First Prince of Qing Dynasty

"Today I threatened to argue with everyone. Isn't Miss Zhao herself the one who invited everyone to speak? What time is it? Where is Miss Zhao?"

"Ms. Zhao is guilty and dare not come out, right? Yes, if it were me, I would not dare to come out. I don't know where she has the face to invite someone to argue."

"Women show their faces and announce to the whole city, inviting everyone to argue with her, arguing right and wrong, how decent it is!"

"Women should stay at home and take care of their husbands and children, and take care of the housework for their husbands. Miss Zhao's behavior is too out of the cabinet, which is not the way to be a wife."

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Criticisms were endless, Zhao Qingyun walked up to the stage with a lot of scolding, looked at the crowd waiting below: "Have you finished?"

Her face was cold, and her voice was even colder. There was no shame, no apprehension, no fear, but some determination and courage to defy everything.This look made everyone present stunned, and the audience's voice paused.

The Zhang family barged in at this moment, and the two old men knelt down in front of Zhao Qingyun.

"Qingyun, Yubo, he knew he was wrong. His nature is not like this. He was confused for a while, and he did this kind of thing when he was fascinated by ghosts. Can you spare him this time? You have done it four or five times Husband and wife for more than [-] years, don't you really care about the slightest affection? Even...even..."

The old lady Zhang burst into tears: "Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. Even if you don't care about Zhang Yubo, you still think about us. Look at us, Yubo and I are both very old. In this life, only Yubo This child, without him, how would we live. Qingyun, you have been in the Zhang family all these years, and Yubo and I have treated you well, and have never treated you badly, right? Do you really miss the old relationship at all? "

Some people couldn't stand it anymore: "Miss Zhao, no matter what, they are your elders. There is no reason for younger generations to make elders kneel down."

Zhao Qingyun's expression remained unchanged: "I never made them kneel."

The master of the Zhang family nodded again and again: "Yes yes yes. Qing Yun didn't make us kneel, we did it ourselves. It's all our fault and has nothing to do with Qing Yun. Qing Yun can do whatever she says. As long as Qing Yun is willing to let go, we These two old men are willing to die."

However, such words made the viewers frown even more.

Zhao Qingyun has seen a lot these days, but calmed down, ignored the tea in the Zhang family's words, and said directly: "I don't need you to kneel, and I don't want you to die. I just want you to answer me a few questions .”

The two elders of the Zhang family were taken aback, looked at each other, and hurriedly said, "Ask, ask!"

"You said that I have been in the Zhang family for several years, and you have never treated me badly. Then how do I treat your Zhang family?"

"This... this..." Mrs. Zhang glanced at Zhao Qingyun, then quickly lowered her head, her body trembling slightly, "Of course it's good."

With this appearance, it seemed that she was very afraid of Zhao Qingyun and had to hold her and speak for her.

Zhao Qingyun scoffed lightly: "You don't need to be like this, both of us live in the city, it's not a place where there are no villages and no shops. There are a lot of neighbors and neighbors, and the specifics of each family may not be clear, but the general situation, The neighbors know it well. Whether it’s asking about the old friends and relatives of our two families, or visiting the neighbors, you can ask them. The truth can’t be fake, and the fake can’t be true.”

Mrs. Zhang froze.

Zhao Qingyun faced everyone: "Although the Zhao family is not a scholarly family, my father had many court trainings when he was alive. He said that the most important thing in a person's life is not how much talent, how many achievements, how much property, but what he has. A conscience. People living in this world should look up to the sky and bow down to the ground. I dare not say anything else, but I think I have achieved this.

"You say that I deliberately framed Zhang Yubo for the sake of Heli. There is no need for it. The file of the magistrate's yamen is still there, and this case was judged by the magistrate himself. Even if I have great abilities, I don't have the ability to make the magistrate listen to me. I Never framed, nor bothered to lie.

"I have been married to the Zhang family for nearly five years, and I think I have never done anything wrong to the Zhang family. The business of the Zhang family restaurant is good, but Mr. Zhang has five brothers, and he is the only one who is prosperous. The other four rely on this to be the eldest brother's help. The money earned by the restaurant I have to cover the expenses of five families of twenty or so, and I don’t have much money left.”

Not all the people present were people with ulterior motives, although they were incited to stir up trouble before, and their minds were confused, and they followed suit and scolded a few words.But they understand what Zhao Qingyun said.

