These discussions started when the Xu family incident broke out, but it turned out that only a few days after the Xu family incident, the Li family incident was revealed again, which can be regarded as poking a hornet's nest.
For a time, public dissatisfaction spread everywhere, and the symptoms could no longer be suppressed.
Luo Tong couldn't help but frown when he mentioned this matter. This was not a good sign.
Although she also has a lot of resentment towards the person above her, for the sake of Da Zhou, for the people, and for the sake of those relatives and friends she cherishes, she doesn't want to cause chaos now.
"Lin Dong, keep an eye on this matter, and inform Lian Ye to ask them to pay more attention to see if anyone is deliberately inciting these remarks."
She is now afraid that several major neighboring countries are deliberately fanning the flames, but then the situation will be different from now.
Lindong immediately agreed, but as soon as she went out, Wu Yongyuan came in.
"Uncle Wu? Why are you here? But what happened?"
Wu Yongyuan's sudden appearance made Luo Tong tense up. He immediately sat up straight and asked questions.
She knew that Wu Yongyuan would come over suddenly. Something important must have happened. Otherwise, during the recent period, he was assigned to protect Ino and would not be able to leave his post at will.
"Something happened to the Xia family and Xia Hongzhang died."
"What?! Dead? How could it be so sudden? What happened?" Luo Tong was really surprised and asked repeatedly.
Wu Yongyuan immediately told Luo Tong what he had found out, but Luo Tong never expected that Xia Hongzhang brought this incident on himself? !
Mrs. Li was imprisoned in the main courtyard and now had no contact with the outside world at all. The so-called position of Mrs. Xia was in name only.
Coupled with the current situation of the Li family, their decline is a foregone conclusion. The reason why Xia Zhihe did not abandon or demote the Li family as a concubine was entirely because of his official position and reputation.
As soon as something happened to the Yue family, Xia Zhihe took action against the wife of the wife. This behavior was enough to attract the censor's impeachment and had a great impact on his reputation.
It was because of this concern that Xia Zhihe let Mr. Li continue to sit in the main room.
But now, Mrs. Li has not only lost the treatment of the principal wife, but is imprisoned in the main courtyard, and is also very short of money.
Her dowry shops and fertile farmland had been destroyed by Luo Tong a long time ago, so even if Xia Hongzhang entered the main courtyard and found the Li family, it would be useless. He would not be able to extract much money from the Li family.
But in order to maintain his current life, and because he had always believed that the Xia family was destined to be his, he approached Sun Jiaolan.
He had only one purpose for looking for Sun Jiaolan, which was to ask for money!
But he probably never thought that it was not money, but life!
Sun Jiaolan is about to give birth in nearly a month, and now she goes for a walk in the garden every day. Xia Hongzhang chose this time to block Sun Jiaolan.
In broad daylight, Xia Hongzhang was already drunk and blocked Sun Jiaolan when he saw her.
He asked for money as soon as he opened his mouth. How could Sun Jiaolan give it to him? As a result, the two men got into a dispute.
With Xia Hongzhang's domineering temperament, where everything was centered on himself, how could he endure a mere second lady telling him what to do?
As soon as the alcohol got to his head, his temper also rose, and he stepped forward to pull Sun Jiaolan away.
Sun Jiaolan was startled, her clumsy body made it impossible for her to dodge, and she was grabbed by Xia Hongzhang on the spot.
It was okay now. The ladies and maids who were waiting for Sun Jiaolan were all anxious, and they stepped forward to fight with Xia Hongzhang.
How could Xia Hongzhang, who was drunk, be willing to let go? The pulling from the maids and women around him made him even more angry, and he actually raised his hand to hit Sun Jiaolan!
Sun Jiaolan subconsciously hid back, but she lost her balance and sat down.
The maids and women on the side were all horrified when they saw this. Seeing that Xia Hongzhang was going to take action again, they all subconsciously pushed him.
As a result, Xia Hongzhang was pushed into the pond behind...
Originally, the servants had a chance to save her, but Sun Jiaolan had just fallen and was screaming in pain. The servants naturally looked at Sun Jiaolan first.
Although there happened to be a maid behind her to give her a cushion, so the fall was not serious, but after all, she was getting older, and this torment became uncomfortable.
Sun Jiaolan's maid hurriedly directed her mother-in-law to carry Sun Jiaolan back, and then ordered someone to call the doctor. However, when she turned back after making arrangements, Xia Hongzhang was no longer visible on the water.
The pool in Xia's garden was not big, but it was very deep. When people finally followed Xia Hongzhang and brought him ashore, Xia Hongzhang was already out of breath.
His nose was filled with mud, and he was obviously suffocated by the mud in the pond. Even after he was fished out, the strong smell of alcohol on Xia Hongzhang's body could still be clearly smelled.
Xia Hongzhang just disappeared...
Very suddenly...
I'm afraid no one expected this result, but things that need to be dealt with still have to be dealt with.
After Mrs. Xia learned about this, she almost fainted, and finally went to Sun Jiaolan's house while wiping her tears. Her eldest son was gone, and nothing could happen to Sun Jiaolan's belly.
After Xia Zhihe learned about this, he immediately rushed back to the mansion. Compared with Mrs. Xia, who wiped away tears from time to time, he was much calmer.
He didn't even go to see Xia Hongzhang's body. The first thing he did was to see Sun Jiaolan's condition.
Sun Jiaolan still had fetal gas, and the doctor prescribed medicine. Although the baby was fine, she had to pay special attention next.
After confirming that Sun Jiaolan was fine, Xia Zhihe made arrangements for Xia Hongzhang's funeral.
Xia Zhihe was so disappointed with Xia Hongzhang, his eldest son, that he almost thought he didn't exist, so in the end he ordered him to be buried without even looking at him.
It wasn't until the burial was completed that Xia Zhihe sent someone to notify Li, without even letting Li take one last look at Xia Hongzhang.
As if this was just a trivial matter, he casually informed Mr. Li after it was completed.
When Mrs. Li learned the news, she went crazy on the spot. She even rushed out of the main house and broke into Sun Jiaolan's house!
He threatened to kill Sun Jiaolan on the spot and bury her with Xia Hongzhang!
If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of people gathered in Sun Jiaolan's room at that time, including Xia Zhihe and Mrs. Xia, as well as a large group of servants, I am afraid that Li would have succeeded!
Sun Jiaolan was frightened again and looked even worse. Xia Zhihe became angry on the spot.
He still hopes that Sun Jiaolan can give her a legitimate son. What if this crazy woman Li really causes trouble?
In anger, Xia Zhihe thought of the current situation of the Li family and the years he had been suppressed by the Li family. He immediately gritted his teeth and announced that he would demote Li family as a concubine. He immediately moved out of the main house and rushed to a remote wing. Take custody.
