Reborn as the first poisonous concubine

Chapter 38
"How could Housekeeper Liu not know? That night, he sent someone to sneak into my yard, fearing that people would find out, and first used Ye Laixiang to charm me and the maid beside me..."

Wei Zijin paused when he said this, and Ming Qiaoxiang presented a few tuberose petals: "These are the tuberose petals I asked my servants to pick from Butler Liu's yard. Is it just a coincidence that there is such a plant?"

Shen Rui carefully looked at the petals in Qiaoxiang's hand, his brows became tighter and tighter, and even his voice became cold: "This is indeed Tuberose! Butler Liu, what's going on?"

Liu Zheng's face was pale, his knees softened in fright, and he knelt on the ground: "This old slave doesn't know, even if there is evening primrose in this old slave's yard, it doesn't mean that this old slave did all of this. Destroying the ledger? This...someone must have intentionally framed this old slave!"

Shen Rui looked at Liu Zheng with a gloomy expression, complicated eyes.He has always trusted the old housekeeper quite a bit, and never thought that he would dare to do anything in the mansion, but because of his trust, maybe Butler Liu started to do whatever he wanted secretly!

Otherwise, it wouldn't have happened that after he left the mansion, Wei Zijin fell ill and no one paid attention to it!
Seeing that Shen Rui didn't say a word, Wei Zijin knew that he still had doubts in his heart, so he was not in a hurry to persuade him to believe, but continued: "Steward Liu, I have been thinking about your motives for doing this, until yesterday I found some thing!"

Wei Zijin took out the original account book, opened the missing pages, and said word by word: "When Steward Liu sent Lai Wang to deliver the account book, he said that there were a few pages in the account book that were accidentally omitted. Where, after I checked the accounts carefully, I found that the missing pages were the crux of the problem! Butler Liu didn't lose those pages, but tore them up on purpose, trying to hide the bad things he had done!"

"Ma'am, you can't frame this old slave!" Liu Zheng was so frightened that his face paled, his temples throbbed, and he didn't know what Wei Zijin had found out. Facing the gazes of Shen Rui, Wei Zijin, and Luoyang King, his mind was already confused. Mess!
Wei Zijin sneered, and said to Qiaoxiang: "Qiaoxiang, you call that Mr. Zhao who is waiting outside the Shangshu Mansion..."

Qiaoxiang nodded, and soon led the strange Mr. Zhao to the main hall of the Shangshu Mansion under the suspicious eyes of everyone.

"Steward Liu, this Mr. Zhao must be familiar to you, right?" Wei Zijin pointed at Mr. Zhao, who was pale and cloudy, and said coldly to Liu Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground: "He is one of the loan recipients of Mr. Liu. Butler Liu, look up!"

Liu Zheng raised his head tremblingly, seeing the man he had let go of the usury, his heart tightened, and just as he was about to quibble, Mr. Zhao jumped up and scolded: "It's you bastard, I said I would pay it back in a few days, you Unexpectedly, the compound interest has doubled again!"

When he said that, everyone's expressions changed.The housekeeper of the majestic Shangshu Mansion dared to use the money in the mansion to lend usury to the outside world. If it got out, not only would Shangshu Mansion lose face, but it would also affect Shangshu Shen Rui's official career!
Because as early as when Xiao Heng ascended the throne, laws were enacted in the entire Dayin Dynasty, prohibiting officials from lending usury to the outside world, those who are mild will be cut off from their official positions, and those who are serious will be locked in prison and searched their homes!

(End of this chapter)