Why is the daughter of a small businessman the same as Mrs. Zhu?
Also, her good son, who has been smart since childhood and has excellent looks and background, seems to have lost his mind when he meets Zhou Anyu. He is a vixen.
Her son had listened to her since he was a child, but later he insisted on marrying Zhou Anyu. After that, he was not as close to her as his biological mother as before. There was a disagreement between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but Zhou Anyu didn't say anything, and his son jumped into the trap.
Come out and accuse her.
What went wrong when the mother-in-law taught her daughter-in-law the rules? Who didn’t come here like this? She was also made things difficult for her by her mother-in-law, but the master didn’t say anything and even advised her to endure it.
That is to say, in the past two years, the old woman has become older and less energetic, so I did not bother her.
Seeing that his mother didn't answer, Zhu Kangyu became even more angry: "Speak! You are a woman yourself, why do you use such vicious methods?"
Mother Zhu was silent.
In the final analysis, it is because his son insists on guarding Zhou Anyu, even if he is walking outside, he will not accept the beauties who recommend themselves as pillow mats.
She had tried to persuade her son to take a concubine more than once before, but she was always rejected. If not for this, she would not have had the idea of getting Zhou Anyu away... She had thought about it carefully, but it would be quite easy to drive him away, and her son would come back.
She would take him back immediately after that, and he would still be humble. She couldn't bear to see her son being so humble.
If she were asked to poison Zhou Anyu to death herself, she couldn't do it. So, after accidentally hearing about Qiao Dahai's methods, she came up with the idea.
After being sent to Qiao Mansion, whether Zhou Anyu can save her life depends on her own fate. No matter how much his son misses the woman Qiao Dahai falls in love with, he can only give up. Also, Zhou Anyu has served other men and will definitely not have the shame to come back.
.
Even if Zhou Anyu was able to save her life by chance, her son would still go and bring her back. But the fact that she lost her virginity was a thorn in the couple's side. The longer the time goes by, the deeper the thorn becomes.
Sooner or later, they will drift away because of the pain.
"The people below reported the wrong letter. I really thought you had fallen into a den of thieves. That's why I wanted her to rescue you." Mother Zhu emphasized: "She was also willing at the time."
Zhu Kangyu did not believe that his wife would not leave him if she was willing. In his opinion, the willingness expressed by his mother should be his wife's resignation.
You know, it is very difficult to live with the woman you have divorced now, and the rumors from outside can drive people to death. If she was not forced to a dead end, An Yu would never choose to leave him.
Seeing that her son wanted to say more, Zhu's mother was annoyed: "I'm still injured. If you don't come back to visit, forget it, and you'll still quarrel with me when you come back. I'm your mother, and in your heart, I can't compare to those messy women outside.
What?"
Zhu Kangyu emphasized: "An Yu is my wife, and she is still pregnant with my child! She is not a mess!"
Her son rarely spoke so loudly to her. After Zhu Mu was stunned for a moment, her eyes were red: "Kang Yu, my mother really cares about you. I almost lost my life just to give birth to you, and I even got pregnant again because of it."
Have you forgotten that you can’t have children?”
Zhu Kangyu's heart was heavy and he felt particularly uncomfortable.
Seeing her son's silence, Zhu's mother became more and more excited: "When I first entered the family, I was also embarrassed by your grandmother. At that time, your father seemed invisible and never wanted to say a word to me. If your father is like you,
, my life will be very good."
"You can't let Anyu suffer like this just because you have suffered. When will the vicious cycle end?" Zhu Kangyu found that he couldn't explain to his mother. Apart from hurting his feelings, Zhu Kangyu also argued.
There are no other benefits.
He turned and left.
Mother Zhu shouted: "Kang Yu, things are going to change. The summer clothes I made for you will arrive tomorrow. Remember to ask someone to come back and get them."
After hearing this instruction, Zhu Kangyu did not contradict his mother's guilt, but his heart became heavier.
If his mother had not been so kind to him, he could seek justice for Anyu as he pleased.
My mother has sorry for many people, but not for him!
