"Are you sure you can afford double the price?"
As Cui Ji spoke, he punched Guo Rui's nose accurately through the sack, and the sound of broken bones was heard instantly.
Guo Rui fainted from the pain, but was quickly beaten awake again, feeling his life was worse than death.
"Please spare my life, my dear. I can afford any price!"
Guo Rui cried for his parents. His nose was broken and his face was crooked. He looked miserable. The pain in his vitals was almost numb, making him sweat profusely.
Who is the mastermind behind this, the Guo family’s business enemies or the Shen family?
The blood in Guo Rui's body had already solidified, only his brain was still working, and he was also confused.
Cui Ji held back, and when he saw the fight was almost over, he slowly said, "Mr. Guo, I'm taking money from others to help them avoid disaster. The man originally offered five hundred taels to buy your life. You're lucky, as it happened to be a time when my family has a new baby. I'm afraid of getting involved in a life, so I'm making an exception and breaking the rules to spare your life."
When Guo Rui heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't speak. His life was only worth five hundred taels of silver?
The person in front of him didn't even go out to ask. When Guo Rui stomped his foot, Su Cheng would tremble three times!
"I'm giving you all the money I have. Who's behind this?"
Guo Rui groaned in pain, gritting his teeth and trying for a long time to force out a complete sentence.
Cui Ji swiftly collected the banknotes and ordered his men to rob the carriage. He then said, "There are rules on the road. Mr. Guo should be careful with his words and actions. No matter how wealthy the Guo family is, they are still merchants. Don't file a complaint with the authorities. Tearing it apart will do neither you nor the Guo family any good."
When Guo Rui crawled out of the sack, Cui Ji had already disappeared.
Guo Da came with a few servants and cried bitterly, "Master, I asked for help to lift the carriage, how could it be..."
Report to the police, you must report to the police!
In broad daylight, not only did they rob people of their money, they also took their lives. How outrageous!
Guo Da was about to turn around when Guo Rui stopped him and said, "Wait! Guo Da, find out what Shen Tinglan has been up to lately."
Guo Rui believed 80% of what the man said.
He went to Jishidiang for a consultation and found the door sealed, so he sought treatment from the best orthopedic doctor.
About an hour later, Guo Da returned home sweating profusely and looking unhappy.
"Sir, Shen..."
Guo Da thought it would be better to wait until after today, fearing that the young master would not be able to bear the shock.
Guo Rui's face was gloomy. He picked up the teacup and threw it against the wall. With a snap, the cup shattered into pieces. The scalding tea left a yellow-green watermark on the wall, with a few tea leaves stuck on it.
Guo Da couldn't help but shrink his neck and said hesitantly, "Sir, why don't you go back home and recuperate first?"
Guo Rui just learned that he couldn't be humane, and he wanted to strangle Shen Tinglan to death. He took a deep breath, tried to calm his emotions and said: "Tell me, this young master was not scared!"
"Shen followed her sisters to the Xie Mansion to visit Xie Zhao's wife, Jiang Yuzhu, and asked Jiang Yuzhu to make the decision. In order to achieve their goal, they did not hesitate to..."
Guo Da was unable to speak. Under Guo Rui's gloomy gaze, he trembled and said, "I didn't hesitate to use a miscarriage to attract Jiang Yuzhu's sympathy."
The Xie family had no intention of concealing the matter at all. Guo Da spent two taels of silver and easily found out the whole story.
He didn't expect that the usually weak Shen Tinglan would make such a big fuss just to get a divorce.
"Sir, I really didn't see that Shen Shi was dissatisfied with you. She just said she was going back to her parents' home for a short stay, but she didn't..."
Seeing his young master's face becoming increasingly cold, Guo Da could not continue.
Because Guo Rui was drunk and almost beat Shen Tinglan to the point of causing her to have a miscarriage, Shen Tinglan held a grudge but endured it, and ran back to her parents' home to cause so much trouble.
"You've been very kind to the Shen family!"
