Zhao Luli rested at home for a day, and the next day brought many precious gifts to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law, which made several elders very happy. After lunch, he was not in a hurry to increase the value. Instead, he took Guan Suyi to go shopping, walking slowly along the way, with a smile on his face.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Guan Suyi asked suspiciously.
"I want to treat you well." Passing by a jade shop, Zhao Luli pulled her in and said in a low voice, "When the chaos was outside, I wrote a letter to my wife every three days, and she must have not read it. Is it burning? No matter how Madam thinks about my sincerity, you only look at my future performance."
Guan Suyi was silent. Now that she is married to this person, whether he is good or bad, true or false, she has to suffer, and there is no room for resistance or struggle. Life is always going to pass, even if he has a dead person in his heart, what can she do? The last time he smashed his head without punishment, the next time he would not have such good luck.
Seeing that his wife did not respond, Zhao Luli was a little frustrated, so he quietly went to hold her hand when he entered the store. Guan Suyi struggled a few times, but failed to break free, so she had to go with him. The two stepped into the inner hall side by side, and saw a tall, ordinary-looking man of the Jiuli ethnic group staring at them, with a bit of evil in his eyes.
Zhao Lu looked at the other party without a trace, and judging from his clothes and aura that he had an extraordinary background, he led his wife to the side hall to avoid it. This is at the foot of the emperor, he doesn't want to cause trouble, and it is flat to attract attention. However, he was willing to show weakness, but the other party was unyielding. Wherever he went, his eyes became colder and colder.
Zhao Luli was unable to do so, so he had to pick a piece of jade pendant with excellent appearance and hand it over to the shopkeeper for settlement. This is a three-color jade pendant, with a red beak, yellow wings, and a white belly. It is very unique in both carving and color matching. A live button in the middle can be disassembled and divided into two pieces, each with a red tassel. .
Guan Suyi liked it so much that she kept playing with it in her hand, but she didn't expect that the Jiuli man suddenly walked up to her, took one of them, and said loudly, "Treasurer, how do you sell this jade pendant?"
"Objectively, someone has already bought the jade pendant. If you like it, there are a few pieces in the small shop that are in better condition, so let me show you them?"
"I only need this piece of money, and I will double the amount of money he pays." The Jiuli man's attitude was very tough.
The shopkeeper's eyes straightened, he looked at the other side, then looked at Zhao Luli, rubbed his hands together and laughed dryly. Zhao Luli has never liked to fight with others, but it's just a piece of jade pendant, so he can't make trouble, so he took back the silver ticket and said warmly, "If this man likes it, let him give it to him, and I'll go to another place to see it."
Guan Suyi had no choice but to put down the mandarin duck pendant and leave with him, but heard a sarcastic voice from behind, "Zhao Houye is so bold, he clearly sees what he loves at first sight, and he can let it go. If I were you, as long as it was what I liked, let alone buying it from me, I would never compromise even if I put a knife on my neck."
Zhao Luli paused slightly, then dragged his wife away quickly. Guan Suyi looked back with an unpredictable expression. The Jiuli man picked up the jade pendant she had left behind, put it together with the piece in his hand, and looked over and over for a long time.
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After such an interruption, Zhao Luli lost his fun, bought a few sets of face masks for his wife, sent her back to the house, and then went to the yamen to do errands. Guan Suyi changed into casual clothes and sat down by the window to embroider. He heard that his brother was visiting, so he went to socialize with enthusiasm.
The apprentice, whose name is Qi Yu, won the first prize in the imperial examinations, and was later released to become an official. Now that he has arrived three years later, he has returned to Beijing to report his duties. He had taught Zhao Wangshu before he won the champion. Later, the emperor assigned errands, and he got a recommendation from Zhao Luli to get a real job, and he had some friendship with Zhenbei Houfu.
Guan Suyi and him grew up together, and they were close to each other like brothers and sisters. After meeting, they couldn't help but red eyes, "Senior brother, you seem to be a lot haggard, have you ever encountered any difficulties? Why didn't your sister-in-law come?"
"Your sister-in-law is in the main courtyard talking to the old lady, and she will be there in a while. I'm all right, don't worry." Qi Yu opened his mouth, as if he didn't say enough, but he didn't dare to reveal it. He carefully inquired about the current situation of his younger sister, and chatted with her about Confucianism. In the end, he became very interested and went to the study to write couplets.
Seeing that the two of them were quite addicted, Minglan went to the pantry to prepare refreshments. On the way, she met a steward and sent her to West Street to buy some. She didn't think much about it, and went with the money, only to have someone bring a message to the young lady.
Guan Suyi didn't realize that she was in the set, put away the last stroke, and finally took a few steps back to take a look at the whole situation. Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of Ding Ling clang outside the door, and then the open window was closed by Qi Yu's wife Song from the outside, and a copper chain was passed through the hollowed-out gap and tightly locked together.
