25, the twenty-fifth chapter of the only daughter recruited
Shen Shenyan was shocked and subconsciously retorted, "You are talking nonsense. My mother and I have been living in Wucun. Although our lives are difficult, no one has ever come to trouble us. Why do we need your mother's help to save our lives?" After saying that, his eyes were blank. He looked at Gu Yan helplessly.
The more Shen Qiuyan talked, the more she felt that she was justified, "I'm not talking nonsense. Otherwise, why would the Wen woman only attack my mother? I was obviously just born at that time, and I wanted to kill a child who had not yet been born. But in the end, mother and daughter were safe. My mother was injured and passed away a few months later. More than that..." She looked at Father Zhou and then at Chu Yunli, "My mother and aunt both suffered from this. But it is clear that Po Wen couldn’t figure out which woman was related to my father and would rather kill her by mistake than let her go!"
She looked at Chu Yunli seriously and said, "Xuan'er, my guess is probably the truth. If it were someone else...for example, the people from the princess's side, they wouldn't keep us, and only people from the Hou Mansion would take action. He would only kill the woman who bewitched his father, but he would leave the blood of the Hou family behind!"
Zhou's father was thoughtful, and Gu Yan also had a deep look on his face, unable to tell what he was thinking.
As for Shen Shenyan, she knew too many things today, which was simply subversive to her. For a moment, her eye circles were red, her eyes were blank, and she felt helpless with her arms folded.
Chu Yunli was speechless. She didn't expect that Shen Qiuyan would say these words in order to get her to stand on the same side, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense. If the woman who really loves Gu Yan or the woman's family took action, since they have already If he has murderous intentions, he will definitely not leave behind Gu Yan's children before marriage. Only people from the Hou family will probably deliberately keep the children of the Hou family.
After Shen Qiuyan finished speaking, she faced Gu Yan's cold expression. He had never been cold to her before. At this time, his expression could be said to be ugly. Then she remembered that she had just speculated that it was possible that the Hou Mansion had been overthrown. They all say that family scandals should not be exposed publicly... At this moment, she suddenly became frightened, took a step back, and lowered her head in fear.
There was silence both inside and outside the house. All the servants who could stay away from the house left. Even those who stayed tried their best to shrink their bodies and reduce their sense of presence.
This is not a pleasant thing to hear. It involves the private affairs of the big family. If you hear this, you may be silenced.
After a while, Gu Yan's voice rang out in the condensed silence, "At first I thought your mother was a woman who stirred up dissension and would do anything to achieve her goals. I didn't expect you to be the same. I didn't know your mother gave birth to a child at first. I didn’t know there was another you in this world. From the beginning to the end, I was only looking for Siyan and her daughter! They are the most important people to me in this world."
"Actually, after I found Yun Niang the day before yesterday, I was afraid. If Yun Niang hadn't heard about my matter and hadn't come to see me, we would have missed each other in this life, and I would still regard you as the child she risked her life to keep, right? You pity me in every possible way... When I think that because of you, I almost never see her again, and even let Siyan continue to suffer in Wucun, I can't help but feel angry. But Yun Niang advised me that the children should not be implicated in the affairs of the previous generation. You are all innocent. You are my daughter just like Siyan and should not be treated differently. I think it makes sense after thinking about it, so I can face you calmly today."
"I have known before that you are sensitive and narrow-minded, and have an extreme temper. You have to get what you want before you are willing to get it. But I have never blamed you. I only thought that you have been dependent on others since you were a child, and the Zhou family has neglected to discipline you. But Now I realize that I may have wrongly blamed Brother Zhou. How can a child born to a woman with evil intentions be kind?"
Shen Qiuyan's eyes were filled with fear. She took a few steps to Gu Yan, knelt down and begged, "Dad, I know I was wrong. You can't let me go! You must take me away, or I will die!" "
Gu Yan frowned, and Shen Qiuyan said hurriedly, "You don't know a lot of things. Before you found me, my mother-in-law abused me and used my dowry to pay off her debts, which were the debts from her previous marriage to Xuan'er. Later, Granny Shen fell ill, and she didn’t give me any money to seek medical advice. Instead, she forced me to continue to use money to pay off her family’s debts. I went back to the Zhou Mansion for help, but I couldn’t even get in... Not only that, every day I do all the chores such as cooking, cleaning the house, feeding the chickens, and doing laundry. I have never done these things before. How can I do them? If I don’t do them well, I will be beaten and scolded again, and I will be scolded for not being able to have children..."
At the end of the sentence, he became even more sad. He lay on the ground and trembled all over. Not only did Gu Yan have an angry look on his face, but even Shen Shenyan showed a look of intolerance.
Only Zhou's father and Chu Yunli looked indifferent. Zhou's father was even grateful in his heart. Thanks to the marriage being robbed, otherwise his daughter would marry in. Although she would have money and servants to take care of her, she would not have to do the work with her own hands, but her mother-in-law would make things difficult. It is definitely indispensable. Moreover, when the mother-in-law disciplines her daughter-in-law, as an in-law, he cannot say anything wrong.
Gu Yan scolded, "Stop crying!"
Shen Qiuyan immediately stopped talking, probably because she was crying too sadly, but she still couldn't help sobbing. She hiccupped and began to wipe away her tears, but the more she wiped away her tears, the more her handkerchief became wet. Gu Yan's chest heaved with anger, several times. Looking at Father Zhou, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhou, why did you choose such a family for your daughter?"
It doesn't make sense to blame Zhou's father, right?
