Chapter 178: The Truth About Substitute Marriage
Mrs. Ling has been a little busy recently, first she had some thoughts about Bao Qi's background, and then she met her own son who saved someone from falling into the water, and after urgent discussion, she first proposed to the Yan Mansion and determined the family matter, although the reputation of the house was saved, this Yan family's eldest lady was fortunately still a docile character, but it was another thing, but it made her even more uneasy. βοΌ
The people sent by Mrs. Ling to check the identity of Bao Qi took a long time to investigate, not because of how well the secrecy work on Bao Qi's side was done, but that almost all the people in the entire village were dead, and it was quite tortuous to investigate.
The situation heard by the next person shocked Mrs. Ling, it turned out that this young grandmother of Qi Mansion was really not as she said, she grew up in the village since she was a child, but the Hua family who lived in Beixing Village not long ago, and claimed to be a distant cousin of the Hua family, but no one knew what the truth was.
Mrs. Ling was very surprised by the current news, if the identity of this Baochai was a mystery, why no one cared about Qi Mansion after marrying, it can be seen that Qi Mansion did not care about her at all, and even this Young Master Qi;
What surprised Mrs. Ling the most was that this Baochai married Chongxi in Qi Mansion, and in fact, she replaced the daughter of the Hua family! If the previous matter is relatively easy to investigate, but this matter is indeed a secret, not to mention that Chongxi's matter is the most important thing to pay attention to the eight-character match. But the secrecy and strictness of this matter are not known to ordinary people, except for the people of the Hua family and this young grandmother Qi, Mrs. Ling can't think of anyone else who can know, and she still asked with some doubts,
"How did you know at this time? Aren't all the people in Beixing Village dead, this matter is very important, and you can't do anything about it!"
The man hurriedly bowed, obviously having done his homework, and replied with great certainty. "Back to Mrs. Hui. Although this matter cannot be 100% certain, there are more than ninety percent, and the eight characters of this young lady at that time were delivered to the Qi Mansion through two ways. One was delivered by himself. Another. It was recommended by someone, and when the Qi Mansion was looking for someone to visit the village woman, a small merchant surnamed Wang handed it over. β
Mrs. Ling was surprised. "Oh? And such things? I heard that at that time, the Qi Mansion was indeed openly soliciting eight characters, but they were all people with bad family backgrounds or some changes, and the elders of the family took the eight characters to hand over the post to the Qi Mansion, or the first time I heard that someone sent it by himself?"
"Mrs. Qi did send a copy by herself, because this situation is also very rare, where is there a woman who sends her own eight characters to get married, so the subordinates who worked at that time were very impressed by this, and I heard that later Mrs. Qi Shao passed the door, and was secretly laughed at by the subordinates for a long time......"
As soon as the next person said it, he couldn't help but say two more words of gossip, and when he saw Mrs. Ling's sweeping eyes, he knew that he was talking too much, so he quickly closed his mouth.
Madame Ling was also taken aback by Bao Qi's bold move, but now she was more concerned about the other party's eight-character birthday and identity, pursed her lips and continued, "What about the other one?
Mrs. Ling's question was very accurate, and the subordinate did not hesitate for a moment, and then inquired about the news, "I heard that this surnamed Wang is the nephew of a housekeeper in Qi Mansion, and this princess knows that Qi Mansion wants to find a woman for the eldest son, so in order to invite merit, she let her nephew go to find a way, and this nephew surnamed Wang also opened a small shop in Qi Mansion, and he is very positive about this matter." β
"The nephew surnamed Wang went to Beixing Village to find a cousin of his mother-in-law to help, this cousin's surname is Li, and the Hua family is a neighbor, and the daughter of the flower family is about to come and hand it over, I didn't expect the eight characters to fit very well, when Mrs. Li went to tell the sΓΉ Hua family with good news, she was told by the Hua family that the eight characters were wrong, and what she took at that time was the eight characters of the young lady, not the daughter of the Hua family. β
Mrs. Ling frowned after hearing this, "How could such a thing be taken wrong? Then Mrs. Li believed it at that time?"
After listening to Mrs. Ling's question, the subordinates also hesitated for a moment before speaking, "The reason behind this, the slave doesn't know, but when there was a plague and fire in Beixing Village, the mother-in-law of the Li family was taken to the capital by the family surnamed Wang, and escaped after a catastrophe, and the slave also took a lot of twists and turns to find her, and now she is waiting outside the door, does Madame want to call her in and ask?"
