Chapter 317 Rulan's Plea
"Rulan, didn't you say it was a remote place? Does a remote place look like this?"
Rulan hurriedly shook her head, "Master, this kind of thing doesn't happen in remote areas. Dongmen Village is the richest village in Qingsha Township. I heard that every household has a fortune of over a thousand taels. You can say they are gentry."
"Local gentry? Are a bunch of peasants worthy of being called gentry?" A trace of contempt flashed in Zhu's eyes.
Rulan didn't dare to refute and immediately changed the subject, "Master, it's just in front."
When the carriage stopped, Rulan helped Zhu get off.
Seeing the high-walled courtyard with a closed gate in front of her, Zhu said arrogantly, "Go and knock on the door."
Rulan thought for a moment and reminded him, "Master, Su Chunsen's family is already a good citizen. We need help from them now. You can't treat them the same way as before."
"I know!" Zhu glared at her unhappily.
Rulan hurried over and knocked on the door.
Soon the gate opened a crack and Su Chuan came out. "Why are you here?"
He had no intention of inviting the Zhu master and servant in.
Zhu was about to get angry, but after receiving Rulan's gaze, she held back and forced a fake smile, saying, "Su Chuan, I came here today mainly to ask you some questions, and I hope you can help me solve my doubts."
"Don't you think there is anything in common between us? Just say whatever you want to say." Su Chuan held the door, looking a little impatient.
Rulan pleaded, "Suchuan, please don't be like this. My master was also kept in the dark about Cuilan's matter. She was deceived by Cuilan and misunderstood you. I apologize to you on behalf of my master. We really have something important to ask you. Please help us."
Rulan took out ten taels of silver and was about to give it to Su Chuan.
Su Chuan decisively refused, "I appreciate Miss Rulan's kindness, but you can take back the money. I don't need it. Ask whatever you want."
"We want to ask where the woman who served your family when they were working for Master Zhu was." Rulan stared at Su Chuan without blinking.
Su Chuan suddenly realized and laughed, "Why? Master Zhu had kept his mistress a secret before, but now he can't wait to reveal all his secrets after getting married? What does he want to do? Does he regret sending her away? Or does the eldest lady of the Zhu family not want to see the mistress being out there and want to make trouble for her?"
Rulan's face changed slightly and she felt a little embarrassed. She wondered when did Su Chuan become so smart that he could guess the whole thing with just a few words.
Zhu looked dissatisfied, "Su Chuan, if it weren't for my eldest brother, your family would still be slaves now. Don't be ungrateful. Tell me everything you know!"
"The eldest lady of the Bai family is so arrogant! I can't bear such a heavy burden! No matter which master our Su family follows or where we work, we have a clear conscience and don't owe anyone anything. It was Mr. Zhu's decision to sell us our indentures, not something we asked for. If you have any objections, you can go to Mr. Zhu!" Su Chuan confronted the Zhu family without showing any weakness.
Zhu was furious and wanted to say something, but Rulan stepped forward to dissuade her, "Master, please get on the carriage first. I will talk to Su Chuan."
After getting rid of Zhu, Rulan heaved a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and apologized to Su Chuan, "My master is like this, she doesn't have any bad intentions, she's just willful and unreasonable, don't bother with her.
Su Chuan, you may not know that Madam Bai killed Madam Zhu. Now the Zhu and Bai families have become enemies, and my master is caught in the middle in an awkward situation.
The wife of the eldest son of the Zhu family wants to know where the eldest son's mistress is, so we have to make a trip. If you know, please tell us everything.
If you don't tell me, the wife of the Zhu family will not let it go. Who knows who will come to make trouble later. I guess you don't want to cause so much trouble, right?"
Su Chuan looked at Rulan deeply and judged from her words that the master and servant did not know the relationship between their family and Yunyun.
Thinking of this, he slowly lowered his eyes and spoke in a very cold tone, "For the sake of our past relationship, I can tell you what I know.
When Master Zhu returned our indentures, he also asked Ke and her son to leave Zhaohua County as far away as possible in order to prevent them from being persecuted by Cui.
Our family had regained our freedom, and it was impossible for us to continue to stay with the mother and son of Ke, so I sent them to the provincial capital, and we returned to the village. Every year when we had time, we would visit the Ke family once or twice.
Later, Madam Zhu sent a teacher over to teach the little boy, but Madam Zhu had never met Mrs. Ke and the little boy. She only sent a tuition fee to the teacher once a year. Later, Madam Zhu stopped even sending the tuition fee. We knew that the Zhu family had made up their mind not to have them and their child anymore, and we told Mrs. Ke about the situation.
Ke followed Mrs. Zhu's wishes and married someone far away. We don't know where she went."
"Ke remarried?" Rulan was shocked.
After all, Ke gave birth to a son for the Zhu family. The Zhu family's wealth is there. Could she just give up like that?
Not to mention Rulan who didn't believe it, even Zhu and the driver in the car were deeply suspicious.
Su Chuan sneered, with a mocking look on his face, "Is it strange? In your eyes, do all women who become concubines have ulterior motives? To tell you the truth, Ke never thought of following Master Zhu at the beginning. It was Master Zhu who fell in love with Ke and insisted on taking her as a concubine.
Mrs. Ke was in poor health and needed long-term care, which required money. Her family was indeed poor and could not afford to support her, so they could only agree to let Mr. Zhu take Mrs. Ke away.
Mrs. Ke had no desires or demands. As long as Mr. Zhu didn't visit her, she could live a quiet life without fighting or competing. When Mr. Zhu asked her to take the child away, she left without saying a word. She had never fought for anything from beginning to end, and would never return to Lizhou.
If you want to find her, you will be disappointed. Even if you turn Lizhou upside down, it will be useless. This is all I know. Believe it or not."
The courtyard door slammed shut. Ru Lan paused and hurried back to her horse.
"Miss, I think what Su Chuan said should be true. He has no reason to lie to us."
Zhu bit her lip tightly, very dissatisfied with the result, "Then how should I explain to my sister-in-law?"
Rulan pondered and said, "Master, just tell the truth. If she doesn't believe it, she will definitely send someone to investigate. Anyway, we have done what we should do and we can report to her."
Zhu had no choice but to turn back.
Cen Mingzhu was indeed dissatisfied with the result, but Zhu was so sure and confident that she could not continue to investigate. She could only say that Ke was lucky and ran fast.
Cui sent people to keep an eye on the movements in the Zhu Mansion. Seeing that there was no movement from the Zhu family even after Mrs. Zhu was buried, she knew that Cen Mingzhu was unreliable and had to find a new breakthrough.
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