Jiang Zhi felt like she had become a mascot. After asking around the city, she happily ran to the teahouse to watch a play.
Then, after saying a few words to each of the four people who were already tied up, he was done and returned to the inn to wait to go home.
Honestly, if there were no other dangers, it would be really awesome to be able to hang out with a protagonist who's got cheat codes.
"Qin Ling, we traveled over a thousand miles back and forth... and it's all over?" Jiang Zhi still couldn't believe that the matter was over.
If I were to handle such a big matter in an unfamiliar place, I would definitely struggle back and forth, and in the end, I would have to return dejected and live in fear, waiting for others to sabotage me.
The male protagonist's solution was simple: kill the pig, sever its throat, stab it in the heart, strike while the iron is hot, and take it down.
For others, it's mindless fun, but for me, it's genuinely fun; whether I think about it or not doesn't matter anymore.
Madam Qin wasn't too satisfied either: "Oh dear, I didn't even manage to slap her!"
She harbored resentment over not being able to hit Xu Xiaolan again.
We had wanted to fight before, but Jiang Zhi said not to be too arrogant in front of the Nie family, as it would be bad if people saw that we had chased them all the way to Jincheng Prefecture to fight.
We are merely guardians of justice; let justice handle everything.
This remark made Qin laugh for a long time: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about justice for? Isn't that just Xiao Tian? We came here with Xiao Tian."
Jiang Zhi nodded: "That's right, so let Xiao Tian handle it, we can just focus on eating."
The two women were still whispering when Li Laoshi returned from the street carrying a food box: "Come, come, eat it while it's hot! This is the most famous Longchaoshou! Pang Hu mentioned it!"
Jiang Zhi glanced behind him: "Where's Xiaoman?"
Li Laoshi casually took bowls and chopsticks out of the food box and said, "Grandpa Nie invited us to the Nie family a long time ago. Hehe, there must be good food there. We don't care about him!"
This is the third day of uncovering the truth.
Grandpa Nie came to the inn to invite Jiang Zhi to stay at the Nie family home.
Jiang Zhi refused, saying only that she was in a bad mood and that she had no face to face the Nie family because of Xu Xiaolan's evil deeds.
After she said that, the Nie family couldn't force her to continue.
After all, Xu was Jiang Zhi's sister-in-law. Even if they didn't acknowledge it, they were still family in the eyes of outsiders.
Jiang Zhi really didn't want to go; they were Nie Fantian's maternal grandparents, and she had no relation to them.
If I were to visit the Nie family and be treated as a distinguished guest, the conversation would inevitably revolve around Nie Fantian's childhood.
Although the original owner raised Nie Fantian, it wasn't a pleasant time.
Since Nie Fantian returned to Xujia Village, the two have not been particularly close.
If anyone asks about the details of the child's past life, Jiang Zhi cannot tell the truth, nor can she fabricate lies to cover up the facts.
Nie Fantian avoids bringing up the past to avoid awkwardness and to minimize the past.
If he were to shamelessly boast about how good he had been to Xiao Tian, Nie Fantian would find him just as despicable as Xu Xiaolan.
Jiang Zhi didn't want to cause any more trouble than necessary.
People are naturally vengeful; don't erase the kindness Nie Fantian felt for raising him.
Moreover, now that the truth has come to light, Nie Fantian has not gone to the Nie family to acknowledge his relatives, and he has also been indifferent to the Nie family's idea of him returning to his ancestral home, and only goes about his own business every day.
Nie Fantian did not go to the Nie family, nor did he stay at an inn with Jiang Zhi. Instead, he stayed at the residence of the Chief Secretary, who was in charge of military supplies, to discuss the transportation of military rations with the Chief Secretary. He planned to pack up the rations and return to the battlefield in the next few days.
Nie Fantian is not at the Nie family home, and Jiang Zhi is unwilling to go there either, but Xiaoman is different.
He was not only Nie Fantian's childhood playmate, but also took a knife for Nie Fantian and saved his life.
In the eyes of the Nie family elders, he was just like their grandson, and they took him to the Nie family home early on to provide him with good food and drink.
Jiang Zhi and her two companions were nestled in the inn, preparing to eat wontons, when soon the innkeeper led in a group of people.
