Chapter 37: Wang Ziheng Takes Action

  After a long bumpy ride in the carriage, they finally arrived at the Zhang's residence. Zhang Zhongquan got off first and helped Zheng down before lifting Zhang Zishang out of the carriage. The three had just entered the gate when the butler came to report that Young Master Wang had arrived.

  Zhang Zhongquan smiled and said, "So it's Zi Han who came. It's been a long time since I've seen him. But how did he have the time to come today?"

  Looking at the housekeeper with his head down, "Where is he now? Take me to see him quickly." Zheng said with a scolding tone, "Look how anxious you are, no matter how anxious you are, you have to go and change your clothes first, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by your nephew?"

  Zhang Zhongquan took a look at himself, "I should also take good care of myself, otherwise my nephew will laugh at me and I'll lose face."

  After finishing speaking, he handed over to others to prepare things. Zhang Zhi still saw that no one noticed him, and he had already sneaked away to find his elder brother. Seeing this, the couple could only helplessly shake their heads.

  "Cousin, cousin, I'm back." The sound of his footsteps echoed through the entire corridor. In the study, Wang Ziheng, who was pacing anxiously, heard it and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

  As they walked to the door and were about to open it, they were suddenly bumped into by an unknown object. "Ah!" The two of them cried out in unison. "Older cousin, why didn't you make a sound before standing behind the door? You scared me half to death!" Xiaobao complained.

  He pulled his shirt tight and coughed uncomfortably. "Uh, where have you been staying these past few days?"

  Upon hearing this, Zhang Zishang looked at him with a suspicious expression and asked, "Brother, didn't you know? Why are you asking me on purpose?"

  "Hey, I'm just making sure, okay? If you don't want to say it, then don't. I don't have time to listen either." Wang Zihan backed off.

  As expected, when he said that, Little Overlord started talking, and talked for half a time, but didn't hear any news about that person. He began to get impatient and coughed, seeing Zhang Zishang looking at him, he had to pretend to be interested immediately.

  "Older brother, did you know? These past two days I've done something good at the Chen's house too, you definitely won't guess." With a smug expression.

  "Oh, that's great." A careless response. Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Zhang Zishang was not satisfied and loudly said: "Do you know, brother, in their village there is a wicked old man who has taken a liking to Jixia's older sister and wants to abduct her back home as a servant girl? He even shamelessly said that after a few years he'll make her his concubine. The Chen family disagreed, but the woman still plans to let her brother abduct her."

  "Really?" Still a casual reply, "Yes, yes, Xi Mei and them are always crying, and Xi Ju sister is also always crying, it's really hard for me to watch."

  "Uh-huh, it's tough." The drooping eyelids responded, after a short while, "What!! You said it was Jiyu's family? Is Jiyu going to be a maid?"

  Xiao Ba Wang looked at his suddenly furious older cousin and was somewhat perplexed, "Yes, it's their family, didn't I just tell you?"

  The prince's eyes suddenly turned cold, "When was it, who did it?" Zhang Zishang touched his own arm, how did he feel like the sky had suddenly cooled down?

  Looking at the unfamiliar face of his elder cousin, he suddenly felt a little puzzled, but out of instinct, he still answered honestly, "It was just two days ago, it was their village's Li Zheng's son and his mother. It was so miserable for the Chen family that they couldn't even set up a stall."

  "Hey, brother, where are you going?" In an instant, there was no one in front of me. I rubbed my eyes, it's true, strange things happen every year, but this year is especially full of them.

  The single cell rubbed his head, and the matter was thrown to the back of his brain. After a while, Zhang Zhongquan came, looking at the empty study room, asking his son "Where is your cousin? Didn't you say he was waiting in the study room just now?"

  Xiao Ba Wang shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, it seemed like he had some urgent matter and left in a hurry, looked quite flustered too."

  Zhang's father thought for a moment, and indeed, the child had grown up and probably had his own affairs. He didn't think much about it, sat down, picked up his pen and wrote a letter. After finishing writing the letter, he called the housekeeper over.

  "Have someone take this letter to the Zheng estate immediately and tell them it's urgent, please handle it as soon as possible." The steward took the letter and respectfully said "yes" before retreating.

  "Dad, are you writing a letter to Uncle to ask for his help?" Looking at the expression of his son, he smiled and teased, "Of course, you've been troubling them for so long, I should return the favor."

  "Of course not." He shouted excitedly. "I do hope you can help them, Dad. Aunt Xiju is very kind and will give me delicious food to eat, but Aunt Ximei is too stingy and never gives me anything..."

  Zhang Zhongquan looked at his son's garrulous speech and couldn't help but sigh, his son was so...

  Forget it, forget it, don't think about it anymore. What's most important is that we're all together as a family and happy.

  But then Wang Zihan hastily came out of Zhang's residence, looking at the people coming and going on the street, his tightly clenched fists slowly relaxed.

  The person he treasures like a precious gem, how could someone dare to peep at her? Or rush over and become a maid, thinking of his cousin saying that the man's crying appearance made him feel as if his heart was being cut by a knife, what's wrong with him?

  At this time, regardless of these, took a deep breath and walked into a small, unassuming shop on the corner of the street. Looking at the mottled tree shadows in front of him, he gently knocked on the door a few times.

  Before long, the door opened and the old man who opened it saw him and hurriedly bowed to welcome him in. "Master, how did you find time to come over?" The old man asked respectfully as he served tea.

  "It's nothing, you go and call a few people over, help me find out something." After finishing speaking, he lightly whispered in the old man's ear.

  The old man respectfully replied "yes" and turned around to make arrangements.

  In the room, Wang Ziheng gently picked up his teacup, blew away the floating tea leaves, and his eyes were dim and unclear.

  Not long after, the old man came in, "Back to Young Master, I've investigated clearly, that person's name is Zhou Dazhuang, who is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He relies on his family connections to bully people in the village. He is a regular customer of the town's casino."

  They waited for half a day without hearing the master speak, only to hear the sound of fingers tapping on the table, which sounded even louder in the empty room.

  "Like that, go find a few street rascals, give the gambling den a shout, and give him a good 'welcome'. Remember, don't get anyone killed." The teenager's face already had an unsettling expression.

  "Yes, I'll send someone to take care of it right away. Don't worry, young master." Only after they had walked a long way out of the house did the old man dare to let out a soft sigh, and then he quickly went back to work on the tasks assigned by his master.

  Night fell, and the town was still bustling with activity. However, from a small alley behind the casino came the sound of punching and kicking, accompanied by muffled grunts.

  But in the Chen family, no one knew what was happening, and Xi Mei still curled up her lips in a smile as she slept. The faint moonlight shone through the window onto the children, making them look so peaceful and serene.