Raid

Chapter 174
After walking for a long time, the two of them vaguely saw a separate courtyard, which occupied a large area. It seemed that because of the funeral, there was a sense of depression inside and outside the house.

The two came uninvited, and they were afraid of disturbing others, so they naturally went in by touching the wall.

The Hu residence was deserted and deserted, and there were not many servants, and it was not just because of the natural disaster or the death of the male owner of the house.

Because there were not many servants, the two of them felt much more relaxed in the empty house.

Hu Wenruo had died before returning home, so logically speaking, it would be meaningless to visit his old house now, but Hu Wenruo missed his family, and would spend a few days every month traveling back and forth between the two counties to be with his family.

They don't know if this news is true or not, but as long as there is contact with the family, there will be some clues.

When the two came, the night was getting dark, and only a few courtyards in Hu's house were lit up.

The two walked in discredit, and soon found the study.Because the hostess is away for a long time, the study room is actually used more by the hostess as a counting room.

Li Shengxi lit the fire book and rummaged in the room in the study. Rong Zhi mainly went to check the ledger, while Li Shengxi groped up and down the room.

"Rong Xun's settlement speed is really fast." Seeing that Rong Zhi finished reading the account book, Li Shengxi smiled lightly.

"It's no match for Mrs. Meng."

Meng Wan is really quick to settle accounts.

"Is there anything unusual?" Li Shengxi asked quickly without continuing to be courteous with him.

"I haven't noticed much about it for the time being. There are some ordinary income, most of which are some appeasement silver sent by Zhou's family after Hu Wenruo's death. It's nothing to say." Rong Zhi shook his head, and he smiled again, "But it's true when you say it. It's strange, Madam Hu seems to be very happy about her husband's death."

"How do you say it?" Li Shengxi stopped what he was doing, and asked with interest.

"Read the characters." Rong Zhi clicked on the ledger.

Li Shengxi held the lamp and moved to Rong Zhi's side.

Rong Zhi flipped through the account book, "Handwriting is like a person, and it can express nature. After Hu Wenruo's accident, Mrs. Hu's handwriting is much lighter than before the accident. Does this mean that Hu Wenruo's death is nothing to Mrs. Hu?" Hit?"

"My husband is dead, and there is no one to control her. The Zhou family will give a large sum of money to keep her mouth shut, so that she will have no worries about food and clothing in the future. From this point of view, it is a good thing." Li Shengxi murmured softly.

Rong Zhi's eyelids twitched when he heard the words, and he said helplessly: "Although this is the truth, there is only one premise, that is, the husband and wife must have a weak relationship, otherwise it will definitely not be the case."

If something happened to his family, he could inherit the property left by his family, would he be more happy than worried?No, because he has a strong bond with his family.On the contrary, if he has no relationship with his family, and it can even be said that he is in the same situation, then he will naturally be overjoyed when faced with the death of his family and the huge inheritance left by his family.

"If Hu Wen returns home every month, logically speaking, how can he have weak feelings. Not to mention how good it is, at least there is some affection." Li Shengxi frowned.

"This is also my guess, and it may not be counted." Rong Zhi put down the ledger in his hand.

"Since that's the case, why not find a chance to take a look at this reclusive Mrs. Hu." Li Shengxi suggested.

"Miss Ning, do you have any ideas?" Rong Zhi raised his eyebrows.

"I have my own method." For inner guards, the most basic thing is to watch people quietly.

"Time is running out, we can only stay here for one more day, within one day, I'm afraid it will be ugly." Rong Zhi frowned.

Li Shengxi didn't care about it, "It's up to people to do it. Besides, if there is a clue, it's the same if you ask Rujin to look at it."

"Thank you, lady."

"No trouble." Li Sheng snorted lightly, thought of something else, and reminded: "Let me remind Rong Xun to check one more thing, the accounting room should be checked, and the warehouse should also be checked. In terms of counting, I am not as good as you Anyone, time is tight and there are not many people, Rong Xun should act faster."

"Thank you, lady, for your suggestion." Rong Zhi nodded.

Li Shengxi didn't say a word, she groped up and down the study, and after confirming that there were no special traps or hidden compartments, Li Shengxi disappeared into the study.

Looking at Li Shengxi who came and went without a trace, Rong Zhi's brows gradually deepened, but soon, he breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to look through the account books.

Hu Wenruo's wife is in her forties this year, perhaps because she is a new widow, she is very neatly dressed.The furnishings in her bedroom are also extremely simple.Compared with this huge house, it seemed extraordinarily out of place.

Hu Wenruo has never been an upright official, on the contrary, he is greedy and smart enough.Meng Wan didn't mention it that day, but Liu Jin told her in detail that Hu Wenruo had been greedy for a lot of money over the years.He was dead, and all the gold and silver should belong to his wife, so how could he be so pure.

Even if it's because of the widowhood, it's nothing more than changing some plain furnishings. How could it be so simple?

Li Shengxi couldn't figure it out. Taking advantage of nightfall, she turned Madam Hu's room up and down again. This room gave her an indescribable feeling, but she didn't find anything for a while.

In fact, there was one place she didn't turn over—Madam Hu's bed.However, this will probably have to wait until Mrs. Hu wakes up.

After Madam Hu got up, she hardly said a word, and let the servants help her wash up. After eating, she saw her two sons, and after a few words such as "work hard to add meals", she sent them away had two sons.

In fact, after seeing Mrs. Hu's two sons, Li Shengxi noticed something strange about Mrs. Hu.

She is very much like a newly widowed woman, unsmiling, tired, unable to raise her spirits, and unwilling to speak on weekdays.

At first glance, you can't see anything unusual, and she played really well.But when compared with her two young sons, the difference can be seen.

She's not that sad.

Or rather, her grief was not genuine.Li Shengxi has seen this kind of hypocritical sadness a lot, and he has also acted out a lot of it—at the funerals of many royal relatives.Everyone is so hypocritical, and the most sincere ones are only those who are closest to the deceased.Whether you are really sad or not is easy to see when you compare them.

This is strange.Although Hu Wenruo is greedy, but in his daily life, he respects and loves his wife very much. He has been married for many years and rarely quarrels with him, nor has he ever taken a concubine.

Although it wasn't him who did this, Mrs. Hu would have a deep affection for him, but most people in the world are like this, and being different from the world will inevitably make people think a little more.

Madam Hu, why is there no mourning?

　The disaster relief person was changed to Meng Songyan.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)