418 The Golden Branches Do Not Go Down to the Church9
After Mrs. Du finished telling this story, she was depressed for a while.
Lan Shuying figured out what she wanted to express, which was support and temptation.
Because she knew the tragic experience of the woman in the story after marrying a merchant woman, Mrs. Du had a deep suspicion of men, and this suspicion was only for her husband, Jun Du County, and Zhou Jing was obviously among the objects of her suspicion.
This is a good sign for Lan Shuying.
Guo Yizhen's original fate and dreams were not supported by Mrs. Du, especially in the dream, but because of his quick mouth, he offended her heavily.
And Guo Yizhen's death is not limited to this. Du County Order is upright, she can't get used to the behavior of bribing and buying officials, and criticizes Zhou Jing in public several times, which Guo Yizhen hates, she inadvertently grabbed a handle of Du County Order, and just became the county monarch and sued the royal court.
What to accuse him?
Accepting bribes.
Du Xian ordered his sleeves to be clean, but he made a mistake: he was in a hurry to redeem Mrs. Du from Mingyue Tower, accepted a merchant's money, and lightly sentenced the son of a merchant who committed manslaughter.
Guo Yizhen exposed this matter, Du Xianling's reputation plummeted, he was suspended, depressed, and finally committed suicide in shame.
However, the matter is not over, Mrs. Du, who lost her beloved, had just finished the funeral, and was suddenly approached by someone, saying that she was the eldest daughter of the king of the East China Sea who was lost that year.
The king of the East China Sea is a king with a different surname, a tyrant in the east, and the strongest among the princes, the emperor has to take care of his reaction if he takes any action, the king of the East China Sea secretly puts pressure on the central government, and Guo Yizhen himself does not please the emperor and the Empress Dowager Chen, and finally there is that witch Gu.
Maybe Empress Dowager Chen's mother and son didn't want Guo Yizhen to die, but she ruined the happiness of Mrs. Du and her two children, and this account has been written down by the king of the East China Sea, who protects the calf.
Among them, Lan Shuying is outside the bureau and sees these clearly, but the parties are bent on glory and wealth, and they don't see the murderous opportunities after Ronghua.
And who would have thought that the weak and beautiful county lady in front of her would have such a fantastic life experience?
Lan Shuying added hot tea to her, and picked up some things about Guo Yizhen in the Zhou family and told Mrs. Du.
Mrs. Du originally suspected that Guo was unladylike, but this confirmed her speculation, and she felt more and more that the sterilization pill was a ghost for the Zhou family's mother and son, and the purpose was of course to further restrain Guo.
"Sister Yizhen, don't be too sad, the top priority is to protect yourself, now that their dirty things have been exposed, beware of dogs jumping off the wall! I won't tell you anything, my husband is already planning to open a court to try this case, if you are willing to come forward to testify, we will definitely help you find out the murderer who drugged him. ”
Madame Du was still observing her expression as she spoke.
This woman gives Lan Shuying a wonderful feeling, she lives like a fighter, and in this weak body, there is a power that transcends the background of the times.
"My sister is worried that I will be soft-hearted and will cover up for them, right?" Lan Shuying tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a bleak smile.
"Zhou Guo knelt in front of my father and swore that he would be good to me for the rest of his life, but after only three months of marriage, he brought back Yiyi from Mingyue Tower, and since then, the number of times he has been in my room every month can be counted with a slap."
"How did my sister think I got this disease? Hehe, it's angry, I really can't bear to show off my might in front of me, bragging about how much Zhou Jing treats her, I fell in the snow, and they went hand in hand......"
"When I was sick and couldn't move in bed, his mother came to my room and rummaged through the cabinets, looted a lot of property, and heard from the maid that she still wanted to find the key to my dowry."
"I used to be family to them, and I came from afar, full of joy and wanted to join their family, but they reminded me again and again with their actions - you are an outsider, and you are not even qualified to add to our family."
"Why should I be nostalgic for such a family?"
She tilted her head to look at Mrs. Du, two lines of tears flowed down without warning, and Yingying's eyes reflected the bitter smile on the corners of her mouth, this scene was shocking.
Mrs. Du's heart was sour, she took out a champa to wipe her, patted the back of her hand and said, "I have wronged you...... Now that you've got the intention of going, I'll help you! ”
Lan Shuying took the handkerchief embarrassedly, wiped it herself, and then burst into tears, "Then ...... Thank you, sister. ”
Just below the slanted side of the tea table, a milky kitten lay on the ground, looking up at the two of them.
Because of being possessed by toffee, the kitten has a very humane exclamation on her face.
It watched the whole performance of the drama spirit, thought of the previous memories, and suddenly realized a fact: the owner's tears are the most valuable and the least valuable.
