[Red Mansion] Married by decree

In the past few days, the ballad has disappeared in the streets and alleys, only some people occasionally mention it after dinner.After a while, I'm afraid even these people will forget.

Before Zhao Ye could take any action, the head of the Zhang family brought his daughter to the door to apologize.The Zhang family had three sons and two daughters, two of them were born to the main house, while the other son and one daughter were born to the concubine.The woman who was brought was a concubine.

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhang is here to apologize. The ignorant little girl let the servant girl spread such rumors. She really deserves death." Zhang Fu didn't move the teacup in front of him, he sat up straight and waited for Zhao Ye. Appear.When Zhao Ye came in, he bowed directly to plead guilty.

Zhao Ye looked at the woman, about 15 years old, who was kneeling on the ground submissively at this moment, sneaking a glance at Zhang Fu from time to time, with a look of crying or not.Such a woman, it is hard to imagine having the guts to do such a thing.

"Why can't Zhao Ye understand what Mr. Zhang is saying?" After sitting down, Zhao Ye picked up the tea in front of him, held the bottom of the cup with his right hand, and tapped the rim of the cup with his left hand, making a crisp sound. sound.

"It's because Zhang is not strict with his daughter-in-law, which makes the little girl feel jealous and do things that damage Miss Lin's reputation." When Zhang Fu spoke, he glared at his concubine daughter, his eyes were full of warning, but there was no trace of it. Can't bear it.The woman shrank back in fright at the stare.

"Master Zhang is saying that the ballad was passed on by Ling Qianjin?"

"Zhang is really ashamed." After Zhang Fu finished speaking, he bowed again.

"Master Zhang, the servants in Zhao's family once heard a beggar say that the one who asked him to sing ballads was a servant girl." Zhao Ye put down the teacup and stared at Zhang Fu sharply, making Zhang Fu alone be seen through. a feeling of.

"The maid, Zhang, was also tied up, and she was outside the door at this time. This matter is the fault of the young girl, and Zhang doesn't want to argue. The young girl and the maid are all in the hands of Miss Lin."

After a while, a servant girl was pushed up.The servant girl's hands were tied behind her back, but her mouth was not sealed.

"Go and call Li Gui." Zhao Ye waited for Li Gui to come in, and asked, "Li Gui, that maid, is that the person you saw that day?"

Li Gui took a closer look at the tied maid, she was identified by the beggar that day, and she didn't even change her clothes and hairstyle: "Master, it's her."

"Master Zhang, I sold this maid to the toothmaid." Zhao Ye didn't mention how to deal with the girl of the Zhang family. After all, it was the daughter of the Zhang family, and he was not easy to deal with.

"It's all up to Mr. Zhao." Zhang Fu might say the same thing, not to mention selling the maid to the matchmaker, even selling his daughter together.Since she decided to take on this matter, the daughter was just a victim, a victim of the Zhang family's clinging to power.

"Do you have anything else to say?" The prostitute has already arrived, and she is very satisfied with the maid.Such a face can sell for a lot of money.

The servant girl opened her mouth, and in the end she just called out to the concubine of the Zhang family: "Miss." She didn't say anything else, and Zhao Ye couldn't ask anything, so she asked the prostitute to take away the contract of sale from the Zhang family. I went down with people.

That maid really wanted to hide it, but she was the son of the Ning family, and her father, mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law were all slaves of the Ning family.If she said so, her whole family would be in bad luck.Even for the sake of her family, she could only endure silently.

"Mr. Zhao, these things are all Zhang's wishes. They are for Miss Lin to make amends. I hope you can accept them." They are all good things, but they are not precious.Zhao Ye didn't even look at those things, so he asked someone to send them to Daiyu.

"Master, I heard that the Zhang family brought their daughter here to plead guilty." As soon as Zhao Ye sent Zhang Fu and others away, Mrs. Zhao walked in with her maid, her pace was faster than usual.

