The Ding family mansion is now just like the grand funeral for Ding Tingxun half a year ago. The door is open, and paper money and white flags are thrown everywhere from outside to the door. The Ding family is moving to the capital, so those who brought the family with them are
Almost all the long-term workers and servants who were unwilling to leave their hometowns have been dismissed. Those who stayed behind were all willing to move away from their hometowns with their employers. There were only a few of these people, and now they have all gone to the second courtyard.
So the door was opened, and when Ding Chengzong, Yang Hao and others walked straight in, no one answered the door. When did such a thing happen to the Ding family, the richest man in Bazhou in the past? Although Ding Chengzong learned about the Ding family from Yang Hao's mouth
Now that I have some understanding of the current situation, I still can't help but look gloomy and scary when I see such a dilapidated scene with my own eyes.
When they entered the courtyard, the people of the Lu family were very excited. Some people could not restrain themselves and started beating and smashing them. The two principals of the Ding family, Ding Chengye and Yan Jiu, were not there. Mrs. Ding was originally from the Lu family. She suddenly heard that her father died of an illness.
, feeling ashamed and resentful in her heart, she was crying to death, but Lan'er was the only one who supported her and kept trying to persuade her. Not only did not many people from the Ding family come forward to comfort her, but the way the people from the Lu family looked at her was even more chilling.
At this time, Ding Chengzong and Yang Hao had already arrived at the second courtyard. They saw the Ding and Lu families everywhere, Zhuang Ding and Ding, who were pushing and scolding each other. The four brothers of the Lu family, wearing sackcloth and mourning, were standing in the hall holding mourning sticks.
He yelled and cursed, and Yang Hao immediately shouted: "Stop it all!"
Among the noise, the shout was extremely loud. Everyone looked towards the place where the shout came from, and saw three big men standing at the foot of the steps. The one in the middle was more elegant, and on both sides stood extremely burly men, each wearing a short sword at his waist.
He had a ferocious brow and sharp eyes, looking murderous.
After just a moment's surprise, the Ding family members recognized Yang Hao's identity. They looked shocked and whispered to make sure they had not mistakenly identified the person. The buzzing discussion suddenly started. Yang Hao was cold.
At a glance, he and his two guards flashed to the side, and a wicker chair pushed by two big men was revealed. Ding Chengzong sat on the chair with a livid face.
At this moment, the entire second entrance courtyard exploded with a bang. Ding Chengzong was the uncle of the Lu family. Most of the people brought by the Lu family also knew him. When they saw him, he was sitting there upright, with both hands
With their eyes ready to spit fire, many people couldn't help but scream: "It's the eldest young master! The eldest young master is awake, the eldest young master is awake!"
"Oh my god, it's my uncle! My uncle has woken up."
The two big men pressed the knife with one hand and pushed the wicker chair with wooden wheels with the other hand and slowly moved forward. The Ding and Lu families involuntarily retreated to the left and right, leaving a way for him.
The four brothers of the Lu family were very surprised when they saw that Ding Chengzong, who had been sleeping for a long time, woke up. Speaking of which, these four brothers are Lu Xiangwu's brothers. They still respect this brother-in-law and brother-in-law from the bottom of their hearts. In the past six months
Come, he is unconscious, and the Ding family's attempt to harm the Lu family has nothing to do with him.
Furthermore, although they hate Lu Xiangwu now, this Mrs. Ding is a member of their Lu family after all. They had never heard any gossip about Lu Xiangwu before, but after Ding Tingxun died and Ding Chengzong fell into coma, Ding Chengzong became
After becoming the head of the Ding family, the two were no longer so cautious in their dealings. The news gradually spread. Except for Ding Yuluo and a few loyal family members who stayed at Wangxiazhuang and did not interact with others at all, they did not know.
The secret has spread all over the country. People in the Lu family have heard about it more or less, and they can't help but feel a little ashamed of this uncle. Therefore, when they see him, their arrogant expressions have restrained a lot.
Lu Xiangwu cried and fell to the ground. Lan'er beside her couldn't even try to persuade her. At that moment, Yang Hao shouted, and the noisy scene in the courtyard suddenly fell silent. Lu Xiangwu didn't know that it was Ding Chengye who rushed to the scene after hearing the news.
When Yanjiu arrived, he just fell to the ground and cried bitterly without raising his head. His heart was filled with self-pity and self-harm, and he could not hear what was going on outside him.
