Zheng Sen was deeply shocked by what he heard, "You said what? What did you say? You mean Chief knew it from the start? Heavens, no! It was you! It was you who wanted to trick Chief! You coaxed me into helping you! But Chief hasn't said anything by now? Heavens! Heavens! What the hell is he thinking?!"
Sheng Shuihe led Wuyi Battalion for several years and was both respected and feared by his subordinates. The reason why Zheng Sen participated in the scheme was that he believed in Gongsun Xi. Gongsun Xi said that Sheng Shuihe's prospects were threatened, and the scheme was very feasible.
Now Zheng Sen heard that Sheng Shuihe had known about the scheme from the beginning and had acted according to their plan deliberately. He could not help but wonder if Sheng Shuihe was constructing a vicious plot against them. Anxiety soon consumed him.
Zheng Sen, panicked, immediately resorted to the tactic he learned from his long years under Sheng Shuihe's l
Immediately, Zheng Sen had the intention to have a showdown with Gongsun Xi and ask to quit.But just as the words came to his mouth, he suddenly thought, "Wait! The little white face was so jealous that he made such a sounding pretext to pull me into the plight. It's a pity that I didn't see through his face before and believed in him. Now, he has cheated the chief, and I have already been lured in! If I asked to quit at the moment, what if he would take this as a threat to me..."Considering this, he thought he couldn't have a showdown. At least he couldn't do this before he confirmed that Gongsun Xi wouldn't blackmail him by any means!Otherwise, Sheng Shuihe would kill him if he didn't like men and disliked the people who made a match by chance between him and the man who liked him. By then, what could he do?After all, Zheng Sen thought he would kill Gongsun Xi and himself if he were Sheng Shuihe...Filled with re
"Just now!" Gongsun Yingjiang said with a look of innocence, "it seems you were talking in Aunt Wu's branch.""I wasn't in the branch of Eighth Sister, but stayed in the small drawing room for a while," Sheng Weiqiao said gloomily, "When do you think it happened?"Though she asked so, she could almost be sure that Gongsun Xi had already known the coming of the two maids, and he had notified Sheng Shuihe!Under the request of Sheng Weiqiao, Gongsun Yingjiang indeed "strived" to think for quite a while before piecing some time cues. After contrasting, Sheng Weiqiao found it was when she interrogated the two maids in the small drawing room."If Sheng Shuihe knew the maids were being interrogated in advance, he was well likely to expect that I would settle the accounts with him. If so, all the people I saw when I rushed into the study just now..." Thinking this, Sheng Weiqiao was angry again. Her eyes soared, and her fists clenched, wi
Peering at Sheng Shuihe's expressionless face and emotionless eyes, Sheng Weiqiao somehow sensed his tumultuous mood beneath!But she thought it normal. After all, she seemed to have revealed an astounding secret!As a considerate sister, she remained silent, leaving Sheng Shuihe to recollect himself.Fortunately, as a man who once led an adventurous life, Sheng Shuihe had more self-control comparative to normal people. He managed to recompose himself before the silence between them lasted even longer and uttered slowly, "Sweetie, what brought you to ask me something so crazy?"He hadn't yet suspected Gongsun Yingjiang, because she had departed when he came over. And she had been so quiet and meek recently as if she hadn't existed that he subconsciously ignored her at the moment.In fact, he was suspicious of Gongsun Xi!He had a record, after all. He once, in Sheng Shuihe's presence, intentionally incited
Sheng Shuihe felt the situation was beyond help, and in despair, he awaited the doomed tempest. But a ray of hope suddenly came for him, allowing him to save the broad-minded and loyal image he had been keeping in the past two years. Someone knocked at the door, and Jinli said anxiously, "Miss, Eighth Miss doesn't seem quite well now. Will you go take a look at her?"Sheng Weiqiao was blindsided by that news!She wasn't in a mood to interrogate Sheng Shuihe now!She shoved him aside and dashed to open the door. She asked, "What do you mean of not quite well? Wasn't she alright when I left just now?!""I don't know. I've sent someone to call the doctor from the back room." Head drooping, Jinli twisted her fingers together, flustered, "Eighth Miss's servants couldn't tell the reason behind. They came to me when they found she dubiously fell asleep all of a sudden... I didn't know what had got into her, so, I came over to report it!"
