Chapter 44

Hearing her mention of Ding Jue, Mingshu's heart moved, and she said, "Zhang Lin is dating that thief, no wonder he didn't learn well."

Yuan Yizhen sneered and said: "It's true that evil comes with evil. Last month, a few of them went to sleep in flowers and sleep in willows, and suddenly one of them rushed out and knocked Ding Hao unconscious. I heard that he could only get out of bed recently. As the saying goes, kill chickens to scare monkeys, Zhang Lin It disappeared for a few days with its tail between its legs, and recently it has returned to its old ways."

Mingshu knew in her heart that Du He was the one who shot Ding Xue, but she didn't know that Yuan Yizhen's husband was also there, so a thought suddenly flashed in her mind—why not pass the conflict on to other people present?It is said that the assailant did not go towards Ding Hao, but made enemies with other people present and injured Ding Hao by mistake. In this way, Du He would be safe if he disturbed the sight of Ding's family.

She turned to ask: "Your parents-in-law won't allow you to reconcile?"

Yuan Yizhen smiled wryly, and said: "Where are the parents-in-law who persuade the bride to reconcile? They would like to trap me in this endless hell, guarding the bastard who beat and scolded me every now and then to death, but my parents... How can there be parents who don't love their children, now it seems that they don't care about me, since they are married, they are members of the Zhang family, and they will die in this house, there is absolutely no reason to turn back and insult the family. "

It turned out that when Yuan Yizhen married into Zhang's family at the beginning of the year, Zhang Lin was waiting for his wife to become an official. If any rumors that were not good for him spread, it would inevitably ruin his career and ruin his future. He is proficient in all kinds of gambling, and he also brings back the dirty activities outside, not treating his wife as a wife, but as a whore who let him dictate. At first, he looked fresh and respectful, but later he felt that he was still an outsider. The bees and butterflies agreed, so they left the house in the cold. Yuan Yizhen had occasional complaints, so he beat and scolded, and three of the canes as thick as arms were broken, and they were all hidden in the clothes, so outsiders could not easily find the wounds Zhang's parents were afraid that the news of the disharmony between husband and wife would spread, and that Zhang Lin would not be able to become an official, so they opened their eyes and closed their eyes. At first, they comforted the bride a few words, but after a long time, they felt bored, and instead despised Yuan Yizhen for being troublesome. .

Yuan Yizhen spoke plainly about the encounters during this period, but Ming Shu's ears were pierced with every word. Although she knew that there were many violent people in this world, she never thought that she would be by her side and bully her best sister body.

Holding Yuan Yizhen's slightly trembling hand, Ming Shu asked, "Yizhen, do you want to leave him? I'm afraid I will take some risks with this method."

Yuan Yizhen turned away from the dowry maid beside her, looked at Mingshu tangledly, and sighed, "I think about it day and night, and I would accept him even if I leave him, but every time I raise it, I will be beaten and scolded. In the end, we still have to guard this beast for the rest of our lives."

Ming Shu looked at her fixedly, and said in a deep voice, "Believe me, if you want to do it, there will always be a way."

There seemed to be a gleam of hope in Yuan Yizhen's eyes, but it went out immediately, and he said helplessly, "What can I do?" She didn't hold much hope in her words.

While thinking, Mingshu sneered and said, "Reconciliation is inseparable, and there is still justice."

Different from consensual reconciliation and divorce, Yijue means that when relatives of the husband and wife commit inhuman acts such as beatings, killings, adultery, and false accusations, the government will come forward and force the couple to separate.

If Ding Xun thought that the person who beat him that day was sent by the Yuan family to teach his son-in-law Zhang Lin, but accidentally injured him, how could he not turn against Zhang Lin? Can you not take revenge on your father-in-law?In this way, the matter of Yijue will come to fruition, just want to wrong Yuan Yizhen for a while, and live under Zhang Lin's anger for a period of time, but if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you win the tiger's cub, for the sake of future freedom, the temporary grievance is also inevitable.

Yuan Yizhen gasped in surprise, "You mean..."

Mingshu covered her mouth and said: "I have my own way, I can't talk to you too much right now, just remember, a little intolerance can lead to a big conspiracy, and when it comes to a critical moment, you must not hesitate in the slightest. , don’t miss old love.”

Yuan Yizhen sighed and said: "What kind of old relationship can I have with him, I just want to escape from the sea of ​​suffering quickly. If you really have a way to save me, even if you tie a grass ring, I will also thank you for your great kindness."

Hearing what she said, Mingshu felt that she deserved it. Her move was to kill two birds with one stone. It could not only save Du He from trouble, but also make Yuan Yizhen escape from the Zhang family. She said a few words of comfort and asked her to take care of herself. Although reluctant to give up, it's time to say goodbye.

"Go back quickly, the evil ghost who is demanding his life will go home later. I can meet you today because I know he is not at home so I dare to invite you over, otherwise he will go crazy and attack me again. I can be beaten, but I can't afford to be humiliated." Yuan Yizhen was naturally referring to her husband Zhang Lin.

Ming Shu said: "From these few days, try to avoid him, don't be bullied by him again."

Mingshu called Yuan Yizhen's dowry maids one by one, and told them to be vigilant, and if there were any changes, they would report to her immediately.

As the breeze blows, the scene of the lotus wind blowing in the pond is the same as the scene at the Yuan family's old lotus appreciation party, and it reflects Yuan Yizhen's increasingly haggard figure, which is heart-wrenching.

"I don't know if I can still have the opportunity to fish koi by the pond with you like I did back then." Mingshu sighed very lonely when she said goodbye.

