NABC Chapter 212 World 384
Chapter 212 World 384
Yinyin secretly gave a thumbs up: "Big brother, did you have anything to do with Wang Yingman's bad luck?"
Zhan Zheng coughed lightly: "Prime Minister Wang himself saw Wang Yingman's servants appear in places they shouldn't be, and followed them. What does that have to do with me?"
"I just happened to bump into him when I entered the city with the Sixth Prince."
"We can't control when the Sixth Prince and I enter the city, so how would we know what's going on in the city?"
Well, after hearing these words, Yin Yin was completely certain that this matter was definitely related to Zhan Zheng.
How many of Wang Yingman's servants still listen to her now? Perhaps it was intentional that Prime Minister Wang discovered it back then.
As for how he caught the attention of the Prime Minister and led the Prime Minister to personally follow him, Zhan Zheng must have been involved in making arrangements.
The issue of travel time into the city...
There's no need to even consider it.
She and Yu Miaoqi were both at the estate outside the city, and Zhan Zheng would only return to the capital before the city gates closed. Even if the Sixth Prince's itinerary was unpredictable, if they followed the day's schedule, the time difference wouldn't exceed one hour.
Therefore, all these coincidences were, in fact, a result of Zhan Zheng's careful planning.
Yinyin didn't expose his words, but instead glanced in the direction of the main house of Dongchang Courtyard: "Big brother, have you thought about how to tell Mother?"
"No need to say anything," Zhan Zheng said, avoiding her gaze. "With Prime Minister Wang personally taking action, Wang Yingman will never appear in the capital again in this lifetime. Whether she is really dead or faked, it makes no difference to me. In any case, she is someone I will never see or hear about again in this life."
"On the contrary, if I tell Mother everything, she might get angry, and if she gets sick from it, it would be a loss."
“You’re right,” Yin Yin glanced at him. “Prime Minister Wang is decisive in his actions. It seems I’ll soon have a new sister-in-law.”
Zhan Zheng nodded and casually mentioned some new information: "Prime Minister Wang plans to marry his brother's daughter to me, but I haven't agreed yet. I'm just saying I'll think about it for now."
“What’s the use of you telling me this, brother? You should discuss your marriage with Mother,” Yin Yin said, turning around and walking towards her residence. “I have something to do, so I’ll head back first.”
Seeing that she left without hesitation after hearing the news she wanted, Zhan Zheng shook his head, chuckled, and returned to his own courtyard.
Yin Yin actually remembered Zhan Zheng's second wife, because she was the daughter of the Wang brothers that Zhan Zheng had mentioned.
In the drama, she is a virtuous noblewoman like Wang Yingman, who bears two sons and a daughter for Zhan Zheng. However, unlike Wang Yingman, she is a typical woman from a prominent family, valuing her own family more than her husband's.
She died of severe pneumonia caused by a cold when she returned to her parents' home in her thirties.
Of course, Yin Yin deduced the cause of the illness based on the symptoms in the drama.
Although Zhan Zheng was very unlucky, with both of his wives "dying of colds," Yin Yin thought that since this second woman from the Wang family had given birth to two sons and a daughter for Zhan Zheng, she probably wouldn't be another Wang Yingman.
However, Zhan Zheng in the drama marries a second woman from the Wang family because he still needs the support of Prime Minister Wang and the Wang family at the time. This is a marriage alliance and deep cooperation between the two families, so there is no other choice.
The actual situation today is quite different from what's depicted in the drama.
Zhan Zheng has already caught the eye of the Emperor and the Crown Prince, and no longer needs the Prime Minister's help. In fact, for the Emperor and his son, Zhan Zheng's close ties with the Wang family might not be a good thing.
Under these circumstances, whether Zhan Zheng and this young lady Wang's marriage will ultimately go through remains to be seen.
Yinyin's gaze fell on her newly made horoscope chart. After thinking about it, she decided not to touch it for the sake of this matter.
It's still early, and even Zhan Zheng himself hasn't made up his mind yet. Things could change at any time. How much can this little destiny chart possibly predict? It's better to save this effort and just ask him directly for the answer later.
Once Yinyin understood this, she put Zhan Zheng's matter out of her mind and picked up the horoscope again to see if there was anything else that needed to be refined.
The peach blossoms in spring quickly withered and turned to mud. In the eyes of outsiders, Wang Yingman seemed to be declining rapidly, just like those withered and fallen peach blossoms.
Just as the summer heat began to rise, news came from Zhan Zheng's courtyard that Wang Yingman was on her deathbed.
Yu Miaoqi was somewhat surprised when she heard the reply: "Who did you say is impotent?"
The person who came to report repeated the message, and Yu Miaoqi quickly got up to go to Zhan Zheng's courtyard.
Yinyin followed behind her, but before she could even leave, Yu Miaoqi stopped her: "I'm going there, and I probably won't be back for a while. The monthly allowance for the household can't be delayed because of this. Yinyin, why don't you stay and help me with the accounts?"
This was a mother's protective instinct towards her daughter. Yin Yin did not refuse, but only watched Yu Miaoqi leave before returning to her desk.
Yu Miaoqi went to Wang Yingman's place, took a look, and then quickly sent someone to report to the Wang family.
When the Wang family arrived, Yu Miaoqi no longer stayed by her side.
When Yinyin saw that she was frowning and looking preoccupied, her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something had gone wrong with Wang Yingman and that her secret had been discovered?
She quickly asked, "How is Mother? Is Sister-in-law doing any better?"
Yu Miaoqi shook her head: "I have already sent a message to your elder brother, asking him to come back as soon as possible. Perhaps he can see you one last time."
“This…” Yinyin paused and said, “Then we should hurry up and prepare some things.”
“We don’t need to make any preparations,” Yu Miaoqi said with a strange expression. “I just sent someone to the Wang family to inform them that Prime Minister Wang is busy with state affairs and cannot come. Madam Wang is too heartbroken at home to make the trip. She only sent Young Madam Wang and a few servants.”
"Madam Wang said that the Wang family has prepared everything needed for the Wang family's funeral, including the Taoist priests who will perform the rituals. They have even chosen a place for the body to be laid to rest and for the burial."
Yin Yin's brow twitched. Were the Wang family afraid that Yu Miaoqi wouldn't notice the problem? She immediately followed suit in surprise: "I can understand the suspension of the body, but the burial... why is the Wang family specifying that my sister-in-law shouldn't be buried in our Zhan family's cemetery?"
“The Wang family said that all their family members are in the capital and they can’t bear to bury Wang Shi in Yingzhou, which is so far away,” Yu Miaoqi pondered for a moment, but she really couldn’t understand the Wang family’s thought process. She could only say, “This matter still needs to be discussed with your eldest brother when he comes back.”
“Although Wang is unqualified as a wife and daughter-in-law, she is not allowed to be buried in her husband’s family’s ancestral grave after her death… Our Zhan family is not that harsh.”
Yinyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Mother is right. It's fine to leave the body here, but we must have a good talk with the Wang family about where the body will be buried."