Crossing the Mountains

Chapter 120 Reaping the consequences
Miao Quchang was stunned for a moment.

Why, this sounds like... like a woman's humming? How could the Water Officer make such a sound?

He couldn't hear clearly and didn't dare to enter rashly. He caught a glimpse of a half-open window on the side. Driven by curiosity, he went over, lifted the window frame, and looked inside stealthily.

This sight left him stunned.

I saw a young lady in thin and messy clothes lying on the couch. In the dim candlelight, her pretty face was flushed. Her arms were raised above her head for some reason, hidden in the layers of bed curtains. She seemed to be struggling hard, and she was calling out something vaguely, which sounded lingering and sad.

Miao Quchang couldn't help swallowing.

My goodness, where did this beautiful lady come from? Such a passionate and flattering attitude, it was obviously arranged, wasn't it for the water official to see? But the official wasn't here either. Did the servant lead him the wrong way?
Wait, this...could this be another generous gift that Mr. Tan prepared for me?
Three strings of cash, two jars of wine, and a night with a beautiful woman? Mr. Tan was willing to spend a fortune just to dig another ditch for his uncle's fields.

Miao Quzhang felt that he was unworthy of such a bribe, but his drunken mind was too confused to think so. He just thought that Mr. Tan wanted him to do his best to speak well of him and do good things for him, so he found the excuse of sobering soup to lure him here...

As for discussing canal diversion with the Water Officer, wasn't he drunk himself? He might have been assigned a beautiful woman, enjoying himself somewhere.

But since he had never received such a "big gift", Miao Quchang was still a little timid.

At this moment, the beautiful girl inside could be heard calling out more and more urgently: "Come...ah, let me go...quickly let me go...it's so hot, so uncomfortable, help me..."

The voice was gentle and alluring, like a gentle and affectionate voice, and also like a desperate plea. Miao Quchang's blood boiled when he heard it.

Was this a gracious invitation from the beautiful lady, or was she forced to do so? What did he mean by letting her go? Was she trapped on the couch? Then, no matter what, he had to go in and rescue her, right?

Yes, I must go and see what happened to her.

Miao Quzhang convinced himself that if the person wasn't willing, he should let them go. He couldn't take advantage of someone's innocence. But if they offered themselves to him… well, that was another matter.

For some unknown reason, Miao Quchang pushed open the door, went in, and quickly closed it again.

In an instant, a strong and sweet aroma filled his nostrils and penetrated into his limbs and bones like a snake, making his already confused head even more dizzy, his blood surging and heading towards his lower body.

Just a few steps from the door to the couch made his eyes red.

He threw all the thoughts about letting the person go and not taking advantage of him out of the window. His mind and eyes were filled with the beautiful girl with skin as white as cream and face as rosy as a peach. He wished he could pin her down and do whatever he wanted to her.

Shentu Zhuo used his own method to retaliate. Tan Anfu was now drugged and intoxicated by Hongsu. Her whole body was soft and her desire was high, but she still had a trace of rationality left.

In her blurry vision, she saw a person slowly approaching.

Like Shentu Zhuo, the man was wearing a coarse cloth shorts and had the smell of mud and sand from the ditch on his body, but she immediately realized that this man was definitely not Shentu Zhuo who had returned.

He was shorter than Shentu Zhuo, too thin, and had a timid demeanor that was completely different from the other man's noble and noble bearing. Even if she was not fully aware, she knew that something had gone terribly wrong.

Unfortunately it was too late.

Miao Quzhang saw her wrists bound to the headboard, her outer garment undone, her peaks half exposed beneath the veil, rising and falling with her scorching breaths. The purplish red and mellow aroma of Western fruit wine lingered on the beautiful woman's neck...

With a bang, the string in his mind broke completely.

Miao Quchang rushed over and said, "Little lady, stop being so awkward. You're making me uncomfortable... I'm here to save you. I'll untie the cloth for you..."

He kept his promise and untied the bandages from Tan Anfu's wrists. Shen Tuzhuo had tied them there because he was worried the drug would take too long to work and that she would chase him and pester him. But now the dual effects of the drugs were at their peak, and even if he untied them, Tan Anfu would have no strength to resist and could only push twice in vain.

In Miao Quchang's opinion, the beautiful bride broke free from her restraints and symbolically tried to resist but then gave in.

What was he waiting for now? He immediately lowered his head and sniffed the mellow fruit wine remaining on her neck. Like a thirsty beast in the desert, he drank from her neck as if it were the sweetest spring water.

Tan Anfu felt dizzy and sticky, and she felt nauseous and relieved at the same time. In the end, she lost consciousness and sank completely...
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On the other hand, Mr. Tan thought that the matter was done.

Shen Tu Zhuo didn't come out until morning, presumably having spent the entire night with An Fu. Miao Qu stayed a little longer, probably having had enough of the sight, and then he sneaked away in the latter part of the night. Judging from his expression, he had seen everything he was supposed to see, and since he had accepted his bribe, it would be easy to get him to testify.

Next, as long as the Tan family is well prepared, they can go to the Shentu Mansion to "ask for an explanation."

Thinking of this, he waved his hand, signaling the maid beside Tan Anfu to act according to the plan.

The servants in the old house were old and stupid. They couldn't remember everything they were told and did everything half-heartedly. They were really not trustworthy, so these detailed and meticulous tasks had to be done by the smarter servants in the house.

At daybreak, the maidservant was ordered to come to Lady Fu's old boudoir. She first opened the windows around to let the incense or other smells inside dissipate, then pushed the door open and entered, collected the remaining red crispy incense balls in the incense burner, and replaced them with ordinary incense ash.

This was a special instruction from Mr. Tan. He wanted to create a scene where Mr. Zhuo was drunk and unable to control his emotions. He must not give anyone any handle to say that their Tan family had tampered with the incense and personally sent their daughter to the man's bed to deliberately seduce him.

In short, no evidence that could be used against you could be left behind.

The surroundings were almost arranged, and the maid came to the couch, ready to pick up the messy clothes of the two people. The remaining smell of incense on them could be covered up with fruit wine. She only needed to kick over the wine bottle in the room and pretend that she had accidentally stained the clothes.

But...why are there only my wife's clothes? Where are Master Zhuo's clothes?
Has Master Zhuo escaped? When did he escape? Did no one in the old house notice?

She thought about it and felt that it was nothing.

I guess Master Zhuo woke up early, realized he had made a big mistake, and was just trying to escape. Little did he know that his master had already made a backup plan, and that Miao Quzhang was a real witness.

The maid opened the bed curtain and saw that her wife had woken up and was looking at the sky with lifeless eyes.

She said earnestly, "Congratulations, my lady. You have finally got what you wanted."

Tan Anfu turned her head, as if she had just come to her senses, and suddenly burst into a desperate cry: "It's over! It's all over! Uncle! Uncle! I might as well just die!"

Next chapter: You framed me and want me to clean up the mess for you?