Chapter 116 Qi Yunshen is here
The old lady was also surprised to see Jiang Yunzheng awake: "You are finally awake. Your fiancé carried you here last night, crying as he ran. The young couple has a really good relationship."
Jiang Yunzheng glanced at Yu Zheng as if nothing had happened, and then thanked the old lady.
The old lady waved her hand, looking very enthusiastic, and wrung out the handkerchief for Jiang Yunzheng. Yu Zheng hurried forward to take the wet handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Jiang Yunzheng's face.
"Don't be polite, I see you two are both well-dressed, so why do your families disapprove and insist on eloping?"
Jiang Yunzheng: “…………?”
Yu Zheng winked at Jiang Yunzheng and sighed, "These are things of the previous generation. There's nothing we can do about them."
Seeing that the old lady was about to continue rambling, Yu Zheng quickly stepped forward to support Jiang Yunzheng: "Do you have a headache again? Okay, I won't say anything, just go to sleep."
Jiang Yunzheng lay down cooperatively. The scabbed wound on the back of her head touched the pillow, and she frowned.
The old lady swallowed all the words in her heart and said, "If you need anything, just call me."
Yu Zheng: "Oh, okay, okay."
Watching the old lady return to the house, Yu Zheng threw the handkerchief into the basin and closed the wooden door.
Jiang Yunzheng sat up and asked Yu Zheng to pour her a glass of water.
Yu Zheng said that the village is located near the capital, but because it is located deep in the mountains and forests, most of the young men in the village go to the capital to make a living. Only the elderly, weak, women and children are left in the village, and occasionally hunters will go into the mountains to hunt.
Even when the imperial court conducted a population census a few years ago, the officers and soldiers had to take a very long detour to find this place.
The old lady's father was a doctor in the village and had some medical skills. He simply treated Jiang Yunzheng's broken right leg and wrapped a circle of gauze around her head.
Jiang Yunzheng looked up at Yu Zheng and said, "Give me the account book. Let me see it."
Yu Zheng took out the account book from his pocket very readily.
Yu Zheng's voice echoed from the side: "This account book contains even more information than the one in Chengzhou. As long as both accounts are submitted to His Majesty, the Xu family will be doomed."
Jiang Yunzheng flipped through the pages one by one, his face slightly gloomy.
In addition to corruption, the account book also recorded the silver the Xu family received from selling official positions and titles, as well as the amount of land seized by members of the Xu family.
The Xu family prides themselves on being a clean family. Taking out any item from this account book alone would be a disaster.
Yu Zheng was genuinely curious: "Well, since we're collaborating, let's not hide it. What's the deep hatred between you and the Xu family?"
Jiang Yunzheng's eyes were dim. "The reason is not important. What's important is the result, isn't it?"
Yu Zheng was choked back by Jiang Yunzheng's evasiveness again.
Jiang Yunzheng continued, "How are you going to give this account book to His Majesty, or...how are you going to let His Majesty know about it?"
Yu Zheng's eyes turned: "You don't have to worry about this. There are people who hope that the Xu family will be destroyed more than us."
Jiang Yunzheng remained silent, and Yu Zheng spoke again: "Doctor Jiang, I want to discuss something with you."
Jiang Yunzheng stared at the account book without even glancing at Yu Zheng.
Yu Zheng coughed lightly and said, "I am now an official. I have avenged my great hatred, but my family business still needs someone to inherit it. Once the Xu family is destroyed, my second uncle and his family will naturally not be able to escape. By then, I will need someone to manage the family business for me."
After saying this, Jiang Yunzheng raised her eyes slightly and asked, "You're looking for me?"
Yu Zheng nodded: "Yes, Doctor Jiang is good at strategy and has great ideas."
After these few contacts, Yu Zheng has a basic understanding of Jiang Yunzheng's character. He acts decisively and efficiently, and clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Yu Zheng trusts him.
Jiang Yunzheng's eyebrows twitched slightly: "The manager of the Yu family's property shop can do it."
