In the evening, Ru Yan and Yu Heng were drinking tea. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Guess how long Ning Zhizhang can endure it?" Yu Heng asked Ru Yan.

"At most, it won't be more than tomorrow night, as far as I know, this Ning Tao is the son of Old Man Ning who is nearly forty years old, and he is the only son, and there are no other heirs. Naturally, it is the meat of his heart, and he can't endure this kind of torment for long! Ru Yan replied.

But before the words fell, Hazy Yue came in: "Ning Zhizhang is here!" ”

Ru Yan and Yu Heng looked at each other and smiled.

Ru Yan said: "It seems that I still underestimate the weight of this heart!" , please come in, Old Man Ning! ”

As soon as Ning Zhizhang entered the door, he asked eagerly: "Where is Tao'er, I want to see Tao'er!" ”

"Master Ning doesn't have to worry, Master Ning is fine, we won't treat him badly!" Yu Heng replied.

"Did Master Ning come to provide clues about the case of Guo Shaoyao's kidnapping?" Ru Yan asked.

Ning Zhizhang's expression was very low: "That's right, the person who kidnapped Peony is me, and it has nothing to do with Tao'er, you can arrest me and let Tao'er go!" ”

"Where is Peony now?" Ru Yan asked.

"I didn't know, but Kao conventions usually run from morning to evening. I asked Hou Jin to guard at the lotus intersection of the only way to return to Ningfu from Kao Terrace, but Hou Jin stayed until late that night, and I didn't see the peony passing! Ning Zhizhang looked at Ru Yan and didn't speak, and hurriedly said: "Every word of my words is true, and you have also interrogated Hou Jin, since he can tell me everything I gave him, it is impossible to hide half a point for me!" ”

Ru Yan also knew that what Ning Zhizhang said this time was the truth, last night, Hou Jin's confession was indeed the same as what Ning Zhizhang said, and what Yuan Feng heard when he was guarding Ning Zhizhang's beam was also the same as they said. Ru Yan was thinking in her heart, where is this peony? That night, why didn't the peony pass through the lotus road? Could it be that she didn't want to go back to Ningfu that night? If she didn't go back to Ningfu, where would she go? ”

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" Ning Zhizhang interrupted Ru Yan's thoughts, "I've told the truth, can you let my Tao'er go?" ”

"Not yet, you haven't explained why you kidnapped Peony!"

"Why? She has no respect for her elders and no husband in her heart. Yu Xia, without mercy and tolerance, often beats, scolds and tortures his subordinates; Yu Shang, treat the elders unfilially, even if you are unreasonable to me, the same is true for my old mother, my mother is eighty years old this year, and she still has to look at her face. Actually, I didn't want to do anything to her, I just wanted to teach her a lesson! Ning Zhizhang was unusually angry when he said it.

Ru Yan and Yu Heng glanced at each other, and they were very surprised, yesterday they heard the old man by the stream talk about peony, and they were full of praise, which can be called perfect. Later, the two were afraid that what the old man said would be biased, so they successively found other villagers for verification, and the other villagers also said that this peony was a good girl with a beautiful heart and a good heart.

"However, we heard the villagers say ......," Yu Heng hesitated.

"The villagers all say that peony is not only beautiful and sings well, but also very kind and kind, right?" Ning Zhizhang added.

"Yes, could it be that the people of the whole village are talking about panic?" Ru Yan asked.

"The villagers didn't panic, but I didn't lie either!" Ning Zhizhang replied.

"What do you mean by that?" Yu Heng asked.

"I know you won't believe me, but what I'm telling is true, Peony is such a scheming woman, willful and tricky in the house, flying and domineering, chickens and dogs. However, as soon as he went out, he pretended to be down-to-earth and generous, virtuous and virtuous, and pitiful. She also injured herself from time to time, and then went back to her parents' house and said that we were bullying her. Tao'er's mother passed away when she gave birth to Tao'er, and I didn't succeed again. No matter how unbearable I am, I wouldn't bully a woman. My mother and her old man believe in Buddhism, with compassion as the heart, they will never do such a thing, Tao'er is kind-hearted, splendid and dignified, they will not do such a thing. Peony is such a person, no one outside knows, but everyone in my house has seen her powerful, she is not filial, and she pretends to be like this, which damages the reputation of my Ning family, just rush to this, I have to teach her a lesson! ”

"With all due respect, Master Ning, since you are so dissatisfied with the peony, you can let Ning Gongzi take a leave of absence from her, how can you make such a fuss?" Yu Heng asked.

"Alas, why don't I want Tao'er to take a break from this woman, but I can't take a break!" Ning Zhizhang sighed helplessly.

"Why is that?" Ru Yan asked.

"Peony is the king of flowers in this life, legend has it that the king of flowers is the reincarnation of the god of flowers, if the peony is closed, the people of Kao Village will inevitably think that it is our Ning family who has angered the god of flowers, and the god of flowers will no longer protect the god of flowers, in the future, but any normal birth, old age, sickness and death of a person, or by the eagle in the sky, the wolf in the mountain will blame our Ning family!"

"Then how did you decide that Peony is the flower king of this life?" Yu Heng asked curiously.

