Chapter 016 of "Painting the Wife".

I'm in charge of it

False is true, and true is false

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Saying that, he was eating Zhenghuan, and suddenly heard a burst of sobbing from far to near, looked up, and suddenly felt a trace of disappointment, this young woman was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and it was definitely not his own Murong Yan. I saw that the girl came timidly under the urging of the maidservant, looking extremely reluctant, her fragrant shoulders were sharp and angular, her soft waist was slender, and a gust of wind blew, suddenly showing a concave and delicate graceful figure.

"I don't know if Gongzi Lu is satisfied?" To be honest, Wang Fuyi felt a real pain in his heart. If it weren't for Lu Yan's sudden killing at this moment, I'm afraid Xue'er would have been on her bed at this time.

"Blessings, Wangfuyi. I saw that the girl's body leaned slightly, her legs were slightly bent, and she made a thousand blessings towards Wang Fuyi, Wang Chuangshi didn't raise her head, pretending to be tall, but the two eyeballs looked at her from head to toe, this woman, her figure is good, her face is also exquisite, it's a pity to feed the dog, it's a pity!

The girl walked up to He Lai again and whispered, "Childe Wanfu." ”

He asked, "Are you Miss Cher?"

"Back to Gongzi's words, it is the slave family. ”

Wang Fuyi reminded on the side: "This is Lu Xianggong's nephew Lu Yan and Lu Gongzi, serve him well, why worry about the next life?"

Lu ...... Is it really Lu Gongzi?......" Although Xue'er's whisper was extremely soft, how could she hear it clearly.

Originally, the impostor was already a little weak in his heart, and this question made him, who likes to think crankily, a little unable to sit still for an instant. Could it be that Lu Yan was looking for flowers in Lin'an and asked Liu to be bumped into by this Xue'er? Or maybe this Xue'er had already met Lu Yan Wushan? One question after another popped up, and he felt a chill in his back, which was about to be discovered that he was an impostor, and he had no place to be buried. He forced himself to calm down, now he has to carry it to the end, and now he needs to figure out one thing as soon as possible, this Xue'er should know Lu Yan, otherwise how can she ask such a question, but I don't know how much she knows about Lu Yan?

He Lai pretended not to care, and said vaguely while chewing something: "You raise your head and let me see." ”

This look, I can see where he is directly blind. The eyebrows are like green feathers, the muscles are like snow, the waist is like bundles, and the teeth are like shellfish. Xue'er was a little uncomfortable when she was looked at, and her face suddenly turned red with shame, and she couldn't help but be so confused that she forgot to say it for a while, until Wang Fuyi repeatedly asked him if he was satisfied, and he took back his seven souls and six spirits.

"I have something important to discuss with Miss Xue'er, so please take care of yourself. After that, He Lai left Wang Fuyi, who was stunned, carried Xue'er on his shoulders like a cargo, and strode towards the wing room without saying a word, and the maids next to him covered their mouths and snickered.

What's the important thing with the woman in the Qinglou? Isn't that the thing? Such a beautiful woman like a flower is cheaper for him...... Wang Fuyi let out a long sigh, listening to the "creaking" sound of the bed swaying from the He Lai wing, he sighed again, revealing great regret.

Things were far from what he imagined! In the side room, Xue'er stood respectfully on the side, how to swing the wooden bed from side to side, deliberately making a loud noise. Cher's eyes widened at his strange behavior, and she didn't stop until she felt a numb arm, and then he quietly walked to the window and listened to make sure that no one was eavesdropping, and then he let out a long breath.

"Childe, what do you mean by this?" Finally, she couldn't help the doubts in her heart.

"The sound of the right talent means that you and I have cooked raw rice. "Hey, hey" smiled.

"Doesn't the son dislike the dirty body of the slave family?"

He Lai shook his head.

Xue'er lowered her head, bit her lip, and said softly: "The slave family has a humble background, and he is not worthy of his son, so he will never dare to think about it." ”

"If I redeem my life for you, how shall you thank me?"

Xue'er was stunned for a moment, but tears fell down, and she immediately knelt on the ground, saying that she was willing to serve him as a slave, a maidservant and a concubine for life.

