Chapter 167 Believe in Him (Part 2)
The entire capital is under martial law, where can the Japanese escape to? Wang Ziteng was in his own mansion, slowly examining the map of the capital.
As the former governor of the Beijing Camp, he was familiar with every street and even the alleys in the capital.
Since nothing has been found yet, there is only one possibility: there is a secret Japanese base in the capital.
And they may have already departed from the Japanese speaking habits and body habits.
While turning the ring on his hand, Wang Ziteng wondered where he would normally hide if he were a Japanese.
Where no one will notice it.
His fingers slowly moved along Zhengyang Street where Shuntian Prefecture was located, and finally stopped at the end of the street.
This is a four-way intersection.
But Zhengyang Street is different from other places.
Because of the Shuntian Prefecture government office, any movement in the capital city can be detected here.
Hiss~ "Someone come!"
Because of the Lan family's affairs, all the officials in the court felt that he had stabbed his ally, the Jia family, in the back, and no one wanted to see him. If he could take down this case, perhaps he could restore his image with the emperor.
"Bring a few people, prepare a car and go out with me."
"……master!"
Wang Jin rushed in, "Young Master Zhubiao is here."
What? Wang Ziteng, who was about to leave, paused and said, "...Please!"
Jia Zhu came in quickly and bowed respectfully when he called "Uncle!"
“…”
Wang Ziteng didn't speak immediately, nor did he shout.
This nephew, whom he once loved very much, did not lend him a helping hand when he needed help the most.
But even so, he couldn't blame him.
"I don't deserve to be called Master Zhu!"
Looking at Jia Zhu's expression, I'm afraid he has something to ask of him.
Wang Ziteng sat down and said, "Tell me what's the matter!"
When Jia She and Jia Lian exposed the affairs of the Lan family in the court, there was no room for maneuver for the Wang family and the Jia family.
Facts have also proved that without the Wang family, the emperor seems to trust the Jia family more.
Wang Ziteng suspected that this was the result of Jia Jing and Shen realizing that the situation was not right and plotting behind the scenes.
Now that Jia Zhu came to see him..., he was at most representing himself.
And as far as Wang Ziteng knew, his sister had been locked up in a small Buddhist temple, and Jia Zhu and Yuanchun had not fought for their parents.
"Is Uncle going out?"
Jia Zhu slowly straightened up and looked around.
The servants knew what it meant and made sure that the master had no objection, so they quickly stepped away.
"Haha! I can't go out? Or do you want to build a small Buddhist temple for me in my Wang's house?"
Jia Zhu: “…”
When he came, he was prepared for the possibility of being ridiculed or even beaten, but he was not discouraged at this time.
"Uncle!"
He took a deep breath and asked, "Did you know that Mr. Dong was assassinated last night?"
“…”
Wang Ziteng narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
He couldn't figure out what his nephew was talking about, Mr. Dong.
"It is said that he was assassinated by the Japanese because of his strategy to control Japan."
“…”
Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows. He understood his nephew's purpose and anger leaked from his eyes. "Oh, are you afraid that Wang will say outside that the strategy to deal with the Japanese was given to Dong Xiaoquan by Shen from Ningguo Mansion?"
"yes!"
Jia Zhu looked straight into his uncle's eyes, "Those people dared to assassinate Lord Dong in Shuntian Prefecture. If they knew that the strategy to deal with the Japanese was proposed by my aunt, they would definitely come to my house. I came here today to ask my uncle..."
Clang! A teacup fell in front of Jia Zhu's feet.
"Jia Zhu, who do you think I am, Wang Ziteng?"
What kind of image does he have in his nephew's mind? Is he the kind of person who can collaborate with the enemy and sell out his country? Although he dislikes Shen very much and even wants to kill her one after another, there are some things he will do and some things he will never do.
Wang Ziteng stood up all of a sudden and said, "Yes, I am unscrupulous in some matters, but collaborating with the enemy... I, Wang Ziteng, would not have done it before, I will not do it now, and I will definitely not do it in the future."
The war on the border was tense, but the emperor was unwilling to use him.
Wang Ziteng was still thinking about using Dazhao's strategy to conquer Japan and establish a kingdom in Japan, thus finding another way for the Wang family to rise.
"Do you understand now? If you do, get out. You are no longer welcome in my Wang family."
Jia Zhu: “…”
At this moment, he believed his uncle.
He lifted his robe, knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily, then quickly stood up, turned around and left.
Fortunately, Jia Zhu walked quickly. Just as he got on his horse and left, Wang Zisheng, who was also at home, heard that he was coming and rushed over angrily with a broom in his hand.
