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“Has Young Master Xiang gone crazy?”
This news was very shocking, but Longyue did not have the time to deal with this matter. Miss Lu wanted to sue Li Qingmu for being a demon, and he was about to participate in the imperial examination. He could not afford to get into trouble.
Logically speaking, under such circumstances, Longyue should have said something softer so everyone could take a step back. However, she did the opposite and sneered, “Go! Miss Lu, just go! When the court can’t produce any evidence, I’ll sue you for slander!
My husband is, after all, a candidate of the county level imperial examination. He is a talent nurtured by the Emperor of Great Zhou. Whose dignity are you challenging by making false accusations? ”
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Lu Qiangian was dumbfounded. She just wanted to scare Longyue. Why would she think so much?
Lu Qiangian’s family was involved in small business and was richer than the average family. However, they could not compare to those rich young ladies. Naturally, she had not studied much and did not know much about calligraphy. How would she know about these twists and turns?
Most importantly, Longyue had mentioned the Emperor of Great Zhou to scare her.
Lu Qiangian looked at Longyue’s calm demeanor. She felt intimidated by her superior aura and panicked.
“I, L…” She squeaked, then stomped her feet and said with a vexed expression, “I’ll go find evidence now and sue you later, hmph! ”
She was trying to find a way out for herself, but when she left, she almost fell again. She looked really pathetic!
“Liar!”
Longyue snorted and gave Lu Qiangian an assessment. She turned around and saw Li Qingmu smiling at her. It was a charming smile. She could not help but roll her eyes at him.
“Why did that Young Master Xiang go crazy?” she asked
Longyue felt that this matter must have something to do with Li Qingmu. Li Qingmu felt a little guilty under her sharp gaze and said innocently, “I don’t know!”
Longyue looked at him coldly. “He’s asking for a beating by putting on this aggrieved expression,” she thought. “Needless to say, this matter is related to him!”
She felt that he must have been hiding something from her!
Longyue was a little angry, but it was not appropriate to flare up here, so she kept her anger under control. She took the taels and clothes and walked out of the shop.
“Go sell the calligraphy piece.”
Longyue’s tone was very calm. Li Qingmu knew that he had provoked his little wife, so he obediently went to the calligraphy shop next door to sell his calligraphy piece. When he came out, he gave Longyue a tael.
Longyue took the money and walked away. Li Qingmu followed closely behind.
He knew why his little wife was angry, but there was nothing he could do. It was better for her not to know about this dark history.
“Wife, I’ll tell you slowly when we get back.”
He gave in as he caught up with Longyue. He pulled her into his arms and whispered into her ear.
Longyue didn’t buy it. “He shouldn’t use the same tactic on me a second time,” she thought. She said coldly, “Tell me. If you refuse, then get lost!”
Li Qingmu had no choice but to say, “At that time, I was seriously injured and needed someone to take care of me. So I forced him to help me find water and herbs. Otherwise, I would kill him. That was all. If it was something that could make him crazy, it was just… Well, there was nothing to eat at that
time, so… I let him cut out those killers’ flesh and roast…”
Longyue stared at him with widened eyes. Li Qingmu felt that his image was probably ruined now. “She doesn’t think I’m a devil, does she” he thought.
He was a little nervous as he explained softly.
“That court official was the nephew of the capital’s Magistrate. To be able to send assassins to kill him, the status of the mastermind must be extraordinary. If he returned alive, the mastermind would think that we protected him. None of us would be allowed to live, so I had to kill the court official. As for
that… I did it to survive…”
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As he spoke, he glanced furtively at Longyue. Seeing that she didn’t show any disgust, he heaved a sigh of relief.
“Why are you so nervous?” Longyue glanced at him angrily. She didn’t like the way this man acted obsequiously in front of her. “No matter what, your wife is a descendant of half a general. She’s not as pedantic as you think!”
Li Qingmu looked at her in surprise. The little woman’s exquisite face was filled with confidence. She raised her chin slightly with a hint of arrogance, making her look naive, sweet, and cute.
His heart fluttered slightly, and his gaze deepened. He said faintly, “Wife, I was wrong.”
“What did you do wrong?” Longyue wanted to hit him. “You admit your wrongdoing at the drop of a hat. How many times have you done wrong? Don’t say that again!”
“It’s my fault for not knowing you well, wife.”
Li Qingmu lowered his eyes and said with a faint smile. It baffled her that he found it amusing.
Longyue could not be bothered to pay him any attention. She went to the market to buy some pastries before returning.
As for buying rice and noodles, she decided against it after giving some thought to it. Before Madam Zhang left the Li family, Longyue would not be willing to spend half a copper coin!
As before, they rode in Chai Tieniu’s cart on their return trip. After Chai Qiao’er got on, she could not wait to discuss embroidery with Longyue. This little girl was quite keen to learn.
She asked very basic questions, and Longyue answered them one by one. The group chatted and laughed as they returned to the village.
They parted ways at the entrance of the village as Longyue and Li Qingmu walked towards the Li family residence.
Just as they were about to reach home, they saw many people around the area. Villagers were gathered in twos and threes at the entrance of the Li family’s home. Occasional rumblings could be heard as they chatted and gestured with their fingers.
“This Li family has gone too far. How can they treat their daughter-in-law like this? Is this even humane?”
“That’s right. It boggles my mind. What grudge do they have? This Li family is too mean!”
“Theard that it was that vicious woman from the Li family who did it. She’s really a vicious woman. Look after your child carefully. Don’t get beaten up by her. There’s no place for reasoning.”
The rumblings, carrying mockery and sarcasm, persisted.
At this moment, someone saw Longyue walking over and hurriedly poked the person beside him, hinting for her to stop talking.
However, that person was none other than the auntie from the Liu Clan. She had suffered humiliating defeats at the hands of Longyue a few times, and she was too angry to back down. She immediately spoke even louder.
“What’s there to be afraid of? You dare to do it but don’t want others to talk about it? What’s with this Li family? Unfortunate family! Tsk tsk, one of the wives doesn’t know how to lay eggs, and the other is a wicked woman. Aiyo, the Li family’s ancestral grave must have been dug up by someone…”
“Pfft!”
A ball of mud fell from the sky and landed in Auntie Liu’s mouth.
Auntie Liu was talking excitedly and did not expect someone to throw something into her mouth. When the thing fell into her mouth, she instinctively shut her mouth.
Then.
“Retch—”
Aunty Liu vomited violently as the putrid smell hit her.
“aiya, Auntie Liu, what’s going on? Your mouth is full of… What’s that?”
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Longyue’s charming voice could be heard as she gloated. She had heard Auntie Liu badmouthing her from afar, so she grabbed a ball of mud and threw it at her. Auntie Liu was in trouble.
The mud was dark yellow, so when she spat it out, it turned into… Her whole mouth was full of it!
“Pfft!”
Someone in the crowd was laughing. After all, they were just here to watch the fun. Who wouldn’t enjoy the fun?
Auntie Liu had come to embarrass Longyue, but she ended up embarrassing herself. She was so angry that she spat out the mud in her mouth, picked up a rock by the side of the road, and threw it at Longyue..