Chapter 382 Chapter 382: The young man in fresh clothes and angry horse (Part 2) [two in one]
Shen Guo, Qu Dian, Zhai Mansion.
Brother Zhai Huan returned from his travels, which was originally a happy event.
The mansion may not have been lively for a long time, so it stands to reason that we should organize and celebrate well. But no one expected that the Zhai Mansion hung up white curtains and decorated them with white flowers, obviously for the funeral.
The servants in the house even tiptoed softly.
For fear of disturbing the owner of the house by making a noise.
When this matter spread to the market, the common people all sighed.
No one else, the person who died in this funeral in the Zhai Mansion was not the owner of the Zhai Mansion, but the wife of the Zhai family, the eldest son of the famous Qudian family.
The story of Zhai Huan, the eldest son, and the poor girl was once passed down as a good story, but now man and heaven are separated forever.
"Oh, what a pity..."
When it comes to this matter, everyone is embarrassed.
This woman and Zhai Huan have been married since they were young. However, something unexpected happened in the sky, something happened to the girl's family, affecting the whole family, the lintel was in decline, and she also accidentally ruined her appearance.
Everyone thought that Zhai Huan would call off the engagement.
The identities of the two are very different now. Even if Zhai Huan regrets the marriage, the world will not blame him. If he can generously help the woman find another reliable marriage, it will be a good story, but Zhai Huan can always act beyond ordinary people expected.
Not only did he try his best to support the future in-law's family, but he also took good care of his unmarried fiancee.
No one can fault anyone.
If someone talks about this woman's appearance, they may have to compete with Zhai Huan. The latter will use his strength to shut up people with long tongues and broken mouths. He has publicly stated more than once that only she can be the wife of the Zhai family. It doesn't matter what his appearance is, or what his family background is. He is not greedy for the beauty of the world, and he doesn't have much ambition to be achieved by taking advantage of the power of the Yue family. She is very suitable!
How many young ladies envy you when you say this?
The common people in Qudian know that, without accident, the eldest son of the Zhai family will marry the woman when he returns from his travels. He is somewhat looking forward to and anxious—it feels like the CP who has been chasing him for many years will finally come to fruition and complete happiness.
If there are no accidents, there will be accidents.
Zhai Huan and his cousin Zhai Le returned by boat.
Unexpectedly, the king of Shen, Ji Shuji, gathered a crowd of guests on that luxury boat, and laughed and chatted with a group of talented scholars and celebrities, so happy.
The river wind was blowing, and Shuji, who was drunk, saw a tall figure like an exiled fairy from a distance, and she caught a glimpse of it.
【Who is this son? 】Shu Ji asked out of drunkenness.
【who? 】
【It looks like Zhai Yuewen...】
【It’s Zhai Yuewen, that’s right, isn’t the one next to him Zhai Xiaofang. Are these two back from their travels? 】
Shu Ji: [Zhai Yuewen, Zhai Xiaofang? 】
A scholar said: [The Zhai family of Qu Dian has two talents, one literary and one martial arts, all of which are extraordinary talents, which are enviable. 】
His tone was a little sour.
Shuji was interested, but she was not interested in looking at the group of gorgeous young celebrities around her—although these people called themselves celebrities, they were false names promoted by their families, but they just had good-looking faces. Shu Ji liked it quite a lot at first, but compared to the two people she saw just now, she is a vulgar fan, with only appearance but no inner quality, which made her lose her appetite in an instant.
Shu Ji smiled and said: [Such a stunning beauty... If you have time, it's time to visit...]
A group of young celebrities looked at each other.
Most of them are people from Qudian or nearby counties and counties. They are very familiar with the Zhai family and Zhai Huan—tsk, this guy is someone else’s child. They are not only deeply impressed but also have serious psychological shadows—and they are also very familiar with Shuji.
Shu Ji is the only daughter of the present Queen Mother.
The only sister of the king.
The siblings also had a hard time when they were young. Their mother, the Queen Mother, was originally a maidservant in the Ye Court, but she was accidentally pregnant by the old lord, and her life was always auspicious.
The old king has few heirs. It stands to reason that the siblings should be valued very much, but the old king is cowardly by nature, and the real power is in the hands of the queen at that time.
The pair of siblings and their birth mother are suffering a lot.
Until the queen and the old lord sent each other to the west, the old lord's knees were all dead.
All the ministers struggled to find out the pair of brothers and sisters, and the three of them turned over to Xianyu, elated.
They used cruel means to kill those who had bullied them immediately, and more than a hundred maidservants and eunuchs died tragically.
The queen mother was poor all her life, and she spent her life in extravagance when she came to power; the king did what he wanted, and was sensitive and suspicious by nature. If he found out who looked down on him, his brain would come up with countless ways to torture people to death.
In comparison, Shu Ji is much "normal".
She likes masculinity.
Especially young men with good background and good looks.
