roccoschili Chapter 145: A Husband as Gentle as a Chrysanthemum
Chapter 145: A Husband as Gentle as a Chrysanthemum
The day after Wenwen married into the Fu family, the house was ransacked.
Wen Wen: ...My family did this on purpose, didn't they? Originally, the one who should have married into the Fu Mansion was Wen Yuchai, the eldest sister who was engaged to Fu Rendan. Why would they suddenly ask me to marry into the Fu Mansion?
Fortunately, the Wen family gave a lot of dowry.
Someone advised Fu Rendan that his house would be searched soon, so he should hide some gold and silver valuables in advance.
Fu Rendan is as calm as a chrysanthemum. "How can I be tainted by the stink of money for these vulgar things?"
Wenwen: You’re sick in the brain!
The Fu Mansion was confiscated, and Fu Rendan lost his fame and became a commoner. He planned to take the imperial examination again.
Every day, I write poems and paint with those so-called gentlemen in long gowns, pretending to be cultured and talking about all sorts of nonsense.
Wenwen didn't understand. She only knew that if she didn't make more money, her dowry wouldn't last long.
However, Fu Rendan and Fu Ruoju both despised her money-grubbing ways. Wen Wen was furious and refused to give them a penny to spend.
Unexpectedly, the two men killed her and embezzled her dowry.
Afterwards, Fu Rendan calmed down, passed the imperial examination, and married Wen Yuchai.
Wenwen:??? I’m just a useless tool, eh?
"I want them all to live their true lives, pure and simple like chrysanthemums!"
"As you wish!" After saying that, Sheng Jiang disappeared.
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This day was Wenwen's first day of marriage. The Fu Mansion was raided the next day.
This time, Sheng Jiang wouldn't let the Fu family spend a dime of her money. She quickly stuffed all the dowry into the space.
"Master, Master Su is right. We should prepare some gold and silver in advance, so that we won't be short of money in the future."
"Little boy, how can you be like those vulgar people? Those are just material possessions. Especially those yellow and white things, they are so vulgar, how can they be worthy of my status as a pure and elegant person?"
Little Child: ...? ? Three question marks in a row. Could it be that the young master has contracted a disease?
"But Master..."
Seeing that the boy wanted to say more, Fu Rendan interrupted him impatiently, "Alright, alright. Go collect all the chrysanthemums in the house and hide them. They are my favorite."
Child: ? ? That’s OK. At least when there’s nothing to eat, drinking some chrysanthemum tea can help cool down your internal heat.
The same goes for Fu Ruju's maid over there.
"Xiao Cui, you know me. I have never been fond of these gold and silver jewels. There is no point in collecting them. Besides, what Brother Ling loves most is my elegant temperament."
Xiao Cui: ??? Three question marks in a row. How is this exactly like the young master the little boy described? Could they both have the same illness? How come you were so calm and composed before? After all, your family had an income, so you could do whatever you wanted. Now that disaster has struck, you're still so calm and composed? Could it be that both the young master and the young lady are truly so calm and composed?
Thinking of this, Xiao Cui couldn't help but admire her own young lady sincerely.
Soon, the search and seizure team arrived, eager to take away even the land. The once magnificent Fu Mansion was now reduced to four bare walls.
The house was also sealed and the Fu family was driven out.
Fortunately, there is a dilapidated ancestral home that can be cleaned up and used for living.
But the ancestral home had been uninhabited for decades and was in a state of disrepair, with fallen leaves, dust, and cobwebs everywhere.
The servants of the Fu Mansion all ran away during the search, leaving only a few maids and servants whose indentures were still in the possession of the Fu family.
The master of the Fu family would never do any work. He is as pure as a chrysanthemum, how could he do mundane things?
The servants didn't want to do it either, especially when they saw the big spider and the owl with eyes as sharp as an eagle. They were so scared that they didn't want to stay there anymore.
Fu Rendan didn't want to live here either.
This place is too far away from the prosperous area of Beijing, which affects his socializing.
"Mother - son"
Fu Rendan imitated the tone from the opera, which gave Sheng Jiang goose bumps all over her body.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, hurry up!"
"How can you be so vulgar?" Fu Ren frowned.
"I'm uneducated and so vulgar. If you have nothing to do, just get out. I still have to clean up."
"You! You are so vulgar, how can you be a wife? Why did I marry a shrew like you?"
Seeing Sheng Jiang take out a rolling pin and try to hit him, he was still shouting, "If you dare to hit me today, I will divorce you tomorrow! Let's see how you will deal with yourself in the future."
Sheng Jiang beat him and scolded him, "Stop! Stop now! Whoever doesn't stop is a grandson!"
Fu Rendan held his head in pain, "This is so disgraceful, so disgraceful!"
On the way back, I met Fu Ruju.
