Tian Shanchang said to Shen Run with a serious face that Su Guisheng was a good chess player and the two of them played chess from time to time. Just yesterday, when they were enjoying tea, they accidentally talked about Shen Zhou, and Su Guisheng showed a tangled look on his face.

Chief Tian was quite puzzled and asked a few more questions. Su Guisheng replied that although he was a relative of the Qiao family, he didn't like what the Qiao family did to the Shen family.

He seemed to know many things about the Qiao family. He bluntly said that when the eldest son of the Qiao family was imprisoned for the embezzlement case, it was Shen Shangshu who offered money and favors to get him back. Although he would never be hired, his life was saved.

But the Qiao family was ungrateful and never paid back the money they owed to the Shen family. He vaguely heard that Mrs. Qiao actually thought Shen Cang didn't retain Mr. Qiao's official position.

After Old Mrs. Qiao passed away, the Qiao family had just lost a large sum of money and couldn't even afford the funeral expenses. It was Shen Cang who used the money to bury Old Mrs. Qiao in a dignified manner.

Regardless of relatives, since the Shan Shen family and the Qiao family have shown such great kindness, the Qiao family should not help outsiders harm the Shen family.

The more Su Guisheng talked, the more excited he became, so he casually said that Qiao Yongde had also harmed Shen Luo and owed the Shen family his life.

Tian Shanchang was extremely shocked. Su Guisheng also realized that he had made a mistake and changed his words in a panic.

How could Chief Tian Shan allow him to talk nonsense? He sternly ordered him to speak clearly.

Su Guisheng seemed to have deep resentment against the Qiao family, so he talked about everything that happened that day. He also defended himself. Everyone was in a hurry when the incident happened, and no one thought about it deeply. Later, Zhou Mao confessed his crime and was expelled from the clan. He fell into the water and died, and everyone forgot about it.

The Zhou family also sent people to inquire, and gave money to keep people quiet so that no one could talk about it anymore.

That was the son of the eldest princess, the emperor's cousin, Qianhu Zhouxian of Jinyiwei, who had spoken. How dare any of the scholars who went with him that day dare to talk.

Moreover, the relationship between the Shen and Qiao families was very close at that time. Although the person who died was the son of the Shen family, he was also the flesh and blood of the Qiao family's aunt. Only a few people heard about Qiao Yongde's horse s There were not many witnesses, so who dared to go there rashly? "Spreading trouble" in front of the Shen family.

After hearing this, Chief Tian was shocked and angry. He cross-examined Su Guisheng repeatedly. After sending him away, he immediately went to see Mr. Tian and explained the matter.

Mr. Tian pondered for a long time and said: "No matter who is behind this matter, since we know it, there is no reason to hide it. The Shen family will investigate whether it is true or false."

Only then did the Tian family invite Tian to return to her parents' home. Shen Run was originally expected to come with his wife, so he just informed her of the matter.

After the third master finished explaining the whole story, he frowned when he saw that Shen Rui and Mao Chi looked strange. Just when he was about to ask a question, Shen Rui already told him that Mao Chi had also received the news.

Mao Chi also simply repeated his previous experience.

The third master was stunned for a long time and then said: "It seems that someone is planning something against our family again."

Shen Rui said: "I originally thought it was to deal with the Qiao family and prevent Mr. Qiao from resurrecting. But... it is easy to set up a small bureau so that Chang Qing can get the news. Who is so generous and can take advantage of the Tian family? Let our uncle and nephew What can I do if I know this?"

The third master said coldly: "Fate. Whether we say it or not, it will put a thorn in the second brother's heart."

Shen Rui sighed: "Second uncle's mistake now...is that he has resigned from the Imperial Academy. I don't know what kind of position he can find in the future."

Or maybe it is impossible to return to officialdom. After all, Shen Zhou is also fifty years old when he knows his destiny.

There is absolutely no value in scheming against Shen Zhou. Where are the Third Master and Shen Rui? Zhima Guan, a young scholar.

The current Shen family is really not easy to plot.

The third master was originally a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune. In addition, he had been in poor health since he was a child and had never cared about his official career and finances. But now he suddenly hated himself for not living up to expectations. If his body and bones were in better shape and he had ended up winning fame earlier, he would be able to do it now. As a pillar of officialdom, he supported the Shen family.

