Chapter 26
The maid's voice was like thunder, exploding in the ears of the couple.
The two thought for a moment, and their faces suddenly changed.
"What young master? What 'young master was not thrown away by you'? Explain it to me clearly!" Mrs. Tang thought that her son who was raised at home had an accident, and she stood up immediately.
"Quick, find the young master here!"
"Yes, madam." A maid rushed out of the door immediately.
But Mr. Tang thought more.
First, he believed that there would be no one missing around his son. Accidents were not so easy to happen, let alone accidents like 'throwing away'. His son was only five years old this year and stayed at home all day. Where could he be 'thrown' away?
Second, it was the timing and expression of the maid.
As a successful businessman, Mr. Tang was used to keeping an eye on everything and listening to everything no matter where he was, and would not miss any profitable business. So he developed the habit of paying attention to his surroundings at any time and anywhere, whether it was people or scenery, or anything else.
So if he remembered correctly, this maid came in when he and his wife were talking about the content of the story. When she first came in, her expression was normal, but gradually her forehead began to sweat and her face turned pale.
As a married man, he knew that some women would sweat profusely during sex. His wife was like this before, so he didn't care at the time and even looked away.
But now think about it, what did he say at the time?
It seems to be...
'... A wet nurse in the family took the opportunity to switch Wang Yuanwai's son with her grandson..."
That's it!
Thinking of this, Tang Yuanwai's face suddenly changed.
Because he also remembered that the maid's sister-in-law in front of him happened to be one of his son's two wet nurses, and he was not in the mansion when his wife was about to give birth!
Tang Yuanwai was shocked and shouted, "Did you switch my son? !"
"Speak! "
His loud shout immediately broke the maid's heart.
The maid knelt down and begged for mercy, "I didn't replace him, it wasn't me, Master, please forgive me. It's really not me who replaced the young master, nor was it me who threw the young master away."
"He, he, he..."
The maid widened her eyes and said in panic, "When I went back yesterday, he was gone..."
A bolt from the blue!
Not only Mr. Tang, but also Mrs. Tang, who had already understood, felt dizzy.
What she meant was that they not only replaced the real young master of the Tang family, but also, threw him away?!
After realizing this, there was a commotion in the house.
"Madam, Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"Help Madam sit down!"
"Master, what should I do with the master, Master? "
Finally, the well-informed Tang Yuanwai calmed down first. In a short moment, he thought of many things. Combining what happened just now and the few words revealed by the maid, he felt that they might have hidden the person before, but when they returned this time, they found that the person was missing, so the maid felt guilty.
It just so happened that he mentioned "exchanging children", and the maid subconsciously thought that he had discovered it. In panic, she revealed her flaws, and when she was questioned, she was so scared that she shook it out.
Thinking of this, Tang Yuanwai gritted his teeth and said viciously: "You, you tell me clearly, tell me everything. If you hide anything, I will make your family live a life worse than death!"
In order to make her tell everything, he specially added, "Don't think about hiding it. You should know that your story has been written in the storybook by the master. "
"It's written clearly! ”
The maid who originally wanted to hide something, when she heard the words "expert" and "storybook", immediately told everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans.
The maid's surname was Huang, and her whole family were servants who signed a death contract with the Tang family.
Five years ago, just as it was written in Fu Wenyu's storybook, Mr. Tang went out for business and did not return, and Mrs. Tang, who was nine months pregnant, went into labor early. But unlike Mrs. Wang in the storybook, Mrs. Tang had a heavy hemorrhage after giving birth to her son.
The whole Tang Mansion was in a panic at that time.
And the most embarrassing thing was that there were no elders in the Tang Mansion. Apart from Mr. Tang, Mrs. Tang was the oldest. Even the most capable housekeeper went out with Mr. Tang to do business, so the Tang Mansion at that time was at a loss and gloomy.
As for the newly born young master Tang, he was left to the care of the wet nurse.
Because Mrs. Tang was born prematurely, there was only one The wet nurse was suitable, and she happened to be the maid's eldest sister-in-law, the daughter-in-law of the Huang family. She came to the Tang family to be a wet nurse not long after giving birth, and she missed her son very much. So she took advantage of the opportunity when no one was in charge of the Tang family and asked her family to send her son here.
Everyone was worried about Mrs. Tang's life, and didn't pay much attention to the young master's room, so she secretly raised her own son for half a month. After half a month, when Mr. Tang, who learned the news, hurried back, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family, who was about to send her own son home, looked at the young master of the Tang family, and then looked at her own son, and unexpectedly swapped the two swaddling clothes!
How incredible, but it actually happened!
The maid said intermittently: "At that time, the wife was on the verge of death, and several doctors said that the wife was dying. The mansion was in chaos, and no one went to see the young master."
