Chapter 549: The Panicked General and His Wife
Ying Zhilin spoke with a wronged tone, and his eyes gradually turned red.
I felt so pitiful when I saw him, like a poor man who was toyed with and deceived by a woman.
General Meng and his wife looked at each other.
I originally thought that Ying Zhilin would use Wen Yan as a stepping stone and abandon his wife if he passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer.
But she didn't expect that the person who wanted to abuse people was actually her daughter.
The two of them suddenly felt embarrassed.
"Um... there seems to be no water in the kettle. I'll go out and add some water."
Mrs. Bai wanted to run away with the teapot in her hand.
Unexpectedly, General Meng grabbed her arm and pulled her back to her original position: "Tea is not a rush, let's talk to our son-in-law first."
He couldn't handle this embarrassing moment alone and had to have his wife with him.
Madam Bai glared at General Meng, but still not satisfied, she pinched his waist again.
Although General Meng was old, he had a body full of tendons. Madam Bai pinched him twice but failed to pinch the flesh, so she hit him in anger.
General Meng winked at Mrs. Bai, asking her to think of a way quickly to resolve the current embarrassment.
Mrs. Bai took a deep breath, laughed awkwardly twice, and then slammed her hand on the table: "How ridiculous!"
“That girl Wen Yan is going too far.
Since she has taken your body, how can she abandon it again? Isn't this...isn't this shameless behavior?"
Ying Zhilin nodded and said, "That's right."
“Son-in-law Ying, don’t worry.
We took care of this matter.
I will definitely teach Yanyan a lesson and make her be devoted to you from now on."
"No!" Ying Zhilin stopped him.
Mrs. Bai's eyes suddenly became stern: "Then what do you want to do?"
Ying Zhilin hurriedly said, “When you persuade Yanyan, don’t be mean to her.
She is gentle and kind, and can't stand it.
You can prepare some of her favorite pastries and tea in advance. If she enjoys them, she will be more receptive to your suggestions."
The corners of Mrs. Bai's mouth twitched.
This is not teaching her a lesson!
This was clearly to coax her.
General Meng clenched his fists tightly to prevent himself from laughing.
"Don't worry, I will definitely persuade her and live a peaceful life with you." Mrs. Bai agreed and helped Ying Zhilin up.
General Meng also quickly changed the subject.
The general and his wife, who were accustomed to the flash of swords and the fight on the battlefield, had never felt that time was so difficult and uneasy.
Even the tea was refilled three times.
When Wen Yan finally showed up, the two of them felt as if they had been pardoned. They hurriedly said, "It's getting late. Yanyan, please take your husband home to rest."
"Then we'll leave first." Wen Yan took Ying Zhilin's hand and left together.
Mrs. Bai frowned as she watched their backs. "They seem quite affectionate. Is Yanyan really just after his, uh... body, as Ying Zhilin said?"
"Maybe Yanyan isn't tired of it yet?"
"Do you think our Yanyan is really that kind of playboy?"
"Who knows? What's the point of guessing? I'll go find Yanyan tomorrow and ask her."
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Wen Yan pulled Ying Zhilin out of the general's mansion and left in a carriage.
Wen Yan then asked Ying Zhilin, "My stepmother didn't make things difficult for you just now, did she?"
Ying Zhilin pursed his lips and said nothing.
Wen Yan took his hand and rubbed it gently: "Don't take it to heart.
My stepmother has raised me since I was little and treats me like her own daughter. She is quite nervous about my affairs, so if they say something inappropriate, you have to bear with them."
"It's... not important. My stepmother and the general are both very kind and didn't say anything excessive." Ying Zhilin couldn't help grinning when he thought of the awkward expressions on the two elders' faces after hearing what he had said.
He subconsciously looked away, fearing that Wen Yan would notice something.
Soon, they returned home.
As soon as the two returned to the backyard and opened the door, they heard two short and three long cat meows coming from the roof.
Ying Zhilin paused for a moment.
"Someone's looking for you?" Wen Yan turned around and looked at him, "Go get busy."
"Then you go to sleep first and wait for me to come back." Ying Zhilin pinched her face and closed the door.
Wen Yan washed up and went to bed.
When she was about to fall asleep, she felt someone coming next to her.
Wen Yan opened one eye to see who it was.
Ying Zhilin touched her head and said, "It's me. Go to sleep."
Wen Yan leaned into his arms and said, "I came to see you in the middle of the night. Is the situation very difficult?"
Ying Zhilin thought for a moment, then turned sideways to face Wen Yan: "I have something to confess to you, and you must not be angry with me."
"That depends on what the matter is." Wen Yan would not be fooled by him.
Ying Zhilin used his hands and feet to hug Wen Yan, and then he confessed everything about Uncle Hu to her.
"So, you have already persuaded Uncle Hu to rebel?" Wen Yan was so angry that she bit Ying Zhilin's shoulder.
Ying Zhilin didn't hide and let her bite him: "There is only one last piece of news, and I didn't let Uncle Hu tell you."
Ying Zhilin then talked about what he had found out.
The first man Uncle Hu approached was just the manager of a merchant named Cui's family.
However, Uncle Hu investigated step by step and found the businessman named Cui.
This businessman named Cui ran an underground brothel and was involved with an official named Duan.
All the women in that brothel were children under the age of fourteen, both boys and girls, who were bought, tricked, or kidnapped from other places.
Normally, the people coming in and out of that brothel were ordinary customers.
Only on days like the fifth and tenth day will we welcome some disguised guests.
Those guests were secretive and Uncle Hu followed them several times but was always thrown off.
Fortunately, Ying Zhilin intervened later.
Ying Zhilin had the help of Ji Chengyuan, and he quickly figured out that these disguised guests were actually officials from the court, or their families or loyal servants."
Those officials were not of high rank, but they all held important positions with real power.
Yingzhi Lin just found out this.
Uncle Hu was transferred to another gathering place.
Uncle Hu had just gone there and was unclear about the situation, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He came back to report to Wen Yan, but was intercepted by Ying Zhilin.
"Are the guests at the new location of higher official rank?" Wen Yan frowned and asked in a serious tone.
Ying Zhilin tapped her forehead lightly: "Yes. My wife is indeed smart.
"I joined forces with Chief Yuan to investigate and discovered that not only were there young boys and girls there for their amusement, but there was also magic ointment."
"Magic ointment!" Wen Yan was so excited that she would have jumped up if Ying Zhilin hadn't held her.
"The magic ointment is a banned drug! Taking it more than three times will cause addiction.
When the attack occurs, if you cannot take the magic ointment, you will feel like there are millions of ants gnawing at your bone marrow.
Therefore, the mastermind behind this is trying to control the ministers in the court and use them for their own purposes."
"yes."
“Who is the mastermind behind this?
Foreign spy?
Or a powerful official in the court?"
"Probably both."
"So... it's treason! Trying to destroy Dayong from within?" Wen Yan gritted her teeth, "How despicable!"
"Have you found out which ministers in the court were in collusion with them?"
Ying Zhilin shook his head: "They are very cautious. Even the most proud masters around Chief Yuan were unable to catch them."
Then Ji Chengyuan is most likely His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
If his people are unable to catch the mastermind behind the scenes, what about Pei Qiuyan in his previous life?
How far has he found out?
His wife, Mrs. Li, was most likely killed by the real mastermind.
Did he really succeed in his revenge?
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