The legend of Dukang

The two were living in peace and contentment in Xilan County, but their son was unfilial and owed a lot of gambling debts, and the creditors came to collect the debts every day, making life difficult.Just when the two were desperate, Zhang Lishan fell from the sky and stayed in the tavern run by the couple. Not only did he help drive away the debt collectors, but he also inadvertently revealed his relationship with Zhao Wanru.Aunt Biao had known for a long time that Zhao Wanru had climbed a high branch, and now seeing Zhang Lishan's demeanor, she was even more delighted, and recognized her relatives on the spot.

Zhang Lishan not only helped them repay part of their gambling debts, but also warmly invited them to Suzhou, and his aunt was even more delighted.I thought that when I arrived in Suzhou, I would enter the legendary comfort zone, but who knew it was the Hongmen Banquet in the drama!

Seeing several fierce servants coming up, my cousin was frightened on the spot.

Zhou's mother said in a sinister manner: "Aunt Zhao said she didn't know you, you have to think about it! Pretending to be a family member of the official family will be jailed!"

The cousin reacted quickly, and immediately ran over to pull the corner of Zhao Wanru's clothes, and said flatteringly: "For example, I am your cousin, there is a tavern in Xilan County, when you were young, you often took your brother to the store to play. Forgot?"

Zhao Wanru shook her hand away in disgust, and said sharply: "Back when I married my husband, many people were jealous. Since you are from Xilan County, you must be jealous of our family's prosperity, so you came to slander me!" Zhao Wanru looked at Li said: "Ma'am, you must be careful! Don't be fooled by these shameless people!"

Hearing this, even my uncle, who had been silent all this time, couldn't bear it any longer, pointing at Zhao Wanru and gasping for breath.

Aunt Biao quickly walked over to comfort him, "How are you, old man! Don't scare me!"

Mother Zhou sighed from the side, and said leisurely: "Hey, people don't hurt a tiger's heart, but a tiger hurts people's will! Aunt Zhao, you are determined to let the two old people die by saying this! Poor on the way here, this The old sister is still praising you all the time, and she is not willing to say anything about you!" Zhou Ma gave a look, and immediately someone put the iron chains, wooden shackles and other instruments of torture at their feet.

The crackling sound scared the two of them into a cold sweat.

OK!This little bitch wants to kill us!If I die, you don't even want to live!Aunt Biao let out a "bah", and immediately showed the housekeeping skills of a country shrew, pointed at Zhao Wanru with her round waist and scolded: "What a heartless little hoof, it's only been a few days, so I plugged it in." Chicken feathers fill the phoenix, forget who you are! At the beginning, you failed to cling to the young master of the rich family, and became the leftover broken shoes of others. No one in the village knows! Even the crippled cow in the village thinks you are dirty!"

Aunt Biao patted her chest, and said: "Who is going around worrying about you as a matchmaker, and marrying you off as a young girl! It's good for you, turn your face and deny anyone! You are really an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!"

It's over!It's over!Zhao Wanru closed her eyes, her hands turned white.

Seeing that Zhao Wanru didn't make a sound, the cousin was very satisfied, she bowed to Li, and said with a flattering smile: "Grandma of the rich family, children are ignorant, don't worry about it, if you don't believe me, you can take us to see Ru's parents The old man in our family is Ru's father's cousin, and everyone in Xilan County knows it! Ru thinks we are poor and doesn't want his brother to marry our daughter. This is a child-in-law we ordered since childhood, how can we not count it! "

fart!Zhao Wanru knelt on the ground and listened to her aunt running around, feeling even more resentful.

Mrs. Li obviously didn't want to continue listening to such a country woman's vulgar words, so she waved her hand impatiently.

Aunt Biao wanted to say something more, but she was held back by Mama Zhou: "Okay, okay, someone will take you to meet Mrs. Zhao's parents for a confrontation on the spot."

Li looked at Zhao Wanru who was paralyzed on the ground, and said angrily: "You bitch! What else is there to say!"

"Haha!" Two frivolous laughter came from Zhao Wanru's mouth, and Li looked at Zhao Wanru Shi Shi in surprise as she stood up from the ground, as if she had changed into a different person.

Zhao Wanru adjusted her clothes calmly, and then said: "There is nothing to say, I agree with what she said. Before I married Su Qiubao, I did marry someone! But it was Su Qiubao who snatched me away!" Zhao Wanru sneered: "If it wasn't because he is the young master of the Su family, how could I be willing to commit myself to him just because of his fat head and big ears!"

