I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

Gu Zhaoming thought again of the day when he woke up after being knocked unconscious by the group of bandits and heard the conversation between the escorts.

The narrow mountain road was littered with luggage and goods. Gu Zhaoming was lying against a rock with a pool of blood beside him, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive. Several escorts were picking up the goods that had been scattered by the bandits, while complaining:

"I don't know where that group of people came from. They just robbed a carriage and ran away without hurting anyone. It's a bit strange!"

"I don't think the bandits are here to rob us. They seem to be coming for the gentleman who is in mourning." The person who said this couldn't help but look at Gu Zhaoming, who was beaten black and blue and had a finger missing, and said meaningfully.

These bodyguards travel far and wide, and there is no shortage of those with sharp eyes.

Those bandits were called bandits but they did not rob anything. They just surrounded Lord Gu who was in mourning and beat him up. Not only did they cut off one of his fingers, they also robbed all his luggage.

He didn't do anything to these bodyguards, but just stopped them from rescuing people.

Its purpose is self-evident.

As soon as these words were spoken, someone expressed what everyone was guessing.

"This young master's ex-wife is really cruel and ruthless. They were divorced, but she even had someone pretend to be a bandit to chop off one of her ex-husband's fingers."

"Women are the most vicious. I heard that this gentleman returned home to mourn his father's death. His finger is broken, so he will have no chance of a career in government in the future."

"It's not the hand that's broken, it's the person's future..."

"That lady is the same. If she wants to teach her ex-husband a lesson, why not do it at any time? We have to do it on the way. A lot of the goods we are escorting have been washed away, which really wastes time..."

Finally, the escort leader saw Gu Zhaoming's hand twitching and interrupted the conversation of the brothers, "Okay, stop talking, the master is about to wake up, hurry up and pack up."

Although Lord Gu is in mourning and has lost his hand, he still has his fame and knowledge. If people like them offend such a person, they will definitely get into trouble.

Besides, they did not provide adequate protection, causing Lord Gu to lose a finger. They don’t know what to do about this matter!

It would be better to let Lord Gu know who did it, so that he can vent his anger on the person who did it, and not make things difficult for his brothers.

However, it was their poor protection that caused Lord Gu to be injured, so this trip was probably in vain.

Due to various reasons, the escort leader did not stop his brothers from talking nonsense.

Little did those rough guys know that their guess turned out to be correct.

Is Gu Zhaoming really a mediocre person? Combining everyone's speculation and his experience, Gu Zhaoming had to admit that this matter was closely related to his ex-wife Chen.

But he couldn’t understand why Chen Yuan wouldn’t let him go even though they had divorced.

If Gu Zhaoming knew that Chen Yuan had someone cut off one of his fingers to ruin his future because he read in a book that he would become a high-ranking official in the future and was afraid that Chen Yuan would take revenge on him, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would faint?

After waking up, Gu Zhaoming needed escorts to lead the way, so he just said that he just wanted to recuperate well and would deal with everything after returning to Yunmeng.

The escorts sent Gu Zhaoming to Yunmeng County with great concern.

The first thing Gu Zhaoming did when he returned to his hometown was to ask the escort agency to compensate him with two hundred taels of silver as a private settlement.

It's not that he thinks his finger is only worth two hundred taels of silver, but their group of bodyguards are not rich people. If he asks for more money, Gu Zhaoming is worried that they will take the opportunity to retaliate against him. Although two hundred taels of silver is a lot for their group of bodyguards, it is not enough to risk their lives.

All his luggage and belongings were robbed, and the silver he had hidden on him was also searched clean by the fake bandits.

Only then did Gu Zhaoming think of asking for compensation.

I have to say that Gu Zhaoming’s judgment of this group of people is quite accurate.

Gu Zhaoming was, after all, a Beijing official. Although he had returned to his hometown for mourning, and even though he had lost a finger, he was still a scholar with honors. It was because of their improper protection that his future was ruined. They, a group of rough guys, had no choice but to pay compensation and accept the defeat.

