He Zhiqiu stumbled and followed the direction pointed by the gatekeeper, all the way to his mother's grave.
When he arrived at Aunt Lan's grave, he first burst into tears, and then he sat sullenly beside his mother's grave and kept drinking.
Zhou Yao stood by helplessly, not knowing what to do for a moment.
She didn't know what to do, not how to comfort He Zhiqiu, but how to get rid of He Zhiqiu.
Today, she followed him to the gate of the Duke's Mansion, and she finally understood.
Why he left home to escape an unsatisfactory marriage is just a rumor spread by passers-by. The real reason is probably that he has a gambling habit.
The family kicked him out earlier, and now they completely disown this young master.
Zhou Yao wished she could slap herself a few times, telling you to judge people by their appearance, but you fell in love with a gambler without knowing it!
While He Zhiqiu drank wine in pain and depression, Zhou Yao retreated and thought of a way to escape.
She was thinking that if He Zhiqiu got drunk, she would take the opportunity to leave.
Anyway, the house on Ping'an Lane was given to a gambling house, so she treated it as a lesson learned with the money. She happened to take advantage of the opportunity to disappear without a trace, so as to save herself from being pestered by He Zhiqiu in the future.
Unexpectedly, He Zhiqiu's drinking capacity turned out to be very good. After drinking five or six jars of wine, he could still stand up and dragged Zhou Yao back to He Guogong's mansion.
"Dad, please open the door for me. I am Zhiqiu. I was wrong..."
He Zhiqiu knocked on the door of the Duke's Mansion frantically, "I was really wrong. I will never go to a casino again!"
When the young man inside the door saw this, he did not dare to open the door at will, so he could only inform the Duke and his wife.
Mr. He Guogong's face remained dark because of the disturbance from yesterday's birthday banquet at the casino.
At this time, he was drinking the fire-free tea that Mrs. Murong personally handed him. After hearing this, He Zhiqiu dared to come to the door, so he smashed out the teacup.
"My lord, don't be angry."
Although she was shocked, Mrs. Murong immediately went to comfort her husband.
"How about letting Zhiqiu in? I will take Aunt Lan's place and discipline him in the future!"
He Guogong was very angry, "As long as Zhiqiu has grown half as much as Zhiqiu, I should go to the ancestral hall to burn incense for my ancestors for three days and three nights."
"My lord, don't say that, Zhiqiu is just a child..."
Madam Murong said patiently, "I believe that in the future, I will teach him slowly and he will definitely enter the right path."
"Do you know that outsiders say that it was your aunt's neglect of discipline that made Zhiqiu go astray now?"
"If I were an outsider, I would really believe it!"
He Guogong said, "I don't think a person like He Zhiqiu can be carved out of rotten wood!"
"My lord..." Mrs. Murong still wanted to say something else.
Duke He Guo waved his hand, "I'm not saying angry words at the birthday party. Just let him fend for himself outside. I don't have this son!"
After saying that, he turned around and returned to his room.
The corners of Madam Murong's lips turned up, revealing a hint of a smile.
She looked at the confidant girl next to her, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? You don't have to let the people in the mansion know if you let him die outside..."
The girl understood it and said, "Madam, I will take care of it."
He Zhiqiu knocked on the door of the Duke's Mansion for half an hour, but there was no response from inside.
The more he knocked on the door, the more chilled Zhou Yao became.
Only He Zhiqiu was unwilling to accept the fact that he had been completely abandoned by the Duke's government, and he was still knocking on the door persistently.
Until he got drunk, he gradually fell on Zhou Yao.
Zhou Yao originally wanted to leave him at the door of the Duke's Mansion, but looking at that handsome face, she suddenly couldn't bear it.
She has met countless men in brothels, and it is really rare to see someone as good-looking as He Zhiqiu.
This is also the reason why she fell in love with him at first sight.
As a result, I had the intention of quitting, but suddenly I gained some courage.
Thinking that in the future, she would help He Zhiqiu quit gambling and correct himself. The Duke of Guo was always his blood and would not really disown him.
In this way, Zhou Yao first took the person to a small inn to stay.
Just waiting for an opportunity to sneak back to the house and dig out the things.
