The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 59 Zhao Ruyi’s identity

The mama was silent for a moment and blamed herself: "It's all the fault of the slaves. Before she died, the lady asked not to investigate again. Later, you fell in love with the husband of the Xie family, and the two families also discussed getting married. The slaves really found out that the old lady's cousin was If you harm your mistress, the reputation of the Lu family will be damaged and your marriage will be affected."

Lu Wan's heart ached, "Auntie, are you saying that my mother also suspects that she was murdered?"

"I just doubt that the madam's health will not be so severe that the slaves are too careless."

Nanny Ling stood up, walked to the desk, wrote a line with a pen, and handed it to Lu Wan, "These people are all working in the mansion now. Although they are from the Lu family, they can all be trusted."

Lu Wan was overjoyed. Although he was not a powerful person, he was still working in the middle level.

As the saying goes, the devil is difficult to deal with, it refers to these people.

Lu Wan changed her mind, "Mommy, you will go back to the house tomorrow. You will take care of my mother's dowry and the eldest son's wife for me, and at the same time secretly investigate the cause of my mother's death." You can start with Zhao Ruyi's perfume. Expert, I suspect she is using aromatherapy. "

"My servant checked Madam's medicine and food and found nothing. But the incense in Madam's room has never been verified. I left the incense ashes and hid them in the study."

Aunt Ling's words made Lu Wan extremely excited. She grabbed Aunt Ling's hand and said, "Mommy, it smells good, it smells good! Find it and I'll try to find someone to take a look."

"Okay." Aunt Ling blamed herself, "Hey, this slave is so confused!"

"It doesn't matter. Even if she is found out at that time, her father will not do anything to her! In addition, Aunt He next to Zhao Ruyi is being held in prison and has not been tried."

"Give this to the slave, and she will definitely get her to talk!" Aunt Ling sneered.

Lu Wan felt relieved and turned to her husband.

"Uncle Ling, you have always been in charge of the shops and farms before, but now I will hand over all the shops and farms under my mother's name to you. I will never give Lu Mansion a half cent less."

The steward raised his hands and said sternly, "Young lady will definitely live up to the big girl's trust."

"Holly, take my private seal."

Dongqing took out a tip bag as big as a finger, and Lu Wan handed it to Manager Ling, "You can go ahead and do it. If your people are obedient, keep them, and if they are disobedient, you will sell them. If everyone in the Lu family is kicked out, Let them return to the Lu Mansion on their own, no need to be merciful."

"Yes!" Ling Guanshi solemnly took the bag with both hands.

"By the way, there are two people locked up in the farm in Xishan, so be sure to keep an eye on them."

"Don't worry, big girl."

"Brother Jiaxing, is the person I want ready?"

"Okay. Everyone is waiting outside."

"The nursing home is in the hands of Ling. I'll see the girls first."

The girl's quick instructions made Grandma Ling and Manager Ling stunned. The eldest girl had grown up and already looked like the head of the house.

The two of them thought of the madam, and their eyes turned red. The eldest girl has become successful, and the madam can rest in peace in heaven.

Jiaxing went out and brought in two girls of fourteen or fifteen who looked exactly the same.

The two of them knelt down together and shouted to the eldest girl Wan An, even their voices were very similar.

"Get up."

The two girls jumped up quickly, staring straight at Lu Wan with two pairs of black eyes, full of curiosity.

"Which one of you is the sister?" Lu Wan asked with a smile.

"Me." The two said in unison, frowning at each other, neither giving way to the other.

Lu Wan was happy, "How old are you?"

"Fourteen and a half years old." One of them answered quickly.

Another added, "Plus five hours."

Holly chuckled, "These two are really interesting."

Jiaxing explained with a smile, "Their parents used to be darts. They practiced martial arts since they were young, and they also followed the darts. They were wild and lively. A few years ago, they unfortunately encountered a gangster while walking darts. The dart was lost, and their parents died. They are gone. Fortunately, the two sisters escaped. I happened to meet them when I came back from doing some shopping. There were no other relatives, so I took them in. The two girls are kind-hearted and honest. The eldest girl will see if she likes them."

The expressions of the two girls who were fighting over each other just now changed greatly. They knelt down again and kowtowed heavily together, "I beg you, eldest lady, to be my slave. I will protect you with my life."

Jiaxing said that if the eldest girl didn't want them, he couldn't keep them.

Lu Wan pulled her up one by one and said seriously, "You can't hand over your life casually if you follow me. I am earning money, being popular, drinking hot food, wearing gold and silver, and marrying a good husband in the future."

The two girls' eyes were as big as eggs, and they nodded hard, "Yeah, yeah."

Nanny Ling said with a straight face, "If you want to follow the big girl, you must learn the rules well, otherwise, you will get into trouble if you act recklessly."

Lu Wan also nodded solemnly, "You must listen to your mama, and you must learn the rules. In the future, you will enter the Marquis Mansion. If you do something wrong, your life may be lost."

