Chapter 2193: Arrival
Chapter 2193: Arrival
Editor: Henyee Translations
The two waiters remarked, "Fortunately, Manager Li, Manager Mo, and the others left. If they hadn’t, they likely wouldn’t have been able to escape."
That afternoon, the government took over the Zhao family’s significant and profitable businesses. The next day, all these businesses were handed over to the magistrate’s brother-in-law.
The official reason given was that the Zhao family was accused of rebellion, leading to the confiscation of all their properties.
Had Manager Li and the others not left in time, they would have undoubtedly been arrested.
Most of those who had been working elsewhere were dismissed, with the exception of a few.
Fortunately, Manager Li and the others had made preparations in advance, as had the Young Master long before. Thus, even though the magistrate’s brother-in-law seized all the Zhao family’s properties, he did not gain much.
The two waiters even inquired around. When they learned that the prefect’s brother-in-law’s ambitions had been thwarted, they were furious and finally felt relieved.
Just imagining that scene made Zheng Sangge and the others laugh.
Holding this arrogant brother-in-law hostage wouldn’t be difficult. Finding an opportunity would be easy.
After all, this was Hangzhou City, the territory of the Prefect of Hangzhou. No one dared to offend the prefect’s brother-in-law. No one would dare to say no to him.
He could do whatever he wanted without worrying about safety.
Zheng Sangge and his team needed to plan how to escape unscathed after capturing him.
Five days after Zheng Sangge left Huaixi, General Sun sent someone to Huaixi with gifts. The leader was Sun Hao, a trusted subordinate of General Sun, known for his energy and cleanliness.
Sun Hao didn’t need to exert much effort. He just needed to align with the Sun family’s stance, making him the ideal candidate for the task.
Wu Guanji reluctantly arranged for someone to escort them to the provincial city.
The Sun family was even more arrogant than the imperial envoy sent by the Second Prince. Their high-and-mighty demeanor was particularly irritating.
In fact, Wu Guan had actually beaten him up.
After that, the Sun family representative immediately backed down.
Although he remained arrogant, with fierce eyes and curses muttered behind his back, he was at least more compliant on the surface and didn’t dare to demand special treatment.
The amusing part was when this group arrived in Huaixi province and met Jia Heming. Sun Hao exaggerated the situation, reported Wu Guan, and threatened Jia Heming to punish Wu Guan severely.
Moreover, they insisted that their general had something important to discuss and demanded that Prefect Shao see them immediately.
Jia Heming was infuriated but laughed at their audacity.
He retorted rudely, "General Wu, you have your own rules. You won’t make a mistake! If you’re not convinced, go and reason with General Wu. He’s the most reasonable person! You want to see Lord Shao? Didn’t Lord Yang tell you when he went back? Lord Shao has been working too hard recently and is still recuperating. Our Madam has decreed that no one is allowed to disturb Lord Shao during his recuperation. If you need anything, just go and look for her! It’s inconvenient today, but I’ll report to her tomorrow and see if she will see you. If she does, just tell her what you need."
Sun Hao immediately glared at him. "Deputy Prefect Jia, what do you mean? Do you know—"
Afraid he would say something unpleasant, Jia Heming interrupted him. "Do you know that this is Huaixi province? General Sun, think twice before you speak!"