When Ding Chengzong was carried into the hall by two big men with swords, and the silence was terrible, she looked up in surprise with tears in her eyes. At this glance, Lu Xiangwu was stunned, and a chill enveloped her whole body.
The two big men carried Ding Chengzong into the hall, turned around and put him down. From the beginning to the end, Ding Chengzong did not even look at her crying in the hall. Lu Xiangwu looked directly at Ding Chengzong, even Yang Hao stood there
She didn't see Ding Chengzong either.
After the wicker chair settled down, Ding Chengzong slowly glanced at the crowd standing outside the hall and said in a deep voice: "I'm already awake."
The whole courtyard was silent, no one spoke or moved.
Ding Chengzong said again: "Now that I'm awake, I still have the final say in this family!"
No one in the entire courtyard said a word. Behind him, Lu Xiang, who was lying on the ground like a sieve of chaff, tightly clutched Lan'er, who also had a discolored face, and wanted to stand up, but he only stood up halfway when he felt that there was something in front of him.
As soon as it was dark, he fainted and slid softly to the ground. Lan'er didn't hold him back and called out urgently: "Young Madam, Young Madam...?"
Ding Chengzong seemed oblivious to the movement behind him, and just said in a deep voice: "If anyone has anything to do, tell me. You want to treat the Ding family as if it were nothing. You four young masters of the Lu family, please come and sit down in the hall. What do you want?
, let’s talk face to face. Everyone else, get out of here!”
Ding Chengzong's legs were broken, his beard was gradually fading, his cheeks were thin and pale, and his body was extremely weak. But when he shouted in a deep voice, he had a certain magnanimity. The Ding family members in the courtyard subconsciously retreated outside, and those of the Lu family who were wearing linen
The filial clan members and relatives also looked at each other and did not dare to raise their voices any more.
When the eldest young master of the Lu family heard Ding Chengzong calling them "the four young masters of the Lu family," his heart sank. He quickly glanced at Lu Xiangwu, who was fainting on the ground, and waved his hand, telling all the members of the Lu family to retreat.
After going out, he took two steps towards the steps and said loudly: "We will not enter this house. There are some things we want to talk to Master Ding, and we hope that Master Ding can uphold justice for our Lu family."
Ding Chengzong nodded calmly and said calmly: "You say it!"
Ding Yuluo heard that Lu Yuanwai died of illness, and the Lu family was angry with the Ding family. Now the Lu family burst into the Ding family's old house with mourning in sackcloth and cried endlessly.
The Lu family had been in so much trouble. If her eldest brother hadn't already rushed there, and she had always trusted his ability, she would have really wanted to drop everything and rush back immediately to take a look.
Then she thought of Ding Chengye who was detained in the room, and she couldn't help but feel even more angry. She turned around and walked towards the room. The wing was built against the wall, with only a door and a window on the front. Mu Yu and others locked Yan Jiu and Ding Chengye away.
Inside. Just now when Xiaoqing rushed to ask Mu Yu to go to the front hall, everyone only paid attention to the outside. Who would have thought that in this moment, two people who were supposed to have sympathy for each other started to have internal strife. At this time, they peeped into the room again, only to see
Yan Jiu lay softly on the ground, and Ding Chengye sat aside blankly. They also knew that Yan Jiu was seriously injured and said that he had fainted.
Ding Yuluo didn't know that they had another mission. He wanted to go in and scold his brothers, but he didn't want outsiders like them to hear it. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiaoyu, can you ask them to step back? I have something to say to Chengye.
"
Mu Yu knew her identity and that he and she were half-brothers and sisters, so he did not dare to disobey her. Thinking that Yan Jiu was in a coma, she would not meet Ding Chengye if she went in again, even if she was awake.
He said something private, so he agreed, waved his hand, and asked the four guards to move away, and then said: "Be careful."
Ding Yuluo nodded and walked into the wing. When he saw Ding Chengye, he became very angry. He couldn't help but scolded: "Ding Chengye, how come my Ding family has such an unscrupulous descendant like you? Mr. Lu died of illness.
The people from the Lu family have all come to my Ding family’s old house to investigate. My brother has just woken up and is weak. He still has to go out and clean up the mess for you bastard."
She was furious and was about to scold him, but Ding Chengye threw himself at his feet and begged. He couldn't help but asked in fear: "You...what other scandalous things have you done?" At this time, she really preferred this incompetent brother.
He was just living and drinking and not doing anything upright, for fear that he would cause some serious disaster again.
