In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chapter 131 Harm others and yourself

Zhen Yu said: "Yes, this is the case for most people in the world. When you are under someone's roof, how can you not bow your head? Haha... For the sake of the family's interests, sometimes you have to bow to reality at the right time!"

After hearing this, Chen Ruotong smiled disdainfully, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Family interests? I don't see that. It seems that Wu Qiming has abandoned his family. He doesn't live with his family."

Zhen Yu sighed and said slowly: "Of course Liang Zhilan is not willing to take care of that bunch of burdens, and Wu Qiming is probably also willing but unable to do so!"

Chen Ruotong couldn't help but sigh: "This is what people often say, every family has its own problems!" She felt a little pity for Wu Qiming, but then she remembered how he gave up his dignity and begged for mercy for his career, and she couldn't help but sigh.

It is not pleasant to have your fate controlled by others, but there must be something hateful about a pitiful person. As long as he would rather die than surrender, why would it be so?

After learning about Wu Qiming's situation, Chen Ruotong felt that he was a complicated person who lived a very aggrieved life. He was almost growing up in the cracks. If such a person did not explode in silence, he would die in silence, and would eventually go to two extremes.

Let him endure this torture first. The three generations of the Wu family must be punished, as well as Liang Zhilan and her wet nurse. None of them should be let off.

Chen Ruotong and Qiao Zien said goodbye to Zhen Yu and walked towards the Marquis' Mansion, which was on the south side of East Street. Like the construction layout of Pingyang Prefecture, East Street was where the kings, nobles, and court officials lived.

On the way back to the Marquis' Mansion, I happened to pass by the Regent's Palace, which almost occupied the entire north side of East Street. It was luxurious, majestic and solemn.

Chen Ruotong's eyes rolled around, and with a bit of curiosity and yearning, she said, "What does this palace look like? I really want to go in and take a look! But the wall is too high, I don't know if my ladder can reach it..."

Qiao Zien couldn't help but laugh when she heard her words, and teased, "Gu Chuan, what are you thinking about in your little head all day? Are you starting to come up with some bad ideas again? That's the palace, not a place you can just walk into casually!"

Chen Ruotong stuck out her tongue mischievously, made a face, and replied with a smile: "I'm just curious. Can't I go in and take a look? Can't I even imagine it? After all, the Marquis's Mansion is so big and so luxurious, the Prince's Mansion must be even more!"

When the two of them reached the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, Zhou Qian and Feng Liangyu came over from the side, "Fourth Young Master, Young Master Qiao!"

Chen Ruotong said, "You two came pretty quickly! You must have worked hard on the journey. Let's go eat."

Zhou Qian said respectfully, "Fourth Young Master, we have already had our meal and are now staying at the Jucai Inn. I came here to ask you if you have anything else to tell me."

Chen Ruotong took out a roll of silver notes from her bosom and handed it to Zhou Qian, saying, "Here are five thousand taels of silver notes. Zhou Qian, go and look for a yard or shop that meets the conditions I mentioned before. If you are satisfied, you can tell me first and then pay the deposit. Don't worry about this until you find a satisfactory one."

After Zhou Qian took the silver note, he went alone to look for houses and shops to sell.

Then, Chen Ruotong turned to Feng Liangyu and said, "Old Feng, go check out Princess Liang Zhilan's residence. It would be best if you could get a layout of her residence. But be careful. If it's difficult to enter, just observe carefully from outside."

Chen Ruotong was relieved that Zhou Qian and Feng Liangyu were doing the job and just had to wait for news.

Chen Ruotong and Qiao Zien stood at the door of the Marquis' Mansion and knocked. The doorman naturally nodded and bowed, opened the door for them and welcomed them in warmly.

When they reached the gate of Qingsong Garden, they heard Qiao Zirui's roar from inside, "Get out, all of you, get out..."

Then there was the sound of cups and bowls falling to the ground.

A servant ran out in a panic and almost bumped into Chen Ruotong.

Chen Ruotong grabbed his arm and asked, "What happened to Qiao Zirui? Did he hit you?"

The servant nodded and sobbed, "Master, he said that I was a lowly person and that I was the one who harmed him. He would not allow me to serve him and wanted to beat me to death, wuwuwu..."

Chen Ruotong glanced at Qiao Zien with a look of gloating on her face.

She pulled the boy aside and asked mysteriously, "Don't cry, little brother. Tell me quickly, what happened in Qiao Zirui's room this day?"

The servant shook his head and said, "I dare not say it, and I cannot say it. If the master knew, he would beat me to death."

Chen Ruotong took out two taels of silver and tempted, "No one will know that it was you who said it. The eldest master will take you to his yard, and you won't have to suffer."

The servant looked up at Qiao Zien, his eyes full of desire.

Qiao Zien nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'll go to the master and take you away."

The servant knelt down and said, "Thank you for taking me in, young master. Give me a chance to live. I will tell you."

It turned out that after breakfast, Doctor Zhao went to check Qiao Zirui's pulse and said that he was recovering well and would be back in two days.

Tian sent someone to inquire about her son's recovery. When she learned that Doctor Zhao said he was almost recovered, she became anxious to know whether her son could make it.

Therefore, Tian sent two maids aged fourteen or fifteen to test him. Qiao Zirui refused at first, but later he could not resist the temptation of the two maids. He also wanted to know what his abilities were. So he could not wait to meet them...

However, it did not work in the end. When Doctor Zhao learned about this, he stamped his feet in anger and said, "Oh, it's all over now! I was hoping that this folk remedy would work, but I didn't expect that something like this would happen while taking the medicine. Isn't the body completely ruined? There is no way to save it now!"

When Qiao Zirui heard this, he immediately regretted it and his hatred towards Tian became even deeper. He burst into tears, complaining as he cried, "It's all my mother's fault. It's because of her that I'm in this situation today.

If she hadn’t called those two girls, maybe I would have recovered quickly; if she hadn’t beaten Xiangqiao to death, my child would have been born, and Xiangqiao was pregnant at the time, wuwuwu… If it wasn’t for my mother’s bad idea, I wouldn’t have ended up in such a tragic situation now! Wuwuwu…”

The two maids trembled as they told Tian everything about Qiao Zirui, not daring to hide anything. Their voices trembled, as if they were still immersed in the fear just now.

Tian's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief. Her heart seemed to be hit hard, and she was stunned. She never expected that she would kill her own grandson with her own hands! This cruel fact made her unable to accept it, and her face turned as pale as paper.

She was filled with remorse. She realized that she had killed her grandson because of her impulsiveness and anger. In the end, she hurt herself and her son lost his fertility. At this moment, she felt like a sinner, burdened with heavy sins.

Qiao Zirui's words deeply hurt Tian's heart. She began to doubt whether what she did was right. She originally thought that she was protecting her family, but now she found that her actions had irreversible consequences. Her son's resentment towards her made her feel extremely painful. She couldn't help asking herself: "Did I really do something wrong?"

Tian was so excited that she felt unbearable pain in her heart and fainted.