Wanjin Lady

Chapter 249 Hard-spoken but soft-hearted
Yuan Qi frowned slightly, feeling that things were going too smoothly today.

really.

When Yuan Qi got the Ruiguo pulp formula, his face darkened. "It seems that Shopkeeper Wen doesn't want to save your father anymore! Give me the first half of the formula, what use would I have with it?"

Wen Wan sneered, "Since ancient times, business has always emphasized the principle of paying for goods in exchange for money. My father is in prison now, so I can only give you half of the recipe. Once my father is safely released from prison and you release Master Ma, I will write the complete recipe for you."

Yuan Qi slammed the table, frowned, and said, "Wen Wan, do you think you can walk out of this place intact after coming here today?"

A mocking smile flickered in the young lady's calm eyes. "Yuan Qi, do you think... if I hadn't come looking for you, you could have kidnapped me?"

Yuan Qi frowned, then became angry. "Did you deliberately sell the recipe for Ruiguo Juice at a low price last night to lure me in?"

"Master Yuan Wu thinks you can catch the tortoise in the jar by closing the door." Wen Wan sneered, "You might as well think about it, between you and me, who is the tortoise?"

Yuan Qi was furious, and his sleeve brushed off the teacup. "You are despicable—"

The woman smiled and said, "Master Yuan Wu, you're the first, how dare you blame me for being the fifteenth? I'm warning you, if you dare lay a finger on me, in half an hour your aunt will be here in person, along with my adoptive father and two of my brothers. You should carefully consider the consequences."

"Very good." Yuan Qi laughed in anger, "Manager Wen is even smarter than I thought."

As expected of Yuan Qi, he still had reason despite his rage. "If that's the case, why didn't you bring people to surround my yard from the beginning? If I were to act as the middleman, I might not refuse to give your Wen family some face."

"Master Yuan Wu, do you think I'm a three-year-old? You can't win, so you call for help? This is a feud between you and me... Besides, it's too early now, and it's still unclear who will win."

Yuan Qi sneered, "But I think your father will die first."

"I'm not here today to argue with Master Yuan Wu. I'll only give you two days. In those two days, I'll strike the drum at the gates of the government office to protest my injustice. If you can't find witnesses, I'll give the recipe for Ruiguo Juice away free of charge to all the wine merchants in Bozhou City, and accuse you of the Yuan family of robbery. If Master Yuan Wu wants to confront me head-on, I don't mind dragging the Yuan family down with me!"

Wen Wan turned around immediately after she finished speaking. Zhu Wang was blindfolded and couldn't understand the situation. Suddenly, he heard Wen Wan's urging, "Zhu Wang, let's go!"

Please take off the cloth covering my eyes first!

Wen Wan turned her head and saw Zhu Wang standing there in a daze. She took two steps back, took out the dagger she carried with her and stabbed it at Zhu Wang's back, then took the opportunity to untie the shackles in front of his eyes.

Zhu Wang's eyes lit up.

Seeing Yuan Qi's blue face, Zhu Wang felt the low pressure in the room and hurriedly took small steps to catch up with Wen Wan in front of him.

Wen Wan walked very fast and Zhu Wang was out of breath. Only when he saw that Yuan Qi's men had not caught up with her did Zhu Wang feel relieved.

This place is remote and the two people can only walk back on foot.

"Niece, slow down!" Zhu Wang had not yet recovered from the thrilling experience. His mind was confused and he always felt that he had heard some incredible secrets today.

He didn't care about the distinction between men and women and pulled Wen Wan's sleeve, "Niece, don't walk so fast——"

Wen Wan shook him off and said, "If you're not afraid that Yuan Qi will change his mind and catch up with you, then just take your time."

"what?"

Zhu Wang ran even faster, and he ran past Wen Wan like lightning.

Wen Wan: What a big fat rat!

Zhu Wang waved at her: "Niece, I'm waiting for you in the crowded area ahead, come quickly!"

Finally emerging from the secluded alley, the two reached the main street where people were gathered, and Zhu Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was already noon when they came out, the sun was blazing, and the sunlight was blinding. The young lady walked slowly from the side alley, and Zhu Wang went ahead. Now that they were on the main street, he took out some silver and bought a curtain, handing it to Wen Wan. "My dear niece, wear this. Your hairpins and jewelry are all in disarray; be careful people don't misunderstand."

Wen Wan did not refute, took the curtain and put it on her head, then walked forward quickly.

Zhu Wang could only follow. He nodded his head, glanced at the beautiful face hidden by the curtain, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

After a long while, Zhu Wang asked cautiously, "Did you really kill my niece... Yuan Jing?"

Even through the gauze curtain, Zhu Wang could sense the man's unexpected glance. "Yuan Jing is a seven-foot-tall man, and I'm a weak woman... How can I kill him?"

Zhu Wang patted his chest and thought that although this Yaksha was bad, he was not completely bad.

If she really dared to kill Yuan Jing, then Zhu Wang would have to think twice... and never dare to get close to Wen Wan again.

But Zhu Wang thought again...didn’t Wen Wan kill bandits?

If you can kill the bandits, why can’t you kill Yuan Jing?
What's more, Wen Wan was pregnant when she killed the bandits.

Zhu Wang was unsure again.

"Yuan Jing owes me money for the wine shop. Even if he returns to Ping County, he won't come to me and humiliate himself."

This is true.

Zhu Wang finally felt relieved. "But why did Yuan Qi insist that you were the one who committed the crime?"

Wen Wan stopped and asked with a sneer, "If he knew I was the murderer, why didn't he go to the authorities? Why didn't he go to the elder lady? Why didn't he go to his father?"

Zhu Wang was also confused by her question.

The young lady spoke in a steady voice, "Yuan Jing simply has his eyes on my family's Ruiguo Puree and is wary of my relationship with Senior Brother Xiu Wen, so he's using the excuse of 'revenge for his brother' to deal with Madam Yuan."

Wen Wan is now only worried that Yuan Qi will find clues that will be detrimental to her in order to prove that she is the murderer.

What's more...the lost jade hairpin always made her feel uneasy.

Zhu Wang was suddenly enlightened.

Yes!

The three wives and concubines of the Yuan family were fighting each other, and Yuan Liulang had previously argued fiercely with his brother. The so-called revenge for his brother was just a fig leaf for plunder.

Zhu Wang sighed sincerely this time, "Oh, my poor brother Wen, he's really in big trouble this time!"

When Wen Wan walked back home, she found that the courtyard was empty and most of the things in the house had disappeared. The carriage at the door was packed full. The workers who came with her to the winery in Bozhou greeted her and then went back to moving things.

Liu Yiyi was in the yard, holding her sister Zhaozhao in her arms, calmly directing people to move.

"Miss, you're back?" Even with the curtains, Liu Yiyi recognized Wen Wan immediately. She gestured for Wen Wan to go to a secluded place before saying, "Not long after you left this morning, Madam Yao arrived. Old Master Yao loves you so much that he found a larger house in the city for our whole family to move into. I couldn't refuse, so I had to order the move."

Wen Wan's heart warmed, and she remembered her adoptive father's disdainful mutterings before he left, "This old man is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside..."

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