He Lai shook his head and said: "I can redeem my life for you, and I don't want you to repay anything, I can give you a sum of money to make a living to support your family, and even find a good family for you." ”

"When...... Really?" Xue'er couldn't believe her ears, how could she suddenly meet Guanyin Bodhisattva in this chaos.

"A gentleman's word!" Seeing that the foreshadowing was almost over, how could he tell the truth and the plan. Xue'er was surprised and lost color, grateful for his generosity, and also moved by his deep affection for his sister, and promised him that if he could get out of the way, he would do his best to help, and naturally knew everything about his questions.

Sure enough, as he expected, he arrived in Lin'an one step earlier, and not long after he entered the mansion, Lu Yan also arrived. It's just that He Lai went straight to Wang Chuangshi's mansion, and after Lu Yan opened his wife, he went straight to Chunxiang Building with his guards. You must know that along the way, wandering is like fleeing, as the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as stealing, and Murong Yan is still young, he is eager to change his taste.

When I arrived at Chunxiang Building, I originally wanted to go around in style, but when I touched my pocket, I was shocked to find that not only was the silver lost, but even the vital letter was missing, and I shouted that I had been stolen and wanted to burn Chunxiang Building. When the old bustard saw that he was well-dressed, his entourage was all equipped with weapons, and he knew extraordinary people, he immediately greeted him with a smile. Lu Yan told her that her gold and silver treasures had been stolen here, and that there was a letter in the baggage that could not be lost, and that the bustard must hand it over, otherwise she might be killed.

Seeing that he had no money, the old bustard's face immediately changed, his hands were crossed on his waist, and he shouted: "I thought it was the son of a family, who was a poor ghost who cheated on food and drink, and dared to bluff people here with a few dumb people hanging a few broken swords?

"I am Lu Yan, the nephew of Lu Yihao, the prince of the country! If you neglect me, be careful to raze you to the ground!"

"Look at your poor sour appearance, dare to pretend to be Lu Gongzi?"

"Believe it or not, I'll pinch you to death?" Lu Yan was furious.

"Gongzi Lu has already drunk and talked at the palace, and you are also Gongzi Lu? Could it be that Gonggong Cheng has two nephews? Do you want to pinch me to death? You ask Wang Fuyi if he agrees! Then ask Gongzi Lu if he agrees!" The old bustard snorted, and the laughter was like a crow crowing.

Lu Yan suddenly realized that it must be the robber who stole his letters, gold and silver and lied that he was Lu Yan looking for pleasure in the palace, he was immediately furious, and went straight to the palace to settle accounts with the thief, but was stopped by his entourage.

The man who stopped him was fifty or sixty years old, with a three-foot knife on his back, and he was given a nickname by the rivers and lakes: "The King of Hades".

"What are you stopping me from doing, go and tear up the thief who stole my letters!"

"Killing Hades" said: "Son, don't fall into the trap of others because of a moment of anger. ”

"How?"

"That thief must have won the trust of Wang Fuyi now, if he rushes forward at this time, won't he have to go against the imperial court? Not only can he not prove the identity of the prince, but I am afraid that the prince will also be implicated. ”

A word wakes up the dreamer. Lu Yan nodded again and again when he heard this, and asked Liu if he had the means, but he couldn't think of a way to deal with this matter, so Mu Ne asked him if he had a good plan.

"The Deadly King of Hades" immediately whispered in his ear, Lu Yan's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he ordered someone to quickly write to Guogong, only saying that he encountered a strong wind on the way and capsized the boat, and he was lucky to save his life, and the gold and silver letters sank to the bottom of the river with the boat, and begged Guogong to write another letter. At this time, the housekeeper of the palace came to invite Xue'er over, and the "Killing Hades" deliberately spoke loudly so that the housekeeper could hear it. The housekeeper was originally suspicious of this, but when he saw another "Lu Yan" popping up, he was even more suspicious, returned to the mansion, and immediately explained the situation to Wang Chuangshi.

