Chapter 97: Jiang Sijin Wants to Vent Her Anger
Hearing this, Su Zhenzhen was able to continue the story.
General Huo died in battle, and his son succeeded him as the new General Huo.
Emperor Chang planned to kick down the widow's door, having the eunuch ostensibly invite her in, but his real purpose was to have his secret guards snatch her into the palace.
When Lady Huo saw the people coming from the palace, she knew that the emperor had not given up. Under the pretext of making a midnight snack, she planned to burn herself to death.
So here's a question.
"How did Mrs. Huo die? Or is she really dead?"
Grandma Ba shook her head. "I faked my death and hid at the end of this alley. Every sixteenth of the month, I would wander around the Huo family's house to see if anyone was still there. On the day of the incident, I went there as usual, only to find the gate locked. I heard from the people around that Madam Huo had passed away and the government had come to help with the funeral arrangements. I inquired many times and found out that a long time had passed. The neighbors said they had indeed seen the coffin being carried out. For a moment, I didn't know whether to believe it or not."
"Then what about your daughter? How did she disappear without a trace?" Su Zhenzhen thought of the incorruptible female corpse found in the well in Shanxian County.
The truth seems to be right before our eyes.
Tears welled up in the old woman's cloudy eyes. "I don't know. I haven't seen her in the alley since."
Snap! The clue went cold again, and Su Zhenzhen felt a little discouraged.
Why do they always fail at crucial moments?
Su Zhenzhen was in a state of indescribable distress, while Jiang Sijin in Shanxian was also at her wits' end.
Song Anbang moved into Shanxian County with his men; that's right, he moved in.
The two groups met, but neither spoke, and eventually they peacefully went about their own business.
The people Song Anbang brought tidied up the county government office, and he moved in without any hesitation.
Jiang Sijin gritted her teeth in anger. A traitorous official could live in the government office, while she, a noble member of the royal family, was forced to stay in a coffin shop.
But she couldn't let Song Anbang see Hensheng, as she had been in charge of directing the construction at the county government office these past few days.
After Song Anbang learned that she was not the same Jiang Sijin as before, he showed absolutely no mercy and always looked up at people with his eyes downcast.
Exhausted from a long day, Jiang Sijin returned to the coffin shop and immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.
"When is Su Zhenzhen coming back! I'm so fed up with that treacherous little man!"
Li Da glanced at her, opened his mouth several times, but finally remained silent and went to the corner to sleep on the floor.
Old Man Bai treated Jiang Sijin like a child, saying, "Princess, getting angry is bad for your health. Let's keep quiet so we don't see it."
Hensheng chimed in, "Yes, Auntie, he's not bothering us now, so we shouldn't go near him either. He can't stay here forever."
Jiang Sijin was still angry. This was the first time she had ever been so angry since she gained control of her body.
"I don't care! He's in my way now, and I'm going to get rid of this eyesore!" Jiang Sijin glared at Hensheng. "Have Qingshan and the others beat that scoundrel away!"
Hensheng tried to reason with Jiang Sijin, "Auntie, you are no match for him. There's no need to let Qingshan and the others waste their time. If they get injured, our construction progress in Shanxian will slow down, and it won't be easy to explain when Zhenzhen comes back."
Jiang Sijin persisted, "I don't care! I'm no match for him because that treacherous villain set me on fire! Qingshan and the others are highly skilled in martial arts; dealing with those lackeys Song Anbang brought would be a piece of cake for them. If you don't let them go, I'll talk to them myself. You promised Su Zhenzhen that she would see the renovated Shanxian County when she returned, but I didn't promise that."
Now it's Hensheng's turn to have a headache. Song Anbang and his group may not be very strong in terms of combat skills, but they have a large number of people.
Moreover, if a fierce battle breaks out on a street that has just been cleaned, it might mess up everything that was just tidied up.
In fact, according to Hensheng's intentions, he wanted to confront Song Anbang directly, not because of that meager blood relation, but because this man had switched sides at the last minute, which showed that he was ambitious.
Since they have ambition, they will certainly not want to be subordinate to others.
What could be more effective than using the emperor to command the feudal lords?
Jiang Sijin firmly disagreed, believing that Song Anbang was a wolf in sheep's clothing and might be ruthless even towards his nephew.
Seeing that Hensheng didn't make a move, Jiang Sijin went straight to push him.
"Hurry up and go! I'm ordering you as an elder!"
If Su Zhenzhen were here, she would definitely confront Jiang Sijin. A princess of a nation would never act like a shrew.
Unfortunately, she wasn't there, and no one else dared to say anything.
Having no other choice, Hensheng opened the door of the coffin shop. Qingshan and the others set up a shed outside so they could look after each other.
"Your Highness, is there something you need to tell me so late?" Qingshan got up and walked over.
Hensheng glanced at Jiang Sijin, who was glaring angrily behind him, and finally sighed helplessly, "Qingshan, I'll trouble you to go to the county government and see how we can get rid of those new people."
If they could have asked him to leave, they would have done so already. These words were just to appease Jiang Sijin.
Qingshan knew this trip was futile, but he still had to make an appearance. Just as he was about to leave, an old voice rang out.
“It’s just a small matter, why should a young person make a trip?” The one-eyed old man slowly got up, walked unsteadily to Hensheng, and stared straight at Jiang Sijin with his remaining eye. “Princess, you feel that the newcomers have made you unhappy and you should vent your anger, but they all have their own things to do. So this old man will make a trip for you.”
Since arriving in Shanxian County, the one-eyed old man has had a very low profile. After all, he walks slowly and can't help with many things, so he simply finds a place to rest.
This was the first time Jiang Sijin had ever looked at him properly. She had to admit, he was quite frightening-looking and didn't seem human. His other eye was filled with a deathly aura, as if he didn't consider her human either.
"Then thank you." Jiang Sijin said this in a stiff voice, neither too loud nor too soft.
The one-eyed old man looked at her for a while longer before struggling to walk outside.
Hensheng was a little worried and wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Qingshan.
"Your Highness, rest assured, Uncle One-Eyed just walks slowly, but he climbs incredibly fast. Once he finds a place to climb, he'll be up to the county government office in a flash, and he'll definitely give those people a fright."
As Qingshan said, the people at the county government were terrified tonight, as a dark shadow kept pacing back and forth on the roof.
I'd heard that the mountain county wasn't very clean, and now I think I've run into it.
Song Anbang sat in the main room, his fists clenched so tightly they were about to break. Hearing the people outside begging for mercy, he was so angry he felt like he was going to vomit blood.
Sure enough, these peasants are of poor quality; the slightest disturbance can scare them half to death.
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