Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 439, getting married, Shu Ze is full of pain
Within two days' journey from the pier to Shu Ze's office, there are three counties with different distances nearby. He Ning carefully inquired and found that Shu Ze had the best reputation.

"Magistrate Shu? That's an absolutely good man. In the New Year's murder case, the child had no parents since he was a child. He grew up with his uncle and aunt. The uncle praised his aunt, and the aunt praised his uncle. The neighbor next door called the child your father." Mother is your uncle and aunt who is so angry that they occupy your house and fields, and they are not good to you. How can you bear this breath. It is worth dying for a man. There are kitchen knives in your uncle and aunt’s room, one for each knife. You have a house and a field to live by yourself."

He Ning was taken aback: "How can there be such a neighbor, such an uncle?"

"Piansheng is such a neighbor, such an uncle. The people in that village are not good. The child held a kitchen knife and killed his uncle and aunt one by one. The neighbor next door turned him to the yamen. The child had just been imprisoned. The neighbor said that killing people would lead to death. His family had no descendants. He was a neighbor and had the right to buy land first. Shu county magistrate refused to make a decision, so the neighbor complained to the province, saying that his neighbor had died and could not appeal for justice. The county magistrate Shu brought the evidence to the province to confront him, but he still exonerated the child from the death penalty."

He Ning and Butler Xie walked forward, Brother Ning didn't speak for a long time, Butler Xie said: "You grew up in the peaceful days, so sad to hear about such a case?"

Butler Xie had seen it before. Mrs. Meng was sent to the farm by Concubine Tan. After Steward Xie arrived, he saw Concubine Tan's sinister intentions a few times.

Fortunately, the Meng family still has the princess to take care of her, and Housekeeper Xie has been running outside to help her, until Jing'an picked her up and returned to Beijing.

He Ning shook his head: "Although I grew up in a peaceful life, I studied since I was a child just to get an official. I have never seen it, and I have heard of cases in previous dynasties. I was just thinking about Shu Ze's past."

"Oh? Can I hear it?"

He Ning said: "Yes. You have met his wife, Aunt Yuan Cai. Although I want to call her an infatuated woman now, I looked down on her in school back then. If I didn't see it today, who would know Yuan Cai Cai Gu is really an infatuated woman. At school, others paid for studying, and Cai Gu paid for marriage."

Xie the housekeeper smiled slightly.

"Shu Ze is the only one in her eyes, but Shu Ze doesn't like her. Before Shu Ze went to the autumn palace, Yuancai girl tricked him into the earth temple, and it was fine for men and women to spend the night. Afterwards, the parents of the Yuan family brought Shu Ze The person from the team arrived and caught a manifestation."

He Ning completely concealed Yuan Xiu, and in fact it was correct to say that, no matter Yuan Caigu was pointing at Yuan Xiu or pointing at other people or things, it was all to lure Shu Ze to the Earth Temple.

Housekeeper Xie was shocked by this incident: "Isn't this a Qiangba marriage? This, this, really did Grandma Cai?"

He Ning smiled wryly: "It's her, fortunately she has also studied."

Housekeeper Xie said: "It's not that you don't study or don't study. Those who don't study also know shame." He thought about it: "Grandma Cai is very diligent, let's not talk about her, and you also said that you have affection for Mr. Shu in school. What's more, when you were in school, you must be young."

"Yes."

"I'm just talking about Grandma Cai's parents. Could it be that they are stupid and stupefied? Their children study hard in the cold and summer and are preparing to go to the autumn palace. Your daughter followed him to spend the night in the Earth Temple. Don't care who is lying. Now that you know, stop it immediately. What? Instead, he took Mr. Shu's family and ran to catch the appearance. Isn't this a sincere family offering scholars and picking a ready-made fruit to eat?"

So He Ning doesn't blame Shu Ze very much. In this marriage, Aunt Yuan Cai's parents had bad intentions. According to Housekeeper Xie, Shu's family saved money to pay for their education. In the end, your family wanted to get rich in this marriage.Aunt Yuan Cai is really an official wife now.If only Shu Ze is to blame, how can this be explained?

