"Could it be that she is pregnant with another man's child and is being blamed on my eldest brother?" Zhan Laosan works as a steward at the dock. He also likes to make friends. After three glasses of wine, those foxy friends dare to talk about anything.
He said, Zhan Laosan had actually heard those boat racing people talk about this kind of thing.
The cigarette in Old Man Zhan's hand fell to the ground with a bang.
Taozi had taken the abortion pill before and knew that Boss Zhan's son was gone. Old man Zhan felt unhappy. Now he said blankly: "Isn't he the boss's child?"
"Since Xiaoyu said it, it must have been investigated clearly!" The old patriarch slammed the table angrily, and his beard almost stood up. "You don't have to hide this from the third family. If the villagers ask you, just tell the truth.
, want our Zhan family to be taken advantage of, without Taifu Restaurant, we still have a workshop, we will starve to death!"
Ma looked at the old patriarch who was about to pass out of anger, and quickly nodded in agreement. She was someone who couldn't hold back her words, and this was too embarrassing.
Ma, who was entrusted with the important task, suppressed her excitement and excitement, "Old patriarch, don't worry, that shameless woman doesn't know who's pregnant with someone's bastard, and she dares to blame the elder brother. Damn it, if she dares to come to our village again, I will
A mouthful of spit won't kill her! I'll go out and tell her now!"
In the main room, only Zhan Laoer's face was gloomy and twisted, but the old patriarch and Muramasa didn't pay attention. They only thought that Zhan Laoer was also angry. Who would have thought that a maid could have such vicious thoughts.
On the other side, the Xie family's two carriages were walking slowly towards the entrance of the village.
Mrs. Xie's face looked uglier than when she came. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became, "Master, is Zhan Feiyu too cruel? After all, he is also her half-brother."
Mr. Xie, who was taking a nap, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the angry Mrs. Xie with cold eyes, "Do you think a little girl who can study with Bachelor Gu is easy to fool? That is a cabinet minister, one person is less than ten thousand people! Bachelor Gu is not married.
I just accepted Zhan Feiyu as a disciple. You think she is a peasant girl, but let me tell you, if Zhan Feiyu or the hairpin queen marries a prince, they will all be undermarrying!"
Rather than being scolded, it is better to say that Mrs. Xie was shocked. The Xie family of Taifu Restaurant was not short of money, but after all, they were just businessmen. In order to keep business smooth, even the policemen in the yamen had to be polite, even during the holidays.
I still have to do a few things.
When she first heard that Zhan Feiyu could marry the prince, the key was to marry down. Mrs.
After all, they are a married couple. Mrs. Xie calculated Zhan Feiyu just to get married so that her son could get some glory in the future. Mr.
Scholars from the neighboring prefectures have come in droves. If the status is not valuable, would Prefect Zhang choose a little girl to be the chief prosecutor of the government?"
The fourth-grade magistrate is a high-ranking official that the Xie family cannot win over even with money. Mrs. Xie finally understood, her heart skipped a beat, and she asked uneasily: "Will Zhan Feiyu hold a grudge against us?"
"That's not the case. Even though she is just a little girl, she is very affectionate and righteous, and has clear grudges. Da Lang is our son-in-law. He doesn't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face. As long as we don't do unnecessary things, we have this kind of relationship.
That's enough." Mr. Xie once wanted to rely on Zhan Feiyu to expand the Xie family's business to Fucheng and even other state capitals, but now his ambition was wiped out.
"Hey!" Suddenly, the coachman slowly stopped the carriage, "Master, someone is chasing you, it seems to be Miss Zhan's coachman."
Mrs. Xie's face turned pale again, and she clenched her hands uneasily, "Master?"
"Don't worry." After patting Mrs. Xie's arm, Mr. Xie opened the carriage curtain and looked over.
Even though he was a coachman, Mr. Xie still got off the carriage. He Nuan had shown his skills before. Mr. Xie really didn't dare to underestimate the servants around Zhan Feiyu. They were all masters.
He Sheng's steps were very fast and he was obviously a long way behind the carriage. But as soon as Mr. Xie got off the carriage, He Sheng was already in front of him.
The coachman blinked hard. It was clear and bright, and he thought he was dazzled. Later, he remembered that He Sheng was probably a martial artist, and he used internal martial arts, so he was so fast.
"Thank you, Master." He Sheng looked like an ordinary young man at first glance. He clasped his fists at Mr. Xie and continued: "The lady asked me to inform Mr. Xie that my husband is in poor health. Doctor Ji has been taking care of my husband. Please say goodbye.
