Chapter 184: The Letter in the Secret Compartment
Ji Ziming scolded him for being heartless and ungrateful, and for disregarding the affection between brothers.
Ji Chenchuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he asked Qingshan Lushui to beat him up and finally threw him back to the main house.
The servants were extremely shocked.
They only knew that everything in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion was decided by the eldest master. Even the old lady sometimes couldn't get around it, let alone the prince?
To put it bluntly, the title of Crown Prince here is just a title, where is the real power? They even think that his position as Crown Prince may belong to the eldest wife.
Furthermore, since the prince returned home, he has never been seen doing anything, let alone leaving the courtyard. He is so weak that he gasps for breath after every step, as if he may faint at any time. Of course, the prince's face is still very handsome, but this is the only one he has that is worth mentioning.
But now.
The Crown Prince actually beat up the Third Young Master without caring about anything? Is this still their weak and vulnerable Crown Prince?
Qingshan Lushui acted extremely efficiently. According to the prince, as long as the man was not beaten to death, it would be fine. Therefore, they kindly spared his breath and then dragged him back to the main room like a dead dog.
Along the way, there were green mountains and clear waters and there were only places with stones to drag. Ji Ziming either bumped his hands or his head, which made his injuries even worse.
When Ji Guitian and Ji Wu saw this, they rushed forward with a scream and cried out to the sky.
"Son, my poor son, how did you get beaten like this?"
"Ji Chenchuan, you have such a vicious hand! How dare you hit my son? I'll kill you."
Ji Guitian was also trembling with anger, but he still had a trace of rationality.
"Alright, alright, why are you crying? I'm not dead yet. If you have time to cry here, you might as well go get a doctor."
Only then did Ji Wu stop crying and ordered someone to call a doctor.
Ji Guitian looked at Ji Ziming, who had been beaten so badly that he didn't even recognize him, and his heart began to feel irritated again.
His son being beaten was a small matter. Just now, the steward came to report that Ji Chenchuan had taken back most of his shops and farms with the prince's order. In other words, he lost half of his income in one fell swoop, including a money farm.
The money shop is the biggest profit among these shops. His important annual income comes from this money shop. He has the confidence to challenge his mother because he has the money shop in his hands.
Now, it’s all gone, all gone. How is he going to control that dead old woman in the future?
Ji Guitian looked at Ji Wu, who was only taking care of Ji Ziming, and was so angry that he kicked Ji Wu hard.
Ji Wu had no idea that her husband had suddenly attacked her. She cried out and was kicked to the ground.
"Ji Guitian, are you crazy?"
"You're crazy! Didn't I tell you to be more careful and ruthless? Now, she's still alive, but we're not. Most of my shop has lost its profit. Are you happy now?"
"I'm happy? What should I be happy about? Your shop is gone, so how can I feel better? I just received news from my parents that I'm going to be expelled from the Wu clan."
Things here are not over yet, but something big has happened at my mother's home.
If she was expelled, she would no longer be a daughter of the Wu family. If she suffered any injustice in the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion in the future, she would no longer have her family to support her.
"That old woman, it's all her fault. Why doesn't she just die?"
"Also, Ji Guitian, didn't you say you had everything arranged? I didn't succeed in killing anyone here, so why didn't your people take action?"
"Oh, so I'm going to be the bad guy?"
She did this because she listened to them.
On the day Ji Chenchuan fell into a coma, she just wanted to watch the show, but who knew that Ji Guitian and Ji Ziming came to her and said that now was a good opportunity to kill the old man. They also said that Xiangguo Temple had already made arrangements, and she only needed to take a few confidants with her to kill him.
At the time, she was a little reluctant. That was Xiangguo Temple. Killing people in the temple? Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?
However, they spoke so confidently, saying that there would be no problem and that this was a good opportunity to take over the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. She must have been blinded by greed to listen to their instigation. If they pressed her, she would just wait a little longer and kill Ji Chenchuan directly.
If only her plan had gone according to plan, how could this not have happened?
but.
Ji Wushi said indifferently, "Master, those shops can't be lost. Don't forget, besides our eldest wife, who else in this entire mansion can take over such a large number of shops?"
Running a shop is not just about revenue; there are many twists and turns involved.
The old lady was already very old, and all she cared about was Ji Chenchuan, the sickly one. She couldn't handle the shop's affairs. Ji Chenchuan was a sick man, he couldn't even take care of himself, so how could he have the energy to take care of the shop? As for Ji Sanfang, there was no need to mention it. Ji Guining was a coward, a weakling who locked himself in the yard and never set foot outside. She even withheld their food and charcoal, but he didn't dare to fart.
"So, in the end, this shop will return to our hands."
Ji Guitian's eyes lit up. Yes, why didn't he think of this?
He laughed heartily, helped Ji Wu up from the ground, and praised her.
"Madam, my dear madam, you are very thoughtful. I was wrong."
Ji Wu's mouth twitched, and his expression changed so quickly.
Ji Wu was not angry. She said a few words to reassure him and then went back to take care of her son who was unconscious and had a swollen head like a pig.
Ji Guitian just said to take good care of Ji Ziming and turned to leave.
He went to his study and ordered his servant to guard outside and not let anyone approach.
Then he entered the study, closed the door tightly, and bolted it from the inside. He looked outside carefully and made sure that no one was around. Then he went to the bookshelf, moved a few books, reached in and pressed the mechanism inside.
With a snap, a secret compartment was opened.
There was a pitch-black box inside.
He carefully took out the box and opened it carefully. Looking at the letter lying quietly inside that he had never touched, the sunlight became gloomy.
Oh.
Could it be that Ji Wu really thought he was so stupid? Or did he think that Ji Guitian really only had the bank that controlled that old man?
No, no, no.
The most important reason why the old man didn't dare to touch him was not this.
But it was the half of the secret letter that remained in his hand.
The letter was given to him by his mother before she died, asking him to keep it well and not let anyone take it out, let alone read the contents inside.
My mother said that as long as he had this, he could control the people in Wu'an Marquis' Mansion as he pleased.
The facts were just as she said. When he said he wanted to take over the fields and shops of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, she gave them to him honestly. When he said he wanted to live in the largest courtyard of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, she also gave it to him.
only.
"What exactly is written in here? Why would that old woman care so much about it?"
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