Chapter 138 Aunt Lan is pregnant (two chapters in one)
Duke Wei's Mansion.
Such a big thing happened in the Ministry of Justice, and Zhu Yu was arrested by Yan Xia himself. Lord Xu, based on the basic principle of "I take the credit for the merit and you take the blame", immediately sent someone to the Weiguo Mansion to report the news.
Although the blow from Madam Wei's cane was very severe and Yan Xia was also seriously injured, he had been practicing martial arts since he was young and had also served in the military camp. For him, this injury was half real and half pretended.
The Duke said: "Silly boy, if your injuries were not serious, who would sympathize with you? Who would pity you? Those imperial censors would complain, Marquis Zhu would make excuses, and the emperor would just try to smooth things over."
Yan Xia is an expert at solving crimes, so he must be smart. Not only that, he is also extremely clever.
So the father and son, one crying and the other fainting, performed a tragic drama in the court.
As for the dozen or so people from the Yan family running to the Marquis Baoqing’s mansion and lifting the tiles from the roof, that’s a side story.
But Yan Xia could never have imagined that the evil Zhu Yu would become a eunuch.
And it was in the iron-clad prison of the Ministry of Justice.
It’s not the thunder from heaven, nor the devil taking your life, but the rat!
The red jade was gnawed by a mouse, and it only gnawed that place.
Yan Xia was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed: "Good chewing, wonderful chewing!"
Yes, this is better than killing Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu had not been convicted at this time, and even Yan Xia, who was in charge of the case, knew that even if the evidence was conclusive, it would still be extremely difficult to convict Zhu Yu.
For example, just last night, the Baoqing Marquis' Mansion sent the murderer who killed my cousin there.
Yan Xia knew without any trial that the murderer would definitely take all the blame, and the Baoqing Marquisate would even prepare all the witnesses and evidence.
As for the six bodies that were later dug out from the manor, the Baoqing Marquisate would still find a suitable scapegoat.
As long as there are scapegoats, Zhu Yu is innocent.
And if Zhu Yu died last night, then Zhu Yu died unjustly, no matter who killed him, even if it was a mouse, as long as he died in the Ministry of Justice prison, then he died unjustly.
No matter whether he had done evil in the past, as long as he died unjustly, he is the victim.
With Concubine Li and the Baoqing Marquisate, there will always be people who will speak up for him and criticize him.
Once that time comes, both Yan Xia and the Ministry of Justice will become the murderers of Zhu Yu, and those poor women who died at Zhu Yu's hands will become evidence to frame Zhu Yu.
The dead Zhu Yu will be whitewashed into a good person, a respected and clean person, with the huge amount of money and power of the Baoqing Marquis Mansion.
Yan Xia shuddered whenever he thought of the consequences.
Fortunately, Zhu Yu did not die.
This is how the world is. If you die, you will be pitied, but if your life is eaten by rats, it will become a joke.
Once a person becomes a laughing stock on the streets, all his past dark history, whether true or rumored, will be dug up.
Afterwards, people will sigh and say, "It's karma! It's all karma!"
Yan Xia guessed correctly. Now the public opinion in the capital has changed from Zhu Shizi being bitten by a rat spirit to Zhu Shizi committing all kinds of evil. The laws of the mortal world are not enough to punish his sins, so the gods sent a divine rat to take away his offspring root.
The legendary rat spirit transformed into a spirit rat holding a chrysanthemum in its mouth and serving as a servant of the Moon God.
Rats are prolific, and people have long used rats to pray for a prosperous family. For example, in the first month of the lunar year, window decorations depicting rats getting married are pasted; women secretly hide dough figurines of rats at the head of their beds; and patterns of "rats eating grapes" are carved on the wedding bed.
This time, the divine rat came down to earth and spared Zhu Yu's life, which showed that God was merciful. However, it took away Zhu Yu's offspring, which meant that Zhu Yu and the Baoqing Marquis Mansion had incurred the wrath of God, and God would make their family extinct!
For many things, as long as you start, there will be someone to help you interpret them.
Zhao Shiqing originally sneaked into the Ministry of Justice prison with the intention of killing Zhu Yu.
But then, she changed her strategy.
Just as Prison Warden Zhang said, if she killed Zhu Yu, the real Liu Qi would surely die, and Prison Warden Zhang who transferred Liu Qi in, even Liu Qi's family, and the guard who had to support a large family and whose wife was pregnant, these innocent ordinary people would all be implicated by her. She could get her original identity back, but they would have to pay for Zhu Yu's life.
These people are innocent, and Zhu Yu doesn't deserve it!
