Chapter 348: 348 no door
Chapter 348 Chapter 348 No Way
"I'll go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow so that my mother can get ready first." Chu Qianchen's face was pressed against Gu Jue's shoulder, making her voice sound muffled.
Gu Jue put his hand around her slender waist and asked: "Have you thought about it, who will tell Brother Mu?" "
Chu Qianchen raised his head from his arms. His temples were a little messy because of the rubbing he had just done, and his face was dazed, as if he was a little confused.
"Aren't you going to tell Brother Mu?" Gu Jue asked again.
Chu Qianchen: "..."
Chu Qianchen remained silent. In fact, she had never thought about this problem and had been avoiding thinking about it.
She always thought that Chu Yunmu was still young, and occasionally deceived herself by telling herself that the matter of reconciliation could be postponed until later, until Gu Jue revealed it today.
Some things have to be faced after all, and they can't keep Chu Yunmu at home all the time, preventing him from contact with outsiders. Whether he is a boy or a girl, he will eventually have to face these ups and downs, as well as whatever comes with him. Then came the gossip and pointing fingers.
Facing Gu Jue, Chu Qianchen certainly would not deal with him and said frankly: "I don't know what to say."
She didn't even test Chu Yunmu to see if Shen had mentioned it to him. Judging from how careless this little brat was every day, she probably hadn't mentioned it yet.
Chu Qianchen felt sorry for Chu Yunyi. In her previous life, when she was kicked out of the house at the age of fourteen, she would ask herself:
Why do her relatives treat her like this?
Why was she born in the Chu family?
Why can other people's concubines live a smooth life, but she has fallen to that point...
…
At that time, she only knew how to feel sorry for herself. It was not until later, after experiencing a lot and seeing a lot, that she learned to be relieved and let go.
Ultimately, it was because she had something more worth cherishing at that time, and she became strong enough to look down on her former family.
But Chu Yunmu is only six years old. He is still too young and cannot understand many things. I am afraid that he may not be able to understand why his parents want to divorce and why he cannot have a harmonious family like other children and inherit the family when he grows up. The title of...
Growth comes at a price!
She is like this, Gu Jue is like this, Chu Yunyi is like this... Chu Yunmu will be like this too.
Chu Qianchen rubbed her forehead against his shoulder again, feeling that she was so lucky. She had met him in her past life and had him by her side.
Gu Jue kissed the top of her hair lovingly and said, "Let me tell you."
Chu Qianchen raised his head again and opened his eyes slightly. He was startled for a moment, then smiled happily and nodded: "Okay, leave it to the prince!"
She felt most at ease when the prince was doing things.
She is not shy about making fun of herself: "I can eat, drink and have fun, but the prince can talk and train people."
A moment ago, she was still worried about Chu Yunmu, but now, she felt that it was no big deal. Chu Yunmu, a brat, was lucky. Not everyone could have her as a sister and the prince as a brother-in-law!
Gu Jue was amused by her and couldn't help but joke: "Isn't it good enough to know how to eat, drink and have fun?"
"Awesome!" Chu Qianchen nodded matter-of-factly and smiled, "Everyone has his or her own strengths."
"Go ahead and I'll make something delicious for you!"
Chu Qianchen acted coquettishly and behaved well, and even offered a bribe to coax Gu Jue away.
In Prince Chen's Mansion, Chu Lingxiao's imprisonment did not cause much ripples, but in the Yongding Marquis Mansion, the news was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. The Tai Furen finally knew the news that Chu Lingxiao was imprisoned. People were dumbfounded.
During these days, Chu Lingxiao was running around in search of marrow balsam, and often did not return to the Marquis Mansion for several days. Therefore, he did not come back to sleep last night, and the wife did not care. Unexpectedly, Chu Lingxiao was imprisoned again.
The madam was flustered and wanted to find someone to inquire about. However, she sent messages to several mansions for several days, and they all found excuses to refuse her visit.
Madam Tai couldn't help but think of the year when she first married into the Chu family, when the Chu family was still glorious. At that time, not only would everyone welcome her when she went out, but at least they wouldn't avoid her.
Even if the Chu family later declined, the in-laws of Duke Mu's Mansion were still there, and the madam was respectfully called "old lady" outside. But now other houses are avoiding the Chu family for fear of getting too close.
Mrs. Tai also understood in her heart that it was probably because Mrs. Shen had moved all the dowry away. Therefore, other prefectures believed that Mrs. Shen wanted to reconcile with Chu Lingxiao, so they completely ignored her family.
