Master of Rebirth

It was already night, and Mrs. Ma looked at Mingmei and asked confirmingly: "Did you see clearly? Ah Man is really back?"

"Grandma, Brother Ah Man, can I still admit my mistake?" Seeing that Mrs. Ma didn't believe her, Mingmei pouted a little dissatisfied: "I was afraid of making a mistake, so I went to ask. Many people near the pier have seen him. .”

"Nonsense." Mrs. Ma said with a straight face: "If he comes back, he will go back to the Marquis Mansion first. What are you going to do at the pier?"

"Brother Ah Man came back by boat. You forgot that the imperial court built a canal directly leading to the south of the Yangtze River. If you go to the south of the Yangtze River by boat from the pier, it will be much faster than riding a horse." When it comes to going to the south of the Yangtze River by boat, bright eyes are full of longing with longing.

At this time, the girl came in from the outside, and Mrs. Ma saw her, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked: "How is the inquiry?"

"Back to grandma, Ah Man is indeed back. He was summoned into the Hou Mansion by Master Hou as soon as he got off the boat." The girl said, "I waited outside the Hou Mansion for more than half an hour, and finally met a familiar guard. Absolutely right.”

Seeing that the girl confirmed her words, Mingmei's face was full of complacency, "I said I saw brother Ah Man, but grandma still didn't believe it."

Mrs. Ma has not seen Zhao Jing for a long time, and now that he is back, she can't help being happy, but she complained: "Since this child is back, I don't know how to send someone to send me a letter so that I can rest assured." .”

"Grandma, since Master Hou called Ah Man back to the Hou's mansion, he must be busy with something. How can he be free?" the girl comforted.

Mingmei also said: "Yes, grandma, maybe Brother Ah Man wants to give you a surprise. Maybe he will come to see you after a while."

After hearing this, Mrs. Ma finally had a smile on her face.

"Hey, sister." As if remembering something, Mingmei looked at the girl and asked suddenly: "Since you only waited for half an hour to find out the news, why did you come back now?"

Knowing that Mingmei did it on purpose, the girl was not annoyed, but said vaguely: "I encountered something on the way, so I was delayed for a while."

Mingmei naturally didn't want her to get away with it like this, and wanted to continue saying something.The girl went on to say: "I think your clothes are a bit dirty, you should go and change quickly. Ah Man may already be on the way at this moment, if he sees you dressed like this, he will definitely laugh."

The girl's words immediately made Mingmei forget about other things, thinking that Zhao Jing would come over at any time, Mingmei hurriedly touched her hair and face and went out.

After Mingmei left, Mrs. Ma looked at the girl and said, "You send Mingmei away, do you have anything to say?"

"Yes." The girl sat down next to Mrs. Ma, and said, "I heard that Ah Man brought a friend with him when he came back from Jiangnan this time."

"Friend?" Mrs. Ma's eyes darkened, and she quickly asked, "Is it Wang Qi?"

The girl shook her head and said: "I don't know, Ah Man's friend didn't go to the Hou's mansion, so he should be placed in another place. I also suspected that the person was Wang Qi, so I didn't leave in a hurry, but stayed in the Hou's mansion all the time. Wait nearby."

"Have you seen anyone?" Mrs. Ma asked.

The girl said: "No, but I saw Yan Wu coming back from the outside in a hurry. Not long after he entered the Hou's mansion, Ah Man came out from inside, and the two of them rode horses to the north of the city together."

"Going to the north of the city?" Muttering, Mrs. Ma's expression turned ugly.

Mrs. Wang and Li lived in the north of the city, and Zhao Jing probably went to see her.If the friend the girl mentioned was Wang Qi, did he go directly to the north of the city?

"When did you say this?" Mrs. Ma asked.

"About before dinner." The girl said: "After Ah Man left, I waited around the Hou Mansion for a while, but I still didn't see Ah Man come back. I saw that it was getting late, so I came back."

Zhao Jing hasn't come back yet, most likely he has eaten outside.Thinking of Zhao Jing's return from Jiangnan, it's okay not to tell her, but now she doesn't even look at her, but instead visits Wang Qi's grandma, Mrs. Ma feels really uncomfortable.

