Chapter 148 Old hag, I’m going to fight you!
Mrs. Mo didn't know what had happened in the men's seats, so she thought carefully about her plan.
The cook had just informed Chunxi about the wine problem this morning, and Chunxi and Shen Qingyuan were busy entertaining guests and had no chance to say a few words. The person who delivered the wine had been stopped outside the Marquis's mansion, and Old Madam Xiao also proved that what Wang was wearing was Xiao's dowry. Even if Cao Chunxi had a lot of mouths, he couldn't explain it.
Cao Chunxi appeared to be so calm and composed, but he was just forcing himself to do so.
Thinking of this, Madam Mo said in a deep voice, "Family disgrace should not be made public. Today is Yuan'er's lucky day. How can I publicize this scandal to his colleagues and embarrass him? If you refuse to admit your mistake, then I will have to punish you according to family rules!"
Mrs. Mo snorted coldly, and several young and strong servants suddenly rushed out from the darkness and headed straight for Chunxi.
Chunxi's eyes flashed, and he stood up suddenly, picked up the stool beside him and smashed the servant who was rushing in front of him, causing him to have a bloody head.
The man immediately fell to the ground wailing, but the others were unaffected and continued to rush towards Chunxi. It was obvious that they had received a large sum of money and would not stop until they captured Chunxi.
However, before they could touch Chunxi's clothes, several of them were shot in the thighs by sharp arrows and fell to the ground one after another, with wailing sounds everywhere.
Mrs. Mo's face turned pale. She knew that Chunxi was skilled in martial arts and ordinary maids could not do anything to her, so she specially arranged a few young and strong servants, thinking that this would help to capture Chunxi. However, she did not expect that Chunxi actually had a hidden arrow on her wrist and dared to hurt people in public!
Mrs. Mo was afraid that Chunxi would shoot her as well, so she stood up and pulled Mo Yunwan to her side to shield her. She shouted, "Cao Chunxi, are you crazy? Who told you to hide a weapon on you?"
Chunxi tilted her head, her face serious. "My husband gave it to me. He said there were many people in the mansion today, and he couldn't always be by my side to protect me. I wanted to use it for self-defense. I didn't expect it would come in handy when I encountered an assassin. My husband is really a master of foresight."
At the end, Chunxi's tone was filled with pride. Madam Mo choked for a moment, then became furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where did the assassin come from?"
"This is a privileged area for women. My daughter-in-law specifically instructed the steward to keep an eye on the servants in the mansion and not allow them to wander around in the backyard, lest they offend the distinguished guests. If these people aren't assassins, could it be that mother-in-law deliberately arranged them to spy in the dark? Although autumn has cooled down considerably, the heat is still very strong. Isn't mother-in-law afraid of damaging everyone's reputation?"
The weather was very good today, and many beautiful girls were still wearing thin clothes. As it was getting close to noon, they took off their outer clothes to feel cooler. Upon hearing Chunxi's words, the girls who were originally frightened all glared at Mrs. Mo and the servants.
It’s okay for Mrs. Mo to fight with her daughters-in-law and make a fool of herself, but she can’t sacrifice their innocence. Who knows where these servants are looking when they are hiding in the dark?
The girls were disgusted, and the ladies from the noble families present saw through it and were even more disgusted with the Mo family.
It’s different for those who climb up the bed and get promoted. After being the mistress of a marquis’s family for so many years, she still does things in such a shameful way.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Mo felt that he was in a difficult situation.
If she admitted that she had arranged these people, she would offend countless ladies from aristocratic families. But if she admitted that these people were assassins, and Cao Chunxi insisted on this point, she would have a hard time explaining herself.
Just as she was unsure how to respond, a maid hurried over to Madam Mo and whispered, "The Second Young Master asked me to tell Madam that today's banquet was organized by the Empress and the Ministry of Rites. Madam, please don't embarrass the Young Madam."
"What did you say?"
