Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 438 Husband's Anger

Wandering around the city, Li Hongji experienced the most miserable days of his life.

He was paraded through the streets with a shackle around his neck, and then was shackled to a standing shackle and left in the street exposed to the sun. It was extremely cold at night, and what was even worse was that there was no food, not even a few sips of water.

In just two days, the originally robust Li Hongji became extremely haggard. He had lost all his spirit, his lips were cracked and pale, his eye circles were sunken, and his hair was disheveled. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't recognize that this was Li Hongji.

When Li Hongji was arrested by the government and sentenced to be paraded through the streets in shackles, the two people who were most anxious were the most anxious.

One of them was Li Hongji's good friend Wen Xinghu. He did not expect that Mr. Wen would send his butler to the Li family to collect debts at this time, and he did not expect that Li Hongji would actually attack the people in the Wen family in a fit of anger.

It was Wen Xinghu who suggested and helped to borrow money from Mr. Wen. His purpose was to help Li Hongji overcome the difficulties, cover up the loss of official documents, and thus keep the job of the postman.

But who could have thought that things would change so drastically? Just after solving the big problem of lost official documents, the court actually closed down the post stations, and all of a sudden all the people working at the post stations lost their jobs.

If I had known this, I would not have given this idea to Li Hongji. I would lose my job anyway, so why would I owe such a huge sum of money? But it was too late to say this now. After all, no one knew what would happen in the future, and no one could have expected that the court would suddenly close the post station.

From this point of view, Wen Xinghu feels guilty towards Li Hongji. If it were not for his advice, Li Hongji would not have ended up like this.

Now Mr. Wen was furious and asked the chief official of the yamen to come out and make it clear that he wanted to kill Li Hongji. This made Wen Xinghu feel even more sorry for Li Hongji.

After the incident, Wen Xinghu tried his best to find a way to rescue Li Hongji. For this purpose, he went to see Wen Juren several times, intending to use his status as a fellow clan member to beg Wen Juren to spare Li Hongji and save his life.

Apart from Wen Xinghu, there was another person who was most worried, and that was Li Hongji's nephew Li Guo.

Although Li Hongji and Li Guo are uncle and nephew, they actually grew up together and are only a few years apart in age, so it would be more appropriate to call them brothers.

In order to make a living, Li Hongji came to Yinchuan from his hometown, and Li Guo followed Li Hongji to Yinchuan. However, Li Guo did not get a job at the post station like Li Hongji, but went to a wealthy family as a long-term worker, relying on his strength to help farm for a living.

After learning that Li Hongji was in trouble, Li Guo also rushed over. After learning that Wen Xinghu was helping to rescue Li Hongji, Li Guo found Wen Xinghu and proposed to go together to see Wen Juren, hoping that Wen Juren would show mercy and spare Li Hongji.

After begging for two days at the gate of Wen's house, Wen finally met them for the sake of Wen Xinghu's uncle. After meeting Wen, Li Guo kowtowed to Wen without saying a word, saying that he was apologizing for Li Hongji, and at the same time took out a few taels of silver from his pocket and presented it to Wen, saying that it was part of the interest on Wen's debt, and begged Wen to spare his uncle.

Li Guo said that it was not a pity for Li Hongji to die, but if he died, the 80 taels of silver he borrowed would be gone. It was no problem for Li Hongji to be punished for accidentally hitting someone in Wen's house, he deserved it, but now two days have passed and the punishment is almost enough, there is no need to really kill him, just let Li Hongji suffer a little, let him know how powerful Wen Juren is, keep him alive, and he can find a way to return the borrowed money in the future.

In addition, Wen Juren's letting Li Hongji off today can also reflect Wen Juren's magnanimity, which is also good for Wen Juren's reputation. Otherwise, if this method was used to kill Li Hongji, it would not be a good reputation for Wen Juren once it was spread.

While Li Guo was pleading for mercy, Wen Xinghu also helped speak a lot, using himself as a guarantee for Li Hongji again. He promised that as long as Wen Juren gave Li Hongji a chance to live, the loan would definitely be repaid, even if Li Hongji didn't pay it back, he and Li Guo would pay it back. And if Wen Juren did this, they would definitely be grateful to him and would definitely remember his generosity in the future.

Facing their pleas and these words, Wen Juren was slightly moved. To be honest, Wen Juren did this because of Li Hongji's rude attitude towards his housekeeper and servants. As a wealthy man in Yinchuan, he had to kill a chicken to scare the monkey, and he used Li Hongji as a starter.

If this matter is left unresolved, how will Wen Juren survive in Yinchuan in the future? Can just anyone ignore him? Wen Juren's prestige will be shattered, and no one will take him seriously anymore.

Therefore, it is inevitable to teach Li Hongji a lesson. If he doesn't teach him a lesson, Wen Juren will not be able to explain to others, and his own prestige will be damaged.

Li Hongji has been parading in the market for two days now, and it is said that he only has half a breath left. If he continues like this, he will definitely die within three days. Although doing this will establish his authority, it is of no benefit. Just as Li Guo said, once Li Hongji dies, the money he lent out will be gone. In addition, he has already spent money to help the yamen master, so the loss is not small.

