Chapter 267 - The Discovery of Nanny Zhongs Intentions (2/2)

After spending another night in the Ling Mansion, Ling Zhang, concerned about the progress of the revamp, went back to the manor.

He had a premonition that it probably wouldn’t be long before they departed for the Millennium Pavilion.

He felt that he needed to have the artisans work more quickly, that he at least had to wait until all important parts were finished to let them loose on the project.

When Ling Zhang had left, Yuwen Tong, going somewhat fretful, asked Yao Yi, “Nanny Zhong still hasn’t done anything?”

“We allowed her an opportunity. This old woman seemed to be fairly cautious and didn’t take action immediately, but I guess if she really plans to do anything, she’d definitely do it in the next two days,” answered Yao Yi.

Nanny Zhong was indeed being very cautious, for she knew very well what what she was going to do concerned. She was even a trifle hesitant, because her mistress firmly believed that that man would keep his promise, utterly heedless of what consequences she would have to take if anybody found out about it.

Not until Zheng s.h.i.+ ran out of patience and sent someone to ask her did Nanny Zhong finally make up her mind. She was just an old handmaid, and it was impossible for her to have her mistress change her mind. The only thing she could do was pray that everything would go as her mistress expected.

Nanny Zhong had been under tight surveillance from the very beginning. Once she did anything suspicious, Yuwen Tong’s men would soon notice. As a result, shortly after she planted something into the storeroom in Yuwen Tong’s courtyard house, what that thing was came to Yuwen Tong’s knowledge.

Looking at that thing placed in front of him, Yuwen Tong didn’t even sneer, his eyes so cold that they almost scared the lives out of others in the room.

Yao Yi and some others, who had broken out in a cold sweat with fright, couldn’t help but exclaim in disbelief, “Is she out of her mind? Has Zheng s.h.i.+ gone crazy?!”

There was no room in their minds for discretion. The moment he saw what the thing Nanny Zhong had planted was, an emanation of intent to kill burst out of Yao Yi in spite of himself. Apart from him, Xie s.h.i.+ and all the others had murderous air about them.

“Marshal, I’ll go and kill her!” Xie s.h.i.+, fists clenched, turned around storming towards the door.

“Stay where you are!” thundered Yuwen Tong.

“Marshal!” Xie s.h.i.+ appeared indignant and reluctant, and so did some others.

Yao Yi and Yue Qi exchanged glances. Both of them quickly calmed down and tried to dissuade them. “If you do that, the Marshal will be convicted of murdering his own uncle and aunt. In that case, the situation would really be irreversible.”

Xie s.h.i.+ and some others shuddered from head to foot, gritting their teeth.

“Destroy this thing immediately. No, take it somewhere else.” Yuwen Tong’s eyes glinted icily.

“Where do you want it taken, Marshal?” Yao Yi was confused.

Yuwen Tong flintily uttered the name of a place. Yao Yi and some others were deeply shocked. Those who had been perplexed at first slowly came to understand, all their eyes going red from fury.

“Tell our scouts to make sure this thing is safely hidden. It hasn’t served its purpose yet.”

“Yes, Marshal!” Yao Yi answered immediately and instructed Yue Qi to do the delivery, for he himself had been acting as a butler lately and been under the watch of a lot of people as well.

“Take the secret pa.s.sage,” Yuwen Tong told Yue Qi.

Yue Qi nodded with a serious face, picked up that thing and left through a secret pa.s.sage.

…

“Go and inform Mistress that it’s done.” Nanny Zhong, after planting that thing in the storeroom, covertly sent a handmaid to deliver a message back.

The handmaid had no idea what it was about, but she knew very well how stern Zheng s.h.i.+ was, so after hearing Nanny Zhong’s instruction, she didn’t dare delay for a single moment, hurriedly made towards her mistress’ chambers and accidentally walked into Yuwen Feng halfway there.

“I beg your pardon, First Young Master! I didn’t mean to!” The handmaid gave a start, but after seeing that it was Yuwen Feng, she felt a great sense of relief. Unlike Zheng s.h.i.+, Yuwen Feng never meted out arbitrary punishment to servants. The handmaid knew that at least she wouldn’t lose her life.

Yuwen Feng did have no intention of punis.h.i.+ng her. He just asked, “Why are you in such a hurry? Has anything happened?”

Unaware of whether or not she was allowed to disclose it to Yuwen Feng, the handmaid had no choice but to answer ambiguously, “Nanny Zhong wants me to deliver a message to Mistress. I was anxious to go back to Mistress and b.u.mped into you by accident in my haste. Please forgive me, First Young Master.”

“Nanny Zhong? She’s in the first branch, isn’t she?” said Yuwen Feng.

The handmaid lowered her head. “Yes.”

Yuwen Feng looked at her. “What kind of message does Nanny Zhong want you to deliver?”

The handmaid replied, “It’s about some preparatory work for the Marshal’s wedding. Although Mistress did no more than a.s.sign Nanny Zhong to help, she’s been paying close attention to it all along.”

Yuwen Feng’s brow corrugated in a frown at these words. Normally, it wasn’t members of a collateral branch who should be put in charge of the preparation for this wedding, but…

‘Never mind. Now that Mother has come around, accepted Ling Zhang and wouldn’t make any more trouble, I should have nothing else to complain about,’ he thought.

“Off you go. And don’t be so fl.u.s.tered. It’s very undignified.”

“Yes. I won’t dare act like this again.”

After Yuwen Feng walked away, the handmaid heaved a sigh of relief and hurried off. When she was in front of Zheng s.h.i.+, she tentatively reported, “Mistress, Nanny Zhong said that it was done.”

On hearing this, Zheng s.h.i.+, who had just returned from Yuwen Qi’s chambers, instantly grabbed the handmaid’s arm, her fingernail almost sinking into the handmaid’s flesh. “Really?!”

The handmaid was in pain but didn’t show it on her face. She answered, “These were indeed Nanny Zhong’s exact words, Mistress.”

Zheng s.h.i.+ was overjoyed. “Great. Great. This is just great!”

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