Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home

Chapter 1387: Serves You Right to

Editor: Henyee Translations

Concubine Du’s expression darkened. “I-I had nothing to do with this! I don’t know them! I didn’t summon them!”

Qiao Xuan sneered, “Of course, Concubine Du, it’s not you, and it has nothing to do with you. They just coincidentally strolled by and decided to take your side!”

Laughter erupted among the neighbors.

Shao Yunduan questioned, “Do you expect us to believe your words?”

Concubine Du persisted, “I swear, I had no part in bringing them here!”

Qiao Xuan challenged, “Will you swear that if your daughter, Qiao Kou, conspires against Qiao Wei’s marriage, she’ll face a solitary, unsupported existence for the rest of her life?”

Concubine Du conveniently ignored Qiao Xuan’s remark and continued shaking her head. “It’s not related to me; I didn’t summon these individuals. Third Miss is innocent, Second Miss, please help her…”

Before Qiao Xuan could respond, the neighbors burst into laughter. “Absolutely, it’s all just a chance encounter!”

“That’s correct! These troublemakers are here to support Concubine Du!”

“Well, what a remarkable coincidence! Haha!”

“I used to think she was a pitiable woman, and she fooled me with her pretense of innocence. Pfft! I told you, Madam Shao and Lord Shao aren’t ungrateful.”

“Regardless, it’s inhumane to meddle in my sister’s marriage!”

“Exactly. She deserves to be schooled by the mansion’s mistress!”

“Indeed, she’s getting what she deserves!”

“She tried to take her own life in front of Lord Shao’s residence to force Madam Shao to assist her daughter. She’s quite ruthless!”

“Isn’t she afraid of death?”

“Who isn’t afraid of death? I think she’d rather endure the mistress’s wrath than continue living! Look at her; she’s neither here nor there. It’s clear how wretched she’s been.”

“That’s true!”

“….”

Concubine Du was overwhelmed with shock, anger, and anxiety. She seethed with fury, resentment, and indignation. Casting a furious glare at Qiao Xuan, she lashed out, “You wretch! You’ve hurt my daughter, it’s all your doing! You’ve incurred the wrath of the Old Master and his wife, but it’s us who bear the brunt of it! This is all your fault! You wretch, you’re going to pay for this!”

“Silence her and bind her!”

Shao Yunduan ordered.

Qing Yan hurried back to the courtyard, fetched a piece of cloth and a length of hemp rope, and together with three or four others, securely tied up Concubine Du.

Their patience had worn thin due to her foul language, and they showed no mercy as they bound her. Lixia and Liqiu even took the opportunity to pinch her a couple of times.

Qiao Xuan sneered and breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. It was clear that Concubine Du had no intentions of showing her any kindness and seemed eager to vent her anger on her.

It was evident that her previous claims were all baseless.

Shao Yunduan paid no further attention to the seven hooligans; he had no intentions of letting them go. He didn’t even inquire about who had employed them for this scheme.

It was highly unlikely that the Fourth Prince would leave any trace for him to uncover. These individuals probably had no information about the true orchestrator and wouldn’t be able to identify them.

Nonetheless, he couldn’t simply release them without consequence; that would be too lenient and allow them to underestimate him. Shao Yunduan compelled them to surrender the money they’d received and distributed it as a reward to the East Palace guards. He issued threats and reprimands, forcing them to swear they’d never attempt such actions again before finally releasing them.