The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 621 Jealousy of Their Good Looks
"Tian Fugui, why did you burn down my family's weaving workshop?"

As Tong Huaqiong asked the question, Gu Taohua went up and kicked Tian Fugui hard.

Li Mingxiu stuffed cotton into Tian Fugui's mouth, and he whimpered as he was kicked.

After Gu Taohua kicked him, many villagers were eager to join the kicking frenzy.

Especially for the young women and wives working in the weaving workshop, they regard the workshop as their life. How can they tolerate someone trying to rob and kill them?

"Tian Fugui, you've lost your conscience! How could you have such a wicked thought as to burn down the weaving workshop? What good would burning down the weaving workshop do you?"

"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. No wonder your son was killed for doing bad things and betraying his superior at the border. It's all because he had a black-hearted, rotten son who led him astray."

The crowd surrounded Tian Fugui, some cursing and others criticizing him.

No one could understand what grudge he had against Tong Huaqiong that led him to burn down the weaving workshop.

His mother and Tong Huaqiong didn't get along, but his wife and daughter worked at Tong Huaqiong's pig farm.

Surrounded and criticized by the crowd, Tian Fugui suddenly came to his senses, and his reckless courage to set the fire vanished completely.

Tong Huaqiong gestured to Gu Dahan to take a basin of water from Liu Qingsong and pour it over Tian Fugui's head with a splash, then removed the cotton from Tian Fugui's mouth.

Without Tong Huaqiong even asking, Tian Fugui confessed everything on his own initiative.

Xu Xinghua gave him five taels of silver to set fire to the weaving workshop.

Tian Fugui regretted it now. He regretted not taking Xu Xinghua's money to burn down the weaving workshop, but that he hadn't been discreet enough and had underestimated his opponent, which allowed him to be pinned down by a girl like an iron clamp.

"I was tricked by Xu Xinghua. She hates Gu Xiaoxue. She said Gu Xiaoxue was sleeping in the weaving workshop tonight and gave me five taels of silver to scare Xiaoxue. I never expected her to ask me to set a fire. She gave me the oil and tinder. She ran away."

"I was so confused and blinded by greed that I believed her."

"Let me go, I didn't burn down the weaving workshop."

Song Qiaoniang said, "It's not that you didn't burn down the weaving workshop, it's that you were discovered before you could. If Li Mingxiu hadn't pinned you down, all the cotton fabrics and looms in the room would have been burned to ashes, and even Daqiao and I would have been burned to death."

Tian Fugui flinched.

The crowd was in an uproar. How could Xu Xinghua, who had already married into the Lian family, still harbor resentment towards Gu Xiaoxue?

Shouldn't she be grateful to Gu Xiaoxue for letting her get a bargain from a rich young man whom Gu Xiaoxue looked down upon? Why is she starting to hate him?
Xu Xinghua is truly vicious; she's aiming to burn Gu Xiaoxue to death.

Gu Xiaoxue was supposed to be on duty today, but Li Mingxiu and Gu Xiaoxue switched shifts. So, by a twist of fate, Tian Fugui was held down by Li Mingxiu, otherwise Gu Xiaoxue would have been burned to death.

“Xu Xinghua is your mother? She told you to burn down the embroidery workshop, so you did? If you don’t tell the truth, and we report you to the authorities, you can expect to be beheaded just like your son,” Tong Huaqiong said.

She didn't believe that Tian Fugui would collude with Xu Xinghua for five taels of silver.

He must have had his reasons for burning down the weaving workshop.

Tian Fugui lowered his head and remained silent. Tong Huaqiong directed Lei Pozi, who had come with him, to heat the iron and burn his mouth.

Lei Pozi hurriedly picked up a piece of charcoal and handed it to Tian Fugui.

Tian Fugui was almost scared to death.

“I was fooled by Xu Xinghua. She told me that the reason Dashu knew about Chunwang was because Nie Xiaofeng, who joined the army with Chunwang, killed Chunwang at the border. Otherwise, how could Dashu know so much?”

I believed her.

Tian Fugui had originally wanted to avenge his son, but when he saw the red-hot charcoal, his legs went weak.

He didn't want to reunite with his son.

"Xinghua is always full of bad intentions. Do you believe what she says? She's been a troublemaker since she was little. She even managed to instigate her cousin's wife to cheat on him, driving her to jump into the river." Someone pointed at Tian Fugui's nose and cursed.

