The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

When Jiang Qiangang was seeing them off, he vaguely heard the roadside stall owners whispering to each other about Mrs. Lou, Cao.

They stopped and listened for a while before they figured out what was going on.

Tang Zhongbai and Jiang Muxia looked at each other and smiled. The Tang family had already escaped from Cao's death. The Lou family could not find the Tang family's fault this time, and instead put a layer of shame on their own family.

The news that Cao had killed servants as a joke and Lou Zhubu had condoned it many times had spread to everyone in the city. For Cao's death, instead of blaming the Tang family, the people applauded and praised the chef of the Tang family as a man who valued friendship and loyalty. The fact that the Tang family could take in such a person showed how kind they were.

……

On the fifteenth day, Lou Xiaofeng did not go to the yamen.

He was alone in the study, and although his face looked calm, if one looked closely, one could see a hint of joy in his eyes and brows.

Only he himself knew that after enduring for so many years, he finally got rid of that evil woman.

He shouted to the outside, "Lou Quan."

The door of the study was pushed open, and a servant came in. "Master, what can I do for you?"

He walked out of the desk, wandered around the room for a moment, and said briskly, "Go and tell my wife quietly to wait for a while. When the dust settles, I will arrange a clean identity for her and welcome her into my Lou family with great fanfare."

"Yes, I'll go right away." The servant ran out of the study happily and went straight to the gate of the mansion.

In a corner where he wasn't paying attention, a piece of pink and blue clothing slipped by.

After Lou Quan walked away, the figure came out from the corner of the room, and her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Lou Quan. Her face was gloomy, and her hands were clenched tightly.

She turned her gaze and saw through the window that her father was sitting at the desk in the study, drinking tea happily. Tears flashed in her eyes and she gritted her teeth to suppress the resentment in her heart.

She suddenly turned around and ran to the back house, muttering, "I won't let you succeed..."

Not long after Lou Quan left the house, a carriage with a blue-gray tarpaulin drove out from the back house and headed towards the west of the city.

When Lou Quan was halfway along the road, he suddenly felt a carriage coming from behind him. He dodged to the side of the road. The carriage brushed past him, and he was terrified. If he had dodged a step later, he would have been smashed to pieces.

When he reacted and argued with the driver, he could only see the man in black on the upper half of the shaft.

He couldn't help but chase after her for a few steps and cursed loudly, "Are you rushing to the funeral, you little bastard?"

The man sitting on the shaft of the cart sneered and said to himself, "You're right, I'm going to attend a funeral."

"Gee..." She whipped the horse twice, the carriage accelerated, and soon disappeared at the end of the street.

……

Tang Zhongbai and his partner came out of the shop and went straight back home. There was a Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner in the evening, so they had to go back as soon as possible.

Jiang Muxia went back to the yard to change clothes. As soon as she stepped into the door, she saw the two girls looking at her evasively. She didn't understand why, but she thought that what happened yesterday had caused them to feel alienated from her. So she didn't take it to heart and pushed the door open directly.

After she changed her clothes, Qinghong knocked on the door and asked her from outside, "Madam, do you need any help?"

She was trying to fix her hair, but it wouldn't obey her and she couldn't fix it properly. She was about to give up and just braid it and go out.

Hearing Qinghong's question, he responded, "Come in."

She handed the comb to Qinghong, "Please help me to braid my hair. I'm too stupid and can't do it properly."

Qinghong took the crescent-shaped comb, looked at it for a moment, and then started to use it.

After the hair flew up and down in Qinghong's hands, a girl with a single spiral bun and a white jade pearl hairpin in the bun finally appeared in the bronze mirror. With her pastel-colored flowing fairy dress, she looked light and exuded the vitality of a young girl.

She saw through the mirror that Qinghong seemed to be hesitant to speak, and her mind suddenly flashed back to last night's dream. She took the crescent-shaped comb and played with it in her hands, then asked calmly, "Just say what you want to say."