"I know, the Zhang family lives on the same street as us. Their relatives come here every now and then, and Mr. Zhang's brothers always say that Mr. Zhang's prosperity is because his family sent him to learn how to cook in his early years, and later opened a restaurant. It was also saved by selling all the valuable things in the family, and borrowed a lot. For this reason, the family has been eating chaff for a long time. Therefore, Master Zhang owes them, and now he should make up for it."

"I know this too. Mr. Zhang is in Xihe Village, and I have a cousin who is from Xihe Village. Mr. Zhang is the eldest, and the next four younger brothers all have grandchildren. The family has a large population, but all I don’t do much work, I haven’t seen them working for others, and I don’t work in the fields very much, but relying on Master Zhang, I often buy new clothes and eat meat. I don’t know how nourishing my life is.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang became very angry.Isn't it just the poor relatives who beat the autumn wind!She has endured this group of relatives for more than 20 years.

Zhao Qingyun continued: "In the second year of marriage, an accident happened in Zhang's restaurant. It has only been a few years since this happened. I think many people here still remember it. The nine victims paid a total of 500 taels of compensation. The Zhang family only paid out 300 taels of money. Two, there is still a vacancy of 200 taels. If the vacancy cannot be filled, the restaurant must be sold. But the restaurant is the foundation and cannot be sold.

"In the end, I took out 50 taels from the dowry, and my parents borrowed an additional 150 taels, and finally settled the lawsuit. The nine families are all from Suzhou, and the compensation was also reconciled by a middleman, and all of them can be found. What's more, the Zhang family's IOU for asking my parents for money is still there."

Zhao Qingyun looked at the two elders of the Zhang family: "After that, the business of the Zhang family restaurant was bleak, and the second chef left. Master Zhang was hit hard, and he became seriously ill. I paid for the doctor. After Master Zhang recovered from his illness, his health was not as good as before. , the restaurant was handed over to Zhang Yubo. Zhang Yubo started working for a month, but he met a liar who pretended to be a supplier, and was defrauded of 50 taels. Zhang's restaurant made things worse.

"It was I who came out to appease Zhang Yubo again, and asked people to reopen the restaurant. I also asked my parents to borrow the pastry chef and cook from the teahouse to help during the most difficult period. When the restaurant got better, Zhang Yubo took over again. "

Speaking of these now, Zhao Qingyun only felt that she was stupid at the time.But at that time, Zhang Yubo still had some sincerity towards her. She thought that when people always have a low point, the Zhao family's education would not allow her to act like a snake and scorpion when the Zhang family was in trouble.At that time, who would have thought of the future?

"There are quite a few restaurants in Suzhou, and Zhang's restaurant has little advantage among them. After an accident, its reputation was damaged. Even if it reopened later, there were a lot fewer customers, and the income was limited. It made a little money, Mr. Zhang I have to use it to subsidize my brothers in the country, and my family's life is getting more and more difficult.

"It's me this time. I sold several valuable dowry items and exchanged them for silver to support the family's expenses. When I married Zhang Yubo, there was a list of how much dowry the Zhao family gave. The magistrate judged When we died, I was allowed to take the dowry. But when I left the Zhang family, many people saw that I had nothing but a few clothes.

"Slightly valuable things have been sold one after another over the years, and all of them were given to the Zhang family. How much is this part of the dowry? If you are interested, you can count it, for a pair."

After Zhao Qingyun finished speaking, she directly took out the dowry list.

The elders of the Zhang family got anxious and got up to grab it, "This is our own business, what are you talking about to outsiders! Take it back quickly."

How could Zhao Qingyun listen to them, she turned sideways and threw the list at the crowd.

The people who got it crowded together to watch, whispering: "It is said that the Zhao family loves their daughter, this really hurts."

"Isn't it? The business of Zhao's tea house is not bad, and there is also a textile workshop. They only have such a daughter. The dowry must have been generous back then. I'm afraid it must be three or four hundred taels."

The old lady Zhang was out of breath: "What three 400 taels, the most is 70 taels!"

Master Zhang wanted to stop her, but unfortunately his hands were not as quick as her mouth.

Oh hoo, two hundred and sixty-seventy taels is already a huge sum of money for ordinary people.In addition to the Zhang family's accident, the Zhao family borrowed 70 taels, and even helped a lot inside and out.Calculated in this way, the Zhao family spent at least five or six hundred taels on the Zhang family.

