Children are the only bond between husband and wife.
Father Li mentioned the child because he wanted the Luo family and his daughter not to kill the child's father for the sake of the child. It was not to sever ties with the Luo family. Judging from Luo Meiniang's expression and tone when she said that the child would be sent back,
How could he really dare to agree to this without forcing himself?
"I can't bear the child having the blood of the Li family..."
Chu Yunli interrupted him rudely: "The child is Li Hualin's. Even as a biological father, he has no pity for the child. As a grandfather, you don't have to worry too much."
Father Li was heartbroken: "Mei Niang, what you said is really hurtful. You are Hualin's wife and my daughter-in-law. From the day you got married, I have regarded you as my daughter. I
Not only are you worried about the children feeling sorry for themselves because their parents are plotting against each other, but they are also worried about you!" He persuaded him almost earnestly: "Open your eyes and look at those children outside who have neither parents or only one relative. Not to mention being despised by others, you yourself
You have a weird temperament. Not to mention that you and your wife are..."
He stretched out his hand and beat his chest: "When I think about this, I can't even eat. Mei Niang, please stop for the sake of your child."
Li Huaping stood at the side to help. Mother Li had just fainted, and now her face was pale. She said hurriedly: "You and Hua Lin have been married for many years. There are always stumbling blocks between this couple. If you really can't get along, you can still reconcile.
There is really no need to become enemies of life and death and make the children unable to live with themselves. You are a mother. Every mother will worry that her children will not grow up well. If Hualin goes to prison, and the child has a father who is in prison, yes
Is it easier to say or hear? By the way, the father is a prisoner and the children cannot take part in the imperial examination. You are pushing your own child into a pit of fire! Mei Niang, please wake up!"
Chu Yunli looked sideways at her: "According to what you said, I should die obediently, right?"
Mother Li choked.
"No one wants things to develop as they are now." Li's father said with a serious look on his face: "If I had known about Hua Lin's bastard thing, I would have stopped it!"
Chu Yunli didn't want to know whether Li's father would stop his son. What had happened was that Luo Meiniang died because of it. Li Hualin owed three lives to the Luo family. How could it be wiped away with just a few words?
She waved her hand: "If you are really worried about your children, you can ask Li Hualin not to plead guilty."
If you don't plead guilty, you won't be punished, and if you don't get punished, you won't be a criminal.
The eyes of several members of the Li family lit up, and Mother Li asked earnestly: "Are you willing to forgive?"
Only if the perpetrators are not held accountable can the prisoner have the possibility of escaping.
Chu Yunli looked sideways at her: "I just said that if Li Hualin dies by caesarean section, I will definitely not care anymore."
Mother Li: "..."
Things have come full circle.
If Li Hualin was willing to die, he wouldn't be in court today.
Luo's father was greatly shocked. So many things had happened today, and his face was full of exhaustion. Chu Yunli glanced sideways and ordered the coachman to send him back first.
The Li family wanted to have a good chat with Luo's father. Unfortunately, the carriage had already gone away before they could come forward. There was nothing to talk about with Luo Meiniang. Instead of wasting time here, it would be better to go back and find another way to plead for mercy.
Zhang Yingying never left. When all the Li family members left, she came forward and said, "Madam, my uncle and I are innocent."
Chu Yunli straightened her sleeves and prepared to get on the carriage to leave. She said without looking back: "You don't have to talk nonsense. If those things really didn't happen, I wouldn't have wronged you and I would apologize to you."
Seeing this, Zhang Yingying's heart dropped. If an ordinary woman went to prison, even if she was released after only two or three days, her reputation would be ruined. And she...if she was really convicted, she would have to spend at least three years.
Five years. Even though you won't lose your life, if you come out again, you won't have a good life, which means your whole life will be ruined.
After much thought, it was better not to go.
If you can't think about it, then Luo Mei Niang will not pursue it.
