Zhang told a story from 20 years ago -

Twenty years ago, when she was 14 years old, her parents were worried about finding a good family for her.

The Zhang family is a big family in Shangjing, regardless of the relationship between in-laws and word-of-mouth, it is very good. Moreover, the Zhang family has been heirloom of poetry and books for generations, the character is noble, the upbringing of the children in the family is very important, and no one can find fault with the etiquette norms.

Zhang's has been sensible since he was a child, and his girlfriend has been engraved in his bones, and he has never let his parents worry about it, and he has no opinions on family affairs, saying that it is all up to his parents.

But fate was so unexpected, she met someone at the time of crisis......

It was a guest in someone else's home, and the girls played games, and they got separated, and she accidentally walked to the lake and got lost. If someone came to look for her, she didn't know when it would take, so she asked her personal maid to try to go farther and ask for directions, while she herself sat on a big rock by the lake and waited quietly.

It was the beginning of March, the weather was not very good, sitting and sitting, Zhang was a little cold and wanted to come down for a walk. Unbeknownst to her, the lake was damp and the bottom of the boulder was covered with moss, and she didn't notice it for a while, and the whole person fell forward and fell into the lake.

The lake water was cold and biting, she couldn't swim, the more she struggled, the more desperate she became, her hands and feet became stiff, and her consciousness slowly drifted away...... Then someone grabbed her by the waist and took her out with her.

The lake was not muddy, but Zhang's consciousness was blurred and he had no strength, so he couldn't turn his head to look at the person who saved her. I only saw the horns of the moon-white clothes fluttering slowly in the water, and a pair of jade Linglong hanging on the waist of this person.

She fainted, vomited several times in a groggy state, and faintly heard the man's warm voice calling for comfort.

Then, breathing calmly, her eyelids fluttered, and she slowly woke up...... There was a circle of little girls around her, and her personal maid was on the side, crying like a tearful person.

She looked around and saw that there were no men, not even small servants. She exhaled slowly, and explained with a pale face that a passing mother-in-law had saved her, and when she got her, she went to find someone to ask for help.

When the maid helped her up, she felt a little awkward behind her waist, and her hand touched it and grabbed something. When she returned home, she found that it was one of the jade Linglong hanging from the waist of the person who rescued her, probably pressed down when the person put her on the ground.

The maid held her and cried all the time, took off all her clothes and examined her carefully, saying that there was a big pool of blood on the stones by the lake, thinking that she was injured......

Zhang was not injured, but suffered a little cold, and the decoction was fine. She hadn't told anyone about Yu Linglong, she subconsciously regarded this as a secret, she knew that she shouldn't, but she was a fourteen-year-old girl, and it was normal for her to be cranky when she encountered this kind of thing.

She allowed herself to let it go for a month, and after a month, she would forget about it. But on the last day of the month, she met Cui Luo.

Because it was the last day, she couldn't help it, so she put Yu Linglong in her purse and took it with her. When a person was bored, she took it out to play with it, so coincidentally, Cui Luo happened to pass by and saw it.

Cui Luo saw Yu Linglong's eyes slightly open, and her lips were half open: Why is this thing in your hands?

Zhang saw that he was surprised and unexpected, and he obviously knew this jade exquisiteness. But his demeanor was generous, without the slightest suspicion, and subconsciously asked: Is this your thing?

Cui Luo looked at her, slowly, the roots of his ears were slightly red, and nodded slightly.

Zhang asked again: Is it lost? Where did you lose it?

Cui Luo seemed to remember something, and suddenly shook his head and denied it: Xu I was wrong, I have not had any contact with the girl, and since this jade is in the girl's hands, it should be the girl's thing.

This seems to be deliberately avoiding suspicion, so as not to tarnish her reputation. Zhang was very moved and quietly asked: ...... who saved me in the lake that day Isn't it you?

Cui Luo hung his head and said a very low 'um'.

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The girl is pregnant with spring, the hero saves the beauty, every girl probably can't pass this level, no matter how rational and smart she is, when she is trapped by love, her horizons will be narrowed. And Cui Luo is handsome and can deceive people in temperament, and Zhang's heart was not mature at that time, so he naturally hung it on his heart.

