Lady of Rebirth
Chapter 57
It was three poles high in the sun, but the door of the Song Mansion was closed tightly, showing something unusual. Zhong Ming and Su Zimo came to the back door. Zhong Ming stepped forward and knocked twice, then three times, and the door opened. That's a long time to wait for them.
Zhong Ming asked: "Is everything going well?"
Zhi Hua smiled and said, "It's exactly as Miss expected."
Qing'er said to Su Zimo: "My master made a big fuss last night, it's really scary!"
"Where is my father now?" Su Zimo asked.
Qing'er said: "In the lady's room, I have been waiting for the lady all night."
Unavoidable to go back and explain, Su Zimo looked helplessly at Zhong Ming, it was the first time she had lied to her father.
Zhong Ming interrupted and asked, "Where's my cousin?"
Qing'er actually covered her mouth with a "puchi" and laughed.
Seeing her laughing non-stop, Zhong Ming had no choice but to look at Zhi Hua suspiciously.
Zhihua giggled a few times, and said, "Miss, you must not guess!"
Zhong Ming said disapprovingly: "Pretending to be mysterious," he thought for a while and then said, "Is it because the old lady locked her in the woodshed?"
Zhihua was immediately surprised and said, "How does miss know?"
Zhong Ming thought to himself, whenever my cousin made a mistake in the previous life, the old lady would lock him up in the woodshed as punishment, so what's so strange?But did not say it.
Qing'er finally had enough of laughing, and continued: "It's all right to close the firewood room. My uncle and the kiln sister were naked when they were caught raped. In a fit of rage, Hou Ye ordered people to tie them together with a quilt. Someone carried it back, and the way it looked was really laughable."
Zhong Ming finally got interested, "Oh? This is fun, take me to see it quickly." She wanted to see her cousin in a mess most of all, and urged Su Zimo to go with him.
Su Zimo felt embarrassed when he thought of that scene, so he went straight back to his room to find her father.
Zhong Ming pouted and said, "If you don't want to go, I will go." He brought Zhihua to the woodshed.
There were two servants standing outside the firewood room, seeing Zhong Ming salute first and seeing Zhong Ming about to go in, one of them quickly stopped him and said: "The old lady ordered that no one can go in without her permission."
Zhong Ming stretched out his hand and slapped him, and shouted: "Blind your dog eyes, look who I am!"
In the Song Mansion, if you say that you beat someone, you beat someone, Miss Biao was the first one, and the young servant was a little bit aggrieved by the beating, and stood there with his face covered, not moving.
Song Junjie's surprised voice came from the firewood room: "Is it my cousin? You came just in time, come in and let us out!"
"Go away." Zhong Ming shouted again.
The other boy was clever, he pulled the boy and said: "You really don't know what's good and what's wrong, old madam, as long as we guard the door to prevent outsiders from entering, Miss Biao is not an outsider, she is an aunt, and my aunt wants to see the young master." That is justified, even if the old lady is here, there is no reason not to let Miss Biao in."
"What if the old lady blames me?"
"The old lady blames it, since Miss Biao speaks for us, you put your heart in your stomach, Miss Biao, don't you think so?"
Zhong Ming said: "I can't tell that there are people with brains in the Song Mansion, what's your name?"
The little servant hurriedly bowed and said: "The villain is called Wu Yiqi."
Zhong Ming chuckled and said, "I just wanted to keep you by my side. Since it's called disrespectful, then forget it. I'd better serve your young master. But for the sake of your ability to speak, I know paintings and give him five liang of money." silver."
Wu Yiqi was overjoyed when he took the silver, but if he said a word of flattery, he would get five taels of silver. This young lady was really generous, and hurriedly said: "Miss Biao will be useful to the villain in the future, so just tell me, the villain will do whatever you want." arrive."
Zhihua said: "There's so much nonsense, you still haven't opened the door to let my lady in."
Wu Yi said "yes yes yes" repeatedly and opened the door of the firewood room.
When Zhong Ming went in, he saw Song Junjie and Zheng Yuanxiang standing back to back and tied together, wrapped in a quilt, with bare feet and bare arms exposed outside, their appearance was really ridiculous, Zhong Ming couldn't help laughing, so he recited Turned away, smiled enough before turning around again, startled and said: "Cousin, what happened?"
