Husband has a sweetheart

Chapter 24 Death Penalty

After returning from Luo's house, Zhang Yuqing thought over and over again that since she had made up her mind to go to Qingzhou no matter what, and Zhuangzi might not come back, she had to find a way to earn some money right now.

She remembered what Luo Danyang had said, that the bookstores were full of words from sages, and there were few books on math and shape, and she wanted to read more but couldn't find any. For her, this was an opportunity.

On this day, Zhang Yuqing took Wang Chunniang out and wanted to go to the bookstore.

Walking to the door, she saw Zhang Yuying was also at the door.

Zhang Yuying supported the maidservant's hand, ready to get into the ox cart and go out, while Fang Mo stood beside her, bowing to her anxiously.

"Isn't that Mr. Fang Mo?" Wang Chunniang whispered.

Zhang Yuqing pulled Wang Chunniang to stand in the corner, saw Zhang Yuying shook her head at Fang Mo, and said in embarrassment: "I really can't help you with this matter."

Fang Mo's face turned red from anxiety, and the young man knelt down to Zhang Yuying with a plop, and begged, "Miss Zhang, please do me a favor! I'm really desperate, so I'm begging you! My son is out, I don't know when I'll be back, but my brother will be beheaded tomorrow at the execution ground!"

Zhang Yuqing originally thought it was none of her business, and was pulling Wang Chunniang out, when she heard this and stopped in surprise.

"The government has already sentenced, and the evidence of the crime is conclusive. How can you call me a boudoir woman to think of a way?" Zhang Yuying's face flashed a bit of displeasure.

The maid next to her snorted disdainfully, and muttered: "A man who carries sacks, steals other people's wives, and even kills people, what kind of person! Our girl has a clean reputation. If it spreads out that she is involved with this kind of obscenity, we Do you still want to see the girl? The masters of your Lu family don’t want to bother, but instead ran to our girl to make things difficult for her!”

When she finished speaking, Zhang Yuying said softly: "Okay, don't talk nonsense! Mr. Fang Mo is also very anxious, after all, he is his relative."

"My senior brother, he can't possibly kill someone! He is the kindest! He must have been wronged! He also has an elderly blind widow..." Fang Mo clenched his fists and shouted excitedly, "Miss Zhang, I know I've made things difficult for you, but human life is at stake, as long as you help, let the government postpone the execution for two days, and when our son comes back, there will be a solution!"

Zhang Yuying sighed, "But I'm really powerless and can't help you."

Seeing that Fang Mo opened his mouth and wanted to speak, Zhang Yuying immediately said, "Give Mr. Fang Mo three taels of silver."

"I'm not here to ask for money! Miss Zhang, please..." Fang Mo said eagerly.

Zhang Yuying frowned, stepped on a stool, and carefully got into the bullock cart with her carefully combed hair on her head.

The servant girl blocked Fang Mo, and scolded: "Why are you like this? You are so entangled in broad daylight, what does it look like when it gets out! Just because of our girl's good nature, she put her nose on her face! Our girl is a famous lady in the capital! , Miss Qianjin, we are talking about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the people who come and go are all famous ladies! You asked our girl to go to the court to intercede with a sack-carrying man through the back door, ouch, I don’t even know what to say about you! It’s too much Very! It’s too embarrassing for our girls! If your master, Mr. Lu, finds out, let’s see how he will deal with you!”

The servant girl threw a small silver ingot into Fang Mo's arms, raised her eyebrows and said, "It's not easy for you to work in front of Mr. Lu as an outsider, so don't treat him as a servant for a few days just because of this idea. Almost lost it!"

The bullock cart left in a hurry, leaving Fang Mo standing there in a daze.

Looking at his red eyes, Zhang Yuqing always felt that this burly and strong boy was going to burst into tears in the next second.

"Girl..." Wang Chunniang looked at Zhang Yuqing and whispered.

Zhang Yuqing dragged Wang Chunniang away.

Wang Chunniang swallowed back the words "Why don't we ask?"

The two went to the bookstore, and sure enough, it was filled with various versions of sage's words, poems and songs, as well as some popular stories about gifted scholars and beautiful ladies.

There are very few books on miscellaneous studies, and even if there are, they are all outdated.

"Boss, I have a set of mathematics books with interesting and interesting topics. I wonder if you accept them here?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

The owner of the bookstore frowned and looked at Zhang Yuqing. Seeing that she was a young lady, he said, "Are you good at arithmetic? No! If there is a new story, you can try it!"

Zhang Yuqing had no choice but to thank them and went out, and asked several bookstores in a row. When they heard that it was about mathematics and shape, they all waved their hands, saying that few people read it, and it would not be easy to sell after it was printed.

After going out for a trip, Zhang Yuqing returned disappointed, thinking in her heart that she might want to plagiarize a famous novel in her world to earn some money?
Back at the gate of Zhang Mansion, Fang Mo was still standing there, as if he was waiting for Zhang Yuying to come back before begging her to show kindness.

"Something must have happened!" Wang Chunniang whispered, "Why don't we ask?"

Zhang Yuqing thought of Fang Mo who always liked to step on her in front of Lu Wei to show his loyalty, which made her bored and contemptuous, but also thought of how many times he encountered bandits on the way to Beijing, and he was the one who stood in front of them with a knife in his hand.

