[Comprehensive] Daji's Raiders
Chapter 37 Bao Qingtian's Peach Blossom Tribulation
The weather is fine today, which is a good time to entertain guests.The princess then invited several well-known ladies from the official family to the consort's mansion to enjoy the flowers and feast. Among them was Yuan Zhen's new wife, the second place in the same high school as the consort, Pei Liangyu, the daughter of Pei Zan of the Minister's Mansion.Because their respective husbands were candidates in the same year, the princess and Pei Liangyu got along very close.
When the others found something interesting to chat with, the princess pulled Pei Liangyu to sit down.Pei Liangyu saw that there were some mild and sweet fruit wines on the table, but the princess didn't touch it, she just asked someone to fill a jug of berry juice, and poured it in small sips.
"These are some light and sweet fruit wines, not too strong. Why did the princess change the taste and drink this?"
The princess poured a cup for Pei Liangyu, Pei Liangyu tasted it, it was sweet and sour.It's just that the sour taste overwhelms the sweet taste, which she doesn't like.The princess saw that she covered her mouth with a veil sourly. Although she didn't see the exaggerated form of her grinning, she could tell that she really didn't like her just by looking at her eyes.
"Recently, the taste has changed a lot, and I like sour. So I asked the kitchen to change the taste of most of the food, but I still feel that my appetite is not good, and I often think of what to eat. When the food is brought up next, I lose my appetite again. .”
Pei Liangyu's heart moved, and said: "Since this is the case, the imperial doctor has been invited, I think the princess's situation is very happy."
The princess didn't have much surprise on her face, instead there was a bit of pride and joy between her brows. She stretched out her hand to gently stroke her lower abdomen, and said to Pei Liangyu with a smile, "Thank you for your auspicious words, it's just joy. I have invited you a few days ago. Imperial doctor, it has been confirmed."
"It's no wonder that when I came here, I saw the prince's son-in-law smiling all the time, and I thought he was going to be a father, so I was very happy." Pei Liangyu smiled and saw the joy on the princess's face.
"What about you? We got married not too long apart, so you should have news by now, but have you invited a doctor?"
The princess herself was pregnant, and she was happy, so she also wondered if there was any news from her friend.Pei Liangyu kept smiling, but a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, which quickly disappeared.
"This kind of thing still has to do everything according to the destiny. I probably don't have the blessing of a princess."
Pei Liangyu's tone was lost, and the princess hurriedly comforted her: "You don't have to worry, it will happen sooner or later. But it's good for us to make some preparations in private. I just hired an imperial doctor with excellent medical skills from the emperor's brother. Why don't I call him Come to help you take a look, take some medicine to recuperate, and there will be good news sooner."
Pei Liangyu hastily declined: "Don't dare to bother the princess, I'm not in a hurry now, it's just that the princess is so curious. It's often said that pregnant women are moody and picky about many things. I feel strange in my heart , How can it be different from usual? That's why I thought about asking."
The princess smiled and said: "You said it like this, I am right. I have indeed lost my temper with the son-in-law a lot in the past few days. After calming down and thinking about it carefully, I still feel strange. Fortunately, the son-in-law is honest, so what should I say? Listen, that's why I feel more and more embarrassed."
Speaking of this, the princess's face is full of happiness.
After the banquet, everyone left the son-in-law's mansion and went home. When they got into the carriage, Yuan Zhen saw that Pei Liangyu was sitting opposite him without saying a word, and thought she was in a bad mood, so he thoughtfully said: "What did the lady say to the princess today?"
Pei Liangyu cast a sideways glance at Yuan Zhen, and that glance flashed past, which startled Yuan Zhen greatly. When he was about to look at Pei Liangyu, he turned his gaze away, opened a little curtain and looked towards the street.
"Miss, do you have something on your mind? I see that you have been ignoring me these days, sometimes gentle and sometimes indifferent. If I have done something wrong, you can just tell me, so sullen and angry. How can you feel better?"
Yuan Zhen carefully stepped forward and pressed Pei Liangyu's shoulder, seeing that although she was not happy, her expression softened.
He also said some jokes to make her happy, and finally the carriage stopped at the Shangshu Mansion, and Yuan Zhen supported Pei Liangyu down.The two of them went to see their father Pei Zan first, talked with him about some homely things, and returned to their room after dinner.
Speaking of which, Pei Liangyu had been treating Yuan Zhen with a neither yin nor yang attitude for some days. At that time, Yuan Zhen thought that he had done something wrong, but he just said a few good words and the other party had already softened his heart. With a face, his attitude towards him has become even worse than last time.
Yuan Zhen was born in a poor family, and finally got the chance to get No.3 in the scientific examination, and was the second place with No.2.Being favored by Lord Shangshu, Pei Zan invited him into the mansion as a guest for two days, let his daughter secretly watch him, and decided to let him be the son-in-law of Shangshu's mansion when he was satisfied.
And Pei Liangyu is a lady of every family, and her every move is gentle and quiet. Yuan Zhen and her have become husband and wife, and the two enjoy reciting poems and painting every day.It's just that for some reason, Pei Liangyu has changed a lot recently. Yuan Zhenshen was afraid that she would know something, so he sent someone to inquire secretly.
Now that the matter has been resolved, Yuan Zhen thought that Pei Liangyu didn't explain it clearly, which meant that although she blamed him for concealing it, she still couldn't bear him, so she lost her temper from time to time.
The maid who served the couple retreated after washing up. Yuan Zhen lay carefully beside Pei Liangyu, and sighed when she saw her turn her back and ignore him.
"Miss, you have done so much for your husband, and you don't say it's good or bad, how can I change it?"
During the day, Yuan Zhen drank and chatted with the son-in-law and others. When they mentioned that the princess was pregnant, the son-in-law had a smug smile on his face.They were considered to be married at the same time, the princess was pregnant, but Pei Liangyu lost his temper with him and refused to touch her for a long time.Yuan Zhenxin was worried, so he thought that it would be good to have a child tied up, and it would also strengthen his position in the Shangshu's mansion.
Thinking of this, he became more and more determined to coax Pei Liangyu back.
Pei Liangyu originally turned her back to him, but after hearing Yuan Zhen say a lot of good things, she finally turned around to face him.
"You're telling the truth?"
"Of course it's the truth. As long as you don't treat me hot and cold like this, I will do whatever you want." Yuan Zhen immediately swore to promise that seeing what Pei Liangyu said, it meant that things had turned for the better.
As a woman, her ears are soft, and her heart will be moved after a few sweet words.
Yuan Zhen smiled and heard Pei Liangyu ask: "Do you still love your wife?"
"What did you say? Isn't my wife..." Yuan Zhen suddenly knew that Pei Liangyu was not talking about herself, and the words she wanted to say got stuck in her throat, her eyes flickered, but she quickly came to her senses and coaxed Pei Liangyu said: "My wife is only you, and Yuan Zhen will only have you as his wife in this life."
The oath is like an incorruptible stone, sonorous and powerful.
Pei Liangyu was in a daze for a moment, then her voice sank: "I'm afraid this is not the first time I've said this."
Yuan Zhen paused, remembering that he had indeed said this to others before, but the past is over, and those who are of no use to him have long been forgotten, and now he must be liked by Pei Liangyu, only the position of the son-in-law of the Shangshu Mansion is firmly established, The future will be bright.
Also from a poor background, he was already no match for a son-in-law who could marry a princess, so he could no longer subdue Pei Liangyu.Therefore, he tried his best to coax Pei Liangyu with endless sweet words.
In the end, Pei Liangyu half pushed and half agreed, and the two became happy.Yuan Zhen, who was excited, did not notice the teardrops falling from Pei Liangyu's eyes. The teardrops fell on the pillow cover and disappeared in an instant, leaving only a small mark.
Thinking that he was forgiven by Pei Liangyu, Yuan Zhen was always smiling early in the morning, and he even took an eyebrow pencil to draw eyebrows for his wife like the ancients.
The two were arguing, and suddenly someone came from the front hall to pass the message.
"The master said that there are guests, and he wants my uncle to go and accompany him."
Pei Liangyu frowned: "So early?"
Yuan Zhen finished the last stroke with a smile, looked at the beauty in the mirror, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Mrs. De."