Mrs. Mo was greatly shocked. She grabbed the maid's collar and questioned her loudly. Her face was distorted as if she wanted to eat someone. The maid was so scared that her legs went weak and she didn't dare to speak for a while.
Seeing that Madam Mo had lost her composure, Shen Qingchi couldn't help but stepped forward to support Madam Mo: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
As soon as the words fell, Mo slapped Shen Qingchi hard with her backhand: "Bitch, I gave birth to you and raised you for so many years, and you actually teamed up with Cao Chunxi to harm me. Have you lost your conscience?"
These days Shen Qingchi has been with Chunxi almost every day. It was she who told Mrs. Mo that Chunxi had fallen into their trap step by step, so Mrs. Mo couldn't wait to attack in public and wanted to kill Cao Chunxi. Now she was told that the banquet was not organized by Cao Chunxi herself, but by the Ministry of Rites. Naturally, Mrs. Mo subconsciously thought that Shen Qingchi and Chunxi had deceived her together.
Mrs. Mo used all her strength, and Shen Qingchi was slapped to the ground. Her ears were buzzing. She was stunned for a moment and cried to defend herself: "Mother, what happened? I don't know anything. I have been doing what you told me these days. I have never betrayed you."
As soon as Shen Qingchi said this, Mo Yunwan's expression changed immediately.
She didn't know why the Mo family suddenly lost their composure, but if Shen Qingchi continued crying like this, she would be admitting her guilt.
Mo Yunwan quickly took Madam Mo's arm and whispered, "Aunt, calm down. There are so many guests watching us."
Mrs. Mo couldn't calm down.
She originally wanted to use the banquet to pin the crime of stealing money to support her mother's family on Chunxi's head, but now she was told that the banquet was organized by people from the Ministry of Rites and was ordered by the Empress. This shows that Cao Chunxi had known about their plan for a long time and had set a bigger trap for her by taking advantage of it.
Now that things have come to this, who can't see that she, as the mother-in-law, can't tolerate her new bride?
Cao Chunxi was able to conceal this matter so well. It certainly could not have been done by Shen Qingchi alone. Shen Qingyuan must have been involved as well.
Shen Qingyuan's warning from before kept echoing in Mo's ears. She didn't dare to imagine what kind of consequences would be waiting for her next.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Mo looked at Mo Yunwan with resentment in her eyes.
She said that this little bitch was not a good person. If this little bitch hadn't been whispering in her ears to sow discord every day, how could she not have discovered such a simple conspiracy?
Chunxi probably guessed what the maid had said to Madam Mo, and asked with concern, "What happened? Why did Mother suddenly hit my sister? What did Mother mean when she said my sister and I conspired to murder you?"
Chunxi also asked the same question as all the guests.
Wasn't Mrs. Mo investigating Cao Chunxi for stealing property? Why did she suddenly start a quarrel with her own daughter? Cao Chunxi hasn't proven her innocence yet, so how could she have the guts to harm her?
Mrs. Mo's mouth seemed to be stuck with glue, and for the first time she felt what it meant to be unable to speak.
What can she say?
She said that she had originally thought she had set up a perfect trap to make Cao Chunxi a criminal in the Marquis' Mansion, and that she would be able to control him from then on, but in the end she was fooled by Cao Chunxi?
Mrs. Mo couldn't utter a word. Mo Yunwan pinched her wrist and whispered, "Aunt, I see you don't look well. How about I help you go back and rest for a while?"
Mrs. Mo understood the hint and immediately pretended to faint. However, before she could fall on Mo Yunwan, she heard Chunxi say, "I didn't take this bracelet and pendant, but the only one who has connections to my mother's family and can frequently enter and leave Wenxinyuan is my younger brother Cao Wen. I think he is the one who stole it. Come, bring him here..."
Wang was already confused by the series of twists and turns, but when she heard Chunxi wanted to put the blame of the theft on Cao Wen, Wang suddenly pounced on Mo and Mo Yunwan like a mad hen.
"My son is closest to his sister at home. You must have instigated him to steal and harm his sister, old hag. I'm going to fight you!"
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