I became the villain's deceased wife

Xie Yunzhe smiled bitterly.

"My father was an upright official, and he had offended many people, so there were not many officials who were on good terms with him.

Besides, he is only a sixth-rank official, and he doesn't know many officials of the same rank, so how can he know officials of the fifth rank and above?"

Then he sighed again:

"In this world, those who are serious about their duties are oppressed, while those who play tricks are like fish in water. Father, you suffered because you were too upright."

Back then, when my father was in office, those senior officials were always generous with their praises, saying that he was honest, selfless, dedicated to his work, and of high character...

But he was never given the chance to be promoted.

Until someone framed him and said he had embezzled five hundred taels of silver, the high-ranking officials who had praised my father to the sky sentenced him to death without mercy.

No mercy at all!

Later, Xie Yunzhe began to understand a little.

The reason why those people praised my father was that they wanted to use his reputation for integrity to gild themselves, and at the same time show that they admired such officials and leave a good impression in front of their superiors.

They didn't promote their father because they were afraid that he would get hold of them once he gained power.

As for the frame-up...

They had long thought that their father was redundant, and since someone had taken the lead in removing this nail, why not do it?

After all, my father just wanted to do more practical things for the court and the people, but he blocked some people's way to make money.

However, Song Tian heard something different.

He now feels that being an official cannot be too upright, and that the only way out is to play power games. No wonder officials will do anything to climb up the ladder!

"You can't say that. When a person lives in this world, he must always be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. Being too rigid is easy to break, but being too slick will also make people despise him.

The most important thing is to stick to the bottom line!"

I hope that this time, he won't sell himself out for power.

The two of them came to the foot shop. Hong San was directing the delivery carriage to load the goods. When he saw the couple, he walked over curiously:

"Xie Yunzhe, why haven't you been around these past few days?

The boss has been looking for you and has come to ask several times."

Song Tian was puzzled: The boss wanted him? Didn't he quit?

Xie Yunzhe's face darkened:

"When did you come?"

Hong San was startled by his serious expression and scratched his head, thinking:

"He came here two days ago and asked us to keep an eye on you. If we see you, we'll go and tell him..."

Xie Yunzhe's face turned completely dark, and he unconsciously grabbed Song Tian's hand, and held it tighter and tighter.

"No need. He just came to me to ask about the accounts. I'll go to the county town to talk to him some other day."

Hong San nodded.

Xie Yunzhe is a capable person. He went to the county town on behalf of Shi Da several times to report things. Unexpectedly, he even made friends with the big boss. He is really not easy!

but:

"Aren't you going to the county town today?"

Every time Song Tian came to see him, she would take a bus to the county town.

Xie Yunzhe was obviously hesitant and tightened his grip on Song Tian's hand.

Song Tianfu to the soul:

"I forgot that I still have some goods to bring. I need to go back and prepare them. Brother Hong San, you guys can go first with the truck. We will go back and take the ox cart."

Hong San looked at her strangely:

"How long will it take you? I'll need a while to load the goods. If I can make it in time, I'll wait for you."

Song Tian shook her head:

"No, I have a lot of stuff, and I'm afraid I'll leave something behind in a hurry."

Hong San nodded and didn't force it.

Xie Yunzhe said goodbye and hurried away with Song Tian.

"What happened? Did the owner of the foot shop bully you?"

As soon as they walked out of the door of the footpath, Song Tian asked.

Xie Yunzhe's face was pale, and he pursed his lips and said nothing.

This was the most shameful thing in his life, even more shameful than when he was tricked into marrying Song Tian.

Song Tian didn't ask any more questions.

Xie Yunzhe is a thoughtful person, and he won't say anything no matter how you ask him.

However, it seemed that the matter this time was a bit serious, as his face was frighteningly gloomy, even scarier than when she had just come through.

The two men hurried silently towards the place where the ox cart was.

It was an oxcart owned by a family in the town. They thought they could make a profit by transporting people to the county town every day, so they ran it as a regular business.

The location was on the street not far from his home, about an incense stick's walk away.

"In a car?"

The driver was a young man, and Song Tian had ridden in his car several times.

The young man was very happy to see her and greeted her enthusiastically.

Song Tian broke free from Xie Yunzhe's hand and went up to negotiate the price with the young man:

"There are two of us this time, can you give me a few cents off?"

The young man looked embarrassed.

"It's only fifteen cents, which is already very cheap."

Song Tian: "I usually only pay ten cents for a ride on a bicycle. If you can make it cheaper, I will only take your car in the future, and you won't have to look for someone everywhere."

The young man frowned and thought for a long time, and was about to nod in agreement.

Then I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the entrance of the alley.

The young man driving the coach and Song Tian were both very surprised.

Horses are controlled by the government and it is difficult to buy them without connections.

In Xiangyang Town, only the foot trade has two horse-drawn carriages. It is said that they have a big boss who has close relations with the government.

Just when I was wondering what kind of big shot this was, I saw a black horse rushing towards me and running straight towards Xie Yunzhe who was standing on the side of the road.

"careful!"

Song Tian quickly called out.

Xie Yunzhe had been knocked to the ground by Feiyang's horse hoof, and another hoof stepped on him!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and rolled on the spot to avoid vital parts, but he was still hit in the chest by the horse's leg, causing him to spit out blood.

"Xie Yunzhe!"

Seeing the black horse running away, Song Tian hurried forward to check his injuries.

Xie Yunzhe waved one hand weakly, unable to speak.

Song Tian was very angry.

There was clearly someone on the horse just now, and the horse was not frightened. He hit the person on purpose!

"Wait a minute, I'll go and argue with him."

The black horse ran a short distance before it stopped. The rider turned his head solemnly and looked at them with cold eyes.

Seeing that Xie Yunzhe had no obvious external injuries and his life was not in danger, she wanted to argue with the perpetrator first and find out what his intentions were.

However, Xie Yunzhe reached out and grabbed her sleeve, saying with difficulty:

"He's coming for me, ma'am... ahem, ma'am, don't go."

Song Tian frowned:

"No matter who it is directed at, this tone is unbearable!"

Are there any laws in force when people commit crimes openly in the streets?

However, Xie Yunzhe still pulled at her sleeves and refused to let go:

"We can't afford to offend this person!"

Song Tian naturally knew that anyone who could afford such a good horse was definitely not a simple person, but he was seriously injured and he couldn't just let it go.

Just as I was about to get up and ask the owner of the horse for clarification, I heard a sticky call:

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Xie?

Seventeen, you are too cruel. Look how badly you hurt Mr. Xie."

The person who came was an elderly man with gray hair on his temples, but his old face was covered with a thick layer of powder and his lips seemed to have been covered with lip balm.

Although she is still wearing men's clothes, she always gives people a sissy feeling.

Song Tian felt a little disgusted and thought of the perverted eunuch in the Dongchang Factory in the TV series.