"Brother, where is Jia Zhu?"
Wang Zisheng's eyes widened. "Why are you still protecting him at this time? Jia Zhu, come out here."
"No need to call, he's gone."
What? So fast? "Brother..."
Wang Zisheng was very disappointed with his friend.
It would be fine if Jia Zhu, that ungrateful bastard, didn't come, but now that he did, how could we let him go so easily? "You ask him..."
"What do you want to ask?"
Wang Ziteng interrupted, "That's his mother who gave birth to him and raised him. He doesn't feel sorry for her, so why are you worrying about her?"
A daughter who is married off is like water spilled.
"Just live our own lives well, and don't bother with the rest!"
It would not be right to say that Zhu'er and Yuanchun were wrong.
If the Wang family had a daughter-in-law like his sister, he would not be able to tolerate it.
Zhu'er and Yuanchun are from the Jia family, so it is natural for them to protect the interests of the Jia family.
So they really can't do anything about my sister.
Wang Ziteng glanced at his brother and said, "The capital has been in turmoil lately, so stay home."
After saying this, he picked up his usual big knife and strode out.
At this time, Wang Jin's carriage was ready, and four guards followed closely.
When they went to Zhengyang Street, Shen Ning was also carried into Lixiangyuan while sitting on a soft chair.
Li Wan hurriedly came out, "Aunt, why...why are you here? If you need anything, just tell me."
The mother-in-law has been locked up and the father-in-law cannot get up. Logically, they have no chance to make trouble!
Li Wan was very worried about who would cause trouble for their second house again.
"Well, nothing serious, I just came to check it out."
Shen Ning comforted her, "Is your mother-in-law okay?"
"good!"
Li Wan nodded and said, "Madam just wants to have some food." It's not that she wants to complain, but that's the fact.
After entering the Buddhist temple, my mother-in-law’s biggest concern every day was what to eat.
Cabbage, tofu, light porridge, side dishes, and a steamed bun every day.
If you want to eat completely, that's not possible.
But it is better than the ancestral hall.
The old man said that the ancestral hall's "Recalling the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness" meal was nothing like the plain porridge and side dishes. Moreover, he was not full and was hungry every day.
Grandma here...
Since you are living in a Buddhist temple and since you are atonement for your sins, you have to suffer a little.
Since her husband has said so, Li Wan will have no objection.
Anyway, ever since her mother-in-law was brought under control, her life has become particularly easy.
Even if she wanted to pay her respects, she only needed to bow outside the temple at about the same time and say "Hello, Madam".
"Yeah?"
Shen Ning looked at Li Wan, who looked much better, and smiled slightly, "Did you give it to her?"
"The old lady gave me a fixed amount of food, and the master would occasionally give me a bowl of porridge."
Li Wan did not dare to lie in front of her aunt.
“…”
All of this was within expectations. Shen Ning nodded and said to Aunt Zhou who also came out, "Since the old lady has already made a fixed amount, then give it according to the fixed amount."
The old lady is a decent person and she would never do anything shameful in public.
Shen Ning said: "Your master is confused. You don't need to listen to the matter of removing the porridge today and the vegetables tomorrow."
"……yes!"
Aunt Zhou was very honest in front of Shen Ning, "I will listen to you, old lady, in everything."
Yesterday, Wang asked her for food and vegetables, but she didn't give in.
But considering that it was a good day for the eldest daughter, she gave over the money that the master had withheld.
In this way, even if Wang complained, she would have something to say.
In fact, Wang did file a complaint.
Aunt Zhou was not afraid of her suing.
The days are long.
It’s still early until next year.
She could still take her time.
"Well, where are your brothers and nephews?"
Shen Ning looked at her and asked casually.
"...looking after the shop for my family in Jinling."
Like Aunt Zhao, she was a family-born child.
But after her child died, the old lady, as a form of compensation, let Wang transfer her family to her hometown in Jinling to run a tea shop.
Over the years, the money paid by the shop became less and less, but Aunt Zhou knew that her brothers and nephews lived a wealthy life because of the shop.
At this time, the eldest wife of the East Mansion mentioned...
She felt guilty and inexplicably felt like she was hitting her.
Warn her that there are some things she can do and some things she can't do.
She lost her son, but she still has brothers and nephews.
If something really happens, she can't escape, and her family can't escape either.
"Look at the shop."
Shen Ning said: "It is protected from wind and rain. It is a good job."
"yes!"
Aunt Zhou lowered her head even lower.
"Don't be afraid, I'm just asking for nothing."
Shen Ning glanced at Li Wan who seemed to be deep in thought and asked, "Is your master awake or asleep at this moment?"
