Chapter 46: The Rebellion

The two arrived at the carriage at the foot of the mountain.

Songbai placed the pot of grass on the table in the carriage.

There was a designated spot on the table for a flower pot.

He lifted the carriage curtain: “Master, please.”

Chu Tiankuo bent down and entered the carriage.

At this moment, Ren Zishan hurriedly ran over.

“Brother Tiankuo, wait for me!”

Chu Tiankuo said with an expressionless face: “Let’s go!”

“Yes!” Songbai flicked the horsewhip, and the horse immediately started running.

Ren Zishan watched the carriage go away and couldn’t help but stamp her feet.

He never waits for her!

Ren Zilin came to his younger sister’s side and sighed: “I say, little sister, why haven’t you given up yet? Have you ever seen him let any woman get on his carriage?”

Actually, he wanted to persuade his silly younger sister not to set her heart on Chu Tiankuo. After all, if he had any intention, his sister wouldn’t have to chase after him like this.

But his little sister couldn’t be persuaded.

Ren Zishan was not discouraged at all: “Hmph, second brother, just you wait! One day, I will become the first and only woman who can ride Brother Tiankuo’s carriage!”

Ren Zilin was not afraid to strike his little sister: “It’s unlikely in this lifetime!”

Junior Sister has already ridden someone’s carriage!

Ren Zishan glared at him upon hearing this: “I’m going to write a letter back and tell father that you’re bullying me!”

After saying that, she angrily got into her own carriage.

Ren Zilin: “. . .”

He was just telling the truth!

Alas! Good advice is often unpleasant to hear~

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The black carriage passed by the entrance of Plum Blossom Village and was about to head towards the county town along the official road.

A cold voice suddenly came from inside the carriage, “Stop.”

Songbai hurriedly stopped the carriage.

Chu Tiankuo got off the carriage carrying a light blue bundle.

Seeing this, Songbai said: “Master, are you going to deliver this to Miss Shen? Let me do it! Why should Master personally do such a trivial matter!”

Chu Tiankuo: “. . .”

Indeed, he didn’t need to do such a trivial matter.

“Master asked me to deliver it.”

Songbai was stunned for a moment.

Did he?

Songbai looked puzzled, “Master, when did Old Master Tang ask you to deliver something to Miss Shen? Why didn’t I hear or see it?”

Chu Tiankuo looked at him coldly.

Songbai: “. . .”

Feeling the murderous intent from that gaze, Songbai’s mind raced, and he finally managed to come up with an excuse: “Old Master Tang must have asked Master to deliver it earlier! Master, please!”

He bent over and made a gesture of invitation.

Only then did Chu Tiankuo walk down the village path with the package.

Songbai breathed a sigh of relief.

Shopkeeper Zhao said that Master’s suspicion of Miss Shen was not just simple suspicion, and now he also felt that it was “not simple”!

Could it be that Master, seeing that Miss Shen is a talented person, wants to recruit her and make her choose a new master?

It’s truly a pity for someone as smart and capable as Miss Shen to be on Prime Minister Liang’s side!

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In the village, Xingnong rode the wild bull down the mountain. It was the time when everyone was preparing lunch, and smoke was rising from the chimneys of every household. She didn’t encounter anyone along the way.

Xingnong rode the wild bull back to the village. As she passed by the village chief’s house, Shen Dabao happened to walk out.

Shen Dabao saw Xingnong and angrily blocked the wild bull: “Shen Xingnong, why did you make the county magistrate punish Miss Mingzhu with the board? I’m telling you, the more you bully Miss Mingzhu, the more I hate you! If you dare bully Mingzhu again, I won’t spare you!”

He heard that Miss Mingzhu was in so much pain that she cried!

Just thinking about her crying made his heart break.

“Move aside.” Xingnong lightly tugged the bull’s horn, “Let’s go!”

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The wild bull had long been impatient. It snorted and charged forward.

Shen Dabao was so scared that he retreated repeatedly and fell to the ground.

What kind of bull is this? It looks so fierce.