"The concubine of the Zhang family and a servant girl came here. Li Gui recognized the servant girl, and she was the person identified by the beggar at that time." Mrs. Zhao asked, and Zhao Ye also said it in detail: " That maid is probably from the Ning Mansion."

It turned out that Li Gui was going to report back to Zhao Ye that day, but found that the maid's clothes were much more gorgeous than the other maid's, so he followed.But seeing the sedan chair enter Ningfu Yin's Mansion through the corner gate, the concierge is even more respectful to the maid.

"When did Yu'er offend that Miss Ning?" There are four girls in Ning's family, and only one has a relationship with Daiyu.That is the only daughter-in-law of the Ning family, her boudoir name has the word Lan.

This Ning girl, Zhao Shi, has seen her before. She has a good face and figure, and she is also a good person in the world, and her family background is good.In the past few years, many matchmakers have come to Ning's house to talk about matchmaking, but they have all been rejected.

"My husband has asked You Lan who is next to Yu'er about this matter. According to You Lan, Yu'er has no enmity with the girls of any family."

"I will find a chance to ask Yu'er about this matter." Zhao Shi took Zhao Ye's words and continued: "What I am most worried about is that Miss Ning will come up with something to entrap Daiyu."

Someone who can come up with such a rumor to corrupt Daiyu, I am afraid that this person will not let it go.There are only those who can be thieves for a thousand days, but there are no people who can guard against thieves for a thousand days.If this Miss Ning makes some insidious moves secretly, she will be hard to guard against.

"We have no evidence for this matter." Zhao Ye paused, and added: "My Zhao family is not bullied."

Ten days later, Ningfu Yin was read by the Shangguan, saying that during his administration, he accepted bribes, corrupted the law, and even connived at criminals and replaced him with others.All the evidence was presented together with the memorial, the emperor was furious, and immediately dismissed Ningfu Yin as an official.After everything was verified, the family of Ningfu Yin and his family were all sentenced to exile without pardon.

Not much to say later, let's say that Mrs. Zhao arrived in Daiyu's courtyard, and Daiyu was practicing calligraphy.

"Yu'er, your good father has already found out who spread the ballad."

"But the prostitute of the prefect's mansion?"

"Yu'er, you know it's her." Mrs. Zhao didn't think that Yu'er would know, but after thinking about it, the two may really have a rift, and it's not small.Otherwise, Daiyu would not directly suspect her.

"When Yu'er accompanied the Empress Dowager to visit the Slender West Lake, she once met Miss Ning." Daiyu was referring to the boat painting: "At that time, Miss Ning had some misunderstandings about Yu'er."

Until now, Daiyu still remembers Miss Ning's eyes at that time.Such resentful eyes made Daiyu want to forget but never forget.

"In this way, my mother-in-law has heard it mentioned before. Everyone said that the second girl of the Ning family was the one who implicated Ningfu Yin and was punished that day." When Daiyu mentioned it, Zhao remembered that Ningfu Yin was punished. Penalties for half a year.

This matter was not sealed, and it was said in front of Mrs. Zhao. Daiyu briefly explained the reason: "The one who stopped the boat to see Yu'er that day was the first daughter of the Ning family. As for the second daughter of the Ning family, Daiyu has never seen it."

"You don't have to worry about this matter, Yu'er, your father-in-law already has a way to deal with it." Mrs. Zhao said something to He Yu'er, and seeing that Yu'er's expression was not as sad as it was a few days ago, she knew that she had a good relationship that day. The words of the master are still effective.

On that day, the reason why Mrs. Zhao took Daiyu to Shande Temple was not only to clarify the rumors through the mouth of Master Guangyuan, but also to ease Daiyu's heart.Daiyu is a thoughtful person, everything is bored in her heart.Although Mrs. Zhao tried to persuade her, she also knew that it would not be effective, so she wanted to use Master Guangyuan to reassure Daiyu.