Song Junjie stood there all night, feeling cold and tired, not caring about the embarrassment, he said anxiously: "Cousin, don't ask so many questions, hurry up and help us untie."
Zhong Ming agreed to take a few steps forward, and was about to untie the rope, when he suddenly said, "But I didn't bring any clothes."
Song Junjie was dumbfounded, they were naked and didn't wear anything inside, if they were to be loosened, wouldn't it make people laugh, it would be better to just tie them like this, Song Junjie had to forget it.
Zhong Ming asked Zhihua to move a stool for her, and after sitting down, he took a good time and said, "Cousin, what's going on, I was drinking with you in the room last night, but I woke up in the morning, but there was no sign of you, come back Then I heard that you were imprisoned in the firewood room."
Song Junjie has been full of doubts since he woke up from the drunkenness. He thought about it all night and didn't come up with a reason. The woman who was tied to him could only cry and cry and couldn't ask anything. Now that the bell is ringing, he naturally has to ask , "Cousin, where have you been all night?"
Zhong Ming said: "Tianxiang Tower."
Song Junjie didn't believe it at all. When he was caught by Lord Su last night, he told Lord Hou that he was originally with Zhong Ming, but they changed for some reason. Zhong Ming was nowhere to be seen, leaving him with nothing to say about his grievances.
Zhong Ming still opened his eyes and said nonsense: "I am indeed in Tianxiang Building. There are so many guest rooms in Tianxiang Building, I'm afraid Hou Ye may have missed it."
Seeing that she was sure, Song Junjie was half-believing, and said again: "Then why did you leave the room well, if I were with you last night, Master Hou would definitely not be so angry."
"Cousin, I still wanted to ask you, but you asked about me. Also," Zhong Ming pointed at Zheng Yuanxiang, pretending to be jealous, "Who is she? Why are you tied together like this?"
How could Song Junjie make it clear, he only knew that what happened last night was definitely not a coincidence, that someone must have stolen him after he was drunk, replaced Zhong Ming with the woman he was tied to, and then tipped off to Lord Su Come to catch the traitor, so this person will not be an outsider, nor will he be a servant of the Song family. There are no more than two people who have a direct interest in it, one is Su Zimo, and the other is Zhong Ming, and Su Zimo's The possibility is more likely. Song Junjie was tired from standing, and wanted to change his position, involving the woman behind him. The woman let out an "ouch" and reminded Song Junjie. Thinking of a possibility, he said in surprise, "Cousin, when you wake up, Is there anyone else in the room?"
Zhong Ming said: "Yes."
Song Junjie panicked even more, and hurriedly asked, "Who?"
"Big room."
"It's her?" Song Junjie was puzzled but at the same time relieved, either a wild man or a lucky man, he pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the person who framed me is also her."
Zhong Ming didn't expect him to suspect Su Zimo all at once. She couldn't let Su Zimo take the blame. She was thinking of countermeasures and said, "Why would my cousin think so?"
Song Junjie snorted coldly: "Only that woman would think of such a vicious scheme to trap me in an unrighteous way."
"Do you have evidence?" Zhong Ming asked.
Song Junjie said: "If I had evidence, I would have reported it to Lord Su long ago."
Zhong Ming "kindly" persuaded: "Since there is no evidence, I advise my cousin not to make random guesses, otherwise let Hou Ye know, I'm afraid it will add fuel to the fire."
Song Junjie wasn't that stupid. To sue Su Houye about Su Zimo, wouldn't it be his own death, no matter how they are father and daughter.
Zhong Ming said coldly: "Maybe it was discussed by his father and daughter early in the morning." Zhong Ming couldn't think of a countermeasure, and didn't want to be self-inflicted, so he simply pushed the blame to Master Su and let Song Junjie I dare not look down.
Sure enough, Song Junjie was stunned when he heard it, and fell into deep thought. It is not impossible that Lord Su Hou first showed righteousness and killed relatives in front of others, and then punished him behind the scenes to punish him for his infidelity to Su Zimo. Taking Zhongming as a concubine, Song Junjie gritted his teeth with hatred, but he had no choice but to scold Su Houye in his heart for being a sanctimonious hypocrite!
