[Fujian, borrow his hand to buy goods. 】

The goods that the "sir" can order to buy are definitely not ordinary goods.

If her guess was correct and it was the person who colluded with Shen Zhi in the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, she probably knew what these "goods" were.

Rong Shu looked at Liu Ping, nodded and said, "Okay, I happen to have something to talk to Mr. Gu."

Early the next morning, a carriage drove into the Wu's Brick Bridge.

When Gu Changjin received the letter from Liu Ping last night, he already knew who the second person Jiao Feng mentioned who cooperated with the Water Dragon King was.

Jiao Feng said that the man's whereabouts were very secretive. Every time he contacted the Water Dragon King, he sent information through an intermediary and never met face to face. The Water Dragon King was originally very impatient to deal with such a reticent person, but he only paid attention to him because he saw that the person was wealthy and could make huge profits.

Now Gu Changjin is very sure that that person must be Shen Zhi.

As for the "gentleman" behind Shen Zhi who corresponded with him...

Gu Changjin lowered his eyes to the letter in his hand, his eyes getting colder.

"Master, Miss Rong is here."

Gu Changjin raised his eyes and looked out. His eyes paused for a moment on Rong Shu's haggard and pale face. He stood up to greet her. When she entered the room, he said to Zhuiyun and the others: "I and I Miss Rong has something important to say, so you can stay outside."

The door of the main hall closed with a creak.

Changji and Shiiyun looked at each other, wondering for a moment what the master was saying that they couldn't listen to.

Rong Shu entered the room and spoke frankly: "Sir, the goods my uncle went to Fujian to buy were firearms?"

Gu Changjin was holding a teapot to pour tea for Rong Shu, and his hands paused slightly when he heard this.

He said "Hmm", filled the teacup eight-tenths full, pushed it in front of her, and said: "It is indeed a firearm. The pirates from Sifang Island have been buying firearms from several foreign countries overseas. This time they used them to attack Yangzhou. The firearms come from the Falang Kingdom. These firearms are extremely powerful, and their lethality is even comparable to the weapons newly developed by the Shenji Battalion. If such a batch of firearms were shipped to Shangjing, the consequences would be disastrous."

Rong Shu accepted the tea cup silently.

Gu Changjin put down the teapot, looked at her and said, "How did Miss Rong guess that the goods Shen Zhi went to Fujian to buy were firearms?"

Rong Shu clenched the teacup in his hand and said, "Your Excellency once said that Shen Zhi went to Fujian to buy firearms. Shen Zhi often went to Shandong to collect salt, and every time he went back, he would make a detour to Qingzhou just to see an old friend, and that old friend was in the guardhouse. "

If not, how could it be such a coincidence? The pirates were snatching goods, and Master Qianhu from the guard station immediately rescued him?

"Twelve years ago, there was a man in the Cheng'an Marquis' Mansion who served in the guard house in Qingzhou." Rong Shu looked at Gu Changjin and said word by word: "My second uncle, Rong Yu."

Rong Shu poured it into the palm of his hand. Order some tea, dip it in water and write down the names of Fujian, Shandong and Liaodong on the table. While writing, he said: "The second aunt's father served as magistrate of Quanzhou. The second uncle originally served in the Qingzhou Health Office and was transferred ten years ago." When he arrived at the capital of Liaodong, he served as governor of Jinzhou.

The last two words she wrote were "Shangjing".

"As for going to Beijing, it's the Marquis of Cheng'an." Rong Shu's slender fingertips slowly crossed the table, connecting the names of these places, and said in a calm voice: "Sir, I suspect that the person who colluded with Shen Zhi is the Marquis of Cheng'an. As for the second room of the mansion, who is behind them and why they want to buy firearms in secret depends on who the uncle and second uncle have taken refuge in. "

Rong Shu did not dare to judge the situation in Beijing, nor did he dare to guess who was on Shen's side. Zhi and Rong Yu's head.

She believed that Gu Changjin would find out.

