coobybook Chapter 402: Going Wild at Cheng's House
Chapter 402: Going Wild at Cheng's House
That's why they say that the thinking of men and women is so different. What Duke Shen cares about is that she shouldn't take human life lightly. No matter what, killing is a serious crime. This is not the gentle and dignified princess he likes.
Princess Anguo thought that he was still thinking about that woman and that it was a betrayal of their relationship.
What is an illegitimate daughter? If you really care about her, you shouldn't care about this daughter.
Duke Shen quickly calmed down, "Calm down first. If I say I didn't even know I had this daughter, will you believe me?"
Princess Anguo was a little hesitant. Over the years, he had been focusing on her and the child. Even when she was pregnant and wanted to find a maid to serve him, he refused. He would rather take a cold shower than do anything else.
This has always touched Princess Anguo.
But if I don’t have an illegitimate daughter, why would they come to my house?
After all, this illegitimate daughter was a thorn in Princess Anguo's heart, piercing her heart and also between the two of them.
Princess Anguo started to cry, "How can I ask? I'm afraid that if I know the truth, we will never be able to go back to the way we were before."
Duke Shen said, "I know nothing about this matter. Let's not argue. I'm afraid we have been deceived."
"No, that's not it. Shen Nanzhi knows everything. She also knows Ning Wu and knows that I killed that girl."
Duke Shen: "I'll investigate this matter, don't think too much about it. As for Ning Wu, what's going on with him?"
Princess Anguo confessed everything, and Lord Shen sneered: "The Cheng family has such a long hand that they dare to interfere in our family's affairs. I was worried that I couldn't find any fault with their family, but they still dared to come up to me.
Since Ning Wu is your bodyguard, where is his ID card? "
A princess can have her own private soldiers, but no more than one hundred. The limit for dukes and princes is five hundred, but some may have more, and most will exceed this number.
As long as it's not too excessive, the emperor won't care.
So many years have passed, and Master Ning Wu probably forgot that his registration book is still with the princess. This registration book is equivalent to a contract of sale, proving that he is the princess's private soldier and the princess's man.
As expected of Duke Shen, he hit the nail on the head with his first move.
Princess Anguo stopped crying and said, "Yes, how could I have forgotten about it? I'll ask someone to find it."
"Does he have any family or relatives?"
Princess Anguo's eyes lit up, "Yes, capture his relatives and clansmen, and see if he dares to disobey."
"It's not time yet. Threatening him is only the last resort. We need to have a legitimate reason and stand firm in everything we do. Otherwise, do you think the Regent is a pushover?
Don't think that the Duke's Mansion can defy the law. Think about it, if you do whatever you want, you will set a good example for your children in the future, and they will follow your example. Sooner or later, your family will be destroyed."
Princess Anguo said obediently: "I know, I will listen to you, but he said that the girl is indeed dead."
"Hey, let me check."
Duke Shen couldn't say how he felt. He suddenly had an illegitimate daughter, but he knew nothing about it. Before he could worry about anything, the person was dead. That was his daughter, but he didn't even look at her, and he didn't even know she existed. She was gone just like that?
Now that he is dead, Duke Shen feels a sense of relief, otherwise he would not know how to deal with it, how to face the princess and the children.
Someone had to bear all of Duke Shen's anger, and Cheng Wenhui was unlucky. He was sitting at home when someone broke down his door.
Duke Shen brought more than a hundred private soldiers and directly blocked the gate of Cheng's house. The gatekeeper was frightened by his aggressive approach and closed the door, but he rushed forward on horseback and smashed the door with his wolf-tooth hammer.
Shen Nanzhi's natural supernatural power was inherited from Duke Shen. However, people in the capital don't know how powerful Duke Shen is. He usually looks careless and tough, but when a fight breaks out, you'll realize how terrifying he is.
Cheng Wenhui hurried to the front yard. Duke Shen had already knocked down all the servants and guards of the Cheng family. The whole yard was filled with wailing and screaming. Cheng Wenhui was furious: "Duke Shen, are you crazy?"
Duke Shen kicked the big tree in the yard and broke it, then said coldly: "Prince Cheng, let your father come out, you are not worthy to talk to me."
"You, you've gone too far. I'm going to impeach you in front of the Regent!"
"Ha, impeach me? That's great. I was planning to sue you at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. You secretly hid my family's servant. What do you want to do? You were the one who was humiliated first and provoked me."
Cheng Wenhui's heart sank, his eyes flickered: "This prince has never seen any servant of yours, you are being unreasonable."
"If I don't have evidence, can I come to you? You are just a little prince, a mere marquis, are you worthy of inviting me here?"
Such arrogance and lack of respect, Cheng Wenhui learned for the first time how powerful a rolling knife can be: "Produce evidence."
"Look carefully, these are Ning Zixiang, Yang Wensheng, and Chang Xiang's identities and household registrations. They are all from my Princess's Mansion. Do you have an intention to trap them in your mansion?"
Not only Master Ning Wu, but also Master Yang and Master Chang are from the Princess's Mansion. The three of them actually have selfish motives. Being someone else's guards and servants, they only get a salary. But when they go to Ninghua County and control the local black industry, what they earn in a year is enough for them to earn in their entire lifetime.
So, under the pretext of searching for their illegitimate daughter, they declared themselves the kings of the local area and became local tyrants, and this lasted for eighteen years.
After living freely for so many years, he didn't want to face the princess and his former identity. Who would be willing to be a bodyguard or servant when he could be a master?
"These people are not from my house. You have found the wrong people."
Cheng Wenhui denied it and sent the person away. What could Duke Shen do?
Duke Shen laughed angrily: "You are better than your father. You lied to me with your eyes open. If I didn't have evidence, would I come to your house to act wildly?"
It turned out that he also knew that he was being wild and unreasonable. Cheng Wenhui was so angry. It was the first time he met such a rogue.
"You have appeared in public with Ning Wu many times. Do you need me to find all the witnesses for you? Hand him over and I will leave. Otherwise, think about whether your Cheng family is big enough for me to search."
Cheng Wenhui thought that he had a good relationship with the Regent and was also a Duke. If their house was really searched and a big deal happened, they would not be able to do anything to him. Besides, his house could not withstand a search at all as there were too many things in it that could not be seen by the light of day.
After weighing the pros and cons, Cheng Wenhui said, "Go and bring the three of them here."
When Ning Wu and the others saw Duke Shen, they were so frightened that their legs went limp. They knelt down and begged for mercy: "Duke, I know I was wrong. Please spare my life."
"Spare my life? Humph, you still have the nerve to beg for mercy? Take me away and I will deal with you slowly when I get back to the mansion."
He said to Cheng Wenhui with regret: "Master Cheng, you can't do this. You can't protect the people who come to you. Who will dare to come to you in the future?
Young people are so bloodless, it's no wonder that your Cheng family is getting worse and worse. You should fight with me, but you don't even dare to fight me. I despise you!
If you back down once, you will be a coward for the rest of your life. Let’s go!”