382: A young man in bright clothes and an angry horse (Part 2) [2-in-1]
Shen Guo, Qu Dian, Zhai Mansion.
It was originally a happy event for the Zhai Huan brothers to return from their travels. The house may not have been lively for a long time, so it was reasonable to organize a good celebration. But no one expected that the Zhai house hung up white curtains and decorated it with white flowers. It was obvious that it was planned to be organized.
Funeral.
The servants in the house even tiptoed softly.
I was afraid that I might disturb the owner of the house by making any noise.
When news of this incident spread to the market, the people were all sighing.
Without him, the deceased in this funeral in the Zhai Mansion was not the owner of the Zhai Mansion, but the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of the famous Zhai family in Qudian. The story of the eldest son Zhai Huan and the ill-fated girl was once a good story, but who knows now?
People are always separated.
"Oh, what a pity"
When talking about this matter, everyone was disappointed.
This girl and Zhai Huan have been married since they were young. The girl was born in a noble family, and the two families were originally well-matched. However, something unexpected happened. Something happened in the girl's family, affecting the whole family. The lintel of the family declined, and she was accidentally ruined.
Appearance.
Everyone thought Zhai Huan would cancel the engagement.
There is a huge difference in status between the two. Even if Zhai Huan regrets his marriage, the world will not blame him. If he can generously help the woman find another reliable marriage, it will be a good talk, but Zhai Huan can always act beyond ordinary people.
Anticipate.
Not only did he fight against all odds to support his future in-law's family, but he also took good care of his unmarried fiancée.
No one can fault it.
If someone talks about this woman's appearance, they may have to compete with Zhai Huan to use their strength to silence the talkative people. She has publicly stated more than once that only she can be the wife of the Zhai family. Appearance is not important.
It doesn't matter what his family background is. He is not greedy for the beauty of the world, and he doesn't have much ambition that needs to be achieved through the power of his in-law family. She is very suitable!
As soon as this statement came out, how many girls were envious?
The people of Qudian all know that, if nothing else, the eldest son of the Zhai family will marry the woman after he returns from his travels. They are somewhat looking forward to it but also a little anxious - it feels like the relationship they have been chasing for many years will finally come true, and they will be happy.
If nothing else, there was an accident.
Zhai Huan and his cousin Zhai Le returned by boat.
Unexpectedly, the King of Shen, Shuji, gathered a banquet in that luxurious boat and laughed and chatted with the talented people. She was so happy. The river breeze blew, and Shuji, who was drunk, saw a tall figure like an immortal from a distance, and was shocked.
glance.
Who is this boy? Shuji asked under the influence of wine.
who?
Looks like Zhai Yuewen
It's Zhai Yuewen, right, and the one next to him is Zhai Xiaofang. Are they back from their travels?
Shuji: Zhai Yuewen, Zhai Xiaofang?
A scholar said: The Qudian Zhai family has a double talent, one in literature and one in martial arts. They are all extremely talented and enviable.
His breath was a little sour.
Shuji became interested, and looked at the group of ostentatious young celebrities around her with no interest. Although these people called themselves celebrities, they were just false names given to them by their families for marketing, and they just had good-looking faces. Shuji also liked them at first, but with
The two people she saw just now were vulgar and vulgar in comparison. They had only appearance but no substance, which made her instantly lose her appetite.
Shuji smiled and said: "It's time to pay a visit to such a beautiful person."
All the young celebrities looked at each other.
Most of them are people from Qudian or neighboring counties of Qudian, and are very familiar with Zhai's Zhai Huan - tsk, this guy is someone else's child. They are not only deeply impressed but also have serious psychological shadow - they are also very familiar with Shuji.
.
Shu Ji is the only daughter of the current Queen Mother.
The only sister of the king.
The brothers and sisters had a hard time when they were young. Their mother, the Queen Mother, was a maid in Yeting. By chance, she got pregnant by the old king, and she was blessed with good fortune throughout her life. The old king had very few heirs, so it stands to reason that this
The brothers and sisters should be taken seriously, but the old king was weak by nature, and the real power was in the hands of the queen at that time.
The brother and sister and their biological mother are suffering a lot.
Until the queen and the old king sent each other to the west, all the seedlings under the old king's knees were dead.
After a long search by the ministers, they found the brother and sister. The three of them turned over and felt elated.
They immediately used cruel methods to kill those who had bullied them. More than a hundred maids and eunuchs died tragically.
The Queen Mother has been poor all her life, but has been extremely luxurious since she came to power. The King of the Kingdom does whatever he wants, and is sensitive and suspicious by nature. When he finds out who looks down on him, he will come up with countless ways to torture people to death.
In comparison, Shu Ji is much "normal".
