Jiapingguan Chronicle

"I don't quite understand the difference here." Shen Zhonghe shook his head slightly and said, "The biggest difference between father and second uncle is that one was born a little earlier and the other was born a little later, but the two of them They are both the biological sons of the grandmother, not half-brothers. Why should they be treated so differently? If they are half-brothers, and there are some close relatives, I can accept it, but they are the same. Brothers and sisters!"

"Look, basically everyone thinks this way, but the wet nurse doesn't. She thinks that the eldest brother is not a member of the family because she has not watched her grow up and has no feelings for her. He is an outsider."

"Then she takes herself seriously." Shen Zhonghe rolled his eyes angrily, "I don't have any objection to her origin, but she is just a girl, does she really regard herself as her master? Even if she is two She has always accompanied and watched her uncle grow up, and her second uncle is also her little master. Could it be possible..." He looked at Liang Jieque with a look of shock on his face, "Is it possible that she took her second uncle with her, just like that? Does she regard her young master as her own son?"

"Correct answer!" Liang Jieque finished the last piece of orange and nodded towards Shen Zhonghe, who had his eyes widened. "That's what she thought. She told your grandfather that she brought up your second uncle. It’s no different from her biological son. Since he is her biological son, what’s wrong with her planning some things for her son and clearing some obstacles?”

"What a shameless statement!" Shen Zhonghe slapped the table, "How dare she say such a thing? She regards her second uncle as her biological son, so what does she regard herself as? As my grandfather's step-in-law? As my father and second uncle Her stepmother? Then where did she put her real biological son? Or..." He frowned slightly, "She kept it from the beginning to let my father and second uncle fight among themselves. She sat on the mountain and watched. Fight and enjoy the benefits? Otherwise, how could you say such things as planning for your son and clearing some obstacles? No one with a normal mind would be able to say that, right? "

"That's right!" Xue Ruitian was also shocked by Liang Jieque's words and Shen Zhonghe's understanding. He looked at Liang Jieque seriously, "That nanny is not really what Master Shen said. In fact, she is Want to pave the way for her own son?"

"Aunt Liang, are Mr. Shen interrogating the nanny and her son alone, or is there someone else with them?"

"Of course there are other people. After all, the wet nurse is a woman. If the adoptive father is interrogated alone, he will be blamed."

Liang Jieque looked at Xue Ruitian and nodded silently in his mind. Although Wu Dinghou was not very old, he always saw the problem to the point, unlike Xiao Man, who always missed the point. Thinking of this, Liang Jieque couldn't help but glare at Shen Zhonghe who was still nibbling a frozen pear next to him.

Shen Zhonghe was gnawing on the frozen pear that Mei Lin had put into his hand. While he was chewing, he was scorning the nanny's dark thoughts. Without thinking, he turned around and saw Liang Jieque looking at him with a look of disgust. Himself, he was stunned, not understanding what Aunt Liang meant.

"Aunt Liang, it is understandable that Lord Shen has not thought of this. After so many years, Lord Shen has reached this age, the back house is almost empty, and the woman he has had the most contact with is just you, Aunt Liang. He has not thought of this. It's understandable. The dirty thoughts of those people are completely unpredictable. Those who are not exposed to these or rarely exposed to these are really unimaginable.

"That's true." Liang Jieque nodded slightly, "The Marquis is right. It would be very inappropriate for my adoptive father to question him alone. Therefore, he invited my father and mother to accompany him. This is why, I know the whole incident very clearly. Of course, there were also the eldest brother and the second brother present at the same time. The adoptive father believed that it was a very serious matter for the family to have servants, or servants with high trust, to instigate discord among the brothers. They Brothers must face it together, must know the ins and outs of the whole thing, and must understand what these villains are thinking in their hearts."

"Mr. Shen did the right thing." Jin Miaomiao nodded, "If we don't let them know clearly what twists and turns there are, they will be fooled next time."

