None of the people present had expected that things would go so smoothly. After learning the news that the child who was thought to have died a long time ago was not dead, even though Wen Yuanhou sent someone to pick it up, he did not show much excitement or joy. He thought that Wen Yuanhou didn't care about this wandering son, how could he know that he would recognize this son after only a few questions.
A shrewd person will find out that Wen Yuanhou has never been sure whether Zhuang Zhong is his biological son living abroad, which is even more intriguing.
Mrs. Cao didn't think too much about it, but was overjoyed to hear that Wen Yuanhou wanted Zhuang Zhong to recognize his ancestor and return to his clan, "Why are you still standing there, silly boy, why don't you kneel down and call daddy."
Zhuang Zhong stood still, Cao Shi suddenly became anxious, and wanted to say a few words but was held back by Zhuang Ping, who had a bad face. It was rare for Cao Shi to see his own man like this, and he also paid attention to it in his heart, and dared not say more.
Although Wen Yuanhou never mentioned the events of the past and let the couple live a life of luxury, but Zhuang Ping and Cao Shi knew very well that Wen Yuanhou had always had a thorn in his heart. This is also the reason why Wen Yuanhou made Zhuang Ping a rich man, but he would not use his power to let Zhuang Ping and his son enter the court as officials. Zhuang Ping and his wife didn't dare to make trouble because of the fact that they didn't do it kindly. They were afraid that Wen Yuanhou would be completely annoyed, and in the end, the bamboo basket fetched water in vain.
Wen Yuanhou and his eldest brother Zhuang Ping are half-brothers with a twelve-year age difference. Zhuang Ping's mother was the first wife, and died of a serious illness when Zhuang Ping was eight years old. Father Zhuang remarried a year later and had another son, Wen Yuanhou. Zhuang's father is a country gentleman, and his family is quite wealthy. Wen Yuanhou's mother is the daughter of a tribute student, well educated and very beautiful. The appearance of Wen Yuanhou was that of his mother, but unfortunately, his mother was unlucky, and died within two years of Wen Yuanhou's birth. When Wen Yuanhou was seven years old, Zhuang's father also passed away.
At that time Zhuang Ping had already married a wife, he was already smart and had his own small family, so he couldn't help but feel that the young Wen Yuanhou was a burden. But if you want to divide the family at this time, you have to divide half of the property. The elder of the clan and Wen Yuanhou's grandfather were all staring at him. He had difficulty in manipulating, so he could only bring up Wen Yuanhou, and then do some tricks behind his back to fight for more benefits for his small family before the official separation of the family.
Originally, how much can a child cost, but Zhuang's father saw that Wen Yuanhou was a little clever, and left a last word to tell Wen Yuanhou to take the imperial examination to honor his ancestors. This road was the most expensive, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone alone cost so much, it made Zhuang Ping and his wife very toothache.
Wen Yuanhou won the exam before he was fifteen years old. Because he felt that he was not knowledgeable enough, he wanted to wait two years before going to Beijing to take the exam. This is not a small fee, but this is scratching the flesh of Zhuang Ping and his wife. Cao's came up with an idea to ask Wen Yuanhou to marry a pig-killer's daughter. Don't look at the name Pig Slayer is not good, but his family is quite rich, so he is very tight to this daughter. Because of her ugly appearance and the butcher's unwillingness to be vague, even though she promised a generous dowry, the girl couldn't find her husband's family when she was approaching her twenties.
The Cao family helped Wen Yuanhou find this marriage on the grounds that he would start a family and start a business, and that his eldest sister-in-law was like a mother, and that marriage was the order of his parents. At that time, Wen Yuanhou was always reading with his head covered, he didn't hear anything outside the window, and his mind was very simple. Although Zhuang Ping and his wife have been mean all these years, they brought him up and took over all the family affairs so that he could study in a quiet environment. So even though I felt that it was too early to get married now, I didn't object, and I didn't ask any more questions. How could he know that his elder brother and sister-in-law would deceive him like this, and when he lifted the hijab to know the truth, there was no room for turning back.