However, Luo Meiniang's appearance clearly meant that she wanted to get to the bottom of it. The more Zhang Yingying thought about it, the more panicked she became. Seeing the onlookers dispersed and there was almost no one at the door, she gritted her teeth and simply knelt on the ground: "Madam, I was wrong. Your Excellency, please let me know."
Let me live this once! I will never dare to do it again...I will kowtow to you..."
While talking, he really knocked on the ground.
Probably because she was afraid that Chu Yunli would not forgive her, she knocked very hard, and her forehead was already bruised after a few blows.
Chu Yunli looked on indifferently and did not say anything to stop her. He accepted her courtesy calmly. She asked, "Did you know beforehand that Li Hualin attacked me?"
Zhang Yingying was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shook her head: "I don't know! If you don't believe it, I can swear to God, even if it is my child. I have many shortcomings, but I have no intention of harming anyone...
If I knew, I would definitely stop it. If I couldn't stop it, I would definitely report it to you secretly. Really! Hualin must know my temperament, so don't tell me beforehand. He didn't even reveal a clue. Just when you were giving birth.
Two days ago, I was still rejoicing that I would be spending time with him..."
At this point, she realized that what she said was not appropriate, so she said instead: "I was a little happy when I heard that you had a difficult delivery, but I have never harmed you. You believe me!"
Chu Yunli said coldly: "Even if you don't know, he would take action to harm me because of you. I narrowly escaped death, and you are also responsible. If you want me to let you go, there is no way. Stop begging and go back quickly.
Enjoy the last few days of leisure. After all, it won't be long before you go to the prison to sleep with Li Hualin." After saying this, her mood improved a lot, and she tilted her head and said, "What about me?
I like the beauty of adulthood the most, and this can be regarded as making you two lovers finally get married, so there is no need to thank me."
She smiled, waved happily, and got into the carriage.
Watching the carriage go away, Zhang Yingying felt her whole body stiffen, and it took her a long time to regain her composure. It took a lot of effort for her to return to her husband's house in the suburbs.
Zhang Yingying was confused all the way until she came to her senses when she stood by the fence. She looked at the quiet courtyard in the dusk and the mud floor and wooden house that she once despised. Now she desperately hopes to live here for the rest of her life. In her trance, she doesn't know.
Unconsciously, my face was filled with tears.
Just at this time, a woman came out with her child in her arms. When she saw her at the door, she was startled for a moment, and then she said happily: "Yingying, you are back?" As he said this, he ran to the door and opened the door: "Why don't you send her off first when you come back?
Where's the letter? Come in quickly and don't stand there stupidly at the door. Don't you want to read it if you haven't seen your child for a few days? "
As she spoke, she brought the child closer to her.
Zhang Yingying's tears fell even harder when she saw the ignorant child, especially when she saw the child grinning. She hurriedly stretched out her hand to wipe away, but the more she wiped, the more she wiped, and her whole hand was covered with tears.
Zhou's mother saw something was wrong and asked doubtfully: "Yingying, what happened? Didn't it go well for you when you went to the city to be a wet nurse? Were you bullied?"
Seeing that Zhang Yingying was crying without speaking, she hurriedly asked: "Who bullied you? Tell me clearly. I will help you seek justice later! Is it your employer?"
She stretched out her hand and pulled Zhang Yingying into the courtyard: "When my boss picked you up, he was slick and had a playful smile. He was not a good person. I wanted to persuade you to come, but I was afraid that you would be unhappy..." As she spoke, she took out her hand.
Pa Zi: "If things don't go well, we'll stop doing it. If we have several acres of land at home, we won't starve to death."
Zhang Yingying used to dislike the ordinary life in the farmhouse, but now, the days she disliked have become dreams that are beyond her reach, and she cried even more miserably.
Mother Zhou comforted her for a long time, and when her tears stopped, she tentatively said: "There is something I want to discuss with you. Shouldn't we continue with this child?"
Zhang Yingying: "..."
