At that time, Wei Zheng was holding a copy of "Mencius" in his hand and was reading a wonderful part. Although he was not overjoyed, there was a happy expression on his face.
At this moment, a figure suddenly walked in at the door.
This is a middle-aged woman who is fat but elegant.
When the woman saw Wei Zheng reading under the oil lamp, she got angry and cursed: "You old fool, you spend all your time either reading or discussing political affairs. Do you still have this family in your eyes? Neither do you." Look, I am not responsible for all the expenses of running this big house alone..."
When Wei Zheng raised his head, his face changed with fear. He quickly hid the book in his hand behind his back, stood up and said carefully: "Madam, calm down, I will go to bed now. Madam, please go to sleep first, my husband will be here soon."
Wei Zheng was famously afraid of his wife. Even the eight-year-old children in Chang'an City knew that although Wei Zheng was a high-ranking official in the court, his status at home was lower than that of his wife Pei.
For this matter, even Li Er personally talked to Wei Zheng and asked Wei Zheng to stand up straight, show dignity and not be a man who is afraid of his wife.
Unfortunately, it’s all in vain.
The number one critic in the Tang Dynasty who was blaming the sky, the earth and the air outside, when he got home, he immediately gave in when he saw Mr. Pei.
Mrs. Pei actually stepped forward, grabbed Wei Zheng's ear, and said angrily: "You want to lie to me again, right? You used this word to send me a few days ago. After I fell asleep, you said After reading all night in this study, you think you are a student who is going to take the scientific examination, and do you still want to stay up all night studying to become a high official?"
"It's really a disgrace to elegance... It's an insult to elegance..."
Wei Zheng complained, but he still followed Pei out obediently.
This scene took place in an era when feudal hierarchy was strict and men were superior to women. In the eyes of many people, it was simply unbelievable.
At this time, a person suddenly broke in at the door.
He is the steward of Wei Mansion.
The housekeeper happened to see this scene and was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide.
Although everyone in the family knew that Mr. Pei was vicious, this was the first time he had ever seen her grabbing the master's ears.
Seeing this, Mrs. Pei hurriedly let go of Wei Zheng and said coldly to the housekeeper: "Butler, you don't understand the rules too much. The study is an important place in the house. The maids who usually clean it are not allowed to enter at will. How can you act in such a panic? How would you behave if you broke in?"
Although Pei was fierce, he also knew how to maintain Wei Zheng's dignity.
This matter was caught by the housekeeper, Wei Zheng must be embarrassed.
The housekeeper didn't care to admit his mistake and said in a panic: "Master, madam, something serious has happened. There is a thief in the house, and the thief seems to have entered the lady's yard..."
Wei Zheng and Pei's expressions changed greatly.
Without enough time to ask further questions, Wei Zheng and Mr. Pei hurriedly followed the housekeeper to the backyard.
Along the way, the whole house was in chaos.
At this time, everyone in the house was mobilized. Even the old lady of the Wei family, who usually went to bed early and got up early, was alerted and tremblingly came to the courtyard with the support of the maid.
Wei Zheng had just arrived at the scene. Before he could figure out where the thief was, he noticed several black figures running towards him quickly in front of him.
Wei Zheng shouted: "Who is in front of you who still won't stop?"
Unfortunately, those figures not only did not stop, but even accelerated.
The housekeeper was shocked and said: "Master, they seem to be thieves!"
Wei Zheng shouted: "Stop them!"
But the housekeeper was so frightened that he quickly hid aside.
Wei Zheng was extremely brave. He stood up and stood in the middle of the corridor, saying, "Stop!"
Only then did he vaguely see that there were four thieves in total.
The other three all passed by him, and one of them rushed towards him.
Wei Zheng opened his hand, trying to catch the other person.
boom.
Unexpectedly, the thief had a stick in his hand and hit Wei Zheng directly on the head.
Suddenly, Wei Zheng felt like stars were popping up in his eyes and almost fell to the ground. If Mrs. Pei hadn't hurriedly supported him, he would have fallen to the ground.
When Wei Zheng woke up, he saw that the thief had run away.
Wei Zheng said curiously: "Strange, why do I feel that the person who just hit me is a little familiar!"
However, his thoughts were interrupted by the roaring arrival of the servants from the house.
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Du He and the other two men, led by Cheng Chumo, ran around in the Wei Mansion, followed by the Wei Mansion's pursuers.
Running away is a bit difficult for Du He, after all, he has a lot of physical fitness, but it is very easy for Yuchi Baolin and others.
Cheng Chumo looked at the stick in Du He's hand curiously and said, "Brother, you have the skills. You dare to hit even Old Man Wei."
Du He said helplessly: "Who let that old man see that I am small and want to stop me?"
"Hahaha……"
At this moment, two servants of the Wei Mansion suddenly appeared in front of them, holding torches and blocking their way.
"The thief must stop immediately and be captured without any help!"
Qin Huaiyu and Yuchi Baolin rushed forward at the same time, knocking them to the ground with a bang.
The two guards were no match for these two guys. They could only lie on the ground and watch them leave.
Du He just ran out a few steps, but turned back, picked up the torch on the ground, and suddenly threw it into a room not far away.
The torch bounced a few times and actually got through the open window.
Not long after, thick smoke and fire broke out in the room.
The servants who were chasing after the thief were about to catch up with the thief when they suddenly fell into chaos.
"It's gone!"
"It's gone!"
"It's on fire!"
"The thieves set fire!"
Wei Zheng arrived just in time and saw the fire in the room next to him getting bigger and bigger.
He hurriedly ordered: "Leave half of the people to put out the fire, the others to chase the thieves, and the steward to report to Marquis Wu, so that Marquis Wu can come and arrest the people."
Under Wei Zheng's command, the fire was put out in a short time.
A total of three houses were burned down, but no one was injured.
At this time, the servant who chased the thief also came back and said breathlessly: "Master, the thief ran away from the back door."
Wei Zheng calmed down and said, "Hurry up and check the belongings in the house to see if there is anything missing."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the housekeeper running over and said out of breath: "Master, it's bad, the lady is missing!"
Wei Zheng said angrily: "What's going on?"
Someone next to me whispered: "Just now, I seemed to see a thief carrying what seemed to be a young lady on his shoulder."
Wei Zheng's vision went dark and he almost fainted, but when he turned around, he saw his wife Pei's body falling limply to the ground.
Wei Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to support her and shouted: "Hurry up and let the doctor in the house come to diagnose and treat Madam!"
Suddenly, the Wei Mansion was in chaos.
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At the same time, Du He and others evaded Marquis Wu who was patrolling the city and had already left the Wei Mansion far away.
Several people arrived at a secluded place and stopped to take a breath.
Qin Huaiyu then pointed at Cheng Chumo and asked curiously: "Chu Mo, Chu Mo, you said you were going to molest Miss Wei, but why did you take away the things from someone else's house before leaving? This has something to do with thieves What's the difference?"
When leaving the Wei Mansion, everyone noticed that Cheng Chumo was carrying something on his shoulders, but they didn't see what it was.