Chapter 81: Performance
The current Du family can be said to be a prison of imprisonment, although the people here can come and go freely, but everyone knows that there are countless people sent by the Zhong family outside to monitor all the time. Those who want to go out are terrified, and those who want to come in are even more frightened.
Although Du Guangyao has the support of Du Yuexian, the wife of the Ran family, he does not dare to make mistakes indiscriminately at this moment. Not only did they not dare to drive those who were watching at will, but they had to do everything they could to curry favor with them, lest they would not be willing to say something unfavorable to Zhong Shiwei. Although it is in vain to hope that they will say good things to themselves, it may be considered that Du Guangyao's unresolved heart may be able to achieve peace and harmony.
This is Du Guangyao, a timid mouse, who has lived in the shadow of others all his life, even if he has the opportunity to be an upright person, he will never see this as an opportunity! When the news of Zhong Mu'er's suicide came, the fear of the Du father and son could be said to have reached the extreme. Du Guangyao, who couldn't bear it, scolded Du Shifan even more, and the feather duster at home was discounted by him several times, and his own hands were also shocked, but unfortunately, it didn't hit Du Shifan's body at once.
For this lone seedling in the family, Du Guangyao gave all the fatherly love and pampering that he could give, otherwise, Du Shifan would not be so old and uninhibited and idle. As the saying goes, there must be an effect, and the misfortune of the Du family today and Du Guangyao's godson are also inseparable. Du Guangyao, who thought about it, went to Zhongfu for the first time to show condolences, although his posture was extremely low, but after all, he was still scheming and left his back, and quietly sent Du Shifan out of the city after discounting a few feather dusters, as for where he went, it is estimated that only Du's father and son themselves know, even Du Yuexian, the aunt who has been sheltering them, and Du Shifan's own mother have no way of knowing.
It is not false to say that Du Guangyao is an old fox, he knows that his own sins are heavy, Zhong Shiwei will not spare them easily, so he specially selected a time when everyone collectively mourned and cried into the mourning hall, the earth-shattering cry of ghosts and gods provoked everyone present to look sideways, and the old tears were full of tears, Du Guangyao let go of his own dead daughter, and cried like a crying to the sky and the ground, and almost turned his back on him. Zhong Shiwei was furious when he watched Du Guangyao's performance, but after all, there were so many people present, and there were some well-known figures in the capital, so he tried his best to carve the malice of enduring the huge waves in his heart, until the people of the Zhong Mansion helped Du Guangyao out, and a performance of guilt came to an end.
However, Zhong Shiwei still underestimated Du Guangyao, the crying mourning hall was just one of the scenes, and then he staged a scene such as expressing grief and making compensation, and when all the performances were over, the public opinion in the city began to favor the Du family, what regrets can be forgiven, and many evasive comments such as recklessness began to emerge slowly, Zhong Shiwei not only could not resolve the hatred in his heart, but could only watch the Du family's performance! It's like swallowing a fly unintentionally and pretending to be delicious!
Zhong Shiwei, who was on the cusp of the storm for a while, didn't dare to do anything to Du Guangyao, but this doesn't mean that he can endure it all the time, openly and secretly monitoring the Du family to find Du Shifan's whereabouts is one of them, and more importantly, Zhong Shiwei is also secretly collecting all kinds of clues about Du Shifan and even Du Guangyao and Du Yuexian, and he can't wait to wipe out the entire Du family and even the Du family's backer, the Ran family!
Zhong Shiwei's actions made Du Guangyao have a vague awareness, and seeing that he was unable to protect himself, he had to give up his old face to find his sister. In fact, when the incident happened, Du Guangyao had already gone to Du Yuexian for help, but he didn't know what happened to Du Yuexian at that time, not only did he not give his brother and nephew any help, but also scolded Du Guangyao for all kinds of wrongs over the years, Du Shifan's various evil deeds, although Du Guangyao relied on his sister, he had not been so accused, plus his son was upset when he got into trouble, he had a big fight with his sister, and then left!
I thought that the matter would be resolved, but now it seems that not only is it not solved, but it is also gradually spreading and expanding, no matter how much Du Guangyao wants face, it is also his sister after all, not to mention, compared with his net worth, face is not enough to worry about here in him Du Guangyao! So I went out of the mountain for the second time to find Du Yuexian, and I told me the ins and outs of it in detail.
Although Du Yuexian was also angry with Du Shifan's impulsiveness, she was a member of the Du family after all, and she couldn't sit idly by after her temper had passed! Therefore, when Du Guangyao kicked the door, Du Yuexian immediately agreed.
It is said that when several people were working together in the capital, the relationship between Du Guangyao and Zhong Shiwei was okay, and after Zhong Shiwei betrayed Xiao Zheng and drove him out of the capital, he personally went to his Linglong Pavilion to congratulate him. Otherwise, with a person like Du Guangyao who relies on the Ran family to make a living, no matter how good Zhong Mu'er is, Zhong Shiwei will not consider asking her to marry Du Shifan!
