The old lady is reborn

After Manager He finished his business here, he came to Song Ying again and told her in good faith: "While you were investigating the matter for me, I was already preparing. Your matter will be handled within a month."

Song Ying thought about the fact that he just had a biological child: "Keep it secret, your son is still young."

Shopkeeper He nodded and said, "At my age, because of this little person, I suddenly feel that I have hope in my life.

I just don't know how long I can stay with him...

So I hate it more and more.

I am not helping you completely in this matter, I also have to take part in it."

Song Ying thought that the Huaiyuan disaster relief mission might not be completed so quickly, and said, "We don't have to finish it within a month."

After Shopkeeper He left, Song Ying was still worried about what he would do about the matter, so she kept paying attention to him.

However, it was heard that when Rong Ruozhi and Rong Ruomei were drinking tea in a teahouse outside, they met Rong Ruomei's husband Nie Quan and his friends, and the two sides had an argument.

Rong Ruozhi and his sister stood up and wanted to leave, but they got into a scuffle with the two people who had caught up with them and started arguing with them at the stairs, and all four of them fell down the stairs.

Three elderly men in their fifties fell down the stairs. Three of them broke their arms and legs. One of them, who was the brother-in-law's friend, and the only young but thin one actually died.

According to the waiter and other tea drinkers, after the friend fell, his neck and head somehow hit the wall at a strange angle and he died on the spot.

After Rong Ruozhi and Rong Ruomei were sent to the clinic and their injuries were treated, the Nan'an Marquis's carriage took them both back to the mansion.

Song Ying called the servant who had followed Rong Ruozhi out today to ask him about it. The servant replied, "Madam, the master went upstairs to drink tea and asked me and the coachman to wait downstairs. When we heard the noise and went over, we saw four people lying on the ground."

Song Ying asked Wu'er to go out and inquire again. According to Wu'er's report, they had an argument after the chance encounter, and Rong Ruzhi and his sister got up to leave.

Brother-in-law Nie Quan's friend came over to stop them, but Rong Ruozhi pushed the friend away and saw his sister being pushed down the stairs by his brother-in-law.

Rong Ruozhi was angry and kicked his brother-in-law. Nie Quan's friend flashed out again, as if he wanted to push Rong Ruozhi, but was kicked down by the raised foot.

Seeing this, Nie Quan also raised his foot and kicked at Rong Ruozhi, but he used too much force and rushed forward, and was caught by Rong Ruozhi, and they both rolled down the stairs together.

After hearing this, Song Ying asked, "So the one who died was kicked down the stairs by Rong Ruozhi?"

Wu Er: “Yes.”

Song Ying felt that Manager He acted quickly, and perhaps the death was purely an accident, but the inference of this contradiction must have been deliberately done by someone.

Not long after, the family of the deceased filed a lawsuit against Rong Ruomei, and Rong Ruomei was divorced by her husband on the grounds of "gossip and talkativeness", one of the seven reasons for divorce.

Rong Ruozhi hired a lawyer and sued her ex-brother-in-law Nie Quan for deliberately pushing, pulling, kicking and dragging her sister and herself down the stairs, intentionally harming them and causing multiple injuries to both of them.

It was also said that the death of Nie Quan's friend was caused by him suddenly appearing to block Nie Quan's way and dying in an accident, not someone doing it intentionally.

Rong Ruomei proposed a peaceful divorce in response to the "divorce", thinking that she was not the one who violated the rule of gossip by talking too much.

She also spread rumors to the head of the Nie family in a threatening manner, saying that she had something to say and asked for the Nie family ancestral hall to be opened. If it was not opened, she could only say it publicly somewhere else.

After Rong Ruomei opened the ancestral hall in the Nie family, she revealed that her husband Nie Quan was homosexual, and told the clan leader and elders that Nie Quan was not the only homosexual in the Nie family who had this hobby.

Somehow this matter spread in Kyoto, and the rumor of "a nest of rabbits" spread like wildfire.

The statement of a nest of rabbit gods obviously made the Nie family lose face. In order to avoid letting Rong Ruomei reveal more details that were hotly discussed among the people, the elders of the Nie family asked Nie Quan and Rong Ruomei to divorce and both sides to take a step back.

Originally, Nie Quan had agreed under pressure. When both parties signed the divorce agreement, someone passed a message to Nie Quan. After hearing it, Nie Quan changed his mind and insisted on divorcing his wife.

In a fit of anger, Rong Ruomei began to export details to the outside world, and the content supported the three printing bureaus and six bookstores that season.

"He is like a spring flower", "The one I choose with my money is him", "The past of the Nie family", "Three men in one drama", "He is the pain in my heart", "He is a concubine, and the master and his wife compete for his favor"...

The head of the Nie family turned green in the face.

Nie Quan was so angry after reading these articles that he wanted to slap Rong Ruomei to death.

