However, things did not go as planned, and things developed in the direction that Shao Qing least wanted to see.
And the way it broke out was also very unexpected.
When Shao Qing prepared the last dose of antidote for Wei Jing and was carrying it back to the house, she was about to push the door open when she suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps approaching quickly. Then, the courtyard door behind her was kicked open with a bang.
A man shouted, "Captain Kou! Come out!"
Shao Qing subconsciously looked back and saw a dozen policemen equipped with swords rushing in from both sides. In the middle was a young man in official uniform, about twenty years old, with thick eyebrows, a wide mouth, and protruding ears. He was broad and fat and looked very ordinary, but his chin was raised quite high, and he looked arrogant.
Kou Xuan, who had just finished his shift, hurried out of the main room and angrily said, "Sun Da, what are you doing?!"
This man was none other than Sun Family's eldest son, Sun Zong, who came in aggressively. When the Kou Family's master came out, he just stood there in a daze without answering. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that this man was staring at the door of the west wing in a daze.
A young woman in a green fine cloth skirt stood in front of the door. She turned around in surprise. She had snow-white skin, beautiful face, willow-shaped eyebrows, red lips, a pair of watery eyes, and a graceful neck. The golden-red sunset fell on her crystal skin, shining brightly.
What a stunning beauty.
Sun Zong was so amazed and excited that he felt for a moment that the past twenty years had been wasted. Oh my god, this is terrible. He must take such a beauty into his room.
Just as he was thinking this, the door of the west wing suddenly opened, and a tall man suddenly appeared. His two sharp eyes were like cold lightning, sinister and cold, piercing straight into his heart.
With a start, Sun Zong came back to his senses immediately. With a "clang", the beautiful woman in green was pulled into the house by the man and the door was slammed shut.
Wei Jing stared coldly at the door, a fierce look flashed across his brows. Shao Qing pulled him and handed him the bowl of medicine that she had carefully protected from spilling, "Husband, drink it quickly."
This is the last dose of medicine. Today is the fifth day that the two of them have stayed at the Kou family. The remaining poison in Wei Jing is almost gone, and his external injuries are also improving. When she changed the dressing for him yesterday, the two wounds on his collarbone had already scabbed over.
He was able to get out of bed and walk, and the slowness and sluggishness in his movements gradually disappeared.
Looking back at Shao Qing, Wei Jing's expression relaxed, he responded with an "hmm", took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
"I don't know what happened to the Kou family?"
After five days, Shao Qing had a better impression of the Kou family. Kou Yue was kind and enthusiastic, Wang Mi was considerate and thoughtful, and even Kou Xuan showed no signs of causing any trouble.
She was a little worried for a moment, and when she saw Wei Jing take the medicine bowl, she quickly leaned over the window to look out.
…
The Kou family has indeed gotten into serious trouble.
One of Sun Zong's confidants poked him, and he immediately came to his senses. He was still frightened and angry. When he remembered the purpose of his visit, he immediately vented all his anger on the Kou family.
"Bring it up!"
A scholar in a gray and white robe was staggered in. The guard kicked him hard, and he immediately fell to the ground, curled up his body and wailed "ouch".
The man had a bruised face and a swollen nose, and it turned out to be Yuan Hong.
"What a slutty slave of the Kou family, how dare you have an affair with this sour scholar behind my back!"
Sun Zong shouted angrily. Kou Yue could no longer hold back. She broke free from Wang Mi's hand, ran out to help Yuan Hong up from the ground, and cried, "Yuan Lang, Yuan Lang, what's wrong with you?"
Kou Xuan stepped forward and stood in front of his sister, saying sullenly, "The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, but it was just a joke from our elders. The engagement is void."
"Void?!"
Sun Zong laughed and said mockingly, "Why don't you ask me why I suddenly knew about this?"
He sneered, "Four days ago, two men's bodies were found on a riverbank one mile north of Hexiang. The coroner found that they were murdered a day ago. I led my brothers to investigate carefully and finally got a clue."
Sun Zong suddenly pointed at Yuan Hong and Kou Yue and said, "According to the villagers' report, these two were the only ones who had been near the scene of the incident that day!"
The Kou family was horrified. Kou Xuan glanced at his sister and saw that Kou Yue's face was pale, so he knew it was true. His heart sank and he said, "Yue Niang is from Hexiang. Is there anything wrong with her appearing near Hexiang?"
"Nothing wrong with that."
Sun Zong sneered: "According to the rules of the government office, these two people should be taken back for investigation. You are also from the county government office, am I right?"
It was true that she was wrong. Kou Yue was just a young lady waiting to be married. If she went to prison, even if she was later found not guilty, her reputation would be completely ruined.
Besides, once someone gets in, is it easy to get out?
Sun Zong is the thief in the sect, in charge of this area, and there are too many things he can find fault with. His father is the second-in-command county lieutenant, and he intends to keep Kou Yue and the other two from escaping. Kou Xuan, a small clerk, will probably not be able to help at that time.
His mind raced, his expression serious: "Sun Da, what do you want to do?"
Let’s not beat around the bush. Sun Zong didn’t arrest the man directly, but instead did this. He must have other purposes.
readily!
"I am not someone who doesn't remember the past. The marriage between the Sun and Kou families was arranged by my grandmother. It's a pity that Yue Niang is involved in a murder case and has a private relationship with someone, so she is not worthy of being my Sun Zong's wife. How about this, for the sake of my late grandmother, Yue Niang will be brought into my family as a concubine, and I will forgive the past and cover up this matter for your family."
Sun Zong directly stated his ultimate goal. He was unwilling to marry Kou Yue as his principal wife, but was afraid of fortune-telling. With the idea of believing it is true, he decided to bring her into the house as a second wife, which was a compromise that his family had figured out long ago.
