Of course, Chen's mother would not believe what Liu Feiyao had forgotten. She came here just to ask for her forgiveness and hope that she would not expose her son in front of Mr. Chen.
Chu Yunli continued by herself: "I never thought that Chen Shilin was a liar who told lies. I heard him say that my grandmother was seriously ill and that she would regret leaving without seeing my granddaughter-in-law for the last time. I didn't have time to think about it at that time, so I followed him back...
…I never thought that he would treat me like that, let alone that your family is so unreasonable from top to bottom. I haven’t even talked about marriage with him yet, but you are still asking me to do things..."
The more she talked, the angrier she became.
Mother Chen heard that her tone was wrong and hurriedly said: "Those things are in the past. People have to look forward. If you are angry, I will apologize to you here." She took a step back and bowed deeply.
Waist: "I'm sorry."
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly: "If I hadn't been smart enough or strong enough at that time, I would have become the daughter-in-law suppressed by your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law." She sighed with emotion: "As soon as I saw Chang Yu's life, I couldn't bear it.
I was afraid of all kinds of things. Fortunately, I ran away at that time, otherwise, I would be the one suffering the hardship and carrying dung to work in the mountains now."
Mother Chen: “…”
She did let Yang Changyu do a lot of work. But if Yang Changyu could come in with the same dowry as Liu Feiyao, she would definitely treat her daughter-in-law as an ancestor.
None of this mattered. What mattered was convincing the person in front of her to shut up. She could see that Liu Feiyao still regretted what happened in the past. She simply got straight to the point: "What are you going to do to let my family Shilin go?"
Chu Yunli shook his head: "I can't let him go. He stole other people's things and refused to admit it. I don't care if I don't know. If I know, I must tell the owner!"
Mother Chen panicked: "Shilin is a scholar. When you first came to visit, you must have really cared about him and were willing to go like this. Considering the past love, you let him go."
Just once, okay?" She began to wipe her tears: "Our whole family has sacrificed a lot to support his education. If his reputation is ruined, our family will really not be able to survive... Feiyao, can't I beg you?
?”
As he said that, he made a gesture to kneel down.
People today will never accept such a big gift from their elders. Even if they are just strangers, they will avoid them.
Chu Yunli did not reach out to help her.
Mother Chen was halfway kneeling, feeling a little embarrassed. Seeing that she had no intention of helping her, she gritted her teeth and knelt down directly.
Chu Yunli said indifferently: "It's useless to beg me."
"I kowtow to you." Mother Chen knelt down, and she didn't care how many times she kowtowed: "I'm the one who's sorry for you. If you want to blame, just blame me. Don't blame Shi Lin. He is sincere to you. It was our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who forced me to do so."
He, he did that to you."
Chu Yunli looked at the humble woman in front of her. The depression in her heart dissipated a little, but only a little. She turned around and said, "If I don't tell the truth, I won't be able to get over the hurdle in my heart."
Mother Chen: "..." After co-begging for a long time, she still wants to go out?
"Liu Feiyao, if you destroy Shilin, I will not let you go."
Chu Yunli didn't look back: "Just now you said you knew you were wrong, and now you are threatening me again. It seems that your apology is all fake."
Mother Chen was so stunned that she almost vomited a mouthful of blood.
There was a lot of movement at the door, and He Huaian had already noticed it. When he saw Chu Yunli entering, he asked curiously: "Is the Chen family pestering you again?"
Chu Yunli nodded: "She wanted me to keep it a secret."
He Huaian shook his head: "When you do it, you should be aware that something will be discovered."
When Mr. Chen heard the conversation between the couple, he didn't ask any questions and pretended to be serious about eating.
He Huaian looked at him: "Brother Chen, I happen to know the whereabouts of your money."
Mr. Chen met He Huaian today and felt that his trip was not in vain. When he heard this, he looked curious: "Where is it?"
It was stolen by Chen Shilin and given to his concubine Lu Sanya.
Mr. Chen's expression was hard to explain: "I thought he was a womanizer and was with his childhood sweetheart. Unexpectedly..." It turned out that it was because his childhood sweetheart supported him that the two of them rented a courtyard to live together.
"I didn't want to recover the money, but Chen Shilin is really terrible."
Chen Shilin was worried at home, so he wanted to shamelessly go to He's house. In front of him, He Huaian and his wife could not say bad things about him. Even if he did, he could still quibble a few words if he was present.
.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard Mr. Chen's words. His expression suddenly changed and he stepped in the door: "Brother Chen, don't listen to their nonsense."
Mr. Chen drank some wine and his cheeks were a little red: "Then let me go and ask Miss Lu?"
Chen Shilin was speechless.
He immediately said calmly: "Go ahead and ask!"
