"Second brother, my elder brother will not hide it from you. Your new sister-in-law has already given the three books and six rites. The Li family who is renewing the marriage is also from a wealthy family in Kaifeng. The dowry is rich. You must not lose this gift, otherwise you will lose it. The face of my whole Liu family!"
"Brother, don't blame me for speaking frankly. Now that something happened to my fifth brother, and the murderer is that scoundrel, the Li family's consent to marry the girl is the next best thing... But the gambling shop is pressing me, and I really can't wait any longer! Profits are made every day. It really hurts my heart to read it all!”
"Then you still go gambling? My father broke your legs when he was here, why can't you change it? The money should be left to my brother and I for safekeeping, and I will pay you every month!"
"Oh, you went to Xiaotianshui Lane to squander money, and your father scolded you. Why didn't you change your mind? One person has half of it, and there is no way that you can take over all of it!"
In the main hall of Liu Mansion, Liu Congde and Liu Congyi sat opposite each other, performing a show of respect between brothers and sisters.
Obviously, the fifth brother Liu Congguang's family was completely finished, and the family property that had been occupied by the other party could finally be returned to the hands of the two of them.
But then there was a conflict. Liu Congde relied on being the eldest brother and planned to take more, and even keep it all for himself, so as to save his brother who was a bad gambler from squandering it.
And Liu Congyi was unwilling. Before his father died, he appointed Xiaowu to take charge of the family's property. He could not refute it. Now that the designated successor was gone, how could he let the boss have full control?
Just as the two brothers were arguing and their voices were getting louder and louder, the old man walked into the hall cautiously.
The two of them looked over immediately and said almost in unison: "How many houses, shops and fields does Fifth Brother have there, and how much money can it be converted into?"
The old man said with a grimace: "I don't know... I only have a few boxes of spare copper coins... I haven't found the house deed, land deed or shop..."
"Impossible! Fifth brother has so many store properties, how can he not find anything!!"
As soon as these words came out, the two brothers went from being on guard against each other to becoming furious. Liu Congyi reacted faster: "It must be in the hands of that bitch Hu! She was able to escape because she was bribed with a lot of money." People... arrest them quickly!"
Liu Congde said in a deep voice: "Search the entire capital to capture this person!"
It seemed that the hard work paid off for the man who was short of money. Not long after, a servant excitedly reported: "Found it! The Hu family is in a house in Shuanggui Lane!"
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"It's really here!"
In the house in Shuanggui Lane, Di Xiangling went straight into the front hall and saw a woman who was still beautiful but changed into plain clothes, sitting quietly in the hall, stroking the tables and chairs beside her.
This two-entry house is the smallest of the five previous deeds.
But even so, in an area like the capital, it is absolutely impossible to get it without Wanguan, and it is often priceless but not marketable.
Bianliang people who can own such a house are basically handed down from their ancestors. The current generation cannot afford it at all. Since it is the house of their ancestors, it will not be sold unless there is a big change in the family.
But in the past ten years or so, this house has been put on the market and rented out frequently. As for the owner, he has never shown up and only collects rent regularly.
However, in recent days, the tenant was evicted. Fortunately, Yaren paid a sum of money and was satisfied to leave. However, Yaren was also inexplicable. It was the mysterious owner who asked to vacate the house here quickly. Don't know what it's for.
Now Di Xiangling knows the use.
She looked at Madam Hu with an extremely nostalgic look in her eyes, caressed the furniture in the hall, and said, "Did this house used to belong to your family?"
Madam Hu was startled and raised her head suddenly. First she wanted to get the things behind her, but when she saw Di Xiangling alone and heard a familiar voice, her expression relaxed: "It turns out to be the sister outside the woodshed... Xiao My sister’s welcome!”
Di Xiangling didn't care that the other party was much older than him, but he called her sister and nodded: "You don't have to be nervous. I'm not from the Liu family, and I won't do anything to you. I just have a few questions to ask." you!"
Madam Hu's eyes flickered and she smiled slightly: "I can probably guess why sister is here. Please ask!"
Di Xiangling asked: "What's going on with this house? Who is your original owner, Hu Zhantang?"
Madam Hu said: "That is my deceased father."
Di Xiangling said in a deep voice: "Why did he sell this house?"
Mrs. Hu said quietly: "I was framed and I borrowed money. I couldn't repay it, so I had to sell it..."
Di Xiangling asked: "What happened next?"