"Brother, what happened to your head? Did that bitch Wenwen hit you?"
Fu Rendan remained silent, mainly because it was too embarrassing. If he told others that he was beaten by a woman, wouldn't he be ridiculed to death?
"I'll go find her! She's really vulgar, completely different from Sister Yuchai! If Sister Yuchai married us, she would definitely not treat us like this."
The voice of Sheng Jiang sounded behind him, "Oh, then why doesn't your sister Yuchai marry in?"
"Of course, it's you who stole Sister Yuchai's marriage. If you hadn't stole her marriage, who in the entire capital would marry you?"
"Then ask your brother to divorce me. I don't want to get married either."
"you!"
Fu Ruju thought of something, "My brother didn't divorce you because he's kindhearted. He's afraid that you'll have nowhere to stay after being kicked out."
"Oh." Sheng Jiang said nonchalantly, "Then there's really no need to worry. After all, I have a house as a dowry. So divorce me quickly."
Fu Ruju: Who in the world would ask for a divorce?
Fu Rendan: Does this woman really not want to live with me anymore? That won't do. She still has so much dowry money.
He just wants to pretend to be calm and indifferent, but he is not really a fool. Without money, how can he maintain his calm and indifferent personality?
Seeing that they were silent, Sheng Jiang asked, "Why? You don't dare to divorce me? Then let's get a divorce."
"Wen! Don't go too far!"
Fu Rendan lost his politeness. "I'm not divorcing you for your own good. Don't push your luck! If you can give up the house you brought as a dowry and let our family live there, I might consider letting go of your rude behavior today."
"Then you should worry about it. I don't care about reputation."
Sheng Jiang took out the written divorce agreement and said, "Okay, sign it and go to the government office to get it notarized."
The veins in Fu Rendanqi's hands were bulging and he looked at her angrily.
Fu Ruju was also so angry that she started to yell, "How can a bride ask for a divorce the day after she gets married?"
"Hey? Isn't this the Chrysanthemum Fairy who is as quiet as a chrysanthemum? Why are you imitating her vulgarity and shouting so loudly?"
"Sign quickly!" Sheng Jiang pulled out a 40-meter-long sword and placed it on Fu Rendan's neck. "If you don't sign, I'll kill you!"
He was about to argue, but suddenly became timid.
"Wouldn't it be better if you knew what was good for you earlier? You can continue to recite poems and admire the moon with Yuchai without having to worry about anyone interfering."
After leaving the government office, Sheng Jiang sold all his houses and shops in the capital and went to Jiangnan.
The scenery in Jiangnan is still beautiful.
Then I started eating melons.
"Brother, what should we do now?"
"It's okay, we can always get by"
But when I got home, the house was still full of dust and the yard was still desolate.
"Where are the people? Where did they go? It's been such a long time and they haven't even cleaned up the yard. What are they doing?" Fu Ruju was furious and her face was distorted.
Xiao Cui hurriedly looked for someone everywhere, but she couldn't see anyone for a long time. Finally, she found an old servant who was deaf and dumb, but he gestured for a long time but couldn't explain it clearly.
Finally, after a lot of guesswork, they figured it out. It turned out that the servants had wanted to flee when the Fu Mansion was ransacked, simply because they couldn't find the indentures. They also figured the newly married lady would have enough money to pay them their monthly allowance, so they followed her.
As a result, the new wife also ran away with her dowry. They wanted to escape even more, so they found the little boy. The little boy had grown up with the young master and still had some feelings for him. After hesitating for about half a minute, he decisively stole the indentures, distributed them to the servants, and ran away with them.
Xiao Cui: ...? So now I'm the only servant left? Thinking of the miserable days ahead, Xiao Cui was terrified. If I had known earlier, I would have found an excuse not to go out with the young lady. I missed such a great opportunity in vain.
"My lady, our furniture is all worn out. I heard there's a family in the east of the city that makes fine pearwood beds. Everyone in the family has gone to help. I'll go and call them back right away."
After saying that, Xiao Cui ran away with the stolen indenture.
Fu Ruju waited and waited, but no one came back until dark. Her stomach was growling with hunger.
"Brother, they won't all run away, right?"
"Impossible? Their indentures are both with us."
The two endured the hunger and ran to look for the contract, but they searched for a long time but could not find it.
"It's over! They must have all run away. We're the only two left in such a big house. Brother, I'm a little scared."
Fu Rendan was a little impatient. He was also afraid, but he always felt that he shouldn't live like this.
"Tomorrow you go find Yuchai and ask her to help us."
The next day, Wen Yuchai looked at her with disheveled hair and wrinkled clothes, and a flash of disgust in her eyes, but she still hugged her and cried bitterly.
"Sister, you've really suffered."
Fu Ruju nodded with tears in her eyes. She thought to herself, "Sister Yuchai is so kind. She doesn't even look down on me. Next, she's definitely going to say something like give me gold and silver."