Rong Ruozhi and Nie Quan both had cases on their hands. Because both of them broke their arms and legs in the fall, they are now recuperating in bed with splints and bandages. It seems inconvenient for them to be brought to court. In addition, there are many witnesses, and both sides are at fault.

After the mediation, the court ruled to pay compensation in a circle. Rong Ruozhi had to pay a sum of money to the family of the deceased, and Nie Quan had to pay a sum of money each to Rong Ruozhi and Rong Ruomei, a brother and sister.

Rong Ruomei suddenly had money in her hands, and the compensation was a sum of money. She told them the details of her husband's homosexuality over the years. People from the Printing Bureau and the Bookstore drank tea and chatted with her, quickly recording what she said, and finally paid her money.

Song Ying discovered that the little maids in the mansion liked to hang out in the guest room where Rong Ruomei was temporarily staying after finishing their own work.

He and Wu'er went over to see what was going on. It turned out that they were all there listening to Rong Ruomei's "storytelling". Song Ying listened for a while and said: I think everyone in this world has their own strengths. In the past, people thought Rong Ruomei was selfish, stupid, cowardly and greedy, and seemed to be good for nothing. But when he started telling "story", he was lively and interesting.

A little girl turned around and suddenly found Song Ying. She was so scared that she quickly faced Song Ying and stood with her eyes lowered and her hands down.

When the maids saw this, they immediately realized that Song Ying had come, and they turned around and stood in a circle.

Song Ying sat down and nodded to Wu'er, who then said, "The old lady has given the order: Everyone, go back and do your job well."

The little maids had all finished their work and the people from the Printing Bureau and the Bookstore also came to pay their respects. When Song Ying saw them, she thought that Rong Ruomei didn't know the rules, as these people had indeed never greeted her, their host.

But you're saying that they don't know any rules. These four or five people are all women. The Printing Bureau and the Bookstore had a purpose in finding these women to take shorthand. Although this is the guest room in the front yard, it is, after all, the inner room where Rong Ruomei is recuperating.

Song Ying didn't make things difficult for them. After meeting them, he asked about Rong Ruomei's injuries and then left.

The doorman was still waiting for instructions. These few women kept coming these past few days, without visiting cards, and they were not the same-day visitors instructed by their superiors. They always came to ask the old lady for instructions on a temporary basis.

Song Ying was happy to see things get out of hand, and she nodded her head the first few times, but the rules of her mansion could not be violated, so she told the doorman that these people must come in the future, and he had to remember their numbers and faces clearly.

You have to leave after an hour when you come in at a fixed time every day, and can only go to Rong Ruomei's place in the front yard. The gatekeepers and guards have all remembered these rules, and when you leave later, they will also explain them clearly to the people in the Printing Bureau and the Bookstore.

After giving the instructions, Song Ying returned to her own courtyard. Now it was Manager He who was playing the game. She just watched the game. A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word... Just watch.

The popularity of the Nanfeng story continues to grow. I don’t know if there is a driving force behind it, but related bangzi operas and storytelling have all appeared.

Nie Quan doesn't dare to go out now, but he can't avoid the incident.

One of his friends wrote a letter to break off the friendship, saying that he was a good man and had no interest in homosexuality. It was just because he was dating Nie Quan that everyone looked at him differently. He had a lot of grievances and was very angry.

He denounced Nie Quan for having such a habit. It would be fine if he just associated with people like him, but why did he harm their reputation as men? What did he regard these friends as? Was he using this as a cover to cover up his habit?

These friends were also filled with anger. Not only was this letter of breaking off the friendship sent to the Nie family, it was also posted publicly, as if they wanted to announce to everyone in this way: He is, but I am not.

Once there is a first, there will be a second. Soon the Nie family received the second and third such letters of breaking off the friendship, and without exception, they were all posted publicly.

The son and daughter also blamed their father, saying that this matter was so shameless that they could not even hold their heads up.

It is one thing to have such a hobby, but it is another thing to turn this hobby into a storybook or bangzi opera that is discussed on the streets and alleys, and even lead to deaths and lawsuits.

Now, not only do people point fingers at them when they go out, but even Nie Quan’s grandchildren will encounter some strange things.

Nie Quan asked Rong Ruomei to meet him and asked her what he would do to make her stop.

Rong Ruomei said that he refused to divorce and would not return her dowry, and now she was making money from this, and her goal was to earn the dowry...

These words made Nie Quan so angry that he almost died.

Rong Ruomei had spent a large portion of her dowry on her son's marriage and daughter's marriage. Now, this part of the dowry was either in the hands of her daughter or in the hands of her son and daughter-in-law. How could she ask him for it?

Rong Ruomei said: "Your sons and daughters have always been closer to you, they all have your last name, you have always been a family, and I am an outsider.

