I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 143 Do you think I was scared?

"Some homely dishes, please wait a moment, I will come after I settle them down." Feng looked at Luo and frowned, "By the way, where is your husband? The princess is here, why don't you come to entertain the guests?"

Although Feng's tone contained some accountability, his attitude was much better than before.

During this period, it was Luo who was doing all the socializing. According to the fourth girl, in less than half a month, Luo had become familiar with the wives of four or five fourth-rank officials in Beijing. She had attended several tea parties with them and also got to know several close friends of the same age.

Mrs. Luo was very good at picking people to make friends with. They were all officials from other places who came to Beijing. In addition, Zhang Rui had been in the limelight recently, so these minor officials who did not have strong roots in the capital were flattered to see Mrs. Luo coming to them on her own initiative and were willing to meet her. Moreover, the women from other places were not as arrogant as those from the capital, so it was easy for them to get together and form their own small circle.

After hearing this, even though Feng loved to find fault with her daughter-in-law, she had to admit that she was cautious and careful in her work. Apart from anything else, in just half a month, her fourth girl's self-confidence had gradually increased. After dressing up, she looked no different from the daughter of an ordinary eunuch. This was also thanks to Luo, and it made her change her previous attitude. Maybe what her son said was right. Luo might not have a good background, but she still had some ability.

"Mother, my husband seems to be busy with something. I have urged him several times."

Luo also frowned. In her eyes, her husband valued his family very much. Why was he so neglectful when his elder sister came this time? Not to mention that Hong Lie and the princess were also here.

"Maybe he has something important to do. Please forgive me, Princess." Feng didn't know what to say and could only try to apologize.

"You're too polite, madam." The princess smiled slightly, but didn't say much. She came to this dinner today and wanted to get something from Zhang Rui, even if they had a falling out. However, she didn't know the specific situation, so it was not easy to offend him.

"I'm really sorry for being so negligent." Mrs. Feng smiled bitterly.

"Madam, there is no need to be so embarrassed. Mr. Zhang's niece has already accepted Hong Lie as her master. We are a family now. There is no need to be so polite."

"Huh?" The old lady was stunned and didn't react for a moment. Zhang Rui himself was the eldest male in the family and he didn't even have a child. His younger brother just got married this year, so where did the niece come from?

But the other family was secretly surprised. How could the kid from the Zhang family have such a relationship with the princess's family?

He is really good at climbing. I have seen that this guy is very shrewd.

"I wonder who this old lady is?" The princess actually took the initiative to ask about the group of poor relatives who were obviously there to extort money.

The old woman opposite stood up excitedly and said, "My lady, I am Qiu Min, and I am a relative of the Zhang family. Their eldest daughter has been married to my second son for many years. Before, Mr. Zhang was appointed as a county magistrate in the north. We were too far away to visit him. I have not seen my family for three years and I miss them so much. Now that my son has made great progress and has become an official in Beijing, we brought my wife to see her family."

"Oh," the princess nodded with a smile on her face. With her experience, how could she not see what was going on?

Bringing a wife to visit her parents, is it necessary for the whole family to come? This group of people are obviously farmers. Now is the spring ploughing season. Instead of planting seedlings at home, the whole family has come here. Who can't see what they are up to?

But Zhang Rui is so capable, yet he let his eldest sister marry into such a family. Was it to cover up his tracks?

Seeing the princess taking the initiative to talk to her, the old lady was about to chat for a few more words when Zhang Rui's voice came from the living room door: "My eldest sister is here?"

The woman who was forced to sit next to her mother-in-law trembled all over and looked at Zhang Rui nervously.

I don't know why my mother ignores me. If I am the same, I am afraid that my mother-in-law's concern will immediately turn into vicious persecution when I go back.

She didn't know how she got through these years.
"Hey, our Master Zhang is back?"

Before the woman could respond, the old woman's eyes suddenly lit up and she stood up to greet him. However, Zhang Rui simply ignored her and jumped over her to the woman: "Sister, why are you so thin?"

The old woman was embarrassed for a moment, but after hearing this, she immediately explained: "Oh, my daughter-in-law has been feeling uncomfortable with the local climate recently, her complexion is not good, and she doesn't eat much on weekdays. Maybe it's because she is heartbroken because of the loss of the child. I have told her many times that it's okay, she will recover and things will go well slowly, but my daughter-in-law just can't get over it."

As she spoke, the old woman glared at the other person secretly, and the woman immediately shrank her neck in fear.

How could Zhang Rui be hidden from this covert action? Suddenly, the anger in his heart became even more difficult to suppress!

"Little brother." The woman looked at Zhang Rui and called him subconsciously, then she felt that it was inappropriate and changed her words to "Master Zhang."

"Sister, it's okay." Zhang Rui smiled and held the other person's hands. The cold touch and the trembling fear made Zhang Rui feel extremely sad.

Feng, who was sitting there, frowned and thought: How can this kid be so impatient?

Of course, she also felt sorry for her daughter, but this matter had to be done slowly. If the other party realized how much she cared about the eldest girl, it would be more difficult for her to run away.

It would be fine if it was just a little money to get rid of him, but she was afraid that the other party would hold on to her daughter and keep her like a leech, especially the other party's eldest son, who was a born gambler. It was said that even his wife was sold to the casino. The second son was a coward. She was really afraid that he could not even keep his own wife and would be sold by the eldest brother.

Fortunately, the son made great progress that year and passed the imperial examination, so the family did not dare to be so presumptuous.