Lu Zhu hated Shu Ze, and He Ning knew the reason, which almost involved Yuan Xiu.

But ask yourself, after Yuan Xiu got engaged, He Ning and Qi Yue were no better than Shu Ze, one snatched a marriage in the middle of the night, and the other went looking for someone to fight.

Butler Xie was quick-witted, and He Ning said that this past was related to the case he heard just now, and he asked: "Master Shu pays for his life, but Master Shu tried his best to save it, just because the murderer was counted, you think of Master Shu The marriage history, is the reason why Aunt Cai schemed against Master Shu, is also very important?"

For the child who murdered, retaking his family's house and fields and living a new life is a major event in his life, so he killed with a knife.

So, what kind of big event would it be to let Shu Ze, a scholar, spend the night with a woman in the Earth Temple?

He Ning was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that although he didn't tell sister Xiu, he was almost exposed.

Quickly pressing down on the idea of ​​the case, he said indiscriminately, "I don't know why they stayed together overnight. It may be that Aunt Cai said something nonsense to trap Shu Ze."

Housekeeper Xie is too familiar with the shop, he knows that the owner of Lvzhu always scolds Aunt Cai's husband, and he can see at a glance that Lvzhu is love and wholeheartedly hate and wholeheartedly, as if there is an answer that is about to come out.

But the feeling of danger is also coming out at any time, because I always feel that Aunt Lvzhu is not just scolding for Aunt Yuancai.

Butler Xie is not in an ordinary store, but Su Wang's mansion, even if Su Wang has no authority, it is considered a wrong place.

He laughed and changed the topic: "It's not unusual for young people to do anything, but now it's all over. Grandma Cai is a diligent and thrifty housekeeper, and she gave birth to Master Bao. The past things will be blown away as soon as the wind blows. What a wonderful life as a family."

"Yes."

He Ning smiled, but he also breathed a sigh of relief if Housekeeper Xie didn't ask.

He Ning likes to be with Butler Xie very much, that is, he asks what he can, and he doesn't ask what he can't. He is smarter than a rabbit.

The two talked and laughed and continued on their way, neither of them mentioning Shu Ze's past again.

Soon after arriving at the yamen, Shu Ze came out to greet him with his first and last name, his face beaming with joy: "When I wake up early, I say magpies cry, it's either a good thing or a distinguished guest, you count me as a distinguished guest."

At that time in school, the first, second, and third of ten thousand years were worthy of being confidantes.

He Ning introduced Butler Xie, only saying that he was a partner, and Shu Ze, who was wearing an official robe, did not neglect. Looking at this gentle young man, Butler Xie suddenly felt aggrieved for him.

Indeed, the wide-bodied Yuan Caigu is not good enough for Mr. Shu.

He Ning said: "Where is Laibao, does he usually miss us?"

Butler Xie stepped out of his emotions, yes, he has a son, so what if he is worthy or not?
Shu Ze led the way to the backyard of the yamen, and at the same time let the yamen servant report the letter. Before He Ning came, a child ran out, and Laibao didn't understand the person yet. The joy in his heart prompted him to run and shout: "Uncle, you have come to pick me up."

He Ning heard the sense of familiarity in the fluent words, but didn't understand the person, so he replied first: "Yes, Laibao, Uncle is here to pick you up and return to Beijing."

Shu Ze and Butler Xie laughed.

As Laibao approached, He Ning squatted down and hugged him, his complexion suddenly turned ugly, and he turned his head and said, "Shu Ze! What's going on?"

Shu Ze was taken aback, and quickly looked at his son: "What's wrong?"

Noble ignored it, and hugged He Ning's cheek, happily hahaha.

He Ning picked up Bao, the child grew up and naturally became heavier, but He Ning still said: "Look, look! When we sent it, it was white and fat."

Shu Ze yelled, "He's growing tall, and he's growing fast."