"Big, sister-in-law, she, she was confused for a while, she..."
The maid quietly raised her head and saw that whether it was Member Tang, Mrs. Tang, or the maids and women around her, they all had expressions that looked like they were about to eat someone. She was so frightened that she quickly changed the subject.
"Later, later the master came back."
"But Master, but Master came back in a hurry, and what he saw at that time was actually my sister-in-law's son. My sister-in-law said that she was holding the young master while breastfeeding inside. When she came out, she saw the master holding her son and said that she was raising her son well. Later, the master was in a hurry to find a doctor for his wife, so he didn't find it. "
Mrs. Tang couldn't bear it any longer, so she rushed up and slapped her.
"You bitch!"
"I, I will make your family suffer a terrible death!"
The maid was so frightened that she shouted, "Madam, please forgive me, madam, please forgive me!"
Tang Yuanwai quickly caught up and stopped the angry Mrs. Tang. Of course he did not pity the maid, but felt that the matter was not finished yet and he could not let anything happen to her.
While he ordered people to capture everyone in the Huang family, he asked the maid who was trembling with fear to continue talking.
In order to dispel her worries and let her know everything, Tang Yuanwai even gritted his teeth and promised, "You continue to tell me what happened next. Where is my real son?"
"You also know who I am, and since our ancestors, our family has always done good deeds and repaid kindness. You told me the truth, which is considered a favor to the Tang family. As long as my biological son is found safely, I will let my wife I will release your deed and give you another hundred taels of silver to send you to another place."
Mrs. Tang was shocked, "Master!"
Knowing that her son had been replaced and his whereabouts were still unknown, Mrs. Tang wished she could eat these daring servants. Why would she let them go and give them a hundred taels?
Officer Tang winked and said, "The child is important!"
Having been doing business outside all year round, he is very aware of the shameless behavior of villains.
As long as I can find my son, what's one hundred taels?
Mrs. Tang stopped talking.
Sure enough, after the maid who was just frightened out of fear heard about the body deed and the one hundred taels, her face quickly turned rosy, and she said intermittently: "...I, my parents, and my brother only found out later."
"I, I only found out later."
"We were very scared at first, but then we saw that neither the master nor the wife noticed, so we just continued to live our lives." The maid hesitated, and finally said: "But when I went back yesterday, I found that the young master was missing!"
"I asked my sister-in-law, and she said she threw it away."
"I, I'm scared, sir, madam, I'm innocent..."
Hearing this, Mrs. Tang could no longer hold back her tears, "My child, my child..."
She collapsed in Tang Yuanwai's arms and cried bitterly, "He is only five years old, and my child is only five years old. How could they bear to abandon my child..."
"Master, you have to get him back, get him back!"
Officer Tang held Mrs. Tang's hand tightly and promised: "Look for it, I will send someone to find him right away. No matter how much money is spent or how much effort is put into it, I will find our son!"
What happened in the Tang family was not known to outsiders until a few days later.
The reason was that Tang Yuanwai kidnapped the Huang family with great fanfare, including the fake young master who had been raised in the Tang Mansion for five years. The family of four were taken to the county government office one by one, and Tang Yuanwai personally beat the drum to complain.
When Hu Zhizhou came to the hall and saw the paper, he was shocked.
A child-swapping case actually occurred.
Just like in the storybook!
Yes, Hu Zhizhou has read the Liuzhou tabloids.
He is only 21 years old this year and was named on the gold list four years ago. Because of his irresponsible temper and hatred of evil, his family was worried about him staying in the capital, so they found an opportunity to release him.
At the end of three years, he got a good grade and came to Liuzhou to serve as magistrate.
Liuzhou is a good place, the government is friendly and people are friendly, and there are no troublesome people. And even if some people have small thoughts in their hearts, after learning about the background of the new governor, they still keep their peace. So half a month after arriving in Liuzhou, Hu Zhizhou resumed his hobby of running around in the streets and alleys and listening to people gossiping.
Because of this, he had already read the Liuzhou tabloid that published many interesting street stories.
The script of the "True and False Young Master" article in the Liuzhou tabloid right now is writing about one of the scandalous plots, that is, when Zhang Gouchang was thirteen years old, Zhang's father took him to the city.
This time when we went to the city, something happened that went against the ethical principles, such as Zhang's father kowtowing to Wang Fugui. It also happened that Wang Yuanwai and Zhang Goucheng and his son did not know each other when they met, which was regrettable and unusual.
Hu Zhizhou never expected that just after he finished sighing, the exact same case described in the storybook actually happened under his rule, and the discovery of this case was also related to that storybook.
Thinking of this, Hu Zhizhou was shocked.
"What is the whole story? Tell it truthfully."
The Tang officials in the hall looked sad.
