Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 277
However, Li Heng didn't intend to let it go, and snorted coldly: "The patriarch can't bear to swear, or dare not? Maybe he knew in his heart that the person who leaked the secret was not the patriarch, so it must be Li Chong!"

The patriarch listened, and couldn't help feeling angry.

This kid simply refused to give Li Chong a living, and pressed him every step of the way. This was to force him to admit that it was Li Chong who leaked the secret.

When Li Chong is really lucky enough to escape from crime and come back, he is afraid that he will be completely cast aside by his clan.

At that time, he will also be old, and originally wanted Li Chong to inherit the position of patriarch, but once his reputation is bad, who is willing to recommend him?
This kid Li Heng used to be at odds with Li Chong, but now he's just getting worse, and he can't wait to step on him to death!
"Your words are really embarrassing. You grew up with Chong'er. Now that his life and death are unknown, why do you slander him like this?"

Li Heng looked at his demeanor and didn't waver at all.What kind of temperament is Li Chong?
"I grew up with Li Chong. I know what kind of person he is. Naturally, I can trust the patriarch's character, but Li Chong... that's not necessarily the case."

The patriarch would make big plays to shirk responsibility, wouldn't Li Heng not?
Since he was a child, because his parents were away, he didn't know how much he had been stared at since he grew up, and he knew how to win others' sympathy.

Li Heng lowered his head, and when he looked up again, his eyes were red, as if he was about to cry in the next moment: "I can understand the mood of the patriarch, Li Chong is your only grandson after all. But his life is his life, the others Is his life worthless? Li Chong may have had to, after all, every day in the death row is a torment. But a man should dare to act bravely. Even if I die, I want to know how I died, right? Unexplainably dead."

The Li family was going to collapse, and he could not escape.But even if he dies, he still has to drag Li Chong and let this man die in disgrace!

The patriarch was so angry that his hands were shaking, Li Heng really came after his grandson!

It's just that Li Heng's words blocked all escape routes, leaving the patriarch speechless.

He can say that this matter has nothing to do with Li Chong, and he can't even convince himself, how can he convince other clansmen?
Li Heng has said everything for this sake, and if he denies it, it seems that the patriarch wants to shirk responsibility.

He seems to be ten years old, and he has completely hated this kid, but he doesn't show it on his face, bowing his head to the clansman in a senile way: "Chong'er is young and ignorant, and I live in fear every day in the death row. Now that we have been punished, we have no choice but to tell the truth. Now it’s just speculation, instead of blaming who leaked the secret, it’s better for everyone to unite and get through this difficult time.”

The patriarch's words are reasonable, and now internal strife is useless, so it's better to think about how to get over it.

Everyone's thoughts are relatively optimistic. The Li family has a regent, and no matter what they say, they will not completely decline.

It is necessary to abandon a few people and save others.

But who was abandoned, and who was left behind?

Because of what Li Heng said, everyone had to have other thoughts.

If Li Chong was really the one who leaked the secret, the patriarch's grandson would be the first to bear the brunt.

It is estimated that it will be less embarrassing to commit crimes and meritorious deeds.

Many people doubted whether Li Chong was ordered by the patriarch to tell the secrets of the clan as a bargaining chip to escape.

The patriarch looked at the clansmen whose eyes were shining, and hated Li Heng to the core.

If it weren't for him, Li Chong wouldn't have become a target, attracting the attention of his clansmen.

"The patriarch said, what should we do about this matter?" It was not Li Heng who spoke this time, but a senior elder of the Li family.

The patriarch's words were beautiful enough, but it's a pity that he didn't say how to solve it from beginning to end.

The Li family can't all wait to be treated like fish and meat and slaughtered by others.

"I have already asked Mrs. Zhongyihou to talk to the princess, so as to persuade the regent to help the Li family through the difficulties." The patriarch wiped his sweat, and other people can fool him, but these old people who are almost equal are not easy to deal with .

Li Heng raised his eyelids, and spoke again: "The princess is not related to Madam Zhongyi, why is she willing to help? Or is it because the patriarch also took advantage of the princess and let Madam Zhongyi take it to the door?"

Otherwise, why should the princess of the regent pay attention to a stranger?

The patriarch was choked, he really found out about Xie Yanniang, and only then did he have the confidence to come to the door.

It's just that the girl is dead, the excuse is completely empty talk, and it can only scare people.

Until the end, he still didn't dare to take it out, lest he really angered the regent.

"Nonsense, what's the point?"

When Li Heng saw it, he knew that the patriarch was talking nonsense, maybe he really had a handle on the princess.

This old man can't do other things, but he is very good at picking people up.

Although I don't know what the princess's handle will be, but it seems that it is not a good thing.

The regent is not easy to get along with, so holding the princess's handle is tantamount to making things difficult for him. Maybe one day he will be angered and directly pacify the Li family.

I'm afraid that no one in Qing Kingdom would have any objection to this.

Not to mention that many officials in the Li family are corrupted by ink, which has already aroused public anger.