Shen Rui noticed that the third master's thoughts were fluctuating, and his face gradually turned sickly red. He hurriedly brought the tea and advised: "Third uncle, don't be upset. No matter what tricks they come up with, we will remain unchanged in the face of all changes. We will just wait and see what happens." "

The third master stabilized his mind, took the tea cup, moistened his lips and put it aside. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "At the beginning, naturally, I wanted to check the horses. But...including Luo'er's mount, Many horses in the racecourse died from an overdose of croton. In addition to Luo'er's unfortunate death, others also fell off their horses and suffered minor injuries. After Luo'er fell off his horse, everyone rushed him to the hospital in a panic, and no one paid attention to which horse he was riding. Afterwards, we couldn't find anything."

Mao Chi couldn't help but said: "Then what these two people said may not be true. If they are deliberately deceiving us..."

The third master closed his eyes and carefully recalled what happened back then.

Shen Rui also thought about Qiao Yongde in his mind. He hadn't seen him for a long time and had forgotten a lot. However, the unpleasantness of the first meeting still left a slight impression. He was a man who thought very highly of himself. He didn't have many nice things to say when he opened his mouth. He was not very likeable. , even among the brothers of the Qiao family, his popularity is not good.

If he said that such a person accidentally harmed Shen Luo out of selfish motives, he would believe it.

What kind of person is that dandy Zhou Mao who thought of giving Ma Ba Dou such an insidious and rogue trick?

Unexpectedly, Shen Rui suddenly remembered Zhou Xian, Zhou Mao's brother, whom he met on the street that day.

The grandson of Empress Dowager Zhou and the legitimate son of the eldest princess, he has noble royal blood and inherited the gentleness and elegance of a scholarly family. His noble son Zhou Xian.

The Zhou Xian who went to the house of his concubine to admit his mistake, the Zhou Xian who turned around and exterminated his concubine's clan, and then drowned his concubine to death.

Su Guisheng said that the Zhou family paid for the seal, which meant that Zhou Xian had cleaned up the matter from beginning to end.

Now... is it possible that these revelations...

"Third uncle, tell me, could it be that Zhou Xian from the Zhou family used some method?" Shen Rui expressed his confusion. In fact, it was Zhou Xian's method, but what did Zhou Xian want? This matter has already been done It's been so long.

Shen Rui unconsciously thought of the conflict between the Zhou family and the Zhang family, two generations later. Although this week was not the other week, after all, Marquis Qingyun and Uncle Chang Ning were Zhou Xian's uncles.

That day Zhou Mao came out to plead guilty, but it was Zhang Yanling who was at the table.

Zhou Xian revealed this matter at this time, could it be to make Shen Qiao's family quarrel and bring up the old things again.

The crime of murder was the Empress Dowager Zhang's biological brother, and Zhang Yanling could not escape the law.

After hearing Shen Rui's analysis, the third master also began to think about it. He shook his head for a while and said: "I don't know what Zhou Xian is going to do. But... Qiao Yongde's incident is probably true. Back then, the second sister-in-law went back to Qiao's house to grow up. The cause of the commotion is not because we are suspicious of Qiao Yongde, but because we are angry with him for not taking good care of Luoer."

Shen Rui also remembered that he had heard this passage from a servant, and given the character of the second wife Qiao, it was normal for her to scream and kill.

The third master said: "I don't know if Qiao Yongde was frightened by her, or if he had something in his heart. He didn't come to Luo'er's funeral for several sacrifices. Originally, he and Luo'er were the best friends." He paused, and then Said: "It is also the thing that he likes to please Luo'er the most."

Although nothing happened to the Qiao family at that time, it was already in decline. Qiao Yongde was the youngest son of Mr. Qiao and was very favored. But how did the food and clothing expenses of a son of a fifth-rank official compare with that of a minister?

Not to mention that the Shen family was wealthy and Shen Luo was the only son. Whatever good things Qiao had, he would bring them to his son. Qiao Yongde was very jealous of Shen Luo's things. He took away many of them, including pens and ink or vases and ornaments.

Because he was her mother's nephew, Mrs. Qiao turned a blind eye and didn't care much.

It is normal for Qiao Yongde, who has been pampered in this way, to ride Shen Luo's horse on the racecourse.

"I'm afraid we can't find out whether it's true or not. If Zhou Xian really took action, I'm afraid it will be true if it's false." The third master turned to Shen Rui and gritted his teeth and said, "I will go and tell the second brother that he knows too." You should know what the Qiao family is like."

