The system asked me to chase his wife

Jiaojiao, who was raised in the palm of her hand since she was a child, can count the number of golden beans that have fallen on her with just five fingers.

She didn't even cry when the young master died in battle, but today she cried because of these foul-mouthed bitches!

How much grievance is this person holding back?

Qiao Yuandong himself didn't know why he was crying.

Ever since my husband passed away, the Duke's Mansion has fallen into decline, and there has been a constant stream of bad words in the capital, some even harsher than what these three said.

She would get angry when she heard it at first, but over time she no longer cared.

Rumors are scary, but it is hard to stop them. If she had to live for these few words, she would have been wiped out long ago.

From the moment she entered her mother's yard today, she had a rough guess in her mind.

She even told herself that these were just some useless rumors that she should just forget about them.

But when she saw the deep red on Xia Mang's knees, she couldn't help being moved.

When her mother completely disregarded her usual manners and behaved just to vent her anger, she felt a little aggrieved.

At that moment, Qiao Yuandong suddenly realized that she was her mother's beloved child and she could suffer some grievances.

So, naturally and uncontrollably, Qiao Yuandong burst into tears.

Looking at her mother's distressed eyes, Qiao Yuandong raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears and gave her a dignified smile.

But she didn't know how heartbreaking this smile was.

"This girl is so rude and rude because of me. I beg you to show me mercy and let me take her back."

Feng looked at Xia Mang, who was still lying on the ground, with a complicated look in her eyes.

She nodded to Qiao Yuandong, her eyes red and her voice trembling as she said, "All up to you. Go back and have a good rest. Mother still has things to take care of here."

Qiao Yuandong bowed and had Xia Mang carried away.

She didn't need to ask how Feng would deal with those three people, because she knew very well that Feng would not let them go easily.

They were just the families of a group of low-ranking officials, so they were beaten.

In the past, those ladies and concubines had often criticized the Duke's Mansion behind their backs, but they had never brought it to the attention of the owner, so Qiao Yuandong just turned a blind eye and pretended not to hear anything.

Now that these three people have been caught red-handed, if they are let off lightly, they will be asking for a slap in the face.

Xia Mang was carried to the courtyard where Qiao Yuandong lived, and the maids placed her on a chaise longue in Qiao Yuandong's room.

Rongzhu wanted to straighten her legs, but Xia Mang screamed in pain.

Rongzhu felt distressed and amused: "You were kneeling in the yard before, with the sun on your head and the porcelain knife pressing on your bones, why didn't I hear you say a word?"

Xia Mang's face was wrinkled in pain, but she still did not forget to chat with Rong Zhu.

"How can I scream in pain in front of outsiders? How embarrassing is that?"

Yes, she is such a shameless person!
"You're so clever! You actually know how to distinguish relatives from strangers!" Rongzhu scolded her with a smile, but her hands became gentler.

Lian Cai brought a bunch of things over, put them on a tray and brought them into the house.

There were ointments for scrapes, new clothes, and five strings of copper coins tied with red ropes.

Lian Cai walked all the way here holding the heavy copper coins, and his collar was already soaked with sweat.

She put the things on the table and said politely to Xia Mang, "This is what our wife gave you. You have done a great deed today, but you were punished, so our wife wanted to compensate you."

Xia Mang was very angry because Feng asked her to kneel down on the broken porcelain pieces without any reason. Although Lian Cai came to apologize on Feng's behalf, she was still not happy.

It was so painful to kneel down on those broken porcelain pieces. She even thought she was going to be disabled!
Rongzhu knew that Xia Mang had a stubborn temper, so she took the things for Xia Mang and then sent Lian Cai out the door with a smile.

She knew that Xia Mang was angry, so she took out a dime from her purse and gave it to Lian Cai as a reward.

Lian Cai refused to accept it at first, but Rong Zhu said it was Qiao Yuandong's idea, so she accepted it with a smile.

After seeing Lian Cai off, Rong Zhu turned back to the house and saw Qiao Yuandong taking the ointment and was about to apply it to Xia Mang.

"Madam, let me do this kind of thing." Rong Zhu was frightened and hurried over to take the ointment from Qiao Yuandong's hand.

Qiao Yuandong had no intention of giving the medicine to Rongzhu. She ordered, "Lift her clothes for me."

Seeing that Qiao Yuandong insisted, Rongzhu lifted up the hem of Xia Mang's skirt, revealing the white cotton trousers underneath.

There was a large bloodstain on Xia Mang's knee, which stuck the cloth to his mouth. The red and white contrast made it particularly eye-catching!
Even Xia Mang himself couldn't help but gasp when he saw it.

Qiao Yuandong's face remained calm, but the fingers holding the ointment box had turned slightly white.

Rongzhu looked at Xia Mang reluctantly and reminded her: "I lifted it."

Xia Mang nodded at her, then clenched her teeth and closed her eyes.

Rongzhu first slowly rolled up the trouser leg on her left leg, and then carefully pulled the fabric back little by little.

The wounds on Xia Mang's knees were fragmentary, some deep and some shallow, and some of the flesh was even turned inside out.

As Rongzhu moved, the piercing pain in her knee was transmitted to Xia Mang's mind continuously, making her tremble with pain.

By the time the wound on his left leg was exposed, Xia Mang's teeth were about to break.

Rongzhu looked at Xia Mang, who was sweating profusely, and said, "There is another leg."

Xia Mang stopped her from moving. She hissed and said to Rong Zhu, "I'll do it myself."

Rongzhu stopped as he was told.

Xia Mang took a deep breath, pulled his trouser legs to his knees, held his trousers with one hand and the bed sheet with the other.