After thinking about it, since it has come to this, I have vented my anger, and let the people of Yinchuan see my strength and power. It is not impossible to spare Li Hongji's life.

Sparing his life not only gave Wen Xinghu face, but also provided guarantees from Wen Xinghu and Li Guo. More importantly, there was a chance to get back the money that had been lent. In addition, he could also get a good reputation for being generous, which was not bad either. So after considering it, Wen Juren finally nodded and said that he could let Li Hongji go. In this way, Li Guo and Wen Xinghu finally asked Wen Juren for mercy and spared Li Hongji's life. Soon they rescued Li Hongji. After being rescued, Li Hongji was very weak. He was originally sent home to recuperate, but the matter of Han Jiner and Gai Hu had already reached Wen Xinghu's ears. Fearing that he would be nosy, Wen Xinghu and Li Guo directly sent Li Hongji back to his home and hired a doctor to give Li Hongji medicine to recuperate.

Li Hongji had a good physical condition. Although he was very weak after being rescued, he gradually recovered in a few days.

After recovering a little, Li Hongji was able to get out of bed and move around. After learning how he was rescued, Li Hongji thanked Wen Xinghu profusely. As for Li Guo, there was no need to thank him as they were not only uncle and nephew but also brothers. Their relationship was not something that ordinary people could compare to. It was enough for them to understand it in their hearts.

After a few days, Li Hongji was just getting better and he was clamoring to go home. At this time, he was still thinking about his lovely wife at home. But the problem was that Wen Xinghu and Li Guo knew that Han Jiner and Gaihu were having an affair, and Gaihu had already taken over the magpie's nest. How could they dare to let Li Hongji go home like this? If he went back and saw the situation, Li Hongji would be so angry that he would die.

In order to avoid this situation, Wen Xinghu and Li Guo tacitly advised Li Hongji to stay here for a few more days, and it would not be too late to go back after he had fully recovered.

Under their persuasion, Li Hongji continued to stay, but after a few more days, he really couldn't bear it anymore.

Li Hongji, who is in good health, has basically recovered now. He is thinking about his lovely wife at home. However, whenever he mentioned going home, both Wen Xinghu and Li Guo would avoid the topic or talk about other things. They would never mention asking him to go home.

Li Hongji is not stupid. Those who can be postmen are all smart people, otherwise they would not be able to do this job.

After a few times, he smelled something and asked what was going on, but the two of them avoided the topic. Until one day, Wen Xinghu went out to do something and Li Guo was the only one at home. Li Hongji directly called Li Guo over and asked him seriously what was going on.

Li Hongji is Li Guo's uncle. Although the two are no different from brothers, it is Li Hongji who has taken care of Li Guo since they were young. Li Guo is not good at lying in front of Li Hongji, and today Li Hongji acted as if he had to get to the bottom of things. If Li Hongji doesn't tell him, he might beat him up with his temper.

Helplessly, Li Guo could only tell Li Hongji the whole situation. After he finished speaking, he advised Li Hongji that since the incident had already happened, it was useless to be angry. As the saying goes, a real man will never lack a wife. Han Jiner, a fickle woman, was not worthy of Li Hongji. He should just send her off with a letter of divorce and let Li Hongji find a good wife later.

But it would have been better if he hadn't said this. After he said it, Li Hong's already gloomy and frightening face became even darker than the bottom of a pot. His clenched arms were bulging with veins, his teeth were chattering, and his eyes were red.

"I'm so angry!"

Li Hongji suddenly cursed, stood up, turned around and walked towards the kitchen. A moment later, Li Hongji ran out with a boning knife in his hand and walked towards the door aggressively.

"Uncle! Where are you going?"

"I'm going to kill this pair of bastards!"

"Uncle! You can't kill anyone!"

"What? Are you still going to stop me?" Li Hongji looked coldly at Li Guo who was standing in front of him: "A real man should stand tall and proud, how can he stand up to such an insult? If I don't kill them today, how can I live in this world with dignity? Get out of my way, don't force me to attack you, and don't stop me if you still think I'm your uncle!"

"I..." Facing Li Hongji who had made up his mind, Li Guo knew that he couldn't stop him. If he insisted on stopping him, the relationship between uncle and nephew would be gone. Helplessly, Li Guo could only make half a step to the left. Seeing him make way, Li Hongji didn't say anything, but strode out directly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Seeing Li Hongji running out, Li Guo was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and hurriedly chased after him. It was not because he was afraid that Li Hongji could not kill the couple, but because he was worried that Li Hongji would get excited after killing them and cause even greater trouble.

Just when Li Guo was chasing Li Hongji, Li Hongji rushed home in a hurry. His home was not far from Wen Xinghu's home. It only took a short jog and he arrived home in a blink of an eye.

When I got home, the gate was closed and it seemed that no one was there. However, I could hear rustling noises from the house inside the yard and the rapid breathing of men and women.

Hearing these sounds, Li Hongji had no idea what was happening. In an instant, blood rushed to his head, his eyes widened red, and he kicked the door open with one foot. Then he pulled out his boning knife and rushed towards the main house.

(End of this chapter)