The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Chapter 2706: Chapter 37: If Not for What Happened Before, Would You Still Marry Me?

"Dong dong... dong dong..."

The gate of the State Duke’s Residence was knocked loudly.

"Who is so reckless to cause trouble here?" The young servant inside came out to open the door. Just as he finished speaking and noticed a luxurious carriage on the road, his heart skipped a beat. He saw the people at the gate carrying buckets, and the smell was undeniably unpleasant, making him step back a few paces involuntarily.

His question wasn’t acknowledged by anyone, and soon he saw one of the young servants pull out a stack of rice paper from his bosom and distribute it to the onlooking townsfolk.

Then he heard someone read aloud, "Three years ago, Miss Situ Eight died of diarrhea after consuming the borscht sent by Madam Situ’s nanny. Five years ago, Miss Situ Nine died of smallpox, caused by wearing clothes made by someone infected with smallpox. Four years ago, the third concubine of Situ was about to give birth, ultimately leading to a fatal difficult labor—two lives lost. The person who pushed her was originally the adopted daughter of the Situ Residence, now Madam Situ’s distant niece, Miss Xiaofei. Several days ago, the Heir of Marquis Changning and his fiancée were harassed by a maid in front of the Jude Building, an act orchestrated by Madam Situ..."

Each accusation read pointed directly at the State Duchess! The guard at the gate wiped his forehead nervously before quickly running into the residence to report.

And the State Duke Situ, just returned from court, heard all of this.

"They say the heart of the mistress in wealthy families is the darkest, turns out there really is such a thing!"

"Absolutely, look, it’s all about life and death!"

"Is it true?"

"It must be true!" Someone among the crowd said, "That Madam Ye wouldn’t act without evidence; from what I know, every time she confronts someone, it’s with solid proof."

"From what you said, it seems Madam Situ framed Ye Family’s third master, caught on evidence by Madam Ye, who’s now come to seek vengeance for her son?"

"Certainly it must be!"

"..."

The informed Madam Situ stepped out, but upon seeing the words on the carriage, she didn’t feel good.

Upon hearing the murmurs of the people below, her face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Yang Chuxia..." The person in the carriage was indeed Yang Chuxia! But just as she shouted out, she saw the servants of the Ye Family each carrying wooden buckets approaching her. Before she could react, buckets after buckets of water were poured over her, and the smell was truly... ugh...

Grain, vegetable leaves, bones—clearly dishwater!

At this moment, Yang Chuxia lifted the curtain of the carriage, "Madam Situ, this is the appetizer! Next, see you at the palace!"

"You..."

Madam Situ was trembling with anger, and the State Duke Situ was so infuriated that he didn’t dare use the front gate and instead circled to the back door to enter the residence!

"..." In another carriage, Mu Shuang was shocked with mouth agape, "I’ve long heard of Aunt’s powerful tactics, didn’t expect it to be true!"

"She dared to frame me; if mother didn’t know, it’s one thing, but if she knew, she’d surely seek justice for me." Ye Rongqing thought for a moment and said, "I’ll take you home first, since you’ve met Xiaofei, later you’ll likely be summoned in the palace to identify that Xiaofei."

"Alright!"

Arriving at Mu Family’s back door, Mu Shuang was about to get off the carriage when Ye Rongqing pulled her back.

"What is it?"

Ye Rongqing thought about it, rather than wait for another day—after all, Shuangshuang mentioned Aunt Mu wouldn’t let her out before the wedding.

Resolutely, inside the carriage, he knelt on one knee, opened a ring box and said, "Shuangshuang, are you willing to marry me? If it weren’t for that previous incident, without parental orders, would you still be willing to marry me?"