"Shut up!" Li slammed the teacup on the table at Zhao Wanru angrily, and said bitterly, "Now that things are up to now, you still dare to frame Bao'er. With your background, Bao'er will take a fancy to you?"

"Hmph!" Zhao Wanru wiped the residual tea off her face indifferently, and said sarcastically, "Mrs. Side, you still don't know your son! Cun is just a wild dog that breeds everywhere, but he is a bit pretty when he grows up. It doesn't matter whether she is a human or a ghost, take the same photo. I am afraid that you are the only one who values ​​her background! Unfortunately, even if your heart is higher than the sky, you are still a girl who serves others, a concubine who can't stand on the stage, and a young lady who wants to become a big family. dream!"

"You!" Li was out of breath, pointing at Zhao Wanru and panting.

Zhang Lishan cursed in a low voice: "The matter has come to this, hurry up and kowtow to admit your mistake, maybe we will give you some way to survive!"

"Haha." Zhao Wanru laughed presumptuously twice, glanced at Zhang Lishan and said, "A way to live? You should save yourself! Who will live for whom is not sure! Don't forget, Su Qiubao and Zhang Qiushi are already dead. The second elder is still counting on his concubine's son to take care of him!"

"Come on! Drag this bitch down and lock me up!" Li Shi struggled to stand up, but fell back on the bench, and could only howl loudly.

"I see who dares to touch me!" Zhao Wanru raised her head and yelled at the servants around her: "You can see clearly that Tong'er and Gu'er are the only heirs of the Su family and the future heirs of the Su family! I am their relatives." Mother, the mistress of the Su family, if you dare to tie me up, aren't you afraid that my son will take care of you?"

Su Gu is young and ignorant, but Su Tong is already in his teens, and he is very much loved by Su Jinxiu and Zhang Lishan, so it is not impossible to become the head of the family in the future.Several servants who had already stepped forward stopped in their tracks and looked at each other hesitantly, but none of them dared to make a move.

Mrs. Li said tremblingly: "I am the head mother of the Su family, you all listen to me, tie up this bitch!"

"I'll see who dares!" Zhao Wanru opened her almond-shaped eyes, glared fiercely at the two young servants who stepped forward, and said word by word through gritted teeth: "Think about it clearly, whose future is in the hands of the Su family?" In my hand! It’s me and my son, or a woman half buried in the ground!”

Both young men lowered their heads and retreated back in unison.

"You!" Mrs. Li rolled her eyes angrily.

Zhao Wanru sneered: "Back when Su Qiubao molested me in the street, the people in the whole street saw it clearly! The county magistrate of Xilan County was bribed by Zhang Qiushi! My poor husband was also murdered by these two! There are few small people in Lan County, and there has not been a disciple in decades. Some time ago, my father went back to his hometown to visit relatives, and the people on the street still remember this incident. If you don’t believe me, Mrs. Side, you can also ask my reasonable Maybe she remembers her cousin."

Zhao Wanru raised her eyes and looked at Li Shi, who was about to faint, and Zhang Lishan, who was about to pass out, and continued: "I persuade the two elders to think clearly, the position of the chief imperial embroiderer of the palace is not secure. Waiting for the scandal, how will the Su family see people in the future! Hehe, originally I looked at the faces of the two sons and planned to hide it, but now it seems that if the concubine is kicked out of the Su residence, then we will simply pat the two sons together. Scatter, don't think about it for anyone!"

Mrs. Li was very angry, and said in her mouth: "You bitch, you, you don't dare, I dare, I will deal with this bitch myself!" As he said this, he was about to come over, but he didn't know whether it was because he was weak or he couldn't stand still because of anger. Li Shi staggered two steps and fell to the ground.The little girl on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

Zhao Wanru looked down at Mrs. Li, and sneered: "You should save yourself! In the future, you will have to rely on my concubine to serve you. If you punish my concubine, how can I serve you well!" Zhao Wanru picked up the silk in her hand , wiped his face gracefully: "I'm not feeling well, I'm going back to rest now, your elders should also rest!" Zhao Wanru bowed to them, and walked away with Pei'er.

Li pointed to Zhao Wanru's leaving back, moved her mouth, and finally rolled her eyes and passed out.

"Auntie!" Rong An got the news and rushed over immediately. When she entered the door, she saw Li Shi lying half dead on the bed, her eyes turned white, she breathed out more, but breathed in less.