Cui Luo is also very good at doing things, studying hard, not being a woman, enthusiastic and courteous to the Zhang family, and finally entrusted the Jing Cui family to the Zhang family to ask for relatives.

Zhang's parents originally disagreed, although Cui Luo was awarded the title of marquis, but this title was not obtained by strength, he grew up in the countryside, and his personality and habits did not match the big family, and they were worried that Zhang's marriage would suffer.

But Zhang's decision was that she was going to marry. She felt that Cui Luo had the grace to save her life, and she had affection for her, even if this affection faded one day, she should take care of it just by virtue of the grace of saving her life, and besides, she thought that people with chivalrous hearts and kind-hearted hearts would not be much worse in character.

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On the night of the candle in the cave room, Cui Luo returned drunk, and when the two were charming, Zhang took the jade Linglong, his face was blushing, and he said that the husband had a pair of jade Linglong hanging on his waist at that time, and now he ...... It's time to be reunited, too.

Cui Luo sighed, said that he had lost it, and said that this pair of jade Linglong was the only thought left to him by his father, and his face was very sad.

Zhang was very sad, guessing that she might have been thrown into the lake when she was rescued. Even if it is the thing of her parents, even if it is not valuable, the meaning is not ordinary, she feels that Cui Luo must be more sad than her, so she silently put away Yu Linglong, pressed it to the bottom of the box, and never mentioned it again.

At first, the two were very affectionate, Cui Luo loved Zhang very much and treated her very well. But two years have passed, Cui Luo has changed, and he began to always linger outside, put an outer room, and accept concubines back. And I don't know where she provoked him, he became more and more critical of her, and the two often had conflicts.

Over time, Zhang also discovered that Cui Luo was not as kind and generous as she imagined, he was selfish, clever, and had a bunch of unbearable problems, but he pretended to be good on his face, and he was a complete hypocrite.

But the path I chose, no matter how hard it was, I had to finish it. Zhang simply put aside his love, only remembered the grace of saving his life, and took care of the inner courtyard for Cui Luo. If she keeps it like this, she doesn't get her original love back, but at least her heart won't hurt......

Until seven years ago, the incident of Tang Nanzhuang.

Before this, the Zhang family knew that there was a person in the Hou Mansion, and he also knew that he had a good temperament and appearance, and he was quite stylish, but he had never paid attention to it.

Tang Nanzhuang suddenly encountered bandits, and his condition was critical. After getting along for many years, Zhang's is no longer the ignorant girl she was back then, she knows Cui Luo's nature, and it is definitely not possible for him to stand up like a man, so she brought someone to use as bait to lure away the bandits, and Cui Luo evacuated with his son. She knew that no matter how scummy Cui Luo was, she still knew how to protect her own blood and bones......

Cui Luo immediately agreed, and as she expected, Ke Yan'an came out automatically and was willing to stay and help...... She was very surprised, Yan An was a scribe, and no matter how high he was, he had no chance of winning against the evil bandits.

The situation is critical, and there is a high probability of death if you stay, and few people are willing to take the initiative to stay. Cui Luo was in a hurry to leave, no matter who it was, as long as he could stay, he was very happy, seeing that there were not many people, he also forced a few servants to stay......

After Cui Luo left, the Zhang family discussed with Yan An, and used all the methods they could think of to deal with the bandits, and there were fewer and fewer people around them, and in the end, there were only the two of them left.

During this time, Yan An showed talent and courage that she admired. Although he is not brave, when facing dozens of bandits, he is not flustered at all, and can use words and wisdom to ignore people; He knows all kinds of methods, can discern the direction at night when his hands are not visible, and can look for water; You can find all kinds of strange food, and you can make the food taste good; It can inspire others when they are desperate, so that everyone does not lose their hearts, and perseverance will lead to hope......

The most important thing is that one day Yan'an went into the water to catch fish and took off the bits and pieces on her body, and Zhang saw the jade Linglong that was exactly the same as her pressing at the bottom of the box.

