Dong Yu knew that someone was following him since he said goodbye to a group of idlers. He did not hide it, and was afraid that someone would not be able to follow him, so he slowly returned to the inn. However, in less than half an hour, a dozen people and the innkeeper were asking about him.
The boss didn't know much. He only said that the guest's surname was Dong, and he had brought a cousin named Wang with him a few days ago. The cousin was an old friend of the Miss Su Zhifu's family and had gone to live with Su's family.
After taking a nap, the young man just now came to visit. Dong Yu invited him to have tea in the house. The young man said that his surname was Huang, and after a few polite words, he asked with a smile: "But I don't know why Mr. Wang doesn't want the Su family and the Deng family to do so."
Get married?"
Dong Yu was startled: "Master Huang, what does this mean?"
The young man said: "Mr. Dong was singing along with the man in black clothes, trying to persuade the Deng family and the Su family to break off their engagement. Do you really think that no one would hear it?"
Dong Yu couldn't help but laugh, cupped his hands and said, "It's true that the two of us overacted. I'm afraid that not only Mr. Huang will notice it, but others will also notice it."
The young man smiled and said, "It's a pity that the Deng family member doesn't understand very well. If he had understood, he would have seen through it long ago."
Dong Yu said: "Don't be afraid, just think it's the Wang family reminding them."
The young man said: "Actually, if the Jia family makes it known that they want to protect Miss Su's husband, others may not dare to act rashly."
Dong Yu laughed dumbly: "Isn't this a daydream?" He took a sip of tea and said, "To be honest, Wansheng was ordered by the eldest daughter of my family to help the eldest daughter of the Su family."
The young man was slightly startled: "Is it Miss Su's own intention?"
Dong Yu nodded and said: "She is always worried about an unwanted marriage."
The young man thought for a moment and said, "Miss Su is not young anymore."
Dong Yu said: "I have been talking for a long time in the morning. Some of my words are true and some are false. Mr. Huang, think about it, which one of Lin Hai's only daughter and Su Zheng's granddaughter dares to marry into the emperor's family? Anyone with the surname of Situ will marry.
No. Otherwise, when the emperor ascends the throne, how powerful is the queen's mother's family? The court immediately becomes biased. In the end, one of them will have to raid the family and destroy the family, either the queen's mother's family or the queen mother's mother's family. Otherwise, when the second prince wanted to marry Miss Lin's family, he
Princess, why does she want to run away? Reputation is the most important thing for a woman, but she doesn’t even want her reputation."
The young man was stunned. After a long while, he said: "If the Queen's mother's family were all loyal and good, they would not have ended up like that."
Dong Yu shook his head and said: "If the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and if the family property is big, there are all kinds of descendants. Besides, ministers are most afraid of having high achievements. Jia Cong is a servant of the lower world. He may not dare to do so in the Shitian family."
He acts indiscriminately, but he will always go back one day..."
The young man's eyes twitched and he was silent for a long time. He raised his eyes and looked at Dong Yu sincerely and said: "Mr. Deng Ming is unparalleled in his loyalty and loyalty. The King of Chu trusts him very much and will never be suspicious."
Dong Yu said: "Since ancient times, it is difficult to balance love and friendship. Everyone only has twelve hours a day. How much time can a man with unparalleled loyalty and loyalty spend with his wife to enjoy flowers, wine, and guess words?" The young man was stunned. Dong Yu looked at him with a smile and said
, "It is Miss Su's own intention not to marry the eldest son of the Deng family, and it is also her own intention not to marry the eldest son. If Mr. Huang has time, he will find out the second Mr. Song she was engaged to last time.
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The young man couldn't help but say: "How can she control her own temper?"
Dong Yu said: "The Su family has no ambitions and is not prepared to use their daughter to get married in exchange for benefits; the Jia family is rich and can give her a lot of dowry; she also has chocolate recipes, and the money from the seller is enough for her. Mr. Huang,
Everyone has their own ambitions. It may not be a good thing for Miss Su to marry into the Deng family. She will not abide by the Deng family's rules. Besides...she doesn't like Uncle Deng's appearance."
