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Chapter 422 My three wives have many tricks

Environment creates character.

Compared with Cai Hua, although Ayu has a rebellious side, because she received orthodox education since she was a child, her character lacks a bit of ruthlessness.

Furthermore, since this matter involves one’s own elders, it is inevitable that one’s hands are tied.

As for Hutou, one thing is that she is young, and since she was six years old, she has almost never experienced a situation that required her to fight with others. She is well protected by her family, so she naturally lacks fighting experience.

Cai Hua has both means and courage.

At least Ayu didn't dare to mobilize Jinyi's personal troops privately. In a small way, this matter was acting in the name of the King of Chu; in a big way, it was a back house interfering in politics!

However, even if Ayu noticed it, he would not expose it at this time.

At 2:00 p.m., Xu Wanjun was chained up and dragged out of the hall by the envoys in brocade clothes while shouting in panic.

The second cousin, who had been responsible for being the popular singer, saw this and quickly stood in front of his brother, begging for mercy: "Concubine Cai, my brother Jun has been frail since he was a child. Please don't torture him when he goes to prison."

The second sister also knew that there was nothing that could be done to stop her now. Only by asking the eldest and second masters of the Chen family to plead with the King of Chu in person would they have any chance of survival.

She suddenly raised her right hand and hit Cai Hua on the face with her pocket. At the same time, she shouted in a sharp voice that was not human-like: "Vicious woman, I will fight with you."

But in the hall, Cai Hua suddenly turned around and walked back to Xiao Liang's side, lowered her head and whispered: "Don't worry, old lady, when I go to prison, I will let your brother Jun have a good taste of what He Beihe commanded." This means to ensure that your dear grandson will not last more than three days. Hehe, your family is going to be extinct. When the old lady drives to the west and meets her husband and son under the underworld, how will the old lady explain to them? Oh, what a pity, what a pity. .”

As soon as she finished speaking, the second sister quickly retracted her hand pointing at Cai Hua.

Du Shangyi, on the other hand, took a careful look at Liang who was speechless, and said with a cruel heart: "Qi Tong Lv Volume 1 and 28 contain it. Anyone who insults the official's wife in white will be punished with a staff of sixty, a thorn in the face, and a thousand." Eight hundred miles away; anyone who attacks the wife of an official will be sentenced to death by beheading, while a woman will be hanged."

A crisp sound resounded throughout the hall.

The result can be imagined.

‘Pa~’

After a few soft words, Cai Hua turned to look at Du and Hou, the two county magistrates, and her voice became colder. "My lords, haven't you thought about the crime of attacking and insulting the royal wife? Do you want to follow the Jinyi envoy?" Go back to the Yamen and read "Qi Tong Lv"?"

Cai Hua glanced sideways, but was too lazy to say a word to her. She turned around and walked to Du Shangyi, the magistrate of Yingchuan County.

Others had not yet noticed the strangeness in this detail, but Ayu, who had been with Cai Hua day and night for several years, sighed silently as if he had expected it. It was his own fault and he would not survive.

Hou Jiefu, who was fat, quickly wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, but gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Hearing this, Cai Hua turned around and pursed her lips with a smile, "Old madam, this junior also means the same thing. The matter in our back house will be settled later. It would be meaningless if this matter alarmed my father and Chen Jinglue again. Since the old madam knew that Chen Jinglue was serving in Huaibei, she wanted to Think more about it for him. After all, a hundred years from now, the old lady will be the one who keeps filial piety and sacrifices cold food in front of your soul. It will be the children of your Chen family, not people with other surnames."

Xiaoliang and the fourth sister's faces suddenly turned pale.

But when Chen Jingyu heard this, his face became dark. Your family is fighting with her to the death, but don't take my family with you!

Next to her, the second sister, who had always played a kind role, couldn't help it anymore. She pointed at Cai Hua and said in a stern tone: "Ms. Cai! Do you dare to hit my grandmother?"

Without hesitation.

How could a person as transparent as Cai Hua feel the strong hatred in Xiao Liang's eyes?

Originally planning to take Xu Wanjun and leave quietly through the corner door, Cai Hua stopped and looked at this top family carefully with her fox eyes narrowed out of habit.

But because he turned his head too quickly, he didn't have time to hide his resentful gaze. He didn't quickly lower his eyes until he looked into Cai Hua's eyes.

Everyone in the hall couldn't hear what Cai Hua said to Xiao Liang, but they could see that the latter's wrinkled face suddenly turned red, almost bleeding, and his loose, thin lips trembled uncontrollably.

Liang was frightened and anxious, but she also knew that Cai Hua had the advantage at the moment. Seeing that she would not give in, she could only temporarily let her sister and grandson go with the Jinyi envoy. Later, she would put her old face on her face and go to Caizhou to pay tribute in person. The princess and the King of Chu kowtowed and confessed, maybe they could save the lives of their sister and her family.