Mrs. Tai resented both the Shen family and Duke Mu's Mansion, but she was just a woman and her second son was seriously injured. She really had no other choice but to go to the Duke's Mansion to ask for help, but it was all in vain. But Mr. Shen didn't see her.
In desperation, the Dowager sent a message to the palace asking to see Concubine Chu. However, another bucket of cold water was poured on her. Concubine Chu did not even see her, but only sent her confidant, Aunt Yu. Go to the Marquis Mansion.
"I've met Mrs. Yu." Aunt Yu bowed with a smile on her face.
She is a nun in the palace and has no old feelings for the Chu family, so she doesn't need to worry too much when she speaks: "The imperial concubine is having a hard time recently, and she doesn't ask the Chu family for any help."
This sentence was like a slap in the face of the concubine. She almost said that what the Chu family did was causing trouble for the concubine.
Concubine Chu indeed meant this. She often complained to her mother-in-law, saying that her parents-in-law could not help her at all and only caused trouble for her.
Aunt Yu sighed and said, "Madam, I also know that you have a loving heart, but the imperial concubine is also your daughter, and the second prince is your grandson. You should also cherish them."
The other princes' maternal relatives were all able to help their grandsons, so it was the Chu family. It was not enough for Chu Lingxiao to be exiled and seize the title once, and now he was imprisoned in the heavenly prison by the emperor. This made it difficult for the second prince to hold his head high when he went out. How to seize the direct descendant!
Madam: “…”
Mrs. Tai was speechless. When she heard that Mammy Yu was coming, she was still thinking about asking her to send a message to the imperial concubine. She wanted to help Chu Lingxiao anyway, but now she couldn't say anything. Her face turned blue and white.
Mammy Yu naturally saw the change in the face of the concubine, and thought to herself: It's okay if you know the etiquette, justice and integrity, but I'm afraid that if you don't care about anything for the sake of your son, life or death, then the reputation of the concubine and the second prince will be affected.
Grandma Yu thought about it in her heart, then she stopped her sinister tone and said sternly: "Mrs. Tai, hey, it's not that the imperial concubine doesn't want to help, the empress and the second prince are really in trouble."
"The emperor has been ill recently and his body is getting worse. The emperor does not like the prince now. The more seriously he becomes ill, the more he fears the prince usurping the throne. This was originally the best opportunity for the second prince. In the past two months, the imperial concubine has been cautious , Be cautious in your words and deeds, not daring to make mistakes. Not only are you afraid that you will do something wrong to displease the emperor, but you are also afraid that the queen will stumble, but unexpectedly, you will be ruined by Mr. Chu, and the emperor will be angry with the second prince for this. "
Concubine Chu was really angry this time. She even said bitterly in front of her mother-in-law that Chu Lingxiao deserved to die. If he died, she and the second prince would have less to deal with.
As for these words, it is not convenient for Aunt Yu to say them, otherwise she will be the unlucky one if Concubine Chu and the Dowager mother and daughter reconcile.
After hitting Mrs. Tai a few times, Mammy Yu started to throw sweet dates again: "Mrs. Tai, the imperial concubine can't help you with anything else. However, if you want to see Mr. Chu, the imperial concubine can help..."
Having said that, the Madam had no other choice. She really had no one to use. Shen didn't see him, her second son was injured, and the two concubines were pretending to be dead. Concubine Chu was already her last resort.
Seeing Mrs. Tai's cooperation, Grandma Yu was relieved, and immediately accompanied Mrs. Tai to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Mrs. Tai met Chu Lingxiao as she wished.
This is also the second time Mrs. Tai has come to Tianlao.
The air here is as dark and humid as last year, filled with an indescribable smell that makes the wife feel nauseous and feels sorry for her eldest son.
Chu Lingxiao was locked up in a cell alone. The cell in February was extremely cold and made him tremble with the cold.
He had been scolded by a rod, and his hair and robes were all messy and untidy. The fat he had gained after a long period of time had lost weight in just a few days. At this moment, he was lying weakly on the worn straw mat, with severe pain in his buttocks.
"Mom!" When he saw the madam, Chu Lingxiao seemed to have seen a savior. He grabbed the wooden fence of the cell, and the injury on his hip was affected. The pain made him gasp and his facial features were twisted, "Please help. Me. I'm innocent!"
During the past few days in prison, Chu Lingxiao became more and more frightened. When the prison boss brought him food, he once said a few words sadly, asking him to eat as much as he had.
He also heard two jailers whispering about this matter, saying that this time the emperor was angry, he would probably be questioned, and the crime would be quite serious.
