Chapter 72 Beat These Shameless Wretches for Me

Chapter 72: Beat These Despicable Wretches for Me

Qi Chengyun's mood became even better. Wasn't Miss Xi's indignation precisely because she had been forced into a blind marriage?

Marrying that man surnamed Yang had never been her intention!

The two chatted casually while savoring the new dishes, having a wonderful time together.

"Excellent! I only found the recipe, yet the chef could make it this well! Truly a master chef from a grand restaurant—extraordinary indeed."

Xi Qianyue was unstinting in her praise, as if she could already see the silver coins rolling in.

When the meal was finished and Xi Qianyue was about to take her leave, Qi Chengyun suddenly called out to her: "Qian Yue, I am truly happy today."

Xi Qianyue let out a couple of awkward chuckles, clasped her hands in farewell, and left the room with a heart-pounding Qing Bi.

Back at the Marquis's residence, with no one else around, Qing Bi said in a low voice: "Madam, you'd better be careful. This Sixth Young Master Qi may be a fine-looking man, but we don't know his true background yet. Besides, didn't he just take in that Miss Bai? And now he's carrying on with you..."

She wanted to say "and now he's getting all chummy with you," but fortunately, she bit her tongue just in time and held back the words.

Xi Qianyue glanced at her sideways: "Were those two plays this afternoon enjoyable?"

Qing Bi said sheepishly: "Naturally they were enjoyable. This servant has never been so entertained..."

"Then what's the problem? Why overthink everything? There's a saying: 'Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.' I'm not going to be blinded by a pretty face—look at you getting all worked up."

Xi Qianyue teased her, perfectly clear-headed herself. After all, this was just a made-up story in a book, and she was a real person who would eventually return to the real world.

Indeed, her interactions with Sixth Young Master Qi served two purposes: first, good cooperation to earn money; second, treating him as a friend to share meals, plays, and conversation.

Speaking of which, the original author really went all out writing him—so talented and so handsome. He was simply a dashing young nobleman!

But would a nobleman really be so interested in opening a shop?

Who cares what his deal was—she wasn't going to marry him anyway.

After washing up, Xi Qianyue was about to read some storybooks and get a good night's sleep when Nanny Wu came personally to summon her.

"Whatever it is, we can discuss it tomorrow."

Nanny Wu refused to leave, as if she didn't understand a word, continuing to prattle on.

Xi Qianyue grew impatient and had Ye Ling toss her out directly.

The next morning, just after finishing breakfast, Nanny Wu appeared again.

"What is it exactly? You want money? I won't give her a single copper."

A big smile was plastered on Nanny Wu's face, though she was seething with hatred inside.

"Madam, it's just that some relatives are here. The lady of the house wants you to come meet them."

Xi Qianyue found it tedious, but since she also wanted to discuss the divorce with Lady Wu, she decided to go.

Maidservants escorted Xi Qianyue to Jifu Hall, the Hall of Collected Blessings, but Lady Wu was nowhere to be seen in the main room.

Odd.

Xi Qianyue sat down for a bit, and Yinxing served tea: "Madam, please wait a moment. The lady of the house is showing relatives around the garden and will be here shortly."

Xi Qianyue nodded and took a sip of tea. Before long, she started feeling hot and restless.

The weather had already turned cool, and Xi Qianyue sensed that this heat wasn't normal.

Han Xiang noticed the flush on Xi Qianyue's face: "Madam, what's wrong? Do you feel hot? Your face is flushed."

Xi Qianyue struggled to her feet: "Help me back immediately. This tea's been tampered with."

The maidservants panicked and rushed to support Xi Qianyue.

At that moment, a young man walked in from outside—around twenty years old, fair-skinned, but with a sleazy look on his face.

"Yue'er, have you been waiting for me long?"

He stepped forward, reaching out to touch Xi Qianyue's hand.

Xi Qianyue bit her tongue hard, forcing a moment of clarity.

Ignoring him, she said sharply to Qing Bi: "Qing Bi, this man dares to molest me. If you beat him to death or cripple him, it's on me."

The man stepped forward again, and Qing Bi slammed a fist into his stomach. He let out an "ouch" and doubled over clutching his belly, whereupon Qing Bi delivered two vicious slaps to his face.

He shrieked: "He's killing me! He's killing me!"

The maidservants helped Xi Qianyue hurry toward the door, but Lady Wu's maidservants blocked their way.

"Madam, what's going on? The lady of the house will be here any moment."

Xi Qianyue felt her whole body burning up, the inexplicable heat nearly driving her to lose her senses.

She fixed her gaze—like she wanted to devour someone—on the maidservants blocking her path, making them tremble in fear, yet none of them dispersed.

"Oh my, what's all this?"

Lady Wu called out, strolling in as cool as a cucumber.

"Good heavens, Wendong! What happened to your face? How did it swell up like that?"

She rushed over, making a big show of cupping the man's face, carrying on loudly.

"Auntie, is this how your household treats guests? I was sitting here minding my own business when my sister-in-law started hitting on me, grabbing at my clothes, trying to drag me to her courtyard. When I refused, her maidservant beat me like this."

Qing Bi snapped: "What nonsense are you talking? Our madam doesn't even know you! How could she have grabbed at you? I hit you, yes—because you were running your dirty mouth!"

Xi Qianyue hissed through gritted teeth: "Let's go."

She knew she had been slipped something—there was something nasty in that tea. If she guessed correctly, it was some kind of lust drug.

She was running on pure willpower, and she had no idea what would happen if she stayed any longer.

The maidservants hurried to support her out, but Lady Wu barked: "Don't let her leave! This isn't over until it's fully clarified! This is your cousin from the Bi family! You came on to him out of nowhere and then beat him—what exactly are you trying to do?"

The lecherous man put on a pitiful face: "Auntie, my sister-in-law said she lives alone in her courtyard and that her husband doesn't sleep with her. She kept pulling at me, saying we should get a little closer. I was truly terrified..."

Xi Qianyue was about to lose her mind. She was just writing a story, for crying out loud—but the people in this book were really this low, and they actually had this damned drug!

And she had fallen for it!

She pulled out her hairpin and stabbed it hard into her arm. The sharp pain instantly restored her clarity, and the drug's hold on her weakened considerably.

Everyone was startled by her fierce look.

The hairpin stabbed straight into her flesh, and blood quickly soaked a large patch of her sleeve.

Lady Wu, somewhat flustered, still shouted loudly, "You shameless hussy, seducing your own cousin—the Yang family has no daughter-in-law like you. I'm divorcing you!"

Yang Xingxian also rushed over and, seeing the chaotic scene, yelled, "I'm divorcing this shameless woman! Write the divorce papers immediately."

Achang hurriedly spread out paper for him, and with a flick of his robe, he sat down and began to write.

The maidservants were on the verge of tears—this was just too much!

Xi Qianyue gritted her teeth and stabbed herself with the hairpin once more before shouting with effort, "Beat these nasty, low-down bastards!"