Golden Branch

A bamboo basket was thrown onto the stone table.

The bamboo basket was filled with mud and water plants, and was still dripping with water.

The mouth of the bamboo basket was not sealed, and more than a dozen colorful frogs jumped out.

"what!"

"Toads! They're all toads!"

"Don't come over here...someone come..."

The servants in the pavilion were all young maids, teenagers who loved beauty and cleanliness, and had an instinctive fear and disgust for slippery animals such as toads and snakes.

There were more than a dozen frogs, and they were very active, croaking and jumping around.

The maids were so frightened that they were afraid that the little beast would jump on them, and they all forgot the rules, screaming and running around aimlessly.

The pavilion was in chaos.

"Haha! Hahaha!"

At some point, a boy of seven or eight years old climbed onto the pillar of the pavilion.

His hair was combed into two small buns, like sheep horns, which were called "Zong Yi".

However, perhaps because he had just been in the water, the boy's hair was a little messy, with a few strands hanging down and sticking to his fair and tender face, with occasional drops of water falling down.

The boy's clothes were also covered in mud and were stained. However, one could vaguely see that the robe was red with hints of gold.

This should be the gold embroidery that has become popular in Beijing in the past two years. It uses pure gold thread to embroider complex and gorgeous patterns, which is extremely luxurious!

Even though the clothes were so valuable, the boy didn't cherish them at all.

Gold embroidery cannot be washed, and the clothes were completely ruined after all the work he did to them.

The boy didn't care at all. He clung to the pillar like a monkey and was very satisfied to see the maids under the pavilion panicking, screaming and running away.

For a naughty child, what could make him happier than having his prank succeed?

"Da Lang! Why are you on the pillar?"

"Oh my God, Dalang, it's too dangerous, come down quickly!"

"...Keep your voice down. Don't startle Dalang. What if he gets startled and falls down?"

"Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"

The toads jumping around were enough to drive the maids crazy.

As a result, when he looked up, he saw his most favored little ancestor "monkey" hanging on the pillar.

The pillar is painted red and is very slippery. If you are not careful, you will fall down.

Not to mention, when Dalang saw that the servants had finally discovered him, they were all trembling with fear and their faces turned pale, which made him even more proud.

He couldn't help laughing, and even deliberately stretched out a hand or shook a foot.

As he made these little movements, the maids' screams and exclamations became more and more intense.

Interesting!

Haha, these bitches are the funniest. They are indeed the most cowardly and stupid!

He is the eldest son of the Lou family. He has been riding horses and doing horse stances with his father since he was three years old.

In the past two years, when his father was away, he followed the old hag, often angering his teacher and tearing up his books, but he never gave up martial arts.

It was just climbing a pillar, and Dalang did it very easily.

He could even keep performing dangerous moves, again and again, teasing the nerves of the slaves.

But soon, Dalang discovered an outlier——

"Fat girl, why aren't you crying?"

Dalang saw a chubby little girl in the chaotic crowd.

She was about five or six years old, wearing a pink skirt, and her little face was like a silver basin.

Real silver basin...fat!

Among the young girls that Dalang knew, none was so obese.

Well, it can't be said to be obese.

The fat girl is just fat, but not ugly!

On the contrary, the curved eyebrows, big eyes, small nose and red mouth are all so beautiful.

When paired together, it's irresistible.

The flesh on her body is particularly cute.

If anyone else was this fat, Dalang would call them fat and ugly without hesitation.

This fat girl in front of me is quite cute... Wait, what is she doing!

It would have been fine if she didn't cry, but she didn't even jump up and run away immediately, nor did she scream!

She, she's still eating!

Dalang absolutely cannot tolerate this.

With a whoosh, he slid down from the pillar like a mud monkey.

He took a few steps and rushed to the stone table. He climbed directly onto it, with most of his body lying on the table.

Wang Heng was quick-witted and quick-handed, and hid backwards with the box full of snacks.

Dalang: ...I, the dignified Dalang of the Lou family, am not even as good as a box of shabby snacks?

"Fat girl! You, you——"

Dalang was a little crazy, not knowing whether to ask the other party why she didn't cry first, or why she took care of the tea and snacks first.

Dalang doesn't understand the world of foodies.

For foodies, the only thing in life that cannot be missed is delicious food!

Wang Heng, on the other hand, still remembered what Dalang had just said.

She held the box tightly with one hand and quickly picked up a piece of lotus cake with the other hand and stuffed it into her mouth.

After chewing hard twice and swallowing the food, he asked hesitantly, "Why are you crying?"

She was not pretending to be stupid, but in her opinion, there was no one or thing worth crying for.

Dalang stared at him, "Aren't you afraid? If you're afraid, you'll cry."

Wang Heng blinked, seemingly unable to understand the logical relationship between the two.

After a moment, she asked again: "Why should I be afraid?"

"Aren't you afraid of toads?"

Dalang didn't want to say anything irrelevant to Wang Heng, so he went straight to the "culprit".

He stared at Wang Heng intently, his tone even carrying a hint of dissatisfaction: "Aren't you young ladies all afraid?"

Having said that, Dalang did not forget to look around.