Pei Liangyu covered her mouth and smiled softly, and said coquettishly, "You're the only one who talks poorly."
"Since my father summoned me, I will go to the front to have a look first. You don't have to wait for me for breakfast. Just tell the people below if you want to eat. I think you have lost weight recently. If this continues, my father will blame me for not taking good care of you." gone."
Seeing that he wanted to continue talking, Pei Liangyu could only push him with a smile, and said, "If you're nagging like this, don't hurry up. Be careful, father is in a hurry."
Only then did Yuan Zhen step out of the door.
Pei Liangyu didn't see Yuan Zhen coming back after breakfast, so she asked the girl below: "Do you know who the guest is today?"
The little maid immediately replied: "It's Master Bao from Kaifeng Mansion."
Pei Liangyu shook his hand holding the tea, the tea spilled out and wet his clothes.The little girl was startled, she blamed herself and begged the young lady for forgiveness, and went to get new clothes for her to change into.
Pei Liangyu waved off the clothes handed over by the girl, and ran into the bedroom with a panicked expression.
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Yuan Zhen went to Pei Zan's living room, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the well-known Mr. Bao sitting opposite his father-in-law, and the two were talking about something.Seeing him passing by, Pei Zan immediately smiled and waved, and introduced to Bao Zheng: "This is my son-in-law Yuan Zhen, Yuan Zhen, I haven't come to meet Lord Bao yet."
For some reason, seeing Bao Zheng sitting there with a solemn face, Yuan Zhen felt inexplicably guilty, and an ominous premonition quietly enveloped himself.
Bao Zheng took a closer look at Yuan Zhen, and he was indeed a handsome man with a romantic appearance.
The two sides met each other, and Bao Zheng asked Yuan Zhen where his hometown was, and Yuan Zhen told them one by one.
"Can Mr. Yuan recognize Hui Niang?"
Bao Zheng's sudden question startled Yuan Zhen and made him unprepared.The change in expression was too obvious, so he forced a smile to save him: "I've never heard of it, why did Mr. Bao say such a thing?"
Pei Zan also sensed something was wrong, and asked Bao Zheng: "Master Bao is here today, maybe there is something wrong, why don't you explain it to the old man?"
Seeing that Yuan Zhen's eyes were erratic and unsteady, Bao Zheng obviously lied.I have already confirmed some points in my heart, but the evidence is not sufficient, and I can only speak out to test.
Pei Zan was not happy, so Bao Zheng could only cup his hands and said: "Just because there is a case involving this woman named Hui Niang, I see that this woman is from the same town as Yuan Xianggong, so there is no other meaning to asking."
Yuan Zhen clenched his palms secretly, and sweat broke out on his forehead unknowingly.Hearing what Bao Zheng said, he was certain that he had no evidence, and his heart immediately relaxed a lot.He stepped forward and said to Bao Zheng and Pei Zan with a smile: "There are so many people in my hometown, how can I know everyone. Mr. Bao is too worried."
Bao Zheng stared at Yuan Zhen with eyes that could see through the world, until he felt guilty and broke out in a cold sweat, then he turned and cupped his hands to bid farewell to Pei Zan.After Bao Zheng left, Pei Zan put away the smile on his face, looked at Yuan Zhen and asked, "Since Bao Gong came here to ask you, it must be true. You really don't know that Hui Niang?" woman?"
Yuan Zhen's father-in-law has a serious personality, and only when he is with his daughter can he show a somewhat loving father's appearance. On weekdays, he rarely talks with Yuan Zhen in a harmonious manner. father.
Yuan Zhenxin was also afraid of his father-in-law. When he saw him asking himself, because of his previous experience, he answered more naturally this time: "How can my son lie to my father? I really don't recognize him. My father knows about the situation in my son's family. How do you know a woman?"
Seeing his decisiveness, Pei Zan's doubts disappeared.He said again: "Since you don't know each other, let's stop here. Go and accompany Liang Yu. I see that she rarely laughs these days. You are newly married, so you should spend more time with her."
Yuan Zhen immediately agreed.
Coming out of Pei Zan, Yuan Zhen didn't go directly to Pei Liangyu, but went into the study alone.
Randomly dug out a collection of poems, looked at it, but the memory in my mind went back to the past unconsciously.
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"I heard that you have two opinions, so I decided to break up with each other. I hope to have one heart and one heart, and the white head will not be separated...Master, if you become that Sima Xiangru in the future, how can I deal with myself?"
Hui Niang always loves to hurt the spring and the autumn. Seeing Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun's love, thinking of herself, she can't help worrying about the future.
Yuan Zhen had no choice but to reassure himself of his sincerity, and said: "You always think too much. The doctor said that thinking too much is not good for your health. These future things have not happened yet, so thinking too much is useless. Let's just enjoy the present now. If you are always worrying about the future, how can you live on? Tell me, is this the truth?"
Yuan Zhen has a good mouth, and it was because of his mouth and handsome appearance that he deceived Hui Niang.
"Since I left everything behind and followed you, I naturally believed in you. But who can say clearly what will happen in the future? But we have been married, and I am the daughter-in-law of your Yuan family no matter what, life or death Too!"
Hui Niang said that she was very serious here.
In the past, Yuan Zhen only said that she was just talking, whether she was the daughter-in-law of the Yuan family or whether he had the final say.
He originally thought that the matter had been settled, but he didn't want Bao Zheng to mention Hui Niang when he came here today. Who else would know about Hui Niang besides him?Even if Pei Liangyu found out later, she would never disclose the matter to the outside world, so Yuan Zhen wondered why Bao Zheng knew about Hui Niang.
Sitting in the study for a long time in a daze, I still can't sort out my thoughts.
Suddenly the door of the room was slammed open, Yuan Zhen's contemplation was interrupted, and his anger came up for a while, and it didn't seem that the person scolded the other party savagely. After he vented his anger, he looked at the person with his eyes But it was Pei Liangyu's personal girl, standing there with a pale face, apparently fainted by Yuan Zhen's scolding.
"Hey, what's the matter?"
Yuan Zhen also felt that he had lost his composure, and changed the expression on his face to a gentle and gentle smile, as if his gaffe just now was just another person's dazzle.
The girl can't really argue with the master about these things, so she just pretended that what happened just now didn't exist, and said to Yuan Zhen: "It's Miss, Miss asked my uncle to go over."
"Did you tell me what's wrong with me?"
Yuan Zhen got up and put down the books in his hand, went out of the room and asked the girl what Pei Liangyu was so anxious about.It's just that the girl's mouth is very tight, she only said that the young lady is looking for the uncle, and she doesn't say much about the rest.
Yuan Zhen also had no choice but to give up. Although he is now the son-in-law of the Shangshu Mansion, it is just that he has not been in the mansion for a long time, and the girls and servants below seem to listen to him, but they are not convinced in their attitudes. There is no rush for this matter. Take your time.
When Yuan Zhen approached his and Pei Liangyu's bedroom, he saw a few people outside the window sill were busy. When he took a closer look, he realized that these servants were discussing how to cut down the peach blossom tree in front of the window.
"What's the matter? Are you going to cut down the tree?"
This peach blossom tree does not bear fruit, it is only an ornamental type, and it has been planted for some years.Pei Liangyu usually likes to stand in front of the window and look at the tree to recite poems and paint pictures. Although this habit has changed a little later, she still often invites Yuan Zhen to stand in front of the peach tree and say some poetic and picturesque couple's love stories.
I don't know why I got angry and cut it down today.
"Are you distressed?"
Pei Liangyu said such inexplicable words for no reason, causing Yuan Zhen to be confused for a while, but he has always been used to being low-key, and whenever the other party loses his temper, he will take the fault on himself, and this time is no exception.
"Why, I feel sorry for my lady, why do you suddenly think of cutting down trees?"
Yuan Zhen was not sure about Pei Liangyu's yin and yang personality, which was obviously not the case before they got married. Could it be that he became so weird and uncertain because he knew about Hui Niang?
Thinking of this, Yuan Zhen was upset for a while.
"Okay, you all go down."
Yuan Zhen felt that he had to have a good talk with Pei Liangyu, otherwise how would he be a husband and wife if this continues?
