Chapter 1630 – Conquering Nan Sheng, Killing An Huan (Part 42)
Wei Ci struggled to maintain his composure, but the stowaway non-money viewers read something else on his face.
【Stowaway Non-Money】: Zixiao’s emotions must be hard to articulate right now. He’s smiling on the surface, pretending to be gentle as jade, but inside he’s probably cursing. There’s a saying—no matter how foolish the lord you choose, you still have to kneel and support them!
【Heng Kang Guo Zi Ren】: The streamer’s moves are really wild; if Ci Meiren didn’t crush the streamer, that’s true love!
【Gu Tian Li】: You all pity Ci Meiren? Then let me pity the poor faction sending assassins! They’re ambitious and want the streamer’s life, not realizing the streamer is just thinking about food. At least show some respect for the villains; they’re seriously dedicated!
【Mei Gui Wu Shi】: Haha, maybe the poor villain is straining their necks waiting for the news of the streamer getting hurt or dying?
The idle folks reveled in schadenfreude, knowing well Jiang Pengji’s combat prowess.
A hundred dead soldiers could just muster up a squad for survival gameplay—what kind of scale thinks they can take her life?
It’s simply laughable!
Don’t even mention this level, even if Jiang Pengji were thrown in front of ninety-nine cheat users, she could still come out unscathed!
So…
The idle folks gleefully copied a few comments.
【Ru Yue Yun Hui】: Streamer, don’t be a coward! You’re both the head of the family and a big woman; being afraid of your wife is just disgraceful!
【Xing Yuan Miao Miao】: Streamer, stand still! I’m going to buy you the sharpest durian, the most annoying keyboard, and the longest washboard… Guaranteed you’ll kneel comfortably and devoutly, maybe Ci Meiren will let you climb into bed if she sees how serious you are.
Jiang Pengji: “…”
Are these idle folks fans or haters?
Or perhaps they love her so much they end up hating her?
Even though the idle ones cheered her on, Jiang Pengji still felt a bit “cowardly” facing Wei Ci’s anger.
When matters of principle arise, she tends to be decisive, and Wei Ci wouldn’t oppose her on these issues, but when it comes to trivial matters or logistics, he generally calls the shots. Jiang Pengji seldom ended up red-faced over these trivial things.
Wei Ci’s personality meant he wouldn’t easily fly into a rage.
But the calmer someone is, the more imposing their presence is when they finally do get angry.
In this case, it genuinely was Jiang Pengji’s fault first, so she felt somewhat cowed and even attempted to blink cutely to slip past.
“I really intended to talk about this after dinner…”
Jiang Pengji’s voice dwindled to a whisper, showing the most pitiful expression.
Feng Zhen sighed, unwilling to let Wei Ci’s “dominance” strain their relationship with the lord, and interrupted.
“Have you finished your meal, my lord?”
Jiang Pengji shook her head, “Not yet, I’m only three-tenths full.”
Hearing “three-tenths full,” everyone instinctively felt a pang of sympathy; their lord was still hungry.
However, thinking of their lord’s appetite, that “three-tenths full” likely meant she had several bowls of rice already…
Yang Tao murmured, “Being bossed around like this and not even full after a meal, this lordship really is frustrating.”
Yan Lin shot Yang Tao a glare, mocking him lightly.
“At least she finished more than half a barrel of rice; you shouldn’t say she’s not even had dinner, she’s been feeding bugs all night instead.”
Yang Tao: “…”
He felt like after he stopped being the lord, his buddies would roast him more frequently; it didn’t used to be like this.
Though Jiang Pengji hadn’t eaten her fill, Wei Ci and the others wouldn’t let her return to eat more before addressing the dead soldier ambush incident.
Launching such a large-scale attack wasn’t something ordinary clans could manage; if Jiang Pengji didn’t handle it well, it could embolden lesser evils, making them think they could act against her. To scare the monkeys and warn the chickens, this assassination incident must be cleaned up with blood!
Yang Si, ever the agent of chaos, grinned and said, “They’re just a bunch of rabble! Over a hundred dead soldiers couldn’t even touch our lord; this assassination turned into a joke. Why should our lord take them seriously? Compared with that, it’s more important for our lord to eat! How about you go eat first, and us fellows will wait here? We can discuss everything after you’ve finished?”
Jiang Pengji twitched her lips, wanting to kick Yang Si.
Was this guy trying to create chaos on purpose?
Yang Si’s every word sounded like flattery, but in reality, he was throwing fuel on the fire; Jiang Pengji wouldn’t dare actually go eat!
She firmly replied, “No need, the important matter comes first.”
Yang Si smiled knowingly, and Wei Ci’s expression softened a little.
Feng Zhen inquired, “Do we have any live assassin captives?”
“Caught two live ones; handed them over to the underlings for handling. Should have good news soon.”
Though captured dead soldiers might commit suicide to keep secrets, with Jiang Pengji around, there was no way they’d easily succeed!
The two live ones hadn’t even had time to off themselves when they got caught.
Sometimes, being alive is scarier than death; even these well-trained dead soldiers would crack under torture.
Coincidentally, as Jiang Pengji finished her speech, someone came to report that both captives had spilled everything.
Jiang Pengji asked, “Spilled? Who ordered them to ambush me?”
The messenger replied, “Nan Sheng, from the Nan Family of Fenzhou.”
Jiang Pengji crossed her arms, unimpressed, “Nan Family? Fenzhou? Am I digging their graves, or what? Why are they coming at me like this?”
Wei Ci and the others almost had their eyes pop out; how thick-skinned was their lord to ask such a question?
Not only did she dig their graves, but she also confiscated half their wealth. It was strange if the Nan Family didn’t go all out!
But, they couldn’t say it outright, since their lord still had to save face.
Compared to Feng Zhen and others’ naïve protection, Yang Tao and the others reacted more normally; they didn’t dare speak directly but were internally grumbling.
Why?
Because the order was issued by Jiang Pengji, but some of the specifics were handled by Yang Tao’s old subordinates, especially the confiscation of assets.
Though Yang Tao and his people were enjoying themselves, taking the opportunity to get revenge for previous betrayals by the Nan Sheng nobility, they ultimately severed ties with the Nan Sheng nobility completely.
If it weren’t for this, Yan Lin and others wouldn’t dare to privately call Jiang Pengji by her name.
Yang Tao offended the Nan Sheng nobility, and Dongqing was also rootless, snuffing out any chance of rebellion before it even began.
Going forward, no matter how Jiang Pengji developed, Yang Tao could only rely on her, unable to harbor any thoughts of rebellion.
The Nan Family of Fenzhou belonged to the great nobility within Nan Sheng, using both legal and illegal means to amass an incredible amount of fertile land. While the outside world was plagued by starvation, their granaries flourished, fattening countless fat rats. They had numerous tenant farmers under them, and their savings even surpassed the former national treasury.
Jiang Pengji dealt them a blow; the fat they cut off was even richer than what the Tao Clan made from smuggling salt.
This was a major household; if Jiang Pengji didn’t take advantage of them, who would?
They were flipping back and forth between her and the other lords; she merely took the chance to confiscate half their fortune, digging a few graves was already generous.
Sure, grave digging isn’t nice, but unfortunately, she’s a broke bandit; desperate times call for desperate measures.
Throughout history, grave digging for military supplies and grain has never been solely her business.
