How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 27: Tell me, is she really stupid or just pretending?
Madam Ding felt that the abbot of Yuzhen Temple wouldn't deliberately scare her just to get her to donate more money for incense oil. However, Master Ding didn't believe it.

Helpless, Madam Ding could only hurry to Longhua Temple.

However, the monk who received her told her that Master Daoyi had just gone on a pilgrimage.

Madam Ding's heart skipped a beat. "Is your abbot here?"

"exist."

"May I visit your abbot?"

"Yes, madam. This way, please."

Lord Ding's beloved concubine was feeding him grapes when Madam Ding suddenly pushed open the door and walked in. Lord Ding's brow had just furrowed when Madam Ding said, "Master Daoyi has gone on a pilgrimage. The abbot said he's not skilled in physiognomy and dares not speak carelessly."

Now, even Lord Ding had to take it seriously.

Lord Ding straightened his clothes and called his attendant in. "Tell the young master to come to my study."

"Yes."

After finding Young Master Ding, the servant invited him to Master Ding's study.

After hearing his parents' words, Young Master Ding looked at Madam Ding and Master Ding resentfully. "I told you not to touch Run'er, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened!"

Master Ding casually picked up a book and threw it at his eldest son. "How dare you say that? Isn't this all for your sake? Your father-in-law has offended the Emperor, and the Emperor will definitely not let that bastard get ahead. With that bastard holding things back, your other sons won't be able to get ahead either."

Young Master Ding shrank back. "The Emperor probably doesn't have time to concern himself with these things, does he?"

"What if there is?"

Young Master Ding fell silent.

Madam Ding wanted her eldest son to try and persuade his wife. The eldest son refused. "Ever since she found out how Run'er died, our marriage has been over."

"So what do we do now? We can't just wait around, can we?"

"How about we capture her maids and interrogate them?"

"Her wet nurse said they wouldn't say it, and they didn't dare to say it."

"Then there's nothing I can do."

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have just found any child and given it to that bitch, saying it was her child."

Old Master Ding thought about everything from beginning to end. "Do you think she deliberately let us kill her child?"

"What?!" Madam Ding and Young Master Ding's eyes widened in surprise.

Old Master Ding stroked his beard. "If that man comes looking for us, we'll say that the woman misled us, that she wants to use him to avenge her eldest son."

The more Mr. Ding thought about it, the better he felt the idea was.

Madam Ding's eyes lit up too. "That's right. That bitch dotes on that little bastard so much, she must want to avenge him."

Young Master Ding also thought it was a good idea. However, "Wouldn't that mean we'd have to tell that person how Run'er died?"

Master Ding didn't want anyone else to know either. However, "when faced with two evils, choose the lesser. Since we've already revealed such a secret, he'll naturally believe us more. Besides, he's an adulterer; no matter how powerful he is, he can't go too far."

Madam Ding thought what Master Ding said made a lot of sense. "Exactly. At worst, we can give him more money. After all, that child isn't his legitimate son."

Mr. Ding nodded. "Have you tidy up the house. I'll decide what to give him and how much when he comes looking for us."

"Row."

The three discussed the details and then parted ways.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Mr. and Mrs. Ding had made preparations long ago, but no one came to find them, nor did anyone make things difficult for them.

Madam Ding couldn't help but wonder if what Mr. Ding had said was true? Was that woman just bluffing?
Although Mr. Ding wasn't as optimistic as Mrs. Ding, he wasn't nervous either. Firstly, they already had a plan. Secondly, the other party was in the wrong. Thirdly, the Ding family wasn't without backing.

Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. In the middle of the night, Mrs. Ding was crying under the covers when suddenly someone else appeared in the room.

The person stood there for a while before speaking, "Why didn't you come to find me?"

The young mistress paused for a moment, then burst into tears again. "I'm too ashamed to come to you. They clearly said they were willing to let me give birth to the child. They clearly promised me, they clearly promised me."

The visitor noticed that the young mistress hadn't said anything while hiding under the covers. "What do you want me to do?"

“I don’t know. I want to slap myself right now. How could I have trusted them? I was so stupid. I’m so sorry to the children, so sorry to you. Please leave. I have no face to see you now.”

"Okay. I'll come find you again after you've calmed down."

"Ah."

The eldest young mistress cried until dawn.

The man waited until the young mistress stopped crying before looking at the person behind him. "Tell me, is she truly stupid or just pretending?"

The people behind him didn't know either. "Whether she was truly stupid or pretending, the young master died at the hands of the Ding family."

The man glanced into the house again. "Let's go. Go check the mass grave; if you find any infant remains, give them a proper burial."

"Yes."

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Mrs. Ding, Mr. Ding, and the eldest son of the Ding family became increasingly calm.

On the other side, Qian Laifu was getting anxious. "Gousheng, do you think Master Daoyi is just teasing us? We've caused him trouble, so it's no big deal if he teases us."

Little Dog Sheng thought that Master Dao Yi wouldn't joke about something like this. "Grandpa, don't worry. Maybe we'll find the person we want to find tomorrow. There are some beggars ahead, let's go listen to what they're talking about?"

"it is good."

Qian Laifu led his dog Sheng toward the beggars.

Before the grandfather and grandson reached the beggars, several horses galloped up from a distance. On the lead horse was a man lying across the road, covered in numerous wounds.

The puppy's eyes lit up immediately!
Master Daoyi said their good luck was in the east.

They encountered another group of people to the east.

Could it be that the person lying across the horse's back was her good luck?
Just as the little dog finished thinking, the leader threw the injured man in front of the beggars. "Here you go, do whatever you want with him."

Before the beggars could react, Little Dog Sheng rushed over. "Sir, is he disobeying you? Sir, my grandfather is very good at training people. He used to make a living by training people."

"Sir, you can hand him over to my grandfather. My grandfather will surely be able to discipline him and make him obedient."

"However, my grandfather's asking price is rather high."

"Also, you have to give me some medicine. I need to apply some medicine to him. Otherwise, he'll die before my grandfather has even finished using his methods."

“Sir, if you give him to those beggars, you'll only get a corpse. But if you hand him over to my grandfather, it'll be different. My grandfather can turn him into your lapdog.”

"You know what a 'simp' is, right? It's someone who only has eyes for you, and even if you hit them or scold them, they won't leave."

"Sir, would you rather have a corpse or a sycophant?"

"Sir, my grandfather is amazing. If he hadn't been seen sleeping with the owner of the rabbit brothel's wife by the owner, he wouldn't have become a beggar."

Qian Laifu: "..." What nonsense is this kid talking about?
The leader looked at Qian Laifu. "What are your skills?"

Qian Laifu: "..." I know how to farm.

Little Dog Sheng: "Sir, my grandfather knows a lot of things. But I can't tell you. We still need his skills to make a living. Sir, if you want a corpse, then give it to those beggars. If you want a sycophant, then give it to my grandfather. My grandfather will definitely satisfy you. If you are not satisfied, then kill us, grandfather and grandson."

Qian Laifu: "..." How could he possibly have that ability?
The leader handed Qian Laifu a bottle of medicine. "Let's begin. If you can train this kid into a lapdog, I'll give you two big silver dollars."

Qian Laifu: "..." Start what? He's just a peasant, all he knows is farming. Dad, Dad, hurry up and come up. If you don't come up soon, your son and your great-granddaughter are in big trouble.

(End of this chapter)