Jie a husband is too arrogant

Chapter 101 Zhu Zhi's Death

At this time, not only Zhu's family was worried about Zhu Hecheng, but also the second wife of Ji's mansion.

Hearing that her elder brother had been arrested, the second lady was anxious, she couldn't sleep or eat for several days, and sent people to Zhu's house every day to inquire about the news.

This day when Jize came back from court, the second wife was already waiting in the room, seeing Jize hurriedly asked, "Ze'er, is there any news about your uncle in the palace?"

Ji Ze frowned and shook his head slowly.

Although he was a student, he had very few chances to actually meet the emperor. He only heard from his colleagues in the court that the emperor was angry and wanted to investigate strictly. As for what was found out now, it was so obscure that no one dared to discuss it.

"How can this be good?" The second lady sighed anxiously, "If your uncle really has a good or bad thing, the Zhu family will be over!"

"Who asked my uncle to collude with the prefect of Xuzhou to embezzle the relief funds? Such a thing should never have been done!" Jize whispered.

"Shut up, he's your uncle, when will it be your turn to blame him!" The second lady scolded with a serious face.

Jize sat aside, silent.

"You should also live up to it and show your face in front of the emperor. If the emperor thinks highly of you, your uncle can always help you say a few words when something like this happens. He is your uncle. No matter what he does, it is your uncle. If you want Help him, only when the Zhu family is strong can we have a solid backing, do you understand?" The second lady followed her lead.

Jize nodded slightly, "Yes!"

"Although the family business of the Ji family is big, you are a bastard. In the end we have nothing, but your uncle is our relative, and we will never give up on us no matter what time comes. Mother hopes that you will go to high school, become an official, and shine in the family. It also allows you to have a foothold in the future, otherwise relying on the Ji Mansion, we can only live by watching his face forever, but if we want to be rich in the long run, we cannot do without the Zhu family."

"Mother, brother is not that kind of person, he has always been very kind to me!" Jize retorted in a low voice.

"Those are all illusions! When did you miss what mother said? Now that you are an official, you think what mother said is wrong, right?" The second lady said angrily.

"Son dare not!"

"In the past, I didn't tell you this because I was afraid that you would be too preoccupied and miss your studies. Now that you have entered the palace, you need to understand these things! In short, you have to remember that the Zhu family is our family and our backer. Lose everything!"

"Yes!"

"Just remember, mother knows that you are always the most obedient!" The second lady's complexion eased, she got up and said, "You just came back, rest. Inquire more about your uncle in the palace."

"My son will save me!"

The second lady nodded in satisfaction, and led Yuan'er out of Jize's yard.

Far away, Yuan'er Fang carefully persuaded, "Second Young Master is the most intelligent and filial, he will definitely listen to Madam!"

The second lady couldn't help showing a bit of pride on her face, "I know what Ze'er is like best! It's just that this child is too simple after all, and he needs to be taught and practiced well."

"With the teaching of the second lady, how can the second young master not be outstanding?" Yuan'er smiled obsequiously.

The second lady nodded, thinking of Zhu Hecheng, her face was filled with worry again, "It's just about the big brother, it's really worrying!"

"Second Madam, don't worry, my uncle has gone through all kinds of storms, and this time, he will definitely save the day!"

The second lady nodded, "I hope so!"

After two days, Zhu Zhi had no news of Zhu Hecheng being released, so he couldn't help becoming anxious, and Mrs. Zhu was always saying that he was cheated, which made him even more worried.

When we went to Chunhualou, I wanted to ask Zhao Wenshuan, but only now did I realize that he didn't even know where Zhao Wenshuan lived.

Just as he was anxiously looking for Zhao Wenshuan, Zhao Wenshuan came to the door himself.

"How is my father's business going?" Zhu Zhi asked him as soon as he saw him, tugging at his arm first.

When the two disappeared, Zhao Wenshuan completely changed his appearance. He was wearing a brocade gown embroidered with lucky patterns, a jade belt around his waist, jade boots inlaid on his feet, and his face was glowing red.

"Don't worry! It's only been two days, and things are going on! But," Zhao Wenshuan smacked his mouth in embarrassment.

