The Beautiful Land

Chapter 25: The consequences of keeping things quiet

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Xi Fuwei was not surprised that such a situation occurred. Fenzhi Tower was full of female relatives who were naturally afraid of things like snakes and insects.

Especially in the middle of the night, something like this happened suddenly. Even after killing all the snakes, it was found that the fangs had been pulled out. It was not as dangerous as imagined, but the process was already frightening.

Even though Zou Yiang's status in the Zou family was special and unshakable, and Mrs. Zhuang clearly favored her grandson regardless of indiscriminateness, everyone at Fenzhilou was outraged at this moment.

Now all the people must be thinking about making things worse and asking for an explanation from the Zou Mansion.

No one spoke at this moment, but they were weighing the pros and cons, fearing that the first person who asked for a thorough investigation would be resented by Mrs. Zhuang and Zou Yiang after word spread.

This is not what Xi Fuwei wants to see.

She didn't just come to be a female teacher. She didn't want to be kicked out before her goal was achieved.

Even if this matter comes up tonight, the female gentlemen may not be disliked by the Zou Mansion. However, out of precautionary considerations, they feel that Zou Yiang cannot be easily offended by this entry point. Xi Fuwei hopes that this matter can be suppressed. .

So he took advantage of the moment when the atmosphere was relaxed and said: "If there is such a commotion at night, even the clay figures will be angry! But now they are all doing things around the female school, so I will tell you frankly: We people are somewhat Skills, gathered here, all have their own choices. Ever since I entered the girls' school, I have been stumbling over and over again. Now we are rushing to the end of the year, if it happens again and again... What will the master think? , no one can say for sure.”

This is a tactful way of asking everyone to think about what will happen if they are fired by Zou Mansion.

"Sister Shen, we all understand what you are saying." Seeing everyone's silence again, Fu Chuoxian's eyes flashed and said, "The problem is, as you said, similar things have not happened once or twice! If it happens every time It’s our fault, and I have nothing to say! But ask yourself, the reason why things went wrong in the girls’ school during this period, was it us who started it?”

She looked around and said, "Let me make it clear: If Mr. Zou doesn't change his temper, let's endure it this time. What about next time? What about next time? Keep enduring like this? These snakes tonight Although the fangs have been pulled out, you have also seen the number of venomous snakes! To put it bluntly, Mr. Zou’s move seems to be quite measured, and he does not intend to cause serious harm to people. But with such venomous snakes, Mr. Zou is proud of himself Meat is expensive, so it’s impossible to extract their teeth by yourself, right? When the people below were doing it, if there was any negligence and one or two poisonous snakes with unextracted teeth were accidentally left in, sister, what do you think the result would be? "

"Young Master Zou is already twelve years old. It's impossible not to think of this!"

"But you are still torturing us like this. It shows that you don't care about the life and death of Fenzhilou at all!"

He sighed again, "Originally Mr. Zou always said that my sister is good and that I am not as good as that. I thought he was either really impressed by my sister's talents or he was deliberately provoking me, so I ignored her."

"But judging from what happened tonight, in Mr. Zou's eyes, the people in our building are all the same!"

"It's all a despicable life for him to enjoy as he pleases!"

When everyone heard this, their expressions were not very good.

After all, even a servant has some pride.

What's more, the Zou Mansion has always been kind to its servants, and the servants have never been harsh or humiliated. When I first heard this, I subconsciously felt a little resentment and boredom towards Zou Yiang.

Xi Fuwei glanced at her in surprise, wondering if this person was determined to leave Zou Mansion

Otherwise, why would he even do things like inciting everyone to hate Zou Yiang.

"Sister, what you said is a bit presumptuous." Xi Fuwei pondered for a moment and said, "I am not speaking for Mr. Zou, but if Mr. Zou really doesn't care about human life, why would he tell people to extract the teeth of poisonous snakes? Mr. Zou's With his identity, no matter what he does, the Zou Mansion will definitely protect him. So once something goes wrong, the people around him will definitely be unlucky! For this reason, Mr. Zou ordered the tooth to be extracted. Who dares to neglect those people? ?So Mr. Zou doesn’t need to worry about any oversights in this matter, right?”

He added, "The Zou Mansion has always been generous to us, but what we have done within a few days of entering the mansion is not worthy of the treatment given by the Zou Mansion? Now we were frightened, and we started making trouble even if we were not in danger. To touch the heart of Zou Mansion... If I want to offend my sister, I think even if this matter is spread outside, people will probably say that we are being pampered!"

The two had a hard time arguing, so they asked Yao to judge.

Mrs. Yao has always been silent. Almost no one has heard her speak since she entered the building. After hearing this, she was embarrassed for a long time before she said: "How can I know so much as an illiterate woman? It's just that since my late husband passed away, our mother and I have been dependent on each other. Just like Piaoping. It's easy for Mrs. Zhuang to take her in, so what other ideas do we have?"

