The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 628 - 626 Reporting a Complaint

Chapter 628: Chapter 626 Reporting a Complaint

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After dismissing the doctor and the waiter, Wang Yongzhu returned to the room, where Wang Yonggui’s face was ashen with rage, "I said Dad was in perfectly good health, how could he have suddenly taken ill like this! And they claimed they had brought in the best doctor! Bullshit! I bet that bastard Wang Laoer is trying to poison our father to death!"

With eyes red from anger, Wang Yongping rolled up his sleeves, ready to confront Wang Yongan, but Old Granny Zhang stopped him, "Hold it right there! What’s the use of going now? Have you forgotten what your sister warned you? Aren’t you just asking for trouble?"

Wang Yongping, consumed by fury, punched the door frame, "Should we just let it go then? If something happens to Dad, I’ll never let him off the hook!"

"Never let him off the hook for what? Do you have the brains of that bastard Laoer, or the strength of your sister? You have neither, so what’s there to fuss about?" Old Granny Zhang was also feeling upset.

If Wang Laozhu was sick due to his own problems, then he deserved it!

But he had been harmed by that beast Wang Laoer, and despite Old Granny Zhang’s mix of coldness and fear, she still thought Wang Laozhu deserved it!

She had warned him long ago that Wang Laoer was a beast who cared nothing for family, only for money and power.

He stubbornly refused to listen, cherishing a venomous snake as if it were a treasure.

Deceived time and again, he had nearly lost his life this time.

When he wakes up, she must ask him if he regrets it or not!

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Meanwhile, Sister Hu, beaten and disheveled by Old Granny Zhang, fled onto the carriage and hurried back to the County Yamen.

Two coarse maids noticed Sister Hu’s disarrayed hair and dirty clothes, and gently reminded her, "Sister Hu, shouldn’t you tidy up your hair before meeting the Madam? It would be improper to see her looking like this."

Clenching her teeth, Sister Hu touched her messy hair—her scalp still sore—and snapped, "Shut up, all of you! Is this the time to curry favor with me? Where were you earlier? Where were you when that country bumpkin Granny was pulling my hair out?"

The two maids felt wronged, "Sister Hu, it’s not that we didn’t want to help you, we really couldn’t get to you! That girl from the Wang Family is too wickedly strong, she sent us flying against the wall with one push. Our buttocks are still aching from the fall!"

Sister Hu glared at the maids with annoyance, when suddenly, an excellent idea dawned on her.

She immediately ordered the coachman, "Faster, go faster!"

With a flick of the whip, the carriage tore down the street and shortly arrived at the rear gate of the County Yamen.

Sister Hu got off the carriage, looking a mess, and strutted through the halls and courtyards, brazenly entering the Magistrate’s Lady’s quarters.

As soon as she entered, she cried out, "Madam, today I have failed to handle matters and have brought shame upon you! Please punish your servant!"

Lady Xia, the Magistrate’s Lady, was already in a foul mood. Just the night before, her husband, who hadn’t been in her bedroom for months, had suddenly shown up. Although she no longer cared about his affection, it pleased her to see him.

She wondered if after several months gallivanting, he had finally remembered their marital bond?

But instead, Gao Jin laid on her bed, doing nothing, then proposed to take another concubine.

Taking a concubine wasn’t anything unusual—Gao Jin had been accepting several each month since they arrived in Qi City.

What was there to discuss with her about that? Lady Xia didn’t take it seriously and casually replied, "Then just follow your heart, my lord."

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As a result, Gao Jin immediately declared that the concubine he intended to take was no ordinary one, but a good concubine, a second wife with an official concubine-taking document. He also stressed that Lady Xia should prepare well, as taking a good concubine was not a matter of simply carrying her in on a sedan chair.

A special courtyard had to be prepared, servants to tend to her, and even demanded that Lady Xia prepare a dowry of sorts. He added that the courtyard should be decorated with red and colored banners, emphasizing that there should be no negligence in these matters.

Upon hearing this, Lady Xia felt her nose twitch with anger.

Was this taking a concubine or taking a wife? If it were to truly happen, where would that leave her, the original wife?

She initially wanted to object, but Gao Jin bluntly stated that, while other women might be treated with disregard and it did not matter if Lady Xia roughed them up a bit, this incoming concubine was different and should be treated well.

Lady Xia knew her husband well. He used to care about appearances, able to pretend in the outside world. But now in Qi City, unrestrained and fully revealing his true nature, he was particularly stubborn and self-righteous, refusing to tolerate any dissent.

Now that Qi City was too far from the Capital City, angering her husband could only result in her own loss.

To be known as a jealous woman outside—why bother?

Swallowing her anger, she could only ask which family’s daughter it was. Even if she were to accept taking her in, a visit to the girl’s family was in order.

In her heart, her real intention was to first see what was so special about this girl that her husband would speak such words.

Her husband, who appeared to be deeply affectionate, was in fact the most insincere; no matter how beautiful a woman he acquired, she was only novel for a few days, and he had never given any woman a place in his heart.

This sudden talk of bringing a woman home as a second wife was enough to put one on guard.

Gao Jin had grown accustomed to his wife’s magnanimous demeanor. In his view, he had always maintained Lady Xia’s dignity as the principal wife. With women other than Xia, no matter how much he doted on them, it was a dose of contraceptive soup, ensuring that they never bore him sons who could disrupt Lady Xia’s peace.

Men who respected their principal wives like him were rare these days.

Thus, without much thought, he casually mentioned Wang Yongan’s name and also told Lady Xia the address.

Lady Xia, though in the inner quarters, still heard some news from the front, and had seen Wang Yongan before. Truthfully, he was quite handsome and elegant.

His wife, Lady Qian, Lady Xia had seen once too. At first glance, she seemed a fair and lovely woman, but next to Wang Yongan, she appeared unworthy.

Not to mention, Wang Yongan had been married to Lady Qian for many years, had only a daughter, and had neither divorced her nor taken any concubines, which was very rare.

It was only a shame that later, it seemed he had a blemish on his reputation, as he was kicked out of the County Yamen by Zhang Pengju.

Lady Xia had felt pity for him and wondered if it could be a misunderstanding, because from meeting Wang Yongan personally, who was mild and refined, he didn’t seem like the man rumored to have a tarnished character.

Now, upon learning that it was Wang Yongan’s sister, Lady Xia immediately felt disgusted by Wang Yongan’s appearance.

What talent and elegance? He was nothing but a hypocritical scoundrel, offering his sister for his own glory!

She was so upset that she tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep properly, which eventually drove Gao Jin out of bed in the middle of the night to sleep with a concubine in the next courtyard.

Lady Xia grew even more furious. After thinking it through the entire night, she sent out her trusted old servant, Sister Hu, first thing in the morning.

Sister Hu was Lady Xia’s dowry sister, deeply trusted by her and usually managed the inner household affairs with a fair amount of dignity.

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