Although Wen Yuanhou was dissatisfied with this marriage, but seeing that Lu Liuzhi was ugly and vulgar, and several years older than him, but he was kind-hearted, hardworking and capable, not that bad, so he made do with it. If you listen to Cao's words, your wife must be capable, and you should not judge someone by their appearance. Wen Yuanhou was troubled by his outstanding appearance since he was a child, and felt that this statement made sense.
Although the couple didn't have a deep relationship, they got along well.
Wen Yuanhou devoted himself to studying, he was just over fifteen years old, and he was still immature in the world. He didn't know that his elder brother controlled all the assets in the family, and he didn't give them living expenses for the second room before they separated. Lu Liuzhi used his own dowry for daily expenses. subsidy. Lu Liuzhi respected this outstanding little husband very much, but also felt that he was vulgar, so he didn't dare to bother him with these vulgar things. As a bride, she didn't dare to cause trouble, but she was afraid that Wen Yuanhou, who didn't like her very much, would get bored with her even more, which made Zhuang Ping and his wife always take advantage of her.
If it weren't for Lu Liuzhi's rich dowry, it would be difficult to support her. Lu Liuzhi gritted her teeth and endured, thinking that as long as her husband is in high school, he will have a good life in the future. Unexpectedly, before that day came, a heavy rain dashed all hopes. The originally wealthy family went bankrupt in an instant, and even Zhuang Ping, who had accumulated a lot of property over the years, became destitute.
Just as the two families were in despair, the imperial court recruited soldiers. Zhuang Ping was timid and lazy, so he was willing to suffer this crime, so he pushed Wen Yuanhou out on the grounds of his poor health. Forced by the situation, Wen Yuanhou had to abandon literature and follow martial arts. Wen Yuanhou sent back all the salary he received in the army, but it all fell into Zhuang Ping's pocket. Lu Liuzhi can only rely on two people to live, and life is difficult. But Lu Liuzhi never said these things to Wen Yuanhou, and endured it silently, not wanting to cause any trouble to her husband, and Wen Yuanhou didn't know about it.
Later, Wen Yuanhou followed the army to conquer the King of Zhennan, and there was no news of a great battle. Everyone said that he was dead, and the court also issued a pension. When Cao and Zhuang Ping got the money, they kicked Lu Liuzhi out of the house. At that time, Lu Liuzhi was seven months pregnant.
Unexpectedly, Wen Yuanhou didn't die, and was appreciated by the general, and later made extraordinary achievements to become a general and was awarded the title of knight. When he returned with glory, he looked for his relatives again, only to find that his wife had long since disappeared, and the child in his womb had disappeared, and he didn't even know whether it was a man or a woman.
At that time, Shuzhou was hit by disasters repeatedly, and many people died and disappeared due to disasters. Although Wen Yuanhou had doubts about Zhuang Ping's statement, he couldn't prove it. Afterwards, he married Wei Yuhua, the general's daughter. It wasn't until Lu Liuzhi's elder brother Lu Feng came to attack him that he knew what happened back then.
Wen Yuanhou didn't see much brotherhood, but he no longer respected his elder brother and sister-in-law as before. He was very indifferent to both of them, if Zhuang Ping and his wife hadn't posted it themselves, Wen Yuanhou would have ignored them. Although Zhuang Ping's family has relied on Wen Yuanhou for many years to live a wealthy life, but in this life, they don't want to enter the officialdom, and they are doomed to live only by Wen Yuanhou for the rest of their lives. Zhuang Ping's son didn't even have the qualifications to enter a government school, and Wen Yuanhou was among them.
Now that the child has been found, Mrs. Cao thinks that the relationship between the two families can be eased, so she is so active. She thought that Wen Yuanhou didn't like Lu Liuzhi at all, and now that he has a beautiful wife and concubine, he wouldn't even think about it, and blamed them for just caring for the unborn child. But being stared at by Zhuang Ping like this, I couldn't help but feel my heart pounding. Wen Yuanhou has completely changed since he joined the army, but just looking at them makes him feel cold all over his body. Now relying on him to live, the Cao family is not as arrogant as before. In those few years, she was poor and afraid, and she never wanted to go back to those days.
"You don't want to be my son?"
Frowning solemnly, "I think you are too rash."
Wen Yuanhou laughed, "I need a son, you need a father, that's the reason, grow your hair."
