Su Yuli pressed the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Old Valve Master Song did not pass the position of Valve Master to your second cousin Song before he died. You should know this, right?"
"I heard about it on the way." Wei Changying sighed and said, "To be honest, although I feel a little regretful, I have to admit that Song's second cousin is really not suitable to take over Jiangnan Hall. What my grandfather did, for Second cousin Song and Jiang Nantang are both good."
Su Yuli nodded and said: "Originally, before his death, the old lord Song passed the position of lord to a young man named Song Wuji. He is more than ten years older than your second cousin Song, but he has the same seniority. Qi. He also asked your second cousin Song to study behind closed doors and stop interfering with family affairs... Your second cousin Song also agreed. "
Wei Changying frowned and said, "Why has something happened again?"
"Old Cousin Song is also very hard-working. He is worried that his direct descendants will be treated poorly after he leaves, so he does not select anyone from his own generation to prevent you, Second Cousin Song, from suffering a disadvantage in terms of seniority in the future; and he has never been lower than your Second Cousin Song. Select someone from among the senior members, lest the seniority is too low and it will be difficult to suppress the elders in the clan even if they are a few years older. When the time comes, the people will be divided and it will be disadvantageous to the Song family." Su Yuli said, "The problem is. Yes, even so, Song Wuji’s position is not very secure.”
The Chief of Guard Ying said clearly: "He is a descendant of a side branch, and he suddenly took the position of the leader of the clan. Even if it was ordered by my grandfather himself, after my grandfather left, some of the people below him would be dissatisfied. Besides, this person had no reputation before... It's just that The Song family has many children, so since my grandfather chose him, he must have the ability to take charge of Jiangnan Hall, right?"
Su Yuli said: "According to what Yu Wu wrote to me last time, Song Wuji was cultivated with great efforts by the old clan leader of Song Dynasty, and he was going to help your first cousin Song. But the Song family... your second cousin Song. His temperament is too kind, and even with his help, he may not be able to be a master. Instead, he restricted Song Wuji, and that's why... "
After a pause, she waved her confidants to go out, and then whispered, "Didn't Third Cousin Shen tell you? It seems that he was afraid that you would worry... Oh, I don't know whether I should tell you or not. should? "
Wei Changying pursed his lips: "Cousin, are you saying... that my husband had a hand in the Song family's affairs?"
"He's not the only one, there are many people involved." Su Yuli said softly, "Who doesn't know that among the famous families in the world, the Wei family and the Song family are the richest? Especially Jiangnan is rich in products. Now that the world is in chaos, there are so many places. The people are in dire straits, but Jiangnan still maintains some of the prosperity of its heyday... That is to say, Jiangnan is surrounded by heroes and restrains each other, and the two famous families of Jiangnan Song Dynasty and Hongzhou Gu are in charge, which prevents military raids... But it also avoids It won’t be long!”
She bit her lip, "It is said that Hongzhou Gu is inclined to Wen Yaozi, and the Song family, because Song Wuji is a member of the old Song clan leader, naturally... is inclined to the Shen family."
Wei Changying understood: "Those who want to compete for the position of the leader of the Song family will naturally not be able to choose the Shen family... They also chose Wen Yaozi?"
"That's not entirely true." Su Yuli shook her head and said, "Have you forgotten those people in the south?"
"... It's really troublesome." Wei Changying murmured, "I don't know how capable Song Wuji is and whether he can train his clan members well."
"I think I'll worry about these things in advance." After being talked about in this way, Su Yuli felt much less hurt about the misfortune of her parents. She patted Wei Changying's arm comfortingly and said, "We still have to worry about it." Let's talk about the backyard - by the way, let me tell you something bad. The young lady from the Deng family who went to Xiliang with you back then was the one who married the Zhou family of Xilin. She is gone. It seems like the Zhou family didn’t send you a message about what happened in the past two days?”
Wei Changying was shocked: "Deng Wanwan?!"
Su Yuli sighed: "Isn't it?"
"She is a few years younger than me. Although she is weaker, she is not so short-lived. What is going on?" Wei Changying asked in surprise, "Is it childbirth or...?"