In this case, you should spend money to marry your daughter-in-law, and your father-in-law should pay for the dowry when you marry your daughter. It doesn’t matter whether you pay it back for them or ask them for it. Just say that I, as a mother, am not willing to give it to them now. "

Nie Quan asked: "If you do this, aren't you afraid that your son and daughter will become estranged from you from now on?"

Rong Ruomei exhaled from the bottom of her heart: "I used to be sincere and devoted, for you, for the children, and for the Nie family I married into.

But no one in the Nie family took me seriously. I was never loved, respected, or cherished. You even pulled me in front of you when the frightened horse rushed towards you.

You held me so tightly that I couldn't break free. We have been married for decades, but when we were in danger, you just wanted me to die.

At that time, I thought about divorce, but it was not worth it and not cost-effective to divorce someone who seemed dispensable and unimportant to you, and you would have to return the dowry.

You are using your children, and you are still making trouble for a lifetime when you are old. You even harass my family members and disrupt my family's business of selling houses to stop me.

I was weak-willed and timid at that time, so I took a step forward and then retracted my leg.

Now I think my sister-in-law was right. I was selfish, cowardly, stupid and timid.

This time you pushed me down the stairs and said it was because you were angry for a moment. But when you were angry, why didn’t you push your son and daughter down the stairs, or your mother down the stairs? Don’t you get angry and argue with them all the time?

Why do you dare to do this to me? I avoided the horse last time, and I didn't fall to my death this time. Am I waiting for the third and fourth time?

Since you have divorced me, there is no relationship between us. How I tell stories, make fun, and have fun is my own business. "

Nie Quan was stunned and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will sue you for spreading rumors and ruining people's reputation?"

"Don't you know whether I am spreading rumors or not? If this matter really becomes a lawsuit, don't you know what will be found out if it is investigated seriously?

Besides, the Printing Bureau and the Bookstore are both experienced people who know how to do this, so don’t expect their scripts to let you find any loopholes.”

Nie Quan was furious and said viciously, "You just want money, right? I can return your dowry, and I'll give you the money you've spent according to the bill."

But you have to come out and clarify that what you said is all a rumor.”

Rong Ruomei rolled her eyes at him: "Do you think I'm stupid? I'm so easy to fool?"

After saying that, he stood up and left. Nie Quan, who had been pent up with anger for some time, was completely aroused by this cold look. He suddenly grabbed Rong Ruomei and slapped her twice.

Rong Ruomei's injured arm was tied around her neck and fixed to her chest.

Nie Quan's leg was injured and he was almost relying on the other leg to stand. After slapping the man twice, he could not keep his balance and trembled twice, as if he was about to fall. He tried hard to keep steady and wanted to sit back.

When Rong Ruomei saw this, she kicked the chair over. Nie Quan was just sitting back when he fell on his back.

Rong Ruomei's cheeks were burning with pain and she was furious. She raised one foot and stomped hard on Nie Quan. Suddenly, she didn't know where she stepped and Nie Quan screamed in pain.

Rong Ruomei left in a hurry.

Nie Quan was sent to the clinic again, and soon there was a rumor that the former man of the Nie family was promiscuous all his life, and he got his retribution when he got old, and now he is nothing.

Someone said, "He's already fifty, if it doesn't work out, then it doesn't work out." Another person said, "Whether you want to or not is one thing, but being forced to become a eunuch is another."

Someone else added: "It's really bad luck for a man to marry a good man like Nanfeng. This is even."

The Nie family wanted to report to the police, but Nie Quan refused. He gnashed his teeth in hatred and said, "I'm not dead yet. Will reporting to the police kill her? If she is locked up in jail, it will be difficult for me to do it.

I will make this woman pay back tenfold or a hundredfold."

Rong Ruo knew that his ankle was injured. After all, when he fell sideways, he grabbed Nie Quan who pushed him. Basically, Nie Quan acted as a cushion for him.

It was just that one of his feet was stuck in a damaged stair tread, perhaps it was broken by the two people who had just fallen down, and it was twisted at an angle. The pain when he was first injured made him think that he would never be able to walk in his life.

The doctor came to see him recently and told him to do some light foot movements. If he doesn't, even if his injury heals, he will be like some previous patients, with limited foot movements and some disability.

After this incident, Nie Quan's and the Nie family's reputation plummeted to the bottom, but Rong Ruzhi's reputation, which had been mediocre, rebounded.

He had just received a letter from the doorman. An old friend he hadn't contacted for a long time asked him about his injury and asked him to go to the Waiyuan Tea House, which he often visited, to get together after he recovered, just like he did in previous years.

He also talked about how they had been friends for many years and all that.

Rong Ruozhi thought: What's the point of having so many years of dealings? When the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion became notorious, they hid away so quickly.

This was because he saw that his two sons had made great progress and the Marquis's Mansion was stable again, so he was just looking for an opportunity to find a way out.

But he was also happy. His son Huaiyuan was protecting him, his old friends were back, and his ankle injury had recovered well. He planned to go out and do some light exercise.