nashuaworldcup Chapter 1060 Are you Empress Jiang?
Chapter 1060 Are you Empress Jiang?
At this moment, Wu Wangshi came over and asked to see Jiang Fenghua.
Jiang Fenghua heard that it was Granny Wang who personally went out to meet her.
Upon seeing Jiang Fenghua, Madam Wu knelt down without hesitation, pleading, "Please spare my life, Madam."
Jiang Fenghua was stunned when she saw her appearance and quickly helped her up: "Woof... what are you doing, sister? Please get up."
Madam Wu was a polite and sensible person. She said, "Although I do not know Madam's identity, Madam is obviously a person of great wealth and nobility. I do not know what my brother did wrong. I know his character since childhood. He is timid and cowardly and cannot take responsibility. He would never do murder or robbery. If something really happens, Madam, please tell me. I will definitely make him change."
Jiang Fenghua personally helped her up. "Sister Wang, don't worry. Your brother didn't kill anyone or steal anything. My husband invited him here to question him."
Wu Wangshi stopped crying and wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye. With a firm look in her eyes, she said, "Really? I knew he wouldn't do anything wrong. I raised him myself, and I know his character."
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, madam. Although our mother is still alive, in our rural families, it's common for the older sibling to raise the younger one, so you could say I practically raised him from infancy. If he does something wrong, I can discipline him."
Jiang Fenghua remembered that Granny Wang in the palace never mentioned her family. She was always wary of her family and men, as if she had been greatly hurt before entering the palace. She never mentioned her family or the younger brother she raised. Jiang Fenghua must have been very heartbroken for her sister!
Wang Buzhi was definitely not the person she was acting in front of them; she never expected that Granny Wang could misjudge people.
Jiang Fenghua also inquired about the Wang family. The Wang parents were extremely selfish towards their daughter, but doted on their son. Therefore, Wang Xiuniang was not happy in the Wang family. She only had her own family after she got married. She had a harmonious marriage and well-behaved children.
She recalled Wang Buzhi's cowardly and timid demeanor, which seemed too contrived. He probably knew their identities all along, yet he was still putting on an act in front of the Emperor and Empress. This man's character was probably not the cowardly and weak person that Wu Wangshi described. He was not truly surrendering. It was fortunate that Wang Xiuniang treated him like family. Wasn't he afraid that his actions would implicate his family?
Later, Jiang Fenghua met with Wang Buzhi alone.
Wang Buzhi had already guessed that the other party was the important figure that Prince Xiao was looking for, but he continued to play dumb, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely help you capture Prince Xiao of Beixiao Kingdom. I was really deceived by them."
“Tell me everything: how were you deceived by them, and what did you do for them?” Jiang Fenghua asked in a deep voice.
Wang was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment. If he answered truthfully, would they condemn him?
He said, “They promised me high-ranking official positions and generous salaries. I couldn’t resist the temptation. They asked me to transport some goods to the Northwest as a merchant to sell.”
Jiang Fenghua said, "You're just an insignificant nobody, how could they possibly reward you with high-ranking positions and generous salaries? You transported goods to the Northwest as a merchant, what exactly did you transport? Cloth?"
Wang was at a loss for words and didn't know how to respond.
Jiang Fenghua said directly, "You're thinking about how to come up with a plausible explanation to deal with me."
Wang Buzhi quickly replied, "I absolutely did not. I wouldn't listen to them even if they didn't offer me a high-ranking position and generous salary. My family has always been ordinary people. If there is an opportunity to become an official, who wouldn't want to be a high-ranking official?"
“That makes sense,” Jiang Fenghua said calmly. “What does it mean that you can directly follow Yan Dinghai? You’re not just a simple soldier; you may hold a very high position. You have exquisite embroidery skills, and you also have the identity of a merchant as a cover. What can you do for them to make Yan Dinghai value you?”
"You are a citizen of the Great Zhou, and many things are done by you as a merchant within the Great Zhou. Yan Dinghai is adept at using this tactic to recruit soldiers and build his own power within the Great Zhou."
Wang was unaware that sweat was already beading on her forehead; how could she possibly know about Chief Yan's mannerisms?
Jiang Fenghua only spoke frankly with him for the sake of Granny Wang. If Wang didn't know he deserved to die, he shouldn't have been branded a traitor before dying, as that would implicate Granny Wang and her husband and children.
She said, "You really don't know my identity."
He had actually guessed the identity of the black-clad guards who captured him as soon as he saw them. He just couldn't figure out why they were able to find the Wang family so accurately and identify him as a spy from the Northern Owl Kingdom.
Wang was constantly wondering where he had slipped up. Even his own family didn't know what he was doing outside, so how did they find out?
Wang Buzhi's legs went weak. "Are you Empress Jiang?"
Jiang Fenghua raised a finger to signal silence, "Just tell me how to lure them here, and I'll catch them like turtles in a jar."
Wang Buzhi pursed his lips tightly. He knew that the consequences of betraying Chief Yan would be worse than death. "Chief Yan is very cautious. He will not fall for it, nor will he be lured here. If he finds out that I betrayed him, I will not survive, and my family will not survive either. Your grudges have nothing to do with my family."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "When you say 'family members,' are you referring to your parents or your sister?"
Wang didn't know: "They are all my family, what difference is there? To me, my sister is closer than my mother. She raised me. I came back this time to take her to live a good life. I didn't expect to run into the Empress. I admit defeat. What I did has nothing to do with them."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said that he still had some conscience and cared about his sister's safety. "Your so-called good days are nothing but betrayal and treason."
“I only know that to live a good life, you have to have money. I’ll follow whoever gives me money, I don’t care about any country.” Wang Buzhi continued, “There are many people in Jinhua Town who are poorer than my family. It’s far from the capital, and sometimes we are so poor that we can only dig up grass roots and gnaw on tree bark. There is never enough food in the fields. The emperor is far away and no one cares about our life or death. We can only take care of ourselves.”
Jiang Fenghua was stunned. She knew that this place was poor, and many places were poor. All the people thought about every day was having enough to eat and clothes to wear. The concepts of treason and patriotism were useless to them.
This is not the bustling capital city of Shengjing, which is why more people choose this path of no return.
She didn't say anything, only that, "Your sister wants to see you. If you don't want her to worry, don't say anything more."
When Wang Buzhi saw Wang Xiuniang, he whispered to her, "Sister, you must take your family and escape quickly. Escape far away and never return to Jinhua Town. Secretly transport all the grain and money out of the house. After you leave, change all your names. You must listen to me."
"What happened?" Wang Xiuniang didn't understand why they had to abandon their perfectly good home. She said, "Who are these guests outside? Why are they arresting you? Have you committed a crime? How many years have you been away from home? Tell me honestly what you've been doing outside."
Wang Buzhi really obeyed and didn't dare to say more. "In short, I haven't done anything to wrong my parents and sister. I came back this time just to see you. You must listen to me and get out of here as soon as possible after you leave."
He knew Chief Yan's methods, and knew that if he betrayed him, he would kill everyone in his family.
He lived a life of constant danger; if he had known he would fall into the hands of the emperor and empress, he shouldn't have come back.
Hearing him say this, Wang Xiuniang became even more worried. Just who was that lady to make him so afraid?