This shocking news quickly spread among the servants of the Rongguo Mansion, and within an hour and a half, all the servants and maids in the entire mansion knew about it.
"Who is so bold that he even dares to arrest Zhou Rui?"
"That's right, Zhou Rui is the general manager of the Second Household and is responsible for managing all the Second Wife's outside interests!"
"It's probably just a minor problem. With the reputation of our house, Zhou Rui will be out soon!"
"..."
Zhou Rui's family was panicked. When her man was arrested, Zhou Rui's family was on duty in the house.
Hearing the news, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He ran straight to the second wife, Mrs. Wang, regardless of anything, and knelt down to ask for help: "Second wife, Zhou Rui has been arrested, second wife, help me!"
She knew what Zhou Rui was doing outside. Once he was found out and convicted, the consequences would be quite disastrous.
Although Zhou Rui's family was affected by the atmosphere in the palace and looked down on the petty officials and officials outside, and felt that the brand of Rongguo Palace was very loud, she was not arrogant enough to think that Rongguo Palace could really run rampant in the capital.
Her husband, Zhou Rui, has been traveling abroad all year round. Although he has accomplished a lot with the name of Rongguo Mansion, he has also encountered many things that did not give him face. He knew that although Rongguo Mansion's name was resounding, the reality was just that.
However, recently, as the eldest master became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, the brand of Rongguo Prefecture became much easier to use than before. The Zhou Rui family heard from their men that they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
Because men often talk to her about outside affairs, Zhou Rui's family knows that the outside world is bigger and more powerful than Rongguofu, but they are not arrogant enough to think that Rongguofu's name can solve all problems.
No, she panicked when she heard that her man had been arrested. The yamen who had the guts to arrest her man obviously didn't care about the name of Rongguo Mansion. This is a very easy-to-understand truth.
Mrs. Wang's face was expressionless, but the rosary beads in her hand were suddenly squeezed tightly, and her fingers turned white as if she was about to crush the sandalwood rosary beads.
After a long silence, a fierce look flashed in his seemingly calm eyes, and he spoke slowly: "Do you know who arrested him and for what reason?"
"this……"
Zhou Rui's family was dumbfounded for a moment. The second wife's reaction was too strange. Shouldn't they just send someone to take the notice to the other Yamen and ask for their release? Why did they still ask which Yamen arrested the person?
How does she know?
After hearing the news, he hurriedly came to seek help, but there was no other information except that he knew the person had been arrested.
"Come back after you find out the information clearly!"
Mrs. Wang was furious and said angrily: "Look how panicked you are!"
Zhou Ruijia's face turned red. After saying yes, he hurriedly left to inquire about the specific information.
When no one was around, Mrs. Wang's expression suddenly became ferocious and terrifying.
She didn't need to think about it, she could guess that this matter must have something to do with the elder!
This move is really cruel. If Zhou Rui fails to keep it, not to mention she will lose a capable external steward, which will also have a huge blow to her own prestige.
If you can't even keep your subordinates in charge, how can you be dignified as a master?
…
Of course, Zhou Rui's family didn't know this, and they were all stunned when she found out the situation.
The person who arrested the man turned out to be the Shuntian Prefecture official. They even aggressively searched his house on the back street. Onlookers who were standing by at the time saw with their own eyes that the Shuntian Prefecture official moved a dozen large boxes out of his house at one go.
Take away.
Hearing such shocking news, everyone in Zhou Rui's family was stunned.
When she came back to her senses, she thought about the accounts and the large amounts of money hidden at home. She was so frightened that her hands and feet became weak and her face turned pale. She couldn't stand firmly and fell to the ground.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s completely over now!
The Zhou Rui family crawled to Mrs. Wang and told the sad news with tears and runny noses.
Not only were all the family property confiscated by Shuntian Prefecture officials, but all usury accounts hidden in the house were also confiscated.
Mrs. Wang stood up suddenly, two gleams of shock shot out of her eyes, a storm surged in her heart, a raging anger rose up, and she cursed fiercely in her heart: What a good trick, sir!
"Go out and wash your face first. Don't leave the house. I will handle this matter myself!"
After waving her hand and driving away the wailing Zhou Rui's family, Mrs. Wang walked around the room upset and angry, one vicious plot after another pouring out of her heart.
She never expected that the eldest master would act so quickly. He had just dealt a severe blow to her heart yesterday, and today he sent people to arrest the confidant of the second room. It was simply too much of a deception.
As for her own safety, she wasn't too worried. With the support of the Wang family and the old lady watching over her, the elder didn't dare to do anything to her even if he was unhappy.
It's just that the eldest master's actions not only cut off the second family's wings, but also cut off the second family's financial path. This made Mrs. Wang unbearable.
Even though I was severely hit yesterday, I felt completely confused and overwhelmed.
But one night was enough for Mrs. Wang to recover and also want to understand some things.
The elder said in front of the second brother that the Wang family was not worthy, but he was just trying to scare people.
