Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 697: Poison You to Death

Great Chu employs severe laws, and the court decrees: whoever kills a scholar without just cause not only will the murderer be put to death, but their family will also face execution.

Luo Wu, as a Government Official, naturally understood these laws, but Master Xia went too far, wanting to harm Sister Xiu. He could not tolerate it: "Xia Gu deserves to die."

He gritted his teeth as he said it, startling Master Xia considerably. How dare this wretched fool say he deserved death?

"Stop your madness, Luo Wu, you’ll be the ruin of your own family." Although Master Xia was not afraid of death, he felt he must die with a bang. If he were to be killed by a nobody like Luo Wu, his death would be without value.

"The mad ones are you and your wife. You both keep saying how much you love Sister Xiu and that you’ll find her a good home, praising how wonderful Young Master Zhan is. But he’s nothing but a debauched rake, not only rude and disrespectful towards Sister Xiu but also a scoundrel who can’t live without women."

"How could he sleep with a maid when he’s proposing to Sister Xiu? Didn’t you say he wouldn’t accept a concubine?!" Luo Wu questioned, anger causing his hand grasping the sword blade to tremble: "How can you bully her like this!"

Although he didn’t understand the rules of noble families, he knew that if a man truly cared for a lady in his heart, he wouldn’t sleep with another woman while proposing to her.

Master Xia was startled; Luo Wu already knew about Zhan Er’s affair?

He hastily looked outside the flower hall, and not seeing any of the Gu Family People, he felt relieved and said, "You’ve misunderstood. Young Master Zhan Er indeed had a maid, but he sent her away when he asked to marry Sister Xiu. That maid, Yue’er, was resentful, and that’s why she caused a scene, coincidentally being discovered by Brother Cheng’s family. That’s how the misunderstanding arose."

Lady Xia, acting like Master Xia’s henchman, quickly added, "Exactly, exactly, that maid Yue’er grew too entitled; she bit back at Young Master Zhan Er of Zhan Family right before leaving. He truly cherishes Sister Xiu, having even fallen ill with lovesickness because of her."

She continued: "He knows that maids like Yue’er bring disaster. Besides inviting his grandmother to propose, he also plans to clear out all the maids in his residence, so none of them can cause further mischief. Rest assured, Zhan Er will treat Sister Xiu well; marrying him, she will become an aristocratic woman."

Luo Wu no longer believed them: "You two aren’t good people, and you’re not allowed to intervene in Sister Xiu’s marriage prospects anymore. She’s pretty, has a great temperament, and exquisite embroidery skills. Good Brother An knows many noble sons and will find her a wealthy and prestigious match. You don’t need to be involved."

Master Xia listened and narrowed his eyes, Luo Wu, this fool, has become shrewd.

"Stop it, you scoundrel, what are you doing?" The village chief rushed in with a dozen servants skilled in martial arts, wielding iron clubs, and surrounded Luo Wu: "Daring to barge into the Manor of a Master Scholar and commit violence, do you wish to die?"

He then assured Master Xia: "Old Master, rest easy, I have already sent someone to inform the authorities. This thief won’t get away."

Luo Wu was only one person, but the servants within the Manor numbered over a hundred, and each armed with a club, Luo Wu couldn’t fend them all off.

Upon hearing this, Master Xia finally relaxed considerably and laughed: "Brother Wu, my wife and I have always regarded you as a favored junior nephew. If you repent now and beg for our forgiveness, we’ll pretend nothing happened."

Otherwise, heh, a squad leader breaking into a Scholar’s house at night, even if the Gu Family had the power to pull Luo Wu out of trouble, he would end up having to leave far away due to the loss of face.

Once Luo Wu was gone, everything would end.

And Xia Gu had more than one method to make Luo Wu leave far away.

Xia Gu often engaged in such manipulations when he was in the neighboring country, getting a thrill from controlling people’s fates.

