The legend of Dukang

Du Shaokang continued: "Three years ago, Su Qiubao valued a girl who sold sesame oil, and forcibly took her away and ruined her. That girl had a lover who was engaged, and she went to Su's house to find Su Qiubao's theory, and she disappeared from there. Many People say that the lover took a lot of money from Su Qiubao, and he was afraid of being poked in the back and laughed at, so he simply left his hometown and went to live happily."

"They are talking nonsense! Big brother is not such a person! He was caught by them, by them..." Zhang Da's face was flushed, and when he said this angrily, he choked up and couldn't say a word.

Du Shaokang looked at the simple grave in front of him, and finished for him: "He was actually killed by them, and he was buried here."

Du Shaokang's words seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. Zhang Da broke down completely and burst into tears.

Du Shaokang sighed, glanced at Wen Ruyu, and motioned for him to unlock Zhang Da's acupuncture points.

Wen Ruyu nodded, unlocked Zhang Da's acupuncture points, and helped him find a place to sit down.

Zhang Da cried enough, and then slowly said: "Young Master Qin, what you said is correct, and I agree, anyway, the two people who killed elder brother are dead, and I am going to go to the underworld to reunite with elder brother." Zhang Da As if caught in a memory: "Brother is an orphan, but he is kind-hearted. I have never seen a better person than him. Once I was playing in the pond, my foot cramped and I almost drowned. It was my brother who saved me. Come up. Since then, whenever he passes by Cailian Village, he will visit me and grandpa. Knowing that grandpa’s legs and feet are not good, he also brought medicine for grandpa. My elder brother is my only relative besides grandpa. Elder brother and elder sister-in-law are in love Xiangyue, he managed to save enough money to marry his sister-in-law, but..."

Zhang Da clenched his fists, looked at Du Shaokang and said, "I never regret killing Zhang Qiushi, I just regret that I didn't kill Su Qiubao with my own hands! After my eldest brother disappeared, I still didn't believe that he would do something to offend my sister-in-law, so I came here Suzhou inquired about the whereabouts of the eldest brother, who knew that by accident, he entered Nishangju as a servant. God has eyes and let me know the truth of the matter! I swear, I must avenge my elder brother! I have been working hard, just want to Let the wife take a fancy to me and send me to serve Su Qiubao. But who knows, I was chosen by Zhang Qiushi!" Zhang Da's mouth was slightly bitter.

Wen Ruyu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: This baby is also enough to memorize!

"Maybe I think Su Qiubao's hatred is too obvious, which aroused Zhang Qiushi's suspicion. I lied that a sister committed suicide after being teased and abandoned by Su Qiubao. Therefore, I hated Su Qiubao so much and gained Zhang Qiushi's trust. Unexpectedly, he Bringing down Su Qiubao means harming innocent people!" Zhang Da's eyes were ferocious, with murderous intentions in his eyes.

Wen Ruyu looked at Du Shaokang beside him, and thought: Needless to say, the innocent person to be implicated must be Mr. Du.

Zhang Da laughed at himself: "Young Master Qin, you should actually thank me! The bottle of Hong'e was specially prepared for you by Zhang Qiushi, but I put it in his own teapot. Aunt Zhao sent Peier, a maid beside her, to seduce me, and wanted to take the opportunity to win me over, so I naturally joined Aunt Zhao. After all, she was closer to Su Qiubao! Hehe, Zhang Qiushi also got involved in the matter of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and he died. Not innocent either!"

"Since you have already taken refuge in the Zhao family, why did you deliberately provide the Zhao family to Zhang Lishan?" Su Zhong asked puzzled.

"Because Aunt Zhao broke her promise! She promised me that after Zhang Qiushi's death, she would transfer me to Yunshangju to be Su Qiubao's personal servant, but she let me continue to stay with Master Zhang as her internal support." Zhang Da looked at Looking at the wooden tablet in front of him, he showed a relieved smile: "But it doesn't matter now, the people who killed the eldest brother and sister-in-law are all dead, and I will get revenge!"