Seeing Mrs. Ma's face was gloomy, the girl said cautiously: "Grandma, you don't have to worry. It's not easy to know if Wang Qi has come to the capital? Just ask Brother Xu to check."

"Since we know that Ah Man has found Wang Qi, it will be a matter of time before he comes to the capital." Mrs. Ma said in a muffled voice, "Since it was expected a long time ago, what's the use of worrying now?"

"What you said is, alas, what a pity..." The girl said with great regret: "You finally found out where Mrs. Wang and Li lived, and you worked hard to win her over. Who knew that she was so useless that she was about to die."

Mrs. Ma sneered, and said: "That woman's achievements are more than failures, and I didn't expect her to succeed, I just wanted to use her to disgust Wang Qi."

Knowing that Mrs. Ma has a plan, the girl said unwillingly: "Do you want to use that Lianyi? Grandma, don't blame me for talking too much. It's no good for a woman like Lianyi to keep her by Ah Man's side. You can't do it for the disgusting king. Qi, let's pick up Ah Man."

The girl said this, of course, not really for the good of Zhao Jing, but because she couldn't understand that a woman like Lianyi, who was lower than her, could go to Zhao Jing's side.

"Of course I know that woman is not a good thing." Speaking of Lianyi, Ma Pozi also had a look of disgust on her face, "But everything must be prioritized. As long as Wang Qi can be eliminated, it's okay to tolerate her for a few days. Besides, I also I don't believe that Ah Man will fall in love with her. Don't worry, there is still room for reversing the matter at the moment, and I won't use Ripple unless it is absolutely necessary."

After hearing this, the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief. While beating Mrs. Ma's back, she asked, "Grandma, there is something unclear about the girl, and I would like to ask grandma for advice. Although Mrs. Wang and Li have a bad relationship with Wang Qi, she is the one after all." His grandson. Now that Wang Qi has climbed up to Ah Man, even though she has used methods that can’t get on the stage, she still has a backer. How can you be sure that Wang Li will not help her grandson?”

"I wasn't sure at first, but after meeting Mrs. Wang and Li, I became somewhat sure." Mrs. Ma sneered, not sure if she was just glad Wang Qi had such a grandma, or if she was not worth it for him. "Some people, although they have a blood relationship with you, are not as good as ordinary neighbors and friends, or even a stranger they don't know. This kind of people can't see that others are better than themselves. They don't have the ability to tell others what to do. They can only start from the people around them. Mrs. Wang and Li are used to suppressing Wang Qi. This long-term habit has been ingrained in her bones, but she is also a person who likes to judge others by herself. How she treated Wang Qi back then, I have a good idea. I'm afraid Wang Mrs. Li would rather Wang Qi rot in the mud than him ascending to heaven in one step."

Although the girl understood what Mrs. Ma said, she still pretended to be stunned for a moment, and then asked in puzzlement: "Ah, is there anyone who doesn't want their grandson to live well? If the relatives around you are prosperous, they won't be able to get rich." , shouldn’t you be happy too? I thought the worst people in the world were people like my father and brother. However, even if they sell me to a brothel, they should also hope that I can climb into a rich family. In this way, they can Ask me for silver."

"You are still young, so you can't count people's hearts." Seeing that the girl's words were honest, Ma Pozi said kindly: "Some people can only be recognized if they have seen it with their own eyes and suffered a lot."

The girl said: "That's true. Let's just talk about Wang Qi. He looks gentle on the surface, but in fact he is cruel enough. He really doesn't care about Wang Lishi. After all, it is his own grandma. I thought During the Chinese New Year, at least he will come back to see Mrs. Wang and Li."

Thinking of meeting Wang Lishi, Wang Lishi arranged what Wang Qi said, Mrs. Ma thought she didn't have a good impression of Wang Qi, and she couldn't bear to listen.

Sighing, it was rare for Mrs. Ma to say a fair word for Wang Qi, "The estrangement between Wang Qi and Wang Li's family is already deep, and Wang Li's family is not a distressed master. When the Wang family fell, Wang Qi did not To ignore this grandma is to be benevolent. Since we never tire of seeing each other, it is better not to see each other, at least both of us can feel at ease."

