Chapter 146
Aqiu's operation was as sharp as ever. Cheng Hui made suggestions and he was responsible for implementation. Within a few days, news about the Hu family began to spread in the town at an extremely fast speed.
Young Master Hu was extremely anxious at home. There were more and more gossips coming out, most of which were fabricated, but there were always a few that hit the nail on the head.
The most hateful thing is that these news have spread everywhere. No matter how many excuses he makes about not wanting his family to hear these dirty news, many people still know about it, and some even use some of them to tease him.
On the surface, Master Hu could say calmly that these were all rumors and nonsense, but privately, only he himself knew how terrified he was, fearing that one day someone would come to him with evidence.
"Master...what's wrong with you?" Yue Niang's tone was as gentle as ever, but it sounded even more irritating to Master Hu's ears.
He didn't want to come. Right now, the situation was at its peak, and his half-brothers had been looking at him strangely these past few days, making him very suspicious that they knew something.
At this juncture, he didn't want to meet Yue Niang at all.
But Yue Niang sent someone to deliver a message, saying that if he didn't come again, she would have to confess to the master, which forced him to show up.
"If you have something to say, tell me now. The situation outside is so tense right now. We shouldn't meet at all."
Yue Niang looked at Master Hu's irritable expression, tears welling up in her eyes. She choked out a sob and said, "I don't want to be pregnant either, Master, but...but I'm pregnant."
Got it?
What's going on?
Young Master Hu was completely stunned. He slowly moved his gaze downwards and was shocked to find that there was a faint bulge on Yue Niang's lower abdomen.
Yue Niang is pregnant!
This news almost made Master Hu jump up. He stared at Yue Niang's lower abdomen, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.
"Yes? How could it be?" he muttered. "Every time I do this... it's impossible. This shouldn't be the case."
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Yue Niang was immediately furious when she heard this, staring at him with tearful eyes: "The world can bear witness to my feelings for you, Master. How could you say that?"
Young Master Hu fell into a great panic. At this time, Yue Niang's pregnancy was like a knife stabbing into his heart.
He is now busy trying to distance himself from the relationship between the two of them, and this child is simply a handle in the hands of others.
"No, we can't keep this child!" Young Master Hu made the decision quickly.
"What did you say?" Yue Niang stared at him blankly: "This child is the fruit of our love, how could you have the heart to..."
"Yue Niang!" Master Hu suppressed his unhappiness and revealed a sorrowful expression: "Do you think I don't look forward to having this child? But now... I really can't. All my brothers want to bring me down. If they knew..."
"Then...what should we do?" Yue Niang cried like a tearful person, holding her belly, as if this could keep the child.
Master Hu was no fool after all. He knew that he must not leave this evidence to others. He said hatefully, "Listen to me, this child must not be kept. I will find a way to get you a bowl of abortion pills tomorrow. The sooner this is resolved, the better."
Yue Niang had no choice but to nod and agree while crying.
Young Master Hu took advantage of the quiet of the night and quickly left this remote courtyard, but he didn't notice that after he left, a man was standing in the shadow of the courtyard wall, looking at his departing back thoughtfully.
Cheng Hui was also squatting in the corner, even squatting next to the man. The other party didn't know him, but Cheng Hui was very familiar with these people from the Hu family.
This person is one of Master Hu’s younger brothers, also a bastard. He was the unlucky one whose mother did not favor him and he lost his life in a family feud early on.
The person he is now dependent on is Mr. Hu's third son, who is also the son of the most favored Madam Lian, and his status is comparable to that of Young Master Hu.
However, Mr. Hu still remembered that legitimate children were the orthodox ones. Therefore, even though he favored his third son, he never favored him over Young Master Hu.
Young Master Hu San has always been trying to outdo Young Master Hu. Now that he has made such an unexpected discovery, he will naturally take advantage of it and severely attack Young Master Hu's WeChat.
The man thought about it and realized that no matter how he looked at it, if his unfavored son exposed this matter, it would only make Mr. Hu dislike him even more. So he decided to tell Hu San about it. Hu San had money and connections, so how he could manipulate the matter depended on his ability.
Cheng Hui watched the man go to report to the third young master of the Hu family, then he patted his butt and went back to the Liu family.
After walking out of the Hu family’s gate, I saw Aqiu’s figure hiding in the shadows not far away.
Cheng Hui was quite helpless: "Didn't I tell you not to wait for me? I won't be in any danger."
A Qiu curled the corners of his lips and said, "I can't guarantee whether you will encounter danger, but I can guarantee that I will be with you when you are in danger."
Cheng Hui was a little amused and confused. No... Aqiu was flirting with him, right?
Even though he's a straight man, he's also watched TV dramas. These...protective words should obviously be said by the male lead to the female lead, right?
It felt weird for a big and strong man like him to be asked to be protected by a slender person like Aqiu...
Zhou Tong followed behind Liu Qing in silence. He yawned lazily. He really didn't understand what the young master of the Liu family was doing. Why was he guarding the gate of the Hu family in the middle of the night... It was simply terrifying.
