frightfiction Chapter 130 How did it change from asking for punishment to apologizing?
Chapter 130 How did it change from asking for punishment to apologizing?
Lu Zhenzhen's series of questions stumped Hu's sisters-in-law.
Sun was the first to react: "Fourth sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. We just haven't seen you for a long time. It's so hard for you to come back, so we took a moment to talk to you."
"I definitely don't mean to accuse you!"
Hu also came back to her senses and thought about what Lu Zhenzhen had said. It was indeed true.
In fact, the biggest benefit belongs to their eldest wife.
And looking at Lu Zhenzhen's attitude, is she going to turn against me if she disagrees with me?
Then I thought about how Lu Zhenzhen beat the eldest wife of the Yu family so badly that her face was bruised when she went to the Prince of Shu's Mansion for the first time.
If he really gets angry and hits me, there will be no way to complain.
After coming to his senses, he immediately smiled and said, "You can't even stand a joke! If we really blame you, would we still come to your room?"
"We've been really busy these past few days. Seeing you look so good, I, your sister-in-law, can't even say a few harsh words to you."
"To be honest, it was thanks to you and Old Four that we discovered this. Pulling out the radish brought out the mud, bringing out these traitors who will die a miserable death! You and Old Four have really suffered a lot! We, your sisters-in-law, can't thank you enough!"
"After this busy period is over, the three of us sisters-in-law will treat you to a happy day. How about that?"
Zhao was busy echoing, "That's right! Thanks to your efforts, Fourth Sister-in-law, the harvest on the farm will increase several times this year, and we can get more New Year's bonuses! I'll give you a golden hairpin as a thank you!"
Hu looked at Zhao in surprise, unwilling to be left behind: "I'll make you a set of gold collars!"
Sun didn't quite understand, although she shouldn't have come to the house to question him.
But how did it change from asking for punishment to asking for apology, and even having to offer expensive gifts?
Sun was greatly shocked, then followed silently: "I will make you a pair of gold bracelets."
Lu Zhenzhen said that since everyone had such a good relationship, she would be more generous and forgive him.
It’s definitely not because of the gold hairpin, gold necklace, or gold bracelet!
After reaching a consensus, everyone unanimously forgot everything that had just happened.
Let’s talk about serious matters.
Several people came to the house, one to question the crime, and the other to ask Lu Zhenzhen for help.
Recently, because there have been too many and complicated inspections of farms and shops, most of the managers and accountants have been transferred there.
Only one steward and several of his wives were left in the inner courtyard.
The Marquis' Mansion is so busy with all the big and small things happening every day, plus the preparations for the Dragon Boat Festival, that it is really too busy to handle it all.
Mrs. Hu, who was originally recuperating, was given a lot of things to deal with as soon as she returned home. She was so busy that she couldn't sleep well every day.
It's so hard to get Lan and Lu Zhenzhen back, we have to conscript them and send them to work!
At this moment, the three sisters-in-law were at Tingtaoju, and the eldest and second wives also went to Lan's yard.
This time, no matter how Lu Zhenzhen tried to evade the charge, she was unable to escape and was directly assigned by Hu to supervise the maids and servants in the house and to patrol to see if anyone was drinking, gambling, or leaving their posts at night.
Mrs. Hu said it very bluntly. Lu Zhenzhen's prestige among the servants is now extremely high, almost to the point where a child can stop crying.
Her coming out at this time is the best way to control and intimidate people.
Recently, the mansion has been finding some people in some families being unruly and dishonest, so they have been kicked out.
The new replacements are either unfamiliar or make mistakes.
I think with Lu Zhenzhen's help, everyone will be more careful.
Lu Zhenzhen understood that this was to use her as the guardian angel.
The job was not difficult. I just had to get up early every day and patrol the area within the second gate of the mansion.
Before going to bed at night, he would take people to patrol to see if anyone was off duty or drinking or gambling.
It's a no-brainer.
Lu Zhenzhen reluctantly took on the job.
In the evening, Fu Zhiyi came back and heard that Lu Zhenzhen had taken on this task.
He couldn't help but frowned: "This job requires getting up early and going to bed late, which is quite hard. And it is very offensive. If you don't want to, just refuse it! Don't be afraid of offending others-"
Lu Zhenzhen chuckled, hugged Fu Zhiyi's arm, dragged him to the couch and sat down, then said, "I think this job is great! No need to think too much! Just follow the rules of the mansion! As for offending people, don't we have enough people offended now?"
Already pointed out.
Fu Zhiyi stopped talking.
Lu Zhenzhen suddenly remembered something and asked Fu Zhiyi, "What's going on with the old marquis? How did the rumor spread that I'm the number one grandson's wife? Isn't this putting you and me on the spot? What do my brothers think?"
"Today, my sister-in-law and the others came to our house to question us!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhiyi asked nervously, "Did my sister-in-law and the others say anything unpleasant?"
Lu Zhenzhen chuckled, "How could I let them ask me such questions? Instead, I asked them to apologize to me and promised to give me a gold hairpin, a gold necklace, and a gold bracelet by the end of the year."
Then he told Fu Zhiyi everything that Hu and the others had said today and how he had responded.
Finally, he couldn't help but say, "What does the old marquis mean by this? If you say he's partial to the third wife and you and me, then he's old and cunning. He shouldn't be picky, uh, shouldn't say such things, right? Won't this alienate the eldest sister-in-law and the others from us?"
Fu Zhiyi smiled bitterly: "Grandfather is partial to us, but he also wants to discipline my eldest brother!"
Lu Zhenzhen understood that they were using her and Fu Zhiyi as whetstones for Fu Zhijian and the Hu family.
I just don’t know, isn’t the old marquis afraid of getting into trouble by playing like this?
You have to know that the last person who did this and got it wrong was Emperor Kangxi.
He has worn out his most beloved prince!
When Fu Zhiyi heard Lu Zhenzhen's words, he was no longer afraid of getting into trouble.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Have you forgotten, my body?"
Lu Zhenzhen was furious when she heard this: "What do you mean? Isn't there still hope for your health? Wouldn't it be fine if we find the golden cicada? No! What does the old marquis mean? Didn't he say that he has the best opinion of you and feels the most guilty towards you? Isn't he using you as a target?"
Seeing Lu Zhenzhen angry and feeling unfair for him, Fu Zhiyi's heart softened. He hugged Lu Zhenzhen into his arms and said with a smile, "I've been doing this for so many years, but I haven't found any information about the golden cicada. Even though my wife and I haven't given up, my grandparents probably have already given up!"
"He did this because, firstly, he truly loves me, and secondly, he wants to use me as a whetstone to hone my eldest brother. The third branch poses the least threat to the first branch. Even if I achieve more than my eldest brother in the future, it won't pose any threat to his succession to the title. There's no need to worry about us brothers really turning against each other—"
Lu Zhenzhen was furious when she heard Fu Zhiyi's laughter: "You can still laugh? Isn't it good for brothers to get along with each other? Do you have to use one to temper the other? Everyone is unique. You are fine, you have your own path, your own future, why do you have to be a whetstone for your big brother? Isn't this bullying?"