Daming female local tyrant

After seeing Geng Shi, Qi An came out of the house in the dark, and didn't go back to his own room, but went downstairs to wake up the inn gatekeeper, came out from the back door of the inn, walked for half an hour, and arrived at a river in the city. On the side, I boarded a small boat that was parked here.

After Qi An boarded the boat, the boatman paddled and disappeared into the thick night.

The shadow watch boat who followed Qi An here sighed helplessly.

This is not a pier, and it is the middle of the night, and there are no lights and lights everywhere. There are no boats moored on the shore, and it is impossible to hire a boat to keep up.

The next day, Feng Guangsheng, the chief executive of the Lu family, went to Fuhai Hall to meet Feng.

He told her that the capable people under his command went to follow Geng Shi and his son, and found that they did not return to Qingxi Village after leaving Lu's house, but stayed at the Gaosheng Inn on the outskirts of Jinling.In the middle of the night, a man wearing a veiled hat entered the unlit room of Geng Shi and his son. The man gave Geng Shi and his son 200 taels of silver and said that they would never contact each other again.Then the man left the Gaosheng Inn, walked to a small river in the city, jumped into a small boat that had been waiting there for a long time, and ordered the boatman to sail, and his men followed the man who lost the silver to Gengshi.

However, by tracking Geng Shi and his son, at least it was confirmed that Geng Shi and his son were really bribed to come to the Lu family to trouble the second lady, and deliberately damage the reputation of the second lady.

After hearing this, Feng frowned and said: "They really are dishonest, they can't make Geng Shi and his son feel better, you know what to do."

Feng Guangsheng nodded, saying that he knew what to do.

Feng said something to go, but Feng Guangsheng stepped back.

Later, Jing Lan went to ask her great-grandmother what was the matter, and Feng said to her, "Sure enough, as you said, Geng Shi and his son were bribed, but the people who bribed Geng Shi and his son were really cunning. The most powerful man in the world actually lost him. In this way, we can only keep an eye on Geng Shi and his son, and maybe we can find some clues from them in the near future."

At this time, when I got together with Shen Wan, Shen Wan asked why my ancestor hadn't found out who bought Geng Shi and his son to come to Lu's house to make trouble, so she told Shen Wan everything she had heard from her ancestor.

After hearing this, Shen Wan said: "I guess the person behind the bribery of Geng Shi and his son should be your stepmother, Qi. She is the only one who misses you the most. No one will marry you. As you once said, some people Staying out of the matter is actually the most suspicious. This time, when Geng Shi and his son made a fuss, many big families in Jinling City knew about it. There were gossips and rumors outside, and even our Shen family spread the word about you. Your stepmother's hundreds of taels of silver are worth it. Many people who originally wanted to marry you have now retreated. You are not as popular as before. She must be secretly proud. But she I don’t know, but you wish she could do such a thing.”

Jing Lan: "Even so, I can't get her out. I'm not reconciled."

Shen Wan then said: "Well, I'll find someone to help you check this Qi family, especially her natal family, and her natal family's neighbors, maybe I can find some clues. By the way, I went to the north earlier A person who was looking for a direct disciple of Zhang Tianshi wrote a letter, saying that the direct disciple of Zhang Tianshi said that more than ten years ago, there was indeed a Mrs. Xin who asked his master for help, and asked his master to go to the Lu family to spread rumors that the eldest lady of the second room of the Lu family was a evil star. At that time, his master After receiving 100 taels of silver, Mrs. Xin invited his master to a banquet. His master came back a little drunk after eating the banquet. He casually said that the more things in Jinling City's rich families are fighting for favor, the better he will be. To earn money, as long as you touch your mouth, the money will come rolling in. As for who this Mrs. Xin was instructed by, his master did not say. In this way, it seems that the only way to get money is to hold Mrs. Xin, a man who is often drunk. Learn something from him."

After listening, Jing Lan asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"

Shen Wan smiled slightly: "Money can turn ghosts, even a drunk will wake up when he sees money. You must let him go to the ancestors of the Lu family to expose Qi's true face, embarrassing Qi, and be suspected by others. She Didn't you bribe Geng Shi and his son to ruin your reputation? We can also do the same thing, buy Mrs. Xin's man, and let her bear the reputation of a poisonous woman. With such a reputation, even if there is no proof of her evil deeds, It's scary, but it's enough for her to drink a pot."

"Okay, Wanwan, you have a very clever plan, so I'll leave this to you." Jing Lan said happily, "By the way, I'm coming back to see you, and I want to invite you to Yangzhou for a few days, my uncle I have already helped me buy a small house with three entrances in Yangzhou, and a farm with more than 300 mu of land in the suburbs. We will board the boat on the sixth day of the lunar new year, go to Yangzhou for a few days and come back on the [-]th. Are you going? "

Shen Wan immediately said: "I'm really looking forward to go, to see the small house, and the farm, next year your family affairs will come to an end, and my younger brother Shisi is also married, so I will bring Mr. Pei will live with you in Yangzhou."

"Then are you taking Jun Pei there this time?"

"You can wear it or not, it's all up to you."

"My younger brother Cheng Ze wants to go with me this time. How about you take Jun Pei with you, so she can disperse with your mother."

"Then I'll call her wet nurse and let her sleep with her at night. Since you left, I deliberately let the wet nurse take her to the old lady's place, and sleep there when it's late. Now she doesn't bother me much anymore. gone."

"So best."

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After discussing the matter of going to Yangzhou together, the two got up and put on clothes, dressed up, and went to the back garden to enjoy the plum blossoms and eat wine together. It was not until the sky darkened in the afternoon that Jing Lan came out of the inner house and found Cheng Ze. The siblings went back to Lu's house together.

