"Now Mrs. Wu is terminally ill, and the gods are helpless, so just detain Li Qiao in the mansion, and a month is enough time for the rabble of the Wu family to break with him."

The Emperor Taishang's expression was not without sighs: "Cui Niang has worked hard enough, but there are many things in the world, where is hard work enough." ”

When he spoke, the new emperor's silent attendant was on one side, like a deferential puppet, until the emperor finished speaking, and then he respectfully complimented: "Shengming has no fault with Your Majesty." ”

Chapter 124

When Li Qiao returned home, Wu Cuicui was naturally happy.

Her father and brother were both mourned, and her mother's family did not have any particularly powerful people, and she had always left her side as a dependent husband, but her face was not obvious, and her heart was also worried.

Not to mention that her husband's visit is already dangerous, if there is really a case, what will happen to her, and what will happen to the Wu family?

Wu Cuicui couldn't think about it anymore.

From the moment Li Qiao brought people into the city, Wu Cuicui received the news, and heard that he did not bring Princess Wei here, and his heart was half relieved and half worried.

Relieved to be relieved that Princess Wei was exempted from this difficulty, worried that because the errand was not completed, what punishment would Li Qiao receive?

If he stayed until Li Qiao returned home, he heard that he was only fined and took him to reflect on it behind closed doors at home for a month, but Wu Cuicui breathed a sigh of relief.

These minor punishments are nothing more than a drizzle for the husband.

She hurriedly went out with her servants and maidservants, and did not see her for several days, thinking about it in the end.

When Li Qiao saw her, his face became a little kinder, and he asked Mrs. Wu how she had been ill recently and whether anything important had happened in the court.

Li Qiao took off his coat, Wu Cuicui took it easily, handed it to the maidservant on the side, and told him to hang it on the coat rack: "I also said that I would invite a famous folk doctor to take a look, but after taking a few doses of medicine, my body turned around significantly, so I gave up." ”

He smiled and said, "If A-Niang is really sick, where can I be at home with peace of mind?" ”

Only then did he talk about the recent events in the DPRK and China, ranging from the news he could hear from the officialdom to the big things that had happened in someone's house.

Li Qiao listened to it one by one, and felt that there was nothing important, so he also put his mind at ease.

After the attendants set the meal, he sat down and picked up his chopsticks, and instructed his wife: "I am going to be confined to my house for a month, and if you want to visit your mother-in-law, it will be inconvenient to go back and forth, so after eating, you might as well pack up your clothes and go back to the side door to stay for a few days......."

Wu Cuicui lived in her mother's house before, and only moved back two days ago when she saw that her mother was in good spirits, and remembered her mother's advice, urging her to have a child earlier.

politely declined: "A-Niang is much better, with two sisters-in-law taking care of her, it's always okay." ”

Li Qiao then stopped talking about the matter, but changed the topic to another place: "Speaking of which, although I didn't bring Chang back with me, I took some people with me who couldn't beat him......

Wu Cuicui turned her face sideways and listened intently.

Li Qiao said: "When the imperial capital fell, the Xiahou clan entered the city and looted, in addition to the property, there were many high-ranking female dependents who were left outside, and then the city of Qingzhou was broken, and they fell into the hands of the King of Wei. ”

Wu Cuicui frowned when she heard this, and her expression showed a bit of pity and worry: "It's really a group of hard-working people, my husband has a heart." ”

Then he asked, "You didn't tell the Son of Heaven about this, did you?" ”

Li Qiao lowered his head and ate his mouthful of noodles, and after swallowing them, he said: "I didn't say anything, and temporarily placed them in a private garden in the city." ”

Wu Cuicui looked at him for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Fujun, this person looks cold, but he is actually very soft-hearted. ”

And he said, "I will do this to me." It was indeed not good to rush this matter out, and I hurriedly sent them back to their homes, but I was afraid that it would be even worse. ”

Li Qiao said: "You can do these things in the back house yourself." ”

Wu Cuicui responded with a smile.

Wu Cuicui didn't think that after these ladies fell into the hands of thieves, they would kill themselves to preserve their chastity, but her opinion alone was irrelevant to the world.

She couldn't take people out in a big way, saying that her husband had taken them back from the King of Wei, and that if word spread about them, these innocent women might be attacked by the defenders, and even their families might become the murderers of their persecution......

In the end, Wu Cuicui went out through the side door, and first went to visit her mother, and when she saw that she was more energetic than before, she was glad to have someone visit the group of female dependents.

