Chapter 44: Seizing Power
When several people emerged from the woods, the scene fell silent.
After hearing that the youngest child of the Shen family was missing, everyone had mixed thoughts.
There are those who are worried, and there are those who gloat over other people’s misfortunes, but more people are just watching the show.
Now that they saw that Chen Yandong not only returned safely, but was also followed by a suspected "little tiger", and then recalled the "big tiger" that had just passed by, they couldn't help but hiss.
"Could this Shen family's fourth son be the reincarnation of Fuwa?"
"Whose Fuwa's parents died when he was young?"
"That's hard to say. Maybe he was defeated by someone else..."
A meaningful remark made everyone look over.
I was extremely surprised.
Li was still lying under the tree. Who dared to provoke the Shen family? They were really brave.
When they realized it was Luo Jinzhi, the convicts fell silent.
This man always had his eyes on the top of his head. When he was on the road, he wanted to stay several feet away from them for fear of being contaminated by bad luck.
When he was escaping just now, he tried hard to squeeze into the crowd. Now that he is safe, there is no time to get away.
They can guess what the plan is with their butts!
Everyone couldn't help but move aside, leaving Luo Jinzhi completely exposed.
"No matter how tough the Shen family's children are, they have never intentionally harmed others..."
"It's better than those vicious servants who dare to murder their masters..."
"Instead of wanting to throw dirty water at someone, why not focus on your own fate first..."
Luo Jinzhi's heart trembled. She knew that her end would not be good!
It's hateful that the sour scholar had mastered such excellent martial arts without knowing when, even the eldest son was deceived by him!
He was easily knocked unconscious in Lin'an City before. I think he was showing weakness on purpose to let others lower their guard!
With such scheming and tactics, how could he allow her to frame him again and again? If he missed the good opportunity just now, the road left for him would not be easy.
However, Luo Jinzhi was the housekeeper from a large mansion after all, and she didn't look panicked at all. She raised her eyebrows and shouted loudly.
"You are just criminals, yet you dare to comment on the affairs of court officials? Aren't you afraid of being punished more severely?"
"I was personally appointed by the Duke's wife. How dare you make such a fabrication? Do you think the Duke's wife wants to murder her nephew?"
When a big hat was put on them, people did not show fear as Luo Jinzhi had expected.
They have been getting along with him for a long time and have always been dissatisfied with his past behavior.
The Duke's wife?
Now that I’ve been exiled to the northern border, I’m afraid I’ll be facing the earth for the rest of my life. How much worse can it be?
Could it be possible that the Duke's wife would come all the way here from the capital just for a few words of gossip from me?
That's really a high opinion of yourself.
"The Duke's wife is far away, and I'm worried that some people might pretend to obey but actually disobey... I've never seen anyone deliberately mention their master in front of bandits..."
"Thanks to County Magistrate Xue's skill, he was able to foil someone's plans!"
"Master Wei, if we can convict a housekeeper by accusing her of exile, then what is the crime for murdering an imperial official?"
Someone boldly asked.
Wei Da, who was making arrangements, raised his head when he heard this and glanced coldly at Luo Jinzhi.
"It is a capital crime."
Luo Jinzhi's eyes twitched, and she suddenly ran out of the crowd and fell crying at Xue Yongan's feet.
"I have served the Countess since childhood, and later followed the eldest daughter into the Duke's Mansion. In the past twenty years, I have never made a mistake. How could I dare to harm my master? Wouldn't this... bring shame to both the Earl's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion? Even if the master believed the slander and wanted to beat me to death, I would never acknowledge him in the underworld!"
Xue Yongan took three steps back, creating some distance between them. He then carefully shook the hem of his clothes and muttered, "When we really get to the underworld, who will care whether you recognize me or not..."
What he said was the absolute truth. The judge could find out his life's past and would not tolerate any falsehood.
But when Luo Jinzhi heard this, she thought that he had made up his mind to take this opportunity to get rid of her, and she started to sob softly.
"Master, are you really so cruel as to allow others to slander me? Just now, every word I said was clearly out of concern for you. Even if there were any mistakes, it was only because of my concern! May I ask, Master Wei, can you be convicted for an unintentional mistake?"
Wei Da pursed his lips and said honestly, "There is indeed no such article in the laws of our dynasty."
"It seems that God still has eyes and will not let loyal and good people suffer injustice..." Luo Jinzhi lowered his head, with a smug look in his eyes.
She had guessed this would be the outcome long ago. As long as she didn't admit it, who would dare to force her to accept the punishment?
Everyone was sucking their teeth when they heard this.
What happened to Lan girl just now was irritating enough, but it was not as bad as it is now.
Shameless people are truly invincible!
Fortunately, the Shen family will never let them down.
Chen Chunxing stroked the cat for a while, listened to the words patiently, walked over slowly, and smiled at Luo Jinzhi who was still kneeling on the ground.
"What the housekeeper said is wrong. What the master said just now, every word he said, did not mean to punish you?"
"You were the one who kept making excuses. I thought you were guilty, but it turns out you weren't."
Luo Jinzhi suddenly raised her head, stepped on Chen Chunxing, and looked at him with contempt: "You are just a maid, how dare you talk to me?"
"How can you, a household slave, be the master of an imperial official? I, your maidservant, was forced upon him by you."
Chen Chunxing rolled his eyes and said, "Although the law cannot convict you, we must be on guard against people's hearts."
"Since the official's wife keeps saying that she is doing this for the master's good, she should stop interfering in the affairs of the backyard and continue to behave herself so that the master can rest assured."
The sadness on Luo Jinzhi's face instantly turned into anger, "Just like that, you think you can take my power?"
"The official's wife is wrong again. What's the point of seizing power? As slaves, we only have the right to obey our master. How can we have any power at all..."
Chen Chunxing looked at Xue Yongan tenderly... which frightened him so much that he took two steps back and bowed repeatedly behind everyone's back.
Slave?
He doesn't deserve it!
Chen Chunxing… withdrew his gaze and saw that Luo Jinzhi still looked unconvinced, and his expression changed again.
"There aren't many smart people in this world, but don't treat everyone as fools. Some things are fine if everyone understands them, and we can get along peacefully. But if it really comes down to a fight to the death, I wonder if that pawn is even worth saving."
The little girl's face was extremely cold, and even her eyes, which were naturally smiling, were now filled with threats. Together with the man next to her, who was covered in blood, it seemed as if an overwhelming murderous intent was sweeping over her.
"I heard that one of the master's drivers got lost in the chaos. I wonder if we should go look for him?"
Luo Jinzhi was completely defeated by Shen Chunxing's last sentence. She stood up silently and got on the mule cart, as if she agreed with her claim to seize power.
The person sent to kill did not come back, while the person who should have been killed was unharmed. The result is obvious.
This was no different from her previous nonsense. If the driver was captured by the other party, he would be a witness.
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