sbdcsierra Chapter 156: Revealing Your Position
Chapter 156: Revealing Your Position
"Meet father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Wan Zhou bowed upright.
"……" and then greeted the other people on both sides.
Serve tea, receive red envelopes, go through the formalities, and sit aside.
Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable when she saw that Ji Nanzheng had always been so caring towards Wan Zhou.
Finally, we have to deal with business.
"Bring people in!"
Mrs. Wang gave the order with a cold face.
She was really furious. Someone actually did such a thing right under her nose. Did they think that she, the Duke's wife, was dead?
It also posed a huge problem to her.
Involve Wang Sijun in this. If the two of them were just alone in a room, it would be easy to deal with. With her skills, it would not be difficult to make the insider shut up.
The key is that they were in bed and they really did it.
Wang Sijun can only be given to the sixth brother.
I already have Mu Wan'er as my legal wife, so how should I give her to him? It’s really worrying.
Must be severely punished.
To serve as a warning to others.
At Mrs. Wang's command, a group of people came in one after another and knelt on the ground in uneven positions.
Wan Zhou glanced over and saw dozens of people crowded on the ground.
"Wanzhou, since this matter is directed at you, then it will be left to you to judge." Mrs. Wang looked at Wanzhou with a gentle attitude.
She said this in a very high-sounding way. It was clearly Wan Zhou and Ji Nanzheng's request, but Mrs. Wang said it was because she was open-minded and generous.
In fact, I was very reluctant.
She is the mistress of the Duke's Mansion, and Gu Wanzhou has just moved in. Even if the matter is directed at her, there is no reason for her to interfere.
But since Ji Nanzheng proposed it, she couldn't refuse.
Let's see what Gu Wanzhou is capable of.
When everyone saw Mrs. Wang asking Wanzhou to interrogate the case, their expressions varied.
The sister-in-law's eyes flickered, but she remained calm.
The third sister-in-law looked at Mrs. Wang, then at Wan Zhou, then at the eldest sister-in-law, and pursed her lips.
Shi Xuanting's eyes widened as she lifted her eyelids. She opened her mouth and was about to say something, but her man pulled her back and stopped her.
A smile of watching a good show appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Mu Wan'er lowered her eyes, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
Wan Zhou noticed Mrs. Wang's reluctance, stood up slowly and faced Mrs. Wang.
"Since my mother-in-law has given it to me, I will use my own method. I think she won't have any objections, right?
Mrs. Wang: "..."
I've just put the word out, so she can't say anything even if she has any opinions.
"Of course." Mrs. Wang said reluctantly.
Wan Zhou turned around and glanced at the people kneeling on the ground.
"Keep your head up!"
Wan Zhou's voice was not loud, but it was majestic.
A group of people looked up in unison.
"Did anyone confess voluntarily?" Wan Zhou asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, a clearly audible sneer was heard.
It’s Shi Xuanting.
It's embarrassing for Gu Wanzhou to judge people like this.
Mrs. Wang also frowned, thinking that Wan Zhou had no idea what he was doing.
Wan Zhou seemed not to have heard the mocking laugh and continued, "No one, right?"
"Then sell them all."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
This is not nonsense.
That's too hasty.
The senior servant immediately refused to accept the offer: "Madam Fourth Young Master, I have been a slave in the Duke's Mansion for generations. You are selling me without knowing the truth. I refuse to accept the offer."
Once someone started talking, everyone followed suit.
"Yes, I do not accept this."
Wan Zhou looked at everyone and said in a cold voice: "Are you not convinced? Let me tell you, the incident was caused by you in the kitchen. Since you are all working in the kitchen, it doesn't matter if you didn't do anything. If you didn't supervise others to do it, you are also guilty!"
Wan Zhou's words were so domineering that everyone was angry but dared not speak out.
Mrs. Wang looked a little sour.
I thought to myself: I thought Gu Wanzhou was so great, but he only has these two tricks.
Although this is the truth, the way of handling it is too rough.
But she had just said that she respected Wan Zhou's decision, so how could she interrupt? She glanced at her sister-in-law.
The eldest sister-in-law was helpless and spoke up: "Wanzhou, if you sell so many servants at once, outsiders might be suspicious. You should think of other ways."