He changed his usual habit of smiling when meeting people, and said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, the common people are suing the five members of the Huang family. They conspired to take away my child..."
After Tang Yuanwai's slightly choked narration, both Hu Zhizhou in the hall and the common people who came to watch after seeing the excitement all knew.
Officer Tang's child was changed!
Moreover, the two children were exchanged not long after they were born. It has been five years since then. It has been so long that the two elders of the Huang family who were involved in this matter have passed away due to illness.
After realizing this, the people were instantly excited. They asked, "Who changed it?" "How did it change it?" "It's been so long and no one noticed it!" "Has the person been changed back now?" and so on.
It wasn't until the gavel banged twice that they gradually quieted down.
This is what happened.
Mr. Tang had already found out the truth, so he told it in detail.
At first, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family missed her son, so she took advantage of the time when everyone in the Tang Mansion was worried about the illness of the wife and asked her family to secretly bring her own son in.
Because Mrs. Tang gave birth earlier than expected, one of the originally scheduled wet nurses had not yet given birth, so at that time there was only the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family as a wet nurse, so she made this happen. Of course, some of the servants in the Tang Mansion still found out, but when Mrs. Tang fell ill and the Huang family gave her benefits, especially when the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family was the wet nurse of the only young master in the Tang Mansion, the other party helped to conceal it.
The next thing was Mr. Tang's return.
Because when Mr. Tang came to see his son, he only saw the one from the Huang family. He didn't know that the Huang family had brought the child in, so he thought that was his own son, and he hugged and kissed him, with tears streaming down his face. Because he saw that the child was white and plump, he also praised the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family was afraid that she would be discovered for secretly feeding her own child, so she didn't dare to tell the truth, and things went wrong.
"You didn't notice it either?" Hu Zhizhou couldn't help asking.
Tang Yuanwai's expression was bitter, and he explained with embarrassment, "Sir, when I saw the child, he was just a small ball. In addition, I was worried about my wife at the time, and I didn't expect that there would be another child in the house. The child was wearing the clothes prepared by my wife for the child and sleeping in his crib."
"How could I recognize him?"
When he saw the child at home, of course he thought he was his own son. How could he have thought that the nanny was so bold that she secretly brought her son in, and because her son wet his pants, she secretly changed into the clothes and swaddling clothes of the young master of the master's family?
Hu Zhizhou thought about the time when his nephew and niece were just born, and nodded, "Newborn babies are difficult to recognize."
So things continued to develop.
Originally, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Tang family secretly sent her child back, and the matter was dealt with. But in the end, she couldn't resist the temptation of a rich life. When she sent her own child away, she actually swapped the two children. The one sent out was Tang Yuanwai's biological son!
After the other members of the Huang family knew the truth, not only did they not return it, but they helped to conceal it everywhere, and this concealment lasted for a full five years. And over time, because no one had discovered it, they even had a dark idea.
That is, if the real Young Master Tang died, then even if Tang Yuanwai discovered the truth in the future, he would not be able to find his own son, and maybe he would make a mistake and recognize the fake Young Master Tang.
The idea was absurd, but the Huang family actually thought so!
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family said firmly: "Madam had heavy bleeding when she gave birth to the young master. The doctor said that it would be difficult for her to have another child in the future. She couldn't give birth for five years, and she would definitely not give birth in the future."
"As long as the young master is gone, my son will be the young master!"
Although it was not the first time he heard it, Tang Yuanwai still jumped up and shouted angrily: "Bullshit!"
Hu Zhizhou: "..."
He did not stop Tang Yuanwai, but flipped through the petition submitted by Tang Yuanwai again, as well as other papers signed and sealed by the Huang family. After a careful look, he found that they actually thought so.
The reason is that the ancestors of the Tang family had such a thing. Of course, that was because the biological son died, so they adopted the son of the servant as their adopted son, and finally passed all the family property to the adopted son.
Hu Zhizhou quietly supported his forehead, puzzled.
This is too stupid!
Adopting an adopted son to inherit the family business when the son died unexpectedly and passing the family property to the enemy knowing that the son was killed by someone are two different things. Is the Huang family's brain full of tofu dregs?
The onlookers had the same idea as Hu Zhizhou.
They were talking about it.
"...Are the Huang family members stupid?"
"They are going to kill Mr. Tang's son, but they are still thinking that after they find out, they will not only forgive him, but also adopt their son as their adopted son?"
"It's quite stupid!"
Although both Hu Zhizhou and the onlookers thought this was stupid, it was hard to understand that the Huang family, especially the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family, actually thought so.
She felt that Mrs. Tang could not have children, and her son had been raised by Mrs. Tang since he was a child. Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang attached great importance to him and said that the child was smart, so it was very likely that the child would become an adopted son in the future.
