Chapter 62 Give me back my life!
When they said they were going back together, it just meant that one took a horse carriage and the other took a donkey cart, and they just took the same route back home.
"Do you have any scar cream or ointment? I have a friend who needs it."
The two got off the car at the mansion, and Ji Changqing asked Feng Qingsui.
The friend was talking about Shangguan Mu.
When Feng Qingsui heard this, he immediately thought of the Crown Princess.
After Zhao Bixiang was sent to Anguo Temple to become a monk, the emperor gave his wives and concubines three choices.
First, stay in the palace and spend your retirement with the concubines.
Second, return to my parents’ home and regain my freedom.
Third, go to the royal temple to practice.
Without exception, all the concubines in the Eastern Palace chose the second option.
The Crown Princess has now returned to the Pei family and become the eldest daughter of the Pei family.
However, even if the emperor allowed them to marry other women, no one would dare to marry them - the prince was still alive and might make a comeback in the future. Who would dare to touch his wives and concubines?
Feng Qingsui felt that unless Ji Changqing rebelled, he and Miss Pei would only be able to miss each other but not be together, and love each other but not be together.
She sighed slightly inwardly and nodded, "Yes, I'll have someone send it to you later."
Ji Changqing said hello.
He added, "You and Zong Si shouldn't get too close recently."
Feng Qingsui looked puzzled.
"Zong Si just broke off his engagement with the Fu family, and the two families are having a bad time. If the Fu family sees you around him, they might misunderstand you."
Fu family?
Feng Qingsui thought of the Miss Fu he met in Taihe Garden. She couldn't wait to help Zong Hebai and Miss Chen get together without even figuring out who saved Miss Chen.
It was obvious that Miss Fu wanted to break off the engagement but didn't want to be blamed, so she set up this trap.
But she and Wuhua disrupted the situation.
I couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with them?"
Ji Changqing: “…”
Is this the point?
I still told her with a stern face.
"After the Crown Prince became a monk, there was a strong demand to make the Third Prince the heir. The Third Prince had yet to choose a consort, and many families wanted to compete for the position of consort, and the Fu family was one of them."
"The only eligible woman in the Fu family is Miss Fu Wu, and she was betrothed to General Zong Si while still in her mother's womb. General Zong once saved Old Master Fu's life, and since the Fu family can't bring themselves to cancel the engagement, they're finding another way to break it off."
"I didn't expect that after failing to plot against Zong Si, he was actually plotted against by her. He was secretly engaging in a secret exchange with her cousin in public..."
"The Fu family's plan failed, and Zong Si showed no mercy at all. Not only did he break off the engagement, he also demanded back all the holiday gifts he had given to the Fu family over the years. The two families are now practically enemies."
Feng Qingsui listened with great interest.
"I didn't expect that the Second Master, who is so busy with all sorts of affairs, still knows so much about the secrets of every household. It's truly admirable!"
Ji Changqing: “…”
I was misled by Shangguan Mu again.
"These are just things my friends keep telling me," he said sullenly. "I'm not interested in them."
Feng Qingsui understood clearly: "I understand."
After all, he is the prime minister and has image baggage to worry about.
Ji Changqing: “???”
What did this person realize?
He sighed: "Anyway, remember to stay away from Zong Si."
Feng Qingsui nodded seriously.
The next evening, at the agreed time, I went to Jiangnan Cottage to meet Zong Hebai.
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As the lights came on, Duke Ningguo came to the Jiangnan Cottage with trepidation to keep his appointment.
When the waiter took him to the private room reserved by Zong Hebai, he thought about what Zhong had told him and repeatedly considered his words in his mind so that he could blurt them out later.
"Brother-in-law, you're here?"
When they arrived at the private room, Zong Hebai came to greet him with a smile on his face, and he was stunned on the spot.
This person usually doesn't treat him so warmly.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
He was extremely alert.
Zong Hebai pulled him to sit down, poured him wine, and picked up some food for him. He felt very uncomfortable and even suspected that the food and wine were poisoned.
Gritting my teeth, I decided to seize the opportunity.
"Fourth brother, look at my little finger, it's quite short too," he raised his right hand, "Feng Luan's face and hands look like mine, don't listen to outsiders' nonsense and misunderstandings."
Zong Hebai was surprised: "Nonsense? What nonsense?"
He was surprised: "You don't know?"
"What should I know?"
He thought for a moment and said with a smile, "It's about the matter of Fengluan and Zhong's short little fingers. Some people made irresponsible remarks about it. Fengluan has been very upset and has not dared to go out for the past few days."
Zong Hebai frowned: "These people are really bored. It's okay, I will comfort Fengluan later."
Seeing that Zong Hebai didn't take it to heart, he felt relieved and raised his glass, saying, "Come, let's drink."
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zong Hebaifang explained his purpose: "I came to see my brother-in-law this time because I am short of money. I want to borrow some money from him to make ends meet."
He was very surprised.
Isn’t this person a walking money bag? How could he be short of money?
"How much do you want to borrow?"
Zong Hebai stretched out his right hand and spread out his five fingers.
"Five thousand taels?"
Zong Hebai shook his head.
"Fifty thousand taels?"
Zong Hebai still shook his head.
He was astonished: "Five hundred thousand taels?!"
Zong Hebai nodded: "If it's a few thousand or tens of thousands of taels, there's no need to borrow from my brother-in-law."
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"Even if I sold the Duke's Mansion, I still couldn't come up with a hundred thousand taels. How come you're short of so much money?"
Zong Hebai said that he was cheated and would go to jail if he didn't pay compensation.
When he heard this, he didn't dare to lend him money. He talked about other things and changed the subject. He also drank with him to get him drunk and avoid this disaster.
Seeing Zong Hebai lying drunk on the table, he smiled and wanted to call someone to come in and help them out, but his mind seemed to be filled with paste and was in a mess, so he also lay down.
Someone suddenly snapped his fingers next to his ears, and he woke up with a start.
When I opened my eyes, I was still in the private room.
I don't know when all the windows were opened, and the cold wind rushed in, extinguishing several candles and creating a chilly atmosphere.
With a "pop", a crisp sound came from the side.
He was startled and looked in horror, only to see a chopstick lying on the ground.
“I was almost scared to death.”
He talked to himself.
Turning around, I suddenly saw a familiar female face.
"ah!--"
He screamed in panic.
He wanted to step back, but found that his body was firmly seated on the chair, not moving at all.
The candlelight flickered and the clothes fluttered.
"Why are you trying to kill me?"
The woman stretched out her hands covered with sharp gloves and grabbed his neck hard.
Two lines of blood and tears flowed on the paper-white face.
"Give me back my life!"
He could hardly breathe.
"No, it's not me, it's Zhong. It's Zhong who wants to poison you!"
The ten fingers on my neck tightened a little more.
"lie!"
"You were the one who poisoned me. You were the one who wanted me dead. I haven't done anything to offend you. Why did you treat me like this?"
"If you want to marry Zhong, just divorce me. Why do you want to kill me? Why?!"
I felt dizzy.
Realizing that he might really die at the hands of Zong's ghost, he said in horror, "It's not me who wants to kill you, it's Zhong! She said you weren't pregnant after a year of marriage, but you got pregnant after escaping the kidnappers. The child must have come from an unknown source..."
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