Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 29

The paper did not cover the fire. The news of Qin Suwan's robbery and kidnapping spread within half a day after He Chengsheng brought Qin Suwan back. No matter how much Mrs. He tried to cover it up, she couldn't hide it. The bandits who have made a nest, more than a dozen bandits have been tied back, and they only need to inquire about it at will to know the situation.

On the second day after returning, the storyteller in the teahouse in Luodu City was able to tell this incident as a storybook. Naturally, the protagonist in it was how He Chengsheng, the second young master of the He family, led the people from the government to save the beauty. The facts inside are almost inseparable.

The carriage escorting Qin Suwan back to Luodu City was robbed by bandits on the official road. These dozen or so bandits were the remnants of the big bandits who escaped from Luodu City several years ago. It was purely Qin Suwan's bad luck. The bandits didn't dare to brazenly rob the official roads, they were really forced to do nothing, they couldn't get along around Luodu City, and they wanted to rob and leave as soon as possible.

Six guards were killed during the fight, and finally changed from robbery to kidnapping. What happened in the middle is only known to the person concerned. The storyteller guessed that it was because Miss Qin was beautiful and wanted to snatch her back to be Mrs. Yazhai. Some people also said that it was because they saw the sign on the He family's carriage that they wanted to kidnap and blackmail them.

It took two days until the cousin He Chengsheng came back with Yinliang and officers and soldiers. Among other things, Miss Qin's reputation was completely ruined, and she was polished by storytellers in various teahouses. Qin Suwan in the surrounding area of ​​Luodu City should stop thinking about kissing. If she still wants to marry, she can only marry far away, the farther the better.

In the He family here, Qin Suwan didn't eat or drink after waking up, and had tried to die several times.

Mrs. Qin who came over after hearing the news also cried and passed out. This is a good chance. She had a good time when she was married. Not long after giving birth to her daughter, her husband, who was thriving in official career, suddenly died suddenly, leaving them orphans and widows in Qin. Her family was neglected, she was not in good health, and she was counting on her daughter to find a good family and spend the rest of her life in peace and stability, who knew that such a thing would happen.

The second Mrs. He on the side heard that her own sister was so sad, and also shed tears, and Qin Suwan, who was lying on the bed, was also crying.

"Sister, let's forget about my life. How could Wan'er suffer such a thing? No matter how she marries in the future, her innocence will be ruined." Madam Qin said this, Qin Suwan cried even more sadly, He Er Madam is not ignorant of the rumors about this matter outside, the matter is a foregone conclusion, the bandit has also been caught, the most important thing is not to let those people continue to ruin the reputation of the niece.

Mrs. He Er sent someone to invite a nanny to come over, "This is the medical examination nanny in the government. My aunt knows that you have been wronged by this matter. Don't worry, my aunt will definitely give you an explanation."

On the fifth day after the bandit was captured, at the final trial, people did not expect that Miss Qin, who had been kidnapped, appeared in court to testify. The evidence given by the government is always convincing. After robbing, the bandits saw that the sign on the carriage belonged to the He family in Luodu City, so they wanted to kidnap her to extort money. She and the maid were locked in a dark room for two days. During the period, someone came to deliver food and did nothing to them , until the second young master of the He family went to rescue him.

Among them is the government's medical examiner who came out to testify whether what Qin Suwan said was true and proved her innocence. After all the bandits pleaded guilty, the government quickly gave the verdict. These bandits were not arrested in the case a few years ago Of those who were brought to justice, most of the dozens of people had blood on their hands. The government judged their crimes according to the law, and most of them were beheaded. Those who committed minor crimes would also spend the rest of their lives in prison.

The government also gave Qin Suwan a certain amount of condolence money. Without this incident, those bandits would not come out to commit crimes, and it would not be easy to arrest them all.

Just a few days after the trial, the story in Luodu city turned again. Qin Suwan swore to defend her innocence, and finally waited until the second young master of the He family came to rescue her, and provided a portrait of the bandit to help the government get rid of the remaining ones. All the bandits were arrested and brought to justice, which is indisputable.

The lines in this storybook are inseparable from the second young master of the He family, the hero who saves the beauty, and after the embellishment of the storytelling, the image becomes taller at once

This incident has been passed on for so many days, and there will be such a turning point later. The Lin family naturally knows that these two scripts are still on Lin Qingran's desk. The more she reads it, the more weird she feels. He took the storybook and went to Luoying Courtyard to find his mother.

Qin Suwan's experience is naturally worthy of sympathy, and Lu family also thinks that Qin Suwan's luck is bad, even if she is innocent, people who know about this will definitely not want to marry her in the family, so how can they ruin a lifelong event, how can they not sigh.

But Lin Qingran still felt strange, "Mother, I think the rumors later were deliberately made by someone." After the trial, why did the government emphasize that Qin Suwan swore to the death to defend her innocence, proving that she is a chaste and strong woman?

"It's not surprising if someone does it on purpose. Even if there are many twists and turns in this marriage in the future, her reputation will still have to be restored." The reputation of the niece can make her go to the court to confront her, let her mother-in-law testify, and prove the innocence of the niece through the government, and then she will definitely find a way to reduce the damage to the reputation of the niece in this matter.

Lin Qingran listened to what her mother said, and it made sense, but looking at some rumors before and after, she always felt that something was wrong. To her, what Mrs. He did was superfluous. The government sentenced her, and others would not spread it , Deliberately creating this image of Qin Suwan, is Mrs. He really just trying to restore her reputation?