His meaning was very clear. Although the maids around him wanted to come up and serve him, they still tried their best to avoid the frogs that were still jumping around.

Some people were really scared, but did not dare to break the rules and could only sob silently.

The whimpering sound was like a mosquito.

Although it was a bit annoying, it was also proof that his prank was successful.

These people were afraid, but the fat girl, a smaller and cuter girl, was not afraid!

Dalang felt that it was very unreasonable!

Wang Heng understood what Dalang meant. She tilted her head, glanced at the toad hopping at her feet, and asked in a soft voice, "Is it poisonous?"

Dalang shook his head. It’s not a toad, how could it have venom?

Wang Heng then asked, "Will it bite people?"

Dalang shook his head again. Of course it doesn’t bite people, it’s just disgusting.

Wang Heng said nothing more.

Dalang was still waiting for Wang Heng to ask something, but she didn't say anything.

Dalang was stunned for a moment and was about to ask in a domineering tone: Why aren’t you talking?

But soon, Dalang reacted.

He understood what the fat girl meant.

Since toads don't bite and are not poisonous, there is no need to be afraid of them.

People are afraid of something because it is either unknown and they don’t know how scary it is, or it is harmless and they know it is not scary!

The fat girl is the latter.

She knew that toads did not harm people, so she was no longer afraid of them.

Dalang: ...

The fat girl is quite smart, and most importantly, she is calm.

However, Dalang was still a little unhappy that his prank did not succeed on her.

He looked at Wang Heng from head to toe.

Wang Heng felt a little nervous when he looked at her, and couldn't help but hug the savings box tightly again.

She looked so alert, as if she was worried that Dalang would snatch her snacks.

Dalang: ...Yeah, I’m not greedy!

Besides, these are things he is tired of eating. Only the fat girl likes to eat them and treats them as treasures.

baby?

Dalang's eyes rolled around, and when he thought of "baby", his eyes suddenly lit up.

Hey!

I got it!

Fat girl, aren’t you afraid of toads? Then I’ll get my little baby here!

When the time comes, let’s see if you are afraid!

Just when Dalang was thinking about how to "scare" Wang Heng to tears, he heard hurried footsteps outside the pavilion.

"What happened? Is Dalang okay?"

"Oh, could it be that my Ninth Lady was naughty and offended Dalang?"

A group of servants surrounded the two women and hurried towards the pavilion.

The two women were naturally Mrs. Cui and the Cui aunt and niece.

Mrs. Cui looked anxious, and her eyes were full of worry and heartache.

Not to mention outsiders, even Cui, who caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of her eye, couldn't help but admire: She is worthy of being an aunt. She obviously hates Dalang, the illegitimate son, but she still treats him as her sweetheart.

This cunning, this forbearance, this acting skills... are all worth it... Bah, no need!

She is different from her aunt. The Wang family needs to rely on her, while her aunt needs to please Lou Jin.

So, my aunt needs to endure and act.

But Cui doesn’t need it!

If she was in a good mood, she could give the Wang family a reason.

If you are in a bad mood, you can even save the excuse.

This time, Cui was in a "good mood". She wanted to get rid of Wang Heng, the burden, and she also chose to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

If Cui had followed her original idea, she would have directly said that she was pregnant, but there was someone in the mansion (that is, Wang Hengla) who was incompatible with the fetus in her womb.

For the sake of their lives, Wang Heng must be sent away.

As soon as Cui proposed this idea, she was persuaded by her maid Zhenzhu who came with her dowry.

"My Lady, the Wang family does need the Cui family's in-laws' help right now, but too much is as bad as too little."

"As the saying goes, fortunes change. No one can guarantee whether the Wang family will be able to revive in the future."

Once the Wang family gains power, Cui's previous arrogance and domineering behavior will become evidence of her guilt.

As long as there is an opportunity, the Cui family will be doomed.

"Besides, you and my husband are husband and wife after all, not enemies plotting against each other."

Even if you want to "get rid of" the burden, you should be more tactful and roundabout.

Not for anything else, just for the relationship between husband and wife with Wang Lin.

Zhenzhu is Cui's wet nurse, and the relationship between master and servant is the deepest.

Cui also valued Zhenzhu very much and listened to all her advice.

If being brute force doesn't work, let's use some strategy.

Lou Jia Dalang, a naughty kid who is hated by everyone, is the most suitable person to "frame" Wang Heng.

Look, before Cui arrived at the scene and learned the whole story, she had already put the blame on Wang Heng.

Wang Heng blinked innocently. Despite such an obvious injustice, she did not feel wronged or sad.

She is still so well-behaved and quiet.

On the contrary, Madam Cui and Mrs. Cui rushed into the pavilion, but were stunned.

The scene was indeed chaotic, but the situation of the "parties involved" was not what they had expected.

First, Dalang does not laugh arrogantly or make loud noises violently;

Secondly, Wang Heng didn’t cry!

Whenever Wang Heng cried, Cui would say that the two children were "making a fuss."

But this damn girl still had a dull look on her face, as if she was scared silly.

Cui: ...How can I continue to "wrongly accuse" her?

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