Chapter 10 Help is coming
"No, it's not what you think. I didn't..."
"Over twenty pairs of eyes in my Rong Mansion saw it clearly. Fan Qianxi, are you trying to say that everyone in my Rong Mansion is blind?"
What was that sound? Chu Ci woke up with a start. Had she traveled through time again? No, she couldn't be that unlucky. Looking around, she found that the blanket she had been wearing was gone, but the cushion was still there. The little cutie she had fed yesterday and her cheap husband were also in front of her.
So, what's going on?
"Husband, where did this thing blocking the way come from? What's its relationship with the Fan family?"
Fan Jingrui's face was gloomy, and he secretly hated his wife for being so heartless under any circumstances.
However, thinking of her abilities, he had to suppress the discomfort in his heart and explained: "My eldest sister, Fan Qianxi. The Rong family said that she...had an affair with someone." The word "affair" seemed difficult to say.
As for Chu Ci, Fan Qianxi's three words made him want to slap himself in the face. How could he only focus on making money and forget about this poor sister?
Fan Qianxi, the first child of the third generation of the Fan family, was raised by Old Madam Fan since childhood.
However, due to a fall into the water, she was betrothed to a seventh-rank official who was in charge of horse breeding. The book does not mention how their married life was like.
However, the book focuses on the story of how, after the Fan family was exiled, Fan Qianxi was slandered by the Rong family and traveled alone to Lingnan, where he was tragically murdered by bandits. From then on, the Fan family seemed to be cursed, and misfortune befell each of them.
Therefore, Fan Qianxi must not be harmed. "So, all of you are just going to watch her get bullied?"
Chu Ci stared at Fan Jingrui with sharp eyes, as if he would cut him into pieces if he dared to say "yes".
"I... am not... me." Fan Jingrui hesitated to speak. He opened his mouth several times but didn't know how to explain.
Seeing him like this, Chu Ci became even more angry. He looked at the old woman not far away and saw that her hand was about to poke Fan Qianyan's face. Without saying a word, he ran over quickly.
Before the old woman made her move, she slapped her hard, shocking everyone.
"You...how dare you hit me?" The old woman was even more incredulous. They were just a group of exiles and an abandoned woman, yet she was beaten.
Then, like someone who only picks on the weak, she turned her anger on the Fan family. "The daughter cheated on him, and the daughter-in-law beat him up without asking why. Is this the way the Fan family teaches?"
Unexpectedly, this trick actually worked. Old Madam Fan immediately put on a stern face and said, "Chu Ci, apologize."
Looking at the old woman's smug expression, Chu Ci raised his hand and slapped her again, "How dare you play tricks on me, huh?"
"I'm sorry, it was my fault. Please be magnanimous and forgive me."
However, the old woman was a person who knew the current situation and immediately apologized to Chu Ci.
Even though the person involved had already apologized, Old Madam Fan still angrily accused him, "Chu Ci, you are destroying the reputation of my Fan family! How can we allow you to trample on our reputation like this? If you do this, how can our Fan family survive in this world?"
"If the reputation of the Fan family requires human lives to be preserved, it is better not to do it." Chu Ci's words were firm, and made everyone in the Fan family feel ashamed.
In the end, she simply condoned Chu Ci's actions. Old Madam Fan wanted to speak again, but was held tightly by her youngest son, Fan Chongrong.
Seeing this, Chu Ci smiled slightly, turned to look at Fan Qianyan, and asked, "You are the person involved. Have you thought about what to do? Should you stay in the Rong family with all your heart, endure humiliation, and even lose your life? Or should you leave all those troubles behind and decide your own life from now on?"
"I want to go to Yazhou." Fan Qianyan saw that Chu Ci was so courageous that he could not only subdue the old woman but also make his grandmother shut up, so he said without hesitation.
"Then let's go to Yazhou. As for the Rong family? It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Chu Ci glanced at the so-called divorce letter. Apart from a lengthy article, there was nothing signed by the middleman or the official seal.
As long as the Fan family can make a comeback, this thing is not worth mentioning. Then, hey, the Rong family will be in trouble. In a moment, Chu Ci's mind had already conceived no less than ten tragic endings for the Rong family.
"Okay." At this point, Fan Qianxi's heart finally found its home again.
Chu Ci lived up to expectations and said, "Then the task of purchasing materials will be handed over to you, big sister. Work hard."
As he spoke, he stuffed a purse containing twenty pearls into Fan Qianxi's hand. Fan Qianxi was shocked, "Sister-in-law——"
"Sister, are you okay?" Chu Ci blinked and pretended to be calm.
My heart was like a wild horse running free, I was so excited. My elder sister is here, she has help! Hahahaha!
"Of course..." Before Fan Qianxi could utter the word "yes," the bearded man jumped out and asked flatteringly, "Young Madam, is our deal still valid?"
Wow, in just one night, this attitude has become quite big.
Chu Ci suddenly became interested and asked impatiently, "I received the letter. Is it hard to find the chicken oil yellow? Tell me quickly, is that person trying to get promoted or make money? Or is there some other ulterior motive? Is there a chance for you, big brother?"
That eager look gave people the illusion that Chu Ci and the bearded man were long-time friends.
You know, usually the bearded man is the most shameless, but today it is rare to see him speechless.
Several officials not far away were watching the excitement. One of them even said jokingly, "Haha, Brother Hu Zi, you've come to this day too? Your brother-in-law has given you so many gifts, and he didn't get promoted?"
Even Chu Ci was watching with interest. Seeing this, the old woman was secretly delighted and took the opportunity to step back. Seeing that Chu Ci didn't notice her, she was even happier and used her hands and feet to crawl away.
Chu Ci pretended not to see it, and now Brother Hu Zi was the focus of her attention.
"No, I'll tell you. He's just too shameless. He just stays at home all day after he got fired. If he had half the nerve I have, why would he give me gifts? He would have been promoted long ago." Speaking of this, the bearded man looked depressed. "If it weren't for the fact that he's so nice to my sister, I wouldn't even bother to help him."
"Hmm? You're so thin-skinned and still know how to give gifts? This sounds a bit wrong." Chu Ci, with his many years of experience watching melodramatic dramas in his previous life, felt that there must be something going on here.
So, she asked tentatively, "Doesn't your brother-in-law have an unmarried cousin or a widowed cousin?"
"Can you tell fortunes?" The bearded man's words confirmed Chu Ci's guess, and also changed the way several officials who were watching the excitement looked at Chu Ci.
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