Not caring about making the other party angry, Yuan Zhenhu kicked out all the maids and servants in the courtyard with a face, and then looked at Pei Liangyu and said: "Say what you have to say, let's be open and honest, always keep it in my heart to you I'm not fine. You see, these days your attitude towards me is always yin and yang, how can you be as virtuous and virtuous as you were when we just met?"
Pei Liangyu waved his hands, glared at Yuan Zhen, and said, "Do you really want a virtuous and virtuous lady? What you want is the power and wealth of the Shangshu Mansion, as long as you don't have these, you will soon be abandoned. Hui Niang abandoned me!"
Pei Liangyu's attitude was very intense and her mood was very unstable.
Yuan Zhen heaved a sigh of relief when she heard her scolding aloud, as long as she can speak out, she can find a solution.
Thinking of stepping forward and hugging Pei Liangyu into his arms to comfort him, he said, "Who said that what I like in my heart is you, not power and wealth. As for... Hui Niang, if I say that I have no feelings for her at all, That's a lie to you. It's just that it's a thing of the past after all, you know, I'm wrong about it, but I'm a disciple of the Son of Heaven, and I'm the second best bestowed by the Holy Spirit, how can I have a woman from a brothel as my wife ? If it spreads out, what does the Holy One think of me?"
The wonderful thing about Yuan Zhen's words is that he will neither blame himself nor blame others.Although she said that Hui Niang was a brothel girl, she only mentioned the benefits of Hui Niang to him, and never mentioned the disadvantages, but every sentence implied that this identity did not match her second place status.
In the end, the outcome of the matter comes down to fate. It is fate that has created the current situation. There is really nothing we can do except regret and regret.
Pei Liangyu was obviously moved by the persuasion, and her originally agitated mood calmed down, and when she looked at Yuan Zhen again, she didn't blame and resent her so much.
In the end, he sighed and said: "Let me just believe you for the last time. From now on, let's not look at the past but only look at the future. No one should mention these sad things again, okay?"
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Let's talk about the Kaifeng mansion, Bao Zheng only listened to the wronged soul's side story, the evidence is not sufficient.Although talking about this matter with Pei Zan will definitely benefit the progress of the case, it's just that it may scare the snake, and the second is also afraid that Pei Zan will not believe it. After all, this matter is too unimaginable, and it is hard for ordinary people to believe it at first glance.
Therefore, Bao Zheng entrusted Zhan Zhao with the secret investigation of the news. Zhan Zhao was a master of martial arts, and rushed to Yuan Zhen's hometown after a while.
After rushing all the way into Yongshui Town, Zhan Zhao stood on the crowded street, first went to the bun shop to buy some meat buns, and when his stomach stopped singing empty city tricks, he led Ma Chaoren to inquire about Yuan Zhen's news.
I asked a few people, and as soon as he mentioned Yuan Zhen's name, everyone waved their hands again and again, as if they didn't want to talk more.Besides, Hui Niang, everyone was in a state of moaning and sighing.
Zhan Zhao saw that it was really not a good idea to stand on the street and ask pedestrians, so he first went to an inn to settle in temporarily, and then walked on the street alone.When Zhan Zhao was not in the Kaifeng government office, he wore a blue long gown and held a saber in his hand.Compared with the majesty and justice of his usual red official uniform, this is a bit more romantic and suave from the rivers and lakes.
With Zhan Zhao's romantic appearance, he also attracted a lot of attention along the way.
After he figured out the topography of the whole town, he found a teahouse where ordinary people like to chat most.
The story told by the storyteller is exactly how Yumao Zhanzhao punished the strong and helped the weak, and how he helped Master Bao of Kaifeng settle the case. Speaking of these, it is inevitable to talk about Yumao’s handsome appearance and gentleman like jade. He boasted that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth, and by the way, he also pulled out the five rats of the empty island.
Zhan Zhao shook his head when he heard it, but saw a piece of silver suddenly thrown from the second floor, and it landed firmly on the desk in front of the storyteller, making a dang sound.Everyone was listening with gusto, when they were interrupted by this sudden blow, they immediately widened their eyes to find out who was so rich and ignorant.
But he saw a white figure on the second floor near the railing, pouring wine for himself in an orderly manner.
"Thank you, sir, for your reward."
The storyteller fixed his eyes on the silver, wiped it with the sleeve at hand, immediately put the silver into his pocket with a smile on his face, and thanked the second floor.
"I heard you say it's so lively, maybe you've seen it before?"
"Young people don't have that kind of luck, but I just heard what others said."
The storyteller returned to him with a smile when he heard the man's casual tone.
The man got up and turned to the other people in the lobby. His movements were quick and light, and he turned forward while leaning on the railing, and landed steadily on the storytelling platform on the first floor.
I saw that the man had a pair of peach-blossom eyes, and when he looked at people, there was always a sense of contempt. However, he was handsome in life, and he looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Showing his arrogance, he really is a beautiful young man in gorgeous clothes, which makes people unable to turn their eyes away.
"Oh. So you just heard about it, how did you conclude that Bai Yutang is no match for that Zhan Zhao?"
The boy's voice had a slight tail, which made people sound susu numb.
"Hey, don't you know? This mouse can't beat a cat! Do you think that's the reason?"
Hearing his nonsense, the boy couldn't help laughing.When he smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were wide open, and he was more handsome and coquettish than when he was not smiling, which made the storyteller dumbfounded.
But the young man flung his sleeves and flew out the door. Everyone was stunned by the lightness of his decision. Show everyone the little milk cat in his hand.
The little milk cat is still very small, only as big as his palm, and when he picked it up so mercilessly, its white belly and four struggling little paws faced everyone, and its little mouth showed pink Small tongue, still calling "Help" with "Meow".
"This is the royal cat you mentioned. I can catch a lot of it for you in a day." After saying that, he threw the little milk cat into the storyteller's arms, turned around and walked out in the eyes of everyone.
Zhan Zhao watched the whole process from the sidelines, and couldn't help but bow his head and smile when he saw the young man's behavior.
Just as he lowered his head, he suddenly heard the name of Yuan Zhen mentioned by the two people chatting on the table next to him, and he strained his ears to listen.
"I see that the girls in Chunxiang Building are no match for each other since Hui Niang left. It's a pity that such a person has followed someone like Yuan Zhen. It's really a waste." Passerby A tut tsk.
Seeing him shaking his head and sighing, passer-by B stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Look at this guy, Yuan Zhen, I can see clearly, he has a smooth tongue, and he is really good at speaking, otherwise how could he deceive a girl and follow him?" Where did he elope?"
"If you want to tell me, this Hui Niang is enough... actually listened to him and went to the brothel to collect money for him to rush for the exam!"
"However, such a woman is indeed admirable. It's just a trick of good fortune. Yuan Zhen will never return, and she has wasted a lot of painstaking efforts."
While the two were talking, a person suddenly stood in front of the table. When they looked up, they were all shocked. If the young man who had just left the door was handsome and handsome, the young man in blue clothes and holding a sword in front of him was gentle. Ruyu, smile spring breeze.I saw him clasping his hands and saluting to the two, he asked: "Your Majesty, I just heard the two brothers talk, can I get some news?"
Beauty's speech is always very useful, so Zhan Zhao can sit in their place.Zhan Zhao is used to walking in the rivers and lakes, he knows the way of talking nonsense when meeting people and ghosts, and he soon got along with the two of them.
Finding the right time, Zhan Zhao asked about the Hui Niang they were talking about.It would be inappropriate for him to ask Yuan Zhen directly, but seeing that the two were very excited about Chunxiang Tower, he picked a topic that they were interested in.
"My little brother looked at a good-looking talent, and unexpectedly he is also a flirtatious person. But unfortunately, if you had appeared two years earlier, it would not be the turn of the boy Yuan Zhen."
As soon as he mentioned Huiniang, Zhan Zhao immediately asked with a smile, "I just heard what you said about Huiniang. She is really a peerless beauty, and the other two are so fond of you?"
"Of course she is a beauty, but unfortunately she is also a fool."
As he spoke, he told Zhan Zhao what happened a few years ago: "Seeing how we hit it off so well, my brother told you that, but you can't tell others."
Yuan Zhen's surname was not Yuan, but Li.He was a child picked up by old man Li from outside. Because old man Li and his wife were both old and had no children, they treated this picked child like a precious treasure and loved him very much.
