Embarrassing for the bride

Chapter 44

Mrs. Li asked Yuzhi to go with her to pay homage to Uncle Quan. She had to make some preparations, so after a full five days, she sent someone to tell Yuzhi that everything was ready, and that she had told Mrs. Wen that it would be ready in the afternoon. Set off, go early and return early, and you will be back before the sun sets.

Yuzhi wanted to ask Aqin to go with her. It just so happened that Aqin and Ji Li were swimming in the lake together today. She went out early in the morning and hadn't come back yet, so she had to go alone with Mrs. Li.Wen Zhaoling told her to be careful and not to stay outside, and said a lot of things, making Yuzhi dumbfounded, saying that she was more wordy than her father.

Wen Zhaoling didn't refute, but insisted on sending her to the door. When Yuzhi got into the car, Mrs. Li lifted the curtain from the car and took a look. Seeing Wen Zhaoling standing beside the car, she was slightly taken aback, but didn't say anything. , just smiled slightly, and welcomed Yuzhi into the car.

Wen Zhaoling glanced at Li Shi, but said nothing, but it made Li Shi feel uncomfortable.

Que Ya'er was sitting outside the carriage. After the carriage started, Yuzhi saw that the sacrifices in the carriage were still empty, and asked her strangely, "Why doesn't Liu Niang bring a maid to accompany her?"

Mrs. Li smiled, "I like to be quiet, and I don't like to be followed."

Yuzhi lowered her eyes and thought about it quietly, then raised her head and said to her: "Since that's the case, Liu Niang called me out again, do you have something to say?"

Li Shi was slightly startled, then laughed, "Why did sister-in-law say that?"

Yuzhi didn't answer her question, but said with a smile: "Boyu also said that he would come to pay respects to his uncle, but he didn't come in the end."

Mrs. Li pursed her lips, "Did sister-in-law hear what someone said?"

Yuzhi smiled and shook her head, "How could it be? I thought Liu Niang called me out because she had something to tell me, but it turned out not to be so, so we concentrated on our journey, went to pay homage to our uncle and then hurried back home Bar."

Li looked at her with a complicated expression, and nodded.

After walking for about half an hour, I arrived at the foot of a mountain on the outskirts of the city.After Yuzhi got off the car, he saw the small yellow flowers all over the mountains and the green trees far away on the mountain. They complement each other, which is really beautiful.Immediately couldn't help admiring: "What a wonderful place, it's so beautiful."

Mrs. Li said softly: "What's the use of being beautiful, after all, it is a place that is inaccessible and the most lonely."

Yuzhi followed her line of sight, and there was a grave not far away. Although it was neatly repaired and the stele was erected in a decent manner, standing there alone, just looking at it made people feel sad.

Mrs. Li walked over there and said, "I think if the elder brother doesn't come, he doesn't want to see Shuquan so lonely."

Infected by her emotions, Yuzhi fell silent immediately, and silently followed her to the grave.

With the help of Que Ya'er, Mrs. Li began to place the sacrifices. Yuzhi didn't know much about it, so she had to watch from the sidelines.I just feel that Mrs. Li's appearance looks very sad. Although she doesn't cry like other people who went to the grave, it still makes people feel depressed and dull.She couldn't help but be a little curious, and she didn't know how the relationship between the two was before.

The worship was quick, Li Shi burned the paper money, and Yu Zhi followed suit. She thought she would talk to Uncle Quan like others, and planned to tell Que Ya'er to go away so that she could be alone. Talking, but seeing Li stood up and said to her: "Let's go back."

Yuzhi was taken aback, and nodded.This place made her feel desolate, and it would be better to go back.

The two of them got into the car, and only two hours had passed. At this speed, they would definitely be able to return before the setting sun set.

Mrs. Li sat closer to Yuzhi, looked at her, "Sister-in-law, it seems that you and your elder brother have grown closer recently. It's really gratifying."

Yuzhi smiled, "Why, Boyu and I have always been like that."

Mrs. Li smiled and shook her head, "Sister-in-law doesn't know something. Eldest brother didn't like to be close to people before. You can see that he has no one to take care of him. It's not easy to have such a good relationship with sister-in-law."

Yuzhi rolled her eyes lightly, looked at her and said, "Liu Niang, I always felt that you asked me to come out today because you actually wanted to tell me something."

Mrs. Li smiled, "Why does sister-in-law keep saying that?"

Yuzhi glanced at the car curtain, and lowered her voice: "Liu Niang, when you were mentioned recently, Boyu became very nervous. Although I don't know much, I know there must be something about it. I didn't understand it at first. But when I think about the scene of the Dragon Boat Festival, I understand a little bit."

Li's face turned pale instantly, and he frowned.