The crowd erupted.Some people looked at Zhang's family with subtle eyes.Did the Zhang family burn high incense from their ancestors, and unexpectedly met a family like the Zhao family?This is not getting married, it is clearly helping the poor.

Zhao Qingyun always looked calm: "I ask myself that I have done my best to the Zhang family for doing this. Don't forget, the Zhang family still owes the Zhao family 150 taels, which has not been paid back for almost four years. If I am really cruel, The Zhang family will pay back the money now."

The elder Zhang's body trembled.

Zhao Qingyun's eyes flickered.It's not that she doesn't want the Zhang family to pay it back, but that she found the IOU at home under Xiaoman's reminder only two days ago, and she hasn't had time yet.

She looked at the two elders of the Zhang family: "You said that you have never treated me badly in the Zhang family for several years, what you say you have never treated me badly..."

The corner of Zhao Qingyun's mouth twitched into a sneer, and then said again: "Forget it, let's just pretend that you didn't treat me badly. It's just that you and I know why you didn't treat me badly. But I really didn't treat you badly at all. Zhao Zhang was originally a couple. We are not related to each other, and you and I were just strangers. Because I married Zhang Yubo, you are my elders.

"During the years when you were elders, I thought I had done everything a junior should do. I had a clear conscience. Now that I have broken up with Zhang Yubo, I have nothing to do with you. You don't have to think of yourself as elders anymore. A daughter-in-law who has not reconciled still needs to respect the principle of filial piety to her former parents-in-law."

Everyone was taken aback, you look at me, I look at you.Ms. Zhao seems to be right when she said so?It is true that a daughter-in-law who has not reconciled has to take care of her former parents-in-law.There is neither Heli, let alone Yijue.

"You say I don't care about love? Who are you here today? Because of me? No, it's because of Zhang Yubo. Doesn't Zhang Yubo know how to kill someone? Don't you know what will happen to the Zhang family if what he did is exposed? What will you do? Your own sons are all thinking about the relationship with your father and son, mother and child, do you expect others to be able to read it?"

Zhao Qingyun glanced around the crowd, looked at a man in Tsing Yi in the front row and said, "This is Mr. Zhou, if I remember correctly, Mr. Zhou has been a scholar for 26 years, right?"

Mr. Zhou's heartstrings tightened, how could she know herself?

Zhao Qingyun took a deep breath. Naturally, she had to be fully prepared to fight this battle. She came prepared.

"Mr. Zhou said just now that a husband and wife have a hundred days of kindness, and that I don't care about the relationship between husband and wife, which is similar to what Mr. Zhang and his wife said. Then dare to ask Mr. Zhou, do you think Zhang Yubo cared about me and him when he attacked my parents? The relationship between husband and wife?

"The Analects of Confucius Xianwen once said: Or say: How to repay grievances with virtue? The Master said: How to repay virtue? Repay grievances with straightness, and repay virtue with virtue. Mr. Zhou is a scholar, and he is more learned than a young girl. I don’t know Mr. Zhou may be Explain to the little girl what this sentence means?"

Mr. Zhou opened his mouth, as if someone had suddenly stopped his throat.

Zhao Qingyun didn't wait for his answer, and turned to look at another man: "Mr. Chen, you are a squire. You live in a town not far from Suzhou City. You are also a famous person. You said before that your wife should be virtuous and magnanimous." For this reason, it means that I am jealous.

"I have really had nothing to do these years, and it is true that I did not let Zhang Yubo accept the original outer room. There are two reasons for my refusal. First, although it is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, Zhang Yubo made a promise when he married me. Promises do not accept two colors in life. It is said that literati value promises. Although Zhang Yubo is not a serious scholar, he has the heart to learn. I think he is a gentleman.

"A gentleman's promise weighs more than a thousand catties. Zhang Yubo was confused for a while and was fascinated by beauty. As a wife, she should persuade him and lead him back to the right way. How could she force her husband to violate her right now for the sake of her virtuous reputation?" Promised villain's realm?"

Mr. Chen faltered: "This... how can this be calculated like this?"

"Then how do you calculate it? Oh, yes. I was wrong. I thought it was a promise, but to Zhang Yubo, it was just a joke. I didn't understand it at the time, but later I understood. But Zhang Yubo can find anyone, This outsider can't do it.