The young man blurted out: "Deng Ming looks good!"
Dong Yu said: "Not even comparable to that Second Master Song."
The young man frowned: "What color do men compare to?"
"It's not a competition, it's a challenge." Dong Yu said, "She doesn't care about her husband's money and status, and she doesn't want her husband to be too promising. She has to be interested in something. She looks good and feels comfortable to look at, right?"
The young man thought for a while, first he was dumbfounded, and then smiled bitterly: "Yes, she is different from ordinary women, she does not expect her husband to support the family." Dong Yu nodded lightly. The young man said, "In this case, it is really inappropriate."
Dong Yu cupped his hands: "Thank you very much."
The young man raised his eyebrows and smiled, and asked again: "What does Mr. Wang think of the situation in the world?"
Dong Yu held up the tea cup and said softly: "That Nezha has not traveled all over the world, and there are many kings and their descendants who have never seen him."
The young man took a deep breath, clenched his hands into fists, and closed his eyes again. After a while, he opened his eyes and offered his hand to Dong Yu. Dong Yu returned the greeting with a smile. The young man looked at him and said, "Mr. Dong himself has great opinions.
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Dong Yu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Now the only one who has the courage to innovate is King Lu."
The young man's eyes moved at first, and then he said: "The King of Lu's sister is married to Jia Huan. Now that the marriage is done, and the Jia family loves to avoid suspicion, the King of Lu thinks there is no chance."
Dong Yu said: "The King of Lu does not have any ability on his own, but he just listens to the advice of Third Master Kenhuan."
The young man thought for a long time and said: "Although the country of Lu is small, it is really strong."
Dong Yu said: "There is no policy in Lu that cannot be used by a strong country. Third Master Cong also advised other kings to accept one or two policies, or four or five. Only King Lu accepted them all."
The young man asked: "What are the strategies?"
"It's not a hidden strategy. If Mr. Huang is curious, he can go to Lu State or Guangdong and Guangxi and ask around to find out everything."
The young man nodded lightly and stood up to leave. Dong Yu personally escorted him to the door. The young man suddenly turned around and asked, "Mr. Dong, how does Chu compare with Yan, Shu and Wu?"
"The King of Chu is too young, and the time to hold the Chu Kingdom is too short, so you can't tell." Dong Yu smiled and said, "But don't bully young people into being poor. You still have to have dreams. What if it comes true?"
Just when the young man was about to speak, he saw the man in black clothes coming towards him with a food box in his hand. He nodded to him and laughed dumbly. Then he shook his head, said nothing, and left.
On the other end, Su Tao ordered someone to call Mr. He over. He only asked him briefly before recruiting him. It turned out that his sister heard from people in the house that she saw a black shadow floating by in the middle of the night. She was so frightened that she asked him to call a mage.
How to do it. Ask Aunt He again, she must involve Su Cheng. Su Tao angrily denounced "nonsense". The daughter-in-law who went to make trouble at the gate of Su Cheng's yard swore that if she saw a figure, she screamed and her liver and gallbladder were broken. Su Tao
I was a little soft-eared, and I started to murmur when I saw her like this, so I discussed with Mrs. Zhang whether to invite a mage to come to Su Cheng's courtyard to take a look.
Mrs. Zhang raised her leg and kicked the ball to her daughter: "Discuss with Cheng'er." Su Tao hurriedly ordered someone to invite Su Cheng.
Su Cheng didn't know what was going on, so she saw her mother blinking, a bit playfully. She asked what was going on. After hearing what her father said, she was dumbfounded: "How on earth did my father become an official for so many years? It was obviously Aunt He who did this.
I set a trap to retaliate and the meeting gift I gave her was not as good as a slave."
Su Tao was startled: "What? Is she taking revenge on you?"
Su Cheng said: "What's so strange? Women are narrow-minded."
Su Tao said: "You are my daughter, she doesn't have the courage."
Su Cheng sighed: "Mom, is my father living in a dream? Her natal brother is rich and has children, so she has long been on an equal footing with my mother. If you don't believe me, let Fu'er interrogate the man who claims to have seen it.
