It was dark in Mrs. Wang's room, and the flickering candlelight made it seem even more gloomy.

Zhou Ruijia hunched over and dared not look up, "Madam, Master Lian is back."

"How to say?"

Ever since Jia Yuanchun's death, Mrs. Wang's temper has become more and more violent. Beating and scolding people are the least of her worries. These days, no one knows how many corpses have been carried out. It's a pity that those people were labeled as committing suicide out of fear of punishment after they died.

"I still haven't found out any important news." Zhou Ruijia answered tremblingly, beads of sweat streaming down her forehead. She didn't even dare to wipe them off, and waited quietly for Mrs. Wang to explode.

But for some reason, today, Mrs. Wang did not lose her temper as she did in the past. She just said calmly, "Useless thing."

In her words, she actually treated Jia Lian, the legitimate heir of the Rongguo Mansion, as a slave, but she was completely unaware of it.

But now, apart from Jia Lian, there is no one else in the mansion who can be used. No matter how impatient and anxious Mrs. Wang is, she can only wait.

"Mr. Lian, Mrs. Lian..." Mrs. Wang said sarcastically, "Humph, they usually pretend to be so majestic and impressive. They look like a very impressive couple, but when it comes to serious matters, you can't rely on them at all. They are a pair of useless trash."

Mrs. Zhou Rui lowered her head and dared not say anything, but she felt in her heart that these words were a bit too much. After all, those two were the legitimate masters of the Rongguo Mansion, and the lady's words were too derogatory.

What's more, Second Madam Lian is the Madam's niece, and even for this reason, she shouldn't say that.

Since it concerns the royal family, it is not easy to find out. If the emperor intends to conceal it, they will not be able to find out a single word even if they give away all their family assets.

After a few more days, Jia Lian still got nothing. Mrs. Wang could not wait any longer, so she took out some things from her dowry and secretly sent them out.

She just didn't believe it. It was just a few words, but it was so difficult to get the answer. It must be that Jia Lian didn't put his heart into it, or maybe he found out something but deliberately didn't say it because he wanted to make fun of their second house.

She didn't believe that money could make the world go round. Even when real money was thrown at her, no one would be tempted.

However, with such a big commotion, Jia Lian failed to find out the important matter and learned about it from other people first.

The man kindly reminded, "The Emperor will know about this sooner or later if your Second Madam keeps making trouble. Then the entire Jia family will be implicated. You should hurry back and tell your old lady."

Not to mention how furious Lady Jia was when she found out about this, Jia Zheng first scolded Lady Wang, "Foolish woman, stupid woman, even if you want to ask, you should ask quietly. Now that you've made such a big fuss, are you trying to drag the entire Jia family to hell?!"

Mrs. Wang had not expected that the person sent out would be so careless, but Jia Zheng's reaction really made her lose all her reason. "Master, it's easy for you to say that you should investigate secretly? Jia Lian did ask quietly, but it's been such a long time, and he didn't get a single word out. If I continue to sit at home like a fool and let those people deceive me, I will be unworthy of being a mother."

"Shut up." Jia Zheng shouted angrily, "You dare to be so self-righteous after causing trouble? I think Baoyu has grown into this way because of you."

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned Jia Baoyu. Once he mentioned Jia Baoyu, Mrs. Wang seemed to be crazy. "Yes, I am not good, Baoyu is not good, will the master then say that the queen is not good either?"

Jia Zheng was terrified to hear such disrespectful words coming out of Lady Wang's mouth. He was anxious and angry. Seeing that she was going to say more, he slapped her in the face and said, "Shut up! You dare to say that? You are risking your life."

Mrs. Wang was already old and had grandchildren. After being slapped by Jia Zheng, her mind went blank and she stood there blankly with her face covered.

When she came to her senses, she looked at Jia Zheng as if he were her enemy, and said in hatred, "It has come to this. It doesn't matter whether I live or die. Even if you kill me now, I will still tell you."

Jia Zheng had not expected her to be so stubborn, and he immediately left in anger, "From today on, she is not allowed to step out of the door. If anyone dares to let her out without permission, I will kill him."

After these words were spoken, Mrs. Wang was completely locked up.

Jia's mother was angry. After learning about this, she just said coldly: "It should have been done long ago."

After Jia Zheng left, Mrs. Wang's complexion returned to normal and she sat on the couch as if nothing had happened. Did they think that if they didn't let her go out, she would have no other options?

Others don’t know about it, but Zhou Ruijia is her confidant. Even if she is in prison now, Zhou Ruijia will not betray her.

That day, Zhou Ruijia came over with a food box and said calmly, "Open the door. I'm here to bring food to Madam."

Jia Zheng only said that Mrs. Wang was not allowed to go out. The maids guarding the gate did not dare to stop her and quickly opened the door to let her in.

When Mrs. Wang saw her come in, she asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

Zhou Ruijia sighed and said, "Those people took the money and said nothing."

The people who were sent out were worried that they would spread the news, so they didn't dare to ask for the money back. They could only treat it as hush money and told them not to spread it.

Silver was spent like flowing water, and there was not a single useful news. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel sad. Zhou Ruijia's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all ached.

She suddenly thought of something and lowered her voice and said, "Why not go and ask the Marquis for help? I heard that a few days before the queen fell ill, he and Prince Linhuai had entered the palace, and no one knew what happened. When she left the palace, Prince Linhuai carried her to the carriage."

"What?" Madam Wang seemed to have grasped something. "You said he was carried out of the palace?"

"Yes." Zhou Ruijia said, "I think he was not feeling well, so when Master Lian went to the palace these days, he didn't even see him."

Others say that the Lin family is kind, but Madam Wang thinks that the Lin family is hypocritical. "It is hard to say whether Lin Chengyu did something that caused the queen to pass away so suddenly."

The more she thought about it, the more she believed this to be the case. Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen in the world that right after Lin Chengyu left the palace, the Empress fell seriously ill.

It must be Lin Chengyu who did something bad.

"The Lin family is afraid that we will gain power, so they took the initiative." She said firmly, "If the Lin family is unkind, don't blame us for being unjust."

Madam Wang's face was gloomy, her eyes filled with madness, "Isn't the Lin family a family of high moral character? This time, I will make sure that Lin Chengyu is dead without a burial place, and that all the members of the Lin family will be disgraced and never be able to raise their heads again."

Zhou Ruijia was trembling all over. She was just a servant and was usually a bit arrogant, but now it was a matter of life and death. Even if she was given a little more courage, she would still be afraid.

She couldn't help but advise, "Madam, if this is discovered, it will be a disaster for both sides."

Mrs. Wang's face at this moment was like a demon crawling out of hell, wishing to devour Lin Chengyu's family. "Even if it means death, I will make the Lin family pay for my daughter's life."

If the Lin family had not been against her many times, Baoyu would not have left her, and Yuanchun would not have died before her. Who knows the pain of seeing the young die?

It's all the Lin family's fault.

They should pay the price for what they did.

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