Grand Duke Hu is an old man in his fifties, with a wrinkled face, a thin body, a goatee, a fox fur hat, and a brocaded leather robe, dressed like a rich man. At his age, he is considered to have lived a long life.
He read the letter in his hand, sighed and put it on the table, looking at the eldest son beside him: "Go find Sanniang."
His father's reaction was not beyond Hu Cheng's expectations at all, because this was a right choice that couldn't be more correct. He nodded, got up and went out to tell the servant to call the little sister.
After a while, a woman with an oval face, a tall figure, a curvy front and back, wearing a white robe with willow eyebrows and red phoenix eyes jumped in. Looking at her father and eldest brother who were sitting there silently drinking tea, she asked in confusion: " Dad, brother, why are you looking for me?"
Looking at his daughter who was confused, Taigong Hu said: "Sanniang, you are already eighteen this year. You were engaged to Zhu Biao, the third son of the Zhu family, when you were a child. What do you think of Zhu Biao?"
"Fortunately, we have been playing together since we were young, and we know each other well, and we are engaged. It's just that I told him that he will marry me when he defeats me. Why, he is not my opponent, come now Urged?"
Hu Cheng answered: "Sanniang, it's not the Zhu family who came to urge me, but someone else who loves me."
"Is there another lover?" Hu Sanniang frowned, her displeasure was written on her face: "Brother, what do you think of that lover? Let's not mention it for now. My Hu family and the Zhu family have a marriage contract for a long time. The Zhu family is strong. If If you break the engagement and harm the Zhu family, how will my family get along? Isn’t it just a matter of adding a powerful enemy? Moreover, my Hu family has broken the contract and broken the promise, how can we stand in the future? Is anyone still willing to interact with my family? "
What he said was very sensible and considerate of his family. Hu Cheng clapped his hands happily: "Sanniang, if you think so, my father and I are really happy for you. My father and I have already thought of your worries. , and you will return to the beloved one you have found for you. Have you ever heard what the king of Yanggu County said?"
"That traitor who everyone in the world would kill?"
"You can't say that." Hu Cheng began to excuse his brother-in-law: "My Hu family has many contacts with people in the Jianghu. Sanniang, you also know that those people are strong men who want to kill people. They usually don't say anything harmful to the world. But there must be innocent lives in his hands, and he is running around looking for people to eat and drink with. Wang Yan is a man who can reach heaven and has deep roots in Yanggu. How can he treat those strong men? Yanggu County Most of his laborers are this kind of people. As time goes by, other strong people will not be popular, which will of course ruin his reputation.
Why did those strong men go? Don't you want to make a living under him? In addition to them, there are many warriors in the army and people with special skills who have come to seek refuge. Those who have not committed crimes or committed crimes should be collected, aren't they? He also took care of their family papers and helped them settle in Yanggu County.
If you want to call him a treacherous person, Wang Yan is definitely not that kind of person. You have never been to Yanggu County, so you don’t know what the weather is like there. I have visited before and found that Wang Yan has a good reputation in Yanggu County. The living conditions of the civilians there are much better than those here. Moreover, Wang Yan's reputation as a good person is not false. The orphans, widows, old and young are all given money and food relief, and he also supports poor students who concentrate on their studies. In the entire Yanggu County, there is not a single beggar begging, everyone has work to do. On these points alone, he is a good man with a conscience.
Speaking of martial arts, Wang Yan is famous for being good at martial arts. Didn't Hebei Yu Qilin, who was known as the most talented master in the world, also be defeated by Wang Yan? His subordinate named Wu Song was said to have been a drunkard and a rogue in the past, with only a bit of courage. What's the result now? Most of the strong men in Yanggu County were captured by him. Wu Song often told people that his martial arts came from Wang Yan's guidance. Also before the Shangyuan Festival, Wang Yan went to the palace to see the king. He fought with his bare hands against the 800,000 imperial guards selected from the imperial army and won easily. When it comes to one-on-one combat with enemies, Wang Yan deserves to be the best in the world.
Such a good man, Sanniang thinks he is not a husband? If Sanniang really enters his house, then our Hu family still need to be afraid of the Zhu family? The Zhu family will be afraid of us then. Moreover, the reputation of my Hu family will definitely increase to a higher level, and there may not be a few scholars in the family, Sanniang.
There was just one thing: Wang Yan already had a concubine. Originally, he planned to let Sanniang marry into the Wang family in a glamorous manner and become the head of the family, but Wang Yan actually asked Sanniang to be his concubine. Wang Yan is so powerful that we cannot afford to offend him. If you refuse, I'm afraid the Hu family will die..."
