Li Cheng found the briefing on the Zhang family's case, and Lin Zhixiu read it carefully for a long time, stroking her eyebrows and smiling bitterly: "The Zhang family is really... unlucky!"
After reading the whole article for a long time, there were only a few trivial things. The words were serious, but there was really no content. It can be seen that Father Zhang is really capable and speculative...
"It's really unexpected! No wonder it took the Wu family so long to collect evidence... This can only be said to be nitpicking."
What was finally determined was that Zhang’s father was not the principal culprit. The principal culprit was his superior. He just shielded and covered up and got some benefits. This kind of thing is basically between two things. If you care about it, you are guilty. If you don’t care about it, you are guilty.
There is no sin.
However, the old faction of Wu Pavilion is thinking...
And through his incident, his boss was pulled out.
Hehe, this boss would hate him so much if he knew that what happened to him was because of Zhang's father.
It’s really dumbfounding!
The matter was not serious, so there was no need to report to the emperor, and the punishment was quickly handed down. Zhang's father was beaten with thirty military sticks, removed from all official positions, fined a small amount of money, and expelled from the capital together with his wife and children and sent back to his hometown.
Mr. Wu Ge showed mercy and did not punish him to death.
However, it is tragic that more than two decades of fundraising efforts have come to nothing.
Before she could think about it, Mrs. Li sent a maid and said, "Madam, our old lady said that the wedding between the Li family and the Zhang family will be held in five days."
"Five days from now?" Although I knew that the Zhang family would definitely hug the Li family, I didn't expect that Aunt Li would agree to get married directly.
It turned out that Zhang's father had to go back to his hometown immediately after being beaten with a military stick. He was injured on the road and might die on the way. Zhang's mother had to take her children and grandchildren back with her husband.
But before that, she had to marry her eldest daughter into the Li family no matter what. As long as Zhang Wenjuan was the daughter-in-law of the Li family and became Mrs. Hou...
Once the old immortal Wu Ge is gone, the Zhang family will be able to come back thanks to Li Feng.
So, Mrs. Zhang took her two daughters to Li's house, knelt down and kowtowed again, and the three daughters fell down on the floor crying...
"Well, Madam, you also know that our old lady is kind-hearted. Seeing those ladies crying like tears, it reminds me of the difficult days when I brought my Marquis...I can't tell you about breaking off the engagement. Then
Mr. Zhang will leave the capital after the beating, and Mrs. Zhang will also go back with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Zhang said that she must give the girl away no matter what, so the wedding is scheduled for five days!"
Alas, Aunt Li's overflowing sympathy... "Well... what did your eldest wife say?"
"The eldest lady listens to the old lady. Since the old lady has set five days, the eldest lady sums it up and says that although the time is short, if the requirements are not so high, it can still be done in time. The Zhang family said that they will not choose anything if it is done. What's more?
...The dowry for the Zhang family girls has not been paid yet, so we can only wait for them to return to their hometown and settle down, and then slowly make up for it."
Replenish? How to replenish?
Are the Zhang family the kind of people who would pay their daughter’s dowry?
The maid curled her lips and looked down on her face. "The dowry list was brought, two thin pieces of paper, with big handwriting! You can read it at a glance...even the bedding is not prepared! Mrs. Zhang also said that the Zhang family and
The Wu family is incomparable...this family is really great!"
Lin Zhixiu smiled and shook her head, "Aunt Li is kind-hearted. I hope the Zhang family knows how to advance or retreat this time. Is the eldest lady very busy?"
"The eldest lady is really capable. It didn't take a while to list the wedding items, and she gave one copy to the Marquis and one to the Zhang family. She also talked about it with the old lady. If she asked the old lady to think of anything, she would mention it.
.The old lady was dizzy. After thinking for a long time, she actually had arrangements for everything she thought of. Tsk tsk..."
This kind of thing is a piece of cake for Wu Jingxiang! I don’t know if she took what she said to her that day into her heart... "Now that it's like this... Then go back and tell the old lady and the eldest lady if you need anything.
