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Chapter 523: Chunhua Tells the Tales

Everyone who listened to what Shen Zigui and Li said thought that this was indeed the case. If what they said was true, then it was possible that someone had ears and their words were heard by someone, which led to a disaster.

Shen Zian stood up, walked to the door and called out "Dahui".

Big Gray immediately ran over and stood in front of Shen Zian, looking up at him with joy in his big eyes. He had just finished eating a lot of meat and was playing with Little Black for bones.

Shen Zian asked: "Da Hui, have you bitten anyone these days?"

Everyone in the room was speechless after hearing this. If you ask a dog this question, would it understand?

Big Gray barked and wagged his tail.

Shen Zian asked again: "Next time you see that person, can you smell it?"

Big Gray blinked his eyes and stopped wagging his tail.

Shen Zian patted Dahui's head and let it go out to play.

The people in the room watched Shen Zian do this, wondering if he had gotten the answer or not. Mu Chengzhi thought of how Su Zhi and Da Hui were talking to each other when they first entered the room, and Da Hui seemed to understand them. His eyes lit up, wondering if Da Hui could understand what Shen Zian said just now. He immediately asked Shen Zian what Da Hui meant by the two sounds.

Shen Zian said: "Big Gray did bite someone, but it didn't quite understand my second sentence. It seems that it is difficult to let it smell the person it bit."

Big Gray couldn't understand what was said. Even if it could remember the person's smell, it couldn't just smell it and tell them.

Mu Chengzhi thought to himself that it was a good thing that the dog could not understand, otherwise it would have become a spirit. He said: "As long as the big gray bit that person, it is a clue. If it has bitten him, there must be injuries on his body. Although we cannot check all the people, we can use this to verify the suspects in the future. Brother Shen, tell me the time of that day, and I will ask people to check if there are any suspicious people on that day."

Shen Zigui quickly told Mu Chengzhi that when he thought that it was possible that he and his wife had accidentally let someone overhear their conversations and then caused a disaster, he felt sorry for his fourth brother and his wife. Now all he had to do was to provide everything he knew. If someone really overheard their conversations and framed his fourth brother and his family, he hoped that everything he said would bring that person to justice.

Li apologized to Shen Zian and Su Zhi, saying that it was all due to their carelessness, which led to others hearing it.

Su Zhi consoled her, "Sister-in-law, don't blame yourself too much. Maybe it's not you who made the mistake. The person bitten by the gray cat has nothing to do with this matter. Wait until you meet the Qian family tomorrow. Ask them. Then investigate. I believe we can get to the bottom of it."

Shen Zigui and Li still blamed themselves. Even if the person bitten by the big gray cat had nothing to do with this incident, they were too careless.

Seeing this, Shen Zian and Su Zhi quickly changed the topic, called the group of children who were playing in the room over, and began to give them the gifts they brought. This time, all the things they brought were good things. The girls were all given jewelry and clothes, and the boys had already been given gifts. Liu Si Niang was also given jewelry, and her two children, like Li's children, were given longevity locks made of white jade.

Everyone who received the gifts was very happy, and then they naturally started talking about things happening in the capital, and the atmosphere became relaxed.

When Chunyun and the others felt sleepy and started yawning, Li Shi and the others stood up and said goodbye.

After sending the people away and closing the garden gate, when Shen Zian came back, Mu Chengzhi also stood up and said goodbye.

The house was cleaned up when everyone left. Shen Zian and Su Zhi cleaned up and went to sleep. They were also tired today.

Lying on the warm kang, covered with a soft quilt, smelling the faint fragrance of lotus, the couple talked softly, analyzing who in the village was most likely to be the suspect. As they talked, Su Zhi fell asleep. Shen Zian listened to Su Zhi's soft breathing, covered her with the quilt, and closed his eyes. However, he did not fall asleep. He was still thinking about who was most likely to be the mastermind behind this. Finally, he fell asleep while thinking.

The next morning, as soon as Shen Zian got up, he heard Liu Jin coming outside to say that Chunhua wanted to see them, and Shen Zian asked him to let her in.

Su Zhi also woke up and heard Chunhua coming. She sat up slowly and said, "Chunhua, what are you doing up so early in the morning? I haven't seen her for a while. It's a good opportunity to give her the gift I brought for her."

