Xu Zhuohua's eyes widened. It was normal that what Cheng Muyun and the others did could not escape Xu Shi Nong's eyes, but why did Xu Shi Nong include her in the list?
Is it because she insisted on going to Dongzhou with Chen Hede?
"Cheng Muyun and Chen Hede are capable of handling the Japanese. But if you touch the Luo family or even those above them, the consequences are beyond your ability to bear."
Wow! Xu Shinong even knows this.
Xu Zhuohua felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
Xu Shinong even knew that Cheng Muyun and Chen Hede had joined forces.
Looking at Xu Zhuohua's shocked face, Xu Shinong, who was nearly fifty years old, chuckled and said, "I walk around my territory every day, how could I not know? I just didn't want to care."
Xu Zhuohua asked, "Then why are you telling me all this?"
If you didn't want to get involved, why bring it up in front of Xu Zhuohua?
Xu Shinong walked out from behind the table with his hands behind his back, seemingly full of confidence, "Because they are all safe. Even if they really offend the people above, Cheng Muyun has the Dongzhou Army behind him, Chen Hede has Zhu Zhishui, the police chief of the French Concession, Liang Shaozun has the Liang family behind him, and the Xu family will protect the second son."
From this perspective, no one will encounter any danger.
Xu Zhuohua feigned nonchalance and said, "Isn't this foolproof?"
Xu Shinong frowned and looked at Xu Zhuohua, her eyes revealing both helplessness and sorrow. "No. Cheng Muyun is the one among them who is most easily smeared. As his wife, you cannot escape the blame."
Xu Zhuohua now understood the deeper meaning behind Xu Shinong giving her the jade pendant.
If the Si family retaliates against Cheng Muyun, then in order to protect others, Chen Hede, Liang Shaozun, and Xu Jixin will sever ties with Cheng Muyun.
Then, just like in history, Cheng Muyun bore the consequences alone, while his wife was retaliated against.
Xu Shinong gave her the jade pendant so that she might have a chance to escape later.
After all, the eastern and southern routes were heavily fortified, and with the jade pendant, she had many places to run to.
But why did Hsu Shih-nung do that?
Xu Zhuohua looked at her unfamiliar adoptive father.
Xu Shih-nong looked at his adopted daughter with a smile. To be honest, he felt guilty towards her. Since bringing her into his home, he had never really looked at her properly.
After sending her to the nunnery, he never cared about her again. He brought her back because Xu Minghua didn't want to marry Cheng Muyun.
It was the Xu family who personally pushed her into the Cheng family's pit of fire.
In just six months, he experienced so much. After moving to Xinhai City, his thinking became less conservative, and he finally saw Xu Zhuohua's courage and fearlessness.
Xu Shih-nong had to admit that Xu Zhuohua was just like the Xu family's children, or even more like him when he was young.
Therefore, he was filled with guilt.
Xu Zhuohua blinked, and said somewhat uncertainly, "Cheng Muyun will protect me."
Xu Shi Nong smiled with heartache, "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. Now that Cheng Mu Yun has started to get close to Luo Yun Qiao, are you sure he's reliable?"
Xu Zhuohua felt her blood congeal in her chest; her heart ached terribly. Cheng Muyun's attentiveness to Luo Yunqiao these past few days felt like a thorn stuck in her heart.
Xu Zhuohua was slightly angry when Xu Shinong suddenly revealed it.
She admitted that many men are unreliable, but she firmly believed that Cheng Muyun was not that kind of person.
"No, Cheng Muyun won't do anything with Luo Yunqiao. I have confidence in our relationship."
Xu Shinong picked up the jade pendant from the table and placed it into Xu Zhuohua's cold hand.
Even though Xu Zhuohua was stubborn, her trembling body betrayed her.
As a woman of the 21st century, she was well aware of the dangers of relying on men, yet here she had no choice but to conform to the trends of the times and bow her head. Even though she had carefully selected and pondered for a long time.
It seems we failed again.
"Take it. You'll need it someday. Do you think I don't know whether a man's feelings are reliable? After Master Cheng is buried, do you think Cheng Muyun will go to the Luo family to propose marriage? To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of mutual benefit. It's really not worth it for you to lose your life in this."
Xu Zhuohua suddenly looked up at Xu Shinong, "What did you say? Old Master Cheng is being buried?"
Xu Shi Nong raised an eyebrow. "You didn't know? You haven't gone back to the Cheng family yet?"
Xu Zhuohua's heart was pounding. She clutched the jade pendant tightly, trying to find some pitiful comfort, "I didn't go back."
Xu Shinong said, "His only granddaughter, who was always by his side, died in an accident. Old Master Cheng had been ill for a long time and passed away three days ago."
"The Xu family is truly a misfortune... Madam Cheng is still ill..."
Xu Zhuohua only heard a buzzing sound in her head and didn't hear a single word Xu Shinong said.
According to the plan, three days ago was the day Liang Shaozun returned to Shinkai Castle with Miyata Takejiro.
She once joked in front of Cheng Wenyun's grave, telling Cheng Wenyun to use her strength to take the old man away, and Liang Shaozun was laughing behind her.
It was hard for her not to connect Old Master Cheng's death with Liang Shaozun.
So, at this moment, Cheng Muyun should have already returned to the Cheng Mansion. How should he face these things?
Xu Zhuohua flung open the study door and ran out quickly. Xu Shinong shouted after her, "Butler, prepare the car and take Miss back!"
The car sped along the road, and Xu Zhuohua sat in the back seat, tightly gripping the jade pendant in her hand.
She dared not think whether Old Master Cheng died of illness or was killed by Liang Shaozun.
She knew far too little about Liang Shaozun, but a voice inside her kept screaming, "It was Liang Shaozun who killed Old Master Cheng!"
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