"Don't you know how your Chunwang got to the border? If it weren't for Dashu's kindness in bringing you news, would you even know where Chunwang is now? Let alone build him a cenotaph and perform a ritual for him? Not only are you not grateful, but you've repaid kindness with enmity. By burning down the weaving workshop, you've cut off the livelihood of so many people in the village. You deserve to die a horrible death; you should go down and reunite with your son." Zhao, Gu Dashu's mother-in-law, jumped up in anger.

According to her, her son-in-law shouldn't have brought Chunwang's news to Tian Fugui.

A poisonous snake was brought out.

Tong Huaqiong said, "He wasn't instigated by Xu Xinghua. He had been harboring a desire to burn down the weaving workshop for a long time, but Xu Xinghua instigated him to put it into action."

Tong Huaqiong was too lazy to explain Chunwang's cause of death to Tian Fugui. No matter what, he was convinced that Chunwang's death was not his own fault. "Tie him up and send him to the government office tomorrow," Tong Huaqiong said.

Gu Dahan brought a rope and, together with Liu Qingsong, tied Tian Fugui up.

The village chief said he would go to the county government to report the matter at dawn.

If someone wants to burn down the weaving workshop, no one will allow it.

Others may not know, but Tong Huaqiong and Magistrate Liu know very well that a batch of cotton cloth in the house was military supplies, and Tian Fugui's arson was, to put it bluntly, a violation of military law.

Those who are exiled will inevitably be guilty of many crimes.

After dealing with Tian Fugui, Tong Huaqiong had Gu Dahan carry Tian Fugui and hurried towards Xu Yong's house.

Without Tong Huaqiong even having to ask, the villagers automatically followed.

Gu Daqiao, the manager of the weaving workshop, went up to the bridge and knocked on the door.

Xu Xinghua's sister-in-law put on her coat, got out of bed, and opened the door.

Tong Huaqiong led her people in a swarm of people and rushed in. Gu Taohua rushed into Xu Xinghua's room and dragged Xu Xinghua out.

Xu Xinghua screamed loudly.

Xu Yong was immersed in the excitement of the marriage alliance with the Lian family. He had been talking with Tian Shi for half the night about how the Lian family was helping him gain power. He had just closed his eyes when he was woken up by the noise.

"Tong Dajiao, what's wrong?" Xu Yong asked.

Tong Huaqiong sneered.

The villagers all gave their accounts of what had happened.

With Tian Fugui's accusation, Xu Xinghua had no way to deny it.

"Tong Dajiao, I hate you. I hate that you dote on Gu Taohua, I hate that you made Gu Taohua so beautiful, I hate that you support Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaocao. I hate the three most beautiful girls in our village the most, and they all happen to be related to you!" Xu Xinghua sat on the ground, seemingly insane.

She was going crazy.

Why are they so fair-skinned and beautiful, even though they are all girls from Qinghewan?

Gu Taohua was chubby and had a bad temper since she was a child. She thought Gu Taohua should be as insecure as she was, but this girl was confident and domineering all day long. In the past two years, she has become more and more beautiful, which makes her seem even less presentable.

Gu Xiaocao's family was so poor, yet she was born so beautiful.

Gu Xiaoxue was the same; as soon as she returned from the south, she attracted the attention of all the young men in the village.

Needless to say, Gu Taohua's skin was so fair and her bones so thin after she lost weight that it was dazzling.

She hated those three girls to death!
Tong Huaqiong and the villagers were speechless after hearing Xu Xinghua's words.

It was originally thought that Xu Xinghua burned down the weaving workshop partly because she hated Gu Xiaoxue, and partly because she hated Tong Huaqiong for removing Xu Yong from his position as village chief.

Unexpectedly, out of jealousy, the little grass in Peach Blossom Valley was prettier than her.

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"You're not good-looking, but that doesn't stop you from marrying well," said Aunt Qin, who had come to watch the drama unfold.

These words thoroughly enraged Xu Xinghua.

She howled and lunged at Aunt Qin, but Liu Mingxiu held her down.

Tong Huaqiong squinted her eyes and thought that Xu Xinghua's marriage should be brought forward.

This scourge cannot stay in Qinghe Bay for even a day longer.

After Tong Huaqiong and the villagers left the Xu family, Xu Xinghua continued to cause trouble, even threatening to set her own house on fire.

Her parents didn't believe her and refused to go to Pingchuan County to inquire about the Lian family's son.

Sister-in-law Xu was terrified and beckoned the man to pull Xu Xinghua into the house. It was because she wasn't paying attention that Xu Xinghua slipped out and colluded with Tian Fugui.

My sister-in-law is getting married in ten days, so we can't afford any mistakes.

She planned to tie Xu Xinghua up.