Madam Mo's plan was excellent, but she never imagined that she would lose her life so soon after having this idea, before she could even put it into practice...
*
Just as Yang Juan was trying to find a reason to get Yang Cui back to the village, she discovered that Yang Cui had already returned!
"Sister, why are you back today?" Yang Juan was a little surprised and also a little delighted.
"Hasn't Jin Duobao come to pick you up yet?"
Yang Juan shook her head: "She didn't come."
“If he doesn’t come, don’t go back. Otherwise, it will be too low-class. Even if he comes to pick you up, don’t easily agree to go back with him. Since he dared to hit you, he should suffer some pain. I’m very busy these days. If he comes and I’m not here, you can tell him to wait for me here.”
Yang Juan felt a moment of emotion, realizing that Yang Cui wasn't so bad to her after all, but this feeling was insignificant compared to the dozens of taels of gold.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. Sis, you look really haggard lately. Take a good rest at home these next few days."
"I'm really tired. I'm going back to my room to lie down for a while. I won't eat dinner."
Bao Lan: "Madam, how can you not eat? I'll have Granny Zhuang keep the chicken porridge warm for you, so you can eat it when you wake up. You've lost a lot of weight recently, and when Master comes back and sees it, he'll be very distressed."
Speaking of Cen Xiao, Yang Cui's expression turned grim: "I've been feeling uneasy these past two days, I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen, and I don't know how they are doing in Furong County."
Su Yutang reassured him, "Madam, there's no need to worry. Master is extremely skilled in martial arts, and he has Dao Ba and Zhuang Zhicheng by his side. He should be fine. You don't need to overthink it."
Bao Lan knew Yang Cui's temperament and joked, "Madam is missing Master."
"You have no manners! You dare to joke with me like that? Don't you want your monthly salary anymore?" Yang Cui feigned anger.
Bao Lan smiled and begged for mercy, "This servant wouldn't dare, this servant will go to work right away."
Yang Juan immediately said, "Sister, I think you've been too busy these days. You should rest well. If you rest well, you won't overthink things. Don't go to the shop for the next couple of days. Just rest at home."
"I'm probably really tired, I need to rest for a couple of days."
Hearing this, Yang Juan was overjoyed, thinking that her chance had come.
Yang Cui lay down on the bed, still worried about Cen Xiao. She thought that tomorrow she would have Dao San take Ma Quan and Ma Ming to Furong County to pick up Cen Xiao, while Ma Feng would stay at Ouyu and Ma Shan to pick up Yuan Qiu and Xiao Hu from school.
As she pondered these thoughts, Yang Cui drifted off to sleep.
While everyone was distracted, Yang Juan quietly sent out a signal...
*
At this time, Cen Xiao had already arrived in Furong County.
"General, you've finally arrived! Our young lady has suffered terribly this time!" Upon seeing Cen Xiao, Granny Tang began to weep and recount how miserable and pitiful Qiu Mingxuan was.
"How are you?" Cen Xiao ignored Tang Mama and went straight to Qiu Mingxuan's bedside.
When Qiu Mingxuan, pale-faced, saw Cen Xiao, she smiled weakly and said in a feeble voice, "Brother Cen, thank you for coming to see me. Will my wife be angry that you came to see me? Actually, I was against Tang Mama telling you about this."
"Your sister-in-law isn't that petty."
"That's good. I was really worried that my sister-in-law would be angry. If she is, I can explain..."
Cen Xiao was somewhat displeased. How could he not see that Qiu Mingxuan was deliberately trying to sow discord?
"If you're injured, just rest well and don't think about anything else. I know very well what kind of person your sister-in-law is."
Hearing this, Qiu Mingxuan felt her heart bleeding. She had no idea what kind of spell Yang Cui had cast on him.
Cen Xiao added, "Get some rest."
After saying that, Cen Xiao left.
Afterwards, Cen Xiao summoned all of Qiu Mingxuan's entourage and questioned them one by one. He also called over the magistrate of Furong County to discuss the matter of suppressing the bandits.
Qiu Mingxuan asked nervously, "Granny, will Brother Cen discover something?"
Granny Tang gently comforted her, "Don't worry, even if you find out that you deliberately tricked him into coming here, just insist that you came to the capital with him and wanted to be alone with him. Don't reveal a single other word."
Qiu Mingxuan nodded slightly, her eyes resolute: "I won't say anything, I just hope that woman surnamed Luo can succeed."
***
The tranquility of the night was shattered by the incessant barking of dogs.
At this moment, everyone in the Yang family was fast asleep. Yang Juan opened the door, and a group of men in black filed in, led by a woman.
Yang Juan led them to Yang Cui's door: "My sister lives here."
The men in black burst through the door. The woman in the lead looked at Yang Cui lying on the bed, her eyes flashing with intense jealousy. She said, "This woman is not bad looking. You've gotten a good deal. All the money we found here is yours. I have only one request: you must ravage her severely. After you're done, strip her naked and hang her at the village entrance. I want everyone to see her ugly state!"
"I've heard that Yang Cui is a beauty, and this is a real treat for us brothers."
"I'll go first, I haven't had any meat in ages."
The group of people laughed shamelessly.
Yang Juan was dumbfounded. She grabbed the leading woman in black: "Didn't we agree that we were only after money? How could you do this? How is she supposed to live? Once you've taken the money, what kind of woman can't you find?"
Yang Juan was jealous of Yang Cui, but she only wanted to make money and never thought of harming her like this. She knew very well how important a woman's innocence and reputation were.
The woman in the lead slapped her: "Idiot! Now you're all talk about sisterly love? If you can't bear to hurt me, then I'll play you too!"
"She's a bit ugly, but at least she's a woman." After saying that, one of them grabbed Yang Juan and slammed her onto the table. Yang Juan screamed in fright.
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