Shangguan Ru's mind was all on the child, and she didn't even look at anyone else, especially a man.

She already knew that the person who came to visit her elder brother and sister-in-law was the magistrate of Xinyang County.

When she heard someone calling, she turned her gaze towards that person.

This sight also shocked me.

"Zhong Jizi?" Shangguan Ziru also recognized him.

"Do you know each other?" Yu Zheng was surprised.

How could they know each other when they had nothing to do with each other? And with Sister Ru's personality, she would never take the initiative to get involved with a stranger.

"Master, Madam, Miss Shangguan is my benefactor." Zhong Weiliang stepped forward, bowed, and explained.

"Oh? Sister Ru is Lord Zhong's benefactor?" Shangguan Ziqi was also curious.

"I was helped by Miss Shangguan four years ago, which is why I am where I am today." Zhong Weiliang bowed to Shangguan Ru and said.

"What? You are that man." Yu Yuzheng was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.

This world is too small. I meet the person involved every once in a while.

Yu Yuzheng's shocked tone made Zhong Weiliang feel a little confused.

"Sister-in-law, I'll take the child back next door." Shangguan Ru's face turned pale. Seeing this person, she didn't want to stay for a moment.

When Yu Yuzheng saw that something was wrong with her expression, she knew that she was thinking about what happened in the Lin Mansion the other day.

Shangguan Ru took the child and left in a hurry, making Zhong Weiliang even more confused.

He had already thought of a lot of words to thank her, but why did he walk away so quickly as if he had seen a ghost?

But as a scholar, he couldn't stop anyone rashly.

I could only look at Shangguan Ziqi in surprise, seeking the answer.

"Master Zhong, please take a seat."

Shangguan Ziqi invited him to take a seat again.

This is what I want to talk about at length.

"Lord Zhong, can you tell me how you got to know my sister Ru?" Shangguan Ziqi asked.

“Oh, it’s a long story.

My hometown is a small mountain village below Luohe Prefecture. My family has some land, so I had the opportunity to go to school.

However, accidents happen all the time. More than four years ago, a heavy rain triggered a flash flood that washed away the entire village, and none of the villagers and their families escaped.

At that time, I was studying in Luohe City, so I did not suffer any harm.

When the officials got the news and rushed back to the village, they saw that only the neighbors had found the bodies of their family members.

Nothing was left in the house, and even the fields were flooded. In one night, everything was gone.

I buried my family with great sorrow and spent all the 15 taels of silver I had.

When I returned to the city of Luohe, I wanted to ask my classmates for help, but everyone knew that I had no ability to pay it back, so they all made excuses to shirk.

I had no choice but to find a job as a bookkeeper to support myself. I worked day and night and finally fell ill. On the way back to my residence from the bookstore, I happened to faint in front of Miss Shangguan's carriage, and she saved me.

That day she happened to be going to Huainan Temple outside the city to burn incense, so she took me to the temple and asked a monk doctor to see me.

From then on, I lived in the temple, because I had no money, and the academy in Luohe City could not be opened, and I could not afford the tuition.

I went to the temple and sold some scriptures to pilgrims to support myself while continuing my studies.

Seeing that I was working so hard, Xianbei asked me to wait for him after school every day, and then he would go to his house to answer my questions.

In this way, I was able to continue my studies.

Later, he took part in the provincial examination and passed.

Later, Miss Shangguan came to burn incense and visited me several times. She learned about my situation from the monks and took the initiative to give me 100 taels of silver, saying that she was lending it to me.

I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination with that one hundred taels of silver.

God helped me. I passed the imperial examination and was fortunate enough to be chosen as the third place in the imperial examination by the emperor.

Later, when I took office and received my salary, I asked someone to return the silver to Miss Shangguan."

Zhong Weiliang briefly recounted his experiences over the past few years.

From these words, the couple could not hear any improper relationship between him and Sister Ru.

It also proved once again that the Lin family and the third branch deliberately used this incident to force Sister Ru to death.

"Master Zhong, do you know that sister Ru's good deed almost cost her life. No, in fact, it has already cost her life. If we hadn't arrived in time, she would have died." Yu Yuzheng did not hide it from him.

This person is a grateful person. Let him remember the kindness of Sister Ru.

When Zhong Weiliang heard this, his eyes widened in shock.

"Madam, what do you mean?" He simply couldn't believe it.

How could someone take a life for this matter?

"Sister Ru married into the Lin family of Luohe City, did you know?"

"I know. It's a pity that I was too poor at that time and couldn't even afford a gift. She lent me money only after she got married."

He was still ashamed of it, but there was nothing he could do.

Moreover, he was just a small figure at that time, while Shangguan Ru was the daughter of a magistrate.

She also looked down upon the foreign gifts he gave her, so she was just ashamed in her heart.

At the same time, he also thought that one day he would be able to repay his benefactor, so he studied harder.

Only when he reaches a certain level can we talk about repayment.

But at that time he didn't know that Shangguan Ru was from the Rongwang Mansion in the capital.

If he knew, he would know how naive his thoughts were.

The young lady of Prince Rong's Mansion doesn't need his repayment at all. She is from a wealthy family and doesn't care about his repayment at all.

"Because of you, the Lin family said that Sister Ru had an affair with you, including the child you saw just now, who was also said by the Lin family to be yours. So they forced Sister Ru to hang herself." Yu Yuzheng bluntly told the sorrow of Shangguan Ru.

"What? It's ridiculous. There is no such thing. We have only met a few times in the temple. Miss Shangguan is a kind-hearted person. Otherwise, she would not have done such a kind thing. The Lin family is going too far."

Zhong Weiliang was so angry that he stood up from his chair, and then walked back and forth in front of the two men to vent his anger.

"We passed by Luohe City and originally planned to visit Sister Ru, so we sent someone to inquire about her life. Then we found out how Sister Ru lived. We secretly went to find her at night, hoping to learn the real truth from her, but we saw her hanging with white silk. Fortunately, we found her in time that night, otherwise she would have been forced to death by the Lin family."

Yu Zheng explained it in more detail.

After hearing this, Zhong Weiliang became even angrier, and the fire in his eyes seemed to be real. If the Lin family members were in front of him, he would probably rush up and kill them.

"Son, you won't just sit there and do nothing, right?" He asked after finally suppressing his anger.

"Of course, I will go to their house the next day to ask them to divorce, and then ask the prefect to kill the Lin family. I will sentence them as I see fit." Shangguan Ziqi looked at his performance and nodded.

"Well, that's wrong. Miss Shangguan was originally a daughter of an official family. She married a businessman, which was already a low marriage. But she doesn't know how to cherish him, and actually looks down on him with a false story." After hearing the news, Zhong Weiliang felt better.

Although Shangguan Ziqi was not satisfied with Zhong Weiliang's attitude, he did not understand why his wife told Zhong Weiliang the matter in such detail.

Zhong Weiliang sat back in his chair, picked up the tea and took a sip, but his eyes were empty.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

The couple could tell at a glance that he was thinking deeply.

Suddenly, Zhong Weiliang stood up again, walked up to Shangguan Ziqi, and bowed deeply.

"My Lord, I have an unwelcome request, and I hope you can fulfill it."