"The servants you sent to report to the authorities? Are you referring to these two?" Gu Jinli stepped into the Xia Family’s flower hall first, with Qin San Lang following, exhibiting remarkable strength as he carried a Xia Family servant in each hand and slammed them to the ground with a couple of thuds.

The village chief quickly turned around and upon seeing Gu Jinli and his group, angrily said, "Who are you? How dare you intrude upon the Manor of a Master Scholar?"

No sooner had he finished speaking did he see Gu Jin’an among the crowd.

"Good Brother An, what brings you here?" The village chief recognized Gu Jin’an as he had visited the Manor with Brother Cheng before.

Gu Jin’an ignored the village chief and spoke to the astonished Master Xia instead, "If Master Xia wishes not to make this a public spectacle, send these people away and let’s have a proper discussion."

These more than ten servants were Protectors, skilled in martial arts.

Master Xia, caring about his reputation, thought for a moment and then ordered the village chief, "Wait at the entrance of the courtyard."

Gu Jinli looked at Master Xia and smirked, "If your servants report to the authorities, Xia Yusheng’s indenture will make its way onto Lord County Magistrate’s desk."

Master Xia, seething with anger, could only tell the village chief, "Keep the servants in check, without my command, no one is to leave the Manor on their own."

The village chief, who had been thinking of taking the opportunity to report to the Government Officials, upon hearing this could only respond, "Yes."

He then gestured to the more than ten Protectors, "Come, wait outside the yard."

The Protectors obeyed, dragging the two servants who had been thrown on the ground out as they left.

The flower hall was where the Xia Family received guests, standing amidst a large garden, at least twenty meters away from the entrance to the courtyard—Gu Jinli was very satisfied with this distance which would make it difficult for Xia Gu to call for help.

Once the village chief and his people had left, Lady Xia tried to play the good host and spoke with a gentle smile, "Good Brother An, why have you come running here in the dead of night..."

"Can Lady Xia keep quiet? Always mouthing these dry pleasantries, you’re not tired of speaking them, but we find it very tiresome to listen to. Please, do us a favor and spare us," Gu Jinli really couldn’t stand Lady Xia anymore. This woman was nothing but a puppet in an elegant shell, everything she said and did she did at the behest of Master Xia.

"Lady Xia, are you even human? Why do everything according to Xia Gu’s wishes? You work like an ox and a horse, even a Maid for him, yet this old scoundrel dares to dote and be intimate with a Maid in front of you, aren’t you angry? Stop pretending to be virtuous and magnanimous, any woman would be angry unless you really don’t care about Xia Gu and enjoy watching him play around with the Maid like watching a pair of monkeys play."

Gu Jinli’s words were sharp. If Lady Xia said she didn’t mind, then she would be regarding Master Xia as a monkey; if she said she did mind, she’d be seen as a jealous woman.

However, Lady Xia was skilled at handling situations, she didn’t respond, but just wiped her tears, looking pitiful, as if pressured into crying by Gu Jinli.

Gu Jinli clicked her tongue, "You and Xia Gu are truly a match, one’s a sinister scum, the other’s a hypocritical wretch."

Master Xia, hearing this, was furious, "Little Xiao Yu, how can a young lady like you speak such improper words."

Country Maids will always be Country Maids; even if they have the blood of the Lu Family, it’s tainted by the lowly blood of the Gu Family, and she’s a second daughter at that, nothing like the dignified legitimate daughter.

Gu Jinli simply ignored Master Xia and turned to Luo Wu, "Brother Luo Wu, did you clearly see the sinister faces of this couple?"

Luo Wu nodded, "They are not good people."

Mocking him was one thing, but they could not harm Sister Xiu.

Satisfied with the response, Gu Jinli turned to Qin San Lang.

Qin San Lang understood and in a few quick steps approached Master Xia, grabbed his jaw and pried open his mouth.

Gu Jinli rushed over and directly tossed a pill into Master Xia’s mouth.