She shook her head and explained, “Junior Officer, this has nothing to do with me. An Jiuyue was the one who said she wanted to sell her child.
“That’s why I left the village to contact Ministry Councilor He. It really has nothing to do with me.”
The Junior Officer was amused. “Jiuyue said that?”
An Jiuyue is an expert at hunting on the mountain. Even if she doesn’t sell her prey, she can feed her children with them. Is she so poor that she has to sell her children?
“Did Jiuyue go to your house to tell you that?”
“Yes, yes, yes… No, no.”
Aunt Wang was about to nod instinctively but shook her head quickly.
She glanced guiltily in An Jiuyue’s direction, then at Ministry Councilor He and the others. Her lips trembled as she looked at the Junior Officer.
“I did. I came up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and bumped into An Jiuyue. Then she mentioned this to me. Junior Officer, An Jiuyue really said that! I didn’t want to sell her children—she wanted to!”
“Bullsh*t!”
Up in the treehouse, Qian Yiyun could not stand it anymore. After giving Qian Yizheng and Qian Yirong some instructions, she rushed down quickly.
“You were the one who wanted to fool me into giving you Zheng’er yesterday when Sister Jiuyue wasn’t around, right? You even told me that Sister Jiuyue had discussed it with you and asked you to bring Zheng’er to town to broaden his horizons!
“That’s what you said, right, old hag? I didn’t hear you wrong or say anything wrong, right?
“You shameless thing! You’re good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. You didn’t fool me, so you brought that fatty and his men to capture Zheng’er forcefully, right?
“I’ve seen disgusting people, but I’ve never seen someone as disgusting as you. If you want to sell a child, you can sell your own! Your child may not be worth much money, but you threw yourself into that damn fatty’s arms just now, right?
“You can sell yourself then. Don’t even think about setting your sights on Sister Jiuyue!”
Aunt Wang’s lips trembled. “You… you…”
Her face flushed from Qian Yiyun’s words, and she was speechless.
“Also, give up, Fatty. I won’t give you any of Sister Jiuyue’s children. Her family is a little poor, but she still has a backbone.
“You saw it too. Sister Jiuyue may be unwilling, but Aunt Wang is very willing. You’re about the same age as Aunt Wang. Since you want to find a wife to remarry, only someone like Aunt Wang is worthy of you, right?
“If you dare to come after Sister Jiuyue again, I’ll have Yan Nuo break your legs!”
Breaking his legs would be a light punishment. She would kill him if he tried anything again!
Ministry Councilor He shuddered and turned to look in Yan Nuo’s direction.
This person is capable of fighting too. He might beat me to death if he catches me. I cannot afford to offend him. It’s better to hide from him.
Aunt Wang is a disgusting thing. She’s not even worthy of carrying my shoes! She brought me so much trouble this time. I have to teach her a lesson no matter what.
“An Jiuyue, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have targeted you.”
He apologized to An Jiuyue profusely and pushed all the blame on Aunt Wang, saying that she was the one who provoked him.
“I didn’t even intend to come here. That old hag came to my house and said she was willing to trick your son out for me. That’s why I agreed.”