Of course, after the incident in the future, they will definitely not admit that it was a deliberate swap, but insist that it was an accident, they didn't know, etc., to clear their suspicion.
Tang Yuanwai's face darkened, "Nonsense!"
"All the older folks should know this, or have heard it from the family. My great-grandfather, the great-hearted Tang, did adopt a son, but that was the son of his savior. His father was a guard who died trying to save my great-grandfather and his son. How can this be generalized?!"
"And my great-grandfather didn't pass on the family business to me because I was his adopted son, but because he was diligent and grateful for my great-grandfather's upbringing and teaching, and served my great-grandfather until his death. That's why I got the consent of my great-grandfather and other clansmen to inherit the Tang family."
"Every descendant of the Tang family knows about this!"
A story about gratitude and filial piety, and good people being rewarded, which was remembered by the descendants of the Tang family, was misunderstood like this. Tang Yuanwai was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
But the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family didn't think so. She insisted that he was not her biological son. Since everyone was not her biological son and was a servant, her son also had a chance.
Tang Yuanwai was so angry.
Hu Zhizhou also thought this matter was incredible. He couldn't help but look at the initiator, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family. He felt that the other party's attitude was really unusual.
After so long since the Huang family members were brought to the court, she was the calmest.
The daughter of the Huang family, the maid who was exposed at the beginning. Her cheeks were swollen, obviously she was beaten severely after the incident. Her eyes were also full of red bloodshot, and her eyes were terrified. Seeing her like this, you can tell that she has been worried for a long time, and she will collapse if pressure is applied again.
As for the only adult male in the Huang family, the eldest son of the Huang family, his expression was similar to that of his sister, and he obviously knew that he was about to face a disaster.
Only the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family was different, and she was different from everyone else.
Why is she so confident?
If Fu Wenyu were here, she would definitely see that she was a typical "delusional person". In the eyes of such people, the world is not what you see, but what I hope it is.
The reason for this may be the postpartum depression caused by the forced separation from her son, or the psychological pressure caused by the replacement of the son, or the stimulation of being separated from her son again, so this eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family, who was "cautious and taciturn" in Tang Yuanwai's eyes, had very serious delusions on the psychological level.
It was okay at ordinary times, but it changed when it came to his son.
Tang Yuanwai praised "my son is so good".
She would think in her heart, "That's not your son, that's my son, you are right, my son is really good".
Mrs. Tang said "My son is so filial".
She also thought to herself, ‘Yes, my wife can’t have children anymore, and my son is raised by my wife, isn’t he her son? There are also such cases in other families, where the mother who can’t have children raises the children of the concubine and treats them as her own. ’
As for the fact that her son has no blood relationship with the Tang family, she can also use words like ‘a certain ancestor of the Tang family is also an adopted son, and has no blood relationship with the Tang family, so if he can do it, my son can do it too’ to brainwash herself. Over time, she has completely brainwashed herself and believes that what she thinks is the truth.
Then she brainwashes people close to her.
In modern times, similar examples include ‘the anchor replied to my private message, she must like me. ’; ‘the girl smiled at me twice, she is willing to marry me’ and so on.
Unfortunately, the ancients didn’t understand these, so Hu Zhizhou couldn’t figure it out, and he couldn’t help asking questions several times. Fortunately, he still remembered that he was not Hu Buqi, who walked around the streets and went wherever there was gossip, but Hu Zhizhou, the head of a state, so he endured it.
Next, he asked a few more doubts.
For example, why was everything fine before, but suddenly threw away Tang Yuanwai's own son?
This was answered by Huang Jiadalang, who said tremblingly: "Two days ago, I was running errands for the master. When I passed by a teahouse, I went in to rest and ordered a bowl of tea."
"At that time, Mr. Feng on the stage talked about a story." He shuddered as if he thought of something terrible, "The story said that a wet nurse was replaced by the master's son!"
"I know, I know!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the crowd spoke excitedly, "I know that story, it's called, it's called'True and False Young Master', yes, that's the name."
"What'True and False Young Master', it's called'Cuckoo Occupying the Magpie's Nest'!"
There was a burst of excited discussion outside the door, making it so noisy that Huang Jiadalang's words could not be heard clearly. Hu Zhizhou helplessly slapped the gavel, making everyone quiet down.
Then Huang Jiadalang continued.
"Well, that story was also about a wet nurse. When the master's child was replaced, I was shocked. After I came back, I hurried to discuss it with my wife."
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family is no longer working for the Tang family. Of course, it is not because she did a bad job and was disliked by the master, but after the child was three years old, Mrs. Tang released the two wet nurses one after another.
This is a common practice in wealthy families. When the child is still young, he needs to be fed and carefully cared for, so there will be wet nurses around. But after they start to recognize people, the wives of the head of the family often do not keep the wet nurses, but let them go home. This is to prevent the child from treating the wet nurse as his own mother over time.
