Bastards

Listening to shopkeeper Feng's narration, Cui Yu gradually understood that this Zhao family is a fighting chicken who is not afraid of anything, barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes!

They have a weak background, or they have no background, and they don't know how grandpa studied in this generation. They didn't learn anything about etiquette and morality, but they learned that profit is the first thing. As long as they are profitable, they can do anything!

They dare to tear anyone up and entangle them. They are not afraid of losing or being crippled. At worst, they will return to the original poor days; they are not afraid of being punished for committing crimes. Blooming again; they are good at digging camps, sharpened their heads and climbed up. Any tribe who really read the book and think that they should be benevolent, righteous, rational, and trustworthy will be regarded as aliens; they are ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to themselves...

The whole family follows the most savage laws, whoever is strong is justified, and whoever is weak deserves to be controlled.They are courageous, have no loyalty, are good at playing games with extreme methods, are shameless, and do not respect credibility... and with this ruthlessness, they have secured a place in Yicheng County.

Now the head of the family, Zhao Fan, is under the command of Yu Xiaoquan, the prefect of Yicheng County. He is a sixth-rank official and a colleague of Cui Yu's father Cui Xing.

Brother Zhao Zhong and Zhao Ji, are upright and pure in nature, have a stubborn temper, and are so upright that they are a little silly, born in this family, they are simply aliens.The better the bamboo shoots, the more they are praised by outsiders, and the more resentful they are, wishing they would die early.

Then conflicts arise and increase, so don't be too normal.

Zhao Ji is 24 years old this year. Like his brother, he is well-read in poetry and books. He is upright, smart and capable, but his ability is limited. Survive with a pair of nephews and nieces.

In the past two years, the battle has been fierce. Zhao Ji accidentally lost his official position and became an idler. Zhao Fan was under pressure and wanted to take Zhao Shuwen and Zhao Shuxue back to raise him. Fan was slightly relieved, he could leave Zhao Shuwen to Zhao Ji, but Zhao Shuxue had to be raised by him!

This may seem like a step backward, but in fact... maybe it is Zhao Fan's real purpose.

Just like when many of us need to negotiate, we will subconsciously increase and exaggerate our bottom line, until you come and I fight several times, take a small step back from each other, and look like 'you see, I will save face for you, this is the last time, and it is impossible to retreat again 'Persistence and vigilance, to finalize the expected results...

Zhao Fan actually just wanted Zhao Shuxue.

Zhao Shuxue is just a little girl, not yet 11 years old, why does Zhao Fan want her so desperately?

"Do you want to get married?" Wei just brushed the tip of Cui Yu's hair, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his fingertips slowly slid across the rim of the teacup. All he could think of was this possibility.

Shopkeeper Feng had a chubby face with a friendly smile: "I can't figure it out, but I guess it's the same. Although Zhao Shuxue is young, she is well-known. When her father Zhao Zhong passed away, she and her younger brother came to the church to guard the spirit, with sackcloth and black hair. , with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, is already the embryo of a standard little beauty, although it has not grown up yet, it is really normal for people to miss her."

Cui Mata tapped the desktop with his fingertips: "He has been in close contact with the county captain Wu Xian recently, does he want to marry Wu Xian?"

"Wu Xian has two sons. The eldest son is eighteen, and the youngest son is thirteen. They are both unmarried." The shopkeeper Feng didn't know, he only said what he knew, but he guessed in his heart that it should be so.

Zhao Fan's official position is too small, if he wants to make a living, he must curry favor with the superior, and it is normal to want to train an obedient, sensible, beautiful and attractive girl to the Wu family. ,

Cui Yu frowned.

"Master Wu's two sons, have they ever appeared in front of others, what's your opinion?"

Shopkeeper Feng: "He often walks around. This Mr. Wu has an ingenious heart, the most exquisite, and a prosperous official career. His two sons are well-raised, and his appearance and temperament are capable of learning everything, which is praised by others."

Cui Yu frowned even tighter.There is nothing wrong with the two sons, the eldest son is eighteen years old and has not yet been engaged... Wu Xianruo is ingenious and ingenious, and must have far-reaching ideas. The son's marriage must be a bargaining chip, and he does not want to be casual.Even so, the youngest son's marriage should not be sloppy.

