The return of the son-in-law

As soon as the housekeeper left, Jia Huan hurried back to look for Huo Yu—he was planning to delay the attack, but Huo Yu put Guo Zhan'an first in everything, if he found out, he might pack his bags and leave for Guo Zhan'an.

Who knows, after hearing what he said, Huo Yu just shook his head: "I won't leave."

"Young Master Huo, don't listen to them, the young master will be back in a while, don't..." Jia Huan had just persuaded him halfway, but when he heard Huo Yu's answer, he couldn't help being taken aback, "Aren't you leaving?"

Huo Yu looked at him, laughed, and asked back, "Do you think I would agree so easily?"

Jia Huan felt a little embarrassed now, and Huo Yu didn't blame him, instead he said solemnly: "I was a guest invited by my brother, but suddenly I was 'invited' out by the Guo family, and it was when my brother was not at home. What do you say?" What would others think if they found out?"

Jia Huan thought for a while and replied, "Perhaps I suspect that you, Young Master Huo, have done something behind your back that the Guo family can't bear."

Huo Yu shook his head, and said: "I heard that Mrs. Guo's Madam Guo brought up this housekeeper. He came to ask me to leave this time. Although he verbally said it was Mr. Guo's intention, it may not be Mrs. Guo's hands and feet. Brother No, your words are not as important as theirs, if I leave now, I'm afraid they will use this to slander my brother."

Jia Huan was startled: "How come?"

"Why not?" Huo Yu said with a serious face, "how many pairs of eyes are staring at my brother in the capital now? Not to mention, there is a member of the Liu family in this mansion. The enmity between my brother and the fourth prince has been forged, even if Mrs. Guo didn't intend to use this to bring down her brother, and that doesn't mean that the rest of the Liu family didn't think about it. I heard that the old man of the Liu family was originally a prime minister, because the time when his brother came to Beijing when he was the county magistrate , pulled him down from the position of prime minister, and has been idle at home."

Jia Huan only had a half-knowledge about officialdom, but now that Huo Yu said this, he couldn't help but be afraid: "Well, that means you can't leave anyway. Let me tell you, why is the butler so eager to let you go? I wonder if there is something wrong with it. Madam's handwriting, blowing pillow wind in the master's ear or something."

When Huo Yu heard the last sentence, he frowned slightly, as if thinking of something, and asked, "What did the big housekeeper say when he came to you? Did you say what Master Guo said?"

Jia Huan recalled it carefully for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, he just said that the master wants you to leave immediately."

"No, this is too wrong." Huo Yu was full of doubts, and kept repeating these two sentences.

Jia Huan on the side didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Huo Yu's thinking.

"That's right," Huo Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised his head and said, "Count me to be bold, Mrs. Guo wanted me to leave! I'm afraid Master Guo doesn't even know about this matter."

Jia Huan was shocked: "Although the wife is covering the sky in Guo's mansion, the master is still the one to say the big things. Letting you go is a big deal, how can the master not know?"

"It is precisely because this is a major event that she has the opportunity to do something wrong." Huo Yu explained his analysis carefully, "This matter was unreasonable from the very beginning. The second young master of the Guo family broke into my brother's yard in the middle of the night , ended up accidentally falling into the water. His boy didn’t know whether he was frightened out of his wits, or he just didn’t know how to swim. He just stood aside in a daze. In the end, I jumped down and rescued him. If we really want to talk about it, I'm still the savior of the second young master of the Guo family, how can I 'invite' the savior out in such a hurry?"

Jia Huan also figured out something was wrong now, but he still didn't quite believe it, and asked: "Could it be that the wife made up something in front of the master, and pushed the matter of the second young master into the water on you?"

Huo Yu curled his lips and said, "If he didn't break in in the middle of the night, how could he fall into the water? Master Guo wants to save face the most, knowing that his second son fell into the water in the elder son's yard in the middle of the night, the first thing he did was not to punish the second young master." , but blamed me for bumping into him? I am of the same generation as him, how can I bump into this?"

Jia Huan was overwhelmed by the news brought by the housekeeper of the Guo Mansion earlier, so he didn't go into it at all. He only thought about how to protect Huo Yu so that he would not be "invited" out.Hearing what Huo Yu said now, he really felt that something was wrong with this matter.

