Inside another room.
“Yuchuan, this is the quilt Big Brother used before.”
Yuchuan took the quilt from Xingyun. Seeing that Xingyun and Nanqing were sharing a quilt, he said:
“Sleep as you did before, just as you are today.”
The three lay down straight. After a period of silence, Xingyun looked up at the dark roof beam and said:
“What do you think Big Brother and the wife are doing?”
Nanqing: “……”
Yuchuan: “……”
Yuchuan tightly clenched the quilt, his fingers in the darkness turning pale from the excessive force.
Just two hours ago, the three brothers had unanimously approached him to discuss changing rooms. He had intended to brush it off, but unexpectedly, Nanqing, who usually didn’t interfere, suggested: Since it was Mother’s request, everyone should comply.
What he didn’t expect was that even Xuan Yi had voiced his agreement.
Before marriage, he had heard others say that husbands often clashed fiercely. In the Xu residence, he had witnessed such matters many times.
After marrying his wife, however, nothing of the sort had ever happened. On the contrary, the few husbands had gotten along quite harmoniously.
He figured the biggest reason was that everyone feared the wife.
Now, the wife had finally changed.
Were they going to compete with him now?
Yuchuan’s eyes grew deep.
At this moment, another man was also unable to sleep, just like them.
Tong Family.
Side Courtyard.
Tong Xiaoye tossed and turned on his rosewood carved bed.
What to do?
What if someone died?
If this got out, his reputation would be ruined, and how could he find a suitable wife then?
No, no!
If that person dies, it would be from a wolf bite, what does that have to do with Tong Xiaoye?
It’s like this, it’s just like this!
Tong Xiaoye patted his chest reassuringly.
No!
Tong Xiaoye suddenly sat up.
There was still a hunter alive. What if he went out and blabbed?
Impossible!
Tomorrow, I’ll have someone go and silence him!
…
The next day.
It was still dark and dim. Two orange-red lanterns swayed as they moved forward. If anyone on the road saw them, they would surely be so scared they’d think they were seeing ghosts.
“Bang bang bang!”
“Bang bang bang!”
“Bang bang bang!”
Perhaps because it was too early, everyone was still asleep. The knocking had gone on for so long, yet no one had opened the door.
“Bang bang bang bang bang bang!”
The knocking grew more urgent. Finally, a light was lit inside the house.
“Clang—”
The door was pushed open forcefully from the inside.
“Damn it! Who’s knocking and knocking at this late hour! Trying to rush me to my grave! If I find out who it is, I’ll break your dog legs!”
Zhao Mazi came out cursing. She opened the main door and saw several people holding lanterns lined up in front of her. She was startled.
“Oh my heavens!”
The person opposite saw someone come out and said:
“Is this Hunter Zhang’s home?”
Zhao Mazi calmed down and then, with a face full of anger:
“My dear bear! I knew this man was not honest. At night, a group of women come to the door! See if I don’t skin you today!”
After speaking, without waiting for the other party to react, she quickly turned and walked back into the room. A series of sounds came from inside, the sounds of whipping and a man’s groans intertwined, making everyone waiting outside frown deeply.
After a long while, the woman dragged the man from inside by his hair and threw him onto the ground. She forced him to lift his head and said fiercely:
“Look closely, which one among them is your adulterous woman? Or are they all!”
The man was already crying uncontrollably:
“I, I didn’t… Wife, I, I really, didn’t, didn’t…”
Seeing the man’s bruised and swollen face, several people couldn’t bear it and quickly explained:
“A misunderstanding, this lady, you’ve misunderstood. We are here on behalf of our young master to find Hunter Zhang?”
Zhao Mazi released Zhang Jie’s hair and looked at the other person doubtfully:
“Your young master?”
“This, we need to speak with Hunter Zhang alone.”
Zhao Mazi sneered:
“You few women, asking to speak with my husband alone in front of me? Alright, I’ll call the villagers right now to see if you’re trying to snatch someone’s husband by ganging up on him!”
Seeing Zhao Mazi’s unreasonable demeanor, the few people looked at each other. Finally, they had no choice but to compromise. One person said to Zhao Mazi:
“Alright then, since you are his wife, you can naturally make decisions for him.”
Thus, that person explained the purpose of their trip to Zhao Mazi in detail.
Zhao Mazi’s eyes flickered as she listened. She stroked her chin:
“So, your young master killed someone and wants us to keep quiet?”
Another person immediately jumped out and said sternly:
“What do you mean my young master killed someone? That person was bitten to death by a wolf, what does that have to do with my young master?”
Zhao Mazi immediately sneered:
“Heh, if it has nothing to do with your young master, then why are you looking for us?”
Meanwhile, Zhang Jie’s mind was a bit hazy.
What was happening?
Someone died?
Who died?
Then he realized that the young master of the Tong family thought Xuan Yi was dead, so he came to silence them.
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain that Xuan Yi was not dead:
“Actually, Xuan Yi he…”
As soon as he spoke, there was a “slap.” A heavy slap landed on his face. This time, his ears even rang, leaving him unable to recover for a long time.
Zhao Mazi rubbed her hands and spat at Zhang Jie on the ground:
“Bah! What a slut! When women speak, why does a man butt in!”
Then, she turned to the few people again and pouted:
“Since you want us to keep quiet, what benefits will there be for us?”
The person in the middle gave a signal to the person beside him with a blank expression. The person beside him immediately took out a wooden box.
“Of course, there will be benefits for you.”
Zhao Mazi excitedly reached out to take the wooden box, but her hand was pressed down by the hand opposite.
“Since you have accepted our benefits, if you go back on your word, our Tong family will make you pay the price you deserve.”
Zhao Mazi was not bothered by the threat from the other side. Instead, she put on a smiling face and made a gesture of sealing her lips:
“Heh heh, don’t worry, this humble one and my husband will definitely keep our mouths shut!”
Inwardly, she thought dismissively: Rich people are such big fools. The person isn’t dead, why should she keep quiet? Why wouldn’t she take free money?
She opened the wooden box and gasped at the sight of the silver ingots.
Oh my goodness, there must be fifty taels of silver!
She quickly closed the box and solicitously saw off the Tong family’s carriage.
Returning to the courtyard, she saw Zhang Jie still lying in the courtyard and frowned:
“It’s good that I reacted quickly. If you had blabbed and caused me to lose my money, I would have beaten you so badly that even your father wouldn’t recognize you.”
Saying that, she caressed the wooden box cherishly and said:
“For the sake of the money, I’ll punish you by making you sleep in the courtyard tonight.”
After speaking, she swaggered back into the room, leaving a blank-faced Zhang Jie behind.
Tong Family.
Tong Xiaoye, who had been awake all night, looked anxiously at the returning servants with dark circles under his eyes and asked:
“How did it go?”
The servant nodded.
Tong Xiaoye sat down with relief.
Finally, I can sleep peacefully…