Wang Chuangshi was already worried about how he slept with Xue'er, and when he heard it, he suddenly became angry, a poor boy ate a bear's heart and a leopard had the courage to pretend to be Lu Yan, and the most hateful thing was that he actually gave him a beautiful woman with a blank eye, which was unbearable! Without waiting for the housekeeper to finish speaking, and without asking questions, he strode to the side room.

The housekeeper didn't dissuade him, but he followed from a distance, and when he saw Wang Fuyi kicking the door open, he showed a smile. It is still difficult to determine which is true or false, if it is indeed Lu Yan in the house, Wang Fuyi will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

After thinking about it, what if there was an impostor in the house? I am afraid that this credit will be robbed by him. Thinking of this, he quickly followed, only to see Wang Fuyi wave his hand and order left and right: "Take down this thief who pretends to be Lu Gongzi!"

At the end, he didn't forget to add: "Send Miss Cher to my room!"

He Lai and Xue'er were originally drinking tea and chatting, and when they saw that he was going to arrest someone before he could break in, he was stunned for a moment, knowing that something must have happened in it, and for today's plan, he couldn't escape, so he had to hold on to the end, confuse the public, turn the white into black, and turn the real into fake.

It was also he who reacted very quickly, shouted, pushed away the pawn, and strode in front of Wang Chuangshi, without saying a word, he slapped left and right twice, and hit Wang Chuangshi with blood at the corner of his mouth and dizziness.

"What a bold man, he dared to beat the imperial court officials......"

The housekeeper shouted angrily, but before the words fell, He Lai immediately opened the bow left and right, and also gave him two slaps, because he had practiced martial arts, his strength was naturally not small, and the housekeeper was directly slapped to the ground.

Then He Lai was furious, and when he spoke, he instantly revealed his domineering: "I am Lu Yan, the nephew of the Duke of the Kingdom, and I am blind to the eyes of a dog! I dare to humiliate me, look at how I write to the Duke of the Kingdom, and if I don't behead the two of you, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"

"You...... Are you really Lu Yan and Lu Gongzi?" Seeing that he was furious, Fu Yi was a little uncertain for a while.

In the face of Wang Chuangshi's questioning, He Lai rolled his eyes and didn't speak, stepped forward and kicked him fiercely, and then said loudly: "You really damn it! Don't you believe Guogong's letters? Is it difficult to invite him to come over? I'm afraid that you won't recognize Guogong and say that he is a fake!"

"Lu Gongzi is angry! The master did this to protect Lu Gongzi's reputation, but he was really helpless, and I asked Lu Gongzi to forgive me. "Look at this scene, it doesn't look like he's fake...... The housekeeper muttered in his heart, although he was beaten, he was clever enough, covering his face, hunching his waist, and speaking much softer.

"Bad for me, good things for my reputation?" He was furious, and stepped forward and kicked the butler in the chest.

How dare the housekeeper be angry, staggered up, rolled his eyes, and thought about it: "Lu Gongzi is angry, it's really a misunderstanding! Now Gongzi is sitting at home, but an impostor has come outside to swagger and deceive Gongzi's reputation everywhere, I don't know whether he is a relative or an old friend of Gongzi, I don't dare to stop it for fear of angering Gongzi, in order to protect Gongzi's reputation, I also ask Gongzi to come forward to stop it." ”

The housekeeper's trick is not clever, let these two people argue in court, it's best to fight, the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman profits. After all, he is young and vigorous, how can he understand these small channels and culverts of officialdom, but he only thinks that if he does not come forward, it will be a weak-hearted move, which will make people suspicious, so he waved his hand arrogantly and shouted: "Come on, tie up that fake person and bring him to the court, and watch me peel off his skin!"

After a pause, he suddenly hugged Xue'er's soft and thin waist and said, "Xue'er is already my woman! Butler, I want to redeem Xue'er girl, you hurry up and do this!

The housekeeper hesitated to glance at Wang Fuyi, He Lai was furious when he saw this, stepped forward and kicked him down again, and scolded: "I, Lu Yan, never blink an eye when I kill someone, and you are the same! If you want to live, do it quickly!"

The housekeeper went only as promised, and according to the meaning of where he came, he ransomed his body for Xue'er, naturally, this was also the silver of Wang Chuangshi.

