Scheme of the Official Descendant

This time, Mrs. Luo was stunned for a long time. When Ren Yaoqi thought she had fainted, Mrs. Luo finally spoke. Her voice was hoarse and vicissitudes unique to the old man: "The servant was the second-class girl next to the young lady of the Zhai family. Maid."

"What's Han Dongshan's real name?"

Mrs. Luo glanced at Ren Yaoqi and struggled for a long time: "Zhai, he is Di Yaozu, the young master of the Zhai family."

Ren Yaoqi thought of Xia Sheng saying that Han Dongshan was called Zu Ge'er before, and the names matched.

"He was very young when he left Yanbei, do you remember his appearance?"

"Zhai, Mr. Han's slave and servant only took a look at that day, but the first one I recognized was Mr. Han. He looks very similar to Mrs. Zhai, especially his eyes." Mrs. Luo paused, "Go up The first time I met Mr. Han at Ren's house, I was taken aback. In addition, Miss, you asked me to come over to inquire about the Qu family. I really don't know anyone from the Qu family, but I think what you want to ask is actually about the Zhai family. On that day, Shui Ai made a fuss about going out of the house to take a look. The servant girl thought of that young master Han, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became, so she inquired about the residence of the Han family. It's just a chance, I don't want to see Di, the old master Han came out of the mansion... The servant took care of the young master of the Zhai family for a while, so I recognized him. At that time, the servant was startled and ran away. But the servant always I was a little uneasy, so I wanted to go and have a look in the afternoon to make sure. I didn't want to be discovered by Young Master Han, and he chased after him."

Ren Yaoqi was silent for a long time, and finally asked: "What kind of grievances did the Zhai family have with the Ren family back then?"

Luo Pozi's face became paler, her complexion was very dull. At this moment, there was no blood on his face, and he looked as if he was covered with a layer of death.

"Fifth Miss, I don't have a few years to live when I'm old, but it's enough to live to my age. It's just that I really don't feel relieved. This child was picked up by the slave. Once kicked, she is helpless. Can you, can you show mercy and take her by your side as a maid?"

It is obvious that Mrs. Luo is making such a request now because she wants to negotiate terms with Ren Yaoqi. If Ren Yaoqi is willing to take in Shui Ai, she will tell what she knows.

People in positions of authority do not like to be threatened by others, and Ren Yaoqi is no exception, not to mention Mrs. Luo is a servant of the Ren family estate. However, facing Mrs. Luo's cloudy and expectant eyes, Ren Yaoqi still said in a low voice: "I can keep her, and I will put her in my room if it is suitable in the future." If it is not suitable, she will also I won't.

She can understand Mrs. Luo's mood, and it doesn't matter if there is an extra maid in the Ren family mansion, but if you want to serve her, you need to get her approval first. Not everyone can be a personal maid. The fate of Ren Yaohua back then is a good example .

Seeing that Ren Yaoqi did not refuse, Mrs. Luo hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Miss Wu, Shui Ai is pure in nature and not stupid. You can teach her, she will definitely be able to learn everything."

Ren Yaoqi nodded: "I will find someone to teach."

Mrs. Luo breathed a sigh of relief, and her face looked better.

"Are you seriously injured?" Ren Yaoqi remembered that Zhu Ruomei said that her injury was not serious, but Luo Pozi's face was really not very good, so it seemed that she was explaining the funeral.

Mrs. Luo shook her head: "Your servant's injury is not serious, but your servant is old, and you know your own body."

Ren Yaoqi was thinking about finding a doctor to come over later, but Mrs. Luo said hoarsely: "Miss, do you want to ask about the grievances between the Zhai family and the Ren family?"

Ren Yaoqi nodded.

Mrs. Luo sighed and turned her head, but her eyes were projected over Ren Yaoqi's shoulders to behind her.

Ren Yaoqi turned around and saw Xiao Jingxi.

Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi, smiled faintly, and then stood up calmly, without any embarrassment of being rejected by others on his face.

But seeing that he was about to go out, Ren Yaoqi called out to him and said: "Mr. Xiao, please stay." She turned her head and said to Mrs. Luo, "Say it, it's okay."

Mrs. Luo looked at Xiao Jingxi in surprise. Although she couldn't guess his identity, she knew that he was not from the Ren family just by the address. Mrs. Luo couldn't help but hesitated, watching Ren Yaoqi hesitate to speak.

Mrs. Luo actually had good intentions, and she believed that what she was going to say next would never be known by outsiders.

Ren Yaoqi understood what Mrs. Luo meant, but she still shook her head: "I know it in my heart, so tell me."

Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi, raised his eyebrows, and finally sat down again.

Seeing what Ren Yaoqi said, Mrs. Luo couldn't say anything, and said slowly, "No one remembers the Zhai family now, but decades ago, the Zhai family was one of the largest families in Baihe Town. Although the Zhai family He is low-key, but in Yanzhou, the Zhai family can also be ranked high."

Luo Pozi's voice was hoarse and vicissitudes, as if there were sand in her throat.

"Master Zhai is knowledgeable, kind and generous, but unfortunately he lost his wife in middle age. Mr. Zhai has only one son under his knees, and he has only married recently. The young mistress is very good-looking, knowledgeable and reasonable, and she is kind to others, but she is not very strong. Okay, the doctor said that if you want a child, you need to take care of it for a year or two. After thinking about it, Mr. Zhai continued. Because he was afraid that his son and wife would be wronged, he married the daughter of an ordinary family in the town. This new wife The father died, and there was only a bedridden mother and an unmarried younger brother in the family. She was a capable person, supporting the family alone and supporting the younger brother's education. Master Zhai also listened to her virtuous name before marrying despite the opposition of the family. After letting her in, he even had someone bring his wife's mother and younger brother into the house so that she would not have any worries. However, this new wife was also unlucky. She died of illness within two years after entering the house, and her mother followed after hearing the bad news. Yes. Mr. Zhai and Mr. Zhai are both benevolent people. Seeing his wife died of illness and leaving only one uncle, he still let that uncle stay in the mansion, and even arranged to marry him a wife and gave him a shop. He runs the business."

Mrs. Luo paused, seeming to be thinking back and also seemed to be in a daze: "The young mistress finally became pregnant in the second year of marriage and gave birth to the young master Di Yaozu, but after a few years, the Liao people came to call, because the previous emperor's Suspicion, the Yanbei Palace exists in name only, and the army sent by the southern court could not resist the Liao people's iron cavalry at all. The result can be imagined. At that time, many families in Yanbei were planning to move south, and the Zhai family also had this plan, but Because the young mistress was pregnant again, the Zhai family delayed the stay, and wanted to wait until the child was more stable before leaving. Fortunately, the Zhai family moved out of the ancestral house in order to take refuge and found a safer place to live temporarily. At that time, my uncle's family also moved in together. It just so happened that a good coal mine was discovered on the west side of the mountain. Our young grandmother's dowry included a few barren hills on the west side of the mountain, and they didn't take it seriously. I don’t want to raise all boats because of the discovery of coal mines.”

It was only at this time that Ren Yaoqi realized that this Mrs. Luo should be able to read some characters. Although she was in a bad mood, she spoke clearly, which was very inconsistent with her rough image.

"The Zhai family originally decided to go south to the south of the Yangtze River when the young mistress got better. The young mistress wanted to sell the coal mountain in her hand, because there were many people who wanted to buy it at that time, and the price was very reasonable. Our young mistress didn't know how to run the business. The Zhai family I don't covet what my daughter-in-law has. In the end, I left this matter to that uncle."