Deep down, he thought that his mother was standing at the door. If she heard about this, she would immediately run to the town to find Lu Sanya for ventilation.
As long as Lu Sanya doesn't identify him, he still has hope of keeping his reputation.
Mr. Chen turned his head and looked at his entourage: "You go and ask. She is already married. It is not good for us to disturb her like this, and the question is not in vain. You can give her ten taels of silver later as a reward for her telling the truth."
Lu Sanya fell out with him for eight taels of silver. Now someone gave him ten taels, just to ask for the truth. It's not about the grudge between the two. For the sake of the money, Lu Sanya will never do it again.
Help him hide it.
Chen Shilin was anxious, but now Mr. Chen never mentioned giving him a chance. If he rushed to admit it, and Mr. Chen refused to let him go... wouldn't he have exposed himself?
Even if everyone thinks it's him, as long as he doesn't admit it, there's still hope. If he admits it, maybe no scholar will be willing to be his guarantor.
The attendant took a trip.
During this period, Chen Shilin was on pins and needles and couldn't stay any longer. But he didn't want to leave. If he left, he wouldn't even have a chance to make excuses.
The village was not far from the town, and the entourage drove a carriage and came back two-quarters of an hour later.
Chen Shilin watched the entourage enter the door, with his heart in his throat.
The attendant did not look at him, and stepped forward to report respectfully: "Go back to the young master, the girl said that Chen Shilin repaid her eight taels of silver on the seventeenth day. She didn't know where the money came from, but she also said it, and Chen Shilin was sure
There aren’t that many, if you didn’t borrow them from someone, they were stolen.”
Mr. Chen smiled half-heartedly: "Chen Shilin, what else do you have to say?"
Chen Shilin looked serious: "I haven't taken it. Lu Sanya blamed me for betraying her, so she slandered me. Brother Chen had better not listen to her nonsense."
Mr. Chen looked surprised: "You still don't admit it?"
"How do you want me to admit something I haven't done?" Chen Shilin straightened his back: "Brother Chen, you'd better not make a big deal out of it, and don't ruin my reputation outside. Otherwise, I will definitely pursue it to the end."
After saying that, he strode away.
Mr. Chen looked at his back with a look of astonishment. After he came to his senses, he said to He Huaian, "I didn't accuse him unjustly, did I?"
"Of course not." He Huaian poured him another glass of wine: "The Chen family is very poor, and they owe a lot of debts to support his education. Those eight taels of silver were not taken from you, so they must have come from somewhere. Just now he
No explanation."
Mr. Chen thought thoughtfully: "It seems that before this, he asked the people living with us to borrow money. But they all heard about him raising a beautiful woman outside, and no one was willing. Maybe, the money is
Prepared to send that childhood sweetheart away."
Mother He brought over another plate of food and asked with a smile: "Does the young master want to report to the official position?"
"It's too troublesome." Mr. Chen said without thinking: "After reporting to the official position, you will be asked many times, and I have to be busy studying. My family doesn't want me to get into trouble for this little money. However, Chen Shilin
I will never live in the same room with such a person again. I will report this to Master later... I am not short of money, but the people who live with us are not well-off. They save money at home.
If it is stolen, you will be hungry."
He didn't care about helping one or two classmates, but they clearly didn't need his help... Just like Chen Shilin had never asked his classmates to borrow money before, no one wanted to owe a favor.
In order to study, I have been reduced to the point where I can't even afford food. It's hard to say, but it's hard to say.
He's mother didn't try to dissuade her, but smiled and retreated.
Chen Shilin stood outside the door, listening to Mr. Chen's words, and his whole body went numb.
It is indeed a good thing that he has not been involved in a lawsuit, but if such a reputation spreads, the master will definitely not want him, and if he wants to enter another school, he can only do so in a dream.
He was not even allowed to enter the school, and it was impossible for a scholar to vouch for him.
How will he take the exam then?
If he had passed the exam this time, he would not have been so passive. To be honest, he even hated Lu Sanya.
If Lu Sanya hadn't given him so much money and forced him to pay it back, he wouldn't be where he is now.
After all, Mr. Chen did not stay overnight, so he said goodbye and left at dusk. He planned to stay in a temple for one night and set off back the next day.
He Huaian didn't force him to stay, but after the couple discussed it, he heard that Mr. Chen would have an accident on the way back and said, "Let's escort him for a while!"
We just talked about everything, plus what He Huaian heard about Mr. Chen in the city. This Mr. Chen is indeed a bit aloof, but if a classmate comes to ask for help, he is willing to help. Overall, he is a good person.
Such a good person should not be killed by a bastard like Chen Shilin.
He's mother heard that her son and daughter-in-law were leaving, and she was a little embarrassed for a while. She had just come back, and her second son was getting older. Someone came to propose marriage. She found that one of the girls was quite suitable, and she was planning to stay a few more days to see what happened. What if
After leaving, the marriage will have to be postponed.
