Chapter 347: Qing'er was talking about the woman who helped them deliver the baby that day.

Before Qing'er could speak, Zhang Rong'er confessed timidly.

"Sister Mianmian, I just passed by that small kitchen and saw...saw some delicious food. I was greedy and couldn't help but eat some."

"You only ate a little? You ate all the mare's milk and cakes!"

Qing'er interrupted her with a scolding, then turned to Ruan Mian and said, "Sister, that cup of mare's milk and cakes are what Mammy carefully gave to the woman and the child to nourish their bodies. They just gave birth and are in confinement. They must eat something good."

"The mare doesn't produce much milk in a day, but she drank it all by herself. Isn't that infuriating?"

Qing'er was talking about the woman who helped them deliver the baby that day.

The last time she woke up, Qing'er asked a lot of questions, but the woman refused to say anything. She just pitifully begged Qing'er and others to take the child in.

But her health was not good, and Qing'er was a soft-hearted person. How could she watch a woman who had just given birth go out there to fend for herself?

So they decided to take them in for a month. After she had recovered from the confinement period, she would not be forced to go anywhere she wanted.

After hearing this, Ruan Mian understood the whole story.

However, Zhang Rong'er admitted her mistake quite quickly and knelt down in front of Ruan Mian with a thud.

"Sister Mianmian, I know I was wrong. I will never make such a mistake again. I will definitely control my mouth!"

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. What's more, she had already acted so arrogantly from the beginning that it was unacceptable for her to be beaten or scolded.

But Qing'er was very angry: "Sister! Don't believe her. She was a completely different person before you came!"

"Sister Qing'er, you misunderstood me. I was in a hurry just now, and you came up to me and wanted to teach me a lesson. I, I had no choice..."

"Sister Mianmian, I know I was wrong. I won't do it again, okay?"

Zhang Ronger felt so anxious that she was about to cry. If someone didn't know better, they would think they were bullying her.

Seeing this, Ruan Mian gave Qing'er a soothing look, then waved his hand and said, "It's just some mare's milk and cakes, not something expensive."

"I understand that Sister Rong'er is greedy. I'll send someone to bring you some more later. Okay, this isn't a big deal. Hurry up and get up, or you'll be laughed at."

When Zhang Ronger heard this, she was overjoyed. She quickly got up from the ground, thanked him politely, then looked at Ruan Qing meaningfully and left quickly.

This made Qing'er very angry: "Sister! Do you really believe her?"

Ruan Mian smiled and said, "Of course I believe you."

"If you trust me, why did you let her go? You didn't see me just now, I caught her stealing those cakes and mare's milk, and that girl actually said she drank them. What can I do to her?"

Ruan Qing was not an impatient person. She was so angry that she was willing to teach her a lesson even though she was pregnant. It must be that Zhang Ronger had said something excessive just now.

Of course Ruan Mian would believe her own sister.

She patted Qing'er's shoulder and whispered, "No rush."

"She was so 'well-behaved' just now. If we were to be aggressive, it would seem like we were being unreasonable."

"I just promised to send her some mare's milk, and I'll teach her a lesson for you while I'm at it."

Hearing this, Ruan Mian's expression finally relaxed and he smiled faintly.

"It's my sister after all. I knew she wouldn't trust an outsider so easily!"

"It's a pity, though. We've run out of mare's milk today, and the child is still hungry. And that woman, why is she so stubborn? She wouldn't even tell me her name when I asked her. Could it be that she has some unspeakable secret, and her husband is someone we can't talk about?"

"If there's no mare's milk, we can still use goat's milk. As for that woman, we don't need to rush." ​​"If she doesn't want to talk, then don't talk. After she finishes her confinement, she can go wherever she wants. We just need to be true to ourselves and not rush to save others."

Ruan Qing felt that this made sense, and his depressed mood improved a lot.

At this moment, he happened to see the wounds on Yun Xiu's face and was shocked: "What happened to Ah Xiu's face?"

Yun Xiu shook his head in embarrassment. Ruan Mian simply said, "It's just a small problem. Let's go get some goat milk first so the child doesn't go hungry."

The reason why Ruan Mian didn't tell Qing'er was that she was worried that she would be angry with Ye again.

After all, she is pregnant and her emotions are unstable. She should be as calm as possible now.

Taking advantage of this time, he called Yun Xiu over and gave him a few instructions.

The next morning, an aunt took the fresh mare's milk from Yun Xiu and brought it to the Ye family's house.

Zhang Ronger, who had just woken up outside the yard, ran over with a smile when she heard that it was mare's milk. She couldn't wait to pour it into a bowl and drank it one bowl after another.

I don’t know how they steamed it, but this mare’s milk tastes much better than other mare’s milk!

Moreover, she hadn't eaten meat for a long time. All the way from Youyang to Wuheng, she mostly ate dry food.

So he was greedy and drank five or six bowls at once.

On the other side, Zhang Xingzhi's angry voice was heard again. He ran out of the toilet at the side in a panic, holding his pants.

"Mom! Mom! What a lousy place this is! The toilet is overflowing!!"

He ran out with a look of disgust on his face. He didn't know why, but the feces and urine in the toilet on the side seemed to be filled with something and all flowed out.

A lot of water has flowed down the slope and into the houses.

By the time Ye reacted, it was obviously too late.

She shouted "Oh no!" and when she returned to the room, she saw that the inner room where they slept was flooded with liquid that had overflowed from the toilet.

Suddenly, the pungent stench hit me in the face.

"Ah!" Ye couldn't help but scream. Zhang Rong'er and Zhang Xingzhi ran over and found that their inner room was already a mess of manure and water, with no place to step.

Zhang Ronger had just drunk a lot of mare's milk, but now she felt a severe nausea and her whole body felt uncomfortable. She couldn't hold it in and vomited all over the floor.

Zhang Xingzhi, who was standing next to her, was so disgusted that he yelled at her.

"You're going to die! You're vomiting all over my shoes! You can't buy the material for these shoes in this lousy place!"

Seeing that he still had time to grumble here, Ye quickly ordered them: "What are you still standing there for? Clean up!"

They were also asked to clean up by themselves. When Zhang Xingzhi and Zhang Ronger heard this, they immediately jumped to their feet.

They all started to shout, "Mother! This is the servants' job, why should we clean it ourselves?"

"I won't do such a disgusting job. We are disaster relief envoys after all, and we are here on orders. How dare the prefect give us a house like this? Do you think he did it on purpose?"

"Yesterday, I didn't realize there was such a big toilet next door. Now, the weather is fine and there shouldn't be any dampness, but the feces and urine are pouring out of the toilet. Someone must be behind this and trying to harm us!"

"Mother! We must not keep silent about this matter. We must report this matter to the prefect and make him give us an explanation.

As for the dirt, let the people from the government office clean it up. We don't need to do it ourselves!"

Seeing her children with their hands on their hips, spouting a mountain of arguments, Ye was almost irritated to death. She pulled them into the stinking inner room and said.

"Don't you understand the current situation? We can move whenever we want. And look, where are our servants?"

"Your father said before he came that he wouldn't bring any servants with him! He was just following orders. If a disaster relief envoy brought servants with him, how would the other officials view your father?"