Father Zhou laughed, twirling his beard that he had just started to grow recently, and said sadly, "You think I am willing? Who told Wu Ming to look good? Not to mention Xuan'er and Yan'er, even in Huanxi Town, there are many girls for He will not marry anyone who is not his lover."
Chu Yunli was dissatisfied, looked at Feng Shao'an who was standing at the door of the courtyard out of worry, and retorted, "Dad, I'm engaged, don't talk nonsense!"
Father Zhou smiled and said, "I won't mention it anymore. Anyway, the Wu family has nothing to do with us now."
Compared with Zhou's father's relaxation and comfort, Gu Yan felt frustrated, especially when he saw Zhou's father looking happy and smiling and ordering his entourage to bring tea to Feng Shao'an. He simply hated that iron cannot be made into steel, and said angrily, "You had to marry me, so just live with it now."
Chu Yunli raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Qiuyan who was just crying on the ground. He suddenly felt that she had always been quite smart. After knowing the existence of Shen Shenyan and her daughter, she couldn't calm down and ran over. After realizing that she had no advantage and said the wrong thing, The misfortune started in an instant, but Zhou's father, who had previously said that she was not pure in heart and would do whatever it took to achieve her goals, had now transferred his anger to Wu's mother.
Shen Qiuyan sobbed, "Dad, if you don't want me anymore, then my daughter will have no choice but to die."
Gu Yan slammed the table and said angrily, "How dare they do it while I'm here!"
This still feels like Shen Qiuyan is her daughter, and she will only get angry if she pities her.
Shen Qiuyan continued to cry, and Gu Yan rubbed the center of his eyebrows, "It has not been found out whether your mother died because of a weak body or because she was harmed by someone. Don't talk nonsense."
"Yes." Shen Qiuyan responded, "My daughter also talks nonsense when she is anxious. She will never talk nonsense again in the future."
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he looked at Zhou's father again, "Brother Zhou, as I said before, the facts have not yet been found out. Once they are found out, I will definitely give you an explanation."
Father Zhou stopped twirling his beard, lowered his eyes and said, "I just hope Master Gu can let me know the truth and be willing to hand over the real culprit."
Gu Yan was also very heavy. He finally responded carefully and looked at Shen Qiuyan on the ground, "Get up quickly and go back and take good care of Wu Ming. As for his mother, I will give her some money and find someone to take care of her in the future so that she can enjoy her old age. No one can I can’t tell you what’s wrong with you.”
Shen Qiuyan stood up and said goodbye in tears. Gu Yan came to the door this time and thanked Chu Yunli mainly for treating Shen Shenyan's mother's injuries and for informing their mother and daughter about him. Leave After giving the gift, he left with a lost Shen Siyan.
In the following days, Chu Yunli was quite calm. She went to the medical clinic every day to help prepare medicines. In her spare time, she pondered over two rouge prescriptions and was trying them. She rubbed the back of her hands first and tried applying them on her body after there were no adverse reactions. , and finally the face.
Zhou's father ran away for a few days and opened a rouge shop in a prosperous part of the county town, selling the Zhou family's rouge.
Two months later, Chu Yunli's newly prepared rouge was officially sold in Zhou's Rouge Shop. It could improve the spots on the face and was very effective. Zhou's Rouge Shop soon made a name for itself in the county.
At the same time, the county examination that started in early September was about to release results. Chu Yunli didn't pay much attention to Wu Ming. Wu Ming should have won the scholarship this time, and then he went up smoothly, not to mention that there are still With Gu Yan's support, things will go more smoothly.
If you pay attention to it, I'm afraid it will block your heart.
She also thought about taking action against Wu Ming to make him fail, or even not letting him take the county examination, for example, finding someone to beat him up, but this was too risky. The reason why Shen Shenyan and her daughter could live in Wucun was because Because the public security in the county is good, such things as robbery have only happened in decades, and scholars are now valued very much. The court emphasizes literature over martial arts. Anyone who attacks scholars will be severely punished. No matter how much Chu Yunli wants to take revenge, he has to Protect yourself and Zhou's father first, find someone to beat someone up secretly, and then pay for yourself later if others don't hit you.
Revenge requires long-term planning. Besides, waiting for him to climb to a high place and then pushing him down...it should make him feel even more uncomfortable at that time.
In early October, before the results of the county examination were released, Gu Yan came to visit. When he came, a middle-aged man in his forties and a woman in her sixties were tied behind him.
Father Zhou was sitting, but when he saw the mother-in-law behind him, his expression suddenly changed and he stood up, "Does it really have anything to do with you?"
Gu Yan understood the meaningless words and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."
With just one word, Zhou's father fell back on his chair weakly, his face instantly looked older, and tears fell from his eyes.
Chu Yunli hurriedly stepped forward with worry on his face, "Dad?"
Gu Yan looked serious and pointed at the middle-aged man, "This is Bai Qi. He was the one who accompanied me to Yucheng in the first place. He knows best about Yun Niang and I's love. But I don't know. He wanted to help me get engaged, and he was still the princess. Bai Qi secretly sent the matter about Yun Niang back to the capital, and she came. It was all because Bai Qi sent the message and she hurt her herself. Mrs. Zhou will leave early because of Mrs. Zhou’s body.”
Zhou's father was breathing heavily. Chu Yunli looked at the two people on the ground, his mind was ups and downs, and he felt that his anger could not be suppressed. He asked, "Master Gu, do you think this is sincerity? Who is Bai Qi's message for? This is Who sent the mother-in-law? You didn't say a word! What we want is the person behind the scenes!"