Sheng Shuihe inhibited his melancholy and stepped into Sheng Weiwu's room. And upon his entry, he heard Sheng Weiqiao impatiently interrupting the doctor, "Enough of those esoteric medical theories! I'm not a doctor, nor do I read the books concerning medicine! The complex things you talked about before were all Greek to me! Now, tell me, accurately and briefly, "What happened to Eighth Sister?!""My sweetie!" Sheng Shuihe's lips curled into a smile. The doctor must be waffling on about medical theories to buy some time under Lvqi's order, and he knew that Sheng Weiwu was very well at the moment. But still, he felt amused and speechless when Sheng Weiqiao said those words, "She isn't ashamed at all of her lack of information!"He cleared his throat and went in to speak, "Sweetie, what's wrong with Eighth Sister?""Here you are?! After all of this?!" Sheng Weiqiao stopped cross-examining the doctor and instantly zeroed in on him. She said with a
"The two pretty maids?" Sheng Shuihe responded severely, "They're merely two maids! Will you care about the appearance of a maid? They're not so deformed as to frighten our guests when serving a cup of tea, and that's enough! What else would you expect from them?"He took the initiative and continued, "Sweetie, Sheng Family isn't like those wild people! Our seniors, including Father and Third Uncle, are both loyal to their wives! Second Uncle is an exception, though, because of which he's disliked by Grandfather. But didn't he move out already two years ago?"“And in our generation, from Second Brother and I to Fifth Brother, we have all reached a marriageable age. Seniors care about us, though, they're not disposed to take concubines for us!""A nation's cultivation stems from a virgin's conduct, and a family's prosperity comes from a woman's chastity!""How did Father manage to grow Sheng Family into an influential one from the o
With the aid of his secret traitors, Sheng Shuihe proceeded smoothly with his route of whitewashing. The two maids got down on their knees the moment they spotted him. They showed their token of Wuyi Battalion and referred to him as Chief. After a few questions, they authenticated their identity, and eyes brimmed with tears, they kowtowed to him, beseeching his forgiveness for their abrupt visit.Then they spit out the whole truth without Sheng Shuihe's further questioning. They were born in the region near Chang'an and had strayed into Daimao Island by accident. Fortunately for them, they were selected for Wuyi Battalion and got to escape the things like sexual abuse. But they didn't anticipate going back to their hometown one day.Xu Lianshan received the letter from Sheng Shuihe in which he asked two maids, and was intended to pick two girls from Wuyi Battalion. They offered to come to Chang'an, out of nostalgic feelings, but were rejected directly by hi
Sheng Weiqiao flipped out quickly, turning from soft and pettish mode to unruly mode. She threw Sheng Shuihe's arm away, patted table hard, and pointed to his nose. Then, she yelled, "I said no killing! Teaching them a lesson would be fine. Dare you try to refuse!?"Seeing her anger, Sheng Shuihe sighed deeply. Lvjin and Jinli standing behind her were full of tears...Oh my God, although they tried hard for the brotherhood between the master and Sheng Shuihe, would their efforts work due to the counteracting of their master...?Sheng Weiqiao didn't know the sorrow of her maids and became angrier after seeing Sheng Shuihe make no statement at the first time. She jumped from the bed to the ground, gently lifted the skirt, and stepped forward on Sheng Shuihe's instep, with both grinding and rolling. Then, she lifted her leg to kick and rolled the sleeve to hit. Feeling tired, she changed to twist his ear, especially the soft part of the ear, which