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Chapter 111 Let the Second Miss Find a Family for You (Two Chapters in One)

After Young Master Cui finished his story, the room fell into deathly silence.

Young Master Cui was a little thirsty, so he picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water. When he was about to drink it, he subconsciously looked at the people sitting opposite him, and then he realized that they were all looking at him.

The young boy, who had just started out, felt shy under these ruthless gazes.

He simply put down the cup and asked, "Why are you all looking at me?"

Zhao Shiqing looked at Shen Guanyue: "Xiao Yueyue, do you like eating melons?"

Shen Guanyue: "I like it, but I don't like eating fools."

Then, Shen Guanyue looked at Niuqiu: "Nibaoer, what about you?"

Loach knew that his brain was not as good as these two, but he finally found a sense of superiority in Cui Sanshao: "I have never seen such a stupid person."

Well, Cui Sanshao finally understood. He pointed at his nose and said, "Am I the fool you are talking about?"

Xiuxiu blinked her big eyes. Oh, it seemed like she understood it too!
She suppressed her joy after solving the puzzle and said to Cui Sanshao, "What do you think?"

Young Master Cui was a little depressed. He really didn't understand why he was called a fool.

He quickly looked at Zhen Wuduo, who had been silent. Among these people, Zhen Wuduo was the one he was most familiar with.

On the way to Zhuxitang, the two men sat together, one was a prisoner and the other was a guard.

"Master, do you think so too?"

Zhen Wuduo smiled and said, "Although you are not very smart, you are very polite. I like you very much."

Young Master Cui was about to cry.

You know, he has been holding this matter in his heart for many days. Although he lives in Old Wu's house, that family all regards him as a great benefactor. Of course, a great benefactor cannot say whatever he wants, so he has been holding it in. Today, Zhao Shiqing asked him to think of a story. He was a little shy at first, but once the words came out, they were like a torrent of water, and even the Yellow River Dam could not stop him. Now that everything has come out, he is extremely refreshed, but before he has time to rejoice, he has become a fool in the eyes of others.

He really wanted to cry.

Zhen Wuduo sighed. What a silly child! It’s a good thing he met them. If he had been caught by bad guys, who knows what would have happened.

"My dear granddaughter, you are the oldest here, so you should tell him what is wrong with him."

Zhao Shiqing was stunned. She is the boss?
Hahaha!
In fact, Lingbo is a little older than her, but Lingbo is a maid, and even if Lingbo has the courage, she would not dare to compare her age with her own lady.

As for Niu Qiu, the picked-up child, his age was unknown. The age he reported was older than Zhao Shiqing, but he was shorter than Shen Guanyue, who was twelve or thirteen years old. So when he wanted to say that he was an adult, no one believed him.

Zhao Shiqing has always been the little sister in the family, but since leaving Liangdi, she has put herself in the position of the big sister. Now that the old man has cleared her name, she has really become the boss.

She looked at the Third Master Cui with a loving gaze, and her tone became earnest: "Your Cui family has two Jinshi. The one from the side branch, does he and his family have much contact with you?"

Cui Sanshao didn't know why Zhao Shiqing asked about that person. He shook his head and said, "His family is a branch and they left Luzhou City a long time ago. They only interact with us during festivals."

Zhao Shiqing was very satisfied and continued to ask, "In other words, regardless of seniority, your father, Mr. Cui, is the person with the highest status in your Cui family?"

Young Master Cui wanted to say that there was also the old grandfather above him, but Zhao Shiqing said that seniority should be left aside. In this case, his father was indeed the person with the highest status in the Cui family.

Although Master Cui is the eldest son, he does not hold an official position.

He nodded. “Indeed.”

Zhao Shiqing continued, "In other words, your father is the one with the most say in the Cui family, right?"

Young Master Cui quickly explained: "My father has been in office and has not been back for many years. The affairs of the mansion are all managed by my grandfather, my eldest uncle, and my three uncles."

Zhao Shiqing: "The person in charge does not necessarily have the right to speak. The person with the right to speak does not have to stay in the mansion every day. Your father gives orders and writes a letter. If one letter is not enough, write two or three. If you are not confident about the post office, you can also send someone to deliver the letter to Luzhou City. It should not be difficult for your Cui family to find a few servants who are fast and can ride horses, right?"

Young Master Cui was stunned. He had never thought about this question before.

Can my father give orders even when he is not at home?
Since childhood, his aunts and uncles had always been sarcastic to them, mother and son. He had always believed that their second branch had the lowest status in the Cui family because his father had spent a lot of public money.

But now, the little girl in front of him, whom he met for the first time today, said in one word that his father was the person with the highest status and the most say in the Cui family.

Is that so?
Young Master Cui wanted to deny it, but he felt that what the other party said seemed to make sense, and he couldn't think of a reason to deny it.

