Chapter 14: A New Way of Life
"What's going on?" Gentle hurriedly walked over and squatted on the edge of the fence to look at her: "Get up and speak." ”
"Slave maid...... Something big mistake was made. Shu Fang choked up and didn't look up, shook her body and said: "I wanted to exchange your jewelry for silver to save you, but I didn't expect that the pawnshop was a black-hearted one, and he was going to grab something behind closed doors." The slave and maid desperately hugged the burden and came out, and the thing was ...... Something is missing in half. ”
Gentle is a little dumbfounded, is this a house leak that happened to rain overnight?
"Didn't you look for Madame?"
"Madame is not in the house. Shu Fang said in a low voice: "The second young master also ordered the slave and maid to be locked up, so the slave and maid did not dare to find the second young master if something happened." ”
Xiao Jingtang is really ruthless, just let her in, and leave no way to live!
Gritting his teeth, he looked at her gently and said, "If there are fewer things, there will be less, let's find a way, you get up first." ”
"Yes. ”
Pei Fangwu was dumbfounded when he heard it beside him, watching Wen Rou take the burden and count the remaining jewelry, he couldn't help but say, "How did you live like this?"
Weighing the value of these jewels in his heart, he said gently and nonchalantly: "My methods are vicious and ruthless, I can't be liked by my husband and suffer retribution, it's normal for life to be difficult." ”
This is a very objective evaluation, but when Pei Fangwu listened, he didn't know what to say.
How can anyone scold himself? and he is not aggrieved at all, this person ...... What do you think?
"When I entered the cell, I used two golden hairpins. Shu Fang bit her lip: "The rest of the fear is worth three hundred taels, and I can't save you." ”
Three hundred taels. Gently touched his chin, turned his head and asked Pei Fangwu: "The price here, what can you buy for three hundred taels?"
Pei Fangwu said: "Three hundred stone polished rice, or buy a small yard on the edge of Xingcheng." ”
In this world, houses are really worthless, and thinking of the terrible housing prices in modern metropolises, Wen Rou really wants to buy a house here to have a good time.
However, now there is no extra money for her to squander.
"It sounds like it's a lot of money. With a smile, he gently took a Jiufeng step shake and handed it to Pei Fangwu: "This is a deposit for our business." ”
The delicate golden hairpin, Jiufeng is lifelike, and the gems on the eyes are small, but they are also quite precious, and they are Du Wen's wedding things. Shu Fang glanced at it, didn't say anything, and her eyes were slightly red.
"Good. Gladly took it, Pei Fangwu didn't say anything else, glanced at her and said, "Madame's retreat seems to be blocked, it's better to help you now, or go out to bask in the sun together." ”
"That's exactly what I mean. Gently scratching her head, she smiled at him: "I didn't know how to ask for help, but you were generous." ”
"It's not a big deal to see Madame's crime. Pei Fangwu said: "Saving one more person didn't add trouble, but added some friendship." ”
People who do business are the least friendly, and they are the most friendly, depending on who is right. smiled gently, beckoned Shu Fang to come over, and conveyed Pei Fangwu's message to her.
"It's a token. Pei Fangwu took an ocarina from his waist and came down: "Someone stopped me on the road, so you can say that this is a member of the Pei family." ”
"The slave and maid understood. Shu Fang took the things and ran out with her skirt in her hand.
The next day, the Xiao family's annex.
Xiao Jingtang was looking at the case record sent by the yamen, and the county master next to him sipped his tea and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the second young master was not partial, and killed his relatives in righteousness." ”
Putting away the things in his hand, Xiao Jingtang lowered his eyes and said: "She did too much, so she was allowed to learn some lessons, but the environment in that prison is not good, please take care of it more adults." ”
When the county magistrate heard this, he smiled on his face, but he was a little confused in his heart.
It is said that the marriage between the Xiao and Du families exists in name only, and sooner or later they will break up, but he looked, didn't Xiao Jingtang still care about the Du family? Even if she was imprisoned for attempted murder, she had to care about two sentences like this.
"By the way, what's going on with the Pei family's ceramics case?" Xiao Jingtang asked.
The county master arched his hand and said: "Thanks to the help of the second young master, Pei Fangwu is now detained in prison, if he refuses to hand over the porcelain kiln, then the official will have to be locked up according to the law." ”
Xiao Jingtang nodded, the county master helped him a lot, and he was the master of this party, so he naturally wanted to give some sweetness. The Pei family's ceramic business is doing well, and there is a faint posture of competition with the Xiao family's porcelain industry, and it can be removed early, anyway, there is no harm to him.
"It's the Xingcheng Ceramics Conference soon, Pei Fangwu's pass, this year must be the Xiao family's outstanding. The county magistrate smiled: "When the time comes, the official will recommend to the governor and send the porcelain of the Xiao family to the top." ”
"Your Excellency is tired. Xiao shook his head, picked up the teacup and glanced at Steward Xiao, who understood and stuffed a red envelope into the sleeve of the county master's attendant.
