Chapter 80: Return at Midnight, Give Me Back My Life
But after arriving at the Deng family, he did not earn money by working with his hands. Instead, he was treated like a slave by Deng Yi, and was not even as good as the cook in the kitchen.
It’s okay to just humiliate and beat them normally.
The most outrageous thing is that Deng Yi himself is uneducated, but he plagiarized the poems and articles he wrote.
When Deng Yi lost his arm, he said he wanted to take part in the imperial examination. Deng Zheng and others believed him because of the article he wrote for him.
"Take this money back and use it sparingly. It will be enough for your daily expenses."
"I know you are quite educated, so you can try to earn some money by writing for people on the streets. Don't look for short-term jobs anymore. They are not suitable for you."
Not only him, Deng Youning also let Deng Yi and other servants go.
They should have had a broader world instead of being suppressed in the Deng family by Deng Yi using his status as the Duke's son!
All those who were bullied by Deng Yi like she was in her previous life no longer have to submit to his tyranny!
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The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion has been much calmer these past few days.
Deng Youning is already prepared to stage a drama for Deng Zheng about Deng Ren's midnight return.
Han Qiongyue is selecting concubines for Deng Zheng every day. She has already chosen three good ones and they will be able to enter the mansion today.
"Zheng'er, if you hadn't insisted on hanging yourself on that bad tree of Gu's and refused to take a concubine for so many years, our Deng family wouldn't be without a successor."
"These three were chosen by me and Ning Ning together. I guarantee that we will have a son!"
Han Qiongyue was not actually obsessed with having a boy or a girl, but she had no other choice in order to keep her military power.
But Deng Zheng has no intention of having a baby now!
He used the excuse that he didn't like any of them and asked Han Qiongyue to send the person away.
How could Han Qiongyue not know his plan?
It seems that I have to take drastic measures!
She asked Madam Dou to buy a dose of Hehuan Powder and mix it into Deng Zheng's food at night. When the medicine was taking effect, she sent her concubine into the room.
It’s a pity that they waited for a whole night but the medicine didn’t take effect.
"Grandma, Madam Dou, you didn't sleep well last night? Why are you so listless?"
Deng Youning looked at the dark circles under the eyes of Han Qiongyue and her servant and felt both amused and distressed.
"Grandma, you are old, you can't stay up late and hurt your health!"
"You can't force fate!"
Everyone in this mansion is her, Deng Youning's, spies. How could she not see through her grandmother's little tricks?
However, she was also curious why the Hehuan Powder didn't work on Deng Zheng?
Could it be that Aunt Dou sold fake medicine? !
Nanny Dou is old, but she is still not confused.
That can only mean that the drugged food was replaced by someone!
Thinking of this, Deng Youning was terrified.
The hands hidden in the Deng family, which even he and Li Tianzhuo could not find, are about to take action again!
Deng Zheng will leave for Bianyang the day after tomorrow. Deng Youning's good show is going to be performed tonight, but a few people have to be invited to watch the show.
Yan An and Jun Chenyi came forward to help, and invited the prefect of Jingzhao and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
At midnight, everyone ambushed outside Deng Zheng's bedroom.
The show is about to begin!
A nine-year-old boy who looked very much like Deng Zheng, wearing a white gown and with long hair, broke into his door.
To make it more realistic, Deng Youning also added some chicken blood behind his head and on his snow-white clothes, making it look bloody and scary.
"Give me back my life~"
"Brother, you died so tragically for me!"
"That cliff is so high, it hurts so much!"
After the boy entered the room, he stood beside the bed, looking at Deng Zheng who was sleeping soundly, and kept repeating these words.
Deng Youning had rehearsed this scene with the boy many times before, so the boy was very skilled and spoke with great emotion.
Deng Zheng's mental state has been bad these days. He has a light sleep and will be woken up by the slightest noise.
When he opened his eyes and saw the person in front of him, he screamed in surprise.
Deng Youning smiled complacently.
But the next second, the sound of a boy crying was heard in the room.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
"I will get out of here right now and never dare to do it again. Please forgive me, please?"
No one knew how the boy was exposed. At this moment, Deng Zheng grabbed his arm and made him kneel down and beg for mercy.
Deng Youning frowned nervously, "I failed?!"
She never expected that Deng Zheng's psychological defense was so terrifyingly strong. No wonder he dared to kill his brother at the age of seven!
"Alright, my lady, you have made enough noise. I don't have time to play with you anymore. I will take my leave now."
It was not easy to invite the Junior Official of Dali Temple. He was very disappointed that he didn't get to see the good show that Deng Youning had promised, and he turned around and wanted to leave.
"I'm sorry, sir. I'll see you off."
Jun Chenyi hurriedly followed and apologized.
"I am tired too. Goodbye."
The prefect of Jingzhao also bowed and left.
"Alas~" Yan An sighed, "I told you this method won't work!"
When Deng Youning asked Yan An to invite the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, he told him about Deng Zheng's killing of his brother and what he was going to do.
He immediately strongly opposed it and believed that this method was useless.
Deng Youning told him the truth because she treated him as a friend, but he poured cold water on her. Deng Youning was angry with him for a while.
Now that I think about it, his words really came true!
Could it be that this Master Yan really has the ability to make ingenious predictions?
"I'll go see him off first. After all, I'm the one who invited him here."
Yan An didn't say anything more. He followed the Jingzhao prefect and apologized to him.
No one would feel happy after having to trouble someone to come here in the middle of the night, only to have them make a wasted trip.
Jun Chenyi and Yan And had to comfort these two for a long time.
"Where did this kid come from, daring to dress up as a ghost and scare the prince of this country?"
Deng Zheng's angry roar was soon heard from inside the room.
"Tell me, who instructed you?"
"If you don't tell me, I'll kill you right here."
He grabbed the little boy's wrist tightly and threatened.
The little boy was still loyal and did not give Deng Youning away.
Seeing that he remained silent, Deng Zheng became even angrier and slapped him several times.
To be honest, he was indeed startled when he woke up just now, but when he thought of the letter that Qianji Pavilion sent him a few days ago, he quickly reacted.
In the letter, since the other party dared to use Deng Ren’s tone, it proved that they knew that his brother must still be alive.
Then the child in front of him could not possibly be the ghost of his brother!
Hearing the loud noise in the house, Deng Youning sighed, knocked on the door and went in.
"Sister, sister, save me, this old evil spirit wants to beat me to death."
Seeing Deng Youning coming in, the little boy hurriedly looked at her for help.
Deng Zheng was not surprised at all that Deng Youning appeared here. Although he didn't know how much Deng Youning knew about what happened that year, this debt collector would not give up until he killed himself.
"Greetings to the Duke. I wonder what the Duke is doing here in the middle of the night?"
Deng Youning pretended to be ignorant.
Deng Zheng snorted coldly and said with a sinister smile: "Deng Youning, how much do you know about Deng Ren?"
"No matter how much you know, my lord will tell you clearly today that he is still alive!"
He said this very loudly, and Li Tianzhuo, Han Qiongyue and others outside the door heard it clearly.
Deng Youning also frowned in surprise.
How is it possible that the person is not dead yet? !
What the hell is Deng Zheng doing?
"I can't find stronger evidence, but you know best what you did back then."
"If you have nothing to hide, don't tell me that the sweat on your forehead is caused by the heat!"
"Even if my great uncle is still alive, it's because he was lucky. Did you push him off the cliff? The truth will come out one day!"
Deng Youning gritted her teeth unwillingly, knocked Deng Zheng's hand off the little boy's wrist, and led the boy away.
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