What she didn't know was that as soon as she said these words, Gu Changjin suddenly raised his eyes, as if there was a huge rock in his heart.

Her tone was very determined.

Just because Rong Yu worked in Qingzhou and Liaodong and because Rong Yu's father-in-law served as magistrate in Quanzhou, these clues are not enough to conclude that Cheng'an Houfu and Shen Zhi committed a major crime together.

As a person like her, she shouldn't conclude that the Hou Mansion is guilty based on these clues that cannot be called irrefutable evidence.

Then why is she so sure?

Are you sure that the Marquis of Cheng'an and Shen Zhi committed a major crime together?

"Based on these current speculations alone, we cannot conclude that your second uncle is the person who colluded with Shen Zhi, nor can we conclude that the Cheng'an Hou Mansion is involved in this matter. Why is Miss Rong so sure that the Cheng'an Hou Mansion is guilty?"

Rong Shuti He glanced at Gu Changjin.

Why sure?

Because Gu Changjin once said in his previous life that "the evidence is solid", Rong Shu knew him well, and he wouldn't have said that if it wasn't for the irrefutable evidence.

She had also thought about the possibility of an unjust, false or wrongful conviction.

She personally came to Yangzhou Mansion to look for this possibility, but it backfired.

Shen Zhi is not innocent, and neither is the Rong family.

In her previous life, in order to avenge the Marquis's grievances, she traveled for several months and spent all her dowry. She even gave the jade pendant she had worn since childhood to buy wine for the jailer.

Now that I think about it, it's just a joke.

The only thing Rong Shu didn't understand was that if it was true that the second wife colluded with Shen Zhi, why did his father plead guilty? Why should Aniang bear this unfounded crime with him?

"Shen Zhi has taken a long way to pick up salt in Fujian in recent years. Did he take a detour to Quanzhou or meet his second uncle's father-in-law? If so, it is not a coincidence. In the letter, he said 'borrowing his hand to buy goods' He's probably the second uncle's father-in-law Zhong Mian. Could your Excellency send someone to check on Zhong Mian, the magistrate of Quanzhou?"

Gu Changjin looked at her steadily.

The girl subconsciously avoided his question. She asked him to check Zhong Zhizhou and who Shen Zhi had met in Fujian. It was more like she already knew the result and was looking for evidence to corroborate what she said.

Gu Changjin thought of the "dream" he had had.

In the dream, he was also investigating Shen Zhi, and also went to Qingzhou. Even something happened to the Cheng'an Hou Mansion in the dream. The charge was collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the evidence of the crime was handed over to Dali Temple by Shen Zhi.

A thought flashed through Gu Changjin's mind.

That thought was so unimaginable that as soon as it appeared, his heart would beat violently.

He opened his lips and said, "Rong Shu, have you ever done anything about you and me -"

Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden creak and someone pushed the wooden door of the main hall open.

Gu Changjin paused and looked at the person outside the door with Rong Shu.

The next moment, Rong Shuhuo stood up.

She got up so hastily that the tea cup placed beside the table was knocked over by her sleeves, and the spilled tea "tick-tock" "tick-tock" along the edge of the table fell on the corner of her skirt.

She didn't realize it at all, she just stared at the visitor with red eyes and said, "A'niang!"

Shen Yizhen's face was a little frosty, but when she heard Rong Shu's soft and waxy "A'niang!" ", the bright face was like the first snow in spring.

More than a month ago, when she heard in Mingluyuan that Yangzhou Prefecture was attacked by pirates, she hurriedly packed her bags and rushed here. If Yangzhou hadn't been closed down and the waterway had not been shut down, she would have arrived in Yangzhou Prefecture half a month earlier.

After entering the city gate, before returning to Shen Garden, he was stopped by Lu Shiyi who was patrolling on the road.

Although Lu Shiyi and she had repeatedly assured her that Rong was fine, Shen Yizhen was still worried all the way until he saw his daughter Pingping Tingting standing in the house, and her heart that had been hanging for more than a month finally returned to its original place.

