Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but burst into tears when she talked about her sadness, while Ling'er covered her mouth in surprise and kept shaking her head: "How could it be like this? Why, how could it be Mrs. Liu who killed the master? They, they weren't
A partner to work with?"
Meng Huaiyu took a step forward, grabbed Ling'er's wrist, and said sternly: "What's going on? How come uncle has a relationship with Liu Tingyun?"
Ling'er was so painful that she was about to shed tears. How could a little maid withstand the pinch of a tough general like Meng Huaiyu? Her voice was trembling: "Second Young Master, you, please let go of your hand. I,
My hand is about to break, I..."
Meng Huaiyu let go of his hand, but Liu Yu's voice came to his ears: "Huaiyu, when I first heard the news, I was as shocked as you are now. In addition to paying homage to my old friend, I came here today.
In addition to your uncle, I also want to ask some questions from my siblings. Maybe there is another mastermind behind Yanda's death."
Zhou's body shook slightly and she looked at Liu Yu in surprise: "What, wasn't Yanda killed by Liu Tingyun, a bitch?"
Liu Yu said calmly: "Who told you the real cause of Yanda's death?"
Zhou wiped away the tears on her face and said: "It was Xie Hui who told me, and he was the one who sent back Yanda's body. The reason why Ling'er knew that Yanda died was because she helped me deal with Yanda's body."
She smeared ointment on the body, because the body had to be kept in morgue for seven days, and the body could not be allowed to rot during these seven days. Only then did she discover the scars on Yanda's chest."
Ling'er cried: "The head of the family died so tragically, Marshal Liu, I originally thought you killed the head of the family, but now I know that I was wrong. I misunderstood you. You punished me, beat me, killed me, I
No complaints, but I just ask you to avenge the head of the family."
Liu Yu said seriously: "Yanda and I have been brothers who have been through life and death for decades, and we will definitely avenge him. But all the words I hear now are from the mouth of another person who was present at the time. This person
I'm not sure yet whether I'm telling the truth, so I need to get more detailed information from you, my sister-in-law, especially how Yanda and Liu Tingyun met and joined forces in the past few years."
Meng Huaiyu murmured: "How could such a thing happen? My uncle would actually associate with a witch like Liu Tingyun. Brother Xile's defeat this time was all because of this woman's betrayal. I don't know that I have persuaded Xile in these years
Brother, how many times have I asked him to stay away from this woman, so as not to hurt the relationship between us brothers? But not only did he not listen, but he also alienated me. We lost so miserably this time, and we retreated to Jiankang, and most of it was this
It’s a woman’s fault!”
Liu Yu sighed softly: "Huaiyu, I am also very shocked. To say that Xile has always wanted to compete with me and to use the power of the aristocratic family, Liu Tingyun is needed. I can understand this. But
However, Yanda is a high-ranking minister and minister, and he is not a general. There is no need to do this. Even if he wants to make friends with aristocratic families, he should form an alliance with top aristocratic families like the Wang family and the Xie family. Why would he talk to Liu Tingyun?
How about your relationship? Sister-in-law, I want to get an answer from you."
The Zhou family sighed faintly: "Because, it was actually Liu Tingyun who acted as a matchmaker for me to marry Yanda back then. We, the Zhou family, are a wealthy family among the local tyrants in Wu. But when the Jin Dynasty moved south,
My ancestors once stood on the wrong team, which led to their ruin. The Zhou family also fell because of this. Even families like the Lu family and the Zhang family, who used to live under our family in Wudi, could bully us. If it weren't for the Liu family's continuous
With so much care for our family, I'm afraid our Zhou family will already be reduced to a poor family."
Liu Yu frowned: "I've heard that my siblings are from the Yixing Zhou family. Your family's ancestor Zhou Chu was once brilliant. Unfortunately, after the Jin Dynasty moved south, he ordered his ancestor Zhou Gong to keep silent, and he took the wrong team, which led to the decline of the family.
Luo, but I didn’t expect that it was the Liu family that was supporting your family.”
The Zhou family nodded: "The Liu family is also a noble family from the north to the south. Although it is not a top family, it can be regarded as a famous family. Their family has never had much power and has never produced a general or prime minister. To be in
Wu Di's defense of the manors and homesteads matched by his title also requires the cooperation and support of the local wealthy families. Our Zhou family plays exactly this role. The two families have been married for many years, and Liu Tingyun and I are cousins.
Relationship."
Meng Huaiyu lost her voice and said: "What, aunt, you actually have such a relationship with Liu Tingyun, why didn't I know about it?"
Zhou shook her head: "Because your uncle has been hiding it, Liu Tingyun fell in love with your uncle when they were crossing south, because he was so unique among a group of brave warriors and was a natural nobleman.
She wanted to recruit such northern scholars. When your uncle first came to Jingkou, he had no official position and had to take care of your family. His life was difficult. Although Brother Liu helped from time to time, he could not solve the long-term problem.
It was a question of livelihood, so Liu Tingyun arranged for me to marry your uncle that year, and bought me several shops in Jingkou to support the Meng family."
Liu Yu murmured: "No wonder, no wonder after we joined the army for a few years, Yanda suddenly came home to get married, and he married his younger brother and sister, you, a rich girl. To be honest, we thought your family was a merchant's home, and you were just
You said you moved here from Wu, but when asked about your family background, you refused to mention a word."
Meng Huaiyu murmured: "In the land of Jingkou, many are refugees who went south, and many are exiled nobles, so there has always been a rule of not asking about one's origin. But I really didn't expect that Liu Tingyun was the one who facilitated this aunt's marriage.
."
Zhou said quietly: "Back then, the Liu family was already in decline. Liu Tingyun herself was sent to the Xie family since she was a child to receive espionage training with Wang Miaoyin. However, I was not qualified to receive such training. My second sister
I was selected, but died during training. All in all, I was lucky. Probably out of guilt for the death of my second sister, Liu Tingyun gave our family a large amount of money, not only to allow me to marry Meng Chang, but also to let me marry Meng Chang.
My Zhou family has a large property in Jingkou. Speaking of which, the military supplies you needed during the founding of the Yi Dynasty and the fabrics for the military uniforms were all contributed by our Zhou family."
Liu Yu sighed: "It seems that Liu Tingyun is more cunning than I thought. Arranging for you to marry Yanda so many years ago is like driving a nail into the Beifu Army."
Zhou said sternly: "This is just a marriage and a long bet. Liu Tingyun may not have thought so far back then. She probably just valued Meng Chang, a poor scholar. But in the following ten years, we have almost no contact anymore.
It was not until Huan Xuan conquered the world that I saw her again."
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