☆, Chapter 112 Kill her on the spot!
Zhao Yunjing bowed to Lord Chen and helped Chen Shanhai away.
Behind him, Miss Chen stomped her feet and cursed, "Zhao Yunjing! You're not a man! You dare to do it but not admit it!"
“Miss Chen, please watch your words. You may not care about your reputation, but I do.” Zhao Yunjing turned around, expressionless, his eyes cold. “Furthermore, I have another piece of advice for you, Lord Chen: Spoiling a child is like killing him. If you have time, Lord Chen, you should pay more attention to Miss Chen. Don’t wait until you make a big mistake before it’s too late to regret it!”
Lord Chen felt a burning sensation on his face, more painful than being slapped in public. Young Master Chen, his blood boiling, charged forward, shouting, "You, surnamed Zhao—!"
"Jin'er!" Lord Chen grabbed his son. "Don't do anything reckless!"
"But Father, Zhao Yunjing has gone too far! He's irresponsible! He was rude to you! If I don't teach him a lesson today, how will you maintain your authority in the future?! Father, let me go, I'm going to beat him to death!"
Once Zhao Yunjing and the others were out of sight, Lord Chen released his grip: "Alright, we're in the wrong here. If we keep making a scene, it will only make things worse for your sister."
"It was Zhao Yunjing who took advantage of my sister, how can we be in the wrong? Father, I don't understand!"
Lord Chen patted his shoulder, looked at his daughter who was still sobbing, and sighed, "Wan'er, this time you have really gone too far and disappointed your father too much."
"Father, why are you blaming Wan'er? She has always been well-mannered and knowledgeable. If it weren't for Zhao Yunjing's influence—"
"The one with Wan'er is not Zhao Yunjing, but someone else," Lord Chen said in a deep voice. "So, don't mention this matter again. If you do, your sister will marry him."
Young Master Chen was taken aback. He stared at Miss Chen and said, "Wan'er, tell me honestly, what exactly happened?"
Lord Chen cleared the area again, leaving only the father and his two sons in the garden. Miss Chen then hesitantly recounted how she had used the two students to lure Zhao Yunjing to the house, and how Zhao Yunjing had escaped.
Young Master Chen nearly coughed up blood: "Chen Wan'er, how could you do something so shameless?!"
"I... I didn't really want to force him to marry me. I just wanted to say a few words to him, and then let him leave. But he wouldn't let me say a word, keeping telling me to have some self-respect! How am I not having self-respect? I just—"
"Enough!" Young Master Chen interrupted, feeling like a fool who had been completely fooled by his sister. "From now on, you'll stay in your own courtyard and don't leave the manor unless necessary! Father, Zhao Yunjing is right, spoiling a child is like killing him. Before Wan'er makes any bigger mistakes, we should marry her off as soon as possible!"
"Big brother, I don't want to! Father, I don't want to get married! I won't marry anyone but Zhao Yunjing!"
Young Master Chen personally escorted Miss Chen back to her courtyard and assigned four strong old women to guard her. Miss Chen cried and screamed, but Young Master Chen remained unmoved, even when Madam Chen came to plead for her.
"Chen Liangjin, I like Young Master Zhao and I'm willing to do anything to win him over, but you don't even dare to fight for him and just admit defeat! You're a coward! I despise you!" Miss Chen roared.
Young Master Chen paused, then took a step and left.
Lord Chen was in his study when his son, Young Master Chen, rushed to Fang Ti and asked, "Father, who exactly is the person in the room?"
"Don't ask anymore."
"Wan'er is my sister. If that person really bullies her, I can't just stand by and do nothing!"
"That's not someone the Chen family can afford to offend."
"father!"
"Alright, let's put this matter behind us. From now on, you should focus more on your studies at the academy. You don't need to worry about things at home. I'll have someone arrange your sister's marriage later. Also, before you achieve academic success, don't provoke Zhao Yunjing."
After dismissing his bewildered son, Lord Chen sighed heavily. After a while, he stood up and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the shadows: "My lord, I assure you that the Chen family will no longer cause trouble for Zhao Yunjing. But I truly do not understand what it is about Zhao Yunjing that catches your eye. My lord, I have been searching for you for twenty years. Even if you dislike me, you should not treat my daughter so disrespectfully!"
"You think I've wronged your daughter?"
The voice faded and the person appeared—it was Jiang Wuyu, who had saved Shiba!
Jiang Wuyu said coldly, "Putting aside the fact that I arrived at the room first, just the fact that she plotted against my master is enough for me to kill her on the spot!"
Lord Chen hissed, "My lord, you're saying Zhao Yunjing is... your master?"
“I have accepted Miss Zhou’s recruitment to become a guard for the Zhao family. Therefore, Miss Zhou and everyone in the Zhao family are my masters and the people I must protect.” Jiang Wuyu’s voice was even colder. “Since you insist on forcing me to admit my identity, you’d better take good care of your son and daughter, and even better, take good care of yourself. Otherwise, I will take your life.”
On the other side, Lord Fang also inquired about Young Master Chen's accusations against Zhao Yunjing: "Zhao Yunjing, did you really have a secret rendezvous with Miss Chen?"
“My lord, I already have a fiancée, and I am devoted to her. There is no room for anyone else in my heart, so naturally I would not have a secret rendezvous with Miss Chen. Furthermore, if I were to do such a thing and damage Miss Chen’s reputation, how could you possibly let me go so easily?”
Lord Fang thought about it and agreed.
Chen Shanhai asked, "What's the deal with those two students?"
Aside from mentioning that he had been locked in the room by Miss Chen, Zhao Yunjing mentioned that the two students had deliberately given him the wrong directions, and that he had walked for a while before realizing something was wrong and returning the way he came. He then talked about how he had been in the washroom. After listening, Chen Shanhai breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Yunjing concealed something from Lord Fang and Liang Shanhai, but he did not think he was wrong. He was not doing it for Miss Chen's reputation; he just did not want his own reputation to be damaged.
However, while he could conceal the truth from Lord Fang and others, he was open and honest with Zhou Mujiao, and told her about it as soon as he got back.
Zhou Mujiao was restless all night, and sure enough, Zhao Yunjing was in trouble.
However, "If Chen Wan'er dared to deceive you, why did she let you come back so easily later?"
“When I jumped onto the crossbeam, there was another person on the crossbeam. He said the word ‘Eighteen’ to me,” Zhao Yunjing said. “Judging from his accent, he wasn’t from our Taohua County. His appearance and build were very similar to the peddler who made dough figurines that Eighteen had mentioned. I guessed it must be him.”
"Jiang Wuyu?"
"His name is Jiang Wuyu?" Zhao Yunjing asked in surprise. "Twenty years ago, the leader of the Six Doors was also named Jiang Wuyu."
Are you sure?
“After you sent a letter up the mountain last time revealing the identities of Tao Hong and her husband, I looked through some documents at the academy, and they were recorded there. If it’s not just a coincidence that they have the same name, then this Jiang Wuyu is Jiang Wuyu from the Six Doors.”
Now it was Zhou Mujiao's turn to be surprised.
She guessed that Jiang Wuyu's identity was not simple, but she never expected that he would be the leader of the Six Doors!
So, he really did come because of Miss Li's disappearance case twenty years ago.
For the sake of a woman, Jiang Wuyu had pursued the Tao Hong couple for twenty years. Besides being in the line of duty, Jiang Wuyu must have had an unusual relationship with that Miss Li. Considering the fleeting abnormality in Jiang Wuyu's expression when he saw her, Zhou Mujiao vaguely felt that she had discovered something extraordinary.
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