The county magistrate pretended not to see it, but the smile on his lips was even stronger, and he was about to say something more, but the person guarding outside hurriedly came in, leaned into his ear and said, "My lord, something happened." ”
Looking at him dissatisfied, the county lord asked, "What can happen?"
"You'd better go back to the yamen and have a look. ”
Seeing that this person's expression was not relaxed, the county master was stunned, got up and bowed his hand to Xiao Jingtang: "This official will go first, I don't know what troublesome case I have received." ”
"Slow down, adults. Xiao Jingtang got up, returned the salute, and then watched him out.
He didn't care about any case in the Yamen, his mother went to Fengcheng temporarily, and he didn't know when he would be able to come back. During this time, he hoped that Du Wenrou could stay in the prison all the time, so that he could be clean and clean.
"Young Master. The housekeeper was a little worried: "That prison is not a good place, you don't want to lock up the second young grandmother for two days, and keep it closed...... When Madame comes back, I'm afraid it's hard to explain. ”
"I'm measured. Xiao Jingtang said: "Without my orders, no one will pick her up." ”
Didn't Du Wenrou always be very self-controlled, and felt that the concubines of the Du family were just a head above others? The expression on the face of the eldest lady of the Du family must be very good-looking.
The expression on Wen Wen's face now is indeed quite good-looking.
Governor Pei's cronies released her and Pei Fangwu with something, and the county magistrate's face turned pale, and he whispered to Pei Fangwu to apologize: "This ...... The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the official doesn't know that you are the younger brother of Governor Pei. ”
"It doesn't matter. Pei Fangwu smiled very good-naturedly: "In normal times, no one will know, but now that the adults know, I hope to be able to keep it a secret for me." ”
"Yes, yes, I understand. The county master laughed dryly, and then glanced at Du Wenrou: "It's just that this second young grandmother of the Xiao family, why does Pei Gongzi have to take it away?"
Pei Fangwu was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked around: "Where is the second young grandmother of the Xiao family?"
He shrunk his neck weakly, and raised his hand softly and weakly: "Here." ”
Pei Fangwu was shocked and looked at her with wide eyes: "You are actually the second young grandmother of the Xiao family?!"
"There's nothing wrong with that, in theory. Gently shrugged: "But if I want to get out of this prison, I really have to be rescued by my son." ”
Pei Fangwu was stupid, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
There are also a lot of rumors about the second young grandmother of the Xiao family in the market, saying that there are those who careless about people's lives, those who don't treat their subordinates as human beings, and those who are ruthless and spicy. But...... Looking at the person in front of him, he couldn't connect her with those rumors anyway.
The woman looked gentle and lovely, and her eyes were clear and bright, like stars covering the entire night sky, which made people feel very comfortable to look at. How can a person with such a pair of eyes be vicious?
"Pei Gongzi, you don't want to regret it, do you?" Looking at his expression, Gentle was a little panicked: "Let's say okay." ”
"No, I won't go back. Pei Fangwu chuckled: "It's just a little surprising for a while, the second young master of the Xiao family would treat his wife like this." ”
breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled gently and awkwardly: "Don't mention those things, thank you Pei Gongzi for rescuing, since the county magistrate is willing to release people, then I will go back first." ”
"I'll send you. Pei Fangwu subconsciously said a word, and only after saying that he felt that something was wrong, he glanced at the county master, and added half a sentence: "By the way, visit the Xiao family." ”
The county magistrate smiled a little stiffly, waved his hand behind his back lightly, and the clever yacha standing behind him hurriedly walked out.
The Pei family has a backstage like Governor Pei, so it's difficult to do!
"Second Young Master!"
The news in the yamen spread quickly, and before Wen Rou stepped out of the gate of the county yamen, Steward Xiao had already hurriedly found Xiao Jingtang: "The second young grandmother has been released!"
"Didn't I say that no one is allowed to let her out without my orders?" Xiao Jingtang frowned: "Who is so bold?"
"It's Pei Fangwu. Steward Xiao was a little flustered: "I don't know what happened, the news came from the yamen that Pei Fangwu was Governor Pei's younger brother, and Governor Pei received the news and put pressure on the county magistrate to let Pei Fangwu go out with the second young grandmother." ”
“......”
Pei Fangwu?Xiao Jingtang frowned, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, but he could figure it out. It's just that it's just been quiet for a day in this courtyard, and it doesn't make sense to let Du Wenrou come back and harm people.
"People who have just come out of prison are full of bad luck. After a pause, Xiao Jingtang said: "You go to the door to stop her, if she comes back, let her go to live in Fangcai's courtyard, and wait for me to pick it up in person." ”
"This ......" Steward Xiao felt that his young master was really a bit of a bully, but he had no choice but to go to the door to guard.
Gently sat in the carriage and chatted with Pei Fangwu all the way.
"Madam is from the Xiao family, so why didn't you react at all when you heard the remarks about the Xiao family in your mouth?" Pei Fangwu was a little complaining: "I really think that you have nothing to do with the Xiao family." ”
Originally, she had nothing to do with it, she was just an outsider. smiled gently: "I don't know how to react, how do women know about things outside?"