allonlinenovel Chapter 96 Rebellion
Chapter 96 Rebellion
Chapter 96 Rebellion
Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile, "Mother, what's so good about Jiaojiao? Look at my face, look what she's done to it!"
Zhang Jiao glanced at Wang Wenzhou and immediately blushed. She had indeed been a bit too rough with her anger earlier.
"Ahem..." Wang Wenhua coughed a few times and said, "Boxin, your elder brother won't help you this time. Although your sister-in-law hit you, you deserved it! You're all grown up now, the magistrate of Hanshan County. How can you spend your days living in a brothel? Not to mention that someone with ulterior motives might impeach you, just imagine how awful it would be if word got out! Our Xinjian Earl's Mansion would be disgraced because of you!"
"Wang Wenhua! You son of a bitch!" Wang Wenzhou cursed inwardly. This cousin of his was just there to cause trouble!
“Boxin, I know you’ve grown up and don’t want to listen to my nagging. I can ignore other things, but how can I ignore such an important matter as marriage? If I don’t, how can I face our ancestors after I die?” Madam Yang said earnestly.
"But I've already told everyone, and you won't let me marry Sheng Lan. How is Sheng Lan supposed to live? She's a good girl too!" Wang Wenzhou prepared to unleash his persuasive skills.
"Hmph! Where are you from? A girl from a brothel, is she still a girl?" Madam Yang said irritably.
“That’s right! Boxin! Stop fooling around! How can our newly established Marquis’s Mansion take a courtesan as a concubine? Second Uncle has already arranged a marriage for you, and things should be looking promising in a few days,” Wang Wenhua complained.
"I have no intention of taking Sheng Lan as a concubine; I intend to marry her!" Wang Wenzhou was determined. Damn it, I'm a county magistrate, you're not my biological mother, okay, you're just the mother of this body. Why should I listen to you? Even if you are my biological mother, you can't force me to marry a girl I don't like! Who knows what that girl looks like?
"You unfilial son! How dare you?" Madam Yang angrily pointed at Wang Wenzhou and cursed.
Wang Wenzhou discovered that he couldn't reason with his mother. He had always believed that marriage should be a simple matter, solely based on love; marriages mixed with various interests would ultimately lead to unhappiness. However, in ancient times, marriage was a union of interests, far more serious than in later generations.
"Mother, will you spend your life with my wife, or will I spend my life with my wife?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
"Boxin, what are you saying? Of course, it's about you and your wife spending your whole life together!" Madam Yang said irritably.
“Exactly! Since I’m going to spend my life with her, why can’t I choose my own wife? I think Sheng Lan is great, gentle and virtuous, and she takes meticulous care of me.” At this point, Wang Wenzhou pointed at Zhang Jiao and said sarcastically, “You think Zhang Jiao is a good girl? But do you know that besides being good at fighting, she can’t do anything else!”
"Who said that?" Zhang Jiao said angrily.
“Your grandfather, Old Zhang, said it himself!” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
Zhang Jiao blushed all the way to her neck. This was absolutely true; she really didn't know anything about knitting or needlework.
"Hmph! Nonsense! What else can women in brothels do besides seduce men?" Madam Yang said irritably.
"Boxin! Girls in brothels are just for fun. Prostitutes are heartless, actors are ungrateful. You'll suffer if you act like this!" Wang Wenhua added insult to injury.
"Step aside!"
"How dare you force your way into the county government office!"
Just then, a commotion arose outside the door.
Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, thinking that reinforcements must have arrived. He wondered where Xiaoqiang had gotten them from.
Wang Qiang rushed in and said, "Madam, young master, Miss Sheng has brought people from the labor camp to see you. They say they have something to discuss with you."
"Hmph! A whore can command a labor camp? Xiaoqiang, what exactly happened?" Wang Wenhua frowned and asked.
“Young Master, Miss Sheng has been working as a teacher in the labor camp, and her words carry a lot of weight. Among those scoundrels in the labor camp, besides you, they only listen to Miss Sheng.” Wang Qiang winked at Wang Wenzhou, “Young Master, you should thank me; it was I who gave your sister-in-law this idea.”
"Charge in! Let's see who dares to stop us!"
Just then, a man's voice shouted from outside, and the two groups of people started fighting.
A short while later, Sheng Lan led several people into the room.
One-eyed Li Hu stood fiercely behind Sheng Lan. As soon as he saw Wang Wenzhou, he immediately knelt down: "Li Hu, second term of the labor camp, greets the principal."
"Waaah..." Erheizi Wang Yue knelt on the ground and whimpered a few times.
"Zhang Anran, from the eighth term of the labor camp, met with the principal!"
The burly men behind Sheng Lan knelt down in droves.
"Pat pat!" Wang Wenzhou got up, patted the dirt off his hands, and said, "Get up, everyone!"
"Fuck you!" Wang Wenzhou rushed forward, kicked Wang Wenhua, and then slapped him twice across the face.
"You unfilial son! How dare you rebel?" Madam Yang angrily pointed at Wang Wenzhou and cursed.
"If I really rebel, you will all be implicated and your entire family will be executed along with me!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably.
"Wang Wenzhou, you..." Zhang Jiao was about to go over and hit Wang Wenzhou when Li Hu stopped her.
"Jiaojiao, that's too much! I'm going to find that old swindler and call off the engagement later!" Wang Wenzhou said, pointing at Zhang Jiao.
"You unfilial son!" Madam Yang cried out in anger, tears streaming down her face. "How could you do this?"
"Mother, can I disown you as my mother? Listen up, starting today, I'm changing my name! I'm no longer surnamed Wang, I'm now surnamed Zhou, and my name is Zhou Wenwang!" Wang Wenzhou said angrily.
"You..." Madam Yang fainted from anger.
"Mother!" Zhang Jiao rushed over and hugged Yang Shi, pinching her philtrum and gently patting her cheeks, finally managing to wake her up.
“Boxin! How can you be so rude!” Wang Wenhua said righteously.
"Brother, haven't you always wanted the title of Earl of Xinjian? I've given it to you. It's just a worthless title! You're not my cousin anymore, so don't try to get close to me!" Wang Wenzhou mocked.
“You unfilial son! How dare you disown your ancestors?” Madam Yang cried out.
"Mother! You forced me to do this! I didn't want to either!" After saying this, Wang Wenzhou hugged Sheng Lan and left with his men.
……
At the entrance of Hanshan County, Xu Yingjie saw off Zhang Shize and others.
"Brother, are you really not going back to Nanjing?" Zhang Shize asked from his horse.
Xu Yingjie shook his head with a wry smile and said plaintively, "With Lady Liu staying in Hanshan County, how could I bear to leave!"
"Sigh..." Zhang Shize sighed softly. Brother Xu really doesn't care about anything for Miss Liu! She's just a courtesan, is it really that big of a deal?
“I won’t try to persuade you anymore! Let’s go back to Nanjing first. If my father agrees to my sister’s marriage, I will come again. Farewell!” Zhang Shize said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
"Have a safe trip!" Xu Yingjie waved.