On the top of the public court, Wang Fuyi sat in front of the hall, waiting for the official to bring the real Lu Yan to the front of the hall, when the housekeeper came to report that he had redeemed Xue'er, and gave another hundred taels of silver according to the order of Lu Gongzi. He Lai nodded, grabbed the startling wood and slapped it hard, which frightened the housekeeper and Wang Chuangshi's hearts jumped, their faces were full of doubts and horrors, and they didn't understand what this little master wanted to do.

I saw that He Lai's face was serious, and his voice was like a tiger roaring in the mountains, and the words were shocking: "If the order goes down, Xue'er will not stop anyone if she goes, and you must not deliberately make things difficult in the future, if you disobey, you will be beheaded!"

He seemed to regard Wang Chuangshi's mansion as his home, and then concocted a letter of commitment for Wang Chuangshi to sign and seal. Xue'er was grateful, and said: "Childe is very kind, toothless and unforgettable." After speaking, he turned and hurried away.

Not long after, I suddenly heard that someone was beating a drum at the door, this person was wide and fat, swaggering up to the hall, and when he saw Fu Yi, he did not kneel, and shouted in shame: "I am Lu Yan, the nephew of Lu Xianggong! Which shameless thief is impostoring?

In terms of aura, the people in the hall are obviously superior, but it can't be determined that he is Lu Yan because of this, anyway, there is one person who is real and one person who is fake. Wang Fuyi didn't speak, but his eyes secretly looked at where he came to see how he responded.

I saw that He Lai was furious, shouted, and said, "Bah! Lu Yan is here, Hugh is presumptuous!"

When Lu Yan saw where he came, he couldn't help but be stunned, looked up to the sky and laughed, and said, "It turned out to be you!"

How could he recognize him as the one who deliberately left the burden, and now Murong Yan's whereabouts are unknown, thanks to him, he couldn't help but be angry, and slapped the shocking wood with a "bang", pointed at his nose and shouted: "It's just greedy for money and lustful, why do you still pretend to be me Lu Yan everywhere to swagger and deceive my reputation? How many women from good families have been ruined in your hands, and how many innocent people have been persecuted by you? Although you now admit to impostoring, you are guilty of a great crime, and you cannot escape the death penalty, and you must also taste the living sin! Come on, fight your spine fifty!"

The officials on both sides snorted, and forcibly pressed Lu Yan, who was shouting, on the bench, and took off his shirt, revealing his bare face.

"I am Lu Yan, the nephew of Lu Xianggong, it is true! Wang Fuyi, blind your dog eyes......"

He Lai was worried that he would show his feet if he let him continue, and when he heard him actually open his mouth to scold, his eyes lit up, and he slapped the hall again, and said angrily: "The court actually insulted the court officials, the crime is increased by one degree, and the spine is a hundred, give me a hard beating!"

Lu Yan glared, eager to eat him alive, and when he saw that the official was really going to fight, he hurriedly said: "I have a jade pendant to prove that what I said is true......

He pretended to be angry and interrupted him: "A plaything will wipe out your sins? How can you settle the innocence of many women? How can you be responsible for the separation of many people's wives? Beat me! If you strike lightly, you will be beaten together!"

The official snorted, and beat Lu Yan hard according to his bare cheeks, Lu Yan has never been beaten like this since he was a child, and he was able to scold the heavens and the earth at the beginning, three or four sticks fell, only begging for mercy, after forty sticks, only wailing, and after ten sticks, he didn't even have the strength to howl.

Wang Fuyi whispered: "Young Master Lu, if you fight again, you will die." ”

He came to catch a glimpse of Lu Yan's originally fat and white swaying flesh at this time, and the person was already out of breath and intake in less air, if he finished beating these hundred sticks, he would definitely die. It's okay to die, but Murong Yan's whereabouts are afraid that they will never know anymore. As soon as he thought of this, he hurriedly shouted to stop, and ordered him to be put on death row left and right, and beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.

That night, He Lai invited all the officials to drink and talk happily, naturally using Wang Chuangshi's silver, He said that after going back, he would definitely say a few good words in front of the prime minister, which would definitely make him rise step by step.