"
In the carriage, Mrs. Xie watched He Sheng leaving through the curtain, and then asked in surprise: "Master, is Zhan Feiyu going to seal his mouth?"
Wasn't what he said just now warning them that the child in Tao Zi's belly has nothing to do with Boss Zhan? They had already taken the abortion pill, and Mrs.
"
Zhan Feiyu is a smart man, and Mr. Xie is also shrewd. Even if He Sheng doesn't make this trip, Mr. Xie will give a hush-hush order. The only people in the Xie family who know about this are the couple and the old lady who is serving Mrs. Xie.
Mom, I won’t let the news get out and drag down Zhan Feiyu’s reputation.
After getting on the carriage again, Mr. Xie always felt something was wrong. After returning to Xie's house, Mr. Xie glanced at Tao Zi who was being helped out of the carriage by the old woman, and a bright light flashed in his mind.
"Wait a minute!" Mr. Xie suddenly said, his always smiling face was now clouded, which startled Mrs. Xie beside her.
After a while, the old grandma was guarding outside the flower hall. Mr. Xie looked at Taozi, who was pale and weak and could pass away at any time, and sneered: "I have been hunting geese all day long, but now I got pecked in the eye by a goose!"
"Master?" Madam Xie, who was sitting aside, was confused.
With a bang, Mr. Xie smashed the tea cup directly at Tao Zi's feet, and asked angrily, "Why don't you get it from the truth? Whose is the bastard in your belly? Put the blame on Boss Zhan, because you want the Zhan family to raise a son for you.
You are so brave!"
Taozi's legs softened and she knelt on the ground with a thud, her body shaking like a sieve.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xie's eyes widened in shock. She covered her chest with one hand and said in disbelief: "That child is not Boss Zhan's? How could a little girl like Zhan Feiyu be so cruel? I dare say that he is not her brother at all!"
"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die!" Taozi was really scared this time, banging her head and kowtowing, not daring to hide anything, "The child belongs to Mr. Zhan Er, and I did not do it voluntarily. He forced me to do it.
Master and madam, please spare your life..."
Mr. Zhan, the second child? Mr. Xie laughed angrily, "No wonder you dare to play with Li Daitao. This child will definitely look like Zhan's family when he is born. You don't have to worry about being exposed."
If it is really another man's bastard, it will look completely different when the time comes, and some people will inevitably doubt it, but Zhan Laoer's child will have no worries.
Even if Mr. Xie didn't speak, Mrs. Xie knew that she couldn't keep the peach.
…
By the time Zhan Feiyu left Jinlin Village and returned to the other courtyard, the moon had already risen.
He Shenggang received the news from the Xie family, "Master Xie poisoned the man to mute him, and then sold him to the mine. He also specifically told the man Yazi, so he probably won't survive."
The work in the mine is all hard work, and even a man may not be able to survive, let alone a weak woman like Taozi. Moreover, Mr.
He couldn't hold on on the road, and even if he was lucky enough to survive and reach the mine, he would inevitably die.
"Send someone to keep watching to make sure everything is safe." Under the moonlight, Zhan Feiyu looked calm. She was not worried about Mr. Xie. She was guarding against the Chen family. If Taozi was taken away by the Chen family, it might be a hidden danger.
After He Sheng retired, Zhan Feiyu opened the door of the study room and was not surprised to see the shocked Qi Heng. The third son of Ming Ming had a normal expression. This kind of thing is very common in big families. The Ming family may not have it, but Ming Ming.
Three must know.
"Xiaoyu, you?" Little Fatty Qi Heng opened his mouth, and suddenly felt that the Zhan Feiyu in front of him was so strange. They were clearly giving lessons to the children of Jinlin Village in a private school before, but in the blink of an eye, Xiaoyu had it on his hands.
Two lives.
Zhan Feiyu didn't hide anything, and roughly explained the matter.
When Ma came to the village in the afternoon, almost the whole village knew about it. Qi Heng was also young, and the women avoided him, so he couldn't hear clearly. Now he knew the whole story.
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After a long time, Qi Heng suddenly raised his head, looked at Zhan Feiyu and asked word by word: "Will that maid die?"
Even though he was just a child who had no ears to hear what was going on outside the window, Qi Heng also knew that being sold to the mine would lead to death. If the person who made the decision today was an adult, Qi Heng would not be so uncomfortable.