"Mr. Chen, do you know what the status of the outer room is? She is a singer in a song and dance club. Such a woman, dare I ask you to let the children of the family into the family? She is from a lowly family, and the law does not allow lowly women. I Although she was not allowed to enter the door, she has taken two concubines for Zhang Yubo since then, both of whom are good citizens. If I was really jealous, how could I take the initiative to take concubines for him?"

Mr. Chen was speechless.

Zhao Qingyun looked at the other man again: "Mr. Sun was born in 23 years, and he is above Mr. Zhou and Mr. Chen in terms of knowledge and reputation. Mr. Sun is a man of great talent. I don't know something. Please ask Mr. Sun Help me out.

"Mr. Sun said that I was tired of the daughter's family in Suzhou City, and that no one would dare to marry the daughter's family in Suzhou. Zhang Yubo killed my parents. The evidence is solid. I just want to seek justice for my parents. A woman that others dare not marry? If so, how about marrying Zhang Yubo who was favored by my Zhao family and killed my parents?

"The little girl has no culture. I dare to ask everyone present, is it me or Zhang Yubo who make people dare not marry? Do you have daughters in your family? Are you willing to let your daughter marry Zhang Yubo?"

Zhao Qingyun pursed her lips and added, "The kind that will kill you."

Crowd: ...

Who wants this!

Mr. Sun frowned: "I didn't expect Miss Zhao to be so eloquent."

Zhao Qingyun paused and maintained a polite smile: "Mr. Sun is absurdly praised. The little girl is ashamed. If Mr. Sun thinks that the little girl is wrong, he can point it out. Since it is an argument, it is natural for you to come and go. Still Please, Mr. Sun, don't hesitate to enlighten me. Oh, yes."

Zhao Qingyun changed the subject, "Mr. Sun has a daughter in his family, and she is of marriageable age. I remember that Mr. Sun told his friends two days ago that Zhang Yubo made mistakes because I was too domineering as a wife. If he can't be born, he wants to occupy him, and even take advantage of the Zhao family's favor to the Zhang family to control the Zhang family.

"My parents also looked down on Zhang Yubo because of this. Zhang Yubo was forced by us to resist. You said that Zhang Yubo's feelings are justifiable, and he has already repented in prison. If there is a chance to do it again, he will definitely will change for the better.

"I don't understand how Mr. Sun found out about Zhang Yubo in prison. Could it be that Mr. Sun went to see him in prison? But these are not important. Since Mr. Sun values ​​Zhang Yubo so much, I have an idea."

Mr. Sun frowned, and his heart was tense.

"Zhang Yubo and I have lost our friendship, and the two have nothing to do with each other. Mr. Sun is willing to betroth his daughter to Zhang Yubo? Didn't Mr. Sun say that if Zhang Yubo can come out, he will definitely correct it? A sage has a saying, knowing a mistake can make it right, and there is nothing good about it. Mr. Sun Talking for him everywhere, I think I value him very much. If so, Mr. Sun should not refuse this marriage, right?

"Of course, sages sometimes misunderstand. Oh, I'm not saying that Zhang Yubo will never change. I'm just afraid of what happens. If Zhang Yubo doesn't change, I will repeat the old trick and design to kill you and your wife. I want to come to your daughter You definitely won't sue Zhang Yubo. After all, you don't support my approach. If you don't support it, then you won't let your daughter follow me, will you?"

Mr. Sun's face was livid.

However, Zhao Qingyun pointed out the two elders of the Zhang family: "Our two families are already feuding, what's the use of you begging me. Why don't you beg this Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun is very kind and has a lot of sympathy for Zhang Yubo. If you can ask him to conclude a In-laws, with Mr. Sun's status as a human being, are you afraid that the Zhang family will not be able to revitalize?

"It's me, whether I like it or not, because of Mr. Sun's prestige and fame, I will always give Mr. Sun some face. At that time, I will naturally explain to the government and ask Zhang Yubo for a lighter sentence, so that he and Sun can be fulfilled. Mister's daughter."

Mr. Sun was furious, and slapped his palm on the table: "The femme fatale woman, what a vicious mind! She actually wants to destroy my daughter. How dare you!"

Zhao Qingyun was very surprised: "Why is Mr. Sun angry?"

"You want to ration my daughter to a beast like Zhang Yubo, yet you still ask me why I'm angry?"

Zhao Qingyun rolled her eyes: "Oh, it turns out that Mr. Sun also thinks that Zhang Yubo is a beast."

Mr. Sun froze, opened his mouth, unable to speak.

