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If those born from his concubines are included, Fei Yuanyi had sixteen grandchildren.

The boss, Fei Yinghuan, had a fierce wife who did not take any concubines and had a son and two daughters.

The second oldest, Fei Yingqi, had a fierce wife who did not take any concubines, and had three sons and one daughter.

The third child, Fei Yingke, has a weak wife, eight concubines, and five sons and twelve daughters.

The fourth child, Fei Ying Gong, had his first wife die early, without a second marriage or a concubine, and brought back an illegitimate daughter.

There is no shortage of granddaughters!

Fei Yuanyi was an old scholar with a rich life in his later years. He especially liked to participate in literary gatherings and wrote a few acid poems.

This type of literary association belongs to the elderly, often headed by senior officials, and the gentry and elders are happy to be arty. They don't drink much wine. Even if they invite famous prostitutes to play and sing, they just listen to the music seriously - they are powerless!

Most of the time, I travel around the mountains and forests with bamboo sticks and mango shoes, reciting poems and writing lyrics.

Or you can hang out with friends, go fishing, eat wine, drink tea, listen to operas, play cards, and enjoy your old age in peace and comfort.

Don't think that these old guys don't seem to have any sense of existence!

Successive county magistrates must obtain their approval if they want to leave a name for the Xiangxian Temple.

Civil disputes are generally not reported to the officials, but are instead asked to mediate and referee.

If there are thieves or natural disasters, and the magistrate wants to raise money and food, he will also ask them to call for donations.

The censor patrolled the places and listened to the so-called public opinions, often communicating with these old guys.

Country squire, country wish!

If you want to join this circle, you must first have fame, and secondly, money.

Fame and face are Fei Yuanyi's lifeblood and the value of his life. They are far more important than a direct granddaughter!

Last year, the Shanxi rebels captured the county seat, and the county magistrate fled early.

Fei Rulan's fiancé is relatively stupid. He was deceived by the rich people in the city and stepped forward to recruit local warriors to defend the city. As soon as he burned the incense, the spies opened the door to offer sacrifices to the city. The guy was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. The rebel army chased him and chopped him down with a knife.

Afterwards, the imperial court determined that he had died in the city and ordered the local government to commend him.

When the old guys got together, someone praised him and said, "Brother Zimei, you really have a good grandson-in-law. He never retreats and fights to the death. He sacrifices his life to serve the country. Your Majesty has given you a memorial arch for justice!"

He does not mean that.

Fei Yuanyi always felt that it was annoying. When he returned home, he tossed and turned. At first glance, he felt that his granddaughter was an eyesore.

Sun's son-in-law was a martyr for his country, and the emperor gave him a memorial arch for justice. But the granddaughter is alive and well. How can she be justified if she doesn't sacrifice her husband's life? I'm afraid that from now on, he will be ridiculed and unable to hold his head high in front of many squires!

In the past six months, Fei Yuanyi has tried many times, but his granddaughter has always pretended not to understand.

To this day, Fei Yuanyi simply spoke out and spoke without any leeway, bringing out the family ancestor and forcing his granddaughter to commit suicide.

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Outside the door, a house slave was pacing back and forth, anxious but not daring to go in and disturb him.

After waiting for a while, Fei Yuanyi finally finished writing, wiped his hands and said, "Lao Wu, why haven't you heard back yet?"

The house slave, who was called Lao Wu, hurriedly walked over and said, "Master, we can't get in to Jingxingyuan."

"Can't get in?"

Fei Yuanyi didn't understand and said, "I just want you to send someone to inquire about the news. If Ru Lan really dies as her husband, help with the funeral arrangements. If Ru Lan is disobedient and still refuses to die as her husband, you can come back." That’s right. What does it mean if you can’t get in?”

Lao Wu explained with a grimace: "Master, I sent two groups of people one after another. The first group really heard that Miss Sun had committed suicide, so they rushed in to deal with it. Unexpectedly, they were arrested and locked up in the woodshed. I sent the second group The second group wanted to take the person back and ask about the situation, but unexpectedly there was no news after they entered Zhongqinyuan."

"No news?" Fei Yuanyi still didn't understand.

Lao Wu continued to explain: "Now in Jingxingyuan, whether it is the inner courtyard or the outer courtyard, the main entrance and side doors are all blocked, and no one is allowed in or out. I have no idea what is going on inside."

"Tell Jing Xingyuan to release him immediately!" Fei Yuanyi said angrily.

"They refused to let me go and said they would wait for the young lady to come back," Lao Wu said aggrievedly, "That is the eldest young master's yard. You can't really let people break down the door with open fire."

Fei Yuanyi said: "Just say it's my order to let them go immediately!"

"I told you, it doesn't work," Lao Wu took the opportunity to apply eye drops, "The eldest young master's yard is becoming more and more domineering, and he usually doesn't take our Gongbei Garden seriously."

