Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1257 - 395: Protecting, One Family

Chapter 1257: Chapter 395: Protecting, One Family

Just then, the distant sounds of suonas and firecrackers indicated the wedding procession had returned.

She could not afford to continue wasting time here. Mo Yan, under the cover of her sleeve, took out a bottle of wound medicine and said to Madam Hu, whose face was full of anger, "Lady, please use this wound medicine on your daughter first. After my father has completed the wedding ceremony, I, the County Lord, will treat your daughter personally."

However, Mo Yan’s kind gesture did not win over Madam Hu’s understanding. Madam Hu forcefully pushed away Mo Yan’s hand and blocked her way, not allowing her to leave, "I must be forgiven for my motherly concern. If the County Lord does not give an explanation, I’m afraid you shall not witness the wedding ceremony today."

Seeing the domineering Madam Hu, and then glancing at the silent Sir Hu, Mo Yan finally understood why the not yet thirteen-year-old Miss Hu was so presumptuous and unreasonable.

A fine young lady had been raised to behave in such a way, and now, under the vast sky and in front of so many onlookers, her reputation would surely be ruined. It was regrettable that these two seemingly astute adults were actually foolish, insisting on demanding an explanation at this time. Did they really think that if she gave an explanation, it would restore their daughter’s reputation?

Mo Yan shook her head inwardly and said coolly to the couple, "It is as I said before. My sister is at fault, but your daughter’s instigation and greater wrongdoing came first! Since she has been injured by my sister, I shall treat her personally on my sister’s behalf to ensure her face is restored to its original state. However, your daughter must apologize publicly to my sister."

The young lady’s facial injuries were severe, and without the Spirit Spring Water and the medicinal herbs from Space, her beauty would surely be ruined. A woman’s appearance is of utmost importance; even if this beating was deserved, the cost of disfigurement was too great.

"What? The injured apologizes to the one who inflicted the injury? Where is the logic in that?" Upon hearing this, Madam Hu immediately started complaining dissatisfiedly, "Princess Hejia, even if you are a County Lord personally ennobled by The Emperor and outrank everyone here, you cannot be so biased towards your own sister. The Hu Family will not be bullied easily!"

Hearing this, Mo Yan’s face turned cold, and she replied with a sneer, "Is the Lady threatening me, the County Lord?"

The ancestors of the Hu Family were among the founding heroes of Great Chu. After the establishment of the government, they were ennobled as Counts, but the title was inheritable for only five generations. It had been revoked by Emperor Huian more than a decade ago.

Now, the Hu Family still held significant sway in court, possessing quite some influence. Sadly, it was the senior branch of the family that inherited the title, whereas Sir Hu belonged to a junior branch. Relations had grown distant over several generations. Even if they were to seek help from the main family, it was uncertain whether the Hu Family would intervene for such a trivial matter.

This was something that Madam Hu was not certain of, but Sir Hu knew that the main family would certainly not oppose the Cui family and Lord Wei Yuan House for such a trifling issue. Neither of these two families was one that the Hu Family could afford to provoke!

Seeing Mo Yan’s anger, Sir Hu realized that continued silence would do him no good. He stopped his wife, who was about to speak again, and gave a bow to Mo Yan, saying, "Let us do as the County Lord says. If the County Lord can heal my daughter’s face, then let this matter be forgotten."

Mo Yan raised her eyebrows slightly and asked coldly, "Is Sir Hu unwilling to make his daughter publicly apologize to my sister?"

Sir Hu remained silent, which was as good as agreeing to Mo Yan’s words.

"Good! Very good!" Seeing that the sound of the suona was getting louder and had already entered the front yard, Mo Yan, in frustration, looked at Mr. and Mrs. Hu blocking her way and in the midst of astonished stares, she bluntly issued an eviction order, "Since that’s the case, the County Lord has no interest in your daughter’s injuries either. Please take your daughter and leave immediately!"

Sir Hu’s face stiffened, not expecting Mo Yan to play her hand so blatantly and eject their family outright! Hmph, she was indeed someone who crawled out from some backwater place, even as a high and mighty County Lord, she lacked any sense of propriety.

"County Lord, my daughter’s injuries are a result of your sister’s actions. Do you plan to let this matter go just like that?" Seeing her husband too infuriated to speak, Madam Hu quickly confronted Mo Yan.

"And what would Madam Hu have me do?" Ignoring Sir Hu’s sarcastic gaze, Mo Yan’s sharp eyes fixed on Madam Hu as she repeated her eviction order, "Since you are dissatisfied with the County Lord’s proposal, there is nothing more to be said. You are not welcome here please leave immediately!"

To deal with such unreasonable people, one must be even more unreasonable, or else they think they can walk all over you. It was clear that the Hu family members should not be closely associated with; it is better to decisively break ties today, rather than feign civility and waste time.