After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Now that Zhao Zhenyuan is bedridden, the only one who can take on this important task is Zhao Jinping.

Zhao Jinping is the eldest son of the general's mansion and now the only son. The mistress of the family has died and Zhao Zhenyuan is ill, so he has to take care of the family.

So I told Zhao Zhenyuan about the idea of ​​asking Jinping and Yiping to return home to preside over the funeral. Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhenyuan agreed without even thinking about it.

Zhao Zhenyuan said that Jinping and Yiping had been away from the general's mansion for so long, it was time to let them come back.

After getting Zhao Zhenyuan's approval, I immediately sent people to pick up Jinping and Yiping, and then sent people to announce the funeral. Soon, everyone in the capital knew that the general's wife and young master had died of an acute illness, and General Zhao fell ill in bed because of excessive grief.

Although Zhao Zhenyuan was good at fighting, he was not a good housekeeper. After Gui Lanting died, the servants wanted to take the opportunity to cause chaos. Fortunately, there were cavalry troops guarding the mansion, and they quickly controlled all the servants who were trying to cause chaos.

I found the indentures of these servants in Gui Lanting's house and sold them all at once. Then I asked the pawnbroker to buy more than twenty servants and maids. In less than a day, I had tidied up the general's mansion, which was once filled with smoke and dirt.

When Jinping and Yiping arrived at the general's mansion, the servants had already set up the mourning hall and were ready to begin the vigil.

Without those arrogant and servile servants who bully the weak, the atmosphere in the entire general's mansion has improved.

When Jinping and Yilai arrived, they also brought Luchuan, Yingchun and other maids with them.

Their arrival really helped a lot.

Especially Lu Chuan, he has strong management ability. As soon as he arrived at the general's mansion, he arranged all the servants clearly without any assignment from me, and no servant dared to be lazy.

When Yingchun and the other maids first arrived at the general's mansion, they saw that the three of us brothers and sisters had no place to live, so they immediately took a few servants to clean up the courtyard where I used to live and made it tidy.

The three of us brothers and sisters stood in the tidied yard, feeling like we were dreaming. We had somehow returned to the General's Mansion, and no longer had to be bullied by Gui Lanting's servants. We had become the real masters of the General's Mansion.

It would take some work to tidy up Jinping and Yiping's yards, as some dilapidated places had to be renovated. So Jinping temporarily lived in Zhao Shuping's yard, while Yiping lived with me. After their yards were tidyed up, we would move back to our own yards.

Jinping looked at the servants busying around coming in and out, and asked me in disbelief, "Ah Man, are we really back?"

I said, "Of course it's true. You will be the eldest son of the general's mansion in the future. No one will dare to drive you out, and no servant will dare to look down on you. However, the glory of the general's mansion will really fall on you in the future. You have to work hard, young man."

Jinping pursed his lips and said nothing.

For the first time, the sixteen-year-old boy felt the heavy burden on his body. He was once timid, but suddenly there was a hint of stubbornness and ambition between his eyebrows. For the first time, he became the master of his own destiny, and his ambition expanded his desires. These expanded desires made him forget his timidity and suddenly became strong.

Yi Ping's frown never relaxed. She asked in confusion, "Second sister, why did that woman die suddenly? People say she died of an acute illness, but I just don't believe it. And what happened to Zhao Shuping? Although he was weak, he wasn't so weak that he died with that woman."

Yiping's intelligence always allows her to find the key to the problem at a glance.

I felt there was no need to hide this from them, so I said, "Just follow me, and I'll tell you the truth as we go along."

Then I led them out of the courtyard and walked towards Baixiangyuan where Zhao Zhenyuan was.

On the way, I told them the whole story. Jinping and Yiping were so shocked that they almost died.

They could never imagine that Gui Lanting would dare to keep an adulterer, not only to cheat on Zhao Zhenyuan, but also to have a son with the adulterer, and openly raise him by her side. Zhao Zhenyuan killed them both out of anger, but announced to the public that they died of an acute illness.

After a long while, Yi Ping finally said, "Second sister, such unchaste women should be buried in a mass grave or in a pond. Why should we hold a funeral and give them a grand funeral?"

I sighed and said, "I don't want to either, but Gui Lanting is the daughter of Grand Tutor Gui. If Grand Tutor Gui knew that his son-in-law killed his daughter and grandson, would he not come to cause trouble? Grand Tutor Gui is someone that even His Majesty dare not offend. If we anger him, His Majesty can't save us, so we can only announce to the public that Gui Lanting and Zhao Shuping died of an acute illness. And we have to make sure our statements are well-written and don't let anything slip."

Jinping's face was twisted with anger. He said bitterly, "This woman has no sense of shame. She eats from the bowl and takes what's in the pot. What confession do we need to make? Just throw their bodies into the wilderness and let the wild dogs eat them."

I said angrily, "Come on, stop talking nonsense. Now that your father is ill, the General's Mansion is counting on you to keep up appearances. If you kill yourself, the General's Mansion will really be extinct."

When Jinping heard this, he had no choice but to shut up and dared not say anything else.

I turned to Yi Ping and said, "You have two days to spare. Take Yingchun, Lu Chuan and the others to take inventory of Gui Lanting's property. That woman has a lot of shops. Don't let those shopkeepers transfer all the property. If those shopkeepers and employees don't obey, fire them all and recruit new people. Don't leave any trouble for the future."

Yiping is still young, but with the help of Lu Chuan and Yingchun, she should be able to control the situation, and she can also learn a lot of skills in managing a household.

Yi Ping nodded and said, "I understand. The Zhao family's things must not be taken away by outsiders."

I patted Yiping's head with relief and said, "Our little sister is really smart. I feel relieved that you and big brother will take care of the general from now on."

Yi Ping rolled his eyes at me and said, "You make it sound like you didn't contribute anything. Before we even got to the mansion, you sold out all the servants. I have to praise you for your courage."

Jinping also nodded and said, "Ah Man, no matter where we are, as long as you are with us, we will feel at ease."

I laughed and said, "Okay, stop flattering each other. Our old father is sick and we have to go and comfort him. After that, we have to go to the front room to keep vigil. Those relatives and friends who received the news of the death will probably come to pay their respects soon. Now that our old father is too sad to be in bed, he can't preside over the funeral, so we have to go to the coffin to mourn and entertain the guests."

Yiping was amused by me, but then he realized that he couldn't laugh when he was so sad, so he forced himself to hold back his laughter and said with a straight face, "Of course, the three of us are very filial people."