Chapter 189 - Stalling for Time (1/2)
Lady Fang became more and more displeased as she listened. She stepped forward and took Xiaocao, who has been sprayed by Madam Zhang’s saliva, into her arms. She frowned, glared at the old woman who was making a scene in front of her, and sneered, “I have never seen a grandmother like you, who would insult her young granddaughter with such vicious words. It’s really so sad for our Xiaocao to have such a vulgar and unreasonable grandmother!!”
Madam Zhang, who had gotten an adrenaline rush from scolding people, felt fury rush to the top of her head and she couldn’t care less about whether the other party was an official’s wife or not. She jumped three feet high, pointed at Lady Fang’s nose, and screamed, “Who do you think you are ah! I’m disciplining my ignorant and cocky granddaughter, so what does it have to do with you? Don’t think that just because your husband is an official that you can interfere in our family’s business!!”
Linglong’s face turned pale from anger. She rushed in front of her madam and shouted angrily as she faithfully protected her master, “Shut up!! Our madam is a third-rank noble madam, who even the imperial concubines in the palace had to be respectful to. You ignorant fool, who gave you the courage to point your finger at my madam’s nose and insult her!! Madam, this servant will take your message to the county yamen. This servant doesn’t believe that we can’t subdue this foolish woman!!”
When Madam Zhang heard that two words ‘county yamen’, she instantly panicked. The flesh on her face trembled, and she, who was like a balloon filled with air earlier, had immediately deflated now. Although she was panicking, her mind was swiftly turning. In the end, she couldn’t do anything, so she just sat on the ground and wailed while slapping her own thigh,
“Dear heavens ah! How am I supposed to live like this ah——This old woman is just disciplining my own son and granddaughter, yet I still have to dragged away to be flogged ah!! Officials can’t just look upon human lives as if they were grass ah… Dear gods ah, please open your eyes!! Give me, this old woman, a way to live——”
Not to mention Lady Fang, but even Linglong, who was a child of servants from the dowry that the Xia Family provided, had never seen such a scene. She was stunned by the sight of the vulgar old woman screaming while she rolled on the ground. To encounter such an unreasonable rural old woman, Lady Fang was like a scholar meeting a soldier—unable to reason with each other!
Yu Xiaocao saw that there were more and more people gathering over, and many of the people, who didn’t know the truth, were pointing their fingers at them. From deep within her heart, she felt extremely disgusted by Madam Zhang, who was clinging onto her family like a blood-sucking leech. If they didn’t properly deal with her, she would become the biggest obstacle to their family’s road to making a fortune. However, Madam Zhang kept using the words ‘filial piety’ to bully and control her father!
[What’s there to be troubled about? Just leave it up to this Divine Stone! I guarantee that I can help you get rid of that old witch without anyone knowing!] The little divine stone said such cold-blooded and gruesome words in a voice that was as tender as a child’s, yet it didn’t seem even a bit weird whatsoever.
Yu Xiaocao knew that the little divine stone was currently resting on top of the multi-colored stone on her wrist in its spiritual form, and thus it knew everything that was happening in front of her and all her feelings. She also knew that the little divine stone was thinking on her behalf and wanted to help her get rid of this trouble once and for all. But, after all, she had grown up in a peaceful era, so the concept of ‘a human life is bigger than the sky’ was deeply rooted within her. If someone lost their life because of her, she could never feel peaceful within her heart again.
[Psht—phoney benevolence! When handling a wicked old witch like her, we must use extreme means!! Since you’re unwilling to get involved in a case of murder, this Divine Stone can naturally use other methods to teach her a lesson. Don’t worry, just leave it up to me!!]
Recently, as a master, Xiaocao didn’t really need the little divine stone’s help that much. As a result, the progress of its cultivation had been very slow. If it continued to go on like this, then when could it recover its heydays, break through the void and return to Goddess Nuwa’s side ah?! Thus, when it noticed that Xiaocao was troubled, it immediately jumped out and eagerly requested to help out. Helping its master was the only way for its spiritual power to recover several times faster than usual!
Xiaocao warned it, feeling slightly worried, [Then be careful and don’t get caught. Also, don’t kill anyone. Madam Zhang is abhorrent, but she doesn’t deserve to die!]
[Alright, stop nagging so much! With me handling this, you can rest assured. Don’t underestimate this Divine Stone’s abilities!!] The little divine stone guaranteed and patted its chest with confidence.
However, the most important thing right now was to send Madam Zhang away. But it seemed like there was no way that she would leave without getting the money!!
Xiaocao remembered that she was the most concerned about her younger son’s future, so she said in a calm and unhurried manner, “Grandmother, this is the town! Younger Uncle is a scholar after all, so his reputation is very important to him. If his classmates found out that he has a mother who rolls all over the floor being a disgrace to the educated class, I wonder how much he will be ridiculed! Even if he enters Rongxuan Academy in the future, Younger Uncle’s teachers will have a bad impression of him due to this matter. After all, the reason you’re doing such a dishonorable thing was because of him!!”
Lady Fang had a whole new level of respect for her goddaughter again. She didn’t expect that her daughter, who was young and lived in a rural village, would actually use ‘the tactic of psychological warfare’! It was excellent indeed!! This little girl was really to her liking!! Her husband was absolutely right in adopting this little girl as their daughter!!