Zi Wenchang frowned imperceptibly.
Did his brother really not leave the Patriarch's Token to this dead girl? Or was this dead girl acting? Su Dan novel network
Never mind, now is not the time to think about this.
He forced a kind smile and said, "Lin'er, rest assured, I will continue to send people to search for your parents. Even if they are no longer in this world, I will find their remains."
Of course, this was not Zi Wenchang's true intention.
However, he would still look for the whereabouts of Zi Guochang and Yue Wumei.
Not for anyone else, but to make more preparations.
If the Patriarch's Token was really taken away by Zi Guochang, he would have to explain it to Zi Donglai, wouldn't he?
Zi Lingling sneered.
As a seasoned poison doctor, how could she be deceived by such insincere words?
However, to make Zi Wenchang willingly fall into his trap, she still showed a look of fearful gratitude in her eyes.
"Thank you, Second Uncle! Please help carry Second Sister back. As for her injuries, I heard there is a pill called Muscle-Mending Pill that can help Second Sister recover."
As she spoke, the gratitude in her eyes immediately turned into self-reproach, and she continued, "Alas! It's all my fault for being unable to control my grievances, which has caused Uncle to spend more money."
This was like giving a blow and then a sweet.
It was all to make Zi Wenchang believe that he had been fooled again and could not escape his control.
Zi Wenchang was stunned for a moment. He thought this dead girl would be more difficult to deal with.
He didn't expect her to yield just because he promised to help her find her parents.
It seemed that the matter of the Patriarch's Token also had to be approached from this angle.
However, he still feigned surprise and asked, "Lin'er, you don't blame Uncle anymore? You don't blame your Second Sister?"
Zi Lingling appeared to be naive and said, "How could I? We are family after all, aren't we? Besides, Lin'er still needs Uncle to help me find my parents!"
Zi Wenchang's last trace of doubt completely disappeared.
He said joyfully, "Lin'er is right, we are family. As for your Second Sister's injuries, don't blame yourself too much. Just consider it a lesson for her bullying you in the past! Of course, I will also send people to inquire about the whereabouts of the Muscle-Mending Pill. Money is not a problem."
The dim light in Zi Lingling's eyes brightened again. "Uncle, you don't blame me?"
Zi Wenchang smiled, "As you said, we are family, why would I blame you? As for your Second Aunt, I will divorce her and seek justice for you!"
For his own benefit, he could even betray his own father, let alone Madam Wang?
Zi Lingling quickly stopped him. "Second Uncle, please don't divorce your wife. It's not good for the Zi family's reputation. Just talk to Second Aunt and ask her to treat me a little better in the future, and I won't dwell on what happened before."
Divorce? Wasn't that letting Madam Wang off too easily?
The matter of her being poisoned had not yet been investigated. How could she let the suspect, Madam Wang, leave?
Besides, it was better to keep one's enemies within sight.
This way, she could monitor her every move and seek revenge at any time, couldn't she?
Zi Wenchang's mouth twitched.
Not good for the Zi family's reputation? Who just tore off the Zi family's inner court's fig leaf?
In fact, he had no intention of divorcing Madam Wang at all.
After all, for some matters, it was much more convenient for Madam Wang to act than for him to do it himself.
But if the act wasn't played out sufficiently, he was afraid that Zi Lingling would make a fuss, so he tried to probe her with words.
Now that Zi Lingling had given him an out, he naturally followed suit.
He feigned difficulty and said, "The way she treated you, she has committed one of the seven grounds for divorce. If I don't divorce her, I fear you will be wronged."
"How could that be? Everyone makes mistakes. As long as Auntie treats me sincerely in the future, I am not one to hold grudges."
Zi Lingling endured the disgust in her heart and replied.
Zi Wenchang was very satisfied.
It seemed that Zi Lingling, after all, was only twelve years old in her disposition, which made him much more at ease.
He feigned hesitation for a long time before finally making up his mind. "Alright! Since Lin'er says so, we won't divorce her for now, but she must be punished. How about making her face the wall in the ancestral hall for ten days?"
Zi Lingling said shyly, "It's all up to Uncle to decide!"
"Good, since that's the case, I'll give the order now!"
Zi Wenchang quickly instructed a young servant beside him, and the servant went to the inner court.
Then, he called several other young servants and had Zi Jinling carried away.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Zi Lingling said, "Since things have been handled, Lin'er will take her leave now."
As she spoke, she was about to leave the arena.
This was a tactic of "retreating to advance."
Because she wanted to participate in the family competition, but this statement needed to be spoken through Zi Wenchang's mouth.
Only by demonstrating her strength in the family competition would she not face too much opposition when she became the Patriarch.
"Wait a moment!"
As expected, Zi Wenchang fell for the trap and hurriedly stopped her. "Lin'er, can you really cultivate now?"
Zi Lingling nodded, a sly smile flashing in her eyes.
"Since that's the case, you should also participate in the family competition. You just defeated Jin'er, who was at the peak of the Qi-Induction realm, so you will directly advance to the next round!"
Zi Lingling feigned difficulty and said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
Zi Wenchang laughed, "What's inappropriate about it? In the past, you couldn't cultivate, so I naturally wouldn't let you embarrass yourself on stage. Now that you can cultivate, you should naturally show your strength."
He wanted to test Zi Lingling's limits through combat and determine what realm her spiritual power cultivation had reached.
He had not forgotten the three words, Spirit Gathering Realm, that Zi Jinling had shouted in shock.
As long as Zi Lingling's cultivation did not exceed the early stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm, everything would be within his control.
The only difficulty was that none of the children participating in the family competition were in the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Therefore, he had to find a way to force out Zi Lingling's full strength.
How could he do that?
He already had two plans in mind.
One, secretly replace someone in the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Two, disrupt the original competition rules, changing from one-on-one fights to group battles.
However, all of this had to be done with Zi Lingling's willing participation.
Zi Lingling hesitated for a long time before saying, "Since Uncle says so, then I can only obey."
"Good! Good! Good!"
Zi Wenchang said "Good" three times in a row, showing how confident he was.
Zi Lingling had a look of slight joy, as if she could finally let go of the long-suppressed emotions and finally hold her head high.
Moreover, she was indeed a little happy in her heart.
After all, Zi Wenchang was so foolish that he fell into several traps in such a short time.
Alas, the onlookers in the martial arts arena, unaware of the truth, all sighed and shook their heads, saying, "Alas, although the Third Miss Zi is beautiful, her disposition is far too inferior!"