Chapter 1012 Secret
Mrs. Zhang has lived for most of her life and knows that as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
What she should do most at this time is to take good care of her body.
She sighed and slowly turned over.
How could she sleep when so many things had happened during this period?
My mind kept thinking about things, one after another, and the more I thought, the harder it was to fall asleep.
Chunxing had let Chunhong rest, and she was alone guarding Mrs. Zhang's bed. Her body could not hold on any longer, and she dozed off due to sleepiness.
"I remember your name is Chun Xing?"
Chun Xing was so frightened that she stretched her body forward suddenly and woke up. "The old lady has a very good memory. The younger one is called Chun Xing."
"The little girl just now was called Chunhong. Am I right?"
Chun Xing nodded.
"I remember it was spring when you entered the mansion, and Housekeeper Zhang asked me to help you pick names, so I named you girls after the word 'Spring'.
I didn't expect you to be so loyal and willing to stay with me."
Chun Xing felt bitter but could not express it. She was not loyal at all. She stayed in the mansion because she had no money to redeem herself. But she still said against her will, "The old lady treats us well, so I must treat her well too."
“Yeah, he’s a good kid.
Don't worry, I, an old woman, have seen everything you did today.
I will protect everyone who follows me.
Look at Zhang Zhong, what he did, do you think I don’t know?
I just turned a blind eye."
After chatting with Madam Zhang for a while, Chun Xing became bolder. "Madam, Steward Zhang clearly embezzled a lot of money. Why are you still protecting him?"
"Because he is loyal to me!"
Chun Xing really couldn't understand, are loyalty and greed for money the same thing?
Madam Zhang sighed again, “He’s been the housekeeper for too long, I don’t want to move him anytime soon.
The most important thing is that I am sure that the money in his hands will be mine sooner or later.
But he didn't expect that he had stretched his hands too far. The owner of the manor had changed, but he still dared to do this. He was simply courting death.
However, Zhang Juexia is not a good person either. It's just a matter of selling the harvest from the farm to someone. Why should she be so pretentious? She could just agree to it.
If Zhang Juexia agrees to this, then there are still all the things that come later!
Speaking of which, these things are all related to Zhang Juexia."
Chun Xing asked in confusion, "Madam, who is Zhang Juexia?"
"The man who bought my farm."
Chun Xing was even more confused as to how Butler Zhang's matter was related to someone else.
But she didn't dare ask, for she was worried that Mrs. Zhang would scold her.
The room quieted down again. After a while, Chun Xing was about to fall asleep again. Old Madam Zhang started yelling again, "Tomorrow, go to the prison to see Steward Zhang and ask him if he admits his mistake."
Chun Xing agreed reluctantly.
The next morning, Chun Xing helped Madam Zhang drink her medicine, then ran to find Li Mengdie, "Madam, the old lady asked me to go to the prison to see Butler Zhang. Should I go?"
"Did the old lady tell you to do something?"
"No, he just told me to go see him."
Li Mengdie waved her hand impatiently, "From now on, just pretend you didn't hear anything she said. I've already pushed it away on the grounds that she can just focus on recuperating."
Chun Xing bowed to Li Mengdie and prepared to leave.
Li Mengdie stopped her again, "I don't need to tell you how to serve the old lady!
Remember, you must serve well."
After Chun Xing expressed her loyalty, Li Mengdie let her leave.
Li Yiru, who was hiding in the inner room, came out trotting, "Madam, you said Zhang Zhong has done so many bad things behind our Zhang family's back, why do you still favor him so much?
Could it be that Mother asked Chun Xing to find Zhang Zhong because of the money in Zhang Zhong's hand?"
Li Mengdie's eyes rolled around. "What you said seems to make sense, doesn't it?"
"So, ma'am, what should we do now?"
"You're stupid! Of course I'll go to the prison to find that bastard Zhang Zhong and make him return the money he's robbed our family of."
"Yes, let him spit it out.
But my lady, I am a scholar after all, wouldn’t it be embarrassing for me to go?”
Li Mengdie rolled her eyes at Zhang Yiru and said, "Don't forget, your reputation as a scholar was lost because of your mother.
Why are you still pretending to be a scholar? Hurry up and get to work. Without money, you will starve!"
Chun Xing deliberately stayed outside for a while before going into the yard to serve Mrs. Zhang.
When Mrs. Zhang saw her, she asked with concern, "Have you seen Mr. Zhang Zhong?"
Chun Xing nodded, "Madam, Butler Zhang said he knows he's wrong and wants you to save him!"
"He still has the nerve to say that, let him stay put!"
After saying this, Mrs. Zhang lay quietly on the bed.
Chun Xing asked her to eat, and she ate; she asked her to take medicine, and she took medicine, and she never said another word.
Chun Xing was a little uncomfortable for a while.
Zhang Yiru ran to the prison excitedly and spent one or two taels of silver before the officer allowed him to see Zhang Zhong.
Zhang Zhong never expected that Zhang Yiru would come to see him. He cried so hard that Zhang Yiru also started crying.
It was Zhang Zhong who first brought up the matter of the silver. "Master, it is my great blessing that you can come to see me. I am very grateful.
It’s just that I did something that was unfair to the Zhang family. I am not a human being.”
As he spoke, he started slapping his own face. Zhang Yiru was anxious and tried to stop him. One tael of silver only allowed him to stay here for a stick of incense. If he delayed his business, it would be a disaster.
"Master, please let me hit you a few times, so that I can face you with dignity.
Master, you are so kind to me. You even came to see me before I was exiled.
I have no way to repay you, so I will tell you the secret that I have hidden in my heart for many years!
The reason I did this was because of the old lady's secret instructions, and all the benefits I gained also went to the old lady."
Zhang Yiru was very smart. He didn't believe it at first, "Zhang Zhong, it's already this hour and you're still talking nonsense.
This farm was originally my mother's dowry. What good will it do her if she does this?"
Zhang Zhong sneered, "I knew the master wouldn't believe it.
Not only do you not believe it, even I don’t believe it.
But the old lady said that she had her reasons for doing so.
Would you like to listen, sir?"
Zhang Yiru was in no mood to listen to all this. When he heard that there was no money left, he wanted to run away, but Zhang Zhong still spoke up, "The old lady feels that it is too much of a loss for her to use her dowry to support the Zhang family.
She didn't want to record all of the farm's harvest, so she came up with this idea.
All the money that has passed through my hands over the years will be handed over to the old lady.
This is also the reason why I was brought to the government office and why the old lady tried so hard to protect me."
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