"I guess, Mr. Guo knew about the drowning of his second son, but he didn't know when he fell into the water, or where he fell into the water." Huo Yu continued, "Mrs. Guo picked him up early this morning. It can be said that the water was accidentally dropped early this morning. That’s right! Jia Huan, quickly send someone to inquire and see if there is a doctor here to see the second young master today!"

"I'm going right now."

"Wait!" Huo Yu called to stop Jia Huan, "One hour is not enough for brother to come back, we must find a way to stay. We have! I will pretend to be sick!"

Jia Huan hastily slapped himself on the mouth: "Bah, bah, bah."

Huo Yu was startled by his actions: "What are you doing?"

Jia Huan hurriedly explained: "The young master said that you are not in good health, and we can't say these troublesome things on weekdays. Besides, my father told me that this person—especially children and the elderly—said If you are sick and pretend to be sick, if the ghosts passing by happen to hear it, they will come and snatch your body."

Although Huo Yu has studied for a few years, and usually follows the principles of ignorance, strange powers and gods, but after all, he grew up in a bandit village and often listened to half-truths and half-false ghost stories told by those bandits.Now that Huo Yu heard Jia Huan's words, he couldn't help feeling a little scared.

Seeing Huo Yu's expression, Jia Huan knew that he was frightened, so he slapped himself on the mouth again, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, Young Master Huo, if I shoot like this, even if there is a ghost, he will know what we are talking about." If you lie, I won't come to pester you. But is it really useful to pretend to be sick? The chief housekeeper's methods are very cruel, and I'm afraid that just pretending to be sick won't be able to stop him."

"I didn't plan to stop him at first," Huo Yu said in his own way. "Send someone to inquire later. If the Langzhong is in the mansion, go to Master Guo. When you see him, you can say that I was there yesterday." In order to save people, I was soaked in the cold pool water for too long, and the cold air entered my body. Although I had invited a doctor and drank medicine at night, when I heard the news that Mr. Guo "invited" me to go out in the morning, I suddenly passed out again .”

Now, Jia Huan knew what Huo Yu was going to sing!

If Guo Xiantong really didn't know about this matter, and after listening to Liu Pianpian's words, he mistakenly thought that Huo Yu had offended Guo Feng'an, then Jia Huan's intercession would completely expose the matter!

Guo Xiantong cares about face the most, if he finds out that his wife is going to kick out his second son's savior, he will definitely not be able to step down!

The two discussed it, and Jia Huan first sent a clever boy to inquire about the situation, and then he arranged the house himself - the less people who know about this matter, the better, so as not to leak the news.

Fortunately, this time Huo Yu just pretended to be dizzy, and there was no need to make any preparations, just lay on the bed and it would be fine.

Jia Huan moved two more smokers, added the best silver charcoal, closed the windows, and hung a thick curtain at the door to keep out the wind—since he wanted to sing, he had to do it more seriously .

After finishing all this, Jia Huan said to Huo Yu who was sitting on the bed reading: "Master Huo, I'm going now, you wait for my news."

Huo Yu nodded and said, "Go."

Sure enough, as Huo Yu guessed, after a while, a doctor entered Guo's mansion carrying a medicine box, and went directly to the courtyard where Guo Feng'an was.

Jia Huan dabbed some water on his face, squeezed his thigh hard, shed a few tears, and went to Guo Feng'an's yard howling.

Here Guo Feng'an was lying on the bed pretending to be sick, Liu Pianpian was acting like a sad and loving mother at the head of the bed, and Guo Xiantong on the side was really concerned about his second son's condition because he didn't know about it.

After the doctor checked the pulse, he found that Guo Feng'an's pulse was not serious, it was just that he was used to being pampered, so it was a common problem of rich families.Thinking of what the little boy who came to invite me before said all over his mouth, as if he was about to die a moment later, he couldn't help becoming suspicious.

But as a doctor, he was used to all kinds of farce in the back house, and he knew that he had no position and no leisure to care about the truth, so he made his illness a three-pointer, and opened a health care plan. prescription.

Liu Pianpian wiped her tears and turned to look at Guo Xiantong: "Master, look at what I said, An'er was just bumped into by someone! Otherwise, how could he fall into the water so early in the morning? Look, this clothes I'm all soaked, and I don't know how long I have suffered in the water."

Guo Xiantong looked displeased: "Okay, I've already sent someone to ask him to leave, what do you want? Now you don't care about your own son, but keep blaming others. Wouldn't it be a joke of my Guo family to spread the word?"

Bah, what a joke!Lao Tzu is one rank higher than his son, this is the real joke!

