Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 249 Dead Woman, What Do You Want to Do?

"You scoundrel, how dare you call someone 'Xue Shi'?" Magistrate Chu was furious, his beard bristling and eyes wide with rage.

Seeing that he couldn't reason with his father, Chu Xiu took Xiao Wu to the prison.

As soon as he entered, he knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness, saying, "I'm sorry, it's all my father's fault, he's so stubborn."

Seeing that no one spoke, Xiao Wu explained, "My young master's father is Magistrate Chu, the one who locked you up."

Lu Da waved his hand and said, "It's not your fault, good boy, get up quickly."

Hai helped Chu Xiu up and said, "We all know. It's really been hard on you."

Chu Xiu looked at Li Ruru in bewilderment, and Li Ruru nodded slightly.

Chu Xiu came here today to reveal his true identity to everyone.

He was surprised that they found out first and didn't blame him, which made him even more uneasy.

"I...I'll think of a way."

He gritted his teeth and thought, "If it doesn't work out, I'll just escape. There's no place in the world where I can't live."

Li Ruru seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "Xiu'er, don't do anything foolish. Xue's little tricks can fool people for a while, but not forever."

"Your father isn't a corrupt official; he'll figure it out soon enough."

Chaochao said, "My mother is right. Don't think too much. Besides, we haven't suffered any hardship here, so don't worry."

Li Ruru handed Bailu's deputy seal to Chu Xiu and said, "Take this and give it to Bailu's maid, Shuya."

She kept it safe in the space and no one could steal it, but she always felt that Bailu would need it.

Since Bailu cannot make an appearance now, she can only leave it to her maid.

Chu Xiu accepted the deputy seal and, just as dawn was breaking, took Xiao Wu to the Bai residence.

The servants at the gate wouldn't let them in, saying only that distinguished guests had arrived at the mansion.

The servant wasn't lying; the Bai family did indeed have distinguished guests.

Su Zhe's carriage entered the Bai residence in a grand procession; this group of people were the wealthiest family in Pyongyang County.

Su Zhe was the elder brother-in-law of Master Bai, so Madam Xue dared not refuse to see him.

However, when Su Zhe's men entered the Bai family, they did not go to the hanging flower gate to see Madam Xue.

Instead, they went to Sun Hetang. Su Zhe's personal physician gave Madam Bai a few acupuncture treatments, and she regained full consciousness.

Madam Bai was not old and her eyesight was not failing. However, she had been drugged by Madam Xue and was in a coma all day, so she had no time to manage the affairs of the household.

Upon hearing that Madam Xue had actually set her sights on her beloved granddaughter, Old Madam Bai was filled with rage. "How dare she! That vile woman dares to lay a hand on my granddaughter! If I don't teach her a lesson today, I will be letting down my deceased husband."

The Su family led Old Madam Bai toward the hanging flower gate, while someone ran to inform Madam Xue.

The servants guarding the gate were also called to help, and a conflict broke out between the Su and Bai families, turning the Bai residence into complete chaos.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Xiao Wu swiftly climbed over the high wall and opened the gate.

Chu Xiu, who was halfway through the dog hole, said angrily, "Why didn't you say so earlier that you could climb over?"

He'd already crawled halfway through the dog hole, and now he was wondering whether to continue or not.

Chu Xiu gritted his teeth and insisted on crawling through the dog hole. As soon as he saw Xiao Wu, he warned, "What happened today is between you and me. If a third person finds out, I'll gouge out your eyes."

Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "Let's not talk about that now, let's get down to business."

The two made their way to Bailu's room, only to find her inside.

"Chu Xiu? Xiao Wu? What brings you here?" Bai Lu asked happily.

Shuya noticed that Chu Xiu was covered in dirt, and she could vaguely see dog hair on him.

She asked curiously, "How did you get in? Did you crawl through a dog hole?"

Before Chu Xiu could speak, Xiao Wu said, "Yes, my young master crawled in through a dog hole, but I didn't."

He had barely finished speaking when he received a slap on the back of the head. "What, you're getting all proud of yourself? You promised not to tell anyone!"

"You promised, but I didn't agree," Xiao Wu muttered, then quickly hid behind Shu Ya, afraid of being beaten by the young master. Chu Xiu, seeing Bai Lu applying makeup, asked, "Is there anything good happening today? Did I miss it?"

"There will be good news soon," Bai Lu said mysteriously, winking.

Just then, a servant knocked on the door and said, "Miss, the old lady wants you to come over."

"Good things are happening!" Bai Lu said to Chu Xiu, "Come on, let's go see the excitement."

Chu Xiu took out the deputy seal and handed it to Bai Lu: "This is what Aunt Li asked me to give to you."

"This will come in handy." Bai Lu put the deputy seal into her bosom and skipped into the hanging flower gate.

In the center of the courtyard, Madam Xue knelt there, tearfully recounting her hardships.

"Mother, you've misunderstood me. I just want to find Lu'er a good husband. She's not young anymore and can't stay in the Bai family forever."

Besides, the family I found for her wasn't an ordinary family; it was the Nie family, a family that had practiced medicine for generations and had an impeccable reputation.

Lu'er will definitely not suffer if she marries him.

To my surprise, the child refused to listen to me and even threatened to run away from home.

Tell me, I've been wronged so much.

People say being a stepmother is tough, and now I understand. It seems like everything I do in this family is wrong.

If my mother wants to punish me for this, I will accept it.

However, if word gets out, it will be bad for both your and the master's reputation. Please think carefully before you act.

It must be said, Xue is truly eloquent.

She can make white appear black, and black appear red.

If she hadn't already learned the truth, Old Madam Bai would have really been fooled by her.

“Grandmother, don’t listen to her nonsense. She sold me to an old widower surnamed Nie. She even sent people several times to try to capture me and force me to submit.”

She's in such a hurry to marry me off while my father is away, all for her son's sake.

She wants to take all our money and give it to her son.

Old Madam Bai patted Bai Lu's head and said, "Good child, you've suffered."

He then turned and waved his hand, saying, "Guards, lock Xue in the woodshed. Do not let her out without my permission."

The servants looked at each other, and no one moved for a long time.

"Why aren't you listening to me anymore? You've gone too far!"

During the two months that Bai Lu left and the old lady Bai fell into a coma, Madam Xue used various methods to make the servants feel that she was the head of the household.

Bai Lu will eventually get married, so you can ignore what she says.

The old lady won't live for many more years, so there's no need to listen to her.

Although these people receive a monthly allowance from the Bai family, they now only listen to the Xue family.

Bai Lu took out the secondary seal and said, "Open your dog eyes and take a good look at what this is!"

The servants stared wide-eyed. Aren't these the master's seals? How did they end up in the young lady's hands?
Could it be that the master gave the young lady the job to manage the household?

Weren't they deceived by Xue?

After figuring this out, the servants all knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Miss, please spare us! We were blind and fell for Madam's trick."

Upon seeing the seal, Madam Xue excitedly lunged forward to snatch it.

Xiao Wu reacted quickly, shoving her aside: "You bitch, what do you think you're doing?"

Several of Xue's servants loyally protected her, saying, "Don't be disrespectful to my lady."

The Su family members were itching for a fight, wishing they could kill Xue Shi with their own hands.

The three parties were arguing fiercely when a carriage stopped in front of the Bai residence.

A plump merchant alighted from the carriage, dressed simply and looking travel-worn, and entered the courtyard.