This is the conclusion Ye Zhenzhen came to after careful observation.
Most of the time, he would have a calm and handsome face, as if no waves or difficulties in life could shake his heart, and he would be calm and steady to the point of being sure of victory.
But now, I often see him raising the corners of his lips in pleasure, his dark eyes flashing with joy. Even if he is dragged by Ye Zhenzhen to go shopping, his whole person is filled with an atmosphere of joy, as if he has found gold.
No, finding gold is not enough to keep him happy and cheerful. He has never been so happy before when he passed the examination.
When did something wrong start?
It seems to have started from the day the Su family left Beijing. On that day, he specially placed three sticks of incense on his deceased father's memorial tablet, which was very strange.
Then, Ye Zhenzhen needed some silver, and when she took it from the box where the silver was placed, she found that there was a hundred taels of silver missing.
This is a big deal!
One hundred taels of silver was not a small amount. Ye Zhenzhen's heart sank, and she subconsciously suspected Yuxiu - only Yuxiu could come and go freely in the east wing, she was also responsible for cleaning, and she also knew everything about the box where the silver was placed.
Chu, without the money, she is the most suspicious.
But soon, she eliminated this suspicion - Yuxiu has been a maid in the Cui family for so long, and she can trust her and the character of the entire Hong family. Besides, the three of them have no relatives and nothing to do with each other.
You have to rely on your master's family for survival, so there is no reason to steal your master's money.
Eliminating all possibilities, Cui Weizhen can only take the money.
She was a little surprised that Cui Weizhen had fifty taels of private money every month. In the past, he only had the remaining principles. Even if he was tight on money, he would never withdraw money from the silver box. That's why she didn't take the first step when she found out that the money was missing.
Time doubted him.
So, does he have any recent projects that require money?
Ye Zhenzhen planned to wait for him to come back and ask, but before she could ask, she caught Cui Weizhen secretly putting money into the silver box.
Cui Weizhen: "..."
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
What I fear most is the sudden silence in the air.
Cui Weizhen showed a rare expression of embarrassment on his face. He coughed uncomfortably, put the silver in his hand into the box, pretended to be calm and closed the lid, looking for something to say, "Aren't you and your mother hanging up the window grilles outside?
?How did you get in?"
If you don't come in, how can you catch him in this rare scene of being a thief?
Ye Zhenzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and she thought he looked a little cute, and she was screaming in her heart.
But in order to scare him, she deliberately kept a straight face and asked seriously, "What did you do with the stolen money? I heard that the students in your Imperial College love to go to shady places in groups. Are you right?"
Are you following the example of others and looking for flowers and willows?"
"No!"
Cui Weizhen denied it and firmly defended his innocence, "I have never been to that kind of place, and I have rejected all the invitations from my classmates."
You wouldn’t know if you didn’t ask, but it turned out that someone actually invited him to that kind of place!
Ye Zhenzhen secretly made a note in her heart, reminding her that in the future, she would be obsessed with the number of people in the Imperial College, and she was determined not to let Cui Weizhen be led astray by them.
Naturally, she was completely satisfied with Cui Weizhen, who was not in harmony with others. Her face couldn't hold back for a moment, and she showed a slightly relaxed look. Finally, she was not as scary as before.
Cui Weizhen breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief and explained, "I needed money urgently a few days ago, so I took out a hundred taels. I thought it wasn't a big deal so I wouldn't disturb you, and I thought I would just make up for it quietly today. I didn't expect you to bump into me."
."
It's just embarrassing.
Ye Zhenzhen couldn't care less about this. When she heard that he needed money urgently, she asked repeatedly, "What needs money? Is it done? Is the money enough? It's all money from the family, you can take it as you need.
Just tell me, what do you want to do to make it up?"
She could think of what means she used to make up for the money, and she must have secretly sold paintings again - why? Because since the Imperial College holiday, Cui Weizhen returned to his old business and started selling paintings. This was Chu Ningyan's report
of secret.
Why did Chu Ningyan know? Because when he first settled in the capital, Cui Weizhen secretly borrowed a thousand taels of silver from Zhou Xunting. Later, when Chu Ningyan discovered that the money was missing, he confessed that he had lent it to Cui Weizhen.
Just recently, Cui Weizhen started to repay the money! The money in the silver box has not decreased, so he can only sell paintings. Now his Xumi paintings are famous, and the price of a painting has been very high. I heard that it has been repaid now.
There are only five hundred taels left!
Ye Zhenzhen was still thinking about waiting for Rouge Factory's profits to come up and paying him back with money. Since he didn't want her to know, she just pretended not to know and let him maintain his dignity as the head of the family.
Therefore, when Cui Weizhen took the money from the silver box, it was definitely not to pay off the debt - because he was not in a hurry at all.
Cui Weizhen was silent for a long time, and finally chose to confess to her, "I hired a cook with money, a cook who returned home with the Su family."
Ye Zhenzhen opened her eyes wide and lowered her voice subconsciously, almost whispering, "What did you ask the cook to do?"
"Avenge my father."
Cui Weizhen's eyes were dark and gloomy, and a clear look of resentment appeared on Qingjun's face. "As one of the murderers, Su Chongde has been letting him go free for too many years. It was he who lured his father into eating foods that were incompatible with each other, and gave him food poisoning.
He died of illness in the end.”
His current appearance was a bit scary, Ye Zhenzhen never felt scared, she only felt as if her heart was being chewed by ants, and it ached densely.
She opened her arms and hugged him, comforting her in a low voice, "Everything is over. Now that you have avenged your father-in-law, you have fulfilled part of your wish. Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Those who owe our Cui family,
None of them will end well."
The soft warmth came from his arms. Cui Weizhen's excited emotions gradually calmed down and his face softened. He rubbed his chin on the top of Ye Zhenzhen's head and said in a low and hoarse voice, "I know, I will forgive everyone who has sorry for us."
I won’t let it go…”
Having said this, he paused slightly, raised Ye Zhenzhen's chin, stared at her with a gloomy gaze, and asked, "Are you afraid of me being so cruel and ruthless?"
He stared at her closely, not even blinking his eyelashes, his handsome face was even a little tense, and his breathing was much shallower - he was very concerned about her answer.
Ye Zhenzhen returned the kiss directly, "This is my answer."
Cui Weizhen's eyes lit up instantly, he held the back of her head and kissed her. The intimate and lingering entanglement warmed her body and heart. This winter, her aura was not cold at all.
They help each other and never leave each other holding hands.