Seeing that she was not angry, Qinghong took a breath and said, "I heard from Caiyun that the second young master rested in your... room last night." She paused and looked up to peek. Feeling that Jiang Muxia's mood had not changed, she continued, "Don't blame me for talking too much. You two are not married yet, so it is too inappropriate. Someone in the mansion has correspondence with the servants in the capital. If the news of you and the second young master sleeping together before marriage spreads to the capital, I'm afraid... when you go to the capital someday, they will... look down on you."

Jiang Muxia's heart softened, and she completely forgot about the dream. She smiled and said, "Thank you for thinking about me, but you think too much. Although we are in the same room, we have not done anything beyond the rules."

She looked up at Qinghong and saw her staring at her incredulously with unblinking eyes full of suspicion. She couldn't help but laugh. She thought that she naturally couldn't understand that a young man and woman, alone in bed for a night, would naturally do nothing. Maybe in her eyes, she was no different from that kind of immoral and slutty woman. She shook her head helplessly and couldn't help but reflect on herself. This time, she did act out of control. It's not entirely others' fault that people misunderstood her.

She stood up, looked into Qinghong's eyes and said seriously: "You are right to remind me. I will be more careful in the future."

"You two should stay in the courtyard tonight. You don't need to wait for me. Just have dinner and rest."

"Madam, this..." The two men chased her to the gate of the courtyard, and seeing her firm attitude, they had to stop.

It was already evening, the sky was overcast again, and the wind blew the trees in the yard. Every autumn rain brought a chill, and she was only wearing a single layer of clothing, and the wind blew through her clothes, making her shiver.

Tang Zhongbai was waiting for her at the gate of Guizhiyuan. When he saw her eyes light up, he reached out and held her hand.

Jiang Muxia smiled and took a step back, "Be careful, if someone sees you, they'll start gossiping."

Tang Zhongbai's face darkened, "Who dares?"

Jiang Muxia smiled without saying a word, brushed past him, and walked into the yard before him.

When Nanny Zhang saw them coming together, she hurried over to greet them.

She pulled the two of them into a dark place and tried to persuade Jiang Muxia earnestly, "I have something to tell you, my lady..." Before she could finish her words, Tang Zhongbai's face darkened and he interrupted her.

"It was Caiyun who told you. Don't worry, we sleep in our clothes and have never done anything inappropriate."

Nanny Zhang sighed, "Second Young Master is a man. If you really love Miss Jiang, you have to consider her reputation. There are many people in the mansion who are gossiping, and the dirty water will only be thrown on the girl. The incident with the young lady back then made everyone in the mansion nervous. If this matter gets to the old lady's ears, I'm afraid she will be disgusted with Miss Jiang."

Jiang Muxia was not dissatisfied with her advice, but was grateful. Only someone who truly cared about her would say such heartfelt words.

This was the Tang family's territory, and too many people looked down on her for her humble origins. Her every word and action would be magnified dozens of times by the servants in the mansion and spread out, becoming a joke for everyone to talk about.

She was inconsiderate and ignored the fact that people are unpredictable. Not all servants in the mansion are like Nanny Zhang, who always advises her and hopes for her well.

She knelt down and thanked Aunt Zhang, "Mammy, I was wrong. I thought I would be careful."

"It's okay. Be careful next time. I've already told Caiyun not to tell anyone else, and I haven't told the Madam either."

"Thank you, Ma'am, for caring about me."

Nanny Zhang smiled bitterly and left the two of them behind.

Jiang Muxia looked at Tang Zhongbai and apologized, "I'm sorry, it was my fault last night."

"That's not bad. Just wait for two more months and I'll be able to marry you home. Let's see who dares to gossip about you."

At the Tang family's Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, there were only four members of the Tang family plus Jiang Muxia, and they were served by several waitresses.

Halfway through the banquet, Tang San reported outside that he had something important to report.

Tang Zhongbai went out, but saw that there was someone following Tang San.

Jiang Pizi bowed to him and said, "There was a murder case in the west of the city. My uncle asked me to come and ask the second young master to go there."