Rong An was shocked, and quickly asked: "It's fine in the morning, why is it like this? Have you called a doctor yet?"

Zhou's mother waved away the girls around her, took Rong An's hand and said, "Madam is angry, because Aunt Zhao is angry!" Zhou's mother cried and told the whole story from the beginning to the end, "Master Zhang is also very angry. Not lightly, they have been taken back to Nishangju. The servants who were present at that time have been locked up by the servants, how to deal with it is up to you to decide."

Rong An frowned deeply: "Let's shut it down temporarily. Before we figure out how to deal with it, we must not let them go out and talk nonsense, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the Su family."

"Rong, Rong An." Li Shi raised his hand tremblingly and grabbed Rong An's sleeve.

Rong An quickly helped Li Shi to sit up, and said softly, "Aunt."

With tears in her eyes, Li-shi said weakly: "That bitch, that bitch..." Li-shi was out of breath again as he spoke.Zhou's mother quickly crawled over to rub her chest to calm her down, "Second Master Rong, you don't know how arrogant Aunt Zhao is, not only uttering bad words, but also threatening Madam with the two young masters! Second Master Rong, you have to vent your anger on Madam ah!"

"Auntie, don't get angry." Seeing that Li Shi was getting better, Rong An tried to persuade: "My cousin only has two sons, Tong'er and Gu'er, both of whom were born by Zhao Shi. If you dispose of Zhao Shi Now, how will I explain to my two grandchildren in the future! Besides, if this matter gets out, it will not be good for the Su family and my cousin's reputation. My uncle is seriously ill now. If I know about this, I will definitely... Please ask my aunt to read it For the sake of the two grandchildren, be patient!"

Li Shi looked at Rong An, unable to vomit out the bitterness in his stomach, he could only cover his face and cry bitterly: "Don't tell me you just let that bitch do whatever he wants! What crime did I do!"

Nishangju

"Master is back!" Zhang Fu excitedly helped Zhang Lishan into the room, and brought him another bowl of herbal tea.Seeing the change in Zhang Lishan's expression, he hurriedly waved away the servants around him, and asked in a low voice: "Looking at the expression on the master's face, could it be that this trip is not going well?"

Zhang Lishan waved his hands with a sullen face: "It went very well, but I didn't expect the plan to keep up with the changes!"

"Master, what do you say?" Zhang Fu asked strangely.

Zhang Lishan lamented: "I thought that I would collude with Zhou Mama to give Su Qiubao a few more concubines, to shake up Zhao's position, and then find evidence of Zhao's past scandals to take care of her. But Su Qiubao died at this time." Now, let the Zhao family who has lost power turn around. Now that Tong'er and Gu'er are Su Qiubao's only heirs, Zhao's identity will inevitably be raised, and even if Li wants to deal with her, he will be too cautious to do so."

"This is the end of the matter, master doesn't need to mind too much." Zhang Fu said in relief: "Anyway, Aunt Zhao is already the target of public criticism. Even if we don't take action, there will be no place for her with the side wife. Master has been running around for several days, let's change clothes and rest!"

"En." Zhang Lishan nodded.

Zhang Fu clapped his hands, and a group of servants came in carrying basins and buckets.

Zhang Fu said softly: "Master, please move to the back room to take a bath."

"Okay." Zhang Lishan got up after drinking the tea in his hand, walked a few steps before remembering, and asked Zhang Fu, "Where's Zhang Da? Why didn't you see him?"

"He asked for leave after sending the master to the main house, saying that he had something to do and he would be back tomorrow night." Zhang Fu said.

"Oh." Zhang Lishan nodded, without thinking too much, let Zhang Fu wait on him and entered the back room.

Xiangli Garden

"Mr. Du, something big happened in Su's residence yesterday. I wonder if you heard about it?" Wen Ruyu opened the door and came in. Seeing Du Shaokang sitting and drinking tea, she hurried over to him.

Yuan Bao frowned in displeasure: This Mr. Wen is getting more and more casual, even entering other people's houses without knocking, just like entering his own house.It's early in the morning, what if the young master is changing clothes!Don't be afraid of embarrassment!

Du Shaokang was also used to Wen Ruyu's demeanor, so he asked casually, "What made you so excited?"

