klisemfg Chapter 177: Caught in the act
Chapter 177: Caught in the act
Wen Xiaobai didn't know whether he was frightened or excited, he jumped three feet high, without staggering, and rushed out like an arrow.
Miss Yuan had just stepped into the corner door with the frightened Zhong Wei, who had run away, when she was hit by Wen Xiaobai. Wen Xiaobai rushed over and knocked her down. She was covered in dust and stumbled. She just bent down to pick up the little white dog when she saw another person rushing out from the opposite side. The other person was almost trembling with tears in his eyes, "Sister-in-law! You are finally back! If you don't come back, I will die to apologize!"
The voice was loud and clear, forcibly calling back Zhong Wei's frightened soul. She looked up weakly, and it took her a while to confirm who was in front of her, "Master Jin, Master Jin?"
Jin Yunian was just recovering from the shock when he was overwhelmed by the huge surprise. He barely poked his head out from the waves and saw Zhong Wei. He shouted again and jumped up, "You're back too? That's great! I'm finally alive again... You don't know, my mother said that if anything happens to you, she'll break my legs!"
Zhong Wei's head hurt from his constant yelling. She raised her hand with a pale face, "Master Jin... I'm fine. This is not your fault."
"Okay." Yuan Ge also had a headache. He had to support Zhong Wei with one hand and hold a dog with the other. He also crawled through the muddy alley all night. He was almost exhausted. He really didn't want to stand here and reminisce with others. So he nodded at Luo Fengxuan and said, "Let's go in and sit down and talk first. Where's Song Wenyuan? Is he back?"
Jin Yunian then belatedly remembered Song Wenyuan heading towards the dark alley with murderous intent. His face turned pale and he turned around to chase after him...
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Jin Yunian's first cry was so loud that it not only startled the birds roosting at night, but also startled the maid who passed by in the middle of the night.
The maidservant belongs to Aunt An, and Luofengxuan is near this corner gate, otherwise she would not have gotten here by chance. When she heard Jin Yunian's voice, she was startled at first, then reacted suddenly, almost daring not to breathe, and turned around to find Aunt An who had not yet fallen asleep. Aunt An has been upset recently. It would be fine if her own son was not promising. In the past, at least she knew the good and bad of relatives. But she didn't know what had happened to her recently. She kept talking about her younger brother and sister-in-law, as if they were connected by the same vine.
When Aunt An heard what the maid said, she was stunned. "You mean... Wen Qian hasn't come back yet so late? And she got lost after going out with the young master of the Jin family?"
The maid nodded in agreement.
Aunt An, who had been somewhat sleepy, suddenly became alert, clapping her hands and laughing, but also gritting her teeth in hatred, "Great! Wen Qian, you shameless bitch, I finally caught you this time! You are sharp-tongued, have impure thoughts, and even seduced my son... You are really a reincarnated fox! Let's go, wake up that old witch Wang, and go to Luofeng Pavilion to see what's going on. Thinking of her face that is about to change, I feel very happy!"
The most interesting scene is when dogs bite each other and both are left with a mouth full of fur.
By then, Wang had already gone to bed. She and Aunt An had always been at odds with each other. They usually lived in separate corners and had no contact with each other, so they lived in peace. Such midnight disturbances had never happened before, and the old woman on night watch naturally didn't want to pay attention to her, but Aunt An didn't care either. She stood in the yard and shouted at the top of her voice, "Madam! Your daughter-in-law hasn't returned home late at night! Don't you go and check on her?" The ending tone was raised high, proud and arrogant.
Last time, Ling'er's incident didn't make a big fuss. The Madam solved it quietly, and not many people in the mansion knew about it. This saved her face. Wang and Nanny Sun thought of her a little, but that was all. When they heard these rumors, they almost rushed to Luofengxuan while putting on their clothes. After all this trouble, they returned earlier than Song Wenyuan.
At midnight, the voice came in with great force, and before the person arrived, he shouted at Shi Yin who came to greet him, "Where's Wen Qian?! Ask your young lady to come out!"
Shi Yin wanted to stop him but couldn't, so he could only step back and bow his head and report, "Young Madam has gone to bed. If you don't have anything urgent, please come back tomorrow..."
"Why, you can't get up after you've gone to bed?" Wang used to be a hot-tempered person, but she has become less aggressive as she's gotten older. Now she put one hand on her waist and the other hand to block people, and strode up the stairs, looking like a wife who is going to catch someone having an affair. "I want to see if your young mistress has gone to bed or is staying out all night!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened. The candle in the room flickered, and the woman standing at the door was wearing a thin nightgown and her hair was loose, which made her face look even smaller. She looked very gentle and delicate. She closed the door behind her slowly and knelt gently, "Mother, why didn't you sleep in the middle of the night? Did you have a nightmare? Aunt An... You are a rare guest. Why did a rare guest come to visit with mother so late at night?"
She was born beautiful and gentle, especially when she was wearing no makeup, she looked particularly innocent when she acted innocent. "Seeing that my mother-in-law and Aunt An had such a good relationship, I am really happy for my husband."
"Wen Qian, you don't have to talk about other things!" Aunt An rolled her eyes and sneered, "You'd better tell the truth about where you went. Otherwise, when your mother-in-law interrogates you, it will be embarrassing for everyone... Haha, you've only been married for a short time, but you can't stand the loneliness. In the past, you didn't have any rules when interacting with men outside Luofengxuan, but now you've learned to stay out all night."
"Aunt An, please be careful with what you say." Yuan Ge coughed lightly, then pointed to the newly opened moon-shaped door and explained to Wang, "Mother, there are only two men outside the family that Aunt An is talking about. One is the son of the Xu family, and the other is the young master of the Jin family. They are both close friends of my husband. My husband and I live under the same roof, so it is inevitable. This is an open and aboveboard matter, but Aunt An didn't sleep in the middle of the night and threw a bucket of dirty water at me. Are you trying to sow discord between me and my mother-in-law?"
Wang glanced behind her, pursed her lips and said nothing, just snorted lightly, obviously not wanting to be laughed at by the other party.
Yuan Ge already had an idea in his mind, and smiled warmly again, "As for not returning home overnight, it is completely false. If mother is suspicious, you can ask the gatekeeper and see when I left and when I returned. Even if aunt said that I went through the back corner gate, I can't go out on foot, right? I have to prepare a carriage, right? Mother will know if she asks... But aunt, if I remember correctly, your courtyard is far away from mine, how did you know that I didn't return home overnight? Did... someone arrange to keep an eye on Luofengxuan? Or, to keep an eye on Qichi Pavilion?"