At this time, the Li family was afraid that they could not stay away from this child, so how could they come to their door?
"No more." She couldn't send her away even if she wanted to. As soon as Zhang Yingying found out she was pregnant, she went to see Li Hualin. He promised that he would never let the child grow up in a farmhouse and would give the child a way out.
He is now unable to protect himself, and the promises he made are of course not counted. Zhang Yingying shed tears again in her eyes: "Mom, I'm sorry for you."
Mother Zhou was puzzled when she heard her apology. Her daughter-in-law has a domineering temperament, and she has always had others cry for her. She has never been so sad. Seeing her tears, Mother Zhou began to feel uneasy: "What happened?"
Zhang Yingying had no shame in saying that she and others were being sued in court by her wife, so she only said: "From now on, I will leave the child to you."
Hearing this, Zhou's mother became even more uneasy: "You want to leave? Where are you going? Yingying, this child is your flesh and blood. He is your dearest person in this world. You can't leave him behind."
"I don't want to be separated from him either." Zhang Yingying cried hard: "Mom, my life is so miserable!"
She was wailing loudly and making a lot of noise. She had not attracted the neighbors yet, but judging from her behavior, it was only a matter of time before the neighbors arrived.
Mother Zhou wanted to give some advice, but she saw the door of the wing room was pushed open, and the pale young man said displeasedly: "It's so noisy, if you stop crying, get out of here...cough cough cough..."
He spoke a little hastily and started coughing again.
After coughing a few times, his face became paler: "Zhang Yingying, I have been bedridden all year round and took a lot of medicine. My parents are exhausted mentally and physically for me. Sometimes I don't want to live. As long as I die, my parents will be better off.
Point. I don’t want to be a drag on my parents. I can’t tolerate others causing them to be unable to care for themselves in old age. You can go wherever you want and take the child away by yourself. Don’t cry here, it’s bad luck!”
Zhang Yingying has been holding back today, and she really can't afford to offend those people. But when facing the Zhou family, she never has to hold back, and she even looks down on this sickly man. Just seeing him having an attack, her suppressed anger burst out in an instant,
He said angrily: "Why do you dislike me?"
"Get out!" Zhou Ning pointed outside: "Take this evil obstacle and get away. If you dare to leave him here alone, I will strangle him to death when you turn around. Anyway, I have lived enough, and at worst I will pay for his life."
!”
His eyes were fierce, and Zhang Yingying was so frightened that she stepped back. She tripped her feet and fell to the ground. Her hands wiped blood on the muddy ground, and she cried even more sadly: "Even you bully me, Zhou Ning,
You are not a man!"
Zhou Ning had been scolded like this by her many times before. No man could stand such words, and the couple had a heated argument. Of course, Zhou Ning was indeed very ill and was unable to do what he wanted during sex. He was already enough to burden his parents while he was still alive.
, does not want to let the whole family be criticized by outsiders because of himself, so he always compromises first.
Today, he didn't want to endure it anymore: "No matter what kind of person I am, I didn't hide it when I came to propose marriage. If you don't want to, you can refuse. Now that you have agreed to the marriage, you are my wife, but what have you done? Run away.
Not only did he steal someone, but he even brought the bastard back, and now he wants to put the bastard into my Zhou family. Do you really think that my Zhou family is so good-tempered?"
He waved his hand: "If the child is left here, you can come and collect his body later."
Zhang Yingying turned pale with fright.
She looked at Zhou's mother and was about to ask, but Zhou Ning had already taken the lead and said: "No matter how much my mother loves her children, there are times when she is neglectful. There are so many things at home and outside the house, she can't keep an eye on her children all the time."
This is a fact.
Mother Zhou looked at her son disapprovingly.
Zhou Ning didn't look at her, stared at Zhang Yingying with disdain, and sneered: "You seem to have deep feelings for that adulterer, don't you protect his child? Go and beg him... Could it be that you have already been raped by him?
Abandoned it?"
