Chapter 1711: Chapter 1649: Forced to Suffer in Silence
The miserable situation of Madam Wang lasted until the next day, when her personal maidservant discovered it. The scream pierced through the main courtyard and spread far and wide.
"Wretched maid." Madam Wang trembled with fury, slapping Qing Lianâs face while roaring, "Why havenât you called for a doctor, and asked someone to help me bathe?"
Upon saying this, she paused; she could move and speak now. She shook her hand, she really could.
Previously, she couldnât move; how come she could now? Was last night just a dream?
"Madam, your face..." Another senior maid, Bai Lian, entered and, upon seeing Madam Wangâs face, couldnât help but scream in horror.
Madam Wang touched her face, feeling a sticky painâit wasnât a dream!
"Doctor, hurry and get a doctor!" Madam Wang screamed.
It wasnât a dream; it was real. That cursed, terrifying Wufu truly came.
Madam Wangâs body started trembling.
The Wu Residenceâs main courtyard was in chaos; carrying hot water and changing bedding, everyone was bustling around.
"Sister Qing Lian, this quilt?" The young maid held the dirty quilt stained with filth, her expression somewhat peculiar.
Qing Lianâs face still bore faint finger marks; she glanced at the quilt indifferently and said, "Burn it, donât let Madam see this quilt."
The young maid felt it was a pity but didnât dare defy and hurried away.
Qing Lian looked back at the main room, lowered her eyelids, and wondered what happened last night?
After treating the wound, Madam Wangâs face was as dark as a pot bottom. The doctor had just looked at the wound and said it was cut very deep, likely leaving a scar.
Such a long scar, even Jade Face Cream couldnât remove it, let alone being on the face; even if it could be removed, it would take a very long time.
That vicious woman, she was truly ruthless!
"Madam, what exactly happened?" Bai Lian asked cautiously.
Madam Wangâs expression changed multiple times. How could she explain that someone intruded into her room last night, threatened her, and then disfigured her?
Inside the room, everything was as it was, not a thing movedâall clean and tidy.
"Who kept watch last night? From today on, banish them to the laundry room." Madam Wang issued several orders with a stern face.
Not only did she banish people, but also punished all the gatekeepers and house servants with half a monthâs monthly money, without stating a reason, which made many deeply dissatisfied, murmuring resentfully for a while.
After all, it was nearly the New Year; who isnât counting on this monthly money for a good celebration, yet out of the blue, half of it was deducted for no reason.
They didnât know there was a reason, but how could Madam Wang dare speak of it?
Would she dare say that last night the County Magistrate Ruifu came into her room and committed violence?
No, she wouldnât dare; even if she dared, no one would believe her, because who would believe her words alone? People would only think she had gone hysterical.
And once it spread, she feared she would be criticized; after all, Ruifu just lost her mother, and youâre claiming she assaulted you in the middle of the nightâdoes that make sense?
Okay, even if it truly happened, then why would Ruifu attack you? Whatâs the reason? If recalling Madam Zhouâs premature and difficult childbirth, is it because Madam Wang did something to them, leading to this incident, after all, they were once âbitter enemies and rivals.â
So, Madam Wang couldnât say nor dare to say anything, and regarding revenge against her opponent, she dared not act rashly because her opponent had already demonstrated her power in front of her.
Madam Wang remembered her familyâs decline and various other things, ultimately swallowing this bitter loss unwillingly.