Hearing this, Yao Zhuosu smiled apologetically at Fu Chuoxian and said, "We, mother and daughter, have a hard life, and it's all thanks to the Zou Mansion that we have a place to stay. Even if I'm a little unaccustomed to being here... I'm satisfied."

The statements of their mother and daughter were obviously in support of Xi Fuwei. Although the other servants were a little unconvinced, they did not dare to say anything due to their status.

Seeing this, Fu Chuoxian's face darkened a little, his lips wriggled, and after a while he said: "In that case, let's take care of it, Sister Shen! I felt a little headache, so I went up first."

"Sister Fu, wait a minute!" Xi Fuwei stopped her and said gently, "Sister, I also think about the master's family. After all, the master's family only has a male heir, Mr. Zou. He is always uneasy if he is too naughty. But now the master of the Zou family has just returned. , it is said that I have already disciplined Mr. Zou once! I hope Mr. Zou will not be so naughty next time."

In fact, these words just gave Fu Chuoxian a step down, making her insistence on having a good fight appear more high-sounding.

As for saying that Zou Zhihan is back, Zou Yiang will not be naughty... Zou Zhihan came back a few days ago, and he did do something to his son.

But if he could control this son, or was willing to control this son, would he still let tonight's terrifying night happen

Fu Chuoxian knew it well, and nodded to Xi Fuwei, his face softened slightly, and he accepted her kindness, and then he went upstairs.

Downstairs, Xi Fuwei discussed with Yao and her daughter, mainly Yao Zhuosu, and decided to tidy up the building, bury all the snake carcasses in flower beds for fertilizer, and hide the matter as if nothing had happened.

... Zou Yiang didn't know what happened. Early the next morning, he was in the school, but his ears were perked up, ready to listen to what was going on in the women's school.

He gloated over many scenes, but was told that everything was calm in Fenzhi Building, and even the girls' school was in class as usual.

"What's going on?" Zou Yiang then doubted his subordinates, "Did you not do what you were asked to do at all?" He became angry, kicked the boy with his leg, and cursed, "You bastard! You dare to lie to me? Are you unconscious? I’m going to kill your head, I don’t show you how to show off, you all just want to be a slave and deceive the master, right?!”

The boy was also confused. After shouting for a while, he guessed: "Master, are they not scared?"

When he said this, he was slapped by Zou Yiang: "When the basket of snakes was brought over, I was so frightened that I didn't dare to come near, let alone a group of women?"

He beat and scolded the boy, thought for a moment, and decided: "Tell someone to prepare another basket of something similar! Tonight, I will put the snake into Fenzhi Tower with my own hands!"

At the same time, Xi Fuwei was also thinking: "Regarding Zou Yiang's temper, I advise everyone to calm down and let things go. He might try his best to do it again! Well, this is my chance... How should I best greet him?"

She was planning to take care of this precious young master of the Zou family. Shen Diolan sheathed the sword with an expressionless face: "Bury it, don't disturb the common people who occasionally pass by!"

Several well-dressed and masked subordinates behind him solemnly agreed, dragging the body in front of him to bury it.

Only one person did not move. He pressed the hilt of the knife at his waist and said with some emotion and disappointment: "I didn't expect that there would be so many traitors among us! Not to mention that the residence and identity you concealed in Jining were known very well. I'm afraid that now in Shandong It’s pretty much known how many Jin Yiwei there are and what their identities, origins and purposes are!”

Shen Tiaolan did not have a violent reaction to this, and said in a calm tone: "When His Majesty Emperor Taizu disbanded the Jinyi Guards, no one expected that His Highness Prince Yiwen would die young. Let alone that this government will be rebuilt today. Then. At that time, the Jinyiwei held the power of life and death, intimidating the world, and could be said to know the movements of civil and military officials very well. Even if His Majesty Emperor Taizu ordered them to be disbanded, the secrets they knew before they were disbanded were enough to frighten the government and the public at that time."

"Those who have a guilty conscience do not dare to make mistakes when Jin Yiwei is around. After Jin Yiwei leaves, especially during Jianwen, they naturally want to know how many secrets Jin Yiwei has mastered about them, and is it possible to destroy the evidence?"

"There have been several decades in between, but it has been less than ten years since I took the throne... These are all temporary matters."

He sneered again, "Besides, even if they knew it, what could they do now? Your Majesty can't be helped in the court, but in Shandong and along the canal, how can we be helpless?"

His companion sighed: "It's just that moving the capital is not a trivial matter. Even if His Majesty has made up his mind, some people may not give up until they reach the Yellow River!"

Shen Diaolan said expressionlessly: "It's not a pity to die if you are stubborn!"

"Speaking of which, how is your arrangement in Jining?" The companion nodded slightly to show his approval, and asked in a deep voice, "The most important thing in Shandong to be able to connect the river is Jining and Dongchang. The Zou family is a wealthy family in Yanzhou, and Jining is powerful, so it is said that it can connect the river. After dredging, it will be of great benefit to them and they should not object. However, you said before that you thought the Zou family’s attitude was a bit strange and did not seem to be supportive?”