Seeing his attitude, He Ning was really furious: "He grew up from a baby to more than one year old and gave it to you. How fast he grows, I hug him every day, don't I know?"

She raised her face and asked in front of Shu Ze: "Now he's dark and thin, how can you be right with him!"

Before Shu Ze could answer, He Ning said bitterly: "No wonder I scolded you when I saw the green bamboo. Sure enough, you really hate ghosts!"

Shu Ze was at a loss for words, he left Aunt Yuan Cai in Beijing for two years, and the credit He Ning said was indeed theirs.

He accompanied Noble with a smiling face, and was about to explain that he did not treat Noble badly. This is his son, how could he treat Noble badly.Laibao smiled and said, "Uncle, I can't go back to Beijing with you."

He Ning met him and came out with a smile on his face: "Back to Beijing, it's still the same as before, giving you delicious food every day, Aunt Hui, Aunt Ting and the others play with you every day."

Laibao smiled and said, "I want to accompany my mother and my little sister."

He Ning knew that Aunt Yuancai gave birth to a daughter Shu Erbao last year, and there was nothing wrong with Laibao's bridesmaid, so he didn't think much about it.

After walking a few more steps and entering the backyard, Aunt Yuancai stood on the porch and greeted: "Brother Ning, are you here?" With her hands on her waist, her belly was puffed out. Because there was a pregnant woman in the family, He Ning could see that her pregnancy was not short .

He Ning's face was pale with fright, and he pinched his fingers to count the date: "Well, when I failed, you wrote a letter saying that you gave birth to a second treasure, and the palace examination will be released around June, this is February, Shu Ze!"

He Ning gritted his teeth: "She is your wife! You didn't raise pigs!"

Shu Ze was taken aback again: "Well, what did Lu Zhu want you to scold me for?"

Aunt Yuancai felt distressed, even though He Ning just said she was a pig, she hurriedly said: "It's all my fault, Brother Ning, you have come here and have a hard time, come in and sit down, Laibao will let the mothers drink, I will cook for you Eat with Butler Xie."

He Ning said angrily: "Go back to the room! Go rest! Can you still work!"

Aunt Yuancai's heart was suddenly happy, her nose was sore, but tears came down, He Ning said angrily: "Laibao sent your mother back to the room, don't let him come out again. Shu Ze, there is a restaurant in your city, let's go out eat."

Shu Ze said worriedly: "If you want to scold me, you can scold me here. The restaurant is full of people, so you can't scold there." Shout out to Miao: "You come to cook."

Aunt Yuancai went back to her room obviously unhappy, and Laibao was also not happy: "Uncle, I will buy food, I will buy it for you to eat, don't worry!"

Mrs. Miao came over and said coldly, "Your master, are you talking about me?"

Noble said sharply, "Yes!"

Jumping so high, grabbing the corner of He Ning's clothes: "Uncle, I want to accompany my mother and sister, I can't go home with you."

He Ning looked at the scene and gave up the idea of ​​going out to eat. He and Butler Xie chartered a boat with waiters. At this time, one waiter followed behind each other. He Ning sent them out to buy wine and vegetables.

Let Mrs. Miao go back to the room, Yuancaigu is happy, and Noble is a good baby again.

When the food and drink were delivered, He Ning also saw Shu Erbao. The boys and girls of the Shu family looked like their mothers, and their girls looked like their fathers. They would not be ugly when they grow up. Ze changed to another room for dinner.

After drinking for three rounds, He Ning said bluntly: "What is the situation in your family? I didn't want to scold you, but I saw with my own eyes that you, a concubine, have no mistress in your eyes. My uncle wrote to scold me when he was fine. I didn't want to stand in line with him at first, but you, tell me what happened to your family!"

Shu Ze was also in a hurry: "Listen to me, Brother Ning, you have to trust me." His eyes were red with wine, and the grievance in his heart was once again aroused: "I, who was wrong for me to find that year, I will Find her to marry, do you believe it?"

Xie Butler pretended not to exist.

