Chapter 108: The Visionary Old Lady
Mizuliu said, "There is a matter of the following." ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly asked, "What's next?" ”
Shui Liu said: "At that time, Mrs. Lan's first instinct was not to accept such valuable things, she said that she was no longer the granddaughter-in-law of the Wang family, and she could no longer ask for the old lady's things." Please keep these things for the old lady. But the old lady was bitter and insisted that Mrs. Lan accept it. The little concubine stepped forward and pretended to persuade the old lady that since Mrs. Lan didn't accept it, she wouldn't give it. Mrs. Lan is no longer from the Wang family, and her three children have also been removed from the Wang family. The old lady should not give it. ”
Chen Wenhui snorted coldly.
Shui Liu said: "At that time, the old lady spat on the little concubine's face and scolded, what kind of thing are you, dare to come up and speak, she is also the old feudal monarch of the Wang family, her son is the head of the Wang family, her grandson is still standing here, her granddaughter is Donggong Liangdi Niangniang, is a concubine who is not on the stage, can she be supported?" ”
Chen Wenhui laughed when she heard this and said: "This old lady is interesting, she is a person who understands, but she understands that people don't care about anything in the Wang family." Sister Caiyu's mother-in-law, the wife of the head of the Wang family does not have the ability of her mother-in-law, otherwise the Wang family would not have come to this point. ”
Mizuliu said, "Isn't it? At that time, the concubine was shameless and faceless. She stood aside and said stupidly that she was the personal maid of the second girl of an official family in the capital, and the people who came and went were all official dependents, and she really had never suffered such grievances. These words made the old lady angry, and she pointed to Wang Zhicheng and asked what she meant. Wang Zhicheng just doted on this concubine again, and he didn't let the concubine say that he was his own grandmother. was also angry, so he called someone to tie up the concubine, pulled him down and beat him. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Hmph, Wang Zhicheng is humiliating himself, and he can get used to the concubines talking about his grandmother, what a genius." ”
Shui Liu said: "After such a trouble, Mrs. Lan also felt very relieved, that little concubine, when she was in the capital, was the second lady's side. There was no stumbling block for Mrs. Blue. Seeing that little concubine being punished, Mrs. Lan also felt a little more comfortable. Seeing this situation, she didn't want to stay in the Wang family more and more. He accepted the clip given by the old lady and took the person away. When walking. I didn't even look at Wang Zhicheng. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Yes." That's how it should be. ”
Mizuliu said: "Wait until these are done." Wang Zhicheng didn't stay long for a moment, and went back to the capital with the book and left. In a few days, I heard. He straightened the second lady. The second lady also went into the palace to kowtow to Wang Liangdi. In this way, the second lady's maiden family also began to help the Wang family fight with our Dachu Bank. However, the ten thousand deputy city lords had already prepared, and they completely crushed the Wang Family Bank in one fell swoop. Wangjia Bank was squeezed out by the people and could only go bankrupt. As soon as the royal bank fell, the imperial historians in the imperial court began to impeach the Wang family, listing several crimes. ”
Chen Wenhui sneered.
Shui Liu said: "There are also officials in Jiangnan who also list the crimes of the Wang family, and in the end, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sentenced all the men of the Wang family to be beheaded according to the genealogy. Children under the age of 15 are not listed. But to be thrown into prison as a sinner. Women, all concubines, maids, and the like are all sold. But like Mrs. Wang, and the second lady who had just been corrected were all serious ladies and were going to be thrown into prison. It will take a month before family members and relatives can be allowed to redeem it. All the properties of the Wang family were confiscated by the imperial court, and the various branches of the Wang Bank were sold to our Dachu Bank. ”
Chen Wenhui sneered and said, "Now the prince has got a lot of money. ”
Shui Liu said: "At that time, the prince's Liangdi mother's family made such a fuss, which was originally unfavorable to the prince, but the prince dealt with the Wang family decisively and ruthlessly, and everyone in the world praised the prince for killing his relatives in righteousness." Praised. Later, the crown prince succeeded to the throne, and there was a high voice among the people and in Shilin, and there was also this reason. ”
Chen Wenhui laughed and said: "Killing a brother-in-law, old father-in-law, got a lot of money, and can have a good reputation, which is also beneficial to his succession, Liu Yan really used Wang Yaozhen to the end." ”
Shui Liu heard Chen Wenhui say this about the current emperor, and couldn't help but look left and right.
Chen Wenhui smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.
Shuilian said: "County Lord, now it's in Dachu, not in Nanyang, so let's talk about the emperor like this, let's talk less about it." Even if you don't see him as the emperor, you have to see that he is a good brother of the second master. If the second master explained Mrs. Zhu like this, would the county lord be happy? ”
Chen Wenhui thought about it for a while and said, "Okay, I won't talk about it in the future." ”
Water Lotus smiled.
Shui Liu hurriedly said: "After the fall of the Wang family, the people of Ancheng admired Mrs. Lan's foresight and reasonableness, and they also removed the three children from the family tree and kept them. also got a lot of money and industry. The county magistrate was also glad that he was facing Mrs. Lan when he was handling the case, and if he was facing Wang Zhicheng, he might also be implicated. I heard that before the head of the Wang family and Wang Zhicheng were beheaded, they confessed a lot of things about collusion with officials, and many officials were unlucky because of this. ”
Shui Han said: "No, that Ancheng County order has escaped a catastrophe." ”
Chen Wenhui smiled.
