Chapter 92: The eldest wife also has a share?
Gu Tang was surprised and subconsciously looked at her father. Why was there still talk about the first wife?
Gu Lianshan was also confused: "What are you talking about! How could the eldest wife be related to your theft?"
Zhang looked at the father and daughter with a puzzled look on their faces, and something moved in her heart. She looked away with a flickering look in her eyes.
She said, “My good sister-in-law saw me taking the silver and forced me to give her half. If I didn’t, she would tell others!
You said I stole 20 taels of silver from your Gu family, but 10 taels of it were taken away by Wei! Why should I be blamed for it all? ! "
Tsk! Trouble!
Gu Tang smacked her lips twice. She had wanted to make a scene today and drive Zhang out completely, but now that the eldest branch of the Gu family was involved, this matter would be difficult to handle.
Sure enough, after Zhang said this, the two elders of the Gu family who had originally hidden back in the house immediately opened the door and left.
In the east wing, Gu Liansheng, who had not been seen for a long time, was supported by Gu Tianbao and walked out of the east wing.
Seeing their eldest son coming out, the two elders of the Gu family came forward with concern and asked, "Why did you come out? You are not well yet, how can you get out of bed and walk around?"
"After such a big incident, how can I lie still? Besides, Daddy's health is not good, and now he is busy running around for me. I feel really bad for him."
As he said this, Gu Liansheng's eyes actually turned red, which made the two elders of the Gu family feel very relieved.
Not far away, Gu Tang and Gu Lianshan, father and daughter, rolled their eyes with disgust on their faces.
The two elders of the Gu family ignored the father and daughter. In fact, they were so frightened of Gu Tang at the moment that they didn't dare to talk to her.
He just walked up to Zhang with a stiff body and asked her sternly what she meant by what she had just said.
"You obviously stole the money yourself, why are you blaming it on your sister-in-law?"
Zhang knew what kind of people the two elders of the Gu family were. She didn't want to get entangled with them, so she just said, "Wei is not here right now. When she comes back, just ask her! And search the cabinets in her room! I guarantee you'll find a lot of things that she can't afford!"
Gu Liansheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he lowered his eyes to hide the panic in his eyes.
He knew about this.
It is true that Wei was greedy and asked for a lot of benefits in return because he saw Zhang stealing the silver, but it was definitely not ten taels. Moreover, the silver was not only spent by Wei himself, but he also spent a lot of it.
Therefore, no one should be allowed to search Wei’s cabinet.
Gu Liansheng coughed twice, looking sickly. He said, "There are indeed some eye-catching things in Wei's cabinet, but they were all bought by my son..."
Zhang's face immediately changed: "You are talking nonsense! You have failed the imperial examination for decades and have never earned a penny. How can you buy things for Wei?"
Gu Liansheng's face darkened. He glanced at Zhang, secretly hating why the second daughter didn't strangle her to death just now.
If this person is strangled to death, there will be no peace in this family from now on!
The expressions of the two elders of the Gu family were also very bad. Firstly, it was because Zhang's words were too embarrassing, and secondly, they felt that although Zhang's words were harsh, they were not wrong.
How could they not know what kind of person their eldest son was? Where could he earn money?
"Big brother, tell mom the truth." Feng said worriedly, "You have been studying all the time, where are you going to earn money?"
Gu Liansheng was gloomy for a moment, but soon recovered and smiled bitterly: "Although my son has failed many imperial examinations, he has a good handwriting. I have a classmate who has been copying books in a bookstore because of his poor family background.
Not long ago, he was impressed by his son's good handwriting and recommended him to copy books in a bookstore. He copied books every month and earned a few hundred coins. But when Wei found out about the money, she pestered him to take it and bought some things he liked.
After buying the things, Wei regretted it again. She was afraid that you would be angry if you knew, so she locked the things in the closet and never wore them out.
But for some reason, it was seen by my brother's wife. Before she disappeared, Wei mentioned to me that my brother's wife took a fancy to one of her clothes, but because it was new, Wei was reluctant to give it away, and there was some unpleasantness between the two sisters-in-law.
I thought it was nothing, but who would have thought that the incident of my brother's wife stealing the silver would be exposed, and it was framed on Wei. Wei was indeed a person with many problems, but she knew her son's temper, and she didn't dare to steal the silver. "
Therefore, the person who stole the silver could only be Zhang herself.
Although Gu Liansheng did not say the latter sentence explicitly, everyone understood it clearly.
Zhang stared at Gu Liansheng, as if she was seeing him clearly for the first time: "Okay, okay! The shamelessness of your Gu family is actually from the same source! Since you don't admit it, then we'll meet at the government office!"
Gu Liansheng's heart sank, and his tone softened immediately: "Wei's whereabouts are unknown now. You said she stole the silver with you. I'm afraid it will be difficult to judge. But the fact that you stole the silver is a foregone conclusion. If you go to the government office, you will at least be exiled.
And the two from the Lin family, if the second brother's daughter insists that the Lin family is the mastermind, she will probably be exiled along with my sister-in-law. With his body, exile means death! My sister-in-law, by then, the Lin family will be extinct, and it will be you who will be extinct!"
This is a killer statement.
Why did Zhang do these things that were criticized?
It’s all for the Lin family’s only child!
If the Lin family's only child died in her hands, how would she have the face to see her husband after she died?
But if she didn't tell him, she would never get over the fact that she was almost strangled to death by this evil creature today! She would never be able to calm down from the anger in her heart!
And Brother Lang and Sister Yue were kicked and had their arms broken. They were so angry that they couldn't even vent their anger. I'm afraid they thought the Lin family was easy to bully!
So, should I sue or not?
Zhang sat on the ground in a daze, not knowing what to do.
"mother……"
Lin Lang's weak voice suddenly reached Zhang's ears.
Zhang turned around and saw her son sitting in the corner with a pale face. She was suddenly filled with grief and quickly got up and ran over.
"Lang'er...it's all because of your uselessness! You have suffered so much!" Zhang hugged him and cried so sadly.
Lin Lang leaned in her arms and whispered, "Don't sue the officials... Wait until I pass the imperial examination, and then we can get them back one by one..."
By now, he had fully understood that his mother had indeed stolen the silver.
In this case, he cannot report it to the authorities. If he does, the matter cannot be concealed and he will not be able to escape the responsibility. In the end, they will probably be punished together and their future will be ruined!
If it really comes to that, he might as well just die now!
No one knows a child better than his mother. Although Lin Lang only said one sentence, Zhang understood it completely.
She also whispered back, "Don't worry, I won't report you to the police. I can endure anything for you, but you can't get this kick in vain. I have to get something back for you..."
Thinking of the things that had been burned before, Lin Lang gritted his teeth and refused.
Without pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he would not be able to read and write well. If he couldn't read well, how could he take the imperial examination?
Nowadays, scientific research is his only way out.
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