The young master of the Tang family is currently five years old and is at this stage.
So a year ago, the wet nurse came home.
After returning home, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family often talked about her own son, that is, the fake young master of the Tang family. But the family did not think it was wrong, because it was common for the mother to think about the child.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family treated the real Young Master Tang badly. She often beat and scolded him and didn't give him food. When the child called her "mother", she would glare at him with vicious eyes. There was nothing wrong with that.
He was not their own child.
The Huang family thought so naturally.
Then this time, the elder brother of the Huang family accidentally heard Fu Wenyu's script and heard someone in the teahouse talking about whether there really was a bad person like 'Mama Zhang' in the world. He felt uneasy for fear that the Tang family would discover the truth. So he hurried back to discuss with the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family to see if he should avoid it first.
He didn't dare to confess, because he felt that if he confessed, he would surely die. Their slaves who signed a death contract made another big mistake, and the master's family would definitely not tolerate it.
So the elder brother of the Huang family thought it would be better to spend all his family's savings to redeem himself and run away. A few years later, after Tang Yuanwai and Mrs. Tang died, and their sons were in charge of the Tang family, they came back to recognize their relatives and enjoy the prosperity and wealth of the Tang family. For this reason, he even called his sister back to discuss.
As a result, when he took the time to call someone, he came back and found that the real young master of the Tang family was missing!
When asked, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family said she had thrown it away!
Throw it away?
Hu Zhizhou took a breath, then turned his gaze to the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family who was kneeling in the hall, and asked in confusion: "Why did you suddenly throw away the child?"
It is understandable to return the child, kneel down to beg for mercy, or run away from home, but to abandon the child and act as if nothing happened is really confusing.
But the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family felt that her reason was legitimate. When asked, she said without any secret: "If you throw it away, you won't find it. If you can't find it, my son will still be the young master of the Tang family."
Hu Zhizhou couldn't help but ask again, "Then why didn't you sell him or kill him?"
"But for a five-year-old child, whether you sell him to someone else, kill him with a knife, push him into a well or drown him in a river, isn't it safer than throwing him away?"
After all, you can get it back if you throw it away. Only dead people are the safest in this world. Although Hu Zhizhou has only been an official for more than three years, he has already seen such killings and silences several times. As for the real young master of the Tang family, in the eyes of outsiders, he was a child of the Huang family. If he accidentally died, as long as he was careful, no one would suspect him.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If you want to build virtue for my son, you can't kill him. And the people I know are all familiar with the Tang family, so it's not good."
Hu Zhizhou: "..."
Onlookers: "..."
Member Tang: "...ha."
For a moment, everyone didn't know whether to call her smart or stupid. Call her smart, which seemed a little bit, and call her stupid, which seemed reasonable.
"My lord, she is really a weird woman that I can't understand."
Tang Yuanwai said angrily: "She actually took my son to the woods outside the city and tied him to a tree with a rope, hoping that he would starve to death or be eaten by wild beasts. If I hadn't discovered it earlier, what would have happened? If I use any means to make her speak, I will never see my son again in this life!"
Thinking of this, he was very glad that he used the method of 'threat' and 'incentive', otherwise he might really lose his child. After all, who would have thought that she would tie a five-year-old child in the woods?
Hu Zhizhou in the hall held his forehead again.
This is truly the strangest case he has ever tried since he became an official.
However, now that the matter was clear and the witnesses and evidence were there, he carefully read and re-read the petition submitted by the Tang family member, the Huang family's confession after the signature, and the rope tied to the real young master of the Tang family.
In this case, because Tang Yuanwai was meticulous in his work and the Huang family, especially the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family, was very cooperative, there was nothing missing. Even the two children are safe.
The real Master Tang fell ill after being rescued, so he was not brought to the court. The fake Master Tang is now kneeling in a corner of the court, seemingly frightened and confused.
Hu Zhizhou confirmed that all the witnesses and physical evidence were present, and the criminal confessed, so the sentence was pronounced quickly.
But its impact has only just begun.
Fu Wenyu learned about this while drinking milk tea at home.
It's not that the news has spread to the countryside, but after Hu Zhizhou finished judging the case, Tang Yuanwai bought some thank you gifts, personally led the housekeeper and servants, and led the shopkeeper Zhang and Zhang Er to Fu Fu with drums and gongs. Home village.
He wants to thank Fu Wenyu!
"Wen Yu, Wen Yu, come out quickly!"
Fu Wenyu had just sent away the villagers who had come to the house to exchange goat milk. He was holding a cup of milk tea and was going to rest in the house. By the way, he took out the architectural drawings drawn by his master in the morning and took a closer look at them to figure out whether there was anything that needed to be modified. I saw a certain clan brother rushing in with an excited expression, holding his hand and running away.
