While Mr. Zheng was not paying attention, Mrs. Zheng took her confidants aside and asked them carefully.
The mother in charge whispered: "There was news from the Yan family that Cui Hao abducted Miss Yan Er. When the two of them were doing that in a yard, they were blocked by the Yan family on the bed. The Yan family was furious.
Then he beat Cui Hao, and now Cui Hao only has one breath left."
Mrs. Zheng frowned. Since the Yan family dared to do this, they had evidence in their hands. Otherwise, Cui Hao could be regarded as a man with military merit and became an official. If he dismissed him at will, the Yanshan Guards would definitely cause trouble for the Yan family.
The mother in charge said: "Madam, what do you mean by the Yan family?"
At this juncture, it was natural to test their attitude. If they turned a blind eye, there was no guarantee that the Yan family would not beat Cui Hao to death.
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Zheng walked over with a tired face.
"I didn't say anything," Mrs. Zheng stepped forward and said, "There was news from the Yan family, saying... saying..."
Mr. Zheng got on the carriage, but when he saw Mrs. Zheng sitting there hesitating, his face immediately sank: "What's going on?"
Mrs. Zheng said: "It's the Cui Hao that Marquis Anyi and Miss Xu mentioned just now. He committed a crime." Then she repeated what the servant had just reported to her.
Mrs. Zheng looked at Mr. Zheng's expression carefully, and saw that Mr. Zheng's face was full of anger: "What do you mean by the Yan family? The blackmailer is blackmailing me. Didn't we already tell you that Cui Hao didn't
The kidnapped concubine of our family, they decide whether they want to send him to the police or beat him to death."
Mrs. Zheng said softly: "I'm afraid that Marquis Anyi asked the master after hearing the news. Originally, these matters have nothing to do with us. Could it be because we have been somewhat neglectful of Marquis Anyi's Mansion over the years? Anyi
Hou got the chance this time, just in time..."
Mr. Zheng's face was a little ugly: "I still think that An Yihou is not such a person. Maybe someone said something in An Yihou's ear."
Mrs. Zheng stopped talking and sighed for a while: "I hope so. Now I don't ask for anything. I just hope that Brother Zhi can come back safely. Even if he has no future in the future, it would be good to be by our side."
Mrs. Zheng shed tears as she spoke, her voice whimpering and sounding very pitiful. Mr. Zheng reached out and patted Mrs. Zheng on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything. Brother Zhi will be fine.
I have a good news to tell you. I just found out that Mr. Song is very filial to his grandmother, and Mrs. Song must be worried about her grandson, so she has come here from Quanzhou. We will go to Mrs. Song to plead for mercy.
There will be a turning point.
Don't worry too much. What can you do if you fall ill before Brother Zhi comes back? You still have to take care of the whole Zheng family."
Mrs. Zheng rested her head on Mr. Zheng's shoulder: "I am still afraid that the master will suspect me after hearing the gossip. What Miss Xu said, it seems that I have harmed Brother Qian."
"What are those words?" Mr. Zheng said. "When Brother Qian was lost, you were so anxious that you stayed up all night. You lost a lot of weight and almost had a miscarriage because of it. I saw all this.
And since you married me, you have been doing your best to take care of the inner house. I am young and ignorant, and I have several aunts around me. You are very kind to them. My Zheng family has only a few heirs, but you still plan the time to let me take turns to go to their house.
, if you want to harm others, how can you wait until then? The harder it is, the more you have to trust the people around you. I understand this truth."
Mr. Zheng's words made Mrs. Zheng cry even harder, as if she was full of grievances and now she wanted to express them.
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Meng Lingyun kept watching Mr. Zheng and his wife enter the Zheng family, and then went back to report to Xu Qinghuan: "The Yan family sent people to the Zheng family, but there was no movement in the Zheng family."
Xu Qinghuan had already expected such a result. Mr. Zheng believed that the concubine was dead, so he would naturally not care about Cui Hao's life and death. If Mrs. Zheng had something in her heart, she wished Cui Hao had died cleanly.