"That's right." Liang Jieque nodded, "Not only that, the adoptive father also made it very grand and gathered all the servants in the family to hear the trial together. Although there were not many servants in the family at that time, but It is still necessary to kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

"If it is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, it is still a little late." Jin Miaomiao chuckled, "If it could have been earlier, we would not have fostered the nanny's petty thoughts."

"You're right. Although it's a little late, it's better than nothing at all, isn't it?" Liang Jieque smiled, "After all, nothing like this has ever happened in the family before. Everyone is in harmony. It's not like that at all." No one would have thought of this. No one would have thought that someone as old as the nanny would still have such crooked thoughts."

"Can you tell me the specific interrogation process?"

"Of course, there is nothing to hide." Liang Jieque looked at Shen Zhonghe who was starting to chew the second frozen pear, and shook his head helplessly, "Listen carefully and see if this nanny and I are the same Same thing, are you trying to steal your Shen family's property?"

"Aunt Liang..." Shen Zhonghe looked at Liang Jieque helplessly, "Didn't I get deceived? I didn't really think so."

"It's our fault. We thought you didn't have good intentions. Don't blame Mr. Shen." I apologize to you."

"Master Hou..." Liang Jieque waved his hand and looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha again, "There are also the Duke and the General. You have seen the bad side of me. In addition, Er Niang prefers to believe in Hui." My mother has always been biased against me, so she has a bad impression of me and it is understandable that she thinks I have ulterior motives. But this boy..." She glanced at Shen Zhonghe, "I am watching this boy. When I grew up, others didn’t understand me, but it was impossible for him to understand me, so that’s what disappointed me the most.”

"Aunt Liang..." Shen Zhonghe looked at Liang Jieque with a guilty look on his face, "I'm sorry, I apologize to you."

Liang Jieque glared at him and waved her hand towards him, which meant forgetting the past. When Shen Zhonghe saw her look, he knew that the other party had forgiven him, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to eat his frozen pears.

"Actually, you really can't blame Master Shen. First of all, he didn't know about your past, and you didn't want to let him know. So, the other party took advantage of your weakness and used him to take revenge on you. Secondly, the entire environment of Liu Shuai's camp is relatively simple, and there are not so many scheming people. Therefore, it is understandable that he does not understand these intrigues. The last point, still the same sentence..." Jin Miao Miao looked at Shen Zhonghe with a smile, "Master Shen doesn't know much about women. In addition to Aunt Liang, the only people he has come into contact with are Zhou Niang and Hui Niang. Hui Niang was saved by himself. They have been together for such a long time. Naturally, People believe whatever they say, after all, in Master Shen’s heart, an orphan girl has nothing to lie to him, right?"

"I really don't know this. If I knew, how could I be fooled so easily?" Shen Zhonghe sighed heavily, "If I knew that Hui Niang and my second uncle were involved, I wouldn't be able to marry her even if I were killed. Coming in."

"Forget it, this is all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore." Liang Jieque waved his hands and sighed softly, "Our thoughts are good and we don't want you to know this. Unfortunately, those people are not They will let us go, and they will definitely fight us to the death." "They are quite perseverant. They are already separated from one generation, and they will come back again."

"People have been waiting for so many years, no less than one or two generations. If they didn't have the patience, they would have given up long ago and wouldn't have waited until we were born." Liang Jieque took two sips of tea and then He continued, "Let's talk about this interview first. My mother said that she has never seen a servant so arrogant. When the servant brought him into the main hall, he looked like a bird preparing to fight. He held his rooster with his head raised high, as if he looked down on others."

"The servant is bullying the master!" Shen Zhonghe sneered, "I have been to many colleagues' mansions in Xijing City for so many years, but I have never seen such servants. The servants in other houses, even the Prime Minister's house, From the servants at the door to the housekeeper, they are all friendly and kind. It is absolutely impossible for them to treat you differently just because your official position is relatively low."

