New widow

If he didn't say anything, Wang Shangshu stared at these people: "What do you do for food? People like this should be beaten out. There is no reason to kneel there and make our whole family a laughing stock." ."

The servants crawled away, but Butler Qiu had already walked in: "Master, Aunt Du was screaming all night long."

"If you die, come back to me." Wang Shangshu only said this. Butler Qiu probably said after that: "Then, do you want to send some food in."

"Does she still want to eat or drink at this moment?" Wang Shangshu said coldly. Butler Qiu said hurriedly: "Whether she wants to eat or drink is her business. Whether she wants to send it in or not is up to you, sir. of mercy.”

If Aunt Du is really going to die, she won't starve to death. People in this family talk too much and it won't sound good if it gets spread. Although Butler Qiu feels that not many people care about whether the family affairs are good or bad.

"Then send some poor food in." Wang Shangshu pondered for a moment, and then gave the order. Butler Qiu then said, "Young master, you must take care of yourself when you are in prison." Wang Shangshu originally wanted to say, Let him die in prison, but after thinking about it, if he really died in prison, his family's reputation would be even worse, so Wang Shangshu hesitated and then said: "Go and pay 20 taels of silver and send it in."

Butler Qiu went to prepare the meal. The maid serving Wang Shangshu then brought the breakfast to him tremblingly. After Wang Shangshu took a bite, he frowned. Such food was really unpalatable and unpalatable.

When Su Du hurried back, it was almost noon. On his way back to the Provincial Government Office, he would pass by Shangshu's Mansion. When Su Du passed by Shangshu's Mansion, what he saw was the governor.

The family members were there to persuade the Du family to kneel in front of the house. From Mrs. Du to the Du family's newly-born child, they all knelt neatly.

Mr. Du cried even harder: "Master, master, please come out and have a look. Our whole family is all thanks to you."

"What's going on?" According to etiquette, Su Du had to get off the sedan chair and walk by, so when Su Du got off the sedan chair, he asked the people beside the sedan chair softly.

"Weren't they the people who were found in their village yesterday? They came here this morning and begged the minister to show his noble hand and let them go." The steward said disdainfully. You must know that the victim is not the king, but the Nanyang Houfu and Zhou Mansion, please ask Wang Shangshu now, but Wang Shangshu will probably hide far away.

Su Du said, "The door is not far away. When Su Du was about to get on the sedan again, he saw the door of Shangshu Mansion opened, and Butler Qiu walked out. Seeing Butler Qiu, Mr. Du walked over on his knees: " Butler, please go and tell me how our family will live if Zhuangzi is taken over."

"I just accepted Zhuangzi, and the others didn't say so." Butler Qiu only replied, and Mrs. Du was already crying: "Our family has a large population, and the income is only enough for the whole family. This is After a while, without Zhuangzi, there will still be..."

"Don't cry anymore. If you cry again, don't blame me for not giving you dignity." Butler Qiu said this coldly. Mrs. Du looked at Butler Qiu in shock. If I don't give you dignity, then...

Before Mrs. Du could think clearly, Butler Qiu had already raised a hand, and then the whip fell on Mrs. Du. Mrs. Du screamed and fainted to the ground.

Mrs. Du is dizzy

Unfortunately, there was naturally no one to take the lead in crying. Butler Qiu took the opportunity to ask the servants to herd everyone from the Du family into the carriage. As for Mrs. Du, who fainted on the ground, she was dragged into the carriage.

"Look, the people of the Du family were so arrogant a few days ago, but today they are crying and moaning like this." This kind of liveliness is something that cannot be seen in many days. Naturally, some people came to watch the excitement, and some were talking there.

"Let's go, let's go see the prefect first." After Su Du finished reading, he got on the sedan and ordered the sedan to go to the prefect's Yamen.

From the perspective of the Shangshu Mansion, it is natural that they will not talk to the Du family anymore. The Du family really has nothing to ask for. I don’t know how Zhang Qing persuaded the prefect yesterday to send the prefect overnight. People chase themselves.

When Su Du arrived at the magistrate's office, he was invited into the study. The magistrate was waiting at the door of the study. Seeing Su Du, the magistrate smiled more than usual: "Su Tongpan, you are usually here, and I don't think so. Son, when you go out, I feel why things are not going well without you."

Su Du was accustomed to such words, so Su Du just smiled and said: "You are so grateful. There are many officials in the city who are more capable than me."

"That's different." The magistrate said and invited Su Du into the study. After saying a few words, he said: "Yesterday, I was frightened when Zhang Tuiguan brought someone here. This is the young master of Shangshu Mansion. , if I’m not careful, my official career may come to an end.”

Su Du only smiled and said nothing. Seeing that Su Du only smiled and said nothing, the prefect said bravely: "But the evidence is indeed conclusive, and what's more, the woman who was abducted

The wife is also here. It is conceivable that the woman's husband's family is not willing. I also thought that you were also the victim of what happened last time, so I invited you back to discuss a countermeasure with you. "

Sure enough, the prefect asked him to come back just to see how he could make things right.

"I think Zhang Tuiguan also said yesterday that everyone knows that Prince Wang has done such a thing. If it is not handled well, it will inevitably arouse public outrage." Su Du said this and the magistrate nodded: "You You're right, this matter must be dealt with."

It was as if he had not said it at all, but Su Du only dared to curse in his heart, with a smile still on his face: "It would be easy to handle if it were just about abducting girls from good families."

After all, all they need to do is give them a little money to marry someone else, and then take that woman as a concubine, and everything will be covered. Then Su Du said slowly: "Even the crime of murder is easy to handle."

But the person who killed her was the woman's mother-in-law, not to mention that this mother-in-law was Aunt Du's aunt. So the matter became that the prince would not hesitate to kill people in order to seize the woman, and the prefect sighed: "Yes, this is against ethics."

"As for kidnapping Miss Zhou, it is not a big deal." An inexplicable smile appeared on Su Du's lips: "After all, as long as there is no investigation here, it will be fine."

But now, there must be an investigation here. The prefect looked at Su Du: "These small things, layered on top of each other, become a huge thing. But the whole city knows about it."

"Not just the whole city," Su Du said calmly, "I'm afraid, the whole province will know about it." Su Du's unmarried wife, a few days before the wedding,

She was kidnapped and the Shangshu Mansion was burned down. On the wedding day, Miss Zhou fainted in the sedan chair and fell ill a few days later.