Shui Liu said: "However, the old lady of the Wang family was also kicked out of the Wang family's ancestral house and thrown into prison. At her age, she would have died. However, Madame Lan had been waiting for a long time to be in prison. The Ancheng County Order escaped the catastrophe and thanked Mrs. Lan, so according to Mrs. Lan's arrangement, he accepted Mrs. Lan's silver and served the old lady well in prison. A month later, Madame Lan went to redeem the old lady again. The ancestral house of the Wang family was also bought back by the Lan family, and then sold to Mrs. Lan. Mrs. Lan bought back all those in the Wang family's ancestral mansion who were loyal and good to their girls, and ignored those who were high and low. Pity those people and regret it too late. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "That's good. Sister Caiyu is still smart, and she doesn't blindly become a virgin. ”
Shui Liu said: "Mrs. Lan settled the old lady in the ancestral mansion of the Wang family, and she is still the person she is used to serving her. In addition, the grange that the old lady gave her before was also given to the old lady, and the old lady had the 5,000 acres of production, which was enough to enjoy her old age in peace. Of course, there are also the five thousand taels of silver tickets given by the old lady, as well as the gold beads and jewelry in the clip. The old lady said that Mrs. Lan could redeem her, and did not let her suffer, and also bought back the ancestral house and the people, and she already wanted to thank Mrs. Lan, and she couldn't ask for the five thousand taels of silver and those gold beads anymore. She is an old woman and a sinner, so it is useless to wear those gold beads anymore. It's better to give Mrs. Lan a thought. As for the Zhuangzi, she accepted it cheekily. For later chewing. ”
"Madame Lan has no choice but to do this. Now the old lady lives a peaceful life in Anseong, and she is still well-fed. The people of Anseong praised the old lady as a discerning old lady. ”
Chen Wenhui laughed and said, "Isn't she an old lady with vision? She relied on her old age, all because of her kindness at the beginning. Therefore, it is good for this person to have a good heart. When I first met this old lady, I thought she was a capable person. So what about Sister Caiyu? Where is she now, tell her I'm back, and we sisters will be together again, right? ”
Shui Liu said: "Mrs. Lan is not in Jiangnan at the moment. She went to the capital. After all, many female dependents of the royal family in the capital were imprisoned, and she took the silver to ransom people. ”
Chen Wenhui snorted coldly and said: "She is the Holy Mother, those people, they didn't do anything wrong with her, is she still going to do it?" Really. ”
Mizuliu smiled and said, "I'll tell the county lord quietly." Mrs. Lan is not blindly kind, she deliberately waited in Ancheng to save the old lady first, and slowly settled the old lady before going to the capital. In this way, most of the female dependents and children in the capital couldn't get through, and they died and scattered. Even if Mrs. Lan was delayed, no one dared to say anything. First, it's okay if she doesn't save people, after all, she has already left, no matter what. Second, it is to save people, first save the old lady of the Wang family, this is filial piety, who dares to say that it is not good? ”
Chen Wenhui thought about it too.
Shui Liu continued: "The people in the capital came with news, saying that the emperor had ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world, and the daughters of the Wang family had been released from prison without Mrs. Lan going to Beijing, saving a sum of money, but the death penalty was forgiven, but the living crimes were difficult to endure, and they were all sent to the Teaching Workshop Division." When Mrs. Lan arrived in the capital, Mrs. Wang, that is, Mrs. Lan's mother-in-law, was about to hang herself, but she was rescued by Mrs. Lan and bought it. There are also several sons and daughters of Wang Zhicheng who are living on the streets, the second lady gave birth to them, and they have been taken away by their foreign family, and no one cares about the rest. Madame Lan got it all out and was going to bring it back with Madame Wang. All handed over to the old lady of the Wang family to settle down. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "The old lady of the Wang family has the 5,000 acres of grange production, and she can also chew it for Mrs. Wang and several children. It can also be regarded as accumulating yin virtue. ”
Shuiliu said: "Because of this incident, Mrs. Lan has a good reputation in Huzhou, everyone praises her, and she is respected wherever she goes." They all respectfully call her Madame. She started a soybean oil business in Huzhou, and she was also welcomed by everyone. Now she has not returned, her reputation is resounding, and the business has prospered under the care of the housekeeper. ”
Shui Han said: "Yes, when Mrs. Lan was reconciled and left, some people still said bad things about Mrs. Lan, and some people knew the situation, saying that Mrs. Lan was forced by the Wang family. After all, the Lan family is entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are many people who speak for Mrs. Lan, but there are also bad words, in short, it is a mixed reputation, but after the Wang family arrived, Mrs. Lan first rescued the old lady of the Wang family, and then, she traveled thousands of miles to the capital to save the children born to her mother-in-law and those concubines, regardless of old grievances, so even those who said that Mrs. Lan was not good at the beginning praised Mrs. Lan. (To be continued......)