If I help, just ask for help. It applies to people and things."
The servant girl left with great gratitude.
Five days passed quickly, and on the official day, Li Cheng took Lin Zhixiu to attend the wedding.
Mrs. Li took Cheng Feng and Wu Jingxiang to greet Li Cheng and Lin Zhixiu at the door.
Lin Zhixiu took a look, wow! Li Feng was wearing a groom's suit and was looking very energetic.
Old Mrs. Li was dressed in a brown silk robe, exquisite jewelry, and light makeup. Everything about her body looked inappropriate.
Well, the door has the words "Happy" on it and there are firecrackers hanging on it. The servants are standing on both sides, dressed cleanly, with red waistbands tied around their waists, with smiles on their faces.
There was no sense that the wedding was being prepared in a hurry.
Li Cheng and Li Feng were joking, and Mrs. Li walked in with Lin Zhixiu, saying softly: "Although time is tight, Jingxiang has prepared everything. You see..."
In the large yard next to it, there is a wedding tent set up, with cases on display, and more than a dozen pots, some steaming and some frying, and they have already started cooking! Several rooms have been vacated, with tables and chairs, and cups and dishes in order.
"I just took a look around. It's very good! It's just..." Old Mrs. Li's face turned bad.
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhixiu asked.
"Alas, her dowry... is too shabby to say the least!"
Although Old Mrs. Li has money now, she was born as a peasant woman and attaches great importance to dowry. Seeing that the Zhang family was so careless, she became disheartened and reduced the betrothal gift quite a bit.
Lin Zhixiu chuckled after hearing this.
Old Mrs. Li was still complaining, "The Li family has money, it belongs to the Li family! We have suffered so many years, how can we spend it in vain? At most, we can live in the future without letting Jing Xiang embarrass her!"
"You did the right thing! Xiu'er supports you!"
Mrs. Li smiled a little proudly.
There were guests nearby, and Mrs. Li went to socialize. Wu Jingxiang smiled and said, "Auntie, are you telling you about the Zhang family's dowry?"
"Haha! Auntie is so interesting!"
"That is to say, the Zhang family has been so busy recently that they really can't take care of it. Otherwise, they would probably come to the door and start arguing with my aunt!"
"What's the point? The dowry and betrothal gift must be paid correctly! The Li family gave a lot, so the Zhang family is embarrassed..."
"Excuse me!"
"Excuse me!"
Wu Jingxiang and Lin Zhixiu said it at the same time, and couldn't help laughing.
After sitting in the back hall for a while, the guests slowly came.
Uncle An came with Aunt An, and Lin Zhixiu hurriedly greeted him: "Aunt, where is the elder man?"
Ren Baihui smiled and said, "I didn't let him come today."
"Then I'll go see him when I go back later!"
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Liu came with Mrs. Liu and Liu Qing and Liu Jing. Even Liu Jing's unmarried husband came. His white and fat body was busy running back and forth.
Lin Zhixiu and Zhang Pei got together, pointing at Liu Jing, laughing so hard.
Lin Ji brought Lin Ge to the Lin family. He prepared decent gifts, smiled decently, and talked and laughed happily, which really enlivened the atmosphere...
Lin Zhixiu couldn't help but sigh that her uncle was really hard to fault in this regard.
In the excitement, Li Feng went to pick up the bride.
The Zhang family really wanted to leave after sending Zhang Wenjuan away. Everything had been packed up. There was nothing in the main room except tables and chairs. Zhang's father put a thick quilt under his buttocks before he could barely sit down. The whole family was in a bad mood and didn't bother much.
, after completing the simple etiquette, the eldest brother of the Zhang family carried the bride out.
...so fast...the bride got on the sedan before the people picking her up could understand what was going on.
I don’t know if Wu Jingxiang did it intentionally. The sedan chair and everything else were at least two levels lower than when she entered the house.
After entering the Li family, the newlyweds paid homage.