But looking at Zhan Feiyu, who was slightly taller than him, Qi Heng, who was full of passion and righteousness, couldn't accept it. Even if he was a slave, it was still a human life. Xiaoyu was clearly disrespecting human life by doing this. Could it be that the maid's life was not
Dead?
"Okay, that girl deserves it for hurting others!" Ming San rubbed the little fat man's head and glared at Zhan Feiyu angrily. This girl was just worried that the world would not be in chaos, otherwise why would she say anything at the door of the study?
This matter.
"Yes?" Qi Heng still wanted to speak.
Ming San looked over with stern eyes, Qi Heng lowered his head in silence, realizing for the first time that he didn't understand Zhan Feiyu, a boy of the same age.
At night, Zhan Feiyu was still studying hard at the cold window.
However, Qi Heng, who had gone to study with her before, chose to read in his bedroom. However, half an hour had passed, and Qi Heng had not even turned a page of the book in front of him.
"Yu Ren Da Xiang" Seeing this topic, even though Ming San was so talented, he was really stunned for a moment, "Is this the homework assigned to you by Master Gu?"
Probably because he was used to being abused by Bachelor Gu, no matter how difficult the question was, Zhan Feiyu kept his expression as usual, "The first two words come from "The Analects of Confucius", Zihan said, benefit, fate, and benevolence."
"The word Daxiang is taken from: Daxiang party members said: Confucius is great, erudite but not famous. The teacher must have come up with this question on a whim." Zhan Feiyu picked up a pen and copied the title on the paper,
Then I started to solve the problem.
Ming San looked at Zhan Feiyu who was starting to break the topic, "Benevolence has not yet been easily understood, but those who can only reach the right in the lane can be remembered."
After seeing the two sentences in the question, Ming San frowned and thought about it. Even if he got such a weird question, he wouldn't be able to solve it in a short time, let alone solving it so exquisitely.
While Ming San was losing his mind, Zhan Feiyu had already written the title sentence: Ren is not as good as fate, and the disciples rarely talk about it, probably because it is not easy to reach? How can we call the person in Bida Alley?
Under the bright candlelight, Zhan Feiyu's thoughts welled up. Mingsan quietly exited the study. The moment he closed the door, he looked at the little girl who was sitting with her feet just touching the ground. For the first time, Mingsan realized that "young people are to be feared."
"The weight of these four words.
In the front yard, He Nuan, who had just come out of the kitchen, was surprised when he saw Ming San with his head raised in a daze, "Mr. Ming."
Suddenly coming back to his senses, Mingsan nodded, but couldn't help but ask: "Xiaoyu has always been so self-disciplined?"
"Yes, Mr. Gu has assigned a lot of homework. Miss does this every day and never slacks off." He Nuan has long been used to it. Even if there is no one to supervise, Miss will still do this.
The detailed study timetable even stipulated precise meal times. He Nuan had never seen a more self-disciplined and hard-working scholar than Zhan Feiyu.
After a long silence, Ming San, who seemed to have some enlightenment, suddenly said: "I am already deep in spring before I realize that I am reading. Every inch of time is worth an inch of gold. It is not the Taoist who comes to make people laugh, Zhou Qing and Confucius are pursuing it."
He Nuan looked at Ming San in confusion as he walked towards the guest room in the night. The moonlight was bright. Young Master Ming San was dressed in a white robe with wide sleeves. When the wind picked up, his clothes were fluttering, and he looked indescribably elegant.
In the bedroom, Qi Heng, who was in a daze, was taken away from the book in his hand. He was startled and looked up, "Little Master Uncle?"
Ming San leaned against the table and shook the book in his hand, "The head of the government examination is studying hard, but you, the sixth place, are in a daze. Little fat man, are you planning to fail in the college examination? Give it to your teacher.
Shameful?"
"The teacher said you need to be calm when reading! My mind is not calm, so I can't read." Qi Heng's face fell. When he thought of a human life, no, and the unborn child, a total of two lives were lost in Zhan Feiyu's hands.
, Qi Heng really couldn’t concentrate on reading.
Or because of this, Ming San understood it very well and smiled dangerously, "Little fat man, what if this happened to your family? You would let your father take a concubine, and after seven months you will have a half-brother."
younger brother?"
"I..." Qi Heng suddenly got stuck and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Don't encourage others to do good without going through their suffering.
Ming San continued in a cold voice: "With such a calculating mother, maybe you will disappear without a trace in a few years, and then your father will be left with a precious little son, and that maid mother is so valuable because of her son.
