"Release her," Song Xiang'er said lightly, expecting the girl to be sensible and let go.
However, no one present had expected that Fu Xinci not only did not release her, but also slapped He Xiaoni soundly.
After slapping, Fu Xinci did not look at He Xiaoni's swollen face at all, but pretended to shake her right hand earnestly.
She mumbled in a voice that everyone could hear, "Alas, if I had known slapping hurt my hand, I should have taken off your shoe and hit you with the sole."
"Ahhh!"
He Xiaoni was going crazy. Her neck hurt, and her face hurt. She regretted provoking this harbinger of death.
Song Xiang'er was also furious, feeling her noble status had been violated.
How dare a bumpkin from a nouveau riche family disobey her command. "Guards, attack her!" Song Xiang'er was this willful, never considering the consequences.
Fu Xinci did not expect this person to still want to attack her, so she got ready to fight back.
Just then, she heard Liu Chenfeng shout, "Song Xiang'er, have you had enough? If you have, get lost."
Song Xiang'er did not expect Liu Chenfeng to humiliate her in front of this country bumpkin. Anger surged from her heart. "Kill her for me. No, capture her for me and sell her to..."
Before Song Xiang'er could finish speaking, she saw her four dowry maids and her wet nurse all thrown to the ground by the bumpkin she looked down upon.
The drizzle was very fine, and the ground was already wet. The five people fell and looked like mud figures.
Fu Xinci moved to the front of Song Xiang'er's carriage, tore off the curtain with a wave of her hand, and looked at Song Xiang'er with cold eyes, asking, "What did you just say?"
Song Xiang'er did not think Liu Chenfeng would watch her be bullied by this bumpkin, so she mustered up her courage and shouted loudly, "I, this madam, will sell you to the most despicable... Ahhh!"
Song Xiang'er was speaking with great spirit when she suddenly felt a chill. She looked down and saw her new red dress, embroidered with entwined peonies, tearing apart inch by inch, exposing her smooth skin to the air.
"Ah, ahhh!!"
Hearing the screams, Yan Yi, who had rushed out of the courtyard, happened to witness this scene. He was so startled that he quickly closed his eyes and turned away.
Fu Xinci kindly recited, "Do not look at what is indecent, do not listen to what is indecent..."
Yan Yi, with his back to the carriage, moved closer to his cousin and asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"
Liu Chenfeng also did not expect this little girl to be even bolder than before. He recounted what had just happened to his cousin.
Yan Yi thought to himself, "Serves her right." But he said, "You should send Madam Song back to the capital. Otherwise, if the Emperor finds out, he will accuse you of poor household management."
"Cousin?" Liu Chenfeng did not expect the situation to be so serious.
"Don't you forget what we do? Madam Song's audacity is too much."
With his cousin's reminder, Liu Chenfeng finally remembered his unique identity. Song Xiang'er dared to follow them. If the Emperor knew about this, they would be unforgivable.
"After we go back, I will write a divorce letter."
"Originally, whether you write a divorce letter or not is your personal matter. However, Madam Song's audacity is too much, and her actions are not in accordance with etiquette; she acts solely on her own preferences. If this continues, sooner or later, the Marquis's mansion will pay a heavy price for her willfulness."
Song Xiang'er was still wailing in the carriage, unaware that she was destined to become a divorced woman.
They were not speaking loudly, but Fu Xinci heard everything.
After Liu Chenfeng forcibly took away the terrified Song Xiang'er and her servants, Yan Yi looked at the village girl still prostrate on the ground and asked the young girl opposite him, "Miss Fu, have you not thought of how to deal with this village girl?"
"I have, but..." Fu Xinci wanted to say it was a bit violent.
Yan Yi misunderstood, thinking the young girl couldn't bring herself to do it, so he volunteered, "If you can't bring yourself to do it, I'll deal with her for you."
"Hmm...?" Fu Xinci pondered. He Xiaoni immediately fainted from fear.
Before she fainted, the only thought in her mind was that if she had known Fu Xinci was friends with the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, she would never have dared to provoke Fu Xinci, even if she were beaten to death.
Fu Xinci glanced at the useless creature lying on the ground like a dead dog, not knowing what to say about her.
She had no real ability, yet she was so reckless when seeking death. Fu Xinci was speechless at such a VIP among idiots.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before Qi Yuanshan personally rode over. It was almost noon, and he wanted to invite Mr. Yan and his party to the Thousand Household Office for a meal.
He had not yet reached the entrance of the Meng family's mansion when he saw Mr. Yan and Xinci talking at the door, and he felt a little uneasy.
As he rode closer, he saw He Xiaoni lying on the ground and guessed that the prodigal son might have come to cause trouble for Xinci again.
Qi Yuanshan was utterly fed up with the He Song family. This time, he directly ordered them to be sent to the Toad Mountain Guard post, the farthest from Eagle Beak Cliff.
To return here, a donkey would have to run for a whole day.
Yan Yi silently watched Qi Yuanshan deal with the village girl on the ground, and his heart also became gloomy.
He had originally wanted to get closer to Miss Fu. With Qi Yuanshan's arrival, he had to swallow the imperfect excuse in his mind.
In the evening, Qi He returned with half of his father's rewards to apologize to Fu Xinci. "Sister Fu, it's all my fault for letting you suffer."
"It wasn't me who suffered. I slapped He Xiaoni soundly. And, and..."
Fu Xinci did not continue what was on the tip of her tongue. How audacious would she have to be to tell Qi He that she had torn up Liu Chenfeng's wife's clothes?
Heh heh, unspeakable, unspeakable.
Seeing that Sister Fu was not angry, Qi He's worried heart finally settled. Then he remembered to deliver the bolts of cloth he was holding to the main hall of the small building behind.
Ning'er saw Qi He return and ran over to brag to her brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, I'm moving to the small building to sleep with my sister today."
Qi He: He wanted to as well, but he didn't dare to say it.
At dinner, there was one more person at the Meng family's table. It was Yan Yi, who had come alone.
Originally, Qi Yuanshan had wanted to arrange for him to dine at the Thousand Household Office, but Yan Yi, who was sharper than a monkey, refused.
He found a lame excuse, saying that he hadn't seen Uncle Meng Er in years and wanted to chat with him more.
Qi Yuanshan knew he was not telling the truth, but he couldn't stop him, as he was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Let alone him, even General Liu would be confused when he saw this person.
Therefore, without much effort, Yan Yi followed Qi Yuanshan to the Meng family's house to freeload a meal.
Yu'er had already returned from school and was practicing archery and crossbows in a corner of the courtyard.