Chapter 399: Disagreement
Zheng Ji returned to the Grand Princess’ residence, it was already late at night.
He did not go to the inner courtyard and went directly to the outer study.
The outer study was filled with ambergris incense and a few potted plants were green, it felt like the master had never left.
Zheng Ji’s beloved Zheng He knew that his master would be back in the next few days and had been resting in the outer study’s ear room.
Hearing his master return, Zheng He hurriedly got up and personally served his master in the bath.
Zheng Ji sat in the tub with his eyes closed, listening to Zheng He report on the Grand Princess’s residence this year and the situation he had inquired about in previous years. Especially the He Clan and the He Family, everything was told in detail.
Zheng He was apprehensive, just with the few things that the lady did, are enough to repudiate. The more he investigated, the more alarmed he was, looking at the Qing Wan beautiful, with the name of a talented lady madam can do those things.
After bathing, Zheng Ji put on the white damask Chinese pants, outside directly set a green thin cotton robe.
Come to the front of the bookcase, there are several stacks of books on it.
Zheng Ji picked up a book and put it down.
Over the years, He’s moved more than 50,000 taels of silver from the Grand Princess’s house to help her family. The He family has done a lot of oppression of good people and soliciting and receiving bribes and other bad things, the more serious were reported by the He family to solve the problem.
More than 50,000 taels of silver, which in the rich and noble Yichang Grand Princess House is nothing, but she was able to embezzle the largest amount. Most of the money in the Grand Princess’s residence is managed by the Princess’s official family order, and most of Zheng Ji’s private rooms are managed by her inner circle. Otherwise, I do not know how much she will embezzle.
Money Zheng Ji did not think about it, but to help the He House to smooth out that a few things but let Zheng Ji did not expect. These were all things that she used the name of the Grand Princess and Zheng Ji to do, including two human life lawsuits and three incidents of soliciting bribes. These several things are not completely wiped out, once the people who have the intention to turn it over, the Grand Princess Yichang and Zheng Ji will be pushed in front of the people.
He married into the Grand Princess of the first five years, just subsidize the He family money, and help brothers and nephews some small things, not suspected of breaking the law. Perhaps feel hopeless life, the He family and know He’s mind, both sides are more and more bold, two murders is nearly six years to do.
Zheng Ji was so angry that his temples jumped.
He knew that He became like this has something to do with himself. If it was just these, without taking a shot at Shiji, he would have had those things squared away and punished He into the small Buddha hall in the mansion until his old age.
But He did not listen to his repeated advice, but also to kill Shiji, absolutely can not stay in the house. The hatred and resentment in He’s heart, if she is driven out of the mansion, she will definitely choose to die together, and make a fuss about Shiji’s real life.
As a great general, Zheng Ji had killed countless people without blinking an eye. However, he could not poison that woman no matter what. Partly because of his son Zheng Jing, and more because of himself.
Then, it could only be done that way, although it was the next best thing ……
While he was pondering, Zheng Hejun kneeled down and asked for forgiveness, “The slave is guilty of making a mistake and letting the Tang Da Da’s go to the Qing Shi Nunnery to instigate the evil nymphs, which almost harmed Great Grandma Meng.”
Although it did not cause bad results, other tasks were completed very well, Zheng He did make a mistake. This mistake was not allowed to be made.
Zheng Ji said in a cold voice, “Tomorrow go and receive ten boards and be punished with monthly silver for a year.”
Zheng He kowtowed, “Thank you, General.”
Two boys came in to serve Zheng Ji rest, it is already the end of the ugly hour.
At the end of dawn, as soon as Grand Princess Yichang woke up, Sister Xia, who was serving her to dress, smiled and said, “His Lordship came back in the night, and for fear of affecting Your Highness’ rest, he didn’t come to disturb you, and rested in the outer courtyard.”
The Grand Princess’ eyes erupted with joy, “Ji’er is back? Quickly, quickly serve this palace to freshen up, today this palace wears the clothes that were only made ……”
Her childish words amused those present.
Zheng old extra horse harnessed by the side of the emperor’s side who lived in the east side room went into the upper room, he also heard that his son came back in the night, and was so happy that his face was folded.
In the east room, the old couple sat cross-legged in front of the kang table, waiting for their son to come over to eat breakfast together.
Sister Xia laughed, “I heard that the master only returned to the house at the beginning of the ugly hour, and it is likely that he is still resting …….”
Before the words were finished, a maid’s surprised voice came from outside, “Master is back.”
Zheng Ji entered the room, kowtowed to the old couple, “Greetings mother father, son unfilial, let you worry.”
Tears overflowed from the eyes of the Grand Princess, she personally got up and helped her son up, seeing that he looked alright, she laughed and said, “It’s good to be back, it’s good to be back.”
Before the three of them could eat their meal, He came.
Normally, the Grand Princess sympathized with He’s poor health, Zheng Tingting’s youthfulness and much sleep, allowing them to come at the end of the hour to ask for peace.
He came at the end of the hour, while Zheng Tingting came at the beginning of the hour.
At this time just at the beginning of the hour, He should have heard that Zheng Ji had returned to the house and hurried over.
He’s makeup is exquisite, wearing usually almost not wear big red all over gold palace satin pasties. Still can see that the face is haggard, eyes have bloodshot, at a glance did not rest well.
She first curtsied to the old couple, and then curtsied to Zheng Ji and said, ”Your lordship made a special trip back to the house because of Ting Ting’s matter? Master, I don’t agree.”
She hadn’t been able to get that bitch Jiang Yishi killed as she had hoped, and she would never allow the Zheng family to marry the Jiang family. She herself was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zheng family’s eldest house and had given birth to their only son, she could not allow them to trample her face and dignity underfoot.
If Zheng Ji must take the side of the second house, she would shake out his scandals and let the whole capital know what he and that bitch were. If he didn’t want face, he wouldn’t give them face himself.
He’s words caused the Grand Princess and Zheng’s extra horse harnessed by the side of a team to freeze, “What’s Ting Ting’s business?”
Zheng Ji had no waves within his eyes, scooping half a bowl of squab soup for each of the two couples and smilingly said, “Mother, father, let’s talk about it after dinner.” He also said to He, “You go to the hall and stay there for a while, there are some things I’ll talk to you about.”
He’s lips pursed tightly, twisted her head and went to the hall.
The Grand Princess and Zheng Lao’s son-in-law glanced at each other, there was something they didn’t know about their son’s return.
He had just sat down in the hall when she saw Zheng Tingting arrive.
Zheng Tingting curtsied to He and smiled, “Auntie is here.”
After saying that she wanted to go to the east side of the house, He said softly, “This girl of yours is in too much of a hurry. Although you are already eighteen years old this year, your hatred for marriage should not be too obvious. They are still eating, it’s not too late to wait until after dinner to talk about those things. Hmph, you really treat this place like your home.”
Zheng Tingting did not expect He to say this. She froze for a moment, looked at the few underlings in the room, and blushed so red that she could drip blood, covered her face with a handkerchief and ran out crying.
With only a curtain of beads separating the two houses, Zheng Ji hears the sound of talking in the hall, doesn’t hear the content clearly, looks up and asks, “What’s going on?”
A maid stiffly lifted the bead curtain and said, “Master, just now the eldest girl came and left.”
The Grand Princess asked, “That girl, how come she came and left again?”
The maid didn’t dare to tell the truth, “The slave girl doesn’t know.”