Xiao Liang took a few steps back, covering her burning face, her eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe that Cai Hua dared to hit her.

Although Mr. Liang didn't know how serious his crime was for attacking and insulting his wife, it would not be a lighter crime.

The fourth sister, who has been playing a bad role just now, has been praised by the ladies circle in Yancheng in recent years because of her relationship with the Chen family. She doesn't know what her last name is. Now she is watching her grandmother being beaten, cursing "little hoof," Filthy words such as "slut, slut" and so on were thrown at me.

Hearing her sister's family crying and howling, Mrs. Liang became bored and anxious, and couldn't help but fall into the old habit of having a headache again. She had to put one hand on her forehead and wave the other hand from bottom to top.

Under the crisis, Xiaoliang, who had been confused all his life, burst out with a little wisdom, but not much.

But upon closer inspection, attacking the royal wife and attacking the imperial official are the same crime!

Moreover, Mr. Cai was very vicious. He did not mention the many female relatives present who were twisting and turning, but he did not deviate from the court's laws.

After all, he knew that he was playing the emotional card with his sister, so he didn't dare to accuse the King of Chu directly. Instead, he blamed Cai Hua's family for what happened today.

This time, Cai Hua only took a step back, and there was no need for her to take action again. The envoy in Jinyi stepped forward, pulled her hands, stirred her legs, and used the most common "trip" move in the army, directly knocking her down. The fourth sister fell to the ground and grabbed her hands.

Xiao Liang knelt down with a bang and howled: "Eldest sister, save my family! My parents left early back then, and the eldest sister said before her death that she would take care of her younger sister! Now we are being bullied by the Cai family into the house , Big sister can’t ignore it!”

Needless to say, "sentenced to death", "sixty sticks, thorns on the face, and migration of 1,800 miles" also do not see any way to survive!

For a time, several people were sweating like rain, and they all looked at Liang, the last straw.

"What kind of crime should the magistrates of Du County and Hou County commit for attacking and insulting the royal wife?"

Cai Hua, who was standing a foot in front of Xiao Liang, seemed to be on guard. She leaned back quickly, avoided Xiao Liang's slap, and slapped Xiao Liang firmly on the face with her backhand.

Over here, the two county magistrates Du and Hou looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to answer. Concubine Cai obviously wanted to use their mouths to convict Xiaoliang's ancestors and grandsons!

Mr. Liang, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. His younger sister and fourth sister didn't know what Ms. Cai said, and suddenly became furious.

Cai Hua asked in an understatement, but Chen Jingyu, who was not far away, suddenly remembered his niece's last words yesterday evening, 'If Sister Cai arrives, not only Xu Wanjun will die, but also whether my aunt can survive.'

One is old and the other is in the prime of life.

"Ms. Cai, my family will fight you until death!"

In just over an hour, Xiaoliang's mood had gone through many ups and downs, and his emotions swept through his body like a flood that broke a dam, swallowing up the last trace of reason.

But the premise is that Brother Jun needs to stay in prison for a few days.

Seeing that the matter was getting serious, Mrs. Liang finally spoke again, "Sister, my eldest son and second son are both working in Huaibei, and they were officials in the same court as your father. Speaking of which, what happened today can be regarded as a minor incident between the wives of our family. There is no need to alert the public about the collision. It will not hurt the harmony between the two families."

As soon as she said these words, Xiao Liang, who was staring at Ayu and Hutou with malicious eyes, suddenly turned his head and looked at Cai Hua, hoping that the latter would agree to this last simple request.

"Aunt! Stop!" Chen Jingyu in the distance shouted quickly.

The fourth sister was pushed to the ground, still yelling and cursing.

That means that Xiaoliang will go with Jinyi's army first.

But when Mrs. Liang and the fourth sister saw her attitude, they thought Mrs. Liang was going to abandon her family, and Mrs. Liang couldn't help but cry even louder.

Yesterday, the relatives of the Chen family who were looked up to by everyone suddenly became prisoners today. The fourth sister was full of resentment and had no place to vent. As for Mrs. Chen, she did not dare to complain; Cai Hua had brought it with her since she came out. With such a strong aura and the protection of the 'life wife', the fourth sister would not dare to be disrespectful to her again.

It seems that Xu Wanjun, his unsatisfactory brother, has become the best target to vent his anger.

I saw the fourth sister suddenly rushing forward, beating and scratching Xu Wanjun as if lifeless, and scolding like crazy: "It's all because of you, a heartless idiot, that you harmed my family! How many times have my grandmother and I tried to persuade you? If you want to get angry, go to Goulan to find your sister. You are so lost in your mind that you mess with a good girl. This time, you will get into big trouble.

