Good luck with koi carp

He Fu.


A voice trotted quickly along the winding corridor. She came all the way to the outside of the mistress's courtyard. No need to announce, she went directly in. She came to the mistress who was looking at the accounts and whispered in her ear: "Madam, my uncle is breaking things in the study again."


Hearing this, Lu Shuwen paused slightly as she turned over a page of the ledger, and then said quietly: "Let him go."


After finishing her words, she remembered something again, and she ordered: "Tell the people below to keep their mouths tight, and don't let such trivial matters disturb the old lady, lest she, as an old lady, has to worry about us unfilial children."


"Yes, madam." The maid who came to report the news was ordered to leave. For a while, only Lu Shuwen's personal maid and the two housekeepers were left in the house.


One of the housekeepers looked at this scene and felt a little sorry for their wife: "My uncle has been breaking things at home recently. He doesn't feel sorry for my wife's difficulty in taking care of the house. She doesn't care about the difficulty of spending money in our house. She has returned from work on weekdays. I don’t often visit Sister Ru. She looked like a gentle and considerate person before, but now she has become like this. It’s a pity that our wife has to take care of the house and be filial to her mother-in-law and take care of her uncle and us like Sister. I have to endure the anger from the mother and son..."


"Okay, don't say any more, be careful if someone hears it and accuses you, I won't be able to protect you."


Seeing that her subordinates were talking more and more disgracefully, Lu Shuwen frowned to stop her words, but the underlying meaning behind her words was that she was worried that the talkative housekeeper would be punished if her mother-in-law found out that she had made false comments about her master, so she obviously still protected her. For one's own people.


The housekeeper who was aggrieved by his wife obviously also heard his wife's intention of protecting her, so she didn't feel aggrieved at all by being scolded, but felt more and more sorry for their wife.


It was obvious that the mother and son had been eating and drinking from their wife. Even the current He Mansion was part of their wife's dowry.


His He family was very poor and had no money at all. I heard that the 200 taels of silver they used to hire their wife were spent on all their family property and even sold their farm and house in their hometown. It is precisely because of this that the Lu family feels that the He family's intention to marry their daughter is extremely sincere. They even promised to marry a wife in this life and never take concubines. They also thought that their uncle could pass the second-level Jinshi examination at a young age. Later, he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a scholar. He felt that although his family was poor, he was diligent and motivated and had a bright future, so he agreed to his daughter's marriage.


Who knew that this marriage looked glamorous on the surface, but only after their wife got married did they realize how painful it was.


The He family had no money, and all the family property was used to hire their wife. They said that after marriage, they would be a family and the money in the family should be left to their wife.


This sounds nice to say, but in fact it means that their wife is required to support the He family with her dowry. Moreover, my uncle has been a commoner for three years, and he has only pretended to be a seventh-grade official in the past two months. Let’s not start with this. There is no salary at all for being a good official. Even if you become a seventh-rank official, how much salary will you get every year?

It’s only 50 taels of silver and [-] shilu rice a year. This salary is not even enough to support the family’s expenses for a month. The old lady alone has to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas and wear silks and satins for a month. After spending hundreds of taels of silver, I don’t know how that old woman can enjoy it so much?

If she is not satisfied, the old woman will be made to sit in front of the door and make noises, shouting that their wife is unfilial. Not only will she be frightened, she will cry loudly, but she will also make her brother-in-law openly and secretly reprimand her, causing her to suffer. All the grievances.


After so many years, if their wife hadn't brought enough dowry when she got married, the mother and son would have eaten up everything.


How can I still barely maintain the expenses of the mansion like now?


Unfortunately, this is not enough. It is clear that Madam worked hard to give birth to a child for the He family, and even injured her body due to this childbirth, which will lead to difficulties in having children in the future. However, once the mother and son learn that Madam has given birth to a daughter, they may not be able to have another child. She could see the speed of his face change clearly outside the delivery room.


Even though she was just a servant, she still couldn't help but feel chilled for their wife.


Seeing the changing eyes of her subordinates looking at her, how could Lu Shuwen not know what they were thinking.


Most of the servants in the He Mansion were brought over from her mother's family, so their hearts naturally tended towards her, and these people also saw what kind of life she lived after her marriage.


People often fight for her, but so what?

Could it be that she could still make peace with He Xuegu? If she did, her Rujie son would be without a father and a complete family, and she, a person who could no longer have children, would have a daughter with her in the future. How to live?