*
Zhu's mother sent her son away. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She called a sweeping woman and asked her to go outside and hire a doctor for her. She kept the matter secret until the doctor arrived, and only the people in the yard knew about it.
Then it was found that there was something wrong with the medicine she drank. People with external injuries need to calm down the internal heat, but this medicine makes people internally hot.
Zhu's mother made a careful investigation and found that the medicine prescribed by the doctor was fine, but had been changed. She took out the maid who changed the medicine for interrogation, but she refused to tell the truth no matter how she asked, and was beaten to death.
The culprit was not named.
From Zhu's mother's point of view, she has not offended anyone else in these years, and even if she is not on good terms with others, it is far from the point of trying to harm her life by tampering with her medicine. The only person who has a life-or-death feud with her is
Zhou Anyu!
It must have been her.
Money touches people's hearts. Zhou Anyu is not short of money now, so naturally someone will work for her.
The more Zhu Mu thought about it, the angrier she became. On the fifth day after taking the right medicine, she was much better than when she went out to help her son look at each other. She couldn't stand still anymore and immediately got up to find Zhou Anyu.
Unfortunately, she was not in the house, so she went around the shop again, but found nothing. Zhu Mu had to go back home.
After searching for two days, I finally found someone at the door.
When Chu Yunli saw her, she looked surprised: "Your injury is healed? Why do you still dare to come? Aren't you afraid that I will beat you again?"
Zhu's mother didn't answer and asked, "You bribed my maid, didn't you?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunli became even more surprised: "Me? How can I have time to do such immoral things? If I want to deal with you, there is no need to be secretive. I dare to hit people on the street, so there is no need to be sneaky."
This makes sense.
Zhu's mother choked and then reacted: "You want my life! You have to pay for it with your life. Of course you won't come forward."
Chu Yunli raised his eyebrows: "Where is the evidence? Without evidence, you are slandering me. Of course, you can also go to the Yamen to sue me."
Mother Zhu was so angry that her chest heaved: "We'll see."
She turned around and was about to leave. Chu Yunli leaned close to her ear and whispered in her ear: "I am not the only one you have offended. That Qiao Dahai has already lost his life because of what you gave away. Do you think his sister is a good person and will not take care of it?"
Compare?"
Hearing this, Mother Zhu's complexion changed drastically, and she turned around to look in surprise.
Chu Yunli smiled: "Anyway, I didn't bribe the maid, believe it or not!"
Zhu's mother stood there, watching her former daughter-in-law leave. She didn't come back to her senses until the door closed.
If it was really the general's wife who wanted to deal with her... This time she escaped with her life due to alertness. Will she be able to escape next time?
For a moment, Zhu's mother was at a loss for words. She also hated Zhou Anyu. She had made a mistake. This girl was so good at causing trouble that she was able to reveal the things that Qiao Dahai had concealed for several years overnight and made him pay the price.
Comparing herself with others, if she were Qiao Dahai's sister... Zhu's mother shuddered.
When she looked back, her forehead was already covered with beads of sweat. She stretched out her hand to wipe it away and hurried back to the house: "Where is the master?"
Father Zhu leaves early every day and comes home late every day. Today he came back earlier. When he saw her hurriedly entering the door, he asked confusedly: "What's the matter? Is there a dog chasing you?"
The last sentence was a joke. In the past, Zhu's mother would have taken this opportunity to joke with the man to bring the relationship closer to the couple. But now she had no such leisure at all, and tentatively talked about the matter.
Father Zhu's face became more and more cautious as he listened.
"Who do you think it is?"
Zhu's mother shook her head: "It's not Anyu, it must be her." The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became: "Master, I don't want to die. Do you think this will work? I'll pack my bags and go to the next city. Later, you can take the people in this city.
Let’s take care of the shop, let’s move the business away, and never come back again.”
This was just an idea that suddenly came to her on the way back. The more she thought about it, the more reasonable it became. After leaving here, her son was more than a hundred miles away from Zhou Anyu, so it was not easy to meet him.
