Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 378 - 378 379 Who Dares Bully My Woman_1

Chapter 378: Chapter 379 Who Dares Bully My Woman?_1 Chapter 378: Chapter 379 Who Dares Bully My Woman?_1 “Yes, yes, yes, Mrs. Luo is right. Why don’t we go now and kill Qiao Muniang’s family to vent your anger? Their home is in Tupo Village. I’ll take you there right now,” Qiao Yuanzhen said fawningly.

However, Mrs. Luo directly slapped him across the face, “Don’t use me as your pawn! You really think you’re something! I’m still injured.”

It was then that Qiao Yuanzhen realized he had overlooked the fact that Mrs. Luo was injured because he was too excited. No wonder Mrs. Luo was so angry. He quickly supported her, “It’s my fault, I have a stupid mouth. Of course, Mrs. Luo’s health is the most important thing. Let’s go back to the mansion first. Qiao Muniang won’t be able to escape; her temple isn’t going anywhere. We’re not in a hurry, not in a hurry at all.”

Only then did Mrs. Luo snort coldly, her face distorted with malice, and allowed Qiao Yuanzhen to help her up into the carriage, already wishing she could flay Qiao Muniang alive. That young girl looked so tiny and frail, but she had such strength; the kick she delivered had left his chest feeling like he couldn’t even breathe.

When Muniang returned home, she was overcome with frustration and didn’t even feel like eating. She shut herself in her room. It was the first time she had misjudged someone, trusted the wrong person, and been made a fool of like this. How could she not feel sick to her stomach? How much effort and silver had she invested in Mei Garden? And now it had all become someone else’s property for nothing!

Seeing that Muniang was in a bad mood, Qingya didn’t dare to ask any more questions and went straight to find Yu Ze.

Yu Ze was originally handling affairs in the study. When he heard that Muniang was in a bad mood, he immediately dropped the confidential letter and stormed out the door.

The Hidden Guard hurriedly said, “General, about the rebels…”

“Wait!”

The Hidden Guard felt ashamed; an urgent secret letter from eight hundred li away was less important than a single word about the Lady’s bad mood.

When Yu Ze entered the room, Muniang was still angrily pulling at her handkerchief, “Qingya, you go and help the old Lady with her meal. Don’t…”

But turning around and seeing it was Yu Ze, she realized she had mistaken the person.

“Weren’t you busy with the affairs of the border? Urgent matters from eight hundred li away, what are you doing here causing a fuss?”

Muniang’s words were not sarcastic. She really respected Yu Ze’s official duties. So usually, when he was dealing with those affairs, she wouldn’t disturb him.

Yu Ze wrapped his arms around Muniang’s waist, “Can those things compare with my wife’s concerns? What’s wrong? Are things not going well with Mei Garden?”

It was actually the first time he had seen Muniang so angry with him. Normally, no matter how serious the issue, she was quick and ruthless in getting her revenge. The way she was now showed that she truly felt wronged. His woman, who dares to bully?

Muniang had no choice but to recount the Mei Garden issue in full, “It’s also my fault for trusting the wrong person. I actually thought Zhong Yulang was a trustworthy man, but it turns out he’s just a dog at Mrs. Luo’s side, setting me up like this. I’ve already invested a lot of silver in Mei Garden. The new play took lots of effort to prepare, and now, in the end…”

As she spoke, Muniang ground her teeth and suddenly stood up with a “huff”, “I’m going to sue! I don’t care who it is, I must get back what is mine! I just can’t swallow this grievance!”

But immediately, a strong force pulled her into an embrace, and Yu Ze cooed to her like comforting a child, “Leave this matter to me, it’s not worth upsetting yourself over.”

Muniang blinked, “Leave it to you? What will you do?”

“Let me handle everything. I won’t let you suffer any injustice. Muniang, remember, no matter when, you have me to protect you. Next time something like this happens, think of me,” Yu Ze said, looking into Muniang’s eyes with seriousness.

Muniang had always been the one to shoulder everything alone. No matter the issue, she thought about how she could solve it by herself and never considered relying on anyone else. She had a strong spirit, which instinctively made her protect everyone else. But when she found herself in trouble, she never thought that someone else might want to protect her too.

Muniang stared blankly at Yu Ze. She had simply grown accustomed to her own resilience. Initially, when Erliang wasn’t of sound mind and Mrs. Lin’s health was failing, the only person she could rely on was herself. Even after Erliang became stronger, half out of habit and half because Erliang had no say in the matter, it was still up to her to come up with ways to tackle the most troublesome issues. She never thought there was anything wrong with this pattern until now, when Yu Ze earnestly told her that he wanted to protect her whenever she needed him.

Muniang felt a twinge in her heart and nodded slightly, “Mm.”

“So, what do you plan to do? Take Mrs. Luo’s gang to court? You’re still the Underground Emperor in Qinghua City. You could just force Lord Lu to arrest Mrs. Luo without any distinction and behead her to show the public!”

Muniang spoke with indignation, but her voice wavered. She knew all too well what kind of person Lord Lu was—absolutely fair and impartial. It would be impossible for him to do such a thing.

However, Yu Ze just curled his lips into a smile, “No need to trouble ourselves that much.”

“Huh?”

“To deal with a scoundrel, we use a scoundrel’s methods.”

Mrs. Luo had been beaten half to death by Qiao Muniang and now lay in bed unable to even sit up straight, howling in pain every time the physician exerted even the slightest force.

“Damn that Qiao Muniang, I won’t let her off! Just you wait, as soon as I recover, the first thing I’ll do is kill her entire family!”

Mrs. Luo cursed furiously while still howling in pain. Qiao Yuanzhen, who was on the side serving tea and water, played the role of a subservient attendant with utmost diligence.

It was with great difficulty that the physician finally left, and only then did Qiao Yuanzhen soothe Mrs. Luo to sleep by herself in the room.

Suddenly, all the lamps in the room were extinguished.

Already furious, Mrs. Luo became even more enraged and screamed, “A bunch of useless animals, can’t even keep a lamp burning, light it for me!”

Qiao Yuanzhen hurriedly responded, “I will light it right away, right away.”

Mrs. Luo bellowed, “I want tea, why isn’t someone bringing me my tea?”

But the only reply was silence.

Mrs. Luo was livid, “A bunch of bastards, daring to ignore my orders, do you believe I will take your lives right now? Bring me my tea!”

Still no sound.

A sense of dread started beating in Qiao Yuanzhen’s heart. Mrs. Luo’s people were especially afraid of their master; why wasn’t anyone coming in now? And besides, it was so eerily quiet outside…

Just then, the room’s door was blasted open by a fierce palm strike, and Muniang, with a coy and enchanting smile, walked in, “Mrs. Luo, are you waiting for someone to pour you tea? The servants in this mansion are so undisciplined, perhaps I should do it?”

Mrs. Luo’s eyes widened in disbelief, “You, you, how did you get in?!” The guards were strict in every corner of this residence, how could this woman…

Mrs. Luo’s gaze was immediately drawn to a man in green standing behind Qiao Muniang. He simply stood there quietly, yet he was like a haughty emperor, his bone-chilling aura able to suffocate anyone around him.