When Mrs. Ling heard this, she was still satisfied with the other party's thoughtfulness, and nodded in agreement, "You have done a good job in this matter, let her in." β
That Mrs. Li cringed a little when she came in, she didn't expect that after such a long time, she would be turned out, and more importantly, her old neighbors were dead, and there were still people investigating, she didn't know the entanglements of these big families, she was just afraid that she would lose her life in the end because of her greed for money, she heard her cousin-in-law say that if this big family wants to kill someone, they don't have to blink, it's the same as stepping on an ant.
Mrs. Ling glanced at Mrs. Li, trying her best to be gentle, plus her own temperament was quiet and elegant, and she spoke a lot more kindly, "You are Mrs. Li, right? I heard that at that time, it was the eight characters that you handed to Mrs. Qi Shao, and there was almost a mistake in the middle, I don't know what is going on?"
Li Po trembled her lips, her eyes rolled and she was a little worried in her heart, this Chongxi bride got the wrong eight characters and people, it is not a trivial matter, even if she doesn't know the severity, this little thing can still be carried clearly, and she hurriedly denied for a while, "Oh my wife, my wife I was at that time, I just ran errands for my cousin, where did I know that this Hua family gave the wrong eight characters, but fortunately, it was changed later, this is the door, isn't it the current young grandmother......"
Although Mrs. Ling was gentle, she stared at Li Po's gaze very indifferently, and seemed to be able to see through Li Po's mind at a glance, so that Li Po Zi didn't dare to look directly.
This Mrs. Li still has an abacus in her heart. After all, it was the Hua family who made the mistake at that time, and he was still an errand runner after all, if he didn't say it, who would know that he could see that the other party was lying at the time?! Even the gods don't know.
It's just that she didn't expect it. The people in this world are not all as shallow as her thoughts, where are the use of immortals, those smart people. Speculate. can see through her thoughts and thoughts at that time. See through it at a glance.
Mrs. Ling didn't say much, but she still looked indifferent and said very calmly. "How did I hear that the daughter of the Hua family, that eight-character birthday, that was that time, it turned out that this young lady Qi and the daughter of the Hua family were born at the same time in the same year, the same month and the same day, and it should be really fateful. β
Mrs. Li was in a cold sweat when Mrs. Ling said something, and the folds on the gully's face changed accordingly, "Ahhh......h This, isn't it, such a coincidence, hehe...... You said that I'm an old woman, I'm old, and I really can't remember it clearly, hehe......"
Mrs. Ling squinted, her gentle face was light, decades of cultivation and immersion made her quiet for a long time, after listening to this Mrs. Li's words, "I heard that this distant cousin of the Hua family has lived in his house for a long time, and Mrs. Li handed over such a good eight characters at that time, and I want to pay a lot, right?"
Mrs. Li's legs were weak, and she stretched out her hand to wipe her sweat constantly, "Husband...... Madame, yes, this is ...... Where to talk ......"
Mrs. Li resisted weakly, this lady obviously looked very friendly and had a good attitude, I don't know why, this sentence and momentum always pressed Mrs. Li more and more bottomless, and she didn't even dare to raise her head.
Mrs. Ling glanced at her subordinates, and then continued to Mrs. Li, "I asked about this matter, and there is no malice, but this truth, what should be known, and it can't be ambiguous, the matter has been so long, if the Qi Mansion investigates, do you still have to wait for now? Fortunately, now the condition of the eldest young master Qi is also better, otherwise, this can be blamed on Chong Xi's eight characters, whether you say it or not, you can't hide much, if this matter is really known by the Qi Mansion, and the investigation will not be the current situation." β
Mrs. Li's heart trembled when she heard this, no matter how she listened, she could feel that the other party had seen through herself, and she was in a cold sweat frequently, if Qi Fu really knew, not to mention that her cousin had lost the big tree behind her, just because of her current situation, it was estimated that she would be scolded to death by her family and disgusted to death, she didn't know what Mrs. Ling was asking for, and she didn't dare to think about what it was for, she could only keep it for a while.
"Husband...... Madame, old woman, is just a favor...... I ......"
