Mrs. Tang felt guilty and did not dare to stop her. However, she did not dare to let Mr. Tang interrogate her servants, so she followed him with a worried look on her face.
Chu Yunli learned the news and rushed to the outer study room.
The next door to the outer study room is usually empty, but today it is even more empty. All the tables and chairs inside have been moved away, leaving only the main seat.
Mr. Tang was at the top, looking coldly at the mother-in-law who was shaking like chaff on the ground, and said: "I heard that your daughter is about to get engaged, and her fiancé is also from my Tang family, right?"
The mother-in-law nodded hurriedly: "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am very grateful. This marriage is a matchmaker made by my wife, and the child is a steward in the shop... The two children have already developed a relationship, and they are just waiting for it to come true."
Mr. Tang solemnly said: "Let me ask you an answer. If you tell the truth, I will give your daughter more makeup later. But, if I find that you are not honest, the marriage does not have to happen. After Hongyi gets married, the servants in the house will
There are quite a lot of people, and I heard that they are all very lazy recently, so I plan to let a group of people go out. Your daughter should be at a young age, and she will definitely have a good future after she leaves."
Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law turned pale.
The daughter was born in the Tang Mansion, and she should be the most loyal group of people. She was released at such an age and status, and there was no owner to take over. And there are many people in this city who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy young women, but they all
He is from the Flower House.
If my daughter is really sold, there is a 99% chance that she will become a prostitute.
The mother-in-law didn't think her daughter was lucky enough to escape, so she immediately lay down on the ground: "Ask me, I will definitely answer your questions, and I will never dare to hide anything."
Mr. Tang got straight to the point: "I want to know that Hong'an cannot have children. Do you know?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Tang, who followed, became stiff all over.
The mother-in-law on the ground also froze and quietly raised her head to look at her wife.
Mr. Tang, who was sitting high up, saw their expressions in his eyes and his heart sank. Although the mother-in-law hadn't answered yet, he had already guessed the truth. Thinking that his son was being forced under his nose, he was furious.
He slapped his hand on the table: "What are you looking at? Are you mute?"
He was furious in his heart. Seeing that the old woman was about to speak but hesitated, he directly raised his voice and ordered: "Someone, pull out this old woman's tongue."
Pulling out the tongue will cause a lot of blood, and if there is not a skilled doctor by your side, you may die immediately.
The mother-in-law originally wanted to wait for the madam to plead for mercy, so that she would not have to be interrogated by the master, and the mother and daughter could escape. After hearing this, she saw a fierce and strong man coming in at the door. Sometimes you even have a bloody hook.
, how can she still bear it?
"Master, spare my life, I told you."
Mrs. Tang gritted her teeth: "Don't slander me!"
The mother-in-law no longer cared about her and kowtowed: "I am at fault. I know that someone bribed the eldest son's doctor and asked him to use harsh medicine to save his life. The doctor said that it would hurt the eldest son's body, but... the man said that as long as
As long as you can save your life!"
Mr. Tang closed his eyes: "Who is that person?"
The mother-in-law glanced at Mrs. Tang in fear and stopped talking.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the person she was talking about was Mrs. Tang. Master Tang asked again: "Who went to see the doctor?"
Hearing this, the old woman's face turned even paler, and the fat on her face kept trembling. Under Master Tang's stern gaze, she trembled: "Yes... it's a slave..." She collapsed on the ground and cried: "
Master, please forgive me. I am also following orders. The contract of sale is in someone else's hands. I dare not disobey!"
I kowtowed while crying, and soon a red swelling appeared on my forehead.
Mrs. Tang became anxious and chased Master Tang: "Master, this matter has nothing to do with me. I never know anything about life-saving or cruel medicine. It's this poisonous woman who is slandering me. She must have taken advantage of others.
She is deliberately trying to sow discord between our husband and wife...don't believe her lies."
Mr. Tang looked ugly, as if he didn't hear the explanation of the woman next to him, and waved his hand: "Drag him down and pull out his tongue!"
The mother-in-law didn't expect that even though she told the truth, she would still lose her life.
She didn't think that after she had done such a thing, the master would still find a skilled doctor to save her life. If the tongue was really pulled out, she might not survive today, and she would be cold before it got dark.
She was filled with the fear that she was about to be killed. When she was dragged out, she could no longer bear it and shouted: "Master, I still have something to say... After you have heard this, can you spare my life?"
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She is Mrs. Tang's most trusted mother-in-law, and she must know a lot of Mrs. Tang's secrets.
To say that Mrs. Tang has been the mistress of the house for so many years, she has never done anything bad. Mr. Tang also doesn't believe it. He even knows that one of his maids has no child, and it was Mrs. Tang who did it.
He didn't care at that time, because the maid had stopped taking the anti-pregnancy medicine without permission, and deliberately seduced him, and even gave him some pleasure-boosting medicine to have a child. It was just that he didn't know the nature of such a person.