"There are guests at your house, and Mr. Tang is here!!"
Except for Tang Yuan?
Fu Wenyu raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't remember knowing anyone outside the Tang Dynasty. In my memory, there is only one person with the surname Tang who has interacted with him - the owner behind Kaiyuan Bookstore.
Could it be him, but why did he come to find me?
Before he could figure it out, his clan brother pulled him out of the door. In front of the Fu family, walking over accompanied by the patriarch, Fu Dashi and others, was indeed a strange figure wearing a blue brocade robe.
At this time, the sharp-eyed Zhang Er had already seen Fu Wenyu and said hurriedly: "My boss, uncle, Wen Yu has come out. The one wearing gray cloth is Wen Yu!"
Before Fu Wenyu could react, the figure in a blue brocade robe walked over in three steps and two steps at a time, and bowed deeply to him, "My benefactor, please accept Tang's worship!"
Fu Wenyu: "...???"
While they were wondering, the excited Tang Yuanwai, the familiar shopkeeper Zhang, Zhang Er, and the curious people who had followed all the way from Liuzhou City started talking in a variety of ways.
"Thank you benefactor for saving my family!"
"My dear nephew, the storybook you wrote helped Yuan Tang rescue his son!"
"Wen Yu, what you wrote has come true!"
"This is Mr. Fu who wrote "The True and False Young Master". He is so young. I heard that if his words were not exactly the same as the truth, and frightened the Huang family to death, and exposed his flaws, then Mr. Tang would have been in trouble for the rest of his life. I can’t find my son.”
"True God!"
"How did he know?"
In addition, the villagers who gathered around were also talking a lot, "Wen Yu, Mr. Tang thanked you for coming. He also brought a lot of things!"
"That's enough for two cars!"
"Wen Yu is going to get rich. I don't know what Mr. Tang has given away."
"I heard that Wen Yu helped Tang Yuanwai find his biological son. Then wouldn't Wen Yu be related to Tang Yuanwai in the future? The Tang family is very rich, and even if there is a little leakage between their fingers, there will be enough to eat. ”
"Yeah yeah."
At this time, the empty cup in Fu Wenyu's hand fell to the ground. He stretched out his hand to rub his cheek and asked Tang Yuanwai in disbelief, "You mean, the things written in my notebook are about my family." Did the servant change the child really happen in your house? "
Tang Yuanwai nodded heavily, "That's true!"
Fu Wenyu: Unbelievable!
At this time, the patriarch Fu Wencheng said: "Wen Yu, Tang Yuanwai came here to thank you. Why don't you invite them to sit down in the room?"
Yes, yes, yes, Fu Wenyu quickly invited them into the house.
But he regretted it as soon as he entered, because there were only two rooms in his house, one was his study and bedroom, and the other was Zhou and Fu Rong's bedroom and workroom. No matter where the guests are led, it is very inappropriate. After all, Tang Yuanwai is not Zhang Er and can deal with it casually.
As for the kitchen where they eat, it is even more inappropriate.
At this moment, Fu Dashi stood up.
His face turned red and he said with an excited expression: "Wen Yu, quickly invite the distinguished guest to the upper room. Our family cannot be rude when a distinguished guest comes to our door!"
Yes, yes, the Fu family also has a room dedicated to entertaining guests. Because when the family was divided, the upper house was assigned to Fu Dashi by default. After he left, the second house inherited it, so Fu Wenyu generally could not go there.
But there was no need to think about it so much now. He quickly invited people to the upper room and asked his sister and Chunhua who poked their heads out to pour tea. As for her mother, Zhou, she went to see Aunt Fu Liu to discuss helping with cooking during the construction of the house, but she has not come back yet. As for Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu, Fu Wenyu adhered to the principle of not squinting. He pretended not to see them when he saw them, and did not give them a chance to get closer.
So in the end, sitting in the small upper room of the Fu family, was the Tang official who was out of tune with this place, accompanied by shopkeeper Zhang, the party involved, Fu Wenyu, the head of the Fu clan Fu Wencheng, grandfather Fu Dashi, and those who came from behind. There were six people including a Tongsheng named Zou from the village. As for others, such as Zhang Er, whom Fu Wenyu is familiar with, because there is no place, he can only find a place to stand like others.
Tang Yuanwai was the first to speak. He had passed the most agitated period, and now his expression had returned to calmness, but his tone was still a bit turbulent.
"Brother Wen Yu, can I call you that?"
"I heard from Shopkeeper Zhang that you are only fifteen years old this year. I wonder how much older you are. You are twenty-five this year. You can call me Brother Tang."
Shopkeeper Zhang winked fiercely at Fu Wenyu.
