"I know that you have been wronged this time, and for this reason, I won't beat you. But you should understand that this time, after all, it was you who was too reckless and pushed the boys away. You can Do you know that you have just turned eight years old? You just want to treat yourself as an adult. Who needs you to pry? Even if you have doubts in your heart, it’s time to come back and report it to your mother and me. If you are so rash to show off your strength, if it weren’t for Luo Cui They went to break the plum blossoms, and your mother was not that careless, so she came back to save your life, otherwise you would have lost several lives at this time, do you understand?"
As Jin Fengju spoke, he still felt a wave of fear when he recalled the scene at that time, and his tone couldn't help but become stern. Aunt Xu didn't dare to say a word, so Fu Qiuning could only say: "Brother Yi is just right, please don't say a few words. The child is also kind." , and after this lesson, he will definitely not dare to be reckless again in the future."
Jin Fengju then softened his expression and said to Fu Qiuning: "You should be more careful these days and watch his diet. This child likes greasy meat. He is taboo at the moment. Ask the cooks to make more tricks. Coax him to eat some..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the door. Fu Qiuning stood up and said in surprise: "Who is in such a panic? What happened?" As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Yu opened the curtain and came in and said anxiously. : "Little Marquis, Second Mistress, someone just came to report that... Miss Qiuxia in Qingwan Pavilion and Miss Tian Yu in Aunt Huo's room... both hanged themselves."
"What?"
Even Jin Fengju's expression changed this time. Aunt Xu was startled and said bitterly: "Those two bitches knew the trick and strangled them to death with a rope. Humph, it was easier for them..." Before he could say anything else, After that, when Jin Fengju looked over coldly, she immediately stopped talking and did not dare to say anything more.
"When did you die?" Jin Fengju walked out of the door with a cold and stern look on his face. He only made Qiu Yu tremble with fright, and then he said: "No... I don't know, it was in Grandma Wan'er's room. My maid Xia Yue said something, and then she ran away. The servant was also frightened and didn’t have time to ask anything."
"I understand, you can go down." After Jin Fengju finished speaking, he looked back at Fu Qiuning and said in a deep voice: "Qiu Ning, come with me." Then he looked at Aunt Xu and said, "Look at Brother Yi, he is like this I will recover from a serious illness soon, so I can’t get out of bed and move around at will.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Lu's voice outside was heard saying: "The third young master, the second girl, the fourth girl and the fifth girl are here?" Then the door curtain was lifted, and Jin Zangfeng, Jin Zangjiao, Jin Zhenxuan and others walked in.
Seeing that Jin Fengju was there, the children were stunned for a moment, and then quickly saluted. Jin Fengju nodded. He was not in the mood to ask about their homework at the moment. Just as he was about to go out, he seemed to have remembered something, so he turned to Jin Zhenxuan and said: "Something happened in the house today, you guys just Don't go back to your respective courtyards. Just stay in Fengya Building for two days. There is no need to go to the clan school. I have people go and say hello to the master. Zhanyi is sick this time. He can't stand loneliness. You are here. Staying with him here will make him feel at ease."
Although Jin Zhenxuan and others were surprised, they all agreed, but they were inevitably curious. Here Jin Fengju and Fu Qiuning returned to the house, and Fang sneered: "Wanying and the others are cruel. They heard that Brother Yi had woken up, but they didn't even check to find out the situation before they took action."
Fu Qiuning said: "You don't have to think like that. Maybe Qiuxia and Tian Yu knew Brother Yi woke up and were scared, so they ended up killing themselves. In any case, this saves us trouble. If they really catch him, Master There must be strict interrogation. Once the behind-the-scenes instigators are found out, how can you play a long game to catch big fish?"
Jin Fengju nodded and said: "Yes, their death saved me trouble, but the old lady and the madam must be surprised. Let's see when you can go over and comfort them. Alas! Madam has always loved and valued Wanying, if in the future Knowing that her niece, whom she treats like her own daughter, is actually a venomous snake, I really don’t know if she can withstand such a blow."
Fu Qiuning also sighed, but didn't say anything. Suddenly someone outside the door reported that Jiang Wanying was coming. The two looked at each other, and Jin Fengju said coldly: "Invite the person in."
Jiang Wanying's eyes were as weeping as two peaches. As soon as she entered the door, she knelt down and said: "Cousin, Qiuxia is dead, you have to make the decision for her. She served me for a long time, and she would rather not marry for me, but now she is Such an ending. Someone must have bullied her, and she couldn't tell me, wuwuwu... This silly girl, although I usually scold her a few times when I'm annoyed, when have I ever really punished her? Even if something happens and she tells me, I will try my best to make the decision for her? Why is she so stupid? She hanged herself with a piece of white silk, wuwuwu... "
Although Fu Qiuning usually didn't like Jiang Wanying, now he couldn't help but admire her acting skills. This move is really clever to use retreat to advance. Qiuxia might have been silenced by this second mistress, but she was crying so hard that she pretended not to know anything to excuse Qiuxia. If she hadn't seen the earring in the study before, Jin Fengju and herself would have been deceived by her. After all, as Jin Fengju's wife, it was really incredible that she was exchanging news with the prince.
