Yang Qingshui said gloomily: "Lord Yang, you don't know the reason inside. My mother-in-law Zhou is the daughter of the deputy director of the Yangzhou Salt Division, Zhou Tiju has a word when he ends this family business, if his daughter gives birth to a son for our Yang family, I can no longer take a concubine. Even if you can't have a son, you can't take a concubine until you're forty years old. ”

"Holy, what kind of rule is this!" Yang Qiuchi was indignant, "It's better to marry a girl, and you have to set such constraints, what are you doing?" ”

Yang Qingshui heard this, although he didn't know what this "Dongdong" was, he was probably speaking for himself, and he suddenly had a great sense of knowledge, and he was moved in his heart, and echoed: "Yes, but this family business is decided by my father, and my father and mother agreed, and I can't help it." ”

Song Tongzhi interjected: "Since, since the two families have already agreed, then you, you will take the Guo family home, violation, violation of the agreement between the two families, it is yours no, no." ”

"Lord Song doesn't know," Yang Qingshui said, "Not long after I got married to the Zhou family, my father-in-law, Zhou Tiju, was impeached and dismissed. ”

So that's the case, Zhou's father turned out to be an official, and the deputy of the salt division was promoted from the seventh grade in the Ming Dynasty, the size was an official, and the two families had an agreement, of course, the Yang family did not dare to breach the contract, but since Zhou's father was now dismissed from the official, the backstage was gone, and the Yang family wanted to break the contract, and the Zhou family had no choice.

Because the original agreement of the Zhou family was too harsh and even unreasonable, the Yang family would not be criticized too much by the world if they wanted to break the contract. It's just that whether this is destroyed or not is up to Mrs. Yang to decide. His father is still here, and he Yang Qingshui has no autonomy.

Yang Qiuchi understood a little and said, "You want to please your father by recovering the debt for your father, so that he agrees to your concubine?" ”

Yang Qingshui nodded: "Yes, I am the son of the Yang family, and after my mother-in-law Zhou's first child gave birth to a daughter, she never gave birth again." My mom and dad also wanted to have an incense sooner, so I guess my dad and mom would agree. I didn't expect ...... I didn't expect ......" Speaking of this, Yang Qingshui was a little sad and couldn't continue.

Yang Qiuchi waited for him to calm down before asking, "I can't think of what's wrong?" ”

"I didn't expect that I received the account back from Yangzhou, Guo, Guo has become my third aunt."

Although this result was known earlier, Yang Qiuchi was still surprised: "Your father actually took the Guo family you brought back as a concubine, it's really ......" involves elders, and it is not good to evaluate too much.

Yang Qingshui's expression was sad, and he was still calm in the sadness of the past.

Song Tongzhi was also a little surprised when he heard this, this old lady Yang was unwilling to break the contract and disagree with his son's concubine, how could he take the woman his son back as a concubine.

But then again, since you Yang Qingshui can't accept the Guo family as a concubine, Old Lady Yang accepts her, to use a metaphor that may not be appropriate, this is called fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders. It's just that the father and son snatched the woman, which is also a little disgusting.

Yang Qingshui continued: "After I came back and learned about it, I cried a lot, and my father saw that I was pitiful, so he took the initiative to say that the Zhou family's oath does not need to be kept, and I can accept a concubine at any time." But I was annoyed that this Guo family broke his promise and married my father, and I didn't have the heart to take a concubine when I was disheartened, and secondly, my mother has been making a hindrance from it, so now, this concubine has not been accepted.

Luo Xiancheng already has a general understanding of this case, the chief is here, he has not dared to interject at will, he is more concerned about the case of killing the third aunt, hearing this, he can't help but finally say: "It seems that you are angry that Guo Shi turned his back on you and married your father, so you killed her to vent your anger!" ”

Yang Qiuchi was taken aback, this Luo Xiancheng is really subjective enough, almost comparable to himself. said: "Lord Luo's words are wrong, if Yang Qingshui is for revenge, it is impossible to endure it for a year, and wait for Guo to give birth to a son before retaliating and killing." ”

Having said that, but I thought in my heart, this possibility is not impossible, if Yang Qingshui is unforgettable for this kind of hatred, to the extent that he can only vent his anger by killing people, the time is not ripe, and he can still endure it, but he can endure the hatred for a year before putting it into practice, and the depth of the city is probably rare in the world.