Du Shaokang looked down at Zhang Da who was sitting on the ground, and said expressionlessly: "Take Zhao's silk, and surrender yourself to the yamen! Tell Mr. Wang everything you just said, and then accept it." Judgment by the government!"

"What?" Wen Ruyu didn't expect the conversation to change suddenly, and stared at Du Shaokang in a daze.

Zhang Da lowered his head and chuckled a few times, as if he had heard a joke: "That is the government of the rich, not us poor! I would rather kill myself than accept their interrogation. It is because of their help that Su Qiubao was able to do evil." Will be so unscrupulous. When he ruined his sister-in-law, where was the government? When he killed his elder brother, where was the government?"

"When your sister-in-law was raped by Su Qiubao, did her family report to the government? When your eldest brother disappeared, did you report to the government?" Du Shaokang asked coldly.

"Is it useful to go to the government? Will they decide for us?" Zhang Da stiffened his neck and asked Du Shaokang sharply.

Du Shaokang sneered: "After all, your eldest brother is missing, there is no body, and no one has reported the case. Naturally, the government cannot file a case for investigation. And your sister-in-law's matter is related to the woman's reputation. If the family does not want to make it known, the government will definitely not take the initiative to intervene. It's because of you people who are timid, afraid to speak up when things happen, and only swallow your teeth if you lose your teeth, which fuels the arrogance of people like Su Qiubao! You should be the ones who help the tyrants! You don't report to the officials, so what? I know the government will ignore it!"

Zhang Da was blocked speechless, staring at Du Shaokang blankly.

Du Shaokang took the silk from Su Zhong, handed it to him and said, "Go to the government to report to the government!"

Zhang Da was stunned for a long time, then shook his head, and said with a smile: "Although the little one is a rough person, he has always been clear about grievances and grievances! Although Aunt Zhao broke her promise, I also sold her to Mr. Zhang, which ruined her reputation. Liangqing! My enemies are only Su Qiubao and Zhang Qiushi, and I will not harm innocent people."

Du Shaokang laughed, and stroked the silk in his hand: "You are a principled person, but it's a pity you're so stupid!"

"Hehe." Zhang Da looked at Du Shaokang, sneered and said: "To put it bluntly, you young masters are all the same, and we are just pawns in your hands. Mr. Qin must have you for making Aunt Zhao die so deliberately. Plan, I will not help you!"

After hearing Zhang Da's words, Du Shaokang didn't make a sound, and looked up at Su Zhong.

Su Zhong coughed and said: "Zhang Da, in fact, the uncle didn't intend to kill your brother at the beginning, but locked him up to threaten your sister-in-law to marry him. I couldn't bear it and wanted to let him go secretly, but it's a pity When I got to the firewood room, I found that the person was bleeding from all seven orifices, and he couldn't be saved."

Su Zhong looked at Zhang Da's surprised face, couldn't bear it, and continued: "The uncle was also frightened when he found out. Second Master Zhang made the decision and buried him quietly. A living life was lost like this. There is no one who worships! The old man really couldn't bear it, so he quietly followed and erected a monument secretly, thinking that if someone comes to look for it in the future, it will be easy to identify the place."

Zhang Da lowered his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said softly: "No wonder, there are so many lonely graves, only this one has a stele. I just found out where my elder brother was buried, but I don't know which grave it is. So I found a I didn't expect it to be the elder brother's grave." Zhang Da murmured as he looked at the wooden monument with tears in his eyes.

"Su Qiubao and Zhang Qiushi lied that your elder brother was in their hands, and threatened your sister-in-law to marry with your elder brother's life. In order to save her sweetheart, your sister-in-law had to agree. Unexpectedly, the day before the wedding, Mrs. Zhao suddenly visited and said The truth, and sarcasm, your sister-in-law has nothing to love, she is ashamed and angry! Although Su Qiubao was wrong, he didn’t know about your elder brother’s death. Zhang Qiushi has no reason to kill your elder brother. I don’t want Su Qiubao to marry a concubine Yes, only Mrs. Zhao!"