Seeing Zhang Xingzhi's bewildered expression, Ye slapped him hard in frustration.

"You were an official before, so how could you not understand the ways of the world? Even if this sewage was intentionally dumped here, we must first resolve this matter."

"If we don't clean up after ourselves, do we have to wait for your father to come back and clean up? Aren't you afraid that Aunt Qiu will whisper in your father's ear and make him come back and scold you?"

Whenever Aunt Qiu was mentioned, his head was filled with anger, and he felt that bad things were happening one after another.

“Hurry up!!”

It turned out that in addition to his wife Ye, Zhang Hesong also had three beautiful concubines in the house.

The most beloved one is the newly pregnant concubine Qiu. Even when he was ordered to come this time, he had to bring concubine Qiu with him.

Fortunately, this concubine Qiu seems to know the rules, unlike the other two concubines who always like to act in a flattering manner in front of Ye.

Therefore, Ye's tolerance for her was greater than that for other concubines.

But no matter what, it is still somewhat hostile.

But he was afraid of Zhang Hesong and did not dare to make any big moves.

Zhang Xingzhi and Zhang Ronger have always been afraid of their father, so after hearing what Ye said, they didn't dare to say anything more.

They had no choice but to bite the bullet and go clean up the feces. However, the two pampered children could not stand such an exciting scene. After staying in the inner room for a short time, they could no longer bear it and vomited repeatedly.

After sweeping for most of the day, there was no improvement. Instead, the sewage in the toilet kept flowing more and more.

In the end, Ye was so angry that she swung the broom and rushed towards Zhang Xingzhi.

Before he could finish his words, Zhang Xingzhi subconsciously dodged, causing Ye to lose control of his body. He couldn't even stand firmly and fell heavily on the ground covered with feces!

"Mother!"

"mother!"

Zhang Xingzhi and Zhang Ronger were both shocked, obviously not expecting this to happen.

But when Ye looked up in frustration and saw her dirty face, Zhang Xingzhi couldn't hold back his emotions and burst out laughing.

Now not only Ye was angry, but even Zhang Ronger started scolding.

"Brother!! How can you still smile when mother is like this?! Hurry up and help mother up!"

Zhang Xingzhi shrugged his shoulders and walked over reluctantly, picking out the clean spots on Ye's body to help.

By the way, she also muttered with a look of grievance: "I didn't mean to do it. Besides, it was really funny that my mother fell down. Look, you even laughed just now. Don't think I don't know!"

Zhang Ronger was speechless about this stupid brother, so she quickly helped her mother up.

However, at this moment, she felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach.

Soon, Zhang Xingzhi, who was standing beside her, jumped up and ran away as if she were a vicious snake.

"Zhang Ronger! What...what have you done?! Why are there so many red rashes on your face? Have you also been infected with the disease?!" After these words came out, Ye subconsciously took a few steps away, but when she met Zhang Ronger's frightened gaze, she quickly spoke again.

"Rong'er, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Ronger was naturally confused and quickly ran to the bronze mirror to take a closer look. She didn't know when her face was covered with red rashes, which was extremely creepy just to look at.

It wasn’t there this morning, what’s going on now?

Zhang Ronger turned pale with fright. She quickly covered her face and started crying to Ye.

"Mom, I also...I don't know what's going on. But I'm not sick."

She was a little confused for a moment, but she quickly calmed down and thought carefully about what she had eaten.

However, he soon thought of the bowls of mare's milk he had drunk before.

Could it be...

Just as she thought of this, Ye reminded her: "What did you drink in the yard this morning? I saw you drank quite a lot."

"Mom! That's the mare's milk that Ruan Mian sent over. Because I stole some of the mare's milk and pastries from their kitchen yesterday, she said she'd send me some."

When Mrs. Ye heard this, she was again shocked by her daughter's stupidity.

"That Ruan Mian is obviously not a pushover! You weren't on guard at all. Would she be so kind as to give you mare's milk? She knew you were stealing it and drinking it, so how could she be so kind?"

"You! You're really going to piss me off to death!"

"Mom, what should I do now..."

"Doctor, yes, I'm going to find a doctor! There must be something wrong with the mare's milk."

Without waiting for Zhang Xingzhi and the others to speak, Zhang Ronger ran out of the yard impatiently. However, as soon as she reached the door, she ran into Zhang Hesong who had returned with Aunt Qiu.

"Dad, why are you back so early? Aren't you going to discuss disaster relief with Lord Lin?"

Zhang Ronger covered her face in surprise, but the red rashes on her face were still seen by Aunt Qiu.

Aunt Qiu's face changed drastically, and she ran straight behind Zhang Hesong in fear: "What's wrong with Sister Rong?!" Zhang Rong'er immediately lowered her head, but Zhang Hesong saw that something was wrong with her and pulled her hand away.

At this time, the red rashes became more and more obvious, covering her entire face. It looked extremely creepy, and even Zhang Hesong was shocked!

"Are you sick?!"

After saying this, he quickly protected Aunt Qiu behind him and stayed away from his daughter.

Zhang Ronger's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she hurriedly tried to explain herself.

"I'm not sick! Dad, I just fell into Ruan Mian's trap and drank the mare's milk she sent me. That's why I got the rash."

Hearing this, Zhang Hesong frowned fiercely: "She gave you mare's milk?"

"Stupid! You know that their family is not good people, but you still dare to accept the gift from her?"

As he said this, he hurriedly urged Aunt Qiu to go home, fearing that she would be infected with these strange diseases.

It would be better for Aunt Qiu to stay as far away from her as possible.

Zhang Ronger felt wronged and in anger she went to see a doctor to solve the problem.

When Zhang Hesong and Aunt Qiu returned to the yard, they immediately smelled the unusual smell, which rushed to their heads and almost made them vomit!

"What's that smell! What did you do at home?!"

As Zhang Hesong roared, Ye hurried over, but she was still dirty and had not had time to change, which made Zhang Hesong disgusted.

He kicked her away, and Ye cried out, falling to the ground in grievance: "Husband!"

"Look at yourself! How disgraceful!" Zhang Hesong shouted angrily, waving his sleeves. Ye was both furious and angry.

"Husband, I don't want to either. It's all because of the mess that Magistrate Lin gave us in this house. All this sewage comes from the toilet next door."

"You refused to bring your servants with you, so we have to clean up this mess ourselves."

After hearing this, Zhang Hesong clapped his hands in dissatisfaction, pulled Aunt Qiu to leave, but instructed Ye and Zhang Xingzhi to clean up the house.

Ye suddenly looked up and was about to speak when Aunt Qiu suddenly spoke softly.

"Songlang, it would be difficult for Madam and Zhige'er to clean up such a big stall. Why don't I stay and help?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Hesong's face darkened. "You are pregnant now, how can I allow you to say such dirty words? Don't worry about what's going on here. Come sit outside the yard with me first."

Ye frowned, and the anger that flashed in her eyes almost ignited Aunt Qiu.

She knew that this woman was deliberately putting on an act.

She knew that her husband would never let her do these dirty work, but she still had to interfere and said these high-sounding words.

At this time, Aunt Qiu also looked helpless and continued.