Originally, with the deceased grandmother in front and Kou Xuan as a tough nut to crack behind, this plan was difficult to realize. However, with God's help, the opportunity came.
"You, you are simply wishful thinking!!"
Kou Xuan was so angry when he heard this that he almost exploded. He cursed: "As long as I, Kou, am still alive, I will never allow my sister to have sex with anyone else!"
He doesn't even look down on Sun Zong's first wife, let alone Sun Zong's second wife? !
"To take people and carry people, between the prison and the sedan chair, your family can only choose one."
Sun Zong snorted and laughed: "Tomorrow, my family's sedan chair will be here. It's up to you whether you want to get on or not."
"Captain Kou Wen, you have more than one sister in your family, right?"
After saying that, he glanced meaningfully at Wang Mi and the frightened little girl in her arms. As soon as the latter met his gaze, two tears immediately came out of her eyes and she started crying loudly.
Hearing his daughter's frightened cries, Kou Xuan's face turned pale and he couldn't utter a word for a while. Sun Zong smiled with satisfaction, then glanced at Yuan Hong, the sour scholar. He snorted coldly, "Come here, lock him up and torture him severely!"
"No! No no!"
Seeing the sinister eyes and the ferocious policeman, Yuan Hong howled in shock and grabbed Kou Yue's hand tightly. In his panic, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he shouted, "It's not just me! It's not just the two of us! There are two more, and those two came up from the riverbank! It's them! It's none of my business!"
"It's them! It's none of my business!" He pointed his finger straight towards the west wing.
That day, Yuan Hong blamed Kou Yue, asking her why she told Shao Qing about her affair. Kou Yue naturally had to explain, and when she did, she mentioned the incident of saving people that day.
Sun Zong glanced towards the west wing in the direction he pointed, and immediately the chill on his spine came back. He suddenly felt a little timid, and out of an animal instinct, he didn't want to deal with the people in the room anymore.
Moreover, Kou Yue was also crying and refused to separate from Yuan Hong. The guard was concerned about her and didn't know how to take action, so he kept pulling them apart for a while.
Sun Zong suddenly felt humiliated.
Well, this sour scholar, I can deal with him after I catch Kou Yue tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Sun Zong waved his hand and glanced at Kou Xuan: "Tomorrow's morning will be a good time. You can think it through tonight."
After saying this, he turned around proudly, but was startled by Yan Ming who was leaning against the gate and staring at him.
"Do you want to die?!"
With a glare and some curses, the group walked away.
…
"what to do?"
Yan Ming watched the arrogant group of people walk away, frowned, walked into the Kou family yard, closed the gate, and asked in a low voice.
Kou Xuan's face was as gloomy as water: "Let's do what we discussed before."
What method?
The whole family left Gong County and went to other places to make a living.
A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. In Gong County, if the Sun family wants to make trouble for the Kou family, they will always find a way. In the face of absolute strength, any schemes are useless. Besides, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.
If I continue to stay in Gong County, sooner or later one of my sister, wife and daughter will be unable to take care of me.
Kou Xuan had thought about this matter many times. He had a weak wife, young daughter and younger sister. Leaving with his family was the last resort. He had already secretly forged the travel permit and other items, and today he finally had to make the decision.
He said, “Let’s go tonight.”
Yan Ming nodded: "Okay, I'll go back and clean up right away."
He was alone, and this Hexiang was just a temporary place for him to stay. He was only good friends with Kou Xuan, and the Kou family was the only one he could talk to, so of course they left together. Who would want to stay alone in this remote place?
The two spoke in a very obscure way, but Wang Mi understood it very well. She was mentally prepared, so she didn't waste any words and while coaxing her daughter, she hurried back to the house to pack her belongings.
Before leaving, Yan Ming winked at Kou Xuan and pointed to the west wing behind him.
Kou Xuan understood and nodded to show that he understood. He still had some things to consider and would talk about it later in the west wing.
Let's solve another problem first. He looked at Kou Yue and Yuan Hong who were standing up with each other's support, "You two, follow me."
Kou Yue doesn't know about leaving yet, so I have to tell her as soon as possible.
As for Yuan Hong, he was also involved. Kou Xuan actually had a normal impression of this man, but he was his sister's lover and time was tight and he couldn't make it public, so he had to take him with him.
Fortunately, the other party's widowed mother has passed away and he is alone now, so it is not a problem.
…
"The Kou family is leaving."
Wei Jing behind Shao Qing said lightly, and she thought so too. She said, "Hmm," and turned back, "Husband, are we leaving too?"
She felt it was time to leave. The Kou family had left and the house was empty, so they naturally couldn't stay and cause trouble for her.
She accepted it easily. After all, she had a five-day buffer. Although Wei Jing's injuries were not fully healed, he had recovered better. At least his fighting strength had returned a lot. It was not difficult for the two of them to find another place to settle down.
Wei Jing withdrew his gaze from Yuan Hong's back, lowered his eyes, and replied, "We will leave at night."
It's evening now, and it will be dark in half an hour at most. Shao Qing took out the bag he had prepared in the past few days, put medicine, spare clothes, etc. in it, tied a knot very neatly, and the bag was packed in one minute.
When she turned around, she saw Wei Jing picked up the sword and turned directly towards the door.
Shao Qing was surprised: "Husband, what are you doing?"
"Wait for me, I'll be ready soon."
Wei Jing's expression was calm, but there was a hint of coldness between his brows. The glance back at this moment was strikingly similar to the moment he ambushed the man in blue in the dense forest.
Yuan Hong?
But he is with the Kou family!
The most incredible thought suddenly came to Shao Qing's mind: "You, are you going to kill Yuan Hongkou's family to silence them?!"
She was horrified.
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