He didn't want to keep her by his side. Mrs. Tang took action, but he simply pretended not to know, and later gave the maid a sum of money to send away.
After that incident, he became suspicious of his wife and secretly stared at her for a long time. Only when he found that she had never made a move did he give up.
Mr. Tang lowered his eyes and picked up the tea cup at hand.
Seeing this, the entourage who was dragging the man loosened his grip. Seeing that the strength in her body was weakening, the mother-in-law knew that the master was willing to give her a chance, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, your maid had a pregnancy...she also suppressed her.
There have been many maids who wanted to climb into bed..."
As a mistress, it is not inappropriate to do these things.
Mr. Tang didn't even raise his head: "Noisy! Drag him away!"
The mother-in-law immediately understood that the master did not want to hear this. Seeing that the man was coming to drag her away again, she thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said: "Master, I still have something to say. Madam, she and the people around the old lady in the past
The steward has some dealings, and it seems that it is because of this that the eldest son's health has not improved."
Hearing this, Mr. Tang paused slightly in covering the tea cup.
He closed his eyes, extremely unwilling to believe that his grandmother would do anything to his son. The mother in his memory, although dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, was very patient with her grandson... Why would she be like this?
Maybe it's the living people's slander against the dead.
However, he didn't want to live in confusion. He would be able to tell whether it was true or false. He opened his eyes, and his eyes were clear: "Go on!"
Mrs. Tang's face had turned pale. Seeing that her mother-in-law was about to speak, she was full of panic: "Master, you believe me. I have given birth to a pair of children for you, and I care about you in every way. I am afraid that I will not serve you well. Don't
Listening to a scary nonsense, I don’t know the people around my mother-in-law, let alone the old servants... Everyone in the house was kicked out after I entered. You know this! If those people are really
If you do such a thing together with me, you will definitely stay by my side, how can I get away?"
Mr. Tang didn't look at her, only looked at the mother-in-law.
The mother-in-law knew that this was her last chance. She said quickly: "This servant is the dowry of the madam. I remember that not long after the madam came over, the old lady disappeared. Mrs. Jin who was next to the old lady came to see the madam, and the two locked up.
I don’t know what he said when he came to the door, but anyway, Madam was very happy that day! Later, Mrs. Jin left, and Madam gave her a ride and a small box. I guess there are silver notes in it."
Mrs. Tang immediately said: "It has been so many years, but you remember it wrong. There is no such thing."
"Definitely." The mother-in-law said firmly: "At that time, I was quite envious of her. I thought it would be great if one day I could get so much money and return to my hometown to be raised. Madam... this slave has been loyal to you all these years.
, I was really forced to have no choice but to tell the truth to the master today... When Mrs. Jin met you, the servant passed by the window and accidentally heard that the late old lady did not want the eldest son to leave his blood! "
Mr. Tang's face became increasingly ugly, and he asked in a deep voice: "Seriously?"
"It's true." The mother-in-law kowtowed again: "What I said today is definitely not a lie. Please check it out."
Mr. Tang frowned slightly: "Why doesn't my mother let Hong An have a child?"
The mother-in-law was silent.
He looked at Mrs. Tang: "You have been married to me for many years, helping me take care of the house and giving birth to children. I see all the hard work and remember it in my heart. I just want to know the truth.
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Mrs. Tang's lips trembled as she forced herself to calm down and said, "Master, there is no such thing. This old woman is just talking nonsense..."
Mr. Tang's eyes became colder and colder, and he suddenly raised his voice: "Let the Lu family free up my shop. By the way, let them pay back the money they took from me before. If they can't pay back, let them sell it."
If the house is not enough, let them sell themselves."
The Lu family is Mrs. Tang's natal family. Her only brother has been in business for many years. He is quite smart, but he has no financial luck. Others can make money in the same business, but there will always be accidents of one kind or another with him. Something happened during this period.
Two major incidents occurred, one time the shop caught fire, another time the goods were robbed... After these two incidents, the debts owed have not been paid off yet.
Their richest relative is the Tang family, and Mr. Tang is not short of this money. He can't let his wife and brother talk to others, right?
That's too embarrassing.
When Mrs. Tang heard this, she screamed: "No!"
She hasn't been able to save much money over the years, but she has secretly supported her parents' family. Today, she went to her daughter's house to wander around, knowing that her daughter was having a hard time, and wanted to get something valuable from it to give to her.
Originally, she had been the mistress of the house for many years, so she could have sold some money in her hands, but Mr. Tang was too shrewd. As long as she did something, Mr. Tang would be able to find the fault without even looking at the account books. Although he was not
I read it every month, but there are always two or three times in January. Mrs. Tang is timid and dare not make any big moves. Therefore, she has always been very tight on money, and sometimes she has to rely on her daughter to support her.