Luo Xiancheng didn't dare to defend Yang Qiuchi's rebuttal, but he couldn't say what he thought in his heart, and his face was flushed.

Yang Qiuchi asked Luo Xiancheng with a smile: "Are you thinking, maybe he saw that Guo and his father had a child, so he went crazy and killed people to vent his anger?" ”

This is exactly what Luo Xiancheng thought in his heart, and he nodded involuntarily. Yang Qiuchi turned his head to look at Yang Qingshui and said, "It's up to you to answer this question." ”

Yang Qingshui said: "Three adults, in fact, although I am angry with her, I don't hate her, I know that she has no choice, and besides, she and I haven't known each other for long, and I can't talk about how deep the feelings are, for her, it is okay to marry a rich and noble family, it doesn't matter how old she is, anyway, she is a concubine, she may think that in this family, marrying my father will be much better than marrying me." ”

Yang Qiuchi agreed: "Yes, but she didn't take into account that the eldest grandmother and the second aunt would not let her have a good life." ”

"Actually, even if he marries me, he may not have a good life. My lady Zhou's ......" Speaking of this, Yang Qingshui stopped talking.

"Sister-in-law Zhou? What's wrong with her? Yang Qiuchi asked, "Doesn't she tolerate the third aunt Guo?" ”

Having said that, Yang Qingshui thought about it for a while, and decided to continue: "My lady knew that I brought the Guo family back when I was going to take her as a concubine, so she has been haunting her, and if she has nothing to do, she will find the third aunt's stubble, my mother and the second aunt, as well as Ai Xiao, all torture her in a different way." ”

After the third aunt became pregnant, they were afraid that the third aunt would give birth to a little master, so they kicked her little belly and wanted to kick the child in her belly. The third aunt told my father, but my father didn't believe it. Fortunately, Steward Pang was more righteous, and once he saw them kicking and beating the third aunt, he secretly told Mrs. Yang and caught them red-handed. ”

Old lady Yang was very angry and said that if the third aunt had a miscarriage, she would not only punish them with the family law, but also sue the official to punish them. They just relented a little. ”

Later, they did one thing in front of them and one behind their backs: when my father was here, they were so good to the third aunt that they didn't treat her as a person behind my father's back. Fortunately, my father said it first, and they didn't dare to hit her in the stomach, so Shan'er was born safely. Unexpectedly, he still did not escape the poisonous hands of his second aunt Zhang. This woman is really vicious. ”

"They beat the third aunt, I started to get angry but still stand up for the third aunt, but I didn't expect the second aunt to tell my father about me standing up for the third aunt, so that I was beaten by my father with family law, and it took more than a month to get out of bed. From then on, I didn't dare to care about their business. ”

Song Yun'er couldn't see this kind of thing the most, and asked, "Doesn't the old lady know that they are behind the ghosts?" ”

"How could I not know, but what can my father do? He can't guard the third aunt every day, besides, what can she do with my mother and the second aunt? The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and it hurts to hit either side. ”

This is true, but Song Yun'er was still a little indignant, and looked at him with disdain: "Do you just let them torture the third aunt like this?" After all, you brought her home. ”

"What can I do? Later, I saw that she was bullied and cruel, and I secretly told her that I wanted to let her escape, but she refused, saying that since she married my father, she would admit life and death. ”

Yang Qiuchi asked: "The third aunt is a who holds you and promises you everything, does it mean that you want to let her go?" This sounds a little understandable but a little incomprehensible, "You let her go, she just goes, then there is no need to agree!" ”

Yang Qingshui's thin face was slightly red, and he said, "In order for you to catch the real murderer and avenge the third aunt, I'll tell the truth." ”

After a pause, he blushed and continued: "I told the third aunt at the time not only to let her go, but also to give her a sum of money to hide in Yingtianfu, and I will use the study tour to guard with her." But she refused, saying that she would rather let them be killed than lose this person. Moreover, she hoped that if she could help my father have a son, she would not suffer like this again. ”

I understand, it must be that the third aunt was bullied miserably at Mrs. Yang's house, so when she heard Yang Qingshui say that she wanted to hide her in the golden house, she didn't agree on the surface, but deep down she agreed, so when she became a nymphomaniac later, she lost her surname, and then she couldn't help but say what she thought in her heart.