She is Wang Ji, one of the most honorable women in the world, and should be matched with the most beautiful man in the world. She has done it to rob married men in the street, as long as she likes it, she will get it.
If force is not enough, use power. This time, I have the same intention in targeting Zhai Huan.
Shu Ji was dissatisfied and said: 【Is there any embarrassment? 】
One person said: [Zhai Yuewen has a wife who has never married. 】
Shu Ji smirked: 【It’s just not through the door. 】
She can get it after going through the door.
Ask who the woman is.
Qu Dian knew about this matter after inquiring around, and several celebrities did not hide it, but there were also hints that Zhai Yuewen should not be easily offended. Shu Ji has a gorgeous appearance, her eyes are full of mature charm, and she also pretends to be emotional about this good story.
Several celebrities thought that Shuji had given up, and while feeling a little relieved, they also felt a little sour.
They are not valued at home, their skills are poor, they only have a face to show, and they have to flatter and compliment this licentious Wang Ji for the sake of their future. Zhai Huan just passed by, so he aroused the other party's interest...
Tsk, it's unfair.
For several days in a row, Shuji didn't move much.
When the Zhai brothers came back from their travels, everyone in the Zhai mansion was overjoyed like it was Chinese New Year, and even the servants who served them got an extra two months' wages. Zhai and Huan visited the elders of the clan according to the etiquette.
I have been busy for two or three days before I have time to rest.
"Brother, leave the rest to me, you go to see sister-in-law..." There was no one around, Zhai Le was sitting or not, Zhai Huan's eyelids trembled, and he was about to say something to correct him.
but-
For the sake of my cousin's caring and understanding, he won't teach me a lesson this time. Zhai Huan brought a lot of exquisite gifts to visit his future father-in-law, talked with his fiancée through the screen for a while, and talked about their wedding date, all shy. All the preparations for the marriage of the two families have been properly prepared, and the only thing left is Zhai Huan's return.
Putting it on the agenda, the slowest is in this half year.
Zhai Huan did not expect that this would be the last time.
After the wedding date is finalized, men and women cannot see each other again.
Zhai Huan still has to be busy with family affairs.
After leaving for a long time, even he needs some time to familiarize himself with what happened during the period, to sort out the situation, and to find time to go hunting wild geese himself, so he left for a few days. A few days later, he rushed back on horseback, and the harvest was acceptable. He captured two big geese alive and tied them tightly. Zhai Huan was in a bright mood with a smile on his lips.
Until Zhai Le hurried over on horseback.
"Why are you in a panic?" He looked at Zhai Le's expression, his heart skipped a beat, and he had a vague sense of foreboding.
"Brother... sister-in-law, she..."
"What's wrong with your sister-in-law?" When there were outsiders, Zhai Huan never let Zhai Le call his fiancée "sister-in-law".
Now that the wedding date has been finalized, the horoscope is only one click away, so it doesn't matter if you shout a few words. However, the address that warms his heart usually, now makes him feel cold, "Say it!"
The always cheerful boy hesitated and hawed at this time.
Said with reddish eyes: "My condolences..."
Boom!
Something exploded in his ear.
When Zhai Huan came back to his senses, the strong wind howling in front of him hit his face, and the horse under his crotch reached the extreme speed, even Zhai Lewu's war horse couldn't catch up.
The atmosphere is wrong!
Zhai Huan staggered off his horse.
Flick away the servant who wants to come forward to help.
Before he arrived, he heard sobbing and crying one after another. Zhai Huan pushed aside the crowd, and a pale corpse broke into his field of vision. The girl slept peacefully, with her hands folded in front of her body, and there was a blue strangle mark on her neck...
Zhai Huan raised his head slightly.
A thick hemp rope is suspended from the beam of the house.
"What's going on?" He thought he had exhausted all his strength to ask this question, but no one answered, and the crying ones were still crying, and there were not many sincere ones, who had already secretly observed his reaction by wiping away tears.
After a long while, he realized that the cry was only in his heart, and it seemed to outsiders that he just moved his lips.
Just half a day—
There are many malicious discussions in the market.
It is said that this girl secretly exchanged songs with other men in the years when Zhai Huan left, and secretly gave and received them. She was afraid of being found out and humiliated the lintel, so she hanged herself in shame; Helpless suicide...
These remarks with nose and eyes were rampant, and they were barely suppressed by Zhai Le leading a heavy beating.
At this time, the future mother-in-law brought a bowl of things.
"Yuewen..."
"Mother."
Hearing this title, the woman finally stopped the tears rolling down again, blurring her vision.
"...My poor daughter...if you can get married..." The future mother-in-law has been crying for a long time, her eyes are red and swollen. "
Zhai Huan held the already cold hand, his eyes were colder than ever before, and asked, "Who killed her?"
Hanging himself before getting married?
Who will believe it?
The woman hesitated to speak.