"Who said it wasn't?" Liang Jieque chuckled, "When my mother said it, she also found it very incredible. This wet nurse really regarded herself as the mistress of the Shen family. When the adoptive father told her to kneel down, She was particularly reluctant, after all, in front of so many people, she lost face and felt very embarrassed."

"You really take yourself too seriously."

"Yes!" Liang Jieque nodded towards Jin Miaomiao, "My mother also said the same, she really thought she was the mistress of the Shen family. At the beginning, the adoptive father did not ask her any questions, but I asked my second brother to stand up and repeat what he said to me."

"Did he tell Mr. Shen that he hated Uncle Shen and that Uncle Shen should disappear forever?"

"Yes, that's it." Liang Jieque raised an eyebrow, "I have to say that this step of the adoptive father was quite unexpected. The nanny also didn't expect that the adoptive father would let the second brother do it so openly and in front of everyone. , she said all the things she said to instigate the second brother, and even her tone and demeanor when she said such words were so vivid that people could tell who the second brother was imitating at a glance."

"What's the expression on this nanny?" Shen Zhonghe wiped his hands with the wet handkerchief Mei Lin brought to the side, looked at Liang Jieque curiously, and asked, "Is she angry from embarrassment?"

"Yes, her face was green and white. My mother said that her eyes seemed to be quenched with poison. She was staring straight at the second brother. If eyes could kill, the second brother should be dead. Hundreds of times.”

"Does she admit that she said these words herself?"

"Didn't I say it before? Admit it, I didn't stumble at all." Liang Jieque sneered, "My adoptive father waited for the second brother to finish speaking, and then asked her if she said these words to the second brother, right? She instigated it, and she fully admitted it. Not only did she admit it, but she also said that she was right. The second brother is her most important, just like her son. As a mother, there is nothing wrong with fighting for the family property for her son. "

"It's ridiculous. We have our own property, and a servant like her is dictating it?" Shen Zhonghe snorted coldly, "What was the reaction of everyone present at the time? Were they as confused and shocked as we were? ?”

"My father said something that summed up everyone's mood. He said he had never seen anyone so brazen."

"Well said." Jin Jing clapped her hands gently, "How did the nanny react?"

"When there was no response, he was very disdainful and said that this is the Shen family's own business. Why should the Liang family come forward? Our Shen family can solve it ourselves." Liang Jieque spread his hands and said, "Look, she is You really consider yourself a member of the Shen family."

"It's not the most outrageous, only more outrageous." Shen Zhonghe shook his head helplessly, "Why is she so embarrassed?"

"The more shameless a person is, the more willing he is, the more likely he will succeed." Jin Miaomiao thought for a while and looked at Liang Jieque, "This nanny will not say in public that she has an affair with Mr. Shen. "Yes?" Seeing Liang Jieque's expression not so good, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "Isn't it right? Did she really say that?" Seeing Liang Jieque nodding, she didn't know what to say, so she thought about it. It took him a long time to say, "Where's her evidence? Is it pure lies and slander?"

"Actually, this move of hers is quite clever." Liang Jieque glanced at Shen Zhonghe, whose jaw dropped. She snorted, turned around and continued to talk to the others, "Any woman who says such words is trying her best." Regardless of her reputation, she must seek justice for herself. Unfortunately, if she hadn’t said those words before, some people might have believed her, but with those words she had said before, no one would believe a word of her. What’s more, She can’t produce evidence, but her adoptive father can produce evidence to prove her innocence.”

"What is it?"

"It's the second brother." Liang Jieque sighed heavily, "You may not believe it. How much does the foster father favor the second brother? The second brother didn't have his own independent yard until he was eight years old. Because of that At that time, I had already started to prepare for the Tongsheng examination, and I needed to study without any distractions. Only then did I move out of my adoptive father's yard and have my own place."

"You lived with Mr. Shen until you were eight years old? In the same courtyard?"

"Same yard, same house."