Chapter 27
(Fifty-three) Recapture Baihua City (VII)
Externally, I was creating public opinion, and internally, Wei Zhen was supporting my brother Shang Mofeng's power.
Just when I thought I had victory in my hands, I received bad news from Ogawa.
The young marquis took the initiative to bring several thousand soldiers to Baihua City.
At the same time, it was widely rumored that the young marquis had used the old marquis's network of connections to find the capital's Marshal Huang Baili, who was stationed outside the capital, and asked him to transfer some soldiers to support Baihua City, which was short of soldiers and horses.
"The young marquis's actions mean that he is on Su Cen's side. This is a naked betrayal!" Shui Ling sat in my room, angrily slamming the table and yelling.
I paced back and forth in the room, thinking about the current situation.
It is common knowledge that Wei Zhen has always been at odds with the young marquis.
Now that Wei Zhen has taken the initiative to participate in the struggle in Baihua City, it is expected that the young marquis will join in sooner or later.
But I didn't expect him to act so quickly. In just a few days, the young marquis was ready to join the fight with Wei Zhen.
At the same time, I had no way out.
At this moment, Wei Zhen and I are not only husband and wife, but also comrades-in-arms who share weal and woe.
Wei Zhen has openly sided with our merchant forces, and the young marquis has almost openly sided with his father-in-law Su Cen.
Wei Zhen and the young marquis, our Shang family and the Su family, we all have no way out and can only fight to the death.
However, once the young marquis took action, the story of my marriage to Wei Zhen was somehow spread again.
Many people began to discuss verbally the domineering style of Wei Zhen and his son, as well as the various ill-considered and trivial things Wei Zhen had done before. These things became strange anecdotes passed down by word of mouth and spread everywhere.
The chaotic daily life between Wei Zhen and I became evidence that everyone was referring to me as a tragic character who was robbed by Wei Zhen.
I immediately realized the problem. Someone was trying to undermine the alliance between Wei Zhen and me from within.
Wei Zhen and I were originally allies, but in these scandals and gossips, I was portrayed as a tragic character who was persecuted and became a poor woman who was tragically taken away by a dandy prince.
Wei Zhen is portrayed as an unforgivable dandy villain who acts recklessly abroad and tyrannically at home.
That day, Wei Zhen was teaching Mo Feng how to train soldiers. I walked up to Wei Zhen in public with a bowl of bird's nest soup.
"My dear, you must be tired. Have a sip of bird's nest soup and take a rest." I said in a soft voice.
Wei Zhen and Mo Feng were both stunned.
While Mo Feng was still in a daze, Wei Zhen had already reacted.
He had a strange smile on his face and took the bird's nest soup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Oh, sir, you look so hot." I took out my handkerchief and wiped his sweaty forehead.
Wei Zhen dodged for a moment, then looked at me as if I were a monster.
"Sister, are you okay?" Shang Mofeng's weak voice sounded.
"Shut up and get out!" I tilted my head slightly and whispered.
Mo Feng took his spear and ran away in a panic.
At the same time, Wei Zhen's face was filled with several big words: What on earth do you want to do?
I noticed Wei Zhen's confusion at my sudden attentions, so I lowered my voice and said to him, "Show your affection, sir. People say you abuse me day and night, and I'm trying to help you recover."
After saying that, I laughed twice to cover up the awkward atmosphere between us.
Wei Zhen finally understood what I meant and he grinned.
He grabbed my hand, snatched the handkerchief from my hand and stuffed it into his arms.
She said to me, "Madam, it's so hot, go back to the house to cool down, and don't get involved in the affairs of men."
(Fifty-four) Recapture Baihua City (VIII)
Damn Wei Zhen, he really doesn’t take me seriously at all!
After I returned home, I started to sulk.
I tried so hard to help him recover, but Wei Zhen seemed to not care at all.
This situation really makes me feel disheartened.
After thinking about it, I feel that Su Cen and the young marquis are bullying my poor official. This is really too much.
I still have to find a way to help this damn Wei Zhen. After all, Wei Zhen represents the merchants in Baihua City, and Wei Zhen must win.
In order to increase Wei Zhen's chances of winning, I began to pretend to be casual and actively collect various information.
That day, Shui Ling suddenly ran over in a panic and said that Wei Zhen was injured.
Afterwards, Wei Zhen was carried into the house.
His head was broken and the blood stained his clothes red.
I know that Wei Zhen would go out for a ride on horseback every morning.
Just this morning, after his horse ran out of the city, it suddenly became frightened and started to go crazy.
Although Wei Zhen's horse riding skills are already very good.
But the horse was frightened by something and kept going crazy until Wei Zhen was exhausted and fell off the horse, breaking his head.
After Wei Zhen fell, everyone tried every possible way to control the horse, only to find that the iron nail on his foot had pierced through the horseshoe and pierced into the horse's hoof, which frightened Wei Zhen's horse and caused him to fall off.
"Why are there iron nails on the road?" I questioned Wei Zhen's little follower Fulin.
Fulin wiped away his tears and sobbed, "Ma'am, I don't know either... I don't know anything... Wuuuuu."
Then, Fulin sobbed and showed me a bag of nails he had picked up on the road where Wei Zhen passed by.
I thought about it. When the struggle between Wei Zhen and the young marquis was so intense recently, Wei Zhen's horse actually had its hoof injured by an iron nail.
There were inexplicably some scattered iron nails on the road that Wei Zhen had to pass every day.
"Although this iron nail is not a precious metal, it is not something that ordinary people would have."
I said to Fulin, "Go check the shops that sell nails in Baihua City and see if there's anything unusual."
Fulin responded and turned to leave. Before he left, I couldn't help but shout to him, "Be smart and act according to circumstances. Don't be so stupid as to just follow the rules."
Then, I heard a voice behind me, "Tsk."
I turned around and saw Wei Zhen lying on the bed, looking at me sideways.
"You have corrupted my honest Fulin." Wei Zhen said in a steady tone.
I happily strode to the bed, holding up my skirt. "Looks like you didn't hurt your head. How lucky."
I clapped happily and talked to Wei Zhen.
Wei Zhen and I lay in bed reviewing the entire process of him being thrown off the horse. We both realized that this incident was most likely a man-made case rather than an accidental incident.
"Do you think your young marquis would do such a thing?" Wei Zhen asked me, leaning against the head of the bed and drinking the medicine I fed him.
I thought about it.
"The young marquis has a simple and honest character and has been well protected by his family since childhood, so he shouldn't do such a wicked thing. But there's no telling whether his subordinates acted on their own or whether it was Su Cen's order."
After hearing this, Wei Zhen showed a look of disdain.
"Do you think I have a simple and honest personality?" Wei Zhen asked me.
I rolled my eyes.
"You have nothing in common with being innocent and simple. You exude the aura of a treacherous minister from head to toe."
After hearing this, Wei Zhen smiled at me.
"Thank you, ma'am, for your affirmation of me."
"You're welcome. It's my pleasure." I also returned a bright smile to Wei Zhen.
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