Wife of the man in black, you hide and peek."
Su Tao knew Jia Gui's identity and paused: "Why let her interrogate you? I am the magistrate of Jingzhou."
Su Cheng pursed her lips and looked at him: "Because you don't know how to judge women in the backyard." Su Tao turned to look at Mrs. Zhang, but saw Mrs. Zhang looking like she was waiting for a good show, and a strange feeling suddenly surged in her heart.
And a mixture of five flavors.
Suddenly Zhang ordered someone to bring the daughter-in-law in. Su Tao and Su Cheng were hiding behind the screen. Jia Gui sat next to Zhang with a smile. The daughter-in-law stood in the hall with her hands down. She still remembered Jia Gui's strong hands.
Jia Guinai said, "Sister-in-law, let's open the skylight and speak frankly. I know you didn't see any man in black at all, and you also know that I know. I know that Aunt He gave you a lot of money,
I can’t tell you there are other benefits, you know it and I know it. Just give me a price."
The daughter-in-law said: "What Miss Wang is saying, I can't understand."
Jia Gui said: "No matter how much Aunt He gives, I will double it."
The daughter-in-law said: "I really saw it. If you lie, you will die badly!"
Jia Gui said: "Twice."
"Five thunders struck the top, leaving no intact corpse!"
"Three times, no more!"
Mrs. Zhang suddenly said: "Ten times!" The daughter-in-law was startled. Mrs. Zhang said, "How much money does the rich man have? All the wealth combined is not worth a hairpin on my daughter's head!"
The daughter-in-law hesitated for a moment, then her eyes flashed: "Aunt He gave me... twenty taels of silver!"
Jia Gui and Zhang sneered in unison: "Only twenty taels? Are you sending a beggar?"
Jia Gui said, "I still thought it was two thousand."
Zhang said: "If you tell the truth, I will reward you five hundred taels."
The daughter-in-law was stunned: "Why does your wife have so much money?"
Jia Guiqi said: "Are you stupid? If my wife has no money, how can my aunt be rich? My aunt's money was given by my wife. It's just that you don't like to show off." Mrs. Zhang smiled slightly.
The daughter-in-law's face suddenly changed: "Oh my, it turns out that my wife is the rich man!" Nai immediately knelt down and cried, "I was forced by her..."
Zhang said softly: "Just say it, I will make the decision for you." Su Tao opened his mouth behind the screen and couldn't close it for a long time.
Then I heard the wife confess everything. It turned out that Aunt He had bribed her two years ago. Her master was a stick-like figure. After a few words of coaxing, he would go out and set off bombs and "help" Aunt He do it.
A lot of things happened. Aunt He arranged everything about Su Cheng, and asked the wife to instigate her master to cause trouble and detain Su Cheng's money.
Zhang asked Jia Gui, "Fu'er, what do you think she is doing?"
Jia Gui said lazily: "Aunt He just wants them to cause trouble, as long as someone knows about it. She has no control over whether the troublemaker is dead or alive. Didn't she also invite Taoist priests to do the trick? Uncle Su knows about the Taoist priests.
You must not come to your home to inquire about the matter, and you must not suspect that someone is trying to harm Sister Su, and you must ask someone to investigate. Aunt He is so rich, since she can bribe this sister-in-law, she can also bribe the people in Sister Su's yard."
Nai clicked his tongue twice, "How dare you use a strategy like this with holes everywhere and a fishing net?"
Mrs. Zhang was silent for a while and then said: "She made trouble with Cheng'er, what benefit can she gain?"
"Aunt Su, don't think too highly of these women." Jia Gui said, "It's not for any benefit, just to vent your anger. If Sister Su doesn't give her good clothes and jewelry, her hatred will not go away. If she doesn't take care of Sister Su's heart,
It was impossible to get through it at all. There was a woman whose family was poor when she was a child. She was so angry when she saw her neighbor's sister wearing new clothes. She cut the new clothes into pieces while the neighbor was asleep at night, and she felt happy, which was worse than having new clothes for herself.
