After that, Wei Shichu took care of the children by himself, instead of hiding in his yard all day and feeling sorry for himself like the original owner, even ignoring the children.
I don't know what happened that day, but the Zhao family's lobby suddenly became very noisy. The servants in the family were all curious and gossiping, winking and whispering to each other.
After the servants in Wei Shichu's yard were rectified by her, they no longer dared to be blatantly lazy and fish for fish, but they could not hide their curious expressions.
Wei Shichu recalled it carefully and found nothing unusual in the memory of the original owner. After all, the Zhao family was not an ordinary family. Who dared to make noise at home regardless of their status?
"Zhichun, do you know what's going on? Why does someone seem to be making trouble at home?" Wei Shichu couldn't help but ask Zhichun. Zhichun has been with the Zhao family for several years as the original owner's personal maid, and he is not as unsociable as the original owner. , over the past few years, she has developed a good relationship with some of the servants of the Zhao family, so she actually knows the Zhao family better than the original owner.
Sure enough, as soon as Wei Shichu asked this question, Zhichun replied with a mysterious face: "It must be that old man Zhao from the side branch who came to cry out about his misery again."
"Mr. Zhao? He is a side branch? How dare the side branch come to the powerful direct branch and cry? Aren't you afraid of offending the master's family and ruining the future of your descendants?" Wei Shichu was really confused at this moment.
Zhichun curled his lips and said, "It's precisely because he has no descendants that he dares to come to the direct branch and cry."
"What exactly is going on? Please tell me carefully." Wei Shichu immediately became interested.
Seeing that Wei Shichu was so interested in asking about the old man from the side branch, Zhichun told Wei Shichu what he had heard from others before without hesitation.
It turned out that the old man who came to cry was Zhao Yiran's great-grandfather who had not yet released the fifth server. He was the same ancestor a few generations ago, but now he has become an unimportant side branch.
This old man originally had an only son, but the only son was frail and sick and died when he was in his twenties, leaving only a son who was only five or six years old.
The old man then regarded his only grandson as a treasure, and asked someone to teach him how to read since he was a child. He wanted him to take the imperial examination and become an official and shine on his family. However, this grandson had no talent in reading and could not even pass the examination. He tried several times. After that, he had to give up, but he was very good at interpersonal communication and business management. If he could use his talents, he would have a good future.
So the old man came to beg Zhao Shoufu, who was still in power at the time, to find a future for his son. Zhao Shoufu saw that he was from the same clan, so he sent his grandson to Zhao Yiran to follow Zhao Yiran on errands. After he got credit, he would find a way to give him He's on some errand.
But unfortunately, a year ago, the grandson of the old man followed Zhao Yiran on an errand and encountered hostile forces who wanted to assassinate Zhao Yiran. In order to save Zhao Yiran, he blocked a knife from Zhao Yiran, and then died of his injuries.
Although the old man's grandson has a concubine, he has no children yet. In other words, once he dies, the old man will have no descendants.
The old man couldn't bear the consequences, so he blamed Zhao Yiran for the loss of his grandson. Every once in a while, he would come to Zhao's house to cry out and complain about his misery. His son and grandson were all dead, and other people's descendants were full, but he had gray hair. People give away black-haired people and cut off their descendants...
Because he is really pitiful, and his grandson did die because of Zhao Yiran, so even if he came to Zhao's house to cause trouble, no one dared to drive him away. If the Zhao family persuaded him, he would yell at people, and if he asked the slaves to pull him away , he pretended to crash to death at the door of the Zhao family, so the big Zhao family actually had nothing to do with him.
Of course, this is also because the Zhao family is wronged by him, and they are also afraid that he will really cause some serious trouble. After all, the old man is the only one left in the family with an old wife who is sick in bed and is barely alive. He is not afraid of wearing shoes. If he goes all out, he may really bring disrepute to the Zhao family.
Wei Shichu learned the ins and outs of this matter from Zhichun's mouth, and immediately looked at this old man who dared to come to Zhao's house to cause trouble, but he also felt very sympathetic to him.
"The old man's grandson lost his life because of Zhao Yiran. Didn't he get compensation?" Wei Shichu suddenly asked, "Or is it that the compensation was not adequate, so the old man came to cause trouble because he was dissatisfied?"
"Of course I'm compensated. It's just gold, silver, jewelry, land and property. But my only grandson is gone, so what's the use of all this property? No matter how much glory and wealth I have, I can't pass it on to myself. "Children, once the old couple dies, won't these properties belong to others?" Zhichun said angrily, obviously understanding the old man's crying mood.
"You're right, my grandson's life is gone, so what's the point of asking for money? Two old people can't use much, and they can't take it with them even if they die." Wei Shichu nodded.
"I don't need you to serve me here anymore. You can go and get together with your little sisters in the mansion." Wei Shichu suddenly ordered Zhichun and winked at her, "I'm like an invisible person in this mansion. When you go out Ask more about the news in the mansion."
Zhichun was a smart person and immediately knew that Wei Shichu was asking her to go out to find out the old man's purpose for coming back to the house, so she went out happily. After all, she could fish with pay and follow orders to ask for gossip. Who wouldn't be happy?
After Zhichun left, Wei Shichu went to the outside room to see Zhao Lue. Zhao Lue was sleeping soundly on the small bed, with his hands clenched into small fists and placed beside his head. His little face was pink and very cute as he slept. She looked at it for a while and quietly Went out silently.
There were still faint noisy sounds in the lobby. It was obvious that Mr. Zhao had not left yet. Wei Shichu simply sent the other servants away. She sat on the couch, closed her eyes, and used her keen hearing to listen attentively to what was going on in the lobby. sound.
"I, Zhao Lan, have no children! What's the use of asking for so much money from you? Am I short of money? Huh?! I'm not short! I'm just short of children and grandchildren! Zhao Yiran, if you really have a conscience, give me my grandson back!" "An old but still loud male voice shouted sternly.
"Fifth Master, I feel very guilty for the loss of Zhao Qi, but a dead person cannot be resurrected. I really can't give him back to you. If you are afraid that no one will care for you until you die, then I can send someone..." This is Zhao Yiran the sound of.
"Am I afraid that no one will care for me in my old age? Damn it! Don't even think about replacing me with someone else! I hate you for causing me to have no descendants! Zhao Yiran, don't talk so nicely here! If you really want to give me your grandson back "It's not like you really have no choice! You have so many sons, why can't you adopt one as my grandson?" the old man said angrily.
(End of chapter)
