Chapter 17: The Dust Settles

After dinner, she was on the way to take a walk to eat when she was pulled into a bamboo forest by the man. She should have struggled with rage. But maybe the surroundings were too quiet, or maybe the man's skills were too good, so that her long-dried heart was nourished for a moment.

So that night, she retired from the crowd of people who were waiting.

She only thinks that this is a moment of greed, and she will not have anything to do with that person in the future.

She was this age, and she didn't expect to get pregnant.

After a while, the doctor was invited.

Li stretched out his hand nervously, the doctor gently put his two fingers together, and said with a smile after a while: "Congratulations, Madame, you are more than a month pregnant." ”

Although there were speculations, hearing the doctor say it himself, Li's heart still sank.

The henchman on the side was directly dumbfounded, a few years ago, Hou Ye rarely came to Madame's yard, and the most recent time was at the end of last year.

This... How can this be born?

knocked and sent the doctor away, and the master and servant sat silently.

After a while, Mama hesitated and said: "The most important thing now is to think of killing this child, why don't you go to the temple to live in the temple for a while on the pretext of worshipping the Buddha..."

Li wiped his face, "I don't know, but my housekeeper has been a director for so many years, if he leaves the mansion rashly without a reasonable reason, how can these people in the mansion not be suspicious?" ”

She regretted it very much at the moment, knowing that she should not have done it on a whim.

At this time, Cuiliu opened the curtain and came in, "The coachman Qian Da said that he had something important to ask to see his wife." ”

Li Shi is worried in his heart, how can he have time to pay attention to these trivial matters? Impatiently waved his hand to let Mama go out and ask.

When the grandmother came in again, she stopped talking with a look on her face.

β€œβ€¦ Madam, Qian Da said that Hou Ye may have set up an outer room outside. ”

Li Shi didn't raise his eyes when he heard this, and said "um" without any emotion,

The two have been married for many years, how could she not know that Shen Ji'an had someone outside. But which of the noble sons of Gaomen has a clean backyard? If it was placed in the first few years of marriage, in order to stabilize her position, she had to put some effort to get people back to the backyard and put them under her nose. But now that the children are adults, as long as Shen Ji'an doesn't make too much trouble, she doesn't bother to care.

Seeing that his wife didn't care, Mama hurriedly said: "But, Qian Da said... Hou Ye often goes to the South Wind Pavilion... He..."

Li instantly understood the meaning of her words. She knew that some children of the family had some special habits, and the Nanfeng Pavilion was a famous small pavilion in Beijing.

In the past, I hadn't heard that Shen Ji'an had a hobby in this area, but people are changeable, and thinking of this, she felt a wave of disgust.

Good manhood has always been shamed by the world. But......

Her heart moved, she was worried about whether she had a chance to get out of the house smoothly?

As long as she leads the people in the house to catch the adulterer, then she pretends to be sad and disappointed and goes to live in Zhuangzi for a while to relax, it will be logical.

……

The next day, when Li asked the old lady to say goodbye, he accidentally said that a Zhuangzi in the house had planted a lot of pomegranate trees, and now it was the season of pomegranate blossoms. It's better to take advantage of the good weather today, and my mother will take her younger siblings to take a look.

So under the persuasion of the Li family, the Cui family took the three ladies to board the car and go to the Zhuangzi.

When she got into the carriage, Shen Mingjiao's master and servant happened to come over, and when she heard that everyone was going to see the pomegranate flowers, she said with great interest that she was going too.

Li couldn't, so he had to let her go, thinking that he would just lure her away when the time came.

Zhuangzi happened to be adjacent to the Great Xiangguo Temple, waiting for the carriage to stop, a few people got off the car, the keeper of the door saw the main family coming, first stunned, then thought of something, his face was white, trembling to a few people saluted.

Li glanced at the man and snorted coldly in his heart. She had already asked Qian Da and learned that Shen Ji'an hid people in this Zhuangzi.

A few people went in, and Zhuang Tou, who learned the news, hurriedly greeted him, and asked someone to report to Hou Ye, but he was tripped up by the people arranged by the Li family on the way.

Li led everyone forward, and along the way, Cui noticed something, and asked Li unhappily: "Eldest daughter-in-law, why is there no one in this village, what kind of medicine is this selling in your gourd?" ”

The Li clan didn't plan to hide it anymore, and glanced at Shen Mingjiao, who was walking around at the end. sighed and said, "Daughter-in-law, this is also helpless, and I will ask my mother to make the decision for my daughter-in-law later." ”

After a short time, several people passed by the pomegranate forest and faintly heard an indescribable sound. Cui Shi frowned, "Who's there?" ”

Li Shi was stunned, he didn't expect Shen Ji'an to be so ridiculous for a while, but this is better!

At this time, she didn't care about Shen Mingjiao's presence, and directly led everyone to approach the source of the sound.