If you really don't take the Wang family seriously, why bother to invite the second brother to confront her face to face, why not just take her and imprison her in the Buddhist Hall?
To put it bluntly, the eldest master was still afraid of the Wang family or her second brother. With this thought, Mrs. Wang finally felt more at ease.
Of course, yesterday's blow was not without effect. At least Mrs. Wang's ambitions were severely dampened, but she did not have the guts to confront the big man directly in a short period of time.
Especially the eldest master did not hesitate to express her thoughts directly in front of the second brother and the two princes of the Shi family, which was very embarrassing.
Especially when Da Jue said that even if the first house was completely destroyed, the title would not be given to the second house. Mrs. Wang's heart became cold.
If the eldest master really doesn't give him face, even if the old lady comes forward, it won't work.
She has not given up hope yet, and this idea becomes stronger every time she sees her eldest son Jia Zhu looking seriously ill.
The eldest son Jia Zhu is considered useless, but as a mother, she wants to make an arrangement for her eldest son to ensure the harvest during droughts and floods, and inheriting the title of the family is the best result.
Although the title of the third-class Kamui General is nothing in the capital, it is not a problem for the eldest son and his family to live a peaceful and prosperous life without being bullied by this title.
Therefore, although the elder's statement made her unhappy, it could not completely dispel her thoughts.
However, his second brother's attitude made him feel upset, so Mrs. Wang planned to stay quiet for a while before talking.
Based on her understanding of the old lady, she would definitely not call the first house, especially if Jia Lian and his wife were the dominant ones. Naturally, the second house would have to be pushed out to compete with the first house, and it was still unclear who would win.
She still had some patience for this, but she didn't expect that the eldest master would be so ruthless and didn't want to give her a chance to turn around.
In this case...
A fierce look flashed in Mrs. Wang's eyes, and she took the maid beside her and ran directly to Rongqing Hall to complain.
If she can't stand up to the big boss now, she should just ask the old lady to step in.
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On the other side, the news of Zhou Rui's arrest also reached the ears of Wang Xifeng, the head of the Rong Mansion.
Hearing people's gossip, she was also surprised. She didn't expect the eldest man to be so cruel and directly grabbed her good aunt's right-hand man.
I specially sent Ping'er out to inquire about the details. When I came back, I learned from her what the talkative women said:
"Zhou Rui is probably going to end this time. What can he do if the big boss catches him?"
"The elder is really powerful. He even arrested the manager of the second house without saying a word. He also searched the yard of Zhou Rui's house. I heard that more than a dozen heavy boxes were found!"
"The second wife has suffered such a big loss. She will definitely not let it go. I'm afraid the house will be noisy for a while. There is something good to watch!"
"..."
Wang Xifeng's eyebrows stood up when she heard this, and she cursed angrily: "These women really deserve to be beaten. It seems that the work given to them is too easy. They must be rectified in the future!"
"Second Grandma, you are pregnant now, so be careful!"
Ping'er said worriedly: "I'm afraid there will really be a commotion in the house, and I'll be bumped into quite a bit!"
"Humph, I don't need you to remind me, I already know it!"
Wang Xifeng touched her still flat belly, her face was full of kindness, but she turned around with some dissatisfaction: "It's just that the eldest master's method is too overbearing, and I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the servants in the mansion!"
“Second Grandma, you don’t have to worry about this!”
Ping'er smiled and said: "I don't know how many servants in the mansion are jealous and jealous of Zhou Rui's great power and fame outside. Seeing that Zhou Rui is unlucky, few are worried about him, but many are gloating and want to replace him.
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"Humph, they are a bunch of bastards who are looking for money!"
Wang Xifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. As long as the servants in the house didn't have any thoughts of the rabbit dying and the fox being sad, she didn't bother to care about the rest.
When Lian Er came back in the evening, she couldn't help but joked: "Second Master Lian is back. The eldest master is really capable. He directly arrested Zhou Rui, the external steward of the second room!"
"Is this happening?"
Lian Er was also surprised when he heard this, but he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile: "The master's methods are indeed sharp. Zhou Rui has entered the Shuntian Mansion Prison. It will be difficult to get out!"
"What, could it be that Zhou Rui has committed a crime, or does the eldest master have the gall to target his steward?"
Now it was Wang Xifeng's turn to be surprised and asked curiously: "What do you think, the eldest master? Have you mentioned it to the second master?"
"How could the elder tell me such a thing?"
Lian Er smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that the eldest man mentioned to me last time that the servants from the second house's aunt were making a lot of trouble outside. I don't know how many poor people were forced to death because of their reputation in the house, and they were harmed.
Every family is in ruins!"
Seeing Wang Xifeng's unconcerned look, Lian Er sneered in his heart and said: "The emperor dares to do such things that disrespect the king's law in the most virtuous place under his feet. It's fine if no one catches him. Once he is targeted by the officials, he will not only
The person is dead, and even the master behind him will not end well!"