This is in the name of her son, her daughter-in-law... Old Mrs. Li was sitting in the middle, her eyes red again.
The ceremony is completed and the bride is sent to the bridal chamber...
No one came to see her. People who were close to Lin Zhixiu were all chatting in the same room, which was much more lively than the wedding room.
"Ah! Then that gentle young master...who is the white one? He seems to be very helpful!"
Everyone is teasing Liu Jing!
Liu Jing was thick-skinned, "Of course my husband is capable!"
Everyone shaved their faces to shame her, and Mrs. Liu also shook her head and laughed non-stop.
Liu Jing immediately changed the topic, "Sister-in-law Li can do this! I admire her for being able to manage it like this in such a short time!"
Mrs. Liu, who was as morbidly beautiful as ever, nodded at this time: "Yes, everything is covered, neatly connected, and not messy at all! Look at the layout of the room in this courtyard! How can it be prepared in just five days?"
Wu Jing Xiang Zheng came in, "Mrs. Liu complimented me! All the people here today are relatives and friends of the family, no one is picky. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to handle it! The banquet will start soon. I've ordered the osmanthus wine. Let's drink more!"
The room was bustling with conversation when a girl hurriedly walked in and whispered to Wu Jingxiang.
Wu Jing's usually calm expression was also stunned, "Really?"
Lin Zhixiu asked: "What's wrong?"
Old Mrs. Li was also frightened, just afraid that something would happen.
Wu Jingxiang glanced at Old Mrs. Li and smiled: "Auntie, Miss Zhang is here and wants to enter the second door. Oh, your Majesty may not know that your husband just went to Zhang's house to pick up the bride. He took the bride out with his front feet and his back feet.
Mrs. Zhang and her family left the city. Miss Zhang must have followed, right? Unexpectedly..."
A girl came with only a small bundle.
Lin Zhixiu blinked and said, "Ah..." I still underestimated the shamelessness of the Zhang family.
"How do you calculate this?! Buy one get one free??" Liu Jing whispered to Zhang Pei, and both of them rolled their eyes.
Wu Jingxiang: "She said she was sick and could not leave with her mother and brothers. The family house was rented out and she had nowhere to go."
Mrs. Li's face turned red. "What did you say? What should I do? How could..." The elder sister got married with the younger sister?
I didn’t tell you in advance!
"Does Zhang Wenjuan know?" Lin Zhixiu asked.
Wu Jingxiang said: "Aqi, go to the bride's house and ask the bride. Aunt, what do you think about this?"
Old Mrs. Li was embarrassed, so she had to say, "Let's settle down first! Don't leave it at the door, you don't want to make anyone laugh!"
Wu Jingxiang responded softly, "Ashu, take Mrs. Liu to clean up the small courtyard in the northwest corner, prepare some practical items, and arrange for the two little girls... let Miss Zhang Er live there first."
Aqi took the order and left.
After a while, Ashu came in: "Madam..."
Wu Jingxiang said: "There are no outsiders here, just tell me!"
"The servant asked the second wife, who was stunned for a moment, and then said that she knew... I originally wanted to ask the old lady for permission before entering the house. Maybe... the renter came in early..."
Zhang Wenjuan definitely doesn’t know!
Wu Jingxiang said: "Go to the second gate and take Miss Zhang Er to the small courtyard in the northwest corner! A Qi has already taken people to clean up. Look at what Miss Zhang Er has brought. If not, prepare a set of daily necessities.
Use items!”
Ashu took the order and left.
Wu Jingxiang said: "Auntie, I'm going to see how the meal is being prepared."
After she went out, everyone was worried that Mrs. Li would be embarrassed, so they stopped discussing the topic.
Zhang Pei pulled Lin Zhixiu aside and asked, "Sister Xiuxiu, have you not gone out recently?!"
Lin Zhixiu said: "There are a lot of things at home, so I really didn't go out."
"Oh, I went to several people's houses, but I didn't see you?! I did see Princess An, oh, her belly is round and her complexion is so good. With Xiaoyao and her two sisters, they are now
It’s so beautiful!”