It's not worth it, because it's said to be insincere, it's as simple as turning on a faucet.
It is said to be worth a lot because as long as she uses her tears, someone will soon be unlucky.
This unlucky guy was also in the Zhou Mansion at this time.
……
Zhou Guo sent away the friend who reported the news, put away the sincere gratitude on his face, and walked towards his mother's bedroom with a gloomy face.
He had just heard about the follow-up development on Sheng Ping Street.
Damn, how could that Du County Order happen to pass by there? I also took this matter over!
Just now, a friend told him that Du Xianling first called Master Zou and several doctors to the teahouse to inquire about the situation, and now he plans to go back to the hall to handle it.
Maybe someone will come over soon and ask him, the master of the Zhou Mansion, to question.
Zhou Jing made up his mind: the matter of sterilization drugs must be replaced by a scapegoat.
He had discussed with Sister-in-law Xiang before, and the easiest person to be framed among all the subordinates was Yueping, because she had been working in Guo's yard for the past few days, and she was honest, so she only needed to make up a reason, for example, Guo had abused her, and she held a grudge and waited for an opportunity to drug her to retaliate.
Moreover, someone in Yueping's family is sick and needs money, so Zhou has already thought about it, and he will use the money to gag her mouth and let her obediently admit it.
Anyway, I didn't drink the medicine, and if I admitted it, I only played a few boards at most.
Who knew that the Guo family was rampant, snatched Yueping over, and directly messed up his plan!
Zhou's mother saw him break in angrily and hurriedly asked him what was wrong.
As soon as she heard that it was a sterilization pill that was exposed, the old woman suddenly showed fear and blamed her son: "You son of a, why are you so careless!" It's good now, everyone outside should know about you drugging her, and my old face can be put there in the future, son of ......"
Zhou didn't have the usual student demeanor, and glanced at his mother irritably: "Blame me? The prescription is prescribed by someone you find, and the medicine is also mixed in your health soup to buy it! If Du County's order is tracked down, the first person to suspect is you! ”
Frightened by him like this, Zhou's mother sat on the edge of the bed and shook endlessly, her head clanged, which made Zhou even more upset.
He reached out and plucked the red, green, and green things from her bun and threw them at the quilt! The long sleeves rubbed Zhou's mother's cheeks, and a cool fan lifted up the fat powder she applied to her face, a contrived fragrance.
"You, what do you want to do?!" Mother Zhou asked tremblingly.
Zhou Jing sighed heavily, squatted in front of his mother, and said earnestly: "Mother, we both have a share in the drugging, and no one can escape, and my son can only think of one way now, and it depends on whether my mother is reluctant to give up." ”
"This ...... What do you mean by that, Shede? What are you willing to give? ”
Zhou Jing's eyes were scorching, and he first said that he couldn't harm Yueping, and then proposed to his mother: Sacrifice Sister-in-law Xiang in exchange for peace for the two of them!
"How can this work?"
Zhou's mother's first reaction was what she could do if she left her sister-in-law, but under her son's persuasion and threats, she finally nodded timidly: "Then I'll talk to her......"
"As soon as possible! The people of Du County Order will arrive soon! ”
"Okay, okay!"
The conversation between the mother and son was heard by Yueping, who was hiding under the window, and she hurriedly ran back to tell Lan Shuying.
Mrs. Du hasn't left yet, after hearing these words, she deepened her impression of the shamelessness of the mother and son, and said with relief: "Sister, don't be afraid, I'll go back and tell ......" Before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw Guo Shi on the opposite side raise her palm.
Lan Shuying muttered: "It's hard to find evidence that they purchased prescriptions, and the purchases on weekdays are handled by Sister-in-law Xiang, if it is said that she is drugged, it seems reasonable to outsiders." Moreover, almost all the people in the Zhou Mansion are surrounded by them, and they will definitely talk to them, and when the evidence is insufficient, the case will have to freeze there. ”
"Then you can't just let them get away with it, they can hurt you once, they can hurt you a second time! When is it a head? ”
"Then don't be careful." Lan Shuying raised her head, her eyes that had just been washed with tears were clear and bright, and she said calmly: "Let them push Sister-in-law Xiang out first, I already have an idea of the rest of the matter, my sister will wait to see the show." ”
Seeing that she said confidently, Mrs. Du hesitated slightly, stood up and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”
But then she hurriedly said goodbye and left, presumably planning to tell Du Xianling what the Zhou Mansion had seen before the opening of the hall.
"Mrs. Du is such a good person." Yueping muttered to herself.
Guo Yizhen, who knew the sea, was dumbfounded, and she didn't believe that this was the Mrs. Du she recognized!
