Are You Trying to Drive Me to My Death?

Lu Lan and Wen Zhiyu's families were also on the verge of tears. Although they were both small and humble families, they were unwilling to let their daughters become concubines!

Zhou Wanwan sat to the side watching this good show, feeling extremely happy.

Madam Cui the Younger said, "I've already told everyone to keep quiet about this..."

She had barely finished speaking when the steward rushed in.

"Madam, the news has spread far and wide; I'm afraid this matter will not end well."

The ladies' faces changed. "What news has spread?"

The butler sighed and said, "The whole town knows that our young master saved all the ladies today."

Madam Nie fainted, and Madam Xie face deathly pale, exclaimed, "How could it be so fast? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Unfortunately, it's already causing quite a stir outside.

By the time the ladies returned home, the matter was already settled.

Madam Nie cried uncontrollably.

"My poor Rou'er! Is she really going to marry Nie Hongyuan?"

"That Nie Hongyuan is a gambler. He gambled away all the betrothal gifts a few days ago. Does he expect our Rou'er to be eager to become his concubine?"

Young Madam Nie frowned and said:

"Mother, isn't this a good thing? My younger brother is quite good too; at least he's a scholar now!"

He was just confused for a moment. If he passes the imperial examination in a few years, he'll rise to the top in one step.

Madam Nie angrily cursed, "A meteoric rise to power? He's already achieved that now! He's dreaming if he wants to marry my daughter!"

Young Madam Nie sneered, "It's going to be quite difficult for my brother to marry your daughter now, since he's already engaged to the Zhao Family."

Madam Nie was so angry that her vision blurred; if it weren't for the fact that her house was being moved away from her home every day...

How did she end up at the Cui Family? And how did she get involved in this mess?

She hated Zhou Wanwan even more. If Zhou Wanwan had been willing to be a concubine in the Cui Family, how could her daughter have ended up like this?

She looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "My daughter is going to become a concubine, so you won't have an easy time either. Do you think you can escape?"

After thinking it over, Madam Cui the Younger felt much more at ease, realizing that this couldn't be considered a bad thing.

Her son was amazing today, saving so many noble ladies at once. Now her son is the one who benefits, and she isn't at a disadvantage either.

Madam Cui the Younger looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"If it weren't for this little bitch, my son wouldn't be in this state now. How about this?"

I arranged for my son to marry Miss Zhao Family, and then Miss Nie and Miss Xie became my son's concubines.

The other young ladies can be brought directly into the manor. What do you think?

However, this whole affair was caused by Zhou Wanwan Zhou Wanwan, who will also have to enter the household as a concubine.

Xie Yan was the first to go crazy:

"Haha, that's hilarious! Who would want to marry into a family as destitute as yours?"

My family is so poor they can't even afford the dowry. I, a dignified young lady from the capital, will never marry into such a family!

I'd rather never marry than marry into your family.

That's impressive.

Madam Nie also sneered:

"What kind of dream is it to make my daughter a concubine?"

If my daughter from the Nie Family is to marry into your family, she must become your principal wife. Your Cui Family should think this over carefully!

Lu Lan and Wen Zhiyu were taken directly home.

The Lu Family and Wen Family families would absolutely never allow them to become concubines; that's their bottom line.

The final agreement was that Nie Rou would marry Cui Hongyuan as his principal wife, Zhao Wanting as his secondary wife, and no one else wanted to marry into the Cui Family.

The Cui Family couldn't even afford the betrothal gifts. Madam Nie coldly looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Then let her stay as a concubine to serve Cui Hongyuan. The betrothal gifts will naturally be paid by her."

Madam Cui the Younger nodded and said, "That would be wonderful! Wanwan, why don't you stay tonight?"

Zhou Wanwan pouted and said:

Are you trying to kill me?

"I just came to attend a banquet, and you're keeping me as a concubine? Isn't this forcibly taking a woman from the people?"

Madam Nie was so angry she wanted to devour her.

"If you hadn't refused to be a concubine, none of this would have happened today. It's all your fault. You should reflect on your actions at the Cui Residence!"

You were just a prisoner, and you actually thought you were someone important?

Madam Cui the Younger smiled and said:

"Oh dear, he's just a prisoner, how could he be worthy of my son?"

Being able to be my son's concubine is a blessing you've accumulated over eight lifetimes.

"Someone, take Auntie Zhou back to her own courtyard."

Zhou Wanwan was speechless. A dozen servants rushed over and carried Zhou Wanwan into the courtyard.

Zhou Wanwan glanced at them indifferently and obediently went to the courtyard.

It seemed like she was always on the road to imprisonment. Zhou Wanwan was very confused. She looked up at the Old Scholar Tree and said, "Uncle Scholar Tree, do I look too easy to bully? Why do they all want to step on me?"

The Old Scholar Tree nodded and said:

You look so cute, and you're only six years old.

Those people naturally thought we were easy to bully; it's just that we've been too low-key."

Zhou Wanwan thought for a moment and said:

"So how can we do it in a more high-profile way?"

Oh, I see. The Cui Family is getting married soon. Shouldn't they be happy?

I'll make things lively for the Cui Family.

The Old Scholar Tree nodded and said, "Alright, I understand. We must make sure everyone knows that the Cui Family is getting married."

Although the Cui Family has fallen on hard times, they still own more than a dozen estates and three shops. That's the foundation of a powerful family!

Zhou Wanwan quickly identified all the estates, and that evening, Old Scholar Tree led his men to raid all of the Cui Family's estates.

There are more than a dozen in total, and they are all well-maintained.

Some villages specialize in growing medicinal herbs, some grow vegetables, and others grow grains; all of them look neat and tidy, and the crops are growing well.

But overnight, everything planted in the field was uprooted and completely destroyed, leaving nothing behind.

The dogs, chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, sheep, and geese raised in the village were all taken away and emptied out.

The next day, when they arrived, they found that the Cui Family's two or three shops had also been completely emptied, leaving nothing behind.

Zhou Wanwan went to the Cui Family's warehouse again.

The warehouse was still piled with many things: there were cloth and silk, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and stored rice, flour and cooking oil.

There were also some bronze and porcelain items, odds and ends of gold and silver jewelry, winter clothes and quilts, as well as some miscellaneous tools, all piled up in a rather messy pile.

Zhou Wanwan took all of these things without leaving a trace.

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and sighed:

"I used to think the Cui Family was quite pitiful. A once prominent family, and all that's left is this. Tsk tsk tsk."

I'm ashamed for them. I wanted to let them go, but they wouldn't let me go, so they can't blame me.

As soon as Zhou Wanwan left the Cui Family, she heard the loud "boom boom boom boom" of firecrackers.

That sound is really scary!

Zhou Wanwan looked at the Old Scholar Tree beside her and asked, "Uncle Scholar Tree, how many firecrackers did we use?"

The Old Scholar Tree said calmly, "Didn't you say you wanted to make it lively? So I brought two warehouses full of firecrackers. Isn't that lively enough?"