In this way, she took care of He Zhiqiu all night.
But when He Zhiqiu woke up in the morning, he didn't focus on Zhou Yao who was sleeping beside the bed, but immediately took away all the money from her.
He quietly opened the door and headed straight to the casino.
He Zhiqiu firmly believes that luck is something that waxes and wanes.
In one day, he was hit by the news of his father's complete severance of relations and the news of his mother's death. His fate was so unfair to him, so he thought that gambling would bring him luck.
He must seize this opportunity to make a comeback.
He vowed that as long as he won a lot of money this time, he would use the money to do business and then become famous and make his father regret his decision to sever ties.
At the same time, he also thought that he and Zhou Yao were just playing around in the past, but he never expected that Zhou Yao would never leave her under such circumstances.
When he gets rich, he can give her the title of concubine!
As everyone knows, Zhou Yao has always been concerned about money and spent every copper coin on the edge of a knife. How could he take away the money so easily?
She had already woken up when He Zhiqiu touched her purse.
Originally, she was still undecided about leaving He Zhiqiu, but seeing her empty wallet, Zhou Yao made a complete decision.
After cleaning up briefly, she left the inn and went straight to her house.
Although the house was rented to a gambling house, it had only been occupied for a day and no one was living in it.
She looked around to see if there was no one around, took out the hairpin on her head and easily opened the lock, then came to the foot of the small tree in the courtyard.
She has always valued money and never left valuables in a traceable place at home.
Therefore, after He Zhiqiu gave the house to the gambling house, the valuables she buried underground were not collected by the gambling house.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I dug out the gold and silver and put it into my baggage to leave, I was grabbed by a man from the side.
"Who is it?" Zhou Yao raised her head in panic.
Immediately, a pair of red eyes appeared in front of him.
"Zhiqiu, you, why are you here?" she stammered.
He had to hide his soft baggage behind his back, not wanting to be grabbed immediately by He Zhiqiu.
"I didn't expect that you still have so much private money?"
"This is my money, what do you want?" Zhou Yao grabbed the bag tightly.
He Zhiqiu also exerted force on his hands, "It's easy to deal with it if you have so much money. Give me this as principal, and I will definitely be able to turn around when I go to the casino!"
"Didn't you already take the money from me?" Zhou Yao looked pale, "These are my last resort, I can't give it to you."
"How can that little money be enough? It's just a play and then it's gone. But with this, I'm different. You can just treat it as if I'm lending it to you."
"I don't... He Zhiqiu, please let go, this is all my property, you can't take it away..."
Zhou Yao grabbed the baggage hard and refused to let go. He Zhiqiu dragged her from the yard to the street door.
"let go!"
Seeing that Zhou Yao was thin and weak but still quite strong, He Zhiqiu couldn't help but get angry and slapped her hard.
Zhou Yao was beaten blind, and a trace of blood spread from her mouth. This was the first time she had been beaten by a man.
Immediately, a strong anger spread throughout his body.
Zhou Yao no longer cared about her virtuous and gentle image and cursed loudly.
"He Zhiqiu, you gambler!"
"I've paid off my house to pay off your gambling debts, but you're still not satisfied. If you can, use your own money to gamble. Don't take my money!"
"Your aunt definitely didn't die of illness, but because of your anger!"
"You are an unfilial son and a loser. If your father-in-law and father sever ties with you, it will never be right again!"
"Zhou Yao, you dare to say that to me?" He Zhiqiu was stunned by the curse.
Zhou Yao yanked back her baggage, "Am I wrong?"
"If you can't be a civilized person, it's better to gamble. If the Duke's government doesn't want you and doesn't support you, you can only be a stinky rat living in a stinking ditch!"
"Zhou Yao!"
Hearing the other party describe herself as a stinky rat, He Zhiqiu couldn't help it anymore and wanted to slap her again.
At this time, Xiao Han, who had been watching the show for a long time, could no longer bear it and grabbed He Zhiqiu's wrist.
"This young man beats people in the street to get into the government office."
"Who are you? Let me go!"
He Zhiqiu wanted to pull his hand back, but the other person's hand was like an iron pliers. No matter how hard he tried, the other person's hand would not move at all.