After doing all these, Wang Shoudao brought my great-great-grandfather and the five children into the Cai Residence and went to the hall in the front yard.
At this moment, the entire Cai family was waiting in the hall, including Cai Wenye's two sons. They had rushed back overnight after receiving the news. However, his second son had also brought a few wolf-like government runners with unfriendly expressions. It was as if they were fighting a counterfeit.
After entering the hall, Wang Shoudao swept his eyes across the crowd, especially those bailiffs. He smiled and said calmly," Cai Wenye, you're my great-great-grandfather." Cai Wenye introduced his two sons to Wang Shoudao and my great-great-grandfather.
After that, Wang Shoudao asked the housekeeper to take out the paper figurine that he had previously made. He also asked my great-great-grandfather to use a silver needle to prick Miss Cai's pinky finger. The needle would bleed, mainly from her finger.
At this moment, Cai Qingjun was sitting in the innermost part of the hall, accompanied by her mother, Consort Li, and surrounded by a few servant girls.
My great-great-grandfather held a silver needle in one hand and an inkstone in the other. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he walked in front of Miss Cai. At this moment, Cai Qingjun's mother, Li Shi, frowned when she saw the silver needle in my great-great-grandfather's hand. Clearly, she felt sorry for her daughter.
Although my great-great-grandfather was honest, he wasn't stupid. Seeing Consort Li frown, he hurriedly smiled and said,"Madam Cai, Miss Cai, it's nothing. I have my subordinates to take care of it. Zha Le doesn't hurt at all, don't worry.”
As soon as my great-great-grandfather finished speaking, Cai Qingjun unexpectedly raised her head and asked my great-great-grandfather," Mr. Liu, can you tell me why you did this?”
My great-great-grandfather was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect this beautiful rich lady to talk to him. He felt like smoke was rising from his ancestors 'graves.
My great-great-grandfather smiled foolishly and said," This…I, I'm afraid you won't understand if I say it out loud. My master is very knowledgeable. He gave this method a nice name.”
"What name?" Cai Qingjun asked again. Perhaps Miss Cai found it funny that her great-great-grandfather was so silly.
My great-great-grandfather didn't notice. He continued to smile foolishly and replied,"Substitute Li for Tao Jiang…"
Before my great-great-grandfather could finish his sentence, Cai Qingjun burst out laughing. This surprised everyone in the Cai Residence. Ever since Cai Qingjun fell seriously ill four years ago, he had never laughed in the past four years.
Cai Qingjun said to my great-great-grandfather," I'm afraid this name was not given by your master. This is the eleventh stratagem in the Thirty-six Stratagems, the fifth stratagem in the enemy's war stratagem. Substituting a plum for a peach is bound to be detrimental, and it will damage Yin to benefit Yang.”
When my great-great-grandfather heard Cai Qingjun's words, not only did he not understand, but he was also a little dumbfounded. He subconsciously said," I knew that leaving is the best strategy. Why is there a substitute for a dead peach?”
As soon as he said this, even the servant girl beside him laughed. Basically, half of the people in the hall could not help but laugh.
At this moment, Wang Shoudao couldn't keep his face up anymore. He coughed dryly and my great-great-grandfather quickly came back to his senses. He said to Cai Qingjun,"Miss Cai, stretch out your hand. I promise it won't hurt at all.”
Cai Qingjun nodded and obediently extended her right hand.
My great-great-grandfather hurriedly handed the inkstone in his hand to a servant girl beside him. He reached out and pinched Cai Qingjun's pinky, indicating for the servant girl to hold the inkstone under her finger. Then, he used a silver needle to lightly prick Cai Qingjun's finger. Dark red blood immediately flowed out. My great-great-father squeezed it a few more times, and a few drops of blood that were brighter than flowers dripped into the inkstone that was filled with a small amount of ink.
My great-great-grandfather then let go of Cai Qingjun's finger and nodded at her. He turned around and took the inkstone from the servant girl before returning to Wang Shoudao's side.
Wang Shoudao looked at my great-great-grandfather in annoyance. He used another brand new brush to mix the blood and ink. Then, he dipped the brush in ink and wrote the words "Cai Qingjun" on the female paper figurine's chest. After the ink dried, he put on the paper figurine's red wedding dress and stood at the door of the hall with two servant girls supporting him.
After that, Wang Shoudao had Cai Qingjun sit in the middle of the hall and ordered my great-great-grandfather to bring the five children and stand three feet away from her in a hexagonal formation with their backs facing Cai Qingjun.
After that, Wang Shoudao asked all the women to leave the hall, and then he looked at Cai Qingjun's face.
At this moment, the hall fell silent. It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Other than my great-great-grandfather and the other six children, who had their backs to Cai Qingjun, the others were all looking at Cai Qingjun like Wang Shoudao was looking at a fortune teller. Cai Qingjun felt very embarrassed and lowered her head shyly.
After about the time it took to pack a cigarette, something strange happened.
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