Veins throbbing with rage, he scolded furiously, "You worthless thing! How many times have I told you, if you're incompetent, just stay at home and keep out of trouble? Provoked by a few words, off you scurried, and look where we are now. What am I supposed to say to you?"
Feng Rui clung to Mr. Feng's legs, crying, "Father, father, it truly wasn't my fault, it was all Qiao Muniang's craftiness. She deliberately set a trap for me! How could I have known she was so cunning? I was even more shocked that Zhao Jiangshui turned out to be Qiao Muniang's brother. It was the spy who inquired about Zhao Jiangshui's background who erred. He fetched the wrong information, leading our family to ruin. Yes, it's his fault!"
Mr. Feng was also furious and immediately shouted, "Who was the one who probed the information?! Get out here! How are Zhao Jiangshui and Qiao Muniang related?!"