The two girls rolled their eyes and blessed their grandma in unison, "Please teach me."

Hey, he's pretty good at it. "From now on, you will be under the control of Grandma Ling. If you cannot learn the rules, you will not be able to serve in front of me."

"Yes!" The two girls responded in unison.

Lu Wan was very satisfied, "What are your names?"

"Miss, my name is Hongzhu (Lvzhu)." The two girls rushed to answer.

Lu Wan pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay, this name is fine. Zhiruo went back and found a red agate and a chrysoprase for the two of them, so that they can recognize each other easily."

The two girls' eyes lit up and they were overjoyed.

After taking in those who could be used, Lu Wan was in a good mood and asked Aunt Ling, his wife and the two girls to rest first and prepare to enter the mansion tomorrow, leaving Jiaxing to talk alone.

"Girl, I have a buddy in the Kaifeng government office who checked for me other relatives of the Zhao family in Dongling in Bianjing. I asked several people to check, but no one knew about Zhao Ruyi. So I went to Dongling. , found a senior elder with high prestige in the Zhao family, and gave him two hundred taels of silver. He checked the Zhao family tree overnight and confirmed that there was no such person as Zhao Ruyi. He wrote the certificate in his own hand and asked the patriarch to stamp it. He said that if Zhao Linyi dared to do such a thing, it would be enough to delete the family tree."

Jiaxing handed a letter to Lu Wan with both hands. She looked at the content excitedly: "Brother Jiaxing, thank you for your hard work."

"Actually, there is a faster way, which is to look for books in Kaifeng Mansion, but the books can only be checked by the governor's order."

Lu Wan nodded, "I'll find a way."

She returned the letter to Jiaxing, "Keep in touch with this elder and ask him to come to Beijing if necessary. By then, this letter will be valuable."

This is the lifeblood of Mrs. Lu Zhao Linyi!

Lu Wan's mind flashed, "By the way, my father once served as the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture. Zhao Ruyi looks and accents like a Jiangnan person. We can start from this and maybe we can find out something."

"Okay. I'll go to Jiangning Mansion right away."

"But..." Lu Wan hesitated.

Jiaxing smiled and said, "Are you worried that no one will be in charge of Zuiyue Tower? Don't worry, there are a few capable people here, each performing their duties to ensure that nothing goes wrong. But the investigation of Zhao Ruyi needs to be kept secret, and there can't be too many people. Know.”

Lu Wan was grateful, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Jiaxing."

"Young lady, what you said is exaggerated." Jiaxing laughed, "By the way, according to the girl's wishes, I have already received one hundred thousand taels of silver to keep out the cold. Yesterday Dongqing gave another three hundred and sixty thousand taels of silver. Big girl, how much do you plan to charge?"

"Whatever you can collect is what you can get. There will definitely be a disaster this year, and if it doesn't work well, something big will happen."

Seeing that the eldest girl didn't want to elaborate, Jiaxing didn't continue to ask, "Okay. Let me chip in. Can I get half a million taels and buy them all?"

"Yes. We need things to keep out the cold and food."

Jiaxing looked at the girl with a glowing face and couldn't help but admire her.

No matter what she said was reliable or not, as long as the elder girl wanted to do it, he would do it for her through fire and water.

"The things you buy must be hidden so that no one can notice them." Lu Wan recalled that in her previous life, there had been serious looting incidents, which resulted in the death of many people and the damage to many shops.

"Don't worry." Jiaxing smiled mysteriously, "Last year, I bought a large piece of mountain forest land in the suburbs of Beijing, and invited more than thirty farmers to grow vegetables and grain, and also raise the chickens, ducks, fish and pigs we want in the store. Buy it. Everything that comes is stored there. Make sure no one knows."

Lu Wan gave him a thumbs up, "Are you self-sufficient?"

"This saves money and is fresh. I also transplanted the sweet radish from Jiyang. If you want to eat it, I will have it sent to your house for you to try."

"Really? I want to eat, I don't want to." Lu Wan was overjoyed.

"It will be delivered early tomorrow morning." Jiaxing grinned.

The eldest girl smiles so beautifully. He must do more things to make her smile.

He will beat anyone who dares to make the eldest girl cry!

On the carriage back home, thinking about today's events, Lu Wan was very happy and kept laughing.

Dongqing also laughed as she watched, "It's rare for a girl to be so happy. Does the eldest girl want to be happier?"

Dongqing mysteriously took out a cloth bag from behind and handed it over.

Lu Wan touched it, was it a book?

He whispered, "Found it?"

"Yeah, look, girl, do you like it?"

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PS: Chapter 58 is the new content updated yesterday, the princesses will go back and read it.

　It’s not that it wasn’t updated yesterday, but it was revised. Chapter 58 is new content, please remember to go back and read it in order to connect with this chapter.

　　
　
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