Just when he was about to say something to divert attention, he saw Zhang Rui stand up and throw a piece of white paper to the Ran family opposite.

"What is this?" The old woman was slightly stunned after taking the paper. "Let Ran Lao Er sign the divorce agreement and leave immediately!" Zhang Rui said coldly without even turning his head.

The entire hall suddenly fell silent. The princess and Hong Lie looked at Zhang Rui in surprise, and Feng secretly exclaimed that it was bad.

The old woman on the other side reacted and immediately screamed, "Don't even think about it!!"

He reacted instantly at this moment, but where was the kind smile from before?
His face became ferocious, his skin like old tree bark was taut, and his evil look was revealed. The eldest sister was so scared that she shrank into a ball and held Zhang Rui's hand tightly.

The group of people behind him reacted and stood up, glaring at him. The other party's tall eldest son walked up and asked, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

"What?" Zhang Rui smiled: "Want to fight here?"

Zhang Rui smiled kindly, but gave people a cold feeling. In an instant, the excitement and anger of the group of people were extinguished, and they shuddered subconsciously.

Only then did they realize that he was no longer a poor scholar from the countryside, but a powerful official in Beijing!

The old woman who was the "mother-in-law" didn't dare to look at Zhang Rui. She turned to look at Feng who had already stood up and said, "What do you mean by this? Are you from the Zhang family planning to burn your bridges after crossing them?"

Seeing Zhang Rui tearing off his face, Feng stopped pretending and said coldly, "What kind of broken bridge can you, the evil ghosts of the Ran family, hold up? If I hadn't found out clearly at the beginning, how could I let my daughter come here to suffer like this? My daughter had two miscarriages. How much suffering did you suffer at her place? Do you think I don't know?"

"What does her miscarriage have to do with me?" The old woman's eyes flashed with emptiness, and she said viciously, "She is unlucky. She has been married for so long, but she has never left a child for my second son. If it were any other family, they would have divorced her long ago. Fortunately, our family is kind and has always treated her well. But you are so good, now that you are in power, you are going to destroy the bridge after crossing the river?"

"I'm telling you, old lady, no way!!"

"What do you want?" Feng frowned.

"I don't want to do anything. My in-laws have settled down in the capital now. I'm sure you miss Yan'er too much since she's far away. How about we move to the capital together? I'm thinking about your daughter. She misses her family. We sold all our land at a low price to come to the capital. We all raised enough money to send your daughter here. Now you tell me you want to divorce?"

"Selling at a low price?" Feng laughed angrily: "I'm afraid your eldest son has lost all the land in gambling, right?"

"You are talking nonsense!" The tall man on the opposite side sneered, "Brother-in-law, mother-in-law, it is not fair for you to play like this. Your daughter has been eating and drinking at our house for these years, and you want to kick us out as soon as you gain power. How can such a good thing happen? I advise you not to be so ruthless in doing things, otherwise..."

"What else are you going to do?" Zhang Rui looked at the other person with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, you are an official, so I dare not do anything to you. But I want my wife back. We are right to sue the government, right?" Ran's eldest son sneered, "Officials should abide by the rules. If we want to divorce, we have to be willing to do so. It is not your turn to decide. Since brother-in-law said so today, I can only take my sister-in-law back."

As he said this, he glanced at Zhang Yan with a grim smile, and Zhang Yan suddenly turned pale and trembled all over.

The old woman opposite sneered immediately. This Zhang family wanted to take their daughter back and cut off their family. What a wishful thinking!
Since you don't want to maintain your dignity, then I'll take your daughter back and teach her a lesson.

She finally realized that the Zhang family didn't just not care about this eldest girl, but cared about her very much.

Thinking of this, both she and Ran Jia Dalang were like wolves seeing a fat sheep, with their eyes glowing green.

Among the group of people, only the honest Ran Erlang lowered his head and did not dare to look at his wife.

Zhang Rui looked at the cowardly Ran Erlang, and then at the ferocious Ran family members. How could he not understand what kind of life his eldest sister had been leading all these years?
This world is really corrupt, even the lower classes are full of wolves
"Your Highness." Zhang Rui ignored the group of fools and looked at the princess: "Can I ask you for a favor?"

"Please speak, Lord Zhang." The princess stood up and said with a smile.

"This group of people." Zhang Rui pointed at them and said, "Can you help me clean up the mess? Men, women, old and young, all clean up the mess."

The words were spoken in a very calm manner, but they made the Ran family members freeze in place.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think we grew up scared?" The eldest son of the Ran family sneered after he realized what was happening, "Do you think I've never met a government official before? I'm standing right here today, try to move me?"

"You'd better kill me today. If you can't kill me, I will kill her when I get back!" He looked at Zhang Yan viciously.

As he spoke, all the gangster spirit in the city was revealed, and he looked quite fierce.

The old woman of the Ran family came to her senses upon seeing this and straightened her back. Her eldest son was a man of few talents but one who was willing to sacrifice his life. When the casino came to collect the debt, the whole family was so scared that they could not sleep. He went straight to the moneylender's house with a butcher knife and tied up the moneylender's wife and children.

The same thing. You'd better kill my child today because of this debt. If you can't kill me, I will kill your whole family tomorrow. If you don't believe me, try it.

This ferocious action immediately frightened the gangster Boss Du, and he dared not continue to collect the debt. From then on, who in the surrounding area dared to bully the Ran family?
Zhang Yan was so frightened that he could no longer hold on and stood up and said, "Little brother, don't."

(End of this chapter)