It's just that the Li family is too poor, the husband and wife live frugally, and provide for the adopted son with everything that is good, and use the money squeezed out from frugality to let him go to school.When Yuan Zhen was young, he still knew how to be filial to his parents, but later on in school, compared with his classmates, he was always the most downcast and poor one, and he was always pushed out by his classmates, and he gradually developed resentment towards his adoptive parents.
Later, when he grew up, he listened to the discussion of his classmates, and saw that the old man Li and his wife were nearly eighty years old, and they could not give birth to his son, so he confirmed in his heart that the old man Li and his wife were not his biological parents. It is to blame and complain, and often take the family's money to go out to eat, drink and play, but they don't look good at the old man Li.
"So unfilial!"
Hearing half of Zhan Zhao slapping the table, it startled passers-by A and B to jump.Seeing that he acted too aggressively, Zhan Zhao hurriedly said: "This Yuan Zhen is really hateful, I can't help but listen to it. Brother, please continue."
"It's not just you, everyone in our town thinks he is like this. Old man Li has worked hard for 20 years, but he never expected to raise a white-eyed wolf."
Once Yuan Zhen disappeared for a while, the old man Li was still angry with his son, thinking that what he said was too heartless, because there was no blood relationship, Yuan Zhen said that he had nothing to do with the old man Li, and even forgot the kindness of the 20 years of nurturing. up.
Old man Li slapped him in a moment of impatience. Although Yuan Zhen returned it later, it was considered a breakup, and he disappeared the next day.But the old man Li was very anxious, and he followed his wife to find him. After a while, Yuan Zhen came back again, and brought a beautiful girl with him.
The girl called herself Hui Niang, and said that she was rescued by Yuan Zhen and followed him to be his wife.It's just that anyone with insight in the town can tell that the girl behaves politely and speaks as if she has read the book, she doesn't look like a girl who can be raised by a small family.
Although Yuan Zhen still treated the old man Li and his wife badly, at least with Hui Niang on the side to reconcile, it was considered harmonious.
After a few days of peaceful life, a group of people broke into Li's house, looted and took away all the valuables of Li's house, saying that Yuan Zhen had borrowed gambling debts abroad, and if he couldn't pay it back, he would take the family's money. Things to pay off.Poor old man Li and his wife, they have to suffer this crime when they are old.That group rushed in in a daze, took whatever they saw, knocked over Old Man Li in a reckless move, knocked his head on the stone, and died.
Once the old man Li died, the old lady in his family couldn't live anymore, and the whole family ended up being ruined.It's just that the group of people still hasn't stopped, saying that the money owed must be paid back, otherwise Yuan Zhen's arm will be cut off.Naturally, Hui Niang couldn't bear her husband's behavior. In addition, Yuan Zhen begged hard and gave her an idea. In the end, Hui Niang sold herself into Chunxiang Building as the top card, and the money she sold herself paid for Yuan Zhen's gambling debts.
In fact, when the matter came to an end, everyone guessed that most of the so-called debtors were found by Yuan Zhen himself. A nice girl like Hui Niang followed him, but in the end she ended up selling herself in a brothel.
"Do you know what Yuan Zhen told me behind the scenes?"
Brother A, a passer-by, quietly glanced around, as if he was telling a secret about a major national event, and said, "Then Hui Niang was originally a lady from a wealthy family, and she eloped with him to Yongshui after Yuan Zhen's provocation. town.
Afterwards, Yuan Zhen said that this matter was the woman's fault, because Hui Niang was so beautiful.Since ancient times, women who are too beautiful have always played the role of disastrous to the country and the people, such as Su Daji in the period of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, Baosi in the period of King You of Zhou, Yang Yuhuan in the period of Tang Xuanzong, these ancient emperors were all confused by women's beauty to the point of desolation The government is defeated and the country perishes.He Yuan Zhen is just an ordinary person, so naturally he cannot avoid being tempted.
He only blamed Hui Niang for his crimes, thinking she was too beautiful and seductive, so much so that he picked himself off completely. "
The man who can say such a call is really a shameless hypocrite!
"and after?"
Zhan Zhao hurriedly asked the following.
Later, Hui Niang entered Chunxiang Building and became the number one flower girl there. Yuan Zhen went to see her every now and then, and said some sweet words to coax people, but Hui Niang actually forgave him. I saved it for Yuan Zhenhua's use. Later, Yuan Zhen packed his bags and said that he would go to the capital to take the exam. This trip lasted for a year and a half. At the beginning, there were still letters, but then there was no news at all.
Hui Niang waited for a long time for no letter from Yuan Zhen, fearing that something might happen to him on the way, so she tried her best to escape from the brothel.
"I guess her journey must be extremely risky. Even if she saves her life and reaches the capital, I'm afraid she won't get what she wants."
In the end, Brother A, a passer-by, shook his head and sighed, giving such a conclusion.
Zhan Zhao saw the news he wanted, so he invited the two of them to drink tea with a smile, and said some gossip before leaving.
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Ever since Bao Zheng mentioned Huiniang's name in front of Yuan Zhen, he has been restless, fearing that the matter will be revealed, and all the glory and wealth will be gone by then.
But Hui Niang was dead, even if Bao Zheng looked for evidence, he couldn't find him.On the one hand, Yuan Zhen was sure that Bao Zheng could not find any evidence, on the other hand, he was also frightened and terrified, facing the Pei family's father and daughter, he was also trembling and at a loss.
In the evening of that day, Pei Liangyu and Yuan Zhen played a round of chess under the lamp, and the husband and wife talked about reciting poems and painting. Naturally, Yuan Zhen borrowed ancient love poems to coax Pei Liangyu, laughing and making love .
After going on like this for a long time, seeing the moon rise, it was getting late, and they were discussing about washing up and going to bed.The girl suddenly ran over, blessed the two of them, and said: "Master Bao from Kaifeng Mansion is here again, and he said that he wants to send Miss and Uncle to go there together."
Pei Liangyu's smiling face stopped, glanced at Yuan Zhen, and asked the girl: "It's so late...what does the master say?"
"Master didn't say anything, he just asked his slaves to invite Miss and Uncle. It's just..." The little girl stopped here, apparently she had something to say but couldn't get it out of her mouth.
Pei Liangyu said urgently: "What are you dawdling about, just say it!"
"It's just that the master's face is very strange, and he looks very angry. I hadn't finished washing up when I met the lady and uncle, so I wanted to tell the master to wait a little longer, and I didn't want the master to be angry."
This is a strange thing, Pei Zan has always loved his daughter the most, but this time he got angry because the girl mentioned her daughter, this is unprecedented.
Yuan Zhen put his hand on Pei Liangyu's waist, and seeing her stiffen when she heard that Pei Zan got angry, he thought her attitude towards her father was sad, so she comforted her: "It must be that Father was pissed off by that blackie, not I intend to attack you. Don't be sad."
Pei Liangyu looked up at Yuan Zhen's gentle face, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, mixed with other things, Yuan Zhen was taken aback when he saw something flashed in his mind, but he couldn't think of it for a while. stand up.
"I don't want to go, you go and tell your father, just say that I am dizzy and have fallen asleep."
Pei Liangyu's sudden remark made Yuan Zhen wonder what to say, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, then you have a good rest, I'll go and talk to my lord father."
After speaking, he asked Pei Liangyu's personal maid to take good care of the young lady, and came to the front hall by himself.
Just like last time, Bao Zheng and Pei Zan sat in the hall, but there was a white-faced scholar and a red-clothed guard beside them.The white-faced scholar is Gongsun Ce, and the red-clothed bodyguard is Zhan Zhao, the imperial cat personally appointed by the emperor. Yuan Zhen has met these two people before.
After entering the door, Yuan Zhen bowed to the two sitting in the hall, and then asked Pei Zan: "Father, I don't know what it means to call my son-in-law here?"
"Why didn't you see Liang Yu?" Seeing that Pei Liangyu was not with him, Pei Zan immediately asked.
Yuan Zhen could almost hear the anger in Pei Zan's tone immediately, and he didn't understand why he had such an attitude when talking about Liang Yu, which was not at all like a loving father who treats his daughter well on weekdays.
"The lady said she was unwell and had already fallen asleep. It's not convenient to come here, so I asked my son-in-law to wait for her to say sorry to Mrs. Bao."