"I think this fecal fluid isn't flowing out for no reason, Songlang. Just now, I heard that the rashes on Sister Rong's face were caused by drinking the mare's milk that Ruan Mian sent."

"In fact, I've been asking around these past two days. Let's not talk about the Ruan family, or even the entire Jinsha Village, or even Wuheng City. Ruan Mian has a say."

"The fact that she can be so influential proves that she's not someone easy to deal with. We can't confront her head-on."

Zhang Hesong nodded repeatedly, thinking that Aunt Qiu was smart and thoughtful. "You make sense. Let me think about the follow-up response."

"After all, we are here to provide disaster relief. We must not let anyone use it as an excuse to accuse us of neglecting our duties or to gossip about us."

Aunt Qiu covered her face and nodded, looking shy. Seeing this, Ye Shi couldn't help but snort in her heart.

You're just talking nonsense. Everyone knows that Ruan Mian has the most say. Does she still need to perform?

Watching the backs of Aunt Qiu and Zhang Hesong walking further and further away, Ye clenched her hands, stared at the door angrily and snorted.

"She's so considerate and has a real knack for seducing men!!!"

"Zhi'er, you better be more determined. Don't leave all your father's fortune to the child in that bitch's belly."

Zhang Xingzhi, however, was unfazed: "A bastard who hasn't even been born yet, wants to compete with me? Does he have the qualifications?"

Having said that, Ye felt that it made sense. They really did not have the capital to compete.

But she could not suppress the anger in her heart, but there was still a long time to go, and Aunt Qiu could not do anything to her.

So the mother and son were forced to clean the smelly house for a whole day.

I was so tired that I couldn't even straighten my back and felt like my body was about to break.

On the other side, Zhang Ronger, who went out to find a doctor, also ran into obstacles everywhere.

There are no doctors now. Even if she finds a disaster relief site, the only ones who can treat her are Ruan Mian's men.

Ruan Mian and the others had informed her in advance, but they all declined the offer, at most writing her an insignificant prescription and sending her away.

This rash will at least torment her for a while.

However, Zhang Rong'er is much smarter than Zhang Xingzhi.

She could see the perfunctory attitude of those doctors towards her, and she could guess that these people must have been instructed by Ruan Mian.

So everything that happened to me was closely related to Ruan Mian!

So after returning home, he heard that Aunt Qiu had asked for credit from his father and was exempted from cleaning. He immediately became furious, quietly walked to Ye, leaned over and whispered something in her ear.

After saying those words, Ye's face suddenly changed. She looked at Zhang Rong'er in disbelief, her expression changing from surprise to joy: "Are you telling the truth?"

Zhang Ronger nodded and said without hesitation: "Of course, mother, how could this be false? I saw it with my own eyes!"

Ye raised the corners of her lips. "Ruan Mian and the others are truly fearless. They hid a freak without telling anyone! If others knew about this, would the Ruan family still have a good life?"

"Everyone knows that the six-fingered fetus is a demonic entity. Think about the scandal that once afflicted the royal family, and how furious the late emperor was over it. No wonder Wu Heng caused such a severe flood. It seems they were being disrespectful and harboring a demonic entity!"

"You didn't see it just now. That bitch, Aunt Qiu, was showing off in front of your father, as if she was afraid that your father didn't know how smart she was."

"But what's the point? She can't help your father solve the actual problem. But if we take action and make Ruan Mian and the others suffer, won't your father look at us with new eyes?"

Zhang Ronger smiled and nodded vigorously.

"Mother is right. The rash on my face is also caused by her. If I don't teach her a lesson myself, I simply can't calm down!"

The mother and daughter immediately found hope and came together to discuss.

On the other hand, Ruan Mian doesn't have that much time to take care of them.

I've devoted myself to the disaster victims. Over the past few days, many people isolated in the epidemic area have recovered. Lord Lin's health has also improved significantly.

Even Cuizhu is almost recovered.

When Ruan Mian went to the epidemic area to check on the situation for the last time, he saw that Cuizhu had recovered as before and was helping the doctor take care of other patients.

When Cuizhu saw Ruan Mian coming, she hurried forward to greet him.

"Girl!" He couldn't wait to tell her.

"Look, I'm almost well now. The medicine you gave me last time was very effective. Several people in the epidemic area have recovered."

Ruan Mian was relieved to see that she looked normal and not as sick as before.

At this moment, Liu Shu suddenly came running over with a bowl of hot soup.

"Zhu'er, drink it while it's hot. Hey...Mrs. Ruan?"

Liu Shu unexpectedly bumped into Ruan Mian, his face was slightly stunned and he felt a little embarrassed.

He quickly straightened his expression and put some distance between himself and Cuizhu.

Cuizhu was also a little embarrassed, especially when facing Ruan Mian's knowing look. She also knew that she could not hide anything from her.

So Cuizhu hesitated for a while, but decided to tell Ruan Mian the truth.

"Miss, this Mr. Liu has been taking care of me these past few days."

“So my illness healed very quickly.”

Seeing Cuizhu's slightly flushed face, Ruan Mian didn't say much, because she had known for a long time that Liu Shu had been taking care of Cuizhu these days.

Liu Shu seemed to be an honest and considerate man. He was equally kind to Cuizhu and other patients in the ward.

If Cuizhu likes and can find a suitable husband, Ruan Mian will naturally be happy for her from the bottom of her heart.

What she fears most is finding a scumbag like Xie Shiyao. In that case, she would never agree to Cuizhu stepping into the fire pit of marriage.

But if the other person truly cares about her and is a good man, she will definitely live a better life after marriage.

Seeing that the two of them were in pure love and did not dare to reveal their feelings to him easily, Ruan Mian was happy for Cuizhu from the bottom of his heart.

So without waiting for Cuizhu to finish speaking, she lowered her voice and asked Cuizhu a question in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Zhu'er, do you really like Master Liu?"

Cuizhu blushed, and she hummed lightly in embarrassment, telling Ruan Mian what she was thinking.

"Miss, I sincerely treat Master Liu well. I also remember all the kindness he has shown me. So... I want to stay with Master Liu. I wonder if you agree."

She looked at Ruan Mian with some hope. When she got the result she wanted, joy immediately appeared on her face and she knelt down in front of Ruan Mian in a hurry.

Ruan Mian was slightly startled and hurried to help her up.

However, Cuizhu was unwilling to do so, and instead kowtowed to her solemnly.

"My lady, Zhu'er is where she is today because of your charity and mercy. Otherwise, she wouldn't have survived that difficult period of exile."

"Now that I have found the person I want to be with, it is all thanks to the young lady's great kindness. I have no way of repaying this kindness. As long as I am your servant, I will be your servant for life. Even if I have the fate to be with Master Liu in the future, we have agreed that I will not leave you and will serve you for the rest of my life..."

However, before she could finish her words, Ruan Mian smiled and pulled her up.

"You are about to get married and serve him for life. Have you ever thought about Master Liu's wishes?"

The topic shifted to Liu Shu, who immediately responded, "I have no objection. Madam Ruan has been so kind to Zhu'er, I will be loyal to Madam Ruan in the future."

