Reinvigorate Fugang

"Madam Zhao, let's talk about it first, what's going on!" Xie Muqing cleared his throat at the signal of Emperor Shengde and began to ask questions. Seeing that Madam Zhao was about to kneel down to answer, he quickly stopped her, "Madam, you Now that you are pregnant, this kneeling ceremony will be avoided today!"

"Thank you Dian□□forgive me." Mrs. Zhao returned a salute of thanks and began to slowly tell the twists and turns of the bizarre story of 20 years ago.

"Although the wife's husband's family, the Zhao family, is not a wealthy family, it is also a small wealthy family that does not worry about food and clothing. The lady married her husband after he won the number one prize. Presumably, the lady's family is Your Majesty. It is also clear that after marrying into the Zhao family, the women have always respected their parents-in-law and respected their elder brothers. The woman left the capital with her husband's family."

Mrs. Zhao moistened her throat with water, and continued, "After returning to my hometown, the women worked harder. Seeing that there were no clever servants in the house, the women even took out their dowry to subsidize the family. Although the parents-in-law I was a little dissatisfied with the women, but the women did not do any unfilial acts that both people and gods were angry with. The mother-in-law said that the women had never had children and wanted to give them concubines. The women also agreed, but the husband did not agree, so the women were still placed. In this way, the women have been oppressed by their parents-in-law and sister-in-law for two years. Then, it’s time to separate the family.”

Mrs. Zhao closed her eyes and frowned tightly, as if remembering something extremely painful, "In the third year after the woman married into the Zhao family, the woman finally became pregnant. The woman remembers very clearly that the first year of Shengde On the tenth day of May, the woman learned that she was pregnant from the doctor who took the pulse. The woman went to the most famous local temple to burn incense and worship Buddha excitedly. She thanked God for the gift and told her family that everyone was very happy. The woman also let go of a big stone in her heart. Since she was pregnant, the woman cared about her body, so she handed over the management of Zhongfu to her sister-in-law, and waited for the delivery until someone reported to the woman that the sister-in-law had been greedy for the money of Zhongfu. , I just took away the power of my sister-in-law, but who knows that my sister-in-law is just saying that she wants to separate the family, so she went to her mother-in-law to ask for a reason. My dowry will be increased. The woman was young and ignorant, so she told my husband about it, and my husband also talked about it with my mother-in-law. I hope my mother-in-law can treat me well. The woman once thought she could live well It's getting better, however..."

Mrs. Zhao closed her eyes, her voice was choked up, and she couldn't bear to continue, "Okay, don't talk about it, let me tell you the rest. You can't bear this scandal alone." Zhao Xi had a painful expression on his face. He hugged Mrs. Zhao who was already crying.

No matter what Emperor Shengde said, he had known Zhao Xi for nearly 20 years, and he had never seen him in such pain. Now he was even more curious about what made them become like this.

"Master, let me do it. After so many years, it's not good to be bored in my heart." Mrs. Zhao wiped away her tears and said to Zhao Xiang.

Xie Muqing was very conflicted, should he listen or not?Seeing the woman kneeling there shivering and the hatred in Mrs. Zhao's eyes, Xie Muqing knew that this matter was definitely not simple, and he didn't want to hear it; if he didn't listen, he knew less about Zhao Huaijin's affairs.After several considerations, he felt that as a prince and a future emperor, it was his duty to care about his subjects, and this was absolutely unavoidable, so he sat upright again and began to listen to the story.

At this time, the matter was developing to the first stage, and the naive Mrs. Zhao thought that she finally didn't have to be tossed about. Who knew that her wonderful sister-in-law and her mother-in-law would do the same thing in front of her face and the other behind her back. At home, he can be tossing around, and as soon as Mr. Zhao came home, he would greet Mrs. Zhao for a while, for fear of starving her or freezing her. As time passed, Mrs. Zhao was exhausted physically and mentally, and her health also deteriorated a lot.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhao was almost tossed, Zhao Wang and her short-sighted mother-in-law approached Mrs. Zhao again, and had a heated discussion and debate on the division of the family and the dowry, and finally broke up unhappy.But in the end, the family was divided, and the Zhao Wang family did not get a dowry.

"On October 25th, the first year of Shengde, I was wandering in the courtyard with nothing to do. My sister-in-law came to me again and told me to think about it and hand over the dowry. Sit down by the side, and tell my sister-in-law clearly that I will definitely not pay the dowry, and then, and then..." Mrs. Zhao could no longer suppress her grief, and burst into tears.

"Then what happened?" Zhao Huaijin was also anxious.He had never heard of his father's past, nor had he seen his mother cry so disregarding her image.

"Ayu, you have an older brother!" Zhao Xiang said awkwardly. It was an indescribable pain in his heart. It was his first child. He returned home excitedly that day with Holding a little thing, he smelled a strong smell of blood as soon as he ran into the yard, and then he heard his wife's cry of pain. He wanted to rush in to comfort her, but his mother blocked the door. He could only Shouting outside, telling her that she was outside.

