The Lu Mansion was almost turned upside down, and the courtyards inside and outside were in a mess. After the soldiers withdrew, Lu Chun walked up to Lu Duosun and asked carefully: "Did Minister Lu find anything?"
Lu Dosun said: No.
After hearing this, Lu Chuncai's face flushed. He was angry but couldn't show it. He looked at the messy scene around him. A chair was embedded in a window, smashing it to pieces. A gust of wind blew through the yard, making his beard messy. He could no longer speak.
General Lu, I am sorry to bother you. Goodbye. Lu Duosun clasped his fists and waved his hand, and then the group left.
After everyone left the house, Lu Chun managed to utter one word: Fuck!
He looked around the yard and saw that the whole mansion had been smashed and in ruins. He was so sad that he wanted to cry but had no tears. At this time, Wang was standing blankly under the eaves. Lu Chuncai said angrily: I have already given you the divorce letter, why are you still standing here
Wang said: "We are husband and wife, and I have something to say. General Lu should go to the emperor's headquarters as soon as possible, confess his crime and commit suicide, and perhaps he can save the lives and property of the Lu family."
Lu Chuncai was furious and pointed at Wang and said: "You are gloating over the misfortune of your family today."
Wang pursed her lips and looked at him silently. After a moment, she said: General Lu, do you know why there is such a disaster today
Lu Chuncai said: It is because the eldest lady of the Fu family is just a deposed queen of the previous dynasty. How could I know that a widow who has lost power could make such a fuss? I have not really married her, but I want to give it a try. The Fu family keeps talking and insists that I am plotting a rebellion.
Wang said: She is destined to be the queen, the immortal Taoist Ma Yi said so. You want to marry her, just to rebel and become emperor.
After hearing this, Lu Chuncai's face changed color, and he felt extremely scared. Suddenly he became furious. If you knew, why didn't you tell me earlier
Wang frowned and said: It happened at least ten years ago. I didn't think about it before it happened. But I know that Madam Fu can't be touched. Didn't I advise you? You are already obsessed with sex. Do you listen to me
Speaking of being obsessed with sex, Wang bit her lip in pain. As a woman, it was a great insult to her husband to be obsessed with someone else.
Lu Chuncai was so angry that he yelled: "Why don't you get out of here now? Do you want me to kick you out?"
Wang's eyes sparkled with tears, and she made up her mind and said: I'm leaving like this, and the Wang family has left so much property, you should return it to me.
Lu Chuncai said coldly: Fu Zhaoxu said in public that he cleaned up Wang Zhang's mess for you and gave him a grand funeral. He has done his best and no longer recognizes you. You still ask me for my property
Wang raised her head, straightened her body, and tried to maintain her remaining pitiful self-esteem. "The Fu family disowned me, so what does it have to do with the Wang family's property?"
Lu Chuncai looked at the yard that had suffered serious damage, slapped his forehead and said: The Wang family's land, property and wealth were all taken away by the Fu family, and then used to prepare a dowry for you.
Wang said: It was you who wanted to divorce me, so give me back my dowry.
Lu Chuncai said: Yesterday, Fu Zhaoxu brought people to convert the dowry and take it back.
Wang said again: Fu Dalang has also returned the Wang family's property, so you should give the Wang family's property to me.
Lu Chuncai said: Wang Zhang's relics were previously collected by the Fu family. You can ask the King of Wei for them.
Wang's tears flowed. General Lu, you have no mercy on me. How can I live like this
Lu Chuncai pushed her out of the moon-shaped door impatiently and slammed it shut. A voice came from inside: "Go and sue the government if you dare."
Wang looked at the closed wooden door and cried for a while. When she turned around, she saw a group of servants and maids pointing and talking behind her. She felt as if she was stripped naked and put on display. She was so humiliated that she quickly ran out of the door with her head down.
She walked to the main street of Damingfu, her eyesight blurred by tears and her mind became hazy. She felt that the world was just a dream.
Back then, the Wang family was the governor of Zhangde Army, and they were powerful in the area. She was a lady from a wealthy family, living a life of luxury and being loved and respected. But in just a few years, she had fallen to the point where her prosperity was gone and everything seemed like a cloud of smoke.
Wang didn't know how long she had walked, nor where she was. She was a woman who strictly followed etiquette and rarely went out. She was still not familiar with the city after living in Daming Prefecture for several years. She wiped her tears vigorously with her sleeve, took off her hairpin and headdress, took off the bracelet from her wrist, held it in her hand, and walked along the street to find a pawnshop.
Lu Chuncai was not greedy for money at this time. He needed money to manage things and to ask for favors from others. The more money he had, the better.
He first sought an audience with Lu Duosun, the Minister of Rites who searched his house, but was rejected. He then tried to get an introduction from officials in Hebei, but most people, hearing about his conspiracy case, were afraid to avoid him.
In front of the residence of the Chief Secretary of Daming Prefecture, a servant came out from the corner gate, bent over and said respectfully: General Lu, I've been waiting for a long time.
Lu Chuncai asked hurriedly: How
The servant smiled and said: I'm sorry, my master is sick in bed and can't see guests.
