"No," Madam Qin was still uneasy. "Before that, I want to ask you personally, what are your plans for dealing with me?"
Although she wasn't afraid of death, she wanted to live a good life even more.
Only by living can one enjoy wealth and honor; only by living can one reach great heights and see far.
Even now, she has not given up her ambitions.
This problem stumped Yang Qing.
This is really not something he can decide.
"I need to consult with my superiors about this, so I cannot reply at the moment."
"You can drag me away without any objection," Madam Qin glanced meaningfully at Yang Qing and continued, "However, Wu Yuan is extremely vigilant. Once he senses something is wrong, he will retreat immediately. If you miss this opportunity, it won't be so easy for you to capture him again."
Yang Qing, who had long guessed Qin's identity, initially thought the peasant woman was ignorant and could be dealt with by stalling, but things turned out differently...
Taking a deep breath, Yang Qing said, "I promise I will not take your life."
"Is that all?" Madam Qin was very dissatisfied.
"Then what else do you want?" Yang Qing was furious. "You've been involved with Wu Yuan, and it's already an extraordinary favor that you haven't been punished."
“That’s not how it works. What can a woman like me do besides serve men? Rebellion has nothing to do with me. I didn’t marry Wu Yuan, so there’s no question of me being implicated.”
These words left Yang Qing speechless.
Although it's a fallacy, it sounds quite reasonable.
With a dark expression, he asked, "Then what do you want?"
“Wealth and honor,” Qin said with unusual candor, “I have nothing left, so I must seize wealth and honor.”
"Okay," Yang Qing agreed readily, "I hope you won't regret it later."
"I won't regret it!"
After saying this, Qin straightened her face and got to the point, "Wu Yuan has several hiding places, but I don't know where he is now. Someone will come to meet me later, and you can interrogate them."
"Then what are you here for?" Yang Qing didn't believe Qin Shi's words. "Just to see Mei Yu?"
“Of course not,” Madam Qin took out a porcelain bottle and tossed it to Meiyu. “Wu Yuan asked me to give this to you. I don’t know what kind of medicine it is or what it’s for.”
She knew it, but she had to leave herself a way out.
It's completely different whether someone else comes looking for her or she leaks it herself. If the problem stems from a mistake during the rendezvous, she can still make excuses. But if she leaks it herself, then...
"Is that all?"
“Otherwise,” Madam Qin covered her mouth and laughed, “I’m just a woman, I only come to the brothel under the pretense of looking for my husband, what could I possibly do?”
"Really not?"
"Really not," Madam Qin said firmly. "Instead of getting entangled with me, you'd better hurry up and keep watch over him. Otherwise, you'll miss the opportunity and then blame me."
Although Yang Qing was unwilling, he was aware of this problem.
Finally, he stood up reluctantly, saying, "You two keep a close eye on her. If anything goes wrong, you'll be held accountable."
After saying that, he hurriedly went out to make arrangements.
Meiyu placed the porcelain bottle on the table and said slowly, "Madam, you really have some good methods."
"It was just to save my life," Madam Qin said with a smirk. "Speaking of which, I have to thank your girl a lot."
If she hadn't blurted it out, I wouldn't have known such important information, and I wouldn't have taken the initiative.
Upon hearing this, Meiyu froze for a moment, then managed to reply, "It is also because the lady is so clever."
Ordinary people, even if they knew this news, wouldn't think so much about it, much less take the initiative.
What frustrated her even more was that after Qin Shi took her place, she didn't know if she could still use this incident to extricate herself.
"Thank you for the compliment," Qin said with a hint of pride. "I still have to thank your girl."
Upon hearing this, Meiyu fell silent.
Even with her good nature, she felt she was about to reach her breaking point.
I originally intended to use this as a stepping stone, but...
An hour later, Yang Qing hurriedly returned and took Qin Shi and Mei Yu away under the pretext of protection.
That night, Jiang Nuan worked until dawn. When she came out, even though she was in excellent physical condition, she felt like she couldn't lift her back and kept hitting her lower back with her fist.
"Mother," Xie Shi leaned closer, "is your back bothering you?"
"Bending for too long is too much for my body to handle."
"Mom, lie down on the bed first, I'll rub it for you."
After saying that, Madam Xie helped the person to the bedside, tidied them up, and began to massage them.
During this time, she had secretly learned all of Jin's skills, and her kneading technique was now perfectly balanced in terms of strength and swiftness.
Anyway, Jiang Nuan was really enjoying it.
"A little to the left, near the lower back, yes!"
The two of them spent an hour getting ready before finally leaving. Xie was covered in sweat, and Jiang Nuan's face was flushed. Anyone who didn't know the situation would have thought they had done something shady.
"Mother," Wang asked curiously, "what did you do?"
"Mom's back hurts, let me massage it for her."
After saying that, Xie wiped the sweat from her forehead.
“Oh,” Wang paused in peeling the egg, speaking softly, “I can do that too.”
“I’m all you need to do,” Xie said, immediately becoming wary. “I specifically learned this from my third sister-in-law, and Mother said it feels very comfortable.”
Seeing this, Jiang Nuan quickly changed the subject, "Hurry up and serve the food, they can't wait any longer."
After saying this, he quickly picked up his bowl and chopsticks and left.
Every time she encounters something like this, she gets the illusion that she has a harem of three thousand beauties, which is really frustrating!
“Sister-in-law, let me do it,” Xie said, pushing Wang aside with her buttocks, feigning helplessness. “Mother loves the food I serve.”
The fact that her usually quiet and reserved sister-in-law had unexpectedly become a rival for her husband's affections made Xie feel a sense of crisis.
Although she had always looked down on Wang's taciturn nature, she only knew that her sister-in-law was a shrewd and calculating person who just didn't like to compete for attention or show off and preferred to keep everything to herself.
It has to be said that her personality isn't very likable, but she's someone you can trust.
But now... things have changed.
How can it change? Don't they say that old habits die hard?
"Oh." Wang's voice was somewhat muffled, and she seemed a little absent-minded as she spoke.
It seems like I messed things up, but I really didn't mean to compete for favor or anything like that. I just wanted to do something for my mother-in-law.
She felt a deep unease because she had received so much but given so little.
I feel insignificant and can be replaced at any time.
Because she lacked both the charm of her second brother's wife and the allure of her third brother's wife...
A sense of frustration welled up inside me.
With his shoulders drooping and head down, he looked very dejected.
Upon noticing Wang's unusual behavior, Xie immediately took two steps back, saying, "Sister-in-law, I... I didn't bully you."
Wang gave a wry smile and nodded slightly, "Yes, it has nothing to do with you."
Upon hearing this, Xie stepped back even further and tentatively asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
"nothing."
Wang lowered her head again.
Then, without saying a word, he packed the food and walked out of the kitchen dejectedly.
"What?" Xie blinked. "What happened? No..."
She was still worried, "I still have to go and check on it."
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