"Not long afterward, my uncle came back and said that he had found a buyer for the young mistress, and the price was very fair. The Zhai family and the young mistress trusted the uncle, so they handed over the matter to the uncle. However, Shan sold it. However, the money has not been brought back. Because the Zhai family has already set a date to go south with the rest of the family, and there is no waiting here, so the uncle said that he will stay and wait for the money for the young lady, and go to Jiangnan when the money is in hand. Look for them. The Zhai family is naturally unwilling to let uncle take this risk."

Ren Yaoqi remained silent all this time, listening carefully to Mrs. Luo recalling the past. Over there, Xiao Jingxi also remained silent, even the sound of breathing was inaudible.

"At this moment, King Yanbei came back with his troops. King Yanbei's army was protected by gods, and those Liao people were naturally invincible and could only retreat steadily. Seeing that they were about to be driven back outside the pass, the Yanbei people They couldn't help but rejoice. But the Liao people were unwilling to go back out of the pass like this, and Yanbei's army was chasing closely, so they planned to plunder Yanbei before leaving, taking away Yanbei's property and women. "

As if thinking of that period of bloody life, Mrs. Luo's voice trembled a little.

"The king of Yanbei is about to call back, and the Zhai family doesn't want to leave. After all, the foundation of the Zhai family is still in Yanbei, and no one is happy to go to Jiangnan to start again. But suddenly one day, the Liao people found the Zhai family hiding As soon as those Liao people came in, they rummaged through things and robbed Zhai's family of soft and silver money. Mr. Zhai is an open-minded person, and he told his family not to resist. If the money is gone, it will be gone. But... but those beasts Not reconciled to robbing property, they have taken a fancy to our young mistress."

Mrs. Luo burst into tears as she spoke, unable to speak in tune.

"But the young mistress was already pregnant at the time! Master Zhai and Uncle Zhai naturally couldn't watch the young mistress being snatched away by those beasts, and began to fight desperately. In the end, they were all...killed. The young mistress was publicly...publicly... Woo..."

Ren Yaoqi has never experienced that period of time, nor can she imagine it. But now hearing Mrs. Luo say this, I always feel panicked and uncomfortable.

Mrs. Luo cried for a long time before she managed to stop: "At that time, my younger sister Chun'er and I went out with the young mistress's maid Liniang and the young master, and we were lucky enough to escape. When we came back, we saw corpses all over the place, and the young mistress was even worse. We were humiliated to death, one dead body and two lives. We were so frightened that we almost fainted. The grandmother Liu next to the eldest grandma was slashed and escaped by pretending to be dead. We dragged Liu out, but fortunately she The wounds on the body were not fatal. Originally we wanted to find a place to hide first, but Liniang was the young mistress’s dowry maid, and she grew up with the young mistress and had a deep relationship with her. She said that she would go back to collect the body of the old lady. Although we were afraid , but thinking that the master treats us well on weekdays, we went back again. I didn’t want to, but this time I saw the uncle and his wife. We thought they were here to collect the body for the master and the others. We wanted to Going forward, I didn’t want to hear some shocking words.”

Mrs. Luo already had a numb expression on her face: "The couple came to see if the people in the mansion were dead, and they quarreled because the young master's body was not found. They were the ones who attracted the Liao people. They told the Liao people The hiding place of the Zhai family also reported that the Zhai family was very rich and that there was an outstanding woman in the Zhai family, who used a knife to kill people. It turned out that this uncle had known from nowhere that the king of Yanbei was about to call back. I don’t want to go to the south of the Yangtze River with the Zhai family, and they have taken a fancy to the mine in the hands of the young lady.”

It was obviously summer, and the ventilation in this room was not good enough, but Ren Yaoqi felt a chill to the bone, this chill seemed to climb up from the bottom of her heart, like being bitten by a poisonous snake. The protruding apricots make people shudder like itching.

"We covered the young master's mouth and hid in the dark. I took a look at the young master and found that he was leaning on Liniang's arms very well, but his eyes were staring at the quarreling At that time, I thought he was frightened into a fool... I forgot that the young master was not young at that time, and the master always praised him for being smart and quick-witted, and he could learn everything quickly."