Mrs. Hu said slowly: "My late father once said that Emperor Taizong wanted to expand the palace, but in order not to demolish the houses, he chose not to do so. But the strange thing is, why was he beating drums to complain, but no one paid attention? My late father didn't know , before leaving the capital, he threw himself into the river..."
Di Xiangling fell silent.
Madam Hu's expression was very calm and she did not shed tears, but there was a deep sadness in her tone: "It's all because of this house. It is the most valuable thing in my family. It also caused my father's death. I My mother died of illness, and my two elder brothers returned to the capital in anger and never came back... If I hadn't been so good-looking, my uncle would not have adopted me, brought me back to the capital, and asked me to marry a high-ranking family as a concubine. The large amount of betrothal gifts may be due to God’s destiny, but it is the Liu family that favors me!”
Di Xiangling's face darkened: "Your family was destroyed, was it Liu who did it?"
However, Mrs. Hu shook her head: "That's not true! In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Liu Mei was appointed as the envoy of the South Workshop and the same person as the Imperial City Secretary. He accepted the benefits of one person and eventually got five houses, including the one in my house. "
Di Xiangling counted the year: "That was eleven years ago."
Madam Hu was also in a daze: "Yes! It's been eleven years! I still haven't found out who bribed Liu Mei back then... But Liu Congguang often said that his father, Taiwei Liu, was a good official. When he was supervising the army, he When he met soldiers who were sick, he gave them medicine and comforted them personally. When he was an official in the capital, he also did not attach himself to eunuchs, which was praised by civil servants..."
"At first I was very angry. Since Liu Mei was a good official, why did she collude with those evil thieves? Later, the slave family realized that the captain must have been suffering from illness at that time. Looking at the three sons in the family, they had to fight for Let the descendants of the Liu family consider it!"
"After understanding this, I knew what I was going to do..."
Di Xiangling said: "Let Mr. Liu bear the infamy of his wife killing his husband, and his son killing his father, to comfort your family's souls in heaven?"
After hearing this question, Madam Hu laughed again: "Dare you ask me, sister, am I the murderer?"
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Di Xiangling was silent for a while and replied: "You are not."
Madam Hu's smile became even brighter: "Yes! I'm not the murderer! I didn't do anything, I just read a koan script and told the maid some thoughts."
"That maid, Jin Niang, was arranged by the Qin family to be by my side a long time ago. She has been keeping tabs on her all day long, and I discovered her a long time ago. I tolerated her for two full years!"
"Finally, she did the most important thing!"
Di Xiangling was a little chilled when thinking about the overt and covert fights between wives and concubines: "The Qin family thought that they had a clever plan from heaven to slander you without knowing it, but they didn't know that you deliberately let her slander you, but it was Liu Congguang... …My wives and concubines all want him dead, it’s so miserable!”
Mrs. Hu sighed softly: "I hated the Liu family, and I also hated my husband at first, but gradually, I felt that he was quite pitiful..."
"His temperament is getting more and more violent. In fact, he found out that Mr. Qin had committed adultery with an outsider, and he was depressed. But just because he told the truth in his dream, I didn't look down on him at all. He was very kind to me and hid the deed of the house. No one knew where the box was, but he told me..."
"Sometimes I think about it, if Mrs. Qin never takes action and she really dies in the end and I can correct her, should I forget about my father, my mother, my eldest and second brothers, and concentrate on being a wife of Mrs. Liu... But I can With such thoughts, I am really a selfish and unfilial daughter!"
Di Xiangling was silent. He was not disdainful, but felt a trace of pity.
"But in the end, Qin still took action!"
When Mrs. Hu said this, she didn't know whether she was more happy or disappointed. She just came to the front of the hall and looked up at the sky: "If my husband has a spirit in heaven, he shouldn't let the murderer succeed, but will he at least protect me? He definitely doesn’t want the money left behind to be obtained by his eldest and second brothers who were looking forward to something happening to him, and the wife and daughter who killed him with their own hands, right? I don’t ask for too much, I just want to get back the deed of this house, no Let it continue to fall into the hands of the Liu family!"
"No wonder you would do that..."
Di Xiangling remembered that Madam Hu had taken five house deeds, but stuffed the house deed into the gap between the beds.
I thought this woman was cautious and kept a back-up, but now I understand that Madam Hu already knew at that time that her personal maid, Jin Niang, had betrayed her, and it was impossible for her to run out with the house deed.
So she deliberately brought four house deeds. In fact, she wanted to keep this house, which was the smallest but the most important to her.