Even when she couldn't bear to go home and complain to her mother, her mother also advised her to be patient, saying that this is not the case for everyone after marriage. At least her husband promised that she would be the only one in this life, but she only gave him The He family gave birth to a daughter, but there was no son who could inherit the family business. Under such circumstances, it was actually her fault that she could not bear with the He family.


At that time, Lu Shuwen felt that her mother's words were a bit unpleasant to listen to, but she could not find any words to refute, so she could only remain silent in the end.


It seems that annoying things tend to pile up together.


Just when Lu Shuwen calmed down and was about to continue looking at the accounts, someone from outside sent her a letter.


When she saw the signature on the envelope clearly, she couldn't control her strength and crumpled the letter directly. Ignoring the worried and concerned eyes of the people around her, she tried her best to remain calm and unfolded the letter. After reading it word for word, she read it word for word and then read it on the spot. Burned.


"Madam..." the personal maid whispered worriedly.


"Nothing, help me wash and change clothes, and tell the driver to hitch the carriage. I have to go out. By the way, send two more people to keep an eye on Sister Ru. Don't let the old lady take her away." Lu Shuwen stood up and went to the inner room. He gave instructions as he walked.


"Yes, ma'am."


After receiving the order, the servants dispersed to work. On the other side, Mrs. Wu, who heard the news, hurried over with a little girl no more than two or three years old in her arms. When she saw Lu Shuwen, who was already dressed up and ready to go out, she couldn't help asking anxiously: "Madam, please ask me to go with you."


Although there was nothing she could do, she couldn't help but watch her wife being bullied outside.


"It's okay, just treat her like a sister."


Lu Shuwen shook her head, hugged a wooden box in her arms tightly, and went out with only her maid.


Thanks to her control over the entire He Mansion, He Xuexu, who locked himself in the study room and lost his temper because of a bad job, didn't even know that his wife had left the house.


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Liuyuan, a private restaurant.


Not only the dishes here are novel and delicious, but also the privacy is excellent. The interiors are all private rooms, and you need to be recommended by a distinguished person to get in. Even if ordinary people have a lot of money, they will not be able to have a meal here. enter.


Therefore, everyone who can enter here is either rich or noble.


I heard that this place was once the property of King Xin. Later, King Xin fell. Some of these properties went to the national treasury, and part of them went to the empress's private treasury.


What a coincidence, this Six Gardens is now the private property of the empress.


However, not many people knew about this inside information. Only a few of the Empress's cronies and the stewards in charge of the Sixth Garden knew about it. Chi Li also received the Empress' instruction and was given some conveniences. She was able to book a private room in the Sixth Garden, so that she could take advantage of the situation. Learned about this.


Of course, this time, the empress will reimburse the money for booking a private room and inviting people to eat.


A meal here would cost thousands of taels of silver. Chili had no money and she was unwilling to spend the money in vain, so she could only ask her immediate boss to reimburse her.


In fact, if the empress hadn't suddenly intervened, Chi Li wouldn't have planned to date someone at such an expensive place.


However, she would not refuse the opportunity to have sex for free now.


If she doesn't eat it, she won't eat it for nothing. Let her try how delicious this legendary Liuyuan cuisine is.


Today, the only one who came with Chi Li was Mother Wang. When it came to doing business, Mother Wang was more steady, and she was more worry-free with her by her side.


They had just been ushered into the box by the Liuyuan maid, and before they even sat down on the hot chairs, the invited guests followed them.


Looking up to see Lu Shuwen, who was dressed up for the occasion, Chi Li couldn't help but think that she was just wearing casual clothes today, which was a bit unceremonious, and then she put aside this little thought.


They are not here to compete for beauty today, so there is no need to compete like this.


"What should I say?" Chi Li pretended to think for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is the first time we meet, Mrs. Lu. My surname is Chi Li. I believe you should know who I am."


"I know." Lu Shuwen's clear eyes looked directly into Chi Li's eyes, and her tone was as elegant and soft as ever: "After I met you outside the house, I became suspicious and ordered someone to investigate you."


So she knew that the woman in front of her was the ex-fiancée of her husband's childhood sweetheart, and she also knew that it was probably because of her existence that she was abandoned and... almost drowned in the moat.


"I can understand that you hate me. After all, it was me who robbed your original husband-in-law and caused you to suffer all the hardships that followed. But the matter has come to this point and I can't change anything. Now I can only try my best to make up for you. This Inside, it says that 2000 taels of silver is compensation for my husband for the dowry he defrauded you of back then. I just ask you to forgive us and let our He family go."


Lu Shuwen didn't wait for Chi Li to say anything more, and took the initiative to put the wooden box she had been holding in her arms on the table and push it in front of Chi Li.