The madam felt sorry for her son and asked hurriedly: "Ling Xiao, what is going on?" It was obvious that the eldest son had just returned from Youzhou, and his errand had not been completed for a long time, so how could he have made such a fuss that he was going to prison? !
So, Chu Lingxiao talked about the marrow balsam incoherently, and emphasized: "Mom, you must help me!"
"Mom, my life here is worse than death. They gave me rotten food and beat me thirty times. They said I would be beaten again at the next interrogation."
"You have to find a way to get me out, otherwise I'm afraid I'll end up here..."
As he spoke, Chu Lingxiao's eyes were red and filled with tears, and even his hands holding on to the wooden fence were trembling slightly.
He had already been beaten with a cane for thirty strokes, which cost him half his life, especially the lame leg, which was so painful that he didn't know if he could survive another thirty strokes.
Seeing Chu Lingxiao's miserable look, Mrs. Tai's heart ached as if it was being grabbed.
The worst thing in life is for someone with white hair to send someone with black hair. What's more, the one she loves most is her eldest son.
The eldest son is her lifeblood!
"Ling Xiao, I'm sorry for you." The wife choked up as she spoke, "Mother also wanted to help you, but she couldn't get through the door of the Duke's mansion when she went to beg Ah Zhi. The imperial concubine also said she was helpless, saying that the second prince Being reprimanded by the emperor because of you, I cannot protect myself..."
As the madam spoke, two lines of tears overflowed from her eyes, sliding down from the corners of her eyes. She wiped the tears with a handkerchief. After wiping them, the tears fell down again, and she washed her face with tears.
She thought about the drastic changes that had happened to her two biological sons in the past month, and thought about how she had no way to ask for help in the past few days, which made her feel even more miserable: In this world, people add more trouble to the situation and provide less help when the time is right. Even the imperial concubine can't count on her. Who can you count on?
Chu Lingxiao's mind was also in chaos. Fear, uneasiness, anxiety, irritability, and all kinds of negative emotions were all gathered together in his mind.
He felt an almost suffocating feeling in his throat. He didn't want to be exiled anymore. Youzhou was simply not a place for people to live, and he didn't want to lose his life in the capital.
He doesn't want to die yet, he wants to live!
It is better to die than to live. Only by living can there be hope.
He gritted his teeth and looked around cautiously. Seeing that there were no outsiders here, he suggested: "Mom, if it doesn't work, you can go find Kang Hongda... By the way, let Brother Yi go find Kang Hongda!"
Chu Yunyi is his son, and it is only natural that a son should save his father!
Yes, without the Father, how can there be a Son!
The madam hesitated for a moment, then wiped her tears with a handkerchief. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and finally nodded: "Okay, mother will help you."
She couldn't just watch her eldest son die, and her eldest grandson would be wronged for two years in exchange for his father's life!
It's worth it.
The madam told herself in her heart. She talked to Chu Lingxiao for a while, told him to take care of herself, and sent several boxes of snacks she brought into the cell.
Later, the jailer came impatiently, and the madam had to leave reluctantly.
When Mrs. Tai returned to the Yongding Marquis Mansion, it was already an hour later. She was exhausted both physically and mentally, as if all her energy had been sucked out of her body. She sat on the Arhat bed, rubbing her eyebrows, and asked Grandma Wang: "How much money is left in the account?"
"Fifty taels." Grandma Wang said awkwardly. Fifty taels actually equals nothing.
The madam's head hurt even more. During these days, no matter how much she cut down her expenses, her money still plummeted.
She took a deep breath and added, "Go get the land deed."
The lady was reluctant to sell shops in the capital. Shops in good locations were hard to come by, so she decided to sell some fertile land first and collect some money to try to build a road.
Not to mention anything else, some money must be stuffed in the prison, otherwise the eldest son will have to eat rotten food every day.
Grandma Wang quickly went to get a wooden box. There was a thick stack of deed papers in the box. She took a few pieces from it, and then ordered the maid to call the steward.
However, before the chief steward came, Liu and Chu Lingyu rushed to Rongfu Hall.
This was the first time Chu Lingyu came to Rongfu Hall since he was paralyzed, and he was carried in on a shoulder cart.
If Mrs. Liu had come alone, the servants of Rongfu Hall would have dared to stop her, but when they saw that Chu Lingyu was also here, no one would dare to stop her.
Chu Lingyu has been lying on the bed for a month, and he still has no feeling in his lower limbs. The doctor called for a doctor and he took more tonics, so that he gained a lot of weight.