Maybe your mother will be murdered by her in a few years. Finally, when the child grows up and takes over your Qi family's property, your father will..."
"Uncle Master!" Qi Heng suddenly interrupted Mr. Ming's words, his fat face turned red from suppressing his emotions. If Uncle Master continued to speak, his family of three would have no choice but to go to the underworld to reunite.
"What? Is what I said wrong?" Ming San asked back, and the book in Ming San's hand hit Qi Heng's forehead, "You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others! Qi Heng, you will be an official in the imperial examination in the future
, the changes in the court are treacherous, conspiracies and traps are hard to guard against, and if you make one wrong move, you will lose everything! Your soft heart may affect your parents, your wife and children, and even your close friends, your teachers and classmates. "
Even if he knew this truth, accepting it was another matter. Qi Heng lowered his head and remained silent.
"That girl Xiaoyu is right, being kind to the enemy is cruel to yourself!" The more Ming San came into contact with Zhan Feiyu, the more he understood why Bachelor Gu refused to accept him as his disciple.
What official is not talented when studying?
"If the maid is alive, once the Chen family knows about it, it will be Xiaoyu and Fatty who will be harmed in the future. Do you choose to eradicate it or choose to have endless troubles?" After Ming San asked this question, Qi Heng glared angrily.
Qi Heng grabbed his book and turned to the page he was reading before, "Uncle, I'm not stupid! I'm going to study, please don't disturb me, uncle."
"Yes, you are not stupid. Come on, let me test you." Ming San got excited, took the pen, and the four characters "dragon, phoenix and phoenix" appeared on the paper, "With this as the title, I will write an article in half an hour."
, I will correct it for you."
"Yu Ren Da Xiang"? After finally recognizing the cursive script, Qi Heng tilted his head and looked at the malicious Ming San. He suspected that his junior uncle had come up with a random topic to fool him.
"Think carefully about the question that Bachelor Gu asked. Yes, I will tell Xiaoyu tomorrow that you will come with us to Fengzhou this time!" Ming San sighed. This is different from such a strange question. Zhan Feiyu solved it.
He was so amazing, but the fat man in front of him thought he was fooling him.
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The second day.
The sound of the carriage slowly sounded, and Zhan Feiyu yawned, with physiological tears filling his dark eyes, "Qi Heng, the carriage is bumpy, you are worried that your eyesight may be damaged."
"I don't!" Qi Heng, the little fat man, was unusually childish, with a sullen face and his eyes still staring at the book.
As the chief culprit, Ming Sanle leisurely drank tea from a cup, hiding his merits and fame! Last night, he tormented Qi Heng with the topic "Yu Ren Da Xiang" until he only slept for more than two hours, which was worthy of writing.
A poorly worded article.
Early in the morning, Mingsan brought over Zhan Feiyu's article. Qi Heng didn't want to read it, and he was autistic when he saw it. On the same topic, his own article was fluent, but Xiaoyu's article was top-notch.
Waiting for great works.
Lest Qi Heng's blow was not severe enough, Ming San stabbed him again cold-bloodedly, "Although one of you is the leader of the case and the other is the sixth in the government examination, according to my inference, in the hospital examination, Xiaoyu may still be the leader of the case.
, little fat boy, thank God if you passed the hospital exam."
"As for the provincial examination, don't count on it. The provincial examination is held every three years, three years after another. There will be the general examination and the palace examination later. Little fat man, I estimate that you will definitely be able to pass the Jinshi examination at the age of forty. Xiaoyu will also
Twenty years before you."
As soon as he thought of the twenty-year gap, Qi Heng started reading as soon as he got on the carriage, striving to shorten the gap between himself and Zhan Feiyu. He must be in the same year as Xiaoyu, from the college examination to the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination.
All of the same year!
Zhan Feiyu looked at Ming San who bullied the child with disdain. This was still his young nephew, and he was so embarrassed to be a young master at this age.
"If a jade is not polished, it will become useless. This is what you said before, Xiaoyu." Ming San laughed shamelessly. As for the little fat man who suffers a lot and has deep hatred, he will become a talent if he is whipped more often.
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There is Pingzhou Prefecture between Fengzhou Prefecture and Nanxuan Prefecture. Even if you rush there, it will take two days, and it will take at least five days by horse carriage. Fortunately, there are inns along the way, so it will not be too long if you are not in a hurry.
Hard.
At noon, three carriages stopped in the woods.
"Miss, I'm going to fetch water." He Sheng said and went to the stream to fetch water with the guard.
