Riding a motorcycle on the road of revenge

What Ma Xiuhua couldn't stand the most was people only saying half of what they said and leaving the other half. The servants in the house knew her temper, so no one dared to keep her in suspense, and Zhang Yuxuan would never do that.

Seeing Zhang Yuxuan hesitating at this moment, Ma Xiuhua really wanted to go up and scratch him a couple of times. But she held back.

If what you say now doesn't satisfy her, it's not too late to tickle her again.

"What is it? Tell me now!"

Wenchangbo Zhang Yuxuan had a worried look on his face. When he saw Ma Xiuhua's excitement, a calculating look flashed in his eyes.

Ma Xiuhua was delighted to hear this, she sat on a chair, clasped her hands together, and bowed several times devoutly. When she heard that her husband's words were not right, she immediately stopped and asked.

"It's just that our house was robbed a few days ago, and almost all of our savings were taken away. The little money we have is very tight for daily expenses, so how can we afford to buy that special scar removal cream?"

"Ah... We were robbed a few days ago, didn't you say you would find a way? What happened?"

"You know, the one,"

Zhang Yuxuan pointed in the direction of the Second Prince's Mansion, and then continued with a serious face,

"The things that were placed in the secret room in our house are also missing. You know how important those things are, without me having to tell you. I didn't dare to tell you that they disappeared suddenly. I risked exterminating my entire clan, but I agreed to your sister, your father and brothers for your sake."

"You've seen how much our family lost after the incident. The news definitely didn't leak from us. We can't hurt ourselves. But can your sister, father and brother believe this?"

"Look at me. I couldn't sleep all night because of this. Look at my mouth full of blisters."

"..."

Ma Xiuhua's marriage to Zhang Yuxuan was considered a marriage of low status. The Wenchang Marquis's Mansion was a declining noble family. Zhang Yuxuan's generation had inherited the title of Wenchang Marquis for three generations. If there were no outstanding political achievements, the next generation would have no title to inherit. Therefore, her son's title of crown prince had not yet been granted.

Her husband's family is not supportive, and she feels ashamed every time she goes back to her parents' home.

Later, she accidentally learned that her husband's family had tunnels, secret rooms and numerous mechanisms, and Ma Xiuhua began to show off in front of her family intentionally or unintentionally.

Even though her mother's family, the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, is larger, more imposing and more luxurious than the Wenchang Marquis' Mansion, and the Yongning Marquis also holds a higher position and rank than the Wenchang Marquis, and is more favored and powerful, it does not have so many large tunnels and secret rooms, let alone those complicated mechanisms.

After showing off, they realized that the mechanisms in the Wenchang Earl's Mansion might be the only one of its kind in the capital city or even in the Zhou Dynasty.

Ma's father and brother warned Ma Xiuhua not to tell anyone about the secret room and mechanism in the Wenchang Marquis's mansion. Ma Xiuhua also felt from the serious look of her father and brother that things were not as simple as she thought.

It's fine that you, an unpopular minister, have a secret room in your house, but the mechanism there might not even exist in the imperial palace. I want to ask if there is something shameful hidden in the Wenchang Marquis's mansion!

Ma Xiuhua regretted that he was complacent for a moment and only cared about his face and attention, which almost ruined his own family.

Fortunately, the people who heard those words were only my father and brothers, all of whom were my mother’s family members, and no outsiders.

But it was her family that had their eyes on the secret room in the Wenchang Earl's Mansion.

At first, Earl Wenchang was very reluctant. It was Ma Xiuhua's father and brother, Zhang Yuxuan's father-in-law and elder brother-in-law, who appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him. Concubine Ma and the Second Prince also came forward to win him over.

First of all, let me say that the things are only placed there temporarily, and no one knows about it except a few key people.

Later he said that it would become a great thing in the future, and this could be considered a great achievement for the Wenchang Marquis' Mansion, if nothing else.

He even promised that they would help the Wenchang Earl to speak well of him in front of the emperor, and find a way to get the emperor to appoint Zhang Zifeng as the prince of the Earl's Mansion as soon as possible. He would also look for opportunities to help the Wenchang Earl's Mansion to make further progress in the future.

Zhang Yuxuan finally gave in after receiving the benefits. The secret room of the Wenchang Marquis's mansion soon had many more things. Over the past few years, everything was safe and sound. Ma Xiuhua also gained more and more respect in her mother's family and her sister, the imperial concubine.

But now, the thing is gone.

How could the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion explain this to the Yongning Marquis, his sister in the palace, and his good nephew?

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Ma Xiuhua suddenly felt a chill on his neck. The joy he had just felt was gone. His face was full of fear, his lips were trembling, and he was unable to speak.

Seeing that people were frightened by him, Zhang Yuxuan began to comfort them.

"Madam, you and I are one. No matter what happens, I will definitely stand in front of you. Our Wenchang Marquis's Mansion is on the verge of death. You and I must be united as husband and wife."

"Uncle, uncle..."

Hearing these words and looking at Wenchangbo's determined eyes, Ma Xiuhua was moved to tears again.

They have been married for more than 20 years.

I made the right choice when I married her.

"Madam, this is what I think about the things in the secret room. They were lost in such a strange way that it is very likely that we can't find them back with our ability. Even if we try to find a way to replace them, we don't have the financial resources. The things were lost in our house, so we can't get rid of the responsibility anyway, but we can..."

"Uncle, it's already late, just hurry up. I will obey you in everything."

"Okay. Then I'll tell you what I think, and Madam, please help me with some advice."

"The fact that there are tunnels and secret rooms in our house is not known to most people. Even the master of the house doesn't know all of them. So the thief was able to find them accurately and cleverly avoid the various traps. He is definitely not an ordinary person. The news must not have been leaked by my husband and me, but by someone else."

"Who is this other person?"

"Besides you and me, who else is the master of our house?"

"Our son, and Jingjing, no! Uncle, you can't..."

"Madam, my children are still young, how can I do that? Think about it, who else is there in this house?"

"Then... who else?"

You only have me as your wife, and you have no illegitimate children.

Your father and mother are all dead, and your father's aunts are all dead too.

Your mother only gave birth to you, and your father only had a concubine's daughter, who had already married a long time ago.

Who else is in this house?

"Who came to the house a few days ago?"

"Who? Isn't it Xi Niang..."

Ma Xiuhua said half of her words and quickly covered her mouth.

Even though Zhang Xi Niang was a concubine, she was still Zhang Yuxuan's only sister, and Uncle Li took good care of her. Whenever Zhang Xi Niang had any problems, she would often ask her only biological brother for help.

When it comes to serious matters such as beheading, confiscation of property, and extermination of nine generations of a clan, he dare not involve his uncle's sister, unless she, his sister-in-law, has done her best.

Besides, whether her sister-in-law knew that there were secret rooms and tunnels in the house, she, as the sister-in-law, really didn’t know.

And about the thief, what could she, a woman, know? It was all up to the uncle to decide.