Zhao Shiqing continued, "How long has it been since you last saw your father?"

Cui Sanshao was startled again, then he lowered his head, looked at his toes, and whispered, "Eight years."

Niu Qiu and Xiu Xiu exclaimed at the same time, "It's been eight years!" Young Master Cui is only thirteen or fourteen years old this year, and he hasn't seen his father for eight years.

Zhao Shiqing asked again: "What about your brother Cui Si? How old is he?"

Young Master Cui opened his mouth to say something, but when the words reached his lips, his face suddenly changed.

".He, he would go to Liangdi Grandfather every New Year and say, I am the eldest son, my father is not here, I want to worship the ancestors on behalf of my father, so."

Having said this, Young Master Cui could no longer hold back and began to choke up.

Zhao Shiqing did not show any mercy and continued to stab with the knife: "So during the holidays, you have to go to the graves to worship your ancestors on behalf of your father, while your half brother goes to Liangdi to reunite with his parents and siblings and enjoy the family life."

Third Master Cui choked up and nodded. Over the years, he had envied and felt wronged, but his grandfather and uncle told him that he should have the vision of being the eldest son, and his mother always said, "I am a woman and don't know anything. Your father is not here, so everything depends on your grandfather and your uncle. They do this for your own good."

Since everyone said that this arrangement was good, he also told himself that it was good. After a while, it became a habit.

Zhao Shiqing continued, "Let's not talk about that for now, let's talk about what happened recently. Let me ask you, that day you sued Mr. Lou and the brothel, and the people in the brothel also admitted that it was Mr. Lou who sent you there, and he also wanted to sell you, right?"

Cui Sanshao nodded: "Yes, the people in the brothel can testify that Mr. Lou wants to sell me off."

Zhao Shiqing: "With a witness and you as the victim, why didn't the government arrest Mr. Lou and let him go home?"

He knows this question!

Cui Sanshao: "Because my great uncle beat up Mr. Lou in court, he was contemptuous of the court. The government did not punish him for the sake of the Cui family, but the case had to be postponed for retrial."

Zhao Shiqing smiled: "In other words, the case that was originally a case with solid evidence was forced to be postponed for retrial because of your uncle's beating? Mr. Lou, who should have been thrown into jail, was turned from a defendant to a victim and is at large because of the beating? Don't you think there is something wrong?" Young Master Cui was stunned. Yes, why did he only find out today?
"But, but this doesn't mean that Lou is fine. The government just asked him to go home to recuperate and wait for summons at any time."

Zhao Shiqing: "But he died, he died before he could be summoned, so the matter of you being sold to a brothel by him was left unresolved. And because he died, all your accusations against him became irrefutable. You went to a brothel with him, this is an indisputable fact, you said it yourself, your Cui family wants to save face, can they tolerate you?"

If it was ten days ago, when Young Master Cui heard what Zhao Shiqing said, he would definitely not believe it and might even have quarreled with her.

But now, the third young master Cui, who had escaped death, could only shed tears and laugh at himself. Suddenly, he thought of something: "Yes, they let the fourth brother be the legitimate son. They have given up on me, but I am wronged. How innocent am I? I must tell my father. You also said that my father has the final say. He will definitely make the decision for me!"

Zhao Shiqing.
Everyone
Shen Guanyue: "Stupidity is a disease, right? Will he pass his disease on to me? Oh my God, I don't want to be a fool."

Xiuxiu quickly handed him a walnut kernel: "This is a smart fruit, it can prevent you from becoming stupid."

Shen Guanyue picked up the walnut kernel with both hands and put it into his mouth, smiling wickedly: "I appreciate your kindness, sister. I am here to show my respect."

Xiuxiu made a vomiting expression.

Everyone laughed.

Young Master Cui didn't laugh, he was questioning his life.

"Am I really stupid?" he asked himself.

Zhao Shiqing: "I originally thought you were a little stupid, but now I think you are really stupid."

"Why?" Young Master Cui was puzzled.

Zhao Shiqing: "You also know that your father is the person with the most say in your Cui family. You are his biological son, yes, and the only legitimate son. Without your father's permission, would the Cui family dare to kill you?"

Young Master Cui was stunned. He had never thought about this question before.

Zhao Shiqing: "You were walking down the street, but someone put you in a sack. You think it was all done by Mr. Lou, who kidnapped you and sold you to a prostitute. Let me ask you, if you can recognize Mr. Lou at a glance, does he recognize you?"

Cui Sanshao was still confused: "Maybe, maybe, I know him, but I'm not familiar with him."