The meaning was obvious. On behalf of He Xuexi, she compensated Chili ten times the dowry that had been defrauded by the scumbag. She only asked her to be noble and let their family go and not target He Xuexi again.


The reason why He Xueluo has been repeatedly frustrated in the officialdom these days is because of Chili. Even though she went back to her parents' home to ask her father for help, his father just sighed and said he was powerless when faced with her plea.


Lu Shuwen thought it was because of the empress standing behind Chi Li that her father did not dare to move, so after thinking about it, she accepted Chi Li's invitation and came here today to plead for mercy, just to save her home.


"I can't let it go." Chi Li shook his head and raised his hand to push the wooden box back: "The hatred is too deep and I won't stop until I die."


"Could it be that you..." Lu Shuwen looked up in shock.


"No, I have no feelings for that scumbag." Chi Li coldly stopped Lu Shuwen's disgusting thoughts.


The hatred she was talking about was the hatred of the original owner. What He Xuexi owed was not only the original owner's feelings and money, but also the original owner's life. The life debt must be repaid with one's life, of course. This equation is recognized by even Heaven. of.


Therefore, there is no way that Chi Li will let He Xuexi go, and she will not accept the so-called compensation from Lu Shuwen. In fact, Lu Shuwen is also a victim of being deceived into marriage by a scumbag. Even the original owner has never resented her. Chi Li Naturally, he wouldn't do anything to her.


"Mrs. Lu, please sit down first. I invite you here today because I have something else I want to tell you."


Since she was not invited here for compensation or to express her resentment, Lu Shuwen didn't know what Chi Li wanted to do for a while, and finally hesitated for a moment and sat down at her greeting.


Chi Li gave Mama Wang a look, and Mama Wang understood, bowed and left.


Seeing this, Lu Shuwen also turned away her maid.


After everyone in the box was cleared, Chi Li handed a note to Lu Shuwen.


Lu Shuwen took it and saw an address written on it, and the address looked very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, she remembered: "This is a village under my name. What's wrong?"


Does the other party want her Zhuangzi?


Lu Shuwen weighed it in her heart. In fact, if she could get the other party to stop and let their family go, it would not be impossible to give her a Zhuangzi, even if this Zhuangzi was the largest in her name and was worth tens of thousands of taels of silver.
"You have always been in charge of the house, haven't you noticed? He Xuelu once placed a woman here. It seems that she was originally a maid in your family, and this maid was pregnant when she was sent to Zhuangzi. Later, She gave birth to a son, and I heard that the child looks quite similar to the one named He."


Chi Li's words almost made it clear that He Xuexu was not only bold enough to raise an illegitimate child in his wife's village, but also had an illegitimate child.


This news was no less than a thunderbolt from the blue. It made Lu Shuwen dizzy and dizzy. Her body swayed. If Chi Li hadn't acted quickly and quickly stood up and stretched out her hand to support her, she would have fallen to the ground.


"No, it's impossible. I'm obviously keeping a close eye on you. Why..."


Why could he still create an illegitimate child behind his back?


Lu Shuwen and He Xuexu still had some feelings for each other at the beginning, otherwise she would not have agreed to marry each other. However, this feeling was gradually worn away after the marriage, but after all, she came out of a high-ranking inner house. A good person has all the means he should have, and naturally he will not be stupid enough to believe a man's promise before marriage. If he wants to marry her for the rest of his life, he will have to wait until this life is really over to prove it.


Therefore, even if she was injured after giving birth to a daughter and could no longer give birth, she would not allow her husband to take a concubine, let alone the maid who wanted to climb into bed, and she would strictly monitor the people around her husband.


As a result, under such strict defense, the man named He was still able to succeed. This is too...


In the flash of lightning, Lu Shuwen had already figured out how her husband could steal someone under her nose.


She remembered that in the past few years, there was only one maid in the family who was sent to the village because she accidentally offended her mother-in-law. This maid was also brought back from the Expulsion. She was good-looking, but her mother-in-law wanted to be her wife later. The maid, when she was sent to Zhuangzi, it was to protect her from being betrayed. Unexpectedly, she was actually tricked by the mother and son.


Thinking about it more carefully, the time when the maid was sent away happened to be after she finished her confinement period, so the chance for them to succeed should be during her confinement period. At that time, she had just given birth and injured her body. According to the doctor's words He needs to cultivate himself well, so he doesn't take care of many things in the house, which gives the mother and son an opportunity.


What are they trying to do with this child?

