Chapter 254 I told you there's something wrong with your brain, but you still don't admit it
He was not afraid that Chu Mu would present the book to the emperor, but he was afraid that Chu Mu would tell his stepmother that someone had evidence against him.
The stepmother cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes, even though he is not her biological son.
He is just a pawn in the hands of his stepmother. Recently, because the third prince has been suppressed many times, his stepmother has been quite dissatisfied with him.
If his stepmother knew about this, she would abandon him and choose another son. His good half-brothers all tried their best to show off in front of her.
It is just so that the stepmother can also support them.
The person who is really in charge of the Hu family now is not his father who retired to become a wealthy man, nor is it him, the doctor of Lushi, but his stepmother who often stays in the Buddhist temple with the green lamp and ancient Buddha, copying the Sutra of Rebirth all year round.
"General Chu's actions are unbecoming of a gentleman."
When Shen Zhao saw Hu Zheng's frightened expression, she knew that she had made the right bet.
This guy is not afraid of anything except his stepmother.
"I am not a gentleman. Lord Hu, have you ever heard me call myself a gentleman? I am a warrior. I act openly and directly, without any twists and turns."
"You only know that you have to hit the snake at its most vulnerable part and stab the person in the heart. To deal with Lord Hu, of course you have to find Princess Fu."
As he spoke, Shen Zhao picked up a cup of tea and took a sip. "I'm wondering, if the information in this booklet is presented to Princess Fu, will the Hu Mansion one day announce the sudden death of Master Hu, or the news that Master Hu is retiring and returning home?"
"After all, Old Master Hu is a living example. He was about to become the Minister of Personnel, but Princess Fu ordered him to retire and return home to become a wealthy man."
Hu Zheng was completely deflated and lost his previous confidence.
This guy surnamed Chu really knows where his Achilles' heel is.
He was poking at his weak points everywhere, as if he wanted to kill him.
"What will General Chu do to let me go?"
The man surnamed Chu hasn't made any move yet, which means that the man surnamed Chu won't touch him at least for now.
He must have something to ask of him, so he would let him live.
Chen Zhao looked at Hu Zheng, who had become much more obedient, and said with a hearty smile, "If Lord Hu had been so self-aware earlier, he would have been fine a long time ago."
Hu Zheng gritted his teeth but didn't dare to say anything, for fear that he would anger the man surnamed Chu and report it to his stepmother.
"It is my fault. I hope General Chu will be magnanimous and not hold it against me."
When he reaches the pinnacle of power one day, he will repay all the humiliation a hundredfold to those who bullied and humiliated him.
"I have always been magnanimous and will never argue with Lord Hu. From now on, it will be enough for Lord Hu to stand with me in the court."
Hu Zheng's eyes widened instantly. What nonsense was he talking about?
It’s enough to still stand by him in the court, damn it, it’s enough!
All the civil and military officials are the Third Prince's men. If he stands on the same line with the Chu people in the court.
How will the ministers and the third prince view him? Should he continue to work in officialdom?
"General Chu, you are forcing me to do what I want! I am the Third Prince's subordinate. If I stand with you, I will have a chance to survive. General Chu, what's the difference between this and handing over the book in your hand to my mother?"
He really suspected that the man surnamed Chu was playing a trick on him.
Just like a cat that catches a mouse, it will tease the mouse to death before it kills it, filling it with fear, and then eat it.
Now Chu Mu is the hateful cat, and he is the poor mouse.
"I told you you're mentally ill, but you still refuse to admit it. When did I ever ask you to stand with me publicly? Privately, privately! Anyway, isn't Lord Hu's best at saying one thing in public and another in private?"
"What does General Chu mean?"
Chen Zhao glanced at Hu Zheng. "You may belong to someone else now, but in the end, you can only belong to me. Do you understand? Regardless of whether it's with your nominal master or your private master, all important dealings must be reported to me.
If you dare to pretend to obey but secretly disobey, I will make sure that Lord Hu knows the consequences."
Hu Zheng's eyes darkened. For now, he could only agree to it. If he didn't tell anyone or passed on false information to Chu, Chu wouldn't know. Then he could keep Chu in the dark and use someone else to eliminate him.
Why not do it to completely eliminate future troubles?
Hu Zheng readily agreed, "Okay, General Chu, please keep your word and keep this lowly secret."
"As long as Lord Hu doesn't pretend to obey me and doesn't harbor any intention of harming me, I will of course keep Lord Hu's secret."
Chen Zhao's tone grew colder. "If Lord Hu dares to pass on false information to me, or uses someone else to harm me, I will make you regret coming to this world."
"If you don't believe me, Sir Hu, feel free to try. I'm not isolated and helpless as you say. If you're not blind, you can see that I'm surrounded by quite a few people."
Hu Zheng was stunned. Could it be that this man surnamed Chu was a worm in his stomach? This man surnamed Chu actually knew everything he was thinking.
Hu Zheng's eyes darkened. He didn't believe that the man named Chu could have such omniscience.
"General Chu, rest assured. I will never disobey you. I will not bother you any further. I will take my leave."
After sending Hu Zheng away, Chu Mu looked at Shen Zhao with a little worry.
"A Zhao Hu Zheng is unreliable. Even the ink dots on the information he conveys cannot be trusted."
Chen Zhao responded, "Of course I know. Haven't you noticed that I haven't touched Hu Zheng? If he hadn't come to me today, I wouldn't have intended to present the book about him to the emperor."
"Why, Zhao?"
"That booklet doesn't record anything about Hu Zheng harboring traitors. Everything is just my speculation. Even if I hand the booklet to His Majesty, the matter will eventually come to nothing."
At this moment, the butler came back to report, panting with sweat on his forehead.
"General, Madam, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty has come to see you. It's up to you, Madam, to see her."
At this time, the doorman came to report again.
"General, Madam, Miss Chen, the daughter of Duke Chen, wishes to see you."
Shen Zhao frowned. She wondered why the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty came to ask to see her. What was the purpose of Chen Baoyi coming to see her?
"Please invite the two distinguished guests in."
Shen Zhao and Chu Mu were sitting in the hall waiting. The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty walked in first, followed by a young girl whose eyes almost grew to the top of her head.
The girl's pair of peach blossom eyes are very eye-catching, and her translucent white skin is even more eye-catching. The bright red gauze dress fits tightly on her graceful figure, making people unable to take their eyes off her.
The moment the girl entered the living room and saw Chen Zhao, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
The old ancestor was right. Chu Musheng is really a good man. It would not be a loss for her to marry him. With the family background of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, she will at least be a co-wife.
Then I can ask my uncle and father to ask the emperor for a title for her, and she will be a first-rank lady.
The ancestor said that if she could get Chu Mu to submit to the Wu family, the ancestor would reward her handsomely.
Chen Zhao felt uncomfortable being stared at by the girl. The girl looked at her as if she was looking at a piece of delicious fat meat.
Want to eat her in one bite.
This feeling is extremely uncomfortable!
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