She likes men.
Especially young men with good family backgrounds and good looks. She is Wang Ji, one of the most noble women in the world, and she deserves to be paired with the most handsome man in the world. She has raped married men on the street, and as long as she likes her, she will
Just get it.
If force fails, then use force. This time, they had the same idea in targeting Zhai Huan.
Shuji was dissatisfied and said: Is there any difficulty?
One person said: Zhai Yuewen has an unmarried wife.
Shuji chuckled: She just didn't pass the door.
She can get it after passing the door.
He also asked who the woman was.
Everyone in Qudian knew about this matter, and several celebrities did not hide it, but they also hinted that Zhai Yuewen should not be easily offended. Shuji has a gorgeous appearance, and her eyes are full of mature charm, and she also pretends to express emotion about this good story.
Several celebrities thought that Shuji had given up the idea, and they felt a little relieved and a little sour at the same time.
They were not valued at home, their abilities were mediocre, and they could only show off their faces. For the sake of their future, they had to flatter and compliment the extravagant Wang Ji. Zhai Huan was just passing by and aroused her interest.
Tsk, that’s unfair.
For several days, Shuji had no movement.
When the Zhai brothers returned from their trip, everyone in the Zhai family was as happy as the Chinese New Year. Even the servants who served them got two months' extra wages. The two Zhai Huan visited the clan elders according to the etiquette, and they were busy for two or three days before they had time to rest.
"Brother, leave the rest to me. You go and see my sister-in-law." There was no one around, Zhai Le was sitting still, Zhai Huan's eyelids were trembling, and he was about to speak out any corrections.
but--
For the sake of his caring and sensible cousin, he didn't teach him a lesson this time. Zhai Huan brought a lot of exquisite gifts to his future-in-law's house to visit, and he and his fiancée talked for a while through the screen, talking about their wedding date.
They are all shy. The two families have already made preparations for the wedding. The only thing left is Zhai Huan's return. If it is put on the agenda, it will be within this six months at the latest.
Zhai Huan also didn't expect that this would be the last time.
After the wedding date is finalized, the man and woman are not allowed to see each other again.
Zhai Huan still has to be busy with family affairs.
After being away for a long time, even he needed some time to familiarize himself with what happened, figure out the situation, and find time to hunt wild geese himself, so he left for a few days. A few days later, he rode back on horseback, and the harvest was acceptable, and he captured two large geese alive.
The geese were quite large and tied tightly. Zhai Huan was in a bright mood, with a smile on his lips.
Until Zhai Le came in a hurry on horseback.
"Why are you so panicked?" He looked at Zhai Le's expression, his heart skipped a beat, and he had a vague sense of ominous premonition.
"Brother and sister-in-law, she"
"What's wrong with your sister-in-law?" Zhai Huan never lets Zhai Le call his fiancée "sister-in-law" when there are outsiders. They haven't really gotten married yet. Such a call would damage the woman's reputation. Now that the wedding date has been finalized, she can just say a few words.
It doesn't matter. However, the title that usually made his heart warm now made him feel cold, "Say it!"
The usually cheerful young man was hesitant at this moment.
With slightly red eyes he said: "My condolences"
boom!
Something exploded in his ears.
When Zhai Huan came back to his senses, the strong wind roaring from the front hit his face, and the horse under his crotch increased its speed to the extreme. Even the war horse formed by Zhai Lewu Qi could not catch up. He did not care about anything else and rode his horse to catch up.
to.
The atmosphere is wrong!
Zhai Huan staggered off his horse.
He brushed away the servant who wanted to help him.
Before he arrived, he heard whimpering and crying one after another. Zhai Huan pushed aside the crowd, and a pale-faced corpse broke into his field of vision. The girl slept peacefully, with her hands folded in front of her body, and there was a green mark on her neck.
Zhai Huan raised his head slightly.
A thick hemp rope is suspended from the beam.
"What's going on?" He thought he had used all his strength to ask this question, but no one answered him. The sobbing one was still sobbing, and those who were not very sincere had secretly observed his reaction by wiping away tears.
After a while, he realized that the cry was only in his heart, and to outsiders it seemed like he was just moving his lips.
Only half a day——
There are many malicious discussions in the market.
It is said that this girl secretly had affairs with other men in the years after Zhai Huan left, and she committed suicide in shame because she was afraid of being discovered. Some people also said that she was pregnant with an evil son, and she had no choice but to commit suicide when the two families decided on a wedding date.
These remarks about having noses and eyes became so loud that Zhai Le and his men gave him a heavy beating before being suppressed.
At this time, the future mother-in-law brought a bowl of something.
"Yuewen"
"Mother."
Upon hearing this title, the tears that the woman had managed to hold back rolled down again.
