Qian Shi took a step behind and returned to the banquet hall, and it didn't take long for someone to invite Du Heng, saying that there were his colleagues outside the mansion to offer condolences and let him greet him.

Du Heng immediately got up and apologized, "There are my colleagues outside who come to mourn my sister-in-law, I'll go to greet you, I'm sorry." ”

"There you go."

Du Zhao nodded slightly, and Du Heng got up and went to the front yard.

At the second gate, the maid Xiaohong hid behind the tree and beckoned to Du Heng.

"Why are you here, what's the matter?" He frowned and was a little displeased.

"It was the lady who asked the slave maid to come, so that no matter what obstacles you encounter, you must help the eldest lady send the dowry back to the Yang family, and the Li family must not be the main room, it will affect the reputation of the Du family, and the children and grandchildren will not be able to talk about the family affairs of good families in the future.

There is one more thing, Old Man Li is about to retire, and the younger generations are taught in the Hui clan, and the eldest lady has always been close to our third young master, so she can get a place to go to the Li family to study.

The eldest lady only asks for the above two things, and she also hopes that there will be a brother who can support her in the future. Madame asked the slave maid to wait here, please look at the future of the third young master, and you will definitely help the eldest lady. ”

Du Heng was shocked, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Is it the lady that Jingfu took the initiative to find, or the eldest lady that the lady is looking for?" He looked very serious.

"It was the eldest lady who took the initiative to intercept Madame, you don't know that the eldest lady is very calm and takes every step, she really pinched the lifeblood of Madame at once, the slave can see clearly from the side, the eldest lady calculates accurately step by step, how can the Yang family take the initiative to help us."

Xiaohong is the Qian family's maid in marriage, the Qian family's upbringing is upright, and the maid also has two points of vision.

"Is that so?"

Du Hengda was taken aback, and he didn't expect the change of this eldest niece to be a little surprised.

Thinking about his mother's death by anger, she couldn't stand up anymore, I was afraid that there would be no bones left to be gnawed, and then thinking about the attitude of the eldest brother, he shook his head slightly and disagreed.

Xiaohong thought that Du Heng was hesitant and didn't want to offend Mrs. Du, so she anxiously persuaded: "The eldest lady is convincing, as if she is very sure.

And said that even if it doesn't work out, it will definitely facilitate the third young master to go to the Li family, the eldest lady is very sincere to ask our wife, third master, you can help the eldest lady. ”

Du Heng came back to his senses, "Oh, I know, let Mrs. rest assured, no matter what, it is my niece, and I will not stand idly by." You go to Pinggang and ask him to find out the patriarch, I have something to say. ”

"Okay, slave and maid, let's go."

As soon as Xiaohong saw that there was a door to the matter, she quickened her pace and rushed away.

Jingfu calculated that as long as she took care of the third brother's affairs, then the third uncle would definitely do his best, and the third uncle and the third aunt had also helped her several times in her previous life.

However, she failed to seize the opportunity herself, her grandmother was too strong, and she was just an uncle and nephew, and she couldn't blame others for not doing her best.

This time, she can't miss the opportunity again, pinching the future of the third brother, then the third uncle and the third aunt will definitely try their best to help themselves, for the Du family and for themselves.

Du Heng made an excuse to ask the patriarch to come out, and whispered carefully, the patriarch was shocked, "How could Zhao'er act like this, what a bastard, he is comfortable alone, and the reputation of our Du family has fallen into the mud?" It just doesn't make sense! ”

Du Heng also sighed, "Patriarch, I am soft-spoken, the eldest brother does not listen to persuasion at all, this matter can be big or small, once I make the wrong decision, in the future, my Du family's reputation and the road to becoming an official will all come to naught." ”

"Don't worry, your mother can't cover the sky with one hand, the Li family must not be the main room, what beautiful things do you want, return the dowry to the Yang family, go to the yamen to set up a female household for Jingfu, and write the dowry in her name, since we want to do it, we have to do it so that people have nothing to say."

The patriarch also felt very angry, what kind of person is this, how can he do such a thing, throw the reputation of a big family into the, what a brain.

"The younger generation means to guard against the Li family, in the end, I have a child, my eldest brother is bent on taking in the door, and the sister-in-law's dowry is left in the Du family, I'm afraid it will be remembered sooner or later.

After all, Jingfu is too young to keep it. Although we are uncles and aunts, it is not good to see the things in the room of the big brother and the eldest brother, it is not decent. ”

Du Heng bowed again and added to the fire, the eldest niece is so powerful enough to be friendly, he can't be too bad, such a smart niece with means has to sell her favor no matter what, and plan for the future.

"Cheng, I think it's okay, just let the Yang family pull it back, the guests are just right, so everyone is comfortable in doing things, and it seems that we don't have crooked thoughts."

When the clan elder heard the name of the Li family, he felt very embarrassed and immediately agreed to the matter.

Only then did Du Heng breathe a sigh of relief, and returned to the banquet hall with the patriarch one after the other.

As soon as they went back, they found that there were two more people in the middle of the hall, one with a big belly, looking pitiful, a little bit of a real look, and a little girl next to her, a little younger than Jingfu, but there was indeed not much difference in age.

"Who is this?"

The patriarch saw that everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing, he didn't know the Li family, but he had heard that this disgusting thing was true.

"She is the Li family, that little girl is Du Zhao's daughter, five years old this year, one year younger than Jingfu, and the Li family has been raised outside for six years, your Du family is so good."

Now that I am pregnant with another one in my belly, it is obvious that my poor daughter is in the way of others, and my daughter died unjustly! ”

Old Man Yang's face was dark, and he gritted his teeth.

Li's mother and daughter were forcibly pulled into the car and sent here, this is Jingfu's idea for the second uncle alone, if she doesn't come, she will be tied up, and she will see the corpse when she dies.

Li was so frightened that he was very embarrassed and embarrassed to stand there holding his daughter, with his head down and nowhere to hide.

"Actually, Neiko has known about this for a long time, and she has been preparing to marry and enter the door for a long time."

Du Zhao couldn't see that the Li family was so wronged, so he immediately stood up and made an excuse to shirk, anyway, his daughter-in-law is dead, so I can forget what I say.

Jing Fu clenched her chopsticks angrily, and was about to stand up, but she was held down by her second aunt, glared at her sternly, she pouted aggrievedly, did not speak, and obediently lowered her head.

Zhao laughed and said: "It's a pity, my sister-in-law has passed away, and people can't open their mouths when they die, otherwise she would have to crawl out of the grave to give you two mouths, full of nonsense."

If you are willing, how can this little girl be raised outside for five years, this Li family has a big belly and has been in the outer room for six years, Du Zhao, what is the crime of usurping the outer room by court officials, do you know? Confusing the public here, you're making fools for all of us. ”

Du Zhao's face changed color at the same time, and many of the people present were colleagues who came to mourn, old acquaintances who had been officials for many years, and they looked at each other and exchanged ears, and many ladies also looked at Du Zhao with extreme disapproval, full of disgust and contempt.