After the Yan family tested this, they found that the Zheng family had no intention of intervening, and they would deal with Cui Hao even more unscrupulously.
Uncle Lei said: "After the eldest son of the Zheng family was abducted, the servants who followed him also suffered from neglect. Now they are no longer in the Zheng family. The wet nurse of the eldest son of the Zheng family has passed away long ago. Zhenren Zhang has already gone to trace the whereabouts of the others.
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Xu Qinghuan nodded.
Uncle Lei thought for a moment: "Now it seems that there must be something fishy about this matter."
Xu Qinghuan said: "An aunt finally gave birth to a concubine's eldest son. To her, this concubine's eldest son is everything in the future for her. Regardless of a mother's mood, or her identity and situation, the concubine's eldest son's safety should be higher than hers.
Her life is more important. She should never drive away the people around her just to buy some things. What's more, the wet nurse of a wealthy family only takes care of the young master and the young lady in the family. Who will be dominated by an aunt?
They should have been extremely panicked when their son was lost that day, but when Mr. Zheng asked them, they all thought clearly and all blamed their fault on their aunt, which made people feel even more suspicious.
If we can bring them all for re-examination, we will definitely gain something, but I suspect that Master Zhang will not be able to bring them back, or they have traveled far away and their traces are a mystery, or they have already died a hundred times."
Uncle Lei raised his head: "Then why... the eldest lady asked Master Zhang to go to such great lengths to find someone."
"If my aunt was wrongly accused, and the eldest son of the Zheng family was deliberately taken away from the Zheng family, then those who framed my aunt must have benefited.
After doing this kind of thing, for the sake of safety, they could not be kept in the Zheng family anymore, so they were sent away one after another. This is also where the mastermind did not do everything carefully. Later, someone came to the door to recognize relatives, and the mastermind discovered that there was something wrong with this matter.
If there is a possibility of being exposed, remediation will be carried out.”
Uncle Lei understood: "The eldest lady wants to know if those talents have completely disappeared after Cui Hao came to look for relatives. If this is confirmed, then Cui Hao is very likely to be the lost eldest son of the Zheng family."
Xu Qinghuan thought about what happened that night when Cui Hao was taken away by the Yan family. The Zheng family was so ruthless, and Cui Hao let the Yan family hold evidence. How would he escape from the Yan family, and what would happen to him and Miss Yan Er?
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The door of the Yan family's woodshed was opened, and the man lying on the ground moved when he heard the sound.
"Still alive!"
"not dead!"
The two boys looked at Cui Hao on the ground. One of them held a lamp and shined it on the man's face. Cui Hao's face was covered with blood. When he felt the light, he opened his eyes slightly: "You two," his
The voice was a little weak, "Give me some water to drink, otherwise I really won't be able to hold on."
"I still want some water... Hey..." the boy sneered, "What kind of place do you think this is? A post house or an inn? I think it's better for you to die early and be reborn early."
After the boy finished speaking, he kicked Cui Hao hard twice. Cui Hao grunted and took a long time to catch his breath: "I...I want to know...how is the second lady doing? Is she...is she okay?
What's up?"
"You are really evil-minded. At this stage, you still dare to miss our second lady. A large piece of skin has been peeled off your back, and you still have the energy to speak. In my opinion, you have to cut off your evil roots to be honest."
The boy was about to take action as he spoke: "Anyway, the Zheng family has said that you have nothing to do with them, and the Zheng family will not care whether you are dead or alive."
Cui Hao's eyes widened slightly: "Have the Zheng family... replied...?"
"I'm back... Is it possible that you really hope that the Zheng family will save you?" The boy smiled, "Looking at your virtue, if you are the son of the Zheng family, then our brothers can also be relatives of the emperor..."
As the boy said this, he picked up the stick next to him and prepared to beat Cui Hao again, but a panicked cry came from outside: "It's not good, come on, the second lady committed suicide by throwing herself into the well."