Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 166 World 338

The old lady had already foreseen the consequences without the old man needing to finish his sentence.

If things had gone as Zhan Shuer and the others wished that day, and they had taken Pan Yinyin out, and then someone had fallen into the water and been rescued by a merchant... just looking at how Yu Miaoqi and Zhan Zheng protected Pan Yinyin, the second and third wives would probably have suffered serious damage.

The Zhan family might even fall into Zhan Zheng's hatred, causing them to lose this heir favored by Old Master Zhan.

Having been persuaded by Zhan Shuer to pressure the eldest son's family into agreeing to attend the literary gathering, she certainly wouldn't come out unscathed.

Just as the old lady was becoming increasingly alarmed by what she was saying, Zhan Shuer, who had been crying her eyes out, heard this and immediately said, "If she hadn't stayed, I wouldn't have suffered this misfortune! She's just a daughter born to a servant, and she's lucky to have married the son of a wealthy merchant. She's the one who got the better deal!"

"Shut up!" Upon hearing this, the old lady personally slapped her granddaughter, whom she had always doted on.

"Grand-Grandmother?" Zhan Shu'er covered her face, her eyes filled with disbelief. "You...you hit me?"

"I'm going to hit you," the old lady said angrily. "Even now, you're still thinking about harming people."

A thought flashed through the old lady's mind, and she pulled Zhan Shuer aside and asked, "The Fourth Princess never touches the legitimate daughters of the various families, so why did you insist on having Pan Yinyin accompany you to the literary gathering?"

Seeing that things were not going well, the Third Master turned to the Old Master before Zhan Shu'er could answer: "Father, nowadays, quite a few people know about Shu'er's matter. If our family does not want to marry into the Huang family, we can only find a place to quickly send Shu'er away to marry off far away, and wait for ten years or so, when no one remembers this matter, before we can call her back."

"Otherwise, with so many people talking, the news will spread sooner or later, and it will definitely affect Hui'er's marriage proposal to her niece Yin Yin."

Seeing that Old Master Zhan was indeed considering it, the Second Master was filled with rage and his eyes were bloodshot. He got up, grabbed a teacup from the side, and smashed it on the Third Master's head: "You bitch! You conspired to harm my daughter, and you want to ruin her life!"

Zhan Shuer trembled with fright at what was happening below, but the old lady insisted that she give a clear explanation.

When pressed for a few questions, Zhan Shuer immediately exclaimed, "It's Zhan Huier! She said that Pan Yinyin, the daughter of a servant, can become a noble young lady of the main branch, protected and doted on by her cousin Zheng. We can use the Fourth Princess to teach her a lesson."

"You're talking nonsense!" Zhan Huier rarely lost her composure and stood up, but because of her fear of the old lady and the others, she dared not go forward.

"I'm not lying!" Zhan Shuer said, and the rest flowed much more smoothly. "Do you think I don't know why you were chosen by the Fourth Princess this time? It's because you made this suggestion to her in order to please her, and in the end, because you were the most wicked, the Fourth Princess chose you to carry out this farce!"

"I didn't, I didn't, you're lying!" Zhan Huier said, and was about to rush forward.

"Stop her," the old lady said, looking at Zhan Shu'er. "You continue!"

Zhan Shu'er was initially startled by Zhan Hui'er's madness, but after regaining her senses, she simply blurted everything out: "I'm talking nonsense? This is what the Fourth Princess told me herself after the incident. Are you implying that the Fourth Princess would deliberately lie to me?"

The room fell silent instantly, and even the Second and Third Masters, who had been fighting without regard for their status, were stunned.

Yinyin listened to the dramatic details relayed by the servant who stayed behind in Zhanzheng's study, and didn't know what to say.

So this time, there isn't a single good person among them, from top to bottom?

Yu Miaoqi felt a lingering fear in her heart and had to hold Yin Yin's hand tightly as if only then could she feel at ease.

“Fortunately,” Yu Miaoqi glanced at her daughter beside her, “fortunately we happened to be talking about this topic earlier, and fortunately, Yinyin, you are brave.”

Bold and unafraid of being pressured by elders based on their status, Yu Miaoqi did not change her mind because of the old lady's seemingly sincere words, based on what she had discussed with her children earlier.

Fortunately, after returning to Beijing, she listened to Yin Yin's advice and did not try to maintain her previous meticulous nature. Instead, she relied on her son's abilities and her own status to say whatever she wanted, making others uncomfortable.

She never imagined that this very action would actually protect her and her family from harm.

Yu Miaoqi's eyelids twitched, and she asked Zhan Zheng, who was sitting beside her, "Although Yin Yin avoided a disaster, it was because of Yin Yin's caution and our protection of her. But that doesn't mean that Zhan Shu'er and Zhan Hui'er's evil intentions can be covered up. What do you plan to do about this?"

“Zhan Shu’er reaped what she sowed. Dealing with her is simple, we don’t even need to lift a finger. The third branch can marry her off to a bad family. But Zhan Hui’er,” Zhan Zheng’s eyes deepened slightly, “on the surface, she’s fine. In fact, she’s maintained a very good appearance.”

"Old Master Zhan has lost one of his second wife's legitimate daughters who could bring him benefits through marriage. If there are not enough benefits, he may take the initiative to protect Zhan Hui'er."

Even though he already knew Zhan Huier's true colors, in Old Master Zhan's eyes, she was more useful than Zhan Shuer, so he would definitely take action.

Yin Yin and Yu Miaoqi both knew that Old Master Zhan was exactly the kind of person Zhan Zheng had described—someone who was solely focused on profit and the Zhan family's interests. All the kindness and special treatment he showed the eldest branch of the family was entirely due to Zhan Zheng's outstanding abilities; he was the only one capable of supporting the Zhan family and leading it to greater success.

If Zhan Zheng were gone, or if Zhan Zheng were not capable enough, then perhaps the eldest son's family would still not have left Yingzhou.

No.

Perhaps the first wife's family didn't even exist back when they left the capital. After all, if the first wife's family wasn't clever enough, how could they have noticed the problem and escaped?

In the original drama, the people the eldest son took away were either dead or ran away. They survived to reach Yingzhou by relying on both human lives and their own abilities.

“No, we can’t let Zhan Huier get through this safely,” Yu Miaoqi said coldly. “Compared to Zhan Shuer, who is bad on the surface but not very smart, we should be more wary of Zhan Huier, who is good at putting on a show but is scheming in the dark and may bite you at any time.”

“There’s no such thing as a thief who can guard against thieves for a thousand days,” Yin Yin finally spoke up. “Giving the old master some benefits will indeed make him choose to give up Zhan Hui’er, but if we deal with her, we’ll inevitably get ourselves tainted. After all, Mother said that she did a very good job of putting on a show.”

"However, although Zhan Huier is vicious, I don't believe she has the audacity to offer a plan to the Fourth Princess."

“Unless someone instructed her. And among the three households, there is only one person in charge.”

"If this is verified, we probably won't need to do anything ourselves; someone will come to us and help us get it done."

"Mother, elder brother, what do you think?"