Qinglian in the Red Chamber

In June of the same year, Lin Ruhai was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his duties first.

Along with him, there are also related criminals who were detained for the Jiangnan salt tax corruption case.

Zhen Yingjia is one of them.

Because she was a repeat offender, Zhen Yingjia was imprisoned in a separate small cabin.There is only a bed, a table, a chair, and a very small ventilation window in the cabin.Although simple, but very clean.

Zhen Yingjia was lying on the bed with a pale face at this time, and she was still in a trance for such a quick defeat.

too fast!

It all happened so fast!

It was as if all the people were calculated by Lin Ruhai all the time.

As soon as the salt tax silver was sent to Zhuangzi who was going to recast it, he was caught in the urn.

Zhang Dehui, the treasurer who I had arranged to stay at Xue's house, went missing in front of him, and someone touched the back of the account book hidden in the dark compartment of his study, and Zhen Yingjia didn't even have a chance to destroy the evidence.In fact, if Lin Ruhai hadn't thrown that secret account in front of Zhen Yingjia, Zhen Yingjia would never have known that the account book that was carefully hidden had been touched by someone.

Where did something go wrong and Lin Ruhai was caught by the tail?

Zhuangzi who made silver was a very inconspicuous little Zhuangzi, and he didn't even have any apparent relationship with Zhen Yingjia.Why did Lin Ruhai lead someone to touch it?

And why did the account book end up in Lin Ruhai's hands?Zhen Yingjia thought that the nursing homes in her house were by no means the kind of stuff like wine bags and rice bags, and they didn't even know that they were groped into the house.

Zhen Yingjia has been thinking about these things on the boat these days, and his brain hurts from thinking about it, but he didn't ask him to think about it.

Actually, what Zhen Yingjia was thinking about was very simple, and in the final analysis, the key lies in only one person——Xue Pan.

This Xue Pan was first raised by Xue Wang's unconditional pampering, and then deliberately indulged by Zhen Yingjia to lead him on a crooked path. Now he has become a complete and complete standard playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and play.

However, this prodigal Xue Pan was too talented, for three consecutive months.The family fortune of millions of taels was distributed every month, even Zhen Yingjia couldn't bear it.The Xue family's wealth has long been considered by Zhen Yingjia as something in his pocket, how can he tolerate being tossed away by such a prodigal son like Xue Pan.Therefore, Zhen Yingjia sent his confidant Zhang Dehui to the Xue family to be the chief steward, but only took care of the management of the Xue family's shop outside, and did not interfere with the Xue family's internal affairs.

Zhang Dehui is also capable.He quickly integrated all the shops of the Xue family, and with the support of the Zhen family, he soon turned the Xue family's business, which had been a little bit sluggish since Xue Pan became the head of the family, into a turnaround.As a result, Mrs. Xue Wang felt grateful, and Xue Baochai even asked Aunt Xue to wrap a high-quality red envelope for Zhang Dehui as a thank you.

"Although it was the adult who asked Mr. Zhang to help. It's just that Mr. is doing things for our family with all his heart. Mom must always thank Mr. well. You can't ask Mr. Zhang to help our family make money, right..."

Both Xue Wangshi and Xue Baochai are very grateful to Zhang Dehui and Zhen Yingjia, the master behind him.Even the other rooms of the Xue family were also gagged.This store is more profitable, and at the end of the year, each company can share more dividends, right?Although the elders of the clan had some complaints about the Zhen family's meddling in their own business, in the end it was for the sake of money that they just said a few words and then let it go.

The entire Xue family has eight rooms.There was only one person who was dissatisfied with Zhang Dehui.

This person is none other than the head of the Xue family, Xue Pan.

Xue Pan looked at Zhang Dehui's eyes instead of eyes, and his nose was not his nose.There is no other reason, just money.

The biggest purpose of Zhang Dehui being sent to Xue's house by Zhen Yingjia is to prevent Xue Pan from spending money like water.

Therefore, since Zhang Dehui took charge of the Xue family's business, Xue Pan has never been able to receive a tael of silver from the shop.

Xue Pan was angry.

You are a slave, so you dare to put your nose on your face and take care of yourself as a serious master?What a guts!

Xue Pan was raised to be like a bully.I don't know what the sky is high and the earth is thick.He would not be polite to Zhang Dehui just because Zhang Dehui was sent by Zhen Yingjia to Xue's house.

Xue Pan is a man of action, he always kicks people if he doesn't like them, there is no nonsense.

It's the same this time.

Seeing that Zhang Dehui didn't give him any money, he rolled up his sleeves and planned to teach this guy who always looked at him with his nostrils a profound lesson.But don't want to.Zhang Dehui has a lot of kung fu in his hands.Xue Pan failed to clean up the person, but was severely punished.

Although Xue Pan grew up in rich clothes and fine food, he was born with rough skin and thick flesh.This was cleaned up, but he was just a little bit sore.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything cheap in front of Zhang Dehui, Xue Pan turned around and ran to his old mother, crying a lot.

It is true that Wang Xue dotes on his son, but Xue Pan's prodigal spirit really scares Wang Xue.In Xue Wang's heart, this son is very important, but this money is not for people to play with. You can't ask your precious son to lose all his money, and then the whole family will follow the Northwest Wind. .Thinking about it this way, she wanted to use Zhang Dehui to control her son's spending money.

Xue Pan quarreled with Xue Wang for a long time, wanting to drive Zhang Dehui away, but Xue Wang refused to let go of this matter despite what he did.Not only that, Xue Pan was also reprimanded by his always dignified and sensible sister, who was ignorant, ungrateful and so on, which made Xue Pan furious.

This should be put aside on weekdays, when Xue Baochai said something admonishing, Xue Pan just listened to it with a smile, and he was not very temperamental.

