ATPnovel Chapter 1591 - 1586: A Guilty Conscience (First Update)
Chapter 1591 - 1586: A Guilty Conscience (First Update)
The last words of Mu Shuangshuang indeed played the role of striking fear into people.Ruan Xiao Jiao was scared half to death, shivering as she walked, her hands trembling uncontrollably.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that her secret had been discovered by the granddaughter of the Old Mu Family.
Ruan Xiao Jiao felt a chill in her heart, just as Mu Dade came alone from the opposite direction.
The two met face to face, and Ruan Xiao Jiao hurriedly said, "Mu Zhubu, my stomach hurts a bit, could you take me to a nearby medical clinic?"
Mu Dade glanced around; there were people passing by everywhere and instinctively wanted to leave.
But he was afraid that if he left, Ruan Xiao Jiao’s child wouldn’t survive.
Mu Dade gritted his teeth, determined to go all out.
"Madam, I’ll support you!" he said, offering a hand to assist Ruan Xiao Jiao.
Ruan Xiao Jiao looked weak, clutching her stomach.
To an outsider’s view, they appeared completely innocent.
Even the County Magistrate himself couldn’t have imagined that there was an affair between these two.
"Brother Dade, there’s something I need to tell you! Your niece seems to know about our affair, or... she knows about the murder of Taohua that I arranged!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said, trembling.
"You ran into her?" Mu Dade asked.
"Yes! Just now at the entrance of Jiu Si Xuan, I was about to enter when I bumped into her. We had an argument, and she said that if you don’t want others to know, you shouldn’t do it! Brother Dade, what should I do, I’m so scared..." Ruan Xiao Jiao’s voice was filled with tears.
"Don’t be afraid, she’s just talking nonsense. She doesn’t know about us! And that girl is particularly devious and always lies!" Mu Dade said through clenched teeth.
"What do you mean?" Ruan Xiao Jiao asked curiously.
"Mrs. Jin didn’t know about the Fourth Branch of Old Mu Family, and wanted to make some money, so she married off two daughters gloriously under my back, selling the Fourth Branch’s youngest son to Landlord Jiang in the county.
She also sold Mu Xiaxia from the Fourth Branch to the brothel and tricked fifty taels of silver from that girl.
She originally wanted to use that girl as a future cash cow, but who knew Mu Shuangshuang returned and tricked her, claiming to have found Xiao Chu, and Mrs. Jin panicked and confessed everything.
I reckon she’s trying to trick you into saying something you shouldn’t, so if you lose your cool and blurt out something wrong, she’ll have achieved her goal!"
Mu Dade shifted all blame for selling off Xiao Chu and Mu Xiaxia onto Mrs. Jin to maintain his image in Ruan Xiao Jiao’s eyes.
Anyway, Mrs. Jin was injured beyond recognition now.
Recovery couldn’t be expected in less than ten days to half a month!
Moreover, she had been divorced and would certainly act discreetly.
Indeed, hearing about what Mrs. Jin had done, Ruan Xiao Jiao was full of contempt.
"That woman is really sinister, doing such things as selling someone’s son! She even sent a perfectly good daughter to the brothel; it’s utterly disgusting!"
Ruan Xiao Jiao cursed Mrs. Jin indignantly, forgetting that just last year, she and Mu Dade had plotted to kill Taohua and her unborn child!
"Exactly, Mrs. Jin was beaten beyond recognition by the Fourth Son’s wife, and Mu Shuangshuang even cut her leg and wrist with a kitchen knife, chopping off half her hair!"
Mu Dade casually mentioned Mrs. Jin’s fate, as if it had nothing to do with him!
Hearing about Mrs. Jin’s suffering, Ruan Xiao Jiao felt elated, almost breaking into laughter.
However, since they were on the street, and as an unwell pregnant woman, she had to remain cautious.
"Where is Mrs. Jin now?" Ruan Xiao Jiao was eager to see Mrs. Jin.
"I divorced her!" Mu Dade replied.
"Really? You divorced her?" Ruan Xiao Jiao’s eyes lit up, her mood improved instantly.
Mu Shuangshuang’s earlier intimidation had put her in a bad mood, but the news from Mu Dade was enormously gratifying to her!
The woman who monopolized her man for so many years finally faced a bad ending!
"Brother Dade, you’re wonderful, rest assured! I’ll get you that steward position at the dock when I return today!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said.
"Really?" This time it was Mu Dade’s turn to be surprised.
"Yes! If I say it can be done, it will be done, but you’ll need to cooperate with me later!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said.
"Coo...perate?" Mu Dade frowned.
"Yes! The County Magistrate cares a lot about this child in my belly, and to be honest, I feel he wants to nurture this child seriously!
Recently, he even brought a pile of books to my room, saying he would find time to read to the child every day! You see, although Zheng Zhi is the only son of the County Magistrate, he is merely a trader!
Zheng Zhi has no interest in titles and prefers business! But the County Magistrate is an official and said he doesn’t want his family to have no representation in the officialdom in the future.
Since he likes this child, we can leverage this child! Later, buy me some fetus-protecting medicine, and when I return, I’ll say that if it weren’t for coming across you today, the child might not have survived!
The County Magistrate is sentimental, and he’ll surely thank you. At that point, you should refuse anything he offers! After you leave, I’ll suggest you are suitable for that steward position at the dock!"
Ruan Xiao Jiao analyzed the plan carefully on how to proceed with the situation.
Mu Dade, upon hearing it, found the plan feasible.
The two reached the medical clinic entrance, and Mu Dade assisted Ruan Xiao Jiao inside!
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Meanwhile, at Jiu Si Xuan, Mu Shuangshuang succeeded in meeting Zheng Zhi.
Lately, Zheng Zhi seemed to always be at Jiu Si Xuan, no matter what time Mu Shuangshuang arrived, she could find him.
After having two cups of tea with Zheng Zhi, Mu Shuangshuang got straight to the point.
"Zheng Zhi, I have to go to Qingshan Town early tomorrow morning, and I might not return to the county for ten days or half a month, maybe even longer!
But I still need to trouble you to continue investigating my brother Xiao Chu’s matter! In exchange, I’ll write the remaining half of Journey to the West for you, and of course, you can use it freely within your restaurant!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
Back then, Zheng Zhi enjoyed Journey to the West, and Mu Shuangshuang wrote half for him, which was later delayed by various issues.
They had an agreement that even if completed, Zheng Zhi couldn’t use it for other purposes, only for private viewing.
Now, she was cancelling that agreement, knowing Zheng Zhi’s abilities, he could certainly make a lot of money from it!
"You’re really willing to part with it!" Zheng Zhi shook his head in resignation.
"But rather than using the Journey to the West manuscript freely, I’d prefer your cold noodle recipe! Just right, the weather will be warming up in a few months!" Zheng Zhi said half-jokingly.