Pei Jing and Madam Pei considerately left, leaving Yu Shu and Zhao Hui to talk in the room.
Yu Shu put a pillow on Zhao Hui's back and pulled the blanket over her. She held her hand and asked, "Aunt Huei, tell me in detail what happened that day. How did Doctor He injure him?"
Zhao Hui didn't want Yu Shu to get involved again, so she pushed her hand away and said, "Don't ask. This has nothing to do with you. Don't get yourself into trouble." "Aunt Huei …" Yu Shu said with a straight face, "It's not you who's in trouble, it's Doctor He who's in trouble. I'm the one who asked him to take care of you, so how can it have nothing to do with me? Do you know that if this case is decided, Doctor He will be imprisoned for five years, not five days? Tell me everything now so I can think of a solution as soon as possible."
Zhao Hui was shocked, and her expression became hesitant.
Yu Shu added fuel to the fire. "If you don't tell me, then I'll go talk to the Dou family right now. It'll be best if they beat me up, and I'll also go to the yamen to report them."
"Don't!" Zhao Hui sat up straight and anxiously pulled Yu Shu's hand. "Xiao Yu, don't mess around." "Then hurry up and tell me." "You …" Zhao Hui looked at Yu Shu helplessly and recounted what happened that day in detail.
Yu Shu sneered. As expected of a relative, the Dou family was even more shameless than the Ji family. A few months ago, Dou Lu had injured Zhao Hui on the street. The other party was afraid that she would die, so they hurriedly hid at home. Now that the incident had passed, they heard that Zhao Hui wasn't dead. They were afraid that Zhao Hui would report them after she recovered, so they went to threaten them. "Doctor He happened to be there.
Dou Lu was shrewish and wanted to go to the side of the bed to pull me apart. Doctor He pushed her and she fell to the ground. Her man didn't let it go and smashed the table and stools in the room and started fighting with Doctor He. Doctor He was afraid of hurting me, so he pushed them out. By the time I got out, there was already blood. The man's leg was somehow broken! "
"Wait." Yu Shu interrupted and asked suspiciously, "Why was it somehow broken? Wasn't it Doctor He who hit him?" Zhao Hui shook her head, her face also filled with confusion. "After they left, Doctor He told me that he didn't know how he hurt the man and broke his leg." Yu Shu frowned. This matter sounded strange. Could it be that they had falsely accused Doctor He?
"It's all my fault. If I had known that they would come looking for me, I would have hidden somewhere else. Doctor He wouldn't have helped me …" Zhao Hui said sadly.
Yu Shu didn't comfort her. With the current situation, it was hard to explain. The Dou family insisted that Doctor He was the one who injured her and that County Magistrate Ma was in cahoots with them. Even if Doctor He didn't plead guilty now, he would probably be tortured into a confession. It was just like when Zhao Hui was wrongly accused of marriage fraud. That Dou Jiaqiang said that her appearance and eight characters didn't match and even found a Yi shop to testify … An idea flashed through Yu Shu's mind. She rubbed her chin and asked Zhao Hui seriously, "Aunt Huei, do you remember which Yi shop the Dou family found to testify against you?"
Zhao Hui looked at her and whispered, "It's … it's the Ji family."
"Pa!" Yu Shu slapped her thigh and suddenly stood up. Zhao Hui was startled and asked nervously, "Xiao Yu, what's wrong?"
Yu Shu said, "I remember you said that there was a housekeeper in Yiyang City who sent you there. Have you been in contact with him all these years?"
Zhao Hui shook her head. Yu Shu was about to be depressed when she heard her say, "Although I haven't been in contact with him, I know that he has a bookstore on the street behind Zhangmen Pu." Yu Shu was overjoyed. She vaguely had an idea. She turned around and rubbed her palms as she paced back and forth in the room. She frowned and thought carefully.
Pei Jing and furen, Qin shi, returned to the bedroom. It was already noon. Pei Jing had the habit of resting at noon, so he was even more listless today. Qin shi helped him take off his outer robe, and the couple lay down side by side on the bed.
Qin shi saw that Pei Jing was frowning, so she advised, "Don't be upset. I know that you like that child very much and want to help her, but this kind of private matter, we will help if we can. If we can't, then there's nothing we can do. Do you really want to get into trouble for them? You don't put the Dou family in your eyes, but they still have the Ji family behind them. This matter really doesn't need us to interfere." Pei Jing nodded and said, "Furen is right. Let them stay in the fu for now. You go back and persuade Zhao Hui. Tell her to get over it, so that Ashu doesn't do anything stupid with her." Qin shi made a sound and then sighed with emotion, "Speaking of which, that Zhao Hui's life is really bitter. She's a good young lady, but now she's in trouble. Ai."
"Oh? Did Furen hear what she said? "Lou Jing had only found out that Zhao Hui had swindled her marriage many years ago and became enemies with the Dou family, but he didn't know more.
Qin shi said, "That Zhao Hui was the daughter of a merchant in Yan Zhou. She was engaged to the Dou family, but her parents passed away early and she was left alone. Before she died, she entrusted the housekeeper to send her to her husband's family in Yi Yang." "Hiss, Furen said that she was from Yan Zhou?" Pei Jing heard Qin shi's opening words and his heart moved. He thought of something and interrupted her.
