Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

"You're talking nonsense! How could the second wife die?" The lame man even wanted to hit someone.

Su Bai hid behind the door of the main hall, looking at the entrance of the mansion calmly.

The servant couldn't stop her, and it was only until two guards outside the mansion gate stopped him. The servant kept explaining to him that the second wife was indeed dead.

"What about the third wife and the fourth wife? You can meet anyone!"

He also knew the third and fourth wives. Could they be old acquaintances of the Kong family?

Sure enough, when the guy saw that the servants would not let him in or inform him, he started to yell again: "While I was serving the master in the Kong Mansion, you were still playing around in your mother's belly. Tell Kong Dai to come out and see me!"

Yan Xi finally appeared, as if he was running from the west front yard, tying his belt as he ran. He was in the toilet and came over when he heard the noise.

"Who did you come from, you old bastard? How dare you come to the Confucius Mansion to cause trouble? Are you tired of living?" Yan Xi rushed to the lame man without saying a word and slapped him in the face.

"Stop!" Su Bai appeared at the door of the main room.

Su Bai was worried before that he was an insider of the Second Wife's scam, but now he is sure that he is not.

This person is not a threat to me.

"Young Madam." Yan Xi and the servant immediately let go of the lame man.

Although the lame man is disabled, he has a good appearance, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a round face shape. He must have been very handsome when he was young.

"The eldest young lady?" The lame man looked at Su Bai in surprise.

"Yes, if you have anything to say, just tell the eldest young lady. She is the head of the Kong Mansion now." The servant said to him.

"Madam? Are you... Nankai's wife?"

Su Bai nodded: "You are..."

The lame man knelt down in front of Su Bai with a plop: "Old slave Guo Deyi greets the eldest young lady!"

What a mess! A remnant of the late Qing Dynasty has popped up again.

"It's the Republic of China now, stop calling yourself a slave and get up and speak!"

Su Bai was really worried that he would reply with "嗻".

No, it’s just that I’ve watched too many Qing Dynasty dramas.

Guo Deyi had been serving Master Kong in the Kong Mansion more than 20 years ago. When he left the Kong Mansion, the eldest master Kong Nankai was only six or seven years old.

"You are the old man from the Confucius Mansion. Please come in." Su Bai let Guo Deyi into the main room.

Please ask him to sit down, he said again "I dare not".

When Su Bai told him that the master, the eldest son and the second wife had all passed away, he cried out loud.

"So what brings you to the Confucius Mansion?"

"I dare not hide it from you, Madam. I am Kong Dai's younger brother."

Su Bai almost stood up. Was he the brother who was beaten into a cripple and thrown out of the Kong Mansion by Kong Dai for stealing more than 20 years ago?

It was indeed him. He told Su Bai that Kong Dai's real name was Guo Deren. Later he took his master's surname and changed his name.

Because the Guo family has only two sons, someone has to leave roots for the Guo family, otherwise he would change his surname to Kong like his brother.

After Guo Deyi explained in detail, Su Bai realized that although Kong Dai had kicked him out of the Kong Mansion, they were still brothers after all. Kong Dai had been supporting him in the first few years after he left the Kong Mansion. With Kong Dai's help, Guo Deyi started a fur business in Jinan, selling furs from Mongolia and Manchuria to Shandong.

"Are you... coming back to see Butler Kong?"

Guo Deyi knelt down to Su Bai again with a "thump" sound: "I lost all my business, and I wanted to go back to the Kong Mansion to serve the master, but the master is gone, please take me in, Madam!"

"Get up!" Su Bai was very annoyed with the rules of the Qing Dynasty, so he spoke a little harshly.

As his business was good, Guo Deyi moved to Manchuria to make it easier to collect leather. As a result, he was framed by a Japanese trading company and not only lost all his business, he was also imprisoned for two years.

He begged for food all the way back to Jinan from Manchuria. Fortunately, an old friend kept him for a few days and gave him some old clothes. Otherwise, he would not have been ashamed to meet the people from the Confucius Mansion.