He Ning said: "Believe it or not, you are also married. Laibao is about to be four years old, and Erbao is about to be one year old. You have a son and a daughter. Isn't life difficult? How can you live like this!"

He Ning asked out of order, but Shu Ze started from the beginning.

He spread his hands: "I got married like that that year. You can see how I treated her. Later we were all in Beijing. You can see that! To avoid her, I studied every night until early in the morning. She got up to work and I slept. But living together, there is always a time when you can't avoid it, and there is Noble. My parents are also happy to write letters, and they also say that they don't hold grudges against her anymore, and this official wife is what she deserves. I know you Brother Ning lives in the capital, and his vision is high, so he doesn't like me as a small official, but I really gave her a brocade robe to wear, didn't I?"

Shu Ze's official position is not high, unlike Yuan Xiu's imperial title. Aunt Yuan Cai has a brocade gown, which proves that she is different from other wealthy female relatives in the city.

He Ning hummed with a sullen face, and blamed: "You shouldn't have taken concubines, now brother Yue is proud, he has become No.1!"

Shu Ze said: "Think about my feelings. I was forced to marry a wife. I studied hard and dare not say how good my future is. It is considered good in our two families. I really spent her money to rush for the exam. It is impossible for me to divorce my wife. I still have this virtue. If I only face her in my life, I would rather die."

Butler Xie heard that his words were wrong, even if he wasn't full, he quietly walked outside.

Outside the room, I met Laibao who was probing his head. Laibao was very smart. He was only one year old when he left Beijing. He can't remember things at this age. He remembered that He Ning should trigger the favorite scene in his memory. Housekeeper Xie didn't hug him very much. Noble still remembers him.

Noble asked softly, "Are they angry?"

Butler Xie's heart softened, he still remembered how carefree Laibao looked when Yun Zhan held him in his arms.

Pulling the little hand: "Has your mother eaten?"

"Eat it, and my little sister also ate it."

Housekeeper Xie said: "You lead the way, I will eat out with you, we will go to whichever place you like to go." Noble and him happily went.

In the room, Shu Ze and He Ning talked more freely. Shu Ze said: "Miao is the one who found me. I have been studying, so I don't have the time to take a concubine. I want to take a concubine. I think after I get an official in the imperial examination, I will wait for you." Slowly looking for an honest and responsible person, but on the day the ranking was released, Miao found me and reported her life experience. Her father died of an official, and her mother died of illness in a foreign country. She was alone in Beijing and could not go back. The family is fettered, gentle and kind, I like her, she is different from Lai Baoniang, I never said spoiling concubines and destroying wives, I clearly stated that I have a wife, and she voluntarily."

Shu Ze is a little vague here: "I won, and I am a little proud."

He Ning was silent, he was also full of madness after Zhong Chunwei, and he also had the heart of taking concubines.

Shu Ze is different from him, He Ning's heart can return to Lu Zhu, because Lu Zhu is a good girl, but looking back at Yuan Caigu in school, she loves Shu Ze like a nympho, Shu Ze has always hated her .

It's strange that Shu Ze doesn't feel wronged when these two people are tied together.

Shu Ze held up his cup: "You know how much I hated Lai Baoniang in school, you might ask me why I was with her in the Earth Temple, Brother Ning, there are no outsiders here, let me ask you, at that time I wanted to see Sister Xiu, If I met you, what would you do to me?"

He Ning rolled his eyes: "What's the use of seeing sister Xiu, how can you and I be shaken by a noble marriage? I will scold you. No, no, I was also sad at the time, and I might drag you to be sad together."

Shu Ze felt relieved: "Yes, you will stop me and won't let me do stupid things. Lai Baoniang, she asked me to wait in the earth temple."

He Ning had nothing to say, and lowered his head to drink a glass of wine.