Zhong Ming's words could only deceive Song Junjie. She had a deal with Zheng Yuanxiang beforehand. Although she had already paid 500 taels of silver as a hush money, it was not enough. Song Junjie must have tasted the sweetness of Zheng Yuanxiang last night. If she took this opportunity It can not only take Zheng Yuanxiang into the house but also solve the immediate problems, so that two birds with one stone can be achieved, Song Junjie is definitely willing, Zhong Ming thought about it and said: "Cousin, wait a minute for Master Hou to question you, what do you want to say?"
Song Junjie hummed: "To be honest, I was framed!"
Zhong Ming said: "If Master Hou is really playing tricks behind his back, how can he believe you when you say so?"
"Then what do you say?" Song Junjie asked.
"We must first understand the purpose of Master Hou's move."
Song Jun was imprisoned for a whole night, he had no idea, and was completely led by Zhong Ming, "Yes, Lord Hou, what is he doing this for?"
"Stupid, of course I listened to Su Zimo's words and didn't want you to consummate the house. Secondly, I seized the handle of you being promiscuous outside and saved face for myself. It was you who was sorry for Su Zimo first, so Su Zimo refused to be with you. You share the same bed."
"But, I went out with you yesterday." Song Junjie finally found the point, and became suspicious of Zhong Ming again.
Zhong Ming had long thought of an excuse, "I'm in the same yard with Su Zimo, and my every move is under her control, so she can save a lot of trouble by doing her own thing."
Song Junjie couldn't think of anything else, so he could only trust her, saying: "Cousin, I've been in a state of confusion for a long time, what do you think should I do about this matter? After all, I went out with you yesterday, otherwise this wouldn't have happened. You must help cousin .”
Zhong Ming said: "Let me ask you, have you and this girl ever...that?"
Song Junjie understood, his old face flushed, and he muttered: "Yes, there is, but..."
Zhong Ming interrupted him without waiting for him to finish, "If you didn't do it, you didn't say it, and if you did it, you did it." He got up and walked to Zheng Yuanxiang, looked at her carefully, and said, "I look at the girl. She looks upright, so you might as well tell Master Hou that she is your good friend, and you have put her in your house long ago, but you haven't had the right opportunity to bring her back to the mansion to show the old lady, so it will not be counted as adultery."
Song Junjie hurriedly said: "How can this be done? I don't know her name, whether she is innocent or not, how can she marry into the family at will."
Zhong Ming sneered, "Everyone has been ruined by you, but you still care about your innocence. Even a girl in a brothel should pay money for sleeping. Have you ever explained anything to this girl?"
Song Junjie was left speechless by the question.
Zhong Ming approached Song Junjie, winked at him, and asked softly, "How does it feel to be with her?"
Song Junjie only remembered that last night was very enjoyable, and it would be good if he went to Wushan with this girl every night, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit moved.
Zhong Ming saw it in his eyes and knew it in his heart, he said: "You can get this beautiful lady and you can deal with Lord Hou, why not my cousin?"
Song Junjie was moved by what he said, and he didn't suffer from left and right, so he said: "I don't know if this girl is willing or not."
Zheng Yuanxiang finally spoke: "Young Master is willing to redeem Lianxiang's body. From now on, Lianxiang will belong to Young Master."
It really is the fireworks girl!But left and right are concubines, Song Junjie doesn't really care about this girl Lianxiang's background, but only needs money to redeem her body, if it is the top card, it may take a lot of money, if it is not the top card, I am afraid that the appearance is mediocre, and I don't remember Lianxiang's appearance when I was drunk last night. After waking up, she was tied back to back all the time, but she couldn't marry a salt-free girl to make herself feel bad, so she quietly asked Zhong Ming how Lianxiang looked like.
Zhong Ming sneered in his heart, and at this moment he never forgot to commit lust, but smiled on his face: "It's not as good as me, but it's still good. Cousin can rest assured. Also, I know my cousin is too shy. How many things happened because of me, so let me pay the money for the redemption of Miss Lianxiang." Song Junjie was overjoyed, and praised sincerely: "Cousin is really a good wife!"
