Sixty-fourth
Chen Qiaomei has been following the second wife, and found that she was talking on the street with the little tailor who was good friends in the past, and she couldn't wait to tell the world about the situation, so as to prove that she was in Cao Ying's heart. In view of the lessons of the past, she learned to be obedient, and instead of making a small report in front of the eldest lady and the old lady, it was better to poke this matter directly to the young master. He is the true master of this family, and only he can decide the fate of the second wife.
She quickly ran to the prison and saw Wu Yusheng in the solitary cell. She brought the young master's change of clothes and a lot of snacks, and as soon as she entered the door, she put the snacks on the table, and then helped him make the bed, fold the quilt, and put the clothes neatly on the quilt.
He tasted the pine nut cake she had brought and said it tasted good. She said flatteringly, the young master likes to eat, and next time bring a few more packets. He ate a snack and suddenly asked her: What has the second wife been busy with lately, but she has not been seen coming.
"Young master, you really can't see that in our family, only the eldest lady is sincere to you. The second wife talks about saving you all day long, but in fact, she wishes you were locked up inside and didn't come out. The police station asked people to bring us many times to ask us to pay for the release, but she just didn't agree, and said that you don't agree...... The eldest lady can't look at it, so she takes out her private money to save you. ”
"No, you can't get her to pay anyway. ”
"If you don't come out, there is no one in charge of the house, what should I do?" she couldn't control her mouth as soon as she came, and suddenly said to him, "It's really not okay, you can send a message, let the second wife hand over the key, and the family will be handed over to the eldest wife." ”
"What do you mean by that?" he raised his eyes alertly.
"Young master, I have a lot of words in my heart, and I have always wanted to talk to you, but I am afraid that if I don't like what I say, you will be unhappy!" She couldn't help mentioning that yesterday she saw the second wife meeting the little tailor under the big archway.
He knew that she had always listened to the wind and rain, and he opened his mouth, and lowered his face and said that she was talking nonsense, Tailor Xie had died a long time ago, and she was buried in the cemetery, how could the second wife talk to him. She swore that she didn't believe it when she saw it.
But in broad daylight, Tailor Xie stood alone and talked to her under the archway, and he would never be mistaken. "If you talk nonsense again, get out of here!" he said, but it wasn't in his heart.
"What I said is absolutely true. If you don't believe it, the next time she comes, you can ask her face to face. Don't hide it from the young master, in fact, before this, I had met Tailor Xie. I have half a lie, and I will die in front of you immediately!"
She was not intimidated by him, and mentioned that during his time in Beijing, she met Tailor Xie in the teahouse watching a play in the aisle.
Seeing that he was silent, she insisted that Xiao Taohong had an outside heart: "Young master, don't be confused." After she married into the Wu family, you and the old lady couldn't have been better to her, why didn't she leave early or late, but you left the Wu family suddenly after you went to Beijing! Not only did she know that Tailor Xie was not dead, but she was also worried about him in her heart, and it was precisely because of this that the second wife deliberately made the old man angry. The old man drove her away, just in time to fulfill her wish......"
It was very out of place to say these words as a Qiao Mei, but he had to admit that her words made sense. He couldn't say anything in his heart, so he held his head and didn't speak. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she seemed to want to say something.
He stopped her and didn't let her talk any more: "This matter is over here, don't talk nonsense outside!"
After Qiao Mei left, he sat alone on the edge of the bed, smoking the cigarettes sent by his family, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. In front of Miss Qiao, he didn't say anything, thinking of Zhu Yun's attitude towards him, and her determination to leave the Wu family and her refusal to explain the reason, Xie Yangliu's appearance was very likely the reason why she left the Wu family.
Thinking of this, he was very depressed in his heart. He asked himself again and again in his heart: if he really loved her, why couldn't he fulfill her? Rationally he seemed to make such a sacrifice, but when it came to the real facts, he really couldn't imagine the consequences of leaving her.
He was full of contradictions. The next day, Xiao Taohong came to see him and discussed with him about the submission of Tian Erming's confession. After talking about the topic, he endured and endured, and finally mentioned the matter between her and Xie Yangliu.
"I heard that Tailor Xie is still alive?"
"You're in prison, and you're well informed. She was clearly surprised.
"I was told that you saw him on the street and talked with him for a long time, but I didn't believe it, so I asked you. ”
"Yes. She nodded.
He was somewhat surprised by her calmness, and it seemed that his worries were not unfounded. He was silent for a long time, and finally asked, "So, you are determined to leave the Wu family, and you have something to do with him?"
"Where did you go!" she said, shaking her head.
For you, I would rather give up everything and stay with you for the rest of my life...... But there is one thing, if you are still thinking about him in your heart, I respect your choice, after all, you and him are in love with each other, even if I am ten thousand reluctant in my heart, I will never stop you!"
He decided that the reason why she left the Wu family was related to Xie Yangliu, but he just refused to admit it. When he said this, he regretted it a little, because if she confessed, he would lose her.
To his surprise, she smiled wryly, saying that Xie Yangliu in the past was dead, he was mentally ill, and he couldn't even recognize her, so what was the point of saying these words.
Hearing her talk about meeting Xie Yangliu, he let out a long sigh of relief, and the old question came to mind again: since it wasn't for this reason, why did she leave the Wu family, and her attitude was very resolute, why was this?
He looked at her and tried to say something, and the words came back to his lips. I don't know if she just said the truth, or if she deliberately didn't tell the truth in order to comfort him.
After Xiao Taohong left the prison, she hurriedly met with the county magistrate Jin with the help of Secretary Guo. When she took out Tian Erming's confession, Jin Zhiping smiled indifferently and gave her an idea.
Hu Mingjiu was reviewing documents in the office when the orderly walked in and said that someone wanted to come to see him. He said he was busy and was gone. When the other party told him that the second wife of the Wu family wanted to see him, he quickly changed his attitude and asked the orderly to let her in. That's why he asked her to come, because he was concerned about the Wu family's fines, she was in charge of the Wu family, and the money was naturally in charge of her.
Xiao Taohong entered the office, he very politely invited her to sit in the chair next to the coffee table, and asked flatteringly: "The second wife is here, what are you doing?"
She took out Tian Erming's confession from her small leather bag and put it on the coffee table. He thought she was coming to deliver the silver ticket, but he didn't expect her to take out a confession, and hurriedly asked what it was. She said you'll understand if you see it.
He put on his reading glasses, and before he could finish reading them, a fine sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. He pulled out his handkerchief and asked what was going on, wiping his sweat. She pointed to the confession and said that it was clearly written that Tian Erming had colluded with Liu Qi's subordinates to secretly put a box of opium in our warehouse and frame the Wu family for smuggling cigarettes.
"This ...... In this way, your young master has been wronged!" he deliberately widened his eyes, pretending to be surprised.
"Mr. Hu, the people from the Shanghai Law Firm have arrived, and you can see whether it will be resolved here or submitted to the judge in court. She held on.
"Let me ask for advice from County Magistrate Kim. It was too sudden, he didn't have time to think about it, and in order to gain time, he hurriedly took out Jin Zhiping as a shield.
"Don't hide it from Lord Hu, it was Lord Jin who asked me to come to you. ”
"It's good to say, it's good to say, if it's wrong, we'll release people as soon as possible. His chubby face was full of smiles, but it was not a taste in his heart, Jin Zhiping obviously intended to use Tian Erming's confession to take him into the army.
"Lord Hu is easy to talk, and we are easy to talk. As long as you acquit my husband and release him, the Wu family is still willing to donate a sum of money for education to the county. She lost no time in expressing the kindness of the Wu family.
To be continued......
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