Chapter 49: Old Stories 6 I only wish my wife would always be honest with me
Even though Xie Wuhen hated everything in the world, he actually couldn't completely hate anyone.
Everyone involved in this scandal is his closest relative.
Xu Nanzhi is his mother!
Xie Jinze was his uncle, who took good care of him in the years after his father passed away.
And Xie Erlang, whose brain was damaged by the abortion drug, is his half-brother.
These are the three people he will never be able to get rid of in his entire life—three people who are connected to him by blood.
This is also the "retribution" he was born to face.
It is also his weak point!
Su He comforted him, "The Xie family has made great contributions for generations and has received great favor from the emperor. How can your husband talk about retribution?"
She added, "This was simply a momentary mistake on the part of the mother-in-law. You should relax, my husband. After all, the mother-in-law is old, and this happened many years ago."
Has it been many years? His memory is still so clear - still stuck on the night when his mother begged him desperately after giving birth.
Maybe it's not just him. In the eyes of others, this matter has not passed. Didn't the queen threaten him because of this?
He looked at the crisscrossing streets in the distance and let out a long sigh.
She still tried to comfort him: "Today is your birthday, husband. You should be happy and not be upset by the past."
He tightened his arms, held her close to him, and said "OK".
Changing the subject, he asked, "Did you really invite a troupe of actors tonight?"
Su He smiled slightly: "Could it be that a poor concubine is trying to deceive her husband?"
His brows finally relaxed. "Okay, then I'll watch 'Bailiangguan' with my wife."
Su He also responded "Okay" obediently.
On that day, everyone in the Xie family went back to their own places, so the birthday party was all in vain.
The opera troupe entered the mansion at dusk. Everyone looked around, as if they had not expected the place to be so deserted. Usually, when an opera troupe was invited to perform on stage, it was either a celebration or a mourning. However, this time in the Xie Mansion, it was neither a celebration nor a mourning, which was very strange.
The stage was set up in the garden of the mansion.
The night was completely dark, but lights were on on the stage.
The orange light is like a giant eye, propping up a round hole in the darkness. In that hole, gongs and drums clang, and actors sing softly, performing a story of a father and son reuniting after separation in a heart-wrenching and wonderful way.
Below the stage, Xie Wuhen and Su He sat side by side.
It seems like you are watching a play, but in fact you are reminiscing.
He recalled his father's heroic appearance as he galloped across the battlefield.
She recalled her father's smiling face as he waved the teapot and demonstrated his tea-making skills.
For the rest of their lives, they will never be able to call others "father" or "daddy".
After watching the show, Xie Wuhen became extremely silent.
He, who had always been demanding, just hugged her silently after going to bed today.
She asked, "Husband is still unhappy?"
He replied, "I am very happy. Thank you, my lady."
"Is it 'Bailiangguan' that makes my husband happy the most?"
"not only."
"what else?"
He stroked her dark hair gently: "And..." He hesitated for a moment, and finally told the truth, "I have already told my wife all the private matters of the Xie family, so I feel relieved."
She looked up at him. His face was gentle, his eyes as clear and calm as a lake at night. She said teasingly, "So, it can be considered that my husband is being honest with me."
He smiled and said, "I only hope that my lady will always be honest with me."
Her chest suddenly tightened and she was speechless.
Since they first met, she had never been honest with him.
She was destined to only tell him lies, deceive him, and exploit him.
She didn't want to continue this topic and pretended to be tired: "It's getting late, let's go to bed."
He said "OK" and held her in his arms and slept peacefully all night.
The next day, Xie Wuhen got up early to go on duty.
After finishing his official duties, he called Wu Sheng and said, "Go and do two things for me."
"Boss, please give your instructions."
"One is to go to the mansion and sell the plums, and the other is to deliver this letter to Li Taian."
Wu Sheng paused after hearing this and asked tentatively, "Boss, are you... seeking revenge for yesterday?"
He snorted coldly: "It's just a tooth for a tooth."
With his experience as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he could naturally see through the trivial matters in the back house at a glance, and naturally saw through Zhang Qianer's tricks.
He had warned them before, so don't blame him for being ruthless now.
When Wu Sheng brought the human traffickers to take Mei Zi away, Mei Zi cried heart-wrenchingly.
He even knelt down and begged: "Brother Wu, please forgive me, this was an unintentional mistake."
Wu Sheng looked embarrassed: "Whether you mean to or not, this is the boss's order."
He also said: "If Miss Meizi had known this would happen, why would she have done it in the first place?"
Nanny Han also burst into tears and said a lot of words to beg for mercy to Wu Sheng, but it was useless.
Wu Sheng took the decree with the family head's seal and resolutely let the trafficker take Mei Zi away.
Mei Zi cried and wailed all the way...
Xu Nanzhi fainted amidst the crying. Afterwards, she called a doctor and had some medicine boiled before she finally recovered.
She called Han Mama by her maiden name: "Lanxiang, it's all my fault that I'm incompetent and can't protect you."
Although she blamed Mei Zi for her inappropriate behavior, she also took into consideration that it was an unintentional mistake. At most, a few words of reprimand and a fine of her monthly salary would be enough.
Unexpectedly, this bastard son actually wanted to sell the person out.
This punishment is not for Mei Zi, it is clearly for her mother.
But what could she do? Ever since that incident, she has always been at a disadvantage in this family and in front of her son.
Nanny Han choked back, "Old Madam, please don't say that. This old servant can't bear it. Mei Zi...she deserves it herself. That's all. Everyone has their own destiny."
Li Mansion.
As soon as Li Taian got off work, he received a letter sent by Xie Wuhen.
This powerful son-in-law had never contacted him by letter. Today was the first time. Li Taian could not hide his joy for a moment and specially sent the servants away to read the letter alone.