He didn't know what happened that day. His mother told him lightly that his wife accidentally fell while walking and lost the child, but when he went to ask his wife, he just wept silently without saying a word.Zhao Xi is not a fool. His mother's dodging eyes, his sister-in-law's long absence, and his wife's cold war all showed that there was something hidden about this matter, and he was so anxious that he almost turned his head gray.

Finally, he heard the truth of the matter outside the kitchen one day: the sister-in-law failed to ask for money, and in anger pushed his wife, causing a miscarriage.Knowing the truth, Zhao Xi didn't even bother to take the tonic, and ran back to his room, but outside the door he heard his mother threatening his daughter-in-law not to tell him the truth. Suddenly, he felt dizzy.

He hid quietly, and only entered the room after his mother went out. Seeing his wife weeping silently, he became more determined in his mind. Isn't it just a separation? At worst, he doesn't want anything, but also wants to keep his wife's dowry !

He hugged his wife and told her that he already knew everything. The other party's body froze, and Zhao Xi felt his chest was wet. He told his wife about his plan, but he didn't get any response, but he knew, She said yes.Soon, he made a request to the patriarch to divide the family.

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't harm your children!" Zhang Wang yelled frantically to cover up the uneasiness and fear in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao wiped away her tears, ignoring her weak body, and shot her sharp eyes straight at Zhao Wang who was almost insane, "Really, sister-in-law, during that time I often had nightmares, Can you hear the cry of the child, can't you hear it? Or have you lost your conscience a long time ago!"

Mrs. Zhao's body trembled. Indeed, she could still clearly recall the day when she accidentally pushed Mrs. Zhao, and then there was blood all over the ground, which was shocking, and he didn't care about it under the panic. He called the doctor and ran away by himself.

Mrs. Zhao saw that the Zhao Wang family had nothing to say, so she continued what Zhao Xi said, "While waiting for the patriarch and the others, Xianggong received a paper transfer order from the emperor. We packed up our bags and waited for the patriarch and the elders in the family. final judgment." Mrs. Zhao looked far away, as if she had returned to that thrilling day.

On the tenth day of the first month of November in the first year of Shengde, a news spread wildly in the small county: The Zhao family is going to split up!

In the Zhao family ancestral hall, the Zhao family stood in the center of the ancestral hall, saluted the patriarch and the elders in turn, and then the patriarch asked, "The youngest of the Zhao family, what's going on, why are you going to split up all of a sudden?" Zhao Xi He is the only person in the clan who honored his ancestors and became an official, and the patriarch is quite polite to him.

Zhao Xi and his wife suddenly knelt down, tears pouring down like rain, everyone stood up from their chairs in shock, "Let the patriarch make the decision for us!" Let them speak slowly. Following Zhao Xi's explanation, everyone's faces became colorful. Zhao Wang and his mother-in-law Zhao Li were also shocked. They didn't expect Zhao Xi to know the truth. They were in a panic. At the beginning, she spoke indiscriminately, criticizing Mrs. Zhao as useless, and Mrs. Zhao didn't speak, but silently wiped away the continuous tears.

Seeing this situation, no matter how skeptical they are, they feel that the two women did something wrong, and look at them with contempt and disdain. What kind of sister-in-law would have the heart to kill her brother and sister? What kind of eccentric mother can hide the truth from her son.

The result of the family separation surprised the young couple of the Zhao family. They originally planned to leave the house, keep their wife's dowry, let the sister-in-law's family support their parents, and send back 50 taels of alimony every year.But the patriarch still gave them a shop and 200 taels of silver. After Zhao Xi sold the shop, he took his belongings and went to Beijing to take office.His good father-in-law saw that his daughter had lost a lot of weight, so he didn't give Zhao Xi a good look for several days.

During that time, Zhao Xi only felt that he was troubled both internally and externally, but fortunately, all the hardships are coming to an end now.The couple who have gone through ups and downs look at each other and smile. It is precisely because of these hardships that they trust each other more, help each other in the same boat, hold the hand of their son, and grow old together.

"Sister-in-law, you said that my father-in-law is not filial to his parents. He is far away in the capital. When we separated, it was agreed that we would contribute money and you would contribute. This is what you agreed at the beginning. The eldest brother was not in the ancestral hall that day. Everyone knows why. He is also afraid of shame! If you just want to ask for money, I will give you 500 taels of silver notes and a few pieces of precious jewelry in the package, sister-in-law, you can't be greedy!" Mrs. Zhao calmly said to the woman lying on the ground. The shivering Zhao Wangshi said that she was always rude to the people she hated, but Zhao Wangshi, Mrs. Zhao had completely regarded her as a passerby, so there was no need to spend so much time trying to reason with her.