The Precious Lady – Chapter 156

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第156章 去父
为避人耳目,温婉这几日都不敢出门,只能躲在家里。

她迷迷糊糊睡了两三日,总觉得胸闷气短想要呕吐,她担心身体有内伤,又隐约有种难以言说的不安,只好让红梅悄悄请了严大夫来。

外面下着雨,严大夫路上耽误了时间,姗姗来迟。

此时温婉已经将赵恒支开。

果然,如温婉隐约猜想的一般,严大夫为她细细把脉后,脸上露出笑意,“恭喜温掌柜…您有喜了!”

身后的红梅一下乐了起来,“小姐!”

若姑娘能诞下麟儿,温家族老再不会有所逼迫,温家酒坊后继有人!
温婉并非十六七的小姑娘,上辈子活到三十,虽自己孑然一身,但也曾亲眼目睹身边亲朋好友结婚生子的过程。

他们不止一次的述说生产养育的烦恼,可温婉始终无法感同身受。她一个将死之人,考虑的是怎么活下去,至于天伦之乐…生儿育女…她从不敢想。

在严大夫没有诊脉之前,她就已经隐约察觉身体的变化。

她…要当妈妈了。

她会有一个继承她血脉和姓氏的孩子。

在前一世没有做成的事,在这里…她做成了。

温婉心中五味杂陈,却盯着严大夫问:“我两日前曾经摔了一跤,磕得很严重,不知是否影响腹中孩儿?”

严大夫笑着望一眼温婉额前的伤口,“不碍事,都是皮外伤。不过虽然温掌柜身体康健,但还是要多加注意。”

严大夫打心眼里为温婉高兴,这姑娘一路走来不容易,因此对格外关照,事无巨细的告知她怀孕注意事项和忌口。

最让严大夫满意的是,温婉还拿出纸笔将他说的话全部记录下来。

谁能拒绝一个聪明又好学的小姑娘?

“严大夫,此事还请为我保密。”温婉脸上挂着淡笑,“我想亲口告诉家人。红梅,给严大夫多多的席敬,以后少不了有麻烦严大夫的地方。”

红梅起身送严大夫,临走时回眸看一眼温婉。

温婉身形单薄,披一件湖绿色妆花素面小袄,素着一张脸,形单影只的立在廊下。

红梅微微蹙眉。

怎么觉得…有了孩子…姑娘好像没有特别开心呢?

红梅去了很久,回来的时候一脸心事重重,温婉问她几次也不说,可红梅本来就是个憋不住事儿的人,没三两下就招了,“姑娘,刚县衙的张捕头来过了,说在桃花溪下游发现一具无头男尸,死得很惨,头和四肢都被人砍断…如今衙门正挨家挨户的排查身份呢。”

温婉心里“哐当”一下,声音紧绷,“无头男尸?人彘?”

赵恒不是只割开元敬的喉咙吗?

难道他所谓的“处理”是指砍掉元敬的头和四肢,再扔进桃花溪里?

温婉忽然心中直泛恶心。

随后便被巨大的恐惧和不安淹没。

赵恒此人…睚眦必报……杀气太重!
若有朝一日发现她欺他瞒他,那她岂不是落得个元敬一样的下场?!
赵恒心思敏锐、腹有盘算、手段残忍,比元敬之流可怕数倍!
外面秋风瑟瑟,想起那人幽黑的双眸,温婉忽然觉得身体发冷。

或许,她错了。

从一开始她就错得离谱!
红梅叹气,“横竖跟咱们没有关系。如今姑娘怀着身孕,这些腌臜事咱全当不知道。只是今天平县城里人仰马翻,老百姓们都在猜测死的是谁,还有家里失踪的跑去验尸,总之…这几日您就在家好好养着,别出门沾了晦气。”

“无头男尸…在何处发现的?”

“说是桃花河下游…这两天下了雨,河水上涨,尸体便被冲刷到河岸上。据说那人应该家境殷实,张捕头说男子身上衣裳很是华贵,不像是普通人家。”

温婉四肢百骸全是凉意,“可知道什么死因?”

“说是被人割开了喉咙。”红梅语气难掩恐惧,“凶徒太残忍了。”

温婉扭过头,看向外面的雨幕,红梅只觉得此刻姑娘脸上的神情她半点也不懂。

若是绿萍在就好了。

有什么事儿,她能和绿萍说道说道。

半晌,温婉转过头来,声音不紧不慢,却如窗外天气一般夹杂着寒风细雨,“去把屠二爷叫来。”

屠二爷来的时候,雨势渐止,他长刀不离身,斜跨腰间,显得人高马大,掀开暖帘入内时,带起外面的飒爽秋风。

“屠二爷。”

温婉裹紧身上的湖绿色妆花素面小袄,立在书桌后,脸色淡雅,双眸泛着不安的幽光。

神情是他前所未见的凝重。

蓦地。

女子抬眸。

眼中精光闪闪。

“赵恒…此人…留不得。”

屠二爷眼皮一跳,唇角沉默紧抿。

“明日我会以为绿萍供奉长明灯的名义请赵恒代我去一趟寺庙,您在半路上找到机会将他打晕送走。我对外报他落山身亡。”

屠二爷心中狂跳,不防眼前这温温柔柔的小娘子这一次手段竟如此残酷。

屠二爷对温婉向来言听计从,这一次却没有一口应答下来,“大姑娘,兹事体大,东家可知情?”

“屠二爷。”温婉一字一句,语气间充满不容置疑的霸道,“如今,我当得起这个家。”

屠二爷唇角轻抿。

温婉怕说不动屠二爷,既然沾上了这些事,那么以后少不得求屠二爷为她做些不好出面的事。

她只能软了语气,“二爷,你有没有想过…或许赵恒这个身份是假的?”

屠二爷不妨,瞪大那双铜铃眼睛反驳,“他有路引为证!”

“路引也可以造假。”温婉脸上漾出冷笑,“你可曾见过会练兵的赘婿?可曾见过出口成章的镖师?可曾见过能写能算能杀人的农家子?”

更不必提…赵恒脸上那已然消失的印记。

赵恒这人啊…如今想来…浑身是谜!
屠二爷自然知道赵恒操练酒坊伙计的事,他也因一时好奇去围观过,当时他便大为震惊,赵恒操练十分有章法,甚至隐约透露出军中做派。

当时他便心生不安,好几次想告知温婉,可看见两人蜜里调油的样子,又想着赵恒已经入赘,现在再来说这些…为时已晚。

怎么着也得等温婉生了孩子再说!
不曾想,温婉竟也有所察觉!

屠二爷难免心中懊恼,这赵恒可是他捡来的!
若是赵恒给温家带来祸患,他难辞其咎!
不过片刻屠二爷便做了选择,他面露愧疚的拱手:“大姑娘,需要怎么做?”

(本章完)

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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