Even if the king regent takes action, it can only be regarded as righteousness to kill relatives, to do justice for the heavens, and to help the emperor share his worries. Who dares to say otherwise?
It's fine if the patriarch wants to die, but don't drag the whole family to be buried with him!
Many people in the clan are good people, and they heard that the clan leader obviously lacked confidence, probably because Li Heng guessed it right, and couldn't help feeling an uproar.

Really pinching the handle of the princess, will the regent really give in?

I'm afraid it will anger him, so I directly use the emperor to destroy the Li family!
The eyes of the people looking at the patriarch were not so friendly, this person clearly pushed them into the fire pit!
Li Heng sneered again: "I heard that the concubine was kicked out by the clan, and she was removed from her name. I'm afraid she doesn't have a good impression of the so-called family at all, so how can she help? Now that the patriarch is not sure, I'm afraid Mrs. Zhongyihou will come to the door, and it will be too late." You can’t convince the princess, can you?”

The patriarch was speechless, and the others blamed him upon seeing this.

They only have one meaning, that is, Li Chong can't stay anymore!
As long as Li Chong repents and insists that what he submitted before is all nonsense, just to get rid of the crime, then everyone will be saved!

It is better to save one by one, than to be dragged down by Li Chong and kicked all over the place!
The patriarch was forced to answer vaguely, and when he turned around, he would try his best to manage up and down and circle around.

Although the clansmen were dissatisfied, they couldn't push too hard.

If the patriarch let go, they would have no choice but to leave.

The patriarch glanced at Li Heng who was going away, and gritted his teeth in his heart. He returned to the inner room, and first called his confidant: "Go and follow Li Heng, see who he meets, and report back to me."

After a pause, he stopped his confidant again: "Teach this kid a lesson, don't kill him, tell him to suffer, and let him know that heaven and earth are great!"

Even dare to contradict himself, this kid has no respect, he is tired of living!

The confidant left under his orders, followed for a long time, only to find that Li Heng went to the restaurant to buy some good food, and went straight to the death row.

Li Heng spent a lot of money to accommodate the officials, and he was sent to death row.

The confidant couldn't get in, so he could only watch from afar, and let the servants who followed go back first to report to the patriarch.

This kid went to death row, probably because he went to see Li Chong.

Li Heng really came to see Li Chong, put the food box in front of the death cell, and said with a smile: "Eat it, I bought it from the restaurant, it's still hot."

Li Chongsu didn't like Li Heng, he studied better than himself, so it's fine if he likes him very much, but his poor appearance makes the girl he likes look at him differently, but he doesn't care about him.

Now the ones who came to see him in the death row were not those close buddies who followed him, but this unsightly enemy, which was beyond Li Chong's expectation.

It is said that a friend in need is a friend, does Li Heng care about her?

Li Chong stared at the food box silently, and opened it after a long while. It contained all his favorite dishes. Although the food in the death row was not bad because of the preparation of the patriarch, it was not as good as at home, let alone some favorite dishes. come to eat.

Now smelling the familiar aroma, Li Chong picked up the bowl and chopsticks with red eyes, and took two mouthfuls in silence: "It's delicious."

"If it's delicious, eat more. If it's not enough, I'll bring it for you next time." Sitting opposite him, Li Heng poured a glass of wine for Li Chong: "Come and have a sip, to get rid of bad luck."

Li Chong took the cup, raised his head and drank it, then heard Li Heng sigh and say: "I just came out of the patriarch's house, everyone in the clan knew that you were the one who told me about them, and now I'm in a state of desperation, thinking about it one by one. I want to force the patriarch to abandon you so that I can protect myself."

"Who gave them the guts to come and threaten grandpa? By the way, is grandpa okay?" Li Chong put down his chopsticks and asked anxiously.

"The patriarch is alright, but he is still in dire straits. So are the clan members. Now that the Li family has encountered a catastrophe, instead of being united, they have begun to fight among themselves. How can they get through the difficulties?" Li Heng sighed and lowered his head to drink.

Li Chong's eyes were red with anger, and the guilt in his heart had disappeared long ago because of these few words.

Since they are not benevolent, they themselves are not righteous!

He looked at Li Heng with complicated eyes: "Why did you come to tell me? I leaked the secret, shouldn't you hate me too?"

Li Heng smiled wryly, shook his head and said, "My parents are long gone. If the patriarch hadn't kindly left me and asked someone to leave me a mouthful of food, I would have starved to death. Although I have never dealt with you, my conscience I haven’t given it to the dog yet, so I won’t come here at this time to add insult to injury. But I’m just telling you a few words, lest you suffer here. They enjoy the blessings at home, but they still resent you and want to use you as a target to block the tribe in front of."

The officer urged impatiently outside, so he had no choice but to stand up and say, "You can do it yourself, I'll go first."

Li Chong watched him leave, eating delicious food and drinking fine wine, but there was a raging anger burning in his heart.

Those clansmen are really ungrateful, how much grandpa has put in all these years to make the Li family prosper.

Now that something happened, the first one they want to abandon is him, grandfather's only grandson!
Grandpa is the only male left.

If he died, wouldn't he have no successors?
(End of this chapter)