Xu Wanjun, it’s not a pity that you died, but my two children have no mother, what should I do?”

The fourth sister was tired from the beating. She sat on the ground and patted her thighs rhythmically with her hands, crying and cursing at the same time.

No matter whether you cry, scold, or throw a tantrum, it all has no effect in front of the most ruthless and violent organization in Huaibei.

The Jin Yi envoy took Xu Wanjun, who was as limp as mud, and the fourth sister, who kept cursing his brother, out together with Xiao Liang.

The hall finally became quiet.

Cai Hua looked around again. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at her.

"I wish the old lady to be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains. My junior, Cai Hua, will retire first."

However, Cai Hua was a polite person and still did not forget to say a few auspicious words to Mrs. Liang for her birthday. Then, she turned around and waved to the tiger head, and said with a sweet smile: "Come on, follow me home."

Hutou hurriedly stepped forward, his steps much lighter. With Sister Cai as a good example, Hutou also bowed seriously to Mrs. Chen, then took Caihua's hand and walked out side by side.

As Cai Hua left, the female family members suddenly felt light all over, and they let out a long breath as if they had been suffocating under water for a long time.

Although the strong sense of oppression has disappeared, the awkward atmosphere is still there, and everyone's eyes always glance at Ayu from time to time.

This daughter of the Chen family has sided with her husband's family without any hesitation since yesterday's incident. Now that Cai Hua has finished showing off her power and left, Ayu becomes a bit of an eyesore. Ayu was still sitting where she was, with her eyebrows lowered and her eyes lowered. It seemed that the various unintelligible glances and the whispers of her family had no impact on her.

After about ten breaths, Ayu suddenly stood up and walked to the middle of the hall.

After adjusting her clothes, Ayu unexpectedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her grandmother in front of everyone.

The discussion among the female relatives became louder, thinking that Ayu was trying to repair the relationship with her family.

Unexpectedly, I heard Ayu, who was prostrating on the ground, say: "Grandma, news came from home today that there is an urgent matter that requires my grandson to go back to deal with. Grandma's birthday is tomorrow, and my grandson cannot congratulate me in person. Here, I would like to wish my grandson in advance." .”

After all, her calm voice couldn't help but tremble, and there was a hint of choking. Ayu quickly adjusted it before continuing: "My grandson wishes my grandma a long life in advance and no worries or disasters in the future."

After that, he kowtowed again.

Then he stood up, without even looking at anyone else. He only curtsied to his third uncle, turned around and left.

Her steps were elegant and firm, and there seemed to be no place worthy of her nostalgia in the ancestral home of the Chen family in Yingchuan.

Liang, who was stunned, watched the familiar but somewhat unfamiliar figure gradually go away until it disappeared behind the screen wall. Suddenly, she felt empty in her heart, as if she had lost a treasure.

Mrs. Liang stood up involuntarily and called out, "Ayu."

But her granddaughter's figure had already disappeared, and her voice could still be heard. Liang took a step subconsciously as if to catch up, but she felt the world spin for a while, and then her eyesight went dark.

"Mother!"

"grandmother."

"Old lady!"

There was a commotion in the hall, and people gathered around.

On July 18, the day before Mrs. Chen's 60th birthday, which was the most important event in Yingchuan County recently and had been prepared for more than a month, Concubine Chen of the Prince of Chu left Yingchuan County in a low-key manner in the afternoon of that day.

It can’t help but make people scratch their heads.

The next day, Mrs. Chen's birthday, the scene was far less grand than expected.

Only the third master of the Chen family, Chen Jingyu, was supporting the scene, and he was worried and forced to smile.

Mrs. Chen never showed up for her birthday. According to Chen Jingyu, the old lady felt slightly unwell yesterday afternoon due to visiting relatives too frequently recently and rested at her residence.

On July 22nd, Ayu and Hutou returned home. After arriving home, Ayu went to Hanchundang first, told Maoer what happened in detail, and expressed guilt for not taking good care of Hutou.

Mao'er probably knew a lot of the inside story in advance, and repeatedly comforted Ayu with gentle words.

But after Ayu left, Mao'er immediately asked someone to bring the scar-removing lotion that Tie Dan had used, and personally applied it over and over again on the scar that only had a light mark left on the tiger's head.

Because of the turmoil in the school at the beginning of the month, the two sisters didn't speak at first, until Mao'er couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

I asked myself, but before Hu Tou could answer, big tears rolled out of the cat's beautiful peach blossom eyes.

Until I lay on the bed crying.

In the past two years, due to the birth of Ji'er and Ran'er, Hutou once felt that his sister didn't care about him anymore.

