Chapter 1778: Zhao Shu’s Rage Chapter 1778: Zhao Shu’s Rage Editor: Henyee Translations On this day, Zhao Shu acpanied Taotao to Zhang Village.
As they approached, Shao Xiaozhi abruptly dashed out, dropping to her knees in front of their carriage.
Tears streamed down her face as she implored Taotao to grant her request.
Whether her idea was spontaneous or influenced by someone else remained unclear.
Yet, amidst her tears and pleas, she didn’t beg for Young Master Zhao’s return.
Instead, she beseeched Taotao to accept her as a concubine.
Her declaration left everyone stunned.
Taotao, Zhao Shu, Aunt Qing, Xiangling, Tongshun, and the onlookers from the village were all rendered speechless.
Unable to contain himself, Zhao Shu erupted in anger.
“Are you quite finished?
What of your family?
Do you have any regard for them?
Do you truly believe I’m one to be trifled with?
If I were to truly lose my temper, I could make life very difficult for your kin!
Your brother still aspires to the civil service, does he not?
Well, if he dares to irk me further, he can forget about it!
I’ll ensure he never sets foot in the bureaucracy!” Upon hearing the news, Ms.
Ma and Third Uncle intended to intervene.
However, upon catching wind of Zhao Shu’s threats, they hastened to the scene.
With a fierce glare, Zhao Shu lashed out at them.
“You two cowards!
Are you too spineless to defend your own honor?
Deal with this shameless wretch swiftly, or I’ll do it myself!
I’ll gladly pensate you after I’ve given him a taste of my whip!” Ms.
Ma’s face darkened as she directed her ire towards Taotao.
“How can you stand by and allow this to happen to your cousin?
You’re heartless!” “Silence!” Zhao Shu’s whip cracked, eliciting a cry of pain from Ms.
Ma.
“Dare to bully Taotao in my presence?
Do you have a death wish?
You came seeking trouble, yet have the gall to accuse others of bullying?” Taotao intervened, his voice cold.
“Xiaozhi has clearly lost her senses.
Keep a close eye on her, Third Aunt-in-law, and spare yourself the embarrassment.
Anyone can see if I’ve wronged her.
If I were truly malicious, you wouldn’t even dare speak up.
Your words only prove my leniency.
Or are you tempting fate with your accusations?” Taotao’s words only fueled Ms.
Ma’s fury.
The villagers had never witnessed Zhao Shu lose his temper before; they had always regarded him as even-tempered.
Seeing him now, their hearts raced with an unexplained fear.
He was a Young Master hailing from a wealthy family in Jiangnan.
While he could be amiable when pleased, it was foolish to assume he lacked a temper.
He possessed both the means and the confidence to assert himself.
With his confidence came the power to potentially ruin the Shao Family’s standing… Ms.
Ma and Third Uncle, shocked and enraged, found themselves unnerved without cause.
Even Shao Xiaozhi appeared taken aback.
Through clenched teeth, Third Uncle retorted, “Stop bluffing.
Do you think there’s no law here?” Zhao Shu smirked.
“Naturally, I uphold the laws of the Great Qin Empire.
Care to test me?
With a mere utterance, I could ensure your family suffers a fate worse than death, all within the empire’s legal bounds.
Would you like to try me?” Third Uncle fell silent, his fear palpable.
Deep down, he knew it to be true.
Yet, he dared not tempt fate.
He wouldn’t have dared to provoke even a minor landlord in a neighboring village, let alone someone of Zhao Shu’s stature.
Aunt Qing cast a glance at the gathered crowd.
“Nothing to see here.
Scatter, scatter!
Tongshun, quickly, get the carriage ready.”
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