The people below found that everyone was indeed in danger, and everyone was nervous. If such a big thing happened, it would be difficult for them not to be implicated.
Just knowing something and not reporting it is enough to make them suffer, and the dirty thoughts will make people even more panicked.
Nanny Song, who served the Song family, looked up and said, "I advise everyone to tell the truth about whatever you know and ask for leniency. If the master and his wife find out, you all know what will happen to you. At the very least, you will be sold, and at the worst, you will be beaten to death.
The master and his wife are always kind to us, so I don’t need to say much. We should still be kind and have a good conscience.”
The people below lowered their heads and said nothing. Some had a clear conscience, while others were guilty and did not dare to look up.
That night, the Zhao family's house was brightly lit.
Zhao Xiaoyu and Xiao Lei personally interrogated the servants in Liying Courtyard, questioning them one by one.
"Who does Cuizhu usually hang out with? Has she ever said anything to you?"
A little maid trembled like a sieve and stammered, "I didn't pay attention, but she always said that being a maid was useless and that you had to be a master. She also said that the master was just a peasant in the past, who couldn't even afford to eat steamed bread. To have gotten to where she is today, she must have some secret."
Xiao Lei's eyes turned cold, "What else did she say?"
"Say...say that the Second Miss is so innocent."
"Why didn't you report it?"
"I... I didn't dare. I thought the Second Miss would say that she... she was liked by the Second Miss."
Zhao Xiaoyu frowned, trying to protect himself.
After asking several people one after another, she finally got a little bit of information. It said that Cuizhu and the workshop manager Xia were a little close. She saw it once and asked Cuizhu about it. She said she was mistaken and told her not to talk nonsense and damage her reputation. Cuizhu also thought she was mistaken and did not mention it again.
I haven't seen him since then, and only remembered him when my current young lady asked me.
You don’t know until you check. Once you check, you will find that there are so many problems with the servants at home.
Among the people who served them, at least half knew that Cuizhu was a big-hearted and wild person. Since it was none of their business, no one wanted to break the window paper.
The manager who was in contact with Cuizhu was actually her cousin. The two of them came here by chance and were all bought by Zhao Dashu.
After meeting them, they felt that the Zhao family was simple, had never been rich, and could only be used as a stepping stone for them.
Her cousin was responsible for stealing the Zhao family's way of making money, and she was responsible for helping him escape from the Zhao family.
She planned to wait until Li Yu got married and became a concubine, then ask the Zhao family for her cousin and cancel his slave status.
Later, her cousin opened a workshop outside to steal the Zhao family's business and supported her behind the scenes. She would definitely be able to replace Li Xi as the main wife.
She was worried because Li Xi wanted to have a live-in husband. If she didn't marry, how would they get out? How would they get free? Cui Zhu was getting anxious. She had been brainwashing Li Xi a lot recently, especially trying to sow discord between her and Zhao Xiaoyu, which had caused her strong resentment and led to today's situation.
After all, Cuizhu was too impatient.
After figuring out the twists and turns inside, he said, "Xiao Lei, what do you think about how to manage the farm from now on? After all, we are not the owner."
"I think the manager is trustworthy, so just let him manage it. Don't doubt people if you don't trust them. There's no need to doubt someone's loyalty just because of one incident.
As for the others, they are not allowed to leave the farm without the consent of the steward. We have made it clear to the steward that no one is allowed to leave on weekdays.
After we leave, they just need to work hard on the farm."
"Where are the people around us?"
"We've changed them. We've changed all the people who knew about it but didn't report it. We have to keep an eye on the remaining ones too. Who knows if anyone has been missed?"
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