He Zhengchu spoke in a steady tone, yet Zhang was terrified. "You, you, I, I am your stepmother. If you dare to kill me, you are unfilial and will go to jail."
He Zhengchu stared at He Zhengyi and said to Zhang: "There are many ways to make people die. I promise that they won't find it on me."
He Zhengyi had suffered many losses at the hands of He Zhengchu before. He threw himself in front of Zhang and cried, "Mom, please sign the divorce letter. I am your only son. How can you bear to see me in trouble? I am not married yet, Mom..."
With her husband dead, Zhang only had this son to rely on. "Son, don't be afraid, they dare not..."
He Zhengyi interrupted Zhang loudly, "What if? Are you my real mother? You don't care about my suffering. Are you still my real mother?"
"I don't care about you? Who raised you to this age? I..."
"Then sign the divorce papers right away!"
"I......"
He Zhengchu glanced at He Yun. He Yun returned to the house and wrote another divorce letter. He took the ink and asked Zhang to put her handprint on it. "Alright, stop arguing! I've rewritten the divorce letter. Zhang, you should sign it."
He Zhengyi grabbed Zhang's hand and forced her to press her fingerprints. "Chief, my mother pressed her fingerprints. Brother, my mother pressed her fingerprints."
Zhang sat on the ground and threw a tantrum, "He Zhengyi, you bastard, I raised you for nothing..."
He Zhengyi didn't care about Zhang's crying. He only knew that since He Zhengchu had become an official, the He family would have a good life. He could not leave the village at this time, and he could not be expelled from the family tree.
He Yun said to He Zhengchu, "I will correct it in the family tree. Zhang is no longer a woman of the He family."
He Zhengchu nodded, "Thank you, clan leader!"
A stepmother is still a mother, and he has to fulfill his filial duty. However, he did not kill Zhang, but only divorced her. Firstly, he did not want to be accused of matricide; secondly, he knew that after being divorced, Zhang would have to return to her parents' home, where she had a sister-in-law who was even more ruthless than Zhang.
"We are all family, no need to thank me."
You don't need to say thank you, you have to thank him with your actions. He Zhengchu pulled out two silver notes from his sleeve and handed them to He Yun. "Please, clan leader, buy some land and reopen the He family's clan school."
He Yong took the banknote with trembling hands, "My He family has passed down the tradition of farming and studying. There is hope for the He family to recover."
As the patriarch, He Yun is not a bad person. He just wants to change the status quo so much that he becomes more and more utilitarian.
He Zhengchu looked towards the ancestral hall. He hated the He clan members in his heart. When he needed help many times, no one from the He clan had ever extended a helping hand to him.
But at the same time, he also has the blood of the He family in his bones. He suddenly remembered Kang Yueran's words and immediately straightened his back. He wanted to be the patriarch of the He family in the future and make the He family truly worthy of the four words "farming and studying to pass on the family tradition."
After solving Zhang's trouble, the next day, He Zhengchu said goodbye to He Yun and others, and returned to Anzhou with everyone.
The three men and three horses rode along at full speed, and just as they passed the town, they encountered an assassination attempt...
Fifty or sixty men in black attacked them with knives. Cheng and Dacheng dismounted and stepped forward to fight, waving their spears.
He Zhengchu also dismounted and shot at the man in black with a crossbow. There was no anesthetic on the arrow. Fortunately, He Zhengchu's archery skills were much better than Kang Yueran's.
The two of them fought against dozens of people. Fortunately, they had good kung fu. Although it was a bit difficult, they won in the end.
Hu Dacheng's legs went limp and he knelt on the ground. Hu Xiaocheng and He Zhengchu ran to him and called out in panic, "Brother, how are you?"
Hu Dacheng was stabbed in the back. He wanted to say nonchalantly, "It's just a minor injury, no big deal." But his increasingly heavy eyelids made it impossible for him to be so nonchalant. He could only say, "My heroic figure..." before fainting.
Hu Xiaocheng cried and shook Hu Dacheng, "Brother, brother, don't die, brother, answer me, ah... brother..."
He Zhengchu was also panicking. He kept telling himself to calm down. He felt Hu Dacheng's breath and let out a long sigh, "Xiaocheng, don't be afraid. Dacheng is still breathing! We have to take him to see a doctor."
Hu Xiaocheng also tried it, wiped his tears and laughed, "My brother is not dead, my brother is not dead!"
"He won't die, he won't die. Dacheng won't die! Xiaocheng, you hold Dacheng while I get the medicine from my bag."
After sprinkling some medicine on Hu Dacheng's wound and giving him a simple bandage, He Zhengchu and Hu Xiaocheng took Hu Dacheng to the county town to find a doctor.
The wound was deep and long, and Hu Dacheng lost a lot of blood, but fortunately the medicine worked well and his physical condition was good, so he woke up the next day.
The doctor prescribed some medicine and Hu Dacheng pinched his nose and drank it.
He Zhengchu felt very guilty, "Dacheng, I'm so sorry, if you hadn't accompanied me home I wouldn't have..."
"What are you talking about, Zhengchu, don't think too much, those men in black must have been sent by Duke Lu."
Hu Xiaocheng did not blame He Zhengchu, "That's right, Brother Zhengchu, don't let your imagination run wild. It's Duke Lu who wants to deal with the girl and us."
The fight for the throne is treacherous and destined to involve bloodshed. "Dacheng, I will definitely avenge you. When your injuries are better, we will return to Anzhou."
Hu Dacheng said anxiously, "That won't do. The girl said that revenge is best achieved by revenge yourself. I want revenge myself."
Hu Xiaocheng followed with concern, "Brother, I'll help you!"
"Do I need your help? I was tricked by those people by accident. I will never get hurt again. Just take care of yourself."
Hu Xiaocheng opened his mouth to refute, but then remembered that Hu Dacheng was still injured, so he silently swallowed his words.
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