Two scheming and cunning people get together... Cui Yu is a little suspicious, Zhao Fan really wants Zhao Shuxue to marry Wu Xian?There is still some drilling plan to tie the two together, and this plan requires Zhao Shuxue...

As soon as the words were finished, shopkeeper Feng got up and said goodbye: "If there is any new news, I will talk to you again."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Feng." Cui Yu stood up and saw him off.

"Yesterday, I received a fine horse from Master Fan." Shopkeeper Feng glanced at Cui Yu's yard without any trace of his eyes. Thinking of the recent rumors, he did not propose to send it to Cui Yu, but smiled, "I am Take good care of it, and you can use it at any time."

Cui Yu was slightly startled, then smiled, Fan Lingxiu was really thoughtful.

……

After thinking about it before and after, the logic was not right, so Cui Yu was going to sit down and think about it.

As a result, before I closed my eyes and was quiet for a moment, I heard a faint voice from the wall: "Sister Zhen is right, you are indeed a bad person! Not only did you bully my third aunt, but sister Zhen and brother Shuo even bullied my friends!"

Crunchy, mixed with unexplained anger and venting, he is a child.

Cui Yu raised his eyes and saw a little fat man with a round face and round eyes, and two chubby paws clasped tightly against the wall, looking at him as if staring at an enemy: "Disgusting and dirty sir, damn it!" !"

The sister Zhen and brother Shuo that the little fat man talked about is probably Cui Jiazhen and Cui Shuo, and the third aunt should be Zhang.

Cui Mata didn't know Fatty, but thinking about his family's relationship, he quickly knew who this kid was.

The head of the Cui family in Yicheng is divided into two mansions, the east and the west. The people in the east mansion are prosperous, but there are few officials.Cui Yu was born in Dongfu, and the most powerful person here should be the old man.The old man suffered a stroke at the beginning of the year, and now he only rests in the inner courtyard and does not go out.He married two wives throughout his life, Uncle Cui Yu, Uncle Cui, and his father, Cui Xing, were all born to his first wife. His stepwife, Shi Shi, was 17 years younger than him and also gave birth to two sons.

Uncle Cui Yu is an official in Luoyang, the largest official in his family, and of course he has the greatest voice.The second uncle died in a fire nine years ago. Except for the youngest son who was about to be one year old, the entire family, wife and children died.The fire also resulted in the death of Su's eldest son's family, leaving only an orphan daughter.

Uncle Cui's second uncle's youngest son was about the same age as the orphan girl left behind by Mrs. Su's son, so Mrs. Su took them to her room and brought them up by herself.

The little fat man climbing the wall now should be the youngest son of his second uncle, Cui Jin.

Cui Yan narrowed his eyes: "No one has taught you, what do you mean by not listening to evil?"

Fatty Cui Jin stared: "I played at the bottom of the wall first, so I didn't eavesdrop on you!"

"But you still didn't leave after hearing that." When you were idle, you were idle, and when someone came to your door, Cui Yu just teased him casually.And the word 'friend' in the little fat man's mouth... makes him very concerned.

"Why did I come first? You have to leave if you want to leave!" The little fat man argued for a while, and suddenly felt wrong, pointing at Cui Yu: "You change the subject, don't want me to scold you!"

Cui Yu raised his eyelids slightly: "Let me remind you, don't point at people casually."

"Why can't someone like you point! I just point!" The little fat man continued to stretch his fingers.

"Do not listen to my words?"

"I don't listen to bad people!"

"That's really... a pity."

"What's the pity?"

The little fat man didn't understand, and he couldn't let go of the hand pointing at Cui Yu because he was gasping for breath. Soon, he couldn't support his whole body with one hand, and he slid down and fell to the ground with a 'bang'.

Combined with his weight, the sound was terrifyingly loud, and one can imagine how painful it was.

Cui Mata raised his eyes and smiled like a fox: "That's why I said it's a pity..."

The little fat man fell so hard that he held back his life and didn't let out a scream, and when he recovered, he ran over from the courtyard gate, pointed at Cui Yu, his face flushed with anger, "You villain! Sister Zhen said that you did not admit that you have done something wrong, and you have not repented, and that is true, you are used to bullying people!"