The people in Yunmeng County did not know that Gu Zhaoming had a broken finger. However, as soon as he set foot in Yunmeng County, the local gentry and the county magistrate could not wait to see Gu Zhaoming, some gave gifts and some tried to make friends with him.

During that time, Gu Zhaoming enjoyed a great deal of glory in Yunmeng County and collected some gold, silver and treasures. However, the fact that he had a broken finger could not be concealed for long. Later, he slowly let the word out that his hand was injured by bandits. From then on, he could only devote himself to the mountains and rivers and take teaching and educating people as his ambition.

As soon as he spread the news, more people came to visit Gu Zhaoming.

After all, he is a top scholar in the imperial examination. Even if he lost a finger, he still has a lot of knowledge. As long as he gives some advice to the younger generation in his family, they will benefit a lot.

However, after Gu Zhaoming buried Liu with the help of his clansmen, he woke up in the middle of the night and touched his index finger which was much shorter. He could not swallow the humiliation.

So, taking advantage of the warming weather, he headed north and arrived in the capital again.

He didn't expect that before he even entered the city gate, he heard the news that Marquis Pingyang had disappeared while suppressing bandits, and he also heard that Marquis Pingyang's son, who was less than six years old, had become a marquis.

He is the youngest marquis in the capital, no wonder people can't help but talk about him.

In the hearts of the people, all those dukes and earls were upright men. But when a baby suddenly appeared, everyone was a little surprised.

Gu Zhaoming knew who Pingyang Hou was better than anyone else in the capital.

Changsheng disappeared and his funeral was held a few days ago.

After learning the news, Gu Zhaoming couldn't help but go towards Pingyang Marquis Mansion in the west of the city, trying to find an opportunity to meet Shen Rong.

…………

Chen Yuan had been recuperating for more than half a month and finally felt better. She had not forgotten that Shen Rong was a widow at such a young age, so she sent a letter to the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion, intending to visit her former close friend.

After seeing the post, Shen Rong thought about how she had not been out for some time, and Mrs. Zhou Er was at home taking care of her pregnancy. She had no idea what was happening in the outside world, so she agreed to Chen Yuan's request to visit her.

The next day, Chen Yuan brought five or six maids and old women to the Marquis Pingyang's mansion.

Chen Yuan's sedan stopped at the second gate. When she got off the sedan, she saw Shen Rong who was already waiting at the second gate, and her face was immediately filled with smiles.

"Sanniang, have you been waiting for a long time? Alas, there are many things to do in the general's mansion. I have been delayed for a while. Please accept my condolences!" Chen Yuan took Shen Rong's arm, feeling secretly proud in his heart:

"So what if Shen Rong is now a first-rank lady? That's all empty. If there is no one to support the family, and if there is no power in the house, even if Chen Yuan is only a general's wife without an imperial decree, Shen Rong must be respectful to her."

Shen Rong: No, I don’t want to mourn, Changsheng is fine!

Shen Rong heard the other party's inner voice, and also heard the pride in Chen Yuan's words. She looked calm and said, "Let's go in and talk first!"

The two of them came to the living room with a group of servants.

The violet outside the living room was in full bloom, and the purple waterfall was so attractive that one could not take their eyes away.

Although Chen Yuan had been here before and had seen the flowers and plants in Pingyang Marquis Mansion, he still felt that he had not seen enough.

However, she felt a lot more balanced when she thought that the General's Mansion was not much worse than the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion, it was just a little smaller.

But as Chen Yuan walked along, he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the servants of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion being very respectful to Shen Rong.

Then he thought that Shen Rong was not under pressure from her mother-in-law at the moment, and had no man to serve her. She only had two children to take care of, and there were servants to take care of the children. In such a large mansion, she was the only one who had the final say, and so many servants listened to her. If he didn't think about it, he wouldn't feel it. Just thinking about Chen Yuan made him feel that Shen Rong's life now was really too comfortable.

Isn't this the same as the modern case of a father being killed and the son being left behind, and the son inheriting a large amount of the man's property?

Chen Yuan felt really sad.