After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 44 - 043 The Crybaby’s Thighs Got Thicker

Chapter 44: Chapter 043 The Crybaby’s Thighs Got Thicker

"Miss!"

Bixi, Zhang Cheng, and Yang Tong rushed into the room, each with a look of alarm and worry on their faces.

Fu Zhen paused, then asked them, "What is the current situation with the Pei family? Does anyone know?"

The three scrambled to answer:

"The Pei family is currently the head of the military! General Pei’s father, the National Guardian General, is the Great Governor of the Capital Camp Guard. After General Pei’s triumphant return from the northwest, he was bestowed the title of First Rank Proclaiming Might General. However, due to his father’s rank as Great General, he hasn’t been given the title of Great General; otherwise, everyone says the Pei family would produce two great generals!"

"Bixi is right, despite this, the Emperor still conferred General Pei with the title of Prince’s Guardian and appointed him to assist General Pei in managing the thirteen guards of the capital."

"The Great General already had old injuries, so after General Pei returned, he simply retired to the rear, and now all matters in the camp are managed by General Pei."

Fu Zhen nodded upon hearing this; it was not far from what she had imagined.

She asked again, "After the eldest son of General Pei was sacrificed, has the Pei family suffered any further losses?"

The few people looked at each other and shook their heads, "No, not at all. Even their old lady is doing well, and in a few days, it will be her sixtieth birthday banquet..."

"Miss, how did we offend General Pei?"

"We didn’t!" Fu Zhen patted Yang Tong on the shoulder, "I’m on good terms with him, so when you see him in the future, remember to be polite!"

After all, that little crybaby has become so impressive now, they couldn’t let it affect her chance to climb up!

Talking about gossip made everyone forget about the earlier scare. Fu Zhen asked about the Liang family and the current state of the other three families. Though they didn’t know much, coupled with Liang Ning’s understanding of the people within the circle, they could piece things together quite accurately.

It was because no one outside the Liang Mansion recognized Pei Zhan, which led to today’s misunderstanding.

It seemed that after understanding Xu Yin’s situation, she had to gather information on all related families.

She instructed Zhang Cheng, "Go follow General Pei’s troops and observe. You don’t need to inquire about anything specific, just report back what you see."

Zhang Cheng was stunned, "What does Miss plan to do?"

"I plan to strategize and make decisions from afar!"

After saying this, she called Yang Tong, "Let’s go to Taishan Hall to find the old man."

Everyone then went their separate ways.

On the way, Bixi and Yang Tong talked about earlier; it turned out that they and the doctor from the medical center were all escorted out by Pei Zhan’s people, not even letting Bixi in.

The two took turns apologizing to Fu Zhen, saying they shouldn’t have let her be alone, but this wasn’t entirely their fault. Zhang Cheng and Yang Tong managed to arrive before Pei Zhan tied her up to the Liang family, which was already quite fast.

Later, they arrived in the southern city, and the gate of Taishan Hall was still locked.

Fu Zhen sent Yang Tong to inquire with the nearby shops, but nobody knew anything.

Where had they gone?

Yang Tong said, "How about I escort you back to the residence first, and then go inquire with the mistress?"

Taishan Hall was just a martial arts school, Li Yi had another residence, also in the southern city, where the men usually stayed at the martial arts school, and the ladies managed the house.

Fu Zhen didn’t need him to escort her, so she sent him to the Li Residence and told him to return as soon as possible.

At this time, the sunlight was shifting westward, and she was also concerned about Mrs. Fu, who was handling the household servants today.

Since Fu Jun suffered such a big setback yesterday, he might not be well-behaved, she couldn’t stay out too long, otherwise she would have gone together to visit the Li Residence.

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While Pei Zhan was chasing Fu Zhen through the streets, Fu Jun ran into another setback with Xu Yin.

He had intended to return to the residence yesterday and carefully think about how to handle the situation, but unexpectedly, he encountered trouble stirred up by Zheng An, preventing him from focusing on this matter all night.

It was only when he was on his way to the government office today that he remembered he still had an obstacle there waiting for him.

Sure enough, when he presented two top-quality cinnabar stones as a gesture of goodwill, the servant under Xu Yin at the gate didn’t even glance at the stones. He gave a sarcastic smile and said the Assistant Minister was meeting guests, advising him to go home and think about how to write up the matter in a report, then sent him away.

"Write it up," meaning it had to be entered into the official records.

Once in the records, there would be no avoiding it during future job evaluations!

Fu Jun, overwhelmed with anxiety, regretted deeply that the matter arose because of Fu Zhen. If he hadn’t agreed to Mrs. Fu bringing her into the temple that day, none of this would have happened; it was all because of this troublemaking wretch!

And this troublemaking wretch was brought up and educated by Mrs. Fu.

Back at the residence, he went straight to the main courtyard to find Mrs. Fu, intent on settling both old and new scores together!

However, before entering the main courtyard, he still paused to ask, "Where is the young lady?"

When the person behind him answered, "The young lady went out in the morning," he continued to walk inside.

Fu Zhen had never gone out alone before, so why she went out today was indeed strange. But with her rare absence, he intended to seize the opportunity to find Mrs. Fu!

In the morning, Mrs. Fu set up a hall in the main courtyard, her actions thunderous. First, she had Zheng An flogged with twenty blows and sent him away, then removed all the troublemakers in the main courtyard!

Several agents from intermediary firms came back and forth, almost wearing down the doorstep.

But Mrs. Fu, the house mistress, bought more than ten people at once, choosing only the best without concern for the cost, welcoming them with fine tea and good water. Such generosity made them joyous and they spread word of Mrs. Fu’s magnanimity on the spot.

Additionally, seeing how well-fed and well-dressed the servants of the Fu family were, fair-skinned and delicate, news spread, leading everyone looking for jobs to want a position at the Fu family.

Within the Fu family, the previous staff, seeing the formerly malleable mistress now acting decisively, were also fearful, not daring to cause trouble anymore.

Those who previously tried to please the powerful scurried back to pledge loyalty, and those who once targeted Mrs. Fu and her three children hurried to apologize.

However, Mrs. Fu spared some room.

She only dealt with those who truly committed offenses and were caught red-handed.

Those with mere bad intentions, or who had erred but left no evidence, were given another chance.

Fu Zhen had only managed to regain the servant contracts and control rights for her. The entire Fu family was still ruled by Fu Jun. Pressing too hard might turn some into biting rabbits.

After sending away the last broker in the afternoon, and having Jin Zhu lead the new servants for training, Fu Jun stormed in angrily.

"You’re quite something, selling off my people. Who gave you the authority?!"

Mrs. Fu glanced at him while flipping through a roster, "Wasn’t it you who gave it to me? You begged me to take it on."

Fu Jun plopped onto the tea table, his face grim, "You’re getting smug now, huh? Let’s see how smug you’ll be when I lose my position! When you and I have no power, you’ll just be sitting on a mountain of wealth, making you prime targets for bandits!"

Mrs. Fu frowned, "What do you mean by this?"

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