Yes, yes, he was talking to the air. What his second uncle said was indeed right. When you are working outside, don’t meddle in other people’s business.
"Zhou Tong, you have worked hard these past two days. Go to the housekeeper tomorrow and get ten taels of silver. This will be my extra reward for your hard work." A Qiu was very satisfied with Zhou Tong. Apart from his superb martial arts skills, his greatest strength was that he was very tight-lipped.
No matter whether he went out in the middle of the night or talked to the air, this man clearly saw everything but never asked a single question.
Aqiu likes people who are capable and don't talk too much. It's a pity that he is a native of this world, otherwise he really wants to take him back and train him to be his subordinate.
In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. The seemingly peaceful day was broken by what happened in the Hu family at noon.
I don't know which busybody spread the news, but the Hu family had a fight. It wasn't with outsiders, but an internal conflict, and people even died.
It is said that the doctor who was called shook his head and said there was no hope after just one look. Later, servants from the Hu family were indeed seen going to the coffin making arrangement.
It was already afternoon when Cheng Hui learned about this. When he heard that the Hu family's troubles had broken out, he regretted not seizing the opportunity to go and watch the fun.
He originally thought that no matter what, the accident would not happen until night, but he did not expect that the Third Young Master Hu was so anxious that he actually got things done in broad daylight.
Rumors about the Hu family were everywhere on the screen. There were rumors of all kinds, some saying that the Hu family master had passed away and the brothers were fighting over the property. Some said that the young masters of the Hu family seduced their sisters-in-law, and some said that the young lady of the Hu family was caught having an affair with a scholar.
The most outrageous one actually said that the old lady of the Hu family’s young lover had come and claimed that Mr. Hu was his son.
Everyone: ...
It's all nonsense, why are you so outstanding?
Ahem, in short, one morning was enough for the whole town to start spreading rumors about the Hu family.
Although the rumors spread widely a few days ago, most of them were groundless. But today, many people saw it with their own eyes. For a moment, the whole town was in an uproar, waiting to hear some fresh news.
Perhaps the incident was too serious and too many people knew about it. No matter how hard the Hu family tried to control it, they still couldn't control it, and what happened in the family was spread out.
So, in the evening, the breaking news came. Finally, a kind-hearted person summarized the affairs of the Hu family and spread it in the restaurant.
Yes, this kind-hearted person was found by Aqiu, and the lively place was their Chunfeng Restaurant.
Who doesn't like to listen to gossip, especially when it comes to the Hu family's affairs? As for what happened, Aqiu knew the most details. Add to that Cheng Hui's sneaking in to eavesdrop, and it's easy to sum up the whole story by comparing the two.
So he simply took this opportunity to not only spread the news, but also to increase the popularity of his own restaurant.
It was basically the same as they had guessed before. The third young master Hu was holding a grudge and wanted to cause trouble for his eldest brother. When he found out that he was having an affair with his father's concubine, of course he wanted to take advantage of it.
Hu San was a little impatient and was about to go find the concubine, but was persuaded by his half-brother.
As the saying goes, if you catch a cheating couple, you catch them both. Catching Yue Niang can only prove that he is cheating, but who can prove that the adulterer is Master Hu?
So they dug a hole for Young Master Hu and made a trap to lure him in. Then they called Old Master Hu over and let him witness the scene with his own eyes.
So, when Yue Niang and Young Master Hu were entangled with each other, she was caught red-handed by her father.
The atmosphere at the scene was very awkward for a while. Young Master Hu was afraid that his father would swallow his anger, so he deliberately made a lot of noise, attracting half of the Hu family to watch the fun.
With so many people witnessing this scene, Mr. Hu couldn't protect his son even if he wanted to, so he could only punish him cruelly and get rid of Yue Niang at the same time.
Young Master Hu was worried that his father would reuse him again after a while after punishing his eldest brother, so he decided to go all out and even produced some specious evidence to prove that Young Master Hu was not Old Master Hu's son at all, otherwise why would he take the initiative to seduce his father's concubine?
This was also because the person before did not hear it completely. In fact, the one who had an old lover was not the old lady, but Mr. Hu’s wife, Mrs. Hu.
Mr. Hu, who was already very angry because his son was having an affair with his concubine, was further provoked by the news that his wife might have cheated on him. He fainted and the doctor who came to examine him said that he had a stroke. If he took good care of himself, he might be able to recover, otherwise he would have to lie in bed for the rest of his life.
This news spread outside and became the source of Mr. Hu's son's death in the fight for the family property. In short, by the time the old lady came forward and stabilized the situation, the messy news about the Hu family had spread throughout the town, and even spread to the neighboring town as a joke by many businessmen.
Old Lady: ...
The Hu family's reputation was completely ruined, and the head of the Hu family, Master Hu, had fallen. His originally chosen heir, Master Hu, was put in solitary confinement. For a time, the entire Hu family became chaotic, and Master Hu's sons revealed their ambitions one by one and began to fight for power.
The old lady was old and mentally weak, and could not control these adult grandchildren, so she could only let them do whatever they wanted.
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