It is said that if you don't see each other in person, your feelings will naturally become weaker and weaker.
Father Zhu subconsciously refused: "No. The Zhu family's ancestors have been here for generations, and their ancestral graves are all in the suburbs. We have moved away, what should we do with our ancestral graves?"
Mother Zhu opened her mouth and came: "You can definitely come back to worship during the holidays. Anyway, our caravan is out all year round."
To put it lightly.
Business people become busier as the festival approaches. How can they have time to travel more than a hundred miles away to worship their ancestors?
"Let me think about it. But you can move out first." Zhu's father urged: "If you are afraid, pack your things now and leave overnight."
"What about you?" Zhu's mother didn't forget that there were several little goblins in the backyard. After she left, wouldn't it be an advantage for them?
Father Zhu waved his hand: "It's not that easy to move away the ancestral property together. Let's wait and see. If you think wrong, it's not the general's wife who did it. You can move back after a while."
Zhu Mu: "..."
What's so good about this place?
Outside the city wall are barbarians. Those people don't farm, they only depend on the weather for food. When there is no food, they will come in and rob. Although the last time they entered the city to rob was more than ten years ago, they were driven away quickly.
Where is one?
If they enter the city again but are not driven away, everyone living in the city will suffer.
Especially wealthy households are their targets for robbery. Almost as soon as they enter the city, they rush to the street where Zhu's family lives. What should I do if they don't run away?
She wanted to persuade her a few more words, but Father Zhu no longer wanted to hear it.
Helpless, Zhu Mu had to leave by herself.
This is not a visit to relatives. We will return in three or two days. We have to collect all the things we are used to and take them with us. That night, the main courtyard was brightly lit and the servants tidied up for the night.
Zhu's mother sat in the house, listening to what was going on outside. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. So after leaving the city the next day, she did not follow the official road to the next door city, but split the road next to Shilipo and headed to the suburbs.
Go to the small village.
There was no one in front or behind the official road. She quietly hid in the village, and no one probably knew about it.
*
Mrs. Xu has not left yet, but has moved out of the General's Mansion.
She was still waiting for the Zhu family to come to arrange the marriage, but no one was seen after waiting. She could only ask Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Zhu didn't know what was going on between them, and he had recently received some gossip, which seemed to indicate that the Xu family's purpose in getting married was impure.
Since there was an inside story that he didn't know, there was no need to hurry up and settle the marriage. So, he rambled on and didn't talk about the business, and Mrs. Xu was embarrassed to speak too frankly.
After the two separated, Father Zhu immediately ordered his attendants and shopkeepers under him. The next time he saw Mrs. Xu, he would remind him, and if the Xu family's mother and daughter were looking for someone, they would directly tell her that he was not here.
Zhu's father avoided seeing her, and Mrs. Xu could not find Zhu's mother, so she had to meet Zhu Kangyu by chance.
Zhu Kangyu had a very cold attitude towards mother and daughter. Once, both mother and daughter clearly saw someone, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Mrs. Xu couldn't sit still. After thinking about it, she was going to have a good talk with Zhou Anyu.
Chu Yunli has been staying at home most of the time recently. She was quite surprised to hear that Mrs. Xu came to visit her. She didn't know the purpose of the visit, and she happened to be idle, so she was invited to the house.
Xu Caidi is beautiful and is more than suitable for Zhu Kangyu. The two are considered to be a good match, both talented and beautiful.
"Ma'am, do you want to see me for anything?"
Xu Caidi was still looking at the surrounding scenery curiously at first. After hearing this question, she lowered her head. Her cheeks were already red with embarrassment and the tips of her ears were red.
"That's right." Mrs. Xu was a little embarrassed to mention it, but she wanted to settle on this marriage so much that she said eagerly: "Master Zhu has been avoiding us Cai Die these days. When we met on the street that day, he said he would wait.
You can talk about marriage after you give birth..."
Chu Yunli's smile turned cold: "His affairs have nothing to do with me. When I give birth to a child, it has nothing to do with the Zhu family."
