Chapter 226: The Past of the Bai Sisters (Part II)
"I don't know what to do!" Regarding Zhou Chong's question, Bai Mengwan also shook her head and said, "At that time, Wang Rui, no, he should be called Zhang Rui, my sister and I always thought that he was dead, but I didn't expect that he suddenly returned to Nanjing with a team of brocade guards that day, maybe he didn't want others to know about him becoming a eunuch, so this matter is very well known, and after returning to Nanjing, he immediately returned to our Baifu, and said that he would take his sister to the capital......"
The things that Bai Mengwan told about Zhang Rui next were even more bizarre, and if he didn't even believe that Bai Mengwan wouldn't lie to himself, I'm afraid Zhou Chong really couldn't believe that these things were true.
Bai Junwan was also pleasantly surprised when she first saw Zhang Rui go home, after all, when they were separated, they were still a newly married couple, and they had a good relationship, Bai Junwan thought that her father-in-law was long gone, but she didn't expect to see him return safely today, so she cried with joy for a while.
But before Bai Junwan could be happy for too long, she soon noticed that her husband was wearing a eunuch's inner service clothes, and there were also a lot of brocade guards behind him, and the smile on his face was gone, replaced by a ruthless face.
Next, Zhang Rui's words also broke Bai Junwan's most reluctant glimmer of hope, and the other party clearly told her that he had castrated himself into the palace because of some things, and now he was working under the eunuch Zhang Yong, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, except for a few people in the entire capital, no one dared to provoke him Zhang Rui, and the reason why he came back this time was to take Bai Junwan into Beijing, and the two were still husband and wife, anyway, it was not a new thing for eunuchs in Beijing to marry wives and concubines. And in order to prevent Bai Junwan from escaping. The brocade guards brought by Zhang Rui immediately took over the entire Bai Mansion. It turned out that all the guards in the palace were driven away.
Bai Junwan never thought of it. Although her long-waiting husband came back, he became a eunuch, and he wanted to take her into Beijing to continue to be husband and wife, which was unbelievable to her, and even from that moment, Bai Junwan had already sprouted a will to die in her heart, although she was a weak woman. But no matter what, I won't give a eunuch a wife!
However, Bai Junwan's will to die did not last long, when she returned to the inner house in despair, and saw her daughter Qingqing, who had just turned three, she woke up suddenly, thinking that if she died, what would Qingqing do? Although Zhang Rui is Qingqing's father, this person has now become neither human nor ghostly, and he can't hand over his daughter to him no matter what.
It was precisely when she thought of her daughter that Bai Junwan cheered up, and at that moment she cheered up and considered the current situation. Although she didn't know why Zhang Ruiwei would become like this, she was smart and quickly thought of it. Zhang Rui is already a eunuch, and when he comes back, I am afraid that he does not just want to take him into Beijing to continue to be husband and wife, but is likely to take the opportunity to annex their Bai family's family property, with Zhang Rui's current power, she is a weak woman who can't compete with the other party no matter what.
Thinking of this, Bai Junwan quickly made a decision, that is, to pretend to obey Zhang Rui first, and even the entire Bai family's property she could give to the other party, and after Zhang Rui relaxed her vigilance against herself, she would take her sister and daughter to escape from Lu together, no matter where she fled, she would not continue to be husband and wife with Zhang Rui anyway.
I have to say that Bai Junwan has become much more mature and stronger after several major changes, and her obedience really made Zhang Rui obviously very happy, and she also loves her daughter Qingqing very much, after all, he is already a eunuch, and it is impossible to have any more children in this life, so Qingqing is his only descendant.
In fact, as Bai Junwan expected, Zhang Rui immediately began to snatch the property of Baifu after returning to Baifu, and Zhang Rui also used his power to make the local government in Nanjing dare not take care of his affairs at all, Bai Mengwan is just a weak woman, it is impossible to fight Zhang Rui, and finally simply took the initiative to give all the family business to the other party.
After Zhang Rui got the Bai family's property, he immediately began to sell it out, after all, although the Bai family's property is many, most of them are fixed land and shops, and Zhang Rui can't stay in Nanjing all the time, so it's better to sell it and exchange it for silver to bring back.
Taking advantage of the time when Zhang Rui sold the Bai family's property, Bai Junwan usually shushed him and asked for warmth, acting like when he was just married, although Zhang Rui felt that Bai Junwan's performance was a little unreasonable, but since he became a eunuch, his psychology has been different from ordinary people, and his desire for home is also extremely strong, so he also slowly relaxed his vigilance against Bai Mengwan, and the guards were much more relaxed.
After seeing Zhang Rui relax his vigilance, it happened that Qingqing's birthday was coming, and Bai Junwan asked people to make a sumptuous banquet that day, and then invited Zhang Rui to celebrate Qingqing's birthday. Zhang Rui was also very happy about this, and he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses that day, but after Zhang Rui got drunk, he actually said something even more shameless.
