Chapter 329 The End of the Bai Family
After passing through the back door of the ancestral hall, you will arrive at rows of small courtyards where people live. The whole house is paved with bluestones, the inside of the house is paved with ceramic tiles, and the walls are painted with white dust. It looks elegant, clean and bright, and makes people happy.
Shen Yi asked the village women to come over and help with cleaning. As long as they had been in the compound, they would all praise her.
After the big house was completed, Shen Yi specially set up a flowing table to treat the villagers to a feast.
It just so happens that the autumn harvest is about to begin. Everyone can still save some oil and water before the autumn harvest.
Ma Xingteng received the news and came to visit with congratulatory gifts. After visiting Shen Yi's big house, he was full of praises and couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the Bai family in the county town.
"My father-in-law was completely defeated. Even the Bai Mansion was forced to sell it." Ma Xingteng sighed sadly.
Shen Yi paused and asked, "Did Zhu Yixuan do it?"
Ma Xingteng nodded slightly and was silent for a long time before speaking, "Zhu Yixuan is really ruthless! If he doesn't take action, he will do it. Once he does, he will spare no effort to suppress it. In just three months, all the Bai family's business was taken away by the Zhu family. My father-in-law fell ill." I can't afford it, I'm powerless, every one of his bastards is more active than the other when it's good for them, and if something goes wrong, they all want to disappear without a trace.
It's a pity that he was so ill, but he didn't even have any filial children around him. He was only guarded by Aunt Qin and the housekeeper. My wife went back to visit him once, and she cried so much that she was almost blind.
She said that her father now lives in a small courtyard, with only Aunt Qin and the housekeeper around him. The doctors in the county do not dare to offend the Zhu family, and no one will treat him when he is sick. If he continues like this, he may not be able to survive for long.
What do you think people want in this life? My father-in-law is such a shrewd and calculating person, and the Bai family is such a big family! If you say no, it’s gone.”
He has been depressed for several days because of what happened to the Bai family.
Shen Yi patted him on the shoulder, "You haven't seen it?"
Ma Xingteng smiled self-deprecatingly, "Me! I am also afraid of death, so I don't dare to go! But if I don't go, my conscience can't bear it. Do you think I am hypocritical?"
Shen Yi shook his head seriously, "It's just human nature, drink."
Ma Xingteng drank a glass of wine.
The Su Chunsen family sitting next to them also heard Ma Xingteng's words.
On the way back, Su Chunsen said to Wan, "I want to go to the county seat."
Wan knew what her man was thinking, so she didn't stop him. "If you want to go, just go. After all, it's a master-servant relationship. Before Cuilan's incident, he was pretty good to you."
In fact, Mr. Bai didn't anger Su Chunsen when something happened to Cuilan, but he didn't protect her either.
Since he was going to visit Mr. Bai, Su Chunsen had to prepare some things, including food and medicine that might come in handy.
The bullock cart entered the county town, and after a little inquiry, I found out where Mr. Bai was now.
Su Chunsen drove the bullock cart over and knocked on the courtyard door.
The housekeeper was really surprised when he saw him, "Su Chunsen, why are you here?"
Su Chunsen handed the baggage to the housekeeper and said in a low voice: "I'm here to see the master."
"You are interested!" The housekeeper let him in dejectedly, and said sadly: "The Bai family is gone, the young masters are not coming, and the married ladies have no voice except Miss Rong who came back once. The clan members They all added insult to injury and complained about the master, who was also feeling miserable.”
With that said, the two of them entered Mr. Bai's house.
Aunt Qin is feeding Master Bai.
Su Chunsen bent down and called, "Master."
Master Bai was obviously very happy to see him, "Chunsen is here, haven't you returned to your hometown to retire?" Su Chunsen nodded with a smile, "Yes, you have returned to your hometown. I heard that the master is ill, so I came to take a look."
"Why did you come to see me! Don't you hate it when Madam and Feng'er treated your family so much?" Master Bai asked with red eyes.
Su Chunsen hesitated for a while and replied seriously: "To be honest, I'm not hating, I'm disappointed! After all, our family is just servants, even our lives belong to the master, so we have no right to hate, but it's a blessing in disguise that we got rid of our slave status." , Now I am living well in the countryside, and I have let go of the past.”
"You are open-minded." Mr. Bai said with a half-smile. Looking at Su Chunsen who was now happy and happy, and then looking at his tragic situation of being betrayed and separated from his relatives, he felt sad and angry and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Aunt Qin and the housekeeper were so frightened that their expressions changed.
Su Chunsen saw that the situation was not good and left quickly.
After leaving the yard, I still couldn't figure it out. I kept shaking my head and muttering, "Why are you vomiting blood? I didn't say anything outrageous!"
Mr. Bai finally failed to survive and passed away early the next morning.
Aunt Qin and the housekeeper found Mr. Bai and his concubines, but no one wanted to come forward to organize the funeral.
In the end, it was Aunt Qin and the housekeeper who spent all their money to arrange Master Bai's funeral.
After Bai Rong learned about the situation, she took the initiative to give the housekeeper a sum of money to support him in his old age, and then took Aunt Qin back to Ma's house.
After Mr. Bai died, Zhu Yixuan went to pay homage to Mrs. Zhu in person, "Mom, the Bai family is gone, and Xiong Kai who designed to kill you is also dead. You can rest in peace. My son is unfilial. I will apologize to you in the future when I am under Jiuquan." .”
After returning from the cemetery, Zhu Yixuan shut himself in the study to drink to soothe his sorrows. As he drank, he suddenly remembered the past and missed the warm courtyard, the gentle and considerate woman, and the fat and cute child.
The more I thought about him, the harder he drank, and the clearer his memory became.
Missing is like a crazy beast, breaking out of the cage and can no longer be contained.
Zhu Yixuan suddenly opened the door and rushed out.
Cen Mingzhu dressed up under the service of maid Xiaoshuang. Looking at her exquisite appearance in the bronze mirror, Cen Mingzhu was very satisfied, "Where have you been?"
Xiaoshuang replied respectfully: "When I came back from outside, I went to the study, drank some wine, and went out again in a hurry."
"Walking in a hurry? What is he going to do?" Cen Mingzhu stared at Xiaoshuang in confusion.
Xiaoshuang quickly shook her head, "I don't know, my uncle must not have gone far yet."
Cen Mingzhu thought for a while, got up and quickly left the yard.
According to the rules of Langya Kingdom, you are not allowed to drink and have fun during the period of mourning. Zhu Yixuan had followed the rules well before, but today he broke the drinking prohibition. Something was wrong.
The master and the servant inquired along the road until they reached Yong'an Lane.
Cen Mingzhu knows this! This is where that outer room once lived! Zhu Yixuan really still has that woman in his heart!
The angry Cen Mingzhu did not stay in Yong'an Lane for a long time, but took Xiaoshuang back to Zhu's Mansion immediately.
"Go and send someone to inquire about Ke's whereabouts for three days. I will know Ke's whereabouts in three days. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Xiaoshuang was so scared that she trembled and hurried to do it.
In fact, if you really want to inquire, it's not impossible to find out. Mrs. Zhu is dead, but all the old people around her are still there. Xiaoshuang offered enough benefits in exchange, and soon someone secretly leaked the truth.