Su Yuli shook her head and said: "This matter seems to be very complicated. Deng Xiangzhi - her brother-in-law - almost beat Zhou Jianxian to death afterwards! But even if he was dragged away at that time, it is said that Zhou Jianxian was already dying. The elder of the Zhou family Madam knelt down in front of Duanmu Mansion in person. Miss Duanmuba said that she and Deng Wanwan had always been good friends. The Zhou family had treated Deng Wanwan badly, so she would never save the Zhou family again... "
Guard Chief Ying was extremely surprised: "Why didn't I hear any news about such a big thing?"
"The old lady of the Zhou family went to Duanmu's house to kneel down and seek medical treatment last night when Zhou Jianxian was about to die. You came to me early in the morning. How could the servants in the family have time to tell you? I also heard about it not long before you came. " Su Yuli sighed, "Okay, let's just talk about the cause of Deng Wanwan's death - I don't know what caused the Zhou family to go crazy, but it was said that Zhou Jianxian accidentally beat her to death. There was a hole in the hole, and the Zhou family tried every means to hide it, but Deng Xiang single-handedly raised this sister, and she was gone at such a young age. How could he just take a look at her from a distance? He went up and held Deng Wanwan's head and cried... He didn't cry for two seconds. I immediately realized something was wrong—of course I had to ask Zhou Jianxian for clarification!”
"... Could it be that everyone in the Zhou family is crazy?!" Wei Changying said in shock, "Speaking of which, the Zhou family's family status is not necessarily higher than that of the Deng family. Even if a descendant of a noble family marries a daughter of a noble family, the couple can't get along, so they close the door. A few quarrels and a few push-ups would be serious. Rumor has it that the elders are going to take action... and actually beat the wife of a famous matchmaker to death! No one in the Zhou family wants to marry a wife in the future? Can’t do it?”
Back then, the eldest wife of Fufeng Hall, Qian, was so heartbroken at the funeral of her legitimate son that she took it out on her daughter-in-law, forcing Shen Zangzhu to commit suicide by touching the coffin. This still didn't happen, but after that, Qian's youngest son Su Yuliang They couldn't find a well-matched noble girl. If the Pei family hadn't given birth to Pei Meiniang, which would have made it difficult for the Pei family's young lady to get out of the cabinet, the Pei family might not have been willing to give Pei Liniang to the Qian family as their wife!
The Su family is one of the six clans in the country, far from being comparable to aristocratic families like Zhou and Deng! Not only because Qian almost forced his wife to death, but almost, and it was forced to death rather than directly beaten to death! This has greatly affected my son’s marriage!
Now the Zhou family actually killed their wife with their own hands... Will the children of this family get married in the future
Wei Changying couldn't figure out that this person was not well-known among the princes of the imperial capital in the past, but since Deng Zongqi was willing to let his sister marry him, he must not be a bad person - what happened to Zhou Jianxian this time
She asked urgently, "The Zhou family hasn't removed Zhou Jianxian from the family tree yet? Then Mrs. Zhou dares to ask Xinmiao to save her son?!"
Logically speaking, if no one knows about this kind of thing, then the family must have kept it a secret.
Now that Deng Zongqi has caught the flaw... the Zhou family can't deny it, so they must drive Zhou Jianxian out of the family and remove him from the family tree, so as not to be dragged down by him and affect the whole family!
If this is the case, unless Mrs. Zhou is willing to follow her son and be kicked out of the Zhou family, how can she openly seek Duanmu Xinmiao
Su Yuli's face looked a little strange and said: "That's what's weird! Zhou Jianxian was beaten to the point of dying. After calling someone to rescue him, he told how he missed - he didn't hit Deng Wanwan once or twice, but how many times did he hit Deng Wanwan? Since years ago, I have often..."
Wei Changying hurriedly interrupted her and said in surprise: "What about Wanwan? You won't tell me?"
