"Their injuries aren't serious; they'll recover in a few days. There's no need to trouble you, Madam Jiang."
Sister-in-law Wang waved her hand. What she didn't say was that the Chen family's people were targeting her, and they were just trying to intimidate the people in the martial arts world; they wouldn't actually harm them.
If her husband hadn't shielded her from that blow, things wouldn't be like this now.
Even if she didn't say it, Jiang Jiuniang could guess and asked, "Sister-in-law Wang, the third young lady of the Chen family you mentioned before, after her husband died, went back to her parents' home and never remarried, right?"
“She didn’t marry, but her family arranged for her to marry a man. However, it was said that he couldn’t stand the Chen family’s control over him and eloped with an actress. After that, he never remarried. A few years later, her father and brother encountered bandits on a delivery mission and never returned. She then single-handedly took over the Chen family’s martial arts business.”
"Perhaps due to a family tragedy, her temperament has become increasingly unpredictable, and the people in the martial arts industry have become lax in their ways, causing her to offend quite a few people in recent years."
Jiang Jiuniang found this strange and asked, "Doesn't the government care?"
Sister-in-law Wang shook her head: "They rarely interfere, because the Chen father and son got into trouble back then because they were delivering things to the government. The government has been doing the Chen family a favor over the years."
Although the county magistrate had changed, the people around him would remind him more, so he continued to enjoy the same special treatment as before, which led to the Chen family becoming increasingly arrogant. They could bully people in the street and get released after only a few days.
Jiang Jiuniang understood that some people were taking advantage of their father's favor to continue committing evil deeds, trampling on the flesh and blood of their father and brothers.
As they were talking, they reached the door. Jiang Jiuniang said, "Sister-in-law Wang, you should go back now. I'm going home now."
"Okay, you came straight to my house as soon as you got back. You must be exhausted. Get some rest and take care of yourself."
After saying goodbye, Jiang Jiuniang pushed open her own door and went inside. Gou'er was already sitting on the steps behind the door waiting for her. When he saw her come in, he asked, "Mother, are you going to stand up for the Wang family?"
"Not necessarily. I need to find out what happened first. I can't just believe one side of the story. This is also a good opportunity to see the character of the Wang family."
Jiang Jiuniang lowered her voice, afraid that the Wang family members next to her would hear.
Hearing this, Gou'er nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that his mother was too righteous and would go after the Chen family after hearing what the Wang family said. Since they were newcomers, they couldn't give the Wang family all their trust.
"You're such a worrywart, kid. I was wondering why you were sitting here. Turns out you were worried I'd act impulsively."
Jiang Jiuniang was both amused and exasperated. Was this really the unreliable image she had in her son's eyes?
However, to be fair, the fact that her son was so thoughtful and waited for her here shows that he cares about her, which warmed her heart.
The dog seemed a little embarrassed, scratched its head, and didn't say anything.
Jiang Jiuniang spoke first: "Let's go find your father and have him investigate the feud between the Wang and Chen families. If the Chen family is really guilty of wrongdoing, I will not let them off easily."
Lu Baichuan had just finished bathing Xiangxiang and put her to sleep when the family of three went to the study to talk. Jiang Jiuniang recounted the events at the Wang family's place and what Wang's sister-in-law had just told her. Lu Baichuan said, "If what Wang's sister-in-law said is true, then the Chen family is indeed despicable. We cannot continue to indulge them just because they once helped the government; they will become a menace sooner or later."
"I'll go investigate first thing tomorrow morning. The Chen family is so ostentatious, I believe it won't be difficult to find them."
Jiang Jiuniang had been waiting for these words. She immediately hugged Lu Baichuan and kissed him, saying, "Thank you, husband. You're so good to me!"
Dog: ? ? ?
He must be under the car!
The next day, Lu Baichuan went out to investigate, while Jiang Jiuniang went to the Wang family next door again. Old Wang had indeed woken up; he had been quite weak before, but he was now able to eat.
Upon seeing Jiang Jiuniang, he expressed his gratitude once again.
Jiang Jiuniang said a few polite words, telling Old Wang to take care of himself, and then left.
On the third day at noon, Jiang Jiuniang stormed into the Chen family's martial arts guild alone.
He easily knocked down the guards at the gate, swaggered in, and shouted, "Show me who's in charge. I want to see what gives the Chen family the right to act so arrogantly?"
Since the government is concerned about the past and it's difficult to clean up the mess, she'll take matters into her own hands; after all, she's capable of doing it.
Last night, Lu Baichuan told her about his investigation results, which were roughly the same as what Sister Wang had said. However, the item that the Chen family father and son had sent was of great importance, an important document in some case. Since the government officials were too conspicuous and it was inconvenient for them to travel, they went to the Chen family father and son.
Knowing the danger before setting off, both sides signed an agreement that if anything happened to the Chen family, the government would continue to provide them with assistance and would not pursue and exterminate them.
There was a prior agreement, which is why the Chen family has been so arrogant until now.
Jiang Jiuniang acknowledged the greatness of the Chen family father and son, but that was not a justification for the other members of the Chen family to commit evil deeds.
The bandits were the ones who killed the Chen family father and son, not the innocent Wang family.
According to Lu Baichuan's investigation, the Wang family is truly innocent. It was only because Old Wang was handsome that he caught the eye of that shrew from the Chen family, and that's when the Wang family started to suffer.
Wang's wife was even worse off. It was clearly Old Wang who took a liking to her first, and his parents found a matchmaker to formally propose marriage to her as his legal wife. However, the Chen family's shrew spread rumors outside, saying that she was shameless and had stolen her man. She even brought people to the door every few days to show off, which was truly disgusting.
There were even things that Sister-in-law Wang hadn't told her. After that shrewish woman returned home after her husband's death, she would come to Old Wang for a long time, begging him to take her as a concubine. When Old Wang refused, she would make a scene, ruining Old Wang's reputation and saying that Old Wang was a heartless man who abandoned his old love for a new one.
In reality, Old Wang and that woman never had any relationship. Every time she came to his door, Old Wang would either refuse to see her or bring several other people with him. They never spent time alone together.
The reason that woman was so devoted to Old Wang was simply because many years ago, during a martial arts competition, Old Wang was so outstanding that Chen Cuifang, who was in the audience, was completely captivated and fell in love with him without hesitation. Afterwards, she repeatedly asked her father to propose marriage to the Wang family, but the Wang family politely declined each time.
However, they underestimated that shameless woman, who caused the Wang family a lot of trouble.
As a woman herself, Jiang Jiuniang shouldn't be so harsh on another woman, but she believed that the information Lu Baichuan had gathered would not have wronged this woman. So, standing in the Chen family's martial arts troupe, she was practically rolling her eyes to the heavens.
At this moment, a heavily pregnant old woman appeared, her face full of sharp sarcasm and meanness. She put her hands on her hips and snorted coldly:
"You dare to trespass on my Chen family's martial arts guild? I think you're tired of living, you little bitch!"
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