Ning Huan squinted and asked, "You said I was having an affair with Niu Dadan, so why wasn't I caught in the act like Niu Dadan was? Instead, I was perfectly fine at home?"
Zhou Ying insisted, "You must have heard us and sneaked home."
Seeing that she couldn't get through to him, Ning Huan looked at Niu Dadan beside her, trying to find a breakthrough with him.
She rolled her eyes and then came up with an idea.
Ning Huan said to Niu Dadan, "You're convinced that the woman you're having an affair with is me, right?"
Niu Dadan nodded: "You even said that I would marry you in the future, saying that although you are a second-time bride, you will definitely serve me well."
Ning Huan smiled and said, "Since you're so sure, no matter how I explain, I'm afraid no one will believe me."
So she walked straight through the crowd, scooped a spoonful of water from a vat beside the courtyard, then took a handful of powder from her sleeve, put it in the water, and said, "I've poisoned this water. If a normal person comes into contact with it, their skin will be corroded. But..."
Ning Huan paused for a moment and said, "When I was chopping wood on the mountain today, I passed by this antidote tree, and the powder fell all over me. If Niu Dadan really touched me, then he wouldn't react when he put his hand in this water. But if he didn't touch me..."
As she spoke, Ning Huan moved the water ladle in front of Niu Dadan: "Then his skin will be corroded until it tears open and becomes a bloody mess."
Everyone gasped when they heard Ning Huan's description.
Niu Dadan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He looked at the water Ning Huan offered and shakily reached out his hand.
Ning Huan raised an eyebrow and reminded her, "Think it over. This poison has the ability to rot flesh and corrode bones. If there's no antidote, I guarantee you'll never see your own hand again in your life."
She spoke very calmly, but Niu Dadan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Because he knew that he hadn't even met Ning Huan, that bitch, before she knocked him unconscious, so where would he find the antidote powder?
Thinking of this, he quickly withdrew his hand: "I won't touch this water, I haven't touched the antidote, I won't touch it!"
Ning Huan laughed: "I told you, I'm covered in the antidote powder. If you touch me, it's like you've been exposed to the antidote."
Niu Dadan shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't touch you! I don't have the antidote, keep that water away from me!"
Seeing that Niu Dadan had told the truth, Ning Huan put the water ladle aside.
Zhou's mother angrily said, "You daring bully, did you say everything? Are you trying to play games with our Zhou family's reputation?"
Niu Dadan quickly shook his head and looked at Zhou Ying beside him, wanting to ask her for help.
Zhou Ying pretended not to see it and remained silent with Liu Shi.
Zhou Jing'an overheard Ning Huan in the room not throwing a tantrum or acting like a scoundrel, but instead cleverly using a scheme to force Niu Dadan to tell the truth.
He couldn't help but frown; this wasn't like Ning Huan's usual behavior. After all, the Ning Huan of the past was arrogant, domineering, and unreasonable.
How could someone handle such a situation with such courage and wisdom?
However, he immediately realized that this woman knew that she couldn't be unreasonable in this situation. If she threw a tantrum, she might just be gagged and drowned in a pig cage.
Just as everyone was in chaos, someone at the door shouted, "The village chief is coming!"
Everyone turned around and saw Zhou's father, Zhou Dashan, and the village chief walking over together.
When Zhou's mother saw Zhou Dashan arrive, she felt even more confident in front of her husband and started making a scene even more fiercely: "Oh, husband, you're back just in time! Our family has become a laughing stock this time!"
"My third son's wife is so shameless! While our third son is sick, she actually went out and seduced other men. What a terrible thing she's done!"
Hearing the noisy chatter of Zhou's mother and the villagers, the village chief frowned and said, "Shut up!"
Then she turned to Zhou Dashan and said, "Zhou Dashan, you're the head of this family, so keep your wife in check! What kind of behavior is this, making a scene in front of everyone!"
Zhou Shan quickly nodded, then glared fiercely at his mother.
Zhou Ying stepped forward and said, "Village chief, it's all because Ning Huan cheated on our third brother with another man! She's made us lose face in front of the villagers, she should be severely punished!"
Ning Huan raised an eyebrow: "Stop spouting nonsense. Niu Dadan himself just said that he didn't touch me."
The village chief's face grew increasingly grim as he looked at the women in front of him.
Although Zhou Jing'an failed the imperial examination this year, he is the only scholar in the village. If he passes the exam in the future, even the village chief might have to rely on Zhou Jing'an's help.
But the Zhou family was in constant turmoil, and Zhou Xiucai's wife was no pushover either.
Mr. Zhou shouted sternly, "Shut up, all of you! Look at the state of yourselves!"
Then, Mr. Zhou turned to the crowd and said, "Our Zhou family has made a fool of ourselves in front of everyone today. Since it's a misunderstanding, everyone should go home and rest!"
The village chief chimed in, "That's right, everyone should hurry up and leave, stop watching the commotion!"
Upon hearing this, everyone left.
After everyone left, Zhou's father squinted at Ning Huan and said, "Third son's wife, I'm speaking up for you because of our third son. If something like this happens again, I'll risk our third son's reputation to punish you according to family rules!"
With that, Mr. Zhou led his family away.
Ning Huan watched the Zhou family members' backs as they walked away, feeling that something was off about what had happened today, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Just as she was about to think it over, she was interrupted by three little white balls who were eavesdropping from the corner of the wall.
These must be the original owner's and Zhou Jing'an's children. Ning Huan looked at the three chubby little dumplings and was a little surprised. The original owner was not pretty, but the children she gave birth to were all so handsome and cute.
The thought that these three adorable little dumplings would one day turn into wicked villains filled her with regret.
Meanwhile, the three little ones were huddled on the wall, talking about something, their eyes darting around furtively.
She wanted to call the three little ones over, but as soon as her eyes met theirs, the three little ones ran away in fright.
Ning Huan frowned, wondering how the original owner of this body usually got along with these three little bundles of joy, and why she, as their mother, seemed more terrifying than seeing a ghost.
She wasn't in a hurry to chase after them. After all, no one would believe her if she explained that she wasn't their mother. She might even be locked up as a mentally unstable woman.
So Ning Huan turned around and went back into the house. Her head had just been injured and was bleeding, so she needed to find medicine to stop the bleeding.
To her surprise, she had never seen any medicine for stopping bleeding, or even any dregs of medicine, in the courtyard where Zhou Jing'an and Ning Huan lived.
Ning Huan frowned. Logically speaking, Zhou Jing'an was a patient, so why was there no medicine in the courtyard?
Just as she was wondering, Ning Huan suddenly felt a burning sensation on her wrist, and that burning mark was the consciousness space.
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