Zhang Yingying looked into his cold eyes and knew that he really hated the child to the core. If possible, he would really kill the child.
The child cannot stay here!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yingying stumbled up and ran out of the village without paying attention to the neighbors watching the fun outside.
She didn't stop all the way, entered the city before dark, and went straight to Li's house.
At this time, the atmosphere in the Li family was depressing. Mrs. Yang disliked Li Hualin, her brother-in-law, and truly felt that he was holding the family back.
The Yang family gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Whether the children will live well in the future depends entirely on how much money the Li family can save for them. Now, let alone saving, they have to lose money. Just thinking about it makes me feel bad. Li Hualin said
Just like dog poop stepped on your feet, it definitely smells bad, but the severity of the smell all depends on whether you bother to clean your shoes. So, you have to take care of it regardless of it.
"Dad, I'm not telling you, you really dote on your second brother too much. If you hadn't allowed him to get married and kept him under your nose, how could these things have happened?"
Li's father was very annoyed because he couldn't find a way to plead for mercy, and he didn't want to talk about it with his daughter-in-law. But Li's mother was different. No matter how worried her son was, no matter how angry she was, she couldn't tolerate others' accusations. She immediately got angry: "When I got married,
When it happened, you didn't stop it. By the way, you were the one who instigated this matter, so stop making sarcastic remarks here."
Letting a son into the wedlock was something that only poor families could do. The Li family could afford to raise their son, but they never wanted to let the child out. Li's mother had never agreed to such an outrageous thing from the beginning, and she couldn't resist her son. In addition, the family's
Everyone is willing, but she can't stop it alone... Even though her son is living a good life with the Luo family, she has always felt that her son has suffered there all these years, and now he has even killed someone. Seeing that her son's past is ruined, she
How can you not hate it?
She not only hated the Luo family's father and daughter for being unreasonable, but also hated the man and the eldest son for agreeing to marry into the family, and even more hated the eldest daughter-in-law who had contributed to this incident. The more she spoke, the angrier she became: "They say that marrying a wife is unvirtuous and brings harm to three generations. I see you
He is that unworthy man who, for the sake of money, ignores all relatives and disowns his relatives, and insists on ruining my Li family... I was really blind to marry you for Hua Ping."
Yang's eyes turned red immediately after being criticized by her mother-in-law. It was unfilial for her daughter-in-law to quarrel with her mother-in-law. As soon as she opened her mouth, she would lose. She just silently tugged at Li Huaping's sleeve.
Li Huaping looked helpless: "Mom, let's not talk about the past. The marriage was indeed an opportunity for Hualin. He has lived a good life these years. When Father Robert leaves, he will be the head of the house.
Having more people than his son's family property is a good thing in itself. It's Hualin who is greedy... You can't blame the child and his mother for this. It's just that Hualin was spoiled by you, didn't know the importance of things, and even dared to murder people.
"
"Your brother has done that and you are still blaming him. Do you really have any intention?" Mother Li scolded.
Li Huaping said no more. Talking to his mother never makes sense. If you reason with her, she will talk to you about family ties. If you talk about family ties to her, she will talk about other things. In short, it is all his fault.
Already.
Zhang Yingying came here at this time.
When the housekeeper said that Zhang Yingying came to visit, several people in the room looked at each other. Mother Li hated everyone who put her son in jail, including Zhang Yingying. When she heard this, she suddenly became furious: "If it weren't for her, Hualin wouldn't kill anyone.
She is a vixen..."
The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and she felt that she could not let her go easily. Mother Li immediately changed her words: "Let her in. Now I have to ask her how she seduced Hua Lin."
People were crying and came to the door. If they were not let in, they might make trouble at the door. Father Li did not stop him. Not long after, Zhang Yingying entered the house. When she saw the sharp eyes of several people in the Li family, her legs went weak and she simply knelt down.
He fell to the ground: "Save the child. Zhou Ning wants to kill him. If he leaves him there, he will die... That is Hualin's bloodline. You can't ignore him."