Du Shaokang's voice was like a sharp knife, slashing Zhang Da's bleeding heart one by one: "Mr. Zhao was afraid that your sister-in-law would threaten her status after marrying, so she killed your eldest brother, and then forced your sister-in-law to death! She It is the chief culprit who killed your brother and sister-in-law! It's a pity that you are making wedding clothes for your real enemy under the guise of avenging your elder brother and sister-in-law!"

Zhang Da's face was pale, he looked at Du Shaokang tremblingly and said: "You lied to me, I don't believe it!"

"Young Master Qin is right, my cousin was indeed forced to death by Zhao Wanru!" A pretty voice suddenly came from behind.

Zhang Da looked back in surprise, only to find Pei Er standing behind him.

With a bamboo basket in her hand, Pei'er blessed Du Shaokang, and then slowly walked in front of Zhang Da, with tears in her eyes: "You can't be, brother strong, right?"

Zhang Da was taken aback, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of him, and asked hesitantly, "Are you..."

"You may not know my little sister!" Pei'er lowered her head and smiled wryly: "But my cousin-in-law often mentioned you, saying that when you were young, you were greedy for food and went fishing for duck eggs in the river. You were accidentally bitten by a snake, and that's why you had cramps and almost drowned. die."

"You are, sister-in-law's aunt's younger sister?" Zhang Da was shocked: "I heard that my sister-in-law said that your family is in Jinling, so why did you become a girl in Su's mansion?"

"My sister's mother died early, and she was often abused by her stepmother. Thanks to her aunt and cousin, she rushed back when she heard that something happened to her cousin!" Pei'er finally shed tears, "On the night of my sister's wedding, Zhao Wanru suddenly came to visit, My elder sister didn't want my younger sister to see people from the Su family, so she hid me under the bed. Who knows, Zhao Wanru's visit was fake... The younger sister clearly remembered what she said to her elder sister, and she clearly wanted her Fate! After Zhao Wanru left, my sister said she wanted to be alone, who knew..." Pei'er cried loudly: "At that time, I should have been with my sister!"

After finishing speaking, Pei'er fell on Zhang Da's body and began to cry.

Zhang Da caressed her back lightly, tears also streaming down his face.

Pei'er wiped her tears and said: "After my sister's funeral, my younger sister went back to Jinling. Later, my father also left, and I was bought by my stepmother. I know, this is an opportunity God gave me, a chance to avenge my sister. In the past few years, my little sister has been following Zhao Wanru with humiliation and burden, just to avenge my sister and brother-in-law. I never thought that my brother would also..."

Thinking of Pei'er's situation in the Su Mansion, Zhang Da felt a pain in his heart, grabbed her by the shoulder and said, "Is this what a girl like you should do? How can you be so stupid?"

"Isn't elder brother the same?" Pei'er wiped away her tears and said, "Fortunately, Huangtian pays off, my elder brother killed Zhang Qiushi, and I also helped Zhao Wanru kill Su Qiubao."

"Huh? Su Qiubao was also killed by Zhao?" Wen Ruyu asked in surprise.

"Yes." Pei'er nodded, looked at Wen Ruyu and said, "Actually, Zhao Wanru has been giving Su Qiubao licorice, but it is not fatal. After Su Qiubao took a concubine, Zhao Wanru became murderous. There is nothing wrong with taking it alone, and it will be ineffective when mixed together! Although Su Qiubao often stays with Aunt Fei Cui, she often goes to other aunts' rooms. Finally, Zhao Wanru thinks that the medicine is not effective enough, so she guides Aunt Yue'e gave Su Qiubao aphrodisiac, causing him to overindulge in lust, and finally broke his body. Zhao Wanru knew that Fei Cui was unwilling to fall out of favor, so she deliberately leaked the prescription of ebony soup to her. There is nothing wrong with the prescription itself, it just increases That night, Aunt Zhao deliberately led Aunt Lizhu to eat carp and Aunt Fei Cui’s ebony soup for the uncle, so death is a matter of time.”

