... What happened is this: The eighth son, Shen Lianheng, lost several dog fights in the past two days and lost all the monthly money he saved. He was short of money and wanted to win a big victory to feel proud. As a result, he couldn't find a better mastiff, so he decided to use the evil mastiff that looked after his home.
These mastiff dogs of the Shen family were all obtained from Xiliang, and each one was worth thousands of gold. The meat and bones raised every day made many of the Shen family's servants envious and jealous. Therefore, not only are special dog slaves assigned to take care of them, but they are also under the control of the guard commander. Each dog has a specially designated patrol area, and no one is allowed to leave or cross without permission.
To put it bluntly, Shen Lianheng is a concubine and a young son. He has just tied up his hair at this young age and has nothing serious to do. Even Shen Zangli and other children who started to take part in taking care of the family business when they were older still had to have a legitimate reason to use them.
After all, these mastiffs are kept to guard homes and homes, not to be used by unscrupulous children to gamble with others. It was not like Shen Zangji and Shen Liankun had never fought dogs before. No matter they lost or won, they could only look forward to this group of mastiffs and sigh.
Therefore, Shen Lianheng knew that if he asked for it openly, there would be no hope, so he asked the guard commander to report it to his father and aunt, who would have to give him a scolding. So he used a crooked idea and used a scent for dogs that he had learned during dog fighting. He used his identity as the eighth son of the Shen family to trick the guard commander into leaving for a moment, and charmed a mastiff, making his own The book boy helped steal it...
After stealing it, Shen Lianheng decided to hide the mastiff in his yard and then find a way to get out during the dog fight.
But what I didn't expect was that this mastiff lived up to its worth and the Shen family's daily maintenance of large bones and large pieces of meat. Shen Lianheng's added amount of Mi Xiang actually only made it faint for a moment. Just when he entered the inner courtyard and before reaching his courtyard, he woke up!
Seeing this situation, Shen Lianheng suddenly panicked. He and the book boy were extremely embarrassed to escape the canine kiss. At this point, the boy was still holding on to a lucky mentality, thinking that no one else would see him doing this anyway, and He didn't have any evidence from the guard commander's side. Maybe everyone thinks that the mastiff came to the inner courtyard on its own, or that the guard commander was careless and didn't take good care of it? So he strictly ordered the book boy to keep it secret, hoping that he could get away with it.
According to Shen Lianheng's idea, the mastiff woke up on the way to his own yard. There were people guarding the door of each house and yard. If they saw the mastiff passing by, they would definitely close the door or block it. So even if a mastiff bites someone, it will probably be a subordinate and nothing serious will happen.
But who would have thought that Shen Shuguang would get tired of playing in the upper room and pester the maid to go to the garden
If Zhu Lei hadn't volunteered to give medicine to Jiang Heyue, who was coughing, in order to please his wife - and he now lived with Jiang Zheng and He, on the street behind Taifu's Mansion. Although there was a medicine shop on the back street, But Wei Changying's dowry property also has a pharmacy. He and Jiang Zheng are Wei Changying's dowry people. Jiang Heyue is not in urgent need of medicine, so naturally he would rather travel more to take care of his own business... In Wei Changying's dowry The nearest medicine shop to Tai Tu's Mansion is not far from the front door of the mansion.
- In order to take a shortcut, he chose a road separated from the garden wall. He happened to hear Shen Shuguang and his wet nurse crying and screaming, so he climbed over the wall and beat the mastiff to death. The consequences were simply unimaginable!
When Shen Lianheng found out that the mastiff had almost bitten his third brother's eldest son, he also knew that he had caused a big disaster. He was so frightened that he rushed to his biological mother, Miao, for help. Miao almost fainted after hearing the news! Which of the current grandchildren of the Shen family is not regarded as a top priority by Shen Xuan and his wife? Especially Shen Shuguang, the eldest son of Sanfang, because it is Sanfang who will take over the family business in the future, and this is the future young master!
Mrs. Miao didn't even have time to change her clothes, so she dragged Shen Lianheng to the upper room to plead guilty. She was not confused. If this mastiff only bit or startled someone, given Mrs. Su's behavior, even if she found out about Shen For Lian Heng's fault, thinking that he was the son of the Shen family, he would always give him some dignity and just punish him in private. But now that she has disturbed Madam Su's direct grandson, whom she personally raised, how can Madam Su forgive him lightly? !
In fact, Mrs. Su had an easier time with this situation. After all, she was also Shen Lianheng's aunt. In order to prevent others from talking about her being harsh on her bastard son for the sake of her eldest grandson, she thought there would be a bottom line even when she was angry. But Shen Shuguang's mother, Wei Changying, didn't have so many scruples. What's more, Wei Changying was young, and it was easy for him to lose his temper when he was young. If he couldn't hold his breath, what couldn't he do
According to the fact that Wei Changying was Shen Zangfeng's first wife and had two sons to rely on, even if she accidentally beat Shen Lianheng to death, the Shen family would definitely cover it up for her! Miao knew that this third young lady had killed someone with her own hands, and she was not as weak as an ordinary lady!
And this kind of thing cannot be hidden at all! It’s impossible not to admit it!
Therefore, it is better to apologize to Madam Su before the Chief of Guards Ying arrives, so that if Chief Ying of the Guards arrives and refuses to give in, Mrs. Su will be there to smooth things over.
But this was just Miao's wishful thinking. In fact, after Wei Changying heard why the mastiff appeared in the inner courtyard, he became so angry that he didn't even bother to listen to the mother and son's apology. Holding Shen Shuguang, who was still clutching his clothes and crying, he stepped forward and gave Shen Lianheng a slap in the face!