Liu Pianpian cursed in her heart, with a sad look on her face: "Master is right. However, if that funeral star stays in the mansion all the time, my heart will not calm down. Master, what do you say?" What if he bumps into you?"

Concerned about his own safety, Guo Xiantong's face obviously changed, and he ordered the servants at the side: "Let the butler remind you again, don't go empty-handed, go to the cashier and pay him 50 taels of silver, so as not to let outsiders talk about it."

When Liu Pianpian heard that Guo Xiantong wanted to give Huo Yu 50 taels of silver, she was about to open her mouth to say something, but then she thought, if Huo Yu is willing to leave, let alone 50 taels of silver, 500 taels of silver is also good.She has long been displeased with Guo Zhan'an, and she has been beaten by him time and time again, even Liu Yuanheng, the pillar of her mother's family, has been put together by him. It can be regarded as a bad breath for myself and my mother's family.

However, Liu Pianpian never thought that Huo Yu was not as innocent as he appeared on the surface.Huo Yu, who has been taught by Guo Zhan'an for two years, is not a kid who only knows to cry when something happens.

"Master, master!" Jia Huan ran all the way outside Guo Feng'an's yard, and immediately ran in when the servants watching the yard didn't realize it.

"Master, master! Master Huo Yu is in a coma! Please, for the sake of Master Huo Yu saving the second young master, go find a doctor for him!"

"What sound?" Because there was still a distance and another door blocked, Guo Xiantong only heard someone calling him, but he didn't understand what he was saying.

Liu Pianpian recognized Jia Huan's voice, and knew that nothing was good, and said, "I'll go out and have a look."

"No need, my son is still lying on the bed, if you can't leave, I'll go by myself." Guo Xiantong was considerate of Liu Pianpian, "I'm going to have to work hard for you these few days."

"It's not hard." Liu Pianpian forced a smile, "An'er kept calling for the master before he fell into a coma. The master should spend more time with him. I'll come when I go."

She had to send Jia Huan away quickly, so as not to expose her lie.

But Guo Xiantong didn't know what Liu Pianpian was thinking, and said: "Since you are looking for me, it's not about the inner house. You are a woman, take good care of your son, I will come when I go."

"Master!" Liu Pianpian grabbed Guo Xiantong, nervously making up an excuse, "Is the master blaming me for not being optimistic about An'er? Or do you hate An'er?"

Seeing his wife like this, Guo Xiantong thought that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly said: "How can I blame you and hate An'er? You, you just think too much. I just go out and have a look, and I will be back soon."

"Master!" Liu Pianpian let out a mournful cry, and said, "An'er wants Master to accompany him. Does Master not even agree to this request? Although An'er always disappoints you, she can restrain her admiration for your father. Before he passed out, he still called you, master! Now that An’er is unconscious, please ask the master to spend more time with An’er for the sake of our mother and son. I’m still outside, so I’ll go and see first. If something really happens, let the master go out again, okay?"

Guo Xiantong was very helpless, he hesitated for a while, but agreed.

Liu Pianpian smiled through tears, pushed Guo Xiantong to the bed, and said: "Master, I'll go out and have a look, I'll be back soon."

Outside, Jia Huan was stopped by several guards in the yard.Two people grabbed his arm, no matter how hard he struggled, he would not let go.

After Liu Pianpian came out, she brushed her hair and said, "Why do you work as errands? You can come in even if you are a cat or a dog? Throw it out!"

Jia Huan suddenly turned his head, bit the arm of the guard on the right, took advantage of the pain and let go, and kicked the guard on the left in the crotch.

The people around didn't expect it, when they wanted to stop Jia Huan, Jia Huan knocked down Liu Pianpian regardless, and rushed into the house.

Jia Huan stretched out his hand and pushed the maids in the room aside, walked around the screen, and saw Guo Xiantong standing beside the bed, he was happy in his heart, but saddened on his face.

Without waiting for Guo Xiantong to get angry, he knelt down with a thud, kowtowed three times, and cried, "Master, Master Huo Yu has passed out! Please, Master, for the sake of Master Huo Yu's rescue of the Second Young Master last night, For Young Master Huo Yu, ask the doctor to take a look!"

Liu Pianpian was helped in by the maid when she heard Jia Huan's words.With a thud in her heart, she met Guo Xiantong's eyes mixed with suspicion, puzzlement and anger, her eyes darkened, her feet slipped, and she fell heavily to the ground.