After Mr. Wen went to court, he handled some errands and was very busy.
When he went out to eat at noon, he was startled when he saw Li Laosi waiting outside the Yamen. Hearing that there was something going on at the academy, he hurried over.
Mrs. Li was not polite to him. She sat down and explained the cause and effect of the matter, as well as her guess.
Mr. Wen also frowned and couldn't help but shake his head, "This good friend of mine is one of the best when it comes to talent and learning, but he is obsessed with poetry and books and doesn't pay much attention to the backyard. Now, I'm afraid he was deceived by my concubine, and this scandal happened. ."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Aunt, please wait a moment. I'll go take a look. It's best to bring Jia Huan back. This matter involves the reputation of the Peng family girl, so we must keep it quiet."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wen. Only our family knows about this matter. But on the Peng family side, we don't know how many people around the concubine were involved.
The old lady also got up to see him off and told him, "In addition, in the final analysis of today's matter, It's also a case of irregular family fun. After Jiahuan comes back, we will ask him clearly what responsibilities he should bear, and our Li family will not evade it. "
Mr. Wen understood, and hurried to the front of the college, reported his name, and was quickly let in.
Mr. Peng had just had lunch and had just woken up from a nap. He asked the book boy for the herbal tea he often drinks, but the book boy said that it was not delivered from the backyard. He It was very strange.
After all, my concubine would cook it with her own hands every day and put it in the well to chill, waiting for him to take a nap and have a drink to wake him up before he could study.
When he was about to ask the book boy to ask, Wen The husband is here.
"Shaoyuan, why do you have time to come here today?" Is there nothing to do at the Yamen? Mr.
Wen waved his hand, motioning for him to sit down, and said straight to the point: "Qi Zheng, please step aside. I have something to tell you." "
Mr. Peng was surprised, but he still ordered the boy to guard the door.
Mr. Wen then explained the matter, and finally sighed and said: "I'm not partial. You also know that I met the Li family in times of crisis. The children from the old lady to the age of three are all of good character and have a very upright family tradition. They cannot lie without reason or wrong someone. After all, the Li family still has two children in the academy.
"So you have to ask about this matter carefully. See if your legitimate daughter has been wronged, see if your concubine is not what she seems and has done something behind your back, otherwise she will get worse in the future. You have no scruples anymore. If something happens and your reputation is ruined, how can you gain a foothold in the academy?"
Mr. Peng didn't speak for a while, and it was obvious that this incident had a great impact on him.
After all, my concubine usually takes good care of her legitimate daughter, treats him well, and even gives birth to a son. How could she do this behind the scenes?
But my friends and the Li family wouldn't team up to lie just to slander a concubine of their Peng family!
He took a deep breath and asked the book boy to ask for the housekeeper who had been recovering from illness.
The housekeeper is only in his forties today. He has been with Mr. Peng since he was a child. However, he has been sick frequently in the past two years, and then left all the family affairs in the hands of the second wife in the backyard.
Now that he heard that the master wanted him to inquire about something, the housekeeper immediately became energetic and left at that time.
Soon, the mother-in-law who was imprisoned in Li's shop was brought back to the academy in a bag, and the young lady and Jia Huan in the cellar of Peng's family were also sent to the study...
Zhao Yuru and Li Laosan were busy preparing the ingredients for the evening, but their eyes were closed. I kept staring at the gate of the academy, wishing I could turn into the autumn wind and get in to take a look.
Mrs. Li took her granddaughter to the end of the street to buy sticky cakes and came back. When she saw them like this, she told them, "Don't worry too much, be careful when cutting your hands."
Jiayin also took the sticky cakes and raised them to the third uncle and his third uncle. Mother said, "Uncle San, eat it, Mother, eat it. This is brother Jiaxi's favorite sticky cake!"
Li Laosan and Zhao Yuru didn't want to let their niece down, so they ate a piece each.
Li Laosi chopped a large pile of firewood in the backyard. Now he came forward with sweat beads on his face and joked, "Did Fu Niu'er forget about daddy?"
Jiayin quickly ran over and found the biggest piece in the box. , feed to daddy.
"Daddy is a strong man, so he wants to eat big sticky cakes!"
Everyone laughed. At this time, the door of the academy finally opened.
Mr. Wen was in front, and the haggard Jia Huan was behind, and they finally walked out.
Zhao Yuru couldn't bear it any longer, so she rushed up to Jia Huan and went back to the backyard of the shop.
Everyone welcomed Mr. Wen and followed him. Zhao Yuru's slaps had already hit his son like raindrops, "I'll beat you to death, you useless thing! You want to make me mad! You always run to the academy on weekdays, and I still think you are Diligent, it turns out you are here for someone else's daughter!
"Tell me, what bad things have you done? If you're short of it, I'll break your legs!" "
Zhao Yuru was really angry. It is said that with deep love comes deep responsibility.
Back then, she and Wu Cuihua married into the Li family. Wu Cuihua got pregnant first, so she started to make fun of Qiao and was lazy and refused to work.
Although her mother-in-law was fair and sensible, But she still took on a lot of extra work.
Fortunately, within a few months, she became pregnant, and then she felt that she had gained a foothold in her husband's family.
It can be said that Jia Huan was her support and confidence.
Over the years, although Jia Huan He is not as smart as Jiaren, nor does he have the natural power of Jiayi, but he is honest, responsible and hard-working. Everyone in his family likes him, and she is also happy.
How could she have imagined that the honest son she had always believed in would actually hook up with someone else's daughter without telling the family? !
What happened today was that the concubine of the Peng family was greedy and planned to blackmail the Li family. Mr. Wen also tried his best to help, otherwise we don't know how it would end!
Jia Huan knelt on the ground and let her mother beat and scold her without saying a word.
Good news Seeing that the bluestone in front of her brother was wet with tears, she quickly stepped forward, hugged her brother's head, and begged for mercy, "Sister Auntie, if you don't want to hit me, let me talk. I must not have done it on purpose!" "
Hitting his son's body and hurting his mother's heart, Zhao Yuru couldn't bear it. Sure enough, she stopped her hand and sat aside to wipe her tears.
Mrs. Li stepped forward to help her grandson, let him sit on the small bench, and asked: " Brother Huan, grandma believes you are not a bad boy. Tell grandma, what is going on between you and the girl from the Peng family? Have you done anything wrong? "
Jia Huan raised her head and choked with red eyes, "Grandma, I didn't, I didn't have an affair with Miss Peng, I just... I just pity her. She was treated harshly by her concubine and didn't have enough to eat every day. I bought silk thread for her, and she tied it secretly at night, and I sold it for her and exchanged it for food.
"I have never been close to her, not even holding hands! She is a good girl, well-educated, and I only know how to cook, so I am not good enough for her!" After
listening carefully, the old lady finally felt relieved.
At first, Sun Tzu took pity on Miss Peng and tried his best to help her. Later, he had more contact with her, fell in love and felt inferior, so he couldn't help but have more contact with her.
Finally, he was discovered by the covetous concubine, who found an opportunity and planned to blackmail the Li family.
Zhao Yuru also understood, raised her hand and slapped her son twice more, then told the price of the Peng family's concubine, and cursed: "You are so heartless, you thought you were doing things secretly, but in fact, others have discovered it a long time ago! "
Jia Huan's face turned red, ashamed and angry.
I am ashamed that I accidentally let my family be coerced, and I am angry that the concubine treated his beloved girl harshly, and now she is planning like this!
Mrs. Li no longer paid attention to her grandson, who was a stupid young man, and turned to ask Mr. Wen, "Mr. Wen, what do the Peng family say, how should I deal with that concubine?"