Guo Da carefully observed his young master's expression and muttered something.
Guo Rui used the best medicine for his injuries, and his whole body felt like it was falling apart. He half-lying on the small couch, closing his eyes and thinking.
When Guo Da thought his son was about to fall asleep, Guo Rui suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes deep, and said word by word: "A dog that bites doesn't bark. Does Shen Tinglan think that she will escape from the Guo family after losing her child?"
Guo Rui knew exactly why Shen Tinglan married him.
"She's just a slut born to a concubine. She's not even a virgin yet..."
Guo Rui curled his lips sarcastically and revealed the secret in his heart.
Guo Da's eyes widened, and he stammered, "Sir, we can't afford to offend the Shen family. There are some things you'd better not say."
After all, Shen Tinglan is a daughter of the Shen family, and telling others about it will affect the reputation of the Shen family.
"Otherwise, why do you think I tolerate her?"
A few years ago, Guo Rui had just taken over the Guo family's rouge and powder shop. He hid in the shop to look for beauties for himself and fell in love with Shen Tinglan, who had not yet reached the age of marriage.
Chen Tinglan was weak, her eyes were always wet, she wore a plain skirt, and walked with the slenderness of a willow. Guo Rui was fascinated by her, said all kinds of nice things to her, and spent a large sum of money to capture the beauty's heart.
After learning that Shen Tinglan was a concubine's daughter, Guo Rui wanted to marry into the Shen family, but he thought Shen Tinglan was not qualified and had no intention of proposing to her.
"Chen Tinglan found me and told me that her third sister, Shen Zhilan, was unmarried and competitive. The family was planning to form a marriage alliance with other prominent families in Jiangnan. If I married Shen Zhilan, the Guo family would be a legitimate relative of the Shen family, and would definitely receive support in business in the future."
Guo Rui thought about it carefully and found that Shen Tinglan's analysis made sense.
"Sir, the third young lady of the Shen family is a legitimate daughter, so a marriage is definitely necessary."
Guo Da was unaware of the truth and was in shock.
Anyone with a little bit of common sense knows that Shen Tinglan's words are not credible.
Guo Rui was certainly not stupid, and sneered: "Of course not openly, what if Shen Zhilan ruins her reputation?"
The Shen family has strict rules. If a woman falls into the river and gets wet and then has physical contact with a man, the marriage is secured.
Guo Rui and Shen Tinglan's plans were closely linked, and they found "witnesses". The two agreed that in exchange, Guo Rui would give Shen Tinglan a large sum of money as a reward after the success.
"Sir, why didn't you marry Miss Zhilan?"
The Shen family did a great job of keeping the secret, and even as a servant of the Guo family, Guo Da was not aware of it.
To the outside world, Guo Rui fell in love with the girl from the Shen family at first sight and wanted to marry her. The Shen family did not care much about family background, so they facilitated the marriage.
"Guo Da, you are really as stupid as a dog. Why did you marry Shen Tinglan? Of course it was because it was Shen Tinglan who fell into the river!"
Guo Rui was depressed for a long time when his plan failed.
When he got involved with Shen Tinglan, Shen Tinglan was no longer innocent. The Guo family paid a large sum of money as a betrothal gift, but only to cuckold him. Unfortunately, Guo Rui had no way to express his grievances.
"Sir, how can you go to the Shen family to reason? We can only admit it, otherwise if it is exposed, the Shen family will find out that you are plotting against Shen Zhilan, and the Shen family and the Guo family will probably become enemies!"
Even if he was beaten, considering the interests of the Guo family, it was not the time to fall out.
Guo Da looked at Guo Rui sympathetically and shook his head repeatedly: "Young Master, you are so aggrieved!"
Guo Rui: “…”
Guo Rui was already feeling aggrieved, and being pitied by his servants made him feel choked up and even more aggrieved.
“Let’s go to the Shen family to pick up Shen Tinglan.”
Guo Rui smiled sinisterly, leaned over and leaned on Guo Da for support as he got into the carriage.
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