Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Of course, the two merchants and the Ministry of War have completely different focuses.

The Qin family is already "guilty", and recently they have been thinking about regaining the favor of the temple master. Apart from giving gifts to please him, they dare not have any other thoughts.

Hearing that Jingnan Marquis's Mansion had actually burned down Cihang Temple, Qin Dafu immediately told his family:

"From now on, no one in our family is allowed to have anything to do with the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion!"

Old Madam Qin and Madam Qin agreed with this.

The other sons and daughters-in-law didn't quite understand, but they dared not disobey the orders of the head of the family.

Early the next morning, Qin Dafu personally led a team of craftsmen and brought the best wood to Cihang Temple to repair the house.

Zeng's side.

Madam Zeng's son had somehow learned about Marquis Jingnan's eldest son, and wanted to deliver the news that there was a miracle doctor at Cihang Temple in order to establish friendship with Marquis Jingnan's mansion.

As soon as he mentioned the beginning, his mother beat him up and scolded him:

"You are such an unfilial son. You only want to curry favor with the rich and powerful. I have been begging for so long, but I still haven't been able to get an audience with the temple master! You let the news out so early. Do you still want me to have new teeth?"

"Besides, what's wrong with currying favor with the Marquis of Jingnan? It's just a matter of having more backers and making a little more money. Money is more important than life? Do you think you will never get sick or die in the future?"

He beat this tycoon, who was one of the top three tycoons in Southern Capital, until he held his head and begged for mercy.

"Mom! I was wrong! I was wrong! Can't I just not say anything?"

Madam Zeng snorted coldly:

"Even if I want to tell you, I have to wait until the temple master makes me new teeth!"

Within two days of waiting, I heard that the Jingnan Marquis Mansion had done such a disrespectful thing.

Madam Zeng patted her chest, feeling terrified:

"Fortunately I didn't tell anyone, otherwise all my efforts would have been wasted! I'm afraid it would be even worse than the Qin family!"

He called his son again and sternly warned him not to have anything to do with the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion in the future.

Mr. Zeng was a very filial son, so he naturally gave up the idea of ​​currying favor with the Marquis of Jingnan.

At this point, the three devout believers all made a unanimous decision to stay away from the Jingnan Marquis Mansion in the future.

As for telling his family about the temple master's news and treating his eldest son's illness, forget it!

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However, the officials and clerks in the Ministry of War were concerned about the scandal surrounding the wife of Marquis Jingnan.

After all, everyone was saying it with certainty, so they had no choice but to believe it.

Everyone sympathizes with the man who is cuckolded.

But at the same time, it is also accompanied by contempt and a sense of superiority.

"Hahaha, who would believe it? The Marquis of Jingnan looks tall and majestic, and he looks decent, but his wife actually cheated on him!"

"After all, he's not at home all year round, so it's inevitable!"

"It's not that long actually. The Marquis's Mansion and the military camp are not far away. I can still go back in a few days."

"But he is old after all. I heard that the wife of Marquis Jingnan is very charming. How can he handle it?"

Everyone showed an understanding expression.

There is no other explanation except that it doesn't work.

Otherwise, how could he not be able to keep his wife.

Pei Xiao, at the very moment when the rumor was spreading most fervently, led his troops back to the garrison camp from the county town where he was patrolling.

He has always been a person who pays great attention to his official reputation and would never be as greedy for enjoyment as those people with connections.

When he returned from patrol, he would first make sure to settle the soldiers and then immediately go to the Ministry of War to report on his work.

As for going back home to rest, that was the last thing on the list.

Therefore, as soon as Pei Xiao stepped into the Ministry of War today, he was greeted by everyone's strange gazes.

He felt as if someone was always looking at him today, but when he looked back, those people were all busy with their own things, as if everything was just his illusion.

After reporting to the Ministry of War and handing in his military token, he was about to leave when Minister Qian of the Ministry of War stopped him.

With a strange smile, he said to him meaningfully:

"Captain Pei, cultivate yourself, manage your family and bring peace to the world. Although official duties are also important, you should not be so busy that you neglect your family!"

Pei Xiao frowned sharply:

"What does Master Qian mean?"

Minister Qian refused to elaborate and just continued to look at him with that strange smile:

"Captain Pei is very lucky, but he needs to work harder to take care of his health!"

Even though Pei Xiao was a first-rank marquis, his actual position was two levels lower than Minister Qian's. If the other party was unwilling to speak, Pei Xiao could not force him.

He could only say goodbye with a cold face and leave the Ministry of War.

Along the way, everyone looked at me strangely.

This time, he listened carefully and tasted pity and ridicule in it.

Pei Xiao's face became increasingly cold, and he exuded a cold aura that kept strangers away.

He had a hunch that something big had happened in the mansion during the few days he was away.

When he returned to the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion, he did not go to the backyard first, but summoned the housekeeper to ask what had happened during his absence.