"But what?" Zhu Zhi hurriedly asked.

"Eunuch Liu entrusted someone to bring me a message from the palace, saying that someone wants to buy your father's life and pay more money than you, so the 1 taels may not be enough!" Zhao Wenshuan said.

"Who wanted my father's life?" Zhu Zhi asked in surprise.

Zhao Wenshuan rolled his eyes, turned around with a guilty conscience, and said with a sneer, "How did I know, your family is so rich, you must have offended many people!"

Zhu Zhi believed it was true, and said bitterly, "Dare to spend money with our Zhu family, it's so audacious! Tell me, how much more money do you need?"

With his back to Zhu Zhi, Zhao Wenshuan was overjoyed, barely letting the joy in his heart show on his face, and said with a frown, "Probably, another 2 taels!"

"Okay, just wait, I'll go home and get the silver!"

"Yes, yes! I'm waiting here for Mr. Zhu, and I'll send someone to send it to the palace immediately after I have taken the silver. Eunuch Liu is waiting!" Zhao Wenshuan laughed.

Zhu Zhi nodded, and rushed home in a hurry.

Zhao Wenshuan jumped up, his face was ecstatic, and he said that he was lucky, he found such a money tree, the money was inexhaustible, and he would have no worries about eating and drinking for the rest of his life!
In this way, Zhao Wenshuan came to Zhu Zhi to ask for money every other day or two, and finally asked for nearly 10 taels.

Mrs. Zhu suspects that Zhu Zhi was cheated, but the money is spent, so she can only hope that Zhu Hecheng can be rescued.

As for the criminal department, the results of the interrogation of the Xuzhou magistrate and the Zhu family's stewards in Xuzhou also came to fruition, and they hurriedly submitted it to the emperor.

The papers drawn by everyone admitted that the food for disaster relief was withheld and replaced, but the steward of the Zhu family colluded with the prefect of Xuzhou, and Zhu and Chengyuan did not know it in Shengjing.

The emperor looked at a few drawings, and asked with a frown, "The prefect of Xuzhou didn't say anything else? Is he really so bold?"

Yu Xian stepped forward and said, "After a few days of continuous interrogation, the severe punishment has been used, so there must be no one else!"

Doctor Yushi and Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice looked at each other, but neither made a sound.

The emperor snorted coldly, and said angrily, "How dare a magistrate be so rampant, disregarding the country's laws and regulations, disregarding the life and death of the people, it's really abominable!"

"Wei Chen is terrified!"

Several court ministers standing in the imperial study room pleaded guilty one after another.

The Minister of Criminal Affairs asked, "Your Majesty, what should Zhu Hecheng do?"

"He really doesn't know anything about Xuzhou?" the emperor asked.

"The prefect of Xuzhou stated in his confession that he has been in contact with the governor of Xuzhou, and the governor of Xuzhou also admitted that he was blind to money and kept it from Zhu Hecheng, but,"

"Your Majesty!" Yu Xian suddenly said, interrupting the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, respectfully, "I think that Zhu Hecheng should not know about it, otherwise how could he take the initiative to donate [-] dan of grain to the people of Xuzhou, and Zhu Hecheng has been in Shengjing for so many years , He has always done business according to his duty, and this minister thinks that he must have been deceived and entrapped by his subordinates!"

Doctor Yu Shi chuckled, "It seems to Mr. Yu that he has close contacts with Zhu Hecheng, otherwise how would he be sure of his duty?"

Yu Xian's complexion changed, and he said with a dry smile, "Master Yao is joking, how could this humble official have close contacts with a businessman?"

The emperor sat on the dragon chair and thought for a moment, then said, "Even if Zhu Hecheng didn't participate in this matter, there is still a case of failure of supervision, so he will be exempted from being an imperial merchant. As for the prefect of Xuzhou, Liang Fu and the stewards of Zhu's family, they are in collusion, bringing disaster to the country and the people. Choose a day to raid the house, and ask to be executed after autumn!"

"Yes!"

Several ministers bowed in response.

After leaving the imperial study, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the doctor Yushi walked out of the palace together.