He just pushed the bowl of things towards him, suppressed something, and said softly: "Yuewen, don't ask any more, you just... oh, it's for your own good not to tell you, don't let my poor daughter die I don't understand, okay?"
Zhai Huan seemed to be meeting her for the first time.
"Who killed her?" From the beginning to the end, he didn't look at the bowl covered with black cloth, but he had keen senses and smelled blood. Looking at the hastily bandaged thing on the fiancée's arm, he guessed, "Huan must know."
The woman bowed her head and said nothing.
It's just that there is inevitably a few flashes of resentment on the face, which were accurately captured by Zhai Huan: "Although Ah Jing has never been married, we are married with our fingertips. These years, we have a deep relationship. It is not a husband and wife that is better than a husband and wife. She should be Zhai Wife, the funeral should be held in Zhai Mansion, mother, take her home first, and you will come back later."
"you-"
She hasn't had time to say anything yet.
Zhai Huan has already bent down and hugged him in his arms.
The woman tried to get her servants to stop her, but Zhai Le, who was guarding the door, stared at him and turned into a martial armor, frightening everyone from reaching out. He could only watch Zhai Huan take him away.
"Ale, take your things and go."
"Stuff? What stuff?"
Zhai Le didn't understand for a while, until the woman who was chased up filled a bowl full of blood, and he quietly opened it, and there was a small piece of blood-stained meat in the bowl. He was dumbfounded all of a sudden.
Puzzled, he looked at his cousin's back, and then at the woman.
"This is?"
The woman choked and said, "Ah Jing left it."
Zhai Le didn't know what to think, the hairs all over his body were about to explode, and he hurried to catch up with his cousin with the bowl in hand.
Now, Qu Dian is buzzing.
Zhai Mansion issued a funeral on the grounds that "the clan's wife died of illness".
The common people were surprised: "Isn't this unmarried?"
Another person sighed: "It's with the corpse."
The common people were stunned: "The Zhai family also allows it?"
Another person gossiped: "Then Zhai Yuewen said, if not allowed, he will resign himself as the eldest son. It doesn't matter if the Zhai family can be handed over to any young child in the clan. He will definitely assist with all his strength in the future."
"I can't see it, this Zhai Yuewen is so gentle, how could it be like this..." I can't imagine it at all.
The gossiping commoners laughed.
"Simple and gentle? Didn't you see how fiercely he held the heads of more than a hundred water bandits and drowned them alive... When you were ten years old, you were still playing in the mud with your buttocks bare, and you could have chopped off as many heads as you can Playing chess...you call this gentle?"
The audience gasped.
This is also a ruthless person.
Seven days of lingering, Zhai Huan locked himself up for seven days.
Zhai Leshou stood outside the door, distraught.
I want to comfort my cousin, but I don't know where to start.
This happened so suddenly that he was stunned when he heard the news, let alone his cousin who was emotionally restrained, but could get out of control once he got into the true love.
Even more exasperating is the sixth day.
The Shu Ji, who had never met, suddenly sent someone to the door to express her admiration to her elder brother in front of her sister-in-law's coffin. Zhai Le, who presided over the funeral, almost lost her temper and beat her to death.
what is this!
Brother lost his wife, this notorious Shu Ji came to pry into the corner of sister-in-law, didn't she know that brother had to keep his filial piety?
What's more amazing is that the Shuji envoy also hinted that Shuji admired their brothers very much. If the two brothers can serve Wang Ji together, they will definitely be reused in the future. You can't let brother know about this, or he will go crazy.
On the seventh day, the door was opened.
Zhai Le jumped up as soon as he heard the sound.
"Ah, brother..."
For a while, he didn't dare to recognize Zhai Huan.
Zhai Huan didn't seem to have changed anything, but everything seemed to have changed. There was a long-dried black blood stain on the corner of his pale lips. He heard the sound and turned his head.
asked quietly: "What day is it?"
Zhai Le was subconsciously nervous: "It's the seventh day."
"The first seven..." Zhai Huan murmured weakly, "It is said that if the dead have unfinished karma, they will return to the world on the seventh day..." Hearing that, Zhai Le's goose bumps exploded.
"Sister-in-law definitely doesn't want to see you like this..." Brother never believed in those strange powers before.
Zhai Huan asked: "Is there a messenger coming?"
"Ah... yes..."
"Wang Ji's messenger?"
Although it is a question, it is a firm tone.
"Well, brother, how would you know?"
Obviously he hasn't gone out for the past few days.
Someone tipped off the news?
Zhai Le was worried about how to hide and procrastinate, but Shuji's envoy came to the door again, this time directly talking nonsense to Zhai Huan.
Zhai Huan smiled: "I never share anything with anyone."
Alas, I thought this chapter of the plot could be finished...
It was not Zhai Huan's fiancée who took the essentials in the previous chapter, but someone else.
(end of this chapter)