Because she had already held her son in her arms and saw with her own eyes that his son was fine and her clarity had not been lost at this time, she still retained a little strength under her hands. Even so, the beating made Shen Lianheng's mouth bleed and he fell to the ground. Not fit.
The guard chief Ying Wu felt that he could not understand his hatred and angrily said: "The current situation is very worrying. Our father and uncle are working hard every day to unite the clan! Your eldest brother fought fiercely in Yanzhou and was seriously injured! Your third brother is still in charge of Yanzhou. Although he is young, You can't pay back the festival! Your fifth brother and your eldest nephew went to Xiliang to guard the border and serve the country! As a young son, you don't need to suffer the hardships of marching. You are raised in a deep house with fine clothes and fine food. Inside, I hire a teacher to teach you etiquette and shame - you are ignorant and have no skills, so you can just worry about running horses and fighting dogs all day long! Knowing that mastiffs are ferocious, even when they are released in the outer courtyard to guard the house, it is only in the dead of night. You will loosen the chain! You let it wander around in the inner courtyard, treating human life as nothing! Have you learned all the principles of life that your parents and teachers have taught you since you were a child?"
Mrs. Su drank tea with her head down, as if she didn't see or hear anything. She obviously acquiesced to Wei Changying's behavior.
Mrs. Su remained silent, and others did not dare to say anything to smooth things over. Taking advantage of the favorable geographical location, Aunt Guo arrived before Wei Changying. Although she still had a place in the Taifu's house because of her second son, Shen Lianshi, she still had a place in the Taifu's house after her beauty faded. Feeling jealous, I refused to let go of this opportunity to add insult to injury.
At that moment, he looked at Madam Su's attitude and said in a strange tone: "What Madam Third Young Master said is absolutely true. How ferocious are the mastiffs that guard our courtyard? I heard that in the early years there were some blind thieves who tried to He sneaked into the house to steal and killed the little thief with just one dog! You allowed such a ferocious beast to hurt people in the inner courtyard and walked away without even giving a warning! Everyone in the courtyard, have we ever offended you without knowing it, so that you hate us so much?"
Shen Lianheng was knocked unconscious by his sister-in-law, and he still hasn't recovered yet. Miao quickly defended him: "Sister Guo, what are you talking about? Heng... How could the Eighth Young Master think so?" It was because of his youth and ignorance that he got into such a big disaster!" He kowtowed to the guard commander Ying while crying, "I beg you, Madam Third, to have mercy on you, the Eighth Young Master is really unintentional! He is the uncle of the Second Grandson. How could he deliberately harm his own nephew?"
Wei Changying sneered and stepped aside, saying, "Aunt Miao, you serve my father. I can't bear your courtesy!"
"Third Young Madam, have mercy! Have mercy!" Mrs. Miao knew that the life of her mother and son today was entirely on Wei Changying. Shen Zangfeng, the third young master who had always been generous, was not here. If Wei Changying, Shen Shuguang's mother, did not give up, even if Su It was impossible for Madam to settle the matter immediately, after all, Shen Lianheng was too confused this time.
Even though Mrs. Su used her elders' airs to force Wei Changying to bow her head, Wei Changying is now in charge of the family, and she wants to torture the Miao family and their son. Isn't that just a matter of words? Mrs. Miao has now imagined how difficult the next life for her mother and son will be in Taifu's mansion.
But that’s all for the future—how will we get through the current hurdle
She kowtowed after the Chief of Guard Ying, and then kowtowed to Madam Su... After a long while, Madam Su put down her tea bowl and said lightly: "Guang'er was so frightened just now, Ying'er, don't be anxious with Heng'er. Let’s take Guang’er back to Jintong Courtyard first, and ask Aunt Huang to cook him a bowl of calming soup, so he can get rid of his fever at night.”
These words reminded Wei Changying - how could avenging his son be as important as his son? At that moment, he didn't care about Miao and her son anymore. He thanked her mother-in-law and hurriedly left.
Back at Jintong Courtyard, Huang had already received the news and was waiting in the hall.
Shen Shuguang cried for a long time and fell asleep in his mother's arms on the way back. But his sleep was obviously restless, and he would twitch from time to time, or cry out in his sleep. It was obvious that he had been severely frightened by the mastiff before.
Mrs. Huang was so distressed that she wept with Wei Changying, and cursed Shen Lianheng bitterly: "You cruel and cruel thing has lost your mind! It's just like a pig's brain! If you leave such a ferocious mastiff in the inner courtyard, even if it's just a If you bite a servant, does that mean that the servant is no longer a human being? From the lord to our master, no one has behaved like a master. Those born by a lowly maid are born by a lowly maid, and they are not human at all!"
Wei Changying cried silently and asked in a low voice: "Is it important?"
"I am definitely going to have a fever tonight." Mrs. Huang sighed and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I will come to sleep with the second grandson tonight."
Then he said, "My maid will make a dog-repelling sachet for the second grandson."
So he cooked some tranquilizing medicine, shook Shen Shuguang awake, and coaxed him to drink it. Feeling that his inner clothes were wet, she knew it must be the cold sweat caused by fright and crying. She also asked someone to fetch water for him to bathe and change clothes. Huang took him to his house to put him in bed.
Wei Changying, who had his hands free, then remembered that it was Zhu Lei who had saved his son before. After seeing that it was already getting late, he asked someone to take a bunch of bright pearls and send them to He's yard: "Ask Zhu Lei to come over tomorrow morning." "
A pearl is a huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of Wei Changying, not even a finger of his own son can compare. Her gift of the pearl was just a token of her gratitude, and she personally asked Zhu Lei what kind of reward she wanted to express her happiness at the moment. (To be continued)