"Does Mr. Zhang think that Zhu Hecheng is really innocent?" Yao Tengzheng, the censor doctor, asked.

"To be honest, I don't believe it. Without his permission, how dare a steward be so bold?" Zhang Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, snorted coldly, "But Liang Fu and the steward refused to confess Zhu Hecheng because they were killed. This officer has used torture on both of them to no avail, and the emperor is in a hurry to chase them, so this is the only way!"

"It's fine if Zhu Hecheng is really innocent. If he is an accomplice, but Liang Fu would rather die than recruit him, that would be terrible!" Yao Tizheng said lightly.

The two looked at each other and frowned at the same time.

Zhu Hecheng is just a businessman, but Liang Fu is a magistrate. It is impossible for Zhu Hecheng to have any handles, so there is only one reason for him to defend Zhu Hecheng, that is, some people will not let him speak, and this person's official position is far above Liang Fu, so He didn't dare to say it, he couldn't say it!
Zhu Hecheng involved the interests of too many people, but he couldn't die in the end.

The two of them understood the key points, they didn't need to say it, they already understood, their eyes turned cold, as if they had already guessed who was behind it.

"It's too cheap for them this time!" Yao Tizheng's solemn face was slightly cold.

"As long as the fox's tail is exposed, why not catch it? The future will be long, Lord Yao don't need to be angry!"

"Yes!"

The two left the palace gate, took their farewells, got into their respective carriages, and left the palace slowly.

In the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zhu Hecheng has also been released.

It's just that he lost his qualifications as an imperial merchant, and the grain shop in Xuzhou also suffered a huge loss. After this incident, the Zhu family's vitality was greatly injured.

Knowing that Zhu Hecheng came back, Mrs. Zhu took Zhu Zhi and the two concubines in the backyard to greet him outside the gate of the mansion.

Zhu Zhi was full of pride, and smiled, "I said dad will come back! How could I be cheated?"

Mrs. Zhu said happily, "It's good to be back! It's good to be back!"

When the carriage to pick him up arrived at the gate of the mansion, Zhu Hecheng came down, and Mrs. Zhu went up to meet him first, "Master, you are finally back!"

After all, people prepared braziers, mugwort leaves and other things to go to Zhu Hecheng to get rid of bad luck.

Zhu Hecheng stayed in the prison for many days. Even if he had a plan in mind, he could not help but suffer a lot. His hair at the temples turned gray, his face was covered with dust, his clothes were wrinkled, and he looked five years older.

Zhu Zhi happily called out "Dad".

Mrs. Zhu looked distressed, "Master has suffered!"

Zhu Hecheng coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Go home and talk!"

"Yes Yes!"

The crowd surrounded Zhu Hecheng and entered the gate of the mansion.

Mrs. Zhu personally served Zhu Hecheng to take a bath and changed into a new set of clothes. Everyone was waiting in the flower hall.

When he came out again, Zhu Hecheng was quite refreshed, and a concubine hurriedly handed over the ginseng soup, "Master, drink it quickly to warm your body!"

Mrs. Zhu laughed, "Master is finally safe and sound. This time I was really scared to death. When I think of Master suffering in the prison, I can't sleep and eat. I wish I could be imprisoned together so that I can serve Master at any time!"

He covered his face and began to cry.

Zhu Hecheng listened, feeling warm in his heart, patted Mrs. Zhu's hand and said, "Okay, don't be sad, am I back?"

Mrs. Zhu nodded, wiped away her tears and said, "Fortunately, we have a solution. In the past, the master still looked down on our son. This time, he is not the one who rescued you!"

Zhu Zhi, who was sitting on the chair, immediately straightened his back, with a bit of humility on his face, "It's right for a son to run around for his father!"

Zhu Hecheng was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "You said that it was Jianger who saved me?"

"Yes!" Mrs. Zhu nodded, "Don't you know? It was the chief eunuch in the palace that Zhi'er found through a friend, and pleaded with the emperor to release the master! He spent a lot of money for this! But money is something outside of the body, as long as the master is fine, no matter how much we spend, it will be worth it!"