When Guan Suyi came back to his senses, he saw Song Shi proudly holding up the key and scolding, "Okay, Guan Suyi, steal my man in broad daylight! If I hadn't discovered it earlier, maybe you would have even grown wild. I'm out! Tell you, I'm here to catch the rape on purpose, so I'm going to tell the old lady Ming, and let her call the shots for me!" Word Luo twisted his waist and ran away.
Guan Suyi and Qi Yu looked at each other, unable to understand what she was talking about. But it doesn't matter. Right now, they have to find a way to get out of trouble, otherwise, when Song shi ran to the main courtyard and shouted, Qi Yu would be fine.
"I'll smash the window open, senior brother, go first." She pushed the door first, and found that it was locked by the copper lock, so she had to pick up the stool and smash the window. Although the window is made of wood, it is divided into two layers, the inner and outer layers, and it is very strong. The servants in the yard heard the sound and ran to watch, but they didn't dare to approach, and only stood in the distance to point. They were afraid that they would get into trouble, and they would not come forward no matter how Guan Suyi called.
Qi Yu has been in the officialdom for three years and has seen a lot of slanderous tactics. Seeing that his junior sister was sweating with anxiety, he hurriedly stopped him, "Don't smash it, even if you let me out, there are so many people watching, and Song's constant slander, we Even if you have a hundred mouths, you can't tell. This is yellow mud falling into the crotch, not shit or shit."
Guan Suyi calmed down and said sullenly, "Senior brother, it's me who's implicated you." She never imagined that Ye Fan would use such a sinister way to deal with herself.
"I can't tell who is implicated!" As if thinking of something, Qi Yu smiled wryly and waved his hand.
The two sat opposite each other, their eyes showing despair, but at this moment, a deep and rich voice suddenly came from behind the screen, "It seems that you two need help very much?"
Qi Yu was startled, but Guan Suyi's eyes were full of light. She looked around and saw that Emperor Shengyuan was holding a cup of hot tea, and the old god was sitting on the ground in the soft chair.
"When did you come?" Guan Suyi didn't dare to reveal the identity of the other party, she hurriedly walked over and knelt down, "I beg you to save my senior brother." Impurity can never be washed away. But senior brother is only a mortal, how can such unpredictable martial arts come from? But this person is different. In Wei, there is probably nothing that he cannot do.
"Rescue him, do you think this is over?" Emperor Sheng Yuan put down the teacup and tapped the table lightly, "Today's game was set up as early as two months ago. Do you think it was Ye Fan who started? Wrong? , is your good stepdaughter. She noticed that Zhao Luli had a gentle attitude towards you, lest you give birth to a direct son and threaten Zhao Wangshu's status, she had already made up her mind to get rid of you. You once copied a book of "Book of Songs" , many love poems in it were collected by your maid Mingfang and handed over to Zhao Chunxi, Zhao Chunxi gave it to Ye Fan, and after a few words, Ye Fan fell into the trap, bought the Song family, and wanted to put you to death They come prepared, even if you let Qi Yu go, as long as the Song family takes out those love poems and proves that the two of you have given each other privately, you can't wash away the filth all over your body."
"It's not about whether you can get out of this house, but whether Zhao Luli will believe you." He leaned over, stared at Guan Suyi's tear-soaked eyes, and asked word by word, "You dare to bet Zhao Luli. Lu Li's heart? I bet he will stand in front of you unswervingly to defend you and block all criticism for you?"
Guan Suyi shook her head, tears finally falling down in large drops. Qi Yu's eyes were also flushed, and his face was full of grief and anger.
Emperor Sheng Yuan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his thumb, and continued, "Everyone in Yanjing knows how Zhao Luli treats you. If he finds out about this, you will be sick within two days, and you will be sent to the end. Recuperating in other places, died quietly a few years later, without even a grave to be buried. This is probably the best ending, and there are more tragic, or sinking ponds, or riding a wooden donkey, or even your The family will also have his revenge."
Hearing the last sentence, Guan Suyi trembled, took two steps on her knees, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Since you are here today, you must have a plan. How can you promise to save us?" She is not stupid, so she I have long felt that this person has more and more fiery feelings for him. But the other party didn't mention a word, and she couldn't expose it. She only hoped that after Zhao Luli came back, due to Gangchang's ethics, he would calm down slowly and forget about it.
But the world is impermanent, and before he can forget this beautiful thought, Ye Fan and Zhao Chunxi will take action. She is already in the trap now, which means half of her foot has stepped into the gate of hell. The way out is just like what he said before, there is only one dead end. That's all, what she is most afraid of is affecting her family. If her grandfather hears about this, will her newly recovered body collapse? What kind of humiliation will father and mother suffer? As a result, she didn't dare to think about it at all. So no matter what conditions this person puts forward, as long as he can solve this dead end, she has to agree.
Emperor Shengyuan gave a short laugh, then took out his handkerchief and slowly wiped away the tears on her face, his voice softer than ever before, "Since they insist on catching the adulterer, how about letting me be the adulterer?"