So, after discussing it, she stayed and planned to finish the matter as soon as possible and then rush to the city to take care of her daughter-in-law during her confinement period.
When the couple set off, He's mother was extremely worried: "Huai'an, it's our own carriage anyway, so don't rush. You must take good care of Feiyao. If you find that she is unwell, you must stop to rest..."
"
The more she asked, the more anxious she became, wishing she could go to the city with her son alone.
In fact, Chu Yunli and He Huaian could take care of themselves. After they arrived in the town, they bought a horse and led it. After leaving the town, they stopped at the intersection of Dayang Temple.
wait!
Mr. Chen was born into wealth and had lived a comfortable life since he was a child. Even if he was studying, he would not get up too early. No, the sun was almost in the sky when he saw his carriage approaching.
He Huaian opened the curtain: "Brother Chen."
Mr. Chen was surprised when he saw the couple: "Are you going back today too?"
I didn’t hear anything about it when I was drinking yesterday.
"We just decided." He Huaian looked at him with a smile: "When I walked here, I remembered that Brother Chen said he would go back to the city today. Don't wait. We can take care of each other if we stay together."
Of course Mr. Chen would not refuse. He saw the horse the couple brought with them and didn't ask any more questions.
After all, He Huaian was not short of money, so it was not unusual to buy an extra horse. As for why he had to bring it back from the town... maybe he bought it from an acquaintance, or maybe it was a good breed of horse.
The carriage started moving again, with Chu Yunli and his two carriages walking behind.
Not long after he left, He Huaian whispered: "I didn't find anyone behind me. Maybe his horse has been tampered with."
If you want to make the horse go crazy, you have to get close no matter what. Now that you are on your way, feeding the horse is all the driver's business, and outsiders are not allowed to get close. Even if you get close, people will be suspicious if something happens to the horse. Mr. Chen is gone in his previous life
, everyone thought it was an accident, and no one suspected Chen Shilin.
Chu Yunli thought for a while: "Then find a chance to replace him."
After walking for less than half an hour, He Huaian asked the driver to come to the front and stopped Mr. Chen's carriage.
At this moment, Mr. Chen's horse's eye circles were very red, and it kept pulling with its hooves after it stopped. The driver didn't think anything was wrong at first, but when he saw it, he was shocked and said: "How could this be?"
"Maybe he is sick." He Huaian suggested: "I just bought a horse, maybe it is brought back to the city for use. This horse looks very unusual. Brother Chen, why don't you put it on mine first? As for this
Just hold the sick horse."
This horse has been poisoned and looks like it is going crazy. But people who don't know the truth only think that it is sick. Horses are not cheap, and it is very strange for people to abandon them for no reason.
He Huaian was willing to save him, but he didn't want to arouse suspicion.
Mr. Chen was quite happy and agreed immediately and thanked him again.
When changing the carriage, the horse was very restless and tried to hit the driver.
The coachman was startled and frightened. If he hadn't noticed this, something might have happened.
The carriage was replaced and the group set off again. He Huaian leaned against the wall of the carriage and took a nap. Half an hour later, he suddenly heard an exclamation from in front of him.
Chu Yunli opened the curtain and saw at a glance that the horse he was holding ran out, and the coachman who was holding the horse was thrown to the ground.
The group stopped again, and Chu Yunli rushed over. The coachman's arm was broken, his face turned pale in pain, and his head was covered with cold sweat.
Mr. Chen looked at the horse going away with a bad expression on his face. He turned his head and looked at He Huaian: "Brother He, what do you think is going on?"
He Huaian shook his head: "It's hard to say."
Mr. Chen was born into wealth, and there were more calculations around him than ordinary people. He had read books for so many years, and he was not an idiot who didn't understand anything. He asked his entourage to help the coachman, and then led the carriage to the roadside, saying
: "Let me find the horse. Even if it is dead, you must bring it back to me. After sending it to the city, I will find a wise doctor to take a look at it."
He thought about it carefully: "It was normal to go to the temple yesterday. If anyone did it, it must have been before setting off this morning."
He Huaian couldn't help but say something for the temple: "I grew up in a village. Dayang Temple is located in a remote location, but it often receives guests from the city. This has never happened to me since I was a child."
Mr. Chen thought thoughtfully: "You mean, this matter is only against me?" He and He Huaian hit it off immediately, and couldn't help but say a few more words: "My father did not keep concubines, and there were no uncles competing for the family property.
, and we brothers have decided that my eldest brother will take over the family business, and no one has a life-or-death feud with me!"
Because of this, he did not resist being ordered by his father to live in the same room with his disciples. Because he knew that his father did not do this out of partiality, but really wanted to sharpen his temperament.