He Nuan was already busy, spreading the blanket on the grass so that Zhan Feiyu and the others could sit on the ground, and then took out the food one by one from the carriage.
Ming San helped build a simple stove with stones, and He Nuan put a small iron pot on it. When the firewood was lit, he could boil some hot water and cook the noodles.
"Are you sure my teacher's name is enough?" Zhan Feiyu looked at Ming San who was busy. This time he went to Fengzhou. One thing is that Fengzhou is known as the hometown of craftsmen and a gathering place for skilled craftsmen. It is necessary to open a technical academy.
Hire some craftsmen from Toyosu as teachers.
The second reason is because of the reclusive scholar Mr. Wei. Wei Daru is known as the first person to collect books in the south of the Yangtze River. This is enough to know the number of books collected by the Wei family. Ming San wanted to borrow some miscellaneous books from Wei Daru, such as "Tiangong Kaiwu".
This type of book, "Essential Art of Qi Min", is rarely found in ordinary bookstores. It is estimated that apart from the imperial palace, it can only be found in Wei Daru.
Ming San fiddled with the burning firewood, "My father and Mr. Wei have met several times. The old man is withdrawn and loves books. Let alone borrowing them, it is impossible to even take a look at them. Mr. Gu
He is a model for scholars in the world. If the name of Bachelor Gu is not enough, I am afraid that others will not be able to do it."
Wei Daru had a rough life, and he experienced four tragedies in life. He lost his father in childhood, his mother in youth, his wife in middle age, and his son in old age. After that, he spent all the wealth of the Wei family to build a library and closed himself off for these years.
Only by reading can one forget the pain of the death of a loved one.
"Where are the Wei family members?" Zhan Feiyu asked doubtfully.
Even though she is talented and learned, Zhan Feiyu is still young after all. This is the first time she has left Nanxuan Mansion, so it is normal for her not to understand the customs and customs outside.
Ming San glanced at the little fat man Qi Heng who couldn't let go of the scroll, and then whispered to Zhan Feiyu, "Before you went to Huai County, if the Kou family was greedy and selfish, then the Wei family was ten times as greedy. Wei Daru was single-minded in his early years.
He only read books from sages, and it was not until his wife passed away that he realized the cold-blooded cruelty of the Wei family."
Wei's father was good at doing business. After he was separated from the family in his early years, he slowly accumulated wealth with the divided property. After Wei Daru was born, Wei's father's property had already surpassed that of the entire Wei family. Wei Daru had a talent for reading, and Wei's father was even more talented.
He spared no expense to hire famous teachers to enlighten Wei Daru.
The third house where Wei's father lived became more and more prosperous, and the Wei family was filled with regret and jealousy. They even colluded with the bandits in a desperate manner, and Wei's father was eventually buried at the bottom of the river with no trace of his body.
Mrs. Wei had a soft temper, and Wei Daru was still a young boy who could only study. The Wei family took over the property of Sanfang in the name of taking care of orphans and widowed mothers.
"It's a pity that the Wei family's organs have been exhausted, but I didn't expect that Wei's father had already guarded against the Wei family. All the properties in his name were in Wei Daru's name. The house deeds and the money deposited in the bank were also in Wei Daru's name.
Moreover, he left four loyal shopkeepers behind, so the Wei family can only eat meat and drink soup, and it is absolutely impossible to monopolize the industry."
The reason why Ming San knew so clearly was because the Wei family's incident was so big that it alerted the Forbidden Dragon Guard and the entire Daqing Dynasty knew about it.
It took the Wei family ten years to bribe two of the big shopkeepers, and in ten years Wei Daru would take part in the provincial examination. The Wei family knew very well that once Wei Daru passed the examination, all their plans would be in vain.
Eighteen-year-old Juren masters are definitely rare in Fengzhou, and Wei Daru has also reached the age of marriage. With the help of the Yue family, it will be even more difficult for the Wei family to occupy the property in Wei Daru's name.
Hearing this, Zhan Feiyu frowned, "They killed Wei Daru's mother. Wei Daru needs to observe filial piety for three years."
"Yes." Ming San was not surprised at all about Zhan Feiyu's intelligence, "Wei Daru's mother went to the temple to pray for Wei Daru, but she frightened the horse on the mountain road and the carriage rolled directly down the mountain."
Three years later, Wei Daru, who has no father and mother but a huge family fortune, is still the target of many people to choose a son-in-law. Some people think that Wei Daru has a tough life, but those who love their daughter think that this is just right. After her daughter gets married, she can be the master of the family.