"Get up, you're just a maid, is it worth crying like this?" Jin Fengju looked at the pitiful appearance of his cousin, but he felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart. He leaned on the kang and said lightly. As soon as he finished speaking, Seeing Jiang Wanying standing up, she shouted: "Cousin, what are you talking about? What do you mean by just a maid? Qiuxia is my dowry maid. There were four dowry maids that day. Yuelan and Qiu Shuang later became your concubines, and Qiu Shuang became your concubine." Today's Aunt Cui has a good result following me. Cuiliu died, leaving only Qiuxia. She served me with all her heart, but who would have expected that she would end up like this? Cousin, I don't care. I must get to the bottom of this matter..."
"There's no need to check. Brother Yi just told me that Qiuxia and Tian Yu were sneaking around in Meilinzi and didn't know what they were doing. When he found out, they panicked and killed him when his back was turned. After all, they didn't do anything. This activity was carried out by a weak hand, and he happened to catch up with Luo Cui in the old lady's room leading the little girls to break plum blossoms. They were so frightened that they fled in panic. This allowed Brother Yi to save his life. Now they are dead. They are dead, so you should cheer up and check to see who else they interact with on weekdays? What is it for? They actually killed Brother Yi?"
Jiang Wanying seemed to be stunned, and said: "What's the matter? Don't Brother Yi know? He..." Before she could finish, Jin Fengju said: "It was windy at the time, and Brother Yi didn't hear anything clearly. , I originally thought they were stealing things from the house for some purpose, but it turned out that it was not the case. Since you are in charge of this family, you should try your best to check this matter for me. The prince got it so quickly in the previous cases. According to the news, you and I have searched the house and found no mole. Now it seems that it may be one of them."
As soon as she heard this, Jiang Wanying's face turned pale and she said: "Cousin... How could cousin be so suspicious? Qiuxia has been with me since she was a child... "
Before she could finish speaking, Jin Fengju snorted coldly and said: "So what? Although she has been following you since she was a child, how many opportunities has she had to go out in these years? Can you guarantee that she has never been in contact with others outside? No. What kind of gold and silver did you buy? Which man didn't you give your heart to?" He asked. Seeing Jiang Wanying's face turn even paler, he stopped talking and said coldly: "In short, although she is someone close to you, now she is out of the picture. I can't help but be suspicious of things like this. Except for the few times when news leaked out, there hasn't been any turmoil in the house. Wanying, tell me yourself, shouldn't I be suspicious?"
"Yes, I... I will investigate carefully. If I really find out that this hoof has made such a big mistake, I... I will definitely give an explanation to my cousin." Jiang Wanying burst into tears, but Jin Fengju frowned and said: " She is already dead. I asked you to check, just to see if you can find out some others. What do you want to tell me? Do you think I am someone who likes to get involved? If she doesn't live up to her expectations, what does it have to do with you? You She is the direct granddaughter of Lu Guogong, and she is also my cousin's equal wife. Although she has acted in a biased manner over the past year, I don't think she is so confused. After all, how can there be eggs under the cover of the nest? If the Duke of Jingguo's palace collapses, Well, won't you suffer the consequences? Okay, okay, you go, Xuan'er and Xiuzhen asked me to stay, something like this happened in Qingwan Pavilion, they are still young, they will probably feel scared when they go back , wait until you have taken care of it in two days, and then let them go back."
Of course Jiang Wanying would not have any different opinions, and she heard Jin Fengju ask her: "Tian Yu is also dead, where is her master? Why didn't he even show his face?" She hurriedly said: "When I came here, I heard someone say After Aunt Huo found out about this letter, she was so frightened that she lay on the bed and suffered from heartache again. She still can't get up. When she gets up, she will probably come to apologize to me. "
Jin Fengju frowned and sneered: "She is usually very courageous, but now she is so frightened that she can't get up? Is she afraid that I will accuse her? You should also check her carefully. Although her father seems to be calm on the surface, but Now that Prince Lie has become the crown prince, who knows if he is eager to show his loyalty? Well, let's go back now. She is afraid, so there is no need for anyone to come to see me. She just needs to take good care of her. If she really makes a mistake, Let her tell her as soon as possible, I won’t do anything wrong when we are a husband and wife. If you still want to hide it, don’t blame me for finding out in the future and being ruthless. I will stay here if you are like Xiufen. You can tell someone separately. .”