Hearing what he said, Bao Zheng glanced at Zhan Zhao, and Zhan Zhao immediately left the hall door and walked towards the backyard knowingly, Pei Zanduan sat there without saying a word.
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When the others found something interesting to chat with, the princess pulled Pei Liangyu to sit down.Pei Liangyu saw that there were some mild and sweet fruit wines on the table, but the princess didn't touch it, she just asked someone to fill a jug of berry juice, and poured it in small sips.
"These are some light and sweet fruit wines, not too strong. Why did the princess change the taste and drink this?"
The princess poured a cup for Pei Liangyu, Pei Liangyu tasted it, it was sweet and sour.It's just that the sour taste overwhelms the sweet taste, which she doesn't like.The princess saw that she covered her mouth with a veil sourly. Although she didn't see the exaggerated form of her grinning, she could tell that she really didn't like her just by looking at her eyes.
"Recently, the taste has changed a lot, and I like sour. So I asked the kitchen to change the taste of most of the food, but I still feel that my appetite is not good, and I often think of what to eat. When the food is brought up next, I lose my appetite again. .”
Pei Liangyu's heart moved, and said: "Since this is the case, the imperial doctor has been invited, I think the princess's situation is very happy."
The princess didn't have much surprise on her face, instead there was a bit of pride and joy between her brows. She stretched out her hand to gently stroke her lower abdomen, and said to Pei Liangyu with a smile, "Thank you for your auspicious words, it's just joy. I have invited you a few days ago. Imperial doctor, it has been confirmed."
"It's no wonder that when I came here, I saw the prince's son-in-law smiling all the time, and I thought he was going to be a father, so I was very happy." Pei Liangyu smiled and saw the joy on the princess's face.
"What about you? We got married not too long apart, so you should have news by now, but have you invited a doctor?"
The princess herself was pregnant, and she was happy, so she also wondered if there was any news from her friend.Pei Liangyu kept smiling, but a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, which quickly disappeared.
"This kind of thing still has to do everything according to the destiny. I probably don't have the blessing of a princess."
Pei Liangyu's tone was lost, and the princess hurriedly comforted her: "You don't have to worry, it will happen sooner or later. But it's good for us to make some preparations in private. I just hired an imperial doctor with excellent medical skills from the emperor's brother. Why don't I call him Come to help you take a look, take some medicine to recuperate, and there will be good news sooner."
Pei Liangyu hastily declined: "Don't dare to bother the princess, I'm not in a hurry now, it's just that the princess is so curious. It's often said that pregnant women are moody and picky about many things. I feel strange in my heart , How can it be different from usual? That's why I thought about asking."
The princess smiled and said: "You said it like this, I am right. I have indeed lost my temper with the son-in-law a lot in the past few days. After calming down and thinking about it carefully, I still feel strange. Fortunately, the son-in-law is honest, so what should I say? Listen, that's why I feel more and more embarrassed."
Speaking of this, the princess's face is full of happiness.
After the banquet, everyone left the son-in-law's mansion and went home. When they got into the carriage, Yuan Zhen saw that Pei Liangyu was sitting opposite him without saying a word, and thought she was in a bad mood, so he thoughtfully said: "What did the lady say to the princess today?"
Pei Liangyu cast a sideways glance at Yuan Zhen, and that glance flashed past, which startled Yuan Zhen greatly. When he was about to look at Pei Liangyu, he turned his gaze away, opened a little curtain and looked towards the street.
"Miss, do you have something on your mind? I see that you have been ignoring me these days, sometimes gentle and sometimes indifferent. If I have done something wrong, you can just tell me, so sullen and angry. How can you feel better?"
Yuan Zhen carefully stepped forward and pressed Pei Liangyu's shoulder, seeing that although she was not happy, her expression softened.
He also said some jokes to make her happy, and finally the carriage stopped at the Shangshu Mansion, and Yuan Zhen supported Pei Liangyu down.The two of them went to see their father Pei Zan first, talked with him about some homely things, and returned to their room after dinner.
Speaking of which, Pei Liangyu had been treating Yuan Zhen with a neither yin nor yang attitude for some days. At that time, Yuan Zhen thought that he had done something wrong, but he just said a few good words and the other party had already softened his heart. With a face, his attitude towards him has become even worse than last time.
Yuan Zhen was born in a poor family, and finally got the chance to get No.3 in the scientific examination, and was the second place with No.2.Being favored by Lord Shangshu, Pei Zan invited him into the mansion as a guest for two days, let his daughter secretly watch him, and decided to let him be the son-in-law of Shangshu's mansion when he was satisfied.
And Pei Liangyu is a lady of every family, and her every move is gentle and quiet. Yuan Zhen and her have become husband and wife, and the two enjoy reciting poems and painting every day.It's just that for some reason, Pei Liangyu has changed a lot recently. Yuan Zhenshen was afraid that she would know something, so he sent someone to inquire secretly.
Now that the matter has been resolved, Yuan Zhen thought that Pei Liangyu didn't explain it clearly, which meant that although she blamed him for concealing it, she still couldn't bear him, so she lost her temper from time to time.
The maid who served the couple retreated after washing up. Yuan Zhen lay carefully beside Pei Liangyu, and sighed when she saw her turn her back and ignore him.
"Miss, you have done so much for your husband, and you don't say it's good or bad, how can I change it?"
During the day, Yuan Zhen drank and chatted with the son-in-law and others. When they mentioned that the princess was pregnant, the son-in-law had a smug smile on his face.They were considered to be married at the same time, the princess was pregnant, but Pei Liangyu lost his temper with him and refused to touch her for a long time.Yuan Zhenxin was worried, so he thought that it would be good to have a child tied up, and it would also strengthen his position in the Shangshu's mansion.
Thinking of this, he became more and more determined to coax Pei Liangyu back.
Pei Liangyu originally turned her back to him, but after hearing Yuan Zhen say a lot of good things, she finally turned around to face him.
"You're telling the truth?"
"Of course it's the truth. As long as you don't treat me hot and cold like this, I will do whatever you want." Yuan Zhen immediately swore to promise that seeing what Pei Liangyu said, it meant that things had turned for the better.
As a woman, her ears are soft, and her heart will be moved after a few sweet words.
Yuan Zhen smiled and heard Pei Liangyu ask: "Do you still love your wife?"
"What did you say? Isn't my wife..." Yuan Zhen suddenly knew that Pei Liangyu was not talking about herself, and the words she wanted to say got stuck in her throat, her eyes flickered, but she quickly came to her senses and coaxed Pei Liangyu said: "My wife is only you, and Yuan Zhen will only have you as his wife in this life."
The oath is like an incorruptible stone, sonorous and powerful.
Pei Liangyu was in a daze for a moment, then her voice sank: "I'm afraid this is not the first time I've said this."
Yuan Zhen paused, remembering that he had indeed said this to others before, but the past is over, and those who are of no use to him have long been forgotten, and now he must be liked by Pei Liangyu, only the position of the son-in-law of the Shangshu Mansion is firmly established, The future will be bright.
Also from a poor background, he was already no match for a son-in-law who could marry a princess, so he could no longer subdue Pei Liangyu.Therefore, he tried his best to coax Pei Liangyu with endless sweet words.
In the end, Pei Liangyu half pushed and half agreed, and the two became happy.Yuan Zhen, who was excited, did not notice the teardrops falling from Pei Liangyu's eyes. The teardrops fell on the pillow cover and disappeared in an instant, leaving only a small mark.
Thinking that he was forgiven by Pei Liangyu, Yuan Zhen was always smiling early in the morning, and he even took an eyebrow pencil to draw eyebrows for his wife like the ancients.
The two were arguing, and suddenly someone came from the front hall to pass the message.
"The master said that there are guests, and he wants my uncle to go and accompany him."
Pei Liangyu frowned: "So early?"
Yuan Zhen finished the last stroke with a smile, looked at the beauty in the mirror, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Mrs. De."
Pei Liangyu covered her mouth and smiled softly, and said coquettishly, "You're the only one who talks poorly."
"Since my father summoned me, I will go to the front to have a look first. You don't have to wait for me for breakfast. Just tell the people below if you want to eat. I think you have lost weight recently. If this continues, my father will blame me for not taking good care of you." gone."