It was rare to see Mrs. Ma speak for Wang Qi, the girl looked surprised, and was not sure what to say for a while.

Outside the window, the night is darkening.

Putting the peeled shrimp into the bowl in front of Wang Qi, Zhao Jing saw that he had stopped his chopsticks, so he couldn't help persuading him: "You haven't eaten much on the boat these days, so you should eat more."

Wang Qi shook her head and said, "I'm already full. Besides, it's getting late, so I can't eat too much."

"That's true." Zhao Jing smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Because Zhao Jing came here suddenly, the people in the courtyard didn't expect him to come for dinner, and they didn't prepare anything.Now that the young master is here in person, naturally he can't deal with it indiscriminately.Therefore, after the meal is ready, it is naturally past time for dinner.

"What do you want to eat, I'll let them prepare it tomorrow." Zhao Jing asked softly.

After several days of bumping on the boat, Wang Qi felt seasick and her appetite was not very good.Zhao Jing was afraid that he would feel nauseated if he ate too much, so he didn't dare to force him, so he could only secretly plan to order someone to make some appetizing food for him tomorrow.

"I can eat whatever I want, don't bother me." Wang Qi said politely, then stood up unhurriedly and said, "You can use some more, I'll go and see her."

Knowing that he was not in a hurry to see Mrs. Wang and Li, but just didn't want to stay with her, Zhao Jing smiled wryly, and still wanted to talk to Wang Qi as much as possible, "You've been running around for so long, you should rest. Don't worry, there are doctors and maids watching over grandma. I have hired the best doctor in Beijing, and he will definitely do his best."

"Thank you for your kindness." Wang Qi said: "However, birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature. Everything has its own will and cannot be forced. If it is her destiny, she can only resign herself to fate."

Hearing Wang Qi say such indifferent words plainly, Zhao Jing really couldn't accept it.Although he knew that Wang Qi and Wang Lishi had a bad relationship, he didn't expect that even if Wang Lishi was about to die, it wouldn't change Wang Qi's slight emotion.

"Is that why you don't like your grandma?" Zhao Jing couldn't help it, but he still thought about it and said, "I think even if the elders are wrong, as a junior, you shouldn't go too far. What's more, she's about to die."

Wang Qi smiled and said: "I don't dislike her, you think too much."

Seeing the indifferent smile on Wang Qi's face, without a trace of reluctance, as if she really didn't care, it gave people a cold-blooded and ruthless feeling.Zhao Jing really had a hard time imagining that Wang Lishi was his grandma who had lived with him for so long, how could he be so indifferent?

"Can you tell me what happened between you and grandma?" Zhao Jing put down the chopsticks in his hand and said cautiously: "You also know that although Granny Ma is not my real grandma, she is very important to me. Closer than my grandma. So I really don't understand, what did your grandma do to you to make you so indifferent to her? There must be a reason for everything. "

Zhao Jing asked seriously, but Wang Qi didn't want to talk about it.Although Wang Lishi has done many things to him, most of them are trivial things, which may not be worth mentioning to others. If they really say it, they may think that he is hypocritical.It's a pity that few people can understand that it's these insignificant things that gradually add up, which completely chills his heart and makes him no longer have any hope and warmth for Wang Lishi.He didn't hate Wang Lishi, but he no longer had any hope for her.

"There's nothing between me and her, it's just that we can't deal with our temper." Wang Qiyun said calmly.

Wang Qi's words were perfunctory as soon as she heard them, Zhao Jing was unwilling, and continued: "Since you can't say it, it means that it is really not a big deal, so why can't you let it go? Grandma's time is running out now, Why don't you untie the knot between the two of you before she dies, and save yourself any regrets?"

Knowing that Zhao Jing has good intentions, it is a pity that even if he has such a heart, Wang Lishi may not have that kind of intention.Because in Wang Li's cognition, he would never think that he was wrong.

"Thank you for your kindness. If there is a chance, I will." Thinking of Wang Lishi, Wang Qi smiled subconsciously.

The smile on Wang Qi's face was full of indifference and sarcasm. Zhao Jing thought he was targeting her, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Holding back Wang Qi who was about to leave, Zhao Jing forced herself to ask calmly, "You're lying, you didn't want to reconcile with your grandma, but you still thought what I just said was a joke."