He glanced past the teacup in front of Cui Yu, which was smaller and more delicate, and his eyes were more fierce: "Third Aunt punished you to live in a remote hospital, and did not give monthly regulations to make you suffer a little bit, so that you understand that a rich life is hard-won, how dare you go against it! You Buy things yourself! Where did you get the money, did you steal it!"

Cui Yu didn't answer the question, just rested his chin and asked casually, "Who is your friend? Zhao Shuwen or Zhao Shuxue?"

The little fat man jumped angrily: "Don't change the subject! An honest and good person like me would never betray a friend!"

"Oh." Cui Yu tilted his head, "So it's Zhao Shuxue? That pretty little girl?"

"You are not allowed to talk about other girls like that!" The little fat man covered his buttocks and jumped up and down, his eyes almost burst into flames, "There is a difference between men and women, how could I go bad for someone's boudoir!"

Cui Yan squinted: "How old are you, are you bad enough to be a girl's boudoir?"

Cui Jin clenched his fists with an upright face: "Men and women have different seats at seven years old!"

"So your good friend is Zhao Shuwen."

Cui Jin jumped again.

Before the little fat man could speak, Cui Yu said again: "Then he is in trouble, do you know?"

"Of course I know, we are best friends, I know everything about him!"

"No, you don't know," Cui Yu sighed, with a pitiful expression on his face, "That's why I have time to blame others here, and I don't want to help him."

"That's not true!" Cui Jinyuan's chubby face was wrinkled like a bun, "He was bullied by his uncle at home, and his sister will be forced to marry someone...I can't say!"

Cui Yu smiled: "What if I can help?"

The little fat man looked at him suspiciously: "You? What can you help?"

"You and your friends can't do anything? Tell me, maybe I can help."

The little fat man looked wary: "Then what do you tell outsiders?"

"I can give you a token," Cui Yu smiled, "For example, I will give you the most important thing to me. If I dare to say it, you will smash this thing, so that I can never look at it again. .”

The little fat man bit his lip: "Then you give me your mother's relic!"

For him, his parents died young, and he doesn't even have any memory, and the relics of his parents are the most precious things.

Cui Yu was taken aback, feeling a little soft-hearted for no reason.This kid is pretty tough, but he is actually kind-hearted. The previous words obviously listened to Cui Jiazhen's instigation.Good boy, don't grow crooked again...

So he asked: "In this way, you can talk to someone. Who do you trust most in your family?"

"Sister!" The little fat man's eyes lit up, he simply said "you wait", and ran away on his short legs.

……

After a while, Cui Yu waited for two people, a boy and a girl, about the same age, the girl was slightly older and taller, with two dimples on her face, she smiled when she saw people, sweet.

She also had a delicate little basket on her arm. When she saw Cui Yu, she saluted and called "Six Brothers", then took out the contents of the small basket and placed them in front of Cui Yu: "Jin'er is not sensible, Six Brothers don't care." Get angry with him."

Fatty Cui Jin was obviously very dissatisfied with these words, he hummed twice dissatisfied, and tugged at the corner of the girl's clothes by the way, his round eyes stared blankly at the exquisite pastry, with a face of 'my sister made something good with her own hands, why? I want to give this bad guy's incomprehension and unwillingness.

Cui Yu guessed who this girl was right away: "You are Cui Ying?" The old lady Su was raised by her side, and she was an orphan left after the death of her eldest son.

"Yes." Cui Ying was generous, smiling like a flower, pulled Cui Jin over, and rubbed his head, "Sixth brother is smart and righteous, don't be so fussy with this kid, he just has a bad mouth and a good heart."

Seeing the little fat man's reluctance, Cui Min secretly stared at him, teasing him, and smiled at Cui Ying: "Did he confess to you?"

Cui Jin jumped up immediately: "Master is right, why do you have to admit it!"

Cui Ying pulled him over and narrowed her eyes: "Cui, Jin!"

Cui Jin hesitated immediately, but still hummed a little: "I was right!"

Judging by the way the two got along, Cui Yu knew that the little girl Cui Ying was very sensible, intelligent, precocious, a governor, and binding on Cui Jin.

Cui Yu then reminded: "The little fat man is good, he is very loyal, he knows how to help his friends, but he is young, if you want to be kind to him, pay attention to the people around him, don't be tempted to spoil your nature."