Mrs. Li didn't finish speaking, and the subordinate who had just retreated suddenly appeared beside her, but this time there was an extra tray in her hand, and there was a row of shiny silver ingots in the tray.
"Madam, it's all my wife, I was obsessed with money at the time, and I lied for that little money, after all, the Hua family is also my neighbor for so many decades, when I heard them say that the eight characters were wrong, I knew that I didn't take the wrong one, and I also watched the girl of the flower family grow up, and I was reluctant to give such a good girl to this disease...... This eldest young master went to Chongxi, at that time, I saw that the Hua family was lying, why don't I help push it, anyway, that Bao Qi at that time, I was also willing......"
"Madam, the old woman didn't do anything bad at the time, and now the young master's illness is also cured, which means that the young grandmother's eight characters are still quite suitable, this joy is not in vain, the old woman doesn't know too much truth, but she has a heart, and she hides it for this old neighbor, and now they are gone, where does my old woman dare to say something disrespectful......"
Although the other party expressed that she was a neighbor who was happy to help others, what Mrs. Ling heard was something else, she felt sorry for Bao Qi to be happy for others, and she wanted to become a substitute for others to exchange favors, but those people didn't have half a lot of love for her in their hearts, but said it soundingly, as if she should be of such a use.
Especially the daughter of the Hua family, who is about the same age, but let others enter the land of tigers and wolves for herself, I don't know if she is married to a good person, so she ruined the lives of other women, although Mrs. Ling has not been able to investigate the identity of Bao Qi, but she can't tolerate others treating her like this in her heart.
Mrs. Ling looked at the mother-in-law in the hall, closed her eyes, didn't pay attention to it anymore, and glanced at the person next to her, who received the meaning and handed over a tray full of silver ingots to this Mrs. Li.
The subordinates clapped their hands, and immediately a maid came up to serve tea, first changed Mrs. Ling with new tea, and then brought a cup to Mrs. Li.
The man made a gesture of invitation, and said with a shallow smile, "This little money is used to thank Li Po, I just said so many words, and it took a lot of words to think about it, and I hope that Li Po can be tight-lipped about this matter in the future, and don't mention it to others again, this tea is also our lady's gratitude to you." β
Mrs. Li also saw Mrs. Ling drinking tea just now, so she didn't suspect the problem with this tea, she smiled flatteringly with a wrinkled face, hurriedly held the tea cup, and drank two sips, before the taste came out, the tea had bottomed out, and she was embarrassed to put it back quickly.
Mrs. Li took the silver money and drank tea, and promised that she would never say it again, but she felt that there was a false alarm today, and she had won the silver money that her cousin couldn't earn in a year, and she was very happy in her heart, and she was happily sent away with the silver.
Sending off Li Po, Mrs. Ling took a deep breath, squinted at the figure in the distance, the empty room was only herself, the doubts and worries in her heart were clearer, after searching for so many years, perhaps, she really found the hope of the clansman and the young lady.
She can almost completely confirm that Bao Qi has nothing to do with the Hua family, she just disagrees with Qi Fu's attitude towards this matter, and even ignores it to this extent, which shows how difficult Qi Rong's situation is, even a person of unknown origin can marry him, but this woman of unknown origin has become the dawn for her.
Now, she still has one of the biggest doubts that have not been solved, and if this doubt is solved, the rest of the things will be easy to confirm and investigate, and things must come step by step, if it is true, the nearly twenty years of waiting will not be wasted.
And after that Mrs. Li went home, there was really no problem, and there was nothing unusual about her body, Mrs. Li secretly hid the money, the more she thought about it, the happier she became, she couldn't imagine that a small change of mind at that time could be worth so much money, and she ate a lot more for dinner.
Early in the morning of the second day, Wang Po got up to fetch water to work, and suddenly found that the face in the water was very twisted and stiff, as if she had a stroke, and the frightened Li Pozi even fell to the ground with a bucket, and screamed with her mouth open, and she couldn't even make a sound.
As for the fact that Mrs. Li relied on that little money to let her niece and cousin take her in, it is all a later story......
I'm a dividing line*********
Today a big chapter, (*^__^*) tomorrow is June 1st, don't forget your clothes during the holidays, don't forget your clothes, stretch out your fingers and want to eat lollipops, there are lollipops to have the strength to write a roar~~
(To be continued.) )