Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 1599: Chapter 1599: Siege, Sending You Two Kicks

Gu Jinli ignored Mrs. Tang Yang and turned to Ms. Xiao Ji, saying, "Ms. Xiao Ji, are you trying to overthrow everything, thinking that without Mrs. Jin in the Northwest, you can secretly manipulate things to become Mrs. Jin? Do you really believe becoming the official wife is so easily done?"

Mrs. Kuang also became angry, pointing at Ms. Xiao Ji and scolding, "I’ve long seen you’re no good. You dare to scheme to push the official wife aside, a prostitute who became a concubine by stealing a man now wants to be an official wife — dream on!"

She then pointed at Mr. and Mrs. Tang Yang, scolding, "And you two, what are you thinking? As real kin to Company Commander Jin, able to dine with Mr. Jin and Mrs. Jin, how could you elevate a concubine? Is your family lacking ancestors? Even if Ms. Xiao Ji is favored, she is still just a concubine. Can she really become a phoenix?"

Mrs. Kuang’s scolding was harsh and made Ms. Xiao Ji very angry. She clutched her abdomen and wailed, "Ah~ my belly, my belly hurts so much, sob sob sob~"

This act was so over the top, Gu Jinli almost laughed.

Yet Mrs. Tang Yang and several soldiers’ wives rushed over to support Ms. Xiao Ji, asking, "What happened? Did the fetus move?"

Mrs. Tang Yang looked at Gu Jinli and said, "Mrs. Qin, I know you dislike Ms. Xiao Ji, but she is dearly loved by Cousin Jin and is pregnant with Cousin Jin’s son. You mustn’t upset her and risk harming the child."

She added, "Quickly find a doctor to examine her, or if the child is lost, Cousin Jin will be angry, and you won’t be able to explain to Company Commander Qin!"

Gu Jinli laughed, "Are you threatening me?"

Mrs. Tang Yang hesitated, "I wouldn’t dare."

Damned, the Gu family is too ruthless; she doesn’t dare truly offend her.

Gu Jinli stood up and walked toward the wailing Ms. Xiao Ji. Those kin supporting Ms. Xiao Ji dared not offend her and moved aside when she approached.

Gu Jinli grabbed Ms. Xiao Ji’s wrist, looking at her with a cold smile, "Pregnant, and with a son? Then I should give you a couple of kicks as congratulations."

After she spoke, there were two thuds as she indeed kicked Ms. Xiao Ji twice, causing her to fall and turn pale with pain.

Mrs. Tang Yang and the others were terrified, and Ji Zhenniang was also startled, rushing over and pointing at Ms. Xiao Ji, saying, "You, you are just a concubine. Even if Gu Xiaoyu kicked you into miscarriage, you still couldn’t accuse her. Because you’re a concubine, she is the wife; she can hit you, understand?!"

Ji Zhenniang’s protectiveness moved Gu Jinli, but she replied, "I checked her pulse; she’s not pregnant. I discovered her false pregnancy, so I kicked her."

Otherwise, did you really think I’d be so foolish as to kick a Company Commander’s concubine into miscarriage?

"Not pregnant?" Mrs. Tang Yang exclaimed, initially wanting to rush over to rescue Ms. Xiao Ji, but after hearing this, she questioned, "You faked pregnancy to deceive us? How could you do this?!"

If not for thinking you were carrying a boy, would I foolishly support you against Cousin and his wife?

Ms. Xiao Ji, exposed for her false pregnancy, felt both pain and fear. Not daring to speak the truth, she clutched her belly and cried, "Ah, my belly hurts... the child, the child is gone!"

"Still pretending, huh? Fine, since you wish to seek death, don’t blame me for being ruthless." Gu Jinli shouted, "Someone, drag Ms. Xiao Ji to the city wall and throw her to the Rong people."

"Yes," Feng Jin rushed in with people, grabbing Ms. Xiao Ji and preparing to take her away.

