The wealthy man who wears books

"Uncle Jiu, I do have evidence!"

As soon as Qin Huai said these words, everyone in the flower hall fell silent instantly, and their eyes were all focused on his face.

Zhong Yu was impatient, and kept his eyes wide open to listen to Qin Huai's narration. Seeing the meaning revealed in his words, he seemed to be emphasizing that Zhong Ren's death was due to taking too much medicine, so he frowned, and said louder now:

"If you have evidence, come up with some convincing ones, don't say there are any messy medicines as evidence, even if there are medicines, who knows if it's the big brother's food or yours!"

Qin Huai gritted his teeth, and suddenly smiled wryly at Zhong Yu.There were tears on his face at the moment, and the sad smile at the moment really smelled like pear blossoms with rain.

"What my elder sister said is very true. If you only show some dead objects, it is indeed not considered evidence. However, my evidence is not dead objects, but witnesses!"

Zhong Yu and everyone were taken aback.

Qin Huai stretched out his hand and pointed at the crowd, "My aunt, my uncle is not well. I have sought medical treatment in many ways but failed to cure it. I heard from my uncle that you knew about it early in the morning, right?"

As he asked, he cast an innocent look over there, which was seven points sad and three points weak.

Qiu Molin originally hid himself in the crowd, and only regarded himself as an audience watching a play.And his point of view is different from others, the focus is only on the male sister-in-law.

But seeing that normally handsome and handsome male sister-in-law, under the disheveled face and blood stains all over her body, is still springing up, the clear water is flowing constantly, and there is a bitter taste of "a person should be pretty, and a filial piety", which made his heart feel , I have a feeling of wanting to pity.

Unexpectedly, I was watching this play engrossed, but the plot changed rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the hydrangea of ​​the protagonist in this play was unexpectedly thrown into my hands.

In an instant, all eyes in the flower hall turned from Qin Huai to Qiu Molin's face.

And the one who reacted the most was naturally Zhong Yu. With a look of astonishment on her face, she angrily said to Qin Huai:

"What the hell are you talking about? How could the witness be my family's Mo Lin, who is a brother-in-law, and how could he know about these private affairs of my uncle's house!"

Qiu Molin has come to his senses at this moment, remembering that he was indeed in the back garden, and told his male sister-in-law that he knew about the incompetence in the elder brother's room.

He glanced at the lovely and pitiful Qin Huai, and his heart softened, so he squeezed out from the crowd and bowed his hands towards them.

"Uncle Jiu, what this sister-in-law said just now is indeed the truth. It is no longer a secret that my elder brother is in poor health!"

Everyone was amazed by what they heard, so they listened to Zhong Jiu, "Since Eldest Uncle said so, let me tell you the details, so as to avoid doubts in everyone's mind."

Qiu Molin saw Zhong Yu squinting at him with a look of suspicion, so he turned sideways quietly, avoiding her eyes, and said to everyone:

"Everyone knows that Mo Lin was born in Xinglin's family, and most of his friends are from the medical field. Especially my father, he has a lot of contacts in the industry, and friends often discuss medical theories and difficult diseases..."

As soon as Qiu Molin said this, Zhong Yu stood up abruptly from his chair, his almond eyes widened and his willow eyebrows stood upright.

"Qiu Molin! Who has the time to listen to your gossip? You should hurry up and say that what you do is serious. You don't know what to say every day. Some words are wrong or right. You should think it over before you say it!"

Everyone knew that Zhong Yu was used to domineering in front of Qiu Molin, but they didn't expect her to be so merciless to her husband, her words were like a thunderstorm, and the flower hall became very quiet for a while.

Qin Huai was still standing with his hands down, hearing what Zhong Yu said, he glanced at Qiu Molin lightly.The other party was a little embarrassed, but just happened to see his slightly resentful eyes, and immediately changed his cowardly expression, and said seriously:

"Then let me say something briefly. My father has a few old friends who specialize in the treatment of impotence in men. He inadvertently mentioned that my elder brother saw this disease from them. Listening to them, it is not a day that my elder brother has been weak. For half a day, I am basically relying on drugs to stimulate emotion. After a long time, it will definitely hurt my body. I heard about this, and I knew it was not a trivial matter. It is very serious, I heard that this medicine has never been stopped."

When Qiu Molin said this, he paused for a while, and then said:

Although I am the son-in-law of the big family, what I said at this meeting definitely has no selfish distractions.After all, this is a matter of life and death for the eldest brother, I am just telling everyone the truth I know.Even those old doctors can be found, which is convenient for verification. "

Zhong Yu on the side heard him finish speaking, first opened his mouth tongue-tiedly, then rushed over, pointed at Qiu Molin's nose and shouted: "Since you know this, why don't you tell me that you know, what kind of heart do you have?"