"I know." Mrs. Xu looked at her unhappy face: "I didn't come here today to ask you these questions. It's just... Now many people in the city know that the girl from our Xu family has been destined for the Zhu family, but they haven't come yet.
It doesn't make sense to follow the six rites. I thought that I would ask Dong Zhou's family to do a favor and persuade Mr. Zhu."
Chu Yunli understood her thoughts instantly.
Ultimately, the Xu family's mother and daughter thought the Zhu family's failure to get engaged was because Zhu Kangyu had not let go of her yet.
And she took the initiative to urge Zhu Kangyu to marry a wife. A normal man would give up if his sweetheart pushed him to find another woman. If he gave up, he would marry another woman!
"I will not go."
Mrs. Xu was speechless.
Many generations of her ancestors have been businessmen, and her natal family has a rich background, so she cannot do anything like stalking. Just as Xu Caidi was about to speak, she stretched out her hand to hold her down.
The mother and daughter quickly stood up and left.
Chu Yunli thought that the matter was over, but she didn't expect that Mr. Xu would come to the house in person two days later. It is worth mentioning that Mr. Xu came from other places for the purpose of his daughter's marriage.
Knowing his purpose of coming, Chu Yunli would certainly not meet him.
Mr. Xu couldn't get in. He was very unwilling and simply blocked the door.
It would be okay if the Zhu family stayed outside. After all, they were once a family. Outsiders would only think that they were noisy and would not think of elsewhere. But Mr. Xu is an outsider and a man. Standing at the door of a woman living alone, it is inevitable that
It makes people talk. For men, this kind of thing can make people sigh at most, but for women, it is simply a sudden disaster.
Talking too much will ruin your reputation.
Knowing that this man had been staying outside all day and night, Chu Yunli laughed angrily and went out early in the morning.
Mr. Xu lived and ate in a carriage, and also sent people to watch the door. He knew almost as soon as Chu Yunli appeared.
"Dr. Zhou's family, I have to trouble you to make a trip for the errand my wife asked you to do last time." With a wave of his hand, the servants brought several boxes from the carriage: "These are thank you gifts!"
Chu Yunli's face was calm: "I have no position to let Zhu Kangyu marry another person. Whether he marries another is none of my business. You are forcing others to make things difficult."
Mr. Xu looks calm on the face, but in fact he is very anxious in his heart. He must decide on the marriage within these few days... Otherwise, the daughter's family will not have to worry about getting married. If the Zhu family fails, there are still so many men in the world, and there are hundreds of women in the family.
Please, he doesn’t have to make this trip.
"You little girl, you are too greedy." When he was anxious, Mr. Zhu spoke a little unpleasantly: "Since you have already decided to leave, why do you want to persuade someone to marry someone else?"
Chu Yunli was too lazy to defend: "Whatever you think."
Mr. Xu seemed to have grasped the handle: "Dr. Zhou, you have extraordinary business skills. You have all the men you want. Just let Mr. Zhu go, okay?"
"I'll let him go." Chu Yunli's eyes turned cold: "Don't get me involved with him anymore. He's not engaged to you, he just doesn't want to be engaged. If you're anxious, you can go to him to discuss it. Don't come to me.
Mr. Xu, I heard that a lot of shops have been sold in your house recently, and I have bought two of them... There are some things that everyone knows well. I don't like to push people to the point of desperation, but if
If you are forced into a hurry, you won’t care about anyone.”
When he heard "selling shop," Mr. Xu's expression changed. He took a step back and forced a smile: "Well, it turns out that Zhou Dong's family's business has already spread to our city. It's really impressive. I
There is still something to do, so let’s take a step first. As for today’s matter, Dong Zhou’s family can just treat it as a casual matter and listen to it.”
After saying this, he got into the carriage and fled.
Mr. Xu recently became obsessed with gambling. He went to a gambling city more than 500 miles away from the border town and lost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. He got a gambling lottery at the time, but when he went out, he was surprised to be pressed an IOU.
In another half month, if the money is not paid, all the shops and houses of the Xu family will be confiscated.