Although her mother-in-law is a drag, she is a businesswoman and has a good-looking appearance. If her business is gone and the whole family has to live on the street, where will she put her face?
Mr. Tang emphasized again: "I want to know the truth! Madam, you haven't done many bad things over the years. You asked the doctor to give Hong An harsh medicine. Although it was inappropriate, you also wanted to save his life. I won't blame you.
you."
Later, his tone softened.
When Mrs. Tang saw this, she felt slightly relieved. As long as the master didn't care about this matter, other things would not matter at all.
She lowered her eyes and said after a while: "When I came in, Hong An was already very ill and had to drink bitter medicine soup every day. I didn't interfere at that time, nor did I hurt him..." At this point, she
His face was full of tears: "Master, when you fell in love with me, I really felt like I was picking up a piece of pie falling from the sky. I never thought that such a good thing would happen to me, and I never thought that something like this would happen to me.
I will have such a good life. I really didn’t want to harm anyone. At that time, I just wanted to give you two children, take good care of you, and secure my position as Mrs. Tang... I don’t dare to ask for your affection.
, I dare not ask you to hand over the family property to my children... Later, you were so busy every day and didn't care about me, so I felt at ease..."
She recalled with a look on her face: "Later, my mother's illness became more and more serious, and one day she called me to the bedside, and she said...said..."
Mr. Tang knew that she had reached the key point, and he was impatient and urged: "What did you say?"
"She said that a woman like Hong An who was not familiar with you before getting married is not chaste. She doesn't know who the child is. She asked me to give birth to a son as soon as possible." She smiled bitterly: "If Hong An
An Zhen is not of your blood, then this Tang family must belong to my son. I was surprised, happy, scared and frightened... Later, her condition became more and more serious. I look forward to her telling you clearly every day.
. But she never said anything, and later she didn’t even say a few words of advice before she died. I was quite disappointed. After her funeral, the people around her came to see me directly and told me directly that I
I started to destroy Hong'an's body and didn't allow him to give birth to a child."
She saw Master Tang's ugly face, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, so she simply knelt down: "Master, they say that younger generations should be filial to their elders. They must be both filial and obedient. I...I can only abide by the last words of the elders. Originally, I had to obey them.
I didn’t know how to start. It happened that Hong An was ill and the doctor asked about medication, so I asked the servant to just save his life and put the rest aside."
Tang Hongan sat next to him and listened from beginning to end.
Chu Yunli frowned when she heard this. The old lady was no longer here, and Mrs. Tang alone had the final say on right and wrong.
Obviously, Mr. Tang also thought about this: "My mother has been dead for more than ten years, why do you still slander her?"
Mrs. Tang was stunned: "You don't believe me?" She raised her hand and swore: "Mother Jin really told me these things, and I also told them the truth. That's why I thought about it and asked the doctor to use harsh medicine. If there is even half a lie,
, we, mother and son, will not die well."
As soon as such an oath came out, Mr. Tang's face turned dark.
Not only because Mr. Lu swore on the child, but also because Mr. Lu loved the child very much. Since he dares to say this, it can only prove that the matter itself is true.
In other words, the dead mother harmed Hong'an's life because of her own suspicion.
In the final analysis, the crux of this matter still lies with him. If he had not violated his mother's marriage arrangement, if he had not insisted on being with Hong'an, these things would not have happened. This is the most painful thing for him.
place.
Mrs. Tang lay on the ground, crying so hard that her whole body was shaking: "Master, what I said is true. I didn't mean to harm anyone... Don't deal with the Lu family. They are already in a difficult situation. If they lose their shop, they will be in trouble in the future."
How's it going?"
The Lu family is either too muddy to hold up the wall, or they just don't have any luck. They have also done some work for Mr. Tang.
Mr. Tang waved away the servants, looked at the lady in front of him, and said: "You did such a thing, and it's a mistake. Don't worry about the backyard anymore, leave everything to Hong'an's wife. From now on, you will only eat in the backyard."
Recite the Buddha's name and don't see anyone else!"
Not to mention outsiders, even insiders were not allowed to see each other. Mrs. Tang raised her head in shock: "What about Hong Kang and Hong Yi?"
"I am their father and will take good care of them. Don't worry about it." Mr. Tang waved his hand: "Drag Madam away."
"Master, you are unreasonable." Mrs. Tang refused to leave. She did not feel that she had made much of a mistake, and plausibly said: "Can I not do what my mother-in-law told her before she died? Besides, I didn't do anything, it was the doctor.
The medicine was prepared. As for the maid who had a miscarriage, I had not yet given birth to a child, so why should she give birth? You also ordered the Bizi Decoction. It’s not that I am jealous. I also heard that she gave you medicine.