As they got closer, across a gorgeous sea of red, the voice gradually became clearer. It was indeed Shen Ji'an's voice, but it was accompanied by a high-pitched female voice. Li frowned, how could she be a woman?

Cui's also heard it, but he thought that the Li family was jealous and couldn't allow his son to look for a woman outside. His face suddenly sank: "Eldest daughter-in-law, this is your purpose today!" ”

The third lady gloated with a face of schadenfreude.

Li didn't expect things to be like this, and now he had to step forward and go through the branches.

When I saw the scene inside, my mind went blank.

I saw a man and a woman lying on the ground in disheveled clothes, the man was Shen Ji'an, and the woman... It turned out to be Mrs. Zhenguo, who has always been dedicated to Buddha!

The face that was usually dignified and kind was flushed at this time.

Suddenly seeing someone break in, the woman screamed in fright and hid behind Shen Ji'an.

When Cui Shi saw the two of them, he took a step back in shock, and pointed at Shen Ji'an with a trembling hand: "You... You... Confused! ”

Although she was short-sighted, she also knew that the woman in front of her was the widow of General Zhongyong, and she was the lady of Yipin Zhenguo, who was enshrined by the Holy Lord.

Forcing the widows of martyrs, if it spreads, this is a capital crime!

Shen Mingjiao stood behind a few people, lazily playing with the fan, but Haitang saw the undisguised sarcasm in her girl's eyes.

The last few people came to the main hall, and after the initial panic, the lady of Zhenguo left directly with the maid as if nothing had happened.

Shen Ji'an knelt at Cui's feet, bowed his head and sincerely admitted his mistake. said that he was only with General Zhongyong's power in the court, so he was with Mrs. Zhenguo. He knew that this was wrong, but for the sake of the future of the Hou Mansion, he was willing to do anything...

The words were full of sincerity, and at the end of the words, they even cried.

Cui's original stomach was full of anger, but in a few words, most of it had already disappeared, looking at his son with red eyes, he even felt that it was not easy for his son to work for this family!

The third lady on the side was already so angry that her face turned pale, seeing that this old pious woman didn't think this matter was serious at all, and in turn felt sorry for her son, she couldn't help gritting her teeth and hating:

"Hou Ye's words are light, that loyal and brave general is the former god of war in the Great Xia Kingdom, and he doesn't need to say how prestigious he is in the army! If this thing gets out, our family will have to follow it! ”

"No, hurry up and split up before things get big now..."

Cui's was so noisy that she had a headache, and she had always had soft ears, so she had no idea for a while, and couldn't help but look at her eldest daughter-in-law, Li.

Li Shimu had a wooden face, and she couldn't wait to tear Shen Ji'an alive, if she didn't have this stubble, she didn't know that Shen Ji'an was so bold.

If this matter is not handled well, not only will her son's career be ruined, but even the marriage of her daughter Shen Mingyan and Pei Ji will come to an end.

She took a deep breath, looked at the maid who was guarding the door, and said, "All these people who came with me today have been dealt with!" ”

Cui Shi also reacted and nodded again and again. A stack of voices urged Shen Ji'an to hurry up. The third lady on the side also breathed a sigh of relief.

A few people didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this, as if the dozen or even dozens of lives that were about to be executed were just a number in their eyes.

Shen Ji'an called two personal guards, and soon there were cries at the door.

However, after half a cup of tea, the guards rushed in in a panic, "Master Hou, people... The people are gone..."

Shen Ji'an Huo stood up, "What's the matter?" ”

"The men were tied up and thrown into the firewood room, and the villain... The villain went to dispense medicine according to the instructions of the Hou Ye... When he returned, he was gone..."

Several people's faces were panicked,

Shen Ji'an pointed angrily at the guard: "Why don't you go and find it?" ”

Li Shi frowned, her intuition was too strange, she glanced at the room, and suddenly realized something: "What about Shen Mingjiao?" ”

The Cui family looked at each other, they were so emotionally involved just now that no one noticed where Shen Mingjiao went!

Li was so anxious that he shouted: "Quick! Go find it..."

Before the words fell, the door of the house was pushed open suddenly, and Shen Mingjiao walked in with a smile: "Auntie, are you looking for me?" ”

Li stared straight at her: "Where did you just go?" ”

Shen Mingjiao didn't seem to notice the stagnation of the atmosphere in the room at all, and said casually: "I casually walked around Zhuangzi." ”

Thinking of something, he clapped his palms and said, "Oh yes, when I passed by the firewood house just now, I saved a group of people who were about to be wiped out." ”

Several people's faces froze, and Shen Ji Anqiang smiled: "The four girls don't do stupid things on the spur of the moment, they are all subordinates who have made big mistakes, if they don't die and go out to talk nonsense, then our entire Hou Mansion will suffer, and when the time comes, I am afraid that the marriage between you and King Su will also..."

