The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

Chapter 272: Confronting the Chen Family (2)

The Marquis of Wu'an's wife gritted her teeth, her heart hardened as she looked straight at Manager Zhao and said sternly, "Manager Zhao, when you first entered my Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, you were just a little-known character. Over the years, I have treated you very well! I provided you with good food and drink, and your salary was much more generous than others. However, now you have done such an unjust thing to harm me! We are all born by our parents, have you lost your conscience?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Manager Zhao shuddered violently, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with a chill running straight up his spine. He knew very well that his parents, his wife, and his children were all illegitimate children of the Marquis's Mansion, and their livelihoods had depended on the Mansion for generations.

At this moment, Madam's words were clearly a naked threat to him with the lives of his family! Thinking of this, he raised his head in horror, his eyes full of disbelief as he looked at Chen in front of him, his lips trembling, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

How could everyone present fail to hear the obvious implication in Chen's words? However, faced with such a situation, they were all helpless and had no idea what to do.

At this moment, the previously silent Marquis Wu'an suddenly turned silent with a gloomy expression. He spoke coldly, "Since you refuse to tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless. Come, drag this ungrateful person away and give him thirty military sticks!"

Marquis Wu'an was granted the title of marquis and appointed as prime minister because of his outstanding military achievements. The entire marquisate has always followed the military rules in punishing those who made mistakes.

Those responsible for carrying out punishments in the palace are all tough soldiers who have retired from the army.

Not to mention ordinary people, even a strong soldier would lose half his life if he was hit by these thirty military sticks.

When Manager Zhao heard this, his fear intensified. He knew he had nowhere to escape. Since he couldn't avoid this calamity no matter what, and even if he had to endure the terrifying blow of the military club, he would still have to explain everything in the end, so why endure it again?

Thinking of this, Manager Zhao gritted his teeth and decided to simply shoulder all the responsibilities and bear the brunt of this disaster on behalf of his wife. After all, if he could leave an impression of loyalty and protection in his wife's mind, perhaps there would be a chance for improvement in the future.

Two servants from the Marquis' Mansion walked quickly into the hall. With expressionless faces, they walked up to Manager Zhao, grabbed him, and started to drag him out.

Seeing this, Manager Zhao struggled hard and shouted, "My Lord, I'm willing to confess! I'll tell you everything!"

After hearing this, Marquis Wu'an frowned slightly, then waved his hand, signaling the two servants to leave first.

After the two men left, Marquis Wu'an stared at Manager Zhao who was kneeling on the ground with a sharp gaze, without saying a word.

Steward Zhao felt the Marquis's sharp gaze and began to tremble uncontrollably. He lowered his head and spoke tremblingly, "Your Majesty, in recent months, the sauces from the 'Ming Yue Dian' (Ming Yue Dian) store have become incredibly popular in the capital, with sales booming.

Our shop's business has been greatly affected and we have suffered heavy losses!

I was so angry that I thought they were just ordinary merchants from other places. So I had a bad idea and thought about spending some money to buy their workshop, formula and employees.

In this way, our shop will be able to regain its former prosperity..."

After he finished speaking, Manager Zhao fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face, and he pleaded bitterly, "My Lord, I was foolish for a moment, blinded by greed! I was so audacious that I dared to use the name of the Marquis' Mansion to embezzle the 'Mingyue Dian'. I now know that I have made a grave mistake. I beg you, Lord, to be magnanimous and forgive me this time! Give me one more chance to reform. I will never dare to have such unreasonable thoughts again!"

Hearing this, Ru Yue, who was standing nearby, looked gloomy and coldly questioned, "So, the idea of forcibly buying my workshop was entirely yours? It had nothing to do with anyone else, right?"

Manager Zhao nodded hurriedly and replied, "It was indeed my own doing. No one else had instructed me to do such a wicked thing!"

Ru Yue just smiled coldly, thinking to herself: This Wu'an Marquis' wife is really scheming and calculating! Now she can completely shirk this matter and let this scapegoat bear all the blame.

Thinking of this, she turned to look at Wu'an Hou and found that he was silent at this moment.

Seeing that his wife was able to escape from the turmoil so smoothly, Marquis Wu'an felt even more disgusted with her cruelty, but he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, if this matter was really related to Chen, then the entire Wu'an Marquis Mansion would be disgraced and its dignity would be gone, but they also became more and more wary of her.

He waved his hand and shouted, "Come here! Drag this fool away and give him fifty lashes of the military stick. Then sell off his entire family!"

"My Lord, I really know I was wrong. Please show mercy and forgive me this time!" Manager Zhao's face was full of horror, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, and his body was shaking involuntarily.

When he heard that Marquis Wu'an was going to punish him with fifty military sticks, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was instantly shattered.

Not to mention whether he could survive after being beaten with fifty military sticks, the mere fact that his entire family was sold out was enough to make him feel despair.

That is the foundation of survival for their family. Once it is lost, it is equivalent to being completely abandoned.

Thinking of this, Manager Zhao could no longer care about anything else and shouted at the Marquis of Wu'an at the top of his lungs, "Madam! Madam, please save me! Everything I have done is for you and for our Marquisate!"

However, his shouting did not last long, as several strong servants quickly stepped forward, ruthlessly blocked his mouth, and dragged him away like a dead dog.

Not long after, a sharp howl was heard from far away outside. The sound was like a pig being slaughtered, echoing throughout the mansion.

At first, the howling was deafening, but gradually, the sound became weaker and weaker until it finally stopped completely.

Marquis Wu'an stood there, his face as gloomy as water.

He knew everything clearly. Although Manager Zhao had taken all the blame, who among those present did not know the truth of the matter?

I'm sure those guys at the Censorate will seize on this matter and accuse me harshly in the hall tomorrow morning. No matter what the ins and outs of the matter are, I will always bear the blame for not governing my subordinates strictly.

However, as long as we can appease these two key figures, perhaps the situation won't be too bad...

Thinking of this, his face darkened, and he glared at Chen with a sharp gaze, scolding her harshly: "Chen, Chen, I thought that as the mistress of the house, you should have managed the affairs of the backyard in an orderly manner. Who knew that such a ridiculous thing would happen today!

If you can't even manage your own men, how can you manage the entire mansion? Humph, from now on, you go back to the courtyard and reflect on your actions. All affairs of the mansion will be handed over to my second brother and sister-in-law!"

Upon hearing this, Chen's face turned pale, filled with shock and disbelief.

She could never have imagined that Marquis Wu'an would ruthlessly deprive her of the power to manage household affairs in public.

You know, this is what she has always valued most!

However, at this moment, facing the majestic face and unquestionable tone of Wu'an Hou, she knew that no matter how much she defended herself, it would be futile.

Chen bit her lips tightly, suppressing the anger and grievance in her heart, and stared at Marquis Wu'an with her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to cut him into pieces with her eyes.

But in the end, she didn't say anything. She just snorted coldly, turned around resolutely, and left this place that made her lose face without looking back.

Ru Yue, who was standing by, witnessed all this. It was not until this moment that she suddenly realized that this was what Chu Ning'an meant when he said "chop off its claws".

Although this incident successfully removed a nail from Chen's family, for Chen himself, such a blow was obviously not enough to hurt his roots.

It seems that there is still a long way to go before we can completely overthrow this scheming mistress...