this contract, and the shadow in her heart expanded infinitely. In Mrs. Xing's memory, there was never such a thing as usury. This contract was not fake, it was ten years ago, so it can be seen that the person who lent money back then went there in her name, Xing Yue suddenly felt dizzy, thinking about how to deal with it.

The contract ten years ago, that is to say, ten years ago, the people around Mrs. Xing appeared as slaves who betrayed the master. Who is it? Xing Yue searched Mrs. Xing's memory, but there was no one, and Cui Liu couldn't trust her. , Xing Yue scolded Mrs. Xing in her heart, how much mess you have left for her, the slaves around her have already violated the law ten years ago, lending usury, and they have not noticed anything for ten years.

Wait, for a whole ten years, this usury has been lending for ten years. If it weren't for this contract, no one would have noticed. It can be seen how concealed this matter is, but why is her name written in the contract? The contract was obviously torn up, and the person who stitched it together must be literate, otherwise how could it be stitched together so completely.

"Zizhu, are there any literate people in Liuye's family?" If anyone in Liuye's family could read and write, she would directly sue the yamen and wait for a lawsuit.

"Ma'am, the Liu family is not literate. I heard from the Liu Ye family that after they paid back the money, the loan sharks tore up the contract and burned it. It was just the Liu Ye family begging hard. That's why all the fragments were preserved. When the servant saw it, it was still a piece of waste paper. The one in the wife's hand was put back together by the servant. After the servant put it together, he did not show it to others. I identified it, took a piece of waste paper wrapped in a handkerchief and burned it, and then brought it back to my wife." Zizhu can be a big girl, she is also very clever, she has served Xing Yue for so many years, and she She still doesn't know what kind of temperament the wife is. Although she is greedy for money, she still can't do the usury thing.

Burning the contract after repaying the money, this method is extremely secretive, without leaving any traces, it seems that this matter is unusual, why do you want to lend money in her name, but do it so carefully, it can be seen that it is a big conspiracy, this is amazing Not that she can solve it.

"Hong Ling, you go and invite the Eldest Master and Lian's Son to come over and say that if I have something to discuss." Xing Yue decided to hand over this matter to Jia Amnesty. As for Jia Lian, Xing Yue planned to let him know about this matter. Wang Xifeng also let go of the loan in the future, Xing Yue directly believed that this matter had something to do with Mrs. Wang, and this matter also made Jia Lian realize the short-sightedness of the women of the Wang family.

Jia Amnesty thought that Xing Yue asked him to come here to discuss Yingchun, and said: "You are too anxious, I will not regret it if I put Yingchun in your name, I will go to Zhen'er tomorrow, and choose a good day to start the meeting." The ancestral hall will handle this matter well."

"If this day is not done well, then there will be another day of misfortune, Cui Liu, you take Yingchun to Lian'er's courtyard to play with her sister-in-law." Then he sent another group of people out, and asked Hongling to guard the door to prevent people from entering. eavesdrop.

"Master, Lian'er, I didn't invite you here to welcome the spring. Zizhu's good sister named Liu Ye was rewarded with [-] boards by the elder's family and died. I looked pitiful and asked Zizhu to see her off." Cheng, but after I came back, the girl from Zizhu told me something strange, it was very important, I asked someone to invite the master and Lian'er." Xing Yue took out the contract from his sleeve and showed it to Jia She.

Seeing that Jia Amnesty was furious, he was about to lose his temper. Looking at Xing Yue's calm and worried face, he calmed down. There must be something strange, otherwise Xing Yue couldn't show him this.

"Master, Lian'er is now married and an adult, let Lian'er take a look too." Xing Yue took the contract from Jia She and let Jia Lian watch it. Jia Lian looked at Xing Yue suspiciously after reading it. However, it is not allowed to violate the laws of the country and cut off children and grandchildren. This will affect the whole family.

"What's going on here?" Jia Amnesty asked.

"Zizhu, tell the master and the young master." Zizhu told the whole story again.

"Although I love money, I haven't lost my conscience to do such a thing that cuts off my children and grandchildren. I can swear that if I lie about this matter, I will be struck by lightning and die." Xing Yue swore, The ancients believed in ghosts and gods very much.

"Then tell me what's going on?" Jia Amnesty also understood Mrs. Xing and didn't have the guts to do it. Everyone knows that lending usury means killing children and grandchildren. Mrs. Xing has been looking forward to a child all these years, so she must not will do such a thing.

"Master, a few days ago, didn't I ask you to check the servants around me? But do you have a letter?" Xing Yue asked.

"What?" Jia Amnesty immediately thought that the slaves around Xing Yue had done the loan sharking behind the back of the master.

"Speaking of it, it's because I'm incompetent and I can't control my slaves. A few days ago, I found that Cui Liu who was serving me was not reliable. This Cui Liu is the daughter of my accompanying Fang family. This Cui Liu is not reliable. Then she I'm afraid my parents can't believe it anymore, so I asked the master to send someone to investigate. The lending of usury is so secretive and careful, how could it be possible to lend money in my name? I think this matter may not be simple, besides this The contract has been for ten years, and this activity has been done for more than ten years, and I don't know how many people have been killed, so the master should check it out." Xing Yue said helplessly.

"The person you sent will come back today, do you have any other plans?" Jia She asked.

