A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Mu Nanzhao raised his head, his usually indifferent eyes flickered when he saw Gu Qingye's face, and gradually became misty.

Seeing that he didn't resist, Gu Qingye boldly moved closer.

"Brother Chen, am I good-looking?"

Mu Nanzhao remained silent, staring intently at Gu Qingye, his eyes filled with even more mist.

Remembering what Widow Zhou had said, Gu Qingye reached out and put her arm around Mu Nanzhao's arm. "Brother Chen, you must be tired from reading. Let me help you to rest."

Mu Nanzhao was like a puppet on a string, letting Gu Qingye help him sit on the edge of the bed and then help him lie down.

Gu Qingye admired the face that haunted her dreams with fascination.

His hands trembled slightly with excitement.

She untied the first belt of Mu Nanzhao's clothes and was about to pull the collar open when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist.

Gu Qingye met a pair of cold, clear eyes in horror. "Brother Chen, you...you're not asleep..."

Mu Nanzhao tightened his grip, and with a scream, Gu Qingye was thrown to the ground.

At that moment, several people filed in from outside the door.

If it's not Gu Xixi at the very front, then who is it?

Gu Xixi looked down at the ground. "Oh dear, you've only loosened one belt, can't you bear it a little longer?"

Mu Nanzhao sat up and straightened his clothes, his face as cold as ice. "I've been playing along with you for so long, this is the limit of my patience. Gu Xixi, don't push your luck."

Gu Xixi sighed helplessly, "Okay, okay, that works too."

Aunt Zhang and Sister-in-law Qin, who went out with Gu Xixi, were also standing behind her.

Both women stared at Gu Qingye with grim faces.

If Xixi hadn't warned them beforehand, they would have already made that little hussy feel utterly ashamed.

Gu Qingye had fallen hard and it took her a moment to catch her breath.

She struggled to her feet, looking at the group in horror. "Gu Xixi, you did this on purpose! You weren't planning on going out today!"

Gu Xixi smiled and nodded, "Not bad, your reaction time isn't too slow."

Gu Qingye's eyes darted around, and she suddenly ran past Aunt Zhang towards the door.

Gu Xixi seemed to have anticipated Gu Qingye's actions. "Sister-in-law, grab her."

Qin Da Sao's strength, honed from daily farming, housework, and disciplining children, was far superior to Gu Qingye's.

Sister-in-law Qin also found the unused medicine packet that Gu Qingye had hidden in her sleeve.

Gu Qingye was restrained and couldn't run away, so she could only crane her neck and shout, "Help!"

"Chen Fang insulted me! Guards!"

Gu Xixi pursed her lips speechlessly, then suddenly shouted, "Shut up!!!"

Gu Qingye was startled and instinctively fell silent.

Gu Xixi said, "If you don't want me to gag you with a rag used for washing urinals, then stop shouting."

Gu Qingye glanced at Sister-in-law Qin, who was holding her, and then at Aunt Zhang, who was blocking the doorway.

Helpless, she dared not shout anymore.

But she still wouldn't admit defeat, "Sister Xixi, since you've seen it all, I have nothing to say in my defense."

"Anyway, Brother Chen and I are so close. You're not letting me go out now because you're afraid I'll tell others about this and ruin your reputation, right?"

"My reputation?" Gu Xixi thought it was the biggest joke ever.

"The person who called you here probably told you that it would be best if something happened between you and Chen Fang, but it doesn't matter if nothing happens. You just need to take off his clothes and then run out in disheveled clothes. Say that he forcibly defiled you."

"It's best to shout it so the whole village can hear it, that way it's considered a fait accompli."

"I'll have to give him to you then."

"And Chen Fang, not wanting to be branded as a rapist, had no choice but to marry you."

"Is that right?"

With each word Gu Xixi spoke, the look of surprise and doubt in Gu Qingye's eyes grew stronger.

In the end, she still managed to maintain her composure, "You...how did you know!"

Gu Xixi was too lazy to even roll her eyes at this kind of idiot.

"My cousin was being humiliated by my fiancé at my house."

"Indeed, I don't look good."

"But have you ever considered that when I'm not home in broad daylight, you sneak into a man's room by yourself? Do you think you can clear your name after VC is replaced?"

“At that time, not only me, but also your parents, and even all the people with the surname Gu in Huachidu will be ridiculed.”

Gu Qingye's face paled, but she still stubbornly argued, "Actually, more than your reputation, I just want..."

"Do you want him?" Gu Xixi interrupted her with a stern face. "Do you want everyone in the village to call you 'Master's Wife'?"

"Gu Qingye, you're dreaming!" Gu Xixi shouted sternly.

"The only teacher in Huachidu Village did such a thing. He is despised by everyone and can no longer be a teacher. How can you still want to be his wife?"

"Furthermore, Chen Fang was arranged to marry by the government, and his criminal record has not yet been erased. If we confirm his crime of rape at this time..."

Gu Xixi grabbed Gu Qingye's chin, forcing her to look up and meet her gaze.

"Gu Qingye, you want him dead!"

Gu Qingye trembled all over, unsure whether she was frightened by Gu Xixi or by the consequences Gu Xixi mentioned.

"I didn't, I don't know, I really don't know."

Gu Xixi raised her hand high, and *slap*, a resounding slap.

She looked at Gu Qingye, who was lying on the ground in a state of terror.

"Now you know?"

Sister-in-law Qin, Aunt Zhang, and Mu Nanzhao were all somewhat stunned.

Gu Xixi was always kind and gentle, and this was the first time they had ever seen her so angry.

For a moment, the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Aunt Zhang heard a noise outside, turned her head and looked around, feeling as if she had been granted a pardon. "Xixi, Old Qian is here."

Old Qian strode in, and upon seeing the situation inside, he already understood.

He asked Gu Xixi, "Niece, have you taken care of the household chores?"

Gu Xixi suppressed her anger and turned to Lao Qian with a smile and a bow. "Gu Qingye drugged and murdered my family members. This is the evidence. Please send her to the county government on this ground."

Other reasons do not constitute a crime, and it's fortunate that Gu Qingye brought the medicine herself.

According to the laws of this dynasty, even if it is not a deadly poison, the crime of poisoning alone is punishable by at least twenty strokes of the cane and three months of imprisonment.

And then there's Widow Zhou, who's been scheming behind Gu Qingye's back. Once we interrogate her, she won't be able to escape either!

Old Qian nodded and said, "Okay, it's more convenient for the village to handle this."

Upon hearing that she was to be sent to the county government office, Gu Qingye immediately struggled, "I won't go!"

"A woman's life is ruined if she goes to the yamen or jail. I won't go! I'd rather die!"

"It was Widow Zhou! The medicine was given to me by someone surnamed Zhou, she did it all! Don't arrest me, Sister Xixi, I know I was wrong..."

However, no one in the room was listening to her anymore.

Old Qian asked Sister-in-law Qin and Aunt Zhang for help to take Gu Qingye away.

That leaves Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao.

Gu Xixi was about to leave with a cold face when Mu Nanzhao said, "You knew what she was going to do and made arrangements in advance."

"She is trapped in your grasp and at your mercy. Why would you be so angry?"

He stared intently at her retreating figure, his gaze deep. "Is there some reason I don't know?"