Ding Chengye burst into tears and said: "Sister, my brother has been naughty since he was a child. He is lazy, lazy, and has dandy habits. Not only my father scolded me, but my sister also often lectured me. But although my brother is unworthy, he dare not do anything against nature.
, here comes the evil thing that goes against human ethics, it’s all his fault...it’s all the instigation of that slave Yan Jiu, it has nothing to do with our brothers.”
Ding Yuluo was just wondering what they had done, so Xun Sheng asked, "What good things have you done? Tell me!"
Ding Chengye was stunned: "From her tone, it sounds like her knowledge is limited. Could it be that... the eldest brother returned to the mansion before he had time to tell her what happened?"
Thinking like this, he became more hopeful of escaping. At the same time, he used his cleverness to the extreme. He changed his words and said with shame: "Brother knows... he knows that his sin is unforgivable. Such an ugly thing,
I really don’t have the guts to tell my sister that I know.” After saying that, he fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Ding Yuluo snorted disdainfully and scolded: "You can do it, but why can't you tell me what it is? If you don't tell me what is going on, I will never take care of you."
"I...I..." Ding Chengye hesitated for a while, then said with a face full of shame: "Sister, my brother is unfaithful. He was instigated by Yan Jiu and had an affair with...his sister-in-law..."
"What...what?" Ding Yuluo was stunned for a moment, her face suddenly turned as red as blood. She raised her foot and kicked Ding Chengye over. She was so angry that she trembled all over and shouted: "Ding Chengye, you are so rebellious.
Lun, you can do shameless things, are you still a human being?"
"elder sister……"
Ding Chengye still wanted to beg, but was kicked away by Ding Yuluo. Ding Chengye suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard several times. These slaps were not fake at all, and made his mouth and nose bleed: "Sister,
Brother realized his mistake. When brother was in his prime of life, Yanjiu, an old thieves slave, made me drunk in order to buy me favors. My sister-in-law...sister-in-law deliberately seduced me again. Brother was confused for a moment and made a big mistake. That day,
That day... my eldest brother was so angry when he saw me having sex with my sister-in-law that I fainted."
Ding Chengye shed tears in pain and kowtowed repeatedly: "Sister, sister, my eldest brother hates me to the core, but he will not spare me. If my sister doesn't lend a helping hand, my brother will die without a burial place. Sister, I know that you scold me and blame me. Whether I hate iron or not, it's all for my own good. If sister doesn't save me now, I will have no choice but to die, sister..."
Ding Yuluo's eyes were filled with tears after hearing this. The younger brother in front of her was also her biological brother. No matter how much she yelled and killed him, he was from the same mother after all. Now that he has done such a scandal, his eldest brother must not spare him. , what should I do as my sister?
Ding Yuluo raised his face, tears streaming down his face. Ding Chengye's heart moved, and he wanted to step forward to restrain her, but Ding Yuluo's martial arts was not inferior to his, and he really had no confidence. If he couldn't succeed with one blow, he would wait outside the door. Those burly men will inevitably break in, and then there will really be no way to survive.
Thinking of this, he did not dare to act rashly. He just wanted to touch Ding Yuluo's heart through family affection. He felt regretful and begged for mercy at the same time. He brought out his parents and many old things from his childhood, and said with sincerity and pain: "Sister, my mother died early, and I almost lost my life. It took a lot of hard work to get back to the Ding family. When I was a child, my sister often held my hand and took me to play in the backyard. When I grew up, my brother was unfaithful, and my brother and my sister gradually became unfaithful. I regret it so much now. Sister, my father has passed away, and my mother died earlier. In this world, I only have two relatives left, my eldest brother and my sister. I already know that I was wrong. Sister, just have the heart to look at me. Go to hell?”
"What should I do? What should I do? Who can bear such humiliation? When my elder brother is angry, maybe he will... and I will stand by and let him die? The greatest tragedy in life is the killing of flesh and blood. , Mom and dad will not close their eyes even if they are under the Nine Springs."
Ding Yuluo bit her teeth, turned around with tears in her eyes, and waved her hand: "Get out of here, get away from me. For the sake of my parents who have passed away, I can't stand up to my brother today and let you go, you beast." One life.”
Ding Chengye was overjoyed. He stood up and wanted to escape, but as soon as he moved, he suddenly stopped pitifully and said in a low voice: "Sister, the people brought by Ding Hao are still guarding outside. I... I seem to have broken one of my ribs. How can I escape?" Need to go out?”