Shi Xuanting couldn't help it any longer. Seeing her eldest sister-in-law speaking, she immediately said, "Fourth sister-in-law, if you can't do it, let your mother-in-law come..."
Before he could finish his words, Ji Nanzheng glanced at him and he immediately fell silent.
"It's just selling a few servants. No matter how much you criticize, can it hurt the Duke's Mansion in the slightest?" Ji Nanzheng said coldly.
Ji Nanzheng didn’t know what Wan Zhou was going to do, but he had enough confidence in Wan Zhou.
Even if Wan Zhou really sold out his servants to vent his hatred, he would still condone it.
As he said, it's just selling a few servants and being criticized. There's nothing to be afraid of.
Seeing that Ji Nanzheng had no bottom line in protecting Wan Zhou, Mrs. Wang was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Wan Zhou seemed not to have heard Shi Xuanting's words. He looked at his sister-in-law and said, "If we sell it all at once, it will become a big deal. Then we can sell it in batches."
"What do you think, mother-in-law?"
Mrs. Wang: "..."
It's just nonsense.
How can I dare to leave this family to her when she takes everything away like this?
But she had just given up her power, and Ji Nanzheng was obviously biased towards Wan Zhou, so she had to say it reluctantly.
"Listen to you."
When the daughters-in-law heard that Mrs. Wang had given in, they were all surprised for a moment.
When did Mrs. Wang become so weak?
Mu Wan'er rubbed her hands nervously.
The mother Lai she had ordered was only the person in charge of making tea. Mother Lai had an alibi. If there was a problem with the bird's nest, no matter who was the unlucky person to take the blame, it would not be Mother Lai.
But if she really sold all of them, Lai's mother would definitely come looking for her, and she would definitely become the main suspect.
"Fourth sister-in-law, why don't you interrogate the people involved in the case in detail? After all, you can't wrongly accuse innocent people. Many of them are elderly."
Wrongly accuse the innocent?
Wan Zhou sneered.
Mu Wan'er is indeed smart. With just a few words, she became a good person and she herself became a person who took human life lightly.
However, she also ignored the fact that whoever spoke out at this time would be suspected.
She is exposing herself.
Her words also gave the people on the ground a chance to appeal for justice.
Someone spoke up immediately.
"Yes, we didn't know anything about it. Selling us out like this is just taking our lives lightly, madam. I have always been loyal to you."
"If the Fourth Young Master's wife really doesn't understand, then let Madam judge. Although we are servants, we should not be wrongly accused at will."
"Yes..." The crowd echoed again.
Wan Zhou's eyes narrowed and he was about to speak when Ji Nanzheng spoke first.
"Shut up." Ji Nanzheng said angrily, "Since you know you are a servant, who gave you the courage to say something to your master?"
"No need to say more, this is disrespectful to the master, all of them will be sold."
After these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.
After Ji Nanzheng spoke, no one kneeling on the ground, no matter how old they were, dared to speak again.
They all looked at Mrs. Wang pleadingly.
Pray to Madam Wang to save them.
Wan Zhou looked at Ji Nanzheng's angry face and felt unhappy.
Because he stole her lines.
Annoying.
"General, there's no rush."
Then he looked at Mu Wan'er with a smile on his face: "Since sister Wan'er pleaded for you, then I will do you a favor."
He withdrew his gaze and looked at everyone again: "I believe that those who do bad things are only instructed by others. If she takes the initiative to identify the person behind the scenes, I will give her a life contract and two hundred taels of silver, and she can leave the Duke's Mansion."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
And such good things.
Wan Zhou knew that they didn't dare to believe it, so he added: "Don't be afraid to believe it. It's such a good thing, and everyone is listening."
Shi Xuanting continued to laugh at the joke.
Mrs. Wang frowned.
She saw through Wanzhou's little thoughts and couldn't help thinking: Gu Wanzhou, you really can't underestimate her.
How many years would it take to save up two hundred taels of silver by working in the kitchen?
It’s not okay to be afraid all your life.
Return the indenture.
On one side, one is being sold, on the other side, one is living a free life with money.
One can imagine the man’s choice.
The key is that those innocent people implicated will definitely not let it go!