My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 95 The Death of the Cunning Rabbit

 After Wufang returned to Yingjuan, it didn’t take long for news to spread that Wulang had a strange disease and that it might even be transmitted to other people.

For the safety of everyone in the Duke's mansion, Mrs. Wei made the immediate decision to surround all the people in the five houses.

 bundle after bundle, tied together, dragged into the carriage and sent to the village outside the city.

The fifth old man who is the most jumping in the five houses is only hanging on half his life at the moment.

However, before he could wake up, the forces that had been entrenched in Yingjuan Courtyard for the first few decades were uprooted by Mrs. Wei.

Over the years, while she was indulgent, she also firmly held onto the handle.

 If it doesn’t move, it’s gone; if it moves, it’s all gone.

It only took a few hours before and after, and it was as if these five houses had never appeared in the Duke's Mansion.

 Even the traces have disappeared without a trace.

 The third room is right next to them. I have never seen Mrs. Wei in such a big formation. This time she was really scared.

　　Everyone was hiding in their own rooms, not daring to speak out or show their heads.

As if the past decades of domineering were just a dream, and when I woke up, I found that I was just a poor relative of the Duke's family.

 There are even some that are dispensable.

Shang Ji waited until night fell before returning to the Duke's Mansion.

Obviously it’s still the same plaque and the same gate, but I always feel like there’s something different about it.

 Dismounted and entered the gate of the Duke's Mansion, running towards the East Garden without hesitation.

When he walked to the door of Xitang Courtyard, he smelled some medicinal smell, which was not too strong. He immediately frowned and walked faster.

 Go directly into the door of the main room.

As expected, I saw Du Jingyi lying "weakly" on the bed, looking a little pale.

 “What’s going on? Are you injured?”

Du Jingyi probably didn’t expect that her husband would come back so quickly, so she was a little surprised.

 But he quickly reacted and said with a smile.

“General, don’t worry, everything is fine with me.”

Then she sat up from the bed and wiped her face with her fingers, and white and fine powder fell on her fingertips.

 At a glance, you can tell that the paleness of his face is an illusion.

"Mrs. Wei had to clean up the fifth house and wanted to get me to be her guarantee. I was not stupid enough to rush to protect her from the sword and gun, so I had to pretend to be sick."

 “She may not know.”

Shang Ji knew this stepmother very well, so he made it clear as soon as he opened his mouth.

But Du Jingyi is not worried.

"It's okay for her to know. After all, she has completely offended the fifth house this time, and I'm afraid she will fight to the death in the future."

 Hearing this, Shang Ji felt the same in his heart.

As expected, Butler He and Aunt Dou came to the door.

 “The old slave has seen the general and the young lady.”

 “Well, get up.”

 “Thank you, General.”

 The two of them had a somewhat cheerful expression on their faces, as if they had gained a new lease of life after being suppressed for a long time.

 “How is the condition of the fifth house?”

"Mrs. Wei has sent people away. Now Yingjuan Courtyard is as brand new as if no one has ever lived there. Even the servants who serve them or are related to them have been detained. I heard that they will all be sent out of the city tonight." .”

 As for where it is going, it is unknown.

If you are lucky, you will probably be sent to Zhuangzi to do some menial work.

 But if you are unlucky, or those who are too loyal, it is unknown whether you will survive.

Shang Ji sneered. "She is stealing the chicken but losing the rice. I want to see if her good reputation as a bodhisattva can be maintained after this matter is publicized."

After saying that, he glanced outside and said nothing.

Du Jingyi seemed to hear some movement, and the wind passed without a trace.

 It seemed that Liu Xun, who was squatting in the dark, had something important to do again.

Steward He and Aunt Dou have been busy dealing with matters in the General's Mansion these days, so they have not been involved in many things.

They have never seen Liu Xun.

Since we are doing the work of a spy, naturally the fewer people know about it, the better.

 Therefore, Du Jingyi understood that he did not show up.

Shang Ji lowered his eyebrows and looked at her face. Apart from the paleness, it was only four or five days since he last saw her, but she was very bright-eyed.

Hence, he calmed down and said.

"Okay, since you are sick, take good care of yourself. I will go see my sister-in-law and Snow Lady."

Now that the matter of the fifth house has been settled, Shang Ji also knows that the time has come to make it clear to his sister-in-law.

Du Jingyi understood, so he nodded and continued to pretend to be sick obediently.

Steward He and Aunt Dou also followed Shang Ji out.

After walking out of Xitang Courtyard, the two of them looked at each other and took two steps forward to block Shang Ji's way.

 At this moment, I sincerely surrendered to the young lady Du Jingyi.

"General, in the past we were ignorant of treasures and were always worried that the young lady was young and could not handle the disputes in the back house. Now it seems that the fifth house has been uprooted, Mrs. Wei's reputation has been damaged, and there has been estrangement from the relatives of the two houses. My heart has made our transition to Dongyuan safe."

They were all brought by Mrs. Gu, so if they said they would surrender, they would not be lying.

Shang Ji could tell that Du Jingyi had been thinking a lot about the two of them these days.

 Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so fast. I saw that their eyes were full of approval.

 In my heart, I was more certain about Du Jingyi's abilities, so I said "hmm" and then asked.

"How are you doing in Fuqiuyuan these days? What's going on, sister-in-law?"

 Mother Dou shook her head.

"I haven't heard that the eldest young lady is always in Fuqiu Courtyard and doesn't go out much. It's just that the eighth lady comes to visit more often."

When Shang Ji heard this, he said to the two of them.

"Okay, then you go and do your work. I'll go to Fuqiuyuan to see my sister-in-law Heping'er."

 “Yes, General.”

The two courtyards are not too far apart, so it didn't take much trouble. Shang Ji walked to the entrance of Fuqiu Courtyard.

The scene of the quarrel with my sister-in-law that day is still vivid in my mind, but if I count carefully, it has been quite a few days.

 There are some things that he feels would be better to wait until there are results before talking about them.

 Therefore, now that Wufang had met such an end, he dared to step into the door of Fuqiuyuan.

 I just hope that my sister-in-law will have calmed down a little later and won’t kick him out directly.

Stepping in, he saw three vague figures in the main room, and he knew that the eighth sister Xue Niang was also there.

Knocking gently on the door, a voice came from inside.

"who?"

As soon as he heard it, he knew it was from Xue Niang. The corners of Shang Ji's mouth rose slightly and he replied.

“It’s me, I’m here to see my sister-in-law Heping’er.”

Xue Niang was a little surprised. After all, her brother basically didn't rest at home at night, so it was a little strange for him to come at this time.

She was about to open the door when she saw Shang Zhiping suddenly pulling her sleeve.

There was fear and resentment in his eyes, but because he was small and lacked momentum, he looked like a cat trying to scratch someone, which was a bit funny.

 (End of this chapter)