Zhong Ming asked: "Is everything going well?"
Zhi Hua smiled and said, "It's exactly as Miss expected."
Qing'er said to Su Zimo: "My master made a big fuss last night, it's really scary!"
"Where is my father now?" Su Zimo asked.
Qing'er said: "In the lady's room, I have been waiting for the lady all night."
Unavoidable to go back and explain, Su Zimo looked helplessly at Zhong Ming, it was the first time she had lied to her father.
Zhong Ming interrupted and asked, "Where's my cousin?"
Qing'er actually covered her mouth with a "puchi" and laughed.
Seeing her laughing non-stop, Zhong Ming had no choice but to look at Zhi Hua suspiciously.
Zhihua giggled a few times, and said, "Miss, you must not guess!"
Zhong Ming said disapprovingly: "Pretending to be mysterious," he thought for a while and then said, "Is it because the old lady locked her in the woodshed?"
Zhihua was immediately surprised and said, "How does miss know?"
Zhong Ming thought to himself, whenever my cousin made a mistake in the previous life, the old lady would lock him up in the woodshed as punishment, so what's so strange?But did not say it.
Qing'er finally had enough of laughing, and continued: "It's all right to close the firewood room. My uncle and the kiln sister were naked when they were caught raped. In a fit of rage, Hou Ye ordered people to tie them together with a quilt. Someone carried it back, and the way it looked was really laughable."
Zhong Ming finally got interested, "Oh? This is fun, take me to see it quickly." She wanted to see her cousin in a mess most of all, and urged Su Zimo to go with him.
Su Zimo felt embarrassed when he thought of that scene, so he went straight back to his room to find her father.
Zhong Ming pouted and said, "If you don't want to go, I will go." He brought Zhihua to the woodshed.
There were two servants standing outside the firewood room, seeing Zhong Ming salute first and seeing Zhong Ming about to go in, one of them quickly stopped him and said: "The old lady ordered that no one can go in without her permission."
Zhong Ming stretched out his hand and slapped him, and shouted: "Blind your dog eyes, look who I am!"
In the Song Mansion, if you say that you beat someone, you beat someone, Miss Biao was the first one, and the young servant was a little bit aggrieved by the beating, and stood there with his face covered, not moving.
Song Junjie's surprised voice came from the firewood room: "Is it my cousin? You came just in time, come in and let us out!"
"Go away." Zhong Ming shouted again.
The other boy was clever, he pulled the boy and said: "You really don't know what's good and what's wrong, old madam, as long as we guard the door to prevent outsiders from entering, Miss Biao is not an outsider, she is an aunt, and my aunt wants to see the young master." That is justified, even if the old lady is here, there is no reason not to let Miss Biao in."
"What if the old lady blames me?"
"The old lady blames it, since Miss Biao speaks for us, you put your heart in your stomach, Miss Biao, don't you think so?"
Zhong Ming said: "I can't tell that there are people with brains in the Song Mansion, what's your name?"
The little servant hurriedly bowed and said: "The villain is called Wu Yiqi."
Zhong Ming chuckled and said, "I just wanted to keep you by my side. Since it's called disrespectful, then forget it. I'd better serve your young master. But for the sake of your ability to speak, I know paintings and give him five liang of money." silver."
Wu Yiqi was overjoyed when he took the silver, but if he said a word of flattery, he would get five taels of silver. This young lady was really generous, and hurriedly said: "Miss Biao will be useful to the villain in the future, so just tell me, the villain will do whatever you want." arrive."
Zhihua said: "There's so much nonsense, you still haven't opened the door to let my lady in."
Wu Yi said "yes yes yes" repeatedly and opened the door of the firewood room.
When Zhong Ming went in, he saw Song Junjie and Zheng Yuanxiang standing back to back and tied together, wrapped in a quilt, with bare feet and bare arms exposed outside, their appearance was really ridiculous, Zhong Ming couldn't help laughing, so he recited Turned away, smiled enough before turning around again, startled and said: "Cousin, what happened?"