"Madam Jiang, your meal is ready. You can begin now."
After saying that, he asked someone to set up a dining table in the room.
Seven or eight waiters filed in carrying various food boxes, filling the large table with nine bowls and eight plates.
The head waiter bowed to Jiang Zhi and said, "Madam, please enjoy your meal. If you find any of the dishes too salty or too cold, please let us know and we will fix them immediately."
Jiang Zhi glanced at the restaurant staff who had finished delivering the food and were still standing behind whispering amongst themselves, then looked at the customer who was smiling obsequiously, and nodded, saying, "I'm very satisfied with these dishes, thank you!"
Only after receiving a five-star review from the customer did the customer service representative leave!
Jiang Zhi looked at the tables, chairs, and banquet that had magically appeared in her room, and wondered if there was anything she didn't understand. This was all sent by the Nie family.
Previously, Jiang Zhi was invited to stay at the Nie family's house, but she didn't go. So, Grandpa Nie booked the best room at the inn, which was spacious and had a small courtyard. She could stay as long as she wanted.
And those guys whispering amongst themselves were just there to watch the show.
Two days later, well-informed people already knew that something had happened to Du's Cloth Shop. The shop had not been open for two consecutive days, and the shopkeepers had been summoned to the Nie family.
The Nie family has been in business for generations. Old Master Nie is the eldest son of the Nie family, and people on the street usually call him the eldest master.
Nineteen years ago, the only daughter of the eldest branch of the Nie family passed away. At that time, the second and third branches of the Nie family wanted to send their sons to be adopted by the eldest branch, but the eldest patriarch of the eldest branch did not agree and instead let the son-in-law manage the business.
At the time, the Nie family made a small fuss, but Du Baolin, the son-in-law who married into the family, was very filial to his parents-in-law, and everyone praised him, so the other two families had nothing to say.
But just the day before yesterday, rumors broke that the only daughter of the Nie family died under mysterious circumstances, that her grandson was living away from home, and that the granddaughter in the family was a fake.
The Nie family has already reported the matter to the authorities to investigate their son-in-law, and the man has already been apprehended by the Nie family.
The teahouse waiters were the ones who talked about it the most, and they described it in great detail: "Oh dear, you don't know yet, Boss Du knelt down in front of Master Nie and begged for mercy, saying that he didn't mean to kill Miss Nie."
"Tsk tsk tsk! Master Nie summoned the Second Master, the Third Master, and several young masters of the Nie family to discuss the matter, and on the spot, they sent the man to jail."
The news caused a huge uproar. The more noble Du Baolin's image was before, the more intense the impact of the collapse was.
Everyone goes from disbelief to skepticism, and then to gossiping and spreading the news.
Nie Fantian is the central figure who doesn't show his face, and others can't find him either.
But every time Grandpa Nie came to the inn, Jiang Zhi and the others were put in the spotlight. Forget about going shopping, even their meals had to be secretly bought by Li Laoshi.
So Jiang Zhi and the others hid in the inn and did nothing, while the outside world was in complete chaos!
Aside from idle gossip, the main concern was the several cloth shops managed by Du Baolin and the Du family members.
Du Baolin had cultivated a wide network of connections in Jincheng Prefecture for twenty years, and there were people who would have helped him.
But the Nie family is the wife's family, and they had been in love with Du Baolin for twenty years. Suddenly, old stories were brought up, and there was even a murder case. No one knew the inside story, so they could only say things like "We are all family, don't be fooled by the swindlers" to smooth things over.
Moreover, the three branches of the Nie family, who originally had a very ordinary relationship, became united and close. No one could persuade them otherwise, and they beat Du Baolin and Xu Shi half to death on the spot before sending them to the government office.
Boss Du is currently in the government jail, and the Nie family has immediately seized the accounts and warehouse of the cloth shop, forbidding anyone from touching them.
The shopkeeper and his assistants were also confused, but they knew who the real owner was.
Although Old Master Nie has been out of business for years and the shop is still registered under the Du family name, the property deeds and shop deeds still belong to the Nie family.
The workers waited and saw what would happen, just waiting for the shop to open and change owners.
The Du family was naturally the most anxious.
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