Chapter 122 Rumors 4
When Shen Zhi heard the news and came out to greet them, he was stunned by the scene and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Everyone in the Shen family went out to greet them, even Eunuch Cao came out to watch the fun. The head of the village happened to be at the Shen family discussing workshop matters, and he also came out to receive them.
All the members of the Yang and He families, regardless of gender or age, knelt in front of Shen Zhi. The old lady said, "Lord Yixiang, I came here to thank you for saving my granddaughter-in-law's life. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid there would be two dead bodies."
Lord Yang also said: "Thank you, Lord Yixiang, for saving my daughter's life. I am grateful to you."
Shen Zhi hurriedly helped the elders up, saying that it was just a small favor and it was not worth it for them to come here to express their gratitude, and he did not deserve it.
Madam Yang took Shen Zhi's hand and said, "Mr. Yixiang is a skilled doctor. It's just a piece of cake for you, but my daughter is my life. I can never repay you for saving my life."
The village head saw that the elders must be exhausted after the long journey. After all, they were old and must be tired, so he quickly welcomed them into the house to rest.
The Shen family was always hospitable, serving tea and preparing cakes and fruits. Shen Zhi tried his best to invite everyone to stay for a meal, but everyone kept refusing, but finally agreed when they could no longer refuse.
As usual, Shen Zhi was in charge of cooking, and Shen Shi was helping out. Considering that there were many elders today, she cooked a few more dishes suitable for the elderly, including steamed eggs with minced meat, fish cakes, and mapo tofu with pork belly.
The dishes for others were simpler, they cooked whatever they had, fish, pheasant, rabbit, wild boar meat in the space, and salted fish and meat from the previous year. The dishes they cooked were not available in this era, they were delicious and colorful, and two tables were quickly filled.
Everyone took their seats one by one and were very satisfied with today's dishes, especially the elders. Many melt-in-the-mouth dishes were placed in front of them.
Shen Zhi didn't let the servants who came today go hungry. She also set up two large tables in the side hall next to them. The dishes were the same as those for the masters. Shen Zhi cooked a larger amount today.
Song Rou also came here today. She has long treated this place as her own home and followed Shen Zhi around.
"Xiao Zhi, guess what happened to Yao later?" Song Rou asked with a gossipy look on her face when she saw Shen Zhi was free.
"Were you punished by the old man?" Shen Zhi asked, handing her a peeled apple.
Song Rou narrated the story vividly while eating.
It turned out that on the fourth day after Yang Wanqing gave birth, the old man called He Anhua and He Junwen into the study and scolded them for not knowing their own status and coveting things that did not belong to them. He forced them to divorce their wives. If they were unwilling to divorce, the old man would no longer recognize them and would drive them out of the house. He Anhua and his son naturally did not dare to disobey, and quickly wrote a divorce letter to divorce Madam He Er and Yao. The father and son thought that everything would be fine after divorcing their respective wives, but the old man decided to divide the family. According to the ancestral system, he gave the second wife a small courtyard with two entrances, two standard shops, and sent them away with a thousand taels of silver notes. The courtyard and the shop are from Qianzhou's hometown, which is a poor and remote place, not as prosperous as Qingzhou Prefecture. The father and son are afraid that they will be ruined in a short time.
When Shen Zhi was doing the surgery that day, he actually heard the quarrel outside and felt that the second wife would not give up. He asked, "From what I heard from the second wife that day, it seemed that they relied on the old man's favor and acted lawless. Why are they so obedient now that they have been separated?"
Song Rou smiled and said, "In the past, the people of the second house always looked down on the first house. In fact, it was because of He Anhua's concubine that the old master doted on her. But not long ago, the old master suddenly learned that the old lady's death was related to that concubine. He was extremely disappointed with that concubine and felt that the descendants of the second house were all of the same character. No matter how much they were educated, their roots would be bad. So he quickly divided the family, and divided it thoroughly. It has been recorded in the family tree to avoid causing trouble in the future and implicating the first house."
Shen Zhi gave a thumbs up to the old man's thundering action.
Soon, the news that Shen Zhi helped a woman deliver a baby by caesarean section spread like wildfire.
Some people found it incredible that the woman was still alive and well after the caesarean section, and that this Yixiangjun had some great abilities.
Some people also believe that Yixiangjun was possessed by demons and learned some evil sorcery. People should stay away from Yixiangjun in the future and not be fooled by her.
Shen Zhi had heard a little about these rumors, but ignored them. He thought that other people had their own mouths and could say whatever they wanted, and there was no way he could control that.
However, these rumors became more and more intense, and some people even threatened to find a Taoist priest to capture the monster Shen Zhi. Even the photo studio in the town was implicated, and some people went to the photo studio to throw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves. The clerks had no way to deal with these people. They couldn't catch them and beat them up, so they could only drive them out. Many people who had ordered photo packages didn't dare to take pictures, and they all clamored for a refund. After Shen Zhen came back and asked Shen Zhi, he refunded the money to the customer, but also made it clear to the other party that it would be difficult to make another reservation in the future. The customer only wanted to get his money back now, so he didn't care about the future, so he quickly agreed not to make a reservation in the future.
Later, Shen heard about this from the villagers and was extremely anxious. How could her precious daughter be said to be a monster?
When Eunuch Cao heard this, he was furious. These gossipers had nothing to do all day long. He summoned the guards and asked them to secretly investigate who spread the rumor.
These guards were all from the Imperial Palace. This problem was not difficult for them and they found the culprit in less than half a day.
It turned out that the culprit was none other than the two women that the He family had divorced. Yao was the daughter of a scholar. Her father had been a poor scholar all his life. She had learned nothing but a lot of insidiousness and cunningness from her father. She was used to a life of luxury and food and servants in the He family. How could she adapt to the hard life in the Yao family? Besides, her brother and sister-in-law used to get financial support from her from the He family and still had a good face for her. Now, they looked down on her because she was just a burden and disliked her everywhere.
Seeing that she could no longer stay in her natal family, Yao set her sights on her former mother-in-law, Madam He Er. Of course, she had now lost her status as Madam He Er and became You after returning home. The You family was a merchant family with considerable assets in Qingzhou Prefecture, but because You was also a concubine, she married He Anhua, who was also a concubine. You was quite favored in her natal family, so she felt at ease staying there after returning home.
Yao secretly visited Yao. The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a good relationship in the He family before. Yao was good at sweet talk and often coaxed her mother-in-law to the point of not knowing what to do. They spent the whole day together plotting to win the fight against the eldest wife. Therefore, when she heard that Yao had sent a visiting card, You immediately called her in.