He paused and continued: "I'm usually kind to others, and I don't bother to care about it when I suffer a loss. The only thing I care about is Chen Shilin stealing my money!"
He Huaian did not speak.
Chu Yunli glanced at the direction in which the horse was galloping away: "Do you want Mr. Chen to wait here until the horse is found?"
Mr. Chen nodded, his eyes fell on Chu Yunli's belly, but it only lasted for a moment, and he quickly retracted: "You are pregnant, so it is not appropriate to travel at night. You and your wife will leave first, and I will arrive soon."
His life had been saved, and Chen Shilin was still in the village, so nothing would happen again. He Huaian did not force him to stay, and after a few instructions, he took Chu Yunli on his way again.
The couple was very relaxed. Chu Yunli asked curiously: "Is it related to Chen Shilin that He Huaian fell into the water in winter?"
He Huaian shook his head: "Not sure. He himself was confused... He did have suspicions at the time, but Chen Shilin was particularly anxious. After visiting him several times, he was no longer sure. If he had doubts, he would
There will be no Dayangji group."
Because the couple had been delayed outside the town for too long, it was already late at night when they returned home. When the Liu family heard the noise behind them, they all got up and came out to take a look. When Liu's mother saw that it was really her daughter and son-in-law who had rushed back, she couldn't help but scold her.
He said: "Why are you coming back so late? If you really plan to go home, you should leave early. She is still pregnant."
Nowadays, many people believe in gods and Buddhas. In their opinion, it is not good for pregnant women to walk at night, as it is easy to harm the fetus.
Chu Yunli only smiled and said: "We didn't plan to come back at first. We had already had breakfast when we made the decision. Mom, please stop talking, I miss you."
Liu's mother loves her daughter to begin with, how can she bear this act of coquettishness?
Furthermore, since their daughter is already married, it would be okay for them to scold her a few times, but it would be bad if they keep nagging her and make her son-in-law unhappy.
It was already late at night when the couple went to bed, and they got up late the next day. They were woken up by a knock on the door, because He's mother came to take care of them before, so they didn't hire a cook.
There was constant knocking on the door outside, and He Huaian went to open the door.
Mr. Chen's eyes were red and bloodshot: "Brother He, I'm disturbing you. I only remembered when Fang Fang knocked on the door. You should have slept late... I'm really sorry."
When He Huaian saw him, he suddenly woke up: "Did you find the horse? How about it?"
"Found it." Mr. Chen was in a daze. He entered the yard and sat on the stone table in a trance. He drank a cup of overnight cold tea and then calmed down and said: "The horse has been killed. I
We dragged it back at dawn, and the doctor just told me that it must have been fed some crazy drugs."
Having said this, he held He Huaian's hand and said excitedly: "Yesterday you changed my horse and saved my life. Otherwise, I don't know where I was taken by that crazy horse. Brother He,
You are my savior."
He Huaian couldn't bear his enthusiasm, so he withdrew his hand several times: "This is also a mistake. Our husband and wife arrived in the town yesterday and suddenly thought of bringing horses back. Looking back now, it was God's foresight.
Brother Chen, you are destined not to die."
Mr. Chen was filled with fear at this moment: "Brother He, you are my nobleman. If you need my help in the future, just ask."
He Huaian waved his hand, not taking it too seriously, but curiously asked: "Do you have any doubts about the candidate?"
Master Chen fell silent, and then said after a while: "I only offended Chen Shilin, and there will be no one else except him." He rubbed his forehead: "Thousands of ideas are too simple, I will definitely tell Master about this matter, so that they can have it."
Just take precautions. Looking back now, if I did that, Chen Shilin's life would be ruined. People like him, who have studied for so many years, will have nothing if their future is ruined. In despair
, it’s not surprising to do such a thing.”
He Huaian nodded and did not help explain: "Then what are you going to do now?"
"He wants my life. Of course I have to ask you to seek justice for me. If my father finds out about this matter, he will not let it go." Mr. Chen said with a serious face: "This is not a petty theft; he is
He wants to make money and kill people. I will never allow such a person to take part in the imperial examination. If he passes the examination, I don’t know how many other people will suffer."
This is true.
He Huaian nodded: "If you need my help, Brother Chen, just ask."
The purpose of Mr. Chen's visit is also this: "When the time comes, I will ask you two questions about the things you two know, and I will ask you two to testify in court."
Chen Shilin quickly rushed back to the city. He also found Mr. Chen: "The matter of the horse going crazy has nothing to do with me. Don't get me wrong."
Mr. Chen didn't say anything to him and kicked him out on the spot.
"Whether it is right or wrong is up to you, your Majesty. Your Majesty will not unjustly accuse you of something you have not done."
Chen Shilin was extremely panicked. If this went to court, he would be doomed!
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