Shu Ze had a drink with him, and the alcohol made his emotions more open: "The second grandma of the Yuan family suppressed my marriage. When I met Sister Xiu on such an occasion, she refused to look at me. I know she thinks I Lost my virtue, can you understand that I was pierced by thousands of arrows at that time! I refused to get married, and the county would not make way for me, so that I could not catch up with the exam. Brother Ning, I was bullied for this marriage, Lai Baoniang Caused my nightmare, and you still say I can’t blame her, so who am I to blame! It’s all my own fault! I’m overthinking my abilities! I shouldn’t be number one in my school, but sister Xiao Xiangxiu! I’m number one in school, why can’t I think I want to be the best girl in school! Let me think about it, is there something wrong! You, Brother Yue, Brother Han, and others, are not as good as me in homework, didn't they all think about Sister Xiu!"

"Ahem, keep your voice down, don't let your servants hear you."

Shu Ze took a deep breath: "Well, without Sister Xiu, I can't be without fame. In fact, I was ignorant in retrospect. Which one of us studied for girls? When we entered school, it was only for fame."

He Ning suddenly thought of Zhang Mugen. Mugen said that he studied hard to become sister Ting, but He Ning did not refute at that time. In fact, he only entered school for fame.

"I got married, and I was so ruthless about the Mid-Autumn Festival. If I didn't win, I would leave home. If I won, I would leave home earlier. When Chunwei was not in the middle, I saw you and Brother Yue were on the list. At that time, I understood that I lost my virtue. Well, I still blame myself. When Lai Baoniang came, I hated her and told myself to be patient. You also know that I have sex when I can’t help it, but I continued to hate her the next day. She has Lai Bao I don't know, I know that I will also take concubines, I just want to face more pleasing people in front of me, or get someone else, otherwise I really don't know what I will do."

He Ning was not in a good mood: "You think Miao is pleasing to the eye, but I don't think she is pleasing to the eye."

Shu Ze said: "It's not pleasing to the eye, and I also think she is not pleasing to the eye. I come from a poor background. This city is two days away from the canal wharf, which is not far away, but there are only [-] households in this city. It's not as good as Xinji, a town with so many people. , there is no way to earn money, it is really poor. I really want to treat this official well. You came today by coincidence, and I was in the country yesterday. I was hardly at home. Miao called herself grandma, it was her own Behavior. And I’m a poor man. Although I studied, I didn’t pay much attention to the address of female relatives. In our village, there are also people who marry rich people as concubines. Once when I came back, our village flattered her and called her grandma. I also called the shopkeeper lady Grandma, how have I ever paid attention to these things? Others saw that Miao was the only one around me, and I didn't take her seriously. I didn't say anything until Song Han and his wife came to bring this matter back. It's Miao, one mile Yili showed dissatisfaction, and I only saw it at this time."

He shook his head: "Woman, if you come out more, you will make trouble in the house."

He Ning satirized him: "You found the excess by yourself."

"Yes, I found it myself, and I can't return it. I have lost my virtue once, and I can't lose it a second time. I am at home five or seven days a month. I have to look at the treasures first. Lai Baoniang didn't study in vain. , I also teach him a few words every day, I will teach him again when I come back, and then I will sleep together again, Lai Baoniang has a second baby, and it is full moon, I think she deserves credit for giving birth to another one, I have to accompany her, who I would like to conceive another one."

He Ning sighed: "You, there is an old mother in this yard, so you can't ask."

"She said it afterwards, and she also said that she didn't expect Lai Baoniang to be pregnant so soon. Hey, have you ever heard that a breastfeeding woman can't get pregnant? Lai Baoniang is definitely different from others."

He Ning wanted to laugh: "When did she look like others? She was like a nymphomaniac in school. After planning you into marriage, she wholeheartedly sought you out, wholeheartedly earning hard money for you. You took her as a concubine and gave birth to a baby. After the full moon, I want to look for you every day, but I don’t have myself in my heart, and I don’t even think that the nursing child will suffer on the road. I will be scolded by the green bamboo every day, otherwise I will come to look for you.”

