"Bold! You actually slandered the county magistrate as a thief. How brave you are, old man! Come here! Tie him up and put him in the government office. When I am free, I will try him properly!"
Li Siwen didn't let Bai Nao'er talk anymore. With an order, Wang Hu and others swarmed up, bundled Bai Nao'er into a ball, threw it on the bullock cart he was transporting wine and took him away. Bai Nao'er's son saw him
Dad was taken away by an official, and he was so anxious that he almost cried. Don't look at Bai Nao'er's usual bluffing, as if he is very powerful, but there is an old saying since ancient times, the people will not fight with the officials, no matter how cunning the people are, they will fight.
Even if you get an official, you have to obey. Bai Naoer's son glanced at Bai Qiaoqiao, his eyes were filled with tears, and he didn't dare to say anything. He followed the bullock cart and walked away. Although the official didn't arrest him, he arrested his father.
, where else can he go?
"It's gone, it's all gone! It's time to eat, it's time to rest, there's still work to do in the afternoon!" Li Siwen shouted several times to disperse the onlookers. Li Mu pulled Bai Qiaoqiao, who was crying secretly, to
In the tent, Li Siwen also followed.
"What's going on?" Li Siwen couldn't help but ask after entering the tent, but his expression was not questioning, but like a girl in later generations who heard gossip, full of curiosity.
Li Mu didn't want to hide it, so he told the story exactly. From how they got married, why Bai Naoer regretted the marriage, and after Bai Qiaoqiao's mother passed away, Bai Naoer remarried and gave birth to a son, and treated Bai Qiaoqiao coldly.
He wanted to marry her to a rich man so that he could find a wife for his son, etc., and so on. Li Siwen was furious after hearing this. He grabbed the wine bottle on the table and threw it to the ground. He took a sip and said, "No wonder
This wine is so unpalatable to drink, how can the wine brewed by such dishonest and unjust villains be able to enter my mouth! It’s bad luck!”
After finishing the scolding, Li Siwen got angry and huffed. After a while, he calmed down and looked at Li Mu and asked: "Although this man has bad conduct, he is your father-in-law after all. It's not a problem to be locked up in the Yamen Li. Why don't you force him to do it?"
Write down the contract to avoid any entanglements in the future, what do you think?"
Li Mu looked at Bai Qiaoqiao and saw that she looked in a trance, as if she had something on her mind. She did not reply in a hurry, and said: "I will lock him up for a day and wait until I get home to discuss it with my mother. You also know that if a sales contract is made, Qiaoqiao will
It happens to be like becoming a lowly citizen, and I don’t want to be like that.”
Tang law stipulates that after a woman from a good family is sold, she belongs to a lowly family and is regarded as a slave. She is not allowed to marry as a wife, but can only be a concubine.
After Li Mu reminded him, Li Siwen also thought about it, patted his forehead and said: "Look at my brain, I didn't think of this, so you go back and discuss it carefully. Although that old man is a thorn, it doesn't matter.
The matter is, you and I are officials, he is just a citizen, and if you forgive him, you can't change the world. Besides, what can he do if he changes the world? The truth is ours, and if His Majesty judges it, he won't say it is his reason!"
In the afternoon of that day, Li Mu took leave and took Bai Qiaoqiao back home. After telling the matter to Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Sun was undecided. Of course, selfishly, she hoped to resolve the matter completely, but
She had to consider Bai Qiaoqiao's feelings. No matter what, Bai Naoer was her biological father. Sun thought for a long time, sighed, and said: "Mother will not interfere in this matter, you can make your own decisions.
But there is one thing that cannot make Qiaoqiao feel uncomfortable. There is something I need to let you know. During the days when you were in the weapons prison, Qiaoqiao secretly cried at home several times. I thought, she must be homesick.
But I couldn't say it out loud, so I could only hold it in my heart. No matter how inhuman Bai Nao'er was, he was still Qiao Qiao's biological father. How could a daughter not miss her father? Alas... Poor girl, why did she end up like this?
Dad, life is hard."
Li Mu already had some calculations in his mind and said, "Mom, please rest first and I will discuss it with Qiaoqiao."
While the two mothers were discussing, Bai Qiaoqiao hid away. Li Mu guessed that she must be hiding somewhere at this time and crying. Sure enough, Li Mu found Bai Qiaoqiao in the front shop. Her eyes were swollen like peaches.
Yes.
"Why are you crying?" Li Mu sat next to Bai Qiaoqiao, took her hand, rubbed it gently, and said: "You cry when something happens, are tears so worthless? Mom said we should decide for ourselves.
I don’t have any ideas, everything depends on you, what do you think?”
Bai Qiaoqiao held back her tears and turned her head to prevent Li Mu from seeing her. She gritted her teeth and said, "He has sold me. The relationship between father and daughter has been broken. Just do as the county magistrate said. As long as we don't get entangled in the future,
I accept that you are a bitch, as long as you treat me well."
Looking at her look, Li Mu knew that this was not what she was thinking. He pulled Bai Qiaoqiao's shoulders and turned her around so that she was facing him, and said: "If I didn't promise to treat each other sincerely, why did you lie to me?
Woolen cloth?"
"I didn't lie, I didn't..." Bai Qiaoqiao defended subconsciously, but when she met Li Mu's eyes, her voice became softer and quieter. The two looked at each other, and Bai Qiaoqiao could no longer hold back.
She threw herself into Li Mu's arms and cried.
"Lang Jun, I'm sorry, it's all my fault... I shouldn't have hidden it from you. I do miss my father. He is not good to me, but he is my father after all. These days when I come to Dingxiang, I
I often dream about my mother. My mother asks me why I left my father alone. I explain to her, but she just scolds me for being unfilial, sir, what should I do?"
"Alas..." Li Mu wiped away Bai Qiaoqiao's tears, held her in his arms, patted her back gently, and said comfortingly: "It's human nature, why should you blame yourself? I know the pressure in your heart is probably due to
I don’t know how to talk to my mother and I. After all, your father has gone too far, but in fact, you should say what you are thinking. After all, we are a family. Are we still separated from each other? Don’t worry,
I'll take care of your father's side so that he won't get entangled and you can fulfill your filial duty."
Bai Qiaoqiao raised her head when she heard this and said, "How is this possible?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "How is it impossible? Do you think I am still the penniless poor boy in Mayi County in the past? You know your father's character. If he knew that I had become the county magistrate, I am afraid he would have changed his face.
When he was tied up just now, I heard Brother Siwen mention it once. I will find two more people to tell him a few words, and he will naturally know what to do. But don’t forget what happened before.
Just treat your father with peace of mind, otherwise he will be greedy and our lives will be unsettled. If I had the ability, I would not treat him badly. After all, he is your father and my father-in-law."
"Mr. Lang..." Bai Qiaoqiao looked at Li Mu with tears streaming down her face. She thought that Li Mu was treated like that by Bai Nao'er and it was impossible to forgive him. She didn't expect that Li Mu was so broad-minded, which moved her inexplicably. Suddenly she looked
Looking at Li Mu, he bit his lower lip. As if he had made up his mind, he took the initiative to put his arms around Li Mu's neck and kissed him. After the kiss, he wanted to run away, but Li Mu caught him and kissed him back fiercely.
When he was about to take action, Sun's voice came over and asked Qiaoqiao to go over and speak. Qiaoqiao pushed Li Mu away in shame and seemed to have to run to the backyard to escape.
Li Mu licked his lips, thinking that just with this kiss, this business is not a loss! Old Baitou, if you didn't need someone, how could you be so cheap?