Chapter 30: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 30
Zhang Rou screamed, dodged Zhao Qiang's touch, and shouted crazily:
"You are the prostitute! I am not! I am Madam Ji, the mistress of the Ji family! Who do you think you are? You are not even worthy of carrying my shoes!"
"Why did you come here? Why did you want to hurt me? Get away! Get away! I'm going to kill you... If I kill you, nothing will happen!"
Zhang Rou pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and stabbed Zhao Qiang.
Zhao Qiang was caught off guard and was stabbed directly. The golden hairpin pierced his chest, but Zhang Rou was not strong enough and did not injure his vital parts.
The long knife behind him chopped towards him, and there seemed to be tears in Zhao Qiang's eyes. He was a little unbelievable and froze in place.
"An Wu!" Ji Yunhuan shouted, and An Wu rushed out immediately. With a click, the long sword broke in half, saving Zhao Qiang's life.
The guards also moved. The security guards had long been frightened by the people around the eldest lady, so they hastily threw down their weapons and raised their hands in surrender.
Ji Gongming's eyes were red with anger. "What on earth do you want to do? You are actually helping an outsider?"
Ji Yunhuan remained calm, "I won't help anyone, I just can't bear to see you killing innocent people."
"He was just a street thug! He's dead, so be it! But the Ji family has an unblemished reputation, and such a scandal must not be spread!"
"Reputation? What reputation does the Ji family have? You favored your concubine over your wife, killed my mother, and almost killed me! Zhang Rou hired someone to kill someone. If it weren't for my fate, I would have died in a nunnery long ago!"
"You know everything, but you pretend to be innocent." Ji Yunhuan pointed at Zhao Qiang, who was covered in blood. "So what if he's a street thug? At least he's responsible! Unlike you, who are selfish, hypocritical and cowardly! He shouldn't die here, let him go!"
Zhao Qiang was stunned when he heard this. He knew that in the eyes of these nobles, his life was worthless and they could beat him to death at any time. But it was really strange that this beautiful young lady actually spoke for him.
He bowed to Ji Yunhuan and said loudly: "I don't need to thank you for your kindness. If you need Zhao Qiang in the future, I will go through fire and water for you!"
Zhao Qiang grabbed Ji Yongchang and held him in his hand like a chicken.
Ji Yongchang cried anxiously, tears and snot all over his face, "No! I don't want it! Father, I am the only child in the Ji family, I don't want to go with this pariah, I don't want to live a hard life, father, please save me, save me!"
Ji Gongming wanted to beat Ji Yongchang to death! He had spent more than ten years raising a son, but in the end he was raising someone else's son!
No wonder Ji Yongchang had no talent for studying but liked to wield swords and sticks. It turned out that he was not born with this talent!
Zhao Qiang punched Ji Yongchang hard and cursed, "I am a pariah, and so are you, little bastard! Why are you howling? Even if you scream your head off, you are still my offspring!"
"Tsk tsk~ I didn't expect that after all my life, I would end up with a son for free. Now I have someone to take care of me in my old age. You can practice martial arts with me, and when you make money in the future, you can honor me. It will be worth it for me to save your life!"
Before leaving, Zhao Qiang couldn't help but look at Zhang Rou again.
Zhang Rou seemed to have gone crazy. She was pinned to the ground by two big men, still struggling and howling.
But these had nothing to do with him anymore. Zhang Rou was unwilling to go with him, but Ji Yongchang was his child after all, and he couldn't just watch Ji Yongchang die.
This corrupt official has a vicious mind. If he stays here, he will die.
Zhao Qiang knocked Ji Yongchang unconscious with a palm strike and carried him out. In his hand, he still held Zhang Rou's gold hairpin, which could be worth a lot of money if sold.
Ji Gongming watched the two of them leave. He had never felt so embarrassed as he did today. He was completely humiliated!
And all this was caused by that bitch Zhang Rou!
Zhang Rou had been tied up. Ji Gongming kicked and beat Zhang Rou again and again, cursing her with the most vicious words!
The old patriarch sighed deeply. He thought that Ji Gongming was diligent and motivated, and he became a top scholar at a young age, so he must have a bright future. Therefore, the whole clan supported him and helped him to get through the barriers and enter the Ministry of Revenue.
Now it seems that this boy is narrow-minded, cruel and selfish, and is really not capable of handling such a big responsibility.
But it’s too late to say anything now, the Ji family still has to rely on Ji Gongming.
"Alright! Stop it! It's already happened, we should think about how to solve it."
Ji Gongming grabbed Zhang Rou's hair, his eyes fierce, "How to solve it? It would be too easy for you to die."
"Come here, poison her and make her mute, then sell her to the lowest-class brothel! Don't you like men? Do you like being ridden by thousands of men? I'll help you!"
"I will tell the madam of the brothel to find you the most vicious and cruel customers to torture you day and night. I will make you wish you were dead!"
Zhang Rou spat out a mouthful of blood and begged tremblingly, "No! No! I can still be useful. Yes, I still have the jade pendant. Please spare me... I will go find the Duke..."
With a loud slap, Ji Gongming slapped Zhang Rou in the face and said with a sinister smile, "Do you think I will still believe your lies? That jade pendant is also fake, right? It was a trick you used to get back on track!"
"No! The jade pendant is real, Master, please believe me again. Oh, the poison! The poison was given to me by the eldest princess. I sent someone to smear it on the screen, so Xu Junwan had a difficult delivery..."
"Shut up!" Ji Gongming slammed Zhang Rou's head against the wall like a madman, over and over again. Zhang Rou's howling became lower and lower, and finally he fainted.
Zhang Rou was dragged away, Ji Yonglian was also locked up, the servants were silently cleaning up the blood in the courtyard, and the ancestral hall was dead silent.
The clan leader could only step forward to take charge of the situation. "Just remember that Zhang Rou and Ji Yongchang died of illness, and hold the funeral after some time. After all, Ji Yonglian is your biological daughter, so just lock her up for a few days, and don't kill her."
Ji Gongming seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. The rage just now seemed to have consumed all his strength, and he spoke weakly.
"Everyone, please disperse. I am sorry to bother you elders today. This matter is not glorious. I hope you can keep it secret. This is also for the sake of the reputation of the Ji family."
The elders all nodded in agreement, but everyone knew in their hearts that it was just an attempt to cover up the truth. It was impossible to hide such a big commotion.
What's more, Zhao Qiang and Ji Yongchang are both alive and well, this is irrefutable evidence!
Ji Yunhuan suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Please stay, everyone. I have something else I would like to ask the elders to be witnesses."
"It's already like this, what else do you want to do? Will you be satisfied only if you take my life?" Ji Gongming patted his chest with a look of grief on his face.
"Master Ji, you are worrying too much. What do I want your life for? I just..."
Before he could finish his words, a servant rushed in, his face full of joy, and shouted:
"Congratulations, Master. Congratulations, Master. Someone has come from the palace! I heard that Master and Miss are both in the ancestral temple. They can't wait any longer and are on their way."
"I am a quick person, and I came here specially to announce the good news. Judging from the expressions of the nobles in the palace, it must be great news!"
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