On the carriage, Cheng Ze asked Jing Lan what happened to the people sent by Shen Wan, and Jing Lan told Cheng Ze what Shen Wan said just now.

Cheng Ze was a little disappointed after hearing this, and said, "I didn't expect to find her."

Jing Lan comforted Cheng Ze: "However, the eldest lady of the Shen family said that she has another clever plan to make the person who designed to harm her eat a pot."

Cheng Ze immediately became happy and asked, "What kind of trick?"

Jing Lan: "Come here with your ears."

Cheng Ze leaned over according to his words, Jing Lan told Cheng Ze about Shen Wan's strategy, Cheng Ze laughed after hearing it, and praised Shen Wan for being resourceful, thinking that Shen Wan's strategy was probably useful.

Jing Lan then said that she invited Shen Wan to go to Yangzhou for a few days on the sixth day of the first lunar month. She said that she would send someone to hire a large painting boat so that she could have fun along the way.

Cheng Ze wanted to say that this time when he went back to Yangzhou, besides looking at the house and manor his sister bought, he also had to go to his grandmother's house for a few days, so it seemed inappropriate to take Shen Wan there.But looking back, my sister has a good relationship with Shen Wan. Shen Wan has contributed a lot in finding out that my mother was murdered by the Qi family. If she refuses to take her to Yangzhou, it seems a bit unreasonable, so she agrees up.

The people under Shen Wan were quite efficient. Mrs. Xin's drunken man, Jia Er, took 200 taels of silver and went to the Lu family to report on the Qi family.

He approached Feng Shi directly, saying that he had something important to tell her, which was related to Cheng Ze, the most promising young master of the Lu family.

After Feng Shi heard this, she asked the woman beside her to go outside to pick Jia Er in person, and asked him what he wanted to say.

Jia Er said with a sad face that since his wife Xin died of illness, the family was sitting and eating, and seeing that the New Year was coming, the family had no money to buy rice or meat for the New Year, so he wanted to exchange some old things he knew for some rice and meat...

Feng said: "Tell the truth, what is it related to my family Chengze? Tell me, you are not short of money for Chinese New Year this year. I can promise you to reward you dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver."

Jia Er laughed immediately, and said: "The villain would like to thank the old lady first, I will tell the old lady about an incident that my wife got involved with more than ten years ago."

Then the alcoholic Jia Er told Mrs. Feng what he had been taught.

Jia Er said that sixteen or seventeen years ago, his wife Xin took in Qi who was still in the house, who is now the second wife of the Lu family, Lu Xueshan's second wife, 50 taels of silver, and agreed to help Qi spread rumors in the Lu family, saying that the second wife of the Lu family His wife, Tan's newborn daughter is an evil star. Since she was born, both the Lu family's old master and the second master have been sick.Then Qi offered another 100 taels of silver to Xin, and Xin took the money to find Zhang Tianshi and asked him to come to give orders to Tan's newborn daughter. It was true that Jinglan was the nemesis of Lu's male Ding, so Jinglan was hugged From the Lu family.

Afterwards, because her daughter was taken away, Tan was so sad that she had a difficult labor when she was born, and died of illness shortly after giving birth to Chengze.

Later, Qi married into the Lu family as he wished and became Lu Xueshan's successor.

Jia Er also said: "The Qi family is very stingy. My wife helped her get things done, and she only gave my wife 20 taels later. My wife has been working in the Lu family for many years, and the Qi family always gives 20 taels of silver every year. Sent my wife away. Last year my wife was sick and asked Qi for more money to treat her illness, but she only gave ten taels. After my wife died of illness, she didn't say to send someone to send some money to buy better things The coffin. Therefore, after my wife died for more than a year, the family had no money left, so I came to look for the old lady, and I didn't want to look for the Qi family."

It has to be said that what Jia Er said surprised Feng Shi a lot, she thought, if Qi Shi really did what Jia Er said in front of her, it would be a heinous crime.

But she didn't believe what Jia Er said as soon as she heard it.

She asked Jia Er with a stern face, what she said was true, if she talked nonsense, she would be sent to an official with a black board.

Jia Er lay on the ground and swore that everything he said was true, and if there were any falsehoods, Feng would dispose of them at will.

Mrs. Feng has an impression of Mrs. Xin. After she returned to the Lu family in Jinglan, she once asked who brought Tianshi Zhang into the Lu family. The daughter-in-law Yuan said it was Mrs. Xin, and asked where Mrs. Xin was. Yuan said Mrs. Xin was last year old died of illness.

After hearing this, Mrs. Feng didn't check further.

No matter what she said, she didn't expect that there were three days before the Chinese New Year, on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Xin's man would come to Lu's house and tell her such a big secret for some money for the Chinese New Year.

But if you listen, you will be clear and if you believe, you will be dark. As the ancestor of the Lu family, she must have heard what Jia Er said, and she still wants to hear what other people have to say.

Feng Guangsheng was called here because he was the chief manager of the Lu family, and he knew the situation of the Lu family's servants very well, and he should also know what kind of person Jia Er, Mrs. Xin's man, was.

As for the daughter-in-law, Yuan Shi, it was because Mrs. Xin had been serving and working in front of her for more than ten years, so she should have something to say.

Ask Qi to come, needless to say, she must come, and must confront Jia Er to see which of them is telling the truth.

Feng Shi thought for a while, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Come here, pass on Feng Guangsheng, Second Wife, Second Wife, come to Fuhai Hall."

The author has something to say: Some parents are very anxious to see the bad guys be dealt with, but there is an iterative process, otherwise they are too easy to deal with, and it seems that their IQ is not enough.