Ding Yuluo bit her lower lip tightly, and after a long while, she stamped her foot heavily and shouted: "You beast, if you do more injustice from now on, even if I forgive you, God will not forgive you. These are my last words to you, remember them!"
After saying that, he lifted his legs and walked out. Ding Chengye was shocked and said hurriedly: "Sister!"
Ding Yuluo looked back and glared at him and said: "Don't call me. If you run away today, the relationship between you and me will be severed. From now on, don't think about me recognizing you as my brother again! Just wait!" He walked out in a hurry.
"Brother Lu, our family is unfortunate. Ding Chengzong is really ashamed to have such an unworthy son. Although the absconding of the storekeeper Jie Ku with money was the cause of my father's illness, it is not irrelevant because Lu Yuan is old and frail. No matter who is right or wrong today, the Lu family pan I, Ding Chengzong, will make the final decision on the money spent by the next five families to clear the treasury, and my Ding family will make up for it in full. The grudges between you and my family will be settled once and for all. We don't owe each other, how about that?"
After hearing the whole story across the threshold, Ding Chengzong showed a delicate heart. He knew that what the Lu family said was true, so he made a decision after just thinking for a moment.
The fourth brother of the Lu family said angrily: "Why, your Ding family is rich and powerful, and you want to use money to compensate me, just to exchange my father's life?"
Ding Chengzong glanced at him lightly and said: "You said that Ding Chengye designed to frame your Lu family and was the main culprit for your father's death. Is there anyone who can testify? Is there any physical evidence? If you are not willing to do so, then go to the government to fight this lawsuit and leave it to the government.
The verdict is that if you want to cause trouble in my Ding family, you can't. Brother Lu is a sensible person, does he have a plan?"
The fourth son of the Lu family wanted to speak, but his eldest brother waved his hand to stop his brother and said in a deep voice: "Although there is no evidence for this matter, I believe that Master Ding has a clear understanding of it. If Master Ding denies it, this dumb person will be blamed.
The Lu family has no choice but to eat. Since Master Ding is so upright, then I, Lu, will have nothing to say."
The fourth child of the Lu family said anxiously: "Brother, let's just forget it?"
Boss Lu grunted and said: "Before he died, my father never forgot about our Lu family's property. Master Ding was so famous and upright that he was willing to return my Lu family's property, which is very valuable. Do we have any other choices? I believe that my father will do the same."
Agree with my decision."
Although the second and third eldest son of the Lu family were grieving over the death of their father, they thought that if they insisted on pursuing the case, they would still be unable to punish Ding Chengye without any evidence. If Ding Chengzong left his hand, the Lu family would be in ruins and would be left penniless, so they nodded in agreement. The brothers figured it out.
Joint, don’t say any more, just turn around and leave immediately.
Now that the father-in-law has become a member of the Lu Yuanwai, the two families have become strangers and have nothing to do with each other since then. What else is there to say? As for Lu Xiangwu, the four brothers never bothered to take a look. In their hearts, the four brothers and Lu Xiangwu
From then on, we met as strangers and had nothing to do with each other.
Lu Xiangwu woke up leisurely. First, she heard a few sweet thrush calls, and then the sound of wind chimes. It was as if she woke up every day and heard the movement outside the tent. But she regained consciousness in a moment.
Huo Di opened his eyes and sat up suddenly. Only then did he realize that he was on the shiny pine wood floor. The shoji door of the horizontal sliding door filtered the sunlight outside and spread it softly throughout the room. He was sitting in front of the low couch.
, is drawing something with concentration.
For a moment, Lu Xiangwu was in a trance, as if she had returned to the time when she was newly married. She woke up early in the morning, feeling very carefree. When she stood up, he was sitting in front of the desk as usual, painting a peach blossom tree. At that time, he was still innocent.
Very well, he only thought that the colorful fallen flowers in his painting were a metaphor for her falling red last night. As soon as his shy look caught his eye, he noticed it and teased her to the point of embarrassment.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Xiangwu came to her senses. Thinking of her current situation, her face suddenly turned pale. She hesitated for a while, and then called out tremblingly: "Officer... officer..."
Ding Chengzong didn't look back. He only paused for a moment and continued to draw leisurely. Lu Xiangwu didn't even have the courage to stand up. It took her a long time before she mustered up the courage to slowly crawl towards Ding Chengzong, and she was five feet away.
He didn't dare to go any further. He knelt there with his head on the ground and shouted again in a trembling voice: "My lord, spare... spare me..."