However, Zhu Hecheng didn't hear Mrs. Zhu's rambling behind, and only looked at Zhu Zhi, "What is the chief eunuch, what is your friend?"

Before Zhu Zhi could speak, Mrs. Zhu hurriedly told what happened.

Zhu Hecheng turned pale when he heard this, "What's the name of the chief eunuch?"

Zhu Zhi was taken aback, and said, "My surname is Liu, everyone calls him Mr. Liu, but I didn't ask what his son's name is. Does father want to thank him in person?"

Zhu Hecheng's expression had already changed, "There is no chief eunuch surnamed Liu in the palace, how much money did you spend?"

Zhu Zhi couldn't help jumping in his heart, thinking that Zhu Hecheng had come out, it should be true, and he said, "Ten, 10 taels!"

Zhu Hecheng almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, his face turned livid, he stood up and pointed at Zhu Zhi and cursed, "You're such a bastard, you're so stupid! Do you know that you were deceived?"

"No, it's impossible!" Zhu Zhi said tremblingly, "If he lied to me, why would you be released?"

"The reason I released it is because," Zhu Hecheng almost blurted out, holding back barely, he just stroked his chest and said, "Hurry up and find your friend, he lied to you! There is no chief eunuch named Liu in the palace. It doesn't matter at all!"

"Ah?" Zhu Zhi was dumbfounded.

Mrs. Zhu was also dumbfounded, only Zhu Hecheng's two concubines understood, and couldn't help but gloated at this stupid mother and son.

"Hurry up and get it back!" Zhu Hecheng shouted with veins popping on his forehead, stamping his feet fiercely.

10 taels of silver, Zhu Hecheng was so distressed that he wanted to let go.

"Yes, yes, my son is going!" Zhu Zhi hurriedly ran out.

"How could this be?" Mrs. Zhu looked bewildered.

"You did a good job!" Zhu Hecheng trembled angrily, pointing at Mrs. Zhu, "Why did you give him so much money?"

"The concubine is not eager to save the master, and I don't know who to turn to, so I listen to Zhi'er's words, and Zhi'er is also for the sake of the master!" Mrs. Zhu cried aggrievedly.

"A loving mother loses so much, our family is about to be ruined by your mother and son!" Zhu Hecheng said angrily, and walked away in a huff.

10 taels of silver!
It's just gone, and the qualifications of the Zhu family's royal merchants have been revoked, plus the loss in Xuzhou, Zhu Hecheng only feels that his whole body has been ripped off!

Hearing that Zhu Hecheng was released, Su Jiu was very indignant, "It's really infuriating to release this old fox like this!"

Ji Yuxian was reclining on the bed, her black hair was draped around her waist, her waist was loosely tied, and she was wearing a red water-patterned toga that covered the couch like coquettish pomegranate flowers.

With a book in his hand, the man with a calm and charming face waved at Su Jiu, "Come to my husband!"

Su Jiu knelt on the edge of the couch, "I really can't figure it out, it's obvious that Zhu Hecheng did it, why didn't the emperor punish him?"

Ji Yuxian put down the book, hooked Su Jiu's waist and held her in his arms, found a comfortable position for her to pillow on, and said in a soft voice, "My husband said, Zhu Hecheng won't die so easily!"

"Who is behind him?" Su Jiu asked.

"There's more than one person behind it, and it's more powerful than you imagined!" Ji Yuxian half-jokingly said.

"Then forget it?" Su Jiu frowned beautifully.

"Naturally, no!" Ji Yuxian raised his hand to play with Su Jiu's black hair, and there was a touch of coldness in his sexy and magnetic voice, like the first cool breeze blowing in at the end of summer. , "Zhu Hecheng's vitality has been seriously injured this time, and the interests have been exposed too much. Zhu's family is like a bug that is about to enter winter. It will be dead or stiff!"

"Besides," Ji Yuxian picked up Su Jiu's chin and kissed it, and said with a low laugh, "Our original purpose was to help Qiao An, but now that Qiao An's crisis has been resolved, the people of Xuzhou have received food, and we have brought down a corrupt official by the way. , Zhu Hecheng is a windfall!"