It's just that Lin Qingran couldn't grasp that point firmly, doubted it, but couldn't figure out what was wrong

At the end of November, He Mansion.

It has been a month since Qin Suwan was taken into captivity, and Mrs. Qin stayed at the He family to accompany her daughter.

In the study of the second bedroom of the He family, Master He Er and He Chengsheng have been chatting in the room for a long time, while in Lin Qingyi's yard, Mrs. He Er just walked in, and seeing the two granddaughters there, asked someone to lead them out, He also asked the servants in the house to withdraw, leaving only the two of them.

Mrs. He sat down and said to Lin Qingyi and Yan, "Qingyi, about Suwan, I want to apologize to you. That child also couldn't sleep well for several nights because of this incident. It wasn't intentional." .”

After talking about this matter more than two months ago, Lin Qingyi smiled, "It's all over."

"That child has a hard life." Mrs. He nodded, and then sighed in her tone, "I don't know why Sheng'er wants to send Suwan back to Rongcheng in a hurry. Originally, your father and I planned to send Suwan back to Rongcheng." I found a marriage for her in Luodu City, and we will go back to Rongcheng at the end of the year to have a look, but now that this kind of thing has happened, I don’t know what to do with this child’s marriage."

The Second Madam He is a very face-seeking person on weekdays, even in front of Lin Qingyi, she has done a lot of face-making skills. Now that she said such a thing, Lin Qingyi naturally thought about it, and she was blaming them The husband and wife drove away the cousin. If the husband hadn't sent the cousin away for her, the cousin would not have encountered this matter.

"Mother, there is no other way for people in Luodu City to know about this matter, but outside Luodu City, no one will know about it if you travel hundreds of miles away. Cousin Qin is well educated and reasonable, so she will definitely find the right person." Lin Qingyi said I still don't quite understand what the mother-in-law wants to express when she comes here.

"Suwan's mother is in such poor health, how can she marry far away? If she wants to marry, she has to be near Luodu City. Rongcheng is also fine."

Lin Qingyi said silently, with the current situation, anyone who knows about it will not marry. A woman has the most reputation. If she is imprisoned in the den of thieves for two days, even if she is unscathed, she will not be able to stop the gossip that will arise in the future.

"I don't agree to let Suwan go back to Rongcheng." Seeing that she stopped talking, Mrs. He's tone was not as gentle as before, "Sheng'er insisted, so I agreed and asked Sheng'er to send her back to Rongcheng Go, but Sheng'er said it's inappropriate, if she had stayed or let Sheng'er send her back, it wouldn't be like this."

Lin Qingyi was slightly taken aback, her mother-in-law was accusing them of indirectly harming Cousin Qin.

The next moment, Mrs. He said more bluntly, "Sheng'er is also responsible for this matter."

"Mother, no one wants to do this." Before Lin Qingyi could finish her sentence, Mrs. He interrupted her, "Letting Sheng'er marry Su Wan can be regarded as a closer relationship."

Lin Qingyi froze there, and after a while she recovered, a little unbelievable, "Mother, do you want your husband to marry your cousin?"

"Without this matter, it has nothing to do with you and Sheng'er that Su Wan marries anyone. I am also worried about whether she is doing well or not. You must have complained to Su Wan because of the premature birth. If not, Sheng'er Why would Su Wan suddenly want to send Su Wan away? Now that her reputation has been damaged, her marriage is uncertain. Does it mean that in our He family, Sheng'er doesn't have to bear this responsibility? Before Su Wan's father died, she was a court official, and she was a well-bred lady How can you be a concubine? Naturally let Sheng'er marry in." Mrs. He's tone at this time was already firm, "You have been married to our He family for six years, and you have not given birth to a male for our second wife. Sheng'er is here for you. You have never taken in a concubine, Sheng'er is the only son of the second wife, and now the eldest son has two grandchildren, you must feel ashamed!"

"Mother, I never stopped my husband from taking a concubine!" Lin Qingyi's face turned pale. This was the first time in six years that her mother-in-law said clearly that she did not give birth to a son for her husband.

"You didn't stop me, but you don't like it." Mrs. He said bluntly, "Sheng'er takes your feelings into consideration. The relationship between your husband and wife is good. I am naturally happy for you. Since Sheng'er cares about your feelings so much, you As wives and daughter-in-laws, you should also consider for Sheng'er, for our second wife of the He family."

Lin Qingyi only felt dizzy for a while, and she tried her best to hold on, suppressing the grievance in her heart, and looked at Mrs. He, "Mother, if you want to send a concubine over for your husband, my daughter-in-law will not object or stop her, but let me Cousin being a concubine, this is too wronged her."

Second Madam He smiled, "Since you are married, how can you be a concubine? You married Su Wan as your wife. You are the first wife. Although you have wronged her, you will not be wronged."

Lin Qingyi looked at her with wide eyes. What her mother-in-law said was unbelievable. There is no reason to marry a flat wife. "How can you marry a wife?" Being divorced, and marrying an ordinary wife to come in, this is too ridiculous.

Mrs. He lowered her head and gently squeezed the jade ring in her hand, and said slowly, "It is not without precedent in this aristocratic family. In the Shaohou Mansion more than [-] years ago, the current Lord Shaohou married Ping Wife, after the former Mrs. Hou passed away, the present Mrs. Hou is the equal wife married by Master Shaohou."

(End of this chapter)