Chapter 928: Sinister Intentions, A Chance Encounter on the Street (1)
Fan Meijiao, who was dead set on pushing Mo Yan into the fire pit, learned in the evening when Mr. Zhao returned home that Mo Yan had been granted marriage by Imperial Edict. Unable to bear such a provocation, she actually fainted from anger.
After waking up, Fan Meijiao, regardless of the maids’ earnest persuasion, kept pounding on the bed and crying. She simply couldn’t accept that someone she despised had been granted marriage by The Emperor, and the man she was to marry was of the highest quality—handsome, with a bright future and an excellent family background. The thought of having to bow and pay respects to her when they met outside was more painful to her than a stab wound.
Even though the maids around her flattered her by saying she would soon marry into the Mu Family and become Lady Gui, it didn’t cheer her up.
Fan Meijiao ranted and raved in the room, cursing that Mo Yan would not receive respect from her husband’s family or love from her husband. She also cursed Granny Zhao, who had married into the Cui family, blaming her for her ineffective work—if she had timely recommended Mo Yan to the Cui family’s sickly son, there would be no subsequent Imperial Edict concerning marriage.
The more Fan Meijiao thought about it, the more hatred she felt in her heart. She knew that if she did not avenge the humiliation suffered at the teahouse, she would have no opportunity in the future. After much thought, she finally came up with a good plan to retaliate against Mo Yan and dismissed all the maids, leaving only her trusted maid. She then whispered her instructions into the maid’s ear.
Seeing that she had finished instructing and the maid still had not left, Fan Meijiao twisted her trusted maid’s arm harshly, berating loudly, "What are you staring blankly for, go and do as I told you this instant?"
The trusted maid showed a pained expression but didn’t dare to pull away, only whispering softly in defense, "Miss, Hejia, oh no, that vile woman is after all a County Lord. If someone abducts her from her home, even if her reputation is ruined, the Government might still hold the abductors accountable. What should we do if they trace it back to us?"