If it were in the past, she probably wouldn't think much about anything, but she just felt that she was full of kindness, and she passed away, but after going through a lot, she gradually tasted a little bit of the truth of how to behave in the world.

Those people are more or less acquainted with her, and now they are in trouble, but they are beautiful, like a savior, appear in front of them, how embarrassing, how sad!

It's better not to see each other again.

Wu Cuicui sent people over there to deliver letters, asking them if they wanted to write letters to their families, and if so, they could send them on their behalf, and if not, she was thinking about opening a girls' school, and maybe she could stay and be a female gentleman if she had a skill.

Let's just talk about it.

After doing this, Wu Cuicui went home, Li Qiao was reading in the room, Wu Cuicui did some needlework next to him, and tied it around his waist.

After the couple got married, there were few times when they had been together for such a long time, and for a while, Wu Cuicui did not know whether to resent the new emperor for designing to punish her husband, or whether to encourage him to create such a good opportunity for herself.

Six or seven days later, as if the husband and wife had their usual lunch, Li Qiao was about to go to the study to flip through the books, but he heard the hurried footsteps outside the hall, and the exchange was very urgent.

"General, something is wrong—"

After entering the entrance, I saw that Wu Cuicui was also there, and the anxious color on my face couldn't help but condense, and the words behind me were swallowed.

Seeing this, Wu Cuicui's heart was a chuckle, and she already had an ominous premonition, and she stumbled a little bit under her feet.

Li Qiao held her arm, she held it strongly, and asked in a trembling voice, "What happened?" ”

The attendant who reported the news said cautiously: "Madam, please mourn, Mrs. Wu passed by in the afternoon......

Mrs. Wu passed by in the afternoon......

A-Niang - dead?!

It's a bolt from the blue, but that's it!

After the death of her father and brother, Wu Cuicui lost her temper for the first time: "Nonsense! ”

She said sharply: "Before, the imperial doctor checked the pulse, and they all said that Ah Niang's health was getting better, and I saw that Ah Niang's complexion was also better before coming back, how could I suddenly ......?"

A burst of anger surged into her heart, Wu Cuicui felt that the world was spinning in front of her, Li Qiao held her up, and then pinched her, and after a while, Wu Cuicui woke up faintly, and before anyone could speak, tears had flowed first.

Li Qiao also felt that this matter was strange, so he half-squatted down, looked at her and said: "Now is not the time to cry, your mother is gone, as a human and female, is there any reason not to see her off?" Not to mention that my mother-in-law was already healthy, but now she died of a sudden illness, and you have fallen, who will find justice for her?! ”

Wu Cuicui was aroused by this remark.

When her father and brother died, she couldn't do anything, but at this time, she couldn't turn a blind eye to her mother's death!

Li Qiao was still at home behind closed doors to reflect and was not allowed to leave, while Wu Cuicui hurriedly changed her mourning clothes, took a number of servants and maidservants, and went to Wu's house in a murderous spirit.

The two families are not far away, but they are not close, and after Wu Cuicui arrived, the people of the Wu family had already served Mrs. Wu to change her dress, she took a look, and saw her mother lying on the collapse with her eyes closed, her face was bloodless, her lips were black, and the sister-in-law Nine Princesses next to her, the second sister-in-law Qin and the rest of the family were crying.

Wu Cuicui's heart was like a knife, and she unconsciously shed two lines of tears, but the tears were quickly wiped away by her, and her expression quickly turned cold.

"What about the doctor who treated my mother? Didn't you say it was all right, why did you go all of a sudden?! ”

The ninth princess sobbed and persuaded her: "Sister, you calm down, my mother is also a person who is about to know the destiny of heaven, and she has been hit several times before......"

Qin wiped her tears with a handkerchief and persuaded her: "Yes, sister, my mother has just closed her eyes, and you are making such a big noise, so that she can see the old man, and it is not at ease." ”

Wu Cuicui looked at the two sisters-in-law coldly, but without saying a word, she turned her head and ordered someone to invite the imperial doctor.

The Ninth Princess frowned when she heard this, and the Qin family was even more stunned: "Sister, what are you going to do?" Mother is gone, can't you let her leave in peace?! ”

Wu Cuicui stared at her and said slowly: "Because I think it's strange for A-Niang to go, second sister-in-law, don't you think so?" ”

Qin's tears flowed even more fiercely, and he was aggrieved: "What are you staring at me like this?" Could it be that I killed my mother? There is no such reason in the world, the man in charge of the door is silent, and the sister-in-law who married outside the country said that this is ......."

