Chapter 019 Supplies are coming
He coughed softly and stroked his beard, his tone unable to conceal his smugness and resentment towards the Lian family. "It seems that not everyone in this world is a traitor. I think Brother Zheng is quite good. He is willing to help our Xu family at such a critical moment. Unlike some of our closest relatives, who are unwilling to do their best to rescue us at the critical moment."
Lian was stunned. She knew that Xu Deyuan was implying that the Lian family had not put in their best efforts in this incident. She stared at Xu Deyuan, as if she had seen a joke, and the corners of her lips twitched.
She began to find Xu Deyuan ridiculous.
Later I found myself even more ridiculous.
After being married for decades, I don’t even know whether the person next to me is a human or a dog.
Lian Qiuzhi sneered, "Do you think the Zheng family came to see you off just for Xu Deyuan's sake?"
Xu Deyuan snorted coldly, "Brother Zheng and I passed the imperial examination in the same year. He was physically exhausted during the exam, so I carried him out of the examination hall. Because of this, he was particularly grateful to me and insisted on marrying Qingying. Even though my third brother was a merchant, he never despised Qingying. Do you think it's like the husband you chose for Xier? My Xu family hasn't even been imprisoned yet, but you're so anxious to force me to cancel the engagement! It's completely disrespectful! Forget it, why should I bother talking to a woman like you..."
Xu Yinxi looked a little embarrassed, and then an unprecedented feeling of grievance emerged.
Uncle San had just heard that Sixth Sister had broken off her engagement and had been trying to comfort her. Yet, his own father had openly and brazenly brought up his own broken engagement, his words filled with blame for his mother.
But my father clearly said that this marriage was a great one at the time.
She felt a little bitter in her heart, and was inexplicably jealous of Xu Qingying.
Xu Lezhi couldn't help but say, "Dad! What do you think the Zheng family is?! Seeing that our Xu family is in decline, they forced Xu Qingying to become Zheng San's concubine. These supplies were obtained by Xu Qingying in exchange for her own marriage! During the past few days when our family was in prison, except for my grandfather who sent people to check on us, everyone else avoided us like the plague!"
Xu Deyuan's face suddenly darkened. "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
The biggest knot in Xu Deyuan's life is the Lian family.
He didn't like Lian Qiuzhi at that time. Lian was average looking, had a bit of a picky personality, and was a concubine's daughter who was not liked by her stepmother.
He was not satisfied with anything, but his father-in-law was already a fourth-rank official at the time and could find a good place for him to be transferred to with just a wave of his hand.
He could only pretend to like her and marry her reluctantly.
However, in recent years, Lord Taishan has been very successful in his career, but it has been difficult for me to move forward, so I have to work under my father-in-law for most of my life.
Especially the family's food, drinks, social connections, and official connections all depended on Lian's dowry. But Lian was not someone who would be manipulated. If her dowry was touched, she would usually be fine, but if she got angry, she would say anything unpleasant.
Xu Deyuan was proud and arrogant, and could not stand these humiliations, but he had to flatter and coax Lian again and again for the sake of the Lian family's face.
He thought that Lian would redeem him soon after he was imprisoned this time, but unexpectedly, an imperial edict declaring his exile was like a wake-up call to him.
The Lian family is trying to protect themselves.
Xu Deyuan regretted that he should not have compromised in the first place. There was a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and he should have found a way to marry the legitimate daughter of the Lian family.
Maybe this wouldn't happen today.
Therefore, now he dislikes Lian more and more.
"If Father doesn't believe me, you can go and see for yourself. See if Third Uncle is writing a letter of annulment now!"
Xu Degui was sitting in a carriage, writing a letter of cancellation of engagement with a medicine box as a cushion, when suddenly a menacing figure stopped in front of him.
Xu Deyuan understood everything immediately, and his expression turned particularly grim. He grabbed the marriage certificate and pointed at Niu Zhangshi, cursing, "Zheng Xiongguang, you're such a jerk! If I hadn't carried him out of the exam hall and paid for his doctor, he would have died long ago. Is this how he repays me? Did he see me, Xu Deyuan, down on my luck and wanted to take advantage of me? Ugh, he's lost all sense of propriety and righteousness. Take them all away! No one is allowed to take anything. I, Xu Deyuan, disdain to associate with such a scoundrel!"
Niu, the head of the Niu family, was displeased. Now that Xu Deyuan was no longer a fifth-rank censor, he naturally lost his temper. He immediately taunted him, "Xu, do you really think you're a piece of cake? Are you worthy of calling our master by his name? Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you yell at me? I'm here to break off the engagement for our Third Young Master, and I'm looking for the Third Master of the Xu family. What the hell does it have to do with you?"
"If you weren't attracted by the power of my Xu family, why would you have begged for marriage with my Xu family? Now you are destroying the bridge after crossing it. What a piece of shit! Don't disgust me with your vulgar things! My Xu family doesn't need your things!" Xu Deyuan pulled out the things in the carriage like a madman and threw them out at random.
The eldest aunt howled in anger and pulled Xu Deyuan out with all her might, shouting, "Xu Deyuan, are you crazy? If you want to die, don't drag us down with you! Big brother, second brother, third brother, quickly pull your second uncle out!"
When Niu Zhangshi saw that things were not going well, he immediately raised his hand and shouted to the escorts, "Sir, sir, someone here has gone crazy—"
The commotion here attracted the attention of the escorts. One of them, a thin, square-faced man, rushed over with a stick and hit Xu Deyuan on the back with a few "bangs". Xu Deyuan felt the pain and fell off the carriage amid the screams of the crowd.
“Daddy!!”
"master--"
Several concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters surrounded him in an instant.
Xu Yinxi also shouted and was about to step forward, but was pulled back by Lian Qiuzhi.
"No need to go. He has plenty of children to take care of him. He doesn't need you guys."
Xu Yinxi was caught in a dilemma and didn't know what to do for a moment.
"What are you arguing about?! If you keep arguing, I'll beat you to death with a stick!" The escort spat, his eyes sweeping fiercely over the people present. He seemed to be in a bad mood and threatened in a gruff voice, "Everyone, behave yourself! If you delay our departure, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
Everyone in the Xu family immediately became like quails, not daring to move.
Only Xu Deyuan was still crying out in pain: "I am a fifth-rank official appointed by the imperial court. How dare you! When I return to my position, I will definitely make you pay!"
The bailiff spat in Xu Deyuan's face and said, "You are dreaming of a lifetime! Don't you see where this place is? I tell you, no matter what rank you were before, under my command, you have to keep your tail between your legs. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to deal with you after these thousands of miles."
"You...you are so brave." Xu Deyuan's face turned red with anger. Then he pulled Lian Qiuzhi over. Lian Qiuzhi lost her balance and staggered to the ground. In an instant, her hair was scattered like a mad woman.
Xu Deyuan pushed her forward and scolded her, "You look down on others with your dog eyes. My wife is the daughter of a third-rank minister of the imperial court. If you want to attack me while I'm in exile, you have to see if my father-in-law agrees!"
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