When hearing news that is harmful to themselves, some people become hysterical, while others want to rebel and try to restrain themselves. Hu Sanniang belongs to the latter group. She sounded okay at first, but then she stared at her father and eldest brother expressionlessly.
First, he praised the king for his words, which were rare in heaven and hard to find on earth. He also said that his power was so great that it could reach heaven, which was not comparable to that of the Hu family. Finally, he told her to be his concubine, and if she didn't obey, she would be expelled from her husband's family. He put pressure on her and forced her to submit.
"Since you have already discussed it, why are you asking me what to do? Is it useful if I say no?"
She couldn't run away, not from her. Because once she leaves, what Hu Cheng said must be reality. Not to mention a big shot like Wang Yan, if she ruined her marriage to the Zhu family and married into a small and powerful family, the consequences would be simple: her entire family and that of another family would be destroyed. This is something any family would do. ,Without exception. Because things like repenting of a marriage are just a big mouth, and if word gets out, the family's face will be lost. If you don't have an attack, others will look down on you and your actions will be hindered a lot because you are weak and can be bullied.
In the same way, now that Wang Yan wants her to be his concubine, if she doesn't obey, she might run away privately. That is to slap the Wang family in the face and make the Wang family a laughing stock in other people's mouths. How can they go out to hang out in the future? How do the children of the family go out for a walk? Therefore, there is only one final outcome, and that is that Hujiazhuang will never exist again.
If she didn't want to bring disaster to her family, she had no choice but to obey. There was no room for willfulness, and she really had no choice.
Looking at his daughter who was in tears and gritted her teeth not to cry, Taigong Hu sighed: "Sanniang, I have wronged you..."
Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Hu Cheng quickly smiled and comforted the good girl who would sacrifice for the family: "Sanniang, you don't have to think too much. Brother didn't lie to you. Wang Yan is indeed a good man. You don't know, That concubine of his just wanders around all day, not just being miserable in the big house. She can go anywhere, buy everything, and is very comfortable. You are good at martial arts, and Wang Yan is also good at martial arts. From what I know about him , you will definitely be able to practice martial arts as you wish. With his guidance, your martial arts will be even better."
Hu Sanniang didn't like this good brother at all. She snorted, turned around and left.
Hu Cheng and his biological father looked at each other, and they both sighed.
Again, while they were telling Hu Sanniang, they were also convincing themselves that they should try their best to think about the good things and not think about the bad things. Because they have a low status and weak strength, they have no choice but to do anything bad...
Yanggu County is only two hundred miles away from Nahujiazhuang, and it only takes one day to deliver the news quickly. The Hu family responded simply and without any delay. After confirming the decision, they immediately sent someone to reply quickly. Therefore, when the official saw the reply, it was only three days before he returned home.
Wang Fusheng worried about his duties conscientiously: "My boss, the Hu family has responded. When will the second lady be brought over? What kind of gift will I give?"
Jin Lian was given to her by Zhang Dahu, so there was no such thing as a financial gift. Instead, Zhang Dahu added a lot of dowry to Jin Lian in order to lick the king's officials. But it's not possible to go to Hu Sanniang's place now. After all, she is the daughter of a serious landlord, and she is quite popular. Now, if you want someone to be a concubine without three books, six etiquettes, and eight carriages, you are already bullying someone, and you must not miss out on money and gifts.
"Take six carts of the things given by the officials, as well as the things we made ourselves. Find thirty nursing brothers to escort the carts and go over to pick up the daughter of the Hu family." The senior official muttered. Said: "In addition, if I send a car-load of gifts to the Zhu family, it can be regarded as a bride-stealing act. We can't bully others and show it by giving them a car-load of gifts. If they understand and accept the gift, then forget it. If not, Accepting it, he took my name to the Jeju government office and took care of the Zhu family."
Not giving gifts to the Zhu family is bullying them. Giving gifts to the Zhu family is also bullying them, even to the point of bullying. Anyway, we have done evil things, so we might as well be more evil. After all, they are all big enemies, and we are not afraid of getting bigger. Typical gangster logic, he liked it very much.
"Yes, Master. This time, the old servant will personally take Erlang. If the Zhu family doesn't know what's going on, they will be killed directly."
Wang Fusheng was talking about Yun Dan Fengqing, and he didn't take the Zhu family's three thousand strong men seriously at all. Because three thousand people dare not move, it means there is nothing. Unless the people in Zhujiazhuang made up their mind to go to the mountains to weed the grass, and if they still wanted to be obedient citizens, they would not dare to touch those three thousand people. To move is to rebel and to exterminate the clan. If you say he is rebelling, he is rebelling.