Su Jiu thought for a while, then smiled, "That's true! By the way, Qiao An wrote that the disaster and plague in Xuzhou have been brought under control. He and Da Pao will be back when the new prefect takes office!"

"En!" Ji Yuxian responded casually, and the fiery kiss kept lingering between the girl's chin and neck.

The late summer sun shines in, and the cicadas chirp lowly outside the window, as if they have lost the strength to cry all summer, and the voice is lazy, which makes people feel tired.

The room fell silent, only the murmur of hot kisses could be heard, matched with the hum of cicadas, I was so lazy that I didn't want to open my eyes.

Somebody's breathing became more and more rapid, and more ambiguity was born in the silence, which filled the room in the floating light, like a net that trapped the two of them, and neither of them could break free, nor did they seem willing to break free.

Just like this, he has been sinking, following his heart, and being happy freely.

Life is short, why not do what you want?

No matter what the reason for the violent chest beating is, and no matter what is the reason for becoming more and more dependent on each other, I only know that at this moment, my heart is happy, and the joyful emotion is like a bubble rippling from the bottom of my heart, and it has been rippling on my face, like spring water fluctuating, The ripples are hazy.

Ji Yuxian's slender fingers poked in along the girl's thin blouse, and was satisfied to hear a moan that seemed to be there, only for him, and his heart became softer and softer, entangled with the girl's lips and tongue, unwilling to leave, and kissed her heart Go, engraved there from now on, always remembered by her.

Su Jiu's whole body was soft, and she responded with her eyes closed, only feeling that her breath was full of a man's breath, familiar and greedy, it seemed that she had been like this for a lifetime, and it was not bad.

The two of them are already proficient in kissing skills, as Ji Yuxian said, they are so familiar that they know how to respond to each other's movements.

But these are no longer important, just the instinct to kiss each other, the instinctive entanglement, getting deeper and deeper, and it has nothing to do with others.

……

Zhu Zhi inquired about Zhao Wenshuan's whereabouts, finally found someone who knew Zhao Wenshuan, and found his home, but was told that the Zhao family had moved out a few days ago.

The man said mysteriously, "The Zhao family heard that they made a fortune and bought a large courtyard in the south of the city. Now they have become nobles!"

The more Zhu Zhi listened, the angrier he became, and now he has to admit that he was indeed deceived by Zhao.

Annoyed and regretted in my heart!

Just as I was about to go back along the alley, I saw a man with a white face and a round face, holding a woman in his arms. It was not "Eunuch Liu" coming from the entrance of the alley!
Zhu Zhi stepped forward and grabbed Eunuch Liu's collar, gritted his teeth and said, "You are not a eunuch in the palace, why are you still here?"

Eunuch Liu was taken aback, and quickly laughed, "Young Master Zhu, let's talk about it if we have something to say. This is all Zhao Shuanzi's idea, and it's none of my business!"

Hearing what he said, the matter of being cheated was even more certain. Zhu Zhi came from the heart and beat Eunuch Liu, and the two attendants behind him rushed forward to help.

Several people beat up Eunuch Liu severely, and then took him to find Zhao Wenshuan.

Zhao Wenshuan had so much money all of a sudden, the first thing he did was to buy a big house. In the past few days, he tried everything in Shengjing that he had never been to, played, or eaten before. Spending like dying.

Coincidentally, Zhao Wenshuan was coming back from outside that day.

Sitting in a carriage and following a few followers, he really became a noble son.

As soon as Zhu Zhi went up, he asked coldly, "Zhao Wenshuan, you lied to me!"

Zhao Wenshuan looked at "Eunuch Liu" who was caught behind him, and knew that the matter had been exposed, so he was not afraid, and just smiled, "Didn't your father be released already?"

"It has nothing to do with you if you let it out! Hurry up and return the silver to me!" Zhu Zhi said aggressively.

"Money? Yo, at the beginning, it was enough to save your father, but now that your father has really come out, why are you still looking for a later debt? Besides, I have spent all the money, so I can't pay it back!" Zhao Wenshuan trembling his legs, looking Totally rascally.