As a person gets fatter, his eyes become sinister, like a fat mouse in the dark. When he stares at a person, it makes people shudder.
At this moment, Mrs. Tai felt like this, and she was panicked by Chu Lingyu.
"Mom, are you going to sell your property?!" Chu Lingyu's voice was so cold that it could make ice shards fall out.
As soon as he saw the deed papers next to him, he guessed what the madam wanted to do.
Without waiting for Mrs. Tai's reply, Chu Lingyu vetoed firmly: "No, absolutely not."
"Hmph, last year the eldest brother was convicted, and the government spent one hundred thousand taels of silver to save him. This time he returned to Beijing and spent money on the royal guards. Now that the eldest brother has been convicted again, why should he spend the family's money? !”
"The money in the palace belongs to the Yongding Hou Mansion, and I also have a share, not just the eldest brother!"
At this moment, Chu Lingyu was filled with hatred, both for Chu Lingxiao and for his dissatisfaction with the wife. The overwhelming anger surged up like a huge wave on the sea and was about to engulf him.
At the same time, he felt a happy feeling in his heart.
He deserves it, he deserves Chu Lingxiao to go to jail!
Chu Lingxiao had killed his own brother to death just for an errand. It would be best if Chu Lingxiao was also paralyzed, so he could taste the pain he suffered and realize the sin he suffered!
Chu Lingyu felt that even if Chu Lingxiao died, it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart. After all, he had been paralyzed by him.
After consulting so many famous doctors, Chu Lingyu was almost desperate for his injuries. Since his whole life had been ruined by Chu Lingxiao, how could he allow his wife to use the prince's money to save Chu Lingxiao.
The lady said kindly: "Second brother, your eldest brother was wrongly accused."
“If you sell some of the fields now, you can buy them back later.”
"You are brothers connected by blood. You have to help each other. Can you bear to watch your eldest brother die?"
Mrs. Taifu tried to be emotional, but for Chu Lingyu, he had heard it many times before, like brothers who were connected by blood, and brothers who helped each other, and he didn't want to hear it anymore.
Chu Lingyu said again: "No, I don't agree to sell the land."
Chu Lingyu sneered coldly, and the more he spoke, the more unwilling he became: "Mom, I'm paralyzed and want to take some tonic. You said that I have no money, so you asked me to take less. Now I have money?"
"Chu Lingxiao is your son, am I not your son? Did I pick him up?!"
Chu Lingyu asked questions repeatedly. These words had been hidden in his heart for a long time. His mother was the partial brother.
Mrs. Liu next to her also echoed: "That's right, mother, look at it, my husband is so injured that he doesn't even have enough money for medicine. How can the family get more money to save my uncle!"
"Besides, my uncle stole the land deeds and house deeds from home before and sold them. He is simply a prodigal, but you didn't pursue it. This is so unfair!" Ms. Liu has been holding back this tone for a long time and feels that she must do it this time. Make it clear.
Mrs. Liu glared at Mrs. Liu fiercely, feeling that Mrs. Liu was jumping up and down to sow discord between mother and son.
"Second son, what are you talking about!" The wife was extremely uncomfortable by her second son's last words, tears appeared in her eyes again, and she sobbed, "Of course you are my son, you were born in the tenth month of my pregnancy. But so is your eldest brother. You two are just a piece of meat that fell from your mother’s body. My mother feels sorry for you and your eldest brother.”
"Lingyu, I just went to Tianlao to see your elder brother. You didn't see how he looked. He was beaten to death by the cane..."
The madam wanted to persuade her again, but Chu Lingyu didn't want to listen anymore and interrupted the madam angrily: "Mom, you don't have to say anything anymore, I don't agree."
Chu Lingyu didn't sympathize with Chu Lingxiao. He was beaten with a cane a few times, and he couldn't die!
Thinking of his waist being broken by Chu Lingxiao's disciples, deep hatred surged in Chu Lingyu's eyes. The hatred that reached to the bone marrow seemed to have stabbed the wife in the heart.
She didn't understand how her two sons could get into such a fight!
Next, Mrs. Tai could no longer persuade Chu Lingyu. The two third and fourth bedrooms of the concubine also came after hearing the news. Knowing that Mrs. Tai wanted to sell their farmland, they all opposed it and talked non-stop.
There was a lot of noise and noise in Rongfu Hall.
The Tai Furen became the target of public criticism for a while. Although the juniors did not dare to scold the Tai Furen directly, they said that she was partial, said she was old and confused, and said that selling the ancestral property would anger the ancestors of the Chu family.