There was a moment of silence in the room, Mrs. Luo was caught in the memory and couldn't come back to herself for a while. Ren Yaoqi lowered her eyes and stared at her hands, wondering what she was thinking, and she hadn't spoken since Mrs. Luo started talking about the past.

At this time, a gentle voice broke the silence: "Since you are the maid of the Zhai family and have such a relationship with Di Yaozu, why are you afraid of the Han family?"

Xiao Jingxi's voice is nice, not tepid, and always has a special rhythm when speaking, which can bewitch people's hearts at critical moments, and can also wake people up from their emotions.

Ren Yaoqi raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Luo who had recovered from her memories.

"When I was young, I was not good-looking and I was stupid. The young mistress didn't dislike me, and she let me learn to read with Liniang and the others. When we were old, the young mistress arranged for Liniang to serve the uncle, and promised that as long as we gave birth to a child, I would take care of him. As a concubine. Chun'er was accused of being given to the son of the shopkeeper of the spice shop. The young lady also found someone for me. We got married in a good way. She is a good person." Luo Pozi said in a low voice, "It's a pity that the Liao people came and disrupted all the steps and wasted her painstaking efforts in planning for us."

Mrs. Luo sighed, very lightly, but it made people feel a little sad: "We were frightened when we heard that. We didn't dare to confront uncle. We didn't dare to come out until after uncle and his wife left. What are we doing?" Without saying a word, she hid with the young master. There were disagreements among us about where to go. Li Niang said that she would take the young master to the south of the Yangtze River to return to the young grandmother’s family. Chun’er and I grew up in Zhai’s house, so I hope that the members of the Zhai family will come back to uphold justice for the young master. Although I have heard that other members of the Zhai family met the Liao people when they moved south, and they all died. But at that time, seeing that King Yanbei was about to fight back, Chun'er and I I don't want to leave my hometown easily. After all, no one knows what the situation of the young lady's natal family is, and we are a few mentally handicapped women on the way with the young master. I'm afraid it's not safe. The young master is still there. If the members of the Zhai family come back, he will also stay in Zhai. But Liniang was very persistent. Chun'er and I thought about it for a long time, and finally thought that the young mistress treated us so well, and it was worth taking some risks for the young master to go to the young mistress's natal home to rescue soldiers. But at this juncture, something happened. "

When Mrs. Luo said this, her voice became more and more trembling: "That day Chun'er and I went out to get food, and when we came back, we found that my uncle and his wife had brought someone to find them. I was about to go back and inform Liniang and the young master, but I didn't think they had already escaped. Chun'er and I also hid, and the uncle and his wife had no choice but to return. We knew they must be looking for the young master, so we went out to look for Liniang and the others quietly. Because we have lived together for a long time, so We got to know each other a little bit, and Chun'er and I finally found Liniang the next day, but Nanny Liu went somewhere, but the young master was sick and had a high fever. When Liniang saw us Without saying anything, he calmly ordered me to fetch some water and come back, and asked Chun’er to stay behind to make a fire. The place where the water was fetched was a bit far away. When I finished fetching water and walked back, I found Liniang standing behind me. Waiting for me in the distance, I was a little surprised. I was about to ask her why she left the young master alone, but I saw something dripping from her sleeve. It was blood. I didn't know why I was a little scared, so I stopped, not thinking But Liniang rushed towards me suddenly, holding a dagger in her hand, the dagger was still dripping with blood. I tried my best to dodge, but Liniang seemed to be crazy. She scolded us for being ungrateful and said she would kill us all. I was dumbfounded at first, but later I realized that Liniang suspected that we had leaked the whereabouts of the young master, so she wanted to kill us. Because I did some rough work when I was young, but Liniang was with the young mistress since I was young. She was raised in one place, her strength was not as strong as mine, so I ran away after being hurt by her arm. I didn't realize until I had fled a long way, that Chun'er didn't come out, and recalled the bloody knife in Liniang's hand , I became more and more frightened. Chun'er is my younger sister, my own sister, I can't leave her alone, so I decided to sneak back to find Chun'er, maybe she escaped by luck, but when I returned to the original place All I saw was Chun'er's body, she fell on the ground and was stabbed three times in the chest, she died with a grievance, but Liniang and the young master were gone."