Song Junjie stood there all night, feeling cold and tired, not caring about the embarrassment, he said anxiously: "Cousin, don't ask so many questions, hurry up and help us untie."
Zhong Ming agreed to take a few steps forward, and was about to untie the rope, when he suddenly said, "But I didn't bring any clothes."
Song Junjie was dumbfounded, they were naked and didn't wear anything inside, if they were to be loosened, wouldn't it make people laugh, it would be better to just tie them like this, Song Junjie had to forget it.
Zhong Ming asked Zhihua to move a stool for her, and after sitting down, he took a good time and said, "Cousin, what's going on, I was drinking with you in the room last night, but I woke up in the morning, but there was no sign of you, come back Then I heard that you were imprisoned in the firewood room."
Song Junjie has been full of doubts since he woke up from the drunkenness. He thought about it all night and didn't come up with a reason. The woman who was tied to him could only cry and cry and couldn't ask anything. Now that the bell is ringing, he naturally has to ask , "Cousin, where have you been all night?"
Zhong Ming said: "Tianxiang Tower."
Song Junjie didn't believe it at all. When he was caught by Lord Su last night, he told Lord Hou that he was originally with Zhong Ming, but they changed for some reason. Zhong Ming was nowhere to be seen, leaving him with nothing to say about his grievances.
Zhong Ming still opened his eyes and said nonsense: "I am indeed in Tianxiang Building. There are so many guest rooms in Tianxiang Building, I'm afraid Hou Ye may have missed it."
Seeing that she was sure, Song Junjie was half-believing, and said again: "Then why did you leave the room well, if I were with you last night, Master Hou would definitely not be so angry."
"Cousin, I still wanted to ask you, but you asked about me. Also," Zhong Ming pointed at Zheng Yuanxiang, pretending to be jealous, "Who is she? Why are you tied together like this?"
How could Song Junjie make it clear, he only knew that what happened last night was definitely not a coincidence, that someone must have stolen him after he was drunk, replaced Zhong Ming with the woman he was tied to, and then tipped off to Lord Su Come to catch the traitor, so this person will not be an outsider, nor will he be a servant of the Song family. There are no more than two people who have a direct interest in it, one is Su Zimo, and the other is Zhong Ming, and Su Zimo's The possibility is more likely. Song Junjie was tired from standing, and wanted to change his position, involving the woman behind him. The woman let out an "ouch" and reminded Song Junjie. Thinking of a possibility, he said in surprise, "Cousin, when you wake up, Is there anyone else in the room?"
Zhong Ming said: "Yes."
Song Junjie panicked even more, and hurriedly asked, "Who?"
"Big room."
"It's her?" Song Junjie was puzzled but at the same time relieved, either a wild man or a lucky man, he pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the person who framed me is also her."
Zhong Ming didn't expect him to suspect Su Zimo all at once. She couldn't let Su Zimo take the blame. She was thinking of countermeasures and said, "Why would my cousin think so?"
Song Junjie snorted coldly: "Only that woman would think of such a vicious scheme to trap me in an unrighteous way."
"Do you have evidence?" Zhong Ming asked.
Song Junjie said: "If I had evidence, I would have reported it to Lord Su long ago."
Zhong Ming "kindly" persuaded: "Since there is no evidence, I advise my cousin not to make random guesses, otherwise let Hou Ye know, I'm afraid it will add fuel to the fire."
Song Junjie wasn't that stupid. To sue Su Houye about Su Zimo, wouldn't it be his own death, no matter how they are father and daughter.
Zhong Ming said coldly: "Maybe it was discussed by his father and daughter early in the morning." Zhong Ming couldn't think of a countermeasure, and didn't want to be self-inflicted, so he simply pushed the blame to Master Su and let Song Junjie I dare not look down.
Sure enough, Song Junjie was stunned when he heard it, and fell into deep thought. It is not impossible that Lord Su Hou first showed righteousness and killed relatives in front of others, and then punished him behind the scenes to punish him for his infidelity to Su Zimo. Taking Zhongming as a concubine, Song Junjie gritted his teeth with hatred, but he had no choice but to scold Su Houye in his heart for being a sanctimonious hypocrite!