Seeing that he wanted to continue talking, Pei Liangyu could only push him with a smile, and said, "If you're nagging like this, don't hurry up. Be careful, father is in a hurry."
Only then did Yuan Zhen step out of the door.
Pei Liangyu didn't see Yuan Zhen coming back after breakfast, so she asked the girl below: "Do you know who the guest is today?"
The little maid immediately replied: "It's Master Bao from Kaifeng Mansion."
Pei Liangyu shook his hand holding the tea, the tea spilled out and wet his clothes.The little girl was startled, she blamed herself and begged the young lady for forgiveness, and went to get new clothes for her to change into.
Pei Liangyu waved off the clothes handed over by the girl, and ran into the bedroom with a panicked expression.
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Yuan Zhen went to Pei Zan's living room, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the well-known Mr. Bao sitting opposite his father-in-law, and the two were talking about something.Seeing him passing by, Pei Zan immediately smiled and waved, and introduced to Bao Zheng: "This is my son-in-law Yuan Zhen, Yuan Zhen, I haven't come to meet Lord Bao yet."
For some reason, seeing Bao Zheng sitting there with a solemn face, Yuan Zhen felt inexplicably guilty, and an ominous premonition quietly enveloped himself.
Bao Zheng took a closer look at Yuan Zhen, and he was indeed a handsome man with a romantic appearance.
The two sides met each other, and Bao Zheng asked Yuan Zhen where his hometown was, and Yuan Zhen told them one by one.
"Can Mr. Yuan recognize Hui Niang?"
Bao Zheng's sudden question startled Yuan Zhen and made him unprepared.The change in expression was too obvious, so he forced a smile to save him: "I've never heard of it, why did Mr. Bao say such a thing?"
Pei Zan also sensed something was wrong, and asked Bao Zheng: "Master Bao is here today, maybe there is something wrong, why don't you explain it to the old man?"
Seeing that Yuan Zhen's eyes were erratic and unsteady, Bao Zheng obviously lied.I have already confirmed some points in my heart, but the evidence is not sufficient, and I can only speak out to test.
Pei Zan was not happy, so Bao Zheng could only cup his hands and said: "Just because there is a case involving this woman named Hui Niang, I see that this woman is from the same town as Yuan Xianggong, so there is no other meaning to asking."
Yuan Zhen clenched his palms secretly, and sweat broke out on his forehead unknowingly.Hearing what Bao Zheng said, he was certain that he had no evidence, and his heart immediately relaxed a lot.He stepped forward and said to Bao Zheng and Pei Zan with a smile: "There are so many people in my hometown, how can I know everyone. Mr. Bao is too worried."
Bao Zheng stared at Yuan Zhen with eyes that could see through the world, until he felt guilty and broke out in a cold sweat, then he turned and cupped his hands to bid farewell to Pei Zan.After Bao Zheng left, Pei Zan put away the smile on his face, looked at Yuan Zhen and asked, "Since Bao Gong came here to ask you, it must be true. You really don't know that Hui Niang?" woman?"
Yuan Zhen's father-in-law has a serious personality, and only when he is with his daughter can he show a somewhat loving father's appearance. On weekdays, he rarely talks with Yuan Zhen in a harmonious manner. father.
Yuan Zhenxin was also afraid of his father-in-law. When he saw him asking himself, because of his previous experience, he answered more naturally this time: "How can my son lie to my father? I really don't recognize him. My father knows about the situation in my son's family. How do you know a woman?"
Seeing his decisiveness, Pei Zan's doubts disappeared.He said again: "Since you don't know each other, let's stop here. Go and accompany Liang Yu. I see that she rarely laughs these days. You are newly married, so you should spend more time with her."
Yuan Zhen immediately agreed.
Coming out of Pei Zan, Yuan Zhen didn't go directly to Pei Liangyu, but went into the study alone.
Randomly dug out a collection of poems, looked at it, but the memory in my mind went back to the past unconsciously.
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"I heard that you have two opinions, so I decided to break up with each other. I hope to have one heart and one heart, and the white head will not be separated...Master, if you become that Sima Xiangru in the future, how can I deal with myself?"
Hui Niang always loves to hurt the spring and the autumn. Seeing Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun's love, thinking of herself, she can't help worrying about the future.
Yuan Zhen had no choice but to reassure himself of his sincerity, and said: "You always think too much. The doctor said that thinking too much is not good for your health. These future things have not happened yet, so thinking too much is useless. Let's just enjoy the present now. If you are always worrying about the future, how can you live on? Tell me, is this the truth?"
Yuan Zhen has a good mouth, and it was because of his mouth and handsome appearance that he deceived Hui Niang.
"Since I left everything behind and followed you, I naturally believed in you. But who can say clearly what will happen in the future? But we have been married, and I am the daughter-in-law of your Yuan family no matter what, life or death Too!"
Hui Niang said that she was very serious here.
In the past, Yuan Zhen only said that she was just talking, whether she was the daughter-in-law of the Yuan family or whether he had the final say.
He originally thought that the matter had been settled, but he didn't want Bao Zheng to mention Hui Niang when he came here today. Who else would know about Hui Niang besides him?Even if Pei Liangyu found out later, she would never disclose the matter to the outside world, so Yuan Zhen wondered why Bao Zheng knew about Hui Niang.
Sitting in the study for a long time in a daze, I still can't sort out my thoughts.
Suddenly the door of the room was slammed open, Yuan Zhen's contemplation was interrupted, and his anger came up for a while, and it didn't seem that the person scolded the other party savagely. After he vented his anger, he looked at the person with his eyes But it was Pei Liangyu's personal girl, standing there with a pale face, apparently fainted by Yuan Zhen's scolding.
"Hey, what's the matter?"
Yuan Zhen also felt that he had lost his composure, and changed the expression on his face to a gentle and gentle smile, as if his gaffe just now was just another person's dazzle.
The girl can't really argue with the master about these things, so she just pretended that what happened just now didn't exist, and said to Yuan Zhen: "It's Miss, Miss asked my uncle to go over."
"Did you tell me what's wrong with me?"
Yuan Zhen got up and put down the books in his hand, went out of the room and asked the girl what Pei Liangyu was so anxious about.It's just that the girl's mouth is very tight, she only said that the young lady is looking for the uncle, and she doesn't say much about the rest.
Yuan Zhen also had no choice but to give up. Although he is now the son-in-law of the Shangshu Mansion, it is just that he has not been in the mansion for a long time, and the girls and servants below seem to listen to him, but they are not convinced in their attitudes. There is no rush for this matter. Take your time.
When Yuan Zhen approached his and Pei Liangyu's bedroom, he saw a few people outside the window sill were busy. When he took a closer look, he realized that these servants were discussing how to cut down the peach blossom tree in front of the window.
"What's the matter? Are you going to cut down the tree?"
This peach blossom tree does not bear fruit, it is only an ornamental type, and it has been planted for some years.Pei Liangyu usually likes to stand in front of the window and look at the tree to recite poems and paint pictures. Although this habit has changed a little later, she still often invites Yuan Zhen to stand in front of the peach tree and say some poetic and picturesque couple's love stories.
I don't know why I got angry and cut it down today.
"Are you distressed?"
Pei Liangyu said such inexplicable words for no reason, causing Yuan Zhen to be confused for a while, but he has always been used to being low-key, and whenever the other party loses his temper, he will take the fault on himself, and this time is no exception.
"Why, I feel sorry for my lady, why do you suddenly think of cutting down trees?"
Yuan Zhen was not sure about Pei Liangyu's yin and yang personality, which was obviously not the case before they got married. Could it be that he became so weird and uncertain because he knew about Hui Niang?
Thinking of this, Yuan Zhen was upset for a while.
"Okay, you all go down."
Yuan Zhen felt that he had to have a good talk with Pei Liangyu, otherwise how would he be a husband and wife if this continues?
Not caring about making the other party angry, Yuan Zhenhu kicked out all the maids and servants in the courtyard with a face, and then looked at Pei Liangyu and said: "Say what you have to say, let's be open and honest, always keep it in my heart to you I'm not fine. You see, these days your attitude towards me is always yin and yang, how can you be as virtuous and virtuous as you were when we just met?"
