Chapter 366 : Rules (3)Translated byきつねonAugust 01, 2022

きつね : This chapter is the shortest I ever translated for The Rebirth of Han Yuxi.

When the long-faced woman heard Mama Qu’s words, she shouted, “We are unarmed. Those people forced us, and we couldn’t do anything about it. If our husband had not died early, we would not have been bullied like this. Madam not only does not understand our difficulties and asks for justice but also wants to send us to prison. People said something about her having a compassionate heart. I think she has a heart as malicious as snakes and scorpions.”

The faces of the dozen guards standing beside Mama Qu were dark. They felt their Madam was doing a good deed, but she got the reputation of someone with a heart as malicious as snakes and scorpions.

Mama Qu immediately laughed and asked, “You mean someone forced you? Then, tell us, who forced you? The fact that there are people who have no discipline under the clear sky and daylight, you should just say it. My Madam will certainly seek justice for you. If true, your children will be allowed to enter the school.” Mama Qu was sure these people did not dare to speak out. If they had the guts to do so, they would have spoken up when they were threatened before.

This time, however, Mama Qu’s prediction was wrong. A little boy of about eight or nine years old stood up and said, “It was the underlings of the Mo Tiju family who threatened my mother, saying that if she disagreed, he would kill me. This time also……” He couldn’t continue to speak since his mouth had been covered by the woman beside him.

The woman looked terrified and said to Mama Qu, “Children tend to talk nonsense. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Mama Qu ignored the woman and asked the little boy who had just spoken, “How do you know?”

The little boy pried the woman’s hand and said to her, “Mother, we can’t suffer this aggravation for nothing, and I’m sure Madam will get justice for us.” He heard that when he went to school, he would not only learn to read and write but also martial arts. If he missed this opportunity, it would be impossible to have such a good thing in the future. Rather than being a coward, he might as well gamble.

Mama Qu looked at the little boy with surprise and asked again, “How did you know?”

The little boy raised his voice and said, “I followed him yesterday and found that the last place he went into was Mo Tiju’s house.” So, it must have been Mo Tiju who threatened his mother.

Mama Qu nodded and asked the other group, “What about you people? Who threatened you all?” She didn’t know the purpose behind the act of threatening these people just to replace the children.

The other group of people, besides crying, none of them came forward. Obviously, these people were afraid of retaliation.

Mama Qu did not force them. She only said, “If you do not want to tell me, hurry back. Otherwise, the yamen people will come and take you to prison. Then you will only have yourself to blame.”

As soon as these words were spoken, several women left with their children in their arms. However, some people stayed, including the one with a long face who had abandoned her child and cried out, “There is no way to live anyway, so let’s die here today.”

Mama Qu had warned the guards to be on the lookout for people trying to create a terrible scene. When the long-faced woman was about to hit the pillar, Xu Daniu stepped forward and stopped her. Then he lifted her up and threw her directly to the bottom of the limestone steps. After that, a shout like a pig being killed rang out.

Mama Qu sneered. “Go home and die if you want to die. Don’t dirty the ground of our General’s residence.” It was ridiculous to scare them with death.

When the woman with the long face saw this situation, she realised that this was utterly inconsistent with what the man had said that day and immediately ran away with the child in her arms. In this case, no one still dared to stay, so they all took their children back home. Finally, everyone else left except for the little boy and his mother.

A cold smile appeared on Mama Qu’s face, then said to the little boy, “You come in!” There were still some things that needed to be asked clearly so the matter could be traced.

The little boy thought he would meet the rumoured beautiful and kind General’s wife, but it turned out that she just brought the two of them to the yard, asked him some questions, and then left.

The woman looked at her audacious son and wept. “What can we do now? If something happens to you, how can Mother live?”

The little boy said, “Mother, instead of being bullied day after day, why don’t we gamble?” If he won the bet, he would have the opportunity to learn to read and practice martial arts. They could go to Xinping City to look for Uncle Zhuang if they lose the chance. Therefore, this newborn calf was not that afraid of the tiger.

Mama Qu entered the room and told Yuxi what the little boy had revealed to her. “Xu Daniu said, Mo Tiju’s daughter-in-law is a distant relative of the Xu family. I just can’t figure out what the Xu family is trying to do here.” What impact could replacing the students’ quota make?

Yuxi sighed. “If my guess is correct, replacing the people is only the first step. There must be more dirty tricks to follow.”

Mama Qu frowned. “I wonder if Madam Qin knows about this?”

Yuxi shook her head. “Xu Shi is not such a stupid person who would do something that would make people talk; moreover, the family members of the Xu family may not know about it.” Although she had never met the men of the Zhao family, just by looking at Madam Zhao and the two nainai of the Zhao family, she knew that the Zhao family was not bad. If the men were bad, others would definitely not marry their good daughters to them. As for the Xu family pressing the Zhao family, one could see that the Xu family realised the Zhao family’s ability. So, Yuxi’s guess this thing might be done by the Xu family, but definitely not from the main branch. If the person in charge of the Xu family were so stupid, they would have been swallowed by their enemies until their bone crumbs.

These words stirred Mama Qu’s mind as she asked, “What does Madam mean?”

Yuxi smiled. “I don’t care which stupid person of the Xu family did this. I only know that person is a member of the Xu family.” Her words were clear. She wanted to burn down the Xu family. It was a pity that Qin Zhao was not here, or else she could have added Qin Zhao into the mix!

Zijin, however, was worried. “Madam, if Mo Tiju does not admit to doing this or make a false countercharge, what should we do then?”

Yuxi laughed and said, “It’s not the final verdict yet. We still need complete human testimony and material evidence. With the little boy’s identification, it doesn’t matter if he admits it or not.” And Yuxi believed that if she lit this fire, the Zhao family would be happy to increase the fire by fanning it from behind.

After that, Yuxi asked Mama Qu, “What is this boy’s name? Who else is in his family?” This child’s life would be in danger if she asked him to return home, so Yuxi intended to keep the child here.

Mama Qu replied, “This child is called Shen Yi, nine and a half years old this year, and his mother’s surname is Fan. In addition, there is an uncle. But his uncle was not good enough and tried to force Fan Shi to remarry. Fortunately, Shen Yi’s father had a sworn brother, surnamed Zhuang. He stepped in to support the orphan and widow by driving away the unscrupulous uncle. This time, the man surnamed Zhuang had been transferred away from the defence line to Xinping City a few days ago.” She heard this information from the guards of the house.

Yuxi nodded gently and said, “Shen Yi? That’s a good name. Let him in. I have something to ask him.”

Mama Qu nodded. “Yes.”