Wanjin Lady

Chapter 180 Mei Qing is in trouble
She was a young woman with pretty features, dressed like a country woman, with her hair tied up in a scarf. She spoke clearly and without any ambiguity.

Wen Wan learned from their conversation that this person was Mei Qing's neighbor. Mei Qing had come to Guangji more than four months ago and rented the courtyard from her family. Mei Qing worked in the tavern every day, and this woman would help her look after An Zhongrong in exchange for a few coins.

"Madam Wen, I should have come to see you earlier, but I was busy with the autumn harvest some time ago and couldn't find a suitable opportunity, so I kept delaying it. My husband happened to be here on business these days, so I followed him to Ping County."

The woman was dressed in coarse linen and did not come from a good family. She was neither humble nor arrogant in front of Wen Wan, but her tone was anxious. "I'm just helping Miss Mei to bring a message. It's not easy for her as a woman raising a child to make a living!"

"Some time ago, she and your shopkeeper Wen had a big fight. Everyone in Guangji County knew that a powerful female accountant had come to the tavern. Shopkeeper Wen has been lingering in Guangji for a long time, so naturally he's dissatisfied with Miss Mei and is always trying to make things difficult for her."

"Over a month ago, the shopkeeper wrote to her husband's family, saying that Mei Qing was ostensibly doing business at the tavern, but in reality, she was flirting with the men there and secretly engaging in a shameful sex trade! Mr. An was worried that Miss Mei would ruin his reputation, so he brought a group of people to Guangji and forcibly snatched Miss Mei away from the tavern!"

"Ouch!" The woman slapped her thigh anxiously. "She didn't take anything from the room! She was dragged away naked, and even An Zhongrong was caught in a sack!"

"This incident has become a household name in Guangji. Everyone says that the Wen family's tavern is a den of filth and that they take in unclean women. As a result, the tavern's business has plummeted!"

Wen Wan stood up in shock, and Hongmei's eyelids were twitching, fearing that Wen Wan would have a miscarriage. Although her daughter was in good health, she couldn't stand such torture!

Wen Wan's brows knitted together, her chest feeling tight. "How could someone kidnap a commoner girl in broad daylight? Don't the people of Guangji know that Mei Qing and Mr. An have divorced? Even if she does business in public, what does that have to do with the An family?!"

"Shopkeeper Wen, that's true! But this... is the An family's affair... it's not for us to interfere!"

The woman was embarrassed and ashamed, with a look of struggle on her face. She also felt that Mr. An had no right to interfere in Mei Qing's affairs, but Mei Qing showed up in public... and in the end, everyone was still talking about Mr. An.

Who in Guangji County hasn't said that Mr. An's ex-wife works as an accountant in a winery?

After all, isn't it the An family's loss of face?
No wonder Mr. An was furious.

Wen Wan didn't want to argue with the woman, "Where is the accountant Mei?"

"This..." The woman looked confused. "We only know that Mr. An took Madam Mei away. As for where she went... no one knows."

Aunt Chen had seen many such cases, so she immediately asked, "Is Accountant Mei injured? Is Little Chongrong injured?"

Wen Wan's face became even gloomier.

How could there be no injuries in such a large-scale robbery?
Sure enough, the woman slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, not only are they injured, but there's blood in the tavern! Her man came to arrest her, and Miss Mei is stubborn, so Mr. An took action—"

The woman in front of him had clearly witnessed the entire excitement that day. Her face paled as she recalled the scene, clutching her chest in fear. "Mom, I've never seen a couple like this in my life. And it's a shame her husband is even a juren! They were deadly when they started fighting. As soon as he walked in, he kicked Miss Mei in the heart. She vomited blood and fainted."

"The An family didn't say a word, just carried the person away and left! Before leaving, Mr. An even sent someone to smash the sign of the Wen family's wine shop, saying that the Wen family's Bifang wine was not clean!"

"How outrageous!" Wen Wan rarely got angry after she became pregnant, but she was furious at this moment!

Mei Qing was arranged to go to Guangji by her. She originally thought that Guangji was far away from the An family, so Mei Qing and An Chongrong could at least have a peaceful life for a while. She never expected that both mother and son would be kidnapped by the An family!
Aunt Chen clutched her chest anxiously, "Why didn't the shopkeeper report such a serious matter?"

Wen Wan sneered, "Report? The person was brought here by my cousin, how dare he report it? In order to eliminate dissidents, he didn't hesitate to use the reputation of my Wen family winery as a raft. I think we should teach him a lesson—" The woman saw that the young lady in front of her was gentle and weak, but her words were full of murderous intent, so she couldn't help but shrink her neck.

But when they met again, the man had put on a warm and cheerful expression. "Sister-in-law, thank you for coming all the way here to give me the news. Hongmei, give me five taels of silver for your return trip."

The woman waved her hands in shame and said, "I have a friendship with Miss Wen. I really feel sorry for her, so I came to ask for help from Shopkeeper Wen. You..."

Wen Wan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is loyal and righteous. I'm just afraid that the money will humiliate her. You can take it for now. I may have to go to Guangji in a while, and I might have trouble for her then."

The woman reluctantly followed Hongmei away.

Chen Ma's eyelids twitched. As soon as the woman left, she immediately tried to dissuade Wen Wan: "Miss, you've just gotten pregnant with a little boy. You can't afford to travel so much. No matter how urgent the matter at the Mei Accounting Office is... you can't let it affect your health."

Mother Chen couldn't say anything that would make Wen Wan ignore Mei Qing's life or death.

After all, An Zhongrong had lived in the Wen residence for nearly half a month. The boy was smart, clever, and sweet-mouthed. He often called her "Grandma Chen" left and right, and praised her all day long, saying that she had a kind heart and a fairy face, which often made Chen's mother laugh.

Such a good child was taken away by his cruel father, and who knows what kind of torture he will become.

"If the young lady is really worried..." Aunt Chen thought for a while, "At worst, I, an old woman, can go and settle down. I'm good at throwing tantrums!"

Wen Wan said, "If throwing a tantrum can save Miss Mei, I'm willing to roll back and forth in front of the An family's door a few times."

For a moment, the master, servant and all three were speechless.

Now that Wen Wan is pregnant, she just stays at home to take care of the baby. Except for occasionally going to Cheng Yunzhang's villa to listen to Mr. Yao's lectures, all other things, no matter how important, have to take a back seat.

What's more, he was going to save Mei Qing, who he had only met once and was far away?
But are you just going to ignore Miss Mei?
None of the master and servants could say such heartless words.

"Go and clear the curtains, take the hot water bottle, and I'm going to visit my adoptive father."

Wen Wan is different now than before. Whenever she goes out, there is a huge crowd. Fortunately, the place is not far away. Wen Wan took advantage of the time to reach Yao Shizhen's courtyard.

Now, for Cheng Yunzhang's spring examination, Old Master Yao has put a lot of effort into it. Not only does he eat and live with Cheng Yunzhang, he also spends much less time supervising her studies.

When Wen Wan came to the house, Mr. Yao was not at home.

There was only Cheng Yunzhang.

The servants led her inside. The wind was cold, but the hemming in the house was burning brightly.

(End of this chapter)