Wanjin Lady

Chapter 268 Boomerang

"Very good. Junior Sister Wen, please remember what I said today."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Wan heard hurried footsteps coming towards the box. She was so scared that she grabbed Wei Zheng's sleeve.

It's over, the truth is out.

She and Wei Zheng were caught in bed by the Sun family.

Given her status and Wei Zheng's status, she has to become Wei Zheng's concubine!

Wen Wan's heart was beating like thunder, and she thought of a hundred reasons to be locked in the box with Wei Zheng.

Hey, I came here to steal something but failed, so I pulled Wei Zheng to hide here.

Hey, I am lusting after Marquis Huaian’s body, and I want to seduce him into having a tryst in the master’s study?
Damn, I found this place while looking for a toilet...

A mysterious force pulled me into this box... Was I possessed by a wild ghost?

Think fast, dead brain——

With a "click", the person outside unfastened the buckle and then pushed up the cover. Wen Wan's eyes lit up and she saw a familiar face.

"Master Hou!"

Hou Ji's gaze fell on Wen Wan's face, and his voice was like a screaming chicken, "Manager Wen?!"

Wei Zheng said coldly, "Shut up. Do you want to bring everyone from the Sun Mansion here?"

Wei Zheng and Wen Wan both emerged from the box. Hou Ji blinked, staring at the expressionless figures, his mind wildly shouting, "Lord Hou and Shopkeeper Wen! A single man and a single woman! In the same box!"
It’s over.

What would happen if the Queen knew about this?!
Oh, wait, it seems that except him, no one else knows it?

In a flash, countless thoughts flashed through Hou Ji's mind, and then he heard Shopkeeper Wen's shocking words, "My Lord, consider my proposal. I am serious."

"Okay. Let's meet at the teacher's house tonight."

"Hmm?" Wen Wan was stunned. "You... agree?"

"As you said, I do need someone to help me navigate the backyards of the officials and their families in Bozhou. Junior Sister Wen is a good candidate."

Wen Wan's eyes lit up, "Then what I want..."

"I'll bring it to you tonight." Wei Zheng thought about what Wen Wan had just said and instructed her, "I don't know what you're going to do with the city defense map, but remember... don't make a big fuss."

Wen Wan quickly assured him, "Brother Wei, don't worry. I'm just looking at Bozhou's terrain... looking for some business inspiration. I'm definitely not doing anything bad. Don't worry, Brother."

Wei Zheng looked at the man's fawning manner and knew clearly in his heart: Junior Sister Wen is really vicious. If there is anything, it's Senior Brother Wei, otherwise it's Lord Wei.

Wei Zheng tidied up his appearance and walked out of the study door first. A gentle voice came from behind him: "Brother Wei, we will see you tonight."

Wei Zheng turned his head upon hearing this.

In the sunlight, the man had a handsome face, brown eyes, and bright red lips that opened and closed.

"Junior sister, please remember to be cautious in what you say and do... After all, there are always troubles around a widow."

Wen Wan: ...

Really...that's not necessary.

The figurine really holds a grudge.

As soon as her cheap dad is released from prison, she, the domineering boss's wife, has to run away immediately.

Wen Wan walked out of the study with a graceful demeanor, and met Hong Mei at the hanging flower archway of the second entrance a moment later. Hong Mei said anxiously, "Miss, where have you been! The servants of the Sun family searched the whole place but couldn't find you!" Wen Wan made a shushing gesture, "Let's go back and talk."

After bidding farewell to the Sun family's banquet, Madam Sun, before leaving, showed a change of heart and showed some warmth towards her. She took her hand and said, "Manager Wen, please forgive me for the poor hospitality today."

Madam Sun pushed Sun Lanzhi forward again and said with a smile, "This girl rarely meets a friend as congenial as Madam Wen. If Shopkeeper Wen has nothing to do, please come and play with this girl more often."

Sun Lanzhi clearly understood her mother's intentions. Her face flushed crimson with embarrassment, and she apologized privately to Wen Wan, "Sister Wen, there are so many people at the banquet today, so it's hard for us to talk. Let's get together outside some other day and talk privately."

