Zhang Huiniang has always believed that women still have to get married, but now her daughter's situation is special, so she can only postpone it, and her family's situation has only improved. She has not saved enough for her daughter's dowry, so she is not in a hurry.
Lianyi coaxed Huzi to sleep, and while Hui Niang was cooking dinner, she took out the envelope. The envelope had a lacquer seal. If it was opened, it would be easy to damage the lacquer seal. She put it aside temporarily, and then put the gold bar I took it out and after looking at it, I found that there was a mark on the top of each gold bar, with the word "Yao" printed on it.
“Is there such a coincidence?”
Lianyi raised her eyebrows and muttered to herself.
“Shijiu, what’s going on?”
"Congratulations to the taskmaster, you have discovered another hidden task."
Shijiu's voice sounded at the right time.
“Tell me about it!”
Lianyi is used to triggering hidden tasks, so he said directly.
“If you hadn’t discovered the man in black and Song Dashan today, this letter might never have seen the light of day.”
After Shijiu sighed with emotion, he continued.
"Song Dashan was also wandering around Wankou Mountain in his last life. He said he was chopping firewood, but he was actually taking a break. Then when he climbed into a tree to sleep in, he found a seriously injured man in black. Look, The one who found it first
Song Dashan followed him up by mistake. When he found the person, he had already passed away. He was illiterate and only took away the small bag of gold, leaving the letter and jade pendant there. The man in black was on him.
He was very smart. Instead of going back the way he came, he ran into the heart of Wankou Mountain, and then, like you, left Wankou Mountain from the other side and arrived at Zhang. Jiacun also stayed at his second brother's house all night on the pretext of visiting Song Dachuan.
Although Song Dachuan didn't want to see his younger brother, he couldn't just drive him away. He didn't return until the next afternoon. to Songjiacun.
Shortly after he left, someone found the body of the man in black, and found a letter and a jade pendant on him. After getting these two important things, they withdrew.
Song Dashan was silent for a few days and then ran to Fucheng. A year later, he wore silk and satin and brought a beautiful brothel girl back home. He said that he had helped a nobleman outside and got a reward. , when he got rich, he married a daughter-in-law and was praised for a while. "
"It seems that I blocked his way to make a fortune this time. "
Lianyi said nonchalantly.
"He is already dead because the letter and jade pendant were not found on the man in black. Song Dashan was the only one present. He was tortured and questioned. Later, they had already been killed and silenced. ”
Shijiu replied immediately.
Lianyi didn't comment on this. When Song Dashan wanted to sell his original body and marry himself a wife, his humanity had been wiped out. She didn't care whether such a person was alive or not.
"What's going on with this letter and that jade pendant?"
"There is a secret in this letter. The current eldest young master of the Yao family, who is Dong Qinglian's future husband, is not Yao The flesh and blood of the family is the child that Mrs. Yao and her childhood sweetheart gave birth to after having a baby behind Master Yao's back.
The concubine of the Yao family is Master Yao's child, but Mrs. Yao doesn't like it. They suppressed the child in every possible way on the grounds that he was a bastard. These were the usual tactics used by the ladies of Kyoto, so they did not arouse the suspicion of many people
But Mrs. Yao wanted to get rid of the concubine completely, because she knew that if her child's identity was exposed, then the concubine would be the only heir of the Yao family. Master Yao was already fifty years old, and even if he wanted to, he would not be able to have another heir. "Then how did Mrs. Yao's secret come out?" "
"The concubine found out. He knew that the head wife hated the concubine and treated the concubine's children normally, but it was rare that she hated the concubine so much that she wanted to kill him. Yes, after all, the wealthy families in Kyoto all pay attention to the style of a proper wife.
If you don’t like the bastard, you will suppress him, but no matter how good the bastard is, he can’t outdo the legitimate son.
In addition, Mrs. Yao’s behavior for ten years also aroused Mr. Yao’s suspicion. However, he did not think about the fact that the legitimate son was not his. He just felt that his wife did not want to see the bastard, so he put this The concubine was sent directly to the academy.
This concubine was very ambitious. He also met some classmates with the same status in the academy. He studied hard enough and was admitted as a scholar. This gave Master Yao an unexpected joy, but Mrs. Yao couldn't sit still. She directly bought the murderer. kill.
But when he was withdrawing the money, Mr. Yao discovered it. He secretly stopped Mrs. Yao's actions, and then began to investigate the reason.
On the other hand, the concubine also learned about Mrs. Yao’s relationship with his cousin when he was young from a young master who was his classmate. He immediately told his father about it. He thought it was a way to bring down Mrs. Yao. opportunity.
Even if Mr. Yao knew that he might have been cuckolded, he could not get angry on the spot. After all, Mrs. Yao was not a girl from an ordinary family. Her father was a royal doctor. If he spoke nonsense without evidence, he would definitely be bitten back. , so Mr. Yao arranged for people to start looking for evidence.
And that letter was evidence of Mrs. Yao's infidelity. It was a letter she wrote to her childhood sweetheart cousin. It clearly stated the life experience of the current eldest young master of the Yao family. The jade pendant was the two of them. The love token is also a sign of recognition with the child, because the young master of the Yao family has the same birthmark on his body, and the cousin also has the same birthmark on his body. ”
Shi Jiu told Ripples as a gossip story.
"How can I be sure that this letter is written by Mrs. Yao? She can be said to have been imitated by others in order to frame her."
Ripple picked up the envelope again and weighed it.
"It has Mrs. Yao's private seal on it. Besides, it's useless for her to argue! As long as we take that cousin back and have him checked, it will be clear."
< br>"What if Mrs. Yao is cruel and kills her cousin? You know that when a person dies, the birthmark will disappear."
Ripple said directly.
"You can do it this way, but her cousin is not stupid. Could he wait to be killed? This is the way he blackmails Mrs. Yao to support him, and he will definitely hide it well."
Shijiu said immediately.
"They are not good things! They are not a family, and they do not belong to the same family. Young Master Yao has Dong Qinglian as his wife. For the common interests of the two of them, they will definitely not let the bastard go."< br>
“Yes, in the previous life, because there was no evidence, Mrs. Yao’s adulterer was hidden again. Mr. Yao had no choice. In order to protect his only bloodline, he directly killed the concubine on the grounds that the concubine was admitted to the imperial examination. Divided out.
When the concubine passed the Jinshi examination based on his ability, Mr. Yao found some connections and released the concubine. The place where he was released was very close to the border. "
"It's understandable, but I think Mr. Yao will definitely not be willing to accept it. Isn't this just occupying the magpie's nest! "
"Master Yao is not stupid. When he was still alive, he quietly transferred the entire property of Yao Mansion to his concubine. What he left behind for Young Master Yao was an empty shell, and he was ill. When he was serious, he directly complained to someone, saying that the eldest son Yao had killed his father for the sake of his title. ”
There will be more before ten o’clock.