"You... like Bo Yu, don't you?"

Yuzhi's voice was already extremely low, and coupled with the sound of the rutted wheels, even Mrs. Li had to listen carefully to hear her words.

Yuzhi leaned back on the carriage, stared at Li's expression and said softly: "I thought you looked like Boyu, maybe you didn't realize it yourself, it was a kind of resemblance, not very obvious, but At that time, I just entered Wen's house, and I was still a stranger, so I saw the similarity between you at a glance. Now that I think about it, only the person I like will unconsciously remember his expression Behavior is even unconscious imitation, don't you think?"

Li's expression eased, a little funny, "Are you going to say that I like big brother just because of this?"

Yuzhi shook her head, "I'm just talking about my own thoughts. How should I put it, it's a very natural feeling. I don't like the way you look at Boyu."

Li's face finally became a little flustered, "Sister-in-law, why did you suddenly tell me this?"

"Liu Niang, you are older than me, but you don't know some truths as well as I do." Yuzhi sighed, "I didn't make it clear before that the reason why Boyu didn't come later was because I didn't let him come because yesterday He has told me everything tonight, and I plan to tell you everything."

"What did he, what did he tell you?" Li Shi's tone was a little messy, but in order not to let people outside the car hear, he deliberately lowered his voice.

"You must be wondering why my mother-in-law hasn't looked for me after so long, right?"

Li's face froze.

"You asked Fuqin to tell my mother-in-law that Ji Li and I were holding hands in Mingyue Nunnery, so as to say that we had an affair, and whether it was true or not, Boyu would despise me because of it, but you didn't expect Fuqin Qin didn't say anything at all, and even told Boyu." Yuzhi raised her eyes and looked at Li Shi, "You asked me to come out today, it must be Fuqin, you must tell me today, so that when we go back, mother-in-law will be the first Ask me for a while, and everyone in the family is suspected of being an informer, but I alone don't suspect you who are with me, do I?"

Mrs. Li calmed down and sat up straight, "It's not easy for my sister-in-law to be so smart when she grew up in Mingyue Nunnery."

Yuzhi smiled and shook her head, "The nurse taught me these things since I was a child. She just thinks that I don't know many people in the monastery, and she is afraid that I will suffer in the future, so she often reminds me that people should not look at the surface. She often He told me that a big family like the Wen family would have simple roles, so I told me not to just look at appearances, but to pay attention to details."

Speaking of this, Yuzhi's expression was a bit bitter, "Liu Niang, I never thought that I would say these words to you today, but in fact, I regard you as a good friend from the bottom of my heart. After all, when I first entered the Wen family, it was you who The first to show affection to me, to be close to me."

Li's face was also a little fluctuating, turned away and said: "So sister-in-law is going to break with me now?"

Yuzhi sighed, "I just want to tell you everything clearly, and I also want you to see clearly, I know you grew up with Boyu, but now I am his wife, and the person who has spent his whole life hand in hand with him is Me, and in your capacity, is it impossible for you to be different from him?"

Li's face was extremely ugly, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.Yuzhi didn't speak for a while, the atmosphere in the car was awkward.

After a long time, Mrs. Li suddenly said: "Actually, I asked my sister-in-law to come out today. It's not exactly what she said. I actually want to prove one thing."

Yuzhi was taken aback for a moment, then turned her head to look, only to meet Li Shi's smile, which was a little weird and a little helpless.

Wen Zhaoling was in the study looking at the letter from Mr. Gu in his hand. He asked Mr. Gu to check the matter for him before, but he didn't expect to get the news so soon. But when he finished reading the letter, he felt uncontrollable surprise in his heart. Immediately, he understood many things, such as why Mrs. Wu resented his mother so much.

Before people recovered from the shock, one person had already broken into the study.Wen Zhaoling immediately put the letter in his sleeve, looked up at the person who came, it turned out to be Ji Li.

Ji Li noticed his movements, and a strangeness flashed in his eyes quickly, but then he covered it up again.

Wen Zhaoling smiled and stood up, "Why are you free to come to my place today? Didn't you say that you took Aqin to swim in the lake?"

"Just came back." Ji Li's voice was flat, and he walked slowly in front of him, standing opposite him across a desk, "I came here today because I learned something interesting, but I don't know Does Big Brother know?"

"Oh? What's the matter?" Wen Zhaoling could hear the strangeness in his words, but still maintained his normal appearance, with a faint smile on his lips.

"It's nothing, it's just something about uncle."

Wen Zhaoling frowned, and understood in his heart, "I didn't know you still missed Uncle."

