jdhmnovel Chapter 432 Rat crossing the street
Chapter 432 Rat crossing the street
Chapter 432 A Rat Crossing the Street
Duke Zhong Yi's Mansion.
Liu Ru was very puzzled. Wasn't her nemesis supposed to go to court today to participate in the debate and save Gao Yingxiang? Why did he suddenly return?
Liu Rushi carried Liu Xiaohua and went to greet them. Just as she was about to speak, she smelled a disgusting stench.
"Waaaaah..." Liu Xiaohua was probably disgusted too, and burst into tears.
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand helplessly, signaling Liu Rushi to quickly take her son and hide.
"What's wrong?" Liu Rushi asked, her brows furrowed as she stared at Wang Wenzhou.
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed softly, saying with a wry smile, "I've been tricked!"
"Go take a shower quickly!" Liu Rushi urged.
Wang Ying quickly came over, gently nudged Liu Rushi, and whispered, "Take our son inside quickly, I'll help my husband take a bath."
"Okay!" Liu Rushi nodded and quickly led the crying Liu Xiaohua into the house.
"Quickly take off your dirty clothes!" Wang Ying said hastily.
"Ugh..." Wang Wenzhou felt disgusted when he took off his clothes and kept gagging.
"What exactly happened?" Wang Ying asked, puzzled.
Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "This must have been done by the Donglin Party. Didn't I kill some corrupt officials in Shaanxi? Just now, on my way to court, I was surrounded by the families of those corrupt officials. These crazy women, they're all acting like madwomen, trying to shove excrement at my head!"
"Alright! Don't be angry anymore, go take a bath! After you bathe and change, you need to hurry to court, or you'll be late," Wang Ying reminded her.
"Yes!" Wang Wenzhou nodded repeatedly and asked, "Where are Xiao Lanlan and the others?"
Wang Ying said helplessly, "Sister Gao Guilan is worried about her father, and Yuanyuan and the others are trying to persuade him."
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed. He had been having a lot of bad luck these past few days, with too many worries.
After bathing and changing his clothes, Wang Wenzhou prepared to go to court again.
Jian Fengyu, both amused and exasperated, came to report: "My lord, something terrible has happened! The gates of the manor have been surrounded by the people. Under the influence of those women in white, the people are saying they want to tear you apart alive. If my brothers hadn't kept the gates tightly shut, the angry people would have forced their way into the manor."
"This is outrageous! These unruly people deserve to die!" Wang Wenzhou cursed. "Xiao Yu, immediately send someone to Yingtian Prefecture to report to the authorities and quickly dispatch yamen runners to disperse these people!"
"Yes!" Jian Fengyu accepted the order and hurriedly left.
Wang Wenzhou was stuck at home and couldn't leave. He was furious but had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only hold Wang Ying and drink alone in silence.
Zhang Jiao entered the living room carrying the sword and asked anxiously, "Husband, some unruly people are causing trouble! Jiao Jiao will immediately take men and kill them all!"
Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile, "My darling, come here and let your husband give you a kiss!"
Zhang Jiao smiled slightly and quickly walked over.
Wang Wenzhou hugged Zhang Jiao and kissed her, then said, "We absolutely cannot make a move in this matter. If we do, we'll fall into their trap!"
"Hmm?" Zhang Jiao asked in confusion, "Husband, why do you say that? Back in Hanshan, when the unruly people rioted, didn't you immediately order the suppression of the riot?"
Wang Wenzhou smiled bitterly and said, "It's different! These people were incited. They have no idea what actually happened. Those women in white took things out of context. In their mouths, your husband is a damned bastard."
"Hmph!" Zhang Jiao snorted coldly and said in a cold voice, "Isn't this easy to handle? Jiao Jiao, immediately take your men and arrest all those women in white."
"My silly Jiaojiao!" Wang Wenzhou pulled Zhang Jiao to sit on his lap and said with a smile, "I've already said, we can't get involved in this. This is the capital, not Hanshan or Shaanxi. Not to mention, we don't have many people in the prefecture right now. If we want to take action, we'll have to call in troops from outside the city. Once we do, we might be accused of treason by the Donglin Party."
Zhang Jiao frowned and said softly, "Husband, didn't you say that the Emperor trusts you?"
“Brother Zhu trusts me, but if I don’t tell him beforehand about such a big matter as mobilizing troops into the city, he will be suspicious! After all, this is the capital! And once the Donglin Party gets hold of something and accuses me of treason, it will be very difficult to get rid of it!” Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile.
"What should we do? You still have to hurry to court to save Gao Guilan's father!" Zhang Jiao frowned deeply.
"I have already sent someone to Yingtian Prefecture to have them send officials to disperse the rioters," Wang Wenzhou said.
Wang Ying complained, "Husband, you are an official in the court; you can't make too many enemies..."
"Sister-in-law, stop talking, I know! Come and have a drink!" Wang Wenzhou patted Wang Ying.
"That rascal, he just won't listen to advice." Wang Ying took a sip of wine and fed him.
A moment later, Jian Fengyu hurriedly entered the room and reported: "Your Excellency, the Prefect of Yingtian, Liu Zongzhou, is not in the prefectural office. The yamen runners said that there is no one in charge in the prefectural office, so they cannot send troops."
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "This pit was dug perfectly!"
"What's wrong?" Zhang Jiao asked, puzzled.
Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "If I can't attend court today, Gao Yingxiang will definitely be sentenced to death. The Donglin Party sent these shrewish women to block the gate of the mansion so that they don't want me to attend court. Because today is the day of the grand court session, Liu Zongzhou and others also have to attend court, so they have an excuse not to send troops to disperse the rioters."
Zhang Jiao thought for a moment and then said, "Husband, what are we waiting for? Let's mobilize the troops outside the city to the capital."
"No!" Wang Ying hurriedly said, "That would be falling into a trap! The Donglin Party must have been preparing for this long ago. Once my husband mobilizes troops, the Donglin Party will use the pretext of my husband's rebellion to send troops to attack directly."
Wang Wenzhou nodded and said, "Sister-in-law is right!"
"Then what are we going to do? Are we just going to watch Gao Yingxiang get killed?" Zhang Jiao asked.
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "If we can't leave through the gate, we can always climb the wall!"
Wang Wenzhou stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, go find me some plain clothes. I'll climb over the wall to get out. I absolutely have to go to court this morning."
Wang Ying shook her head and advised, "Husband, you shouldn't go! What if..."
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand and said, "It's alright. I'll bring more guards, so there shouldn't be any danger. The case of assassinating my baby hasn't been investigated yet, so they shouldn't dare to assassinate me again. Even if they're not afraid of my revenge, they'll be afraid of Brother Zhu's wrath."
"Sigh..." Wang Ying said helplessly, "That's all we can do. Husband, you must be careful."
"Don't worry!" Wang Wenzhou said viciously, "I'm lucky to be alive. I'll definitely kill those bastards from the Donglin Party one by one!"
After changing his clothes, Wang Wenzhou, under the protection of more than twenty sedan chair carriers and guards, climbed over the wall.
Before the group had even left the alley, they heard someone shout behind them: "That corrupt official Wang Wenzhou has climbed over the wall and come out!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Wenzhou immediately shouted, "Run! No matter what, I must attend court today!"
The guards quickly surrounded Wang Wenzhou, protecting him as he ran towards the palace.
The woman in white and the unsuspecting civilians followed closely behind, throwing whatever they were carrying at Wang Wenzhou and his group from time to time.