Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune - Chapter 575 - Chapter 575: Chapter 575, Revenge (Part 1)
Chapter 575: Chapter 575, Revenge (Part 1)
Jade is fragile; with such a toss, it fell to the ground, emitting a crisp sound, and instantly became several pieces.
The finest jade, just like that, gone.
The Marquis’s face immediately turned somewhat awkward, yet he felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Why should he be the only one to suffer?
There should also be someone to share his suffering.
Concubine Xi knelt down in fear and trepidation, “Madam, please calm your anger, it’s all this servant’s fault, this servant…”
As she spoke, she was about to cry out loud.
The Marchioness scoffed coldly, “If you dare to wail in my courtyard, today I will have you blood-spattered right here!”
Her voice was both cold and deep.
This caused Concubine Xi to shudder involuntarily, and she quickly covered her mouth, not daring to make a sound.
She looked pitifully at the Marquis.
Seeing her fierce demeanor, the Marquis was reminded of that year when he and his cousin were caught in bed and she was just as furious, stepping forward to slap her cousin, and then fiercely slapped him twice.
“Madam…” the Marquis tried to say.
A mere servant, after all, can be dealt with easily, why get angry?
“Get out of my sight this instant, do not dirty my ground!”
He then said to the housekeeper, “Momo Luo, have someone fetch water to clean the ground, from now on these two are not allowed to set foot in my courtyard ever again!”
With a flick of her sleeve, she left.
She was truly disgusted.
To call them both a pair of lecherous dogs would not be an exaggeration.
The Marquis watched the departing figure, and the wound in his heart was torn open again, leaving him standing there, somewhat dazed.
His eyes gradually became moist.
Several times he wanted to run after her, willing to take a beating or a scolding, to flatter her with jokes and smiles, just to appease her wrath.
But in the end, he turned and slowly walked out of the courtyard.
Xi Yu immediately stood up and followed, hearing Momo Luo behind her ordering people to fetch water and clean the ground, “Make sure you clean thoroughly, do not miss a single spot of dirt!”
Momo Luo’s speech, unlike the dignified Marchioness, nor like a shrew cursing in the streets, had always been clever with words, able to scold someone’s ancestors for eight generations without a single foul word.
Even with the thickest skin, one couldn’t help but feel tears in their eyes, and a flush on their face.
Quickly stepping forward, she softly called out beside the Marquis, “Marquis…”
“Go back by yourself!” the Marquis commanded sternly.
He quickened his pace to leave.
He dared not and did not want to stay in the residence any longer, and he couldn’t bear to truly embarrass the Marchioness.
To favor Xi Yu was just a moment of lust, a moment of thoughtlessness, but after being rebuffed by the Marchioness, he dared not stay in the residence for fear of further embarrassment from the Marchioness.
He couldn’t be hit or scolded; in the end, he could only taste the bitter fruits alone.
The Marchioness stood by the window and, upon learning that Xie Hanhan came to pay respects, “Let her go back, I am fine!”
When the elder Marchioness sent someone to call upon her, the Marchioness simply said she was not feeling well and would not meet with the elder Marchioness.
Since the New Year, when the elder Marchioness commented that eating greasy food daily was bad for the health, her meals had been light. She probably grew tired of the bland diet and craved something tastier.
“Ha!” scoffed the Marchioness.
If her daughter had really been abducted by that old devout woman, it wouldn’t matter if she became vegetarian, she would make that devout woman go hungry, leading a life of instability and suffering for the rest of her days.
She could disregard what was owed to her, but what was owed to her daughter, she would demand back tenfold, a hundredfold.
When the elder Marchioness heard that the Marchioness wouldn’t see her, she was so angry she smashed several teacups.
As the dowager of the Marquis’s family, she should be enjoying her twilight years, savoring candy and playing with grandchildren, but without money in hand, she couldn’t stand tall, her words had no weight, and now even to satisfy a craving, she had to ask her daughter-in-law for favors.
It was truly ridiculous.
“Where’s the Marquis?” the elder Marchioness asked.
“The Marquis has taken Concubine Xi today, and at this moment, he has left the residence…”
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