Zhao Shiqing: "Your Cui family is a wealthy family, and you have a little princess's mother. Your father is an official, and you are the son of an official. Mr. Lou must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to kidnap you and send you to a prostitute's brothel. Why would you do such a thing? If you are so stupid that you wouldn't do it, how could Mr. Lou do it?"

"But why did Mr. Lou?" Young Master Cui was still unwilling.

Zhao Shiqing: "Think about who saved Mr. Lou from prison."

Cui Sanshao: "It's my great uncle. Are you saying that the man surnamed Lou was instigated by my great uncle? Why? Why did my great uncle let him harm me?"

Zhao Shiqing: "Because of your good fourth brother, you are your father's biological son after all. As long as you are good, your father will not harm you for no reason. But your fourth brother's biological mother will. For the sake of her son, she can bypass your father and find your uncle.

However, your father may not have known about the things that happened to you and your eventual death at first, but he definitely knew about it later.

By the way, has your uncle asked your father for anything recently?"

Young Master Cui was extremely shocked. He opened his mouth and took a few deep breaths before finally calming down. He thought for a while and said, "It must be because of my eldest brother. He went out to study and seemed to have gotten into trouble. I don't know what the trouble was. I heard it from my fifth sister."

The "big brother" he referred to was actually his eldest cousin, the eldest son of Mr. Cui.

The so-called study abroad is just a beautified statement. In fact, Mr. Cui's mind was not on studying at all. Although he was born in a scholarly family, he was not a bookworm. Instead, he learned a lot about the romantic affairs of those so-called talented men.

Half a year ago, Young Master Cui cheated some money from his mother, left a letter, and went out to travel with some second-generation rich people in Luzhou City. A letter came a month ago, the contents of which were unknown to outsiders. Young Master Cui San only heard it from the fifth sister of the eldest wife, and knew that Young Master Cui had caused trouble outside.

Young Master Cui is not stupid, he is just naive.

Now that the window paper has been broken, all the things that I had not thought about before now make sense to me.

When Young Master Cui got into trouble, Master Cui asked Second Master Cui for help. Whether Second Master Cui wanted to help or not is not the point, but Aunt Wang must have had a hand in this matter.

She took the opportunity to propose a condition to Master Cui, which was to change the fourth young master Cui from a bastard's son to a legitimate son. You must know that in a family like the Cui family, the legitimate son is the legitimate son and the bastard is the bastard. When there is a legitimate son, it is impossible to change a bastard to a legitimate son.

Unless the legitimate son commits a crime or his reputation is ruined, or he is dead.

If the only legitimate son dies or becomes deposed, it makes sense to register the illegitimate son under the name of the legitimate mother.

So Mr. Cui died before the ancestral hall was officially opened. Of course, it was announced to the public that he was missing, but they searched for him but couldn't find him. Gradually, he died.

The reward of 50,000 taels has earned the Cui family a reputation for being kind and caring for their descendants. It is really not a waste at all. Young Master Cui is still contributing to the family even after his death.

"The man surnamed Lou was the helper found by my uncle? But I reported him to the government. Doesn't he want to keep his reputation anymore?" Young Master Cui was puzzled.

Zhao Shiqing: "That's because he didn't expect you to report it to the police. Generally, if you encounter such a thing, a young man like you who comes from a scholarly family will not report it to the police. Even if you escape, you will run back home to tell your elders and ask them to make the decision. They think you will do the same. As long as you run back, they will accuse you of being immoral and that you are young and impulsive. It's okay for you to commit suicide."

Cui Sanshao: "Commit suicide? I won't commit suicide. They will kill me and then announce to the public that I committed suicide?"

It is impossible for a person to commit suicide for no reason, but it is possible to die of shame and anger due to being humiliated in a brothel.

Moreover, if a scholar dies to preserve his own reputation, it will not bring disgrace to his family.

Therefore, from the very beginning, neither Master Cui nor Aunt Wang wanted the Third Master Cui to live.

However, Young Master Cui did not play by the rules. He did not run back home, but went directly to the yamen. As a result, Mr. Lou was exposed. So Mr. Cui staged a drama in the court to temporarily save Mr. Lou.

Cui Sanshao figured it out, but he saw Zhao Shiqing frowning. He was puzzled: "Is there anything else?"

Zhao Shiqing: "I suspect that the person who cooperated with your uncle was not Mr. Lou, but his wife Zhang."

If this is the case, then the matter is quite complicated. Besides, Mr. Cui is an official in Liangdi.

Young Master Cui was in no mood to think about these things. His heart ached, a pain that tore his heart and lungs apart.

Loach came over and patted his shoulder: "The Second Miss didn't ask you to get out, you should thank her quickly."

Cui Sanshao: "Why should I thank her?"

Loach: "You don't have a home anymore. Please ask the second lady to find a family for you in the village. There are several families in the village who want sons. You are a good match."