Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 414: Fame

Chapter 414: Chapter 414: Fame

Nanzhi’s face displayed mockery, she merely gave Hen Xiang a cold glance.

"Hen Xiang, let me ask you, did I ever mistreat you while you were with me?"

Nanzhi had always had a gentle demeanor, always wearing a smile at everyone she met.

Seeing her look cold now, many of the bystanders instinctually closed their mouths.

In the end, they were also quite curious.

Just a few days ago, they had heard that there was a young girl in this courtyard who had been privately interacting with a man from outside. They wanted to inquire more about the news, but all ended up with their queries blocked.

Now that they could listen to the gossip directly, they all quieted down one after another, fearing that they might miss the slightest detail.

"No, not at all."

Hen Xiang knelt on the ground, the dark red blood seeped through her pants, sticking to her fabric.

The smell of the blood filled her nostrils, making her nauseous.

"Since I haven’t mistreated you in any way, why would you be in such a hurry to leave with Qian Er?"

Hen Xiang was taken aback, not understanding why Nanzhi was asking this question.

All she thought was simple, she was a slave here, if she could redeem herself and leave, she would regain her status. Moreover, Qian Er had said that as long as she was willing to go with him, he would always treat her well afterwards.

Now that Qian Er had prepared the silver, why would the master bring up other things?

"Master, you clearly said a few days ago, that as long as Qian Er brings out ten taels of silver, you would let me go. Now he has brought the silver, why are you still stopping us?" Hen Xiang bit her lip, did not give Nanzhi any face, but directly tore open the paper window.

She was gambling that Nanzhi, as the city lord’s wife, would not want to make a fuss over their matter.

After all, she was just a small servant, she would not want to ruin her reputation over such a trivial matter.

"City lord’s wife, I truly love Hen Xiang, I beg you to forgive us and release Hen Xiang’s deed of sale.

I’ve now managed to gather the silver, and in the future, I will definitely treat her well."

"What if Ling Long hadn’t stopped you just now?"

When Nanzhi’s words fell, those people who had been watching her all turned their faces in unison, waiting for Qian Er to explain further.

They had all seen just now, Qian Er wanted to enter the courtyard, but was stopped by Ling Long.

Only when the Lin family master arrived, did he reluctantly bring out the silver!

If he really wanted to redeem Hen Xiang, he should have stated his intentions upon arrival and then bring out the silver.

Having thought through the reasons, the eyes of the people in the crowd became somewhat strange.

So, was all that Qian Er said about his deep feelings just empty words?

"That, that was because of my urgent feelings." Qian Er’s face flashed an awkward expression, and he quickly found another excuse for himself.

"I just heard that there was blood thrown in the courtyard and worried about Hen Xiang’s safety. That’s why I was a bit confused. I’m sure the city lord’s wife wouldn’t mind."

Qian Er’s words were eloquent, implying that her small courtyard was unsafe, and saying because he was worried about Hen Xiang, that’s why he was flustered. It made him seem to have deep affection for Hen Xiang. And finally, he mentioned her status.

If she was said to be angry, it would make the city lord’s wife seem petty. If she simply let the two of them go, Nanzhi would feel a sense of anger in her heart.

"That’s strange, I remember your house is eight blocks away from here, how did you know so quickly about what happened just half an hour ago?"

Nanzhi did not answer his question, but threw out this doubt directly.

Someone outside the door finally came to his senses, they had just heard the screams of a girl and so they came over to watch the excitement,

"I, I was at the neighboring snack shop drinking tea and heard the commotion and rushed over."

Qian Er didn’t expect her to ask this, and only after a long time did he come up with a vague excuse.

"Tsk."

Liao da heard his words and rolled his eyes, thinking that he wasn’t fit to be a man.

Qian Er originally thought that the excuse he had found for himself was quite good. But when he heard Liao da’s scoff, saw the suspicious looks of the onlookers, he regretted a bit.

He should have openly stated that he was here to redeem Hen Xiang.

It was only by chance that he happened to encounter some trouble here.

Now, it’s good, he lied once more, and incurred further suspicion.

"I, I gathered enough silver, specifically to redeem Hen Xiang, but, but I was a bit thirsty on the road, so I just went to have a bowl of tea first."

Although Qian Er is a scoundrel on normal days, he knows that he is dealing with the city lord’s wife, someone he can’t afford to offend no matter what.

So when it came to lying, he was a bit out of his depth.

"That’s strange indeed. You’ve always been scraping by, stealing and pilfering. Even your father too is a compulsive gambler. How did you manage to gather ten taels of silver when you found it hard to even afford a bowl of noodles costing just three wen?"

Someone who knew of Qian Er’s background spoke up.

He knew this father-son duo very well.

The old man spends his days at the gambling house, and the young one hangs out with other scoundrels.

They took advantage of their merciful aunt to get free meals from the shop regularly.

Previously, it was heard that Qian Er’s father cut off two of his fingers as he was caught cheating in a gambling game and had to pay up with silver. But he couldn’t even come up with five taels at the time.

With just two months passed from that incident, they now have ten taels to spare?

What? Compared to his own father, is a woman more important to him now?

"I, I had a hard time amassing this with my father." Qian Er’s face turned red, and after stammering for a long time, he finally said so.

"Really? When did your father start taking your marriage so seriously?

When he got people caught and his fingers chopped off, I didn’t see you raising silver for him. Now you are trying to redeem a woman and he suddenly has the silver to spare?"

"You!"

Qian Er was dumbfounded and couldn’t respond to the man’s accusations. Seeing her beloved being tormented, Hen Xiang couldn’t stand by anymore.

"Master, you promised us at the beginning, as long as we came up with ten taels of silver, you would release my deed of sale.

You’re the city lord’s wife, why do you need to make things difficult for us?"

Hen Xiang’s cheeks were still wet with tears. Her eyes were red when she spoke and her voice had a tremor in it, which evoked sympathy from several women.

Indeed.

A woman in servitude being able to marry a man who treats her well is indeed a very fortunate circumstance.

Although Qian Er was mischievous in the past, now he could come up with ten taels of silver to redeem her, which should mean he has changed.

Since that’s the case, why would the city lord’s wife want to keep her here?

"City lord’s wife, we think, they must truly love each other. Now they have prepared the silver, you really should stop giving them a hard time."

The one who spoke was a middle-aged woman.

At the moment, she was looking at Nanzhi with a judging expression.

"Thank you, sister, for speaking for us." With someone on their side, Qian Er felt a sense of confidence, believing he had the upper hand.

He didn’t believe that the city lord’s wife would want to tarnish her own reputation because of Hen Xiang.

After all, the news of the city lord’s wife openly making it difficult for two ordinary people might not reflect well on anyone.

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