"The selection of Kao is that when the Kao of the current generation is dying, the shaman in the village will write the names of the pregnant women in the village, as well as the eight characters of birth, etc., into a signature, and then drawn by Kao, which one is the one drawn!" Ning Zhizhang replied.

"This is too unreliable, isn't it, what if the woman who won the lottery gave birth to a boy, or if she gave birth to a dead baby?" Yu Heng asked.

"Then the shaman will draw the deceased Kao again until the healthy and alive baby girl is extracted!"

"Then if the woman who was selected gave birth to two baby girls, how can you determine which one is Kao?" Ru Yan asked.

"Alas!" Ning Zhizhang let out a long sigh, "This is the case of the old Guo family, when his wife was drawn by Kao, he gave birth to twins a few months later. In this case, our ancestors said that the one born later is Kao, and the one born first is the demon, and she is here to prevent Kao from being born, even if Kao can be born smoothly, there is a demon, Kao will not grow up, and he will die halfway. So, the demons must be eradicated! ”

"So, the child born to the old Guo family first, that is, Peony's sibling sister, was killed?" Yu Heng asked.

"Alas, yes! What a sin! Moreover, this kind of thing has to be done by the parents themselves! Lao Guo is also helpless, and the other child has already chosen a name, called Peony. It was supposed to be a good omen for the flowers to bloom and bloom! Ning Zhizhang said.

"It's so cruel that a good child was killed by these gossip!" Ru Yan sighed.

"It's really that these villagers have lived here for generations, and they believe in the words of these so-called ancestors, and they are really poisoned!" Yu Heng continued.

"Yes, back then, I was also deceived by these fallacies, thinking that marrying Kao would make a prosperous family, rich and safe. In addition, at that time, my son Ning Tao was looking for death to marry Peony. I let this woman enter the door, since the peony entered the door of our Ning family, the disaster of our family has not been broken, the peony has been in the house for three or five days, and his cousin Yang Chao came to the house in March and May to make a big fuss, and more and more greedy, a little silver can't send him away at all! ”

Ning Zhizhang seemed to regret his original choice.

"I knew this was the case, I would never let Tao'er marry Peony, I don't dislike Peony Xiaomen, but this Xiaomen is really lacking in education, Peony is like this, and her cousin is also like this. But Jinxiu is different, Jinxiu is dignified and virtuous, respectful to her husband, filial piety to her elders, and gentle to her subordinates. This is what everyone's ladies look like! ”

"This also varies from person to person, not all of them!" Ru Yan said.

"Maybe, anyway, I'm scared of this family affair with the old Guo family now!" , Ning Zhizhang said, "I've told everything I know, you can let Tao'er go now, right?" ”

"Yes, you can come with us, however, I have one last question to ask Ning Gongzi, if his answer can satisfy us, we will release him immediately!" Ru Yan said.

Several people came to the side compartment of the ancestral hall, and when Ning Zhizhang saw Ning Tao, he immediately pounced, "Tao'er, are you okay?" ”

"Dad, I'm fine, adults are very good to me, you don't have to worry!" Ning Tao replied.

"Let's go, Tao'er, let's go, let's go home!" Ning Zhizhang took Ning Tao and left.

"Eh, Master Ning, didn't the adults say it just now, there are still questions to ask Ning Gongzi!" Yu Heng said.

"Then hurry up and ask!" Ning Zhizhang said.

"Ning Gongzi, I want to ask you, where did you go after you quarreled with Peony after the Kao Conference was dispersed?" Ru Yan asked.

Ning Tao's body shook first, and then he lowered his head and dodged his eyes, "I'...... I'll go home! ”

"Lie!" , Ru Yan snorted heavily, which startled Ning Tao, "As far as this official knows, you didn't go back to Ning Mansion directly, it was actually midnight when you returned to Ning Mansion, now please tell this official, where did you go during this time, what did you do, who did you meet, and who can testify for you?" ”

"Tao'er, say it quickly, you tell the adults, we can go home after that!" Ning Zhizhang urged.

"I ...... I'm ......", Ning Tao swallowed.

"Oh, say it!" Ning Zhizhang was anxious.

"I'm sorry, Dad, I can't say!"

"Could it be that you kidnapped Peony?" Yu Heng asked.

"No, it's not me, it's really not me, Dad, my lord, you have to believe me, it's really not me!" Ning Tao was a little excited.

"Son, Dad knows it's not you, so hurry up and make it clear to the adults!"

"I'm sorry Dad, my son can't say it!"

"Master Ning, since Ning Gongzi is so uncooperative, then the official can only continue to detain him!" Ru Yan said.

"You can't do this, you promised me to take Tao'er home!" Ning Zhizhang said dissatisfied.

"Master Ning, you have also seen the situation of Ning Gongzi, and besides, Ning Gongzi is very good with us, otherwise, you can go back first!" Yu Heng said.

"Dad, go back first!" Ning Tao also said, "My son will be fine, you don't have to worry about the old man!" ”

"Alas, you unassuming rebel, rebel!" The so-called deep love and responsibility are keen, Ning Zhizhang was so angry that he poked Ning Tao's head.