Although it was wrong for Liangshan to massacre Zhujiazhuang, after all, there were still innocent pretenders, but it was indeed right to kill the direct and collateral members of the Zhu family. Landlords in this era don't need to look at any evidence. Killing nine out of ten will definitely be fine. It's like he, a high-ranking official, has been involved in a lot of lawsuits, but he just hid them well. If we really wanted to get to the bottom of it, we would be able to kill him twice. Of course, he did not harm ordinary people, but there must be innocent lives. There will be no unbroken eggs in the nest, and it is inevitable that two unrelated ordinary people will be trampled to death in an invisible place.
It would be strange for the Zhu family to be so powerful and clean. And the weapons and armor of those three thousand strong men are unjustifiable.
The official waved his hand: "That's it, pay attention to your own safety, and go."
Wang Fusheng quickly handed over his hand, turned around and went out, yelling at Wu Song and Hu Yuan, and started to hitch the carriage again, opened the warehouse to get things to load, but after a while, the convoy was ready and set off without saying a word. At the same time, people were also sent over to ventilate the Hu family first so that they could be prepared.
There were ten carriages in a row, and there were more than thirty guards, at least twice as many. Wang Fusheng was still very concerned about his own safety... Those people were all strong men who walked like a dragon and a tiger, and they followed the rules of the army when they walked. Wear uniform, good-looking and warm, standard winter clothes designed by Wang Daguan himself. Weapons, meals, and outdoor camping equipment were pulled by the extra carriage, and they trotted away with the carriage.
A high-ranking official is not afraid of what others say. After all, he is responsible for maintaining integrity and is responsible for training local braves. Strictly speaking, these nursing homes are all rural soldiers who work in farming during the farming season and receive military training in their free time. They have legitimate reasons. It cannot be said that Mr. Wang has trained Xiangyong well, but there are still problems.
On the other hand, he is an imperial merchant, and the goods he trades are very valuable. He should also train some country warriors to escort the carriages to avoid losses. Moreover, there are four thousand forbidden troops stationed in Yanggu County, and they are also escorting the vehicles. After all, all the gangsters in the Song Dynasty are thinking about snatching his goods. If it is really robbed, the emperor Zhao Ji will suffer the biggest loss, which will be a direct loss. Therefore, most of the time his people go out with the Forbidden Army. They are very upright and safe...
Watching the group of people go away, the senior official nodded with satisfaction, turned back to the room, and teased the little one. The little thing has been able to turn over and is currently learning to crawl. He is making noises and has no time to calm down...
Whether it is the Hu family or the Zhu family, after all, they are local landowning families, and the first priority they have to consider is their family. After all, they dare not show off their courage. Facing the much larger and more powerful Wang family, they could only endure it, because they were really pigs and dogs who were allowed to be slaughtered.
The Zhu family had already received the news of the Hu family's departure. Zhu Biao was furious and furious, and the atmosphere in the Zhu family was very tense. After all, the Zhu family has been standing for many years, and they have always bullied others, and no one has humiliated them like this. But they are not strong enough. Even if they have 3,000 strong men, they cannot dare to go up the mountain and weed them.
In addition to the four thousand forbidden troops stationed in Yanggu County, there are more than 20,000 forbidden troops stationed along the entire east and west roads of Beijing. In addition, there are officials at all levels, all of which Wang Yan can influence. They are not naive enough to think that it will be safe just by going up the mountain.
Even though those people on Liangshan Mountain are very majestic, they haven't done anything. On the other hand, provoking the imperial court and provoking Wang Yan are two different things. If you mess with the imperial court, the imperial army may not have the fighting power, but if you mess with Wang Yan, their fighting power will explode. They understand this truth.
So no matter how dissatisfied they are, there is only so much they can do. Faced with Wang Fusheng coming in person to give gifts, it was really humiliating, and they had to grit their teeth and swallow this sigh of relief.
Ranwen
It went very smoothly. The Hu family happily sent away their only daughter who was weeping secretly. She accompanied her with a huge dowry and treated her like a serious wedding. Hu Cheng personally took the family nursing home to see the bride off, making it a lively event.
As for the Zhu family, they are just a bunch of little people, no need to say more...
The high-ranking official had a concubine, so the news had naturally spread long ago. As expected, there was another big banquet, and the officials invited everyone in the village to have a big meal. This seems to have become a rule, marry Jinlian, have a child, the child is a hundred days old, New Year's Eve, Lantern Festival, Qingming, sowing, autumn harvest, high-ranking officials are promoted, Wu Song and other important figures in the village get married, they are all high-ranking officials Pay money to treat everyone in the village to eat and drink well, several times a year.