Zhao Shiqing just changed her mind temporarily. She really didn't think too much about it. As for letting the rats gnaw off the roots of the plants, it was only because she wanted to destroy the tools used to kill the poor women who were harmed by Zhu Yu.
Yes, it means destroying the tools used in the crime.
Miss Zhao Er really didn't think that much, so when she heard the story of the divine rat coming down to earth to take away the root of fertility, causing the Zhu family to be extinct, she was stunned.
Oh my God, she actually created a legend unintentionally.
She is such a genius.
The talented Miss Zhao Er returned home triumphantly and told her grandfather the story she heard on the street. Zhen Wuduo laughed out loud, she was indeed his beloved granddaughter.
If you don't make a sound, you will be a surprise when you do.
The legend of crows as warnings is still circulating in the capital. When a crow enters the house, no one drives it away. On the contrary, children will be terrified, fearing that they have done something wrong in front of their parents and summoned the crows as a warning.
And now, Zhen Wuduo could guess by just moving his toes that at least most of the time, men in the capital would subconsciously want to cover their crotches when they saw a mouse.
Human beings cannot communicate their sorrows and joys. Here, the grandfather and grandson are laughing and chatting happily, while the Baoqing Marquis Mansion is filled with gloom and sorrow.
Madam Wei has fainted twice, and the imperial physician has warned that there must not be a third fainting spell in the near future, otherwise there will be no way to save her.
Therefore, Mrs. Wei could only force herself to remain calm and not let herself faint again.
Her Yu'er was still lying in bed, and she had not yet avenged Yu'er.
But after waking up, Zhu Yu only said a few words when describing the mouse, and the rest of the time he just stared blankly at Chengchen above his head.
She asked, "Yu'er, does your body still hurt?"
Zhu Yu still looked at Cheng Chen.
She said, "Yu'er, don't worry. Grandmother will definitely seek justice for you. You were harmed by those people in the Ministry of Justice. It was Yan Xia who harmed you."
When Zhu Yu heard Yan Xia's name, he finally reacted. He turned his head, and although he was facing Madam Wei, it seemed as if he was looking at someone through Madam Wei.
"That knife hurt so much, am I dead?"
His memory ended with that knife. He felt so painful that he thought he was going to die. But the next moment, he was back in the cell, and the big rat was gnawing at his penis.
Old Madam Wei was surprised. Knife, what knife?
"Yu'er, did someone slash you with a knife? I told you, this wasn't something a rat gnawed on, it was a knife. It was someone from the Ministry of Justice who did it, right?"
Zhu Yu looked at Cheng Chen again and said quietly, "Yan Xia must have killed me. He killed me. I was killed by Yan Xia."
Madam Wei was shocked and angry. That beast Yan Xia actually wanted to kill her Yu'er.
"My dearest grandmother, you are not dead. You are alive and well. You are blessed with a long life. Yan Xia does not have the ability to kill you."
This time, Zhu Yu ignored her and just muttered to himself: "It turns out that I was killed by Yan Xia. He actually killed me. He killed me just to comfort Zhao Yunnuan and those bitches."
Unfortunately, his voice became softer and softer. Madam Wei only heard the first few words and could not hear the rest of the words at all.
Old Madam Wei was furious and asked someone to call Marquis Zhu over, but Marquis Zhu was not at home.
Old Madam Wei couldn't believe her ears. Her son was seriously injured, and her father had left the house again.
"Where did he go? Find him back!"
Old Madam Wei called Lord Zhu's confidant and, after using both soft and hard tactics, the confidant finally told the truth.
The Zhu Hou Mansion has not only the pair of sisters as concubines, there is also a woman named Lan who was taken in a year ago.
The reason why he only went to his sisters recently was because Lan was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to serve him. As a result, he forgot about Lan.
Now that the crown prince has been deposed, Lord Zhu thought of Lan, or rather, he thought of Lan's belly.
Although Lord Zhu was a romantic man, he had difficulty in having children. So far, he only had one son, Zhu Yu. His concubines all gave birth to daughters, and one of them was even killed by Zhu Yu.
It is conceivable that Lord Zhu suddenly realized how important Lan's belly was.
Therefore, as soon as Zhu Yu escaped from danger, Lord Zhu went to visit Lan. At this moment, he was holding Lan's belly and calling for his son.
Old Madam Wei was both angry and sad. She was angry that Marquis Zhu ignored Yu'er so quickly, and she was sad that Yu'er's life would be even more difficult in the future.
Old Madam Wei complained for a while, wiped her tears, and asked someone to call Ma over.
"How can you be a mistress? Your own son was bullied and you couldn't do anything about it. The woman outside was pregnant and you didn't even know about it. You are a waste. I shouldn't have let you in in the first place."
