Chapter 95: The Cunning Rabbit Dies

Not long after the fifth room returned Yingjuan, news spread that Wulang had a strange disease, which might even be contagious to other people.

For the safety of everyone in the Duke's Mansion, Madam Wei immediately decided to surround all the people in the fifth house.

They were bundled and tied up, and then dragged onto the carriage and sent to the farm outside the city.

The fifth old master, who was the most active in the fifth house, was now only half hanging on to his life.

However, before he could wake up, the power that had been entrenched in Yingjuan Courtyard for decades was uprooted by Madam Wei.

Over the years, she indulged herself while also holding on to the evidence.

If you don't move, you will be dead. If you move, you will be destroyed.

It was only a matter of a few hours, and it was as if the five families had never appeared in the Duke's Mansion.

Even the trace disappeared without a trace.

The third room was next door to them, and they had never seen Mrs. Wei make such a big scene before, so they were really scared this time.

Everyone hid in their own rooms, dared not make a sound, and dared not show their heads.

It was as if the past few decades of tyranny were just a dream, and after waking up, he found that he was just a poor relative of the Duke's Mansion.

Some are even dispensable.

Shang Ji waited until night fell before returning to the Duke's Mansion.

It’s the same plaque and the same gate, but I always feel like there’s something different.

He dismounted his horse and entered the gate of the Duke's Mansion, then headed towards the East Garden without hesitation.

When he walked to the gate of Xitang Courtyard, he smelled some medicine, which was not too strong. He frowned immediately and quickened his pace.

Went straight into the main house.

Sure enough, he saw Du Jingyi lying "weakly" on the bed, his face looking a little pale.

"What happened? Are you hurt?"

Du Jingyi probably didn't expect her husband to come back so soon, so she was a little surprised.

But he quickly reacted and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, General. I'm fine."

Then she sat up from the bed, wiped her face with her fingers, and a white and fine powder fell on her fingertips.

One can tell at a glance that the pale face is an illusion.

"Mrs. Wei wants to clean up the fifth room and wants me to be her guarantor. I'm not stupid enough to rush to protect her, so I can only pretend to be sick."

“She may not be unaware.”

Shang Ji had a thorough understanding of his stepmother, so he pointed it out right away.

But Du Jingyi was not worried.

"It doesn't matter if she knows. After all, she has completely offended the Fifth House this time. I'm afraid they will fight to the death in the future."

Hearing this, Shang Ji felt the same way.

Sure enough, Butler He and Nanny Dou came to the door.

"This old servant greets the general and the young lady."

"Well, get up."

"Thank you, General."

Both of them looked somewhat happy, as if they had been suppressed for a long time and finally gained new life.

"How is the situation in room five?"

"Mrs. Wei has sent them away. Now the Yingjuan Courtyard is brand new, as if no one has ever lived there. Even the servants who served them or had some connection with them have been detained. I heard that they will all be sent out of the city tonight."

As for where to go, it is unknown.

If you are lucky, you will probably be sent to a farm to do some rough work.

But if they are unlucky or too loyal, it is hard to say whether they can survive.

Shang Ji sneered.

"She is trying to steal a chicken but ends up losing the rice. I want to see if her good reputation as a kind-hearted person can be preserved after this matter is made public."

After saying that, he glanced outside without saying anything else.

Du Jingyi seemed to hear some noise, but it was blown away without leaving a trace.

It seems that Liu Xun, who has been hiding in the dark, has important matters to attend to.

Butler He and Nanny Dou have been busy dealing with the affairs of the General's Mansion these days, so they have not been involved in many things.

They had never seen Liu Xun before.

Since we are doing spy work, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Therefore, Du Jingyi understood why he did not show up.

Shang Ji lowered his brows and looked at her face. Apart from the paleness, she looked bright and clear-headed after only four or five days of not seeing her.

So, he calmed his tone and spoke.

"Okay, since you are sick, take good care of yourself. I will go see my sister-in-law and Xue Niang."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Now that the matter of the fifth room has been settled, Shang Ji also knows that it is time to make things clear with his eldest sister-in-law.

Du Jingyi understood, so he nodded and continued to pretend to be sick obediently.

Butler He and Nanny Dou also followed Shang Ji out.

After walking out of Xitang Courtyard, the two looked at each other, took two steps forward and blocked Shang Ji's way.

At this moment, she truly submitted to Young Madam Du Jingyi.

"General, we didn't know the value of this before. We were always worried that the young lady was too young to handle the disputes in the harem. Now it seems that the fifth branch has been uprooted, Madam Wei's reputation has been damaged, and she has become alienated from the relatives of the two branches, which has made it possible for our East Garden to make a safe transition."

They were all brought by Madam Gu, so if they said they would submit, it would not be a lie.

Shang Ji could see that Du Jingyi had been putting a lot of thought into the two of them these days.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so fast. I saw their eyes were full of approval.

In his heart, he was still quite confident in Du Jingyi's ability to control his subordinates, so he just said "hmm" and then asked.

"How is Fuqiuyuan these days? Is there anything wrong with my sister-in-law?"

Nanny Dou shook her head.

"I haven't heard of it. The eldest young master's wife has been staying in Fuqiu Courtyard all the time and has seldom gone out. It's just that the eighth young lady visits her more often."

When Shang Ji heard this, he said to the two of them.

"Okay, then you guys go and get busy. I'll go to Fuqiuyuan to see my sister-in-law and Ping'er."

"Yes, General."

The two courtyards were not far apart, so it was not difficult for Shang Ji to reach the gate of Fuqiu Courtyard.

The scene of the quarrel with my sister-in-law that day is still vivid in my mind, but when I count carefully, it has been quite a while.

For some things, he felt it would be better to wait until there were results before discussing them.

Therefore, now that the fifth house had met with such a fate, he dared to step into the door of Fuqiu Courtyard.

I just hope that by now my sister-in-law will have calmed down a little and won't kick him out directly.

As I stepped in, I saw three vague figures in the main room, and I knew at a glance that my eighth sister Xue Niang was also there.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and a voice came from inside.

"who?"

As soon as he heard it, he knew it was from Xue Niang. Shang Ji raised the corners of his mouth slightly and replied.

"It's me. I'm here to see my sister-in-law and Ping'er."

Xue Niang was a little surprised. After all, her brother basically didn't rest in the house at night, so it was a bit strange for him to come at this time.

She was about to open the door when Shang Zhiping suddenly grabbed her sleeve.

There was fear and resentment in his eyes, but because he was small and lacked aura, he looked like a cat's claws about to scratch someone, which was a bit funny.

(End of this chapter)