Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 31
Four or five days later, there was no news from the government or Yubei Academy.Cheng Han has already started looking for people to inquire about the situation of other academies in the city, while Cheng Fu is busy making wine and buying the charter for a shop to open a tavern.The two brothers and sisters were busy with their own futures, and did not pay attention to the discussions in the streets and alleys.Two days ago, something happened in the most prestigious Wu family in Jinling City.

The Wu family is a well-known century-old family with intricate roots in the south of the Yangtze River, and its forces are distributed in all walks of life. If it hadn't been for the purge of the Jiangnan family by Emperor Chengqi more than ten years ago, the Wu family, which was in full swing at that time, had to give away half of the family property in order to protect itself. , is now the emperor of the south of the Yangtze River.

The current Wu family, no, it should be said that the influence of the current Jiangnan family is weakening year by year. The old people who have experienced that catastrophe still have lingering fears and live cautiously, while the younger generation does not know what a storm is. , and even the concept of imperial power is very vague.

Xue Cheng is the nephew of Xue Youzhi, the magistrate of Jinling. He is in charge of criminal affairs in the government office. His position is not high and his reputation is not obvious.Whenever people talk about him, the words "Master Xue's nephew" will be prefixed.He has been like this for six or seven years, and he is not unhappy, but those who want to go through Xue Youzhi's door through him have all returned in vain.So others can't say what this person is like.

"Fourth madam, this servant has already told you that the third master has gone to the Hangzhou mansion." Zier's face was respectful, but her mouth was already impatient.

The wife of the fourth room, Mrs. Qin, has been sending people to the second room three times a day since she came to Xuecheng once a day, causing the Wu family to feel restless.For a day or two, Zier can still be patient and reply in a good voice. This time, the words she blurted out are becoming more and more unseemly, and she is also a little hairy.

At first, the Qin family sent someone to ask, but the answer was the same, so she couldn't hold back, and became more and more rude to the people in the second room.

"You think I don't know, he just hides from our fourth room on purpose, and thinks my son is causing trouble. But don't think about what he is, he is just the heir of the second room. If the second brother and the second sister-in-law hadn't died early, some What's the matter with him as a side branch who settled down in the wild? Eat the Wu family and use the Wu family's money, and the elder brother piled him up with gold and silver, and raised him as an adult. Now that he is hiding from such a trivial matter at home, how can he be expected to advance and retreat with the Wu family in the future?" I don't know if it's because of the aggrieved these days that the Qin family lost the demeanor of the past.She pointed to Zi'er's nose, spitting freely to vent her dissatisfaction.

Zi'er's face was pale, and her lips trembled with anger, "Fourth Madam, speak carefully."

It's a pity that the Qin family doesn't plan to let the second bedroom go today. The master is not here, and the family is all servants. She is the dignified wife of the fourth bedroom of the Wu family, who can argue with her.Especially when she saw Zi'er's seductive and culprit's face, she thought of those Yingying and Yanyan in the fourth room, and couldn't bear the hatred, so she slapped Zi'er directly.

"Because you are also worthy of asking Madam Ben to speak carefully? Don't think that becoming a concubine in our innocent family can clean up your family background. Go away, you have no place to speak here, let Ding Tong come out and answer."

Ding Tong was in charge of the Second Household, stayed in Jinling for many years and didn't go out easily.When the master is away, all the property of the second house is under his control.The Qin family has been arguing for so long, and she knows in her heart that the head of the second household is really not there, but she still refuses to show a begging attitude on the surface.

Zi'er covered her swollen face, and managed to stand still with the help of her maid.She didn't cry, but endured the burning pain and said: "The third master is not in the mansion, so Director Ding will naturally not come to the door. If the fourth lady wants to find him, please go elsewhere." Ding Tong did live in the second room in his early years, because In the year of marriage, he got the house given by the second-bedroom master at that time, and moved out with his new wife.

Where can the Qin family find Ding Tong, she is a housewife, and the battlefield will always be at home.If she really wanted to make a fuss outside, it would not only offend the second room, but the other rooms would not spare her.Jiangnan's family is most concerned about face, she is in a nest, and the head of the family can turn a blind eye, but if she doesn't know what to do, the Wu family's family rules can make her regret it.

Zi'er was slapped again, Qin seemed to be addicted to it, her long nails kept scratching the face that made her resentful.No one else knew why she had to embarrass a nephew's concubine, but she knew it best in her heart, it was a straightforward venting of anger.Because seeing Zi'er is like seeing those concubines in my own family who are stronger than her in temperament and color, and are loved by the fourth master.

"Ma'am, Ma'am, Xue Cheng is here again. He wants...to tie the young master to the yamen." A servant woman rushed over in a panic.Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were torn, and it was obvious that she had just been torn apart not long ago.

