Not to mention Mrs. Cao, even Mrs. Xu didn't believe it.
Mrs. Xu knew what kind of person her son was. She didn't expect him to marry a lady of equal status. She just hoped to have two girls from good families as concubines and have a descendant.
Even though the Cao family is not as well-off as the Xu family, Mrs. Xu definitely does not expect Xu Zhichang to marry a good wife like Cao Bingyan.
Therefore, when she heard Cao Bingyan's words, she was so happy that she almost shed tears.
But Madam Xu was also afraid that Cao Bingyan was being coerced by her own son, so she repeatedly asked her whether she was sincere. She also said that if this brat threatened her, she and Lord Xu would definitely support her, and told Cao Bingyan not to be afraid and to be cautious about marriage.
But no matter how Mrs. Xu asked, Cao Bingyan always said the same thing: the two of them were in love with each other.
Mrs. Cao didn't believe that her daughter would be interested in someone like Xu Zhichang, but just like what Mrs. Xu said, no matter how Mrs. Cao asked or advised, Cao Bingyan still said the same thing.
She is determined to marry no one but Xu Zhichang.
Cao Zhishui and his wife couldn't persuade their daughter, and Xu Ce and his wife were both very nice people. If Xu Zhichang's grandmother hadn't spoiled him too much when he was a child, Xu Zhichang would never have grown up so crooked.
And since Cao Bingyan swore that they were in love with each other, the young couple should have a good relationship.
If Xu Zhichang could control his temper after marriage and pass the imperial examination, it would be a good outcome for him.
But Mrs. Cao did not expect that soon after the wedding, she heard rumors that Xu Zhichang beat Cao Bingyan and was punished by Xu Ce's family rules.
A married daughter cannot return to her parents' home easily. Although the Xu family is very tolerant, Cao Bingyan is very polite, so Mrs. Cao cannot see her daughter at all.
The less she saw him, the more worried she became. Finally, Mrs. Cao, who was feeling uneasy every day, found an excuse to go to Xu's house.
After this trip, Mrs. Cao’s heart was completely relieved.
Even if Cao Bingyan tried to cover it up in every possible way, Mrs. Cao knew her daughter best and could tell at a glance that something was wrong with her daughter.
Maybe she looked a little uneasy, or maybe there was some change in her walking posture, but all these details put together could only mean one thing, the rumors were true!
After Mrs. Cao returned home, she told Cao Zhishui about this matter as soon as possible. The couple had only one son and one daughter. The son was still young at the time, and the daughter was raised in the palm of the couple's hands.
Therefore, even though Cao Zhishui should not ask about the affairs of the Xu family's backyard, he still couldn't help but hint at Xu Ce.
“Don’t worry, Bingyan is very well treated in my house, and I will never let Zhichang bully her!”
Xu Ce spoke very sincerely at the time. Cao Zhishui and Xu Ce had always been good friends. They were both talented and ambitious officials who were dedicated to serving the people. They appreciated each other, so Cao Zhishui believed what Xu Ce said.
In the following years, Cao Zhishui and his wife never heard of any scandal between Cao Bingyan and Xu Zhichang.
Every time Cao Bingyan returned to her parents' home, she looked calm and at ease.
Three years have passed, and Mrs. Cao has even forgotten the incident. However, unexpectedly, when Xu Ce brought Cao Bingyan and her husband to Beijing this time, problems arose between them again.
"Originally, Lord Xu had good intentions and brought Bingyan to the capital to visit my husband and me. But I didn't expect that bastard Xu Zhichang to get into trouble again and be sent to the Yulin Guard Station. Now that he was finally rescued, he actually took out all his frustrations on Bingyan!"
What a beast!
If Mrs. Cao hadn't accidentally seen Cao Bingyan's purple arm, she wouldn't have told herself!
"Bingyan didn't say a word after being beaten by him. This kind of thing may have happened before, but Madam Xu and the others don't know..."
Do you really not know?
Lin Yushu sneered in her heart, loving mothers often spoil their children, and the same goes for loving fathers.
Xu Zhichang has been bullying others since he was young. If his parents had disciplined him early on, he would not have become what he is today.
"I heard that Xu Zhichang loved to drink and hang out with bad friends, and did evil things to oppress the people, but I never heard that he would beat women."
That’s right, before Lin Yushu came, she specifically inquired about Xu Zhichang’s life in order to find out the truth.
In his previous life, why did Xu Ce, such a good official, help the tyrant and become Nan Huaishuo's lackey?
Now, it is obvious that Nan Huaishuo was involved in the rescue of Xu Zhichang, which means that Xu Ce has once again taken refuge with Nan Huaishuo in this life. He and Cao Zhishui are both dedicated to the country and the people, and are the most disdainful of the struggle for succession and party struggles, so why did he do this?
Moreover, when Cao Zhishui and his wife died in their previous life, Cao Bingyan did not come to attend the funeral, and her attitude when she spoke to Madam Cao just now was also slightly distant.
Cao Bingyan’s attitude may be the key to this matter.
"The princess is right. This is something I can't figure out. If I hadn't known that Xu Zhichang had some inexplicable gangster spirit and claimed that he would not bully the old or the young or women, her father and I would not have felt at ease to marry her to him."
After saying this, Mrs. Cao looked at Lin Yushu earnestly with tears in her eyes.
"I am incapable and unable to help my own daughter. I beg the princess to give her a hand based on our past relationship."
Mrs. Cao said as she was about to kneel down to Lin Yushu.
Lin Yushu was startled and immediately jumped up to support Mrs. Cao.
"Mrs. Cao has done me a favor. I will definitely not stand idly by, but..."
Lin Yushu changed the subject and said, "But you have to tell me the truth!"
Madam Cao was stunned for a moment, her face turned pale, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally told the whole story...
On the other side, Nan Huaishuo couldn't hide his excitement and walked around the study again and again.
"Is this serious?!"
"Really? I sent someone to check what Xu Zhichang said. Although I couldn't send anyone to sneak into the Prince of Jin's mansion, I bribed the old servant who brought night incense to their mansion. The old servant said that judging from the night incense every day, the Prince of Jin is definitely not in the mansion!"
"well done!"
Nan Huaishuo was in an excited mood, and the drunkenness Gu had already been refined. In the past two days, Nan Huaishuo had not found a suitable opportunity to take action.
One reason was that the prince was still in a coma, so he couldn't cast a curse on him, and the other reason was that he was afraid of Nan Rongjing and his Yulin Guards.
The Yulin Guards are extremely good at handling cases. They can find clues from extremely small traces and get the truth. The most capable of them is Nan Rongjing.
After the drunkenness poison was taken until the prince's death, Nan Rongjing learned about the prince's situation during this period of time, which would definitely arouse Nan Rongjing's suspicion.
Because the prince's current physical condition is unable to drink alcohol, his drunken state is very suspicious.
But as soon as the prince died, the drunkenness poison immediately festered and turned into water in his body. Even if the Yulin Guards suspected that there was something fishy about the prince's death, they could not get any clues.
Now, the biggest variable, Nan Huaishuo, is not in the capital!
Pretending to be sick and leaving the capital without permission is a capital crime of deceiving the emperor!
But Nan Huaishuo was not going to let Emperor Ming know about this matter. This was a godsend opportunity to get rid of this plague god forever.
"Go find Xu Ce to see me."
"Yes!"
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