The system asked me to chase his wife

After listening to the exaggerated complaints of the three ladies, Mrs. Qiao decided to take good care of this ignorant girl for the sake of her daughter.

When Qiao Yuandong hurried over, he saw Xia Mang, who was almost exhausted from the sun.

Seeing the broken porcelain pieces under Xia Mang, Qiao Yuandong frowned, but soon calmed down.

She bowed to Feng and said, "Meet mother."

There were three ladies sitting under the eaves, and Qiao Yuandong greeted them one by one, "Greetings, Madam Yang, Madam Li, and Madam Xu."

The three ladies who had previously secretly humiliated Qiao Yuandong were now humble and polite towards Qiao Yuandong with kind faces.

Mrs. Qiao was somewhat unhappy to see her daughter appear here. She had specially arranged for her to meet the young master of the Yun family today, but now it seems that this is not possible.

"Since you are here, please sit down. You are a girl who has offended the guests and has no manners. I will take care of it for you."

The maidservant skillfully moved a stool for Qiao Yuandong, but Qiao Yuandong did not sit down.

She glanced at the swaying Xia Mang calmly, then turned to Feng and said, "Today is a good day for mother. There are so many guests waiting for you to serve them. Why don't you hand this maid to me?"

Feng also knew that it was inappropriate to abandon so many guests, but since Madam Yang and the others insisted on asking for an explanation, she could not just ignore it.

Now that Qiao Yuandong is willing to take over the mess, Feng has to nod and agree.

Finally, the plump Mrs. Yang spoke.

"This girl was brought here by Madam Xiang. Logically, she should be in charge of her. I just hope Madam Xiang won't be partial to me."

This shows that he doesn't want to give up.

After hearing this, Feng raised her buttocks halfway and then dropped them again.

She glanced at Xia Mang with disgust, then turned to Qiao Yuandong and said, "You are too arrogant, why don't I sell her for you?"

Qiao Yuandong was unmoved. She asked, "I wonder what my maid has done to deserve being sold out?"

Madam Yang, who was sitting next to her, snorted coldly and looked at Xia Mang with murderous intent in her eyes.

"We were just walking peacefully on the road, and this bitch rushed out like a madman and started to curse us non-stop. Her foul language was unbearable to hear. It was simply too much!"

Madam Li echoed in a thin voice, "That's right. I'm afraid Madam Xiang's maid has gone mad. In my opinion, it's better to kill her directly. If she is sold, wouldn't it tarnish the reputation of the Duke's Mansion?"

Xia Mang, who was in a semi-exhausted state, heard these words in a trance and immediately struggled in anger.

She looked at the three ladies angrily, but could only make whimpering sounds.

It’s so hateful that she couldn’t say anything and was framed by these three people!
As she struggled, the broken pieces of porcelain pierced deeply into her flesh, causing her so much pain that she could no longer kneel steadily and immediately fell to the ground.

The old maid who was supervising at the side saw her fall down, so she came up and lifted her up and made her kneel down again.

At this time, Qiao Yuandong walked up to the old woman calmly and blocked her way.

Looking at Qiao Yuandong's actions, Feng had not yet reacted, but Madam Yang and the other two frowned.

"Does Madam Xiang have to protect this girl?"

Madam Li looked a little anxious. "If Madam Xiang did this, I'm afraid it would be detrimental to the reputation of both Lord Qiao and the Duke's Mansion, right?"

Qiao Yuandong stood beside Xia Mang without moving, and the old woman who was supervising the ceremony was so stared at by her that she dared not take a step forward.

Feng then reminded her daughter: "Don't make trouble, Dong Niang."

Qiao Yuandong half-lowered his eyes and spoke neither fast nor slow.

"It's a human life after all. If you want to beat and kill him, you should at least find out the reason."

The sun was shining directly overhead, so Rongzhu held up an oil-paper umbrella to shade Qiao Yuandong.

The slanted shadow exactly enveloped Xia Mang who was lying on the ground.

Madam Xu smiled without changing from beginning to end and said, "This is strange. We have explained clearly what this girl did. Why hasn't Madam Xiang understood yet?"

Qiao Yuandong looked at her with calm eyes, causing her to turn her head away uncomfortably.

"I haven't heard my maid's rebuttal yet. You always say that she insults you without knowing right or wrong, but I want to know if that's the case."

Madam Yang twisted her body subconsciously and insisted, "How can we know what she is doing? She is just sick!"

"is it?"

Mrs. Feng was sitting under the eaves. Seeing her daughter standing stubbornly in the courtyard to bask in the sun, she felt sorry for her.

She ordered the maid to take the cloth from Xia Mang's mouth, and then said, "I want you to explain clearly why you offended the guests in the mansion!"

This time, Qiao Yuandong did not stop the master of ceremonies.

Madam Yang and the other two watched as the cloth was taken out of Xia Mang's mouth, and beads of sweat slowly broke out on their foreheads.

Xia Mang had been tormented for so long that he was a little dazed.

Rongzhu and Xia Mang were both maids serving Qiao Yuandong, so they naturally couldn't bear to see her in such a miserable state.

She took out a heat-relieving pill from her purse and stuffed it into Xia Mang's mouth.

Xia Mang was feeling drowsy when she suddenly felt a coolness in her mouth. The unique icy feeling of menthol rushed straight to her head, instantly making her feel alert.

