Miss Qu was hurt by her words. After days of lovesickness and her weak physical condition, she coughed up blood and fainted.
Mayor Qian and others gulped but didn't intervene.
Qiao Mai pointed at the door. "Take your mistress away. If you dare to show up at my home again and engage in such behavior, I'll treat her as a bandit and deal with her."
The two maids, one carrying Miss Qu and the other assisting, left the courtyard and quickly departed in a horse-drawn carriage.
Qiao Mai shouted, "Close the door. If she dares to come again, give her a good beating. What a shameless person, daring to ruin my day during the New Year."
Mayor Qian and County Governor Zhu witnessed Qiao Mai's fierceness and spoke with trembling voices, realizing a tigress like her was truly fearsome.
"What happened?"
"Humph, what happened? Ask him!"
Qiao Mai was irritated and went to the kitchen, leaving Yuan Jiaqi to explain the situation.