"Two days ago, I just felt that this green willow was unreliable, and there was nothing to prove it, but as things happened one after another, I think it's better to put this green willow under my nose, and Hongling will go to Yingchun to take care of it, master. Also send two reliable maids to Yingchun." Xing Yue said worriedly.

"I know about this matter. Let's discuss it after the person sent out comes back. Lian'er, this matter is not easy. This matter must be kept secret. Don't let your wife know." Jia Amnesty took Jia Lian away.

The next day, Jia Amnesty didn't go out, and Jia Lian didn't go back to his yard. The two stayed in the study and waited for news. At night, the person they sent finally came back.

"My lord, the servant took people to check the people around Madam. The big maid Baimei serving Madam is not reliable, she is from the old lady, and there are two second-class maids, one belongs to the old lady and the other belongs to the second wife. People, women are no exception, half of them are not loyal, there are old ladies and second wives, the woman who manages the wife's kitchen is the second wife, and there are people sent outside to watch. The wife's companion, Wang Baoshan's family, who is in charge of his wife's shop, is a little greedy for money, so he didn't do anything against the master. It's just that the shopkeepers in this shop have been investigated by slaves, and one of them has already taken refuge with the second wife. Yang Lu's family, who is in charge of his wife Zhuangzi, is definitely a Yes, he is very loyal and honest, and his daughter is now a big girl by Madam's side, and she is also highly valued by Madam." The sent person handed over the contents of the search to Jia She, and Jia She heard this After talking, he exchanged a look with Jia Lian, and felt that the Yang Lu family was very suspicious.

Looking at the information about Jia Amnesty, this Yang Lu family is indeed loyal, they have worked hard all these years, they have not expropriated the tenants, they are also kind, they are not greedy for money, or bullying others.After reading it, Jia She gave it to Jia Lian and asked, "Lian'er, what do you think?"

"Master, my mother said that Cui Liu is not trustworthy, so she must have noticed some clues. I looked at Yang Lu's family and looked suspicious, so let someone check it out." Can he not understand?If the Yang Lu family had a shortcoming like other slaves, they would not be suspicious.

"Lian'er, you just donated a fifth-rank co-prefect, and you don't need to be a director of the yamen. You should take someone to investigate this matter yourself, and do it a little more secretly, so that no one will notice."

After dismissing Jia Lian, Jia Amnesty closed his eyes. It seems that he has been evacuated all these years and forgot what his grandmother taught him. Nearly half of Xing Yue's people betrayed the master. I don't know how many servants there are in this big house. The person has betrayed the master, it seems that the slaves in the mansion need to check it out.

Cui Liu was also transferred back to Xing Yue's side, and continued to manage the money and the warehouse. Xing Yue was always a little restless, worried that something might happen, so he simply asked Cui Liu to open the warehouse, count the warehouse, and said that he would take the things he used when he was young. Find them all for Yingchun, and ask Hongling to take Yingchun to pick them.What made Xing Yue very speechless was that the clothes Madam Xing had worn over the years were not willing to reward her servants. They were all piled up in the warehouse and moldy. There were four big boxes, which were very compact.

Xing Yue had someone carry it out, rummaged through it and found a few sets of clothes and kept them, the others were divided up, and if they were really unusable, they would be burned to save space in the warehouse.He also took out some ring hairpins that he wore when he was young, and made a big box for Yingchun to choose what he liked.

I went to the warehouse for inspection, and had some useless things thrown out. The other things were re-registered by Hong Ling and Cui Liu. The way she treated her like a pro-daughter made the servants in the courtyard think that Xing Yue had changed his temper.

Xing Yue sent Zizhu to stare at Cui Liu, which really made her discover the big deal. When Cui Liu was counting the items in the warehouse, she saw the familiar little girl and Cui Liu murmured for a while, and then put a small The box was handed over to Cui Liu, and Cui Liu took it with a calm face, put some handkerchiefs that Xing Yue used in the past years into the box, put them in the warehouse, registered them in the book, and put them into the warehouse.

Zizhu told Xing Yue about it, and Xing Yue asked her to bring the handkerchief box.Zizhu was also smart, so she went directly to Cuiliu, saying that Xing Yue wanted to find the handkerchief from before, and wanted to show Yingchun the pattern that was popular many years ago, so she got the box.

Xing Yue opened the box, there was nothing unusual inside, it was indeed some old handkerchiefs.Taking out the handkerchief, Xing Yue and Zizhu rummaged through the box,

In the end, Xing Yue and Zizhu found it. There was a sandwich on the lid of the box, and there was a stack of papers inside. Xing Yue took it out and saw that it was actually a usury contract note, all in recent years, with a total of 20. Many photos, the people behind this scene wanted to put her to death.

Xing Yue immediately asked people to change the banknotes in, and then put the box in his own room, took out the handkerchief inside and asked Zizhu to explain to Yingchun, put the pawned tickets into a purse, and let Zizhu carry it all night. The summer heat soup was sent to Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty found a mistake that day, and asked someone to take down the little girl who sent the message. After some torture, the little girl confessed that it was the second wife who asked someone to hand over the box to Cui Liu. As for what was in the box She doesn't know anything.She also explained that it was she who reported the letter to the second wife last time. She often sent letters to the second wife on behalf of Cui Liu, and Cui Liu was the second wife's person in the early years, etc.