Before Li's father could speak, Yang took the lead and said: "You are the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, but you gave birth to a child and said it was from the Li family. Where is the evidence? I didn't agree with the previous suggestion that the child should be adopted into the Li family. At that time, Hualin
Nothing happened. There are not many people like this in the family. Now that the matter between the two of you is making a big fuss, the Li family will not be blamed for a child with an ominous father." She glanced at the Li family couple: "We can't take this child!"
The children Yang gave birth to are now older. She has a strong backbone and is not afraid of offending her two elders. She has been outspoken in recent years.
Zhang Yingying immediately panicked: "He is really Hualin's child. If you don't believe it, you can ask Hualin."
Yang immediately said: "Raising children is nothing compared to killing people. Hualin dares to kill for you, so it's not unusual for us to raise children. In other words, our Li family is in this situation because of you.
How dare you come to the door?"
These words successfully aroused Li's mother's anger. She felt annoyed by the curse, so she rushed over and grabbed Zhang Yingying's hair, pinching her head and face.
Zhang Yingying's screams and begging for mercy suddenly sounded in the room.
At this time, the sky was dark and the voice was a little scary. At this moment, the steward came again: "The second young lady has arrived."
Li Hualin is called uncle in the Luo family, but in the Li family, he is still the second master of the family, and Luo Meiniang is the second young wife.
Everyone was stunned, and Li's father hurriedly said: "Please come quickly."
Coming to the door at this time, there must be something to discuss. What they can discuss between them is about Li Hualin. As long as there is room for discussion.
It is said that there is a falling in love when you meet her. Once you meet her, you will be moved by her feelings and understand her rationally. You should be able to convince her to withdraw the writ of paper... No matter what, you have to dig out your son.
Chu Yunli was in a good mood today. She secretly sent someone to keep an eye on the Li family. When she heard that Zhang Yingying had arrived, she rushed over immediately. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Zhang Yingying with tears on her face and the eager Li family members. She smiled and said : "It's so lively! Did I disturb you?"
"No." Even though Mother Li scolded Luo Meiniang so much just now, when she really faced her former daughter-in-law, she not only didn't hate her, she even had a smile on her face: "This woman is entangled here. She is driving her out... Mei Niang, you are weak. If you have something to do, ask someone to come over and let us know. We can just come over and discuss it. There is no need to make this trip."
Chu Yunli waved her hand: "Nothing, I just heard that Zhang Yingying came to the door crying, and I wanted to come over and see how she cried. As a woman, Li Hualin can kill me for her, which shows how inferior I am to her. As a human being Well, you will always learn as you go, so I came here just to ask for advice."
She tilted her head to look at Zhang Yingying, who had evasive eyes. She shook her head and sighed: "This pear blossom with rain is really pitiful. I probably can't learn from it. This trip has been in vain."
Zhang Yingying listened to her strange anger and did not dare to break out. She only emphasized: "I really didn't mean to harm you, it was all Li Hualin's doing!" When she said this, she couldn't help but burst into tears: "I really don't think he is. His feelings for me are so deep, and I never thought he would kill someone for me. If I knew he had this kind of temper, I would never have interacted with him at all..."
This feeling was too heavy and she couldn't bear it.
Chu Yunli raised his eyebrows: "When you met him, didn't you know that he was a married man?"
Zhang Yingying burst into tears: "I know, but I didn't want him to kill my wife for me!"
Chu Yunli asked again: "Then do you want to marry him? Have you expressed your intention to be his wife in front of him?"
Zhang Yingying was speechless.
Li Hualin was the richest man among all the men she knew. She would associate with him just for the sake of a comfortable life. Only by becoming his wife would she be considered the richest. Could she not want to?
Chu Yunli sneered: "That's what I've thought about. He probably did it just to let you get your wish. Once you sow the cause, you will get the result, so why do you have to shirk it again and again?"