Red apricots make spring

Chapter 178 Advice
Ms. Wen rushed home in a hurry. It happened that Wen Ruan had just left the house a quarter of an hour ago. She went to the store to check on the business. Even Liu Sister and Ye Yu were not there. After searching around, Ms. Wen found that she was the only one in the empty room. , full of panic and nowhere to complain, he felt his legs go limp, sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

She is really scared!If we say that when I first saw Xu Xiucai's gentle and amiable appearance, I wasn't too wary of him, but later on Xu Xiucai kept asking about her own affairs, no matter how slow she was, she could sense something was wrong, and she didn't even dare What more to say, even if this is the case, Xu Xiucai still knows about Rourou's relocation and name change. If he really went to the capital to inquire, wouldn't Rurou pretend to be sick and pretend to be dead to deceive the emperor?

Thinking of this, she somewhat complained about Wen Rou in her heart. If she had listened to her and married Xu Xiucai, she would not have caused any trouble later on.Even if she doesn't marry Xu Xiucai, she can continue to be Lu Ce's concubine with peace of mind, what's wrong with living a life where she can stretch out her clothes and open her mouth when she has food?Even if the princess gets married, as long as she doesn't compete for favor and curry favor with the princess, it may not be a dead end!At least it's not like it is now, where the lives of the whole family are involved!
The more Mother Wen thought about it, the more worried she became. Although she was not as panicked as before, she was even more frightened, especially when she thought that Wen Gang might be caught and beheaded after the incident was revealed, she became even more sad, tears streaming down her face Stop, no matter what.

An hour and a half later, Rou Rou and Aunt Liu turned back from the shop, walked to the door, saw that the door was ajar, and didn't care, they just pushed the door and walked in, who would have thought that before taking two steps, they would see Mother Wen sitting down On the steps of the front hall, with an empty bamboo basket on his arm, with red and swollen eyes, he stared blankly at the mouth of the well in a daze.

Rourou frowned slightly, and hurried forward two steps and asked: "What's the matter?"

Mother Wen cried out her tears and sat there in a state of anxiety, but she didn't realize that Wen Rou had returned. When she heard her question, she immediately jumped up from the ground, grabbed her hand and cried, "It's over! Our Wen family is over!"

"Hey, what did you say?" Aunt Liu was taken aback, but she didn't rush to ask, she turned around and locked the door.

Rourou also suppressed the doubts in her heart, pulled Mother Wen into the room and said, "Mom, put down the basket first, and come in if you have something to say."

Mother Wen threw the bamboo basket out of the door casually, followed Wen Rou into the room with a sad face, and kept muttering: "Our Wen family is over—"

"What's going on?" Rourou poured a cup of tea for her to calm down and said, "Even if the sky falls, Wen Gang and I will still be there, mother, don't panic, just speak slowly."

Mother Wen didn't bother to drink tea, she just held on to Gentle's hand, and told the story of meeting Xu Xiucai in a hoarse voice.

Wenrou frowned more and more as she listened, and looked at Aunt Liu again, and saw that she was also frowning, and fell silent.

"You said, if he really went to the capital to inquire, how could it be good?" Wen's mother regretted: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have offended him at the beginning. Now that he has gained power, he has pinched us again... "

It's fine for Wen's mother not to mention the incident at the beginning. When she mentions that incident, Rourou feels a little annoyed in her heart. How can she not offend Xu Xiucai?Let him point his nose and insult him, or marry him?But now is not the time to pursue, she sat down and poured a cup of tea, thinking of ways while drinking.

"Rou'er, what should we do with this matter? You should give me a word!" Seeing that she was silent, Mother Wen was even more anxious, and suggested, "Why don't we give him some money to stop him?" mouth?" She had just thought about this method for a long time before coming up with it.

"No money!" Aunt Liu interjected, "If you give him once, there will be a second and a third time. How can there be so much money to fill this bottomless hole?"

"Yeah, and besides, he doesn't know anything, otherwise he wouldn't have to talk to you." Gentle and weary shook his head and said, "If we gave him money, it would seem that we were guilty, and he would have to inquire later."

To be honest, in her moral concept, bullying the emperor is really not a crime, and she didn't disturb others, she just didn't want to live the life that the old emperor arranged for her, but now she is in ancient times, she can't I didn't follow the rules and laws here, and I felt a headache for a while about this sudden incident. I can't put on a murder scene like in novels and movies, can I?No matter how hateful Xu Xiucai is, she can't do such a thing as violently depriving others of their lives.

"Then what should I do?" Mother Wen lost her mind and was as anxious as a headless fly.

"He may not be able to find out anything, right?" Mrs. Liu thought for a while and said, "Do many people know about the marriage bestowed by the Holy Majesty?"

Rou Rou shook her head and said: "We moved from the original place the next day, and the neighbors probably don't know about it, but where the food shop is, we don't know if anyone has revealed it in front of the staff."