Be more comfortable. Aunt He is also this kind of person, there are many of them."
Just when Zhang was about to speak, Jia Gui suddenly rushed to say: "Actually, it's not just women, but men too. The magistrate of the neighboring county was more capable than him and managed the place in an orderly manner, so he wrote a secret letter to his superior and falsely accused him of secretly colluding with him.
Your Majesty. It was an important matter. Even though the superior did not know whether it was true or not, he still reported it. Fortunately, the statement fell into the hands of someone with some brains. After a secret investigation, he found out that it was a false accusation. Otherwise, the magistrate of the neighboring county would have been able to escape with a full house.
The fate of copying and beheading."
Mrs. Zhang heard something in her words and asked, "Fu'er, what did you say?"
Jia Gui said: "Even so, the magistrate of the neighboring county has still been transferred. The new transfer place is not bad, so he didn't think too much." She smiled lightly, "Uncle Su may not know until he dies.
You were working well in Licheng, why were you suddenly transferred to Huzhou?"
Zhang was shocked and stood up: "What?!"
Su Tao behind the screen also stood up: "What?!"
Jia Gui said loudly: "Uncle Su, do you still remember Tianpu Village, the magistrate of Zhangqiu County?"
Su Tao had already walked out quickly. Su Cheng tried to help him but couldn't keep up. The wife was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. Su Tao couldn't care about anything else and asked in a trembling voice: "Niece, what are you talking about?
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Jia Gui said: "Uncle Su still remembers the big Sima Tianpu village who died a few years ago."
Su Tao said: "I remember. He was promoted all the way to the position of Grand Sima, and King Yan valued him very much. Later, in order to obtain some antique fans for the father of Princess Yan, he bullied good people and had them killed by knights in the capital.
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Jia Gui spread his hands and said, "Look, I am a high-ranking official with a generous salary, and you are still a fourth-grade prefect even when you are old."
Su Cheng said: "Stop talking nonsense, please explain what you just said quickly."
Jia Gui said: "Didn't I tell you? Tian Pucun wrote a secret letter to his superiors, falsely accusing Uncle Su of having contacts with Prince Yi Zhong."
"What?!" The three members of the Su family shouted in unison.
Jia Gui consoled him: "Isn't it okay? Tianpu Village has also received its retribution."
Su Tao felt a cold feeling on his back. Although he was alive, Tianpu Village was dead. Thinking of the tragic situation of Prince Yi Zhong and his family, he staggered and couldn't stand. Su Tao hurried forward to help him, and spent a lot of effort
Then he helped himself to the chair and sat down. After a long while, Su Tao gritted his teeth and said: "I know people, I know faces, but I don't know hearts..."
Jia Gui said: "Jealousy is human nature, so it's not surprising. It's just that Tianpu Village's methods are higher, while Aunt He's methods are lower."
Su Cheng said: "Since we knew it was a false accusation, why didn't the court deal with that Tianpu village and instead promoted him?"
Jia Gui said: "I don't know about this. I just heard Uncle Wu mention it occasionally."
Su Tao closed his eyes for a long time and sighed: "It would be great to be able to clear up the false accusation. There are many worries in the court."
Jia Gui snorted: "If we don't punish her and the cost of false accusation is so low, will there still be good people in the world? No wonder the court is like this." Then he raised his eyes and glanced at the trembling daughter-in-law. "
Forget about the court, what about the family? How many worries are there? Uncle Su, witchcraft has been a major crime since ancient times, and countless queens and queens have died unjustly because of it. That surnamed He has no intention of giving Sister Su a way to survive.
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Su Tao was afraid because of what happened in Tianpu Village. When he heard this, he slapped the table in anger and said: "Let her go!"
Jia Gui immediately said: "Then she may be spreading rumors about Sister Su outside."
Su Tao thought for a while and said to Mrs. Zhang: "I remember there is a small Buddhist temple in the northwest corner. Let Mr. He go and cultivate for the afterlife." Mrs. Zhang was also scared, her body was still trembling and she could not speak.