"If you don't dare to pay back, I will kill you!" Zhu Zhi became furious, and with the followers behind him, he picked up the saber and stick he brought and beat Zhao Wenshuan.

Zhao Wenshuan took a step back, and said with a sneer, "I don't have any money, I'm dying, come and get it yourself!"

The entourage of the two families rushed forward and immediately fought into a ball.

Zhu Zhi felt resentment in his heart, picked up a machete and chopped at Zhao Wenshuan.

Zhao Wenshuan raised his hand to hold him back.

After all, Zhu Zhi was a pampered and pampered noble son, so he was not as strong as Zhao Wenshuan, a half-rogue. The two quarreled for a while, and Zhao Wenshuan snatched the knife away.

Zhu Zhi stared blankly at the knife stabbed into his chest, blood spattered out, his eyes were blood red, he leaned back with a bang, his eyes were open, and he could not rest in peace.

Zhao Wenshuan was also dumbfounded. It was just an instinctive reaction, but he didn't expect to kill Zhu Zhi.

He yelled and fell to the ground, his face full of horror.

Seeing that the dead man was still the eldest son of the Zhu family, the attendants who were fighting together were frightened and shouted at the top of their voices, "Dead man! Dead man!"

The people from the Zhu family carried Zhu Zhi's body into the carriage, and hurriedly reported to the officials and the people from the Zhu family.

Zhao Wenshuan's entourage was afraid of causing lawsuits, so they dispersed.

In the end, only Zhao Wenshuan was left lying there, and he turned around after a while, his face was pale, he got up hurriedly and rushed into the house, locking the door tremblingly.

Seeing Zhu Zhi's body with a knife still stuck in it, Mrs. Zhu passed out directly, Zhu Hecheng's face was pale, he staggered back, his eyes were dazed.

No matter how much he looks down on Zhu Zhi, Zhu Zhi is his own son after all, and the only son at that!
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Zhu Hecheng leaned back!

Zhu's family was in chaos immediately, and hurriedly carried the couple into the house, calling for the doctor to come and treat them, shouting and crying became chaotic.

The yamen servant received the report, went directly to Zhao Wenshuan's house, and escorted Zhao Wenshuan, who was hiding in the cabinet, to the government office.

When Zhao Liuer heard that his brother had committed a murder, he hugged his wife and cried.

This matter spread quickly in Shengjing, when the second wife heard that her own nephew had died, she couldn't catch her breath, she fell down on the chair, her eyes turned white.

Yuan'er hurriedly took the ginseng soup to cheer up the second lady, and cried, "Second lady, second lady!"

The second lady woke up after a while, and asked, "Who, who killed the hostage?"

Yuan'er said, "I heard it's a local hooligan named Zhao Wenshuan!"

The second wife cried loudly, "Qier's death is unjust! He is only in his 20s, and he hasn't married a wife and had children yet, so how can he die?"

Yuan'er tried to persuade her, "Second Madam, let's go and see my uncle. At this time, my uncle doesn't know how sad he is!"

"Yes, I'm going to see my brother! Prepare the carriage!"

The Second Madam hurried out of the mansion to go to the Zhu Mansion, Su Jiu was returning from the outside, when she saw the back of the Second Madam's carriage, she knew it.

Zhu Zhi died, and the second wife, as an aunt, went to comfort her brother.

Su Jiu was also very surprised by Zhu Zhi's death. After hearing some rumors, she almost knew the reason of the matter, so she couldn't help feeling a little bit sad.

This is the price Zhu Hecheng paid for his evil deeds!

Is Zhu Zhi innocent?
With such a father, he is not innocent!

Because the whole incident was caused by his father embezzling the relief funds, so many people died in Xuzhou, and the starving ghosts came to collect debts!

Su Jiu shrugged, and strode into Ji Mansion.

The second lady anxiously went all the way to the Zhu Mansion, at this time the Zhu Mansion was completely hung up, and as soon as she entered, she heard the crying of the whole courtyard.

The second lady felt sad and couldn't help crying.

A mourning hall had already been built in the courtyard. Mrs. Zhu's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she fainted several times.

The second lady went over, knelt and sat aside, and persuaded in a choked voice, "Death cannot be brought back to life, sister-in-law is mourning, and it is important to take care of your health!"

