Liwan paused here, but Zeng Ding always remembered the grudge against her biological mother. Mrs. Yan brought so much dowry to marry in. I heard that Mrs. Yan was extremely beautiful, much more beautiful than his wife, and more doted on. Her father had always been very fond of her. I love my biological mother, but she was always mutilated by Mrs. Liu.
Nowadays, the Zeng family is in decline, but the Liu family is on the rise. Zeng must have met the next generation of the Liu family. Liu Shurui is now a minister of the Hanlin Academy. It is said that he was informed by the emperor through writing, and he also served as an official in Zhan Shifu. Liu Shulin, like his uncle, was born as a champion of martial arts. He is now serving as the commander of Jinyiwei's Nanzhen Fusi.
My father fawned over almost everyone in the Liu family, and my aunt even married her aunt to Uncle Liu's second son.
But they married him to a woman who was rich and beautiful, but she was a loser. He wanted to stand out, to take revenge on his aunt, and to have a place in the family, but it was a pity that God did not fulfill his wish. It turns out that it is very difficult to take the imperial examination, and there are very few people in their twenties who pass. The reason why the children of the Zheng family and the Liu family are like this is because they have long been taught by their parents' words and deeds.
Take the Zheng family as an example. Zheng Hao's grandfather and father were both Jinshi scholars. He himself is rigorous in his studies. His elders taught him how to read since he was a child. Furthermore, he has been well-informed since he was a child and is more studious than ordinary people. Why? Maybe not?
The uncle of the second wife of the Liu family is a type with great ambitions but little talent, and is not good at reading. He is a concubine, and his aunt does not care about him. The second uncle was fond of landscape painting, and he worked as an official. Although he was a minor official, the Liu family was not an ordinary family, and they lived a very comfortable life. Let’s focus on Liu Shurui. This is the real talent cultivated by the Liu family. I heard that Mrs. Liu Er also came from the prime minister’s family.
He thought he was extraordinarily smart and smooth, but he won the election at the age of twenty-eight, and many people complimented him on his youth.
This year, the younger brother completely took over his father's business.
He is the direct grandson of the Liu family. His mother-in-law did not ask him to study, but only asked him to do a good job in business. The chief assistant, Mr. Zheng, arranged for the Zeng family to donate 200,000 silver taels to provide food relief for his direct brother. The sixth-grade official of Nanjing Shangbaosi even became an imperial merchant.
He actually became an official before him. Zeng decided that his wife would die this year, and he was preparing for his father to marry a real official daughter, but he didn't expect that his father was about to die.
When he returned home, he happened to meet his second brother Zeng Xin. Zeng Xin looked much darker and thinner. He heard that he had been doing business at sea for several years in order to make money.
"Second brother." Zeng Ding called.
Zeng Xin smiled and said, "Big brother is back."
The two brothers walked in respectfully, and when they saw their aunt again, Zeng Ding only hated her more than before because it was rumored that his father was dying. The aunt's mother takes her younger brother as her legitimate daughter and wants to take away 80% of the family property, but only 20% will be given to herself.
Seeing Zeng Ding come in, Liwan said imperceptibly: "Brother Ding, your father has been ill for half a year. We went to Xin Yangzhou. It would be better for you not to come back and take a look."
Of course Zeng Ding came prepared: "I didn't receive a letter from my wife, so why don't I come back? But here, someone told me recently that my biological mother was bitten by a dog after she gave birth to me. That dog was my wife's wife." What do you think of these ladies who are instigated by others?"
Although many people at that time are no longer around, Zeng Ding has not been a vegetarian these years. He is the eldest young master in the mansion, and he conducts overt and covert investigations without leaving any trace. Besides, his father dotes on him, and many people in the mansion rely on him.
But it’s very difficult to decide Liu Liwan’s death...
Liwan smiled slightly and said: "Your mother is just an aunt.
Don't say that if I give birth to just one child, even if I give birth to ten children, I may not be able to correct them. Besides, it’s not like I can’t give birth, so why do I need to resort to such despicable methods? If, as you say, I am so afraid of my concubines and harm them, your father has had dozens of confidantes outside and around the house for so many years, as well as confidants in Qinlou and Chuguan. Why can't I move? But no, two years ago, your father's concubine gave birth to a little brother. "
This speech seemed to be impeccable. Zeng Yunxi saw Zeng Ding like this and said indiscriminately: "How can you be disrespectful to your mother? What nonsense. Where did you hear these bastard words? If you are unfilial, I will beat you to death first."
Although he was already sick, he still wanted to get up and beat someone. Zeng Ding was angry. He clearly laid out all the evidence in front of his father. Why didn't his father believe it at all?
Li Wan secretly found it funny. Zeng Yunxi didn't believe it. He was trying to protect the Zeng family.
In his eyes, the Zeng family's and his personal dignity were most important. Was Zeng Yunxi stupid if he didn't investigate back then? Simply because of maintaining the dignity of the main family, now Liu Liwan's younger brother Liu Shurui has entered the cabinet. Although the Zheng family has retreated to Xingyang, its influence is still considerable. Zeng Ding wanted to hang out in the officialdom, could he offend the Liu family?
Zeng Ding was furious. Seeing Zeng Ding's anger, Liwan became even happier.
She stood up and said, "Your father needs to rest, let's go out first."
Zeng Ding did not expect that the witnesses he had worked so hard to find would be in vain. His mentality was already that of a desperado.
Liwan didn't know it at all. She always felt that she was protected by the family law. With Zeng Yunxi protecting her as the eldest wife of the family, and her son being upbeat, it was impossible for Zeng Yunxi to come here for Zeng Ding, who was almost 20 years old and was just a civil servant. It is enough to veto your own.
Little did he know that after walking a few steps, a sharp arrow shot from behind and whizzed by.
Liwan fell to the ground. As soon as Zeng Xin came out of the door, he saw his elder brother shooting his mother down with an arrow. He first called for help, and then called for the government to take someone.
"Mother, mother, are you okay? You haven't seen your grandson born yet." Zeng Xin ran over, feeling extremely sad.
At this moment, Liwan was extremely angry, but her remaining reason finally made her calm down. She couldn't be angry, because her blood would flow faster when she was angry.
She stroked her son's face: "There is a truth, I understand it too late. In my life, I always take advantage of the situation, thinking that I am smart... ahem... extremely smart, but in fact I am the stupidest. Everything in the world is There is retribution, and it does not mean that the time has not come yet. Good boy, if I leave, you must listen to your grandfather and grandmother, and don’t be sad..."
Unknowingly, Liwan remembered that when she had acne, her mother gave her acne to Xiao Fu and her daughter. In the end, her mother drowned in excrement. She always thought that she was smart, which caused Aunt Yan to do a perfect job, and even She had the absolute upper hand over Zeng Yunxi, but she didn't expect that Zeng Ding no longer had so many worries. He was so angered that he even risked his life to seek revenge on her.
But she loudly said to Zeng Ding, who was being escorted by her servants: "Why do you only blame me? The one who deceived your mother into becoming the first wife was clearly your father. He sent your mother to the village and refused to treat her. He didn't even look at her. Yes, he is also your father..."
Zeng Ding suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
The servants hurriedly opened Zeng Yunxi's door: "When the master heard the noise outside, he couldn't breathe and went."
Liwan burst into laughter, "No more, no more people."
Zeng Ding was dejected.
Soon, the Zeng family held two funerals. Mr. Zeng Yunxi and his wife Liu passed away. The eldest son was too sad...
Outsiders were in awe after hearing this. !
