Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 419 Return to the Villa

Qiu Niang's questions were like sharp arrows made of steel, piercing Cheng Yiwen and Lu Zhuer's hearts quickly and mercilessly, as if cutting their hearts.

But she forgot that shameless people are best at covering up their mistakes, and they would even go so far as to confuse right and wrong by throwing dirty water on others in order to put themselves on the moral high ground and profit from it.

So as soon as she finished speaking, Lu Zhuer was stunned at first, then she raised her head and laughed, and then began to verbally attack.

But perhaps because she had not drunk water for a long time, Lu Zhuer's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like an old woman.

"Du Nianqiu, you finally spoke your mind! You didn't come here to save me, but to laugh at me, right?"

"I didn't agree with you becoming my sister-in-law at the beginning, but you relied on your good looks to please my brother, and I wanted to marry you into our Lu family."

"But my brother would never have thought that you are such a jinx!"

"You were married into my family for only one year when my parents passed away one after another. I almost died of a high fever, and later my brother died on the road to escape famine!"

"Tell me! Are you the unlucky star that specifically targets our Lu family?! Tell me!"

The cold wind from the north cracked the delicate skin of the former censor's wife. At this moment, her red and swollen face was twisted, her thin lips opened and closed quickly, and she roared with all her strength to accuse Qiu Niang in front of her, who was still beautiful as always, and the jealousy and hatred in her heart quickly accumulated.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ruyi stepped forward and shouted loudly.

She followed Qiu Niang and listened for a while, and finally figured out who Master Yun asked them to meet at the Chui Mine.

These two people are the younger sister and brother-in-law of my cousin's husband's family, but they once refused to let my cousin in when she came to them to escape famine.

Ruyi's whole family have fled famine before, and she knows how hard it is to escape famine and how difficult it is to survive.

After going through so much hardship, the cousin thought she could be reunited with her family, but was turned away without any warning. If she were the cousin at that time, she would probably have wanted to die!

In Ruyi's heart, her cousin is not only beautiful and gentle, but also can embroider exquisite handkerchiefs and ride a tall horse. She is an excellent woman. How can she let this crazy woman in front of her slander her cousin!

"You guilty man, you slandered my cousin, why don't you shut up!"

Seeing a little girl who looked like a maid stand up to defend Qiu Niang, Lu Zhuer felt more unbalanced and became more unscrupulous.

"I'm telling the truth. Otherwise, why didn't your cousin say anything? Why didn't she defend herself?"

"Not only does your cousin bring bad luck to her husband's family, but everyone around her will also be tainted with bad luck because of her!"

"Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father passed away three months after she married into our Lu family. She has not given birth to any children in our Lu family in all these years. Isn't this a curse on her own children?"

"You are using strong words to make sense!"

Seeing that Lu Zhuer was becoming more and more outspoken, Ruyi rolled up her sleeves and wanted to step forward to teach her a lesson, but was stopped by Qiu Niang.

The two blushes on Qiu Niang's face caused by anger had disappeared. At this moment, her face was pale. A familiar roar emerged in her mind. She couldn't help but sway, but she forced herself to stand still.

"Du Nianqiu, you are such a hapless person. You came all the way to Kyoto to beg for money. I can't even avoid you, so how can I let you into my house?"

"Ask yourself, I'm just afraid that you'll come to defeat me again, and maybe even the Cheng family. What have I done wrong?"

"I'm telling you, Du Nianqiu, I asked you to rescue my husband and me to give you a chance to atone for your sins. You've killed so many people, don't you feel a bit guilty?"

"Du Nianqiu, if you still have a conscience, then take us away from this damn place. Otherwise, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost... Ah! Ah! Ah..."

Lu Zhuer felt very happy when she said this, but what greeted her was a whip that did not make her feel happy at all.

The one who attacked this time was not the supervisor who had been following Lu Zhuer and his wife, but the mine supervisor next to Qiu Niang. He swung the long whip intensively, and soon left crisscrossing scars on Lu Zhuer's body, but he had no intention of stopping.

Seeing that Lu Zhuer's screams were beginning to fade, Qiu Niang, who had come to her senses, hurriedly stopped the mine supervisor. She looked a little dazed, but her words were very methodical:

"Sir, if we beat her to death, wouldn't there be one less person to transport the stones?"

The mine supervisor was originally venting his anger for Qiu Niang, and now that the real owner is not angry, there is no need for him to waste his energy.

"What the young lady said makes sense. Come, drag this criminal woman away. If she is still alive by tomorrow, pull her up and continue working!"

The mine supervisor had absolute authority in the Chui Mine. At his command, the two officers waiting nearby dragged Lu Zhuer away.

"As for this..." The mine supervisor pointed at Cheng Yiwen with a whip in his hand, "Let him continue working. Oh, and exempt him from dinner."

Seeing Lu Zhuer being dragged away with her life or death in danger, and Qiu Niang not reacting at all, Cheng Yiwen couldn't help but scold Lu Zhuer in his heart.

This stupid woman! She didn't even realize how desperate she was, and she even dared to offend her only lifeline.

"boom--"

Before the supervisor came forward to arrest the man, Cheng Yiwen knelt down in front of Qiu Niang with a lively look. He didn't care about the sayings like "a man's knees are made of gold" and "a scholar's integrity" at all!

"Sister-in-law, I know you have come to Kyoto, but I was just a humble scholar at that time, traveling back and forth between my residence and the Shuchang Hall to study every day. I didn't have the energy or connections to go look for you."

"It's my fault that I couldn't find you. I feel guilty towards Brother Lu and Sister-in-law. But no matter what mistakes Zhu'er and I made, we are your only relatives in the world. Can you bear to ignore us?"

"Sister-in-law, look at Zhu'er. She has been weak since she was a child. She has been unable to bear the pain since she came to Chui Mine. Add to that the beating just now, and she might even be dead by tomorrow morning!"

"Sister-in-law, I beg you, for Brother Lu's sake, please find a way to save us!"

After saying this, Cheng Yiwen kowtowed to Qiu Niang without any dignity.

Qiu Niang dodged to the side. Although she was Cheng Yiwen's sister-in-law according to seniority, Cheng Yiwen was ten years older than her and eight years older than her late husband. This gift... she didn't want to accept it.

What's more, she never thought about nor had the ability to take these two people away from here.

Having made up her mind, Qiu Niang didn't want to delay any longer. She said goodbye to the mine supervisor and left the mine without looking back at Cheng Yiwen who was begging for mercy.

On the way back, Ruyi asked Qiu Niang to sit in the car on the pretext of practicing driving. Qiu Niang just wanted to be alone, so she didn't refuse.

When they arrived at the villa, someone was already waiting at the door to lead the carriage down, but there was no movement in the carriage. A look of worry appeared on Ruyi's young face.

My cousin must still be sad about what the crazy woman in Chuikuang said. What "jinx"! What "unlucky star"! If my cousin hadn't stopped her, she would have torn the woman's mouth!

Ruyi pursed her lips. Standing there in front of the villa gate was not a solution. When she was about to call Qiu Niang, the curtain of the car was lifted.

Qiu Niang got off the carriage expressionlessly. She first gave Ruyi a soothing look, and then walked slowly towards the villa.