"What are you doing here?" Fang Junyi said coldly.
Su Man crossed her arms and said with a smile, "Of course I came here to laugh at you."
"You're rebelling!"
Madam Fang scolded her harshly, "Who do you think you are? With your humble background, even ten Xia families wouldn't dare to stand against me. If you know what's good for you, let us out right now. Otherwise, when the master comes back, you'll all be finished!"
"Oh."
Su Man chuckled softly and walked slowly to Madam Fang. "As expected of the prefect's wife, you're still so formidable even as a prisoner. I wonder if you'll still be so stubborn when you face death."
Su Man deliberately lowered her voice in an attempt to scare Mrs. Fang, and looked at her with a sinister smile.
Madam Fang was terrified, but she still tried to maintain her dignity as the prefect's wife. "Stop bluffing! You captured us just to threaten the master. How could you possibly kill us?"
Su Man was amused. She didn't expect that Mrs. Fang was quite knowledgeable. She was indeed an expert in the household circle.
"Oh, Madam Fang is so sensible, I am a little surprised. But Madam Fang seems to have forgotten one thing. To threaten Fang Qingshan, I only have Fang Junye. As for you..."
Su Man's eyes swept between Madam Fang and Fang Junyi. "An old and faded madam, and a neglected bastard. Maybe if I kill you both, Fang Qingshan will even applaud."
"You! You're talking nonsense!"
For some reason, when Mrs. Fang heard the words "old and ugly", she became agitated and stretched her neck to deny it, her voice cracking with the last two words.
Su Man understood immediately. So this was the weak spot. Having found the right spot, she continued to speak sarcastically, "Am I talking nonsense? Let's not talk about anything else. During the time I was at the Fang family, did Fang Qingshan ever stay at your place for a night?"
Without waiting for Mrs. Fang to answer, Su Man continued, "Don't even mention the month I was there. Just this whole year, have you ever opened a store?"
“You…you…”
Mrs. Fang held her chest, her face flushed red, and she was obviously very angry.
In the past, if Fang Qingshan slept in a concubine's room for too long, she would scold him, not to mention being ridiculed by Su Man.
Mrs. Fang had always lived a life of luxury, but after days of fright, coupled with poor appetite and sleep, she became so angry that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Mother!"
Fang Junye, who was standing opposite, watched Madam Fang collapse straight down and became furious. "When you were in the Fang family, we treated you with great courtesy. You are repaying kindness with hatred like this. You are completely devoid of conscience!"
Su Man was speechless. "Alright, why do you take me seriously when I'm just pretending? You locked me up without any explanation, and you still dare to tell me you're treating me with courtesy. Did I ask you to treat me with courtesy? You're not letting me go back home, it's the same as how I treat you now."
Fang Junye choked, and the blood bar that had just skyrocketed was visibly empty.
Su Man looked at Fang Junyi, who had been staring at her with a gloomy face, and smiled brightly, "What? Do you have something to say?"
Fang Junyi sneered, "What can I say now? Is it still useful?"
"It's useless."
Su Man answered swiftly. She walked closer with a smile and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Do you regret it? Let me come to Black Wind Village?"
Fang Junyi's breathing became heavy, and there was a deep hatred in his eyes.
He hated Xia Man for betraying him even though she had promised him. He hated Xia Man for being so spineless as to collude with the bandits.
He should have thought that the previous Xia Luoran was Xia Man pretending to be her. His Luoran was a woman of integrity, how could she have fallen into such a state?
"Where is Luo Ran?"
Fang Junyi's voice seemed to come out from between his teeth.
Su Man curled her lips and smiled, "Probably, he's suffering in some mountain valley."
She casually brushed off the dust on her skirt and said, "In this life, I guess you'll only be able to meet in the underworld."
After saying that, she ignored Fang Junyi's gaze that seemed to want to tear her apart and left lightly.
After a long time, a roar sounded behind her.
"Xia! Man!"
Fang Junyi used all his strength in roaring. After shouting these two words, he sat down on the ground exhausted, as if all his strength had been drained.
At this moment, he deeply regretted why he sent Xia Man to Black Wind Village. It not only ruined him, but also harmed Luo Ran.
But it was too late to say anything now. He sat dejectedly on the ground, motionless.
"Who is Charman?"
A faint female voice sounded.
Fang Junyi initially thought it was an illusion and didn't answer. That was until Fang Junye next to him asked suspiciously, "Who's talking?"
-
Qingyun City
After Fang Qingshan learned that not only his house was robbed but also his wife and children were stolen after he left, he rushed back to the Fang Mansion without stopping.
"What are you all doing? You watched your master being kidnapped!"
In the middle of the yard, Fang Qingshan pointed at the servants and guards kneeling on the ground and cursed them.
The head of the imperial guards bravely said, "Those bandits were dressed up as soldiers, and we were caught off guard..."
"Shut up!"
Fang Qingshan was furious. "How dare you make excuses for being so useless, butler!"
The butler, whose name was called, shuddered, "Master."
At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had gone to Baiyun City with Fang Qingshan and escaped a disaster. However, facing the frantic Fang Qingshan, he did not dare to neglect him. He bent his waist and said, "What are your instructions?"
"Pass my order, whether they are guarding the gate or the house, the leader will be beaten to death!"
"yes!"
"Sir! Please spare my life, I will never dare to do it again..."
Soon, screams were heard outside, which made the servants and soldiers in the yard feel threatened.
The housekeeper had no choice but to bite the bullet and persuade him, "Master, please calm down. The army will be here soon, and those bandits will be doomed soon."
“It’s not that easy!”
Fang Qingshan's forehead was bulging with veins, and his eyes looked murderous. "They have Junye in their hands. Even if the King of Qi's troops arrived, they would be timid."
The more he spoke, the angrier he became. "A bunch of rubbish!"
"Master, please calm down. Since they captured the eldest young master to save their lives, they dare not do anything bad to him. But now that they have obtained those account books, will they go to the capital to file a complaint?"
Mr. Fang, who was originally very angry, immediately calmed down after hearing this.
Yes, these bandits are nothing to be afraid of. If things get out of hand and his plan with the King of Qi is discovered...
"Notify the surrounding towns and villages to be on high alert. If you see anyone suspicious, kill them without mercy!"
"yes!"
-
After autumn, the weather got colder day by day.
The cloak that Wei Ma had made for Su Man before also came in handy. Su Man wrapped herself in the cloak and listened to the report from the brothers with Military Advisor Yuan. After hearing that Fang Qingshan had set up checkpoints in several surrounding cities, she couldn't help but worry about Wei Ma's safety.
"After all, Aunt Wei is old. Will something happen to her?" Su Man frowned.
Military Advisor Yuan smiled slightly. "I disagree with Madam. It's precisely because Madam Wei is so old that no one would have thought that Black Wind Village would let her go to the capital."
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