The cool autumn rain poured down like a waterfall, and the two stumbling figures struggled to pull their feet forward in the wilderness and mud.

The Guan people are middle-aged, and today they have encountered great changes and fright, and they are almost unable to hold on at this time. Zheng Ting still reminded her in her ear: "Mother, you still remember what I said to you just now, when you see someone, don't say the wrong thing!" Otherwise, you and I will not escape the responsibility of prison! ”

Guan's nerves, which were almost collapsed, were finally no longer able to bear it, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead. Zheng Ting was dragged by her and almost fell. "Mother!" Guan leaned half of his body on his daughter, weak: "How far is it?" Why hasn't it been yet? ”

"In front of you is the short pavilion outside the city." The cold rain slapped on her cheeks, and Zheng Ting was powerless to say more, so she only half-dragged and half-dragged Guan Shi to move into the pavilion.

There were already a few passers-by in the short pavilion who were hiding in it to take shelter from the rain. Zheng Ting's footsteps stopped not far away, thought about it, wiped some of the muddy water on her hand on her face, and then moved towards the pavilion with Guan again. When the people inside saw the two of them so embarrassed, they all showed curious looks, and they all stopped gossiping and looked at them.

Zheng Ting lowered her head as much as possible and helped Guan Shi over. Then a woman of about forty years old greeted them and said, "What has happened to you, girl?" Why are you so embarrassed, this is your mother, right? If you continue like this, I'm afraid you'll have to get a serious illness! Sit down and rest! ”

Zheng Ting helped Guan sit down in the corner, thanked her, and didn't answer anything else. Seeing that she was so timid and introverted, several people didn't want to ask any more questions, so they picked up Fang Cai's words again. The woman seemed to be a warm and talkative woman, with a bag in her bosom and a small basket beside her, and a few eggs peeking out under the cover of a burlap blue cloth.

She leaned forward and said to the person who looked like an old man and a young master and grandson opposite: "I came to visit my daughter in the city this time!" She just gave birth, and it was the first child, and the family was very nervous. Although I'm a girl, my in-laws hurt like something, but I can be a mother's heart! ”

The old man sitting opposite touched his grandson's little head lovingly, and said with a smile: "The first one, it doesn't matter whether it is a man or a woman, the important thing is that the mother and daughter are healthy, and they will have another boy in the coming year, just make up a 'good', that is a good thing." When the woman heard this, she was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your good words!" People like ours don't ask for anything else, just a stability and beauty. ”

Guan Shi originally closed his eyes, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but think of his granddaughter who had just come to the full moon, opened his eyes and looked at his daughter, his lips trembled slightly, and when he saw Zheng Ting's eyes looking at him vigilantly, he couldn't say anything.

A young man next to him interjected at this time: "What I said is that we are simple people, and it is important to live our lives honestly, and my mother-in-law envies those princes and princesses all day long, so what in the end?" What kind of princess was married in a beautiful way the day before yesterday, and now she wants to watch her husband marry a new love, tsk......"

Zheng Ting was trying her best to wring out the water on her clothes, and when she heard this, her hands trembled slightly, and she consciously felt a cold spine for no reason. Fortunately, everyone focused on new topics, and no one paid attention to her anomaly at all.

"This is talking about Princess Fujia, the newly recognized granddaughter of the Empress Dowager and the pearl of Li Xiangye, right? I've heard about it, too. The forty-year-old woman immediately picked up the conversation and said.

"That's the one. Therefore, the affairs of this powerful family are the same every day. The young man first sighed, and then said disdainfully: "I just don't know, the daughter of General Zheng, even if she has the voice of the former emperor, and there are so many talented and good-looking children in Beijing, why did she choose the father-in-law of others?" ”

"Hey! You are a man's family, how do you know the heart of your daughter's family! The aunt seemed to have lived the spring heart of her youth, and said the head: "Although there are many good men, once this daughter's heart is promised, it will be difficult to turn around for most of her life. The daughter of this declining family is not as good as a princess. Besides, although she entered the door later, she was also a flat wife, but she was only half a head lower than the princess. If you can marry the person you like and enjoy the glory, you are naturally happy everywhere! ”

Zheng Ting listened to this, and was really shocked in her heart. It's only been a few days, and even the palace hasn't given a reply to the Zheng family, how can they already know so clearly? He thought of the person behind what Zheng Xu said, could it be that she really became a knife in someone else's hand?