"My miserable daughter, if you can get married smoothly," the future mother-in-law has been crying for a long time, her eyes were blurry and red and swollen, "but now that this incident has happened, just think that you two are not destined to be together."
Zhai Huan held the already cold hand, her eyes were colder than ever: "Who killed her?"
Hanging himself from a beam before the wedding?
Who believes it?
The woman wanted to speak but stopped.
He just pushed the bowl of stuff towards him and said softly: "Yue Wen, don't ask any more, you're just sorry. It's for your own good that I don't tell you. Don't let my poor daughter die in an unknown way. OK?"
Zhai Huan seemed to know her for the first time.
"Who killed her?" From beginning to end, he didn't look at the bowl of things covered with black cloth, but his five senses were keen and he could smell the smell of blood. Looking at the things hurriedly bandaged on his fiancée's arms, he guessed, " Huan must know."
The woman lowered her head and said nothing.
There was just a hint of resentment on her face, which was accurately captured by Zhai Huan: "Although Ah Jing has not been married, we are married at the same time. We have a deep relationship over the years. We are not better than husband and wife. She treats her as Zhai." My wife, the funeral ceremony should be held at the Zhai Mansion. Mother, please take her home first and you can come back later."
"you--"
She didn't have time to say anything yet.
Zhai Huan had already bent down and held the person in his arms.
The woman tried to get her servants to stop her, but Zhai Le, who was guarding the door, glared and transformed into armor, frightening everyone so that they did not dare to step forward and reach out. They could only watch as Zhai Huan took her away.
"Ale, take your things and leave."
"Something? What something?"
Zhai Le didn't understand for a while, until the woman who caught up gave him a bowl full of blood. He quietly opened it and found a small piece of blood-stained meat in the bowl. He was stunned for a moment and looked at it in confusion. Cousin, look at the woman again.
"This is?"
The woman sobbed and said, "Ajing left it behind."
Zhai Le didn't know what he thought of, and the hairs all over his body were about to explode. He hurriedly caught up with his cousin carrying the bowl.
Now, Qudian became lively.
The Zhai Mansion announced the mourning on the grounds that "the clan's wife died of illness".
The common people were surprised: "Isn't this the case yet?"
Another person sighed: "It's like a corpse."
The common people were dumbfounded: "Does Mr. Zhai allow it?"
Another person gossiped: "Then Zhai Yuewen said that if it is not allowed, he will resign as the eldest son. The Zhai family can be handed over to any young member of the clan. He will definitely assist him with all his strength in the future."
"I can't see it. This gentle Zhai Yuewen is so polite, how could he be like this?" I can't imagine it at all.
The gossiping common people laughed.
"So gentle? Didn't you see how hard he pressed down on the heads of more than a hundred water bandits and drowned them alive? When you were ten years old, you were still playing in the mud with your buttocks naked, and you had so many heads chopped off that you could even drop them off. It’s chess”
The audience gasped.
This is also a cruel person.
After being suspended for seven days, Zhai Huan locked himself up for seven days.
Zhai Le stood outside the door, worried.
He wanted to comfort his cousin but didn't know where to start. This happened so suddenly that he was stunned when he heard the news. Not to mention that he was emotionally restrained, but once he fell in true love, he was out of control.
Brother.
What's even more annoying is the sixth day.
Shu Ji, whom she had never met before, suddenly sent someone to the door to express her admiration for her brother in front of her sister-in-law's coffin. Zhai Le, who presided over the funeral ceremony, almost lost his temper and beat her to death.
what is this!
My elder brother lost his wife, and this infamous Shuji came to try to pry her sister-in-law into a corner. Didn’t she know that her elder brother had to keep his filial piety? What’s even more shocking was that the Shuji envoy also hinted that Shuji admired their brother. If the two brothers could
If everyone serves Wang Ji together, he will definitely be put in high regard when he becomes an official in the future. Don't let my brother know about this, otherwise he will go crazy.
On the seventh day, the door opened.
Zhai Le jumped up as soon as he heard the noise.
"Ah, brother"
For a moment, he didn't dare to recognize Zhai Huan.
Zhai Huan seemed to have stayed the same, but everything seemed to have changed. There was a trace of dried black blood hanging on the corner of his pale lips. When he heard the voice, he turned his head and asked quietly: "What day is it?"
Zhai Le was nervous subconsciously: "It's the seventh day."
"The first seven," Zhai Huan murmured in a weak voice, "It is said that if the deceased has unfinished karma, he will return to the world on the seventh day." Hearing this, Zhai Le got goosebumps.
"Sister-in-law definitely doesn't want to see you like this, brother." Brother, I never believed in those strange powers and gods before.