Shen Zian combed Su Zhi's hair, simply tied it up and inserted a jade hairpin. Even though she hadn't washed her face yet, it was not noticeable. She looked lazy and beautiful in a different way. With her green skirt, she looked like a white begonia. Shen Zian kissed Su Zhi on the face, thinking that other people's wives became ugly once they got pregnant, but his own wife looked better.

Su Zhi was suddenly kissed. She looked at him and waved to him. When Shen Zian came over again, she also kissed him on the face.

The couple was being affectionate here, Chunhua had already gone outside and called out "Fourth Uncle" and "Fourth Aunt" in a low voice.

"Come in, Chunhua!"

Su Zhi called Chunhua, her voice was clear and pleasant to the ear. Chunhua thought that she really liked this Fourth Auntie more and more, and hoped that her visit this time was not a mistake. She really didn't want to live this kind of life anymore. She also wanted to live the easy life like Fourth Auntie, a life that made her feel relaxed in her heart. Even if it was a little tiring, she was willing to take the risk.

Chunhua agreed and went in through the curtains. As soon as she entered, she felt the room was warm and filled with a faint fragrance, which made her feel refreshed. Looking at the fourth aunt sitting on the kang, she thought that she had become more beautiful in the past few days. She also heard that she was the daughter of a marquis, which was a noble status that could only be heard in operas. It was really enviable.

Chunhua came this time because Su Zhi's identity gave her courage. She thought that there was nothing a young lady from a marquis's family could not do. As long as the fourth aunt was willing to help her, she would really have a way out in her life. Thinking of her suffering in that family, Chunhua clenched her fists even tighter and her determination became stronger.

"Uncle, Aunt, I'm so sorry to bother you so early."

Chunhua apologized first. She was well-mannered outside because she had been bullied at home. Now that she was relying on her fourth uncle and his family, she had to make a good impression on them.

Shen Zian nodded, pointed to a chair beside him and said, "Sit down."

Chunhua thanked them but didn't sit down. She just stood there obediently. Su Zhi saw this and thought that the child was still restrained, even though Chunhua was the child of the third wife. But since she told them the secret and took refuge with them, Su Zhi also observed her and found that the child was quite pitiful. Her father didn't love her and her mother didn't care about her. She had a family but was trampled on like a weed. She loved children. She was happy that Chunhua didn't follow the example of the third wife and could walk on a good path, and she didn't reject her.

"Chunhua, you came at the right time. I brought you a gift when I came back from the capital. You can take it back on the way and keep it well. Don't let your parents see it."

Su Zhi said as she took down a small cloth bag from the cabinet beside her and handed it to Chunhua.

"Take it. Chunlan and the others have some. They have jewelry and fabrics. I thought it would be hard for you to take the fabrics, so I gave you a small silver box."

"Thank you, Uncle and Aunt."

When Chunhua heard that Chunlan also had some, she took them. She saw that the fabric was silk, light green, hard inside, and smooth in her hands. She held it tighter, feeling very touched. She thought that her fourth uncle and his friends didn't dislike her because of her parents, but treated her the same as Chunlan and her friends, and were so considerate, afraid that her parents would take away her things, so they replaced them with something easier to keep. No one in the world is so good to her!

Su Zhi waved her hands and said, "What are you thanking me for? We are all family. What are you doing out so early? It's so cold. You might get sick if you stay at home for a while. Stay here for a while and have dinner before leaving."

Chunhua shook her head and said, "I have to go collect firewood quickly. If I don't get back soon, my mother will scold me. There are other things for me to do at home. I came here now because I have something to tell my fourth uncle and aunt. If I don't tell them now, I'm afraid I won't have time to go out all day, and I'm also afraid of delaying your important matter."

Su Zhi and Shen Zian looked at each other when they heard this. They thought that this little girl was here to report the news. She was afraid that she would delay their important matter. What kind of important matter could this be? They were moved. They thought that the biggest matter for them now was the poisoning case in the restaurant. Could it be related to this matter? But what could a little girl like Chunhua know?

"Chunhua, what do you know? Tell me."

"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, if I tell you, if what I say is useful to you, can you ask my parents for me, let me be your maid, and tell them not to interfere in my affairs in the future? I'm afraid they will sell me in the future, I don't want to be someone's concubine."

