Chapter 651: I Have My Own Place
Seeing the smug look on Wang Mang's face, Xu Miaomiao was also angry in her heart, but this matter was indeed as he said, this woman was his wife, even if he had his reasons, he could not just interfere with her family background.
"If she's your wife, why do you still keep her locked up?"
Xu Miaomiao looked at Wang Mang suspiciously and asked. Wang Mang's expression flickered for a moment, and then he slowly spoke after realizing what was going on: "She did something wrong, and I just punished her."
"What's wrong with locking people up and torturing them like this? They are simply not human beings." Li Yi next to him muttered in dissatisfaction.
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao also smiled and looked at Wang Mang.
Wang Mang no longer had such patience at this time. He looked at Xu Miaomiao and said sternly, "Of course she made a mistake, so I am doing this to her. Madam Xu, I haven't blamed you for breaking my door, but you questioned me first. What's the reason? Give me an explanation."
"Mr. Wang, please keep quiet. Why are you talking to a child? I am really curious about what kind of mistake Jing'an could have made Mr. Wang, the wife he has been living with day and night, become like this."
Xu Miaomiao stared at the man and asked curiously, but Wang Mang didn't seem to intend to answer.
Village Chief Wang, who was standing by, said in dissatisfaction: "Okay, this is what happened."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the eyes of the people around him were attracted. Everyone stared at Village Chief Wang. The village chief sighed heavily, and then slowly explained, "I found a wife for him before. I thought he was disabled, so I gave more money to the wife's family. But the wife's family only recognized brothers, not sisters. After I took the money, there was no news."
"They used to get along well. Wang Mang lost his legs and had a bad temper. He always beat and scolded this lady. But this lady had a good temper and endured it silently. She never caused me any trouble. Seeing this, I thought about treating her better and giving her some money. But later I caught her having an affair with someone else. Wang Mang was angry and said he didn't want her anymore. So I took her back to her parents' home, but the family said that a daughter who is married off is like water, so they don't care about her anymore. I really had no choice but to bring her back."
"I really had no other choice, so I came here a few days later. But within a few days, she disappeared. I asked Wang Mang and she said she ran away. I didn't think much about it. Who knew she would be kept here forever?"
Village Chief Wang sounded a little regretful when he said this. Xu Miaomiao frowned slightly when she heard these words. Li Yi next to her concealed his sympathy for this lady.
"Even if that's the case, even if this lady did something wrong, you can't treat her like this. Keeping someone locked up is no different than treating pigs and dogs."
Li Yi on the side felt even more sympathetic towards the lady's life experience. Although he had no father or mother, fortunately he met Xu Miaomiao. This lady grew up in that kind of family, and it is unknown what kind of life she lives.
"So what? She is my family. We can do whatever we want to her. You guys should stop interfering here."
Wang Mang waved his hands impatiently, wanting these people to leave quickly.
"Village Chief Wang, since you asked for this woman for Wang Mang, why don't you give her a chance to live now?" Xu Miaomiao ignored Wang Mang and spoke to the Village Chief Wang in front of him.
Hearing Xu Miaomiao's words, Village Chief Wang nodded solemnly: "Madam Xu is right. Although this lady did something wrong, our son is really a troublesome person. I have wronged her these days. But even if I let her go now, I should give her some silver. But I am really in trouble these days. I will give you some silver when I have more money in a few days, okay?"
Village Chief Wang spoke to the woman that Li Yi was holding. The woman looked dazed and didn't know what to say. Xu Miaomiao waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Just leave the person to me."
Xu Miaomiao was about to turn around and leave. She looked at Village Chief Wang, thought for a while, and then spoke: "There is no shortage of rooms in the mansion. Why don't you just live in the mansion? It will be convenient for me to treat Mr. Wang."
"Madam Xu, thank you so much." Upon hearing Xu Miaomiao's words, Village Chief Wang's eyes were filled with tears and he almost knelt down to Xu Miaomiao. Xu Miaomiao immediately supported the man who was about to kneel down, looked at him and said, "You don't have to thank me."
Village chief Wang was still expressing his gratitude, but Xu Miaomiao didn't want to listen any more, so she said goodbye to everyone and left.
"Li Yi, let's talk about the store tomorrow."
Xu Miaomiao looked at Li Yi and spoke. Li Yi supported the young lady and nodded to Xu Miaomiao: "Master is right. This lady's matter is more important now."
Xu Miaomiao responded to Li Yi and left with him.
"Sixth Mother, prepare hot water and clean clothes." Xu Miaomiao immediately said to Gu Yuanniang in the backyard.
Hearing the sound, Gu Yuanniang immediately put the sleeping Xu Nianmiao into the cradle beside her and walked towards Xu Miaomiao, but she only saw a woman covered in filth and with messy hair.
"Who have you picked up again?"
While complaining, Gu Yuanniang helped Xu Miaomiao bring the lady into the house.
Xu Miaomiao ignored Gu Yuanniang's words for a moment, but took two steps towards the lady and said to her, "Please tell us everything first. You will be safe when you get to our place. Don't worry."
The woman nodded tremblingly, her eyes were very timid, and she didn't even dare to look up at Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao then retreated. As soon as she left the house, Gu Yuanniang came up to her and said, "Who on earth is this lady? Miaomiao, Liang Country and Nan Country are ready to go to war at any time. You have to be careful."
"Don't worry, Liu Niang. She is the wife that Wang Mang despised. She is not a Liang country person."
"That's good." Gu Yuanniang's tense heartstrings finally relaxed and she spoke to Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao also smiled and simply told Gu Yuanniang everything that happened today. Gu Yuanniang's expression changed so quickly from being surprised at first to being relieved later that Xu Miaomiao couldn't believe it.
Xu Miaomiao smiled.
"So that's how it is." Gu Yuanniang nodded: "What should we do next?"
Staring at the sound in the room, both of them began to ponder. In this era, women who are abandoned will not have a good ending. It is so difficult for Gu Yuanniang to get a divorce, let alone her.
(End of this chapter)
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