Chapter 1019: Uncle and Sister-in-law’s Murder of the Original Wife (11)

"It's Brother Yue! Brother Yue, you weren't in the capital before, right? How come you are so good at rowing? Do you have a special talent?" Zhu Xinyang was still nostalgic for the graceful sight of Yue Shichu's boat sailing through the lotus flowers, and asked with sparkling eyes.

Yue Shichu: "Maybe it's because I'm a martial artist. Martial artists have great strength and agility, so they can naturally control the boat very well. You can try to practice your skills first."

Yue Shichu did not lie to him, but when Zhu Xinyang heard that he had to practice martial arts, he immediately frowned and said, "I still have to practice martial arts. This is too tiring. Is there any other easier way?"

"There is a method that is convenient, fast and easy for you." Yue Shichu nodded and said.

Zhu Xinyang was immediately surprised and asked: "What method? Tell me quickly!"

"That means let experienced veterans row the boat. You just need to sit back and enjoy it, just like you are sitting on this big boat now." Yue Shichu answered him sincerely.

When Zhu Xinyang heard what he said, his face immediately fell: "What's the point of letting others scratch it?"

Yue Shichu looked at him expressionlessly. This man didn't want to suffer the pain of training martial arts, nor did he want others to row the boat for him to enjoy. So what did he want?

"It's getting late. I have to go back home. Goodbye!" Yue Shichu said, and then ignored him. She rowed the boat back to the shore with Zhichun. Zhu Xinyang looked at her boat with envy, which was moving fast and flexibly, and sighed, "Brother Yue, you are really amazing. I wonder when I can master this skill..."

The servant standing by thought: Master, you are so spoiled. It may be impossible for you to develop the skills like Master Yue in your lifetime.

Yue Shichu played in the Ten-Li Lotus Pond for most of the day. Overall, he was very happy and thought about bringing his elder brother Yue Chonglou with him next time.

Zhai Wanting brought Zhai Changle back to the mansion. Zhai Changle was tired after playing all day and was so sleepy that she could not open her eyes. After Zhai Wanting let her go to sleep, he began to deal with the servants who took care of little Changle today.

He had originally gone to Shili Lianchi to handle a case that day. Changle saw him go out and insisted on going with him. Seeing that the case was not very important, he agreed to take Changle with him and also brought several servants to look after Changle while he was busy.

However, he did not expect that these servants did not take good care of Changle. They went to the Ten-Li Lotus Pond one by one. It was unknown whether they were tempted by the beautiful scenery and lively scene, or had other shameful purposes. In short, when he was too busy to take care of Changle, the three servants found their own reasons and left Changle alone in a small pavilion.

Although the last servant to leave warned Changle not to leave, Changle waited in the pavilion for a long time but no one came back. She was just an ignorant child, so she quickly forgot the adult's instructions and left there on her own. She wandered around here and there, and somehow she ran out of the gate of the garden and happened to meet Yue Shichu who was visiting. If she hadn't met Yue Shichu, she might have been lost.

Therefore, Zhai Wanting was very angry. He did not expect that his carelessness almost led to his loss of his niece. If his niece was really lost, he would never be able to forgive himself in his life.

Zhai Wanting had a hunch that this was not simply the servants' dereliction of duty, so he used criminal justice methods to interrogate these servants. Sure enough, under torture, several of them confessed.

After hearing that it was the family that did it, his face turned extremely ugly, his thin lips were pursed tightly, and the hatred in his eyes almost overflowed from it: "Are we really too kind to them? They actually have the guts to attack Changle..."

Zhai Wanting is from a branch of the aristocratic Zhai family. The main branch of the Zhai family was originally prosperous and had produced several important officials in the court during the time of the previous emperor, and was very prominent. However, their family took the wrong position in the most recent transition of imperial power and became a thorn in the side of the new emperor. So when the new emperor came to power, the officials of the main branch of the Zhai family were either dismissed and exiled, or suspended from their posts and not employed. Even their next generation of brothers were suppressed and could not make a name for themselves.

Although Zhai Wanting's branch also has the surname Zhai, they have been separated from the main branch for five generations and are considered to be a very distant bloodline. Apart from the surname and a slight blood relationship, the rest are almost like strangers and they hardly interact with each other.

But seven or eight years ago, the main branch wanted to win over an official and arrange a marriage, so they chose Zhai Wanting's sister after much deliberation. Originally, Zhai Wanting's family disagreed, but the main branch was still very powerful at that time, so they forced Zhai Wanting's sister to get married.

As expected, my sister was very unhappy after getting married. Her husband didn't like her at all, and she hadn't gotten pregnant for several years after her marriage, so her life became even more difficult. When she finally got pregnant and gave birth to Changle, she was criticized by her in-laws because she didn't give birth to a son. In addition, she had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to Changle and hurt her body. Therefore, under the multiple tortures, Sister Zhai died of depression when Changle was just over one year old.

Zhai Wanting had a very good relationship with his sister. When he learned of her death, he went to his brother-in-law's house to pay his respects and pay tribute to his sister. However, he found that Changle's situation was very bad. She was ignored by her relatives and abused by her servants. Her brother-in-law had no feelings for Changle at all and planned to remarry as soon as possible. As a result, Zhai Wanting fell out with his brother-in-law and took Changle back to the capital, changed her surname, and raised her himself.

Although Zhai Wanting also has the last name Zhai, he had been working for the new emperor for a long time. In the past few years, he gradually became the new emperor's confidant and became the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, becoming the highest-ranking person in the Zhai family. However, how could the main branch of the Zhai family, which has always been high and mighty and self-righteous, tolerate being suppressed by a side branch? Where could they put their faces?

Therefore, they secretly created a lot of obstacles in an attempt to pull Zhai Wanting down, but they were all resolved one by one by Zhai Wanting, who even fought back several times. However, they did not expect that this time they would be so cruel as to attack Changle.

Zhai Wanting is already twenty-three or twenty-four years old and still unmarried. His parents passed away a few years ago, so there is no one to arrange his wedding, and it seems that he doesn't want to get married. As a result, Changle is his only relative.

The main branch of the Zhai family had the idea of ​​adopting a child for him. They had mentioned this to Zhai Wanting before, but Zhai Wanting was too resentful to agree. Therefore, he rejected it harshly, and decided that even if he had no children in this life, he would let Changle marry into the family and inherit the family line directly.

Perhaps the people in the main branch remembered his words, so they used all means to deal with the young Changle.

(End of this chapter)