"I was very scared. I was afraid that Liniang would come back and kill me suddenly. After I buried Chun'er hastily, I hid and didn't dare to show my face again. I kept thinking that Chun'er and I didn't reveal the young master's hiding place. Li Niang is also impossible, so there is only Nanny Liu. Ever since my uncle appeared, Nanny Liu has not shown up. A daughter married to Lijiazhuang not far from Baihe Town, she once mentioned to me that she wanted to join her daughter and son-in-law, so I went to Lijiazhuang."

Nanny Liu avoided closing her eyes, and her old voice seemed to be suppressing frightening emotions: "Mommy Liu has indeed returned to my daughter and son-in-law, but I never expected to see that kind of scene again. Nanny Liu All six members of her family, including her daughter and son-in-law, died, and a three-year-old child and an infant baby were also lying on the ground. The dagger that Liniang used to kill me before was stabbing the three-year-old child Chest. I finally realized that Li Niang is actually insane. Nanny Liu and Chun'er are both dead, and no one can prove my innocence, but even if someone could prove my innocence, Li Niang probably wouldn't listen. I I was very scared, and when I slept at night, I always dreamed of Liniang standing beside my bed with a dagger in her hand. But since then, I have never seen Liniang or the young master again."

"I always thought afterwards, how could Liniang look like that and lead the young master well? Children are always innocent, and he will learn what you teach him. With Liniang's teachings, the young master will definitely feel resentment in his heart, and he will think I want revenge. I am afraid of death, and I don’t want to get involved in these grievances anymore. Not long after, King Yanbei really came back, and many people who had escaped also came back one after another. I was afraid that Liniang would not leave, so I hid I lived in the countryside for a few years, and then I heard that many Zhuangzi needed people to work, so I found a Zhuangzi to stay with. But after a few years, the Zhuangzi ended up being bought by that uncle’s family by accident. It's just that I have already signed the deed of sale, so I can't leave even if I want to. At that time, the uncle was no longer what he used to be. He made his fortune with the mine in his hand and became a new rich man in Yanbei. The family has many sons, and the masters usually don't show up, I was trembling for a few days, and finally stayed, and this stay lasted for so many years."

When Mrs. Luo said this, the outline of the matter was roughly clear.

Presumably that uncle's surname is Ren.

Ren Yaoqi twitched the corners of her mouth, her smile was mocking and bitter. It turned out that the Ren family's selfishness was not without reason, it turned out that it was rotten from the root.

Ren Yaoqi no longer knew how to face it, she even felt at this moment that it was right for Di Yaozu to come back to take revenge on the Ren family. Debts owed must always be repaid, blood debts.

It's a pity that her great-grandfather and great-grandmother are long dead, but her parents have done nothing wrong. Even if the debts of the father and the son are to be paid, it cannot be counted on them.

The so-called truth that has troubled her for two lifetimes is spread bloody before her eyes, but it makes people feel powerless.

"Is the Ren family's current house the Zhai family's ancestral house?" Ren Yaoqi's voice was still faint.

Mrs. Luo glanced at Ren Yaoqi, then nodded.

"The house changed hands twice, so no one mentioned the Zhai family."

Ren Yaoqi was about to applaud her great-grandfather's boldness and greed. Killed his whole family, and dared to live in his ancestral house, no wonder the Ren family would end up like that.

In her opinion, the Fengshui of the Ren family's house is very good, and it is too good, but not everyone lives in it. The Zhai family and the Ren family in the previous life are a lesson from the past.