After getting into the carriage, Ming Shu still cared about Yuan Yizhen in her heart, thinking about the feasibility of the plan. This kind of deceitful deception can't fool smart people, but it can fool ignorant dudes like Ding Xun and Zhang Lin. He was once engaged to Ding Xun, and his heart felt cold. Fortunately, his father and Ding Wei parted ways, and the engagement was annulled, which indirectly saved his life. Otherwise, his fate would only be worse than Yuan Yizhen.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help sighing, how many lifetimes of blessings had she cultivated before she met Yan Ziqin, and the feeling when she was with him was not the respect that people said, but a state of complete relaxation. We only met later, but we have experienced many things together. Compared with the ordinary husband and wife in the boudoir, we have a sense of trust worthy of entrusting life and death. When I thought of getting married back then, she still planned to find a way to leave him one day, thinking about the past , can only laugh secretly.

After returning home, Mingshu sat in the room for a while, drank some fragrant tea to calm her mind, and wanted to convince Ding Hao that the person who beat her was sent by the Yuan family, so she had to find a suitable messenger, too distant She couldn't win his trust, and Mingshu, who was too close, had no way out.As far as she knew, Nanny Shen had a niece who was Ding Huo's liaison, she was considered favored and could talk to Ding Huo, Nanny Shen seemed very proud of this obedient niece, and she mentioned it to everyone from time to time, so, Mingshu invited Nanny Shen to come over, hoping to pass the news to Ding's residence through her mouth.

Nanny Shen entered the room, and the two chatted for a while, mentioning what happened to Yuan Yi in the words, Nanny Shen also looked regretful, and said: "The little lady of the Yuan family can be regarded as the one I watched growing up with my own eyes, she is so gentle. A person who is so incompetent has married such a worthless husband."

Mingshu said: "It's not just that it's ineffective, even Tiangangdisha is more gentle than him. I don't know how Uncle Yuan and Aunt Yuan think."

Shen Momo said: "How can parents not feel sorry for their children, do the Yuan family just let it go?"

Unfortunately, in reality, it is true that he let it go, but in order to get Ding Huo hooked, Mingshu fabricated it, "Mother Shen, I only tell you this. Naturally, Uncle Yuan couldn't see his daughter suffering, so he hired a street ranger I went to teach Zhang Lin a lesson, just before the Mid-Autumn Festival last month, at the gate of Qiyu Pavilion, but the ranger didn't recognize Zhang Lin, and accidentally hit and injured Jin Guogong's Si Ya Nei—do you remember this incident!"

At the end, he reminded "very cautiously": "You must not tell this matter. I know that you have a niece in Ding Si's house. Although telling Ding Xun the truth can get a lot of rewards, but this The matter is related to the harmony between Zhang and Yuan's family, it is better to demolish ten temples than ruin a marriage, Shenmao must not say anything about it."

She purposely put the word "reward" very seriously, and when she saw Shen's mother's eyes flickering and thoughtful, she knew that the plan was done—she would definitely inform her niece, since the beginning was made, the rest of the matter would be smooth sailing .

However, Nanny Shen left Ming Shu's room, left Qu Mansion on leave that night, entered Duke Jin's Mansion through the back door, told her "secret" to her niece, and let her show her face in front of Ding Huo, the woman was naturally overjoyed Sheng, looking for an opportunity to gossip in Ding Xun's ear, Ding Xun was really furious, unable to move the Yuan family for a while, so he called his lackey Zhang Lin over and insulted him, Zhang Lin who scolded him killed his father-in-law thousands of times in his heart , I can't wait to copy the guy and enter Yuan's mansion immediately, with white knives in and red knives out, I thought: "Old thief Yuan still wants someone to beat me! It also made me lose face in front of the four yamen! Don't blame me for turning my face and denying it!" people!"

But when did he ever think that with his virtue as a Zhongshan wolf, in addition to recognizing fame, wealth and authority in this life, has he ever recognized a "person"?

A few words caused a disturbance, and Mingshu realized for the first time what is called the "butterfly effect". Everyone, including Yan Ziqin and Du He, mentioned that the less people know about secrets, the better, and she doesn't want Yan Ziqin to find out that she has such schemes.

Although husbands and wives should treat each other frankly, she would never use her ineffective city to deal with relatives and friends, but she was still afraid, fearing that Yan Ziqin would become wary of herself because of this, and gradually alienate herself, but she didn't know that Yan Ziqin Afraid that she would be troublesome, he also concealed the matter of the female corpse in the Empress Temple from her.

The weather was getting colder, and in November, it was time to change into jackets. Mingshu wore a concubine-colored lake crepe skirt trimmed with white fox fur, and inside was a plain white cross-collar jacket and a red ocher skirt. , warm but not bloated, on the contrary, her pink face is very cute. In Mrs. Qu's words, she is getting more and more blessed.

She was sitting under the south window, with the warm winter sun falling on her shoulders. There was a gilded copper basin on the ground with silver charcoal burning inside. It was not too cold outside, but the temperature inside the room became warmer due to the temperature of the charcoal fire, even It was a little hot, and a thin layer of sweat had formed on the forehead of the doctor who was helping Ming Shu to diagnose the pulse.

"How is it?" Mrs. Qu, who was dressed in a blue jacket and an official green gold-woven skirt, asked nervously while holding a cage in her hand.

The doctor let go of Ming Shu's right hand, shook his head, and said: "Madam, please stretch out your other hand, and wait for the old man to make a diagnosis."

Mingshu was a little helpless, resigned to her fate, stretched out her left hand, lifted the cuff slightly, watched the doctor put silk handkerchief on her wrist again, narrowed her eyes and began to feel her pulse.

Mrs. Qu became more and more anxious, but she didn't dare to disturb her. She stared at the quick silk handkerchief, as if her grandson could jump out from under the handkerchief.

After a long time, the doctor opened his eyes, Madam Qu asked again: "How is the pulse?"

(End of this chapter)

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