Lu Chuncai said: I just saw the Chief Secretary in the Prince of Wei's Palace a few days ago. How come he suddenly fell ill
The servant said: I am afraid I have no way of knowing when my lord will become ill.
Lu Chuncai cursed inwardly, turned around and got on the carriage, and asked the coachman to drive to another house. Damn it, before these people knew that he was a relative of the King of Wei, they all tried their best to make friends with him, and at the wine table, they were just like brothers. Now that something happened, it was as if they had never known each other before.
Later, Lu Chuncai had no choice but to ask someone to introduce him to someone and promise him huge benefits. Finally, someone was tempted.
But people seem to follow the crowd. When they see that others don't dare to take it, they will be cautious. But they are also reluctant to give up the huge benefit, so they will ask around to find out the truth.
After a lot of trouble, the news that Lu Chuncai divorced his wife Wang and wanted to marry the eldest lady of the Fu family spread like wildfire; some people also heard that Wang was divorced and guessed that it was true, and the rumor spread everywhere.
Finally, some knowledgeable people still remembered the rumors about the Taoist priest in hemp clothes, and they told the story in private. When people heard it, they all believed it without a doubt. Because the emperor said that day that Lü Chuncai had great ambitions and intended to rebel; only by this inference could the emperor's words make sense.
So Ren Lu Chuncai wanted to spend all his money to bribe the gang, but no one dared to accept it. He couldn't spend the money. Birds died for food and people died for money. However, it was an obvious crime of treason, and no one was willing to risk their lives for a few pieces of copper.
The Taoist Ma Yi's theory of physiognomy was dug up again, and for a time even books like Ma Yi's Fire Pearl Forest were out of stock everywhere. Some literate people copied books day and night to sell.
The emperor was already a focus of attention, and this matter had a complete cause and effect, with both mystery and story, and it quickly spread from Hebei to further places.
After Wang Zhong served the emperor, he straightened his back as soon as he left the palace and enjoyed the respectful attitude of others. The tone of his speech also changed, and he often spoke in a tone of earnest instruction.
A young eunuch came in and reported: Godfather, Wang has returned to the city again.
Wang Zhong sat down on the chair with a dignified manner and glanced at the young eunuch.
The young eunuch said: My son and several brothers from the Imperial City Bureau were secretly watching outside Lu's mansion. They saw Wang wandering around the city after being driven out, and they didn't know what she was doing, so they sent someone to watch her.
Wang went to the pawnshop first and got some money. Then she went back to Lu's house and waited. She saw a maid coming out. The maid helped her find a servant and gave the servant some money. The servant helped her rent a carriage. She and the maid rode out of the south gate, apparently wanting to go to Xiangzhou to find Wang's old friends.
Unexpectedly, just after leaving the city, the servant drove the carriage to a secluded farmland, robbed the two women of their money and belongings, and even stripped Wang's silk clothes. The maid took the opportunity when the servant wanted to rape Wang and ran away first.
The son followed and heard Wang's cry for help, so he pretended to be a farmer and shouted, "Who is in my field?" Then the servant ran away.
Wang Zhong was stunned when he heard this. Wang Zhang was a general after all. How could Wang Shi be so miserable
The young eunuch said innocently: Godfather, Wang Zhang has been dead for several years, and now people are no longer remembered.
Wang Zhong asked again: Where is Wang Shi now
The young eunuch said: "She was crying with her knees hugged under the eaves of a house in the south of the city. She was from the Lu family, and her sons and others did not dare to provoke her casually, but just stared at her to see what they wanted to do."
Wang Zhongdao: Not only is she from the Lu family, but she is also the daughter of Wang Zhang. If she doesn’t want to go to Xiangzhou, you can just send someone to take her there.
The young eunuch hurriedly said: Son, I understand.
Wait, Wang Zhong slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my head. We, as eunuchs, are afraid of getting old. When we get old, our brains won't work well. You continue to keep an eye on her. I'll go to the palace to check the situation."
Yes, godfather.
He hurried to the palace, and suddenly there was a flash in the sky, which scared him. Then there was a loud bang, and thunder roared down. Wang Zhong shrank his neck and continued to walk along the corridor.
When we arrived at the gate of the palace, raindrops as big as beans were already falling.
Wang Zhong looked up and then swaggered into the palace which was full of guards.
As soon as he arrived at Guo Shao's door, he had already changed into a respectful attitude, and when he saw that the door was not closed, he walked in. He took two candles from outside and brought them in. Seeing that Guo Shao was reading, he silently placed the candles on the lamp holder.
Wang Zhong took a look and saw that the book Guo Shao was reading had the words: Ma Yi Shen Xiang written on it.
Wang Zhong, what are you doing here, Guo Shao asked. It seems that he is not very engrossed. I guess the book is not very good.
Wang Zhong said: "Sir, it is raining outside and the clouds are thick. It is getting dark early. I came in to light the lamp.
Guo Shao also looked up at the window, and there was a rustling sound outside.
Wang Zhong sighed.
Guo Shao turned his head and looked at him. Wang Zhong hurriedly said: This servant deserves death because I suddenly remembered that Wang Zhang's daughter was still wandering on the street, and I was afraid that she would be caught in the rain. I sighed without paying attention.
Guo Shao was surprised and asked: Why did Wang end up living on the streets