But there is one thing that Di Xiangling still doesn't understand: "You have read "The Biography of Su Wuming", and you know very well that after the Qin family killed her husband, she would definitely slander you, but if this time... there was no Kaifeng government office to see clearly, you If you are really slandered, then won’t the truth about Qin’s murder of her husband and Liu Yongnian’s patricide never be known to outsiders? What’s the point of doing this?”
Madam Hu said: "Outsiders will know! Because Dr. Wen, who committed adultery with Mrs. Qin, is willing to tell this scandal!"
Di Xiangling was startled: "How could Doctor Wen be bribed by you?"
Madam Hu sighed: "Doctor Wen is also a miserable man. Mrs. Qin has asked him to help him pretend to be sick these years, but she doesn't dare to get close to him in the slightest. Instead, she deliberately suppresses his status in the medical clinic."
"With Dr. Wen's medical skills, he is not just a small doctor, but now he supports his family and works hard every day. He has just passed his forties and is already suffering from ailments, and he is coughing up blood day after day!"
"A doctor cannot heal himself. Doctor Wen said that his time was running out...and I was willing to leave part of my money to his family, so he promised to expose his affair with Qin at the right time! "
"Two people who want to die can accomplish a lot!"
Hearing the last sentence, Di Xiangling thought of Di Jin's purpose in letting her come, and her voice deepened: "Are you seeking death?"
Madam Hu took out a delicate box, which contained stacks of papers, which seemed to be land deeds and house deeds. However, when she looked closely, she found that they were just copies and not real riches.
She said slowly: "In the past year, I have secretly transferred some shops and dispersed the money, but Liu Mei prepared too much to protect the continuation of the Liu family, and I couldn't deal with it at the same time."
"And now, only if I, the favored concubine, are buried in the sea of fire together with these deeds, will the Liu family be completely desperate and stop looking for Liu Congguang's inheritance. Only then can the money I promised be handed over to those people without risk. In hand."
"My father has been sincere all his life. As a son of the Hu family, I shouldn't break the trust of others!"
Di Xiangling took a step forward: "You don't need..."
Madam Hu took a step back and stared over: "Does sister know Su Wuming?"
Di Xiangling knew that this astute woman had probably guessed which party she belonged to, so she didn't bother to deceive her and nodded: "I know you!"
Madam Hu smiled sincerely and said sincerely: "How wonderful it would be if my father could have met such a detective who knew everything and was not afraid of the powerful! The author of the book is Di Shilin. I originally wanted to tell him the truth, but I didn't let him Su Wuming has been tainted, and now it seems that he is no longer needed!"
Di Xiangling secretly shook his head. This woman thought a little simpler after all. If her brother hadn't been able to strike first, it would be useless to know the truth afterwards. But after all, the level that Madam Hu had access to was not high enough to do what she wanted. Such an arrangement is already considered valuable...
Enter the game with your own body and use your death as a chess piece!
At this moment, the woman bowed down and touched the ground with her forehead: "From the moment I entered the Liu Mansion, I have been prepared for today. Now I have fulfilled my wish. I hope my sister will fulfill it and don't stop me from taking the last step." , let alone let me live in pain in this world and endure endless suffering..."
Di Xiangling stood there and stretched out his hand to help her up, but finally took it back.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
Madam Hu bowed again and again, stood up, picked up the candle that had been prepared from behind, looked around gently, and then lit it.
Watching the fire gradually spread, she smiled sadly, and suddenly ran around the house, letting out a crisp laugh, as if she had returned to the time when she was playing freely in the hall of her home more than ten years ago.
"In the heavy city, under the double gates, every inch of land is worth the same price as gold. The non-Xunqi family lives in a seamless place... Shouldn't we, the common people, have our own house in the capital?"
When the Liu family members rushed over, Liu Congde and Liu Congyi looked at the laughing woman in the courtyard with eyes wide open, and the land and house deeds were melted into the light of the fire.
Liu Congyi almost immediately pulled the servants and threw them inside. The huge Dong Siniang was pushed in by him, but she screamed and was forced out by the fire.
"Get those deeds out! Quick!" "Ah! Ahhhhh-!!"
On the tree outside the courtyard, Di Xiangling watched the Liu brothers crying and cursing like crazy outside, watching the woman's sad figure submerged in the collapsed house, watching the fire being extinguished by the soldiers in the streets and alleys...
For a long time, I never left.
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