Qiu Molin avoided her pressed face with an aggrieved and cowardly face, and said in a low voice: "Brother's housework is a man's face, so how can I talk to you?"

Hearing Qiu Molin's words, Zhong Jiu and several elders from other clans looked at each other and nodded.

The elder uncle's words can be said to make Qin Huai's explanation more authentic and credible.

It is normal for an eldest young master who seeks medical treatment everywhere and relies on taking medicine to maintain his housework, when he is in high spirits, occasionally takes a little too much.

What's more, Zhong Ren has a body like a praying mantis, and his face is always dead gray every day. No matter in anyone's eyes, he is the impression of a consumptive ghost.

Without waiting for Zhong Jiu, Zhong Yi and others to speak out, the Sixth Young Master Zhong Zhi, who had raised doubts just now, stood up again.

"Brother-in-law's words are credible, even if there are some doubts, you can send someone to verify it, and put it aside for the time being. But I still have a question in my mind to ask my sister-in-law. You said that before the elder brother took the medicine himself, you should also let me You ate some, is this really true?"

Zhong Xin frowned in the crowd.

Although Qin Huai mentioned this when describing the whole process to him, he didn't see whether he really took the medicine, and he didn't see any physical pain before he knocked him out. reaction.

However, after thinking about it carefully, among the old stories about the big house that I told him, they all mentioned that after the big grandmother died violently, the mother's family required the couple to take the test at the same time, which was enough to remind him.

So now, it depends on how he responds.

When Qin Huai heard Zhong Zhi's question, he secretly rejoiced that he also drank the potion of Xiaojiao, and at the same time, he understood the meaning of Zhong Xin's words better.

He didn't look at Zhong Zhi at all, but only looked in the direction of the patriarch Zhong Jiu, with a sad and indifferent tone.

"True or not, I'll tell you now, can the sixth brother believe it?"

Zhong Zhi was stunned for a moment, and Qin Huai had already opened his mouth again:

"Uncle's bones are not yet cold, and my heart is like a knife at this moment. I think the pain in my wife's heart is far greater than mine. As the wife of the uncle, if I can't let the people know the truth about the death of the uncle, I will not only feel ashamed of my love for the uncle. , I can’t see my wife’s sadness. So I’m begging Uncle Nine now, please hurry up and ask the officials to come here, whether you’re my uncle or me, I’ll do whatever you want, Uncle Nine, Young Master Six, what do you think?”

As soon as Qin Huai said this, no one in the hall answered for a while.

After a while, it was Zhong Jiu who twirled his long beard and opened his mouth.

"Grandma doesn't have to worry too much. After all, the uncle left suddenly. The official inspection is a must. You just said it so clearly, so there is no need to worry too much. After the inspection, everyone has gone Doubt, wouldn’t it be better.”

As soon as he said this, the second young master Zhong Yi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"Uncle Jiu, I suddenly thought of something here. If you talk about it, it is an internal matter of the Zhong family, but you are all seniors in the clan, so you don't have to hide it."

He stood up while speaking, walked slowly to Qin Huai, and said:

"The sister-in-law just said something very straightforward, so I will cut to the chase here. Everyone knows that the secret recipe handed down by the Zhong family has been kept in the big house. According to the rules in the book, my sister-in-law may have another place to go in the future, but this Fangzi must stay in Zhong's house! I have sent someone to watch the yard at Po Chunyuan, and there is only Dawei left at the family temple. My sister-in-law hasn't checked it yet, so why don't you check it out while everyone is here, and see if it's okay?"

As soon as he said this, He Yiru who had just woken up and Zhong Yu who was on the side quickly looked at each other, Zhong Yu wanted to have a seizure, but He Yiru quietly held her down, motioning her to listen to Qin Huai's answer first.

Qin Huai knew in his heart that he knew that Zhong Ren held the Zhong family's secret recipe because he had read a part of the novel before transmigrating into the book, but he didn't know where it was hidden.

And Qin Huai, the youngest grandmother in the book, pretends to be a seductive man every day, and doesn't know anything about Zhong Ren's secret recipe.

Therefore, after Zhong Yi finished speaking, he showed an ignorant expression on his face.