But what about that? She just wanted to embark on a different path, to enjoy that kind of life that was high and far-sighted. Instead of nesting in the declining Zheng family, struggling to adhere to those self-esteem and heights that have been difficult to condense.

The big man shook his head again and again, looking disapproving, but he didn't want to argue with the woman, so he only said: "Speaking of this Zheng family, I haven't paid much attention to it before, but I don't know who else is in his family now?" ”

"I know a little bit about this, because my daughter's aunt works under the Zheng family's kitchen. So I know a thing or two about the Zheng family. The woman gossiped, more and more energetic, and didn't care whether people were willing to listen to it, but just said that she had been addicted, patted her thigh and said: "This Zheng family is just an orphan daughter and widow, and the son is the successor of General Zheng after his death, and he is not a safe person. ”

Dahan was not very interested in hearing the two sentences, but just responded casually: "Such a person, just to save face, the inside has long been hollowed out." At this time, the young man who had been silent in the pavilion raised his head, in the end, he was young and young, and he was quite interested in the Zheng family girl, and asked: "Since the Zheng family girl has indicated that she wants to marry into the palace, she must not be bad in appearance." ”

"Ouch! I don't know. The rules of the Zheng family are big, and the two girls are not out of the door. Where can you see you? ”

The young man didn't believe it, and said: "This is strange, no matter how expensive the girl is, it doesn't count when you go out, you won't cover your face all day long in the house, and you've seen more or less of those people, right?" Have you never seen a single shadow? Could it be that this girl of the Zheng family is ugly? ”

The woman said, 'You don't know that, do you?' With a look, he said: "The Zheng family doesn't have much money left, so the subordinates of the Zheng family, except for a few intimate masters around them, the rest are left after finishing their work, and they are not long-term workers." I can't even see the face of the master, let alone the two girls? Besides, there is something strange about this. ”

"Oh? What's the oddity? ”

"I've only heard people say it, and I can't do it accurately. At this time, the power should be consumed, so I will listen to you. When the woman saw that the rain was light, she took the basket and put it between her arms, ready to leave at any time: "Before, others didn't know that the Zheng family had the first emperor to marry, but they only knew that the two girls of the Zheng family had reached the age of marriage, and someone had come to the door to say goodbye, but the wife of the Zheng family did not say kiss to the daughter-in-law, only the concubine." But it didn't happen, and later I heard from the mouth that it turned out that the Zheng family's concubines were high-spirited, unwilling to have a low threshold, and those with a high threshold were not enough to make up those dowries. I haven't decided on a home yet! ”

At this time, the old man couldn't help but speak: "Alas, no, no, no! The old woman in my family is Wen Po, and more than a month ago she went to Zheng's house to deliver a little woman, if he said that his concubine was going to marry into the palace, the pregnant little woman must be his concubine. ”

At this time, the people in the pavilion all looked at the old man, with a fresh face. The old man had no choice but to say: "The son-in-law of his family is a son of the Zheng family, and he is really a handsome man, but he has no father, no mother, no money, and he has received the grace of the Zheng family's life, so he made the Zheng family's son-in-law, and it probably didn't take long?" ”

Everyone looked stunned, and the young man shook his head and said, "You have no dowry, and I have no dowry, but it is logical that I will avoid a lot of trouble." However, the concubine of the Zheng family, since she had already decided to marry into a noble family in Beijing, she naturally hid it tightly, but she also said it in the past. It's just that it's hard to see the true face of the beauty, which is a pity. ”

Zheng Ting on the side couldn't help but feel funny when she heard it, the story of this village was told in an orderly manner, and she couldn't find any flaws.

's mother only told Zheng Jiao that it was right to kiss, because she had always wanted to find a son-in-law for herself. And it's not wrong that Zhao Shi doesn't have money to be hired, but Zhao Shi is not fatherless and motherless, he can't remember the past at all.

