The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Chapter 422: Start Fishing

The person who plotted to murder the general came from Mo Sheng, and it was possible that ordinary people like them would be caught and used to vent their hatred.

The rumors grew more and more intense, and no one noticed that there was a carriage parked at the back door of the Fang family's sixth son's house.

"Young General, those two are still watching."

Kang Ge'er was no longer as weak as before. After taking the medicine and with his own strong resistance, his condition had improved a lot after one night.

At this moment, he was leaning on the soft pillow. His etiquette and upbringing made him stand up his hair even in such a miserable state, and simply tied it into a ponytail without a crown.

"Let them keep an eye on it, and keep it for fishing."

A rumbling sound was heard and the carriage slowly moved away.

The girls' school is now housed in a college, so there is no need to spend that money since there is a ready-made one.

The academy was not big, so President Liao asked the manager to go to the government to buy all the houses and shops around it.

However, these are ownerless lands left behind by the owners of the houses who have fled.

There were also some Mo Sheng people who did not leave and stayed here.

After the Chu army entered the city, they implemented a policy of appeasement. All those who surrendered became citizens of the Chu state, and their property and land were theirs to keep.

"There are three more shops. This place is entirely for girls' school."

"Have you found out who owns these three shops?"

"I've heard that the owner is willing to sell and is already preparing the title deed and waiting for the transfer."

Dean Liao glanced at the manager and saw that he was hesitant.

"What's the matter? Just say whatever you want to say."

The steward Mao then told them what he had heard today, "Those three families inquired about the girls' school and asked if they could send their daughters to study there. I only said I would ask you when I got back, and I didn't reply directly to them."

"As a school owner, we are of course open to welcome students. Next time when you sign the contract, you can tell them to wait for the girls' school to open and then bring their daughters over."

Manager Mao responded repeatedly, hesitating for a while and then lowering his body a little. There was bitterness on his face and his throat was tight.

"I also heard that General Duan from the Marquis' Mansion was assassinated when he returned to the city. He's... gone."

Dean Liao paused with the brush in his hand and drew a long line.

"what?!"

"Dean, what do you think we should do? The government has already issued the obituary, and the messenger rode out of the city early this morning to report back to the capital."

"Are you telling the truth?!"

Dean Liao looked incredulous and grabbed Manager Mao's arm in a panic.

"I couldn't believe it either. I asked around a bit, and I found out the government had indeed issued an obituary. I also heard that a few days before we entered the city, someone heard a fight, but then nothing happened and no one was seen looking for them. They were saying maybe that was the day the young general was killed."

Manager Mao cried, he was really sad.

He used to be a village head on the manor of a marquis's manor. Because his daughter was studying at a girls' school, he used his connections to get a job there. Gradually, his abilities became quite good, and he was promoted to the position of manager.

As soon as the daughter heard that the girls' school was going to open a branch, she was eager to come and become a teacher.

There was no other way. The Mao family only had this one daughter. They were reluctant to let her go, but couldn't control her, so they had no choice but to bring her family along.

The Marquis' Mansion was his old master's home. Although he was no longer a farmer of the Marquis' Mansion, he would remember the Marquis' Mansion's kindness for the rest of his life.

"There are so many generals, but why does our young general have to face so many disasters? What will the old lady do if she finds out? She is old and won't be able to bear it."

Soon, the entire girls' school and those who came from the Marquis' Mansion knew the news.

Everyone was saddened by the news, especially Duan He, who burst into tears and fell several times in the street after hearing the news.

In a house in the backyard of the girls' school, Kang Ge'er, who was confirmed dead, was holding a plate and eating the local specialty sand apple.

"Master, the news has spread everywhere. General Wang has already sent a message to the military camp and the capital."

As Kang Ge was eating, he let out a long sigh.

"Only now do I understand the meaning of the phrase 'fishing in troubled waters'. Truth comes from practice. This saying is really..."

He gave a thumbs up, and his men looked on in dismay. They had been searching for the general for a long time and had been worried for several days because he had lost contact.

"Master, if I remember correctly, you said the same thing last time."

Kang Ge'er glanced at him and threw him a fruit.

"My dear, did I use that word incorrectly? The waters are muddy. It's time for us to close the net."

Kang Ge'er's eyes became extremely sharp at this time, and he no longer had the nonchalant look he had just had.

"Tell Fang Youming that it's time to take action."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Fang Youming began to act according to the previous discussion.

He went to a crowded place and happened to hear the news of General Duan's death. Then he rushed home in panic.

The person who had been watching him noticed something unusual and quickly notified his own people.

They never let go of their suspicion that the other was having an affair.

Although each of his actions had a reason, everything was too coincidental, so I had to be more cautious.

They suspected Fang Youming had hidden Duan Chengkang, but they searched the entire Fang house, even the cellar, but couldn't find him.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy and letting Duan Chengkang escape again, they had to keep an eye on him. As soon as he showed up, they could catch him.

Fang Youming arrived at the door of his house, looked around, and then went in.

As soon as he entered the door, a group of men in black slowly surrounded him.

Hearing the voices inside, the leader gave a look and then rushed directly into the yard.

Once inside, I felt how eerily quiet it was.

"What's going on? The Fang family was still in the house just now."

"cellar!"

After that, they surrounded him.

Not only them, there was also a group of men in black guarding the sixth son of the Fang family.

Finding nothing as well, they sent some men down into the cellar, and the rest stayed upstairs.

When they got to the cellar, they guessed that the person on the other side had escaped and quickly chased after him.

Halfway through, we met someone coming from the opposite direction and we almost got into a fight in the dark.

Fortunately, the person in front noticed something was wrong and immediately stopped what he was doing.

Upon closer look, I realized that it was one of my own.

"What's going on? Did the Fang family disappear out of thin air?"

When they wanted to retreat, one of them accidentally touched something, and a passage appeared next to the earth wall.

"Damn it, I knew it. It must have been hidden in there last time."

They rushed in excitedly, not noticing that the person at the end was slowly falling down.

Fang Youming didn't expect that the other party had unconsciously opened the door of the passage. In front of him were his mother, younger brother, and his sixth uncle's family.

They dug this passage before, just for today.

He and his sixth uncle dug non-stop for several days. They originally just wanted to dig a secret room, but they didn't expect that when they dug with the hoe, they found nothing.

This is actually an underground passage of a house.