"Second Master's words made me very surprised. Although Grandpa is kind to me, he never mentioned any secret recipes in front of me. Even for me, I don't even have a piece of paper at the moment. Besides, even if It's the big house that really has this recipe, and the old man is gone, should the prescription stay in the big house, or should it be handed over to the second and third bedrooms to inherit, I don't know the rules, but I think my wife will know."

After Qin Huai said this, not only Zhong Yi, but also the others were a little surprised.

It is obvious that the new widow, whose husband just died, is very clever in his words. In just a few words, he not only pointed out the two families' desire for the secret recipe, but also handed over the right to speak to the back house of the Zhong family. What does it mean to be a family member?

He Yiru had wiped away her tears at this moment, barely sat up straight, and then Qin Huai spoke.

"Uncle Nine, everyone here, I just heard the words of the eldest daughter-in-law, which made me feel very uncomfortable. Zhong Ren left suddenly. If he should report to the official for inspection, then he must follow the official arrangement. Whoever should be investigated should be investigated. You don't need to avoid suspicion. When the results of the inspection are out, I can give the boss a safe explanation. My mother, I can close my eyes even if I die in the future. But if it is said at this time, my family will have to inspect their own People, is it a bit too cold? No matter what, the eldest grandma is also the boss of the Ming Dynasty. Although she is a man and wife, she is no different from the sons and daughters of the Zhong family, uncles and daughters-in-law. Let me say something that is not pleasant Yes, that Fangzi is the lifeblood of the Zhong family, so it is right to find it out. But it is only my old woman who can decide whether to search the house or the people, and it is not the younger generation's turn to speak now!"

The eldest lady threw out these words at this moment, and she had deep meaning.

One must know that He Yiru has spent more than half of his life in the Zhong family, from a young girl to an elderly woman now, it can be said that he has seen turbulent waves and experienced ups and downs.

These years, with the strength of the first and the first, but in the battle with the second and third, he still has the upper hand, so you can know what meaning Ru has a deep scheming and strong skill.

At this moment, although she was heartbroken because of the sudden death of her eldest son, when she first realized that the second room was about to take advantage of the opportunity, she forcibly restrained her grief and immediately regained her energy.

She has her own plans in her mind.

When the eldest son Zhong Ren was around, although he didn't listen to advice and was licentious and eccentric, he was domineering and arrogant, and he held the position of head of the family firmly and unbreakable.After the death of the master of the Zhong family, he has become a powerful backer for the daughter of the big house and He Yiru.

But now the big tree has collapsed, the big house has a door, only the third son Zhong Li and the married Zhong Yu are left.

It's just that among the two, although Zhong Yu is pungent, he is out of the court, no matter how powerful he is, he can't help him too much.On the other hand, Zhong Li is a sour scholar full of articles, he only knows how to recite poems and make mistakes every day, hurting the spring and sorrowing the autumn, so how can he take Zhong Ren's position.

Therefore, if the current big family wants to not be overwhelmed by the second and third families in Zhong's house, they must have something that can hold them.Obviously, that was the ancestral secret recipe that had been hidden in Zhong Ren's hands.

Of course, in addition to this secret recipe, the most important thing for a big family to stand firm for a long time is to have someone who can compete with the second and third families.It's just a matter of time, where to find the person who contends, so the most important thing is naturally this prescription.

Although He Yiru didn't know where Zhong Ren would hide the secret recipe, he didn't think that his son would hand over such an important thing to Qin Huai for safekeeping.

You know, although she can't discipline the domineering Zhong Ren by herself, as his biological mother, she is too familiar with his sinister and cunning temperament.

As a person, this husband and wife who was born in fireworks are nothing more than medicine dregs and playthings married to fight poison with poison, and he will definitely not let him touch the vital things of the Zhong family.

But even so, He Yiru didn't dare to take chances, if the prescription was really on Qin Huai's body and Zhong Yi turned it out, wouldn't there be trouble again.

Besides, she held back this thought in her heart: The eldest son of the eldest son just died, and your second wife will search the body of the eldest mistress. If you indulge this time, the entire eldest son and daughter of the eldest family will be bullied by holding their heads down. up.

Therefore, although the heart is sad, the power that should be released must be released in a timely manner.

He Yiru suddenly became prestige like this, and there was no sound in the flower hall.

Zhong Yi's face turned red and white, and he wanted to speak a few times, but was stopped by the second wife Mo Wanzhen with a wink.

After all, the second wife is experienced and knows that today's day is definitely not an opportunity to fight for power.What's more, there are important people from the clan here, if they are told that the second room will make trouble on the day the eldest young master dies, it will lose all reputation and lose the wind.

What's more, Mo Wanzhen's quick mind will never let He Yiru be beautiful.