Zhang was stunned on the spot, pointed to the jade Linglong and asked in a trembling voice: This is yours?

Yan An still had a peaceful smile on his face: It was left to me by my master, it was originally a pair, and I don't know where I lost one.

Then Yan'an went into the water, and Zhang sat on the spot wringing his handkerchief, his heart was cold.

When Yan An came ashore, she bit her lip, looked at the injury on Yan An's left eyebrow, and asked how she got it.

Yan An touched the scar, as if he was a little ashamed: once before, he didn't pay attention when he went into the water, and he hit a sharp stone and scratched it. As he spoke, he turned the curtain in a different direction.

She asked him what he was doing here, and he said, "I heard that your voice is a little hoarse, like you have a cold, you have to pay attention to keep warm......

At that moment, Zhang turned his back, and tears immediately burst out.

It turned out to be ...... So......

How so!

Zhang looked back on the past and found that there were very few figures of Yan An in her memory, and she had almost no impression of him, that is, when she met him occasionally, this person would be like all gentlemen, saluting, and avoiding, and he rarely even looked at her, let alone had other meanings.

But if you think about it seriously, it seems that many times when she is in trouble, she will hear this name. For example, when Cui Luo made too much trouble, she was embarrassed and angry, and when she was angry, Du's mother would come to deliver the news, saying that Yan An had persuaded Cui Luo to come back; For example, when there is a troublesome matter that is difficult to solve and is particularly worried, Cui Luo will appear rarely, proudly saying that he has a way, she thinks that Cui Luo is taking care of this family, and then there will be a proof that this idea is Yan An's idea; Including the dystocia when she gave birth to Cui Zhi, her life was in danger, Cui Luo was not at home, it was Yan'an who braved the heavy snow and invited the holy hand of gynecology to help her pass that level......

If these were all intentional, it was hard for her to imagine how much Yan An had paid for her.

was not cautious before, and lost an unhappy marriage, and Zhang especially wanted to know how Yan'an treated her. But Yan An was very ordinary and very polite to her, and she couldn't see his mind at all.

Until one night, when she was half-asleep and half-awake, Yan An tucked the quilt for her, touched her cheek with trembling fingers, and left quickly as if she was burned, for a long time, sighing and whispering her name: Sanniang.

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When Zhang said this, he couldn't help but tilt his head and take a deep breath.

She wiped her eyes and calmed down before turning her head to look at Lu Li again: "It's been so long, you can still cry when you mention it, and your Aunt Zhang is also useless." ”

Lu Li shook her hand, very distressed.

Yan An's whole body tightened, and he looked at Zhang in shock: "You ...... early Got it? ”

Zhang ignored him and continued to talk to Lu Li.

After that, she probably guessed Yan'an's thoughts. Yan An was injured and broken when she rescued her, afraid of ruining her reputation, and after the first aid, he saw that she would wake up and leave in a hurry. She didn't know when he fell in love with her, but after this incident, she quickly married Cui Luo, got married, and Yan An couldn't do anything when she saw the result.

Cui Luo...... Cui Luo didn't see Yan An save her with his own eyes, but he knew Yu Linglong, and he was a little clever, and he was used to coaxing girls, and he knew how to express himself by following the words. At that time, he urgently needed a wife with a very good reputation, Zhang's status was good, and he was also beautiful, since he had the opportunity, of course he had to use it......

Cui Luo proudly got Zhang's family, and he was not happy that Zhang's remembered that he didn't let it go before, so he often made trouble. As for the feast......

Zhang snorted coldly, "This is an idiot, holding on to the faith, and not looking at who he is paying for." ”

All in all, Cui Luo fooled the gentleman with the heart of a villain, and played with the Zhang family in applause, in a sense, it is indeed very powerful.

……

Shen Wansha slapped the table when he listened, "This Cui Luo is really not human!" ”

Zhang said that she liked the wrong person and did the wrong thing, and that's how it is in this life. She is no longer worthy of others, and she doesn't want others to be trapped, others can have a better life, and start from scratch to marry a wife and concubines......

