Chapter 43: It was her. It was she and the Prime Minister who destroyed our family!
The old lady burst into tears and snot, hugging him and crying: "Son, my son! You have suffered a lot, your elder brother, he, he..."
Unexpectedly, Li Ming suddenly looked at Ruan Mian and accused him with bloodshot eyes.
"It was her! She and the Prime Minister teamed up to destroy our family!"
"What??"
Madam Li looked over in shock, and Li Ming roared.
"That bitch colluded with the Prime Minister and put the blame on my brother, causing our property to be ransacked! My brother was even...beheaded..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the old lady fainted on the spot, and the other female members of the family collapsed to the ground due to excessive grief.
The death of the eldest son still dealt a heavy blow to their uncle's family.
Li Ming even wanted to tear Ruan Mian to pieces on the spot!
Seeing this, Ruan Qingsong immediately walked out from the crowd, stood in front of his sister, and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
"Mr. Li, how dare you throw dirty water on my sister? If your elder brother really didn't do those things, why would he be beheaded? If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself!"
"Bah! It's obvious that this bitch went to the Prime Minister and whispered in his ear. And when my eldest brother met with the Prime Minister that day, you were right next to him. How dare you say that you didn't collude with him?"
"How did our Bo Mansion offend you? Why do you hold such a grudge against us? Or... is it because you want to protect your husband's family and help your husband Qi Nanfeng escape punishment, so you let my eldest brother bear all the blame?"
Faced with his accusations, Aunt Chen from the Bo Mansion burst into tears.
"You're so good, Ruan Mian! I thought you'd taken good care of our mansion along the way, but now it seems you're guilty! Without the prince, how are we going to survive in the future?"
"You've ruined our entire family! I'm going to fight you today!"
As he spoke, he looked around, picked up a big rock and rushed towards Ruan Mian.
Ruan Mian pushed her brother away, easily snatched the stone from her hand, and smashed it on her forehead without hesitation.
"If your mind is not clear, reflect on it in your dreams!"
As he said this, he looked at Li Ming with burning eyes and pressed forward.
"Li Ming, you're saying in every word that I harmed you. Is that just because of your rotten mouth? If you have the guts, show me the evidence that I harmed you."
"But in the eyes of shallow and lowly people like you, when a woman and a man meet, it's nothing more than those shameless things in bed. You can't see the more serious things."
"You...how dare you speak so recklessly about me..."
Li Ming picked up a shovel and rushed towards her. Ruan Qingsong immediately grabbed his arm and the two started to fight.
Ruan Mian got angry, stepped forward and kicked him on the knee, snatched the shovel and hit him hard on the head.
With a crisp sound, Li Ming was knocked unconscious on the spot by her.
The old lady and the others were utterly shocked, crying and shouting for the officer to intervene on their behalf: "Sir, please look at what's going on! She's trying to kill people! We're being exiled, not committing a capital crime!"
Ruan Mian threw down the shovel, looked at the group of people in Bo's house, and said sternly.
"I have looked after you for some time before. If you had listened to the slander and turned against me, I would have shown no mercy! But remember this: you can only blame Li Shen for his evil intentions and monstrous crimes."
The officer wanted to step forward and say a few words, but when he met Ruan Mian's cold eyes, his back felt as if it were pierced by a cold wind. He swallowed his words and sent the people from the Bo Mansion away first.
As soon as the road was opened, a group of people rushed towards Ji County under the shouting and the leadership of armored soldiers.
Li Ming was awakened by the officials by pouring cold water on him, as they could not let him faint and delay the journey.
Old Madam Li and others took personal care of her.
Aunt Chen followed behind from a distance, feeling angry and anxious.
She was very concerned about Li Ming's injury, but given her status, it was not right for her to visit him, so she could only watch anxiously.
But when she thought of Ruan Mian, she took out all her anger on Ruan Jiao.
She kicked Ruan Jiao's hind legs hard and yelled angrily.
"Just now, your family members were so rampant, and you didn't even show up, not even willing to help your brother-in-law! You let your family members bully us. Tell me, are you in cahoots with them?"
Ruan Jiao gritted her teeth and glared at her fiercely, while Aunt Chen grabbed her hair.
"As a humble concubine, what qualifications do you have to look at me like that? Ruan Jiao, don't forget that you are already a member of the Bo Mansion. If you dare to try to cheat me, just give me a try!"
"If you want to show your loyalty, then do something now! Come here!" She dragged Ruan Jiao to the back of the team and whispered something. Ruan Jiao suddenly opened her eyes and subconsciously wanted to refuse.
But she was staring at him fiercely, and he could only swallow the feeling of frustration.
She took a deep breath, and Aunt Chen let her go when she saw that she had no way out.
Then he clapped his hands and chuckled.
"You should be optimistic about the situation now. The reason why we have fallen to this point is all because of your elder sister! Besides, you have already left your parents' home, and no one will protect you."
Aunt Chen gave a sly smile, "If you dare to complain, you will be killed tonight! The armored soldiers are all soldiers from the barracks, they kill without blinking an eye, you will have something to eat!"
Ruan Jiao clenched her palms and was so angry that she could only tremble.
Now she is like a weak chicken whose lifeblood is held in check. Aunt Chen is so rampant and knows Li Ming's movements so well. I'm afraid she had already informed Li Ming before she was exiled.
She looked at the Ruan family sitting comfortably in the carriage in front of the team. Ruan Jiao felt her forehead congested and the blood in her body boiling.
It was obvious that she had married into a wealthy family. Although she was a concubine, it was still the Earl's Mansion. Their Ruan family was just a merchant family with a low status!
She was able to secure this good marriage, and she thought that her father and others would look up to her from now on, and would at least give her some dowry to support herself.
But not only did they not think highly of her, they also kept saying that she had no self-respect and had used shameful means to become someone else's concubine!
She has brought disgrace upon the family, so not only will she not be given a dowry, she won't even be given a bite of food to eat before leaving home.
On the other hand, the legitimate daughter Ruan Mian just married an incompetent ninth-rank official, but the official spent all his family's wealth to give her such a large dowry, allowing her to marry in style!
Even if she was divorced now and was widowed for three years in vain, the Ruan family would still accept her.
But what about yourself?
Just because her biological mother was not presentable and was a concubine, she got nothing?!
Even though she had used shameful means to seduce the eldest son of the Bo family, she had also won a legitimate status for herself, so what was wrong with that?
Now she was being discriminated against and exploited because of Ruan Mian. She couldn't bear this even if she died!
While thinking, she walked towards the armored soldiers.
At the same time, Ruan Mian and his family were talking sweetly in the carriage.
Rui Ge'er has woken up, and apart from a slight cough, he is fine.
Little Tuanzi knew that it was his aunt who saved him, so he kept clinging to Ruan Mian and refused to come down.
He had a medicinal scent on him, his body was soft and warm, and his little mouth sounded as if it was covered with honey when he spoke. Ruan Mian liked him very much.
They hugged him tenderly to keep him warm. When his parents learned that their child was fine, they were finally relieved.
But during the casual chat, Ruan Mian noticed that Master Ruan seemed to be worried, so he asked, "Dad, is there anything else that makes you feel uncomfortable?"
He shook his head and didn't say anything. Zhang on the side could only sigh and look at Rui Ge'er in Ruan Mian's arms, worriedly.
"Mianmian, your sister-in-law and Rui'er shouldn't have to suffer with us. Why don't we find another way to send them away?"
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