CHAPTER 88: CHAPTER 86: IF I RUN AWAY, WON’T SECOND MASTER BEAT ME TO DEATH?

Once Nanfeng gets stable, she can accept a few concubines for him, and won’t she still be able to act like the lady of the house!

The more Liu Family thought about it, the more reliable it seemed. Eagerly, she approached them with a smile and said to Ruan Jiao.

"Jiao’er, you are truly sincere towards our Nanfeng. As his mother, I’ve seen it and feel anxious in my heart."

"Think about it, you’ve suffered bullying and disdain at Uncle’s Mansion, with no one to rely on. In my opinion, why don’t you just run from that Uncle’s Mansion and come to our Qi Family to remain as a couple with Nanfeng?"

Ruan Jiao was taken aback, obviously surprised that Liu Family had jumped to marriage so quickly.

If she ran out of Uncle’s Mansion, wouldn’t that be like slapping those people in the face there?

Although the old madam is no longer here, Mr. Li is now in charge. He is a stingy person and will surely not let her go.

Moreover, if they truly wanted to marry her, they wouldn’t let her run away on her own.

So she forced a smile, "Auntie, how dare I? If I ran, wouldn’t Mr. Li beat me to death with a stick? Unless..."

Qi Nanfeng immediately realized that she wanted him to deal with it.

He was averse to it, instantly changing the topic, "Mother, there’s no rush with this matter, let’s plan carefully."

He didn’t forget to give Liu Family a few more looks between his words, leaving Liu Family to hold her tongue.

Ruan Jiao smiled, not forgetting to say some nice words insincerely.

"Auntie, I think Nanfeng is right, now isn’t the best time. I am naturally sincere with Nanfeng. Once there’s an opportunity, I will definitely come to your Qi Family without a second thought."

Liu Family felt dissatisfied, seeing the daughter-in-law she had by her mouth fly away and having no one to order around.

Mumbling, she walked to the side, while Ruan Jiao immediately took the chance of the two being alone to tentatively ask.

"Nanfeng, did Auntie’s words just now make things difficult for you?"

"Didn’t you tell me before that once you reach Wuheng, you could escape the hardships and someone would come to aid you? But why has no one come looking for you now?"

Qi Nanfeng sensed the probing intent in her words, "Are you so concerned because you want to leave this place using me?"

Ruan Jiao chuckled, neither denying nor admitting it, instead sweetly following his words.

"Who would want to live through such hardships? Now that I’m all alone, I can only rely on you, Nanfeng, to take me away! As soon as I leave this place, I’ll marry you immediately, and serve you well then."

"I won’t do worse than my sister, don’t you worry."

Qi Nanfeng enjoyed the feeling of being praised and depended on, simply saying, "If you have me in your heart, I won’t let you suffer."

But he didn’t know that Liu Family’s words had completely extinguished Ruan Jiao’s desire to cling to him.

On the way out, Ruan Jiao quietly cursed under her breath.

"Did she really think I couldn’t see through that old woman’s face? She sweetly talks about marriage but really intends to treat me as a maid to serve her!"

As for now, Qi Nanfeng himself is like a clay idol, still suffering after so many days without any reliable help arriving, evidently devoid of hope for a comeback.

Then suddenly, a figure appeared ahead, and before Ruan Jiao could react, she was slapped hard by a sturdy woman!

Instantly, she was hit with a daze, collapsing on the ground.

She saw a strong woman dressed in fox fur, dragging her up forcefully, coldly asking, "What were you doing with Mr. Qi just now?"

This woman was none other than the daughter of the gatekeeper, Ah Ruolan.

Facing her hostile gaze, Ruan Jiao trembled with fear, quickly shaking her head, "Ju... Just now I was merely talking to Mr. Qi."

"Mr. Qi is someone Miss here has her eyes on, not someone a criminal like you can mess with!"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Jiao was astonished and immediately saw an opportunity.

Thus, she hurriedly knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly, "Miss, spare my life. I’m not in the kind of relationship with Mr. Qi that you think."

"If Miss is interested in Mr. Qi, I have a plan that can make Mr. Qi completely yours."

In truth, Qi Nanfeng had no other abilities but merely a handsome face.

If it weren’t for that face, he wouldn’t have been noticed by the Princess in the first place, just one step away from becoming the Prince Consort.

Later, Ruan Jiao also noticed him because of his looks.

Now, an opportunity to rid herself of him had arrived!

Ruan Jiao leaned over and whispered in Ah Ruolan’s ear, then took out a treasured package from her belongings, handing it to her.

Ah Ruolan curved her lips, and in exchange for her advice, rewarded her with a leg of lamb.

Having not eaten any meat in days, Ruan Jiao devoured it with relish.

...

The next day.

After a whole day of hard work, everyone lay down exhausted on the ground.

As the sky grew darker, Ruan Mian kneaded the dough to make some vegetable buns to steam.

Rui helped feed Little Deer, then happily brought two vegetable buns to give to Lin.

The two were similar in age and often played together, unknowingly deepening their bond.

But today, Rui couldn’t see Lin and stood on the open ground outside the cells, waiting to ask whenever someone from Uncle’s Mansion came by.

Unbeknownst to him, Ruan Jiao, who had been waiting for a while, walked over, smiling brightly, and greeted him.

"Rui, are you looking for Lin? Alas, he’s not here now. I just saw him head towards that hay tent, you might want to go check."

Rui quickly retreated when she approached him, darting off to the hay tent without even a glance at her.

Ruan Jiao’s expression turned gloomy, even a brat could now bully her!!

When would these days end!!

Someday, when she gets out of this predicament, the first people she will torment are those in the Ruan Mansion.

Yet before long, a male and female scream erupted from the hay tent!

Rui, terrified, rushed out from the tent, and in his haste, he stumbled, causing the two buns he was holding to roll away, quickly snatched up by someone.

Furious, he cried out loudly.

This cry immediately drew everyone’s attention, and they all saw Ah Ruolan emerging disheveled from the hay tent, with the flushed and equally disheveled Qi Nanfeng standing behind her.

Ah Ruolan was stunned when she stepped out of the tent, completely unprepared for so many eyes watching her.

Immediately enraged, she grabbed Rui by the collar and viciously kicked him away like a ball.

This little brat dared ruin her plan, making others witness her embarrassment!

"Come here! Today I will beat you till your butt blossoms to teach you a lesson!"

As she charged angrily, Rui swiftly dodged with agility, opening his throat to shout for help.

Inside the cellar, Cui Zhu instantly recognized Rui’s voice and hurriedly shouted for Ruan Mian to go out.