Ms. Xiao Ji panicked, knowing Gu Jinli was a ruthless person who would certainly follow through, yet she didn’t want to confess her false pregnancy and ruin her plans, so she shouted, "Gu family, you poisonous woman, I am Company Commander Jin’s concubine of good register. If you dare throw me out of the city, it is murder, and you’ll face punishment!"

"Good register? Ms. Xiao Ji, you really think I am a fool?" Gu Jinli was too lazy to argue with Ms. Xiao Ji, pointing to two people standing in a corner of the courtyard, saying, "Housekeeper Zhong and Nanny Zhong, speak up."

These two were servants bought by Mrs. Jin for handling household affairs, but the parents of Company Commander Jin wanted to promote their nephew, allowing him and his wife to come to the Northwest to help. They intended for Company Commander Jin to gain honor and later secure an official position for their nephew.

Company Commander Jin didn’t handle household affairs and, hearing pillow talk from Ms. Xiao Ji, thought Cousin and his wife cared well for their kin, so Housekeeper and Nanny Zhong were sidelined.

Housekeeper and Nanny Zhong didn’t waste words, immediately taking out the indenture secretly given by Mrs. Jin, saying, "Ms. Xiao Ji isn’t a concubine of good register; she entered Jin Family through indenture."

When Mrs. Jin saw Company Commander Jin bring a widow home, she was very unhappy. But knowing Company Commander Jin loved beauty, determined to take a woman to the Northwest to serve him, she didn’t stop him from taking the widow there.

However, Mrs. Jin did one thing: she informed the widow’s family, causing them to create a racket at the Jin Family.

Finally, forcing the widow to sign the indenture and sever ties with her family.

With the indenture, the widow became a servant subject to buy and sell, allowing Mrs. Jin to be at ease with Ms. Xiao Ji following to the Northwest.

Ms. Xiao Ji thus developed a deep resentment against Mrs. Jin, hiding her indenture, trying to win hearts, and diminish Mrs. Jin’s presence in the Northwest.

But she could fool Mrs. Tang Yang and those uninformed women, not Gu Jinli.

When Gu Jinli discussed matters with Mrs. Kuang and the others, she never invited her.

Ms. Xiao Ji grew anxious, realizing if Gu Jinli and the Company Commanders’ wives didn’t accept her, she could never take the role of the official wife in the Northwest. That’s why she seized the moment with Rong people besieging the city.

Thinking things were chaotic, Gu Jinli was young and wouldn’t have time to fully investigate her schemes, and to unite the kin, she would fall for her calculations.

As long as Gu Jinli compromised, future matters could be smoothly managed.

However, she underestimated Gu Jinli, this fierce woman wasn’t even afraid of Rong people, coming calmly to deal with her!

"Bring the indenture," Mrs. Han said, and after examining the indenture, stated, "The indenture is real; Ms. Xiao Ji is indeed of slave status."

Mrs. Han was the eldest lady of Guang Cheng Marquis Mansion; her confirmation made it impossible for other kin to contradict.

Mrs. Tang Yang was like a fence-sitter, seeing the matter exposed, she quickly knelt down, saying, "Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Qin, we were forced. If we didn’t help Ms. Xiao Ji, she would pillow talk Cousin to send us back home... Everyone knows the dangers of the journey to the Northwest. If we were sent home, we might die on the way, so we listened to her. We were wrong, deceived, and will change. Please don’t throw us out of the city!"

After speaking, she kowtowed repeatedly, fearing what Gu Jinli might do.

Gu Jinli seized the moment to ask, "Weren’t you eager to escape Xing’an Prefecture with Ms. Xiao Ji? Now I arrange for you to leave the city, why are you unwilling?"

Mrs. Tang Yang cried, "We were wrong, Mrs. Qin, we were truly mistaken. You mustn’t throw us out of the city. Outside are all Rong people, and if we go out, we’ll be killed. It’s safest to stay inside the city now!"

After hearing this, Gu Jinli looked at those kin who wanted to leave, sneering, "Did you hear that? Even Mrs. Tang Yang understands this logic, yet you don’t? Did you think Ms. Xiao Ji truly wanted to go outside the city? She only wanted to cause a scene and elevate herself; you were all used by her!"