Chapter 64 Hearing is not true
Fu Lingjun heard that it was Minister Jiang.
A little surprised.
Jiang Yunze, Minister Jiang......
This Minister has an excellent reputation in the capital.
How could his wife and children be in this remote place?
I think of the chubby little boy named Jiang Zifeng. He looked honest and kind, but he could actually pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger.
If he hadn't kidnapped the kidnappers while they were unconscious.
I'm afraid they won't escape so quickly.
Think of that tiny baby, so tiny.
It makes people feel pity when watching it.
I still feel inexplicably heartbroken...
Fu Lingjun could have sent someone to inquire.
But in this case, what he encountered in Jiangzhou would no longer be concealed.
The Queen Mother would never allow any remarks that were detrimental to him and his brother the Crown Prince to be spread.
The people around him, and even those who shared hardships with him.
I'm afraid it will disappear without anyone noticing...
And Song Siyuan was also in big trouble. He and Song Siyuan sneaked out of the academy and were beaten.
I'm afraid the Queen Mother will blame him for this.
"Master Xu, do you know why Minister Jiang's wife and children are here? Has something happened to the Jiang family?"
"There hasn't been any unexpected incident. If there is any unexpected incident, it's the Lu family..."
Jiang Yunze was fine and was not implicated by his father-in-law at all.
After Xu Heng finished speaking, his eyes wandered, and he really didn't know where to look.
It felt a bit disrespectful when it fell on the boy's face which was wrapped up like a dumpling.
Fu Lingjun looked at Xu Heng, who was a little distracted, with a burning gaze.
"Lu family?"
"Young Master, you may not know this, but this Lady Lu is the youngest daughter of General Lu Huaian, the Northern Guardian, and is married to Minister Jiang..."
"Because General Lu was convicted, the entire Lu family was confiscated and exiled. Married-out daughters were not included in the crime, so the only married-out daughter left in the Lu family's main branch is this Madam Lu, the mother of the two children."
Speaking of this matter, even Xu Heng, a seventh-rank official, found it strange.
The Lu family is full of loyal and brave people, and has been loyal and righteous for generations.
The family has a deep heritage.
General Lu has made countless military achievements and is well-known.
Embezzlement of military pay?
This sounds a bit incongruous.
Fu Lingjun was stunned for a moment. "Could it be that Jiang Yunze treats them poorly because the Lu family has fallen on hard times?"
Such a thing happened just one year after I left Beijing!
Xu Heng shook his head, "Your humble servant doesn't know either?"
How can he, an outsider, comment on whether the treatment is poor or not?
"I heard that Madam Lu was unfilial to her mother-in-law and intended to poison her illegitimate son, which is why she was sent back to Jiangzhou... What is the exact truth? Only they themselves know!"
Jiang Yunze’s concubine, the illegitimate daughter of the Qi family, had sent someone to look for him before, but he had perfunctorily brushed them off.
But who knew...
The man knew that Master Tao was from Taoxi Village and set his sights on him.
This is how the long-planned beating of the beggars came about.
The methods used by this noble lady were truly vicious, and she almost destroyed the family.
If their plan succeeds...
When Madam Lu knew that her child was gone, the first person she thought of was Miss Qi.
With Mrs. Lu's temperament, as a mother, she was stimulated by the loss of her child.
I'm afraid he'll lose his mind and rush back to the capital for revenge...
However, what awaits her might be a bigger trap, an endless abyss.
Of course, these were all analyzed to him by his wife. Otherwise, as a man, how could he have thought of so many complicated thoughts.
Fu Lingjun was half-believing and half-doubting after hearing what Xu Heng said.
Disobedient to mother-in-law? Poisoning illegitimate son?
Things like this are more or less related to the rear house.
When it comes to the backyard, more consideration is needed.
He asked, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. They must have been in Qingshi Town for quite some time. Lord Xu seems to be very familiar with Madam Jiang. He must know something about her, right?"
Xu Heng was a little apprehensive. "We know each other, but we're definitely not familiar with each other. Besides, Madam Jiang is a fourth-rank lady after all. When I see her, I have to be respectful!"
How could he be familiar with this woman? And she was such a special person.
"It's just that the rumors are so vague that it's hard to tell whether they're true or not. They might just be rumors..."
"After all, the villagers of Taoxi Village and the eldest wife of the Jiang family all respect her very much. It seems a bit unreasonable to say that such a person is unfilial to her mother-in-law..."
"Furthermore, her two sons would rather leave the capital city to enjoy the prosperity and wealth, and choose to follow her to suffer hardship. It's quite strange!"
The words may seem unintentional, but the listeners take them very seriously.
Not a single word was biased towards Lu Qingyao, but every word was praising her.
Fu Lingjun became even more curious, "Could it be that those villagers don't know why Madam Jiang was sent here?"
Xu Heng laughed and said, "Of course I don't know. Madam Jiang's story has spread all over the village... These villagers, all they think about is getting enough food, clothing, and working on the crops. They're very forgetful. They'll treat anyone who treats them well, and those things that don't concern them will be forgotten over a drink."
Whoever treats them well, they will treat him well...
These words made Fu Lingjun begin to doubt Minister Jiang's character.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly beneath the cloth. "Could it be that this Madam Lu did something that earned the respect of the villagers?"
A woman who is abandoned by her husband's family returns to her husband's hometown alone with her young child. No matter how you look at it, she is here to suffer.
But from the sound of it, Mrs. Jiang seems to be living a very comfortable life.
It's probably because this Lady Lu is very good at dealing with people, and Minister Jiang is not very popular among the clan members...
This is strange news!
Fu Lingjun couldn't help but feel more curious about this family.
Xu Heng replied, "I heard that Madam Jiang is leading the villagers of Taoxi Village to do business and sell bamboo shoots to Yipinju. The business is very good..."
Because of the bamboo shoots, the grade of Yipinju has been elevated to a higher level.
It quickly became one of the best restaurants in the capital and even in Daliang State.
Fu Lingjun was a little surprised, "Oh! You're actually doing business?"
Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest class, but this lady from a famous family is quite humble.
But it is also a good way to survive from a desperate situation.
I originally wanted to repay their family, but I can't interfere in other people's affairs.
Perhaps, what she needs most now is the capital to do business!
After all, they were driven out, so they wouldn't be allowed to take much gold and silver with them.
After Xu Heng left.
Fu Lingjun saw the old servant walk in.
"Shi Shu, how true do you think what County Magistrate Xu said is?"
"Five points?"
Shi Shu thought that County Magistrate Xu was a shrewd old man who spoke in a roundabout way and avoided the main point.
Compared with those officials in the capital, he is not much inferior.
"I think it's ninety percent true..." Although Fu Lingjun is not very old, he is very good at judging people.
And he also hopes from the bottom of his heart that Xiao Pangdun's family will be well.
"Shi Shu, please send a few people to secretly protect them! In case the news gets out to the capital, they might take action against them without my permission..."
Shi Shu frowned, "Your Highness, the countryside is different from the city. The population is fixed, and any unfamiliar face will not escape the villagers' attention. If we rashly send someone to follow them, they might be regarded as criminals..."
He grew up in the countryside.
Later, there was a famine in my hometown, and after many twists and turns, it became what it is today.
So he knows better than anyone else.
Fu Lingjun laughed awkwardly, "Then I won't care. You can figure it out on your own!"
Shi Shu: “…….”
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