After burying Mr. Tian, Mr. Tian's daughter Zhao Tian and granddaughter Zhao Mingzhu held a banquet for Wu Lun and Liu Jizu. Zhao Tian and her daughter did not come forward to accompany them, they were accompanied by Steward Zhou and Lao Liao Tou of Zhao Mansion, and after eating, Steward Zhou took the two to the back hall for an interview.

Zhao Tian was in her forties, and her appearance was somewhat similar to that of Mr. Tian, her face was thin, she was wearing filial piety clothes, and she sat in the seat on the left hand side of the hall.

Her daughter is sixteen years old, average-looking, with a slightly dark face, a duck egg face, a small nose, crooked eyes, a pair of smiling eyes, and she knows that she loves to laugh very much at a glance. She was hiding from her mother's side at this time, looking at Wu Lun and Liu Jizu while talking to her mother.

Wu Lun and Liu Jizu saluted Zhao Tian, and Zhao Tian returned the salute, calling Wu Lun his brother and Liu Jizu a virtuous brother.

Liu Jizu was very embarrassed, and gave in a few words, saying that Wu Lun was his master, and it was inappropriate to call him so.

But Zhao Tian insisted, saying that this is a courtesy, and each has its own opinion.

Zhao Tian asked Wu Lun and Liu Jizu to sit on the chair on the right hand, and glanced at the housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion, and the housekeeper bowed and withdrew.

Zhao Tian saw that there were no outsiders, and took his daughter to salute Wu Lun and Liu Jizu together. Let Zhao Mingzhu call them uncles and thank them for taking care of the Tian family. Wu Lun and Liu Jizu hurriedly returned the salute and said a few polite words before getting to the point.

Zhao Tian said: "I have long heard my father say that the two, my father said that after he died, we can ask the two for help in difficulty, I have no family now, and our mother and daughter will have to rely on the two in the future." ”

Wu Lun said: "Madame, you don't have to be polite, Mr. Tian has a great kindness to us, and we will do our best to do what we have entrusted us." ”

Zhao Tian stared at Liu Jizu again and said, "I heard my father say many years ago that Liu Xian's younger brother was born and extraordinary, and he was one of his most proud disciples. ”

Liu Jizu listened awkwardly, and was very embarrassed to be praised so face-to-face, so he had to say promisedly: "Mr. praised it falsely, and he didn't dare to be ashamed of his late life." ”

Zhao Tian stared at him and then asked, "I heard that you have a reputation for showing talent, when will you continue to take the exam?"

Liu Jizu listened, pondered for a moment before saying perfunctorily: "I am only sixteen years old this year, and I am not ready yet. ”

Zhao Tian nodded, and after glancing at his daughter, he lowered his voice and said to the two: "Father has explained to my mother and daughter, you are not outsiders, you can tell us the truth." ”

Wu Lun raised his hand to stop Zhao Tian's family, and threw Liu Jizu a look, Liu Jizu understood, went out and walked around the front and back of the house, and saw that no one was eavesdropping, so he turned back and stayed at the door and stared outside. Wu Lun then asked Zhao Tian to continue.

Zhao Tian said: "Actually, our mother and daughter's life in Zhao Mansion is not easy. It's just that my father is old, so I didn't tell the truth. I am the youngest daughter in my mother's family, and I got married late, and after marrying into the Zhao family, my husband had a son, and he died before the full moon, and he finally gave birth to such a daughter. Because I didn't give birth to a boy, the Zhao family became more and more cold to me, and my husband took two more concubines, both of whom were born with boys. In the past, when his father was there, his old friends, friends, and disciples were all over Xinzhou. Relying on his protection, the Zhao family didn't dare to do anything to me. But now that my father has passed away and people are leaving, I guess the Zhao family will definitely have no scruples, and even attack our mother and daughter. The housekeeper was sent by my mother-in-law, and he came here to do nothing but take stock of my father's property. I guess they want to take away this property, I don't know if they have any good countermeasures. ”

Liu Jizu's head was big when he heard this, although he was a human being in two lives, where had he ever dealt with such a thing, he could only look at Wu Lun helplessly.

Wu Lun folded his hands and lowered his head in deep thought, and asked, "There are a few questions, please tell Madam the truth, so that I can help you come up with ideas." ”

The Zhao Tian clan nodded hurriedly, and Wu Lun asked: "First, apart from what you just said, what other evidence is there to prove that the Zhao family wants to be unfavorable to your mother and daughter? Second, what is the power of the Zhao family, what kind of livelihood does it rely on, how many servants and guards are there in the family, and does this Zhao Mansion steward know martial arts? Third, what is your relationship with the Xinzhou Tian family, and can you take advantage of the situation?"

After listening to these three questions, Zhao Tian didn't open his mouth to answer, Zhao Mingzhu spoke first, she said: "I'll come! I'll come once! Once I was playing hide and seek with the maid, I hid in the flowers in the garden, and overheard the two aunts' maids whispering. They said that my father once said to his favorite Aunt Deng that as soon as my grandfather died, he would marry me, and then take away my grandfather's property, and then find a reason to divorce my mother and help her to be a mother. ”

Zhao Tian's eyes were red when he heard this, and then said: "My husband was not that kind of person originally, but my mother-in-law didn't like me, and she scolded me because I couldn't give birth to a boy, and often said bad things about me in front of my husband, and married him to those two femme fatales. Those two sluts blow the wind on the pillow every day, and it's not that I am arranged, so my husband has become like this. ”

Wu Lun was silent when he heard this, and the Zhao Tian clan knew that he was still waiting for the answers to the last two questions, so he continued: "The Zhao family's power in Xinzhou is not as good as the Tian family, but it is about the same. My husband's branch and my father's branch are both side branches of the family. My grandfather was an official, and my father didn't like fame, so although he passed the exam, he had no official position. He also didn't like to associate with those people in the Tian family, and traveled a lot, and finally moved here directly. Most of the people in the Tian family's family are gentlemen and snobbish, not to mention that my father is gone, even when he was alive, he rarely interacted with them, and he could only bring humiliation on himself if he begged them.

