Chapter 1233 - 1239: I Want a Divorce with You (2)
Mo Ziqi eventually couldn’t tolerate her nagging anymore, he snatched back his chess piece and placed it in the chess box, then spitefully said, "You should spend more time thinking about how to deal with Mo Zili’s concubine instead of worrying about being kicked aside and becoming a divorced woman!"
He said this, grabbed the chess box, and turned to leave.
Watching his figure disappear into the curtain of rain, Cui Wen angrily said, "How could Master Qi have such a venomous tongue? Our Young Madam still calls him ’cousin,’ it’s absolutely preposterous!"
Cui Lu quickly gave Cui Wen a glare and, with a forced smile, said to Xiang Yun, "Young Madam shouldn’t get angry. Master Qi has always been like this, you know that. Let’s not stoop to his level and get upset."
Xiang Yun gave a wry smile and said, "Why would I get angry? What he said was the plain truth. It seems the whole household knows about the little troubles of Cool Autumn Pavilion, alas..."
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The autumn rain was relentless, from the moment Xiang Yun and her servants took shelter in the pavilion until nightfall, when it gradually stopped. After the rain, Xiang Yun, followed by Cui Wen and Cui Lu, retraced their steps back to Cool Autumn Pavilion.
As they approached Cool Autumn Pavilion, before even entering the courtyard, they suddenly heard a series of dull thumps—’pop, pop, pop, pop’—sounding like something being struck. The noises were especially distinct in the dimness of the nightfall. Hearing this, Xiang Yun suddenly got a shock and dashed toward the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Nanny Xie’s mouth was gagged and she was tied to a wooden bench, with two little boys swinging their arms preparing to discipline her. The pitiful old maid didn’t know how long she had been beaten; from waist to shin, she was already a striking shade of red, and on the ground was a large pool spilled fresh blood.
"Stop—Stop—"