Guan saw Zhao Shi on the street half a year ago who was dressed in a bookish atmosphere and was bullied by a group of beggars, thinking that he was down for a while, and he couldn't bear it, so he picked up Zhao Shi and came back to live temporarily, which was originally just an unintentional move. Who would have thought that after he washed it, he would be so handsome. Zheng Ting, who originally had eyes above the top, suddenly felt her heart budding.

Zhao Shi only had a wooden plaque with him, and he received the grace of the Zheng family, so he named himself Zhao Shi in order not to forget the kindness of the Zheng family. But he couldn't remember his identity as a place of origin, so after he and Zheng Ting simply organized a wedding at the Zheng family, they never went to the official office for the record.

This, but inadvertently fulfilled Zheng Ting.

And Zheng Ting also knows this deeply, so she boldly chooses to kill people.

Now, no one knows that she has been married and has had a child. As for the perfect body, she has countless ways to hide it.

Zheng Ting stroked her cheek and thought in her heart: "Zhao Shi, I'm sorry." From now on, Zheng Jiao will be your wife, you can support each other underground, and I will organize a secret marriage for you. ”

The heavy rain finally stopped, and the people in the pavilion got up one after another and left one after another. Zheng Ting woke up the Guan family, and the two helped each other into the city and hired a carriage to return to Zheng's house.

There was only one girl by Mrs. Zheng's side, and there was no one to call in the house to investigate, so she was already in a hurry in the mansion, so she called Zheng Ting's two personal girls to her: "What did Ah Ting say when she went out?" Do you want to go anywhere else? Why haven't you come back at this hour? Could it be that something is wrong? They didn't bring any of them? ”

Tinghan and Tingyu glanced at each other and explained: "The slave maid was originally going to go with the girl this morning, but the girl said that let the slave maid stay at home to count the treasury and other things, and the second girl didn't bring the crescent moon when she heard this. The wife said that the young master and the aunt were there, and the group of them had a carriage, so they went to the masters themselves. ”

When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she understood that the Guan family wanted to save money for renting a carriage. Then he sighed, the Zheng family is really in decline! Listening to the rain also comforted on the side: "Ancestor, don't worry, with the young master and aunt here, nothing will happen." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard someone talking outside, and Tinghan said in surprise: "It seems to be the voice of the crescent moon greeting Mrs., it is Mrs. They are back." ”

Zheng Ting helped Guan Shi to be covered in mud, and kept walking all the way into the upper room, driving the stunned Tinghan and others to the outside of the courtyard to guard. She squeezed Guan's wrist to remind her how to explain. He lifted the curtain first and entered the back room. There was no need to pretend to be embarrassed and bloodshot eyes, and cried directly: "Ancestor! ”

Mrs. Zheng looked at Zheng Ting and then at Guan, startled. But after all, she is a person who has experienced the pain of losing a child, and her dearest daughter and granddaughter are in front of her, so she forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart and said, "What's wrong?" Yes? Ah Ting, don't cry first, make it clear! ”

Guan Shi paused to the side, looking at Zheng Ting with straight eyes, Zheng Ting said: "The carriage went halfway up the mountain, I was a little dizzy, my mother accompanied me to get out of the car to breathe, I don't know how to startle the horse, I actually ...... They even rolled down the hill with a car and ......"

Mrs. Zheng didn't come up in one breath, and fell straight back. Zheng Ting hurriedly held on, Guan Shi pinched Mrs. Zheng's people, and after a while, Mrs. Zheng recovered from her coma, grabbed Zheng Ting's arm and asked, "They, how are they?" What about them? ”

Zheng Ting covered her face with her hands, and the death of Zhao Shi and others appeared in her heart, crying: "Ancestor, they are all dead......

"Ah......" Old Lady Zheng looked at Zheng Ting in disbelief: "How can this be?" What about Yu'er? Yes? What about Yu'er? ”

"Yu'er, she...... It's gone......"

Guan suddenly burst into a terrible cry, and Mrs. Zheng was stunned for a while, trembling her lips: "The sky is going to kill my Zheng family......"

Zheng Ting hurriedly said: "Ancestor, you have to take care of your body......"