Fu Wenyu thought for a moment and then agreed, "Brother Tang, you're welcome. Just call me Wenyu."
As soon as he said these words, Tang Yuanwai's expression became even happier, "I think you heard it just now. I came here specifically to thank you today. Because you have done me a big favor, and you are said to be the savior of our whole family. It’s not an exaggeration.”
Then he explained in detail, from the fact that he wanted to chat more with the distinguished guest, so he took home the Liuzhou tabloid with his storybook printed on it, to the discussion with his wife, and the maid exposed the flaw after hearing the story of 'swapping sons', Under questioning, he revealed that the child he was raising was not his biological son...
Then he caught other members of the Huang family and asked him about the whereabouts of his own son. He searched for, found, reported to the police, and closed the case...
By the time he finally finished speaking, a quarter of an hour had passed. And Fu Wenyu also saw with sharp eyes that the person who came in to pour tea was not Chunhua or his sister as he thought, but Fu Qingshi who had been peeking outside the door. And he didn't leave even after pouring the tea. Instead, he stood aside holding the teapot with a very excited expression.
Forget it, let him be.
Fu Wenyu ignored it.
When Tang Yuanwai finished speaking, Zou Tongsheng, who had heard about this for the first time, was surprised and sighed, "It's really unbelievable."
Zou Tongsheng is also an acquaintance of Fu Wenyu.
He is also from Fujia Village, and has a rare surname. He is also the son-in-law of Aunt Fu Sixth, and he had borrowed books from Fu Wenyu before.
Because to the people of Fujia Village, Tang Yuanwai was a distinguished guest among the distinguished guests, so after the clan leader Fu Wencheng learned of his intention to come, he specially invited him to accompany him. As for why the other two scholars were not there, of course it was because they were not in the village at this time and couldn't come even if they wanted to.
After hearing what Zou Tongsheng said, Tang Yuanwai sighed, "Yes, who would have thought that a person who usually talks little and does things properly would have such vicious thoughts."
"Because she took good care of the children in the past, my wife was thinking of letting her come back to take care of her in two years. Who knew that she was not diligent, but taking care of her own son? How can she not be concerned?" Tang Yuanwai shook his head. "You really know people, faces but not hearts."
Fu Wencheng sighed, "It's true."
Zou Tongsheng also nodded and said with relief: "Fortunately, your master and the lucky man have their own destiny. I hope that after this disaster, everything will be fine in the future."
Fu Dashi echoed nervously, "Yes, yes, yes."
Tang Yuan thanked you twice, and then he cupped his hands towards Fu Wenyu and said: "Wen Yu, it stands to reason that I should bring my wife and child to thank you. But the child was frightened and had a fever after being rescued yesterday. My wife I took care of her with all my clothes on and didn’t dare to look away, so please forgive me for being rude.”
Fu Wenyu hurriedly said no.
He just wrote a story and never thought that it could help others. This result was an unexpected surprise. And from what Tang Yuanwai said just now, he also confirmed that this was mostly due to Tang Yuanwai. If he hadn't been bold and careful, I'm afraid the matter would not have been resolved so quickly.
Thinking of this, Fu Wenyu remembered a doubt that came to mind when he listened to Tang Yuan's narration, so he asked: "Brother Tang, I just heard you say that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family is very cooperative and says whatever you ask."
"It stands to reason that she should hide everything and try her best to make excuses."
"how……"
Because in the storybook he wrote, the culprit Zhang's family refused to shed tears without seeing the coffin, and tried their best to prevent others from finding out the truth, and even openly quibbled in court.
Because that is in line with human nature.
Why is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family different?
Hearing this, Tang Yuanwai smiled slightly proudly and said, "Wen Yu, you are right to ask this question. Earlier today, Hu Zhizhou asked me similar questions in private."
"The answer is actually very simple."
Tang Yuan said: "Thanks to your script for this."
Fu Wenyu was even more confused.
Then Tang Yuanwai explained. He said: "After knowing that the child was changed and his whereabouts are unknown, I ordered people to arrest everyone in the Huang family."
"While I was waiting for them to bring the person, I asked someone to ride a fast horse and go to the printing room to get your storybook and read it."
"I have to say, Wen Yu, you write really well!"
Tang Yuanwai lamented, "After the incident in the storybook, the abominable faces of the Zhang family were really impressive, including the 'blood dripping' incident and the later 'blood mole' incident. I was thinking at the time, what if Huang My family, like the Zhang family, refuses to acknowledge me until death, so what should I do?”
"The difference between me and Yuanwai Wang is that Zhang Goucheng is raised in the Zhang family. No matter how long it takes, Yuanwai Wang can afford it. But I can't. My son's life or death is uncertain, and I can't afford it."