Wen Wan patted her shoulder before leaving and said, "Don't worry about what happened today. Let's make an appointment another day."

After Wen Wan left, Madam Sun frowned and asked her daughter, "Why did you give her that new dress?"

Sun Lanzhi lowered her head and stammered, "Sister Wen's skirt was stained... I thought that dress would best match her jewelry..."

Madam Sun sighed. The dress was not cheap and she had wanted to keep it for Sun Zhilan to wear when she got married. However, she had never expected that this girl was so simple-minded and generous that she didn't feel sorry for it at all and just gave it away like that.

However, when she thought that Wei Zheng was Wen Wan's senior brother, Madam Sun felt that this dress might be of some value. Well, fools have their own luck.

After Wen Wan left the Sun Mansion, she went to see her adoptive father.

Now that Wei Zheng has taken office, it will be easier for her to get things done with the title of "junior sister" of the governor. The jailer recognized her from a distance, and after paying a few ingots of silver, Wen Wan led her in.

It just so happened that Doctor Chen was treating Wen Weiming. Old Man Wen took off his clothes, revealing several protruding ribs with two taels of flesh hanging on them, like dry old branches.

Because of the torture, the knuckles of Old Man Wen's ten fingers were twisted and deformed, and his cheeks, which had been smooth and shiny in the Wen family, became sunken, revealing his high cheekbones, making him look even older.

Wen Wan felt a tightness in her heart when she saw this.

She knew that her stepfather had suffered this time, but seeing it with her own eyes still made the corners of her eyes red.

"Shopkeeper Wen." Doctor Chen brought the medicine and had Old Man Wen take it. Seeing Wen Wan's serious expression, he said, "Although the old man's body is only superficial, he is old. He has liver and kidney yin deficiency, liver yang hyperactivity, and a stringy and astringent pulse. These are often manifestations of long-term qi stagnation and stasis in the meridians. Even if he is released from prison, he must be slowly recuperated."

"Thank you, Doctor Chen."

Doctor Chen waited until Wen Weiming finished drinking the medicine before leaving.

"Dad, you've suffered." Wen Wan half-knelt in front of the railing, holding her father's hand. "Don't worry, I've already asked Lord Xiong to re-investigate the case. The case has been sent to the Ministry of Justice for re-examination, and there will be news soon. Father, please be patient. In a month at most, your daughter will rescue you."

Wen Weiming had already learned from Liu Yiyi the entire process of Wen Wan's investigation. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep the whole night. At this moment, there were dark circles under his eyes, but he looked energetic and his body didn't hurt anymore. "I know... Dad knows everything... Dad's good daughter... Your mother told me everything, about how hard you worked... and how you killed people in the government office..."

Wen Weiming wiped his tears with the back of his hand as he spoke, "I thought I was going to die..."

Since being sentenced to death by beheading, Wen Weiming gradually became numb from his initial anger and grievance. Thinking that there was no possibility of overturning the verdict, he could only wait for death.

Even though Wen Wan came to see him and said those words to overturn the verdict, Wen Weiming was just feeling grateful for his daughter's filial piety.

Reverse the case?

Impossible.

Isn't that a slap in the face of Lord Yan?

I never thought... there would be light at the end of the tunnel!
Now that the case has been sent to the Ministry of Justice for further investigation, the jailers have become polite to him after being bribed by his daughter. Wen Weiming suddenly feels that there is hope in his life again!

Wen Weiming only showed a hint of grievance in front of his daughter. The old man was like a child who was bullied by others in kindergarten. He started pouting and crying when he saw Wen Wan, "Ah, I finally understand now that I'm old... My daughter is good... My mother Wan is capable and filial... She is better than ten sons!"

His daughter can overturn the verdict and save his life, but can his son?
His daughter climbed mountains and crossed rivers with a big belly for him, can his son do the same?

If he can do something like snatching people from the hands of the King of Hell, what else can't his Wan Niang do?

What about the Yuan family, Cheng family, and Zhu family...what can they use to fight Wen Wan?