Chapter 1530: Chen is the most trustworthy person

A few days later, the Ministry of Justice issued an official document. Qiu Gui's corpse finally had a conclusion.

No need to whip the corpse.

Since the person was already dead, just throw him into the mass grave.

Everyone in the Heavenly Prison breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone was afraid!

Afraid that the Jian Shi Emperor would go crazy and whip the corpse in the middle of summer. That scene was unimaginable.

On the day the document was received, they called the funeral home to dig up Qiu Gui's coffin from the backyard of the morgue. It was buried shallowly at the beginning, so it was very convenient to dig up.

Everyone covered their mouths and noses, used a donkey cart to load the coffin, and hurried away. They left the Heavenly Prison from the back door, hurriedly transported it to the mass grave outside the city, and buried it.

They disinfected and sterilized again, doing a comprehensive epidemic prevention measure.

Afterward, Qiu Gui's case, his nine clans were sent to the execution ground and beheaded.

His father's clan, mother's clan, and wife's clan were all beheaded in their hometown. His wife and children were beheaded in the capital.

Not a single one survived.

A life for a life!

Dou Shu's great revenge was avenged; she cried bitterly and took her adopted younger brother to worship her family.

Afterward, she made an appointment to meet Chen Guanlou again.

The meeting place was still at Yuquan Palace.

She brought her adopted younger brother to the appointment!

"This is the great benefactor of our Dou family; hurry and kowtow to thank him!"

The adopted younger brother was only five years old, a little kid, and was pressed to his knees by Dou Shu.

After kowtowing, Dou Shu introduced: "He is a child of a distant relative. Strictly speaking, he is already out of the five degrees of mourning. I insisted on adopting him because his parents died, he had no brothers or sisters, and he was having a hard time in the hands of his uncle and aunt. I remembered Master Chen's teaching and chose a child with few attachments. He has no attachments, and I have no family left; we siblings are just right to keep each other company."

"What is his name?"

"His name is Dou Hu! We are of the water generation!"

"Dou Hu, from today, you are the adopted son of the Dou family's direct line; remember to listen to your sister Dou Shu and respect your sister. If your sister is bullied, you must stand up for her and support her. Your Dou family is a scholarly family; you must study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination. If you can't pass, it doesn't matter; manage the family business well, have a few more children, and let the children pass the imperial examination. Do you remember?"

Dou Hu nodded heavily like a little adult. "Thank you, Master Chen, I remember."

"That's very good!"

Chen Guanlou took off the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Dou Hu as a meeting gift.

Dou Hu didn't dare to take it, but looked at Dou Shu.

Dou Shu nodded, and he took it with both hands and thanked him solemnly.

Chen Guanlou touched Dou Hu's head; a child with two topknots, quite cute.

"Thank you, Master Chen, for the idea you gave me before, so that we siblings can have today. Please accept a bow from Dou Shu."

Dou Shu stood up and performed a great bow.

Chen Guanlou accepted it calmly.

"Now you can be considered to have seen the clouds and the moon. His Majesty wants to grant you a marriage; I heard it's Song Shizheng from the Dongping Prince's mansion. Are you satisfied with this marriage?"

"I am quite satisfied." Speaking of the marriage, Dou Shu was still a bit shy. "I heard from the Empress that this marriage was requested by Song Shizheng himself."

Eh?

Chen Guanlou was greatly surprised.

"He requested it himself? Why? Have you met him?"

"Met once." Dou Shu nodded and admitted generously. "He said that he and I are both lucky ones in misfortune, and we will definitely be able to understand and support each other."

"Just because of this?" Chen Guanlou didn't believe it. Song Shizheng wasn't that kind, and of course, he wasn't a bad person either.

"I also asked him why he didn't marry a woman from a noble family as his wife? He only said one sentence: 'The match is not equal!'"

Chen Guanlou immediately laughed and mocked, "The eldest son of the Prince's mansion, even if he was abducted for twenty years, who would dare to dislike him? And he says the match is not equal. Do you believe him?"

Dou Shu shook her head slowly and told the truth. "I don't fully believe it. But he wants to marry me, and this should be the best marriage object I can reach."

Dou Shu told the truth.

"I have no qualifications to be picky! He is the legitimate son, the eldest son, the eldest son of the Dongping Prince. Marrying him, I am marrying up. Even if he doesn't get the Dongping Prince's favor, even if he can't inherit the Prince's mansion in the future, with his status and ability, protecting my Dou family is more than enough."

In a short time, Dou Shu changed from a young girl full of beautiful fantasies about marriage to a realistic woman. Everything was for the family, and personal happiness was temporarily put aside.

It's best to have a happy marriage while protecting the family. Without a happy marriage, but as long as the family can be protected, there is no regret! She is not greedy!

Chen Guanlou had nothing to say.

For Dou Shu, this marriage was indeed the best choice.

Two people have similar experiences; this point is very important.

Manage it well, understand each other, and there is a high probability of living a good life.

Even if they turn against each other one day and stab each other in the heart, at least they can both hit the pain point, and no one can take all the advantages!

It will take at least ten years for Dou Hu to grow up and take on the Dou family business.

Such a long time is full of variables.

Having a strong husband's family, a husband's family that doesn't covet the Dou family's little bit of money, can protect the Dou family's business from being cheated, robbed, or divided in the name of the clan.

Song Shizheng knows how to manipulate people's hearts and make people follow his script.

Chen Guanlou laughed; he wanted to meet the other party and ask what exactly he wanted to do.

"Has he ever told you that he would give up competing for the throne?"

Dou Shu shook her head. "Never said anything similar. However, from his words, I seem to be able to hear that he doesn't hold hope for inheriting the throne."

Ghosts don't believe it.

Chen Guanlou firmly didn't believe that Song Shizheng would give up the throne.

That is a wolf in sheep's clothing, always able to get what he wants like boiling a frog in warm water. During this period, he can also make everyone let down their guard and suspicion.

He laughed: "When you get married, I will give you a big gift, so you can marry in a grand way."

"Thank you, Master Chen! I have already taken back all my mother's dowry. With this dowry, it is enough for me to marry into the Prince's mansion in a grand way."

Twenty thousand taels of dowry, these years might have appreciated a lot. Even if Qiu Gui's couple spent a lot, at least the principal was still there, twenty thousand taels of hard currency: shops, fields! Every year it can produce money and grain!

Indeed, she can marry in a grand way.

"Don't say it, just receive the gift when the time comes. Did you get your father's ring?"

Dou Shu nodded.

"That ring is a token; do you know that?"

Dou Shu nodded as well.

After a pause, she whispered: "A bank contacted me. My grandfather and father deposited most of their silver, including some antiques, calligraphy, and paintings that were easy to cash in, as well as some fields and shops, in the bank for safekeeping, paying a storage fee every year. I received the account book; it is a huge wealth, far exceeding the Dou family's surface industry."

"This is your Dou family's big secret; how can you tell me so casually." Chen Guanlou was unhappy. The little girl had no defensive heart at all.

Dou Shu laughed. "Master Chen is the person we siblings trust the most!"

Chen Guanlou was more concerned about another thing. "Which bank has such credibility? Introduce it to me!" ===== CHAPTER 1531 =====