Chapter 313: A Shining Green Hat (Note: In Chinese culture, a “green hat” symbolizes being cheated on by one’s spouse.)

Chapter 313: A Shining Green Hat (Note: In Chinese culture, a "green hat" symbolizes being cheated on by one's spouse.)

Master Wang's eyes widened in disbelief.

Wang Dongming was still putting up a desperate fight: "No, Uncle, you have to believe me, those two were bribed, they wanted to frame me..."

Master Wang also found this quite baffling!

If it weren't for the fact that the one leading this was the young master of the Yujia family's business, he would have surely cursed it as absurd and thrown them out by now.

"Third Young Master of Yujia... this doesn't make sense," Master Wang said cautiously. "Why on earth would our Dongming instruct the servants to attack your sister? It's just not reasonable."

Liu Ge'er didn't even lift his eyelids, speaking indifferently: "Perhaps because Xingxing stumbled upon his affair with your wife."

With just that brief sentence, Master Wang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Madam Wang immediately tearfully denied: "...How can you slander and insult me like this! You're driving me to death!"

Wang Dongming also urgently said: "Uncle, this man is too malicious! Saying such things is like spitting on our Wang family's name!"

Liu Ge'er didn't say much more, just sat calmly in his chair, sipping a cup of tea.

Bai Ge'er timely added: "Master Wang, you've been in the business world for many years. Think carefully, doesn't today's events make some people seem very suspicious? Why would my sister be attacked by Wang Dongming's servants? Wang Qianer was even murdered in the courtyard where my sister witnessed some people's affair being exposed, and then stuffed into a tree hole to hide the body. Do we need to elaborate on each and every detail?"

Master Wang was no fool. After the Yujia family exposed this, the oddities between Madam Wang and Wang Dongming became clear to him upon a little reflection!

No normal person could withstand such a magnifying lens of suspicion on every detail, let alone the fact that there was already something between Madam Wang and Wang Dongming!

Master Wang, with a dark face, looked at Madam Wang, then at Wang Dongming, connecting all the small clues from before!

The more Master Wang thought about it, the more he felt his head was shining green, especially since the man involved was his own nephew!

It was simply, utterly, a great disgrace!

Master Wang let out a roar of anger!

Seeing Master Wang so enraged, Madam Wang knew things were bad. She quickly knelt on the ground, hugging Master Wang's legs, crying pitifully: "Master, I really didn't, you have to believe me!"

Master Wang's face was as black as coal, his whole body trembling with anger, almost fainting, but fortunately, the servants nearby supported him.

Luckily, the doctor who had bandaged Wang Qianer's wounds hadn't left yet. He quickly had someone help Master Wang sit back in his chair and took his pulse.

The doctor frowned: "...Master Wang is extremely angry, his blood flow is reversed, this is not good. I'll prescribe some medicine, you need to brew it quickly and have him take it, otherwise, this could lead to a major problem!"

The doctor was also inwardly sighing, he had originally come to bandage wounds, but ended up witnessing a wealthy family's scandal.

Master Wang sat in his chair, his hands still trembling, his teeth clenched tightly, spitting out four words: "Adulterer, adulteress!"

Master Wang, barely holding on, ignored the pleas of Madam Wang and Wang Dongming, called in the servants, and had them tied up and locked in the woodshed.

If he had any strength left, he would have kicked them over!

...

By this point, Wei Sanniang and Jiang Mengniang, who were watching from the side, were completely stunned.

When they left the Wang family and got into the carriage to return to the Liu family, it still felt like a dream.

Xingxing, having been busy all day, was a bit tired and fell asleep in Huya's arms.

Since Xingxing was already asleep, Wei Sanniang and Jiang Mengniang remained silent, exchanging meaningful looks.

The day had truly tested their nerves!

The scandal involving Madam Wang and Wang Dongming was too big to be concealed, and eventually, the entire Wang family found out about it.

Master Wang was so furious he almost collapsed on the spot.

Seizing the moment while Master Wang was still lucid, Bai Ge'er and Liu Ge'er demanded that he pay up—yes, the money Liu Ge'er had used to lure the two guards. Bai Ge'er and Liu Ge'er agreed that the Wang family should foot the bill.

After all, Xingxing was the victim, and the Wang family was to blame!

It was only right that the Wang family foot the bill.

Master Wang gritted his teeth and agreed, though it clearly pained him.

Bai Ge'er and Liu Ge'er were pleased with the result.

Wang Qianer, however, remained unconscious. Li Lanzhu, who had overheard the Wang family's messy affairs, refused to leave Wang Qianer alone in the Wang household.

Li Lanzhu sent word to her family to send over some maids and servants. She stayed in the courtyard to care for the unconscious Wang Qianer.

To Wei Sanniang and Jiang Mengniang, the matter seemed temporarily resolved.

However, Bai Ge'er and Liu Ge'er knew that while the Wang family's affairs could be set aside for now, the Tan family, who had orchestrated Madam Wang's osmanthus banquet, was still watching from the shadows.

Of course, Bai Ge'er and Liu Ge'er were not afraid.

They still had the upper hand with the Tan family!

...

The next day, Bai Ge'er and Liu Ge'er set off with Xingxing to return to Mapo County.

This had been the plan all along.

Wei Sanniang was reluctant to see Xingxing go, but Xingxing smiled and said, "In a few days, when the provincial exam results come out, I'll come back with my brother. Third Aunt, I'll bring you persimmons I picked myself from the mountains!"

Wei Sanniang was delighted and nodded eagerly, "Alright, I'll be waiting for you to bring me those persimmons!"

The trip from the prefectural city to Mapo County wasn't too long, and by the third day, Xingxing and the others had arrived in Mapo County.

However, after being gone for nearly twenty days, Nantuo Village had changed a lot—

After the Lin Yang Marquisate acquired the two mountains behind Nantuo Village from Xingxing, they immediately started preparing to build a mausoleum.

After rushing the villagers to move the graves, they proceeded to use explosives to blast the mountain and construct the tomb chambers.

However, the Lin Yang Marquisate had clearly miscalculated the amount of explosives needed. The explosives blew off half the mountain, triggering a landslide.

Several craftsmen responsible for the detonation from the Lin Yang Marquisate were killed on the spot.

Although the villagers' homes in Nantuo Village were not close to the site of the explosion, being on the same mountain range, they were still affected.

Many of the villagers' houses had developed large cracks and looked as if they might collapse at any moment.

Despite the Lin Yang Marquisate compensating them with money for repairs, the villagers of Nantuo Village were still filled with resentment.

—Who could accept having their homes, which had been perfectly fine, suddenly cracked open by human actions?

The Yujia family was not spared either.

The beautiful mansion the Yujia family had built now had several cracked walls.

Wei Pozi was so furious she wanted to drag someone from the Lin Yang Marquisate over and give them an earful.

When Bai Ge'er, Liu Ge'er, and Xingxing returned, the Yujia family was gathered together, discussing how to handle the situation.