He counted one, two, three in his mind, closed his eyes, and pulled his pants up in one go.

"Ah!" She didn't feel any pain when she heard Rongzhu's scream. When Xia Mang subconsciously opened her eyes, she saw blood gushing out of her right knee.

It was only then that severe pain came.

A piece of skin on the right knee was torn off, revealing the bloody soft flesh beneath the skin.

Rong Zhu and Qiao Yuandong didn't expect Xia Mang to pull open the cloth all of a sudden. They were both shocked by this horrifying scene.

It was not until Xia Mang saw the bloody knee and felt the piercing pain that he realized that he had harmed himself.

I don’t know if it was because of pain or fear, but she burst into tears.

"I'm going to be disabled. It hurts so much. Am I going to die?"

Xia Mang had never suffered such suffering in her two lifetimes combined. She felt scared, painful and aggrieved at the same time.

Qiao Yuandong looked at the little girl who was sitting on the bed and crying loudly. Her thin body had not yet grown up, and she looked very small.

How could such a small person cry so loudly?
Her eyes, which were usually bright and sparkling, now looked like a fountain, with tears flowing out like water.

"Go get some hot water." Qiao Yuandong instructed Rongzhu, and Rongzhu came to her senses and went out immediately.

Xia Mang was still crying sadly, and Qiao Yuandong had to sit beside the couch and wipe her tears.

She wanted to say that you deserved it for your recklessness, but when the words came to her lips, she sighed helplessly.

"Don't be afraid, it's all right now. You'll be fine after taking the medicine. Just take good care of yourself. How can you be disabled?"

Rongzhu quickly brought in hot water.

Qiao Yuandong wrung out a towel from the water himself and wiped Xia Mang's wound bit by bit.

Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong with tears in her eyes as he bent down to wipe the blood off for her.

Maybe it was because she was numb from the pain, but Qiao Yuandong’s actions didn’t make her feel any pain.

In order to prevent the pain in the summer, Qiao Yuandong would blow gently on the wound from time to time.

After wiping off the blood stains, Qiao Yuandong opened the white porcelain box containing the ointment.

Xia Mang stretched his head to take a look curiously. There was a yellow and white paste in the box, and he could smell a bitter medicinal smell from a distance.

"Will this work?" She was worried that this thing would cripple her.

Xia Mang's system mall does have some extremely effective external injury medicine for sale, but she simply couldn't bear to buy it.

Because she did not complete the task previously issued by the system, she was deducted 500 points!
Instead of deducting 500 points, Xia Mang really wanted to tell the system that you might as well deduct my life!
Thinking of the lost points, her face was almost wrinkled with bitterness.

Seeing her like this, Rongzhu comforted her, "Don't worry, this is the medicine personally given by the lady of the mansion. Ordinary people can't buy it."

Qiao Yuandong dipped his fingertips in some ointment and gently applied a layer on the wound.

A cool touch came from the wound, and even the piercing pain was relieved a little, which made Xia Mang relax a little.

Rongzhu took out soft gauze and wrapped Xia Mang's knees.

After the bandage was done, Xia Mang was already drowsy leaning on the couch, with her head resting on the soft pillow that smelled of flowers, and she felt like her whole body was sinking.

Qiao Yuandong checked her knees and told her, "Don't move around for the next few days. Rongzhu will take care of me, and you just need to take good care of her."

Xia Mang nodded randomly, and before her rationality went offline, she said vaguely: "Boss, this is a work-related injury. Although I haven't worked for the past two days, you can't deduct my wages."

Qiao Yuandong was stunned for a moment before realizing that the "boss" Xia Mang was referring to was her.

What an unruly girl!
"Got it." She shook her head angrily and amusedly, with an unconscious tenderness in her eyes.

Xia Mang waited until Qiao Yuandong agreed before she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

She didn't know if it was a dream, but she vaguely heard someone talking to her.

"Why are you working so hard for something that I don't even care about?"

After Feng dealt with the three ladies, she ordered people to escort them out of the house "courteously" through the back door.

After washing up, Feng went to entertain the guests in great style.

Madam Yang and the others returned home crying and went to complain to their husbands.

Although the official rank of their master is far lower than that of Master Qiao, they are all officials after all. Who wouldn't be polite to each other when they meet?

Not to mention things like beating officials' families.

Although Feng did this to vent her anger, she also got into trouble. However, she was a brave and careful person, and she had thought about how to deal with it from the moment she took action.

So, after Lord Qiao had been tired from a day of discussing state affairs with the Emperor, he just came down from the yamen and saw his lovely wife waiting at the door.

Feng confessed everything that had happened during the day without any guilt, and made it clear that she wanted her husband to help cover the consequences.

Lord Qiao's scalp began to throb with pain when he heard this, but he still agreed in the end.

Firstly, he was also very angry about what happened to his daughter, and secondly, if he didn't agree, not only would his head hurt, but his ears would also hurt.
Because there was a reward from the palace, Mrs. Qiao went to the palace to express her gratitude early the next morning according to the rules.

Queen Qiao was from the second branch of the Qiao family, so everyone had to call Madam Qiao "Auntie" when they saw her.

Mrs. Qiao asked for a meeting, so she naturally invited her in warmly.

The two of them greeted each other warmly and exchanged pleasantries for a while, then the Queen dismissed the servants and prepared to have a private conversation with Madam Qiao.

As soon as the servant left, Madam Qiao knelt down in the Queen's bedroom.

Two lines of tears suddenly appeared on the face of the beautiful woman who still had her charm.

"My queen, you have to make the decision for me!"

The Queen looked at the crying Mrs. Qiao and felt that this scene was familiar.
(End of this chapter)