Seeing the two of them so affectionate, Ruan Mian couldn't help but laugh. "Zhu'er, in my opinion, our relationship is no longer just that of master and servant. We have a deep sisterly bond, sharing life and death."

"If you ever talk to me about being a servant again, I'll turn against you and then stop you and Young Master Liu from having sex."

Her joke brought Cuizhu to tears. She had never imagined that she and the girl would be sisters.

She had been an orphan since childhood and was sold to the Ruan Mansion to serve the girl. The girl was still a little girl at that time, and she grew up with her.

Although the girl had a weak temperament before, she was kind and innocent by nature, so when she married into the Qi Mansion, she suffered so much grievance on behalf of the girl.

But she was just a servant and could do nothing except take good care of the girl.

She could only watch helplessly as the people from the Qi Mansion bullied the girl. Every time she stood up for them, she was beaten up.

Fortunately, the girl finally figured it out. She became like a different person, leading everyone out of prison and remaining indomitable in the face of difficulties.

It also taught her the ability to survive and gave her a different perspective and pursuit on life.

All of this is thanks to the girl, so Cuizhu will remember her gratitude to the girl for the rest of her life.

Seeing that this sentimental scene was about to happen, Ruan Mian quickly interrupted them.

"Anyway, if you and Young Master Liu decide to be together, it will be a happy event for us."

"It's just that the current situation isn't suitable for arranging your wedding ceremony. Can we wait until the flood has completely subsided and all the victims have been resettled before..."

"Of course!"

Cuizhu quickly spoke up, "Miss, I'm already extremely grateful that you agreed to my request. The wedding gift is just a necessary ritual, so we don't need it."

"Of course not. A wedding ceremony is something every girl dreams of. Since I, Liu Shu, have decided to marry you, Zhu'er, I will not lack anything that is necessary."

"I've saved up some money, and I'm strong. If I work with Madam Ruan, we won't starve in the future!"

Liu Shu's words made Ruan Mian completely relieved.

Ruan Mian was naturally happy to see that the loved ones around him could find their own happiness, just like when Ruan Qing and General Huo got married before.

Although General Huo is not with Ruan Qing every day now, everyone can see how happy they are.

I just hope Cuizhu can find someone who loves her like Ruan Qing.

She didn't stay in the epidemic area for long. After coming out, she underwent a series of disinfection treatments and changed into clean clothes before returning to the house.

Yun Xiu had been waiting for her at home for a long time. When he saw her coming, he couldn't wait to tell her the "results of the battle".

"Sister Mianmian, the family of the disaster relief envoy has suffered a lot. The sewage in the toilet is not easy to clean. I had people pour a lot of water from our tunnel, and it all overflowed."

"And Zhang Rong'er, the rash on her face looks disfigured. She's going to suffer for a while."

Ruan Mian smiled helplessly: "You told me your best idea was to blow up the toilet!"

Yun Xiu scratched his head embarrassedly. Anyway, it was fine as long as they were humiliated and felt uncomfortable.

Just as he was about to speak, Ruan Qing suddenly knocked on the door with a serious expression.

When she came in, Ruan Mian noticed something was wrong with her: "Ruan Qing, what happened?"

"Sister, that child...is gone."

"I've already had people search everywhere near the house, but there's no news. I've also asked a lot of people, but no one has seen the child. How could a child that age just disappear out of thin air?"

Hearing this, Ruan Mian frowned slightly.

"When did you find out the child was missing? Where's his mother?"

Ruan Qing quickly said, "I only found out about this when the woman came to me crying. She said she didn't see the child when she opened her eyes this morning. Usually, the child always sleeps next to her."

"After questioning, she didn't know what happened last night, nor did she feel anyone enter the house. In short, when she opened her eyes, the child was gone."

That's strange.

Ruan Mian didn't understand who would steal a newborn baby, especially in her Ruan family's house.

Could it be related to that woman’s husband?

"Have you asked about her husband?"

Ruan Qing nodded and said, "I asked her long ago, but she nearly pissed me off. No matter how much I tried to persuade her, she refused to reveal any information about her husband's family. She just told me to save her child. How can I save her child if she refuses to tell us any clues?"

"Now that the child is gone, she's still trying to hide something. I can't do anything about it! Sometimes I just want to pry open her head and see what's inside!"

"She clearly loves her child so much, yet now that the child is about to be in danger, she's still trying to hide it. Even we gods can't help her."

Ruan Qing put her hands on her hips, she was so angry with that woman. If it weren't for her conscience and her unwillingness to see the child suffer, she would have ignored that woman long ago.

Ruan Mian comforted her and calmed her down, then went to see the woman with Ruan Qing.

As soon as the woman saw Ruan Mian, she ran over in a hurry, knelt in front of her, and kowtowed and begged with tears in her eyes.

"Madam Ruan, Madam Ruan, please be kind and help my child!"

"The child disappeared for no apparent reason. I'm afraid it's hard to predict whether he's alive or dead. He's still so young, and..."

Ruan Mian didn't want to hear these useless words, so she just asked her, "Now that you know your child is in danger, have you ever thought about who took your child away?"

"The most likely possibility is that they are from your husband's family? I know that you came to us with the group of disaster victims from Yuzhou, so the people from your Fu family are most likely from the Yuzhou disaster victims."

"If you want us to rescue your child, you'd better tell us who your husband's family is so that we can follow the clues to investigate. Otherwise, we'll be like headless flies, how can we find the child in the first place?"

Even though Ruan Mian said this, the woman still hesitated.

She knelt on the ground and refused to get up, but she also refused to reveal any clues about her husband's family.

Ruan Qing got angry again for no reason: "Just understand, it's your child who's missing now, not ours!"

"What are you so afraid of? Is your husband's family some kind of Yama? You can't even mention their name! If you're like this, who can help you find your child? It's simply wishful thinking!"

"Our time is also ours. If you just beg us but refuse to provide any clues, why should we bother looking for you?"

Ruan Qing wanted to give up, but the woman just kept crying and kowtowing, repeating the same few words over and over again.

That's sorry.

Ruan Qing angrily slammed her hand on the table. "Sister! I think she doesn't want to look for her child. Why should we help her? We've been taking her in for nearly half a month now, and we've provided her with everything she needs to eat and drink, but she doesn't appreciate it. There's nothing more we can say now."

"Pack your luggage and go back to where you belong. Our temple is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you." "Girl!" The woman cried even harder, and her whole body couldn't help shaking, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Ruan Mian stopped Ruan Qing and said, "Ruan Qing, your health is more important. Don't worry about this."

"I will do my best for the child, but she is unwilling to provide any clues. If there is a delay in saving the child, it is beyond our control."

Ruan Mian stared at the woman with a gloomy gaze, not knowing how to start some words.

As the saying goes, you can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep.

Even in this situation, she was unwilling to say anything, and no matter how they tried to comfort her, it was useless.

Ruan Mian could already imagine the consequences.

However, less than an hour after they started looking for the child, a big event happened at the gate of Jinsha Village.

When Ruan Mian received the news, the village entrance was already surrounded by villagers.

During this extraordinary period, Ruan Mian strongly requested everyone not to gather.

But Wanshu, who came to tell her the news, said with a heavy face.

"Miss, it was Ye who took the child away and now left the child at the entrance of the village."