Fei Yuanyi was furious, pounded the table and shouted: "This is too much! You lead people there yourself, and you just knock them open without opening the door!"

After receiving the imperial edict, Lao Wu immediately summoned his servants and went to Jingxingyuan in a furious manner.

"Hurry up and open the door and let people go, otherwise you'll be rude!"

It was almost dark at this time, and Lao Wu held a torch and roared, ready to light the house on fire if he disagreed.

"then!"

No one inside responded, and something suddenly was thrown out.

Lao Wu asked his men to pick it up, but it was a purse with something in it.

"Open it and take a look." Lao Wu ordered.

The men opened the purse and illuminated it with a torch. They were immediately frightened and exclaimed: "It's four fingers!"

Lao Wu turned pale with fright, pointed inside and shouted: "You... how dare you kill someone?"

No one answered.

Lao Wu is already very old and cannot withstand this kind of intimidation. He ordered his men: "You guys stay here and I'll go ask the master for instructions!"

This guy ran all the way, running and shouting: "Master, master, someone is killed!"

Fei Yuanyi was about to eat and frowned: "Why are you panicking? If you have something to say, just say it."

Lao Wu took out a few severed fingers and said, "Sir, not only did Jingxingyuan not open the door, they even threw out a few fingers."

"Amitabha, Amitabha..." The old lady put down her chopsticks and chanted the Buddha's name repeatedly.

Fei Yuanyi was completely stunned and didn't know how to deal with it.

He just wanted to force his granddaughter to commit suicide and sent someone to find out the news.

If you really commit suicide, make arrangements for funeral arrangements immediately and contact the county magistrate immediately to set up a memorial memorial.

If he didn't commit suicide, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't send someone to beat his granddaughter to death, right?

It was such a simple thing, but now it's all messed up. Two groups of domestic slaves were sent over, but both were detained by Jing Xingyuan, and the door was blocked to isolate the inside and outside.

Now it's even more outrageous, he actually threw out a few fingers.

It was impossible for Fei Yuanyi to come forward in person for this kind of matter, but if he didn't come forward in person, the slaves below would be helpless.

Fei Yuanyi was in a dilemma and suddenly looked at his wife: "How about you go for a walk?"

The old lady fiddled with her rosary beads and stood up without eating. She went straight to the Buddhist hall and said only one sentence: "You can clean up the sins you have done yourself. Don't disturb me when I recite the Buddha's name."

Fei Yuanyi was stunned for a long time, then suddenly overturned the dining table: "It's reversed, it's all reversed!"

"Master, this..." Lao Wu didn't know what to say.

Fei Yuanyi suppressed his anger: "Go and say that today was a misunderstanding, and quickly bring him back to me. If a bunch of slaves in my courtyard are held captive by the head of the house for a night, what will happen if word gets out? Ehu Fei will definitely become a laughing stock!”

Lao Wu hurriedly ran to Jingxingyuan again. This matter was beyond his understanding and he really didn't know how to solve it.

The son's slave detains my father's slave. This has never happened in Qianshan!

Panting and running outside the gate, Lao Wu shouted: "Today was a misunderstanding, please let me go quickly."

Zhao Han replied inside: "Today the evil slave broke into Jingxingyuan without permission. I don't know what the conspiracy is. We have no right to release him. We have to wait for the young lady to come back and deal with it!"

"Who are you?" Lao Wu asked.

Zhao Han replied: "I am the eldest young master's loyal servant."

Lao Wu could only shout: "Master said, let him go quickly, let's forget what happened today."

Zhao Han was surprised and asked: "Could it be that these evil slaves who broke into the boudoir in the inner courtyard were sent by the old master?"

"Of course not!" How dare Lao Wu admit it.

Zhao Han angrily rebuked: "If the old man didn't send me, how could he say let's forget it? You are so bold and cunning, with ulterior motives, you dare to falsely pass on the old man's orders. Where do you want to put the old man? Whose name is yours? Why don't you report it quickly?" Come up with your name!”

"I...you..." Lao Wu was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

Zhao Han sarcastically said, "Have you been speechless since I revealed your true colors?"

"You...I...are so angry at me!" Lao Wu stamped his feet crazily, taking the blame for no reason. His energy and blood rushed up, and he almost fainted.

At this moment, Lou came back.

Ignoring the situation at hand, Mr. Lou walked slowly over, without any sullenness on his face. She walked to the courtyard gate and said softly: "I'm back, please open the door."

"Eaaah!"

The heavy courtyard door immediately opened, making a heart-wrenching sound.

Mr. Lou said: "The door hinge is old and should be oiled. The sound is very harsh."

Zhao Han held the knife and clasped his fists: "Madam, some evil slaves broke into Jingxingyuan today. I have captured them all and locked them up in the woodshed."