She opened her eyes and saw Qiao Yuandong standing beside her, and also saw Feng and the three ladies sitting under the eaves.

Madam Yang narrowed her eyes and looked at Xia Mang, with a warning in her dignity. "You better speak properly and don't make random accusations, otherwise I will sue you for slandering the official's wife!"

Xia Mang looked at Madam Yang's fat face, which was greasy from the heat, and sneered in his heart.

You are a Zhu Bajie who deserves to be slaughtered. How dare you threaten me?
As an excellent worker, the first compulsory course is: identify your boss first!

Qiao Yuandong was willing to give Xia Mang a chance to explain herself, so she would naturally not let this loss of face go to waste!

Xia Mang recovered his strength and smiled with his big white teeth at Madam Yang and the others.

"Master, please allow me to report that the three of them were secretly saying bad things about our Madam. The meaning of their words was very embarrassing. I was so angry that I argued with them. When they got angry, they falsely accused me of committing treason!"

Xia Mang's words were so powerful that everyone in the yard could hear them clearly.

Qiao Yuandong understood what was going on. She glanced at Xia Mang gently, and some indescribable emotions flashed in her dark eyes.

"You said that they said bad things about me behind my back, so you intervened?"

When Xia Mang was asked this by Qiao Yuandong, his eyes rolled and he repeated the trick that Madam Yang and the others used to exaggerate the matter.

"That's right. I just kindly advised the ladies not to say anything. After all, this is still the Qiao Mansion. How can you be a guest and say bad things about the host's family?"

Madam Li was the first to lose her temper. She angrily said, "You are talking nonsense! Are you trying to persuade me in a friendly way?"

Xia Mang looked at Madam Li with a treacherous smile on her face: "So, Madam, you admit that you gossiped about others behind their backs?"

Madam Li stopped talking for a moment. Madam Yang and Madam Xu glared at her speechlessly.

When Feng heard this, she changed her tone. Her face darkened and she asked all the servants in the yard to leave. She also asked her trusted Ge Mama to guard the gate of the yard.

After clearing the scene, Feng glanced at Madam Yang and the other two who were hesitant to speak, then looked at Xia Mang in the yard.

"What did they say? Please repeat it word for word for me!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Mang couldn't help but look up at Qiao Yuandong. Her face was as calm as water, and there was no sign of her expression at all.

After thinking about it for a while, Xia Mang gritted his teeth and did as Feng asked.

She repeated everything she had heard from beginning to end, but Xia Mang omitted some of the parts that were too unpleasant to hear.

It was not because she was afraid of Mrs. Yang's threat, but she subconsciously felt that she should save some face for Qiao Yuandong.

When Feng heard the word "guaoke", her eyes turned red with anger. She sat on the rosewood armchair, wishing she could crush the armrests with her hands.

Madam Yang and the other two were feeling quite uneasy. It was not until this moment that they realized that this situation might not end well!

When Mrs. Feng heard them starting to slander Qiao Yuandong's reputation, Mrs. Qiao, who was cheerful and kind in front of others, turned into an angry lion.

She was so angry that her scalp was numb, and the loose hair on her temples that had been smoothed by osmanthus oil now exploded.

"Hurrah!"

Feng shouted so loudly that the three people beside her trembled in shock.

"You are so affectionate and affectionate to me on weekdays, but you stabbed me in the back. I will fight you today!"

As Feng spoke, she grabbed Madam Yang, who was closest to her.

The fat Mrs. Yang had no time to dodge and was grabbed by Feng's collar and shaken violently.

The tight collar made Mrs. Yang's fat face red. She reached out to hold Feng's hand, but Feng let go and scratched her face again.

This caused Mrs. Yang great pain. She screamed “Ahhh” and struggled wildly.

Xu and Li, who were hiding aside, were afraid that something might happen to Madam Yang, so they tried to come forward and pull Feng away, but they both got slapped in the face.

Mother Ge, who was guarding the gate of the yard, saw her wife getting angry and was afraid that her wife would suffer, so she immediately found two capable maids to go in and help.

This is Feng's courtyard, so the servants will naturally take sides.

Mother Ge quietly held down Madam Yang, who was struggling in her chair, and kept persuading Feng not to do it and not to lose her dignity.

Needless to say, there is no need to mention the other two ladies.

With the help of the servants, Feng gave the three gossipy women a good beating.

Qiao Yuandong stood quietly in the yard watching the farce under the eaves.

By the time Feng had almost vented her anger, Madam Yang and the other two had their faces scratched like cats.

The women were all from official families, and had always been well-educated and well-mannered. Who would have thought that the wife of the Minister of the Central Secretariat would have such a devilish side?

The three of them didn't know whether they were in pain or afraid. They huddled together in front of Feng, shaking their shoulders and sobbing.

Feng stood with her hands on her waist and looked at the three people angrily. Suddenly, she heard Qiao Yuandong calling her "Mother."

Feng turned around and looked at her daughter, and was suddenly stunned.

Qiao Yuandong still stood in the yard with his back straight, but two lines of tears ran down his face. He didn't know when he started crying.

Seeing her daughter crying, Feng's heart beat with pain.

"Dong Niang!" She couldn't help but burst into tears.

Her winter mother!
(End of this chapter)