After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband

Chapter 1350: Chapter 28: Accountability

But the urgent matter now is not these, but the Eldest Young Madam An’s hand which failed to hit someone but got hurt instead.

Having lived under the same roof for so long, who wouldn’t know each other by now? Eldest Young Madam An is the kind of person who retaliates for every petty offense. She didn’t care much about her before, focusing entirely on Yun Chu, wishing Yun Chu would have a miserable life in the future.

Now, not standing there letting her hit, and instead causing her hand injury, it’s likely she wouldn’t let Yun Chu live peacefully.

Mrs. Jiang was worried, sighing continuously in her heart.

It seems all things have gone opposite to their hopes; truly, who knows how long these troublesome days will last.

Eldest Young Madam An came with the embroideress and left with cactus thorns all over her hands.

Back home, the maid quickly helped her remove the thorns.

But these thorns went in easily, and pulling them out seemed as hard as climbing a mountain.

Only a small portion could be pulled out completely; most had broken inside.

The maid used a needle to help Eldest Young Madam An pick out the thorns.

Eldest Young Madam An was in so much pain she broke out in a sweat, thinking of torturing Yun Chu to death to relieve the hatred in her heart.

"When did she plant a cactus? Why did I know nothing about it?!" Eldest Young Madam An gritted her teeth.

The maid shook her head, "I haven’t heard the young lady ever planted a cactus."

No young ladies plant such flowers; don’t they all love peonies, orchids, and camellias? It’s uncertain whether a cactus is even considered a flower.

It’s not long since the Old Master and Madam passed away. The young lady has been feeling down, and hasn’t had the mood to tend to flowers. The flowers in her courtyard were delivered by the flower house, and she is not a picky person. The flower house wouldn’t just deliver cactus to the young lady.

A large pot of cactus appearing from nowhere is truly a mystery.

Eldest Young Madam An gritted her teeth as the maid picked thorns, the pain unbearable, she slapped the maid with the needle, causing her ear to buzz.

"Are you picking thorns or taking the chance to stab me?!" Eldest Young Madam An was furious.

The maid knelt on the ground, looking terrified.

Even with the courage of a few guts, she wouldn’t dare stoke the flames of anger of the Eldest Young Madam.

Fearful of being hit by the Eldest Young Madam, her hands slipped and stabbed wrongly...

Eldest Young Madam An pointed at another maid, who frightenedly said, "This servant’s hands are clumsy, afraid of hurting Madam and wouldn’t dare."

Eldest Young Madam An looked at someone else, and they knelt as well.

Such a hatred-inducing task is deadly and shouldn’t be accepted. Eventually, the task was pushed out and handed to the doctor.

No matter how angry, Eldest Young Madam wouldn’t dare hit the doctor.

No maid dared, she herself unable to pick, had to call for a doctor.

The doctor was stunned, looking at Eldest Young Madam An’s hand full of thorns, "It looks like someone slapped a cactus hard."

Eldest Young Madam An was dizzy with anger.

She called him to treat wounds, who allowed him to speak out of turn?!

Although she has a bad temper, she knows spreading this news would leave her without justification.

If it weren’t for Yun Chu pleading in the Capital, risking life on a nail board, and relying on Shen Junshan and Shangguan Ji to help investigate the case, they’d still be in exile doing rough work.

Now the glory and wealth have returned, even becoming Madam, not grateful but still wanting to slap Yun Chu; it’s harder for her to establish herself among the noblewomen in the Capital.

But this anger she can’t swallow!

The doctor wasn’t young, his eyesight not so good, the lighting in the room poor, had to go to the courtyard to pick thorns.

All the maids and women in the courtyard were watching.

Eldest Young Madam An bit a wooden stick, as the needle plunged in, almost gnawing the stick to pieces.

Well.

The doctor picked more needles than the cactus itself.

This went on for over half an hour.

No knowing if all thorns were picked out, anyway, Eldest Young Madam An’s hand appeared terrifying, with a bloody palm.

As the doctor left, Eldest Young Madam An gritted her teeth, "Throw all cacti in the mansion far away!"

The maids hurried off to work.

The mansion had few cacti, even if there were, they were planted in places not visible to the masters, prepared for emergencies, it being a medicine herb.

If servants had small ailments, they wouldn’t bother getting a doctor’s prescription, but use known remedies instead.

Cactus can relieve pain and can be eaten.

If accidentally hurt by cactus, all in the mansion would be pulled out. The elders dared not speak in anger. This is just cactus; if choked on food by accident, would she stop eating?

If accidentally the teeth bit the tongue, should all teeth be pulled out or the tongue?!

Getting more unreasonable by the day.

Other places’ cacti being pulled out easily, but most importantly is Yun Chu’s pot, the true culprit.