Seeing Du Shaokang's inquiry, Wen Ruyu instantly turned into a triumphant peacock, waving her fan and said, "I heard that Mrs. Zhao had a big quarrel with Mrs. Su and Uncle Zhang yesterday, and Mrs. Su was as angry as a blown ball." , fainted on the spot!"

It took Du Shaokang a while to realize who the "Mrs. Su" and "Second Uncle Zhang" Wen Ruyu was talking about.

It was Yuan Bao who couldn't understand his "pretentious" appearance the most, and said coldly, "Mr. Wen knew it so clearly, was he also there at the time?"

"Not at all!"

"Then how do you know that Mrs. Side is like an inflated ball?" Yuan Bao asked coldly.

"Hey." Wen Ruyu blocked, and hit Yuan Bao's head with a fan casually, scolding with a smile: "When adults are talking, why do children get in the way? After walking this way, I'm thirsty. Go and get me a bowl of tea." !"

Yuan Bao murmured and went out sullenly.

Du Shaokang smiled and said: "Okay, you've been missing for two days, so don't keep it secret!"

"Hehe, your Second Uncle Zhang is quite a thief!" Wen Ruyu waved her fan, looked at Du Shaokang and said unhurriedly: "Going out under the guise of repairing the ancestral house, actually went to Zhao's hometown and took away Zhao's background. I dug it out clearly. That’s not counting, but I brought two witnesses back. Now, the rumors about the Zhao family some time ago are completely confirmed!" Wen Ruyu shook her head pretending to regret.

Du Shaokang was not surprised either, and asked lightly: "Then what did Mrs. Zhao say, did you admit it?"

"Yesterday I was far away, so I didn't hear clearly." Wen Ruyu didn't feel the slightest bit of shame about the "shameless" behavior she heard from the corner, but said openly: "It seems to be that Zhao said that it was Su Qiubao who forcibly robbed her back then. She came here. But in my opinion, Mrs. Zhao's life as a concubine in Su's residence is quite good, and she has given birth to two children. Only she knows whether she was forced or voluntary!" Wen Ruyu curled her lips.

"If this incident is true, the Su Manor will definitely be in chaos. Why is there no movement?" Du Shaokang asked suspiciously.

"Such a big scandal, wouldn't it be a slap in the face for you to tell it?" Wen Ruyu smiled: "The people brought by Zhang Lishan can only prove that Mrs. Zhao was once married. Mrs. Zhao insisted that it was Su Qiubao who robbed the women of the people. Su Qiubao Both Zhang Qiushi and Zhang Qiushi are dead, there is no proof of death! Wouldn’t it be a joke to say it out! I heard that Mrs. Su is sick from anger!”

Du Shaokang looked at Wen Ruyu's schadenfreude, lowered his head and smiled, and continued: "I asked Mr. Wen to investigate, how is it going?"

"Oh, you said Zhang Da!" Wen Ruyu closed her fan and said, "This Zhang Da is a commoner, it will take some time to investigate him, but fortunately he is from Cailian Village near Suzhou, although he has moved out for several years Well, my people still heard some news in the village. This Zhang Da was originally named Liu Zhuangshi, his parents died early, and he lived with his grandfather since he was a child. After his grandfather died, he went to Suzhou to seek a way out. The Su residence is gone!" Wen Ruyu spread her hands.

"Is that all? Is there anything else, for example, does Zhang Da have any other relatives or friends?"

Wen Ruyu tried hard to think back, and then said: "Zhang Da's grandfather seems to have moved from another place, and I have never heard of relatives. Oh, according to Zhang Da's neighbors, when his grandfather was there, there was a young man I often go to see them during festivals. The lady next door saw that the young man is quite down-to-earth, so she wanted to find a matchmaker for him. Unexpectedly, the young man had a friend in Suzhou, and his wife seemed to be selling sesame oil, so the matter was fine. Let me mention it again. Later, Zhang Da moved away and never came back, so he doesn't know what will happen in the future."

Du Shaokang hooked the corners of his mouth and showed a knowing smile.

Wen Ruyu looked at his expression, and asked cautiously: "Looking at Mr.'s expression, do you know something?"

"Well, almost!" Du Shaokang looked at Wen Ruyu and said, "The weather is very good today. I wonder if Mr. Wen would like to go out for a walk with me?"

Wen Ruyu was taken aback for a moment, Du Shaokang has been staying at home since he entered the Su residence, why is he so interested today?

Wen Ruyu closed her fan, cupped her hands and said, "Then I will reluctantly go out with Mr. Su for a walk!"