Zhang Liu's eyes were bloodshot. When no one was on guard, she suddenly stood up, took out a pair of scissors from somewhere, and stabbed Wang Pangzi.
At this moment, her eyes were filled with the exhilarating joy of revenge, as if stabbing Wang Pangzi would kill him and all the torment she had suffered over the past year would be rewarded.
Unfortunately, Lu Zheng was standing next to Fatty Wang, and he was facing Zhang Liu Shi directly with Fatty Wang, so he saw Zhang Liu Shi's movements immediately. Just as the scissors were about to stab Fatty Wang, he stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Liu Shi's wrist, and with a forceful pull, Zhang Liu Shi's hand went weak in pain, and the scissors fell to the ground. Zhang Liu Shi cried out in pain.
"Liu Xiaohua! So you're Liu Xiaohua!" At this moment, the head steward, who had only heard the story halfway through, finally appeared. He walked to Fatty Wang's side and looked at Zhang Liushi in surprise.
Zhang Liushi's hand was still being held by Lu Zheng; she recognized the head steward.
The head steward of the Prince's mansion was a pageboy hired by the family when the Prince was studying. He had accompanied the Prince since childhood and was fully aware of what happened in Langzhou back then.
"Tie her up!" Lu Zheng released Zhang Liushi and told He Gang and the others to bring over ropes.
At first, no one expected that Zhang Liu would be carrying a weapon. Who would have thought that an ordinary village woman would hide a pair of scissors on her person? Moreover, there were government officials all around, and they thought they could protect her.
But her stories were so long and so earnest that people got so absorbed in them that they forgot to be wary of her.
"Uncle, is what she said true?" Fatty Wang turned to the head butler and asked with difficulty.
“Young master, no, don’t listen to her nonsense. Master did give her family money, and he also told her that he could support her for the rest of her life.” The head steward denied without hesitation.
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhang Liu glared fiercely at the head steward. If she weren't being held back, she would have loved to tear him apart.
"I'm not lying! I personally took the silver to your house. It was Master who sent me there. Your mother and brother and sister-in-law said the silver was short. Not only did Master take you as a concubine, but they also made him find a job for your brother in the yamen. Don't you know what kind of person your brother is? They drove me away, saying that if they didn't take you as a concubine or find a job for your brother, they would spread the word throughout the county and the entire Langzhou that Master had touched you and then refused to take responsibility." The head steward said angrily.
Even after more than twenty years, he still felt indignant when he thought about what happened back then.
"When did you ever come to my house? When did you say you wanted to take me as your concubine? Humph, now that everyone who knew about this is dead, you can make things up, right? Hahahaha, the common people can't fight against the officials, I've always known that principle. Whatever you say goes!" Zhang Liu's face was full of indignation.
"After we came down the mountain, the master was still recovering from his injuries when he sent me to your house to discuss this matter. It was you who disagreed; it was your own greed. Do you know how you were kidnapped by the bandits and taken to the mountain? It was your brother. He used you to pave the way for himself; he wanted to join the mountain bandit king. But then the bandits kidnapped the master as well, and after all that happened, he changed his mind. Don't you know any of this?" The head steward frowned and continued, "Not only you, but several girls in your village were also harmed by your brother."
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