Chapter 68 Watching a Play
When Ji Zhisui raised his eyes, he saw Pei Yian's smiling face, and his eyes seemed to be filled with tenderness and sweetness.
This look was like a fire that began to burn in the air. Ji Zhisui felt her face burning. She quickly avoided his gaze, pretending that she hadn't noticed anything. She hurriedly withdrew her hand from him and continued to fiddle with the food that she had not finished processing.
At the same time, she was hypnotizing herself in her mind that the tenderness she saw before must be her illusion. She must have been too tired recently, which was why she had this feeling.
After convincing herself in this way, she quietly raised her head and glanced at Pei Yian. This time, the other party's eyes and expression were extremely innocent!
She said that the tenderness that appeared before was just her illusion!
Pei Yian noticed the subtle changes in Ji Zhisui and realized that it was probably the emotions he had revealed earlier that frightened people. He quickly retracted the leaked emotions and returned to his normal state, fearing that those emotions would make Sui Niang drift further away from him.
At this time, the county government office was in a solemn and cold atmosphere.
Naturally, the Zhang siblings did not admit the crime of theft, and even waited for Fang Shangwen to know the news and rescue them.
Not long after, Fang Shangwen appeared in front of them. A light flashed in Zhang Xuan's eyes. He knew that he was saved, and his voice was filled with excitement that could not be concealed.
"Sister...Brother Fang, you're here? Are you here to rescue us? Please tell these yamen runners that we didn't steal anything."
Now that my brother-in-law is here, the matter must be resolved. He will investigate thoroughly after he returns. If he catches the person who reported it, he will make him suffer physically.
I have already thought of thousands of ways to take revenge on him. Let's see if he dares to provoke me again in the future. Do you really think that Zhang Xuan is a tiger that doesn't show its power?
There was tenderness and expectation in Zhang He's eyes. Wen Lang must have received the news and came to rescue them. She took a step forward and planned to walk towards where Fang Shangwen was.
The two were so excited that they didn't notice the gloomy expression on Fang Shangwen's face.
"We're still trying to rescue you. You're all suspects, why are you making such a fuss? Stop whining." The escorting bailiff said impatiently.
It was like a bolt from the blue when the Zhang siblings heard these words. They all knew what these words meant, but why couldn't they understand when they were put together?
The two of them stared at Fang Shangwen, hoping that he could give some other response, but all they got was Fang Shangwen's dejected and silent look.
"Brother-in-law, what does he mean? You must be here to rescue us!" Zhang Xuan stepped forward and grabbed Fang Shangwen's arm, asking anxiously.
"Shut up!" Fang Shangwen shook off the hand on his arm with force, his face extremely gloomy.
He himself was very upset. It was obvious that his plans were foolproof. As long as the Wu Embroidery Workshop lost its reputation at Old Lady Wang's birthday party, he could take advantage of the situation and devour the entire Wu family. Then all the Wu family's property would be his.
He was no longer the humble servant who married into the Wu family, no longer having to work like a slave, groveling and withholding respect, and even his children couldn't bear his surname. By then, he would be the owner of the Zhang Embroidery Workshop, with assets worth a thousand taels.
He was just a little bit away from realizing his wish, but something went wrong. There was nothing wrong with Manager Wu's centenary longevity painting, and it was even appreciated by Old Lady Wang.
After returning home from the banquet, he received news that Zhang's Embroidery Workshop was sealed off and investigated. Before he could take any action, a group of yamen runners took him away from the Wu family. The plan should not have developed like this!
Zhang Xuan was frightened when he saw Fang Shangwen getting angry, and he didn't dare to go forward and provoke him.
Zhang He reached out and gently helped him to calm down. She said nothing, but just stayed by his side gently and attentively. She knew that this man was the one who fell for this.
Sure enough, not long after, Fang Shangwen's irritable mood slowly subsided, he began to calm down and think about countermeasures.
If he wants to get out, he must get in touch with the outside world. Yu Niang will definitely not remain indifferent if she knows that she has been captured, and he himself cannot just sit there and wait for death.
"Do you have anything valuable on you? I'll have the yamen runner pass on a message."
Zhang Xuan looked left and right without answering, and Zhang He's expression was a little stiff.
Originally, she thought that she could definitely outdo Shopkeeper Wu, and her outfit must not be inferior. Now all the jewelry she was wearing was top-notch and not cheap. She really couldn't bear to give them away as gifts.
These are all good things and worth a lot of money!
After Fang Shangwen finished speaking, he waited for a long time without receiving any response. He glanced sharply at the two people present and raised his voice impatiently, "What? You don't want to give it to me? Do you want to stay in jail forever? He Niang, take off those hairpins from your head."
Zhang He was reluctant, as the item on her head was a fine piece. But when she looked at her brother who lowered his head and remained silent, and Wen Lang with a grim expression, she bit her lip, picked and chose, and reluctantly took off a silver hairpin from her head and handed it to Fang Shangwen.
"It's no big deal. I'll buy you a new one when the time comes." Fang Shangwen took the silver hairpin, said a symbolic word of comfort, and then took the thing to find the yamen runner outside the door.
When the yamen runner saw the silver hairpin, his originally fierce and impatient attitude immediately changed. He accepted the silver hairpin and agreed to pass on Fang Shangwen's message.
Manager Wu at the Wu family naturally also received the news from the yamen runners. A sarcastic arc appeared on the corner of her mouth. She really should go and take a good look at her husband.
After all, this so-called husband approached her in the beginning just to seize the Wu family's property, and she had been fooled by him all these years.
When Fang Shangwen saw Manager Wu approaching, he subconsciously moved away from the Zhang siblings, trying to pretend that there was no relationship between them and that they were not familiar with each other.
After seeing Manager Wu in prison, the Zhang siblings felt extremely guilty. They both hid in the corner and tried to reduce their presence. They were not at all as arrogant as they were at the birthday party.
After meeting Shopkeeper Wu, Fang Shangwen began to play the victim, saying that he was being slandered and that someone must have deliberately framed him. He said that he had worked diligently in the Wu Embroidery Workshop for so many years and would never do anything harmful to the embroidery workshop...
Shopkeeper Wu listened to these pitiful words calmly, but they went in one ear and out the other.
Fang Shangwen acted so pitifully that his mouth was dry and he looked up at the person in front of him. The woman's face did not have the look of heartache and trust as he had imagined. Instead, there was a playful look on her face, as if she was watching a play, as if he was the one singing on the stage.
And she was a spectator under the stage, watching herself perform!
Fang Shangwen, who wanted to continue playing the victim, fell silent instantly. All the abnormalities he had encountered flashed through his mind, and he felt as if he had grasped something...
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