Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 431 - 431 430 Achieving Two Goals at Once_1

Chapter 431: Chapter 430 Achieving Two Goals at Once_1 Chapter 431: Chapter 430 Achieving Two Goals at Once_1 Muniang glared coldly at her, “What use is it to talk about being bewitched now? When you came in just now, didn’t I give you a chance? But what was your response? In your eyes, what are the lives of Xiangcao and Chen Yuhua worth? Your arrogance is because I have spared you too many times.”

Guo Yuehua’s heart turned cold, and her eyes were filled with fear, “Lady, my Lady.”

“Chen Yuhua’s parents have asked me to give them an explanation, and I cannot do otherwise. Guo Yuehua, all of this is your own making.”

Guo Yuehua pleaded in haste, “Lady, you can’t treat me like this, I’m begging you, help me this time, just let it go.”

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she hurriedly said, “Lady, now that Chen Yuhua is so injured she can’t get up, if I am also pushed out to confess, Mei Garden will have no actresses to go on stage. If we were to find someone new, it would certainly be too late, and even for your own sake, my Lady, you can’t treat me like this.

Moreover, I was once the leading actress of Mei Garden, if it gets out that I harmed Chen Yuhua, outsiders will definitely gossip about intense rivalry in Mei Garden, about disharmony, damaging the reputation of Mei Garden. Now that Xiangcao’s crime has already been established, and no one knows the truth, we should take advantage of the situation, let her take the blame. After all, she’s just a maid, she can’t cause much trouble. Then we will kill two birds with one stone, not only preserving the reputation of Mei Garden but also finding the best way out for the play. Why not do it?”

Guo Yuehua was so delighted with her own brilliant idea that her eyes gleamed with extraordinary radiance as if she was certain that Muniang would agree. In her heart, Qiao Muniang was a shrewd businesswoman who would never act against her own interests. Undoubtedly, this path was the best, both for the reputation of Mei Garden and for the continuation of The Condor Heroes!

Muniang laughed out of pure rage, “So you’ve thought it through, haven’t you?”

Guo Yuehua nodded repeatedly, “I’m thinking of you, my Lady. I caused such a big trouble this time. How could I let my own issues affect Mei Garden? It would hamper my Lady’s plans for making money…”

But before she could finish speaking, Muniang slapped her face again, causing Guo Yuehua’s nose to bleed. Her body swayed and then she fell to the ground, her face rapidly swelling up.

It was clear that Muniang had used a great deal of strength, which was because she was truly furious.

Muniang nearly ground her teeth as she roared, “Someone come! Drag Guo Yuehua away and give her fifty whacks! Once it’s done, send her to Chen Yuhua’s parents for them to deal with!”

Before Guo Yuehua had the chance to beg for mercy, servants had already broken in and carried her away.

All the way, Guo Yuehua howled, “My Lady, please spare me, my Lady, I really made a mistake, I truly did!”

But Muniang remained unmoved, feeling so enraged that her chest hurt. She had truly never seen such a cruel-hearted person, someone who valued life so little. A person could be selfish to this extent that they hardly qualified as human!

Guo Yuehua was dragged to the back yard, pressed onto a long bench. A stout nanny swung her stick and welcomed Guo Yuehua’s bottom with a “pup pup pup” sound.

Guo Yuehua was in such pain that she wished for death, screaming as if her heart was being torn apart; however, she was restrained on the bench, completely unable to move.

Nanny Zhang was originally worried about the harsh words Guo Yuehua left behind when she went to see Muniang, but she didn’t expect to witness such a scene. She thought her eyes were playing tricks on her, so she rubbed them vigorously and said to a maid beside her, “Is that Guo Yuehua?”

The maid whispered, “It is her.”

“Why is she being dragged out for a beating? Wasn’t the Lady planning to have her perform as Little Dragon Girl on stage? How come suddenly…” Nanny Zhang was in disbelief, it felt like winning the lottery but doubting if she read the numbers correctly.

The maid spoke mysteriously, “As if she still has the fate to go on stage! The Lady wishes she could kill her now, you have no idea. Just now, she was taken to the Lady’s room and the Lady lost her temper. The young servant guarding the door heard a few words, saying the drug in Dahu’s soup was actually added by her, simply to make Dahu go wrong and drop Chen Yuhua, hoping Yuhua would die from the fall.”

It wasn’t just Nanny Zhang, other people gathered around, exclaiming, “She’s got some nerve!”

“She had it all planned out. If Yuhua had died, Xiangcao would have been the one to take the blame, and she would have got the chance to go on stage. This woman, her schemes are meticulous! We truly mustn’t underestimate her. But who is the Lady? Is there anything that could get past her? Earlier, when she called her in for questioning, it seemed like she was going along with Guo Yuehua’s wish to perform, but in reality, she was preparing to punish her! Now, after fifty lashes were delivered, she was just kicked out.”

Having heard this, Nanny Zhang’s heart filled with satisfaction, and she huffed, “She deserves it! Good that she’s cast out, saves me the trouble of seeing her around!”

Of course, what relieved her even more was that if Guo Yuehua had managed to turn the tables, Nanny Zhang’s own days of misfortune would have begun. Wouldn’t that girl have made her life miserable?

Guo Yuehua had fainted by the fortieth lash, and the woman administering the beating was considering whether to stop, as after all, a young girl might not be able to withstand it.

But out of nowhere, Nanny Zhang appeared, doused Guo Yuehua’s face with a bucket of water, rousing her back to consciousness. Guo Yuehua woke up groggy, her eyes unable to focus, indicating how excruciating the ordeal was for her.

Nanny Zhang snorted, “The Lady said fifty lashes, not one less. If any of you slack off in your duties, I’ll tell the Lady and see how she deals with you!”

Her words were directed at the woman delivering the beating, whose face turned red as she quickly responded, “I was just about to wake her up to continue, when did I say I’d let her off?”

With a boastful air, Nanny Zhang turned towards Guo Yuehua and sneered, “Ten more lashes to go, endure it well, Lady Guo!”

The last three words were said with extra emphasis, clearly meant to mock.

Guo Yuehua glared at Nanny Zhang with hatred, grinding her teeth, “What a venomous heart, your heart is so cruel!”

Nanny Zhang scoffed, “I am cruel? I’m nothing compared to you. I just learned about the things you’ve done, and I’m amazed. In this world, if there’s any mention of cruelty, I’m afraid no one can surpass you.”