Ruan Mian thought that the child might have been taken away by the woman's husband's family, but she never expected that it was Ye!

At the same time, the voice of Ye Shi at the entrance of the village could be heard constantly, and on the stone beside her was the crying baby.

"Everyone, watch carefully. I don't know whose child this is from the Ruan family, but how can we tolerate this six-fingered freak?!"

"We can't keep that six-fingered freak in our Great Capital! When the royal family gave birth to this freak, Great Capital was plagued by disasters and the people suffered. It wasn't until the late emperor personally eliminated the evil freak that the people finally found peace. He also issued a decree that no evil spirits would be tolerated, whether among the people or in the court!"

"But the Ruan family hid it from everyone and kept the child. This is such a treasonous act. If I hadn't discovered it in time, wouldn't all of us suffer?!"

She roared angrily, and every word seemed to hammer into everyone's heart, making people feel extremely panicked.

"I think the flood disaster in Wuheng Yuzhou was most likely caused by this evil monster! The Ruan family secretly kept this monster and brought disaster to the people. What crime should they be punished for?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped and started talking to each other.

Ye felt that the scene was not lively enough and wanted to stir up trouble, but Ruan Mian's voice suddenly came from the crowd.

"Madam Disaster Relief Envoy, are you some kind of deity descended from heaven? How could you see through a baby and see it as a demon?"

"You mean to say that such a severe flood was caused by this child?"

When Ye saw Ruan Mian coming, her eyes darkened and she straightened her body before continuing to speak.

"Ruan Mian, everyone saw this six-fingered monster. If it hadn't come, why would there be a flood..."

"Flood disasters are caused by meteorological factors. Moreover, when the flood occurred, the child was not even born yet."

"The disaster relief envoy's wife didn't spend her time helping the victims, but instead directed the disaster onto a helpless child. This is truly ridiculous!"

"If such a devastating flood was caused by a child, then Madam Disaster Relief Envoy, do you possess superior magical powers to single-handedly resolve the flood?"

Ye was startled and snorted, "Don't try to quibble! Just tell me, what is your purpose in hiding this child? And who gave birth to this child?"

"Why am I telling you this? Since you think this child is an evil spirit, then you should prove how this child caused the flood."

"If you can't tell me, I'll just think you want to kill innocent people. You have a heart of a snake and a scorpion, and you're cruel and vicious!"

Ye was stunned. She obviously didn't expect Ruan Mian to be so eloquent. She was almost confused.

"The six-fingered monster is originally a demon! What else do I need to prove?! I see you..."

"Ridiculous. Six fingers makes you a monster, but you're not one with five fingers?"

"Madam Disaster Relief Envoy, we are facing a flood and everyone is in danger. The most important thing is to help the victims and unite as one to resist the disaster and rebuild our homes."

"You have to work hard with your hands, not just kill an innocent baby and everything will be back to normal!"

"Everyone, do you also think that this innocent baby deserved to be deprived of his life and tortured to death just because he was born a little differently from others?"

"Imagine if this child was yours? Would you be willing too?"

"Hmph, what you said is simply perverse logic! The words of the late emperor are the best proof. Even though our Wu Heng is far away from the imperial city, the words of the late emperor are also an imperial decree. I think..."

"The late emperor? The emperor has already been replaced, so how can there be any such thing as an imperial decree? Besides, as the wife of a disaster relief envoy, why don't you help us disaster victims with something practical? Instead, as soon as you arrive in our village, you want to disrupt our peace?"

Someone in the crowd spoke first, and soon everyone was blaming her to her surprise.

"That's right! Madam Ruan has done so much for us. Do you think you can make us destroy lives just because of a few words from you? I want to ask the lady of the disaster relief envoy, what are your intentions?"

"No matter who gave birth to this child, he is innocent. To operate on a child and then throw dirty water on him is the most heartless person!"

Ye was shocked, his eyes wide open, looking at the group in disbelief.

"What are you talking about? This is a six-fingered fetus. It's not an ordinary child, it's a demonic creature. How come you've all been brainwashed by Ruan Mian? Don't you care about the imperial power..."

"Madam Disaster Relief Envoy! This is Wu Heng. We ordinary people are struggling to survive. Who cares about imperial authority? You are here to provide disaster relief, not to cause trouble."

"It's just a baby. Even if it's the demon you mentioned, so what? Are you going to kill it now? And then what? Are you going to kill Madam Ruan too?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was furious! You have to know how much benefit Ruan Mian and the Ruan family have brought to everyone. If it weren't for them, how many people would have died on the road to exile!

How could he still be alive today?

So everyone thought that the wife of the disaster relief envoy had ulterior motives, and some people were so angry that they wanted to take action.

Ye, who was originally full of confidence, felt a pang in her heart when she saw that the situation was not right.

She never imagined that this little bitch Ruan Mian had such a great reputation, and that these people didn't even take her, the wife of the disaster relief envoy, seriously.

But they were numerous and powerful, and the Ye family had no way to deal with them.

However, just when she was at a loss, many disaster victims from Yuzhou gathered around her.

Gradually, some people in the crowd began to exclaim.

"This... this is a six-fingered fetus! This is the demon incarnate, it will bring us great misfortune!!"

"It's horrible, horrible! If we don't get rid of it quickly, we're going to be in big trouble."

Everyone looked over and saw that many of the disaster victims from Yuzhou were terrified and started accusing each other one by one.

Seeing that the situation was about to turn against them, Ye immediately regained his courage.

With her hands on her hips, she tried to incite the crowd again. Ruan Mian took her time, letting her talk nonsense until a familiar voice came from among the Yuzhou disaster victims. Ruan Mian's expression changed, and he looked in the direction of the voice.

It's really a narrow road for enemies to meet. That person turned out to be the young master of the He family.

The reason why the flood had reached such an irreversible point was because he did not listen to the advice and secretly released the dike, causing such a huge loss to Wu Heng!

I didn't expect that he had hidden so well among the disaster victims these days that no one noticed that he had mixed in.

At this moment, the young master of the He family was shouting louder than anyone else.

"The evil spirits are causing trouble and should be eliminated! Otherwise, the flood disasters will be endless. How can we ordinary people withstand such turmoil?!"

"Your Ruan family has done Wu Heng a favor, that's another matter, but this freak must be eliminated!!"

"If you, the Ruan family, insist on keeping the child no matter what, I think you must be hiding something!"

In the eyes of the Yuzhou disaster victims, the young master of the He family was at least the son of the prefect and their leader.

In addition, he described the monster as a serious matter and made threats repeatedly.

"If this six-fingered monster is just a powerless baby as Ruan Mian said, then why did the late emperor feel so terrified?"

"As everyone knows, the disaster that struck Kyoto was due to a six-fingered freak in the imperial family. Even the Imperial Astronomical Observatory's Imperial Master couldn't do anything about it. But once the freak was removed, the disaster in Kyoto was immediately reversed."

"Of course, that was during the reign of the late emperor. Later, I heard that the Marquis of Nanping also gave birth to a six-fingered baby. That dignified Marquis personally killed the baby, thus saving the capital from disaster."