At this moment, when I saw my sister crying uncontrollably because of my small injury, I realized how much I weighed in her heart.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, after hesitating for a moment, Hutou quietly took Sister's hand and muttered: "Sister, I'm fine. When you cry, I want to cry too. Things in the school are inappropriate and wrong. I won't do it again in the future. Don’t make me angry anymore”

This is the first time Hutou officially admitted his mistake after the incident.

Although there was a slight disturbance during this outing, it also reminded Hutou of the real world that was about to be forgotten. Out there, not everyone treated her as a eldest lady or pampered her as the baby of the family.

Only with a correct understanding can we know how precious our family is.

After listening to her sister's words, Mao'er turned over and sat up, crying through tears, but couldn't hold back the tears for a while. Seeing that Tiger's head was hooked by her, she also shed tears. Mao'er quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe Tiger's tears. , he cried and laughed at the same time:

"Sister, I care about you because I want you to grow up well and avoid detours. When my father and mother moved their graves to Caizhou for reburial, I swore to them that I would make Hutou happy. You will spend your whole life together. Now that I am loved by your brother-in-law and have a pair of lovely children, I have nothing more to ask for in this life. I just want to find a good marriage for you. Then I will be worthy of my father and mother. "

The tiger-headed little mouth flattened, and he took the initiative to hug Sister A.

This was probably the most intimate moment between the two sisters after Hutou grew up.

Just like that late night in the snow and wind, Mao'er followed Chen Chu to Qifengling, carrying the tiger's head on his back with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Speaking of Cai Hua, after returning to the city, she was not in a hurry to return to the mansion. Instead, she sent Xu Wanjun to the Jinyi Prison first, and then sent the Xiaoliang family's descendants to the Caizhou Mansion for incarceration.

Ordinarily, the responsibility for the crime committed by Xiaoliang's ancestors and grandsons lies in Yingchuan. According to the territorial principle of the incident, it should be handed over to Du Shangyi, the magistrate of Yingchuan County; according to the household registration principle, it should be handed over to Hou Jiefu, the magistrate of Yancheng County.

However, Cai Hua did not trust the county officials in these two places, so she brought the people back.

Moreover, given her past temperament, it was not unusual for her to be tortured to death on the way back by the fourth sister, who called her such extremely unpleasant words as "little hoof" and "slut".

But this time, Cai Hua did not use any lynching. He honestly handed over the person and the testimony of the two magistrates Du and Hou to the Caizhou government office, with a businesslike attitude.

It can be seen that Cai Hua is also a little weak in her heart.

After all, to secretly seduce King Chu Jinyi's personal troops was to encroach on a man's power.

Power is such a thing. The more powerful a person is, the more difficult it is for others to covet.

This matter can be big or small, it all depends on Chen Chu's attitude.

"Sanniang is so bold this time. You and the prince are husband and wife, but they are also monarchs and ministers. What if King Chu becomes jealous of Sanniang? Think of a way to coax the prince!"

The person who worries most about Cai Hua is naturally Ru'er, who shares weal and woe with her.

"My man, I understand!"

Even though she was pounding in her heart, Cai Hua still looked awkward. She glanced sideways at Ru'er and said, "Fetch me some water, I want to take a bath."

"Ah? When is it?"

Ru'er murmured in a low voice and stood still. Cai Hua flew up and kicked Ru'er's little butt lightly, but said: "Didn't you tell me to coax the prince? I've been traveling for a few days and I smell bad. How can I coax him? Go quickly!"

"oh oh."

Ru'er called her mother-in-law and brought hot water.

This time, Cai Hua didn't let anyone wait in the house. It wasn't until the sun turned to the west and Chen Chu was about to return home that he mysteriously called Ru'er in.

Ru'er was obviously both a woman, but after just one look after entering the room, she felt the blood rushing to her head and her nostrils itched.

Due to the hot water soaking, Cai Hua's whole body was pink, and her black hair was draped over her shoulders. She was only covered with a semi-transparent black gauze dress, and there was a vacuum inside, with a pair of cute big rabbits looming.

What's even more amazing is that there are handcuffs and anklets made of silver on the smooth wrists and ankles respectively.

Cai Hua, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, raised her head in time, looked up at Ru'er from bottom to top, bit her lower lip lightly, and said pitifully: "Your Majesty, the slave family is at fault and has already put on the shackles. Your Majesty, don't pity the slave family. Please, Your Majesty." Punish as you like."

Ru'er, who was temporarily regarded as the King of Chu's rehearsal, had never experienced this!

He raised his hand to wipe away the spurting nosebleeds and murmured: "My Sanniang has so many tricks!"

"Hehe, just tell me, can this trick coax him?"

"Yes, yes! Sanniang, if I were a man, I would give up the world to you!"

"Hey~ What's so rare in the world? How can I be as beautiful as my little lover who knows both cold and hot? Go outside and keep an eye on him. If the prince comes back to the house, he will definitely snatch her away from me!"

(End of this chapter)