Following the words, Cui Jin first bared his teeth to express his dissatisfaction with the title of 'little fat man', then raised his chin and snorted: "You can say that, it seems that you are not so completely broken."

Cui Ying's eyes flickered slightly, and she understood the hidden meaning of Cui Yu's words.

Cui Ying's parents died when she was young, she lived with her grandmother, grew up in the inner house, and worried about her younger brother. She thinks differently from ordinary girls and has different views.How to distinguish good from bad in others, she has her own set of methods.Since Sanbo's family came back, Sanbai Niang and Sister Zhen didn't feel very good to her, especially Sister Zhen, it was so strange, she wanted to protect Cui Jin and go far, but she couldn't hide... It seems that I have to take care of it in the future Cui Jin is stricter.

After thinking for a while, she looked at Cui Yu with a smile: "Brother Six came back this time, I see that the third uncle and aunt seem to be dissatisfied, why didn't Brother Six explain more?"

"Sit down and talk." Cui Yu held the pot and poured tea for Cui Ying and Cui Jin, with a relaxed posture and casual words, "You only need to look at other people's faces when you live by others. Sixth brother, you want to live a more comfortable life."

This can't possibly be the meaning of breaking the jar, that is... this sixth brother already has a foundation?Cui Yingxing's eyes flickered slightly: "Sixth brother is a man, he has ambition and can accomplish things. If you are an inner house girl like me, if you don't think twice, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it."

"Who says women can't do it?" Cui Yu smiled brightly, "You're so smart, I think it's totally fine."

Taking into account the intelligence of the ten-year-old girl, Cui Yan patiently chatted with her a few "secret" words to increase her trust. Cui Jin seemed to understand, but he didn't intervene. Holding the teacup, I sip it by myself.

"Actually, it's not that we can't talk about this matter at all," Cui Ying bowed her head and thought for a while, then said, "It's just that our knowledge is limited, and we can't think of a way to help..."

Just as Zhao Shuwen is Cui Jin's friend, Zhao Shuxue is also Cui Ying's handkerchief.The two people are in different situations, but they both have pitiful features. They are very chatty on weekdays, and they know how to measure and don't cause trouble for each other.

This time when Zhao Shuxue was in trouble, Cui Ying was also in a hurry, but the matter was too big, she couldn't help as an inner house girl, and Zhao Shuwen and Cui Jin were both young... She desperately hoped that someone could help Zhao Shuxue. this ability...

Although it was only one side, she felt that she could try to trust Cui Yu, and that Cui Yu had no grudges against them and would not harm them.Even if you want to tell the outside world, who will believe it?Wanting to harm... Her friend is already in a sea of ​​suffering, so what if there is more chaos?Maybe if you mess around, you can still get a chance!

So she told the truth.

Zhao Fan wanted Zhao Shuxue to adopt him because he wanted to expand his network and get promoted and make a fortune, but he didn't seem to want to marry someone else, he just wanted to give Zhao Shuxue to someone else, not his real wife.Zhao Shuxue and Zhao Shuwen have been dependent on each other since they were young, and they didn't want to be separated from their younger brother. Even if they knew that they would get married one day, they didn't want to be separated from their younger brother so soon, so they wanted to ask Zhao Fan.One night, when she was secretly looking for Zhao Fan, she overheard that Zhao Fan wanted to give her to an old man.

"Shuxue said that she wanted to run away with her younger brother. The world is so big, and if she ran out of Yicheng, she might be able to find a place to settle down, but she couldn't let her uncle Zhao Ji go. Her uncle has a straightforward personality, so it's impossible for her to agree. She didn't either. Dare to tell my uncle what I overheard, for fear that my uncle will get angry and fall out with Zhao Fan. My uncle has sacrificed a lot for their siblings, and she doesn't want to get involved any more."

Cui Ying sighed: "For some reason, she changed her words and told me in a low voice, it's really nothing, it's just a gift to an old man. The old man won't live long, maybe she will be free in two years. And the old man The man... spoke in a very low voice, as if he said that he wouldn't really do anything to her, I couldn't hear it clearly, so I asked her to repeat it, but she didn't say it again. "

The little fat man interjected: "Anyway, Shuwen definitely wants to take his sister away. He has already saved up money to find a good way, so he just thought about how to write a letter to have a showdown with my uncle."