The maid Dong Fu suddenly stepped forward and whispered in Lou's ear, recounting what happened exactly as it happened.

Mr. Lou smiled and praised: "Brother Han, you are very good."

Zhao Han replied: "It's a matter of duty."

Mr. Lou said to the other servants, "You are also very good."

All the servants were very happy, and the reward was definitely indispensable.

Lao Wu stepped forward and said: "Young Madam..."

"Don't be anxious," Mr. Lou immediately interrupted, "I haven't sorted out the matters here yet, so I'll take my time one by one."

Lao Wu hesitated to speak, but finally did not speak.

Lou suddenly scolded: "Come here, drag out that unruly slave!"

Who eats the inside and outside?

Of course it’s Mrs. Ling!

Even if it wasn't, it had to be, because she belonged to the old lady, and she had to pack one today and show it to the old lady and the old lady.

Mrs. Ling was dragged into the courtyard and shouted in horror: "Madam, spare your life, you are unjust!"

Fei Chun was also shocked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Madam, please spare my mother. My mother did not collude with outsiders."

Lou said to Mo Xiang, "Let me ask you, what are the crimes of this naughty slave?"

Mo Xiang didn't even need to read the manuscript, he just opened his mouth and said: "I have an account book. I won't go into the details, and simply erase the small changes. In the fourth year of Apocalypse, Ling was greedy and deducted forty-seven taels. In the fifth year of Apocalypse, Ling was greedy for ink. Seventy-nine taels were deducted. In the sixth year of Tianqi, the Ling family was greedy and deducted 125 taels..."

Fei Lin, the general manager of Jingxingyuan, Mrs. Ling's husband, and Fei Chun's father, was not at home at the moment. He was ordered to go to the farm to collect summer grain and rent money - Fei Yinghuan had a field in his name.

Mrs. Ling was so frightened that she knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Hit me!" Lou shouted angrily.

Fei Chun could only ask Fei Ruhe for help, crying: "Master, please save my mother."

Fei Ruhe felt a little soft-hearted and said, "Mother..."

"Shut up!"

Mr. Lou scolded and ordered: "Hit me hard. Beating me to death or maiming me will be useless!"

"Ah... Madam, spare your life!"

Madam Ling let out a shrill scream, perhaps losing her mind due to the pain, and finally shouted: "Young madam, I belong to the old madam, you can't beat me to death like this!"

"Beat me, beat me to death!" Lou became even more angry.

Seeing that Mrs. Ling was beaten to pieces, Zhao Han stepped forward and reminded: "Madam, at least you have to show some mercy to the young master."

The young master in these words refers to both Fei Yinghuan and Fei Ruhe.

Just because Mrs. Ling's husband was a book boy who grew up with Fei Yinghuan. And Mrs. Ling's son is a book boy who grew up with Fei Ruhe.

Mr. Lou vented his anger, and upon hearing Zhao Han's plea, he raised his hand and said, "Stop."

Mrs. Ling was about to faint.

Lou asked: "Do you know your sin?"

"Know the crime, know the crime." Mrs. Ling said weakly.

Lou asked again: "Whose are you from?"

Mrs. Ling cried and replied: "I was born as the young lady's son, and I die as the young lady's ghost."

Mr. Lou sneered: "Send him to be treated for injuries. You must make up for the monthly payment you deducted from the slaves in the courtyard within half a month, otherwise I will sell you out! As for your greedy money, I will not pursue it... …Mrs. Ling!”

"Make it up, make it up, make it up," Madam Ling cried in horror, "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness. Thank you, Madam, for your kindness. I am not Madam Ling, I am just a cheap servant. I don't dare to call you Madam anymore. I don't dare to call you Madam." Yes, I am just a cheap maid, and I am a cheap maid. I am a cheap maid, I am really a cheap maid..."

Mrs. Lou was too lazy to pay attention to her anymore and ordered: "Bring out all the evil slaves in the woodshed and I will personally send them back to Gongbei Garden!"

A total of nineteen domestic slaves were tied up and escorted out of the woodshed.

Lou said to those slaves: "Let's go, follow me to see the old master."

After telling everyone to disperse, Lou took only one maid and headed towards Fei Yuanyi's Gongbei Garden.

She stood in the courtyard and shouted: "My daughter-in-law came to greet my father-in-law. Now some evil slaves broke into my daughter-in-law's inner courtyard without permission. The people who were not known to be father-in-law before have been interrogated clearly. My daughter-in-law did not dare to make any arbitrary decisions, so she took them with her." Come and leave it to the father-in-law."

Fei Yuanyi's voice came from the back room: "I will deal with these evil slaves. It's getting late, so you can go back."

"Daughter-in-law, please retire!" Mr. Lou bowed and left.

"Poof!"

There was a muffled sound from the back room, but it was the old man smashing things again.