What about the noble and cold glamorous?
What about the taciturn that said good?
Why did she suddenly become a chivalrous woman who spoke up? She actually deliberately found Zhou's mansion and took the initiative to ask for help, this, isn't this Mrs. Du also possessed by a lonely ghost, right?
Guo Yizhen was stubbornly pestering for an explanation, and Lan Shuying said lightly: "If you find that you can think more about it after you have been drugged, go to investigate, to debunk, and make it look like you want to die with them, maybe she will also look down on you." ”
But in the original fate line, Guo Yizhen only cried, endured and gave in after knowing it, and was almost abandoned by Zhou Qi, until he was taken back to be the county monarch.
If she hadn't been picked up, she wouldn't have ended up much better than Mrs. Du's stepmother.
It was quiet in the sea.
Yueping listened to that conversation with her own ears and knew that she had escaped this catastrophe, so she became more and more respectful of Lan Shuying, and offered to go to the county government to investigate.
"No need, you better go back and grab the medicine first, and go to prepare a gift when you're done with the family, Master Zou likes to drink, so prepare two jars of wine and add some pork, and I'll arrange it for you when you go back."
Yueping didn't quite understand why Madame insisted on letting her learn martial arts, but this was one of the conditions for her to be promoted to a personal maid, so Yueping obediently agreed.
……
Du Xian ordered the court to open immediately, and the messenger who came to the Zhou Mansion to bring people also arrived.
Zhou Guo changed into new clothes, and the folding fan painted with ink bamboo shook gently in his hand, echoing the bamboo embroidery on the long shirt, adding more elegance. He walked with his head held high and walked with dignity, and the criticism of him in the market was immediately reduced by half.
Man is the best animal at judging people by their appearance, and they are also the most easily deceived by their appearance.
Guo Yizhen is like this, and these spectators are the same.
Zhou Guo is a scholar, his education is not low, and the servant treats him with courtesy, and he is a different kind of face to Sister-in-law Xiang: Sister-in-law Xiang was pressed on the shoulders by two big men, if she walked slowly, she would have to be hit on her calf, usually she was arrogant in Zhou's mansion, and now she was directly knocked into the dust.
But she endured it, because it was of her own free will.
Zhou's mother finally persuaded her on the condition that it was three hundred taels of silver.
Ten taels of silver can build a beautiful blue brick house, and three hundred taels is not a small amount in the eyes of people of their class.
Sister-in-law Xiang was moved, just to answer a few words, take a beating, and get the money when she comes back, this deal is cost-effective!
A few minutes ago, Du Xianling was called over by his wife to say something.
He was very uncomfortable with this case.
The sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked woman in the hall was obviously beating the board, but she was not ashamed, but she couldn't hold back the expectation in her eyes, and she even forgot to cry out in pain!
He became more and more annoyed, and after hitting the board, he fell directly to the shocked wood: "What a shameless woman!" Retire! ”
……
Sister-in-law Xiang was beaten with twenty boards and a few days in prison.
The cook went out to inquire.
Lan Shuying knows very well that there are only three people she can use in the current Zhou Mansion: Master Zou, Yueping and the cook in front of her.
And the other people who were brought out from the Guo family and loyal to Guo Yizhen were all driven away by the mother and son of the Zhou family with various excuses.
This made Lan Shuying a little pity, but there was a vast sea of people, and she didn't have the confidence to find all these people back.
A few days later, Zhou Jing quietly took Xiang's sister-in-law back and placed her in Zhou's mother's yard to recuperate.
This day together, Lan Shuying asked Yueping to go to the door to guard, she played a set of fitness boxing techniques in the bedroom, a whole set of beating, sweating, feeling that the whole body was relaxed, and the sickness was swept away, Yueping saw it and praised her in surprise for her excellent complexion today.
"It's okay when you're done."
Lan Shuying comforted her, changed her clothes, finished grooming, and had breakfast, she called Yueping and went straight to the courtyard where Zhou's mother was.
Before she walked in, she heard Sister-in-law Xiang's signature duck voice, but she didn't hear what she was calling, Lan Shuying walked in and saw Sister-in-law Xiang pulling the corner of Zhou's mother's clothes.
The mean face of the sharp-beaked monkey's gills is even more ugly because of the anger and bulging eyes.
"What's going on?"
Hearing this, the two turned their heads at the same time, and Zhou's mother saw that it was her, and suddenly her eyes showed horror, and she was better than her heart, and screamed: "What are you doing here?!" ”
Lan Shuying sat in the wooden chair opposite her and said leisurely, "Guess what." ”
Zhou's mother was silent for a while, suppressing the panic of the derailed matter, and asked suspiciously: "Do you want to return to the housekeeper?" ”
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