Chapter 84 Zhuge Ling Takes Action
Shen Bi was sitting alone in the room with red eyes. When she saw Shen Zhi coming, she greeted him and said nothing more.
"What happened?" Shen Zhi felt strange. When she first came in, she found that her great-grandfather's face was not good either.
"Nothing," Shen Bi replied and stopped talking. It was useless to tell her.
Shen Zhi went out to find Sun and asked, "Aunt, did something happen at home? My cousin seemed to have cried."
Sun sighed, her eyes slightly red, and said, "It's all my fault. Yesterday I asked her to go to the street with me. I happened to meet Mr. Wang, the owner of the cloth shop, when I was buying cloth. Mr. Wang fell in love with your sister Shen Bi at first sight and wanted to take her back as a concubine, but we refused. But Mr. Wang sent his housekeeper to warn us early this morning that if we didn't send Shen Bi to his mansion within three days, he would find someone to deal with your brother Shen Qing. Your brother Shen Qing is studying well in the academy. If they make a fuss, his future will be ruined. Poor my Bi'er, she will only be fourteen next month, and Mr. Wang is already over fifty." Sun started to cry as she spoke. She also knew that it was useless to talk to a child like Shen Zhi, but she just felt unhappy.
"Your uncle was so angry that he argued with the housekeeper, and they actually broke his leg. Your grandmother just asked a village doctor, and the doctor said that all the bones inside were broken. The patient died because he couldn't be cured, and he refused to treat your uncle." Sun choked up and told the story in a halting manner.
Shen Zhi's eyes turned red with anger when she heard this. Why did this Wang Yuanwai sound so familiar? Now I remembered, wasn't this the Wang Yuanwai that Liu forced her sister to be a concubine last time? He was over fifty years old and had countless concubines at home. This damn Wang Yuanwai really thought he was the emperor and would not stop until he had three thousand beauties in his harem.
"Aunt, don't worry about this. I have a way, don't worry. I'll go see my uncle first." After saying that, Shen Zhi asked Sun to take her to see her uncle Shen Changlin.
At this moment, my grandmother was wiping her tears beside my uncle, and even my uncle, a seven-foot tall man, had tears in his eyes.
"Changlin, Erya and Third Uncle are here," Sun came in and said.
Shen Changlin turned around and forced a smile at Shen Zhi that was uglier than crying. "Erya is here."
"Uncle, don't worry. I know about this. I will go to town and ask my acquaintances about it after I get home, and then make plans.
Everyone thought Shen Zhi was just saying something to comfort people, and they didn’t take it seriously. ”
However, Shen Zhi examined Shen Changlin's leg in a serious manner, and asked Sun to go out to find two wooden boards and gauze. After finding them, Shen Zhi carefully fixed his injured leg and told him to stay in bed as much as possible during this period and not to move around, so as not to touch the wound and cause the bone to grow crooked.
"Okay, as long as you don't move around, you'll be as lively as before in three months." Shen Zhi also told them not to act rashly and to come back as soon as he had found out.
Shen Zhi went out after she finished speaking. She said hello to her third uncle and drove the carriage back to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
"Mom, where is Song Rou?" Shen Zhi asked Shen as soon as he got home.
"He's in the basement," Shen Zhi said without raising her head while sewing clothes.
Shen Zhi went to the basement immediately.
The basement was very lively, with people practicing boxing and sparring with each other. At the moment, Song Rou was playing chess with General Song.
"Sister Song Rou, please accompany me to the town first. I need your second uncle's help with something important." Seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate and could not be resolved in a short time, Shen Zhi could not help but interrupt and ask.
Song Rou stopped what she was doing and asked curiously, "How can my second uncle help you?"
"Does your second uncle know Mr. Wang from Ruyi Cloth Shop?" Shen Zhi asked.
"Mr. Wang? I don't know. What happened?" Song Rou asked.
"I have a cousin who went to Ruyi Cloth Shop with her mother to buy some cloth yesterday, and unexpectedly, Mr. Wang took a fancy to her. I heard that Mr. Wang is over 50 years old, and my cousin will only be 14 next month. They were unwilling, but Mr. Wang's housekeeper broke my uncle's leg and threatened that if their family didn't send my cousin over within three days, he would go to the academy to cause trouble for my cousin. I originally thought that your second uncle is also a businessman, and maybe he knows Mr. Wang, so I could mediate between them. But now I think this is not appropriate. How could such a decent man like your second uncle associate with such a beast? I'd better think of other ways." Shen Zhi said and prepared to leave to think of a solution.
"Is it Shen Bi?" Zhuge Ling, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, suddenly sat up and spoke.
Shen Zhi replied: "It's her."
Zhuge Ling asked, "She's frightened, right?"
"Her eyes were red from crying. She wouldn't say anything when asked. She just sat there by herself." Shen Zhi sighed and continued, "That Mr. Wang has so many concubines that I can't even count them. Not long ago, my grandmother even forced my sister to become Mr. Wang's concubine."
"How can Mr. Wang be so shameless? He is in his forties and still disrespects his elders. Bah." Zhang Chong, who had just finished boxing practice, cursed.
"Don't be afraid. When it's late at night, I'll sneak out and beat him up and he'll be behaved. Let him know if he dares to do anything wrong again next time." Lu Fei also echoed.
"Miss Shen, please lend me your horse. I will do this and you wait for news at home." This man had a gloomy and aggressive look on his face, making people afraid to approach him.
"You do it?" Shen Zhi was confused. Zhuge Ling usually looked mysterious, so why was he taking out his anger on Shen Bi today? Didn't they start a fight as soon as they met?
"Well, she helped take care of me during those days." Zhuge Ling replied calmly.
Shen Zhi couldn't remember when Shen Bi helped take care of him, it was clearly Shen Bi who took care of him. Oh, they are a pair of bickering lovers.
Zhuge Ling mounted his horse and rode at full speed to a teahouse in the town, and went straight into a secret room in the inner courtyard. Immediately, a man in black followed him into the secret room.
The man in black knelt in front of Zhuge Ling and waited for his instructions.
Zhuge Ling sat with his back to the table, playing with a few oriental pearls in his hands. After a long time, a sound was heard.
"Within one hour, I will destroy all the properties of Mr. Wang, the owner of Ruyi Cloth Shop. Also, I will break the legs of his butler."
"Yes," the man in black answered respectfully, then quickly stood up and left.
Zhuge Ling took out an exquisite jewelry box from the secret compartment. He opened the box and took out a jade bracelet from it. He rubbed it in his palm for a long time before putting it away.
Not long after, the man in black came back to report that it was done.
Zhuge Ling stood up and left the teahouse, riding away on his horse.