"I didn't mean that, you misunderstood." Although he didn't mean to make fun of Zhao Jing, Wang Qi really felt that he was unnecessary.

Seeing that Zhao Jing insisted on grabbing him, his eyes were full of stubbornness, as if he must give him an explanation.Wang Qi only felt a headache.Knowing that Zhao Jing was out of temper, he had to go all the way to the dark.Not wanting to argue with him, Wang Qi rubbed her forehead and wanted to break free from Zhao Jing's hand and leave.

Unable to bear Wang Qi's attitude of "nothing to do with a kid", Zhao Jing took advantage of his body to restrain him, forced Wang Qi to face him, and said, "I know that in a big family, it is inevitable that the elders will be biased. Happened. Your third uncle is away all year round and doesn’t come home very often. From the Wang family up to your generation, there are only two sons, you and Wang Long. Even if your grandma can’t keep a bowl of water, as an elder brother, why do you still care about your younger brother? ?"

After listening to Zhao Jing's words, Wang Qi couldn't help feeling depressed when thinking of all the past.

He tried his best to break away from Zhao Jing's restraint, and said with a sneer, "You are right. Everyone told me since I was a child that I am an older brother, and I have to yield to my younger brother. I kept yielding again and again until it was right. As a result One day I was unwilling to give up, and everyone came to crusade against me, blatantly accusing me of not persevering to the end. I have already given up the entire Wang family, what are you dissatisfied with?"

"I don't mean to attack you, I just think...you and grandma's stalemate is all because of some trivial things. Of course, depending on the character of Wang Long and his son, it is also possible that they are sowing dissension in the middle." Wang Qi rare After losing his temper, Zhao Jing panicked and quickly explained: "Even if your grandma is biased, she has loved you. Compared with those...those...those who don't even want their own sons, your grandma doesn't care about you. Then it's unforgivable."

Seeing Wang Qi staring at him calmly, as if he could see through his heart, Zhao Jing coughed uncomfortably, and then explained: "I mean sister girl, look at her, even if she is betrayed by her father and brother. After going to the brothel, she also forgave them. Your grandma can’t be worse than the father and brother of the girl’s sister. I just don’t want you to continue to be angry, so as to save you from regretting later. The principle of "children want to be filial but not relatives", you Don't you understand?

Hearing Zhao Jing take the girl as an example, Wang Qi's mood is not only not good, but a little sour.I am afraid that in Zhao Jing's heart, he is a villain who must take revenge.Mrs. Ma, Yatou and even Lianyi all value love and righteousness more than him.

Turning around, Wang Qi said coldly: "I'm not a girl, so don't compare me with her, and don't force me to do anything from the commanding heights of morality. You don't understand what I have suffered."

"Then tell me." Seeing that Wang Qi was about to leave again, Zhao Jing was in a hurry, and quickly grabbed him and said, "If you have really been wronged, I will definitely seek justice for you!"

"There's no need to ask for justice, I don't need others to help me out." Wang Qi said coldly: "You are right, Mrs. Wang and Li are indeed partial to Wang Long. Since she was a child, she has never seen me in her eyes. But I don't care about these things. What I can't tolerate is that while she favors Wang Long, she suppresses and tramples on me. In her cognition, I should not live as well as Wang Long, and I should eat Wang Long's leftovers. So, I should kneel at Wang Long’s feet and look up at them. But why should Wang Long’s success be paid for by my failure? I just don’t have any hope for her anymore. She cares about my father’s birth, and now my father It's fine now that she's gone, I'll let her die."

After saying this in one breath, Wang Qi couldn't help but regret it.Just now he was full of resentment, just like a little daughter-in-law who had been irritated by her mother-in-law for many years.

Seeing that Wang Qi had such a deep prejudice against Wang and Li, Zhao Jing felt that she really shouldn't.He wanted to persuade him again, so he heard Yan Wu say outside the door: "Young Master, Young Master, Mrs. Wang is awake, I heard that Young Master Wang is back, and I want to see you."

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In the next chapter, the true face of Wang and Li will be revealed, so that Zhao Jing can understand Wang Qi's suffering.