The news that the emperor had personally ennobled Su Qiao as a County Princess caused an uproar in Willow Tree Village and even Guyin Town for quite some time.
To live up to the honor, Su Qiao submitted the blueprints and construction method for the wind-powered water wheel to the imperial court. She also contacted her third maternal uncle and spent money to have several wind-powered water wheels made, then sent them to several villages around Guyin Town.
The imperial court soon dispatched officials from the Ministry of Works to the local area to teach people everywhere how to make wind-powered water wheels.
It was worth mentioning that after learning Su Qiao had been made a County Princess, Xia Xiaodie was so furious that she smashed several valuable porcelain vases. This earned her a vicious beating from her husband.
From then on, she was given a minor beating every three days and a major beating every five days. At night, she was subjected to even more inhuman treatment.
Only then did she suddenly realize that the man she had married was nothing but a beast—a devil.
The reason her husband had never consummated their marriage with her from the day she married him until now also came to light.
It turned out that while doing business outside, her husband had encountered bandits and suffered an injury to an important part of his body. He had no ability to perform as a man at all.
His former wife had also been tortured to death by him, and the maids who disappeared from time to time had likewise been tortured to death whenever he suddenly lost his temper.
Unfortunately, by then, even if she wanted to escape, she could no longer get away.
After learning about her situation through 444, Su Qiao