Yang Qiuchi said: "There is a question that is a little difficult to say, but I have to ask. I hope my cousin doesn't get offended. ”

Yang Qingshui bowed slightly: "Lord Yang is serious." In the next must be the truth. ”

"After the third aunt marries the old lady, do you ...... with her What kind of relationship does it have with her? Yang Qiuchi really couldn't find a vague word, so he had to ask vaguely. Fortunately, it's easy to understand what this kind of thing means.

Yang Qingshui's face turned red suddenly, and then he said solemnly: "Of course not, this outline of ethics, etiquette, righteousness and shame, I, Yang Qingshui, still know very well, how can I do such a thing that is inferior to pigs and dogs!" I have always respected the third aunt, and I dare not cross the thunder pool for half a step! ”

Song Tongzhi snorted: "Say, it sounds good, then why are you still preparing money, Jinwu Zangjiao?" ”

Yang Qingshui's face turned even redder, lowered his head and said: "That's, that's why I rashly proposed it when I saw that the third aunt was tortured to death by them, but I just said this, and there was absolutely nothing to do with her!" ”

"For example, if she promises you to elope, then, won't it be there?" Song Tongzhi still held on.

"I was confused for a while, but fortunately she didn't agree, otherwise, I, I, I would have fallen into a point of no return. However, I really haven't had that kind of unethical thing with her, it's true, please be aware of it. ”

Yang Qingshui's statement is very credible, under the same roof, if he dares to be unclear with his father's concubine, hooking up with three or four, how shrewd Old Lady Yang is, he will definitely not be able to escape his eyes.

It's not that there are no women in the world, Yang Qingshui, as the eldest son of the Yang family and the heir of the Yang family in the future, how could he make such a low-level mistake as if he was more important?

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the two to be annihilated for a long time, but it cannot be completely ruled out that the two of them took advantage of the old lady's absence to have a one-night stand under passion, so it is still possible that Shan'er was born to Yang Qingshui and the third aunt.

Song Tongzhi still had a question that was unclear, and asked: "Since you said that you didn't kill the third aunt, then, what did you run after the third aunt died?" ”

Yang Qingshui said: "I didn't run, but hid." ”

How did this man speak upside down? Is there any real difference between running and hiding? Since you don't admit that you killed someone, you don't have to run or hide. Song Tongzhi also asked strangely: "Then, then why are you hiding?" ”

"I've seen ghosts too!" After almost two years, Yang Qingshui still showed a look of fear when he said it at the moment, which shows the degree of fright he was at that time, "The third aunt hanged herself, no, the night after she was strangled to death, that is, the night my father saw the ghost, I also saw the ghost!" ”

Song Yun'er has been a little frightened by the haunted things in the past two days, and at this moment, when she heard that Yang Qingshui had also seen a ghost, she was even more frightened, and asked, "Could it be that you also saw the ghost of the third aunt standing by your bedside watching you laugh?" ”

Yang Qingshui shook his head: "It would be nice if that were the case, I was hoping to see her ghost." ”

His eyes looked straight ahead, as if he had seen the terrible thing again, "I couldn't sleep that day, and the third aunt's voice and smile seemed to be right in front of my eyes." She died, and I realized that I cared so much about her. ”

At this moment, Yang Qingshui talked about the third aunt, as if he was talking about his lover, not his father's concubine.

"But her ghost didn't come to me, what I saw that day was a real ghost! Although he was dressed in white like the third aunt, he was a terrible ghost, and the skin on his face seemed to melt, falling down one by one, nose, mouth, ears, and eyeballs fell down one after another, and finally became a bloody skull, and I was finally scared and fainted. ”

After listening to Yang Qingshui's description, Yang Qiuchi's heart moved, how could it be very similar to his hallucination? Could it be that Yang Qingshui was also given hallucinogenic drugs? And the hallucinogens are stronger than Mrs. Yang, so what Mrs. Yang saw was a normal third aunt, just like the hallucinogenic drugs she had taken for the first time. And Yang Qingshui and himself were given hallucinogenic drugs this time, and the dose was large, so they saw the ghost.

