Chapter 1737 - 1732: Who Stole Whose Man

"Shut up! Mrs. Jin, get it straight, what is your current status, and where do you think you are?" Ruan Xiao Jiao reminded her.

"And what is your status? You shameless thing! You’ll die a horrible death!" Mrs. Jin cursed Ruan Xiao Jiao.

She hated this woman.

She had made her a laughingstock.

Her own husband didn’t go with her to the Capital to take exams, but instead took this illegitimate woman!

Embarrassing, truly humiliating!

"Shameless? Who exactly is shameless here?" Ruan Xiao Jiao’s face twisted in anger.

"Back then, if it wasn’t for you climbing into his bed behind my back, why would I have separated from him? If anyone’s shameless, you were first! I didn’t blame you, yet you accuse me first and speak ill of me!" Ruan Xiao Jiao spoke with frenzied emotions.

After speaking, she continued, "Mrs. Jin, between us, compared to status, you can’t surpass me! I’m the County Magistrate’s concubine, every word I say, even the County Magistrate must think twice, so you better weigh your worth and consider!"

"And in other aspects, you still can’t surpass me! I forgot to tell you, the child in my womb is a son! You’ll never be able to give him a son in this lifetime!"

Ruan Xiao Jiao never mentioned Mu Dade’s name.

It was obvious she was protecting Mu Dade.

Mrs. Jin’s whole body trembled with anger, she pointed at Ruan Xiao Jiao and said, "You... I’ll tell the County Magistrate, I’ll expose you and make sure this vile woman loses her ability to give birth!"

"Then try it! Mrs. Jin, you better pray my child is safe, healthy, and long-lived!

Otherwise, your two daughters, I will definitely sell them to the brothel, let them be ridden and tossed for life!"

The words from Ruan Xiao Jiao’s mouth were exceptionally venomous.

But she felt that, compared to Mrs. Jin, she was considered kind!

"You dare—" Mrs. Jin said.

"Why wouldn’t I dare? You dare to sell someone else’s son, then be prepared for your own daughter to be sold someday!"

Ruan Xiao Jiao said, walking right up to Mrs. Jin.

"These days, I’m the exalted County Magistrate’s concubine, and you’re just a prisoner. You know what happens when you provoke me!"

Mrs. Jin was taken aback; her expression instantly turned ghostly pale.

Ruan Xiao Jiao was right, she had lost after all.

Mrs. Jin’s expression of despair made Ruan Xiao Jiao immensely satisfied.

This woman took what she dared not to take, and now she was getting what she deserved!

"Alright, don’t look so dead. See what good things I’ve brought for you!"

Ruan Xiao Jiao said, opening the food box she carried.

Plate after plate of appetizing dishes were brought out by her.

Fried pork ears, stir-fried wood ear mushrooms, chicken and silver ears, braised trotters, along with a pile of peanuts and a jar of wine.

Ruan Xiao Jiao placed the dishes down, and Mrs. Jin shrank back to the corner in fear.

"I won’t eat, I won’t eat..."

She thought Ruan Xiao Jiao had poisoned them.

It was the effect Ruan Xiao Jiao wanted.

She picked up a bowl of chicken and silver ears, walking over to Mrs. Jin, "Sister Jin, why are you hiding? Eating this dish won’t kill you, I didn’t poison it, have a taste...!"

As she spoke, she handed the dish to Mrs. Jin.

Mrs. Jin reached out her hand, fiercely knocking the bowl from Ruan Xiao Jiao’s hand.

The good dish was directly overturned, with the bowl eventually shattering into pieces.

Mrs. Jin felt even more terrified!

"Won’t eat, then don’t eat anymore!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said.

As she spoke, she picked up the broken bowl and placed it at the bottom of the food box.

She returned the other dishes back inside.

Ruan Xiao Jiao smiled at Mrs. Jin, "Sister Jin, you should certainly live to see the day I and Mu Dade live happily and the moment our son is born!"

Mrs. Jin didn’t dare to refute Ruan Xiao Jiao’s words.

She clutched her hands to her chest, her body shaking continuously!

Even after Ruan Xiao Jiao completely walked away, she still hadn’t recovered.

Her stomach ached with hunger; she’d gone without food or water for a whole day.

Looking up, she could see the chicken and silver ears scattered on the ground ahead.

Mrs. Jin gathered up her courage, and kicked that pile of chicken fiercely.

This vile woman’s food, is poisoned! She wouldn’t eat it.

No way!

By coincidence, a mouse passed by, and before Mrs. Jin could react, the mouse had already nibbled on a piece of chicken.

Mrs. Jin stood still, waiting for the mouse’s death.

Since the dish was poisoned, the mouse would surely die after eating it.

But after waiting for nearly an hour, the mouse that ate didn’t die. It wasn’t dead; instead, it brought several other mice.

Several mice feasted as they pleased. At that moment, Mrs. Jin suddenly realized.

Those dishes were meant for men.

Pork ears were Da De’s favorite dish, but Da De didn’t like fried chicken. He liked chicken soup.

God, that woman had come to show off.

Realizing it all, Mrs. Jin almost starved.

But her stomach hurt even worse.

Her gaze involuntarily fell back on the chicken strips she’d knocked off and kicked away.

So hungry...

...

...

Ruan Xiao Jiao carried the food box and appeared again at Mu Dade’s cell.

At this moment, Mu Dade was starving and couldn’t take it.

As soon as Ruan Xiao Jiao entered, he reached out to grab her food box.

He pull out dish after dish from the food box.

Lastly, seeing the plate broken in two, he paused, then asked, "What’s this..."

"She broke it! I went to give her food, she accused me of poisoning her, said she’d expose me! Said my child in my womb should die terribly..." Ruan Xiao Jiao sighed.

"Is she crazy? Dare to say such things! If she dares touch my son, I’ll take her life!" Mu Dade angrily declared.

"Forget it, don’t be angry! Let’s eat first!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said softly.

Mu Dade grabbed the chopsticks she had prepared and devoured the food ravenously.

He finished several dishes by himself.

As for Mu Dazhong, Mu Danian, and Mrs. Lin, also starving and imprisoned for a whole day, he didn’t ask about them at all.

His heart is truly cold and indifferent, unfortunately, Ruan Xiao Jiao doesn’t understand!

She still considers the wolf before her as a good man.

Full and satisfied, Mu Dade regained his strength.

He turned to Ruan Xiao Jiao and said, "Jiaojiao, I can’t speak on other matters, but that woman has already been dismissed by me; regardless of life or death, she’s no longer part of the Old Mu Family!

I assure you, she won’t dare say anything reckless, and if she does, I’ll be the first not to spare her!"

Ruan Xiao Jiao’s face broke into a smile.

"I trust you! The County Magistrate will likely start reinvestigating the dock incident tomorrow, your two younger brothers will be accused by those people of many misdeeds!

But this doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily get off scot-free. Even if you leave here, it’s difficult to resume your official position, so... you still have to prepare mentally!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said.

"Just preserving life is good enough!" Mu Dade responded.

"No other aspirations?!"