Do you think her Ru'er is just a daughter and cannot inherit the family business, so she wants to get a son to inherit the He family?

But everything in the He Mansion clearly belongs to her. Even the money that the He family paid her for was a dowry that was defrauded from another woman. What part of the entire He Mansion belongs to her? That shameless mother and son?How could they have the face to get a so-called son to take away everything that originally belonged to her Ru'er!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Lu Shuwen's chest rose and fell violently, but another burst of fireworks inexplicably rose in her eyes.


"Are you okay?" Chi Li didn't expect Lu Shuwen to react so strongly. For fear of making her angry, she was ready to ask Mama Wang to ask a doctor to come and take a look.


"I am fine."


Lu Shuwen held Chi Li's hand that was supporting her, closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm down.


When she opened her eyes again, it was as if she had suddenly changed into a different person, returning to her previous calmness.


Without Chi Li's help, she slowly sat up straight, straightened her back, showed the aura of a noble lady, and asked Chi Li calmly: "Tell me, Mr. Chi, you specially invited me to come to these six places today." When we meet in the garden, it should be more than just to drive a wedge between our husband and wife, right?"


She is worthy of being a noble girl raised in a deep house since she was a child. Her political acumen and ability to handle matters are extraordinary.


Chi Li sighed in her heart, and then nodded and admitted: "Indeed, this news to Mrs. Lu is just incidental. As a woman, I don't want to see anyone deceived by that scumbag again. I specially invite you to come today because your majesty has I have a message to ask you to bring it to your father."


"May I ask Master Chi, what did your majesty order my father to do?"


Lu Shuwen's expression changed, and she immediately stood up and knelt down to show her respect for the Holy Master. At the same time, her heart was trembling and suspicious.


Although she knew that the reason why Chili specially invited her to meet here today was not simple, she never imagined that Chili came here specifically to convey a message for His Majesty.


"Your Majesty, please bring a message to Mr. Lu: It is not too much to atone for your sins. It just depends on what Mr. Lu chooses next."


After saying these words, Chi Li watched Lu Shuwen leave with her heart full of worries but forced herself to remain calm, knowing that neither the He family nor the Lu family would be calm for a long time.


She didn't need to stir anything up inside, she could just wait to watch the show.


An hour later, sitting on the carriage returning home, Chili touched her round belly and sighed: "It's so delicious. The reputation of these six gardens is indeed well-deserved."


It's a pity that this time I had to take advantage of the Empress to have a big meal. I don't know when I can try it again in the future. I hope I can bring my parents with me next time I have the chance to come.


Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.


As soon as she returned to the house, Chili received a letter from Fengwen. It was a letter from her parents at home.


She couldn't wait to take a look and found out that her parents had finished taking care of the chores at home and would be reunited with her in Beijing soon. She was so happy that she couldn't help but laugh out loud.


"Mom and dad are coming."


Calculating the time, her parents should have already left when this letter was delivered to her, so she should be able to see her parents in a month at most.


"Fu Lu, you have to clean the house more diligently during this period. And Mother Wang, you use the money to buy two new beddings. Wash and dry them first, so that your parents will not have to sleep when they come. Feng Wen, please pay attention. The kitchen must be well stocked with firewood, and if there is any shortage at home, buy it in time to replenish it. Don’t wait for your parents to come and be short of something..."


In a happy mood, Chili was a little excited when she ordered various matters at home. Madam Wang and others were also very happy when they learned that the master and his wife were coming.


Because everyone knows that after Chi Xiucai and Xu come, the situation of this family will only be better, and they may have to move to a bigger house soon.


In the following days, Chi Li went to and from get off work as normal every day, while secretly paying attention to the affairs of the He family and the Lu family.


It was only later that she learned from the secret guard sent by the empress to connect with her that Lu Shuwen's father, a dignified second-rank minister and the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Lu, actually participated in the Three Kings' Rebellion, and he actually played a role in the rebellion. The role is quite complex.


To sort it out, in the eyes of King Xin's party, he is one of their own who secretly colluded with them, but in the eyes of King Cheng's party, he is a person who was forcibly recruited due to the majesty of King Cheng. He is usable, but not trustworthy. , and he was still having an affair with King Duan at the same time. The reason why the Three Kings Rebellion started was actually inseparable from his secret instigation.


But in fact, Master Lu is from Prime Minister Xing's side, and was once one of his confidants.


As for why you say it was once?


Because now this man has been thrown out as an outcast, and the empress has not yet finished holding the three kings accountable for the rebellion. She is not willing to cut off just the tiny tentacles of Prime Minister Xing, and wants to bite off a big piece of his flesh. And after urgent investigation by his men, some useful evidence has been obtained.


