There is a saying that men should be pretty and have a pure body, while women should be pretty and be filial.
This little lady is about twenty-eight years old. She is dressed in plain clothes, has a slender waist, slightly frowning willow eyebrows, and smokey autumn eyes. She is like a white plum in the ice and snow, with two parts sadness and one part tenderness. It is difficult not to feel sad.
pity.
Wang Xian couldn't help cursing secretly that he was perverted enough to have feelings for the little widow. He quickly bit the tip of his tongue, calmed down and said, "Are you Zheng Wu?"
"Yes." The little lady lowered her head, revealing a snow-white neck that was so slender.
Hey, I was distracted again... Wang Xian coughed lightly and said, "What do you think about your husband's disappearance last year?"
"A commoner woman doesn't understand what the eldest master means." The young lady whispered. The voice of a Jiangnan woman, even if she was sad, was gentle and pleasant to the ear.
"In your opinion, why did he disappear?" Wang Xian asked in a different way.
"The women of the common people are also puzzled." The young lady's eyes turned red when she heard this and said: "We have been married less than half a year. Although the husband said that he was getting married, the women of the common people strictly abide by the virtues of women and serve them wholeheartedly. They don't dare to be disrespectful in the slightest.
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"How's your relationship going?" Wang Xian asked.
"..." The little lady now had circles under her eyes, and her jade face was also slightly red. After a while, she whispered softly: "We treat each other with respect."
"Are we just treating each other as guests?" Wang Xian asked in a deep voice.
"Why do you say this, sir?" The young lady was shocked when she heard this.
"I mean..." Wang Xian coughed lightly and said, "Are Wu Shaoyuan and you close?"
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that the rules of our Zheng family are strict, and even women know how to observe etiquette." The young lady's face turned red with shame, and she said seriously: "My husband also reads the books of sages, so he naturally treats each other with courtesy and never violates the rules."
"Is there still such a thing as breaking the rules between husband and wife?" Wang Xian asked curiously.
"..." The young lady couldn't help but feel ashamed, and stood up to leave.
"Stop!" Wang Xian slapped the wooden frame and shouted: "I'm asking you a question!
The young lady couldn't help but feel bitter. This Master Dianshi was too young and his words were frivolous, which made her forget that she was in court. She had to stand still and turned around aggrieved, but refused to raise her head.
"Since we are asking about your husband's case, it will inevitably involve the affairs of the harem," Wang Xian said with an upright face: "Only if you tell everything you know, can I tell you the truth.
Hearing the word 'truth', the young lady couldn't help but tremble. For a year, she had been thinking about these two words day and night. She wanted to find out whether her husband was alive or dead, and if he was dead, who killed him?
If you are alive, why should you abandon yourself?
"Can you really tell me the truth?" The young lady finally raised her head and mustered up the courage to look at Wang Xian.
"I can't guarantee it, I'll do my best." Wang Xian said calmly: "Let me ask you, is Wu Shaoyuan enthusiastic about you? This question is very important, and you must answer it truthfully."
"..." The little lady bit her lower lip tightly and pondered for a moment with her face turning pale. Then she said sadly: "Not enthusiastic."
"Why not be enthusiastic?" Wang Xian asked in a deep voice.
"He and I have been married for half a year and have never..." The young lady was burning with anger, but she still suppressed her shame and said, "I won't sleep with a civilian woman."
"Uh..." Wang Xian said in great surprise: "What hidden disease does he have?" Wu Shaoyuan is really weird without a beautiful wife like a flower. Well, it seems that he is like this too... But no
That’s fine, I’m not married yet!
No "..." The little lady's face was on fire, she lowered her head and shook her head and said, "I don't know."
"He has to have an explanation, right?" Wang Xian asked.
"If your husband doesn't say anything about this kind of thing, and women can't ask about it," the young lady said gloomily, "He only occasionally says that he's not feeling well, and maybe there's a hidden disease." The Zheng family has strict rules, and the young lady says
Her mother died young and she had no one to talk to. Although she is being interrogated now, it still makes her feel a lot more relaxed to be able to tell her.
"Whether he's sick or not, it's very strange." Wang Xian said slowly: "Just now your mother-in-law said that when he saw you during the Qingming Festival, he couldn't forget you, so much that he became sick with lovesickness and didn't even think about food and drinks. That's why you forced your mother-in-law to agree.
He is the bride-in-law." After a pause, he said: "If you are sick, why would you rush to humiliate yourself? If you are not sick, you should get what you want...how can it be?"
"Did something happen in the middle that caused him to be alienated from me?" The young lady just found out about this connection, and was naturally shocked.
"That's impossible. He can agree to marrying into the family, so there's nothing he can't accept." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "I thought you had some serious illness..."
"The commoner woman is not sick..." The young lady was immersed in astonishment, "Then why doesn't he touch me?"
"Perhaps by solving such a mystery, many questions will be answered." Wang Xiandao: "Have your husband's belongings been taken away from your home?"
"It's been cleaned up." Mrs. Zheng Wu replied softly: "Father said that the government wanted to see if there were any clues."
"Oh." Wang Xian nodded and didn't say much. The file showed that because it was a matter involving the Zheng family, the county had no involvement at all... After pondering for a moment, Wang Xianfang asked: "How do your husband and your family get along?"
"It's quite harmonious. I've never blushed with anyone," Zheng Wu replied.
