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Chapter 592 A Good Abacus (3)
Before he finished speaking, Ling Siqi had already said with a stiff neck: "I am his father, I gave his life, isn't it a matter of course for him to support me and be filial to me..."

But he just started, and couldn't continue under the stern gaze of Mrs. Ling, Fang gnashed his teeth and said in a low voice: "I know what my mother said is right, and I also know that that scoundrel has always hated me, causing trouble Without him, he would really be able to drive us out, but when I think of what that bitch Lu did, I can't wait to eat her flesh and drink her blood... How can I treat that bastard? Can he put on a good face and speak soft words? As soon as I see his face, I can't help but think of that bitch Lu Shi, and think of her betraying me and running away with other men. Who knows the suffering!"

Old Madam Ling couldn't help but sighed when she heard the words, knowing a son is like a mother, the pain in her son's heart is not known to others, how can she not know it as a mother?
How high-spirited and high-spirited his son was before, and how talented he was in studying and learning. I don’t know how many times he told her that in the future, he would rely on his own ability to earn an imperial order for her and seal his wife’s shadow. It all came to naught following the behavior of that bitch Lu who abandoned his husband and son. His son, let alone studying and learning, doesn't even do any serious business. He only knows to hang out with those seductive sons in the back house every day. It is indeed too difficult for him to make him look good to his eldest grandson who has a face that is almost exactly the same as Lu's.

But what can they do? They can't stay in Linzhou any longer. With such a big family and no place to get money, what else can they do except to come to Beijing to join the eldest grandson and live by the eldest grandson?
And if you want to rely on others to live, it is necessary to be low-key, otherwise why should they support you and be angry with you?
The old lady Ling had no choice but to continue persuading her son earnestly: "I know you are suffering, but let me be fair, what happened back then has nothing to do with Meng Qi. He was only over one year old at the time, and he couldn't even speak clearly, let alone Said that he remembered Lu Shi. In his heart, his mother died more than ten years ago, and the only person he loved the most in this world was you, his father, but how did you treat him? You never heard of him. Don't ask, don't talk, let Zhao's abuse him, let him be the eldest son of the majestic Hou's mansion, live worse than the slightly shameless servants in the mansion, and in the end he almost lost his life in Zhao's house How can he not hate you?"

He took a breath, and without waiting for Ling Siqi to speak, he said again: "Because I know you are suffering, and because I also hate Mrs. Lu in my heart, even if I know that Meng Qi's life is difficult, I rarely ask about him. You say he hates you, so why doesn't he hate me? One of you and I are his own grandmother and the other is his own father. He doesn't treat us well, let alone Mrs. Zhao and Brother Yu? Now it's just me pretending to be sick with an old face, so the husband and wife reluctantly let us stay. If we don't lower our posture a bit, I'm afraid they will drive us out before I recover from my illness, my Is it impossible for the illness to remain unhealed all the time? Think about what I said carefully."

Ling Siqi finally didn't hold back his neck to refute Old Madam Ling's words this time, but began to weigh the pros and cons in his heart with a sullen face, although he had already weighed it many times in his heart.

The reason why they rushed to Beijing this time and couldn't wait for the end of the year, and suffered a lot in the ice and snow along the way, was naturally not as old lady Ling told Ling Mengqi, because they wanted to take advantage of their lifetimes to enter the capital. Jing came to see him, to see how he was doing and how his new wife was doing.

The fundamental reason is that they really can't stay in Linzhou anymore.

Originally, although the Ling family was confiscated, with the dowries of Mrs. Ling and Zhao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it is impossible to live the days of wearing gold and silver and calling slaves and maidservants like before, but there is no need to worry about food and clothing. But it's not a problem, otherwise they wouldn't be able to make servants, and Ling Siqi could still afford a house; after Ling Mengqi sent someone to send 500 taels of silver back every year since the year before last, their life would be even more affluent up.

It should be noted that 500 taels of silver is enough for a whole family to live comfortably for a whole year in a place like the capital, not to mention in a place like Linzhou, of course it still cannot be compared with the previous days.

However, Ling Siqi and Ling Zhongyou didn't think so. The father and son were both spoiled by their respective mothers. Even if there is no Guangping Marquis Mansion in this world, they still regard themselves as the Marquis and the future Marquis, and they still have to go to the house from time to time. Go to a restaurant next time and take a stroll around a brothel or something.

Years ago, Ling Zhongyou accidentally heard that a new oiran lady had arrived in Piaoxianglou in the city. She looked like a fairy, and immediately felt itchy. Then, when Mrs. Zhao was not in the house, she stole two gold hairpins and a pair of gold bracelets from Mrs. Zhao and pawned them for dozens of taels of silver.

Knowing the taste, only ten or so days have passed since Ling Zhongyou returned home, and he thought of the Oiran lady again, and when Mrs. Zhao was not paying attention, he stole some jewelry from her again. He also refused to receive him, and only after spending money did he learn from the little maid who served the oiran lady that the oiran lady had met a rich man from out of town the day before yesterday, and now she only serves that rich man and does not receive anyone else.

Master Ling Zhongyou has a bad temper, how could he give up, he made a big noise outside, scolded the oiran lady with obscenities, and the rich man sent his servants to beat him up, so he didn't dare to make a fuss, so he had to He returned home with hatred.

Unfortunately, as soon as he returned home, he met Ling Siqi who also came back from the outside drunk. Seeing that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, he had to ask 'who beat him'. The more Ling Zhongyou thought about it, the more angry he was. , but received a beating, it doesn't matter how rich the rich are, after all, they are foreigners, and they are businessmen, scholars, workers, farmers and businessmen.I am the son of the dignified Marquis Mansion, even if he was robbed of his noble title and ransacked his home, he is not something that a mere businessman can afford to fight!
So he made up some random words, saying that he was beaten up while walking on the street, and he later found out that the person who beat him was a foreign businessman, and he heard that he was a former marquis who had been deprived of his title. Mr. Fu, thinking that he was not less angry with those so-called master masters in the past, but now he still dare not beat the real master masters, but a former prince of the Marquis's mansion who was demoted to a commoner with no rights and no wealth was able to beat him. ——Poor begging Ling Siqi to make decisions for himself.

Since Ling Siqi was deprived of the title, what he hates the most is such words, but now Ling Zhongyou is poking at his heartache, he has drunk again, and his temper is a little bit bigger than usual, how can he bear it?Immediately, he said fiercely that he would never let the businessman go, and asked Ling Zhongyou if he knew where the latter was at the moment?
(End of this chapter)