Mrs. Thompson's Scheme

Zhang Zhaocai watched as Mrs. Tang tried to tear off Yin Dou's clothes. Maybe Mrs. Tang was too nervous, or maybe the buttons of a wealthy family's clothes were too sturdy; no matter how many times Mrs. Tang pulled, she couldn't rip the clothes open.

"Mom, you better get out quickly, someone's coming!" Zhang Zhaocai pushed Mrs. Tang toward the door.

Mrs. Tang heard footsteps from afar outside and knew that Li Huahua had brought people over.

Mrs. Tang hurried outside, not forgetting to tell Zhang Zhaocai, "Zhaocai, strip her clothes off and press her down, remember that!"

Mrs. Tang went out and slammed the door behind her.

Zhang Zhaocai stood by the bed, looking at Yin Dou who lay dazed on the bed...

Outside the room, Mrs. Tang stood at the door, arms crossed inside her sleeves, wearing a look of utter smugness.

Li Huahua brought Doctor Wu along, as well as several villagers and Zhang Zhuzi's family members.

Li Huahua sized up Mrs. Tang and asked in surprise, "Hey, Aunt Tang, didn't you just say your stomach hurt badly and you were about to die, so I should call Doctor Wu? How come you're fine so quickly now?"

Mrs. Tang glared at Li Huahua and said, "I never said my stomach hurt. You little girl only know how to lie! Such a young age and already full of lies. I hope the King of Hell rips your tongue out!"

Li Huahua quickly covered her mouth, afraid her tongue would be torn off, but then she thought, wait, she didn't lie!

Doctor Wu and the others were confused by Mrs. Tang's behavior, not knowing what scheme she was up to.

"Come one, come all! Don't miss this shocking event, those who don't come will regret it!" Mrs. Tang suddenly shouted loudly.

By now, the feast was basically over; most villagers were full and drunk. The men chatted idly at the wine table, while the women went to Wu Caiwei's room to see the baby.

Mrs. Tang's loud shouting was heard throughout the front and middle courtyards.

At this time, Qin Sanniang, trying to cozy up to Zhang Mu, went to Wu Caiwei's room pretending to look at the baby with other village women. Liu Ru also followed, holding her child.

At this moment, Qin Sanniang recognized Mrs. Tang's voice and said, "That old ugly woman, always causing trouble, never a day of peace."

Someone else said to Qin Sanniang, "She's at least your family, go take a look."

Qin Sanniang didn't want to stay any longer and went out with the other women from the room to see the commotion.

Liu Ru, however, held her child and stayed behind. Only the wet nurse remained in the room; Liu Ru and her child were the odd ones out, while everyone else went to see Mrs. Tang.

Mrs. Tang stood outside the room, seeing that almost everyone who had eaten at the feast had come, even the kitchen helpers like Lingdang had finished their work and rushed over to see what was going on.

The more people there were, the happier Mrs. Tang felt. With so many eyes watching, witnessing the incident between Zhang Zhaocai and Yin Dou, the marriage was set in stone. Even if Yuan Jie was unwilling, he would have to accept Zhang Zhaocai as his son-in-law!

"Mrs. Tang, what trouble are you causing now?" shouted Sister Zhu from the crowd.

Mrs. Sun also sized up Mrs. Tang and said, "I think you have nothing good to say again!"

Mrs. Tang snorted and spat at Mrs. Sun, "You little lickspittle of Su Li Gouzi, how dare you talk to me? Aren't you ashamed!"

After speaking, Mrs. Tang cleared her throat, jumped onto the bench in the front corridor of the house, and loudly said, "Oh my, this matter, as a mother, I’m hearing it for the first time too. Who knows which hussy in broad daylight is being lewd, trying to seduce my son? I called everyone here to be fair and give me justice!"

Then she jumped down and kicked open the room door with a bang, shouting to the villagers, "Come see for yourselves, this scandalous behavior, what kind of talk is this!"