It turned out that Zhang Rui lost his words after drinking, and he drunkenly told Bai Junwan that this time he came back in addition to seizing the Bai family's property and using the silver to open a way for himself in the palace, he also had another purpose, that is, to trick Bai Junwan into going to the capital, and then take the opportunity to send her to Emperor Zhengde's leopard room, in order to win Zhengde's favor.
After all, the whole Ming Dynasty knows that the current great tomorrow does not like girls, but likes young women who have given birth, with Bai Junwan's appearance and talent, if he is sent to the palace, it will definitely make Emperor Zhengde very favored, and then Zhang Rui can also use this to attract the attention of Emperor Zhengde, plus he is tied to Zhang Yong in the palace, and it will be easy to get ahead in the palace at that time.
Hearing Zhang Rui's words that these beasts were inferior, Bai Jun's whole body trembled, she had grown so big, it was the first time she had met such a shameless person, and for the sake of her own future, she actually wanted to give her wife to others. Bai Mengwan was also present at that time, and she was also eager to hack Zhang Rui to death immediately.
However, after Bai Junwan calmed down, she could only blame herself for being blind at the beginning, and she actually chose a beast like Zhang Rui as her father-in-law, and now is not the time to kill people to relieve hatred, the most important thing is to find a way to escape.
When Bai Junwan pretended to obey Zhang Rui, she was actually preparing for escape, and today was a good opportunity, so Bai Junwan and the two sisters immediately changed into men's clothes and took Qingqing to the back garden, the small river in the garden was connected to the outside world, and there was originally a fence at the fence to prevent others from entering the garden from under the river, but some time ago, the rain was too heavy, and the river washed away the fence, and the craftsmen in the house did not come to repair, so they were driven away by Zhang Rui.
After the Bai sisters escaped from the Baifu in the water, when the city gate was opened at dawn, the two immediately escaped from Nanjing City, and then hid all the way to Tibet, and when they were on the road, they were almost caught by Zhang Rui's people several times, and the most dangerous time was that they lived in an inn with the captive, and the two of them ran away overnight again, so they were not discovered.
It is precisely because they are worried about the pursuit of Zhang Rui's people, and Zhang Rui is a eunuch in the palace, in the name of doing things for the emperor, it can be said that they are powerful, no matter where their sisters flee to, as long as they are still in the Ming Dynasty, they may be discovered. After all, Bai Junwan had read in the book that every time there was a war in the Central Plains, many people went to sea by boat, or went to the Wa Kingdom or to the South Seas, so they also wanted to learn from their predecessors to escape from the Ming Dynasty, so they no longer had to worry about Zhang Rui finding them.
When she said this, she saw Bai Mengwan gritting her teeth again and said: "Zhang Rui, this beast, not only harmed my sister's life, but also gave my sister to that ridiculous emperor, I hate that I am not a man, otherwise I would have fought for this life, and I would have to avenge my sister!" ”
I saw that Zhou Chong was also silent for a long time after listening to it, according to what Bai Mengwan said, when Zhang Rui and Bai Junwan first got married, everything was good, at least there must be no big problem in virtue, otherwise Master Bai would not have married his daughter to him, but after disappearing for a few years in Beijing to catch the exam, he seemed to be a completely different person when he reappeared.
There are not many reasons that can cause a person's temperament to change greatly, at least Zhou Zhong only thinks of two possibilities, the first is that Zhang Rui was crossed by another person like him, but this possibility is too small, and judging from Zhang Rui's performance, he doesn't look like a traverser, otherwise he wouldn't be a eunuch.
Another possibility is what Zhang Rui experienced during this period, which caused him a serious blow, and even made his personality further distorted, and finally became the one seen by the Bai sisters, not only ruthless, but also without the slightest sense of integrity, this guess is obviously more reliable than the first one.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chong looked up at Bai Mengwan, who was still gritting his teeth, and immediately opened his mouth to comfort: "Mengwan, don't think about revenge for the time being, now Zhang Rui has been promoted to the governor and eunuch of Dongchang, although since Liu Jin's death, the arrogance of Dongchang has been suppressed by Jinyiwei, but it is still not something that ordinary people can offend, so you can stay at home during this time, if you have the opportunity in the future, I will help you sisters avenge this revenge!" ”
Although Bai Mengwan knew that Lu Dao's thoughtful words were mainly to comfort her, but hearing that he was willing to help their sisters avenge, Bai Mengwan was also moved, and immediately bowed deeply and said: "Son's great kindness, the little woman has nothing to repay, I only hope that I can serve my son in this life, and Mengwan will be satisfied." ”
Looking at Mengwan's holy face under the lamp and listening to her true confession, Zhou Chong also felt a little moved for a while, but he thought that he had not officially accepted the other party as a concubine, and that the pregnant Jinxuan was also waiting for him, so he comforted Mengwan again and then turned to leave.
It's just that what Zhou Chong didn't expect was that the next morning, as soon as he had breakfast, someone outside reported that Zhang Rui, the eunuch of the East Factory, came to visit! (To be continued......)