Now that the high official has a concubine, he will definitely have children in the future. The high official has already said that the birth of boys and girls will be the same, and girls are also taught to read in the school, so this will be another three meals. meal. The men, women, and children in Wangjiazhuang are all happy. There is never enough food and wine.
In order to communicate the time when Hu Sanniang would come in, the women in the village were busy early in the morning preparing the evening wine and food, preparing for the day when the second wife of the Wang family came in, and adding joy to the officials.
Therefore, Wang Fusheng, Wu Song, and Hu Cheng walked all the way through the newly formed Zhuangzhong Street, smelling the smell of wine and food, and returned uphill to the Wang family mansion.
Wang Fusheng led Wu Song and others to gather in front of the high-ranking officials waiting at the door. He cupped his hands and said, "My boss, the second lady has been brought back safely."
As the old housekeeper finished speaking, Wu Song and all the guards behind him all bowed and handed over their hands. The movements were neat and uniform, and the officials behind him were speechless.
This is useless, but it is a rule, a rule of obedience, a rule of respect and inferiority.
The official waved his hand with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Please get up. We have already heated the hot water. Brothers, please wash up and warm yourself first. Food and wine are ready. Brothers are open to eating and drinking. The Hu family is sending off their relatives. The same goes for the brothers who came here, just follow them, everything has been arranged."
The Hu Family Nursing Home at the back looked at me and I looked at you. They imitated Wu Song and others in a tacit understanding and thanked the high officials together, which was very ceremonial.
After everyone dispersed, Wang Fusheng waved to Hu Cheng who was behind him. When he ran forward, he introduced: "My boss, this is Er Niang's eldest brother, Hu Cheng."
"I, Hu Cheng, have met high-ranking officials."
Wang Yan smiled and helped Hu Cheng, who was bowing, "Now that the daughter of the Hu family has entered the door of my Wang family, you are also my uncle and brother-in-law. We are all part of the same family, so there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Senior Official. I have only one sister in my family. I have loved her so much since she was a child. Now I am my concubine with the Senior Official. However, if there is something wrong, I hope that the Senior Official will take pity on me."
"We just met. You are not familiar with me yet. It has been a long time. You will understand later." Seeing his smiling face, Wang Yan patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother, shouldn't I Did my second wife come out?"
"Hey, the high official is a strange person. He forgot about business for the next moment, so I'm going to call my roommate out." After saying that, he quickly walked to the carriage and called twice. He didn't use the little maid who was accompanying him as a bride, so he let him go. Horse stool, reaching out to support Hu Sanniang who poked her head out.
Hu Sanniang, dressed in red, lifted the curtains of the car and looked at the official not far away with her hands behind her back, smiling and looking at her indifferently.
The official smiled and raised his eyebrows at her as a greeting.
This Hu Sanniang is worthy of being called the most beautiful woman in Liangshan. She has jade snow skin, hibiscus appearance, and a natural character. The jade hands are slender, the eyes are full of aura, and they are all kinds of enchanting. Even though the powdery face is dusty, even if the willow eyebrows are slightly wrinkled and the almond eyes are ruthless, they add a third of softness.
Such a beauty, with such a rolling dragon as Wang Ying, is indeed blind in vain. I have to say that Song Jiang is really not a thing. He killed someone and the whole family still recognized him as his god sister, and then promised him to Wang Ying to waste. It's too bad.
However, Hu Sanniang is very beautiful, but she is really three points worse than Jinlian and Shishi. However, Hu Sanniang has been practicing martial arts for many years, and she is a bit more heroic than the two girls. Although she is not as talented as her master, she is better than Jin Lian, who is uneducated and has only an empty skin. She is also considered a rare beauty in the world.
The first meeting felt good, but of course, even if I couldn't, I couldn't run away. Hu Sanniang slapped Hu Cheng's hand away for support, and she couldn't see him. He jumped off the carriage lightly, walked up to the official in a few steps, and saluted Yingying with a blessing: "I am Hu Ying, and I have met... the official!"
The word 'official' was said almost through clenched teeth, and she didn't feel comfortable with it. But now that it’s here, it’s time to call. Of course, it can be regarded as expressing dissatisfaction through discomfort. Zhenming was so dissatisfied that she didn't dare.
It was just a little girl acting out her temper. Of course the official didn't care. He responded, turned around and called the little maid over, and ordered her to take Hu Sanniang to wash up and eat and drink. When he was done drinking, Linxing...
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