"Since you want to ask, then just ask!" Zhang Yuqing said, walking over.

Wang Chunniang choked, shaking her head and laughing.

The girl always has her own ideas, she clearly sees Fang Mo as pitiful, but she is very stubborn.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

Fang Mo looked back and saw that it was Zhang Yuqing, wiped the tears off his face, and said in a very disappointed voice, "It's nothing!"

Even Zhang Yuying couldn't help him, so what could this orphan girl who had just returned to Zhang's family do.

If I say it again, maybe Zhang Yuqing will be like that maid, laughing and insulting his senior brother deserved it, and deserved it.

"If you don't say it, then forget it. It seems that you don't want to save your senior brother that much." Zhang Yuqing curled her lips. She finally had a kind heart attack, but the other party didn't appreciate it!

Fang Mo was in a hurry, "Why don't I want to? I have no father or mother since I was a child, and my senior brother brought me up! I, I am willing to trade my own life for my senior brother's life!"

Zhang Yuqing crossed her arms and said, "Then tell me, what's going on? Maybe I can help!"

When they were going out, they heard from Fang Mo that Lu Wei was not in the capital, and that Fang Mo's senior brother would be executed tomorrow. As long as the execution could be postponed for a few days before Lu Wei came back, Fang Mo's senior brother would have hope of life.

Zhang Yuqing considered herself to be a reasonable person with clear grievances and grievances. Although Lu Wei and his servants were not likable, the three of them took her and Wang Chunniang to Beijing safely and protected them all the way.

It's fine if there is no chance to repay her kindness. Now that Fang Mo is in trouble, she has no reason to stand by and do nothing.

Fang Mo didn't want to say it at first, but he hit a wall everywhere in the past two days. He was really desperate and sad to the extreme, so he confided to Zhang Yuqing out of nowhere.

"I am a beggar without father and mother. My master picked me up from the street when I was young. My master opened the Escort Bureau and brought a few apprentices. Although my master picked me up, I was the one who took care of me when I grew up. Senior brother He Qi." Fang Mo wiped his tears and said, "He took me to eat, taught me how to practice martial arts, and when I was sick, he bought me medicine and took care of me. If it wasn't for him, I would have died a long time ago! I was lucky enough to enter the Lu residence and changed my name, so I lost contact with my original senior brothers."

"This time, the young master went out to Beijing for business, so he didn't take me with him, so he gave me a few days off. I went to the Escort Bureau to visit my senior brother. That's when I found out that my senior brother was arrested by the government and sentenced to be beheaded. He will be executed tomorrow!" Fang Mo, a strong young man, was crying indistinctly, "Don't look at my elder brother as fierce, but he is really a good man! He can't kill someone! There must be grievances!"

Zhang Yuqing sighed, "You've been working in front of Young Master Lu, you should be the best among your senior brothers, right? When your senior brother was arrested by the government, why didn't anyone come to you for help?"

If he had known earlier, he would have had more time to think about countermeasures, so that he would not be executed tomorrow, and Fang Mo was looking for help like a headless fly.

"My master said that the brother's case has all the witnesses and material evidence, so it can't be overthrown! And I just worked for Mr. Lu for a few days, and my foundation is not stable. I can't delay my future because of this matter, and I won't let my brothers come. Find me!" Fang Mo said with tears in his eyes.

Zhang Yuqing said: "You are working in the Lu family, have you visited Mr. Lu's parents?"

Lu Wei's mother is Princess Duanshu, Mrs. Zhang talked about her future mother-in-law, she opened her mouth and shut up, that Princess Duanshu is a relative of the emperor, although she was the princess of the former emperor, she was very favored by the emperor Beloved, no different from a real princess.

If Princess Duanshu could speak a word, this matter would not be a piece of cake!
"My wife doesn't live at home." Fang Mo hesitated for a long time before saying, "You may not know about it when you first came to the capital. My wife is leading a spiritual practice in the Temple of Mercy on the outskirts of Beijing, and she doesn't see anyone."

Zhang Yuqing was very surprised.

A princess who was favored by the emperor didn't enjoy life well, lived a luxurious life of eating, drinking and having fun, and raised a few handsome faces, and went to a nunnery to lead her hair to practice!This unscientific!
"What about Master Lu?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

Having talked about this point, there seems to be nothing to hide about the rest, Fang Mo said helplessly: "I am a servant sent to my son by His Royal Highness, and our 'Fang' surname is both It was given by the Princess, Lord Lu...he doesn't want to see us."

Zhang Yuqing understood it well, no wonder Fang Mo would beg on Zhang Yuying's head, she was really desperate.

It's no wonder that Lu Wei would bang his head against a big wall for love, because his parents were at odds, and he grew up in a broken family since he was a child, lacking in psychology.

Zhang Yuying just satisfied his psychological deficiency, so Lu Wei happily took over Zhang Yuying and her son—the wish of a happy family of three has been fulfilled!

Zhang Yuqing felt that her interpretation of Lu Wei was perfect.

"Did you transcribe the file of your senior brother's case?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

Fang Mo said, "Of course I copied a copy."

"Show me." Zhang Yuqing stretched out her hand.

Just as Fang Mo was about to reach out to take out his chest, he suddenly asked suspiciously, "Aren't you illiterate?"

　Fang Mo: Every day, I am on the road to offending my future boss.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)