Chapter 112: The Son of Zuo Xiang
In just one night, the gossip topic in the capital has completely changed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Yesterday, people were still complaining that Yan Shizi's murder case was put on hold, and the old problem of "not being able to make a break" was committed again.
And today, almost all the officials' mansions and even the streets and alleys are talking about the "Seven Fairies" who dressed as women at the birthday banquet of the Su Mansion.
Soon, those with a strong sense of curiosity gathered a large number of rumors from all over the world, enough to be used for after-dinner conversation. Although most of these rumors are false, there are some accurate and credible things in them.
The young man who pretended to be the Seven Fairies was called Han Bing, and he said that he was the nephew of the Flower Divine Doctor, but he was a person with no name and no surname. And all this seems to be related to a woman named Fang Yin, this young man clearly looks like that woman, so he will be mistaken by the flower doctor and Zuo Xiang at the same time.
Therefore, one of the most speculated things is, what is the relationship between that Fang Yin and the three of them?
Once there is speculation, rumors are born.
As a result, those various stories have become more and more bizarre.
Some people even have a solid basis to say that the young man was actually born to the fox fairy he met when he went to Beijing to catch the exam. The reason for this is that not only does the age coincide with the time, but also that the boy can become a woman, and of course he is not a mortal.
Just when all kinds of rumors were spreading and were already boiling, an even more shocking scene appeared.
The young man named Han Bing suddenly moved out of the Flower Mansion, and then lived in a garden built by Lord Zuo Xiang with a lot of money, and that garden was next to the Prime Minister's Mansion, which can be regarded as a separate courtyard opened up by the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In this way, the parent-child theory should be strongly confirmed. So people began to speculate again, whether Han Bing was the illegitimate son of Lord Zuo Xiang, or did Lord Zuo Xiang have a wife and children before marrying Miss Sufu, but he has been hiding it and not reporting it?
If it is the former, it is not a big deal, because the atmosphere of Dayu is extremely enlightened, and he will not be overly harsh on the private affairs between young men and women. The dissolute wreckage of Lord Zuo Xiang's youth, although his current reputation has been damaged, is not to cause any big trouble.
On the contrary, if it is the latter, if Han Bing is really born to his former wife, then the consequences will be somewhat serious.
In Dayu, the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women is not very prevalent, and polygamy is not very common.
If a wealthy man wants to take a concubine, he must first obtain the consent of the lady of the main house. Even if the main room really agrees, usually the concubine room cannot live in the same house as the main wife, but needs to open a separate house. This also restricts the behavior of men taking concubinage to a certain extent.
If a wealthy man wants to divorce his wife, he needs the consent of his wife herself, and she must sign the divorce certificate herself. Otherwise, if she complains to the yamen, the person who divorces his wife will have to suffer a lawsuit.
In this way, it is extremely rare for a man to abandon his wife and children, and it is even more intolerable under national law.
And if Lord Zuo Xiang really had such behavior, I am afraid that his position as the chief assistant will be handed over. The current emperor is the Holy Lord Mingjun, and he will never allow this kind of virtue to be lost, and those who have violated the law of Dayu will continue to stand on top of the court, and even continue to be the head of the hundred officials.
Although everyone outside was talking about it, the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was already on the cusp of the storm, was surprisingly calm.
Since yesterday's birthday banquet was disturbed, Su Xiangzhu, the wife of Zuo Xiang, stayed in Su Mansion with her son Leng Shiyu and did not come back. Now in this huge prime minister's mansion, only the prime minister Zuo is left, and the son Han Bing he just brought back.
Leng Yiqing was not in a hurry to pick up his wife back, because he thought that in this matter, the persuasion of his father-in-law and mother-in-law was much more effective than his own words.
Last night, he had a deep conversation with his father-in-law, Su Wenqiu, explaining the origin of Han Bing, and asked his father-in-law to explain it to his wife Su Xiangzhu on his behalf.
In fact, long before Leng Yiqing married Su Xiangzhu, he had already told her that he once had a wife, Lin Fangyin. But because Lin Fangyin has a stubborn temperament and is not liked by her in-laws, there are many contradictions and quarrels between them, so they ask for peace and leave.
At that time, he didn't dare to mention that Lin Fangyin was pregnant, because he knew that with Miss Su's wisdom, he would not believe that a pregnant woman would make such a choice.
And now that the cold ice has appeared, Leng Yiqing can no longer justify himself, but he doesn't dare to tell the truth anyway. After all, the identity of the Han Bing Yin is too sensitive, and one carelessness will not only bring death to Han Bing, but also to everyone related to him.
Since he couldn't tell the truth, he had to make up an even bigger lie to deceive everyone. Because he knows very well that it is not only the people of Su Mansion who are concerned about this matter, but also many people with ulterior intentions, including the suspicious and jealous emperor in the palace.
Although he knew that his actions were extremely despicable, he was really helpless in such a situation. Leng Yiqing lied to Su Wenqiu that Lin Fangyin found out that she was pregnant after reconciling with him, so she returned to the Leng family and proposed to get back together.
At that time, he himself had already entered Beijing to take the exam, and the second elder of the family was dissatisfied with Lin Fangyin, and he did not believe that she was carrying the flesh and blood of the Leng family, so he resolutely refused to allow her to re-enter the door. Lin Fangyin left quietly in desperation.
He himself was always ignorant of what happened later, and he didn't tell him everything until his mother died, but Lin Fangyin's shadow had long since disappeared at that time.
According to Han Bing, Lin Fangyin met Hua Fengshan not long after leaving the Leng family, and the two became brothers and sisters with different surnames. Less than two years after Han Bing was born, Lin Fangyin died.
This true and false story naturally can't fool Su Wenqiu, who knows the truth clearly, but he has long thought that Leng Yiqing would do this, and he is very satisfied that he has made up such a story that can stand up to scrutiny in such a short period of time.
Because in this way, he no longer has to bother making up stories to deceive his wife and daughter, but only needs to copy the story made up by Leng Yiqing.
However, Su Wenqiu didn't want to let go of Leng Yiqing easily, after all, his behavior of abandoning his wife and children was really chilling. It was a couple who were deeply in love, but only because they were afraid of being implicated and a catastrophe was coming, they ignored it, without the courage and responsibility of being a husband!
Thinking that his beloved daughter was married to such a coward, Su Wenqiu felt both sad and helpless, so he couldn't help but vent all his anger on Leng Yiqing's body.
brushed his sleeves away on top of the birthday banquet, half of him was deliberately acting, and half of him was really angry. Now for the sake of the overall situation, he naturally can't completely turn his face with Leng Yiqing, but he still stabbed him mercilessly in words.
In the end, he also told Leng Yiqing that from now on, while treating his daughter and grandson well, he must also be kind to Hanbing, and he must not let this young man who has been orphaned since childhood be wronged again!
It doesn't matter what outsiders think, but he Su Mansion is a scholarly home, and Dexin has been handed down from generation to generation, and this kind of insulting thing will never be allowed to happen again!
Leng Yiqing has been standing there obediently with his head bowed to listen to the training, and he has completely lost the momentum and prestige of the so-called Zaifu of the dynasty.