"I've lost weight!" Shen Yizhen stepped forward and hugged Rong Shu, saying, "It's all my fault that Auntie came too late and made us Zhaozhao suffer!"

Rong Shu wanted to say that I didn't suffer, but his voice was stuck in his throat. His eyes were tightly blocked, he paused for a long time, and then responded: "I'm fine, mom, don't worry."

The mother and daughter hugged each other for a moment.

Shen Yizhen let go of Rong Shu, looked at Gu Changjin, and said: "Lu Shiyi said that Zhao Zhao was rescued by adults several times when he was in danger in Yangzhou Mansion. I cannot thank you for your kindness. I, Shen Yizhen, will remember this kindness." "

Gu Changjin said quietly: "Mrs. Hou, there is no need to say thank you, this is what I should do."

Shen Yizhen smiled and said nothing. On the way to Pingnan Street, Lu Shiyi praised Gu Changjin. Absolutely, both inside and outside his words, he said that this boy was worthy of Zhaozhao.

Shen Yizhen also trusted Gu Changjin's character. When Zhaozhao said she wanted to marry him, she had asked a lot about him. How could she not know what kind of person he was?

But if her Zhao Zhao doesn't like him anymore, as a mother, she won't force Zhao Zhao to give in. Therefore, Gu Changjin's kindness for saving Zhaozhao was borne by her as a mother, and it would be up to her to repay it in the future.

Rong Shu pulled Shen Yizhen to sit down, held her arm tightly with his little hand, looked at Gu Changjin, and said, "What did you want to ask me just now?"

Gu Changjin looked at her, shook his head and said, "Nothing. ."

Rong Shu was filled with joy at seeing Shen Yizhen, and he didn't notice the strangeness in the man's voice opposite.

Shen Yizhen said: "Your uncle Shiyi told me that you are checking on your uncle? And what's going on with Zhang's mother?"

Rong Shu said "hmm": "Do you know that there is a secret room in the study of Sanshengtang? "

Secret room?" Shen Yizhen frowned: "When your grandfather was still here, I often went to the study to pick out books, and I never knew there was a secret room in it."

Rong Shu carefully explained what she found in the study . , and what she and Gu Changjin had just speculated.

"Auntie, I know that except for those two account books and letters, there is currently no conclusive evidence to confirm my suspicion about uncle." Rong Shu licked his lips and said, "But you believe clearly, uncle has been here all these years. Using the Shen family, I am also using my mother-in-law, and even the Marquis of Cheng'an may not be innocent. It is very likely that my uncle has been secretly communicating with the people in the second room."

Shen Yizhen listened quietly, and then fell silent for a long time.

He raised his eyes and saw Rong Shu looking at him nervously. He smiled and said, "How could I not believe what you said? Mother Zhang was sent to me by your uncle. Even I don't know about the dark box in the study. Mother Zhang But they already know it, which shows that Mother Zhang has a close relationship with your uncle. Mother Zhang wanted to kill you after knowing that you were investigating your uncle, which shows that they must have a secret that they don't want others to know."

Her eyebrows gradually became cold. Next: "In the twenty years since I left the Shen family, your uncle must have used the Shen family to do a lot of things that went against the Shen family's ancestral precepts."

"Auntie, we can't let what uncle did affect the Shen family." Rong Shu Yi Zheng said sternly: "Even if it's my uncle's fault, let him bear the consequences."

Shen Yizhen clapped her hand, nodded and said: "Since Aniang is here, she will naturally find out everything. You My uncle once swore to heaven in front of your grandfather's bedside that he would never violate the ancestral precepts of the Shen family. If he did something he shouldn't have done, I will not pay any debt he owes to your uncle. "

Shen Yizhen was raised by Shen Huai as a man, and she followed him around when she was still half a child. She already showed her talent for business at a young age.

Shen Huai had no children, and all the men in the Shen family were helpless. Shen Huai had long made up his mind to leave the Shen family in Shen Yizhen's hands.