While talking, she shed tears and wiped away tears.

Mrs. Zhu looked at the second lady with dull eyes, and suddenly hugged her and cried, "Poor my son, he is still so young, why did he die? Why don't you let me die to replace him?"

"My quality!"

"How do I live?"

……

Mrs. Zhu howled for a while, accompanied by the second lady, her eyes were swollen from crying, so she hurriedly persuaded her to go to the study to find Zhu Hecheng.

The servants in the yard were busy going in and out to handle errands, but it was extremely quiet outside the study, not even a servant serving.

The second lady opened the door and went in, Zhu Hecheng was also sitting behind the desk in a daze, his fine eyes lost their previous brilliance, they were slightly buckled in, his face was pale, and he seemed to be lethargic.

As the head of the family, he couldn't cry like the second wife, but the more unspeakable grief, the more it can crush a person's spirit.

"Second sister is here, sit down!" Seeing the second lady coming in, Zhu Hecheng forced himself to sit up straight and said in a hoarse voice.

The second wife held back her tears, "My brother's condolences are changing!"

Zhu Hecheng didn't make a sound, only let out a long sigh!
From Zhu Zhi's accident to the present, sometimes his mind is very clear, sometimes his mind is a little confused, he seems not to believe that Zhu Zhi was killed, and feels that all this is his own retribution.

"Who is the person who killed the hostage, and what kind of hatred is there?" the second lady asked in tears.

Zhu Hecheng said ruthlessly, "This old man will kill him to death!" Then he frowned, "I'm also to blame for this. I've been in prison for the past few days. A liar, who said that there was a father-in-law in the palace who could talk, was cheated out of 10 taels of silver. The quality was originally a filial piety, but I scolded him for being cheated and asked him to get the silver back. The result was, "

Zhu Hecheng couldn't help lowering his head and wiping his tears as he spoke, regretting endlessly, but it was only 10 taels of silver, why did he force Zhu Zhi to ask for it?

If not, such a thing would not have happened!
It's a shame that people can't be resurrected after death, and there is no good medicine for regret in the world!
"No one can predict what's going on, brother, don't blame yourself too much!" The second lady advised.

"There is only such a son in our Zhu family, even if he is stupid, he is still the incense of the Zhu family, and now it is broken like this!"

"My brother is still young, at worst, if he marry two concubines, he will always have a son. Don't worry too much!"

"Zhi'er just left, so I don't have the heart to think about it!" Zhu Hecheng just shook his head and sighed, "It's all because of me!"

The tears that the second wife could hold back with great difficulty poured out again, "What crime did our Zhu family do? Recently, accidents happened one after another. First it was you, brother, and now it's the hostile son."

Zhu Hecheng thought about the whole incident, his eyes gradually turned cold, and he slapped his palm on the table, "It's all Ji Yuxian!"

If it wasn't for Ji Yuxian, he wouldn't have transported food to Xuzhou, and if he didn't go to Xuzhou, the things there would not have been exposed, and he wouldn't have been put in prison.

If he hadn't been put in prison, how could Zhu Zhi go to the doctor in a hurry to believe that liar!

Everything is because of Ji Yuxian!

He even wondered now, was that liar Ji Yuxian tricked Zhu Zhi?

He clearly wants their Zhu family to be ruined!
The second lady was startled when she heard the words, and asked with teary eyes, "What does it have to do with Ji Yuxian?"

Zhu Hecheng immediately talked about the matter from the donation of grain, and finally attributed Zhu Zhi's death and the removal of the grain merchant to Ji Yuxian's conspiracy.

The second lady's face turned cold, she gritted her teeth and said, "It was actually Ji Yuxian who killed our son!"

"The hateful old man knows who the murderer is, but he can't do anything?" Zhu Hecheng said with hatred.

Zhao Wenshuan could be arrested, even hacked into pieces, but what about Ji Yuxian?Who will help him vent his anger again!

"Who says there is nothing to do?" The second lady sneered, "I kept him for so many years because Ze'er was young and couldn't stand alone. Now it seems that Ji Yuxian really shouldn't be kept!"