Wu Cuicui looked around the room, and suddenly her expression froze: "What about Mother Zhou, who serves A-Niang?" ”

The ninth princess said on the side: "Mother Zhou is loyal and has been martyred. ”

Wu Cuicui was already furious in her heart, but she just endured it and didn't have a seizure: "Does A-Niang have any last words left before she dies?" What will happen to this family in the future, have you ever explained it? ”

The ninth princess looked at her with some embarrassment, and then looked at the concubine Qin family, and didn't know what to do for a while.

Qin wiped away his tears and said: "My mother has always been my uncle, and my mother didn't leave a last word, so I can only ask my uncle to uphold justice." ”

Outside, Mrs. Wu's maiden brother came, and when she saw the smell of gunpowder that was almost overflowing in the field, she was also embarrassed.

Turn your head to see my sister's only remaining male heir, Wu Cuicui's second brother - yes, this one is sandwiched between his sister and his daughter-in-law, and he is even more difficult than him.

"Nephew, niece, money is something outside the body, you are from the womb of a mother, don't make such a fuss in front of your own mother, make her uncomfortable."

This uncle was loyal, and said: "I also know a little about the situation of your family, nephew and daughter-in-law, you don't have eyes that are not eyes, nose is not nose, if it is not for Cuicui's husband to fight, you still want to divide the family property?" Whether the Wu family can keep this bit of family wealth has to be said! ”

"If you ask me to be the master, then you have to listen to me, the Wu family's property, Cuicui and his wife should account for half of the property-Cuicui, you married a good husband and got the help of your mother's family, and if your mother's family has something to do in the future, you can't ignore it!"

"The remaining half, divided into three. The nine princesses in the long room are widowed, and they have children to raise, so they have to occupy a share, and there are men in the second room, so they have to occupy a share, and the rest of the share is for the unmarried girls to dowry, and also for the old aunts to provide for the elderly, what do you think? ”

The ninth princess herself has a dowry, and she has the emperor's father and the emperor's brother, even if she is a brother who has a bad relationship, she can't watch her sister starve to death.

She didn't care about the Wu family's property, and immediately said, "I listen to my uncle." ”

Wu Jiaerlang is not a heartless person, although he feels a little aggrieved, but he still nods honestly: "I also listen to my uncle." ”

Qin's tears flowed out sincerely: "You are the head of the family who wants to inherit the Wu family, you are the son-in-law, you only take one-sixth of the family property, and we still have a few children......"

Wu Jiaerlang said sharply: "Shut up!" ”

Wu Cuicui......

Wu Cuicui didn't want to say anything anymore.

Staying out of the matter, the sister-in-law watching the fire from the other side, the second brother who is gentle and cowardly, the second sister-in-law who seems to be greedy and quite reasonable, and the two sisters-in-law who are timidly hiding behind the window screen and watching here......

Wu Cuicui seemed to hear a mournful scream, which was the sound of the Wu family, which was once on the verge of breaking and was desperately glued together by her mother.

Vaguely, she even felt the inevitable tragic fate of the Wu family in the future.

"I don't want the Wu family's property, and I won't rob it from you, my share was already given to me by my mother when I got married......"

Wu Cuicui heard her voice trembling and tears falling uncontrollably, but she still gritted her teeth and finished saying what she had to say: "However, I don't allow Ah Niang to die in vain!" I'm looking for a post-mortem examiner! ”

The ninth princess looked over in some surprise, and then lowered her head wordlessly.

The Qin clan was already on the verge of collapse: "Autopsy...... Such an unbelievable thing, do you want to make the Wu family a laughing stock for everyone?! ”

Wu Cuicui's eyes were as sharp as knives, and she was about to speak, but she was forcibly dragged out by her uncle.

"Uncle," when she arrived in the yard, Wu Cuicui grabbed his arm and cried silently: "You are A-Niang's mother's family, you can't ignore her......"

The uncle also had red eyes: "Silly boy, that's my own sister." ”

He wiped a handful of tears and said, "But Cuicui, you have to think clearly, if you find a servant to conduct an autopsy, no matter what the final result is, this family will be completely scattered, what is your mother working so hard for?" Are you going to make her fall short? ”

Wu Cuicui held back a pool of tears in her eyes for a long time, and finally flowed out viciously: "I want to investigate!" ”

"Uncle," she cried bitterly, "that's my mother, if she dies unjustly, and I don't avenge her, won't she raise me for nothing?!" ”