They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 325 Going Mad Halfway Through
The curtain on the opposite carriage was lifted, revealing the pale and sinister face of Young Master Qi.

Even though he was still limping, it didn't stop him from forcing his two followers, Qi Tong and Qi Gui, to secretly take him out of the city to ambush Xu Zhichun without their parents' knowledge. Today, they finally caught him.

Qi Tong and Qi Gui inquired at every inn in the city but couldn't find any news of Xu Zhichun and his servant. Unwilling to give up, the eldest son of the Qi family went out of the city a few miles away and waited for two days at a place that was a necessary route to Qingshan County. He planned to give up and go back if he couldn't wait today, but unexpectedly, he actually waited for them.

Young Master Qi felt a surge of satisfaction and sneered: It's fate!
Heaven has destined him to wait for Xu Zhichun here; even Heaven is helping him.

"Madam Xu, how have you been?"

That cold, malicious gaze made Xu Zhichun feel nauseous. "Get out of the way."

"How can that be? I've been waiting here for Madam Xu. Please come with me, Madam Xu, so we can have a good talk."

Granny Qin Qing, unable to contain herself any longer, angrily rebuked, "Young Master Qi, please have some self-respect!"

Young Master Qi burst into laughter, his voice sinister: "Self-respect? What self-respect? Didn't my aunt make it clear to Madam Xu? Our Qi family will soon send a matchmaker to Madam Xu's house to propose marriage. From now on, Madam Xu will be my wife. How can a husband talk to his wife about self-respect? Isn't that ridiculous?"

"you!"

Xu Zhichun gently pressed Qin Qing's hand and shook her head slightly.

Before, no matter how wicked this young master Qi was inside, at least on the surface he still looked respectable. He could coax naive young girls and make them blush and scream with delight. But now, it's as if he has smeared all the evil in his body onto his face. His face is ferocious, his expression is sinister, and his whole being is filled with a vicious and malevolent aura.

He's completely different from before.

That seems plausible. After all, first he and Zeng Mingzhu did *that* in a restaurant private room in broad daylight, which offended countless people's eyes. Then he got into a fight with someone in a brothel and got beaten up, his leg was broken, and he was almost stripped naked and thrown out. They even mocked him for being small and impotent. The successive physical and mental blows would break anyone's spirit and cause them to become mentally unstable.

Tsk, it sounds pretty tragic, doesn't it?

But it sounds so cool.

"What do you want?"

"Come with me."

"it is good."

Both sides were stunned.

No one expected Xu Zhichun to agree so readily.

"What? Aren't I going with you? Please."

Xu Zhichun sneered.

Xu Zhichun didn't want to get entangled with him on this main road. Otherwise, if someone passed by and saw them, and he started spouting nonsense and making up accusations about her having a secret rendezvous with him, she wouldn't be able to explain herself no matter how hard she tried.

This kind of thing would be easily cleaned up even in modern times, let alone in ancient times?
Granny Qin Qing exclaimed anxiously, "Madam, this is unacceptable!"

Xu Zhichun said proudly, "Granny, I am now the Lady of Benevolence personally appointed by the Emperor. I don't believe that Young Master Qi would be so reckless as to do anything to me. Otherwise, I also have some temper, and I think it wouldn't be a problem for us to fight to the death. If Young Master Qi thinks it doesn't matter if the entire Qi family is at stake, then I care even less."

Young Master Qi sneered contemptuously, looking down on her for being ungrateful.

What's so great about a title that's all there is to it? What can it do? He has plenty of ways to make it worthless.

Xu Zhichun: "My title may not seem like much in Young Master Qi's eyes, but Young Master Qi, don't forget that humiliating me is tantamount to disrespecting the Emperor and the court. If even a whisper of this gets out, do you think your Qi family's rivals, Fan Tongzhi's rivals, will let it go?"

Young Master Qi's eyes instantly turned vicious again.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have come in person today; instead, he would have had Qi Tong and Qi Gui find a dozen thugs and kidnap her.

He could do this, the fewer people who knew, the better, but the matter of disrespecting Madam Charity must not be known to more people. "Since Madam Xu is so sensible, please come to my carriage first."

"Dream on. We might as well fight to the death!"

Granny Qin Qing also scoffed dismissively.

Xu Zhichun: "However, you can send my maid to your carriage."

Young Master Qi thought for a moment, then said, "Alright."

Chunfen glanced at Xu Zhichun, nodded, and obediently went over.

Young Master Qi revealed a triumphant and malicious smile. This girl must be Xu Zhichun's confidante to be able to go out with her. With her around, it's the same.

"Now turn your cars around and go into the city."

Xu Zhichun gestured for Zhang Quan to turn around, then suddenly looked at Chunfen and waved.

Chunfen immediately punched Young Master Qi in the face, causing him to scream and fall backward. Before he could even speak, a wet, foul-smelling handkerchief was covered to cover his mouth and nose, and within a few breaths, Young Master Qi passed out.

"Master!"

Qi Tong and Qi Gui rushed into the carriage in shock and anger. Chun Fen kicked them one after the other, and the two of them flew out of the carriage with screams, drawing a low arc in the air before tumbling heavily down the roadside slope.

Chunfen jumped down from the carriage, grinning and boasting, "Sister-in-law Xu, wasn't I amazing!"

"Great!"

Xu Zhichun gave her a thumbs up, pulled her onto the mule cart, and put away the handkerchief. Fortunately, all kinds of anti-wolf items were readily available in the warehouse space. It had taken her quite a bit of time to collect these kinds of good things. And to be honest, although it was the first time she had used this drug, the effect was quite good.

Even if the effect isn't great, it's okay. Spring Equinox has so much energy, just keep covering it up and you'll eventually get dizzy.

Xu Zhichun then instructed Zhang Quan: "Go and drive that carriage aside, and whip it a few times to make it run away."

"Ah? Yes, yes, Madam."

Zhang Quan, still shaken, nodded repeatedly. As if drunk, he jumped off the mule cart, staggering, and climbed up three or four times before finally reaching the driver's seat.

Fortunately, he hadn't lost his driving skills. He quickly moved the carriage aside, jumped off, and cracked the whip twice. The horse neighed and galloped away.

"Let's go too."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhang Quan appeared even more respectful and awe-inspiring.

He was convinced, completely convinced.

No wonder the lady is a lady, while they are just servants.

People are indeed different.
“He deserves it! If he continues to pester us, and someone sees us, it will be hard to explain. But Madam, this is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Once Young Master Qi sobers up, I'm afraid he won't let this matter go so easily.”

Xu Zhichun: "Today's events happened so suddenly, we can only focus on the present. There's no reasoning with a madman like him. I'm also afraid that if he keeps bothering us for too long, someone will see us. Let's go back to Qingshan County first."

"Yes."

Upon returning to Qingshan County, Xu Zhichun went to the shop and then secretly asked Granny Qin Qing to invite Constable Yu over.

"Officer Yu, I'm so sorry, things didn't go as planned, I thought it would be better to let you know."