"Why do you, the Ruan family, insist on saving this child? Could it be that you have selfish motives, wanting to use this monster to destroy everything in Wu Heng so you can reign supreme in Jinsha Village?"

The He family's son was indeed the prefect's son. He was very eloquent and could frighten some of the people with just a few words.

Seeing this, Ruan Mian sneered and was about to speak when the child's mother suddenly rushed out from the crowd.

She rushed to the stone, picked up the child, and knelt in front of everyone, begging with tears in her eyes.

"Don't kill him, don't kill him."

"He's just a baby who knows nothing. He didn't want to have six fingers. I beg you, don't kill him!"

The appearance of the woman made the He family's young master's face change suddenly.

His eyes widened as he looked at the woman in disbelief, with a hint of ferocity flashing through his eyes.

After only a moment, he pointed at his wife and started roaring.

"So this six-fingered monster is your child!!! You're so brave, woman, to secretly give birth to a monster. Are you trying to kill all of us?!"

"Today I will kill you and this monster and save all our people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young master of the He family drew his sword and rushed towards the woman and child without hesitation.

Ruan Mian's eyes were gloomy, and he grabbed the He family's young master's neck at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing this, Yun Xiu quickly helped Ruan Mian pinch the wrist bone of the young master of the He family and bent it inward fiercely.

With a loud snap, Yun Xiu broke the He family's young master's wrist bone, causing him to wail in agony.

Ruan Mian saw despair, chill, and an incredible look in the woman's eyes.

She stared at the He family's son and asked in a low voice, "Is that freak your child?"

The He family's young master's face changed drastically, and he instantly raised his voice and roared.

“What nonsense are you talking about!!”

"How could I have such a freak as my child? Ruan Mian, what are your intentions?"

"This freak is here, I will punish you with all my might. No one of you can stop me from taking action today! Get out of my way!"

He didn't want to give Ruan Mian and the others another chance, so he scolded them and rushed towards the woman and child again without saying a word.

Ruan Mian frowned fiercely and slapped him immediately! Yun Xiu tripped him again.

This slap immediately made the He family's young master feel dizzy and dazed.

There was a crisp sound, and even Ruan Mian's palms felt numb.

While the young master of the He family hadn't reacted yet, Ruan Mian looked at the woman with a ridiculous look.

"Open your eyes and see clearly. This is the man you've been thinking about so much. He doesn't even care about your child or your life. Haven't you seen through his true face?"

"Back then, we fed you with food and drink, and even risked being criticized by others to protect your child. What was that for?"

"Is it just to get blamed by your husband, not only to kill your own child, but also to drag my Ruan family into the water?"

Every word Ruan Mian spoke pierced the woman like a sharp needle.

Her body was shaking constantly, and her bloodshot eyes were staring at the young master of the He family.

She was indeed disheartened just now. Even though she knew that her husband would not accept her child, she never expected that he would not only deny the child but also end the life of the child with his own hands in front of so many people.

He even wanted to slander the family that had done him a favor!

Let me ask, what did Madam Ruan and her family do wrong to be treated like this by him?

Thinking of all these, the woman had to face reality.

Now the knife is pointed at her face. If she doesn't resist, the evildoer will only become more rampant!

Not only could he not save his own life, he couldn't even save his child's life.

This was the child she had carried for ten months and gone through countless hardships to give birth to.

Thinking of this, the woman's emotions surged like a flood that broke through a dam.

She suddenly stood up holding the child, glared at the young master of the He family, and accused him in front of everyone.

"Yes, the child is his!"

"I am the daughter-in-law of the Yuzhou He family prefect. The several Yuzhou prefect's servants present here must know me. The six-fingered freak you are talking about is the child of me and the He family's son."

Everyone was shocked when these words came out. The He family's young master was so angry that he loudly denied it: "That's nonsense! My He family doesn't have such bloodline, you..."

"How can this be? You are completely devoid of conscience! Isn't this child your own blood? To protect yourself, you even killed an innocent baby. Do you have any conscience at all?!"

"When I married you, I was looked down upon in the mansion, and I obeyed you. I finally got pregnant, but when I was about to give birth, I was forced to flee with you. You even took away all the food I could eat along the way!"

"A woman's destiny depends on her husband; a man follows his wife wherever he goes. I accept whatever you do to me. I just thought I had a bad fate. But today, I saw with my own eyes that you could have the heart to kill your wife and children. I know your true colors!"

"Madam Ruan is teaching you that people like you are not worth anything I could do for you. You don't know how to be grateful. The flood disaster in Wuheng was clearly the result of your own breach of the dam, and now you're trying to shift the blame onto your own child."

"You are unworthy of being a husband and a father."

Every word the woman said was heartbreaking. When the people present heard that the flood in Wuheng was caused by him secretly breaching the dike, everyone's anger was instantly overwhelming.

In the confusion, he hurriedly explained.

"Don't listen to her nonsense! This woman is talking nonsense. Ruan Mian must be doing this on purpose..."

"Not only do you not repent at this point, you're even trying to sow discord between us and Madam Ruan. How could you do that?! And this freak, after all, is your child, your flesh and blood."

"As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. This man has disowned his own flesh and blood. I've never seen such a heartless and insane person."

As everyone started shouting angrily, the scene became chaotic.

Ruan Mian did not stop them and let the anger of the crowd rush to his head.

At the same time, the young master of the He family was also completely enraged. He stared at the woman with bloodshot eyes, as if he wanted to die with her!

However, the woman also reached the critical point of collapse. When He Qishen rushed towards her regardless of anything and wanted to kill the child, the woman didn't know where she got the courage from. She suddenly pounced on He Qishen and bit his neck hard!

As He Qishi screamed in pain, his neck was bitten by the woman and it bled.

He struggled in pain, resisting desperately, but no matter how hard he beat her, the woman refused to let go and would bite his neck hard to the death. Everyone around him turned pale with fear, and Ruan Mian also hurriedly tried to stop the woman, but she had completely lost her mind at this time.

No matter who comes to dissuade him, it is useless.

It was not until He Qishen turned around and stabbed the sharp knife into the woman's abdomen that the two separated.

"Ash!!"

Ruan Mian quickly called out to Yun Xiu, who immediately stepped forward to control He Qishi.

But at this time, He Qishi's neck was bleeding profusely and he was only breathing his last breath.

He opened his mouth, but the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.

Ruan Mian tore off the cloth strips to stop the woman's bleeding, but the sharp blade had penetrated too deeply and it was too late to save her.

The woman also knew that she didn't have much time left, so she took the opportunity to hold Ruan Mian's hand tightly and spoke with tears in her eyes.

"I'm... I'm sorry... child, I only ask Madam Ruan... you to give him a chance to live..."

Before she could finish her words, she died.

The farce ended with the sacrifice of two lives.

The people present were so frightened that they ran away and stood there in a daze, sighing and lamenting.

The instigator of the farce, Ye, had already left the scene while everyone was in chaos.

By the time Ruan Mian and the others realized what was happening and wanted to look for her, she had already disappeared.

Ruan Qing was furious, but Ruan Mian didn't care.

She had nowhere to escape to, and her most urgent priority was to take care of her children and the many victims present.