Wang Chuangshi pondered, put some money now, and get promoted and rich in the future, this business is worth it!

So, he simply pushed the boat down the river, and announced in front of all the servants that everyone, including the slaves, was at the mercy of Gongzi Lu, and said that my Wang's silver is Gongzi's silver, as long as Gongzi likes it, he can support it at will.

This impostor will one day wear a gang, but it is not difficult for anyone who is more thoughtful in the court to judge which is true and which is false, how can he deeply understand this, so he wants to feast everyone, the purpose is to let Wang Chuangshi announce his power in public.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, he drank a few glasses and then went up to the hut to enter the prison, and found Lu Yan who was lying on the haystack and was humming and chirping, and the jailers were all called by him to drink, and there was no one else in the cell except a few prisoners, at this moment, isn't it a good time? He Lai leaned over and whispered: "Where is Murong Yan hiding?" Say it, spare you from dying!"

Lu Yan slowly turned his head, his eyes were eager to devour He Laisheng alive, and when he heard him ask, he sneered: "How do I know?"

He Lai originally had anger in his heart, but when he saw his hard mouth, he was even more angry, kicked out several of his teeth, and said angrily: "Don't think I really dare to kill you." If you don't, I'll kill you now!"

Lu Yan had no choice but to beg for mercy and told He Lai that she had been seriously injured and amnesia when she found Murong Yan, and now no one recognized her, and had sent someone to place her in the Prime Minister's Mansion for imperial doctor diagnosis and treatment, and once she recovered, let you reunite immediately.

He Lai was even more angry when he heard this, and while kicking him hard, he scolded: "You guy, there are many nonsense! It is clear that you designed to capture her, and you still don't recruit her!"

Originally, I wanted to kick a few kicks to deter him, so that he could tell the truth, but I didn't want to be heavier, the target was a little off, two kicks on the head, two kicks in the neck, Lu Yan's eyes rolled, and there was no movement.

For the first time in his life, he kicked someone to death, He Lai was not lightly frightened, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and the shrewd and capable during the day instantly became a panicked little thief, and he hid in his own room in a hurry, wrapped in a sheet and shivered, and after a long time, the chaotic brain was a little clearer. Remembering that Lu Yan's body was still in the cell, he called the jailer to ask him to bring the imposter over under the pretext of questioning.

After a while, the jailer hurried to say that the man had died of pain in his spine. He glanced at his eyes and asked Xiang Wang Fuyi what to do with such a damned person since he died in prison? Wang Fuyi was vague for a long time, and his face was full of displeasure, but the housekeeper was good at observing words and feelings, and stepped forward and said: "Impostor is innocent of death, and it is not enough to be pitied! I am afraid that people who do not know the matter will think that Lu Gongzi is abusing lynching, and it may not be good for Lu Xianggong to spread it." ”

He Lai nodded and said, "That's reasonable!" ”

The housekeeper said: "According to the little foolish opinion, just drag it to the mountains and jungles and let the jackals, tigers and leopards eat them." ”

He Lai was shocked when he heard this, and shook his head again and again: "It's too cruel." ”

The housekeeper said again: "Lu Gongzi is really benevolent, why don't you dig a pit and bury it?"

He Lai nodded at this time and said: "Do it quickly, remember not to make a noise, so as not to let others misunderstand, let alone let people know, if it reaches the ears of Lu Xianggong, I am afraid that I will inevitably be scolded, and you will inevitably be beaten by me." ”

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master Lu, I will personally supervise this matter, and it will be foolproof." With that, he took four or five household servants and ordered Lu Yan's body to be wrapped in a shabby straw mat and taken to the wilderness by a carriage.

The housekeeper was about to dig a pit, but the housekeeper stepped forward and said angrily: "You can't eat it? Just throw it here, and there will be jackals, tigers and leopards coming soon, and there will be no bones left to keep it and eat!"

At this time, a piece of jade pendant on Lu Yan's waist was exposed, glowing red in the bright moonlight. The butler's heart moved, and he became greedy, knowing that it must be of great value, and took it off and tied it around his waist. However, it was his actions that led to his death.

Everyone left Lu Yan and hurriedly returned to the house to drink and have fun.