"So at that time I was thinking about how to get her to speak as quickly as possible and tell her everything!"
Fu Wenyu nodded slowly.
Indeed, Tang Yuanwai is similar to Wang Yuanwai described in his storybook, but there are also differences. The biggest difference is that the Zhang family has always kept Zhang Gou Sheng by their side, but Tang Yuanwai's biological son is different. He has been thrown away somewhere by the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family.
A five-year-old child has no ability to protect himself. If he had been found a second earlier, he would have suffered less. The consequences of delaying for too long are something the Tang family cannot afford.
Under such circumstances, Tang Yuanwai naturally wanted to get it back.
At this time, other people in the room also thought of this and began to speculate.
"Then how do we get her to talk?"
"Family law?"
"Beat her and call her family!"
"Report to the official."
Tang Yuanwai shook his head one by one, and finally said: "Before I saw her, I couldn't make up my mind. Is it intimidation, threats, torture, or inducement?"
"But when I saw her and the way she looked at her own son, I understood. So I told her directly and straightforwardly that I knew everything and would definitely not let them go. But For the sake of that child calling us father and mother for five years, I decided to spare his life!”
"As long as she can inform the whereabouts of my son, tell the truth to Lord Zhizhou, and plead guilty to the law. Then I will send their aunt and nephew away, allow them to take their clothes with them, and give them one hundred taels of silver. As for what happens in the future , it depends on their destiny.”
"And if you don't tell..."
Tang Yuanwai laughed twice, "Then I will stab her son to death in front of the couple. For this reason, I also asked someone to push the child to the ground and slap him a few times."
"She agreed after hearing the child cry."
Fu Wenyu: "..."
This member of the Tang Dynasty is a bit of a tiger.
But this is indeed a good idea.
Facts have proved that this is also the case. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family heard that Tang Yuanwai was willing to send away her sister-in-law and the child, and also asked them to clean up their belongings and not pursue them further. He asked Tang Yuanwai to swear, and then he told the child's whereabouts happily.
After listening, the patriarch Fu Wencheng was the first to sigh, "This is you, Member of the Tang Dynasty. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid she wouldn't believe it even if you swear."
"Yes, yes." Others sighed.
Not everyone will believe what others say, especially after the Huang family did such things, wouldn't they be afraid of the Tang family's revenge? But the woman still believed it. Firstly, she had no choice but to believe it. Secondly, and most importantly, probably because the Tang family has always had a good reputation in the local area, and her ancestors were known as the 'Great Good People of the Tang Dynasty'. An ancestor highly respected by the people. So the combination of the two resulted in today's result.
Tang Yuanwai obviously knew this.
So he turned to Fu Wenyu and said: "Wenyu, if it weren't for your storybook, I'm afraid I would never have discovered the truth in my life. Or maybe I can discover it by chance in the future, but my child has been suffering for many years, can you I don’t even know if I’m alive.”
"You have shown kindness and kindness to our family!"
"So I have prepared some small gifts today, especially to thank you." Before he could finish his words, the butler-looking figure standing next to him went out, and then gift boxes were brought in one after another like flowing water. Not only was the table full, but there were also two piles on the floor.
Thin, thin gift?
Fu Wenyu felt that Tang Yuanwai had some misunderstanding about the word "little gift"? Obviously, the two bags of snacks he brought back from the teahouse when he went to ask the clan leader for help last time were a 'small gift'.
Is this giving too much?
But in the next moment, Tang Yuanwai's actions let Fu Wenyu know that he could give more, because the other party took out a land deed directly from the pocket of his sleeve.
One hundred acres of fertile land!
When Tang Yuanwai said, "This mere one hundred acres of land is what I, the father, gave as a thank-you gift to the savior of Yishan, the child." The whole room was boiling inside and outside.
In a daze, Fu Wenyu heard Fu Qingshi's disbelieving exclamation.
"One, one hundred acres of land!"
Tang Yuanwai ignored everyone's exclamations and looked straight at Fu Wenyu and said: "Yishan, by the way, I discussed it with my wife before coming here and decided to name the child 'Yishan', just like what was written in your storybook, Wenyu." Likewise, I hope he can grow up safely and become a promising person like Wang Yishan."
"When I rescued Yishan, he had been in the forest for a day. Not only was he covered in bruises and bones, he was also talking nonsense and was burned to the point of unconsciousness."
"The doctor said if it's too late, he won't be able to be saved."
"How can we end such kindness with just 'Thank you'? So I ask Wen Yu to accept these gifts, so that our family can feel at ease!"
Fu Wenyu: "..."
He was in a dilemma. Maybe these gifts of thanks were really just "small gifts" to the Tang family and not worth mentioning. But that’s not the case for him, he’s given too much!
To answer or not to answer?