After finishing speaking, he shook his sleeves and left, completely ignoring the stunned crowd.
Mrs. Cao tugged at Zhuang Ping, and said anxiously: "What does Uncle mean by this? Is he sure that Zhuang Zhong is his biological son, or is he not sure?"
Zhuang Ping was also very troubled. This younger brother became more and more eccentric, "Anyway, we found him for him, and he admitted it, so we don't owe him anything."
Mrs. Cao breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, rolled her eyes, looked at Wei Yuhua and said, "Sister and sister, I thought it must be a lively place for you today, and we will not bother you here, and we will meet you again when we have a chance. This time Recalling Dalang took a lot of effort as a husband and wife. I was so tired that I had to go back and drink some ginseng soup. Hey, money has been tight recently. I don’t know if my siblings still have some whiskers here. Let’s borrow it first. .”
Wei Yuhua was very annoyed, you idiot! Didn't you see that Yin Yuehan was still there? But there was a virtuous and virtuous appearance on the face, "Look at what my sister-in-law said, I will trouble you these days. Thrush, go get my wife the fifty-year-old ginseng that I just bought last time."
When Cao Shi heard this, she immediately smiled. She knew that this little uncle was unreliable, but who is she, Cao Dahua, there is always a way to make her life comfortable.
Originally, the banquet was supposed to be a solemn welcome, but Wen Yuanhou had no choice but to postpone it because he didn't know where to go. Wei Yuhua sent people to lead Zhuang Zhong to the courtyard that had been arranged before, and ordered people to deliver the food together, so that Zhuang Zhong could eat in his own courtyard after washing. I'm too tired today, let's talk about the future tomorrow.
For a moment, everyone couldn't see clearly whether Zhuang Zhong was favored or lost, and the people below did not dare to neglect or be too attentive, and only did their duty well.
Qiurongyuan.
As soon as Wei Yuhua entered the room, he slumped on the chair, only to realize that his whole body was covered with sweat, and his underwear was wet.
"Mother Fang, Master Hou knows something!" Wei Yuhua nervously grabbed Mother Fang's hand, panicking in his heart. It is already difficult for her to gain a foothold in the mansion due to childlessness, if Wen Yuanhou finds out what the Wei family did in the past, wouldn't even the last bit of bond between husband and wife be wiped out.
Fang's mother also frowned. Wei Yuhua was able to marry Wen Yuanhou back then because of the Wei family's manipulation behind the scenes. At that time, Lu Liuzhi was neither dead nor missing. When Wen Yuanhou sent someone to look for it, it was the Wei family members and Zhuang Ping and his wife who deliberately concealed the news. Lu Liuzhi later died of illness, and the child was sent to the temple. They all knew it very well, so they were able to find him so smoothly.
"Ma'am, don't mess yourself up first! After so many years, even if you have doubts, you can't find physical witnesses. As long as you don't admit it, Lord Hou will not recklessly wrong people."
Wei Yuhua drank a cup of herbal tea fiercely, so his hands didn't shake so much, "Yes, I can't panic, I can't panic."
Fang's mother comforted: "Let's just insist that we don't know about this matter. Besides, those things are concealed by the uncle and his wife, and have nothing to do with us."
The Wei family did not directly participate in this matter, but only hinted at Zhuang Ping and his wife how much benefit it would bring if Wen Yuanhou marries Wei Yuhua. Sure enough, Zhuang Ping and his wife did not disappoint them, they kept the mother and son's whereabouts under wraps, and insisted that the mother and son were washed away by the flood, which was bad luck. They also resorted to tricks to get Lu Liuzhi to leave the place, making it impossible to find where he was.
Fang's mother looked out the window, lowered her head and whispered in Wei Yuhua's ear, "If Master Hou really values the original match so much, no matter it was then or now, how could he be so hasty according to Master Hou's temperament, I'm afraid it's just going along with the flow. The original match was forced by the couple, and it didn't suit Lord Hou at all."
Wei Yuhua was relieved now, "But what did Lord Hou mean by what he said today? It seems that he doesn't believe that Zhuang Zhong is the missing child, but why do you want to recognize him?"
Mother Fang whispered: "General Lu is about to return to Beijing from the south."