Shen Mingjiao waved her hand indifferently: "It's okay, it's okay, it's all a family, everyone is blessed and enjoys hardships together!" ”

Shen Ji'an: "......" who is so rare that you are in trouble!

Li stared at her calm smile, and there was something he didn't understand for a while! Thinking of the similar face in her memory, she only felt the anger in her chest, and raised her hand and slapped Shen Mingjiao's face:

"Slut, why don't you die!"

But his wrist was grabbed violently.

Shen Mingjiao leaned into her ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Auntie, how does the first brand of the Nanfeng Pavilion taste!" ”

Li's heart was shocked, and in the flash of light, she understood everything, and pointed at Shen Mingjiao with a trembling hand:

"You... It's you... It's all you..."

Shen Mingjiao let go of her hand, "Why is the eldest aunt so excited, I just give back to him in his own way!" ”

……

Thinking back to that day, I listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer. Shen Mingjiao took a step back to avoid the man's outstretched hand, and shouted softly into the air, "Wang Dashan." ”

The next moment, the back window moved, and a thin man appeared in front of him, who was the guard left by the playboy to protect Shen Mingjiao.

Shen Mingjiao pointed at the frightened man: "Throw him on the bed." ”

The man immediately complained with tears in his eyes: "Girl, I was also framed. ”

Then he took out the lilac handkerchief from his arms, put it to his lips and sniffed it, and said softly: "Girl, since the first time I saw you, I..."

Shen Mingjiao interrupted him impatiently: "That's the handkerchief that Aunt Hu wipes her sweat from the kitchen!" ”

The man sniffed the veil and froze.

Hearing the footsteps at the door, Shen Mingjiao stopped talking nonsense and said bluntly: "Make a deal with me, take the eldest lady tonight, the price is easy to say!" ”

The man looked embarrassed and annoyed: "What do you think of me..."

"Two hundred taels."

"No... I only have a girl in my heart..."

"Five hundred taels."

"That's the Hou Mansion Mistress, I don't dare..."

"One thousand taels."

Man, oh no, the first card of the Nanfeng Pavilion smiled with a spring breeze: "Deal." ”

……

Retracting her thoughts, Shen Mingjiao looked at Li's angry and distorted face. In fact, she always knew that the Li family hated and even resented her.

The reason is very clichΓ©, the Li family took a fancy to her father back then, and after being rejected, she retreated and married Shen Ji'an. didn't give up on her father, and later her father married her mother despite public opinion, and Li naturally hated her mother to the core, and even looked at her with all kinds of unpleasant eyes.

Shen Ji'an seemed to see that she didn't intend to compromise, and stared at her with heavy eyes: "What do you want?" ”

Shen Mingjiao calmly met his gaze and said lightly: "It's not good, as long as the uncle doesn't go around camping under my banner in the future, and don't want to use me to get benefits from King Su, I will treat it as if today's incident has never happened, otherwise, those people who were rescued by me are the best proof." ”

Cui's finger pointed at her, and he scolded angrily: "Little slut, your uncle's family has raised you for all these years, and they have raised a white-eyed wolf!" ”

Shen Mingjiao smiled sarcastically: "Heh! Grandmother has forgotten that the title of the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion should be withdrawn when it reaches the uncle's generation, it is my father's contribution to the treatment of the epidemic in Qinzhou back then, so Brother Lobby has the opportunity to continue to attack the lord, and you ask yourself, what kind of life have I lived in the mansion in the past eight years! ”

"But grandmother can rest assured, for my father's sake, I will not be less filial piety that should be given during the New Year's holidays."

In fact, if this group of people didn't come to provoke her, she wouldn't bother to care.

can think of this group of people in the previous life in the name of her and even Su Wangfu all kinds of jumping outside, like mosquitoes in summer, although they can't hurt her, they can bite you if they don't pay attention to it, which is annoying.

Now that he has grasped this handle, it is like a knife hanging over his head to Shen Ji'an, and he is afraid that he will stay away from her from now on.

Shen Mingjiao had a tough attitude, and in the end, Shen Ji'an had to compromise.

A few people left with a calm face, and when they staggered by, Shen Mingjiao said coldly to the Li family: "By the way, don't forget to return all my mother's dowry." ”

Her mother was born in Jiangnan, a small businessman. Although there are not many dowries, there are only a few shops, but those are also left by her mother to her and her sister.

Li hated it in his heart, but thinking of what happened just now and that night, he had to grit his teeth and agree.

Shen Mingjiao continued to smile and mend the knife: "For the sake of the eldest aunt's good attitude, my niece kindly told you that in fact, you are not pregnant, but just took some medicine that causes false pregnancy." ”

Li Shi rolled his eyes and fainted angrily.