Chapter 252: A Show of Power
Jin Sishui was furious, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.
"Someone, take her down for me!"
Hearing this, the two guards behind him came from the left and right and were about to attack Golden Leopard.
Jin Baobao was fearless and was about to engage in a fight when a voice came from the carriage behind him.
"Wait."
Jin Sishui turned around to look at the carriage. It was an ordinary carriage, and the horses were ordinary horses too. Who could be the noble person riding in this carriage?
He has been on this farm for many years and often goes to the city to deliver account books. He has met countless nobles.
Before they even met, Jin Sishui already looked down on Yu Shengsheng.
When the curtain was lifted, an old woman came down first. She was disabled and had a problem with her feet.
Jin Sishui could not hide the sarcasm on his face.
The old woman stretched out her arm and placed a hand on it, with long, slender and beautiful fingers.
A figure flashed, and a young girl got out of the car.
She has a slender figure, a straight back, and waist-length black hair swaying in the wind, making her look like a newly grown bamboo in the wind.
Jin Sishui narrowed his eyes slightly, and the surroundings became quiet.
Yu Shengsheng looked up and met Jin Sishui's scrutinizing gaze.
Her beautiful eyes were pitch black and deep, yet they shone with a hint of sharpness, like a sword hidden in its sheath.
Jin Sishui quickly went through all the noble ladies he knew in his mind, but there was no such person.
Looking at her again, she was dressed simply, with no jade pendant on her waist or anything like that, and no valuable jewelry on her body.
Except for the jade hairpin in her hair.
It is truly not an ordinary item.
After this examination, several contradictions and doubts made Jin Sishui a little unsure.
Jin Baobao turned around and saw Yu Shengsheng coming down, so he quickly ran over.
At this time, the girl in the car also got out. She lowered her head and seemed very scared.
As soon as they saw her, several thugs changed their expressions and whispered something in Jin Sishui's ears.
Jin Sishui frowned, anger welling up in his eyes, and looked at the girl.
"You, don't come over here!"
The girl shrank back and stayed behind Yu Shengsheng, not daring to move forward.
Yu Shengsheng asked, "Manager Jin, who is she?"
When Manager Jin saw her speaking with a questioning tone, he became more and more unhappy.
"Who are you? You're causing trouble here for no reason. This is not the place for you, young lady."
"As for the person behind you, she is the niece of my tenant farmer, so she is naturally under my jurisdiction."
Yu Shengsheng smiled calmly: "Children of tenant farmers are also under the care of the manor. Which dynasty's law is this from? Or is this a rule you set privately?"
"This is the rule set by our master," Jin Sishui snorted, "You don't need to ask more questions about this."
"The rules set by the master? How come I don't know them?" Yu Shengsheng turned her head to look at Nanny Zhou, and Nanny Zhou handed her a few pages of paper.
"You? Who do you think you are?" A thug beside Jin Sishui sneered.
"Whose young lady would come here instead of embroidering in the backyard? Could it be... that she is thinking about love..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a burst of laughter.
Jin Baobao glared: "Shut your stinky mouth, if you say one more word, I will knock out your dog teeth!"
Jin Sishui's face was gloomy: "Young lady, hand over the person and you can leave. Since you are young and ignorant, I won't bother with you, but if you insist on doing it..."
"What do you want to do?" Yu Shengsheng smiled, but there was coldness in her eyes.
"Manager Jin, as the manager of the manor, you don't manage the manor well, control the servants, and treat the tenants well. Instead, you allow the slaves to commit crimes and forcibly abduct women. Do you know your crime?"
Jin Sishui said angrily, "Nonsense! I have tolerated you time and again, but you are still aggressive. Do you really think I am afraid of people? Someone come here!"
Yu Shengsheng handed the document to Jin Baobao: "Baobao, show it to him."
Jin Baobao stepped forward proudly and spread the document in front of Jin Sishui.
"Open your dog eyes and look, what is this?"
"Who is the slave and who is the master? You don't deserve to argue with my lady!"
"You don't deserve the surname Jin."
Jin Sishui glanced casually at the document and read it carefully again.
Watch it again.
He looked at Yu Shengsheng in disbelief: "You... the new master of Zhuangzi? How is this possible?"
"Nothing is impossible," Yu Shengsheng said loudly, "You can be sure that the seal of Jingzhao Prefecture cannot be forged."
"Also, the current householder has my name on it. Take a good look at who I am."
Jin Sishui couldn't help but read out: "Princess Ruiyang..."
It turned out to be the princess!
When Duke Rong was alive, his rank was naturally higher than that of a princess, but Duke Rong had been dead for several years, and the father and son of the Cheng family were one commoner and one a minor official.
Compared with the princess, it is still far behind.
Jin Sishui couldn't hide his astonishment. He checked again and again, and sure enough, it was true.
But how come... there is no news at all?
Jin Baobao snatched the document back and said, "Are you still relying on the Duke's Mansion to show off your power? To tell you the truth, the Duke's Mansion no longer exists. The Cheng family has been imprisoned and will be exiled soon!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked.
"How is that possible?"
"You're talking nonsense."
"lie!"
Jin Baobao was not afraid of the doubts.
"Don't believe it? Why don't you just send someone to look around the city? It's not a big deal."
Jin Sishui's heart was beating wildly, and he walked down the stairs slowly: "May I ask, Princess, why are you here today..."
"Of course I'm here to check on the manor. This princess has received a reward from the emperor. I have to come and take a look out of gratitude for the emperor's grace. Otherwise, you wouldn't know that you have a new master like me."
Jin Sishui heard the sarcasm, but didn't dare to say anything more at this time.
"Please don't blame me, Princess. We really didn't know. You've come just in time. Please come in. I'll show you around."
Yu Shengsheng didn't answer and walked up the stairs. Jin Sishui stood on one side. After she stepped over the threshold, he immediately winked at a few thugs, indicating that they should go to the city to inquire.
A few people retreated quietly, and Yu Shengsheng pretended not to know.
Zhuangzi is indeed great.
When Yu Shengsheng came in, she redefined the word "big".
He led them to the front hall, which was spacious, even more spacious than the front hall of the Su Mansion.
There are tables, chairs, and tea sets everywhere, which shows that Jin Sishui lives a very good life.
The Cheng family members seldom come here often, so he has the final say, like a local tyrant. As time goes by, his wealth and power lead to his evil people becoming more and more capable, so he dares to do anything.
"Princess, I'll go prepare the sedan chair. The manor is too big and it would be too tiring to walk."
He turned to leave, and Yu Shengsheng sat down on the main seat: "No hurry, call all the people on the farm and the tenants first, I will recognize them first."
Jin Sishui wanted to find an excuse to leave, which was to instruct his subordinates and warn the tenants.
It hasn't been done yet, but he's asked to call people over first. What else can he give orders?
It's easy to talk to the people under his command, but there's no guarantee that some of the tenants won't let the cat out of the bag.
"Manager Jin, bring us the roster of the manor."
Once you get the roster, you can’t call down a few names.
"This..." Manager Jin forced a smile, "My princess, you may not know that there was a fire a few days ago, and some of the names on the list were burned. We are currently re-recording them, but it is not yet complete."
"That's right."
Manager Jin lowered his eyes and made up his mind that Yu Shengsheng could eat, drink and have fun on this trip, but it was absolutely not allowed for her to meet those people!
Yu Shengsheng tapped her forehead with her finger: "It's not a big deal if the list is burned."
"There is a live book."
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