Hong Chengchou returned to the mansion and handled the affairs assigned by Jiergalang, thinking that he should go and meet Liu Rushi.

As a master of Neo-Confucianism, Hong Chengchou was extremely reluctant to deal with women, not to mention that this woman's identity is so unusual.

But if he doesn't come forward in person, who is the right person to ask? It is said that his wife Li Lianxin is the most suitable person, but since he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his wife and daughter have been lukewarm to him. Although he did not dare to say anything else, Li Lianxin definitely complained about him.

A wife takes off her clothes if she wants to take off her clothes. She dares to complain about her husband and fires her if she wants to get rid of her.

But it doesn't work. My mother was so angry that her brother turned against her. The villagers were like avoiding snakes and scorpions. They had become a big joke in the forest. If they divorced their wife and married each other, would they still survive? Do they really want to betrayal of their relatives?

Therefore, Hong Chengchou could only endure it.

Therefore, he could not let his wife come forward, and he could not even say anything about letting his wife come forward.

The wife cannot do it, and others cannot do it. Qian Qianyi’s affairs are the highest secret and he cannot let others interfere.

"Oh, just see me. Although it is hindered by etiquette and law, I am eager to follow the power. Liu Rushi is originally out of the world and is not a good woman. I think Qian Qianyi will not blame himself for being rude in the future." Hong Chengchou thought so.

Seeing that it was getting late outside, Hong Chengchou changed into a regular dress and asked Hong Jiarui to walk to a separate courtyard in the back garden.

...

After becoming a good man, Liu Rushi never used sex to entertain others. He only sang poems and essays with Qian Qianyi every day, and his heart was all tied to his husband who was thirty-six years older than him.

Although Qian Qianyi has grown up so much, he loves her very much and respects her very much. His legitimate wife Chen made a big fuss about Liu Rushi's affairs. Qian Qianyi took the blame for the world and drove Chen into a cold courtyard, allowing Liu Rushi to take charge of housekeeping as a concubine, and asked the maid and servant to call him "maid" and not call him "aunt".

Qian Qianyi treated Liu Rushi so affectionately that Liu Rushi should be obedient to him, but on the contrary, Liu Rushi not only did not follow him everywhere, but often played a little bitch and made him angry, and sometimes even wrote poems to mock him.

It’s strange that Qian Qianyi, a person with such a status, not only did he not disobey her, but instead accommodated her everywhere and followed her. Others called her “Liu Rushi”, but he called her “Hedong Jun”, meaning “Hedong Lion Roar”.

The two fell in love and knew each other. After a few years of immortal life, Liu Rushi gave birth to a daughter for him.

But after the Qing soldiers entered the pass, the good days were over.

Liu Rushi followed Qian Qianyi back to Nanzhili from Beijing. He had seen the burning, killing and looting of the Qing soldiers. He also heard about the "Three Massacres of Jiading" and "Ten Days of Yangzhou". When the Han people in Jiangnan talked about the Tartars, they reached the point of "responsibility of hearing the tiger".

Liu Rushi was not afraid, but was full of resentment and helplessness.

She hated the Tartars for destroying the good days when she and Qian Qianyi played with each other, hated the Tartars for harming Han compatriots, and hated herself for not being a man and not being able to fight. As a weak woman, what else can she do besides hating her out of thin air?

She wanted to die, but Qian Qianyi refused to die; she didn't want her husband to have a braid, but Qian Qianyi shaved her head without telling everyone; she didn't want her husband to betray her, but Qian Qianyi deceived her and said that she was just a temporary solution to the thief. In the future, she was a high position and was a powerful person, so she would definitely contact knowledgeable people to restore the Chinese family's clothes.

As Qian Qianyi's wife, Liu Rushi accepted her husband's repeated failures, but she always hoped that her husband could fulfill his promise and devote himself to the great cause of anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty.

After Qian Qianyi came to Beijing to become an official, Liu Rushi kept talking about this matter, but Qian Qianyi agreed but refused to take action.

Later, a Manchu doctor from the Ministry of Rites found out from somewhere that Qian Qianyi's wife Ru was once the "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai". She became very lustful and even broke into Qian's mansion in broad daylight after drinking, clamoring to ask Liu Rushi to sleep with him.

Although Qian Qianyi was the minister, he did not dare to offend Manchus. He was humble and said all the good things, and gave him a large sum of silver before sending the plague god away.

Liu Rushi was furious and asked Qian Qianyi to resign immediately. If he did not resign, he would die in front of him.

Although Qian Qianyi was a fan of the officialdom, he had been bullied by Manchus during his tenure. Now he has entered his mansion to insult his beloved concubine in person. How could he bear it? He immediately followed Liu Rushi's advice, resigned and returned to his hometown Changshu.

Later, Huang Yuqi, a righteous man in the Qing Dynasty, organized a thousand ships to raise an army on Zhoushan and sea to restore Changzhou. Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi went to the sea to reward the troops.

Later, the incident was leaked, and Duoduo sent Qian Qianyi to death prison.

Liu Rushi ran around from many places and begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother, and then rescued Qian Qianyi from prison and was later placed under house arrest in Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden.

...

Liu Rushi was kidnapped in her sleep. When she woke up, she no longer knew where she was.

The first thing she did when she woke up was to check her body quickly and found that her close-fitting clothes were intact, so she felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, my body was not defiled.

Liu Rushi looked up and found that he was in a very elegant house, which looked like his decorations at Jiangyunlou. Not only were the utensils and utensils, but he had all the four treasures of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and study.

"Where is this? Whose house is it? How could I be here?" Liu Rushi sat up with questions.

His head was still a little drowsy, but he could move. Liu Rushi got off to walk towards the door.

"Is anyone?" he shouted softly as he walked.

"Um..." Hearing her shout, a pretty girl came in at the door. She looked just now and looked like a maid.

The girl's eyes were glittering, she was hesitating, but her hands were constantly gesturing.

"Who are you?" Liu Rushi asked.

"Um..." The maid still refused to answer, gestured with her hands, and gestured for a moment.

"Are you a mute?" Liu Rushi didn't understand what her actions meant, so he asked.

"Um..." the maid nodded.

"Where is this? Or is it in Suzhou?" Liu Rushi asked.

The maid shook her head, and Liu Rushi didn't understand what she meant to say "not Suzhou" or "I don't know".

She shook her head and said to herself, "I'm stupid. What do you mean to a mute? Forget it, go for a walk in the yard and see if there are anyone who can talk."

Thinking to himself, he walked towards the yard, and the mute maid followed closely behind.

The corridor is filled with flowers of various colors, with tiles paved with the floor. The gate is in the southwest corner. The east wall is covered with slender bamboo. There are several houses on the south side, but I don’t know what it is for.

The yard is not big, but the environment is very elegant and kind.
Chapter completed!