The villagers of Jinsha Village, needless to say, were all on his side. The key was facing the Yuzhou disaster victims. Ruan Mian simply said, "You've all seen the true face of this. Now everyone is imprisoned. I don't want to see the tragic scene of people killing each other."

"Whether it's for our families or for ourselves, we should all work together to fight the epidemic, rebuild our homes, and find a way out for ourselves."

"Although you are from Yuzhou, you are also compatriots of Dajing. Since you have come to us, we will not watch you die."

"As long as you are willing and willing to stand with us Wuheng people, we will definitely leave a place for you so that you can survive."

"What do you think?" The Yuzhou disaster victims present looked at each other. Although no one responded for a while, everyone knew what to do.

Until someone standing in the front took the lead and spoke.

"Madam Ruan! Of course we are willing. From now on, we are willing to stand together with you and rebuild our home!"

These words were like a shot of adrenaline, encouraging everyone's hearts.

Ruan Mian looked at the child held by Ruan Qing and spoke earnestly.

"As for the rumors about the so-called six-fingered monster, you don't need to take them seriously. There are no such things as demons in this world. The real demons are nothing more than the hearts of some people with ulterior motives."

"Children are innocent. They have the right to enjoy this world when they are born. Children are also our hope."

"Madam Ruan is absolutely right. Our Zu Ge'er is already three years old. I believe that as parents, they all hope that their own flesh and blood can survive well."

"Yeah yeah."

Everyone is willing to accept this innocent child, if not for the poor child, then for their own children, hoping that there will be more love in this world.

At the same time, Ye, who had escaped from the crowd, felt uneasy.

What happened just now will definitely be known to Zhang Hesong.

She originally wanted to help Zhang Hesong solve a big problem for the Ruan family, so that he would look at her with admiration.

Unexpectedly, I ended up doing something worse.

Just as she was thinking about how to avoid his blame, she didn't expect that the news had already reached his ears. Ye had just returned to the house when she saw Zhang Hesong sitting in the house, furious.

"Husband...husband..."

She opened her mouth and was about to explain when Zhang Hesong suddenly slammed the table, pointed at her nose and started cursing.

"idiot!!"

"How dare you act on your own? Ah? Why didn't you tell me in advance?! If you knew the Six-Fingered Child's secret, why didn't you tell me in advance, instead of doing such a stupid thing yourself!!"

"You know that those Yuzhou disaster victims are sharp blades in my hands. I was thinking of using them to deal with the Ruan family.

You're so good, now you push those people to Ruan Mian's side, you've ruined my plan, understand?!"

This made Zhang Hesong so angry that he was out of breath.

They had originally thought of ways to deal with Ruan Mian, but in the end the Yuzhou disaster victims turned against them, and the young master of the He family even died.

All his previous efforts were wasted, all thanks to this stupid woman.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hesong was so angry that he couldn't help but slap Ye's face several times, knocking her to the ground and unable to resist.

Then they started fighting again. No matter how much Ye begged for mercy, Zhang Hesong's anger could not be dispelled.

His hands did not stop and he kept beating Ye until she was almost unconscious. Only after Zhang Ronger ran out and threw herself on her to stop the fight did Zhang Hesong let go.

"Dad! Are you going to kill Mom?"

"Stop it now!"

Zhang Ronger whimpered, but Zhang Hesong shook his sleeves fiercely and said with a look of disappointment.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place! You and your daughter are both idiots! Get out! Don't let me see you!"

Ye held her breath, not wanting Zhang Hesong to vent his anger on his daughter.

He held on to his last breath and tried to persuade Zhang Ronger to take him away.

night.

Ruan Qing lit the candle and fed the child the heated mare's milk.

Seeing the crying child being comforted in her arms, the warmth in her heart was like a torrent.

At first, he held a grudge against the child's mother, but now seeing such a poor child, Ruan Qing really couldn't bear to let the child die like this.

Especially when the child is in her arms, she seems to be able to feel her breath.

When held by others, the child would cry out of insecurity, but only when Ruan Qing held him would he suddenly calm down.

She felt that this might also be a kind of fate.

Especially since she is now a future mother, she cannot bear to see such a cute and innocent child get hurt.

After contentedly coaxing the child to sleep, he got up and drank some hot water himself.

At this time, Ruan Mian and her aunt walked into the room together, and her aunt started joking.

"Our Ruan Qing has really grown up. She was just a child before, but now I can truly see the maturity of a mother."

"aunt."

Ruan Qing felt a little embarrassed and just said.

"The child and I have a good relationship and he is very well behaved. Although he has the so-called six fingers, it does not affect his growth."

"Sister, can we keep the child? I don't think I need anything to feed him."

Ruan Mian naturally wouldn't waste a child's life. "Of course, it's not difficult to keep the child. Besides, you and Nanny Qin both like children."

My aunt sat on the chair. She didn't see everything that happened today because she was busy with other things.

But after I came back, I heard everyone tell me everything.

At this time, she also had something to tell Ruan Mian.

"Mianmian, your uncle doesn't have good intentions. Many people have told me recently that some of his people are wandering around the village."

"You think it makes sense that he, a disaster relief envoy, would only bring such a small amount of relief supplies? What's more, he doesn't help Lord Lin at all and just wanders around every day. You have to be careful and don't let him do anything behind your back."

Ruan Mian could understand what her aunt said.

Ever since Zhang Hesong came to Jinsha Village, she has been on guard.

Especially after what happened with the Ye family, she had to prepare for a rainy day.

So late at night, she touched the jade bracelet and summoned many spirit beasts from the space.

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Three days later.

The disaster relief area has become more orderly, and some people have even followed General Huo's team of soldiers to set up camp in Wuheng City, preparing to rebuild bit by bit.

Ruan Mian had already roughly processed and disinfected it before.

In the house next to the toilet, Ye had caused such a big incident that Zhang Hesong had not returned to the house.

He took Aunt Qiu to live in another house in the yard, and their shameless voices could be heard every night.

Ye felt even more upset after hearing this! It was like being stuck by a fishbone.

She was covered in scars and had difficulty walking. It took several days for her to recover.

Zhang Ronger's situation was not much better.

The rashes on my face have now started to fester, looking more creepy than before, and are accompanied by a stinging sensation.

Every night, she felt so sad that she could only cry to her mother.

"Mom, what should I do with my face? It hurts so much! I've gone to many doctors, but they all just listen to Ruan Mian. Last time I took the medicine they prescribed, I ended up like this!"

"It must be that Ruan Mian who had bad intentions and deliberately colluded with others to harm me. That heartless bitch! It's all because of her that we, mother and daughter, are in this state."

Mentioning Ruan Mian made Ye Shi's heart even more upset. If it weren't for Ruan Mian, the situation wouldn't have been like this if she had taken that freak out.

But she also underestimated this woman.

How come she has such a high reputation in the eyes of those foolish people? When they were in Kyoto before, they saw Ruan Mian as a timid little woman.

It's nothing! She still remembered that when she went to the Xie family before, Ruan Mian didn't dare to even fart under her mother-in-law.

She became a widow right after she got married, and she stayed that way for three years. With such a temperament, how could she change so suddenly? It's really puzzling.

Now it seems that he has become a completely different person and is not easy to deal with.

