Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands

Chapter 465 - 442 County Magistrate’s Interrogation (1)

After Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu left that small residence, Mrs. Zhao’s carriage arrived.

She did not get off the carriage but instead said to the housekeeper and three servant women inside the carriage, "Go in and search for the person, report back immediately upon finding them. If we don’t resolve this matter today, how can our Zhao family continue to show our face in the county?"

She had always thought it was her daughter’s problem that led to her being divorced by the Qian family.

But now it seems, the Qian family divorcing her daughter hides a conspiracy!

It was always her who took advantage, when was it others’ turn to take advantage of her?

No way!

The Qian family has gone too far, she will not let this end with them!

The four women nodded together, "Rest assured, madam."

These women were the trusted maids accompanying Mrs. Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao had been troubled these few days because of the Qian family’s matter. Now that they discovered the secret of the Qian family’s concubine, they absolutely could not ignore it.

The four women got off the carriage together and strode towards the small residence.

One of them knocked on the door with a fist, bang bang bang.

"Who is it, you’re going to break the door!" A woman inside said impatiently.

"Open the door, open the door, if you don’t open it, we’ll tear it down!" The Zhao family’s housekeeper shouted impatiently.

"What a bunch of shrewish women!" The door opened, and a strong woman, hands on her hips, scolded the Zhao family’s housekeeper.

But she only shouted one sentence before being squeezed aside by the four Zhao family women who rushed in.

The Zhao family women hurriedly charged inside.

"Hey, who are you, stop, trespassing into a private residence, watch out we report to the officials!" The robust woman who opened the door hurriedly chased after to block them.

But the Zhao family’s servants were many, how could she block them alone?

One was restrained and a fight ensued, while the other three rushed into the bedroom.

The Zhao family housekeeper recognized the Qian family’s concubine and immediately smiled, saying to someone behind, "Quickly go report to the madam, saying the person has been found, and things are not amiss."

"Got it." The Zhao family woman smirked coldly, turned, and walked away quickly.

Miss Qian was cradling her son to coax him to sleep, terrified, she handed her son to the nanny behind her, and blocked the Zhao women, sternly questioning, "Who are you, what do you want? I am a lady of the Qian family, dare to act rashly, be careful of a lawsuit."

"Who sues whom is not certain, Miss Qian, oh no, Aunt Yue." The Zhao family housekeeper sneered.

Miss Qian was stunned, this woman recognized her? Could she know her former title, "Aunt Yue?" When she served as a concubine, she wasn’t very conspicuous?

As she wondered, commotion came from outside again.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in luxurious fox fur, led by the woman who brought the message earlier, strode into the bedroom, glaring at her.

Miss Qian saw the newcomer, and her face turned pale immediately.

"You, you... you..." Miss Qian was so scared that her body went limp, collapsing onto the chair.

Mrs. Zhao glanced at her indifferently, her gaze falling on the baby in the nanny’s arms behind her, "Whose child is this?"

The nanny did not recognize Mrs. Zhao, but feeling the woman’s intimidating presence, spoke the truth in fright, "It’s our fourth young mistress’s son, we are from a respectable family."

Mrs. Zhao laughed, "How interesting, my daughter married into the Qian family only half a year ago, yet your son is already one month old, oh, not just one month, isn’t it two months?"

The nanny said, "Forty-three days, madam, not two months."

Mrs. Zhao laughed again, "So, Qian the fourth took a concubine before marrying a wife? An illegitimate son born before a legitimate son? Oh, right, to avoid having the illegitimate son grow up with the title, he divorced my daughter to elevate the concubine?"

Miss Qian’s face grew increasingly pale, "It was... all... all Qian the fourth’s idea, it has nothing to do with me, Mrs. Zhao, you’ve found the wrong person."

Mrs. Zhao sneered, "Of course, I won’t come for you, you’re just a concubine, without you, there would be other women! I’ll go for Qian the fourth! He won’t avoid prison in this matter! Someone, report this to the officials!"

"Yes, madam." One of the Zhao family women shot a glance at Miss Qian, an amused smirk on her lips, and ran out quickly.

Mrs. Zhao further instructed the two servant women in the courtyard, "Release Aunt Yue’s people, tell her to quickly summon Qian the fourth, tell him if he doesn’t come, his son will lose his life!"

"Yes, madam." The two servant women holding Miss Qian down released their hands together, and the strong woman was so frightened that she ran off immediately.

Miss Qian was dumbfounded, slumping to her knees in front of Mrs. Zhao with a thud, "Mrs. Zhao, please lift your hand high in mercy, spare Qian the fourth."