New widow

"This is what it should be." Mr. Wu praised him. Chunhua accompanied Song Zhen out of the tent. Song Zhen had also learned some etiquette these days. When she saw Mr. Wu, she naturally bowed politely. Wu When the elder saw Song Zhen, he naturally asked a few questions about how old he was this year and what he usually studied. After asking, Song Zhen bowed and left.

Seeing that nothing happened, Mr. Song could hardly hide the disappointment in his heart, but Mr. Song still had to cheer up and asked Mr. Wu to sit aside.

The heir was wrapped in sackcloth and mourning and carried to Su Qiao's side. Seeing that the child was very well-behaved and didn't cry when changing clothes, Suqiao couldn't help but reach out and squeeze his fingers. Who knew that the child would hold Suqiao's fingers tightly and wouldn't let go.

"This child seems to like the third sister-in-law very much." Mrs. Song Wu said with a smile when she saw the child grabbing Su Qiao's finger and not letting go. Song Zhen suddenly said: "Fifth Aunt, I see that there are often adopted sons-in-law outside, and the children are born with the surname instead of adopted sons. Could it be said that the children born by my own daughter are worse than those adopted from outside?"

Mrs. Song Wu did not expect Song Zhen to ask such a question at all. After a while, Mrs. Song Wu said: "Who did you listen to? Miss, you must not say this again in the future."

"Why?" Song Zhen asked back. Su Qiao was teasing the child, but when she heard Song Zhen's words, she whispered: "Your honor..."

Su Qiao only said these two words and then stopped. It seemed that Su Qiao couldn't convince herself of the rest. On the other hand, Mrs. Song Wu went on to say: "Sacrificing ancestors and inheriting the bloodline is a big deal. Since there are children, there will be children, and if there are no children, there will be grandchildren. If children and grandchildren

None, so the natural choice is to make the nephew his heir, so that the ancestors can be happy. The daughter brings in a son-in-law, and that child is not of the family’s blood, but of the son-in-law’s blood. "

"But, my daughter was also born by myself. Why is my daughter's child not of my own blood?" Song Zhen was still puzzled. Suqiao patted Song Zhen's hand gently: "Okay, this matter, you Don’t ask, anyway, that’s the truth.”

Song Zhen originally wanted to say that this was wrong, but suddenly there was an exclamation from outside. Aunt Wu happened to be standing outside the tent. When she heard the exclamation, she went out to take a look.

Su Qiao and Song Zhen could only wait inside, waiting for the servants to report.

Soon Aunt Wu's voice sounded: "Madam, this is the Criminal Department. The Criminal Department has been ordered to come to our side to arrest the person who killed the Duke."

It can be heard that Nanny Wu is trying hard to calm down her voice, but she can't calm down. Coming to catch the person who killed Song An should have been a gratifying thing for everyone, but at this moment, But it made Grandma Wu panic.

"Who are the people arrested?" Suqiao's tone was very calm. This calmness made Grandma Wu calm down: "Madam, it's a few boys, and the people in the kitchen. Madam, these people in the kitchen People, after a long time like this, don’t they know if they have poisoned Madam’s food?”

The masters were provided with meals in the kitchen, and whatever the masters couldn't finish would be given to the people serving around them. Aunt Wu served Song Zhen, so naturally she had eaten many meals given by Song Zhen. At this moment, Nanny Wu was asking whether she had poisoned Madam's food, but what she really wanted to ask was whether she had poisoned her food.

Song Zhen's food was poisoned.

"Don't worry, I'll go out and take a look." When such a big thing happened, Suqiao naturally had to come forward. After all, you couldn't really expect a three-month-old child to come out and support the family.

Suqiao glanced at the child in Mrs. Song Wu's arms, stood up and walked out. Song Zhen wanted to follow Su Qiao out, but was stopped by Granny Wu: "Girl, you haven't left the cabinet yet, so don't go out to see her."

"Are they rules again?" Song Zhen asked back, and a smile appeared on Aunt Wu's face: "Girl, don't make things difficult for us."

Song Zhen curled her lips and said, "Don't make things difficult for them. In fact, no one makes things difficult for them. It's just a way of controlling the master."

Madam Huang was waiting at the entrance of the mourning hall. When she saw Su Qiao, she said, "The eldest master has already accompanied his uncle."

While talking, Mrs. Huang saw that Suqiao didn't stop, so she followed Suqiao out. The people from the Punishment Department did not enter the second door, so Suqiao came to the second door.

Mr. Song and Mr. Wu were standing outside the second door. Mr. Song had turned pale with fear, but Mr. Wu was very calm and was talking to Su Du there.

"Ordinarily, tomorrow is the day of the funeral. If anything happens, it will have to wait until after the funeral." Master Wu said it in a normal way. Su Du smiled modestly, but what he said was unquestionable: "Master Wu said What you said was originally correct, but I came here on an order, and I can’t delay even a day.”

"According to the order?" Mr. Wu read these two words softly, and the look on his face became more and more surprised: "It has been seven or eight days since I came back. I vaguely heard that the Ministry of Punishment was investigating this case, but I never heard that it was the order. Purpose."

"We came first

Oh my God, I came here just for the purpose, and the minister had already written a memorial to your majesty, but your majesty only replied with two words, quick check. Su Du's words made Mr. Wu take a breath: "So, the case is very big." "

"If it's not this big, then there's no need to work for us." Mr. Wu nodded when he heard this: "It's just that these people have been arrested, so how can the funeral be held?"

"Uncle, don't worry." Su Qiao's voice sounded. Mr. Wu turned around and saw Su Qiao. He held back what he wanted to say and just said to Su Qiao: "What are Mrs. Kuang's plans?"

"To be honest, when some clues were discovered that day, these people were arranged to stop helping." Su Qiao only said this, and Mr. Wu exclaimed: "There is such an arrangement."

"My uncle also knows that some of them are people in the kitchen. If they are allowed to help here again, who knows whether they will hide their evil intentions and put something in the food to cause a bigger trouble." Su Qiao The tone was calm, but Mr. Song on the side was so frightened that he waved his hands wildly: "Third brother and sister, you can't say this nonsense."

"What kind of nonsense am I talking about?" Su Qiao still looked at Mr. Song. Mr. Song frowned when he was asked. Then Su Qiao said calmly: "I think I came here because I was afraid of being implicated. Don't worry, uncle. If you are really untrustworthy, you won't come to help with the funeral."

"I, what am I afraid of? I walk and sit upright." Mr. Song naturally had a serious face when he was told something important. He spoke loudly while Suqiao lowered his head and smiled.

"That's the case, then please ask the Ministry of Punishments to take out the list and hand it over here." Mr. Wu has been outside for a long time.

Officials, unlike idle officials like Mr. Song, can make arrangements in an instant.