"No way, are these two really that shameless?"
"It can't be wrong, didn't you see the steward holding the account book?"
"I find it believable. Given what this mother and daughter did today, what shameless things wouldn't they do?"
“I think so too. We know the general’s character. If they hadn’t done something outrageous, how could they have been kicked out of the general’s mansion?”
"Indeed, you and I watched the spectacle together that day. Look at this Miss Qiao's figure, doesn't she resemble the woman who said the General's wife was ugly that day?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember her too. It's definitely her. She's wearing the same pink dress, and I remember her voice."
"Tsk tsk~ You really can't judge a book by its cover. She looks like a delicate and weak girl, but she can do this kind of thing."
As Qiao Jiaojiao listened to the onlookers pointing and whispering about her, and looked at those pairs of eyes full of disdain, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
She was quite young, and this was the first time she had faced such a situation. She panicked and didn't know what to do. She could only hide next to Granny Li, trying to conceal herself.
Granny Li never expected things to turn out this way. She had always relied on the fact that her son had saved Shen Muzhi to act arrogantly in the General's Mansion, and no one in the General's Mansion dared to offend her, let alone spread rumors in front of Shen Muzhi.
She originally thought that the reason she was kicked out of the general's mansion must be because Yan Xiao said something to Shen Muzhi, and Shen Muzhi felt guilty towards Yan Xiao and had no other choice but to do so.
Even so, Shen Muzhi still took good care of the mother and daughter, which shows that Shen Muzhi still acknowledges the kindness of his son, so Yan Xiao probably wouldn't dare to go too far.
The deduction of their monthly wages was probably done secretly while Shen Muzhi was away, and they didn't dare let Shen Muzhi know.
Because of this understanding, she dared to bring Qiao Jiaojiao here today to cause a scene, hoping to make a big fuss and that Yanxiao wouldn't really dare to do anything to them.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all. This woman is very bold, and the people in the general's mansion obey her every word. She miscalculated.
Now that she's in this situation, she doesn't know what to do.
Her only bargaining chip was the debt of gratitude she owed her son. Thinking of this, she perked up slightly and lowered her stance a little when she looked at Yan Xiao:
"Madam, no matter what, my son saved General Shen's life. Without my son, General Shen wouldn't be where he is today, and General Shen has to admit that."
Therefore, no matter what, you can't be too heartless, otherwise General Shen won't agree when he returns.”
Yan Xiao never expected that this old woman, even at this point, would still try to morally blackmail her with that little bit of gratitude. She couldn't help but sneer out loud.
"Granny Li, I must say, you are truly naive! You don't actually think that after you've made such a scene and gone to such lengths to smear me, I would still be merciful and allow you to continue to bleed the General's Mansion dry, do you?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Li's pupils contracted, and her voice trembled slightly, but she forced herself to remain calm and said:
"What do you want? Don't forget, I am the mother of General Shen's savior. If you dare to do anything to us, mother and daughter, not only will General Shen not agree, but the whole world will criticize you behind your back."
"Heh~"
Yan Xiao sneered and remained unmoved.
"Didn't you and your daughter keep saying that I wouldn't give you a way to live? I don't think I've done anything immoral or heinous; I've just taken back some things from my general's mansion."
I believe that people around the world can understand me. After all, no fool would want to keep two vicious dogs that might bite them at any time.
You and your daughter are both capable of living, have you been spoiled by the general and don't know how to survive?
If all else fails, I'll take pity on you and show you a way out: you can go outside the city and compete with the homeless for business. At least you'll have something to eat, right?
After Yanxiao finished speaking, seeing that Granny Li still wanted to say something, she knew that she was about to bring up the matter of gratitude again, so she waved her hand to shut her up and said impatiently:
"Stop mentioning your son's life-saving grace. On the battlefield, it's an obligation for comrades in the same camp to support each other and fight the enemy together. When fighting the enemy together, who doesn't entrust their back to their comrade?"
If your son died saving the general, I'd be willing to listen to you say a few more words about it. Was that your son?
The general is kind and righteous. Seeing you and your daughter were all alone and helpless, he thought of helping you. But instead, he's only made you more greedy. How dare you take advantage of this small favor and act so arrogantly? Do you really think I'm some kind of clay saint?"
Yan Xiao walked a few steps to Qiao Jiaojiao, then grabbed her chin and stuffed something into her mouth.
She was incredibly strong, and Qiao Jiaojiao was completely unable to resist. When Yan Xiao let go, she quickly covered her throat and coughed, but nothing came out.
Qiao Jiaojiao, her face filled with fear, coughed as she asked:
"You, cough cough~, what did you give me to eat?"
Granny Li was also startled and patted Qiao Jiaojiao's back repeatedly, but nothing came out.
She looked up and glared angrily at Yan Xiao, her eyes reddening: "What did you feed my daughter? What do you want?"
"nothing."
Yan Xiao casually brushed the dust off his hands and replied nonchalantly:
"It's just a new type of poison I've recently researched, specifically designed to target people I hate and never want to see again. Congratulations, your daughter is very lucky to be the first one."
From this day forward, your daughter must stay at least twenty meters away from me, otherwise I can make her suffer terribly with just a flick of my finger.
After saying that, he even asked very considerately:
"Would you like to try it now and see how it works?"
"Gu, Gu poison?"
People in Qing Kingdom are terrified of Gu poison. Everyone present took a step back in fear upon hearing the word "Gu poison," and the person involved turned pale with fright.
"You, how do you know this kind of thing?"
As Li Mama finished speaking, she seemed to remember something, and her cloudy eyes brightened. Thinking she had caught Yan Xiao red-handed, she shouted:
"Are you a Miao sorcerer? The general must not know, otherwise how could he allow a sorcerer like you to be in Jiangbei City?"
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