Although my husband's branch is also a side branch, he has a good relationship with a cousin who is an official in the main family. That person is now serving in the household department of the imperial court, and my husband took advantage of this relationship to seek a position in the army in the Xinzhou Mansion. Life used to be good, but since accepting those two sluts, the family has gradually been unable to make ends meet. He is the only man in my husband's family, and two other girls have long been married, and the rest is his mother, two of us, two sluts, and their seeds. There are now six male servants, ten female servants, and five nursing homes, making a total of 29 master and servants. Steward Zhou used to be my husband's scholar and never practiced martial arts. ”

After listening to this, Wu Lun then asked, "What is the origin of those nurses, and what are their martial arts?"

Zhao Mingzhu interjected again: "What kind of martial arts do they know, just look at a group of rice buckets according to me." That night, a snitch came to our house and stole Aunt Ma's jewelry, and those fools didn't even see the shadow of the thief. ”

Zhao Tian glared at Zhao Mingzhu before saying, "Don't listen to her nonsense! These nurses are hired by my husband from the Kuaidaomen outside Xinzhou City for fifty taels of silver a year, and they should have learned a little martial arts, but they can't do light skills, so they can't catch up with the thief." But the martial arts may not be very good, otherwise they wouldn't be so cheap. ”

Wu Lun thought for a while before asking, "One last question, do you think your husband can change his mind?"

Zhao Tian lowered his head and pondered for a long time, shook his head, and said, "It is estimated that it is impossible." ”

Wu Lun asked Zhao Tian to sit down before saying, "It seems that you mother and daughter are indeed in danger. From what I observed and what you just said, Steward Zhou is now acting according to their plan. In my experience, the likelihood of them getting their hands on it is high. I guess their plan is to get the husband's property first, then marry the young lady, and finally attack you. As for what means will be used, I can't guess yet, it depends on the relationship between your husband and wife. In response to this situation, I have only come up with three strategies so far, and you can hear if it helps. ”

When Liu Jizu heard this, he couldn't admire the master, so he came up with a countermeasure, and he couldn't help but stare outside, while listening with his ears and studying hard.

"First, kill the mother and son of the head of the Zhao family as soon as possible, you are the head of the Zhao family, and then clean up those who are disobedient, so that the problem will be fundamentally solved. ”

After he came to this life, although his family was poor, he always felt that this place was very good, and the folk customs were very simple.

Zhao Tian's mother and daughter were also shocked, and Zhao Mingzhu asked, "What are the other two strategies?"

Wu Lun sighed, knowing that their mother and daughter were women's kindness, and they still had feelings for their husbands and fathers, so he continued: "The other two are not as good as this, one is difficult to handle, and the other is troublesome. The second way is for your mother and daughter to leave the Zhao family, so that your husband can divorce you or reconcile with you. This is difficult to do, and the property cannot be guaranteed, and the young lady's surname is Zhao after all, which is even more troublesome. ”

After speaking, he shook his head, "The third way is to dispose of Mr.'s property first, and then your mother and daughter fake their deaths or flee, and then go to a place where no one knows you to live again." The difficulty of this method is the housekeeper and the new identity, but it shouldn't be a big problem to spend a little bit of effort, but there are troubles. ”

After listening to the third method, Liu Jizu had to really admire Wu Lun, thinking that the master was really experienced and could come up with such a way.

Zhao Tian's mother and daughter also went to the side to discuss, and finally the two of them came over to give Wu Lun a big salute, Wu Lun hurriedly avoided it and let them get up.

The mother and daughter knelt on the ground and refused to get up, saying, "I won't tell you, since our mother and daughter knew that the Zhao family was going to be unfavorable to us, they were already planning to escape. We came out this time to find an excuse, the maid didn't bring anything, and we have secretly exchanged our own jewelry for money, plus our father left us, enough for our mother and daughter to live, and ask my brother to fulfill it. ”

Wu Lun said: "This is easy to do, you get up and speak first, so we can't afford it." ”

Zhao Tian's mother and daughter got up at this time, Wu Lun asked them to sit down, and continued: "It takes time to plan this. Do you think this is good, since the housekeeper has been staring at this property that week, you tell him that Mr. is no longer there, and it is not interesting to keep this property, so it is better to fold it into silver and take it home. You will arrange for him to do this, and it is estimated that it will take seven or eight days at the earliest, and we will have time to arrange it. As for how to do it, I have to discuss it with my step-ancestor again, and I must be foolproof, don't worry. ”

Zhao Tian knew that this kind of thing was in a hurry, so he could only do what Wu Lun said.

Steward Zhou was overjoyed when he heard that Zhao Tian asked him to help dispose of Mr. Tian's property. When he came out, the old lady gave a separate order, asking him to find a way to figure out this property, and it was best to turn it into money and get it in his hands, and if he did well, go back and reward him with a tenth. So these days, in addition to the family property, he is thinking about how to cheat these properties into his hands, but he didn't expect Zhao Tian to let him do this. Steward Zhou thought to himself, if you really want to sleep, someone will send a pillow, and when the money arrives in my hands, I can't help you two women. Someone will send a pillow when you sleep, and when the money arrives in my hand, I can't help you two women.