Ma was scolded so much that she couldn't even lift her head. However, when she heard the words "the woman outside is pregnant", she subconsciously raised her head: "Mother-in-law, you said the woman outside is pregnant? Whose child is that?"
Old Madam Wei was so angry that she wanted to slap her, but thinking of the imperial physician's advice, she could only remind herself in her heart: Don't be angry, don't be angry.
"It's your man's child."
Ma was stunned, hatred welling up in her eyes. Her son was disabled, but the vixen outside got pregnant. Why?
"Don't think I don't know what you are planning. You have a son. No matter whether that son is your biological son or not, you are still the marquis's wife. If I were you, I would go there myself now and bring that woman into the house and have someone take good care of her. When the time is right, I will kill the mother and keep the son." Old Lady Wei said coldly.
Ma was hesitant and submissive. What else could she do at this point?
Her son is already disabled, and at her age, it is extremely difficult to give birth to a son. If she wanted to have one, she would have done it long ago. If she hasn't been able to give birth after so many years, then it means she really can't have one.
Just as her mother-in-law said, if she had a complete and healthy son, she would still be the Marquis's wife. When her son inherited the title, she would be the next Madam Wei, the supreme old lady in this mansion.
When Ma came to Chunhui Hall, she didn't even go to see Zhu Yu lying next to her. She brought people, got on the sedan chair, and went to pick up her concubine.
In the evening, a beautiful lady was carried into the mansion in a small sedan chair made of green cloth.
From then on, there was a pregnant concubine named Lan in the mansion.
In order to ensure the safety of the fetus in Aunt Lan's belly, Ma let Aunt Lan live in her own courtyard, right under her nose. She would never let the fetus in Aunt Lan's belly suffer any harm.
From that day on, Ma's mind was completely focused on Aunt Lan's belly. Worried that Aunt Lan was pregnant with a daughter, Ma called almost all the midwives in the capital.
These midwives are all experienced, but they often go in and out of wealthy families, and what they are best at is observing people's words and expressions.
They said whatever Ma wanted to hear, and almost in unison, they all said that Aunt Lan was pregnant with a boy.
Ma was indeed very happy. From then on, she wanted to tie Aunt Lan to her belt and take her with her wherever she went, for fear of any mishap.
The news about Aunt Lan soon reached Zhu Yu's ears.
Zhu Yu gritted his teeth.
Before he died, they made a small one to replace him.
You wish.
From that day on, Zhu Yu became even more silent, but also cooperated more with the imperial physician's treatment.
His penis was bitten off at the root, and there was no possibility of regeneration. In order not to affect his urination, the imperial physician also consulted Liu, a doctor who specialized in cleansing eunuchs. As a result, Zhu Yu recovered well, and if he continued on this path, he would be able to move as usual after a month.
But Zhu Yu didn't want to wait. A month was too long.
While he was lying down to recuperate, he asked someone to call Sun Lingzhi.
If it weren’t for that dream (maybe it wasn’t a dream), Zhu Yu would have forgotten Sun Lingzhi long ago.
In fact, he had long been tired of Sun Lingzhi, otherwise he would not have given her to his father, Lord Zhu. The reason why he continued to have contact with her was just because of the excitement.
But because of that dream, Zhu Yu got to know Sun Lingzhi again.
In the previous life, Sun Lingzhi killed Zhao Yunnuan, but Zhu Yu was reluctant to kill her because she was cruel and useful.
Zhu Yu still thinks so now. Sun Lingzhi is too useful. Not only can he act pitiful, but he is also ruthless when killing people.
Sun Lingzhi had known for a long time that Zhu Yu had become a eunuch, and she even cried for it.
She was not feeling sorry for Zhu Yu, but for herself. She would have one less person to rely on in the mansion.
Now Zhu Yu sent someone to call her over. Sun Lingzhi felt uneasy. Zhu Yu was already a pervert, and now he was not even a man. Would he be even more perverted?
Sun Lingzhi subconsciously protected her belly, she was pregnant.
When Aunt Lan came into the house, she reminded her whether she should tell Old Madam Wei that Aunt Lan was not the only one who was pregnant. She was also pregnant, but the pregnancy was too early and it was not noticeable.
She was thinking as she walked, and when she looked up, she was already outside the door of Chunhui Hall.
Sun Lingzhi clenched her fists lightly and said, "Let's talk about it after we go in."
However, Sun Lingzhi didn't even see Mrs. Wei before she was taken directly to Zhu Yu's bedside.
Zhu Yu extended his hand, and Sun Lingzhi quickly took it, saying softly, "My Lord, you still remember me. I thought you had forgotten me."
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