, without the mother-in-law pressing down on me, this life must be pure and comfortable.
Not to mention that the reputation of Wei Daru's talents spread far and wide. Even though he was delayed for three years in observing filial piety, he could now get married and take the imperial examination, which was a double happiness.
"Was Wei Daru's wife arranged by the Wei family?" Zhan Feiyu guessed it after a second thought.
Ming San looked at Zhan Feiyu with admiration, "How did you get such a brain? You really should go to the Criminal Department!"
Zhan Feiyu, who had read countless house-fighting novels and TV series in his previous life, laughed awkwardly, "Isn't this obvious? Wei Daru's marriage can only be decided by the elders of the Wei family. Instead of letting Wei Daru find a powerful in-law,
, it is better to firmly control Wei Daru’s marriage."
Even Zhan Feiyu could have guessed what happened next. Wei Daru and his wife had a mutual respect for each other. The husband gave birth to a daughter, and a few years later he gave birth to a son.
Maybe Mrs. Wei had an ulterior motive at the beginning, but once a woman has a child, she becomes a strong mother! Moreover, Wei Daru is not a treacherous person. After living together for ten years, Mrs. Wei naturally cannot bear to harm Wei Daru.
It's a pity that Mrs. Wei underestimated the insidiousness and viciousness of the Wei family. They had been planning for nearly twenty years, so how could they let Mrs. Wei ruin their good deeds? Mrs. Wei's death was destined, but fortunately this time before Mrs. Wei died, she
After saying some words, Wei Daru was determined to separate from the Wei family even though he had no evidence.
Already a civil servant, Wei Daru has status and money. Moreover, the family had been separated more than 20 years ago. Although he lost some money and property this time, Wei Daru didn't care. He didn't care about money in the first place.
people.
But the Wei family was unwilling to accept that. In twenty years, they took away almost half of the property from Wei Daru, but the people were so dissatisfied!
But Daru Wei lived a simple life. Apart from raising a pair of children, he also studied. The seemingly boring life made it impossible for the Wei family to plot against the Wei family.
In the end, the crazy Wei family set a fire and wanted to burn the three members of Wei Daru's family to death. In this way, the remaining half of the property would naturally belong to the Wei family.
Unfortunately, this fire killed both of Wei Daru's children. The wind direction suddenly changed in the middle of the night, and the two nearby Wei family courtyards were burned. The wind blew strongly, and the fire burned more intensely.
"In that fire, a total of twenty-eight people were burned to death. In addition to Wei Daru's two children, ten people died in the first and second rooms of the Wei family, and sixteen servants. This case alarmed the Forbidden Dragon Guard."
Ming San now talks about the tragedy of the Wei family back then, and still feels that the Wei family were so ungrateful that they were worse than animals.
Forbidden Dragon Weiyi intervened in the investigation, and even found out the case of Wei's father being injured by water bandits more than 20 years ago. All the women and children of the Wei family died in the fire, and the men who escaped were all beheaded by Qiu Houwen.
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Ming San sighed, "Wei Daru could have escaped from the fire, but one of his close friends and disciples colluded with the Wei family. The two knocked Wei Daru unconscious and locked him in the house. They were also blocked at that time.
The two children inside the house were crying."
Wei Daru didn't faint for long before he was woken up by the fire. Hearing the painful and frightening screams of his daughters, outsiders could imagine how painful Wei Daru must have felt at that time, but he couldn't get out.
Until the end, the child's cry stopped. Wei Daru thought he would die, but was rescued by his loyal servant. However, his face was burned and one of his legs was broken by the collapsed beam.
"Uncle Junior." The book in Qi Heng's hand fell to the ground with a thud. He was so absorbed in listening that he forgot to read. At this moment, he looked at Ming San blankly, "Wei Daru's family is so vicious? Aren't they family?
"
Qi Heng couldn't accept what Zhan Feiyu did to Tao Zi, the maid of the Xie family, so he could only temporarily forget about it by reading. But at this moment, Qi Heng looked at Zhan Feiyu and suddenly felt that what she did was not that
It's hard to understand.
"In the beginning, human nature is good. But human beings are like a piece of white cloth put into a dyeing vat. You don't know what color it can be dyed. Some people's hearts are black." Ming San touched the little fat man's head soothingly.
, the Wei family affairs scared the little fat man.
With Wei Daru in front of him, Qi Heng put aside his awkwardness and started talking to Zhan Feiyu again. Of course, they were more discussing knowledge.