The Qin family was shaken by the news, but fortunately the maid behind her helped her in time.No longer caring about arguing with the second room's concubine, Qin staggered towards the fourth room.

Zi'er wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, her eyes were deep and deep, and no one could see what she was thinking right now.

In the fourth room, Wu Yongxu was tied up by five flowers, and he couldn't stop cursing.When Qin Shi arrived, Xue Cheng's subordinates had pushed him out of the room.Qin Shi looked at the servant who was standing aside and didn't know what to do, so she became angry, "What are you doing standing there, quickly rescue the young master."

Xue Cheng has been in Jinling City for six or seven years, and he has experienced almost all the behaviors of these big families in Jinling City.There are not a few people like Mrs. Wu Si who directly ignore the authority of the government.Even today, the vast majority of them still believe that the existence of the government is to protect the interests of the family in a legitimate way.

No matter what, the Qin family is still a serious wife of the fourth house, and she is the same as the fourth house, and the servants naturally follow her lead.So as long as she spoke, no one dared to stand still.

It's a pity that Xue Cheng is determined to close the case this time, "Those who obstruct the yamen's handling of the case, be beaten."

The Qin family had obviously gone all out, and asked the mother-in-law beside him to call the Fuwei to come to support, while the others present had to do their best to hold back the official.

The guards arrived soon, and Xue Cheng and his party were forcefully forced out of Wu's house.It's not the first time this happens, but it's not common either.Xue Cheng frowned slightly, and ordered everyone to go back to the yamen in a deep voice.

That night, Wu Lingxi, the fourth master of the Wu family, went back to his residence. Hearing what happened during the day, he was a little worried.However, it wasn't because the magistrate Xue Youzhi was offended by driving Xue Cheng away, it was because the Qin family transferred the guards without the consent of the Patriarch.If Wu Lingzuo got angry, everyone in the four households would suffer.

The Qin family sneered twice, every piece of flesh on her face was disgusted, "Xu'er has been in an accident for so many days, where is the family? His uncle is the suzerain of the Wu family, and the Wu family in the south of the Yangtze River is the only one who follows his lead. Why should the magistrate of Jinling be afraid?" ? But when I looked for them, they were either not there, or pretended to be sick and hid in the house. People who didn’t know thought we were separated.”

"Keep your voice down, if word of family separation gets out, you and I will suffer." Wu Lingxi was also in a bad mood. In Wu Yongxu's case, the performance of the other rooms really chilled him.

But he is not willing to split up.In today's clan, after the concubine's children all set up their own families, the rest are all brothers of the same mother.They share the richest family wealth of the Wu clan, eat offerings from various branches of the clan, and wear the gold-lettered signboard of the Wu clan in Jinling. Everyone in the whole of Jiangnan, from the officialdom to the ordinary people, will give some points. Thin noodles.

You might be able to live a good life if you split up, but it's definitely not as good as it is now.Let's just say that the case Wu Yongxu provoked, if there is no signboard of the Zong family, and Xue Cheng wants someone, they have to hand it over obediently.Wu Lingxi has never denied that he is a person who is greedy for power and wealth. As long as he can live in such comfort and without worrying about everything, what about looking at the faces of other families?

The Qin family didn't really want to separate the family, not to mention that the first family should support the family and protect the wealth of the other families, even the heir of the second family is capable.As long as he makes a move, there is nothing he can't do.She is not happy to leave so many backers alone and let go for that little freedom. She has to worry about everything in the future.

"Fourth Master and Fourth Madam, Eldest Master, please go over there." A woman whispered outside the door.

The husband and wife looked at each other and immediately felt guilty.

"It must be a matter for the guards of the government." Wu Lingxi was irritated.

Qin Shi didn't dare to stand out at this time, she lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, but she was never willing to be a target by herself.She wasn't afraid of Wu Lingzuo's harshness, the last thing she wanted to see was Mrs. Guo's superior attitude.

"Let's just say we're taking a break and we'll go there tomorrow morning." Wu Lingxi gave Qin a contemptuous look.

But the person who sent the message didn't seem to buy it, "It's someone from the government, the Eldest Master and the Third Master are waiting for guests, and we're just waiting for you to pass by."

Immediately, a chill ran down Wu Lingxi's spine, and the Qin family beside him was also a little uneasy.

"Ah Ying is back?"

The mother-in-law outside said: "Yes."

Wu Lingxi glanced at the guilty Qin, "Let's go, don't keep big brother waiting."

The ancestral house of the Wu family occupies the largest area in Jinling. From the fourth house to the big house, it takes a horse-drawn carriage to travel, but even so, the husband and wife took a lot of time to get there.