"Do you have any particularly good friends?" Wang Xian asked again.
"Hmm..." Mrs. Zheng Wu thought about it and said, "Yes, he and a cousin of mine get along very well. The two of them often have wine together."
"What's your cousin's name? Is he in town?" Wang Xian asked, his heart beating fast.
"My name is Zheng Hui," answered many questions. Zheng Wu was very defensive and answered all questions: "I was sent to Fujian to do business, and I just came back a while ago."
"When did you go?"
"Last year's autumn harvest..." Mrs. Zheng Wu's face turned pale after she finished speaking. She dug her clothes tightly with her slender fingers and said in a trembling voice, "What do you mean, sir?"
"Don't make wild guesses, the reputation of the first family in Jiangnan is important." Wang Xianxian steadied her and said, "Besides, I have promised your family to settle the case, so it is not appropriate to make it public.
"..." Mrs. Zheng Wu was not a fool. After thinking about it, she asked Wang Xiandao: "Then why do you ask so carefully?"
"I want to know the truth." Wang Xian glanced at her and said. "I want to see if the Zheng family is really as moral and law-abiding as the rumors say."
"Of course." The sense of family honor that was instilled in Zheng since she was a child made her convinced of this.
"Then let's see if it was Zheng Hui who did it." Wang Xian was like a devil, teasing Zheng Wu's heart word by word, "You can also choose to tell your father, but be careful if he hides Zheng Hui again.
stand up!"
"My father wouldn't do that kind of thing!" Mrs. Zheng Wu pursed her lips tightly, her heart weak for a moment, but she couldn't help but waver.
"If you are sure that your father will not protect you," Wang Xian said with a smile, "then there is no need to tell him." He lowered his eyelids and said, "The choice is yours, I am just suggesting..." After a pause
He said: "Because of this case, I learned about it today." He handed her a document and said in a deep voice: "Someone, take her to the household to handle it!"
Mrs. Zheng Wu took the thin piece of paper and felt it weighed more than a thousand kilograms. She was so distracted that she bowed to Wang Xian and then followed the officer down.
Wang Xian looked at her graceful back like a narcissus and couldn't take his eyes away for a long time.
"Ahem," until Xianyun finally couldn't stand it anymore and teased, "I didn't expect you to be so good at it."
"Please keep your moral integrity." Wang Xian rolled his eyes at him and said, "What a pitiful person."
"That's true." Xianyun nodded and agreed: "She lives in a world made of lies. What's even more pitiful is that you exposed it." After a pause, he returned to the topic and said: "What if she tells Zheng Yan?
manage?"
"Unlikely," Wang Xian shook his head and said: "Women's curiosity is very scary. Once they want to know something, there is no rationality at all. What's more, she thought the case was closed and all that was left was to simply find the truth.
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"You are really a devil." Xianyun couldn't help but whisper.
"Aren't you forcing me? The Zheng family is like a monolith, and this little widow can only be used!" Unexpectedly, Wang Xianjing said angrily: "If you let me out, I promise to eat fast and chant Buddha's name for the rest of my life!"
"..." Xianyun was speechless.
In that room, Mrs. Zheng Wu was like a puppet. She completed the cancellation of her husband's household registration according to the requirements of the household. She felt mixed feelings in her heart. Looking at her mother-in-law who was crying, she could not shed a single tear...
Zheng Yan drank all the tea outside and saw his daughter supporting her mother-in-law coming out of the West Yamen. He hurriedly greeted her and said, "How is it?"
"It's done." Zheng Wu replied in a low voice and sent her mother-in-law onto the sedan chair.
"Why did it take so long?" After Wu Shaoyuan's mother got on the sedan chair, Zheng Yan couldn't wait to ask her daughter: "What did the second master ask?"
"Let's talk about it when we get home." Zheng Wu didn't dare to look at her father's face.
"That's fine." The front of the Yamen was not the place to talk. Zheng Yan nodded, watched his daughter enter the carriage, sat outside, and said to the coachman on the other side: "Let's go."
"Drive!" The coachman waved his whip and drove the carriage slowly away from the Yamen.
The carriage left the city and drove on the road back to Zhengzhai Town. Although the Zheng family had made the road extremely smooth, there were no shock absorbers in this era, so the carriage was still very bumpy. However, Zheng Wu, who was sitting in the car, did not care at all.
She felt that she was lost in thought all the way...
Zheng Yan talked to her several times outside, but he didn't say anything, but he understood. After all, today was the first day that his daughter officially became a widow...
When they got home, it was already dark. Zheng Yan and his daughter went into the back room and sighed: "Xiu'er, dad knows that you feel uncomfortable, but your grandpa is still waiting for Xin'er. You must let dad have a way to reply."
"It's my daughter, isn't it?" Zheng Xiu'er lowered her head and whispered: "Wang Dianshi asked in detail about Shao Yuan before and after his disappearance, and my daughter answered truthfully, which is exactly the same as what she said before."
"Oh," Zheng Yan felt relieved and asked uneasily, "Didn't you ask anything else?"
"..." Zheng Xiu'er shook her head and replied in a voice that she couldn't hear clearly: "No."
"That's good, that's good." Zheng Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're tired. Eat something and rest early. I'll go pay your respects to your grandfather."
"Yes." Zheng Xiuer stood up and watched her father leave.