The letter is concise:
Seeing is believing. I have something to report to my father-in-law. Li's new bride, Zhang Qian'er, has been in love with me since she was still unmarried. She confessed her feelings to me several times but was rejected by me. However, she was unwilling to give up. She has provoked Shuli many times since my father-in-law got married. Although she has married into the Li family now, she still won't give in to Shuli and repeatedly makes trouble for her, which has upset Shuli and damaged her reputation. I hope my father-in-law will handle the matter impartially to prevent future troubles. I thank you.
Signed by Xie Wuhen.
Li Taian was instantly furious.
I thought it was a letter between father-in-law and son-in-law to keep in touch with each other.
Unexpectedly, it was a letter revealing a family scandal. How embarrassing it was for him.
He originally let his son marry a woman from the Zhang family in order to maintain the relationship between the Li and Xie families.
Now this Zhang Qian'er is so ungrateful that she is trying to sabotage the relationship between the two families. Moreover, the target of her sabotage is her own daughter. This is really outrageous.
He immediately called He Manyun over and tossed the letter to her: "Look at your 'good daughter-in-law'."
He Manyun was confused. She opened the letter and took a closer look. She was also furious after reading it.
Her rage was naturally not because of Su He.
She was furious because in her eyes, this disgraced woman from a small family was unfaithful to her son and even had a crush on a strange man. This was truly outrageous.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Master, don't forget who insisted that Ye'er marry this woman."
Li Taian snorted coldly: "You should ask yourself why your son Ye'er got involved with a woman like this in the first place."
He Manyun was so angry that she couldn't say anything. She turned around and walked out of the house, quickly heading towards Moxiangyuan.
At that time, Li Jianye was lying in the house smoking datura.
The scent of datura, with a hint of cool wine, made his lungs feel more unobstructed.
Now his tuberculosis is getting worse and worse, and he has even started to cough up blood. I am afraid he will not be able to survive for a day without this datura.
But Zhang Qian'er particularly disliked the smell of Datura stramonium, just like she disliked the consumptive Li Jianye.
She sat in the nearby spare room, eating melon seeds and occasionally asking, "Is the fumigation done, sir? Is there still any smell in the room?"
Dong Ye peeked into the main room next door and whispered, "It's still smoking. I don't think it will stop for a while."
Zhang Qianer rolled her eyes in annoyance: "You keep smoking all day long, you might as well smoke yourself into a piece of bacon."
Dong Ye offered her master a cup of tea and whispered, "No matter how weak the son-in-law is, he is still the eldest son of the Li family, and the young lady is his legitimate wife. It will at least save some face if you tell others about it."
Zhang Qian'er sneered, "I don't have any dignity left now. I'm lucky not to be beaten to death by him."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Manyun rushed into the main house next door like a gust of wind.
Zhang Qian'er was puzzled: "I don't know why this old woman came here in such a hurry."
Dong Ye comforted: "This old hag can't even beat a concubine, why should you be afraid of her, young lady?"
Zhang Qianer held the teacup tightly and said, "Yes."
In the main house.
Li Jianye looked up at He Manyun and said weakly, "Why is my mother here?"
He Manyun still looked furious, "If I don't come, the green hat on your head will probably be as high as the sky."
Li Jianye frowned, "Mother, please don't speak so harshly."
"You think my words are harsh, but what you don't know is that what your young mistress did is probably even more shameful." He Manyun said and ordered the maid at the door: "Go and call the young mistress over."
The maid lowered her head and replied "yes", then turned around to call Zhang Qianer.
But a moment later, Zhang Qianer came into the room and bowed politely: "The daughter-in-law greets the mother-in-law."
He Manyun said in a cruel tone: "It's good that you're here."
After that, he handed the letter in his hand to Li Jianye in front of her: "Son, take a look at this first."
Li Jianye propped himself up and sat up. He took the letter and read it through. Then his face turned pale, his teeth clenched, and his eyes were like the letter of a venomous snake: "You are actually in love with Xie Wuhen?"
Zhang Qian'er was stunned, obviously defenseless, and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Li Jianye struggled to get up from the couch, and as soon as he stood firm, he started coughing violently.
He Manyun hurried forward to give him a back massage: "Son, don't let this bitch make you sick. It's not worth it."
When Zhang Qian'er heard the word "bitch", her face darkened: "Mother-in-law, please don't wrongly accuse me."
Li Jianye took over the conversation: "How dare you say my mother is wrongly accusing someone?"
He threw the page of letter in front of Zhang Qianer: "Look, this is written by Xie Wuhen himself."
Zhang Qianer hurriedly took the letter and looked at it.
But after a moment, her breath began to tremble, and even her hands began to tremble: "No... That's not true, then... then Xie Wuhen is lying... He is lying..."
The woman's reputation was greater than the sky, and no one expected Xie Wuhen to retaliate against her in such a cruel way.
This is a heartless act of pushing her into a desperate situation!
How could she admit it, how dare she admit it!
Li Jianye naturally didn't believe her denial and shouted, "Close the door and get the whip."
The servant Niu Er replied "yes", turned around to close the door, and brought a whip.
He Manyun, who was standing by, looked worried: "Son, can you handle this with your body?"
A chill ran through Zhang Qianer's heart.
Even though she was the one being beaten, the old woman felt sorry for the abuser and wondered if he could bear it.
Li Jianye stopped coughing at this moment, and there was still a bit of evil excitement in his eyes: "Don't worry, mother, I still have the strength to punish this bitch."
Zhang Qian'er knelt down and begged, "Husband, don't believe Xie Wuhen's nonsense. I've been wronged..." Before she could finish her words, a long whip swept over like a rattlesnake, leaving only Zhang Qian'er's shrill wails in the room...
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