"Yeah, I never said it." Su Yuli sighed and said, "That's why Zhou Jianxian said that Deng Wanwan Hongxing cheated on her, and he felt guilty so he didn't dare to tell Deng Xiangzhi. Although Deng Xiangzhi was so angry that he could only argue with him My sister is gentle, tolerant and kind... But outsiders who know a little bit about Deng Wanwan know that she is not so cowardly that she was repeatedly beaten by her husband for no reason without saying a word... "
"How is it possible that Wanwan is cheating on Hongxing?!" Wei Changying felt that he was going to be confused. "What is going on? Cousin, please tell me from the beginning?"
Su Yuli said: "As for what I just said, I don't know anything else: Zhou Jianxian started to suspect that Deng Wanwan had someone outside a few years ago, probably after his filial piety. According to reports, He said that he questioned Deng Wanwan after he became suspicious, but Deng Wanwan refused to admit it. He also found an opportunity to follow Deng Wanwan out, but he caught up with him once and saw a man running away quickly, but he could not find anyone else. Evidence... After that, he held a grudge and kept beating Deng Wanwan when he couldn't get it out after questioning!"
After a pause, she said, "Deng Wanwan died this time because he suddenly felt resentful and beat her with jade Ruyi. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he lost his sense of control, and then..."
Wei Changying frowned and said: "Based on my previous understanding of Wanwan, she is not someone who would do such unruly things!"
"Deng Xiangzhi doesn't believe it either, and the Deng family is also very suspicious. They all think that Zhou Jianxian was afraid of the consequences of killing his wife and deliberately slandered him. Because he has no evidence..." Su Yuli said, "Now the Zhou family's only clue is Deng Wan. Wan Wan has been beaten for so long, but she never told her parents. According to the Zhou family, if it were not for her guilty conscience, the Deng family would be no worse than the Zhou family. Why has Deng Wanwan been silently enduring it? "
"Perhaps she is afraid of causing trouble for her brother?" Wei Changying has never met Zhou Jianxian, and has no friendship with the Zhou family. However, when the army besieged the city, the Deng family brothers and sisters had a friendship with her, and they were friends before she came out of the cabinet. She was rescued once by Deng Zongqi, of course it was for the Deng family. She sneered and said, "Perhaps Wanwan is afraid that her husband's family will have a dispute over her... There have always been such kind-hearted people. Why didn't she find them before?" The trouble is still in vain!"
Just as Su Yuli was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. A maid followed her and said anxiously: "Madam, someone came to report outside. The eldest lady heard that the Zhou family said that Mrs. Deng was a prostitute. She was very angry. Taking someone out seems to be looking for trouble at Zhou's house! Look at this...?"
"... No one from the Pei family stopped her?" Su Yuli choked and asked angrily.
The maid said cautiously: "The second wife of the Pei family has not been well these days. The third young wife of their family needs to serve in front of the bed, and she really can't leave. So I sent someone to our house, please come and help me take care of it." Son… "
Su Yuli's face looked very ugly, and Wei Changying asked softly: "Did they avoid it on purpose?"
"Isn't that true?" Su Yuli snorted coldly, "The Pei family is Rou Zhang's maternal family, and they pamper her from top to bottom. The second lady and the third young lady are both very clever, and they won't stop her from doing anything... lest she do anything. I was scolded by my husband later... Sigh! I have to neglect you today. If I don't go and see Rou Zhang's temper, it will cause a big trouble - you said this is obviously a matter between the Deng and Zhou families, even if she and Deng Wan It’s just a matter of openly refusing medical treatment like Miss Duanmuba. What’s the point of her calling on me like this!”
Wei Changying stood up and said: "Cousin, you are still wearing the filial piety of your uncle. We are cousins. We only need to do five months of small merit, but now it is enough. Rouzhang and I are also familiar. You came to see me two days ago... Let me make this trip on your behalf. It is said that the Deng family brothers and sisters took good care of me when I left the imperial capital. Now that I have gone away, even the Zhou family and the Deng family did not invite me. I’ll give her a ride too.”
Her words were obviously meant to be biased, and Su Yuli couldn't help but remind her: "Don't be too impulsive. The situation in the imperial capital is very delicate now!" (To be continued)