Ming San sat on the grass, with his back against the big tree, and looked at Zhan Feiyu and Qi Heng not far away with a smile. This was the right thing. It was not in vain that he went out of his way to talk about Wei Daru.
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They should have been able to reach Fengzhou in five days, but Mingsan made a lot of friends and met several friends along the way with Zhan Feiyu and Qi Heng. It was not until the second day of June that the group arrived at Fengzhou.
"My family has a second-level courtyard in Nanhu Alley. My father bought it from a wealthy businessman in his early years." Qi Heng led the way, his small body upright.
Nanhu Lane in Fengzhou is very expensive. The people who live here are all dignitaries. Ordinary people can't buy a house even if they have money. This is a symbol of status.
Qi Heng's father is also engaged in business, but the Qi family's roots are in Fengzhou, and they can be considered a wealthy family. Because of this relationship, no one dares to force Qi's father to sell the house.
family.
One hand is shaking the folding fan. Even though the carriage is tiring, the third young master of Ming Dynasty in the wide-sleeved robe is still a handsome and elegant gentleman. Zhan Feiyu is as wilted as an eggplant beaten by frost. After all, the carriage is bumpy, and her small body is weak.
Can't stand it.
The Qi family's yard was at the end of Nanhu Lane. There was a ginkgo tree planted at the end of the lane. Qi Heng went up to the door and called the door.
"Who are you, what are you shooting for! Noisy!" An impatient voice came from inside the door, and he cursed a few more words, but still did not open the door.
Qi Heng's expression froze, and he raised his hand and knocked on the door knocker again, "Open the door quickly!"
"Are you deaf? What are you shouting?" With a creak, the door opened, but a basin of dirty water burst into the room.
Qi Heng didn't even have time to react before he was splashed all over his face.
Zhan Feiyu, who was looking at Nanhu Alley with Ming San, was also dumbfounded. As for He Sheng and the others, although they were all practicing practitioners, they were all standing beside the carriage at the moment. Furthermore, no one expected that anyone would splash water.
"You little fat man, what's your name? If your parents die, go to the mass graves and don't cry in front of my door!" The young man in green clothes standing at the door cursed fiercely, holding his chin high, and he didn't know.
Thinking that he is the owner of this house.
Qi Heng wiped the water from his face and his voice trembled with anger, "Look who I am!"
Although this house is in Fengzhou, at the end of every year, Qi's father will take the whole family back to the master's house to pay New Year's greetings. Sometimes he stays at the master's house, but most of the time he still lives here. Qi Heng had to prepare for the government examination last year, so
He didn't come back, but even if the boy guarding the door didn't know Qi Heng was the young master, he didn't have such a bad attitude.
He is said to be a young man, but he looks about eighteen or nineteen years old. Although he has triangular eyes and a bit of a flat nose, his skin color is quite white. The blue robe is only made of cotton, but the fabric is brand new at first glance, let alone the young man.
There was also a jade pendant hanging from his waist, which cost thirty to fifty taels of silver depending on its quality.
"Who are you?" The boy raised his head and looked Qi Heng up and down.
Because he was soaked in water, Qi Heng's green robe became wet and turned into pickle color. In addition, he was tired from driving and riding, his face was not good-looking, and his hair was wet. Although the boy could see that Qi Heng's appearance was not like that.
He was an ordinary person, but he didn't take him seriously.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly. The owner of this house is named Qi." Ming put away his three-fold fan and Jun's face turned cold. He could bully his little nephew, but a villain dared to look down upon others and speak rudely.
.
The boy rolled his eyes, suddenly raised his neck, and cursed arrogantly: "Bah, you are liars who came from nowhere! This house's surname is Qi, then you call it and see if it answers
you?"
Ming San and Qi Heng were both stunned. They thought he was an evil servant, but they both revealed their identities, and the other party deliberately pretended to be crazy. This was obviously a problem.
Zhan Feiyu burst into laughter and looked sympathetically at Qi Heng, who was blushing with anger. Originally, he was boasting that he had a house in Nanhu Lane, but who knew he was blocked from the door.
When Qi Heng heard Zhan Feiyu's low voice, his face became even redder and almost bleeding. Just as he was about to step forward to argue, Zhan Feiyu said crisply: "A Sheng, you go to the Yamen for a visit. A servant who sold himself into slavery is here."
People dare to attack scholars. Is it possible that in Fengzhou, the status of scholars is worse than that of a slave?"
