The waiting time was extremely long, but no one spoke, for fear that if some balance was disturbed, ferocious beasts would be unleashed.
Cui Weizhen sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, but Dafang and his wife were restless, as restless as trapped animals. Although they had tried their best to suppress their emotions, compared with the calm and steady attitude that everyone was familiar with in the past, it was abnormal enough.
About half an hour later, the boys who were sent out finally came back. They brought many people, men, women, old and young, from several families. The boy of the second elder was also carrying a package. As soon as he came in, he opened the package to reveal the inside.
The gold, silver, jewelry and silks and satins are nothing compared to the shabby attire of those families.
Zhishu and the two wives excitedly called out their parents and sons, which was enough to prove the identities of these people.
The second elder's servant reported the situation: "Elders, sir, we found these gold and silver jewelry from the homes of these families. They all said that they were brought back by their daughter and mother-in-law. As for the reason, they don't know.
, but on the day they came back with their things, there were more strong men guarding the house. When we arrived, those strong men tried to run away, but we worked together to catch them."
Two days ago, wasn't it just after Cui Weizhen caused trouble?
Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but glance at Cui Shihong, and saw that he was staring at Cui Weizhen with a sinister look, wanting to cut him into pieces, thinking about it, she already knew that she had been deceived.
Who says it’s not the case? If Cui Weizhen hadn’t used this method to scare off the enemy, how could he have gotten away with it?
After Cui Shihong discovered the witnesses Cui Weizhen and Cui Shihui had hidden, he secretly bribed the witnesses not to tell them, and even filmed strong men to control their families. One family was used as hostages to prevent them from betraying them. His method of using both kindness and power was flawless. How could he know all this?
It's a carefully designed trap.
Cui Weizhen watched people jump into the trap and did not rush to collect the evidence. He just let people keep an eye on him secretly. When the clan meeting starts today, both Cui Shihong and his people will relax their vigilance, giving him an opportunity.
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Between you and me, it depends on who can stay stable and calculate.
Facts have proved that Cui Weizhen won.
The second elder asked someone to escort the strong man up. Cui Shihui pretended not to know and said, "Hey, isn't that the boy from the eldest brother's yard? Why is he also in there?"
The boy glanced at Cui Shihong with a pale face, and a flash of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes. A burst of exclamation came out, and the guard had a bad feeling. He quickly went over to take a look, and saw blood bleeding from the corner of the boy's lips, and his eyes were straight.
Fell down.
A loud bang made several ladies scream in fear.
When he opened the boy's lips, he saw half of his bloody tongue. The man's scalp was numb and he didn't dare to look any further. He said to the masters, "This man bit his tongue and committed suicide."
The second elder's face was livid and he asked people to move the body down. Everyone looked at Cui Shihong. Cui Shihong's expression actually calmed down a lot. He looked at the young man with grief in his eyes and said in a betrayed tone: "
It was because I was not strict with my subordinates that a scoundrel appeared among the servants. He colluded with others to commit scandals, and now he committed suicide out of fear of his crime."
It can be said to be very shameless to shirk responsibility when things come to a close.
Cui Shihui seemed to know him for the first time, and even his eyes were full of disbelief: "Now that things have come to an end, you still want to quibble? It's useless for the young man to bite his tongue and commit suicide. The other strong men are all yours. Brother, when the matter comes to pass,
Do you still want to quibble now? It was you who bribed the witnesses and asked them to give false testimony!"
Cui Shihong sneered: "Sixth brother, don't slander people with your nonsense. Do they have it written on their faces that they are my people?"
Anyone with a discerning eye could see this. No one expected Cui Shihong to act rogue. Everyone was stunned. Even the Second Elder was a little unbelievable. This cunning and cunning man was really the one he had seen since childhood.
Grandnephew?
"Shihong, let me ask you one last time, what does these people have to do with you?"
Cui Shihong lowered his eyes: "Since Second Grandpa doesn't believe Shihong, why don't you interrogate them?"
The Second Grand Elder hid the disappointment in his eyes and did not speak to him again. Instead, he asked people to interrogate the strong man's identity. Unexpectedly, they were very stubborn and kept silent, and couldn't find out anything.
The Second Grand Elder finally got angry, banged his cane fiercely, and said, "Check it for me! A group of living people don't just appear out of thin air. Check their details for me!"
His servant stepped back after hearing the sound, and the second elder looked at the three previous witnesses: "Tell me, where did the gold and silver in your family come from?"
The two women shivered and remained silent. Zhishu's eyes flashed and he said, "As far as the elder Hui is concerned, those are all the savings of my slave's family."
After all, her family is a family of servants. After several generations of running the business, it is possible to save some gold and silver.
Cui Weizhen sneered. When he first came to report the news, the boy who claimed to be an old servant of the fifth house immediately shouted: "You are talking nonsense! Zhishu, you are a slave who has betrayed your master, your conscience has been eaten by dogs? You guys back then
The family was sent to Zhuangzi by the patriarch, and all their belongings were robbed. If the young master hadn’t come out with you, you would have been tortured to death! I didn’t expect that you are ungrateful and even bit the young master and his wife. You are a villain.
, after death you will go to hell and have your tongue hanged."
The accusations were like knives cutting into Zhishu's body. She did not dare to look at Madam and Young Master for fear of revealing her inner guilt and despicability, and she was even more afraid of the punishment of going to hell after death.
That's right, she has betrayed her master.
Although they were treated as a false move on the surface, they were also key witnesses and their testimony was still credible. Therefore, they tried their best to let them escape Zhuangzi and brought their family back to Qinghe to hide them until one day the unjust case would be retried.
They can stand up and testify.
He has been making secrets and diverting attention in the past few days, not only to protect the evidence in Baixi Pavilion, but also to protect Zhishu and others. After all, as long as they are not bribed, the two pieces of evidence will be enough to clear his mother's grievances.
Unfortunately, they were still found by Cui Shihong, and they changed their ways as he expected.
People's hearts are changeable, and it's not just a matter of four words. Although Zhishu is an old servant, after several years of wandering around, there is not much loyalty left. Compared with the bright future given by the patriarch, the old master is nothing.
What's going on?
Cui Weizhen smiled sarcastically, but was caught in the eye by Zhishu who just raised his head. This scene deeply hurt her eyes. She didn't know where the courage came from, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm right! I
Everything I am encountering now is caused by my wife. She is no longer my master! I have had enough of hiding from the light of day! The patriarch promised to let the past go and let our family return to the Cui family. I will do it for my family.