Pei Liangyu waved his hands, glared at Yuan Zhen, and said, "Do you really want a virtuous and virtuous lady? What you want is the power and wealth of the Shangshu Mansion, as long as you don't have these, you will soon be abandoned. Hui Niang abandoned me!"
Pei Liangyu's attitude was very intense and her mood was very unstable.
Yuan Zhen heaved a sigh of relief when she heard her scolding aloud, as long as she can speak out, she can find a solution.
Thinking of stepping forward and hugging Pei Liangyu into his arms to comfort him, he said, "Who said that what I like in my heart is you, not power and wealth. As for... Hui Niang, if I say that I have no feelings for her at all, That's a lie to you. It's just that it's a thing of the past after all, you know, I'm wrong about it, but I'm a disciple of the Son of Heaven, and I'm the second best bestowed by the Holy Spirit, how can I have a woman from a brothel as my wife ? If it spreads out, what does the Holy One think of me?"
The wonderful thing about Yuan Zhen's words is that he will neither blame himself nor blame others.Although she said that Hui Niang was a brothel girl, she only mentioned the benefits of Hui Niang to him, and never mentioned the disadvantages, but every sentence implied that this identity did not match her second place status.
In the end, the outcome of the matter comes down to fate. It is fate that has created the current situation. There is really nothing we can do except regret and regret.
Pei Liangyu was obviously moved by the persuasion, and her originally agitated mood calmed down, and when she looked at Yuan Zhen again, she didn't blame and resent her so much.
In the end, he sighed and said: "Let me just believe you for the last time. From now on, let's not look at the past but only look at the future. No one should mention these sad things again, okay?"
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Let's talk about the Kaifeng mansion, Bao Zheng only listened to the wronged soul's side story, the evidence is not sufficient.Although talking about this matter with Pei Zan will definitely benefit the progress of the case, it's just that it may scare the snake, and the second is also afraid that Pei Zan will not believe it. After all, this matter is too unimaginable, and it is hard for ordinary people to believe it at first glance.
Therefore, Bao Zheng entrusted Zhan Zhao with the secret investigation of the news. Zhan Zhao was a master of martial arts, and rushed to Yuan Zhen's hometown after a while.
After rushing all the way into Yongshui Town, Zhan Zhao stood on the crowded street, first went to the bun shop to buy some meat buns, and when his stomach stopped singing empty city tricks, he led Ma Chaoren to inquire about Yuan Zhen's news.
I asked a few people, and as soon as he mentioned Yuan Zhen's name, everyone waved their hands again and again, as if they didn't want to talk more.Besides, Hui Niang, everyone was in a state of moaning and sighing.
Zhan Zhao saw that it was really not a good idea to stand on the street and ask pedestrians, so he first went to an inn to settle in temporarily, and then walked on the street alone.When Zhan Zhao was not in the Kaifeng government office, he wore a blue long gown and held a saber in his hand.Compared with the majesty and justice of his usual red official uniform, this is a bit more romantic and suave from the rivers and lakes.
With Zhan Zhao's romantic appearance, he also attracted a lot of attention along the way.
After he figured out the topography of the whole town, he found a teahouse where ordinary people like to chat most.
The story told by the storyteller is exactly how Yumao Zhanzhao punished the strong and helped the weak, and how he helped Master Bao of Kaifeng settle the case. Speaking of these, it is inevitable to talk about Yumao’s handsome appearance and gentleman like jade. He boasted that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth, and by the way, he also pulled out the five rats of the empty island.
Zhan Zhao shook his head when he heard it, but saw a piece of silver suddenly thrown from the second floor, and it landed firmly on the desk in front of the storyteller, making a dang sound.Everyone was listening with gusto, when they were interrupted by this sudden blow, they immediately widened their eyes to find out who was so rich and ignorant.
But he saw a white figure on the second floor near the railing, pouring wine for himself in an orderly manner.
"Thank you, sir, for your reward."
The storyteller fixed his eyes on the silver, wiped it with the sleeve at hand, immediately put the silver into his pocket with a smile on his face, and thanked the second floor.
"I heard you say it's so lively, maybe you've seen it before?"
"Young people don't have that kind of luck, but I just heard what others said."
The storyteller returned to him with a smile when he heard the man's casual tone.
The man got up and turned to the other people in the lobby. His movements were quick and light, and he turned forward while leaning on the railing, and landed steadily on the storytelling platform on the first floor.
I saw that the man had a pair of peach-blossom eyes, and when he looked at people, there was always a sense of contempt. However, he was handsome in life, and he looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Showing his arrogance, he really is a beautiful young man in gorgeous clothes, which makes people unable to turn their eyes away.
"Oh. So you just heard about it, how did you conclude that Bai Yutang is no match for that Zhan Zhao?"
The boy's voice had a slight tail, which made people sound susu numb.
"Hey, don't you know? This mouse can't beat a cat! Do you think that's the reason?"
Hearing his nonsense, the boy couldn't help laughing.When he smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were wide open, and he was more handsome and coquettish than when he was not smiling, which made the storyteller dumbfounded.
But the young man flung his sleeves and flew out the door. Everyone was stunned by the lightness of his decision. Show everyone the little milk cat in his hand.
The little milk cat is still very small, only as big as his palm, and when he picked it up so mercilessly, its white belly and four struggling little paws faced everyone, and its little mouth showed pink Small tongue, still calling "Help" with "Meow".
"This is the royal cat you mentioned. I can catch a lot of it for you in a day." After saying that, he threw the little milk cat into the storyteller's arms, turned around and walked out in the eyes of everyone.
Zhan Zhao watched the whole process from the sidelines, and couldn't help but bow his head and smile when he saw the young man's behavior.
Just as he lowered his head, he suddenly heard the name of Yuan Zhen mentioned by the two people chatting on the table next to him, and he strained his ears to listen.
"I see that the girls in Chunxiang Building are no match for each other since Hui Niang left. It's a pity that such a person has followed someone like Yuan Zhen. It's really a waste." Passerby A tut tsk.
Seeing him shaking his head and sighing, passer-by B stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Look at this guy, Yuan Zhen, I can see clearly, he has a smooth tongue, and he is really good at speaking, otherwise how could he deceive a girl and follow him?" Where did he elope?"
"If you want to tell me, this Hui Niang is enough... actually listened to him and went to the brothel to collect money for him to rush for the exam!"
"However, such a woman is indeed admirable. It's just a trick of good fortune. Yuan Zhen will never return, and she has wasted a lot of painstaking efforts."
While the two were talking, a person suddenly stood in front of the table. When they looked up, they were all shocked. If the young man who had just left the door was handsome and handsome, the young man in blue clothes and holding a sword in front of him was gentle. Ruyu, smile spring breeze.I saw him clasping his hands and saluting to the two, he asked: "Your Majesty, I just heard the two brothers talk, can I get some news?"
Beauty's speech is always very useful, so Zhan Zhao can sit in their place.Zhan Zhao is used to walking in the rivers and lakes, he knows the way of talking nonsense when meeting people and ghosts, and he soon got along with the two of them.
Finding the right time, Zhan Zhao asked about the Hui Niang they were talking about.It would be inappropriate for him to ask Yuan Zhen directly, but seeing that the two were very excited about Chunxiang Tower, he picked a topic that they were interested in.
"My little brother looked at a good-looking talent, and unexpectedly he is also a flirtatious person. But unfortunately, if you had appeared two years earlier, it would not be the turn of the boy Yuan Zhen."
As soon as he mentioned Huiniang, Zhan Zhao immediately asked with a smile, "I just heard what you said about Huiniang. She is really a peerless beauty, and the other two are so fond of you?"
"Of course she is a beauty, but unfortunately she is also a fool."
As he spoke, he told Zhan Zhao what happened a few years ago: "Seeing how we hit it off so well, my brother told you that, but you can't tell others."
Yuan Zhen's surname was not Yuan, but Li.He was a child picked up by old man Li from outside. Because old man Li and his wife were both old and had no children, they treated this picked child like a precious treasure and loved him very much.
It's just that the Li family is too poor, the husband and wife live frugally, and provide for the adopted son with everything that is good, and use the money squeezed out from frugality to let him go to school.When Yuan Zhen was young, he still knew how to be filial to his parents, but later on in school, compared with his classmates, he was always the most downcast and poor one, and he was always pushed out by his classmates, and he gradually developed resentment towards his adoptive parents.