If such a person stays in the house and has a son and a half, he will definitely keep dancing. Master, I don’t think I am wrong, you can’t do this to me.”
Mr. Tang looked at her coldly and asked, "Are you done?"
Mrs. Tang originally wanted to say something, but now she lowered her eyes: "I'm just telling the truth. Anyway, I'm not convinced that you want me to disappear from sight. This is absolutely impossible!"
"Not convinced?" Mr. Tang slammed the teacup in his hand on the ground. Tea fragments flew everywhere, and some of them even landed on Mrs. Tang. She was so frightened that she trembled.
Mr. Tang was still angry: "Pull it down!"
Mrs. Tang said again: "I was not wrong, I followed my mother's instructions!"
Chu Yunli couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "Madam, do you feel that when you ordered the doctor, you had no selfish motives at all? Saying that your husband was not born from his father is just the grandmother's suspicion. It is her business not to let her husband have children.
But it’s wrong to do anything. No matter who you are, you can’t harm others! Also, if your husband has no children, the Tang family will fall into the hands of Hongkang, but you are very good at planning."
"That's not the case." Mrs. Tang cried and shook her head.
Chu Yunli said unceremoniously: "That's it. Back then, my husband was so sick that it didn't matter whether he could grow up or not, but you still wanted the doctor to use harsh medicine to destroy his body... I heard the doctor said that if
It's just to save your life. My husband's health won't be like this. You must have bribed the doctor back then."
Mrs. Tang shook her head: "I didn't!"
Mr. Tang did not expect that back then he was caught in all kinds of difficulties between his mother-in-law and his daughter-in-law, and now they have been gone for more than ten years and they still make him feel uncomfortable. At this moment, he is so tired that he doesn't know whether he was right or wrong back then.
, waved his hand: "Take her down. She is not allowed to see anyone without my instructions."
Mrs. Tang was still dissatisfied, but she had no control over the matter. She had slept with this man for many years and knew that he kept his word and that he would not let her see anyone. Maybe she wouldn't even be able to see a maid. There was still one uneasy thing in her heart.
She had always wanted to find an opportunity to mention the matter to the man, but if she was dragged away now, she might never be able to speak again. Therefore, when she was dragged out, she grabbed the door frame and cried blood: "Master, Hong
Hong Yi did something like that and was taken back by the Qiao family, and what you said, they will definitely deal with Hong Yi. No matter how many wrong things I do, she is your daughter, and you have to protect her..."
The man didn't even raise his head or look at her. Mrs. Tang was desperate and said, "If you don't care about her, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide immediately."
Mr. Tang raised his eyebrows: "Are you threatening me?"
Mrs. Tang raised her head stubbornly and glared at him fiercely.
Mr. Tang originally wanted to refuse outright, but then he thought of something and said, "I'll ask Hong An and his wife to go to Qiao's house."
Mrs. Tang: "..." After she did what she did to Tang Hong'an, how could Tang Hong'an protect her sister?
Besides, the relationship between brother and sister has been really weak these years, and they don't get along very well, and Jiang Yuniang is caught in the middle. These two people can't go enough to watch a joke, so how can they help their daughter?
"no!"
Mr. Tang was already impatient and scolded: "Have you not eaten? Why haven't you dragged them away? If they can't be dragged away, find someone else..."
The person who caught Mrs. Tang hurriedly confessed, and with a strong tug, she was dragged out.
After they left, Mr. Tang looked exhausted and said, "Hong'an, take your wife for a trip!"
When the couple went out, he was not at ease, and said again: "That girl is spoiled, and what she does is really not worthy of recognition. Hong'an, you should be able to understand what I mean. I didn't let Hongyi get married.
Let her go out and be free. The Tang family can't produce a wanton girl. Once the Qiao family has taught her well, they can send her to Shuicheng or Kou City."
The implication is that people will be sent far away.
Chu Yunli was very happy to see Tang Hongyi suffer. The couple didn't delay at all and got on the carriage to the outer city.
Tang Hongan thought more and brought some gifts when he went out. He planned to stop by Jiang's house after visiting Qiao's house.
When the two arrived, the door of Qiao's house was closed. The maid next to Chu Yunli went up to knock on the door. Some neighbors heard the noise and quietly looked out.
When they saw Chu Yunli standing in front of Qiao's house, they thought they had seen it wrong.
Ordinary couples want to die without contacting each other. Jiang Yuniang and George Kun were not happy before. The Qiao family did such a thing, and Jiang Yuniang actually came to visit... This is definitely not to rekindle old friendship, but to find trouble.
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There were many people in Qiao's yard, and they knocked on the door not long after. When Mrs. Liu saw Chu Yunli standing at the door, she was slightly stunned: "Second sister-in-law?"
Chu Yunli pushed her away: "Stop visiting relatives! I'm here to see my sister-in-law!"