The maid came before Yun Chu, intending to throw the cactus out of the mansion.

Yun Chu wiped her tears, coldly saying, "If you’re not afraid I’ll throw the cactus in her face, just take it away!"

She had endured everything for the Wenyuan Bo Mansion, only receiving more fierce rebuke in return.

Now even a maid dared to bully her.

The cactus sat on the small table beside her, crooked, looking quite pitiful.

Yun Chu’s face was as cold as frost.

The maids were truly afraid at heart, not daring to be presumptuous.

"Please, Eldest Young Madam, don’t make things difficult for this maid; I’m just acting on orders," said the maid softly.

Yun Chu laughed coldly, "Orders?"

"I am at least the Eldest Young Madam of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion, and today I can’t even protect this pot of cactus?"

"Go back and tell your master, if she wants to throw away this cactus, she’ll have to throw me out along with it!"

Cai Die stood by her side and nodded heavily.

She was eager to be thrown out of the mansion; they could survive, but the Young Master and Eldest Young Madam could not afford the disgrace!

Yun Chu’s expression was frighteningly cold, her words were heavy, and the maid truly didn’t dare to be presumptuous, she hurriedly retreated.

As Yun Chu thought more, she became angrier, got up and was about to leave.

Mrs. Jiang looked at her, "Young Madam, this is...?"

"Cai Die, take the cactus with you," Yun Chu instructed.

Cai Die quickly carried the cactus, following behind Yun Chu.

Yun Chu went to see Young Master An.

Young Master An already knew about Eldest Young Madam An’s slap on the cactus, but he was bedridden with a broken leg, unable to do anything.

Yun Chu walked to his sickbed, took the pot of cactus from Cai Die’s hands, her eyes locked onto Young Master An’s face.

Young Master An’s heart was trembling like a sieve.

This... is she going to smash him with the cactus?

"Yun, Yun Chu, let’s talk this out calmly," he said, his voice trembling.

Yun Chu looked at him and said, "Sister-in-law says my marriage has been arranged, that I’ll be married on the eighteenth of next month. Is what Sister-in-law said true?!"

Of course it’s true.

But with Yun Chu’s face full of anger, holding a cactus, how could Young Master An dare say it’s true?

"No, no, your sister-in-law was just joking with you," Young Master An denied flatly.

Joking with her?

"Sister-in-law wants to slap me, was that also a joke?" Yun Chu’s eyes were full of disappointment.

Half a pot of cactus, no, just half a pot of cactus, and it scared her brother to this extent.

To rely on him to support the Wenyuan Bo Mansion, she was simply too naive.

Young Master An’s eyes were fixed only on the cactus, "No, it didn’t hit, did it?"

"Didn’t hit?" Yun Chu laughed.

"Was it my fault then, for dodging Sister-in-law?" Yun Chu’s voice grew even colder.

Young Master An was so frightened he forgot about his broken leg, wanting desperately to get up and run away.

This feeling of me lying down while people stand is inherently unpleasant, lacking a sense of security.

Adding the cactus, it’s even more insecure.

"The cactus is dangerous, put it down," Young Master An said in fear.

Yun Chu looked at him, saying in disappointment, "Brother thinks with our parents gone, no one protects me anymore, you can bully me as you please, is that it?"

Young Master An was stunned, "Yun Chu, I didn’t...."

Yun Chu coldly interrupted him, "Whether or not, I’m clear in my heart. I just don’t want people to see siblings of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion fighting, I can tolerate everything I can."

"But people’s tolerance has limits!"

"I’ve grown this big, my parents never once hit me, it’s not her place to discipline me!"

"As a daughter, I am at peace with my conscience towards the Wenyuan Bo Mansion, towards my parents, and towards the ancestors!"

"Today, if brother cannot give me an explanation, I will enter the palace to ask the Emperor to allow me to return to Liangzhou to observe mourning for three years!"

Leaving this sentence, Yun Chu hugged the cactus and turned to leave.

It took Young Master An a while to comprehend the deeper meaning of Yun Chu’s words.

The Emperor had granted her the special permission not to observe mourning before marrying, yet she was going to the palace to ask to observe mourning for three years for her deceased parents; the Emperor would undoubtedly inquire as to the reason.

Yun Chu certainly wouldn’t conceal it.

When that time comes...

Thinking to this point, Young Master An’s face turned pale.

He already had enough to deal with, and if the Emperor were to disdain him further, he could forget establishing himself in the Capital City for the rest of his life.

"Bring Eldest Young Madam to me!" Young Master An said angrily.

"But Eldest Young Madam is injured," the servant replied.

"Even if she’s injured, tell her to get here!"

An accomplished bungler!

He’s infuriated!

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