"That's right, isn't it the same?" "It's nothing, Furen can continue." Pei Jing thought that perhaps he was being overly suspicious. How could there be such a coincidence?
Qin shi gave him a strange look and continued to tell Zhao Hui's story. She talked about how the Dou family's brother died and shamelessly accused Zhao Hui of swindling her marriage. She went to the bazaar to prove that the horoscope she sent was fake and that she had taken the orphan girl's wealth. She was filled with righteous indignation. When she finished, she sighed and said, "It's a pity that she was alone and her dowry was taken. She was reduced to this day. It was not easy for her to live a stable life, but another disaster occurred."
"Everyone has their own fate." Pei Jing stretched out his hand to pick up the small pot on the tea table and poured a cup of water for Qin shi.
"That's right." Qin shi gently placed her hand on Pei Jing's chest and said, "Jing ge, when you were in trouble in a foreign land, you were almost unable to recover. If it wasn't for that kind-hearted person's help, I'm afraid you wouldn't be who you are today." Pei Jing's eyes suddenly became a bit sad. He patted her hand and thought for a moment. He casually asked, "Then does Zhao Hui have any other relatives in her hometown?"
"She said she doesn't know. Why don't you help her ask around? Her father's surname was Zhao. It was said that the old man was also a kind person. Wherever he went, people would respectfully call him" Good Man Zhao. "
"Pa da." The quilt in Pei Jing's hand fell on the bed frame and broke into several pieces on the ground.
"Jing ge." Qin shi quickly got up in shock. She saw that Pei Jing's eyes were red, his lips were trembling, and tears were about to fall.
Zhao Hui watched as Yu Shu walked back and forth in the room, muttering to herself as if she had lost her soul. For a moment, she was worried. She called out to her several times but didn't get a response. She unconsciously raised her voice, "Xiao Yu!"
Yu Shu came back to her senses. She turned her head and saw Zhao Hui's worried expression. She quickly walked over and sat down on the side of the bed.
Zhao Hui grabbed her hand, "What happened to you? Don't scare me. If you can't think of a way, don't hurt your brain with anxiety."
Yu Shu shook her head. She pursed her lips and said, "I think I have a way to save Doctor He." Zhao Hui was happy at first, but then she asked doubtfully, "What way? Tell me." "I'm not sure if this will work. I need to find someone who understands the law and ask clearly. Ay." Yu Shu grabbed her hair in annoyance. She had a plan in her heart, but she didn't have enough manpower. "I can't do this alone. If Mr. Pei is willing to help me …" "If I am willing to help you, what will you do?"
A voice was heard outside the door. Yu Shu and Zhao Hui were startled. They turned their heads and saw a shadow outside the door. Yu Shu quickly got up and walked to the door. She opened the door halfway and saw Pei Jing standing outside.
"Mr. Pei?"
Pei Jing looked at her and stood outside the door. He asked the person inside the room, "Miss Zhao, can you tell me your respected name?"
Yu Shu felt strange. She felt that something was wrong.
Zhao Hui heard Pei Jing's voice from inside the room. She paused for a moment before answering, "My father passed away. His name is Ren He, Zhao Ren He."
Pei Jing closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and opened them again. Yu Shu was shocked to see that there were tears in his eyes. "Mr. Pei, what are you doing?"
Pei Jing ignored her and said to the door, "I was born into a merchant family. When I was twenty, I was elected as a fortune-teller. When I was young, my eyes were on the top of my head. I thought that I was talented. When my father was ill, I left home and went to the capital to take the Da Yan Examination. Who would have thought that I would fail all three exams? My name was Sun Shan. I spent my days drinking and getting drunk. While I was in the capital, I suddenly received the bad news that my father had died. I hurried back home. On the way, I encountered bandits. My attendant and bodyguards were all killed. I fell on the grass by the roadside and was saved by a passerby. I was brought home to recuperate. "" During that period of time, I was muddle-headed and wanted to commit suicide. He persuaded me to stay in his restaurant and taught me business. Three months later, I finally turned over a new leaf. I said goodbye to him and returned home. I observed mourning at home for three years and studied hard. When the mourning period was over, I went to visit my benefactor to repay him. I didn't expect him to be gone. I heard from my neighbor that my benefactor had passed away a year ago. His only daughter had sold the family property to marry someone else. I was deeply grieved. I took a handful of soil from his grave and brought it back to worship every year. I didn't expect that my benefactor's orphan would end up like this. In vain, I burned incense every year to comfort him. I didn't know that his spirit in heaven would see his daughter end up like this. How bitter would he be? "At the end of his story, Pei Jing's tears trickled down his face. He was a wealthy merchant, yet he was sobbing silently.
Zhao Hui, who was in the room, thought of her deceased father and also cried bitterly. Yu Shu, who was at the side, listened to this old fate. All sorts of feelings welled up in her heart. Zhao Xi's father's generation was also a kind and virtuous person. Why didn't he have a good ending? One died young, the other met an unkind person. Could it be that good will be rewarded with good?
The two of them cried inside and outside the room. Yu Shu didn't say anything to comfort them. She could see that Pei Jing was a hot-blooded man. Otherwise, he could have swallowed the past and said it now. He definitely wouldn't stand by and watch the matter between Zhao Hui and Doctor He.
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