After waiting for a long time, there was still no response. He had no choice but to say, "Sister Yuchai, life has been so difficult since our family was raided. Sister Yuchai, can you..."
Wen Yuchai suddenly interrupted her, "My dear sister, I suddenly remembered something important. How about this, I'll come to see you in a few days when I have time?"
Before Fu Ruju could say anything, Wen Yuchai left in a hurry, vaguely hearing something about Master Ling.
Fu Ruju: ...Mr. Ling? Is that the Mr. Ling I'm engaged to?
I ran to the Wen Mansion and heard from the servants that the Wen family was planning to discuss a marriage with the Ling family? ! !
"Which Ling family?"
"That's Mr. Ling, who used to be in the residence of the Chief Censor. I heard he's both talented and handsome, a very handsome man."
Fu Ruju's face turned pale, "Bitch! How dare you steal my fiancé?"
The Ling family had the highest status among these families, so naturally they would not marry a woman from the Wen or Fu families. So Wen Yuchai came up with a clever plan, hoping to meet Master Ling by chance under the hazy moonlight.
Coincidentally, Fu Ruju thought so too.
She saw Wen Yuchai on the bridge, acting shy and timid in front of Master Ling. She was so angry that she went up to question her.
Wen Yuchai was not willing to be outdone, and the two began to argue. Master Ling didn't know who to persuade, so he just sat there eating melons.
As a result, he saw the two of them fall into the river together. Afraid of someone's life, he didn't dare to eat the melon anymore and quickly jumped into the water to save them.
The next day, rumors spread throughout the capital that Master Ling had had physical contact with the young ladies of the Wen and Fu families.
Madam Ling: ...? They're truly troublesome. Even though my family background isn't as good as theirs, it's still okay for my son to take a concubine.
So the two people who were once as close as sisters entered the Ling Mansion on the same day.
Before they even entered the room, the two men were already arguing fiercely. They were fighting over who was higher up, fighting over who was to enter first. The servants didn't dare to stop them. Perhaps the Ling family was afraid of missing the time, so they forced the order.
This made the people of the capital city laugh at this. Madam Ling hated these two women even more.
Sheng Jiang felt that she couldn’t eat such a delicious melon alone, so she ran to Fu Rendan and asked him to eat it with her.
Fu Rendan watched the woman he loved most and his own sister fighting for a man.
Today, when Master Ling went to Fu Ruju's courtyard, Wen Yuchai had a stomachache and called him away. She also expressed her love to him, "Master, I have been fond of you for a long time. One day without seeing you feels like three months! That person picking xiao, one day without seeing you feels like three autumns! That person picking mugwort, one day without seeing you feels like three autumns. Master, you won't blame me for tricking you away from your sister, right?"
Master Ling, "That's not right. Weren't you engaged to Master Fu Rendan, who is as quiet as a juju?"
"That's the decision of my parents and the matchmaker. I can't do anything about it."
"So, you have no feelings for Fu Rendan?"
"Yes, ever since I read your poetry collection, I have been secretly in love with you and cannot tolerate anyone else."
Seeing this, Fu Ren spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
"Can't you bear this?" Ginger laughed.
How could this person before him have the air of a celestial being, as pure as a chrysanthemum? The clothes he wore were wrinkled and patched.
Ever since his servants had run away, he had to do everything himself. With no money, he dug up wild vegetables every day to make soup. He had already dug up all the wild vegetables nearby, and even the rabbits looked at him with red eyes, eager to eat him.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought about looking for his former friends, but those so-called relatives and friends had seen his house raided and were afraid of being implicated, so they had already cut off contact. The kind-hearted ones gave him a tael of silver at most and sent him away.
So he lived a miserable life during this period. He was seriously ill and had no money for treatment, so he could only waste time.
In the Ling residence, those two were still fighting. Today, Wen Yuchai fell into the water, and tomorrow, Fu Ruju fell.
The next day, Wen Yuchai had a miscarriage, and the day after that, Fu Ruju gave birth to a stillbirth and became extremely emaciated.
To be precise, both of them looked equally haggard, with sallow complexions, withered appearances, and dull features.
Young Master Ling had long been tired of them and had thrown himself into the arms of another concubine.
Fu Ruju died first, and soon after, Wen Yuchai also died. As for Fu Rendan, he had already been thrown into hell by Shengjiang, and continued to maintain his indifference towards others.
Naturally, his sister and his white moonlight also had to go with him.
I just wonder if those two women will continue to fight to the death down there? But Sheng Jiang doesn't care, he just treats it as a daily online melon.
As for the Wen family, Master Wen had offended his superiors and was demoted to a commoner. He no longer held himself to high esteem, but spent his days digging wild vegetables and making soup. This was simply more painful than killing him.