sjar Chapter 455: Master's Revenge
Chapter 455: Master's Revenge
"Come, drink." Ma Ergun raised his glass calmly, with a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were fixed on Zhuiying, and said, "Son-in-law, I toast you with this glass of wine. I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want." After that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in the glass.
Hearing this, Zhuiying looked down at the wine in the bowl, a surge of pride welling up in his heart. He had never lost in drinking, and this sweet potato wine was sweet and delicious.
Since leaving the capital, he hadn't had a drink that was so satisfying. Thinking this way, Zhuiying picked up the bowl without hesitation, tilted his head back, and drank the entire bottle in one gulp. Then, he smacked his lips and praised, "Not bad, this wine is delicious!"
On the other side, Wang Dali hurried to Xiuying and told her everything about Fusu and Zhuiying going to the back mountain.
After hearing this, Xiuying frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. Before, in her eyes, Fusu was just a young master who seemed to have fallen on hard times, and she didn't notice anything special about him.
However, after hearing Wang Dali's description, it seemed that this person who called himself Ah Su was even more secretive than Ah Ying. However, Xiuying couldn't understand why these two people had come all the way to Futian Village.
After a moment's thought, Xiuying instructed, "Da Li, immediately inform the people in charge of making sulfur in the back mountains to be on high alert and not let anyone in. You personally monitor Ah Su, and have Daya keep an eye on Ah Ying. Also, inform the villagers guarding the village entrance not to let these two out easily. Also, have the village patrols be on high alert and keep a close watch."
"Yes, ma'am!" Wang Dali responded decisively, then turned and walked out.
The backyard of Qingshui County government office
Liu Yingying sat lazily on the exquisitely carved yellow chair, her eyes slightly closed as the maid knelt beside her, gently massaging her legs.
At this moment, the lawyer hurried in, hunched over. He had a somewhat flattering look on his face. "Madam, after much effort, I've finally found the woman who insulted you that day."
Liu Yingying's half-closed eyes suddenly widened. She stood up from her chair in excitement and said through gritted teeth, "Tell me quickly, who is it? I'm going to skin her alive!"
The corners of the lawyer's mouth rose slightly, and he slowly uttered a few words: "It's Yang Xiuying from Futian Village!"
Last time in Futian Village, the lawyer suffered a loss, and he kept this account in mind. After finally finding out that the woman was Xiuying, he rushed to take credit to Liu Yingying.
"Futian Village?" When Liu Yingying heard the name, her brows furrowed instantly, and her mind quickly searched for relevant memories. She always felt that the name was extremely familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.
Seeing this, the lawyer took a step forward and said, "Madam, Xiuying is the mother of the country girl that the master wanted to take as a concubine a few days ago."
"What! It's her!" A hint of viciousness suddenly flashed in Liu Yingying's eyes.
She instantly remembered that she had met the girl named Shi Liu at Lai Feng Lou and that she had suffered some injustice at that time. Back then, in order to smoothly annex Lai Feng Lou with Luo Jing'an, she had swallowed her anger for the time being and did not dwell on the girl.
But now it seemed that she had no choice but to settle these old and new grudges with that family. Thinking of this, Liu Yingying's eyes became even colder.
Liu Yingying stared at the master with a sinister look and said viciously, "Master, think of a way for me to completely eliminate Xiuying's family. I want to make sure none of them survive!"
The lawyer immediately put on an expression of feigned shock and extreme embarrassment, mumbling, "This... this... is really a bit tricky, Madam."
Liu Yingying was so angry that she swung her sleeves, turned around and sat down on the chair. Her eyes were full of arrogance and cruelty. She shouted loudly: "If you have something to say, just say it directly! You should know that my father is the prefect of Jizhou and a big shot around Concubine Sun! Dare to offend me, and the end is only death! If you can't handle this, watch out for your head!"
The lawyer knew full well that within the government office, Liu Yingying held far greater power than the county magistrate. After all, she had the support of her father, the Jizhou prefect, a powerful figure. His current behavior was simply a pretext for retreat, a way to use Liu Yingying to achieve his own goals, a way to kill with a borrowed knife.
The lawyer bowed slightly, his face filled with helplessness and embarrassment, and said, "Madam, you don't know. Futian Village is as well-protected as an iron barrel. Ordinary officials can hardly get close to it. For example, last time, the master brought his servants to Futian Village to propose to Miss Shiliu, but ended up being humiliated by those ignorant villagers. In my opinion, if you act rashly like this, it will be difficult to punish Xiuying's family!"
"Snapped!"
Liu Yingying slammed her palm down on the table, causing the teacups to tremble. Her face was filled with arrogance and anger, and she shouted, "A shabby village dares to openly defy the government! They must be tired of living! Master, take the soldiers and go immediately to encircle and annihilate that village. I want to see how they can get away with it!"
"what?"
The master looked at Liu Yingying in surprise. He really didn't expect her to make such an arrangement.
He thought, given Liu Yingying's status and background, if she encountered such a situation, shouldn't she ask for help from her father, the Jizhou prefect, so that a large number of officers and soldiers could be mobilized to encircle and suppress the village? Why would she directly let him lead a mere local officers and soldiers to deal with the village?
Liu Yingying glared at the master and scolded him, "What are you talking about? Such a small matter, do you really need to alarm father? When you lead your men to round up those rebels, I will naturally speak well of you to the prefect and ask for rewards on your behalf!"
Hearing this, the lawyer's eyes rolled around, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Madam, I suddenly thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone."
"Oh?" Liu Yingying suddenly became interested. She stared at the master and said eagerly, "Tell me about it."
The lawyer came closer to Liu Yingying and said in a low voice, "Madam, you may not know that not far from Qingshui County, there is a group of bandits from the Black Wind Village. They are extremely vicious and commit all kinds of evil, such as burning, killing, looting and so on.
Nowadays, Futian Village is extremely rich. If someone informs Heifengzhai about the situation in Futian Village, the bandits will surely come out in full force and rush to Futian Village to plunder.
If this happens, I'm afraid none of the villagers in Futian Village will survive. When the Black Wind Village bandits have completely destroyed Futian Village, Madam, please ask the prefect to send troops to eliminate the bandits. Then, won't the credit go to you, Master?