Seeing the cloudy mountains and fog surrounded by several people, Du Shaokang explained: "Medical books say that people who are too obese and have poor kidneys should not take licorice. Su Qiubao is obese and has been excessively indulged in sex all year round. Taking licorice every year is a hidden danger! Zhao's move is insidious enough, carp and licorice are mutually incompatible, Zhao Wanru is like killing Su Qiubao with the help of Jade and Lizhu."

Wen Ruyu broke out in a cold sweat in an instant: It seems that marrying a wife in the future should be a stupid one. If Zhao is so cruel and merciless, he must have committed several lifetimes of sins!

Pei'er looked at Zhang Da and said: "Back when my sister was bullied/humiliated, my uncle and aunt were afraid of power and dared not report to the officials, which caused my sister and brother-in-law to die unjustly. Now that Su Qiubao and Zhang Qiushi are dead, my younger sister wants to burn incense sticks for her brother-in-law today. Then go to the Yamen to surrender, and Zhao Wanru will be sanctioned."

Zhang Da pulled Pei'er and said: "You don't need to go to this matter, brother alone is enough! Besides, I have Zhao's silk, which can be used as a testimony, which is much more useful than your empty teeth."

"No way! My sister has a poor life, and life is better than death!" Pei'er cried: "After my sister died, my uncle and aunt have been depressed, blaming myself for being incompetent, so that I died with hatred. In order to swallow this breath, my sister must You can't be a turtle!"

Zhang Da looked at Pei'er who was crying into tears, gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Du Shaokang, and said, "Master Qin, Pei'er is still young, please let her go because of her sincerity to her family." Let her! The little one will surrender herself to the Yamen."

Pei'er supported Zhang Da to kneel down, and cried: "Let my sister go with my brother, my sister doesn't want to live, she just wants to live with peace of mind!"

Seeing the two hugging each other and crying, Du Shaokang said: "Ms. Pei'er is young after all, and she is an accomplice, and she voluntarily surrendered herself to avenge her sister. Her feelings are pitiful, and she will not be given a heavy sentence. I think You should go together! Mistakes will be punished after all, and the debts owed will be repaid after all! Miss Pei'er said it right, 'I don't want to live, I just want to live with peace of mind!'”

Pei'er raised her head and gave Du Shaokang a grateful look.

Du Shaokang returned the silk to Zhang Da.

The two kowtowed to the crude wooden tablet a few times before standing up with mutual support.

"Mr. Qin." Pei'er looked at Du Shaokang and said, "You are qualified to be the head of the Su family, so naturally you will become a thorn in Zhao Wanru's side. She is going to use Mr. Wen to harm you!"

"Me!" Wen Ruyu was inexplicably called out by name, she was shocked, pointed at herself, and looked at Pei'er suspiciously.

Pei'er continued: "Aunt Yue'e seems to be interested in Mr. Wen, Zhao Wanru wants to use Mr. Wen's name to lure Mr. Qin and Aunt Yue'e out, and frame you for adultery. The servant has already informed Aunt Yue'e about this before leaving the mansion. Please be careful, Young Master." After Pei'er instructed, she left with Zhang Da.

Wen Ruyu said with emotion: "This Aunt Zhao is really capable of anything! If it wasn't for the master's astuteness, she might have been tricked by her too."

Su Zhong looked at the backs of the two and said slowly: "This woman Zhao has really deep thoughts, but it's a pity that she left such a crucial piece of evidence in Zhang Da's hands!"

Du Shaokang looked at Su Zhong and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao and Zhang Qiushi are both cautious people, so they will naturally plan seamlessly. A piece of silk may not be able to punish her. We have to pay more attention to other people." effort!"

Su Zhong immediately understood the meaning, and cupped his hands to Du Shaokang and said, "Young master is more thoughtful, and the old slave will arrange for Aunt Yue'e and the wife."

In the depths of the cypress forest, there were a few more crows, and a few dark clouds were blown by a gust of cold wind, and the sky seemed to darken.

Du Shaokang looked up at the suddenly changed sky, and said leisurely: "It looks like it's going to rain, let's go back too!"