In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chapter 157 The incident came to light

Zhu Wu disguised himself as a businessman and came to the teahouse. He saw busy craftsmen decorating the building. He also saw the so-called glass windows, which were crystal clear, dazzlingly bright, and very beautiful. And through the glass windows, he could see the scene inside the house at a glance.

His eyes fell on Chen Ruotong, who was dressed in black and had an extraordinary demeanor. It was indeed the Fourth Master Chen who was sitting in the carriage that day. This guy is really lucky! He fell off the cliff but is not dead yet. He must go back and report the truth to the princess.

It was the afternoon, and Liang Zhilan had no mood for a nap. She paced in the courtyard, thinking about how to solve the troubles.

Zhu Wu was brought to the courtyard by the maid and said respectfully, "Master, I just saw Mr. Chen Si. He is indeed still alive and has no signs of injury. It is my fault. Please punish me!"

Liang Zhilan said coldly, "He is lucky and has a long life. He won't be so lucky next time. I didn't expect that he is the owner behind the teahouse. Well, after he repairs it and runs it, I will let him go to hell, and the teahouse will be returned to its original owner, hehehe...

Zhu Wu, I will spare you this punishment because you have always worked hard for me. Send two people to the teahouse to monitor Mr. Chen Si. I have an important task for you..."

After receiving the task, Zhu Wu quickly rode towards the east gate.

In the evening, Wu Qiming returned to the Princess's Mansion after finishing his shift. Liang Zhilan warmly welcomed him in the hall.

Liang Zhilan swept away the gloom of the morning and said with a smile, "Brother Ming, you have been working hard all day. I feel so bad for you. I made bird's nest porridge myself and fed it to you!"

As she said this, she took the warm bird's nest porridge from the maid and fed it to Wu Qiming.

Wu Qiming was a little flattered, thinking: What is the princess doing today? So hardworking? If you are being so attentive for no reason, you must be a traitor or a thief! It must be bad luck!

He secretly became alert in his heart, but he did not show it on the surface. Instead, he pretended to be very touched and said softly: "Okay, that's great! Thank you Lan'er for taking so much trouble to cook this sumptuous meal for me. I am really grateful!"

At this moment, Liang Zhilan, with a smile on her face, gently accompanied Wu Qiming in drinking, thinking in her mind how to cleverly get the other party drunk so as to extract the truth from him.

It turned out that Liang Zhilan wanted to hear Wu Qiming admit in person that it was Zhihua who seduced him.

She firmly believed that it must be the old women or maids who were responsible for serving Zhihua who secretly passed the message to Wu Qiming, which led him to meet Zhihua.

Thinking of this, Liang Zhilan couldn't help but grit her teeth and swore secretly: That hateful old woman and maid must not be let off. Don't worry, tonight will be their death!

After three glasses of wine, Wu Qiming was already drunk. After another three glasses of wine, he was dizzy and couldn't lift his head.

Liang Zhilan coaxed gently, "Brother Ming, did you go to Meihua Manor to see Zhihua?"

Although Wu Qiming was drunk, he forced himself to stay sober and was always on guard against Liang Zhilan.

When he heard Liang Zhilan's question, his heart was filled with emotions and the truth was revealed.

He suppressed his inner fear, pretended to be drunk, and said in a daze, "Plum Blossom Village? Oh, I remember now. One day a little beggar gave me a piece of paper and asked me to go... to see a girl. I went there out of curiosity..."

He lay on the table and began to snore. Liang Zhilan pushed him anxiously and asked, "Husband, is that woman called Zhihua?"

"Um……"

"What did she tell you?"

Wu Qiming knew that Liang Zhilan already knew about their secret meeting. If he didn't confess, both of them would die. He had to make up a good reason to get himself out of the case. He had to save himself first, and then find a way to save Zhihua.

Thinking about this, he said, "What did she say? She said...she said...she loved me, that she had my child, and that she wanted me to take her as my concubine. But I didn't recognize her, and she seemed like a lunatic, talking nonsense, so I was scared and ran away..."

Liang Zhilan felt much more relieved after hearing this. She knew that Brother Ming would not betray her and fall in love with a lowly maid. She could give Brother Ming unlimited glory and a strong background. Even a fool would know how to choose, let alone Wu Qiming who was determined to climb up the official career ladder.

Liang Zhilan helped Wu Qiming go to bed. Although she had received Wu Qiming's sincere words, she still felt a little upset. She always felt that there was a thorn in her heart, and even though it had been removed, it still hurt.

At night, Zhu Wu appeared outside Meihua Manor. He came to deal with Zhihua and the maid.

Feng Liangyu had already noticed Zhu Wu's arrival and took Zhihua away in advance, leaving only the old woman and the maid in the manor.

Zhu Wu sneaked into the yard, which was pitch black. It was obvious that the people in the house had turned off the lights and rested. He gently opened the door of the main room and found that no one was in the room. Then he went to the side room, lit a fire, and saw a woman and a maid sleeping on the table.

Zhu Wu followed the princess's orders and with just two strikes of his sword, he killed the old woman and the maid.

However, when he looked everywhere, he couldn't find Zhihua.

Zhu Wu suddenly realized that Zhihua must have been rescued by someone else. But who rescued Zhihua? And where are they hiding now?

Zhu Wu couldn't help but feel annoyed when he thought that he had failed to complete the task. There was no doubt that the princess would severely punish him! He knew this very well, so he didn't dare to be negligent and immediately began a comprehensive search around Zhuangzi.

A full hour passed, but he still hadn't seen even a shadow of them. Obviously, those people had already fled before he arrived.

Zhu Wu had no choice but to return to the side room. In order to avoid leaving any clues and arousing suspicion and investigation by the government, he buried the bodies of the mother-in-law and the maid at the foot of the mountain.

After everything was arranged, he disappeared into the night.

Zhihua was taking a nap in her dormitory in the afternoon. Suddenly, there was a slight noise, and then the window was gently pushed open, and a dark shadow flashed in.

This sudden change terrified Zhihua. She instinctively wanted to shout loudly to attract the maids and servants, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the black shadow quickly covered her mouth and warned her in a low voice: "Young lady, it's me, don't shout! The assassins sent by the princess have come outside and want to take your life. Now there are only two choices in front of you: either leave with me; or wait to die! It's up to you to decide where to go!"

Zhihua then took a closer look and found that it was the man who had asked her to leave last time. Judging from his face, he didn't look like a bad person.

Zhihua believed Feng Liangyu's words, changed into the woodcutter's clothes, and left the farm with him through the back door.