Zhao Biao was born into a peasant family, so he had no shortage of relatives who came to him for help. At most, people from the entire village came to him for help. Zhao Letong's mother worked hard and worried about these people.
But she didn't push them out. No matter how difficult her own situation was, it was still easier than that of these fellow villagers, so she properly accommodated them.
Setting aside the west wing of the mansion to house the poor relatives who came to seek refuge there would also be beneficial to the mansion's reputation.
Of course, we don't care about their food and drink. We will give them some New Year gifts during festivals as a reward and as an opportunity to help them. As for the rest, we let them make a living freely.
This is already very good. With the title of the General's Mansion, they will not be bullied or have their wages deducted whether they are carrying a load or doing hard labor. Although the whole family is poor, they can finally stand firm on their feet.
This rule has been continued by Mrs. Zhao. These two families are relatives of Zhao Biao's mother. Although they are far away, they are related after all. There is nothing wrong with Mrs. Zhao's arrangement.
Zhao Biao had obtained a lot of spoils of war over the years, but there were too many people who came to him for help, including old brothers who had fought side by side with him and the families of the sacrificed guards. He had to help everyone who came for help, and he had spent all his money.
But Mrs. Zhao never expected that these people would be so disloyal as to plot to murder the general's mansion.
They were both ashamed and even more dissatisfied. Wasn't it just a small matter? Was there any need to make a big deal out of it?
Mrs. Zhao didn't expect any serious consequences. She just saw Zhao Letong's face was tense and swallowed what she shouldn't have said.
These days, some people in charge have said that some people are using the reputation of the General's Mansion to bully the people. Mrs. Zhao thought that they are just lazy people.
Zhao Biao ordered the housekeeper, "Lock them up first and let our eldest grandson deal with them."
We can't drive them out of the mansion just because of two door gods. If we do that, they will slander the general's mansion everywhere, and instead of helping them, we will become enemies.
Looking at their expressions, you can tell that they are not content with what they have to do. Zhao Biao asked his eldest grandson to start from other places. If he really did something bad, he would have a reputation of killing his own relatives for the sake of justice.
The reason why Zhao Biao has been able to climb to his current position is that he is a man of great talent but with a lot of subtlety, and he is not really honest and straightforward.
Zhao Letong glanced at them twice, his eyes full of coldness, "Find out who ordered them. They accepted the money. I heard everything when I followed them."
Mrs. Zhao's eyes turned even colder. "You are such an ungrateful person! Stop making excuses for yourself. You all must know this is not a good thing. The door gods are there to protect the whole family, and you dare to tamper with them. Don't forget, your whole family also lives in this mansion."
They finally repented and kowtowed desperately, begging for mercy: "Grandma, we were wrong, we confess everything, please forgive us this time, General, our aunt has a good relationship with your mother, they are aunts and cousins, we are all relatives!"
Zhao Biao hugged his daughter and laughed angrily: "My mother has been dead for forty or fifty years, and you cousins are still showing up. If I didn't feel sorry for you, would I have taken you in in my house?
How dare you mention it about a relative who is thousands of miles away?
Confess as soon as possible. Only my general's mansion has not been in trouble. Otherwise, even if I kill your entire family, it won't be enough to pay the compensation. Take them away, and don't show any mercy."
"yes!"
The guards dragged the man away. They hated traitors the most.
[Luckily, Mrs. Fang helped me. I almost couldn't deal with the evil spirit last night. Sister Chen would have been in danger.]
Only then did Zhao Biao realize that the evil ghost was targeting Chen Xinyue, and it was this Chen Boyang again.
"Tongtong, you stay home and rest. Dad is going out for a walk. First, I'm going to give Lord Chen a big gift."
"Well, Dad, go ahead and give him a good beating! He's so vicious and has tried to harm Sister Chen several times. Sister Chen is going to be your grandson's wife."
"Really? That's great, Dad will go and vent his anger on his eldest grandson's wife."
Mrs. Zhao's eyes lit up. "Is Miss Chen, Father? I think that girl is not bad. She has medical skills and can endure hardships. She seems like a member of our Zhao family."
"Haha..., as long as you are satisfied, the little girl has to be happy. As the mother-in-law, you should express your feelings. As the grandfather, I will not interfere."
"Okay, I will definitely treat you well. Tongtong, go home with your sister-in-law."
"I'm sleepy, go to sleep."
"Okay, sister-in-law will take you back to your room to sleep. You got up really early."
Zhao Letong thought to herself that she didn’t sleep well last night.
I went back to my room and slept until the afternoon. I didn’t even have lunch and woken up because I was hungry.
After all, she is young and gets hungry easily when she consumes a lot. Zhao Letong misses her storage space. The food she puts in can remain in its original state and she can eat it directly after taking it out. She doesn't have to worry about people suspecting that she eats too much and is hungry.
I missed the food at Baiweiju. After my nephews finished their studies at the clan school, Zhao Letong invited them to have a big meal together. The children were so happy to have meat to eat with their aunt.
Several children occupied a private room, and the table was full of fish and meat. Zhao Letong was responsible for eating everything, and they just had to eat their fill.
Xiao Shanjian ate very politely and took care of Zhao Letong, serving her food and wiping her mouth. He didn't show any sign of being at odds with Zhao Letong as he had a few days ago.
Zhao Letong looked at him with big eyes, "Why are you suddenly being nice to me? Is there some conspiracy?"
Xiao Shanjian: "Except helping you with your homework, I can do everything."
"Really?"
Zhao Letong was like a fox seeing a delicious fat hen, "I really have something that requires you. Come to my room secretly tonight."
Fortunately, they are all children, so there is nothing ambiguous about what they said. Otherwise, if someone heard it, they would definitely think wrongly.
Even Xiao Shanjian blushed and felt a little guilty. Fortunately, his nephews were all scrambling to eat the meatballs and didn't notice their secret chat.
"Send a dish of stir-fried sea cucumber with green onions to the young masters and young ladies."
The waiter came in with a plate, head lowered, and walked straight towards Zhao Letong. Just when he was about to put down the plate, Zhao Letong waved his hand and slammed the plate on his face. The hot sea cucumber scalded him and he screamed.
"Aunt, what are you doing..."
Before the nephews could react, the guy pulled out a dagger and stabbed at Zhao Letong. He was actually an assassin.
Xiao Shanjian subconsciously pulled her, causing the dagger to deviate, and Zhao Letong's moves also deviated: "Let go, it's not over yet, right? If I don't kill your whole family, I'll take your surname."
The guy's eyes were dull, and he just instinctively continued to stab Zhao Letong. This time, she picked up the stool and smashed it directly under his crotch. He was really small, and the kick hit him right in the heart.
“Woo…”
The guy's face was distorted with pain. It was a severe pain that no man could bear. Zhao Letong hit him again and knocked him unconscious.
"What happened? How could this happen? Xu Jiashan, do you want to die? How dare you attack a guest!"
When the shopkeeper came in and saw the fainted clerk, the frightened young masters, and the murderous Zhao Letong, his knees went weak and he almost fell to his knees.
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