But today, Xue Pan was already unhappy because of the money matter, and the place on his body where he was beaten by Zhang Dehui was still throbbing from time to time, how could he have a good temper to coax this person who always loves to put on a dignified air and suppress him younger sister?

"My younger sister claims to be well-educated and reasonable, and she keeps talking about being well-behaved all day long. How come you don't see you acting in accordance with the three obediences and four virtues of a woman? This scolding brother is something you, a girl who knows how to be polite, can do? Humph, hurry up and shut up. .Save me to say something nasty."

When Xue Pan said this, his eyes were full of contempt and disdain.

Xue Baochai choked hard immediately, her little face turned pale, she opened her mouth a few times, but couldn't say anything.

"Mom—" Xue Baochai threw her head down into Xue Wangshi's arms, and cried out in a mournful voice, as if she had a thousand grievances that were hard to express.

"Hmph!" Xue Pan snorted coldly.But he didn't go forward to persuade him like in the past, but just turned around and left without looking back.

Xue Baochai became more and more sad, crying out of breath, and even brought out the cough that had already healed up a lot.

"Hurry up and get the pills and water!" Seeing this, Wang Xue hurriedly called Ying'er.Turning her head, Xue Wang comforted her daughter again:

"My son, your brother is in a daze. You just rest well, I will call your brother to apologize to you later..."

Xue Baochai obediently agreed, but secretly hated her.If Xue Pan spread the word today, he would no longer need to be a human being.A girl who doesn't abide by the three obediences and four virtues.Who would want it?

Xue Pan had a bad nose at home.Annoyed, he wandered the streets.

"Hey! Isn't this Mr. Xue? What's wrong with Mr. Xue? His face looks bad. Who is it that makes you angry?..."

Xue Pan raised his eyes.It was found that it was stone.

Huh?How did he come to Yun Xiangrong's place?

Although he was puzzled for a while, Shi Fang's words of "no eyesight" just now made Xue Panshun a lot of anger. Isn't that Zhang Dehui a person who has no eyesight?

so.Under Shi Fang's kind invitation, Xue Pan followed Shi Fang into Yun Xiangrong for a cup of tea.

"Hey! It's not uncommon for this slave to bully the master." Shi Fang sighed after hearing Xue Pan's complaint. "It's just that it's said to be helping to manage the shop, but it's a little too much when it comes to managing the money and money of the serious master. That manager Zhang, doesn't he have other ideas?..."

Xue Pan let out another cold snort, feeling that Shi Fang was really his confidant, what he said was very reasonable.

Shi Fang borrowed tea.He glanced coldly at Xue Pan, who had been picked up by him to be even more angry, and continued: "But after all, he is just a slave after all, isn't he? As a master, if he wants to dismiss a slave, he always has to There is a way..."

Xue Pan heard this.Ears perked up quickly, and asked anxiously:

"Shopkeeper Shi, what can I do?" Xue Pan really wanted to get rid of Zhang Dehui, who was an eyesore.

"Someone is not talented, there is no good way." Shi Fang waved his hands hurriedly and said.

Xue Pan's face darkened, his eyes were full of sternness, thinking that it would be a big deal to find someone to kill that dead slave directly!

"However, I heard a rumor in the market. It was about how a young master of a wealthy family was ruled by a powerful slave in his family, and then how that young master used tricks to get rid of this slave. ..."

That night, Xue Pan swept away the decadence of the day and went home very satisfied.

Facing Xue Wangshi and Xue Baochai, Xue Pan smiled and bowed to please, and everything seemed to be back to the way it was in the past, and the brothers and sisters were friendly again.

Xue Wang couldn't help being offended.

"It's all right now. During the day, you were as dazed as a demon. You really gave us a fright. We won't let you do it again."

Xue Pan naturally smiled cheerfully.

Can he not be happy?

Zhang Dehui, that dead slave, thought that with the Zhen family uncle behind his back, men wouldn't dare to do anything to you?

Man, you are so hard that you can't tell!

Afterwards, Xue Pan spent two days at home peacefully, and then went to hang out with those friends from the past.

Everything seems to be the same as before, nothing has changed.

In fact, Zhang Dehui didn't take such a prodigal as Xue Pan into his eyes, he just thought what kind of tricks could such a guy like a rich man with a rich life and wealth be able to pull off?Therefore, he was not wary of Xue Pan.

However, less than half a month later, Zhang Dehui mysteriously disappeared one evening.

Zhang Dehui is also a little arrogant.He felt that he was just going to the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city to see what could happen, so he took someone with him, only a coachman.

As a result, Zhang Dehui disappeared together with the coachman.

Zhang Dehui has never married, so no one knows about his disappearance.It wasn't until the end of this month when the shopkeepers were checking accounts in the shop that the shopkeepers of several shops didn't wait for Zhang Dehui to come, so they found out about it when they went to his house.

When Zhen Yingjia heard that Zhang Dehui had disappeared, she froze for a while.However, before he came back to his senses, his confidant came to report: the village in the suburbs that was used to make silver was surrounded by officers and soldiers.Moreover, there is a batch of salt tax official silver that has just been sent over in Zhuangzi.This time it happened to be caught upright by someone.

Immediately afterwards, officials from Zhen's mansion came up, and Zhen Yingjia was politely invited to the Yangzhou Yanzheng Yamen.

In the end, Lin Ruhai's pile of witnesses and material evidence was smashed down, and Zhen Yingjia couldn't even find an excuse to refute.

Zhen Yingjia, who had been smart for a lifetime, and the Zhen clan, which had been prominent for a while, ended up like this because of a little dude.

Zhen Yingjia didn't know until her death that the person who caused her to lose her life in such a crushing defeat was the prodigal son of a rich man whom she had single-handedly set up.