It's a pity that Zhong Shiwei is now remorseful, and it is still his own eyes that he has no beads to send his daughter on a road of no return! Compared with the blood feud, the previous friendship no longer exists!
Unlike Du Guangyao, Du Yuexian is not only a member of the Du family, but also the wife of the Ran family, the wife of Ran Linzong, and the only hostess of the Ran Mansion in the capital that cannot be underestimated! Zhong Shiwei can underestimate Du Yuexian, but he can't underestimate Ran Linzong, so he still gave the necessary politeness to Du Yuexian's arrival.
Du Yuexian went to the Zhong family with gifts, although a few days have passed, the chaos at that time no longer exists, although the grief and wailing at that time have gone away, but the Zhong Mansion is still shrouded in a scene of slaughter, even Du Yuexian, who has made mental preparations, has to be cheered up.
Walking on the path of Zhongfu, Du Yuexian's heart kept drumming, and every subordinate looked at her as if they were carrying flames, and they were about to engulf her. Du Yuexian deliberately raised her head, not to show her arrogance, but to pass over those angry eyes. At this moment, she is not for herself, not for Du Guangyao, not for Du Shifan, for their Du family, even if there is a knife on her neck, she will go through this, not to mention, she is sure that Zhong Shiwei will not give her a good face, but he will definitely not take her, or dare not take her?
Zhong Shiwei's reception did not seem to be very enthusiastic, to be exact, with cold and frost, no herbal tea, no refreshments, no smiling faces, just Zhong Shiwei's terrifying eyes. When the recommended subordinates left, and Du Yuexian walked towards Zhong Shiwei step by step, what she felt was unprecedented horror and desolation.
To be exact, she has not been to Zhongfu, this is her first time, and she originally thought that there might be relatives in the future, and there should be many opportunities to visit, but she didn't expect that this time might be the last time. Du Yuexian's heartbeat had accelerated again, but she still looked at Zhong Shiwei with a smile, the piety on her face and the apology in her eyes were vividly interpreted in Du Yuexian's expression. I have to say that Du Yuexian has a natural ability, her facial features can speak, and she can also make people who look at her understand her facial features.
Zhong Shiwei finally restrained his cruel gaze after staring for a while, he sat on the chair with a dark face, and did not get up until Du Yuexian approached him.
Du Yuexian didn't mind, a pink-faced peach blossom had already bloomed with a smiling face that made people feel like a spring breeze, "Master Zhong, it's really okay if you haven't seen you for many years!" Du Yuexian's smile collided with Zhong Shiwei's strictness, like water and fire that are difficult to blend.
Even though Zhong Shiwei was reluctant, but after all, Du Yuexian was a guest, it could be said that he was a distinguished guest, and he had to give her a look, Du Yuexian was not annoyed at the moment, it seemed that that one look was enough, she sat opposite Zhong Shiwei with her own eyes, and her eyes had already seen the empty teacup.
"I know that Master Zhong doesn't welcome me very much, and I also know that no matter how much our Du family makes amends, it can't alleviate the resentment in Master Zhong's heart at all. I don't want to go around in circles with Master Zhong, Du Shifan is my nephew, he made a big mistake, and our Du family should pay it back. It was my brother before, and it's me today. I didn't think that I would be lucky enough to be able to release the suspicion of Master Zhong after only one visit, so I am ready to often kick the door to apologize, I just hope that Master Zhong will not get bored! Du Yuexian's tone was so long, Zhong Shiwei's thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he glanced at Du Yuexian with great reluctance.
"Mu'er's matter...... It's really not what you and I want! She is the beloved daughter of Master Zhong, but to be honest, she is also the future daughter-in-law of our Du family, Master Zhong is sad, but is our Du family really better? However, things have already happened, and Mu'er's spirit in the sky doesn't want her parents to be so painful, right? Du Yuexian raised her cuffs and gently wiped her eyes twice, and Zhong Shiwei sighed heavily.
"Shi Fan, this kid has long been spoiled by my brother, so he did such an outrageous thing! Mu'er, the child is also strong, and he was originally going to become a husband and wife, how could he ...... If you want to say that Mu'er, this kid is too handsome, and Shi Fan, the bastard, is lost for a while...... In the final analysis, it is our two families who are lost, you have lost a good daughter, and we have lost a good daughter-in-law......" Du Yuexian wiped the corners of her eyes again and sighed.
Zhong Shiwei sat there without saying a word, he didn't like Du Yuexian, and he didn't want to have anything to do with the people of the Du family at all, let alone bargain with others about his daughter's life! He sat there distraught, looking at Du Yuexian with a gloomy face.