She pretended to be the same as before, she didn't know Yan An's thoughts, didn't give him a good face, and even became extremely rigid and fierce when facing him, and tried all kinds of ways to drive him away, but this person was very dead-eyed, and just didn't leave.

The Zhang family knew that Yan'an didn't really want to do anything with her when he stayed in the Hou Mansion, because etiquette and religion were not allowed, and the world was not allowed. He is a gentleman, self-denial, and does not want to be ugly, let alone hurt others, especially those he likes...... He just wanted to be closer to her.

Zhang can't get rid of him, so he wants to do it first, she continues to be cold, Yan An will fade one day, and when he wants to leave, it may be better than her forcing him to leave.

"Although my husband is a brute, my son is right, I can't be sorry for him." Zhang's eyes closed slightly, and his voice was lonely, "I have harmed Yan'an all my life, and I can't repay it, I just hope to do everything I can to make him live well." ”

"I hope that one day, he will figure it out and come and say goodbye to me with a smile. I hope that when he leaves the Hou Mansion, he will be carefree and dashing. I hope that in the future, he will have money, a worry-free status, a wife and children, and a full house ......of children and grandchildren."

Zhang lowered his eyes and looked at the handkerchief in his hand, and his voice was very soft, "In my life, I just hope that he and Zhi'er will be happy and safe." They are my courage to live and a solace for the rest of my life...... So how can I not be angry when someone wants to attack them? ”

"I want to tear those people alive! Cui Luo died by himself, and went happily, if he continued to toss around in the mansion, bullying me and bullying Zhi'er and bullying Yan'an, I would also kill him! ”

Lu Li and several people understood this statement.

The reason why Zhang did these things with his own hands with the respect of Mrs. Hou and did it so cruelly was because others touched her scales.

"The reason why I reacted so much to this matter is because Gao Cheng's expression is very unusual." Zhang's voice was cold, "Five years ago, I saved a girl by chance, and the girl was about to die, begging me to send some money to her family on her behalf. She knew that I was Mrs. Hou, and she was worried that I would not agree to the trouble, so she told me something. ”

She said that she was a specially trained dark stake, and that a small number of sisters were in the Qinglou, and most of them were reaching into the inner houses of the official families on all floors as concubines, and at the request of the master, they were looking for some drawings. Their master is mysterious and powerful, with a huge background, and few people can mess with them. The master laid a big net, put concubines in the officials' inner houses, and put housekeepers in the outer courtyards, and control them, and people like the Hou Mansion will be found sooner or later......"

When Lu Li heard the word 'drawing', his heart jumped, and the drawing ...... What drawings!

He quickly glanced at Zhao Zhu, and Zhao Zhu's eyes were also slightly narrowed, and his eyes were cold, obviously thinking of going with him.

Lu Li wanted to ask in detail, but considering that Yan An was here, he thought about it and decided to ask later when he was alone with Zhang.

I don't know if Zhang understood what he meant, and said very little about this organization, only that the girl told her about some of the organization's human characteristics, and then in the last two months, she found that Gao Cheng's behavior was abnormal, which was consistent with these characteristics.

"The □□ behind this, I don't know what the other party wants to do, but Gao Cheng obviously wants to win over Yan'an."

Yan An's eyebrows frowned slightly, "I'm just a master, I have no power and no money......"

Shen Wansha patted Yan An's back, "Master, don't be presumptuous, you are very talented." ”

"He is tempting Cui Fen to be enlightened, he is tempting you, as long as you can get on the boat, it proves that you can be attacked, they will slowly control you, let you slowly fall, and finally you can't help yourself."

