northernbook Chapter 332 Agreed
Chapter 332 Agreed
It was blatant coercion, but Zhen Chenyao knew that if he said he couldn't kill him at this moment, then all his previous promises would be empty words.
Zhen Chenyao knew this person was not simple, but he was in a weak position and had no choice but to agree.
Zhen Chenyao gritted his teeth and said:
"No need for that. As long as Jia Hu is here, I really have a way to kill him, but it will take time."
Zhou's advisor laughed:
"I knew it! In this Jiangnan region, Second Master is the most capable!"
Rest assured, Your Excellency, once the matter is accomplished, I will certainly report truthfully to you and request credit for Your Excellency.
"But Second Master, we need to hurry. The Emperor might set off at any time, and it will be even more difficult to make a move on the road once we're on our way."
Zhen Chenyao was grinding his teeth so hard they were almost ground to powder. He still refused to believe it. He thought that if a child blocked his way, no matter what kind of monster he was, he would kill him!
The Seventh Prince returned to his courtyard and looked at Zhou, his advisor, with a cold smile:
"You really don't do things without a reason. You're the center of attention today. You must be so happy."
Zhou's advisors had no idea what was wrong with this ancestor, as no one had dared to provoke him along the way.
Zhou's staff apologized.
"It was my fault. I made you angry. Please scold me to vent your anger."
The Seventh Prince said in a sarcastic tone:
"What can I say about you? You're a big shot!"
Zhou's advisor immediately knelt down.
"Please point out any mistakes I made, and please enlighten me, Master."
"Hmph, you still know I'm your master? Weren't you quite impressive when you were talking to that second son of the Zhen family? Weren't you already making decisions for me?"
The Seventh Prince spoke coldly, recalling how he had been solely focused on killing Jia Hu. The more he thought about it on the way, the more uneasy he felt. Today, he was the one who had spoken with Jia Hu and made the decision, yet this servant had made the decision for him.
Zhou, the advisor, was filled with helplessness. He never expected that the Seventh Prince would think he had stolen his thunder. If he hadn't spoken up at the time, the Seventh Prince would have agreed immediately.
"It was my fault. I shouldn't have made the decision for you. It was a good opportunity for Zhen Chenyao to kill Jia Hu, but I acted rashly."
The Seventh Prince sneered:
“If you hadn’t made Zhen Chenyao take on this task, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now.”
He's not stupid; the outcome is in his favor. Otherwise, he would have already lost his temper, and there would be no reason for him to talk to him properly.
"Thank you, Master! Thank you for your mercy!"
The seventh prince sat down, realizing that the person before him was still useful.
"Alright, get up. Didn't you always disagree with cooperating with Zhen Chenyao?"
This time, you've already gone back on your word after just two sentences. You should write to my brother and explain yourself for what you've done.
Zhou's advisor stood up but did not sit down in the chair.
"My lord, this is only a temporary measure. Now we know that the Emperor intends to take action against the Zhen family. Judging from the Sixth Prince's letter, the Zhen family is in grave danger this time."
The Zhen family doesn't know this now, but it's actually beneficial to us. Anyway, only the master and the three of us were in the room at the time, and who can testify after we left that door?
Now we can take advantage of the fact that the Zhen family is unaware of this matter and have Zhen Chenyao do things. Zhen Chenyao is eager to surrender and this is the time for him to prove himself.
This is a perfect opportunity to use someone else to do the dirty work. Zhen Chenyao will definitely go all out to surrender, thus eliminating a major threat to our master without us having to do anything. Isn't that a win-win situation?
"Hahahaha, that's true. I misunderstood you just now. Come, come, come, sit down and let's talk."
The seventh prince laughed happily.
“That useless Zhen Chenyao ruined the fireworks banquet I prepared for my father, and almost made me take the blame for him. Now it’s perfect.”
Unaware that he was being watched again, Jia Hu had wanted to finish his drawing before bed, but his grandfathers stopped him, saying it was already dark and that candlelight would strain his eyes, and that he and Jia Zhen should go to sleep. Jia Hu had no choice but to obediently go to sleep.
The next day, Jia Hu was finally allowed to continue drawing. This time, he had more time and went into greater detail, making annotations on the key parts. It took him a full half day to be satisfied before he had his grandfathers hand it over to the Emperor.
For the next two days, the emperor did not go out, but occasionally summoned his ministers to discuss state affairs.
Zhen Zhangquan was not summoned and could not see the emperor, so he became somewhat anxious.
Zhen Zhangquan had his two sons summoned. Before they could even speak, Zhen Zhangquan said:
"You all say that the Emperor is supposed to return to the capital for the festival, so why is he delaying his departure? He only handles state affairs in the courtyard every day and does not go out for sightseeing."
Zhen Chenhao has been very busy these past two days. He originally wanted to go to the manor to see Chunmei, but more importantly, he wanted to check on the training of the troops.
Who knew that the tigress was watching him so closely that he couldn't even leave the house. He was angry with her every day, but he couldn't make a scene. He was so frustrated that he didn't care about anything else.
Zhen Chenyao is in an even more difficult position. He has been discussing with his men for the past two days how to get rid of Jia Hu. They had the advantage of timing and location on the ship, which prevented them from killing Jia Hu, but now the Jia family will only be more wary.
We can't make a move while he's at the Zhen family's house. If something happens there, our own family will also be implicated. But Jia Hu just won't leave the house.
After Zhen Zhangquan finished speaking, seeing that his two sons did not respond, he became furious and shouted:
"What are you two busy with? I have already given instructions that everything should be focused on the Emperor's affairs. So you should both stay focused on your own things."
Now that I'm so old, I still have to worry about you. You're so incompetent and do nothing. How can I entrust the Zhen family to you after I close my eyes?
How can you do this to the Empress who suffers so much in the palace?
"Everything you enjoy now is thanks to Her Majesty, but what have you done? Instead of sharing Her Majesty's burdens, you've only brought shame upon her!"
Zhen Chenhao and Zhen Chenyao quickly apologized, explaining that they had been busy with their own affairs these past few days and hadn't paid attention to what was happening here.
After scolding his sons, Zhen Zhangquan was still not satisfied with the look on his face.