Ji Li smiled, and that smile made Wen Zhaoling feel a little uncomfortable. It was a smile with a certain chance of winning, as if he had pinched the opponent's fatal spot, and he could put someone to death at any time, as long as he wanted.

"Brother, you are so close to your uncle, why don't you know? To tell the truth, I sent people to rush to Suzhou, and even used the relationship of the prefect of Suzhou to let me find out some unexpected things. It turns out that uncle is in Suzhou. In addition to returning the surname to Wen, the name has been changed, so it is really easy to find me as a nephew."

Wen Zhaoling suppressed his smile, but his expression remained calm, "Why did you suddenly check on Uncle?"

"At first, I just wanted to know more things. After all, I am now a member of the Wen family, but now I got unexpected news because of it. What a surprise." Ji Li took another step closer. If it wasn't for the desk in the middle, the two People are almost face to face, "Brother, do you want to know what I found?"

Wen Zhaoling lowered his eyes and smiled, "I guess you found out that there is a person surnamed Ling active beside uncle, right?"

The expression in Ji Li's eyes became more and more complicated, but he still looked at him with a smile, "Brother is really a god, even you know this, and that Mr. Ling already has a certain property in Suzhou, it's really not easy, then A person who can't see the end of the dragon is actually able to make the business flourish like this."

Wen Zhaoling thought for a while, then smiled, "I think what you checked is only superficial, and many of them are your guesses, right? But since you came to tell me, you have some evidence, I don't know you How did you do it, but since you did this when you first entered the officialdom, you must have been helped by noble people." Wen Zhaoling looked at him meaningfully, "Ji Li, you should know that being an official is the most taboo of forming a party for personal gain. You still have a bright future, so don’t take the wrong path.”

Ji Li's face became serious, "Brother, you don't need to change the subject. I haven't finished my sentence yet. What I want to say is that if someone finds out about Mr. Ling's actions, it will hurt the whole family."

Wen Zhaoling looked at his expression carefully, realized that he was not joking, and his heart sank slowly, "Ji Li, tell me about your conditions."

"Brother said that, it seems like I'm threatening you."

"Isn't it?" Wen Zhaoling didn't think too much about the meaning of Ji Li's words, but simply and directly expressed his attitude, "No matter what, I just hope you don't threaten me with Yuzhi."

Ji Li's face changed slightly, and then he shook his head with a smile, "Brother, what you said is wrong. You must know that what you do will implicate the Wen family, and naturally it will also implicate Yuzhi. She is also a Wen family now, isn't she?"

Wen Zhaoling nodded, "That's right, but aren't you also from the Wen family?"

Ji Li looked at him with a hint of sarcasm, "I've only just joined the Wen Family, and the Holy One added the righteous extermination of relatives for the sake of my ignorance, which should be enough to protect myself."

Wen Zhaoling stared at him for a long time, and sighed, "If Yuzhi sees you now, I don't know how he will feel. Ji Li, you have changed a lot shortly after you entered the officialdom. You should be cautious, but I think You said these things to me because you are too obsessed."

Ji Li sneered: "Your way is obsession, but my way is sincerity. You and I are not each other, how can we know what is in each other's mind."

Wen Zhaoling's face sank like water, just looking at him, the two of them looked at each other silently, no longer talking, but the atmosphere between each other was very tense.

Not long after, a person rushed to the door of the study room. Wen Zhaoling turned his eyes and found that it was Zhucui, the maid beside the Jin family. Just as she was about to ask her what was the matter, she said in a panic, "Dear Young master, it's not good, something happened to the eldest young mistress."

Wen Zhaoling's expression changed, and he immediately walked up to her, "What did you say? Where is the eldest young mistress now?"

Ji Li behind him also rushed over in a few steps.

Zhucui was taken aback by the actions of the two, and stammered: "It's...outside the city, it should be near the gate of Cheng." She just followed Li Shi's order, guessing that it should be It's just in this place, so I'm not sure.

Wen Zhaoling walked out without stopping, and when Ji Li saw it, he quickly followed.

Wen Zhaoling hurriedly walked all the way to the gate of the mansion, and ordered the housekeeper to prepare a car, but after thinking about it, he changed it to prepare a horse.It was a little strange for Ji Li to follow him. Judging from Wen Zhaoling's actions just now, he was not as weak as before. When he saw him again, he still had to ride a horse, so he was even more suspicious.But he was also worried about Yuzhi, and he didn't bother to ask what happened, so he hurried forward and asked the housekeeper to prepare the horse for him.

Wen Zhaoling glanced at him, but didn't say anything. After all, one more person would be more helpful at this time, but he didn't intend to wait for him. As soon as the butler brought out a horse, he turned over and jumped up. Then he whipped his horse and rushed out of the city like lightning.

(End of this chapter)