BHBF Chapter 79.4

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 79.4: Playful Son (37)

And Shao Yu has not lost the emperor’s favour. He can still get funding now, which means he still has power. His death will inevitably lead to an investigation.

Lord Wu has connections above him, so he might be able to escape the disaster, but County Lieutenant Jiang has no connections, so he might be pushed out as a scapegoat.

Between being disgraced and losing his life, County Lieutenant Jiang chose to save his life.

“You are rebelling, you are really rebelling!” Lord Wu cursed.

County Lieutenant Jiang said nothing.

Lord Wu said: “Well, since you are not afraid, then I will tell everyone about your scandal and ruin your reputation! You are an official appointed by the court, yet you are having an affair with your widowed sister-in-law!”

When the people present heard this, they all looked at County Lieutenant Jiang with wide eyes.

Compared with the contempt of the clerks in the yamen, the eyes of the servants under County Lieutenant Jiang were full of anger towards Lord Wu.

Shao Yu had some vague guesses about this matter. It didn’t look like County Lieutenant Jiang had done anything wrong, but Lord Wu had some leverage over him, so it was probably related to his personal affairs.

Although this dynasty does not prohibit widows from remarrying, the relationship between the sister-in-law and the eldest brother is indeed a little delicate.

At this time, Lord Wu looked at County Lieutenant Jiang’s face which suddenly changed color with a smug look on his face.

Other people in the county government office also looked at County Lieutenant Jiang with strange eyes.

Lieutenant Jiang lowered his head, not daring to look at his colleagues and subordinates.

Shao Yu knew a little about face reading, so he could tell that County Magistrate Jiang had lost his wife, so he asked, “County Magistrate Jiang, is your wife still alive?”

County Lieutenant Jiang shook his head and said, “My late wife has been gone for more than three years.”

“Who usually takes care of the children in your family?” Shao Yu asked again.

After a moment of silence, County Magistrate Jiang said, “It’s my sister-in-law.”

“What about your sister-in-law’s children? Where are they living now?”

County Lieutenant Jiang said, “My brother passed away five years ago, leaving behind two children who are now only a dozen years old, so I am raising them on his behalf.”

Shao Yu nodded and said, “The man lost his wife and the woman lost her husband, but they still raised their children together. The love between you is so deep and sincere, but you missing a secular marriage certificate.”

Lord Wu said excitedly: “What do you mean by missing a marriage certificate? What a bullshit about deep love and loyalty. They are committing incest! This is an affair! They should be thrown into the pig cage!”

Shao Yu laughed. Seeing how excited Lord Wu was, he understood that in Lord Wu’s heart, it was obviously an unforgivable thing for his brother who had lost his wife to have feelings for his sister-in-law who had lost her husband.

But the more Lord Wu thought like this, the more he would push County Lieutenant Jiang further and further away.

“It’s obviously the eldest brother who is kind enough to help take care of his nephews, and the younger sister-in-law is grateful for helping take care of the eldest brother’s children. Isn’t this a deep bond? As for the lack of a marriage certificate, I just think that the two of them are very much like a couple in raising their children, so I want to help them be a matchmaker.”

“As for the affair that Lord Wu keeps talking about? Did you see it with your own eyes?”

Lord Wu said: “The two of them have an affair, I saw it with my own eyes!”

Shao Yu said, “You said you saw him, so you saw him? The rest of us didn’t see him. I feel like you don’t have a good relationship with County Lieutenant Jiang. Maybe you are framing him. You would accuse me of being a bandit even though I’m a newcomer. County Lieutenant Jiang and you have such a deep grudge, so it’s normal for you to accuse him of having an affair.”

Upon hearing this, Lord Wu was immediately furious and said, “You are simply making trouble!”

At this time, Shao Yu said confidently: “Everything must be based on evidence. If you didn’t see the affair with your own eyes, then it means there was no affair. Lord Wu, you are also an official appointed by the court. Don’t always think about these bullshit things. Use your mind more on the right path, for example, you should talk about your account books.”

“Lord Shao, I saw with my own eyes that these two people were secretly giving and receiving things and behaving intimately. How come there is no evidence? Am I not considered a witness?” asked Lord Wu.

Shao Yu looked at him and said, “You said you saw it with your own eyes? This is just your one-sided statement. You saw him cheating with your own eyes, and I also saw you stealing money from County with my own eyes. Not only did you steal money, you also stole your sister-in-law. Even your eldest brother and every sister-in-law have been stolen by you!”

Shao Yu’s casual remark made Lord Wu feel a little shocked. He did have improper relationships with several of his sisters-in-law, but he was now the most powerful man in the Wu family. Even if these sisters-in-law were unhappy, they did not dare to make a fuss.

Lord Wu thought again that Shao Yu was just a stranger who had just arrived here and there was no reason for him to know these things, so he immediately felt relieved.

Shao Yu continued, “You did something like this, I’m going to tell your elder brother! Tell him that you even know exactly how many moles there are on your sister-in-law’s body!”

When Lord Wu heard Shao Yu speak so confidently, he was confused for a moment whether Shao Yu really knew the truth or was just pretending to know it.

Shao Yu had heard in advance that Lord Wu was very lustful and was said to be a frequent visitor to brothels. He had just said it casually, but when he saw the reaction on Lord Wu’s face, he said in his heart, ” Wonderful!”

“Sir Shao, please don’t make random comments. Now we are talking about County Lieutenant Jiang. County Lieutenant Jiang is an official appointed by the imperial court, but he did such immoral things. How can he be qualified to be the county lieutenant of this county!” said Lord Wu.

How could Shao Yu let Lord Wu get rid of the helper he had worked so hard to get? Besides, he didn’t think there was anything shameful about their relationship. Although it was an affair, both of them were single, so there was no reason why they couldn’t be together.