It seems that someone wanted to harm Yang Qingshui, not with poison, but with hallucinogens, so that Yang Qingshui had a terrifying hallucination and scared him to death.

Yang Qiuchi asked Yang Qingshui: "Then did you still see the ghost later?" ”

"No, because after that time, I will never dare to stay here again, and if I do it again, I will be scared to death. In addition, after the death of the third aunt, I walked in this courtyard, and she was everywhere, and every scene could arouse my painful thoughts, and I could not stand this torture anymore, so I left the village the next day under the pretext of studying abroad. Thankfully, after I left the village, I never saw that terrifying ghost again. ”

Fortunately, Yang Qingshui left the village and escaped this catastrophe, but now that he is back, why didn't the person who gave him hallucinogenic drugs in the first place continue to take drugs? It is likely that because of his arrival, this person needs to deal with himself first, anyway, Yang Qingshui is a member of this family, and he can't escape.

If what Yang Qingshui said earlier was true, he thought about the third aunt everywhere, and was even beaten up by his father for helping her. Then he would not have enough motivation to kill the third aunt.

It seems that it was the same person who gave hallucinogenic drugs, this person gave himself hallucinogenic drugs to scare him away, and he drugged the third aunt to make her delirious so that she could take the opportunity to kill her (I didn't expect the accident to cause her nymphomaniac neurosis), and the purpose of drugging Old Lady Yang is not very clear.

But why did this person harm Yang Qingshui? If Yang Qingshui died, what good would it do to this person?

Property? Is it to compete for family property?

Kill Yang Qingshui, and then kill the little young master Shan'er, who does this family property belong to? There is only Yang Aixiao, the daughter of the second aunt. Could it be that Yang Aixiao and her mother did all this?

Why is Yang Aixiao seventeen years old and hasn't come out of the cabinet yet? Is it to wait for the inheritance? Yang Qiuchi's head flashed, as if he saw the hope of solving the case in front of him.

Now to seize this inspiration, first determine whether Yang Aixiao is suspected of committing a crime, and then go back to interrogate his sister-in-law Zhou to investigate and confirm whether Yang Qiuchi was at home that night.

Yang Qiuchi asked Yang Qingshui to retreat from the hall, and asked the catcher to bring Yang Aixiao quickly.

Yang Aixiao's mother was arrested, and she didn't have the heart to laugh anymore. Now that the official called her to question, she was very nervous, she didn't know if her mother's matter involved her, she was terrified, and when she saw Song Tongzhi sitting upright in the hall, she was even more afraid, and she was about to kneel down as soon as her knees were weak.

Yang Qiuchi made a gesture to stop her: "This is not in the yamen of the Eight Classics, so my cousin doesn't have to make this big gift." Let her sit down on the chair that Yang Qingshui was sitting on just now.

This Yang Aixiao is Yang Qiuchi's cousin, so there is no need to be so polite, so Yang Qiuchi asked bluntly: "Cousin, what were you doing on the night the third aunt died?" ”

"I'm sleeping in my room." Yang Aixiao whispered.

"In your mother's room? Don't you have a little yard of your own? ”

Yang Aixiao looked a little flustered, lowered his head and did not speak.

Yang Qiuchi was not good at getting angry with her, and looked at Song Tongzhi. Song Tongzhi understood, his face sank, and he shouted: "Yang Aixiao, this official asked, why, why don't you answer?" ”

Yang Aixiao was stunned for a moment, it was clearly asked by his cousin Yang Qiuchi just now, why did it become what you asked? But the old man was angry, and she dared to say half a word, so she quickly replied: "Yes, that night, I was talking in my mother's room." It was late and I didn't go back. ”

"Talk? Say, what to say? Song Tongzhi asked in a deep voice.

Yang Aixiao hesitated and did not answer.

(To be continued)