It was this old friend who suggested to him that since he had lost all his business and had no capital to make a comeback, and he was already over fifty years old, he might as well go back to the Confucius Mansion. Given his past loyalty to the master, the master would definitely take him in.

As for his brother Kong Dai, he was so cruel to him because he lost his face in a fit of anger. In fact, he had forgiven him a long time ago, otherwise he would not have funded him to start his business.

Besides, it’s been more than 20 years now, so it’s no big deal.

Su Bai felt that the analysis of Guo Deyi's friend made sense. Kong Dai was indeed a very face-conscious person, especially his loyalty to his master, including his loyalty to himself now. He always set an example in front of the servants in the Kong Mansion.

Thinking about it this way, although it was a bit excessive to beat my brother so harshly back then, it wasn't too strange.

"Who else do you know in the Kong Mansion?" Su Bai asked again.

The second wife died, and he only recognized the third and fourth wives. When he left, the fifth wife had not yet entered the house.

The Confucius Mansion was not in Longxing County at that time, not to mention that the Sixth Wife was married into the family only after the Confucius Mansion moved back to Longxing County.

At that time, Kong Nankai's biological mother, Mrs. Kong, was still alive. He only heard of her death several years after he left.

Among the children of the same generation as Su Bai in the Kong family, except for the deceased Kong Nankai, none of them were born yet.

Su Bai thought about it for a long time, half an hour.

Guo Deyi seemed to know that Su Bai was hesitating, so he just looked at Su Bai without saying a word and waited for half an hour.

"What did you do in the Confucius Mansion before?" Su Bai finally made a decision to keep him.

If Kong Dai was in the Kong Mansion at this time, he would definitely not agree to take his brother in again, but he was just being stubborn, and in his heart he still wanted to keep his brother and let him have something to eat.

At this time, Su Bai has to make the decision and keep Guo Deyi despite Kong Dai's opposition. Although Kong Dai may disagree on the surface, he will definitely be grateful to Su Bai.

When Guo Deyi answered that when Kong Dai was the housekeeper in the Kong Mansion, he assisted his brother in taking care of the housework and ran errands outside to buy goods and deliver letters, Su Bai immediately agreed.

Before Kong Dai comes back, let Guo Deyi be the temporary housekeeper and replace that idiot Yan Xi.

"Let Zi Yan take you to meet some ladies. I think they will definitely welcome you back."

Guo Deyi was very confident in taking care of the chores in the mansion. As he had done this before, he was very familiar with the process. The young lady was welcome to remind him of any new rules in the Kong Mansion.

This time, Zi Yan was happy, as she could finally bring Yan Xi, whom she hated the most, back to his original form.

That afternoon, Guo Deyi officially got into the role.

Zi Yan told Su Bai that when she brought Guo Deyi to meet the third and fourth concubines, the two people who had always been at odds with Su Bai actually praised Su Bai, saying that Su Bai had finally done something sensible. In terms of ability, Guo Deyi was only above Kong Dai, not below Kong Dai. They also disliked Yan Xi.

This cast a shadow on Su Bai's heart. If he kept Guo Deyi, would he not be in cahoots with the third and fourth concubines in the future?

Zi Yan thought that Su Bai didn't need to worry, Kong Dai should be back soon, and with him keeping Guo Deyi under control, nothing would happen.

"That's right!" Su Bai praised Zi Yan.

Su Bai, Zi Yan and Yuan Yuze sat in the front yard for a while after dinner and only returned to the backyard when it was time to go to bed. As soon as they stepped into the moon gate between the third courtyard and the backyard, several dark shadows flashed out from behind the gate.

Yuan Yuze was knocked to the ground before he could react. Su Bai wanted to shout but her mouth was covered by a wet towel. Seeing Zi Yan also covered with a towel and falling down limply, she immediately realized that something was wrong, the towel was soaked with knockout drug!

Only a second or two later than Zi Yan, Su Bai felt his brain becoming dizzy and his legs were too weak to stand.

In the blink of an eye, he lost consciousness.