Cui Yu's mind suddenly turned.

So the problem Zhao Ji is facing now is not only the oppression of his uncle, the loss of his official position, but also the crisis faced by his niece.He didn't accept the kindness sent by Lan Qiao, probably because he was worried that others would be hurt, and Zhao Fan was the most shameless, if he used Lan Qiao again, he would feel that he had committed a serious crime.

But since Wang Fu was accepted, Cui Yu had to help Zhao Ji.According to the analysis from the news obtained, this Zhao Ji is still a talent, if he can use it...

In short, in order to help Zhao Ji, we must first help him pass this pass.

Zhao Shuxue... one is not yet 11 years old, her body has not yet developed, even if she looks good, how can she give it away?Zhao Fan's attitude was urgent and pressing. He definitely wanted to do this right away, and Zhao Shuxue would never be allowed to grow up.

Who would be so mad as to want to spoil a little girl?

The old man... will appear soon... maybe he won't live long... he won't really do anything to her...

Suddenly a thought popped into his mind, and Cui Yu couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. Could it be... an eunuch!

Physically handicapped, the group of eunuchs is prone to psychopathy, pedophilia, good sexual abuse, good masculinity... all kinds of things.And... Cui Yu recalled that in his previous life, Yang Xuan used to scare him with such things, and if he didn't obey, he would ask those old eunuchs to trick him back.

In the palace, it seems that there are good young girls.

Children are ignorant, thinking that the eunuch is physically disabled, so they will not actually do anything to her, but in fact, if they want to torture and destroy a person, there are too many ways.

But if there were no accidents, the eunuch would not pass through the Yili Palace, if it appeared somewhere, there would be a master nearby.

The master of the eunuch in the deep palace... Except for those in the emperor's harem, there is only the prince.

Could it be that a prince has come here!

Cui Mata's pupils tightened suddenly.

Others don't know Yang Xuan, so it's impossible for the princes not to know each other. Even if they haven't seen it, they must have seen the portrait. Yang Xuan is in Chang'an at the moment. If a prince comes over, what should I do if I meet him!

He had read the latest mansion newspaper, and he was skeptical at first. There was a good omen in the Chang'an section of the Wei River, and the matter was serious. All the ministers asked the king of Yue to welcome him on his behalf. ?Now I have the answer, the official of ceremony is in front of me, but the prince is actually following me!

And if the princes travel in a low-key way, they will definitely not appear in the mansion newspaper, and outsiders will never know!

Low-key travel... Luoyang to Chang'an, the road is prosperous, the road is full of people, and the official residence is everywhere. If you want to keep a low profile, the best way is to take the water.

And Yang Xuan has been active in the river recently!

He just received a letter from Yang Xuan this morning. The tone of Yang Xuan's letter was quite relaxed, not a bit nervous, so he definitely didn't know about it...

Cui Yu's heart beat violently, and his fingertips trembled faintly. This feeling was very bad, very bad.

He must, must promptly and promptly inform Yang Xuan of the matter!

"I already know about this matter, and I will try my best to help each other. Don't worry, you two." Cui Yuhuo stood up with a solemn and solemn expression, "I have something to do right now, so I won't send it away."

Cui Ying was the most understanding, and immediately pulled her younger brother to say goodbye. Cui Jin curled her lips, but was also shocked by Cui Yu's murderous seriousness, and obediently left with her sister.

As soon as they left, Cui Yu immediately called Lan Qiao, and even woke up the little tiger lying on the wall to bask in the sun, and handed it to Lan Qiao: "You guys, go to Boss Feng's shop to ask for a horse, now leave the city immediately, and go to Chang'an to find a horse." three!"

Lan Qiao didn't understand: "Why? Who will serve the young master when the young one leaves?"

"This matter is very important!" Cui Yu hugged Lan Qiao's shoulders, his eyes were burning like fire, "You go and give me a word, just say..." He looked around, and whispered to Lan Qiao's ear A few times.

Lan Qiao pursed her lips.

Cui Yu: "There is no one around me, only you can trust me, Lan Qiao, can you help me?"