The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 197

The Fang family, including the masters and servants, all came to the door and waited respectfully in front of the car. "I didn't know that the young lady was coming. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you."

"Uncle, you don't have to be so polite. It's quite rude of me to come here uninvited."

Mrs. Meng and Qingfang, who had already got off the carriage, immediately grabbed a soft, white and tender hand that stretched out from the carriage. Linshan opened the curtain, and Song Guanzhou bowed and came out, moving lightly with lotus steps, and stepped on the horse stool to get off the carriage.

When the Fang family saw her, they were all delighted. Just by looking at her graceful figure, they knew she was a fairy who had descended to earth.

She was wearing a long blue robe with a moon-white undershirt. The wide sleeves and collar were embroidered with patterns of maids sailing in a boat in Tibetan gold thread. On her wide dark green belt, there were jade pendants, sachets and purses, all of which were exquisite.

Although her face was covered by a veil, one could tell from her fair skin at the cuffs that the young lady must be extremely wealthy and beautiful.

"I don't deserve it. Please move to my humble abode, Madam."

Song Guanzhou saw clearly through the curtain that his cousin, who looked 50% similar to him, was indeed not there.

She did not hesitate and stepped in. Mrs. Meng brought Qingfang and Qingfei, and Linshan followed closely with two guards, leaving two of them guarding in front of the Fang family's gate, like two huge mountains.

Fang Jiusheng felt as if he had fallen into a cold kiln.

Looking at the old woman and the eldest son again, their faces had already turned pale.

After taking the main seat, Song Guanzhou glanced at the Fang family members standing in front of him and motioned for Mrs. Meng to come forward and take off her veil. With just her appearance, the originally dim room suddenly became brilliant and dazzling.

Fang Dalang looked over blankly.

Cousin - I'm afraid my cousin's appearance is not even three points better than that of the young lady. My cousin, who I originally thought was as beautiful as a fairy, suddenly looked like a wild flower compared to a peony in front of the young lady of the mansion who was elegant, graceful and charming. She was not as good-looking at all.

He was drooling and looked greedily with his swollen eyes.

Unexpectedly, when his eyes met Song Guanzhou's, he heard Song Guanzhou snort coldly. Lin Shan instantly understood what he meant. He immediately stepped forward and twisted Fang Dalang, then pressed him to the ground and made him kneel, leaving Fang Dalang to wail continuously.

"Madam, this, this, this..., my Dalang has offended me a lot, please forgive me, Madam."

Upon seeing this, Liu suddenly stood up, her face changed drastically and she pleaded for mercy.

Before Song Guanzhou could say a word in reply, Mrs. Meng, who was standing beside him, took a half step forward and shouted, "How dare you be so presumptuous in front of the young lady! Drag them away and give them ten strokes of the cane!"

When Lin Shan heard this, he immediately signaled with his eyes, and the two people beside him stepped forward to hold him. One of them produced a piece of cloth from nowhere and stuffed it tightly into the mouth of the still howling Fang Dalang.

He was not even allowed to whimper; they dragged him directly into the yard, pressed him to the ground, and began to beat him with a cane.

Ten sticks, very fast!

Fang Dalang, who had been greedily coveting Song Guanzhou just a moment ago, was beaten to the point of losing his voice. Seeing this, Liu screamed, "Madam, you come to beat my son for no reason, bullying the weak!"

Song Guanzhou raised his eyes slightly and glanced at them lightly.

Liu fell silent immediately.

Fang Jiusheng sighed, "Young Madam, this is——"

Seeing Fang Dalang being dragged in half-dead, Fang Jiusheng felt terrified and couldn't ask anything.

Song Guanzhou said calmly, "I think my uncle's family knows why I came here. Did I come to ask myself, or did my uncle tell me on his own initiative?"

She could see clearly that the Xu brothers and sisters were not here. If so, the missing woman in the Green Plum Garden must be Xu Lingqiao. At this point, Song Guanzhou no longer gave the Fang family any face.

Fang Jiusheng said dejectedly, "I'm sorry——"

Before she finished speaking, Liu interrupted her and said with a fake smile, "Young Madam, please excuse me. It is a blessing for Ling Bai and his sister that you have come all the way to visit them. However, Ling Bai has gone to Long En Academy to study, and Ling Qiao is worried. She took her maid to visit Ling Bai a few days ago, and she has not returned yet."

Mrs. Meng had already asked Qingfang and Qingfei to light the stove in the yard to boil tea, and she also used Song Guanzhou's own blue-glazed cups to make spring tea.

When the steaming teacup was placed in front of Song Guanzhou, Song Guanzhou said calmly, "If uncle doesn't tell the truth, don't blame me for being cruel. If it was just to pick up my cousins, why would I come here in person? It must be something wrong that I'm here to ask for your advice."

When Fang Jiusheng heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning, and his body softened for a moment, "This..."

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu couldn't see the situation clearly, and her voice became sharp, "I'm afraid that the young lady was deceived. The Xu brothers and sisters came all the way to live with them. They have little money and are spoiled. We were humble and took good care of them. How could the young lady come to our door for no reason——"

"Then let me ask you, when did Xu Lingbai go to Longen Academy, and when did Xu Lingqiao take her maid to look for him?"

Liu was stunned by Song Guanzhou's question. She turned around to look at her eldest son and saw him groaning in pain. She could only look up and count the days. "Ling Bai passed away earlier. I don't remember the date, but Ling Qiao passed away on March 21st. Before she left, my eldest son promised her ten taels of silver as travel expenses."

March twenty-first?

Song Guanzhou repeated the date, and Fang Jiusheng hunched over and nodded slightly.

"Madam, where is Ling Qiao now? Is she at home?" His face was full of sorrow and worry, but Song Guanzhou was used to seeing this kind of face in his past and present lives, so he laughed, "Why did your uncle ask me? His brother and sister are filial, and they came to visit you first because they thought you were their elder. Now that he has disappeared from your home, why are you asking me instead?"

Fang Jiusheng was stunned when he heard this.

"Not... not in your house?"

Song Guanzhou restrained his smile and said solemnly, "Uncle, why don't you tell me the truth? Since I dare to come to your house, I have the confidence."

"What confidence?"

Liu was indignant upon seeing this.

"She insisted on going to see her brother, and no one in my house could persuade her to leave. After all, she is not my daughter, so what can I do? I can only let her go wild! Now she has disappeared, who knows if she ran off with a strange man? She is so shameless!"

Mrs. Meng, who had retreated behind Song Guanzhou, suddenly stepped forward again, "Don't talk nonsense in front of the young lady! My cousin is a descendant of the Xu family, how can she be like you, a country bumpkin who spews shit!"

"How dare you scold me!"

Liu was the type who would not care about anything once she got angry. She cursed at everything. She pointed at Song Guanzhou and said, "Five days left? Even if you are the young lady of the mansion, you are just an orphan. If you have the ability, why didn't you take this burden away earlier? Why did you come to my house and turn the world upside down?"

"My cousin is gentle and never leaves the house, but how come you become like this when it comes to her?"

Song Guanzhou asked in a deep voice. Liu heard her soft tone and thought that she was just a fake, so she plucked up her courage and said, "Ha! Madam, have you ever seen your cousin? I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. She has been flirting in this room all day, seducing my son——"

"Mrs. Meng!"