usatvline Chapter 111 Who is it?!
Chapter 111 Who is it?!
Xia Mo frowned. Jiang Wang, she had also heard the storyteller in the prefectural city mention it, but the accuracy of the information was yet to be determined.
Prince Jiang is the seventh prince, and he won the throne through military merit on the battlefield. If Third Brother Xia wants to follow Prince Jiang, it's equivalent to joining the army. Joining the army is very dangerous; what if…
At the end of summer, just thinking about that possibility made her feel suffocated.
Huangfu Qian remained expressionless, as if he could see through Xia Mo's inner turmoil, and his analysis went straight to the heart of the matter.
He said, "Your third brother is fifteen this year, right? After the New Year, he'll be sixteen, and then eighteen. He'll be getting married soon. Do you really want to see him live a mundane life for two years and still achieve nothing? Get married at eighteen, and then go around looking for odd jobs? That'll be his whole life. Are you willing to do that? Have you asked him if he's willing?"
Xia Mo's spiritual communication was like a broken wire, with no response, but Huangfu Qian knew that Xia Mo's spiritual sense was still nearby.
“I have arranged for Jiang Feng to be on standby near Anjia Village. As long as you agree, he can appear in Anjia Village quickly and ask your third brother for his opinion. If he does not agree, we will not forcibly take him away,” Huangfu Qian said to the air.
Huangfu Qian had arranged for Jiang Feng to be near Anjia Village long ago, which only shows that Huangfu Qian had long admired Xia Sange's abilities. His proposal at this time was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, which also makes Huangfu Qian's words more convincing.
Xia Mo hummed in agreement.
If Xia Sange doesn't agree, she can simply repay Huangfu Qian's favor in other ways.
Huangfu Qian shot a hidden arrow into the sky. It didn't explode, but a wisp of black smoke could be seen dissipating in the air before quickly disappearing into the air.
Xia Mo's divine sense also caught it. Her divine sense covered the entire Anjia Village for a moment, and she saw Jiang Feng's figure enter Anjia Village as quickly as the wind.
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Anjia Village, at Xiajiamenkou—
Xia's father beat Uncle Ma, and Uncle Ma tried to fight back, but he never succeeded and was always beaten.
Uncle Ma stopped trying to fight back, covered his head, and kept repeating the same words.
"Your daughter seduced my son-in-law and committed illicit acts in a cabin deep in the mountains. Your Xia family must give me an explanation for this!"
As he repeated the same things many times, Uncle Ma became more and more fluent in speaking them.
Every time Xia's father heard this, he would raise his fist and punch Uncle Ma.
Uncle Ma couldn't dodge it either, and took several punches in a row.
Gao Lizheng and Boss Gao hurried over with brisk steps.
"Ma Ping, speak with evidence, don't just say whatever you want!" Gao Lizheng shouted at Uncle Ma.
Gao Li was standing at the highest decision-maker in the village, thinking that the Xia family could lead the people of Anjia Village to a better life; while the Ma family, even if their daughter married into a higher social class, would be of little use to Anjia Village except to make them look good.
Gao Lizheng reprimanded Ma Ping not only for the sake of the village, but also because he knew the personalities of both families.
Ma Ping is cunning and manipulative, while Xia's father is honest to the point of being naive. In the current situation, based on Ma Ping's words, it seems that Ma Ping's family has been bullied. However, given Xia's father's personality, it is impossible for him to let his daughter seduce Wei Zhishu. Therefore, Ma Ping's words are likely to be baseless lies.
“Gao Lizheng, you are the village head, you must speak fairly, how can you be biased?!” Ma Ping said in a muffled voice, covering his bruised and swollen face.
"What kind of person are you, Ma Ping? What kind of person is Xia Kaoshan? Do you think I don't know?!" Gao Lizheng sneered, looked at the Anjia Village people watching, pointed to his own head, and said, "A brain is a good thing. I hope all of you here have one, instead of just believing whatever others say!"
The villagers from Anjia Village who were watching had indeed echoed Ma Ping's words about Xia Mo and the Xia family, but after being reprimanded by Gao Lizheng, they realized that Gao Lizheng was right and lowered their heads in shame.
"I don't need evidence to know that his daughter seduced my son-in-law, and that they were having an affair in that little cabin in the mountains!"
Ma Ping was so anxious he jumped up and down.
Xia's father gritted his teeth, his fists itching, and he couldn't resist. Ma Ping's words were too harsh, so he still swung his fist.
"boom--"
Ma Ping had taken countless punches from Xia's father, yet he still firmly believed in what he said. He was getting anxious; why didn't anyone present believe him?!
"Look at you, I don't even know what to say to you. You said things without any evidence. I think you deserved to be beaten by Xia Er!" Gao Lizheng pointed at Ma Ping, pointing his finger at him.
When Gao Lizheng stood up and sided with the Xia family, the villagers from Anjia Village who were watching followed suit and spoke in favor of the Xia family.
"That's right, Gao Lizheng is right. Without evidence, we can't just believe whatever you say, can we? Show us some proof."
The people watching the show urged Ma Ping on.
Ma Ping's eyes widened in disbelief. How could he possibly produce any evidence for this?
"I'll go and call Young Master Wei over, and let him speak to you!" Ma Ping thought. As long as Wei Zhishu said it, these people would surely believe him, right?
"What happened?"
Jiang Feng's voice suddenly interrupted, startling the people from Anjia Village who were standing in front of him.
"Who goes there?!"
Gao Lizheng and the others present all looked at Jiang Feng, who exuded a heroic aura.
Jiang Feng looked at Xia Mo and recognized him at a glance. He then looked at Xia's father and could make out a resemblance. He clasped his hands in a fist and asked, "Excuse me, are you Master Xia?"
Mr. Xia hurriedly waved his hand: "I dare not accept such praise. I am not Master Xia. My name is Xia Kaoshan. My peers all call me Xia Er."
Jiang Feng glanced at Ma Ping and said, "My master is Young Master Huang."
Xia's father, not understanding, simply said "Oh".
Xia Mo couldn't help but roll her eyes at Jiang Feng.
Jiang Fengdangma Ping is from the capital. Can he really understand this sentence and start thinking about it?
Jiang Feng received a disapproving look and realized that Ma Ping might not understand if he said it that way, so he coughed and said, "My master is the young master who was staying at the Wei residence in Anping County before."
Ma Ping knew who it was, but he still didn't understand what it had to do with him. He was at most polite.
"Young Master Huang, is this? My daughter will be marrying Young Master Wei. My surname is Ma," Ma Ping introduced himself, also to raise his own status.
Jiang Feng glanced at Ma Ping with disdain and said, "Even your favored third son-in-law has to lower himself in front of our master. Who do you think you are?"
Ma Ping was dumbfounded when he heard Jiang Feng's words and saw his attitude.
Seeing this, Ma Ping began to ponder in his heart whether he could afford to offend the person in front of him.
Ma Ping, who was fond of scheming, did not dare to act rashly. He covered his face and looked at the Ma family members who were also surrounded by people, telling Ma the eldest to go and ask Wei Zhishu's confidant.
Mr. Xia made a polite "please" gesture and said, "I don't know why our distinguished guest has come. Why don't we come inside and sit down and chat?"
"Wait here for a moment," Jiang Feng said. Although he didn't understand the meaning behind his master's order, his master's signal implied that he should take care of this matter as well.