The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 566 - 576: Finding Someone to Repair

Chapter 566: Chapter 576: Finding Someone to Repair

The maid was in a dilemma and said, "The Jin Family is easy to find, but the Yu Family... Madam may not be aware, but there’s no one left in the Yu Family. I’m afraid the complete embroidery of the Yu Family is..."

"What? Lost to time?" The beauty raised her eyebrows, her expression carrying a hint of anger.

The maid hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed, and then said in a trembling whisper, "Madam, it’s true that there’s no one left in the Yu Family. However, years ago, the Yu Family had a daughter who married into the household of the then Magistrate Du. That Madam Du also passed away a few years ago, leaving behind a daughter who is now the lawful wife of Jie Residence’s second young master. That second young mistress of the Jie Family is the sole heir of the complete embroidery technique."

The beauty paused for a moment, seemingly lost in thought as she looked at her collar tie slashed by the sword. After a while, she said, "Prepare a generous gift for me. Tomorrow we shall visit the Jie Residence."

"Yes, Madam!" The maid took her basket and returned to the inner chamber, but another maid was anxiously watching the beauty’s chest.

"Madam, let this servant tend to your wound please!"

The beauty seemed to remember her injury only then, looking down at the blood that had merged with her red dress. The damp sensation made her aware that she was indeed bleeding.

There was a touch of paleness on her face, but she smiled lightly and said, "It’s nothing serious, just a little wound."

Indeed, just a little wound. If he hadn’t lacked the intent to kill, how could it be just a little wound?

Let the blood flow then. If tears cannot flow, can blood not either?

"That assassin..."

The beauty waved her hand and said, "He’s already escaped. Don’t bother with the assassin. We must not let word of this incident spread. Once the Empress’s birthday is over, we will return to Xizhou."

The maids had no choice but to withdraw.

...

Miss Du of the Jie Family knew that the second young master would come tonight. Every time something like this happened, he would come, scolding and humiliating her.

When she first married him, she still harbored a glimmer of hope and would resist. Gradually, she realized that once his heart had turned, no matter what you did, right or wrong, you were always in the wrong. So she gave up hope, no longer daring to ask for anything, and tried to avoid them.

But sometimes, just wanting to hide isn’t enough.

And just because you don’t fight back, it doesn’t mean you can avoid those hurtful insults.

But that’s okay, she had gotten used to it. Over the years, she had learned to automatically ignore those harsh words and live in her own world.

The second young master of the Jie Family arrived at the most secluded courtyard in the Jie Residence with a servant. One of the doors to the courtyard had been violently thrown to the ground, and the other hung precariously from its red-painted frame.

He frowned and asked the servant beside him, "Who did this?"

Who in the Jie Residence would dare to do such a thing? Even if he didn’t know, he could guess.

"Perhaps it’s the young mistress... It was said that she visited this courtyard today."

Oh, that’s right, Ayun had been here, which explained what had happened just now.

It was indeed this woman—cannot stay peaceful even on the verge of death.

He furiously kicked down the other door and stepped into the courtyard.

He hadn’t been there since she moved into the courtyard two years ago.

In his recollection, it was the most isolated courtyard in the Jie Residence. He never visited it, which is why he had her move there, so he could be out of sight, out of mind.

By the moonlight, he saw the state of the courtyard, and a flicker of surprise crossed his face.

"Why is it so dilapidated?"

Weeds grew wild everywhere; the desiccated lotus pond was full of cracked, filthy mud. The pavilion on the pond, Shuixie, had nowhere to sit because the blue tiles on the roof were mostly broken. The rain had rotted the two willow wood benches.