Zhang's voice was calm, and his eyebrows and eyes were resolute: "If something happens, it must be easy to deal with, but the water is too deep in this, and it may be dangerous if you know more, if you want to die, I am enough alone, so I have not mentioned this matter to anyone." ”

"I carefully protect the sky above my head, solve Gao Cheng, and look the best of course. I know that Pang Zi has always suspected me of killing my husband, and a few days ago she found Xiao Nan again, as well as the so-called arsenic and frost evidence...... That's how I thought about how to kill people. ”

Zhang said that as the mother of the Hou Mansion, nothing in the mansion could hide from her, and she knew about Pang Zi's plan early on. Cui Luo's death is no problem, she has witnesses, so she is not afraid at all.

She knew about the adultery between Pang and Gao Cheng, and she also knew that Cui Jie knew about it. She killed Gao Cheng in the streets, and the government would come, and she knew that Pang Zi would definitely not be able to help but do it, so she looked at it coldly and added more force.

Things are big, scandals are exposed, and the number of suspects increases, and Pang and Cui Jie must pass the buck to each other. Of course, if they don't follow her ideas, she'll add fuel to the fire. In short, Gao Cheng's death was confusing, like a vendetta in the house, trying to deceive everyone's sight, including the master behind Gao Cheng.

And she did it because she knew there was another Secret Spike.

She succeeded in luring Mei Xiang.

Mei Xiang is very smart and patient, but she and Gao Cheng are accomplices and must have a close connection, and it is easy to lure public opinion that she likes Gao Cheng.

Zhang knew that Mei Xiang had bought arsenic cream. It happened that Pang Zi and Cui Jie poisoned each other that night, and she used the ...... again

She said that she knew that they were going to take the banquet and offered to help...... She took Mei Xiang into the ice cellar.

"No matter how smart Mei Xiang is, she is just a little girl, I can still deceive her." Zhang said that Gao Cheng's key was placed by her side of Mei Xiang, and the arsenic and frost were also put into Mei Xiang's purse.

After Zhang finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, "I consciously did a very successful job in this case, but I didn't expect it...... I met you guys. I forgot about Mei Xiang's body, I didn't know that she had another red wine cup on her, and I didn't know that Yan An was so stupid that she actually ran away and turned herself in. ”

Shen Wansha was very curious, he looked at Yan An, "Why did the master turn himself in?" ”

"Last night, he saw the jade on my desk." Zhang smiled bitterly, "That jade Linglong is his thing, how can he not recognize it?" ”

"But this can only let Master Yan know that you are ...... to him Is it the same as he did to you? Shen Wansha was halfway through his words, and changed his way to express it.

Zhang was grateful for his thoughtfulness, and looked at him softly: "Although Yan'an is stupid, it is not to the point of being hopeless. Gao Cheng has looked for him repeatedly, he probably noticed something wrong, and Mei Xiang will harass him from time to time, and he knows my intentions again......"

"Back then, in Tangnanzhuang, we encountered a search team on a cold and rainy day, and the situation was critical. When I saw the water flowing in the river, I hated why it wasn't winter, and if it was winter, even if I didn't have a sharp weapon in my hand, I could take ice and kill people. Zhang sighed leisurely, "He probably remembered it......"

Lu Li looked at Yan An with admiration: "In a short period of time, I can come up with a fake game with almost no flaws, and the master is also very powerful." ”

During the whole narration process of Zhang's story, Yan An's body has been tense, and his fingernails are pinched and his mouth is white, and it can be seen that there must be many ups and downs in his heart. Lu Li felt that he wanted to speak several times, but he paused and calmed down to listen to what Zhang said.

He should love Zhang very much, not only love, but he also respects her very much, and he is even reluctant to interrupt her words, feeling that it is rude. Even when Zhang scolded him for being an idiot and stupid in front of others, he was not angry at all......

These two people are affectionate, but they are separated because of misunderstandings, they silently like each other, but they don't dare to have a little expression, they don't want to bring trouble and pressure to each other, and they don't even expect to be together, they just hope that each other is good.

Lu Li's eyes were a little hot.

Such pure feelings......

It was cruel to the parties, but they, outsiders, felt extraordinarily warm and touched.

Suddenly, his hand warmed, and it was Zhao Shu who crossed the bottom of the table and held his hand.

He looked back and saw that Zhao Zhu's eyes were deep, and he was the only one in his pupils.