Chapter 51, Why (1 more)

Old Master Yuan looked at Xie Zhinuan's appearance, his heart also aching.

But in the end, he said nothing.

The Mule Cart continued to move onward, and Yuan Liuwang wasn't a fool—he always felt Old Master Yuan was scheming something. He also doubted, why did they insist on taking Xie Zhinuan to the county town?

She, a woman with no one to rely on, what could she do in the county town?

No.

There were plenty of things she could do in the county town.

With beauty that could topple cities, an extraordinary temperament, graceful and dignified—these were the most wonderful words Yuan Liuwang could think of, and they all applied to Xie Zhinuan. Such a woman was what countless men dreamt of, especially those officials, with power in their hands and the ability to plot for money, all the more covetous for pleasures.

A possibility suddenly occurred to him, and Yuan Liuwang tightened his grip on the reins.

The Mule Cart abruptly stopped.

Xie Zhinuan almost tumbled out.