Yu Zheng didn't say anything for a while, staring at Jiang Yunzheng: "If you agree, I will give you 30% of all the profits of the Yu family every year."
Jiang Yunzheng narrowed her eyes slightly.
Seeing Jiang Yunzheng's hesitation, Yu Zheng struck while the iron was hot: "Actually, this is very simple. I haven't married yet, and Doctor Jiang is single. My family needs someone to take care of things. Of course, I won't tie Doctor Jiang down forever. I just need Doctor Jiang to return to the Yu family in the name of my fiancée to calm down those old men. After everything is settled, we can cancel the engagement, and then Doctor Jiang can take care of the Yu family's business for me."
After a moment, Jiang Yunzheng shook her head: "Money is important, but I have other things to do."
Yu Zheng had an awkward expression on his face. "What's so important? Thirty percent of the Yu family's profits? Such a huge sum of money, and you can tolerate this?"
Jiang Yunzheng couldn't stand it any longer and threw the pillow beside her: "Shut up!"
Yu Zheng shrugged: "No problem, don't rush to reject me, you can take your time to think about it."
Yu Zheng's room is next door to the woodshed.
Yu Zheng told the old lady that although they were an engaged couple, they had not yet performed the ceremony and still needed to sleep in separate rooms at night.
After Yu Zheng left, the room suddenly became quiet.
Moonlight streamed in from the window. Jiang Yunzheng held the account book in her arms and slowly fell asleep.
All is quiet and the moon is high in the sky.
A figure stood motionless by the window. The night was as cold as frost, and the man's profile was hazy, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.
There is no paper on the wooden windows, and you can see the scene inside through the tiny gaps.
Jiang Yunzheng slept until noon and was awakened by the sound of horse hooves in the yard.
The old lady heard the noise in the house and handed Jiang Yunzheng an old crutch she had found at home, "Miss, use this to get down to the ground."
Jiang Yunzheng showed a grateful smile on her face.
Jiang Yunzheng's leg injury was treated promptly and was not considered serious. He only felt slight pain in his ankle.
Jiang Yunzheng carefully put away the account book. When she stood up, she felt dizzy and pushed open the door. She didn't know if it was an illusion or she hadn't woken up from the dream.
Qi Yunshen was standing in the middle of the yard. The man stood with his hands hanging down, and there was an emotion in his eyes that Jiang Yunzheng could not understand.
She stood up straight, pinched her palms, and her eyes gradually darkened.
So the ally Yu Zheng was referring to was Qi Yunshen???
A team of guards was standing at the gate of the yard.
Ever since the day they surrounded King Zhou, the atmosphere between Jiang Yunzheng and Qi Yunshen has always been weird. Qi Yunshen had clearly begun to suspect her, but he had been hesitant to take action.
In the courtyard, no one spoke first, and the two of them were in a stalemate.
Yu Zheng came out of the room to break the silence, "I've packed, Doctor Jiang... Yun Zheng, you're awake too, so let's go now that you're awake."
The old lady came out of the kitchen, and Yu Zheng introduced Qi Yunshen as his brother.
Seeing how miserable the two were, the old lady couldn't help but persuade Yu Zheng's 'brother', "The grudges of the previous generation should be settled in the previous generation. As long as they didn't commit murder, there is still room for recovery. It's not easy for the young couple to escape all the way here..."
Yu Zheng was overwhelmed.
Qi Yunshen's expression didn't change much. He glanced at Jiang Yunzheng a few times. Jiang Yunzheng was looking outside the yard with an expressionless face, not paying any attention to the movement here.
Qi Yunshen retracted his gaze, took out a five hundred tael silver note and a few silver ingots and handed them to the old lady.
"Thank you for saving my life, Auntie. Please accept this as a token of my appreciation."
The old lady refused repeatedly, so she simply saved the two people and said, "Your Excellency is too polite. I, an old woman, do not deserve such a big gift."
Qi Yunshen glanced at the old lady's wrinkled hands.
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