Chunhua's eyes turned red as she spoke, and she hated her parents. It turned out that in the marriage between her aunt and Mr. Qian, because Mr. Qian's leg was broken, her aunt didn't want to marry, and her parents didn't care that she was still young and wanted to push her out. She was a little scared at the time, but she thought they were blinded by money and talked nonsense. But not long ago, they said that her uncle was an official in the capital, and he could find a good marriage for her aunt, and he could find one for her, even if he couldn't be the main wife, he could be a concubine. They also said that concubines didn't need dowry and were the most cost-effective. She was so disappointed when she heard it.

Chunhua is not very old, but she knows that being a concubine is not good. Maybe she used to think that as long as she had good food and clothes, it would be fine. But since she knew the final fate of Aunt Yue and heard about the miserable lives of other concubines, she no longer wanted to be a concubine. Now she is still young, and her parents have already calculated these things. She is really scared, so she wants to make plans for herself early.

Fourth Auntie is the person Chunhua envied the most. She used to be jealous of her, but later she realized that jealousy alone was useless, and Fourth Uncle and Fourth Auntie were good people, so she might as well let them help her get out of her current life. She also successfully hooked up with Fourth Uncle and his friends, and now God has given her a good opportunity, and she doesn't want to miss it. Although this opportunity will sacrifice someone, she still decided to do so.

Shen Zian frowned when he heard Chunhua's words. He thought that his third brother and his wife were too unreasonable. Chunhua was still so young, and they kept talking about being a concubine in her ear. It was too serious to favor boys over girls. Being a concubine was not a glorious thing.

Su Zhi said to Chunhua, "It doesn't matter whether you are a maid or not. As long as you are determined to leave your parents and stop mixing with them, we, your uncle and aunt, can still lend a hand to you."

Chunhua thanked him repeatedly, thinking that she hadn't even told him what she knew, but Fourth Auntie had already agreed. She was really kind to her. The last bit of hesitation in her heart disappeared. She gritted her teeth and told him what she knew.

"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, you came back this time because of the poisoning incident in that restaurant! I heard that it was because the seasoning used in those restaurants to make the dishes taste good was poisonous. You made that seasoning, right? What I want to talk about is related to this incident. I suspect that this incident has something to do with Sanlang."

"Saburo?"

Shen Zian and Su Zhi were both a little surprised to hear this. They thought that the third room had just returned not long ago, so why had he caused trouble again?

Shen Zian asked: "Chunhua, you said it has something to do with Sanlang, then does it have anything to do with your parents?"

Chunhua shook her head and said, "I only know that it's related to Sanlang. It seems that my parents don't know about it."

Su Zhi thought about what Sanlang had done over the years, especially when he was in the capital, he almost suffocated his own brother to death in order to rely on them. With that kind of mind and viciousness, he might do something like this to frame them again. Especially since they saved Wulang and proposed to completely sever ties with the Third House, the Third House was driven back to Hebian Village by Shen Youfu and his men, and they didn't even attend the wedding banquet of Shen Ziju and Shen Zhu. It's possible that they hold a grudge.

"Chunhua, tell me in detail why you doubt Saburo."

Chunhua told her everything she knew. It turned out that Wulang fell ill again after Shen Ziping and his friends came back. Doctor Huang said that he needed good medicine, and gave him a prescription, asking him to go to the town or county to get the medicine. Sanlang wanted to go, but he left. Sun Shi found out that he didn't take the prescription, so she asked Chunhua to go again. Chunhua didn't find Sanlang in the town, so she went to the county. Before she got to the pharmacy, she saw Sanlang. Sanlang was meeting someone, and the two of them sneaked into the alley. Chunhua saw that the man gave Sanlang a piece of silver.

"That man is Zhao Daliang, who now runs a wine shop in the county. I wondered why he gave money to Sanlang. Then I remembered that someone was poisoned in the wine shop, and Zhao Daliang also runs a wine shop, so could he have anything to do with it? Fourth uncle, fourth aunt, do you think what I said is useful?"

Chunhua looked at Shen Zian and Su Zhi, afraid that they would think what she said was useless. If they ignored her again and Sanlang knew about it, she would not be able to survive.

(Lishu Literature)