"What kind of scholar?" The boy's expression changed. No matter how domineering he was, he was still afraid of being seen by officials, especially Zhan Feiyu, who was a scholar.
Ming San smiled and said, "I'm just a scholar, but the person you threw water on is a little boy who will take the college examination in August."
The boy was speechless for a moment. No matter whether he was a scholar or a boy, he was a scholar. He was definitely not someone he could offend. If he went to the Yamen, the official would only kill him before he tried the case.
Awesome.
"Third Young Master, if you take the exam, you won't scare others with your reputation as a scholar..." Zhan Feiyu mocked unceremoniously.
Ming San, who was so arrogant and unruly that he gave up the imperial examination, was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear to look back on the past.
Qi Heng nodded in agreement. It would be different if the junior uncle was to lift people up.
"Who dares to come to my Qi's house and act wild!" An angry shout sounded from inside the door, but a man in his forties walked out quickly, took a closer look, and then saluted: "It turns out to be the young master, A Jiang.
, what is going on? Why did you stop the young master from the door!"
"Steward Bao, I didn't know it was the young master. I thought he was still with the group of people who came to make trouble a few days ago." Ajiang, the young man, knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to Qi Cheng to beg for mercy. "Master, please spare the little one, little one."
Damn it, I don’t know how to see Mount Tai, so I didn’t know you were here, Master.”
Butler Bao is a thin figure, wearing a dark blue gown, and his smile shows a shrewdness. "Master, Ajiang only came to the house half a year ago. He doesn't know the master, so I asked you to spare him this time."
"How dare you throw water on your young master and beg for mercy?" Zhan Feiyu's pretty face sank, looking at Ajiang who was still begging for mercy with his head lowered, "Kneel down for two hours before you get up."
"What?" Ajiang suddenly raised his head, shocked and then angry. He knelt down for two hours. Can his knees still be used?
Zhan Feiyu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Or do you want to go to the Yamen?"
Ignoring the resentful A Jiang at all, Zhan Feiyu acted like a master and walked directly into the house, "Butler Bao, right? Prepare three rooms immediately, and then prepare hot water for us to wash up, and then prepare some
A table of food, An Nuan, you know my taste, the luggage will be packed later, you go to the kitchen and keep an eye on it, you have been very tired all the way, see if there are any medicinal materials in the warehouse, by the way, we can make a medicinal meal for us to drink in the afternoon. "
Butler Bao was dumbfounded. Zhan Feiyu was young, white and tender, and looked more like the host than the wet Qi Heng. But in the end, she was still a guest. How could anyone visit her like this?
Ming San had a smile on his face, and he and Qi Heng followed him into the courtyard.
There were already five or six maids in the yard, but Butler Bao didn't speak. Several maids saluted, but no one came forward to help lead the way or help carry the luggage.
"Qi Heng, you have all the contracts for selling these servants. You know I'm the most picky. If someone doesn't serve you well, don't blame me for selling them to the mines." Zhan Feiyu glanced coldly.
He came over and looked at Butler Bao smiling like a big wild wolf, "I wonder if Butler Bao is a slave?"
Do you want to sell yourself? Even though Butler Bao is shrewd, Zhan Feiyu was so angry that his face turned blue and he said with a smile: "As for the girl, the young one is from the master's house.
."
"So it's still a slave?" Zhan Feiyu smiled and nodded, "It's fine if he is a slave. I'm sure Mr. Qi won't be angry because of a servant and distinguished guest. Ah Sheng, you can give me five hundred taels of silver in a moment.
Qi Heng, selling the servants of the Qi family cannot leave Qi Heng with no servants to use."
"Yes, Miss." As soon as Zhan Feiyu opened his mouth, He Sheng had already taken out a banknote from his body, which was exactly five hundred taels.
Qi Heng was stunned for a moment as a five-hundred-tael silver note was stuffed into his hand for no apparent reason. Xiaoyu didn't even look like a scholar with his wealth.
Whether it was Butler Bao or the maids in the yard, Zhan Feiyu didn't need to speak at this time. With one look, everyone took action immediately.
"Miss, please come here. It will take some time to tidy up the room. Miss, you can take a nap in the flower hall in the front yard."
"This little brother, come with me, and I will take you to the backyard to set up the carriage."
"Hello sister, the kitchen is on the left. I will take you there."
After a while, the fragrance of tea filled the flower hall. Butler Bao ordered his servants to clean up the room, but there were still two maids standing outside the flower hall. As soon as Zhan Feiyu opened her mouth, she would naturally criticize her for serving her. As for Qi Heng