Now, because of her, she was beaten like this by her husband.

My husband has always been targeting me because of the vixen Aunt Qiu. Now, isn’t this a perfect opportunity for Aunt Qiu?

When she thought of this, Ye felt like she was going to vomit blood.

Her whole body ached, but her daughter kept complaining to her endlessly. Who could she tell her suffering to?

The pain in her body was unbearable now. Perhaps she sensed her impatience, so Zhang Ronger didn't dare to say anything more.

She acted like a filial daughter: "Mom, now that you've been beaten like this by Dad, it's hard to find a doctor. Those doctors out there all take orders from Ruan Mian. She really deserves to die!"

"Besides, she's a thorn in Dad's side. Mom, if we can help Dad get rid of her, he definitely won't be angry anymore."

Ye was speechless: "Do you think I don't want to? I took out that six-fingered freak just to show off in front of your father and let that little bitch Aunt Qiu see who is the biggest!"

"But what happens now? I ended up losing more than I gained, and ended up getting myself killed! If it wasn't a really good plan, I would never have acted so rashly like this!"

"Okay, stop pushing me. If you come up with a more foolproof method, tell me. Also, you and your brother shouldn't cause any trouble for me, or I won't be able to protect you."

Zhang Ronger's eyes darkened. She answered "OK" but she was unwilling in her heart.

Especially after her face was covered with scabs, her beauty was gone. Even if she walked on the street, little kids would say she was ugly, and passing dogs would bark at her.

Zhang Ronger couldn't bear such suffering.

But Ye didn't care, so she could only keep quiet for the time being.

Ye couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, feeling cold and in pain.

Before she went to bed, Zhang Ronger gave her some herbal medicine, which was very effective in relieving the pain of the wound.

At this time, Ye really couldn't bear the pain, so she thought of getting some new herbs to apply so that she could sleep and not feel so uncomfortable.

However, when she walked out of the house and went to the big water tank in the yard to fetch water, she suddenly saw a figure approaching in the distance.

Ye was afraid that it was Zhang Hesong, so she quickly hid behind the pile of rocks, not daring to breathe.

After a while, a figure walked out of the room.

I trotted all the way to the door.

When Ye saw it, she was shocked. Isn’t this Aunt Qiu?

She ran to the door and couldn't wait to hug the figure outside the yard, whispering softly and coquettishly: "Why did you come so late today? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"That old man Zhang Hesong went out for something. Tonight is such a good opportunity, but you only came to me now. We clearly have more time to spend together."

Aunt Qiu pounded the man's chest lightly as she spoke. In the dim light, Ye suppressed her shock and carefully moved her ear closer.

Through the gap in the fence, they saw the man's face, and it turned out to be... their groom.

Good! Aunt Qiu, that little bitch, actually dared to have an affair right under their noses.

Isn't this a great opportunity for me?

The thought of Zhang Hesong finding out that his beloved concubine was hanging out with a lowly groom would make his old face turn pale with rage, making him spit out blood!

Ye clenched her hands, wishing she could expose the affair between the two right away.

But when she turned around, she realized that this was not the best opportunity. No one else saw it, and she couldn't win the argument with her mouth against those two people.

What's more, Zhang Hesong is not willing to listen to me now, and it might even get me into trouble.

Just as she was thinking about this, Aunt Qiu and the groom had already walked out of the yard and headed for the dark corners of the woods. Seeing this, Ye Shi hurried to follow them.

It was not until they entered a woodshed at the entrance of the village that the two people's shameless voices gradually came out.

Through the broken window, Ye even saw the mattress in the woodshed.

It is obvious that this is not the first time the two have had an affair here!

At this moment, Aunt Qiu was hugging the man and acting coquettishly, so the groom coaxed her softly and helped her step on Zhang Hesong a few times.

"Did that old immortal thing touch you yesterday? I really can't stand it anymore, Qiu'er, why don't we leave now."

"Brother, you're talking nonsense again! Now in this godforsaken place like Wuheng, where can we run to?"

"What's more, I'm pregnant with your child. If we elope, the child won't be protected. What will happen if something unexpected happens while we're out here?"

When the man hesitated, she told him coquettishly.

"Haven't we already planned this before? You go find those bandits and bring them to this village to rob, and we'll take advantage of the chaos to escape.

We can then divide the spoils with the bandits. At least we'll have plenty of money to keep ourselves safe and won't have to worry about starving to death."

"Also, I've gotten to know this village pretty well these past few days. Even though it's built in the mountains, everyone here has a lot of wealth."

"Especially the Ruan family. It's said that Ruan Mian has some incredible abilities and must have amassed quite a bit of wealth. When the time comes, you can have those bandits focus on robbing their family. The wealth they collect will surely be enough to keep us alive."

When the groom heard this, his eyes immediately lit up.

"Is this news true? If so, I'll go gather those bandits tomorrow morning. You don't know, most of those bandits are forced into hiding in those caves because of the flood."

"If they knew that people facing the same difficulties as them were living much better than them, they would definitely be unable to calm down. In their jealousy, they would slaughter the entire village!!"

Ye, who was eavesdropping outside the house, was shocked. She obviously didn't expect that these two people had such big ambitions!

He even thought of massacring the entire village.

However, those are bandits who have been forced into a desperate situation. They will definitely do anything to gain benefits. By then, their entire family will probably not be spared.

Especially since Aunt Qiu has always disliked me, wouldn't it be a great pleasure for everyone to get rid of me?

Thinking of this, Ye's heart began to ring with alarm bells.

While she was cursing Aunt Qiu as a bitch in her heart, she was also fiddling with her beads.

As the plan came into his mind, Ye's expression became more and more tense.

She calmed herself down and took out the rusty little sickle from her lapel. She had originally used it to chop the roots of herbs, but she didn't expect it to come in handy now.

After she made up her mind, she suddenly pushed open the door of the firewood room.

The two people inside were so frightened that their faces suddenly changed! They glared at him with vigilance.

The groom had already drawn the knife from his waist. The moment the scabbard made a sound, Ye snorted and laughed.

"Don't be impulsive. If you dare to hurt me, I will scream for help right now. There are many villagers from Jinsha Village nearby. If I die, how can you two escape their eyes?"

When Aunt Qiu saw that it was Ye, she rushed forward in great surprise.

His voice suddenly became much rougher: "Is it you?"

Ye looked her up and down, the corners of her lips moved slightly, and she laughed out loud: "Aunt Qiu, Aunt Qiu, I thought you were just a little bitch who liked to compete with me for favor.

Before coming to Wu Heng, the other two bitches in the mansion were even more ignorant of current affairs than you. On the contrary, I think as long as you don't go too far, it's fine to let you bear a child for your husband."

"But the child you're carrying is not Zhang's. You should know Zhang Hesong as well as I do. If he knew you were carrying a bastard, you and your lover would be torn to pieces."

Aunt Qiu knew very well that what Ye said was the truth. She had been worried about the matter between her and the coachman every night. Now she had finally waited for the opportunity to get rid of it completely. How could she just leave like that?

And now that Ye said this, she didn't call for anyone to expose her right away. She must have other intentions.

So he lowered his gaze, stared straight at Ye and asked, "So what do you want? Expose me?"