Hang Zhirong took a deep breath, turned around, and looked up at Xu Yan, his eyes were extremely timid, but he was forced to calm down, hesitated, and said in a low voice: "The child's biological mother, yes. Zuo Peipei. ”

Xu Yan thought that he had misheard, and was stunned for a moment and said, "Master Hang, please be louder, who do you say the child's biological mother is?" ”

Hang Zhirong took another deep breath and said loudly: "I lied just now, the child's mother is not a prostitute, but. Your step-wife, Zuo Peipei. Zuo Peipei told you nine months ago that her mother was seriously ill, and she went back to her parents' house to take care of her mother, but in fact, Peipei was three months pregnant at that time, and she went back to give birth secretly. After the birth of the child, she recuperated for another month before returning to Jinzhou. We were afraid that Peipei's return with the child would arouse suspicion, so we picked up the child and returned to Jinzhou a month late. Unexpectedly, I just took Zuo Xu to Hang's house last night, and this morning the government quickly broke into Hang's house, saying that Zuo Xu was the remnant of the Ning family who was robbed, and forcibly took Zuo Xu to the court. ”

Outside the public court, when the people heard it, they immediately burst into laughter, ridiculed and ridiculed, and looked at Xu Yan, full of joy and ridicule. Hang Zhitong looked at Hang Ji in disbelief and said, "Father, what the eldest brother said is true, he really has something to do with Mrs. Xu. Yes." Hang Zhitong was embarrassed to continue. Hang Ji stared at Xu Yan and did not answer.

Glancing at Xu Yan, who was frightened and embarrassed, he approached Qu Zaichen and whispered: "Today is really unexpected, I just want to save a child, I didn't expect to lead to so many hidden rights and wrongs." Now Xu Yan and the Hang family have become completely enemies, I don't know what will happen to them if they win or lose, and how many people will be affected by the hardship and souls? Am I quite evil, if Xu Yan hands over Ning Xiaogongzi to the imperial court, or there will not be so many things? ”

Qu Zaichen: "Paper can't hold the fire, the cause they planted themselves will taste the retribution sooner or later, and it has nothing to do with you." Besides, if you had known this result, would you have been able to stand by and watch Ning Xiaogongzi die? ”

Congxi frowned and pondered, silent and silent.

In the court, Xu Yan was shocked and panicked for a moment, and slapped the shocked wood and said: "Hang Zhirong, above the court, you are talking nonsense, do you think that if you slander my wife, this official will not carefully investigate the identity of the child?" You recruited from the truth, why do you want to slander my wife, is this child the remnant of the Ning family? In order to cover up the identity of the child, you indiscriminately accused my wife? ”

Hang Zhirong sighed and said: "Lord Prefect, you just said it yourself, it is about Ning Yuan's treason and rebellion, and the imperial court will definitely investigate the identity of the child in detail." The identity of the child is related to the fate and future of the Hang family, and I know that I am telling the truth, so that I can withstand a thorough investigation by the imperial court, so that the imperial court will not regard the Hang family as a fellow party of Ning Yuan, and I will have to tell the truth. If there is no other way, there is really no other way, how can I confess in court that I am with . Your wife's relationship? If the adults don't believe it, they can send Pei Pei to testify in court, or they can send someone to Pei Pei's mother's house to verify. ”

Xu Yan was extremely embarrassed and was about to speak, when a woman's voice came from outside the court: "Zuo Xu is indeed the child of me and Hang Zhirong." ”

Everyone turned their heads to look and saw a woman about thirty years old walking quickly into the court, with a beautiful and clear appearance and a slightly panicked face, it was Xu Yan's stepwife Zuo Peipei. Congxi suddenly remembered that yesterday Hang Zhirong said that Hua Yue was his concubine, and when he had to marry Hua Yue, he caught a glimpse of Zuo Peipei's face was shocked and sad. I thought that Zuo Peipei thought of something sad, but he didn't care, who would have expected Zuo Peipei and Hang Zhirong to have such entanglement.

