Xiaohe said anxiously, "General, how could you do this for Su Yujiao...?"
Before she could even utter the word "bitch," Lu Ziqian grabbed a teacup lid and threw it like a hidden weapon, knocking out one of Xiao He's front teeth.
"If you dare to be disrespectful again, your tongue will be cut out next time."
Xiaohe endured the excruciating pain, covering her mouth in terror, afraid to utter a single sound.
Chen Yunniang looked at Lu Ziqian's heartless back and collapsed to the ground in despair.
It's all over, it's all over!
She had meticulously planned for so long, and this was the result!
A complete loss!
"Miss, sob sob sob... What should we do?"
"The general is truly angry this time. I have never seen him so terrifying."
Chen Yunniang roared in frustration, "Stop crying, it's like a funeral. Let me have some peace and quiet."
However, before she could come up with a solution, the Orchid Garden underwent a dramatic change.
Orchid Garden was Lu Ziqian's property, and he wanted to take it back, along with the servants in the garden, which were also sold off.
In the morning, she was the enviable Princess of Fu'an County; in the afternoon, she became a destitute princess wandering the streets.
"Miss, where are we going now?"
The county princess's mansion is still under renovation. If she were to move there now, she would probably be laughed at.
As for her parents' home, she couldn't go back. Her parents wished they could kill her to avenge Chen Yaozu.
"Go stay at the inn for a few days first. Keep an eye on things at the county magistrate's mansion every day and try to catch up on the progress."
"yes."
"Miss, what will we do in the future?" Xiaohe was worried about the future.
A hint of resentment and ruthlessness flashed in Chen Yunniang's eyes.
If Su Yujiao won't let her have an easy time, she won't let Su Yujiao have an easy time either.
Another month has passed in the blink of an eye. As the end of the year approaches, every household is slaughtering pigs and sheep, filled with joy.
Even Su Yujiao was infected by this joyful atmosphere, and seemed to feel that life was much better now.
During this time, Lu Ziqian became an exemplary husband, gentle and considerate, caring and attentive, so good that no one could find fault with him.
This gave Su Yujiao the illusion that he seemed to have suddenly become very fond of her!?
Su Yujiao's heart was gradually melted by him. Every time Lu Ziqian tried to please her, he could perfectly hit the point that she cared about most.
In addition, he is young, promising, handsome, rich, and only loves her, making it difficult for her to harden her heart and make a scene with him.
Just as Su Yujiao was hesitating, some rumors suddenly began to circulate in the mansion.
"Young mistress is so lucky to marry such a good man as the general."
"Yes, our general has become so devoted to her, only loving her. He can't even take concubines. She has all the good fortune in the world."
"Young Madam has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. She has suffered so much injustice before, and now she is enjoying great happiness."
"Chunmei, you're usually the most talkative one, why are you so silent today, like a gourd with its mouth sawed off?"
The maid named Chunmei looked around, seemingly lost in thought.
"I have something to tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone else."
"If the masters hear this, it will be a big problem."
Upon hearing this, everyone became even more excited: "Tell us quickly, we promise we won't tell anyone."
"Come closer."
Several maids moved closer, heads together, listening intently.
Chunmei cautiously looked around again, and only after confirming that no one was around did she whisper, "Don't you find it strange that the general is suddenly being so nice to the young mistress?"
“We have all seen how the general treated the young mistress before.”
"The young mistress's status in the general's mansion is at most that of a maidservant."
"Oh dear, you're driving me crazy! What do you know? Tell me now!"
"Could there be some other reason why the general is suddenly being so kind to the young mistress?"
Everyone was curious, and Chunmei lowered her voice even further: "The general may want to kill the young mistress."
"What?"
"What inside information do you know?"
Chunmei spoke up in a cryptic tone: "I heard Xiao Liu mention it before, that he went to the Ghost Temple with the General once."
"And he went with that woman outside."
You mean Miss Chen?
"Yes, that's her!"
Upon hearing this mystical topic, everyone's gossip instincts kicked in even more.
"What are you doing at the Ghost Temple, General and Miss Chen?"
Chunmei shook her head: "Xiao Liu wouldn't say. He accidentally let it slip that day and even told me not to talk about it."
"I didn't take it seriously at first, and I forgot about it after listening to it."
"The more I think about it today, the more something seems off."
"What's wrong?"
Chunmei added, "I went back to my hometown yesterday and heard that Wang Guizhi, the new bride next door, suddenly died."
"He died suddenly without any illness or disaster; it's very strange."
“Wang Guizhi’s family came to demand an explanation and even hired a coroner, but they couldn’t find anything wrong.”
"On the contrary, the monk who came to the village to beg for alms said that she had been taken away by someone."
"Borrowing a life?"
"What happened? That's scary."
Everyone stared at Chunmei, who then spoke up again in a cryptic tone: "That monk said someone borrowed Wang Guizhi's life, and she should have lived to be a hundred years old."
"Later I found out that her man had taken her life with another woman."
"Her husband's name is Li Dazhu. Not long after they got married, he went out to do business, leaving his parents in Wang Guizhi's care, and he found another woman to live with outside."
"As it turned out, that Lin family member was short-lived; she met a Taoist priest when she was about to die from illness."
"The Taoist priest said that as long as you give enough money, he can defy fate and change your destiny."
"The Taoist priest told the two to go to the Ghost Temple, where a very powerful evil god was enshrined. If they made enough offerings, they could make a deal with the evil god."
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