The housekeeper is Pei Xiao's man, and is his confidant who was left in the mansion to assist Zhang.

But at this moment, when facing Pei Xiao, he was somewhat vague and evasive.

"The night before, He Wang and his companions went to Cihang Temple to set fire and were arrested. They blamed the lady, and she was forced to go to the government office to respond to the lawsuit. Then... then some unpleasant things were spread..."

"What bad words?" Pei Xiao asked. He intuitively felt that this was the key to the matter.

The housekeeper stammered, his eyes wandering, not daring to look him in the face:

"This... this... is... is about Madam... she..."

Can't blame him.

After all, from ancient times to the present, no real man can remain calm when faced with such things.

As the person reporting the news, he might very well become the one who blows up the pit, and if he is not careful, he might be smashed to pieces.

Pei Xiao quickly lost his patience, slapped the table, and stared at him with sharp eyes:

"You can't even speak, right? Should I get a steward who can speak fluently?"

The housekeeper was so shocked that he dared not hide it anymore.

He simply closed his eyes and made up his mind, speaking rapidly:

"It is said that the Marquis is not at home all year round, and the lady is lonely in her boudoir and commits adultery with the servant He Wang. Otherwise, the two of them would not be in the same room, and He Wang would not be bold enough to kill people and set fire to things..."

Pei Xiao couldn't hear what was said afterwards.

Only the words "The lady was lonely in her boudoir and committed adultery with a servant" played in a loop in her ears, and the debauched scene of Zhang and a servant making love in bed automatically emerged in her mind.

This wasn't the first time this had happened to him.

He once had a favorite concubine named Yao, who committed adultery with a guard. He caught her in bed and executed her immediately.

But a concubine and a wife are completely different.

A wife is equal to you.

His wife is one with him and represents the face of him, Marquis of Jingnan!

Zhang actually committed adultery with a lowly servant, and the news became known to the whole city!

He didn't dare to imagine how others talked about him behind his back, and how many people he would have to face from now on, looking at him openly or secretly like they did today, and silently laughing at him in their hearts.

The looks of everyone in the Ministry of War just now and Minister Qian's meaningful ridicule were infinitely magnified in his mind, turning into a huge sense of shame that overwhelmed him.

It was at this time that Zhang came rushing over crying.

No one dared to tell her that the rumor of her adultery with He Wang had now spread throughout the city.

Yesterday, she suffered the greatest humiliation she had ever experienced in her life.

Not only was she bruised all over, but her clothes were also torn apart by the scuffling. I'm afraid this incident will become a joke among the ladies' circle for the next decade or so.

But she had no time to be sad.

Nanny Li brought a famous doctor from the capital, and she had to make sure that the doctor didn't talk nonsense while taking Pei Jin's pulse.

The background of Cihang Temple is unfathomable, and she is no longer sure that she can kill Chen Qingzhu to silence him.

Therefore, the poisoning incident must not be exposed to the direct descendants of the Zhang family.

Otherwise, Chen Qingzhu would soon be implicated. Whether to save her life or because she had already broken off relations with her, Chen Qingzhu would inevitably reveal her secrets.

By then, neither the direct branch of the Zhang family nor the Marquis of Jingnan will be able to tolerate her.

The matter was of great importance, so she spent a huge amount of money, directly offering a silver note of 12,000 taels, and using threats and inducements to get the doctor to agree to diagnose Pei Jin with a disease of muscular atrophy caused by congenital deficiency.

With the reputation of this famous doctor in the capital as a guarantee, the direct descendants of the Zhang family should no longer suspect poisoning.

I finally resolved the matter, but I had nightmares all night because of yesterday's humiliation.

When he woke up from a daze, he heard a servant come back to report that the Marquis had returned from patrol.

After suffering such a great humiliation, Zhang naturally wanted to take revenge on the person behind the incident.

Even if he couldn't, he would still kill those Taoist nuns in Cihang Temple to vent his anger.

She was a woman and did not have the ability to influence the officials in the court of Southern Capital too much, but it was different for the Marquis.

He is a first-rank marquis and holds the military power of Southern Capital, making him extremely important in the entire Southern Capital city.

This concerns the reputation of the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion. As long as she behaves pitifully enough, the Marquis will be enraged and stand up for her.

Thinking of this, she dressed herself up like a frail and weak woman, and went straight to the outer courtyard.

As soon as I saw Marquis Jingnan, tears started flowing before I could say a word.

She raised her tearful face and looked at Pei Xiao pitifully:

"My Lord, you are finally back. I..."

She thought Pei Xiao would definitely feel pity for such a weak and pitiful girl, but she didn't expect that what greeted her was a powerful slap from Pei Xiao.

She was knocked to the ground. She looked up in disbelief and saw Pei Xiao's murderous eyes.

"Bitch! How dare you act so pretentiously in front of me!"