HCB Chapter 397 The Yun Family Falls into a Trap (5)
Chapter 397 The Yun Family Falls into a Trap (5)
When Shen Yu saw Tan Zhao, his eyes lit up. What a savior!!!
After asking the two men beside her to sit down, she spoke first, "Mr. Tan... did the experience of being on the brink of life and death give you any new insights?"
Tan Zhao didn't dare to look up, because King Zhuo's eyes were always on him.
Enlightenment? Thinking of the look in his sister's eyes...his shoulders suddenly slumped, "I guess so."
In fact, my sister had looked at me like this before, ignoring me? Or was she looking down on me?
His younger sister had been doted on since she was born. Although her last name was Tan, she was more like the daughter of the Yun family. Their family had always valued girls over boys. His mother, as the legitimate daughter of the Yun family, married his father, who was a deputy general at the time. He knew that his mother had always disliked his father for being vulgar, and even he, the legitimate son, was not welcomed.
When he was a child, he had never eaten the cakes made by his mother. He was only able to get some after his sister was born, so he liked his sister more and more.
His childhood dream was to become a great general like his father, until the old King Zhuo died in battle and his father was temporarily appointed as the acting city lord. Under the halo, the change of identity made many friends suddenly appear around him, and his sister also began to look at him seriously from then on...
Although his sister was only a few years old at that time, the look in her eyes, which changed from cold to passionate, left a deep impression on him.
Later, his companions began to call him the city lord's son, and his father was no longer the heroic image he used to be. He would get drunk at drinking parties, learned the scheming that he once despised, started taking concubines and beautiful women, and half-brothers and half-sisters began to appear in the family. The more unfamiliar his father became, the better his mother's attitude towards them became.
His mother began to care about his studies, his nanny would sew clothes for him, his cousin began to take him to see the Yun family's steward, and his aunt would tell him to protect his sister and plan for her future marriage...
When he learned some tricks and got used to pretending to be nice to others, his sister was full of admiration for him. She would sweetly call him big brother and tell him her girlish thoughts in a friendly way. He thought these changes would last forever, until his sister showed that indifferent look again just now...
Were they all fake before?
Seeing him lost in thought, Shen Yu sighed and said, "You are a good brother, but unfortunately your eyesight is not good..." She raised her hand and motioned to hand over the veteran's information.
When Yu Ruilin heard this, he also came over and took a few pieces of paper. Wu Su glanced at the princess out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that she didn't stop him, he let him do it.
Recently, the eldest brother Wuchen has been following the teacher to do things, and the third brother Wulie has been following Gao Yong, going to the "Xia Yi Hall" every day... Ever since the princess merged the "Zimu Study" into the spy agency, the task of collecting intelligence from the community fell on him.
I have to say, the princess who came up with this idea is truly a genius!!
The branch of the study in Zhuocheng has been opened. They have recruited a group of scholars to write storybooks, and will write a new story under a different name based on the story of the prince's fight against the imperial power in Luocheng over the years.
The story of how the Yun family encroached on Youcheng and prepared to harm Zhuocheng was adapted into a new story, and a plot of cultivating immortals specially instructed by the princess was added, with the main theme of "when truth is false, false is true", making it impossible for others to catch the tail.
As soon as these two storybooks were released, they sold like hot cakes in bookstores and were sought after by the whole city. The "audio storybooks" adapted by storytellers also set off a new craze in major restaurants in Zhuocheng. Even in Licheng, there were merchants who came specifically to buy the manuscripts.
As a result, their secret agency received a lot of gossip submitted in the form of "story inspiration", including a lot of intelligence from the City Lord's Mansion. He also gradually realized the power of "controlling the wind direction and the right to speak" as mentioned by the princess.
In just two months, this industry chain has been completely revitalized! !
Just like Fu Yunxiu said, if their princess really wants to do business seriously, the Ye family will have no chance to become the richest family in Linyue! But then again, the Ye family is almost the same as the princess's family...
Therefore, the prince and Commander Wu Chen have good vision. The two richest women in Linyue are now together in Zhuo Palace!
Yu Ruilin didn’t have as many insights as Wu Su. He just quickly glanced at the message in his hand and looked at Tan Zhao with complicated eyes… He thought he could learn from him how to be a good brother who dotes on his sister, but in the end, this is it?
This is clearly what Meng'er called a dog licker!
After receiving the information, Tan Zhao originally did not take it seriously, thinking that he was just asked to confirm his confession. However, the more he read it, the more shocked he became. All the events recorded in it were actually things he had participated in over the years?
What shocked him was that the final results were contrary to what he had originally thought?
For example, he asked someone to teach a lesson to the girl who had embarrassed his sister. He instructed them to use insects to scare the girl into tears, and the feedback he received from the servants was that the task was completed successfully!
But the information clearly stated that Mr. Tan hired thugs to pick up the girl on the street? She was scared and cried, but not long after, her family married her off to a distant place to be a concubine?
For example, he bought a shop and gave it to his sister. At that time, both parties clearly signed the contract in a friendly manner. But it turned out that the old father refused to sell the shop. Mr. Tan hired someone to beat him into a cripple, and then signed the sales contract with his son?
Tan Zhao was so shocked that he couldn't speak clearly, "Princess... Is this true?"
Lu Yingxing, who was looking through the documents, glanced at a few pages and looked up with disdain. He said coldly, "How stupid! Your Tan family is also a group of men who have fought on the battlefield for generations following their ancestors. How come you and your father are played around by a few women from the Yun family? Isn't it shameful?"
After all, the Tan family has been rooted in Zhuocheng for several generations, and they are also military generals. Their loyalty is unquestionable, otherwise my father would not have promoted him to the position of deputy.
"Father once mentioned that Tan Chengyi's name was written by the royal grandfather... It means honesty, trustworthiness, and clear direction. He and Wuchen and Wuliu's father are all the most trusted lieutenants around father. But look at yourselves, what have you done over the years?"
He has always been aware of the situation in Zhuocheng, so he naturally knows what the Tan family has been doing over the years. To put it bluntly, they were blinded by fame and fortune and fooled by the Yun family, thinking that since the Lu family of Zhuocheng was gone, he could compete for the position of city lord and remove the word "on behalf of" in front of it.
"I don't know whether to call you stupid or idiot. The position of city lord was created temporarily because I went to Luo City. Have you ever seen city lords in the other four cities? If there is really no one left in our family one day, the final result will only be that Luo City will send a prince to succeed the throne!"
Tan Zhao was somewhat confused by his deputy's attitude of being disappointed in his students.
Wasn't he the one who plotted to murder the princess?
Isn't this an interrogation?
Why does the prince seem so angry? Were they deceived by the Yun family?