"Wake up!"
When Jia Zheng in the room heard Aunt Zhou sell him out without any hesitation, he couldn't help but want to move towards the bed.
"How's his injury?"
"Well... much better."
Aunt Zhou's voice trembled slightly.
She just doesn't want anything good for that man.
She wished that he would suffer fragmentary sins every day until he died.
But if the first wife interferes...
Aunt Zhou was afraid that she couldn't escape.
"How can it be possible that you are much better after forty lashes?"
Jia Zhen strode in.
He has almost checked on all the people he needs to check on.
Apart from the Wang family, Uncle Zheng didn't go anywhere during that period.
And within a few days, he was punished and sent to the ancestral hall.
"Mother! Do you want to go see Uncle Zheng with your son?"
Without him, his mother couldn't enter her brother-in-law's room.
"Okay!"
Shen Ning nodded.
"You're welcome, sister-in-law. My mother and I just came to see my second uncle and wait for Brother Zhu'er."
"I'm not being polite, I'm just pouring you a cup of tea."
Waiting for your husband?
Did my husband cause any trouble? Li Wan's heartbeat quickened slightly.
When Shen Ning and Jia Zhen went to see Jia Zheng, she quickly brought someone to pour tea.
"Sister-in-law! Zhen'er..."
When Jia Zheng heard that they were looking for Zhu'er, he was relieved.
But you must show weakness when it is time to do so.
"I have been recovering from my injuries recently and have not written any letters."
He wanted them to know that they were driving him crazy.
He was ordered to retire by the emperor's imperial decree, and from then on, he had no one in this world to whom he could write letters.
Don’t say that you don’t have many friends. Even if you have friends, you will never see them again in this life.
So, don't worry! From now on, he will be a stay-at-home.
"……I know!"
Shen Ning looked at him and said, "We just came to see you."
"No need, I...can't die for a while."
He is now looking forward to Zhu'er being sent away as an examiner next year, far away from home, to a place where no one knows him.
He's already been beaten with forty sticks, why is he still pretending? "My second brother is full of resentment towards me and Zhen'er!"
Shen Ning didn't have much patience for him to begin with, so she simply pulled back her face and sneered, "Are we the ones who want to beat you? It's the clan rules that want to beat you, it's the Second Uncle's spirit in heaven that wants to beat you. Besides, you don't think that this is the end of it, do you? The war on the border is intense, and Lan Zhi can't come back for the time being, but that doesn't mean she won't come back to Beijing from now on."
Jia Zheng: “…”
In an instant, not only did my butt hurt, but my neck also felt cold.
Lan Zhi is a woman who can serve as an official in Ningxia, so she must have been responsible for more than one death.
he……
Jia Zheng's complexion turned from pale to gray, and he seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
If time could go back, if there was a pill to cure regret in this world, he would get it no matter what the cost.
"You don't need me to teach you the truth that the mouth can cause trouble."
Shen Ning used her eyes to stop Hao Daer from talking about Lord Dong and the strategy to deal with the Japanese.
This guy is so stupid that if I don't tell him, he won't be able to remember it because he won't be informed. If I really tell him, it might remind him instead.
And now, for Jia Zheng, it might be better if she died.
Zhen'er is his nephew and the old lady is his mother.
When she died, there would be one less person in the world who could and dared to control him.
Although Jia Jing could also manage it, he was in the Taoist temple and he knew nothing unless others told him.
"Anyway, remember to keep your mouth shut from now on. If I find out anything else..."
Shen Ning stared at him for a long time, and when he seemed to be unable to hold on, she said, "I'm afraid there is no place for you in this world."
Jia Zheng: “…”
His body trembled with fear.
I always feel that the sister-in-law is not here to find Zhuer, but to find him.
No, just come to find him.
Zhuer went to school!
"Master is back."
The sounds outside were like natural music. Jia Zheng's blood, which had been surging and then stagnant, finally returned to normal.
"Aunt, father, elder brother~"
Jia Zhu strode in, "It's settled."
“…”
“…”
Shen Ning and Jia Zhen both felt relieved.
"Come on, let's go out and talk."
Jia Zhen signaled to his younger brother to help carry his mother out.
Jia Zhu hurriedly helped to carry Shen Ning's soft chair to the study.
The group of people didn't care about Jia Zheng at all.
Jia Zheng was also happy that they left him alone.
"My uncle said that he was unscrupulous in some matters, but collaborating with the enemy... He, Wang Ziteng, would not do it before, he would not do it now, and he would definitely not do it in the future."
Jia Zhu told her everything that had happened. "I believe him! Aunt, you..."
“…I believe it too!”
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