Shu Ze also sighed: "It's different from others. She was pregnant with her second treasure. She pressed Miao to the ground and beat her. She didn't even think about being pregnant. When I came back, I separated them and set up another stove, one for each of you. Don't care about her, she doesn't care about you, my salary is divided according to the head, and Lai Baoniang takes the majority, and my share is also given to Lai Baoniang. "

He Ning stared: "What? She dares to snatch Noble's food and drink?"

Shu Ze also stared: "Although I'm not rich, I can still support my family. You don't stop all year round. Fish, shrimp, candied vegetables, preserved vegetables, dried meat and all kinds of sugar, Noble can't finish six meals a day. You say Noble has lost weight, is it true?" Talk? He's growing tall."

He Ning said: "Believe it or not, when I bring Noble back to Beijing, everyone who sees him will scold you for not taking good care of him."

Shu Ze lowered his head, chuckled, and looked up with a haha: "Laibao said, Dad, your family is too small. My family is bigger than this. I said how big it was, but he said it was very big. Brother Ning, Ning Brother, you keep Noble in the compound of the deep house, can it be the same as my small yamen?"

He Ning was right when he thought about it, and he burst out laughing: "Your family is small, but Laibao's is big, haha,"

The two laughed for a while, and after stopping, Shu Ze said: "Okay, Brother Ning, don't worry about Lai Baoniang and Laibao, I will not treat my own son badly, come again, Laibaoniang has suffered a few times."

He Ning laughed again, and chatted with Shu Ze about everyday life. When Yuan Hui got married and returned to the new episode last year, Shu Ze sneered: "Heh, heh!"

He Ning knocked over with his chopsticks: "Speak up if you have something to say, why are you laughing?"

"Brother Ning, come and see, this is my house." Shu Ze also took chopsticks, dipped in wine and made a line on the table: "Twenty miles away from Xinji."

He Ning said: "I know that."

Shu Ze made another stroke: "The one farther away than my house is Laibao's mother's house."

The third said: "This is the Earth Temple. Lai Baoniang and I passed the Earth Temple when we went to Xinji. That night, Lai Baoniang's mother passed by my house first, and then the Earth Temple. My dear."

What happened that night, He Ning had already asked Lu Zhu, who was there at the time and was a witness, and Shu Ze casually talked about it, and He Ning could understand it. Seeing that Shu Ze's paintings were so detailed, He Ning had no choice but to interrupt: "My child It’s all there, and what are you talking about.”

Shu Ze was drunk: "I also have a daughter. If my second treasure spends the night with a man, the first thing I do is bring my daughter back. Lai Baoniang's mother is fine. She crosses the earth temple and goes straight to Yuan's house. This matter is not big enough. Brother Ning, you said, you touched your chest, yes, your conscience is right here, your green bamboo scolded me badly, and Laibao’s mother’s family was right? If I wasn’t number one in school, Lai Baoniang's natal family can play this trick? Just before I was going to Qiuxi, if I didn't get married, I would be at a disadvantage in virtue. I have to wait for another three years. Brother Ning, say it yourself, I What's wrong!"

He slapped the table and shouted: "Young and young, I think about the girl who is number one in school, what's wrong!"

Finger He Ning: "You have never been young!"

Pointing to Fang Liang again: "You have never been young!"

Pointing to the ground again: "You have never been young! The birds passing by, the insects and fish in the river have never been young! Your green bamboo scolded me? I laughed so hard, I just don't want to talk to her. Forget it, let it go, Talking to Song Lvzhu is meaningless, I studied hard for ten years, I won the prize, and I made my family proud, that’s enough.”

With a plop, Shu Ze fell to the ground, He Ning stretched out his hand to help, Shu Ze murmured: "I am number one in my school, the best girl in the school will marry someone better, I will write to Baoniang's natal home, I want to see It seems that Bao, I wrote back to tell them not to come, Brother Ning, you said, robbing a son-in-law under the list is not as shameless as Lai Baoniang's natal family, it is extremely shameless!"

He Ning helped Shu Ze to sleep, and Shu Ze couldn't help scolding: "Why don't you count a street gangster as your son-in-law? You want to eat rice, and you give it to you every day, why don't you try it yourself?"

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