Zuo Peipei walked to the center of the public hall and stood still, looked up at Xu Yan's eyes, and said calmly: "It's okay if you know, anyway, you gave me a letter of resignation a long time ago, and it has nothing to do with you who I have a child with." I know that you have already divorced your wife once, and I am worried that you will divorce your wife again, which will cause criticism and affect your officialdom. But you dislike me for being so jealous of my words, and gave me a letter of resignation a year ago, and I can't just pretend to be your wife, stay by your side, and waste my youth. Now that you know the truth, let's separate from each other, shall we? ”

Xu Yan was stunned: "What nonsense are you talking about, when did I give you a letter of resignation, did you do such a shameful thing, do you still want to leave safely?" ”

Zuo Peipei: "Lord Prefect, although we are no longer husband and wife, we often live in one place, and we can be regarded as a family." Each other knows too many ugly things about each other, let's not publicize the ugliness of the family, what do you say? ”

Xu Yan glared at Zuo Peipei angrily, hesitated for a moment, patted the shocked wood, and gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat." ”

Zuo Peipei followed Xu Yan to the back hall of the mansion, Xu Yan was furious, turned around and slapped Zuo Peipei hard, glared at Zuo Peipei viciously and said: "You slut, you actually carried me behind my back and did such a lewd thing, you are tired of life, why do you treat me like this?" ”

This slap was extremely heavy, Zuo Peipei couldn't stand the force, and fell to the ground, feeling his head roaring. After coming over for a while, he regained some senses, slowly stood up, raised his head to meet Xu Yan's gaze, and said angrily: "Xu Yan, after you married me, except for the first two years, you were slightly better to me, and then you have been snubbing me." Your concubines have married one after another, and they have changed again and again, why should I keep the rules by your side and waste my youth? When I first met Hang Zhirong, he was courteous and courteous to me in every way, I thought I had finally met a man who treated me sincerely and cherished me, but I didn't expect that he was also a half-hearted prodigal person, you men really don't have a good thing. I figured it out, I will never be tempted by you men in the future, I just want to raise Zuo Xu well and let me go, right? ”

Xu Yan laughed angrily: "You did such a shameful thing, and you still want me to let you go, why?" ”

Zuo Peipei looked directly at Xu Yan's gaze: "I have something in my hand to take your life." Xu Yan, no matter how honest and honest you pretend to be in front of outsiders, don't you know what you have done? You are a sanctimonious corrupt official beast, if I hand over to the court evidence that you bribed high-ranking officials of the court and bent the law for bribes, do you think you still have a chance to live? ”

Xu Yan's face turned cold, he reached out and grabbed Zuo Peipei's neck, and said angrily: "What do you know? ”

Zuo Peipei snorted bitterly, but said calmly: "I have known a lot of husband and wife for many years. Xu Yan, you admit to the outside world that you have given me a letter of resignation and let me leave safely, and I have no marriage ceremony with Hang Zhirong, according to the law, Zuo Xu can be raised by me alone. I want you to go to Hang's house to help me get Zuo Xu back, and I will take Zuo Xu far away from Jinzhou and never appear in front of you again. Otherwise, no matter if I or Zuo Xu have any accidents, someone will immediately hand over the evidence of your violation of the law to the imperial court, and we will all die and die together. ”

Xu Yan's face turned pale: "I never let you know about my affairs, you won't have evidence, you don't bluff me?" ”

Zuo Peipei didn't panic at all: "Then you kill me now and see if you can be safe, do you dare?" ”

Xu Yan stared at Zuo Peipei angrily for a long time, pushed Zuo Peipei out, and walked quickly towards the study.

Zuo Peipei fell to the ground, looking at Xu Yan's back, his eyes were full of fear, and his body kept trembling.

Xu Yan shouted as he walked, "Wentian." ”

Wen Tian didn't know where to go, jumped to Xu Yan's side, and quickly followed Xu Yan. The two walked into the study, Wen Tian hurriedly closed the door, Xu Yan glanced at the beam, Wen Tian understood, jumped up to the wall along the beam, pressed a wooden board, pushed hard, the wooden board page moved away, revealing a square hole, Wen Tian raised his eyes and looked, his face was shocked, and he almost fell off the beam, then stabilized his body, jumped down, landed in front of Xu Yan, and said in a panic: "Big. My lord, there was nothing inside, and the letters and account books were stolen. ”

Xu Yan's face was stunned, his body trembled, and he suddenly sat down on the chair, his face like ash.

After half a ring, Wen Tiancai said cautiously: "My lord, it should be that Mrs. took advantage of your unpreparedness to steal the key to the study and stole the account books and letters, or I tried to force out the whereabouts of those letters and account books, but. Punish the lady, you see? ”

Xu Yan said weakly: "It's useless, the letter and account book are the life talisman for her and the child, she knows very well that if she doesn't hand it over, she and the child can still have a peace, if it is handed over to us, she will be unable to live, let alone raise the child herself." Therefore, even if she were killed, she would never hand over the letter books. Xu Yan paused for a moment and said hatefully: "I was careless, I took every precaution, but I didn't expect that slut to betray me." ”

Wen Tian: "That. What shall we do, do what Madame says? ”

Xu Yankut sat down without answering, and sat paralyzed until the early morning of the next day, then got up and washed up, and went directly to Hang's house.