Sister-in-law Liu turned her head to comfort Mother Wen and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Turn around and wait for the children to come back, and ask them. If you haven't publicized this matter outside, I'm afraid it won't be a problem. He's a little scholar, how can he know what to do?" What high-ranking official? Even if he heard that Young Master Lu had lost his concubine, he would never think of Rou'er. "

What Mrs. Liu said was very reasonable. What Rourou is afraid of is not the matter of relocation, but that Xu Xiu will find out that they have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. It would be futile to inquire about the clues of marriage given by mouth. It is impossible to think that a commoner like her would commit such a heinous crime, so she nodded accordingly.

Unexpectedly, when Mother Wen heard this, her face turned even paler. After hesitating for a while, she stammered: "But I... I said it outside..."

Rourou suddenly raised her eyes and stared at her for a while, then sighed and said, "Who did you tell?"

"The clerk in the shop... and the other day I met Mrs. Chen next door on the street, and she chatted a lot... the shopkeeper Wang at the opposite door also knew..." Mother Wen regretted her talkativeness, but she couldn't have expected it at the time. What happened in the future?Seeing her daughter marrying well, it is natural to brag and show off.

Knowing so many people, and they were all acquaintances near the shop, Xu Xiucai didn't have to bother to go back, all he had to do was ask Wen's family moved?There are probably many people who will rush to provide him with gossip.Rou Rou and Mrs. Liu looked at each other, both were speechless.

Aunt Liu forced a smile and said, "Even if he finds out, there's nowhere to report it. The grandson of General Weiyuan is involved, and it's such a big crime of deceiving the emperor. Which yamen would dare to accept it?"

Wen Rou is about to shake her head this time. Although she doesn't understand politics, she has watched some TV dramas and said in a low voice, "That's not necessarily the case. If the Lu family has any political opponents, this matter is the best excuse for impeachment, but bullying The crimes of an empty head like Jun can be big or small, if the Holy Majesty doesn't want to touch the Lu family, he might just pass it up lightly, but ordinary people like us can't escape."

Mrs. Liu disapproved and said, "That's what you said, but I don't know if the scholar you mentioned has the guts to offend the Lu family! It's easy to defeat us, but it's hard to defeat the Lu family. Even if the Lu family is going to lose, kill them He, a poor scholar, is as easy as crushing an ant to death! If this matter is left to me, unless I am tired of work, otherwise I will not have the courage to sue. "

Wen Rou's eyes lit up when she heard this. After all, her experience is not as good as that of Mrs. Liu who got mixed up in the intrigue of the mansion gate. She really didn't expect this!Thinking about it, they didn't have any mortal enemies with Xu Xiucai. In her opinion, Xu Xiucai was a bully and feared toughness. He really didn't have the courage to put his life on the line to sue the dignitaries for a small grudge. At most, he turned around and threatened them, so the melancholy in his heart immediately dissipated, with a smile on his face, he nodded and said, "Sister-in-law Liu, you are right."

Mother Wen lowered her head and thought about it, and felt that she had no guts to sue, but Wen Rou's previous concerns were justified, she still couldn't rest assured, and hesitated: "In case Xu Xiucai has someone to back him up, he muster up his courage What should I do? Or what if someone who cares overhears you when you speak out, so what if you force him to sue?"

Rourou frowned slightly and was still thinking about it, then she heard Mrs. Liu say from the side: "If you want me to tell you, let's just let go of this matter!"

She stood up, looked at the sky and said: "Write a letter and tell Young Master Lu about this matter. He is also involved in this matter anyway. Who taught him to mess around with Rou'er? What should I do? Let him have a headache. Or arrange the various yamen in advance, do not teach him to sue, or block Xu Xiucai at the gate of the city to prevent him from entering, he has more powerful and powerful people than us!"

Wen Wen lowered her eyes a little guilty when she heard this.She really has an inescapable responsibility for deceiving the emperor. No matter how much she has, she let the Wen family, Xiaohuan and Sister-in-law Liu accompany her to take the risk, so she nodded and said, "I'll let the gang just take the risk later." Let's write a letter to explain Xu Xiucai's matter, whether he sues or not, we should take precautions first."

"Isn't it?" Sister-in-law Liu said with a smile, "It's such a big deal, but my sister-in-law was taken aback. I think the sun is already half-empty, so let's get something to eat first. It's important to fill our stomachs! "

When it came to this, Ms. Wen was relieved 120 times. Thinking about how panicked she had been before, it was really not worth it. She cursed Xu Xiucai secretly, and blamed him for meddling with a mouse, and then stood up embarrassingly. She got up and wanted to help the kitchen, who would want to take two steps, saw the empty bamboo basket thrown outside the door, she immediately slapped her forehead and said: "Oh no, I haven't bought any food yet!"

This sentence was spoken so softly that even Mrs. Liu couldn't help laughing.
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(End of this chapter)