"Second Sister, what can I do?" Zhu Hecheng asked, and hurriedly said, "If Second Sister can make Ji Yuxian pay for her life as a hostage, I would like to recognize Ji Ze as my stepson, and from now on, all the property of the Zhu family will belong to Ji Ze! "

"Brother, are you serious?" The second lady showed a hint of excitement in her eyes, and she couldn't wait to ask. As soon as the words came out, she realized that her happiness at this time was too inappropriate, so she hurriedly said, "I'll talk about that later, Zhi'er just died, and now we are the last The important thing is to avenge the hostage!"

"Yes, to avenge the hostage!" Zhu Hecheng gritted his teeth and said emphatically.

"Brother, don't worry, no matter how powerful Ji Yuxian is, he is still a grasshopper tied to the rope by me. As long as I let him die today, he will never survive the five o'clock tomorrow morning!" The second lady said coldly with sinister eyes .

"What can Second Sister do?" Zhu Hecheng couldn't help asking.

"Brother, you don't need to ask, just wait for my news!" The second lady counted the days, "It's just that I have to wait a few more days!"

"As long as Ji Yuxian can die, I'll wait for as many days as possible. If Second Sister needs anything, just ask brother!"

"Yes!"

After staying in Zhu's residence for half a day, the second lady returned home in the evening, and as soon as she got out of the carriage, she heard someone shout timidly, "Second lady!, Second lady!"

The second lady turned her head when she heard the sound, she was startled, her eyes flickered, she looked left and right to see if there was no one there, and hurriedly walked over and asked, "Why are you here?"

It was Zhao Wenshuan's younger sister, Zhao Liu'er, who had been waiting outside Ji's house for half a day.

Zhao Liu'er hurriedly said, "Second Madam, I beg you for something!"

The second lady frowned and said in a low voice, "Come with me to the carriage!"

Zhao Liu'er nodded, and hurriedly lowered his head and followed the second lady into the carriage.

"Who told you to come to me? Didn't I tell you not to show up again when I gave you money back then!" The second lady cried at Zhu's house, her face was already ugly, but now her face was sombre, and she looked even more stern.

"I don't want to bother the second lady, but I really can't help it!" Zhao Liu'er said in a low voice.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" the second lady asked.

Zhao Liu'er's face was pale and pale, she hesitated to speak, she really didn't want to come, but she was scolded by her mother for helpless, so she came to see the second wife like a living horse doctor.

Mrs. Zhao told her that she had helped the second wife, and she held the handle of the second wife to do bad things. Whether it was threatening or begging, she had to find a way to save her brother.

"What's the matter, tell me quickly!" Seeing that Zhao Liu'er remained silent for a long time, the second lady urged impatiently.

Zhao Liu'er trembled all over, and hurriedly said, "Yes, this matter is really embarrassing, so this servant has no choice but to ask the second lady for help. To tell the truth, my brother killed someone and was put in death row. Please ask the second lady for help. Help the servants clear the way and save my brother's life!"

As Zhao Liu'er said, she knelt down in front of the second lady.

The second lady was startled, and asked, "What's your brother's name? Who did you kill?"

Zhao Liu'er panicked, "My servant's elder brother is Zhao Wenshuan. I don't know who he killed, but this person came to provoke me first, so my servant's elder brother had no choice but to take precautions!"

Zhao Liu'er really didn't know who his brother killed, otherwise he would never dare to ask the second wife for help.

Before Zhao Wenshuan suddenly had money, he changed houses and hired servants. She asked him where the money came from several times, but Zhao Wenshuan kept silent.

Ever since Zhao Wenshuan killed someone and was put in death row, Mrs. Zhao passed out. She was busy taking care of Mrs. Zhao, and was forced to look for the second wife. How would she know who she killed?

As a woman, she didn't dare to go to the government office, and she felt like a thief on the way to Ji's mansion, lest others would find out that her brother had killed someone, and arrest her too.

She probably didn't expect such a coincidence!
"Your brother is Zhao Wenshuan?" The second lady gritted her teeth, and a few words almost popped out between her teeth.

(End of this chapter)