Chapter 161: Obstinate
"It's my fault that you've become like this now. I shouldn't have given you supreme power just because I trusted you.
Do you know that you have committed a capital crime in the State of Southern Chu by falsely conveying my orders?
I am the commander-in-chief of a faction. My orders concern the lives of millions of people. What right do you have to make decisions on my behalf?
Zhang Cheng said anxiously, "I would never dare to falsely convey the general's order in the military camp. I couldn't bear to see Miss Lin suffer so much, so I falsely conveyed your order.
General, I did this for you. I didn't want you to be labeled ungrateful. I have done nothing wrong."
"Bitter? Good for me? What's wrong with that?" Chen Zhao sneered and said, "Lin Jiaojiao is a peasant girl, and you are also from a peasant family. You should know the life of a woman in a peasant family.
If you ask yourself honestly, Lin Jiaojiao's life now is a thousand times better than when she was in Linjia Village.
Zhang Cheng, you have been emphasizing that Lin Jiaojiao was bullied and suppressed by Madam in my house. Can you tell me in detail how she was bullied and suppressed by Madam? If you can tell me, I will forgive you for the past!"
Zhang Cheng was stunned by the question. He only knew that Miss Lin often shed tears secretly.
He only knew that the servants around Miss Lin said that the lady was bullying Miss Lin again.
The servants didn't tell him how they bullied him, so he really couldn't say anything if he was asked to.
He was speechless for a moment and said, “I trust Miss Lin and the servants in this mansion.
If Madam had not bullied Miss Lin, Miss Lin would never have framed Madam.
Besides, the servants in the mansion are all from the General’s Mansion. They were already there before Miss Lin entered.
"If the general doesn't trust Miss Lin, does he also not trust the servants in the mansion? They have no grudges against the lady, so how could they falsely accuse her?"
He couldn't tell how his wife bullied Miss Lin, but he was sure that Miss Lin was not lying.
There are so many eyes watching in the house.
"Zhang Cheng is in vain, you are the deputy general of the army." After saying this, Shen Zhao ordered the servants in the West Garden: "All of you come here."
Those who had gossiped in front of Zhang Cheng stood in front of the general with fear and trepidation along with the others.
Chen Zhao pointed at the twenty or thirty people and said, "Zhang Cheng, are they the ones you're talking about? But they said in front of you that Madam was bullying Miss Lin again?"
"Yes, that's right! The general and his men are all from the mansion, some of them are even elders. I believe what they say."
Then he said to the servants, "Don't be afraid. Just tell the truth to the general and expose the lady's evil deeds to the public, and clear your girl's name."
The servants wished they could sew Lieutenant General Zhang's mouth shut.
Those words that slandered Madam were all said by them because they had received benefits from Miss Lin. Seeing that Miss Lin could replace Madam as the mistress of the General's Mansion, they dared to follow Miss Lin's wishes and spread the Madam's faults in the mansion.
Now the general is obviously on the side of the lady and even feels disgusted with Miss Lin.
They now see clearly that it is impossible for Miss Lin to marry the general and become his mistress.
Seeing that the servants were all tightly shut, Zhang Cheng said anxiously, "Just tell me, what are you afraid of with the general here? Just say whatever you want to say. The madam can't control everything in the mansion."
They are afraid because the general is here.
Zhang Cheng pointed at the maid who often complained to him and said, "You go ahead and tell me."
The little maidservant stood up tremblingly, almost crying in anxiety.
She didn't dare to say it, what could she say?
"Speak up!"
Zhang Cheng urged, and the little maid knelt down in front of him with a plop. "Lieutenant General Zhang, please forgive me. I don't know what you want me to say."
Zhang Cheng looked at the little maid who kowtowed to him in astonishment.
She didn't say this before. Is she afraid of Madam's revenge?
He comforted her, "Don't be afraid. As long as you tell the truth, no one will dare to do anything to you. You don't have to worry about the lady taking revenge on you. The general is not so confused as to not be able to distinguish right from wrong."
The little maidservant was still repeating what she had just said. She couldn't say anything now. The words that those ladies said about bullying Miss Lin were all false.
If the general knew that she had accepted money from Miss Lin and was spreading rumors in the mansion to damage the lady's reputation, he would drive her away.
She had finally managed to get into the General's Mansion and could not be kicked out no matter what.
"You...you..." Zhang Cheng looked at the maid whose head was bleeding, and he kept saying "you" for a long time but couldn't say a word.
Another old woman was pulled out from the team, and this old woman served Miss Lin closely.
Every time Miss Lin fell ill, this old woman would be busy taking care of her. When he came to visit Miss Lin, this old woman would always mention to him in a subtle way how his wife disliked Miss Lin.
"You say it, she doesn't dare to say it. You are Miss Lin's nanny, and Miss Lin treats you like an elder. You can't be so cruel as not to speak the truth for Miss Lin."
The old woman wanted to cry but had no tears, her heart had long been dark.
"I don't understand what you are saying, Lieutenant General Zhang. I am just a servant in the mansion. It is my duty to serve Miss Lin wholeheartedly, but I dare not take on the status of Miss Lin's elder."
Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Miss Lin is no longer favored by the general. She used to be kind to Lin Jiaojiao, giving her advice and scheming for her, because she thought the general would divorce her and marry someone else.
She wanted to marry the new wife early, but now it was completely impossible. She couldn't be so foolish as to still think about Lin Jiaojiao at this moment.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
"Assholes, you're all assholes. Isn't there anyone who would stand up like me and redress Miss Lin's grievances?"
The servants avoided him and lowered their heads.
"Zhang Cheng, what else do you have to say?" Shen Zhao looked at Zhang Cheng with cold eyes.
Zhang Cheng was unconvinced and said, "They must have seen that Miss Lin had lost her power, so they all chose to protect themselves and didn't dare to tell the truth."
Even now, Zhang Cheng still firmly believes that Lin Jiaojiao is kind and is the one being bullied.
Do you know how to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak? Do you know how to win people's hearts and bully others by taking advantage of your power?
"You are so stupid! Ever since Lin Jiaojiao came into the mansion, I have taken care of her as my own sister. For some reason, I misunderstood Madam.
This caused the servants in the mansion to follow the wind and obey Lin Jiaojiao's orders, and be disrespectful to the lady. If it is true that the lady bullied Lin Jiaojiao, why don't they speak up? I will allow them to speak up! "
Zhang Cheng looked at the general disappointedly, "After all, the general is still biased towards my wife.
I refuse to accept this. I feel for Miss Lin, for the injustice she has done me, and for Brother Lin's death. I also feel it's not worth it for myself to have followed the wrong person."
The general is no longer the general he used to be. The general now has been bewitched by Shen and has no ability to distinguish right from wrong.
Such a general is no longer worthy of his loyal following.
If the general really drives Miss Lin away, Zhang Cheng will leave with Miss Lin and will not linger at all!
"Zhang Cheng, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Zhang Cheng, are you crazy?"
Liu Zhong and Zhang Liang could no longer use surprise to express their inner thoughts at the moment.
"Okay, okay, okay, Zhang Cheng, you've greatly disappointed me. Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship."
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