Mrs. Zheng had tears in her eyes and asked, "Hurry up and bring someone to bring them back......

"Ancestor, don't worry, it's already been let go." Zheng Ting looked at Mrs. Zheng sadly and said, "Ancestor, Gillian is dead, and now, we still have a knife hanging over our heads!" Old Mrs. Zheng's eyes were like wood, and she looked at Zheng Ting.

Zheng Ting took advantage of this to explain her thoughts to Mrs. Zheng one by one.

Mrs. Zheng understood the meaning after a while, and said in horror: "Ah Ting, Gillian is a girl who has not left the cabinet, and Zhao Shi is your husband, so it hurts Yin and morality to do this!" ”

Zhao Ting said: "Ancestor, let your husband and sister go to one place, and take care of each other underground." Only in this way can Ah Ting get out of it and marry the palace. Otherwise, what will we do in the future? You can rest assured, Ah Ting will arrange it! It's just that the subordinates in front of us must let a few of them strictly abide by this matter. ”

Guan Shi looked at his daughter's well-organized words, and then thought of the scene where Zheng Ting lifted the stone and crushed Zheng Xu's head, and couldn't help but feel a chill, plus he was drenched in the cold rain before, and he became ill in a moment, and he was unconscious.

Zheng Ting asked for a doctor, and on the other hand, she asked Tinghan to hire someone outside to find Zheng Xu's corpse. The heart of the straight waiting is panicked and restless.

In the middle of the night, Tinghan finally came into the house to report: "Girl, the search is back." But ......"

Zheng Ting stood up suddenly, "But what?" ”

"They said they had only found the wreckage of the carriage and no one had been found. They say, say...... It was eaten by a wild wolf...... "Tinghan's face turned pale, and he didn't dare to think about it at all.

Zheng Ting frowned: "What?" How can this be? ”

That's what they said...... Fragments of blood-stained clothing and bloodstains from dragging were also found nearby......"

On the second day, the city spread the tragedy of the Zheng family, and the heirs of the Zheng family and the family of three returned to the west, leaving only the next three generations of widows. And here, Li Shuci also left the capital in a boiling voice, and Helian Tao also quietly took the guards to pretend to be a caravan and set off one step later.

Although Nantai County is not too far, it is difficult to travel on the way. It is also necessary to avoid rushing at night, so it will take a month to arrive. Li Shuci sat in a spacious carriage like a small house, holding a note sent by Helian Tao in his hand, and smiled helplessly.

Lan Xin said unhappily to the boss on the side: "Why did you forgive Shizi so easily?" It's just a few sour poems that you bought? Before Li Shuci could speak, Xue Xin patted Lan Xin on the side: "Why are you still saying this, okay, isn't it good?" Do you want the princess to be angry all the time? ”

Lan Xin retorted: "Anyway, I don't think it's just such a cheap world, how can he doubt our girl!" Besides, there's this one...... How do I feel sorry for our girls! ”

Xue Xin looked at her helplessly, and then looked at Li Shuci, not knowing how to pick up the stubble. In fact, she thought so in her heart.

Li Shuci put down the note in his hand, picked up a book, flipped through it casually, and said: "Gu Min's matter before, I got into the horns, although he suspected that it was my hand, but he did not stand against me. It's too unfair for a person to be good to you all the time, and to be completely denied if one is bad. So, I'm willing to forgive him. As for the matter in front of me, it has not yet become a reality, so why bother with what has not happened. ”

"Do you have to wait for something to happen before you fight? Wouldn't that be too late? "Lan Xin is still puffing up.

Li Shuci smiled: "It's yours, it will only be yours." It's not yours, how can you force it. If he doesn't want to stay with me, even if there is no Zheng Ting, there will be someone else in the future. If there really is someone else in the future, I will turn around and leave. It's just that there is no one else now, so why should I worry about others and seek troubles for myself? It's better to enjoy the present, and it is the right thing to do well in the present. ”

Lan Xin thought for a while, and smiled at Xue Xin: "I understand what the girl said!" ”

Xue Xin poked Lan Xin with her finger: "If you are still a girl, you want to call the princess!" ”