Finally, Chu Lingyu said bitterly: "Mom, if you insist on your opinion and sell your family property to save your eldest brother, then we will separate our families. Give me a share of the second family's property, and we will have nothing to do with each other from now on."
His intention was very obvious. Not only did he want to separate the family, but he also wanted to disown his mother-in-law.
The people in the third and fourth bedrooms looked at each other, still hesitant about dividing their families. After all, they were concubines, and Chu Lingyu was the Tai Furen's biological son. Even if he said out of anger that he did not recognize his biological mother, there would be room for change in the future, but concubines were different.
While hesitating, I heard Grandma Wang scream: "Madam!"
The lady on the Arhat's bed was covering her chest with one hand in pain, her pale face vaguely glowing with a lifeless blue color, and her brows were deeply knitted together.
The madam couldn't catch her breath, and her body fell back softly...
"Madam!" Grandma Wang shouted nervously again, and hurriedly went to help Madam, "Quick, go get the doctor!"
At this time, other people also panicked, and the room became a mess.
Because of Mrs. Tai's coma, the Hou Mansion was in chaos for several days. Mrs. Tai was helpless, but the rest of the Chu family didn't want to care about it at all.
Poor Chu Lingxiao spent his days in the prison looking forward to and waiting for years, but there was no good news about Mrs. Tai.
Chu Lingxiao's heart grew colder and more desperate day by day. He was completely disappointed in his wife and felt that she had abandoned him.
Every day he repeatedly asked similar questions to the jailer who came to deliver meals:
"Is there anyone here to see me?"
"Did you get anything from my house?"
"Brother, is it true that no one in my family comes to see me?"
Chu Lingxiao didn't know how many times he asked the jailer, but this time, the jailer was obviously impatient and said angrily: "No! Did you tell me? Don't you understand human speech?"
"Just give up. The Emperor has been waiting for the elixir for a long time, and now the thunder is angry. You are afraid that you will be executed by Ling Chi. Do you think your family will still ask for trouble?!"
After leaving these words, the jailer left indifferently.
Chu Lingxiao sat on the ground in despair, with no appetite for food. For the next two days, he couldn't sleep all night long, and even dreamed that he was being stabbed one after another.
Chu Lingxiao's ears and eyes were blocked in the prison, and she knew nothing about the outside world, but Chu Qianchen was very well-informed, and these things about the Chu family were gradually reaching her ears.
"Now, the news that the Chu family is going to separate has spread throughout the capital." Amber also sighed. The family has not been separated yet, but the matter has already made a fuss and become a joke in the capital.
Chu Qianchen didn't sympathize with the Chu family. The Chu family was what they were today.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy to separate the family." Chu Qianchen said calmly.
Sure enough, the princess knew the Chu family. Amber nodded and continued: "After the wife fell ill, the second master and the second master refused to give up and insisted on dividing the family. The third master and the fourth master seemed to be watching and did not express their opinions."
"Later, the wife invited the clan leader and clan elders to the house. The clan leader said that the parents did not separate the family, and in the end they did not divide the family. However, the second master gave harsh words and said that he was not allowed to use the money from the father-in-law to help the eldest master. "
"The madam really had no choice but to use her own private room, but the second master said that it was the dowry of the madam that would wait for her a hundred years later, and the second wife would also have a share. Why should she use his money to help the eldest master, unless he can do it now? After dividing the money, the wife can use the eldest master’s money as she likes, and the wife is angry again.”
"That day, the Marquis Mansion invited the doctor from Huichun Hall to see Mrs. Tai. It has been quieter for the past two days." Hu Bo sighed.
Chu Qianchen didn't speak, and was concentrating on braiding. The green lotus-colored ribbon slid between his slender fingers, and the ribbon shone like a pearl in the sun.
Hu Bo went to pour a cup of tea for Chu Qianchen, her eyes fell on the half-finished Fang Sheng Luozi between Chu Qianchen's fingers, and hesitantly said: "Girl, the eldest young master is over there..."
Chu Qianchen slowly shook his head, then lowered his eyes and continued to braid.
Chu Yunyi was only twelve years old. Chu Qianchen originally wanted to protect him for a few years, but after Chu Qianhuang encouraged him to protect him, Chu Qianchen changed his mind. The little kid still needs to go through a little more ups and downs before he is sold and paid for by others.
Since Chu Qianchen said so, Amber didn't care.
Chu Qianchen said calmly: "At this time, if someone tells Chu Lingxiao that he can leave the prison and let him do anything, he will be willing!"
The wait is finally here.
(End of chapter)