In her heart, she also didn't believe that Zhong Ren would bring such an important thing to the family temple, let alone hand it over to that idiot husband and wife for safekeeping.If you insist on searching and find nothing, it will be a joke.

Therefore, while signaling Zhong Yi to restrain himself, she showed her courtesy and comforted He Yiru.

He Yiru saw that the second and sixth children were silent, and Mo Wanzhen also flattered her, so she calmed down a little, and said to Zhong Jiu and the others:

"Such a big incident happened at the moment. Although I feel sad, after the official inspection, Luo Zhongren's funeral must be arranged immediately. In my opinion, we don't have to all stay here. If not, we have to work hard." Uncle, stay with Zhong Xin, Zhong Yi, Mo Lin and the others, and stay with Grandma, waiting for the official inspection results. Zhong Li and Zhong Zhi will accompany us back home, so we can take care of the family Things, in this way, there will be no delay."

Qin Huai couldn't help sighing inwardly when he heard her awe-inspiring display just now, and now she uttered these words. Sure enough, the Zhong family was described by the author as a Shura field in a house fight, and it was absolutely reasonable.

It was obvious that the eldest son had just died suddenly, and the eldest wife cried and passed out twice, but once the interests of the eldest family were touched, she was able to straighten up and regain her energy, which was not easy.

When He Yiru said this, everyone present nodded in agreement, but a gentle female voice rang out at this moment.

"My wife is very right. We women followed my wife and went back to do some family affairs. But there is one thing, why do I think it has nothing to do with the eldest brother? Speaking of which, When eldest brother had an accident, besides sister-in-law, he was the only one in the room."

The one who spoke was Zhong Xiu, the lady from the second room.

Everyone was startled, but Du Zhongxin bowed his head and remained motionless.

He Yiru's face changed color slightly, but soon returned to normal.

"What does the second girl mean? I'm dizzy right now, so I don't quite understand it."

Zhong Xiu stood up slowly, with a hint of sadness in his expression.

"My wife loves my eldest brother, and sometimes I feel dizzy and tired. What I mean by this is that according to my wife's arrangement, Lao Qi is actually together with my second brother and eldest aunt. I can't help but wonder when he would have Such an identity. That’s all right, the key is that the officials will come to check, and Xiu’er thinks that it’s not just the sister-in-law who needs to be checked, and judging from the situation at the time, Lao Qi can’t be alone.”

Qin Huai couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air.

This Zhong Xiu seemed to be described as warm, fragrant and nephrite jade. He was indescribably gentle and beautiful. He spoke softly, but when he spoke, he was much more powerful than the violent and savage Zhong Yu.

It's just that Qin Huai really couldn't make a turn in his heart. With Zhong Xin as a person, even in front of the big house Zhong Ren, he can endure humiliation and survive. Why, in the eyes of the second room lady, it seems that there is a bigger personal grievance .

He Yiru supported his forehead, and concealed an angry light in his eyes, as if he had some very secret plans in his heart, and someone saw through the clues.

"What the second girl said is very true. It turns out that I didn't think well enough, so what do you think?"

Zhong Xiu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "What did the madam say? I just saw that the madam was worried and sad, so I couldn't help but think about it. If I had something in my mind, I asked my wife to ask it. As for how to arrange the old seven and sister-in-law, it still has to be done." Hearing what the wives and Uncle Jiu have to say, how dare Xiu'er talk nonsense."

He Yiru looked gloomy and looked at her for a few seconds before turning to Zhong Jiu.

Zhong Jiu and her looked at each other, and pondered, "Second Miss is also right. It's not that we don't believe Lao Qi and Grandma, nor do we think badly about our own family. It's because Grandpa died suddenly, and the scene And only the two of them are there. According to my opinion, I will arrange the two of them in the empty room next door for the time being. People outside should pay more attention, don't cut off the tea and food, and wait for the officials and family members to arrive before talking about it. "

He Yiru looked at the crowd, then at Qin Huai and Zhong Xin, and said, "Boss daughter-in-law, Lao Qi, I think you all heard what everyone said, and now I will wrong you two for now, and when the truth comes out, I will naturally return to you." Your innocence!"

Zhong Xin bowed and nodded in agreement, but Qin Huai stared at the pagoda outside the window without saying a word.

After a while, two servants led the way, and Zhong Yiqiu Molin followed, leading the uncle and sister-in-law to the empty room.

The doors and windows were closed tightly, and the air was stuffy, and the only sound left in the room was the panting of the uncle and sister-in-law.