Master in charge of the case: Our county magistrate has a black belly

Chapter 154 Lunch
"Say, what's going on?" Zhao Lingyu said.

Chunqiu lowered her head, "I also know a little bit, she showed me a gold bracelet last time, and said it was a reward from the Fifth Madam, but she was sneaky when she said it, as if she didn't want others to know, I asked her how she came here, she She also said that she discovered the secret of the Fifth Madam, so the Fifth Madam blocked her mouth and rewarded her. That time she was scolded by the Da Furen and came to me in a fit of anger. We are all maids who got money to redeem us, that day, she came to me and told me she was leaving, she said she was rich, but then she died somehow." Chunqiu told all he knew, Chunqiu has been terrified ever since she found out that Cuihong had died, and she didn't dare to talk about these things, so she said it all by herself today, and she was relieved.

"What you said is true?" Zhao Lingyu took a deep breath.

Chunqiu nodded hastily, "I dare not lie."

Han Quce and Lu Yu nodded, "Since we already understand, we don't bother."

Han Quce and Lu Yu left Rongchun Garden and walked to the pavilion in the garden.

Lu Yu asked Han Quce, "A Qu, do you think what this maid said is true?"

Han Quce sat on the stone bench, "Half true and half false."

"What she said may be the truth, or it may be made up by the Fourth Madam," Lu Yu said.

Han Quce nodded, "So this matter still needs to be investigated."

"My lord, master." Xiao Han and Xia Yan returned to the courtyard, but found that Han Quce and Lu Yu were not there. They searched around, saw it in the pavilion in the garden, and hurried over.

"What did you find?" Han Quce looked at the hurried two.

Xia Yan said, "We found out that Lu Cui is very familiar with a maid, and she knows most things."

"Who?" Lu Yu asked.

"Chunqiu seems to be the servant girl of the Fourth Madam. My lord, are we going to investigate this Chunqiu?" Xia Yan said.

Lu Yu waved his hand, "No need."

Xia Yan was surprised, "Why?"

"Because we asked." Han Quce said with a smile.

Xiao Han and Xia Yan were very surprised, "My lord, master? You all know? Also, did you ask?"

Lu Yu nodded, "Yes, we overheard it, and then went to the fourth lady's courtyard to ask this maid."

"How's the situation?" Xia Yan asked anxiously.

"Without real evidence, it is generally credible, and generally not credible." Han Quce said.

Xia Yan said, "What did that servant girl say, my lord?"

Han Quce said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go back to the yard and talk about it."

Everyone nodded, and they went back to the yard. Ah Hu and A Xiu were already in the yard, and everyone entered the room.

"Ah Hu, Axiu, what did you find?" Lu Yu asked.

Axiu stepped forward and said, "My lord, those young servants have tight teeth, but they were so frightened by Ah Hu, so they said everything." Splitting open a stone table, the young servants were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy, answering what they said. "Those boys said that Xiaosi has been extravagant recently, and even gambling with money. They thought he had made a fortune, but Xiaosi didn't want to say anything. A few people were drunk that day. I heard that he knew about a master's business. Secret, those masters gave him a lot of silver in order to seal his mouth."

"Secret? Another secret?" Han Quce stroked his chin.

"Is there a secret?" Axiu asked.

Lu Yudao, "We asked Chunqiu, and she also said that Cuihong seemed to know the secret of the fifth lady. Does Xiao Si also know the secret of the fifth lady?"

Axiu shook her head, "I don't think so. I heard that Xiao Si and Eldest Young Master Su Yue got closer. That day, they saw Xiao Si and Eldest Young Master Su Yue having dinner."

Han Quce said, "There are so many secrets in the Su Mansion, not to mention the treasures. The fifth lady has secrets, and even the eldest son Su Yue has secrets. Could it be said that the fifth lady and the eldest son have the same secrets, or that the eldest son and the fifth lady have secrets?" What is involved?"

Lu Yudao, "Su Yue was born to the second wife, and often helped Su Xiang manage the shop, where did he get involved with the fifth wife?"

"I still have to check." Han Quce tapped on the table.

Lu Yu nodded, "Yes, the matter of the treasure has not yet been investigated."

"My lord, do we still want to live here?" Axiu asked.

Lu Yu said, "Let's find out first and then talk about it."

Han Quce said, "Everyone in the Su family has to investigate."

The crowd nodded.

In a blink of an eye, it was noon, and Su Xiang took Su Qing to the store to check the business. As the eldest son of the Su family, Su Zhe came to accompany Lu Yu and the others for lunch.

Lunch was in the hall, and the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth wives of the Su family were also sitting at the table.

Su Zhe said with a smile, "The eldest lady is paying respects to the Buddha and has no time to accompany him to have a meal, so I invited several ladies to accompany me."

Lu Yu nodded, "I'm sorry."

The wives and the eldest lady were not there, the fourth lady had the highest status, and said with a smile, "My lord, don't think we are clumsy."

The atmosphere of a lunch was extremely awkward. Although Su Zhe tried hard to adjust it, it didn't help. After the meal, they separated.

Several people returned to the yard and sat on chairs to discuss.

"I'm not full yet." Xia Yan sighed.

Axiu laughed and said, "Then why don't you eat it? Could it be that the food is not good, but the mountain delicacy abalone is."

"I don't even have an appetite. Looking at a few people, they are all wives. How can I have the nerve to eat so much?" Xia Yan said.

"However, I found a problem." Han Quce said, "I have been watching Fifth Madam Lu Cui for lunch."

"Master, why are you staring at the Fifth Madam?" Axiu laughed.

Lu Yu said, "What's so interesting about that woman's vulgar powder?"

"I was staring at his clothes, and there was a pearl on her clothes." Han Quce said.

Lu Yu said disdainfully, "It's just a pearl."

"Su Zhe also has a pearl on his body, which is exactly the same." Han Quce said.

Xia Yan said, "The same pearl? The Su Mansion is so big, it's normal for the same pearl."

Han Quce nodded, "That's true. If you look at the pattern on Su Zhe's sachet, and look at the pattern embroidery on the Luicui handkerchief, they are exactly the same. Now there is a problem."

Axiu said, "The handkerchief is a girl's close-fitting thing, and the embroidery on it is usually embroidered by myself. The pattern of the sachet on Su Zhe's body is the same as the pattern of the fifth lady's Luicui, so the relationship between the fifth lady and Su Zhe is very good." It's really unusual."

"Shouldn't they be mother and son?" Ah Hu asked.

Han Quce said, "Mother and son? This Cui Cui is only a few years older than Su Zhe, and Su Xiang takes concubines one after another. It's inevitable that she and the two will hook up."

Lu Yu nodded, "Yes."

"My lord, master, what should we do then?" Xia Yan, Xiao Han, Ahu and Axiu looked at Han Quce and Lu Yu.

Lu Yu said, "Wait and see what happens."

Han Quce looked at Lu Yu, "Does the Su family have any family heirlooms?"

(End of this chapter)