If things hadn't changed in the capital, she would probably have become the first female head of the Shen family as her father expected.

Shen Yizhen agreed to marry into the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion and hand over the Shen family to Shen Zhi, believing that he would revitalize the Shen family.

It is true that the Shen family's wealth has increased dramatically in the past twenty years, which can be regarded as a huge accumulation of money. But if this wealth comes at the price of betraying the country and harming the people, then the Shen family will not bother to have such wealth.

Rong Shu looked at Shen Yizhen's resolute features, relaxed his shoulders, and said with a smile: "I'll check it out with my mother-in-law."

Shen Yizhen didn't respond. He glanced at her, then looked at Gu Changjin and said, "Master Gu, get ready. When will you return to Beijing? I have an imperial order, so I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in Yangzhou longer. I'm here to take care of the Shen family's affairs, so I won't bother you anymore."

Gu Changjin really wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but Shen Yizhen didn't want to. He intervened in the Shen family's affairs, pondered for a while and then said: "I will leave for Shangjing in two days."

"Very good, if you don't mind the trouble, can you take Zhaozhao back to Shangjing with you?"

Rong Shu was stunned, "Auntie?"

Shen Yizhen looked at Gu Changjin and asked him for an answer.

Gu Changjin solemnly said: "If Rong Shu is willing, I will escort her back to the capital."

Of course Rong Shu was not willing, and just as he was about to open his lips to speak, Shen Yizhen asked: "May I ask, sir, is there anything in this dynasty?" After the divorce, is there a precedent for children to return to their mother's clan with their mother?"

Rong Shu looked stunned, immediately closed his mouth and looked at Gu Changjin.

"There is a precedent for this." Gu Changjin said: "According to Dayin's etiquette law, after the parents reconcile and divorce, the child's withdrawal from the clan must be heard at the ancestral hall. As long as a majority of the clan members agree, the child can be allowed to leave with the mother. If this is the case If there is no way, as long as the father has a past and the two children are willing to leave the clan with their mother, they can also go to Shuntian Prefecture to play drums and ask the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture to judge the ownership of the children. Master Zhu, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, is a fair man and the Marquis of Cheng'an spoils his concubine. His wife has been married for many years, and he will definitely handle the case impartially."

The implication is that if the Rong family does not agree, as long as they go to Shuntian Mansion, they can force the Rong family to agree.

After hearing this, Shen Yizhen felt more at ease.

She smiled and said softly: "My mother-in-law has always known about the investigation that you privately asked Danzhu County Chief to investigate. This time when I go back, my mother-in-law will fulfill your wish. You will hand over the letter of departure to your father for my mother-in-law." After your father signs, let Mr. Gu accompany you to Shuntian Mansion and add your name to my Shen family tree. Zhaozhao, I will keep the Shen family in the future. If you want to go to Datong to raise horses. Datong raises horses, no one can control you."

Rong Shu understood that A Niang's words to protect the Shen family were not only to reassure her, but also to express her position to Gu Changjin. She would not tolerate her uncle, nor would she. Take back the Shen family from your uncle.

However, before the Shen family can take it back, the mother and daughter must first break away from the Chengan Marquis Mansion. If not, even if the Shen family can be saved, once the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion is in trouble, they will not be able to escape the blame.

Aniang believed every word she said.

Believe her when she says that Shen Zhi is not innocent, and believe her when she says that the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion is not innocent.

Therefore, Aniang wanted to prepare for a rainy day and pave a way for them in advance.

Rong Shu couldn't help but feel the tip of his nose sore.

She originally planned to remove her name from the family tree after her mother-in-law reconciled with her father. This was what Tuomunijing had previously investigated. As long as A Niang and her father are divorced, she will not care about the identity of the legitimate daughter of Marquis Chengan, and she will take it to anyone who wants it.

"Okay, I will go back to Beijing with Mr. Gu." She forced back the tears in her eyes and said seriously: "Don't worry, Mom, I have a way to remove the name from the family tree in an upright and calm manner."