Xue Youzhi had been the magistrate of Jinling for some years, and he had a lot of contact with the big families, but it was the first time that he visited the door with so much effort.Qin Shi followed behind Wu Lingxi, her eyes quietly looked around, the more she looked, the more flustered she became.What did Xue Youzhi bring so many officials here at night?
"Master Xue is well." Wu Lingxi didn't take these people who eat the emperor's food seriously in his heart, so he didn't salute Xue Youzhi when he saw Xue Youzhi, he greeted Xue Youzhi perfunctorily, and sat down by himself.

Only the young man sitting beside Wu Lingzuo frowned inadvertently.

Xue Youzhi didn't care about the attitude of the Wu family either. In fact, all these aristocratic families had the same attitude in Jinling these years.What he wants is not to fight against them, but to cooperate with each other, so as not to make a big mess, just don't touch the bottom line.And he brought so many people to visit the Wu Mansion in the middle of the night today because of the bottom line.

"The cause of death and identity of the two corpses brought out of the cellar of Cheng's house on Shuimen Street have been found out, and Mrs. Liu at Caishikou in the east of the city has also drawn a charge. As the landlord, how can the fourth young master Wu not show up? Xuecheng is also forced today. I had no choice but to go to the door to arrest someone. I didn't want the fourth wife of Wu to obstruct the case, and even ordered the guards in the house to beat out the officials of the yamen. What is Sect Master Wu trying to do?" Xue Youzhi drank tea in a leisurely manner, as if gossiping , but every word is questioning.

Before anyone else could speak, Qin couldn't sit still, stood up and said to Xue Youzhi, "My son is innocent, if you want to use him to beat him up, aren't you afraid of offending our Wu family?"

"Shut up and sit down." Wu Lingzuo said in a cold voice.

Qin was upset and wanted to defend herself, but was forced down by Wu Lingxi in the end.

Xue Youzhi put down his teacup heavily, "What did Sect Master Wu say?" He didn't look at Master Wu and his wife, but turned to look at Wu Lingzuo.

"I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding. I've seen Wu Yongxu as a child since he was a child. He is kind-hearted, but his brain is not very flexible. He is often led astray by evil slaves and blames them for it. Master Xue, why don't you allow two days, and the Wu family will definitely give him a lesson." Confession."

Xue Youzhi picked up the teacup again, thinking, Wu Lingzuo is planning to find a scapegoat to dismiss him.So he said with a smile: "The evidence is solid, so don't embarrass me, Sect Master Wu." He will insist this time because the three-year performance appraisal is about to come.Jiangnan's officialdom is complicated, and there are so many people who want to pull him down, so he can't be caught by others during this period. "I'll keep bothering you for a while, and wait for Sect Master Wu to hand him over." It meant that he didn't intend to give in.

"Master Xue, you..." Wu Lingzuo did not expect that Xue Youzhi, who was usually in love with each other, would confront them today.

In the past, they all thought that Xue Youzhi had no background, and all he relied on was paranoid, suspicious and overthinking, trying to curry favor with others, all the way to sit in the prefect's position.But in retrospect, everyone may have been deceived.In the Jiangnan officialdom, which is boiling all the time, when has there ever been a prefect with such a long term?But they really couldn't find anything back then.

Such a person, either has a very good background, or is very lucky.

Wu Lingzuo couldn't help but think of the catastrophe that targeted the Jiangnan family more than ten years ago...

"Come on, bring Wu Yongxu here." It wasn't Wu Lingzuo who spoke, but a young man with a beautiful face and lips, a boy and a girl beside him.

Qin couldn't sit still any longer, and rushed towards the young man, "Wu Ying, you little bastard, if you dare to arrest my son, I will never forgive you."

Wu Lingxi did not go to stop Qin, but anxiously looked at Wu Lingzuo who didn't know what he was thinking, "Brother, you can't let them take Axu away. You also know that he was not very courageous since he was a child, and he was scared to death even killing a chicken." , I really can’t do something like murder and frame. Brother, please save him, he is only so old, how can he stand the torture.”

Ding Tong beside Wu Ying stepped forward to block Qin Shi in time, but because of a slight touch, she slapped her hard, half of his face was swollen.

The scene was chaotic, only the old god Xue Youzhi was sitting there waiting for someone to escort Wu Yongxu over.

The ending was decided, Wu Ying didn't intend to stay any longer, so she left the first room under the protection of Ding Tong, and took the carriage back to the second room.

"Master, why did you come up with such a trick?" Ding Tong was puzzled.

Wu Ying squinted at him, "Why does Wu Lingzuo insist on me getting involved in this matter?"

"This... He wanted you to be the villain from the very beginning?" Ding Tong was shocked.

"Wu Lingzuo is used to being ungrateful and ungrateful and cherishing a good reputation. It's not the first time I've protected him from disaster." I'm used to it.So instead of being wasted there just now, it is better to end it earlier so that I can go home and sleep earlier.

Ding Tong sighed, "But Sifang is going to blame you again."

Wu Ying straightened her sleeves and said indifferently, "Young master is not afraid of them."

(End of this chapter)