The Yamen of the gambling city collected high taxes and would also help people collect their accounts. If filling in all the family property was not enough, they would put Mr. Xu in jail.
Mr. Xu never dreamed that just by playing a few games, he would be reduced from a pampered and wealthy man to a prisoner. It was like a dream.
As for his brother, he didn't dare to ask for it at all. The relationship between the brothers was not as good as outsiders imagined. They had already separated their families in their early years. At that time, they were very unhappy because of the separation. Because of the general, he
I didn’t break up with my brother.
This road was blocked. Mr. Xu had no time to think of other ways, so he went to find Zhu Kangyu again. After a lot of effort, he finally blocked the person in the afternoon of the next day.
When Zhu Kangyu wanted to avoid it, it was already too late, so he had to brace himself and deal with it: "Uncle Xu, what a coincidence."
What a coincidence?
Mr. Xu asked someone yesterday to inquire about the location of Zhu's shop. Today he searched from room to room and finally found him.
"Yes." Mr. Xu smiled brightly: "My dear nephew, are you free? Let's have a cup of tea together! I only have Cai Die as my daughter, and I don't feel safe leaving her to anyone. You have to let me see the Zhu family."
sincerity."
As long as the marriage is set, they won't push him to a dead end. After all, the ultimate goal is to make him repay his debt, not to put him in jail.
They all met head-on, and Mr. Xu had just come from out of town. As the host, it would be inappropriate not to invite him to a meal. Zhu Kangyu immediately agreed: "At this hour, it's time for dinner. Let's go to Fumanju.
My father has no other hobbies, he just likes to eat. He personally found the chef of Fumanju, and Uncle Xu went to try it to see if it suits the taste."
Zhu Kangyu soon learned the inside story about his mother moving away from home. No matter how much he disliked what his mother did, she was still his mother, and he could not just watch his mother hide and hide.
It would be great if we could reconcile.
The general's wife is usually aloof and rarely seen, so someone needs to make peace with her, and the Xu family is very suitable.
The two of them had their own plans and went to the restaurant together with laughter and laughter.
In fact, Zhu Kangyu didn't want to beg the Xu family. Once he opened his mouth, the marriage became a certainty... Although the marriage had been decided, he still wanted to struggle, so he avoided it everywhere. But the Xu family was so enthusiastic that even Master Xu
They all rushed over. I couldn't hide, so I just took this opportunity to ask them for help.
Since we are in-laws, we should help each other.
During the dinner, Mr. Xu implicitly expressed that he wanted to get married as soon as possible, and his words seemed to urge the Zhu family to hire people.
Zhu Kangyu felt bitter and did not refute Mr. Xu's words about the appointment after the Dragon Boat Festival. Instead, he talked about his mother's offense against the general's wife.
"My mother speaks outright, and the general's wife seems a little angry. In fact, this is just our guess... My aunt has lived in the general's residence for a while. I wonder if she can go and find out what's going on and help my mother plead for mercy?"
Mr. Xu already knows the inside story of his wife and daughter moving out of the general's mansion. Now that the general has rejected her, Mr. Xu is confined to the mansion and can't even see anyone. How can she plead for mercy?
However, everyone around Qiao has been sold, and she can't see outsiders and can't control anyone. She certainly can't embarrass anyone anymore.
Thinking of this, Mr. Xu showed no reluctance on his face and said with a smile: "We are all relatives, so there is no need to be so polite. It's just a matter of words."
His tone was light and there was no embarrassment at all. Zhu Kangyu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt uncomfortable in his heart. By agreeing to the marriage, it was completely impossible for him and Zhou Anyu to get married.
After all, he failed her.
Meeting Master Xu's expectant eyes, Zhu Kangyu said in a daze: "I don't know how long my uncle will stay in the city, so I can come and hire him."
Mr. Xu came here just for the engagement, but he couldn't tell the truth. He only said: "I'm very busy over there. I can only stay for three to five days at most."
Zhu Kangyu immediately said: "When my mother comes back, I will hire her immediately."