Chu Xiaoxiao was thrown into a book, reincarnating as a cannon fodder meant to be drowned shortly after birth. Outraged, she saved herself and vowed to change her family’s doomed fate.
..."have no idea."
Wang Mingkui was called stupid by a ghost, and he was embarrassed, but he could do nothing about it. Who made him a ghost instead of a human? If he were a human, he could still put on airs and scare him.
If it is a ghost, he has no way to deal with it. After all, he is not a ghost messenger, nor is he an ox-headed and horse-faced demon.
If you want to scare people, you can't do that.
"Of course you don't know. Don't disbelieve me when I say you're stupid. Wang Laoqi and Zhang live in the west of the city with their son."
He Yun looked at Wang Mingkui as if he was looking at a fool.
"Wang Laoqi has changed his name to Wang Congyuan. Zhang's name has also been changed to Zhang Xiaoxia. Their son's surname is no longer He, but Wang, and his name is Wang Futian."
Wang Mingkui was stunned: "What? There are rules for changing household registration, how can they change their names at will? How did they do that?"
He Yun felt that Wang Mingkui was even more stupid.
"You are an official, but you don't even understand the truth that money makes the world go round? The He family was destroyed, and all the money on the surface was used to take care of the aftermath.
In fact, all of my stepmother's private money was dug out by Zhang, and the yard we lived in was also sold.
Wang Laoqi asked someone to buy it, and the price he offered was half of the market price. The actual price was based on the market price, and the extra money was also taken by Wang Laoqi. "
Wang Mingkui was silent for a moment, then asked, "Wang Laoqi left more than a year after the He family was wiped out. Zhang and her son did not die. Where were they hidden?"
"Why are you hiding? You're at Wang Laoqi's house, but you never show your face to outsiders."
He Yun's tone was very straightforward, without any respect for the Jingzhao prefect.
"Wang Laoqi's family runs a warehouse. There is a warehouse in the backyard. They set aside a place for the mother and son to stay. At night, they live in the main house.
Zhang didn't want to hide like this, and Wang Laoqi felt that his son was grown up and couldn't keep hiding like this, so he pretended to go back to his hometown.
He sold the warehouse and took Zhang's mother and son to live in a village more than 200 miles away from the capital for half a year. He bribed the village chief there, got a new identity and household registration, and then returned to the capital.
I didn’t dare to go back to my original place, so I chose to go to the west of the city. This time I opened an inn instead of a warehouse, a place for peddlers to rest, with a big bed and a copper coin per night.”
"I know everything about you. I will catch the murderer as soon as possible." Wang Mingkui felt guilty facing He Yun. "If it is true as you said, that I was ignorant and made a wrong judgment, I will go to the emperor to plead guilty myself.
As for you, I can only say sorry. Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? If I can help, I will definitely help. "
He Yun was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "If you really want to help, go to where I used to live. Under the third pillar at the entrance are a few banknotes and two storefronts. They were saved by me and my wife.
Everyone says my wife is not good enough for me, that she is too big, dark-skinned and ugly. No one knows how kind she is and how good she is to me.
In fact, I accidentally slept with her before she married me, and she gave birth to a son, who was raised in my father-in-law's home. No one knew about this, only I knew it.
Everyone told others that the child was my father-in-law's youngest son, but he was actually my son. At that time, my stepmother forced me to marry her niece, but I didn't want to, so she drugged me.
I sensed something was wrong and ran away. I stumbled across a woman. I couldn't resist the effects of the drug, so I dragged the woman into a dilapidated house and raped her. "
Wang Mingkui opened his mouth wide, unable to recover for a long time. He felt that this was too unbelievable. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
"I was drowsy at the time, but I saw the woman's face clearly and knew she was the butcher's daughter. I was afraid that my father-in-law would come looking for me with a butcher knife, so I went out to do business a few days later.
I was gone for a year and a half, and when I came back I heard that the butcher's family had picked up a child and placed him in the care of my father-in-law.
I was very curious about the child's origins, so I secretly went to see him and discovered that he looked very much like me. After asking, I found out that he was really my son.
When I got home, I insisted on marrying my wife. My stepmother smiled so much that her face was crooked, and she immediately went to propose marriage to me.
On the night of the wedding, my wife and I made peace with each other. This was an ignominious incident, and my son was raised in my father-in-law's home and was never mentioned again.
This was probably God's plan. If my son had recognized me, he would have died. But if he hadn't recognized me, he would have escaped.
Help me give him the things my husband and I have saved, and help me send him to the military camp for training, which is the place the child has always longed for."
Wang Mingkui nodded solemnly: "Okay! I will definitely do what you ask."
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome. I'm very relieved to hear that you have a son." Wang Mingkui looked ashamed. "At least your Du family is not extinct. You still have a root. I will take good care of this child. You can rest assured."
He Yun looked at him in surprise, with a look of pain on his face: "I have an obsession in my heart. For revenge, I have done many things. If the ghost catches me, I will definitely be thrown into the eighteen levels of hell. How can I feel at ease?
You don't need to worry about me. Just learn how to be a good official who can distinguish right from wrong! Even if you can't be fair and just, I hope you can have a clear conscience.
My death was so unjust that when the ghost came to lock me up, he deliberately let the water out, otherwise I would not have been able to escape."
"You can ask the National Master to make the decision for you. The National Master is very powerful and can do everything." Wang Mingkui gave He Yun some advice.
He Yun shook his head: "The Imperial Master is indeed powerful. She hates evil and is sincere and kind. My matter is too small, so I won't bother her. You don't have to worry about me, just help me pass the things to my son."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Yun disappeared. Wang Mingkui shouted anxiously: "He Yun! He Yun! He Yun..."
I woke up suddenly and found myself falling asleep sitting in the chair.
Milk ball looked at him and pointed to the dark corner: "He is. There."
Wang Mingkui looked over and saw nothing. He stared at Chu Xiaoxiao blankly and asked blankly, "What would happen if he was caught by the ghost?"
[He will be tortured. He made a mistake and must be punished.]
The charcoal-headed boy repeated his master's thoughts and answered on his master's behalf.
After hearing this, Wang Mingkui felt sorry for it, but things had already happened and there was nothing he could do.
The only thing I can do is to do what He Yun asked me to do and take good care of his son.
Things are unpredictable, who would have thought that He Yun had a son? If his stepmother hadn't been so strong, maybe he would have brought his son back long ago.
If that child comes back, he will surely die.
Man proposes, God disposes. Maybe this is God's will.
Some things cannot be viewed from only one side, you have to look at the other side. It is hard to say what is right or wrong, or whether it is a blessing or a curse.