Zhong Ming's words could only deceive Song Junjie. She had a deal with Zheng Yuanxiang beforehand. Although she had already paid 500 taels of silver as a hush money, it was not enough. Song Junjie must have tasted the sweetness of Zheng Yuanxiang last night. If she took this opportunity It can not only take Zheng Yuanxiang into the house but also solve the immediate problems, so that two birds with one stone can be achieved, Song Junjie is definitely willing, Zhong Ming thought about it and said: "Cousin, wait a minute for Master Hou to question you, what do you want to say?"
Song Junjie hummed: "To be honest, I was framed!"
Zhong Ming said: "If Master Hou is really playing tricks behind his back, how can he believe you when you say so?"
"Then what do you say?" Song Junjie asked.
"We must first understand the purpose of Master Hou's move."
Song Jun was imprisoned for a whole night, he had no idea, and was completely led by Zhong Ming, "Yes, Lord Hou, what is he doing this for?"
"Stupid, of course I listened to Su Zimo's words and didn't want you to consummate the house. Secondly, I seized the handle of you being promiscuous outside and saved face for myself. It was you who was sorry for Su Zimo first, so Su Zimo refused to be with you. You share the same bed."
"But, I went out with you yesterday." Song Junjie finally found the point, and became suspicious of Zhong Ming again.
Zhong Ming had long thought of an excuse, "I'm in the same yard with Su Zimo, and my every move is under her control, so she can save a lot of trouble by doing her own thing."
Song Junjie couldn't think of anything else, so he could only trust her, saying: "Cousin, I've been in a state of confusion for a long time, what do you think should I do about this matter? After all, I went out with you yesterday, otherwise this wouldn't have happened. You must help cousin .”
Zhong Ming said: "Let me ask you, have you and this girl ever...that?"
Song Junjie understood, his old face flushed, and he muttered: "Yes, there is, but..."
Zhong Ming interrupted him without waiting for him to finish, "If you didn't do it, you didn't say it, and if you did it, you did it." He got up and walked to Zheng Yuanxiang, looked at her carefully, and said, "I look at the girl. She looks upright, so you might as well tell Master Hou that she is your good friend, and you have put her in your house long ago, but you haven't had the right opportunity to bring her back to the mansion to show the old lady, so it will not be counted as adultery."
Song Junjie hurriedly said: "How can this be done? I don't know her name, whether she is innocent or not, how can she marry into the family at will."
Zhong Ming sneered, "Everyone has been ruined by you, but you still care about your innocence. Even a girl in a brothel should pay money for sleeping. Have you ever explained anything to this girl?"
Song Junjie was left speechless by the question.
Zhong Ming approached Song Junjie, winked at him, and asked softly, "How does it feel to be with her?"
Song Junjie only remembered that last night was very enjoyable, and it would be good if he went to Wushan with this girl every night, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit moved.
Zhong Ming saw it in his eyes and knew it in his heart, he said: "You can get this beautiful lady and you can deal with Lord Hou, why not my cousin?"
Song Junjie was moved by what he said, and he didn't suffer from left and right, so he said: "I don't know if this girl is willing or not."
Zheng Yuanxiang finally spoke: "Young Master is willing to redeem Lianxiang's body. From now on, Lianxiang will belong to Young Master."
It really is the fireworks girl!But left and right are concubines, Song Junjie doesn't really care about this girl Lianxiang's background, but only needs money to redeem her body, if it is the top card, it may take a lot of money, if it is not the top card, I am afraid that the appearance is mediocre, and I don't remember Lianxiang's appearance when I was drunk last night. After waking up, she was tied back to back all the time, but she couldn't marry a salt-free girl to make herself feel bad, so she quietly asked Zhong Ming how Lianxiang looked like.
Zhong Ming sneered in his heart, and at this moment he never forgot to commit lust, but smiled on his face: "It's not as good as me, but it's still good. Cousin can rest assured. Also, I know my cousin is too shy. How many things happened because of me, so let me pay the money for the redemption of Miss Lianxiang." Song Junjie was overjoyed, and praised sincerely: "Cousin is really a good wife!"
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