Therefore, under such pressure, Prime Minister Xing had no choice but to abandon his car to protect the commander-in-chief, and throw out the useful but useless confidant Lu Shilang as an abandoned son.


As long as he beheaded him, the empress would have no reason to continue to embarrass herself. Although he was missing a right-hand man, his foundation would not be damaged. The only unlucky one was the abandoned son Lu Shilang.


But is Mr. Lu the kind of person who is willing to lose?


The empress also took a fancy to her unwillingness, so she took a dangerous move and asked Chi Li to settle the score with Lu Shuwen, who had robbed her former fiancé. In fact, she wanted to contact her father through Lu Shuwen and let Lu Shilang See the current situation clearly.


If he continues to follow Prime Minister Xing, he will definitely die, and even the whole family will have to pay for it. But if he comes to the Empress in time and helps her deal with Prime Minister Xing, then the Empress is willing to give him a way to make amends. Opportunity.


Afterwards, the empress no longer cared about what he had done. Although he could no longer become an official, she could at least allow him to retire with his family and children intact. After resigning and returning home, he could live out his old age as a wealthy man.


How to choose? The empress has asked someone to bring her the words. It depends on what Minister Lu thinks.


Chi Li couldn't see the result of how Lu Shilang made his choice in the short term, but she could see clearly what the He family did.


As Prime Minister Xing and his group began to blame the Three Kings' Rebellion on Lu Shilang, the scapegoat, the situation in the DPRK began to become tense, and Lu Shilang was also at the forefront.


He Xuexu didn't want to leave the Lu family at first. After all, he only had this big backer in the court. If he lost it, it would definitely have an impact on his future promotion.


But not long after, it was revealed in his family that he was raising an illegitimate child outside the home.


The entire He Mansion was in commotion because of this.


Lu Shuwen used the threat of divorce to force He Xuelu to deal with the mother and son personally, and the request was not as simple as sending them away, but that the wife should die and the illegitimate child be adopted to an outsider, so that not only could they no longer bear the burden of He The family's surname cannot yet inherit the He family business.


How could He Xuelu be willing to do this? Even if he agreed to this vicious request due to the power of the Yue family, his old mother who wanted her grandson would still be unwilling to do so. She even lay in front of the He Mansion crying and complaining about Lu Shuwen's unfilial piety and accusing her. A hen that doesn't lay eggs insists on keeping her precious son away from him to spread the branches and heirs of their He family. He calls her a vicious and jealous woman, no matter how unpleasant it sounds.


Many of the words were so offensive that even the onlookers who were watching the excitement couldn't stand it. They couldn't help but sympathize with Lu Shuwen for being such a high-class lady, but she ended up with such a family.


People at that time valued promises, and even illiterate people would keep their promises almost as long as they were promised.


Therefore, after everyone knew that the He family's daughter had promised to be together forever when he proposed to marry the Lu family's daughter, no one thought there was anything wrong with what the Lu family's daughter did to the He family's daughter who had broken her promise.


Moreover, they only asked for the illegitimate child to be adopted to someone with a foreign surname, depriving him of the right to inherit the He family property. The fate of the family was already settled. As long as the mistress of the house was cruel, she didn't even need to hide it. You can directly demand that low-status illegitimate children be killed.


Only her husband's family was more powerful than hers in order to keep the child.


It's a pity that even if something happens to the Lu family now, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse and can still support Lu Shuwen and let her dominate the He Mansion.


Everyone thought that the He family would compromise, but unexpectedly, this man became adamant and actually agreed to reconcile with Lu's daughter.


This news shocked many people. Some people praised the He family for being a man who was willing to resist his noble wife for the sake of his son. Others laughed and said that they just saw that the Lu family was about to collapse, so they took this opportunity to kill this man. The one that is no longer useful may cause trouble to his wife and kick him away so that he can find another one.


No matter how outsiders speculated, they did not know the real inside story. They only knew that after more than half a month of turmoil, the He family and the Lu family's daughter reconciled. Their children belonged to the Lu family's daughter, but they were expelled. It was not the daughter of the Lu family who left home, but the mother and son of the He family.


Because everything in the He family is actually the dowry of the Lu family's daughter, it is reasonable for the married daughter to bring back all the dowry after divorce, and the only thing the He family has is the 200 taels of betrothal gift given at the beginning.


This part of the money was thrown back to the He family like garbage. It was said that it was a return of the betrothal gift, but in fact it was even more of a humiliation. (End of chapter)