"Since Mr. Sun thinks he is a beast, why have you been speaking for Zhang Yubo these days? Mr. Sun's behavior recently, the little girl thought you were looking at Zhang Yubo differently. Hey, it turned out that the little girl misunderstood."

Mr. Sun gritted his teeth, but he said something wrong in anger, how can he speak again at this time.

Most of the people present looked at Zhao Qingyun and then at Mr. Sun, and suddenly realized something.Something is wrong, something doesn't seem right.What was their attitude when the incident was first revealed?Although Zhao Qingyun sued Zhang Yubo and demanded compensation for his life a little bit, but more people still think Zhang Yubo is vicious, right?Why……

Oh yes.Many of them seem to have had contact with Mr. Sun, Mr. Chen, and Mr. Zhou.These three are people with fame or reputation. They have looked up to them for a long time, believed in them, unconsciously followed their thinking, subconsciously ignored Zhang Yubo's evil deeds, and only felt that Zhao Qingyun's actions were too much.

But looking at the current situation, many people began to think deeply about Mr. Sun's attitude and expression.Once you get rid of the "fan filter" and "sheep effect", everyone's sanity slowly returns.

Zhao Qingyun straightened her back, and said loudly: "It is said that filial piety is the first thing. As a child, if parents have wronged, how can they not sue? Although a woman marries and obeys her husband, what if the husband does something wrong? Do you still have to follow blindly? More Not to mention that women should obey their fathers.

"My parents gave birth to me and raised me. The kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. You think it is wrong for me to sue my husband first, but then you think that as a child, I should ignore the grievances of my parents in order to protect such a husband, and ignore them for more than ten years. Is it about my upbringing? If so, how can my parents rest in peace under the Nine Springs?

"Dare to ask you, compare your heart with your heart, and change places. If your daughters stand in my seat, are you willing to let them know that it is what your husband did and still hide it, and ignore it if you don't listen or ask?"

Everyone's complexion changed instantly.If my son-in-law kills me, my daughter will still protect me and refuse to stand out.Just thinking about it makes me feel aggrieved, and I wish I could strangle this daughter and son-in-law to death together.

Thinking of this, everyone paused, seeing that Zhao Qingyun's expression suddenly became complicated.Yes, if they themselves can't accept it, what's wrong with Zhao Qingyun defending her parents.If it really counted, her biggest mistake was marrying Zhang Yubo and attracting such Zhongshan wolves to the Zhao family.

But is she in charge of the marriage?No, she and Zhang Yubo were ordered by their parents and a matchmaker.

"The one who gave birth to me is my parents. The one who raised me is my parents. Not the Zhang family, let alone Zhang Yubo. I married Zhang Yubo, and my parents prepared a generous dowry for me. I used the dowry to support the lintel of Zhang's family, and I took a concubine for Zhang Yubo to extend the heirs. I have no shame In the Zhang family. But I am ashamed of my parents. My parents died tragically. If I cover up the murderer or ask for a lighter punishment, I will be a daughter in vain.

"This is the result of Zhang Yubo's evil deeds. He was at fault first. The vengeance of killing his father and mother is unshakable. From the moment he was ungrateful and disregarded the Zhao family's support for the Zhang family for many years, he attacked my parents. He is no longer my husband, but my enemy. I will not take my enemy as my husband.

"If I am like this, where will I put my parents? How can I make them feel bad? All I can do is to make a clean break with the Zhang family, avenge my parents' injustice, and bring the murderer to justice! I was brought into this world, raised me, and even worked hard to plan for me.

"So, for Zhang Yubo, I will never let go! Asking the murderer to be severely punished is the last thing I can do for my parents. If the murderer is not punished, the truth will be buried, and justice will not be upheld. What is the law of nature? Only the murderer is punished, and the parents can be comforted." In the spirit of heaven."

As soon as the words were finished, there was a loud shout from upstairs: "Okay! What a murderer who will not be punished, justice will not be upheld, what is the law of heaven!"

Everyone followed the prestige and saw a young man standing at the window of the wing room on the second floor, dressed in brocade clothes and with a splendid demeanor.The young man took a step forward, his eyes glanced lightly, and stayed on Mr. Zhou, Mr. Chen, Mr. Sun, and the corner of his mouth curled up.The smile did not reach the bottom of the eyes, the coldness in the eyes was like ice blades, the three gentlemen Zhou Chensun suddenly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.