Shen Rui nodded in agreement. If Zhou Xian really took action, even if they didn't tell them, Zhou Xian would have found a way to let Shen Zhou know about it. Instead of waiting until then and being passive, it would be better to take the initiative and tell him now.

As for what the Zhou family is planning, well, if the Zhou family is planning to make the Zhang family suffer a big loss, Shen Rui is also happy to see it happen and doesn't mind if this old case is brought out and stirred up.

The uncle and nephew had a good discussion, and the third master knew that Mao Chi was in an awkward position, so he sent him away first, "It's the New Year's Day, and things are busy at home. Changqing, please go home and help."

Mao Chi happened to come down the stairs and said goodbye to the third master, his uncle and his nephew, and then went to see Mr. Xu to say goodbye. Mr. Xu and Mr. He stuffed a lot of things for Sister Yu, and then left.

The uncle and nephew briefly discussed their arguments and went to find Shen Zhou together.

In winter, the vegetation is decaying and the sky is gray. In Shenzhou's courtyard, the maids and servants walk on tiptoe, for fear of disturbing the sick second master, which makes the small courtyard even more depressing and lifeless.

Shen Zhou was very surprised when he saw the two people coming in. He was a little embarrassed when he saw Shen Rui. He opened his mouth several times and wanted to say something to Shen Rui, but he couldn't.

He regretted his marriage that day, but what could he say to a child now? He couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Before he could find his words, the third master over there had already spoken, "Second brother, there is something very strange happening today. I think I should let you know."

Shen Rui walked to the door silently, and quietly the servant outside asked for a cup of ginseng tea in case of emergency.

The third master told Shen Zhou what happened to Mao Chi and what Chief Wada told him today. He also told Shen Zhou about his and Shen Rui's analysis.

After thinking about it, he told everything about Shen Yan's previous report, his investigation of Qiao Da, and Qiao Sandu's collusion with the He family.

Shen Zhou's face turned blue and white when he heard it, and he really gritted his steel teeth.

His son, a child prodigy who won the imperial examination at the age of sixteen!

He is the only bloodline.

Qiao, home! Shen Zhou's hands tightened and he squeezed out these two words through his teeth, and his eyesight turned black.

Shen Rui had been paying attention to his emotions, and when he saw something was wrong with his expression, he quickly brought ginseng tea over.

When Shen Zhou suddenly saw Shen Rui appearing in front of him, his mood was indescribably complicated. If... if he had never regretted the marriage, would such a good son be his?

Would you be happier without the Qiao family?

Parents will not die early...

Brother Luo, Brother Jue...

My own official position...

Shen Zhou connected more and more everything that happened because of the Qiao family, and he already hated the Qiao family.

And there is a woman named Qiao living in his main courtyard, that crazy woman!

Shen Zhou held his forehead with one hand, covered his eyes, and whispered: "...let me think about it."

The third master and Shen Rui looked at each other, stood up and left, and then ordered the maid to observe Shen Zhou's movements carefully and tell them immediately if there was any recurrence of his illness.

The two went to Xu's place again and told Xu about the matter. Xu also went from shock to silence. In the end, she only said that telling Shen Zhou was the right thing. This kind of thing cannot be solved by hiding it.

The uncle and nephew did not wait for the news that Shen Zhou was so angry that his condition worsened, and as expected, Shen Zhou locked himself up for a few more days.

This time, it only took a few moments for Shen Zhou to react.

Shen Zhou asked people to check Qiao's dowry against Qiao's dowry list, load it into the car, and wrote a letter of divorce with his own hand. He divorced Qiao on the grounds that "evil diseases cannot be shared together" and sent her back to Qiao together with her dowry. Home.

It was not that Shen Zhou had never thought that after a hundred years of marriage between Qiao and him, if there was no heir, he would divide his inheritance and Qiao's dowry into several shares. Shen Rui and his fourth brother would get the big share, and Xiao Nan would also get a share. There is another piece that I want to send back to my hometown and be given to the child who will be adopted into Shen Jue’s name.

Although Shen Jue returned to the clan clan again, he had been his son for several years.

But now, he doesn't want to touch anything in the Qiao family.

He went back, but he didn't let the Qiao family just get away with the money. Isn't Shen Lian here? With his methods, he can make the Qiao family's business collapse.

After cutting off the Qiao family's financial resources, he would also cut off Qiao San's career!

The official career of the descendants of the Qiao family!

He doesn't want them to lose their lives, he wants them to live, but they have nothing, live in pain, and suffer!
To be continued...