"Princess An invited me twice, but I didn't go!" I couldn't get out!
"Hey, Sister Xiuxiu, do you remember Zhao Yuan? The day before yesterday, someone died at the Zhao family's birthday party!"
"A life was lost? What happened?" She was very close to Zhao Yuan.
"I wonder if you recognize this Mrs. Jiang? After dinner at Zhao's house, she said she didn't feel very well and left first. But not long after returning home, she died!" Her eyes widened.
"Oh, are you suffering from an emergency?" Lin Zhixiu asked casually, not recognizing Mrs. Jiang.
"No! He said he was poisoned!" Zhang Pei said excitedly.
"Poisoned?"
"Yes, they said they were poisoned at the Zhao family banquet. My grandmother didn't go there the day before yesterday. When she heard the news, she quickly called the doctor and looked at me for a long time. There was nothing wrong with me! Everyone from Dali Temple went there
The Zhao family is here! Liu Jing’s fiancé is gone too… geez!”
Liu Jing was staring at the two of them talking. At this time, she came over and whispered: "What are you two talking about me? Are you talking about Mrs. Jiang's death? I know, she was indeed poisoned. The doctor analyzed,
She was poisoned at the table, because on the way back in the car, Mrs. Jiang started to vomit. The doctor said that the reaction to the poison was so fast. Later, after asking for a long time, she was the only one who was like this. I don’t know the reason.
Woolen cloth!"
"This is really strange. Do the Zhao family and the Jiang family have any enmity?"
Liu Jing said, "No. The two families are not close friends. It's just because Mrs. Jiang's son happened to work with the Zhao family's son. In order to get closer, they got in touch! In the Zhao family's kitchen and warehouse
No evidence was found there."
Wu Jingxiang came in with a smile: "The banquet is ready!"
——The carriage stopped at the door of a neat and quiet courtyard. A woman in a black cloak jumped out of the car lightly and knocked on the door.
The door opened, and a man who looked like a steward welcomed the woman in a black cloak into the main room. He opened the cloak and revealed a pretty little face, which turned out to be Lin Zhixuan.
She sat down and said with a slight smile: "Manager Liu, do you know the news about Mrs. Jiang?"
"Miss, I heard the news! Miss is really capable! She has avenged our wife. You see, what is on the table is given to you as promised..."
There is a box on the table, and inside it is fifty thousand taels of silver notes.
Lin Zhixuan felt the satisfaction in her heart when she touched these bank notes. Haha, I earned this by my own ability. The fear of killing people disappeared at this moment.
"This money is yours! You can use this yard as you like. We servants are at your disposal. If you get rid of Bitch Jiang's son again, all the deeds of these houses will be transferred to your name!
"
Lin Zhixuan said: "I can't say this is easy. It took me a long time to find the opportunity to deal with Mrs. Jiang. However, I will work hard!"
The steward said, "You have avenged our wife! From now on, we will all be yours!"
Lin Zhixuan was very satisfied: "You are so loyal, I will not treat you badly!"
The steward patted his chest and promised.
In fact, he is not that loyal, nor does he want to run away with the property, but he knows that the woman imprisoned in the nunnery is evil and ruthless, and he doesn't know what back-ups she has left, nor does he know what else she can do.
Someone was sent to watch him.
She couldn't take care of Mrs. Jiang in the nunnery, but she had no problem taking care of herself, right?!
He is here, well fed, well clothed, doesn't have to work, and lives a comfortable life, so he doesn't dare to betray easily.
————After Lin Zhixiu finished the wedding banquet, Li Cheng accompanied her home. He actually got into her car without riding a horse and told her about Mrs. Jiang, "You know how dangerous it is outside.
Is that it?! From now on, whenever you go out, you must bring food and drink with you, and you can’t use anything from outside! Do you understand?!”
Which turtle bastard poisoned him? Lin Zhixiu cursed in his heart.
Now, I don’t even have the right to go out to eat?!