Later, when he grew up, he listened to the discussion of his classmates, and saw that the old man Li and his wife were nearly eighty years old, and they could not give birth to his son, so he confirmed in his heart that the old man Li and his wife were not his biological parents. It is to blame and complain, and often take the family's money to go out to eat, drink and play, but they don't look good at the old man Li.
"So unfilial!"
Hearing half of Zhan Zhao slapping the table, it startled passers-by A and B to jump.Seeing that he acted too aggressively, Zhan Zhao hurriedly said: "This Yuan Zhen is really hateful, I can't help but listen to it. Brother, please continue."
"It's not just you, everyone in our town thinks he is like this. Old man Li has worked hard for 20 years, but he never expected to raise a white-eyed wolf."
Once Yuan Zhen disappeared for a while, the old man Li was still angry with his son, thinking that what he said was too heartless, because there was no blood relationship, Yuan Zhen said that he had nothing to do with the old man Li, and even forgot the kindness of the 20 years of nurturing. up.
Old man Li slapped him in a moment of impatience. Although Yuan Zhen returned it later, it was considered a breakup, and he disappeared the next day.But the old man Li was very anxious, and he followed his wife to find him. After a while, Yuan Zhen came back again, and brought a beautiful girl with him.
The girl called herself Hui Niang, and said that she was rescued by Yuan Zhen and followed him to be his wife.It's just that anyone with insight in the town can tell that the girl behaves politely and speaks as if she has read the book, she doesn't look like a girl who can be raised by a small family.
Although Yuan Zhen still treated the old man Li and his wife badly, at least with Hui Niang on the side to reconcile, it was considered harmonious.
After a few days of peaceful life, a group of people broke into Li's house, looted and took away all the valuables of Li's house, saying that Yuan Zhen had borrowed gambling debts abroad, and if he couldn't pay it back, he would take the family's money. Things to pay off.Poor old man Li and his wife, they have to suffer this crime when they are old.That group rushed in in a daze, took whatever they saw, knocked over Old Man Li in a reckless move, knocked his head on the stone, and died.
Once the old man Li died, the old lady in his family couldn't live anymore, and the whole family ended up being ruined.It's just that the group of people still hasn't stopped, saying that the money owed must be paid back, otherwise Yuan Zhen's arm will be cut off.Naturally, Hui Niang couldn't bear her husband's behavior. In addition, Yuan Zhen begged hard and gave her an idea. In the end, Hui Niang sold herself into Chunxiang Building as the top card, and the money she sold herself paid for Yuan Zhen's gambling debts.
In fact, when the matter came to an end, everyone guessed that most of the so-called debtors were found by Yuan Zhen himself. A nice girl like Hui Niang followed him, but in the end she ended up selling herself in a brothel.
"Do you know what Yuan Zhen told me behind the scenes?"
Brother A, a passer-by, quietly glanced around, as if he was telling a secret about a major national event, and said, "Then Hui Niang was originally a lady from a wealthy family, and she eloped with him to Yongshui after Yuan Zhen's provocation. town.
Afterwards, Yuan Zhen said that this matter was the woman's fault, because Hui Niang was so beautiful.Since ancient times, women who are too beautiful have always played the role of disastrous to the country and the people, such as Su Daji in the period of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, Baosi in the period of King You of Zhou, Yang Yuhuan in the period of Tang Xuanzong, these ancient emperors were all confused by women's beauty to the point of desolation The government is defeated and the country perishes.He Yuan Zhen is just an ordinary person, so naturally he cannot avoid being tempted.
He only blamed Hui Niang for his crimes, thinking she was too beautiful and seductive, so much so that he picked himself off completely. "
The man who can say such a call is really a shameless hypocrite!
"and after?"
Zhan Zhao hurriedly asked the following.
Later, Hui Niang entered Chunxiang Building and became the number one flower girl there. Yuan Zhen went to see her every now and then, and said some sweet words to coax people, but Hui Niang actually forgave him. I saved it for Yuan Zhenhua's use. Later, Yuan Zhen packed his bags and said that he would go to the capital to take the exam. This trip lasted for a year and a half. At the beginning, there were still letters, but then there was no news at all.
Hui Niang waited for a long time for no letter from Yuan Zhen, fearing that something might happen to him on the way, so she tried her best to escape from the brothel.
"I guess her journey must be extremely risky. Even if she saves her life and reaches the capital, I'm afraid she won't get what she wants."
In the end, Brother A, a passer-by, shook his head and sighed, giving such a conclusion.
Zhan Zhao saw the news he wanted, so he invited the two of them to drink tea with a smile, and said some gossip before leaving.
…………
Ever since Bao Zheng mentioned Huiniang's name in front of Yuan Zhen, he has been restless, fearing that the matter will be revealed, and all the glory and wealth will be gone by then.
But Hui Niang was dead, even if Bao Zheng looked for evidence, he couldn't find him.On the one hand, Yuan Zhen was sure that Bao Zheng could not find any evidence, on the other hand, he was also frightened and terrified, facing the Pei family's father and daughter, he was also trembling and at a loss.
In the evening of that day, Pei Liangyu and Yuan Zhen played a round of chess under the lamp, and the husband and wife talked about reciting poems and painting. Naturally, Yuan Zhen borrowed ancient love poems to coax Pei Liangyu, laughing and making love .
After going on like this for a long time, seeing the moon rise, it was getting late, and they were discussing about washing up and going to bed.The girl suddenly ran over, blessed the two of them, and said: "Master Bao from Kaifeng Mansion is here again, and he said that he wants to send Miss and Uncle to go there together."
Pei Liangyu's smiling face stopped, glanced at Yuan Zhen, and asked the girl: "It's so late...what does the master say?"
"Master didn't say anything, he just asked his slaves to invite Miss and Uncle. It's just..." The little girl stopped here, apparently she had something to say but couldn't get it out of her mouth.
Pei Liangyu said urgently: "What are you dawdling about, just say it!"
"It's just that the master's face is very strange, and he looks very angry. I hadn't finished washing up when I met the lady and uncle, so I wanted to tell the master to wait a little longer, and I didn't want the master to be angry."
This is a strange thing, Pei Zan has always loved his daughter the most, but this time he got angry because the girl mentioned her daughter, this is unprecedented.
Yuan Zhen put his hand on Pei Liangyu's waist, and seeing her stiffen when she heard that Pei Zan got angry, he thought her attitude towards her father was sad, so she comforted her: "It must be that Father was pissed off by that blackie, not I intend to attack you. Don't be sad."
Pei Liangyu looked up at Yuan Zhen's gentle face, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, mixed with other things, Yuan Zhen was taken aback when he saw something flashed in his mind, but he couldn't think of it for a while. stand up.
"I don't want to go, you go and tell your father, just say that I am dizzy and have fallen asleep."
Pei Liangyu's sudden remark made Yuan Zhen wonder what to say, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, then you have a good rest, I'll go and talk to my lord father."
After speaking, he asked Pei Liangyu's personal maid to take good care of the young lady, and came to the front hall by himself.
Just like last time, Bao Zheng and Pei Zan sat in the hall, but there was a white-faced scholar and a red-clothed guard beside them.The white-faced scholar is Gongsun Ce, and the red-clothed bodyguard is Zhan Zhao, the imperial cat personally appointed by the emperor. Yuan Zhen has met these two people before.
After entering the door, Yuan Zhen bowed to the two sitting in the hall, and then asked Pei Zan: "Father, I don't know what it means to call my son-in-law here?"
"Why didn't you see Liang Yu?" Seeing that Pei Liangyu was not with him, Pei Zan immediately asked.
Yuan Zhen could almost hear the anger in Pei Zan's tone immediately, and he didn't understand why he had such an attitude when talking about Liang Yu, which was not at all like a loving father who treats his daughter well on weekdays.
"The lady said she was unwell and had already fallen asleep. It's not convenient to come here, so I asked my son-in-law to wait for her to say sorry to Mrs. Bao."
Hearing what he said, Bao Zheng glanced at Zhan Zhao, and Zhan Zhao immediately left the hall door and walked towards the backyard knowingly, Pei Zanduan sat there without saying a word.
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