Lantian County was located in the east of Chang 'an.
In the early years, Lantian County was also extremely prosperous. People came and went, and there was an endless stream of horses and carriages. Even Du Qi's earliest fief was in Lantian County. He was once a man of Lantian County. However, the current Lantian County was no longer as prosperous as it used to be. It was much more deserted.
Du Qi rode his horse and slowly entered the city.
After the group entered Lantian County, they first found an inn to rest and put the accompanying supplies in the inn. Then, the group went out of the county yamen and walked around the city, looking around. When it was close to noon, Du Qi did not let Liu Jian cook. Instead, he directly found a more famous restaurant and entered the restaurant to eat.
Even though it was noon, the restaurant's business was not particularly good, but it was not bad either. The business was very ordinary.
Du Qi used to run a restaurant and knew the profits of a restaurant. Therefore, from the flow of people in the restaurant, he could roughly judge the restaurant's business. Even if it was not very good, at least it would not lose money and could guarantee the restaurant's business.
After Shangguan Yi ordered the dishes, it was not long before the dishes were served.
In addition, there was also a pot of wine.
Du Qi, Shangguan Yi, Guan Zhilan, and Mordor shared a pot of wine. One person could not drink much, so it did not affect them. While the four of them were drinking and eating, they heard the guests who were eating at the side chatting and talking about an interesting matter. It was said that in Lantian County, a family came a few days ago. There were a mother and three daughters.
The woman with three children was a widow. Her husband was dead, so she lived alone with her three daughters. Originally, the woman's family was in the southern Jingzhou. They were the family of an official and lived a wealthy life. Unfortunately, the woman did not have a son. She only had three daughters. Moreover, the daughters were not old. The oldest was about 14 years old, and the youngest was only 10 years old.
After the man died, the woman was driven out of the house by the family. Even after the woman left Jingzhou for Lantian County, the family chased her and pestered her, asking her to take out all the money that she had taken from the family. Although it was said that she had taken it away, in fact, what the woman took away was her own private savings. However, she couldn't stand the fact that there was no male in the family, so she was constantly pestered by her family.
Many people were discussing this matter.
When the shopkeeper heard the news, he stopped what he was doing. After all, he wasn't that busy anymore, so he joined in the discussion. After all, the shopkeeper had always been in Lantian County, and there were many people coming and going in the restaurant. He had heard a lot of news.
Du Qi was also curious. After he finished eating, he put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand and wiped his mouth. He looked at the shopkeeper who was speaking and asked, "Shopkeeper, you guys are talking so enthusiastically and lively. You've always used 'she' and 'her' and 'her' and 'her'. You've never mentioned this girl's identity or name. What's the woman's surname? Who's her husband's family? Who's the troublemaker? Do you have any information on this? "
Many people were stunned when they heard this.
Speaking of this situation, no one asked about it, and no one paid attention to it. Due to the fact that they had been replaced by so-and-so or by her the entire time, they did not know the identity of the woman.
Just as everyone was puzzled, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Speaking of this matter, I do know a little. I heard that the woman's surname is Yang, and people call her Madam Yang. She's quite old. Her husband's surname is Wu, but I don't know who the troublemaker is, or what her three daughters' names are. "
"These people from the Wu family came to cause trouble, but they didn't mention their specific names. Many of the onlookers only know some information intermittently, but they don't know the specific situation. "
"Only the people involved know the specific situation."
"At the moment, most people only know the general situation, but they don't know more than that."
The shopkeeper chuckled as he shared the information he knew. After all, he had to open the restaurant every day to do business, so it was impossible for him to listen to gossip. Therefore, all the information he knew came from the mouths of the customers.
After Du Qi heard this, he said again, "There are still some questions about this matter that are puzzling. Madam Yang is a widow and her children were bullied by her husband's family. This happened in Lantian County. Does the government not care at all? "
The shopkeeper said, "Young Master, this matter isn't easy to deal with. It's difficult for an honest official to deal with family matters. It's an internal matter of the Wu family. Firstly, it didn't break the law. Secondly, there was no rape or robbery. Thirdly, no one died. It's just a family matter. Even if the government knows, it's not easy for them to intervene. Moreover, our county magistrate is a smart person, so the government is turning a blind eye. "
The other customers also began to speak.
"I think County Magistrate Wang should do something about it. It's not easy for a widow and an orphan to live with three daughters. Now, she's being bullied by her husband's family. It's really pitiful. "
"I think it's pitiful too. This woman lives in Jingzhou and has already come to Lantian County from Jingzhou. However, the Wu family chased after her from Jingzhou and pestered her. It's really despicable. "
"Actually, it's for money."
"The Wu family is doing it for money. I think there's no need for the Yang family to hold onto the money. Just give the money to the Wu family and the matter will be resolved. Nothing will happen."
"It's not that easy. If you take the money today, there will be people coming for money tomorrow. If you say there's no money, who will believe you? That's why this matter isn't easy to deal with. In the end, there's no man. If there's a man in the family, they won't be bullied like this. "
All of them were discussing.
These people were all talking.
When Du Qi heard this, he remembered that the county magistrate's surname was Wang. He also thought about the governance of Lantian County. Suddenly, Du Qi had a flash of inspiration. When Du Qi heard about the Yang family and the Wu family, he didn't take it to heart. Now that Du Qi suddenly remembered that the person was in Jingzhou, he had some thoughts. Perhaps it was the person he thought of.
Du Qi didn't ask any more questions. After Shangguan Yi, Mordor, and Guan Zhilan finished eating, Du Qi didn't stay any longer. He instructed them to settle the bill and leave. After leaving the inn, Shangguan Yi took the initiative to ask, "Your Majesty, can we go and take a look?"
"Let's go!"
Du Qi nodded and replied.
The group went straight to the Yang family's residence. This place wasn't a secret in Lantian County. After asking a little, they found out. The group went straight to the Yang family's residence.
The Yang family's residence was in the west of the city.
This was a slightly remote area. Most of the high officials and aristocrats of Lantian County mainly gathered in the north of the city. The people who lived in the west of the city were mostly poor commoners. There were also some who were better off and their residences were more spacious. Although the Yang family's residence wasn't in a good location, it was spacious and simple.
When Du Qi and the group arrived, it was noisy outside the Yang family's residence. There were many commoners gathered outside the gate. There were already three layers inside and three layers outside. It was a huge scene. When Du Qi saw this, he frowned. For a widow with an orphan, especially a widow with three daughters, this kind of commotion was very disadvantageous to the Yang family.
When Du Qi and the group arrived, the crowd formed a circle. With Mordor's help, they directly squeezed their way in. When they reached the innermost layer, they saw three men blocking the entrance and cursing loudly.
The content of their curses was generally about how the Yang family jinxed her husband and caused his death. They also said that the Yang family left the Wu family with the money. Therefore, they wanted the Yang family to take out all the money. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to live in peace.
After listening for a while, Du Qi was certain.
The Wu family was the home of the Wu family.
The Yang family was Wu Zetian's mother. She left Jingzhou with her three daughters and came to Lantian County. After Du Qi knew this, he had a general understanding of the situation. In history, after the death of the Wu family, the Yang family didn't have a son and didn't have a foundation. They were forced to leave Jingzhou by Wu Zetian's cousins, Wu Weiliang, Wu Huaiyun, and Wu Yuanshuang.
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