Chapter 210: Evil Consequences

After Su Yaoguang left, Jiang Yihuan smashed the vase nearby in anger.

She was unwilling to accept it, why could she never deal with Su Yaoguang?

Today’s incident was like lifting a rock only to drop it on her own foot. Once Xiao Yanci came out from the Imperial Examination Hall and learned about the embarrassment she caused, who knows how he would react?

No. She couldn’t let Xiao Yanci find out what happened. She had to prepare everything and as soon as he finished the exam, she would take him away immediately. The results of the provincial exam wouldn’t be released for another month anyway, so there was no need for them to linger here. As long as she kept Xiao Yanci from interacting with others, he wouldn’t find out about what happened here.

The more Jiang Yihuan thought about it, the more this plan seemed feasible.

She wasn’t going to stay here long, and no matter how ugly the gossip became, it wouldn’t affect much. Once she left, who would know who she was? Those idle rumors would just drift away with the wind.

Feeling relieved at this thought, Jiang Yihuan shut the door intending to rest, when suddenly a hand grabbed the door handle, and an enlarged old face appeared, smiling maliciously at her.

Jiang Yihuan looked at the person in front of her in horror, about to scream, but the person covered her mouth first, dragged her inside, and shut the door.

"You wouldn’t even pick someone like Huang Daniu, I’m way better than him, what’s there to struggle about? Come on, serve me well, I’ve got money, I’ll give you silver."

Jiang Yihuan felt despair.

She didn’t know this man, but he mentioned Huang Daniu’s name, obviously having been watching the situation here.

"No... let me go..." Jiang Yihuan cried and said, "I’ll give you silver."

"No need, I’ll give you silver, just serve me well. I’m not short of silver, just looking for some thrill," the man pressed her onto the bed, his tone wicked.

Jiang Yihuan glared at the bed curtain hatefully.

All of this was because of Su Yaoguang...

Everything she suffered today, she would make Su Yaoguang pay back a hundredfold one day.

During the days when Zhou Wangshu attended the provincial exam, Su Yaoguang not only got along well with the wives of several scholars but also successfully made several business deals.

No matter the age, when women gather, the topics of husbands and sons are unavoidable, in addition to pretty clothes, pretty jewelry, and pretty shoes.

Su Yaoguang was an expert in this field, with her professional skills, she quickly won those women over.

When the exams were over and the scholars walked out, they were stunned to see their beautiful wives, thinking they must have been hallucinating from studying too long.

"What are you looking at, don’t recognize your own wife?"

"Exactly, did those books turn you all into fools, can’t even recognize people?"

The women mocked with their words but were filled with pride in their eyes.

Zhou Wangshu said in a low voice, "Did you do this?"

"I had a great chat with my sisters-in-law, discussing household topics women often talk about. You men wouldn’t understand, no need to ask," Su Yaoguang replied, "I’ve already heated the water, you can go back, take a bath, and have a good rest. Let’s not fuss today, tomorrow we women will cook together and have a meal."

"Yes, we planned it all, tomorrow we’ll have a good time, after that, we’ll all go back to our own homes, and who knows when we’ll meet again."

"I’ve given my address to all the sisters-in-law, you can come visit us anytime. Of course, if we pass by any sister-in-law’s hometown, we’ll visit."

Over here was harmony and joy, while between Xiao Yanci and Jiang Yihuan was silence. Xiao Yanci frowned at the thick fragrance on Jiang Yihuan.

Having not seen her for days, Jiang Yihuan was dressed elaborately today. However, her appearance suited a more elegant style, the simpler, the more graceful. Her heavy makeup now seemed quite garish.

"Brother Xiao, what’s wrong?" Jiang Yihuan asked uneasily, being watched by him.

Did he notice something?

Xiao Yanci replied flatly, "Don’t wear such bright clothes again, they don’t suit you."

Jiang Yihuan forced a smile, "These clothes are expensive, it’d be wasteful not to wear them!"

"If you know they’re expensive, then don’t buy them, they’re expensive and ugly," Xiao Yanci said disdainfully and walked away.

"Brother Xiao, I’ve prepared the carriage, we can go back to the city now," Jiang Yihuan hurried after Xiao Yanci.

Xiao Yanci turned back, looking at her, "I’ve just left the examination hall, feeling filthy, and you didn’t even prepare hot water for me to bathe in, you want me to go straight home?"

"I had no choice, the landlord didn’t want to rent to us anymore and threw out our luggage," Jiang Yihuan said aggrievedly.

"Outrageous," Xiao Yanci exclaimed angrily, "We didn’t say we were checking out, how could the landlord force it on us? We’re not shortchanging them silver, how can they be so tyrannical?"

"Let it be, Brother Xiao, it’s their house, fighting won’t do us any good. You just finished the exam, if this blows up and tarnishes your reputation, it would be a loss, wouldn’t it? Anyway, we’re going back, a day earlier doesn’t make a difference. We can just find an inn to rest along the way."

That old man had been pestering her lately, if she didn’t leave quickly and Xiao Yanci found out, all her efforts would go to waste.

"Brother Xiao, how did you do in the exam?" Jiang Yihuan asked, looking at Xiao Yanci.

"Everything is under my control," Xiao Yanci said.

"Great, we’ll definitely get good results this time." As long as they did better than Zhou Wangshu, she could hold her head high in front of Su Yaoguang.

Heaven bless, may Zhou Wangshu fail so that Su Yaoguang would lose her smugness in front of her.

Jiang Yihuan boarded the carriage first and said to Xiao Yanci, "Brother Xiao, get on the carriage, all our luggage is here."

Xiao Yanci turned around and saw Su Yaoguang and Zhou Wangshu leaving, chatting and laughing.

Now that the exam was over, it was the time for scholars to socialize, yet he had to leave first.

Forget it, there’s nothing worth talking about with this group of mediocre people anyway.

"Yaoguang..." Hu whispered to Su Yaoguang, "There’s something I’m not sure if I should tell you."

"Sister-in-law, please go ahead."

"Last night, I got up and saw a man coming out of Miss Xiao’s room, looked like a local scoundrel," Hu said.

A glimmer of something flashed in Su Yaoguang’s eyes, "Sister-in-law, what kind of person is this scoundrel?"

"A rascal who usually tricks and cheats to get some silver, but he doesn’t marry, only enjoys stealing affection," Hu explained.

"Sister-in-law, some things are mutual. Let’s not meddle in others’ affairs," Su Yaoguang said, "to avoid getting ourselves into trouble."

"You’re right. I don’t want to meddle in others’ business. I only told you because I heard you’re from the same hometown. Just a heads-up to stay away from that shameless woman."