Shen Xiaobao came out at this time carrying a basket of rotten eggs. Seeing Xingnong, he thought she was bullying his older brother and immediately showed a look of disgust. He said arrogantly: “Shen Xingnong, you bad person, you made someone beat my sister Mingzhu and now you’re beating my brother, I’ll throw these at you!”

As he said that, he picked up a rotten egg from the basket and threw it, continuing to curse: “Bastard, you dare to have designs on my brother, you’re not even worthy of carrying his shoes! A toad wanting to eat swan meat!”

The fact that the original owner liked Shen Dabao had always been a joke among the villagers.

Every time the village chief’s wife heard it, she would scold the original owner, saying that she wasn’t even worthy of carrying her son’s shoes and dared to have designs on him.

Shen Xiaobao had heard it so many times that he naturally learned to say it.

Xingnong coldly reached out and caught the egg, then threw it back without any expression.

With a “splat” sound, the rotten egg exploded on Shen Xiaobao’s body, instantly filling the air with a foul smell.

The wild bull turned its head away in disgust and walked a few steps away.

It had just realized that Xingnong was really good to it. At least when she was taming it earlier, she only held onto its horns and didn’t have any intention of hurting it.

Shen Xiaobao was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect Xingnong to dare throw it back at him. He reacted slowly for a few seconds before bursting into tears, “Waaah… Mother! Mother, the bastard threw an egg at me!”

He was used to throwing stones at the original owner.

Because the original owner admired Shen Dabao, she always tolerated him.

There was a scabbed wound on this body’s forehead, which he had caused a few days ago by throwing a stone. It bled a lot and still hurt!

If it weren’t for this wound getting infected and the original owner getting a high fever and just recovering from a serious illness, she probably wouldn’t have died after five strokes of the board.

Shen Dabao was furious: “Shen Xingnong, you’re crazy, you even dare to hit my brother!”

As he said that, he quickly picked up a rotten egg from the basket and threw it at Xingnong.

Shen Xiaobao, seeing this, stopped crying and picked up an egg to throw as well: “Bad person, you dare to hit my brother, you’re looking for death! I’ll throw these at you! I’ll throw these at you!”

Xingnong’s eyes narrowed, and she reached out to catch one, about to catch the other.

At this moment, a figure stood in front of her and caught the other egg.

Xingnong was stunned for a moment.

Chu Tiankuo stood in front of Xingnong with an expressionless face and directly threw the egg at Shen Dabao’s face!

“Splat!” Shen Dabao only felt a pain in his face, and then something sticky stuck to his face, a foul smell filling his senses.

He immediately vomited!

Seeing this, Shen Xiaobao picked up the eggs from the basket and threw them one by one: “Bad person, you dare to hit my brother, you’re looking for death!”

Chu Tiankuo, carrying a light blue bundle in one hand, with an indifferent face, waved his hand.

Seven or eight eggs all went towards Shen Dabao’s face and body.

In an instant, Shen Dabao was covered in rotten eggs, the stench overwhelming.

Shen Xiaobao was so scared that he forgot to cry!

Chu Tiankuo turned around and took the last egg from Xingnong’s hand: “Give it to me, don’t get your hands dirty.”

His voice was exceptionally gentle.

Chu Tiankuo took the egg and threw it backwards without looking back.

“Damn it, you dare…” Shen Dabao, who was rushing towards them like a madman, was directly hit in the mouth and swallowed a mouthful of rotten egg!

“Ugh~”

Chu Tiankuo said to Xingnong, “Let’s go!”

Xingnong nodded.

Xingnong patted the bull’s head, and the two of them continued walking forward.

Inside the house, the village chief and his wife ran out when they heard the commotion and were dumbfounded!

Seeing her two precious sons being bullied like this, the village chief’s wife immediately rushed forward and blocked Chu Tiankuo and Xingnong’s path.

“Don’t go!”

Then she turned to the village chief of Plum Blossom Village and said: “Husband, call all the villagers over!”

How dare they throw rotten eggs at her precious sons, it’s outrageous!