Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 831: Lai Er Drives People Out

The words of the Gan Family’s servants were half-truths. They were given to Gu Youlu by the Gan Family, sent to keep an eye on him, while their loyalties lay with the Gan Family. To their minds, Yan Qin, who was purchased by the Gan Family, was just like them, loyal to the Gan Family, and they wouldn’t bother to keep tabs on her.

Who knew Yan Qin would run away, harming Gu Youlu in the process before she left.

Zhu Wu was nearly spitting blood, desperately wanting to drag Gu Youlu over for a beating.

Is he an idiot? Having slept with the woman that Gu Youwen was with was one thing, but trusting this woman so completely? A fool with no sense of caution around beautiful women, it wouldn’t be surprising if his entire world was destroyed by them.

"Come on, take Gan Fu and Lian Yu back to the Tong Vice Magistrate!" These two, one a housekeeper in the residence, the other Yan Qin’s maid, must be taken back for questioning.

The other servants in the house were left behind, guarded by two protectors from the Lai Family.

The city folk of the Prefecture were keen to watch the Tong Vice Magistrate for entertainment. If all these servants were brought back to the Tong Vice Magistrate, the commotion would be too big. Before long, scandalous gossip would once again spread throughout the Prefecture.

Zhu Wu was helpless in the face of the He’an Prefecture folks’ love for gossip. Were it in the Capital, how dare the common folks watch the officials’ affairs or listen to gossip about the officials?

"Yes." The protectors promptly tied Gan Fu and Lian Yu up, taking them back to the Tong Vice Magistrate.

Lord Lai personally saw them, and upon hearing Yan Qin had already escaped, he overturned the table in fury: "Wretched woman! Dare to scheme against Youlu like this, I will not let her off lightly!"

Pointing at Lian Yu, he asked: "Tell me, when did that vile woman run, with whom, and where has she gone?"

Lian Yu cried: "Please calm down, my lord. I’m a maid given to Yan Qin by the Gan Family. I served her for just a few days, truly unaware of her intentions, let alone whom she ran away with."

Yan Qin, frail in appearance, seemed a weak Xi Zi when in the residence, only fond of music and dance, scarcely talking to her. And soon after arriving, Yan Qin began serving Gu Youwen, and then things went awry. She genuinely had no clue Yan Qin had conspiratorial thoughts.

Lian Yu wept. Back then, she calculated to replace another maid to serve Yan Qin, originally thinking of entering an official family through Yan Qin, getting close to the gentlemen of official families. But her dream had not yet come true before Yan Qin ruined them all.

And the reason Yan Qin betrayed them was simple: no one wants to be a prostitute. Han Xiao sent someone to deliver a message, asking for her help, promising her a sum of silver after success, and to take her to a place where no one knew her to live a clean life, so Yan Qin agreed.

"Where is the indenture?" Seeing nothing was revealed, Lord Lai shifted his question to Yan Qin’s indenture: "Find the indenture, even if Yan Qin runs, she can be caught."

Zhu Wu shook his head at him, whispering: "Elder Lu San has already given the indenture to Yan Qin, granting her freedom."

Gu Youlu was foolish enough to give the indenture to Yan Qin after being served a few times by her. Now that Yan Qin ran away, they couldn’t catch her for being a runaway slave at all.

Lord Lai, hearing this, nearly died from short breath.

With a clang, Lord Lai smashed a teacup, cursing Gu Youlu: "This fool, she’s merely a base woman from a brothel, even lower than a maid in the household, yet he returned the indenture to her, truly..."

No matter how lovingly he treated him, Lord Lai now wanted to strangle Gu Youlu.

But after venting his anger, he also cursed Granny Gu and Elder Gu: "It’s all their fault. If they had spent some effort teaching Youlu, he wouldn’t have turned out this way."

Zhu Wu thought secretly, you really know how to favor Gu Youlu. With his nature, even inviting a Great Scholar to teach him would be in vain; he’s rotten at the root, beyond teaching.

Finished grumbling internally, he then consulted Lord Lai: "How should Gan Fu and the servants of the residence be handled?"

Lord Lai was still enraged, eager to tear Gan Fu and others to pieces, shouting: "Drag them away, beat them to death!"

"Hold on, my lord." Steward Yue, after a medicated bath, heard Zhu Wu took people to Moxiang Street Residence and quickly rushed here. Standing outside for a while, he then walked in upon hearing these words, bowing to Lord Lai: "My lord, the servants of Moxiang Street Residence must be kept."

He explained: "Elder Lu San and others contracted a venereal disease, causing a stir throughout the city. Living in the Tong Vice Magistrate is inappropriate, they must be relocated, and Moxiang Street Residence is a good place to stay. Keeping the servants allows them to still serve Elder Lu San and others."

Steward Yue was the most trusted steward of Lord Lai, yet hearing this now was unpleasant, feeling Steward Yue was despising Gu Youlu and others.

"Minghai, whether Youlu and others have contracted venereal disease is still uncertain. Besides, they’ve already acknowledged their mistakes. It’s a difficult time, expelling them would surely sadden them?"

Just as he spoke, a matron rushed in, shouting: "My lord, something terrible has happened, Second Young Master brought a group of servants to smash the Old Gu Family’s courtyard, threatening to drive them out!"

The Tong Vice Magistrate had more than Lord Lai; there was also Second Young Master Lai’s household.

Second Young Master Lai went out for morning tea today, happening upon the incident of Gu Chengxian and the others contracting venereal disease, accused at the government office.

He was furious indeed, damn it, venereal disease, and accused at the government office because of it. Such a scandal was rare in a century, yet the Old Gu Family managed to do it.

Though if it were only the Old Gu Family’s matter, Second Young Master Lai might not be so enraged. What made matters worse was the Old Gu Family residing in the Tong Vice Magistrate, leading to their scandal being the talk outside.

The storytelling masters of He’an Prefecture were formidable. Gu Chengxian was accused by a scholar’s family and within an hour, began speaking on Gu Chengxian’s matter as tales.

Even the teahouse where he had morning tea had storytelling masters talking, involving the Lai Family, their words truly unpleasant, almost claiming the entire Lai Family contracted venereal disease.

They even compared him to the Old Gu Family, finally saying he wasn’t Lord Lai’s biological son, claiming if truly biological, how could Lord Lai treat Gu Youlu and others better than him, his real son?

Second Young Master Lai almost overturned the teahouse table. He stifled his fury, waited until the storytelling finished, learned of Gu Chengxian’s fate, then rushed home, expecting his father to deal with the Old Gu Family.

Yet he waited half a day, but his father did not address the Old Gu Family, even invited eminent doctors for Gu Chengxian and others, pampering them with good food and medicine, truly cherishing them more than his own son.

Second Young Master Lai was distraught. In his fury, he called upon ten servants and several robust matrons to smash the Old Gu Family’s courtyard.

The servants feared contracting venereal disease, not daring to smash Gu Chengxian’s courtyard, but wrecked the courtyards of Gu Youfu, Gu Youwen, Gu Ya, and Granny Gu into ruins. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Let me see you live here, today I’ll smash it so you have to leave, you bunch of leeches!

Lord Lai, hearing the matron’s words, was shocked: "What did you say? Second Young Master led servants to smash the Old Gu Family’s courtyard? This unfilial son, how dare he?!"