The crowd murmured amongst themselves, all feeling a sense of satisfaction.
Mr. Wen and the others discussed that they would urge the Dali Temple to make progress on the investigation the next day, putting more pressure on the Wu family and forcing them to take action again.
Meanwhile, the Wu family, which everyone was talking about and paying attention to, was predictably in complete chaos.
In the study in the front courtyard of the Wu family, the eldest patriarch of the Wu family was chasing after his son, waving a ruler around incessantly.
"You beast, I might as well beat you to death! At a time like this, the family is about to face a great disaster, and you can't help at all, but you're just causing trouble outside!"
"Why did I give birth to you? What sins have I committed?!"
Even the emperor's brother-in-law, Wu Yan, dared not dodge. He covered his head, prostrated himself on the ground, and begged for mercy, wailing, "Father, I know I was wrong!"
"Mei Niang was someone I took in last year. I never imagined our family would run into trouble!"
"It hurts! It hurts! Dad, please stop hitting me! I'll never do it again!"
Master Wu's ruler continued to pound, and he scolded, "It's not surprising that you've slept with a few women, but why couldn't you keep your tail hidden?!"
"We killed that person at the beginning of the year, and they found out. They're now relentlessly targeting our family!"
"We were just about to arrange a marriage for you with a girl from the Cao family, and now you've gotten involved with a pregnant lover!"
"Do you even have a brain? I'll beat you to death, you idiot! What's the point of keeping you alive? It'll be better if you're dead!"
"Master, Master!" Madam Wu couldn't bear the heartache any longer and rushed forward to hug her son, pleading for his life.
"Master, Yan'er knows he was wrong, please don't hit him anymore! He's still young, how could he not make mistakes!"
"Besides, that woman is carrying our family's bloodline, it's normal for Yan'er to be reluctant to part with her..."
Master Wu grew even angrier upon hearing this, and struck his wife twice hard on the back with his ruler.
"You spendthrift woman, I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you've already jumped out!"
"If you hadn't spoiled him so much, would you have raised such a rebellious son?!"
"He's having an affair and having children with someone else. Don't tell me you didn't know!"
"You always kept things from me, and now look what's happened! You've caused trouble and ruined important family matters, and only now you're begging for forgiveness!"
Madam Wu screamed in pain, but because she felt guilty, she dared not say anything more.
She knew for sure that her son was causing trouble outside.
But in her opinion, what man isn't lustful?
Even if a woman outside the family gives birth, they can find a farm to raise the child first, and then bring the child back when the daughter-in-law enters the family.
At that point, who would still want a divorce over a son born out of wedlock? Everyone would have to quietly endure it, and then this matter wouldn't be a big deal.
Little did she know that she would be so unlucky as to run into the Li family at the Cao family's house, and that they would expose her shameful secret without any regard for the consequences!
She tried her best to protect her son, pleading softly, "Sir, it's no use killing me and my son now."
"I will go to the Cao family tomorrow and have a good talk with Madam Cao. We will definitely treat the Cao family's daughter well after she marries into the family!"
"And that mistress, she left the mother and the child..."
Unfortunately, while she was trying to make amends, her son was a disappointment. Upon hearing that his beloved was to be killed, he immediately shouted, "Mother, we can't kill Meiniang! I promised her I'd let her come into the manor as a concubine!"
Hearing this, Madam Wu wished she could snatch the ruler and beat her stupid son to death!
Fortunately, Master Wu had given up all hope for his foolish son. He threw down the ruler and summoned his trusted servant, ordering, "Take this good-for-nothing away and lock him in his room. He'll only get one meal a day. No one is allowed to visit him or come out without my permission!"
The servant responded immediately and quickly pulled Wu Yan outside.
Wu Yan naturally disagreed, howling, "Mother, save me! Save me! Meiniang is about to give birth and is waiting for me to come back!"
Madam Wu pretended not to hear until her son was dragged away, then she cautiously asked, "Sir, are we just going to accept this?"
"What if the Emperor doesn't consider the Empress's feelings? Our family might really be stripped of our title..."
Frustrated, Mr. Wu sat in his chair for a long while before coldly saying, "No, we can't admit defeat. Our family won't lose either!"
"Both the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice will have to consider the Emperor's wishes and also take the Empress's feelings into account, so they won't find out the results too quickly. There will be at least two months of free time to use during this period!"
"Our family's only hope is the Empress. If the Empress can conceive a prince, he will be the rightful Crown Prince and the future emperor."
"The Emperor will make an exception for our family for the sake of the Crown Prince, and will not allow the Crown Prince to have a declining maternal family."
"Master means, you also want to..." Madam Wu felt a little apprehensive, recalling Tao Hongying's warning during the day.
Master Wu, oblivious to this, continued, "Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. Since we've already made enemies with the Li family, it's a fight to the death."
"Before Marquis Xinting returns, we must crush the Li family!"
After saying that, he finally looked up at his anxious wife and felt even more disgusted.
"You don't need to worry about these things. Just take good care of your father."
"If the father passes away, the Empress will have to observe a 27-day mourning period. Even if she drinks her heart's blood during that time, she will not be able to consummate the marriage with the Emperor!"
"Okay, okay, I understand, sir," Madam Wu quickly replied.
He was thinking about taking out the best ginseng from the storeroom, hoping that as long as it could keep the old Marquis alive for two months, that would be fine.
If the Empress becomes pregnant then, and the old Marquis passes away, even if the Emperor is furious, he can't do anything to the Wu family...
Almost all of the Li family's personnel were keeping an eye on the Wu and Wang families, so they naturally discovered the Wu family's unusual movements long ago.
Everyone received the news, and while outwardly relaxed, inwardly on high alert, they began to be on high alert.
With nothing to do, Jiayin went out again that night.
This time, the "heroic thief" that the people suspected burned down another of the Wang family's large estates.
The grain still disappeared without a trace, but the villagers who patrolled and guarded the farms were not harmed.
In fact, after the Wu family suffered misfortune, the Wang family had already increased security at the farm.
But Jiayin had the space at his disposal, which was an amazing tool for transporting grain. He finished the whole thing in less than 15 minutes, leaving the Wang family completely defenseless!
Upon receiving the news, the Wang family was naturally furious, but then relieved that the other granary had not been harmed.
If Jiayin heard this, she would definitely roll her eyes.
It wasn't that she was showing mercy; it was just that the farm was too far away, and she couldn't make it back and forth in one night.
If she hadn't been worried that her grandmother wouldn't be able to see her when she woke up early and would get anxious and upset, she definitely wouldn't have let it go!
Even though she only acquired three granaries, she still reaped a great harvest.
Right now, every available space in the small courtyard is filled with grain sacks, and soon there won't be any room to step!
Jiayin eagerly awaited her godfather's return.
With my godfather's abilities, he will surely find a suitable place to store this grain.
When the time comes, she will keep one-third for emergencies and leave the rest for the Northern Expeditionary Army as military rations!
Leaving aside the Wu family's desperate act and the Li family's readiness for battle, let's just talk about the distant Quanzhou. On the boundless sea, two large ships are chasing after the small Japanese pirate boats and beating them while they're drowning!
Seeing that they were no match for the enemy, the Japanese pirates actually set fire to their small boats and turned to ram the large ship, as if they wanted to perish together with it!
This is the fourth update! I've paid off yesterday's debt; tomorrow I'll resume three updates a day!
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