Nanny Zhang's heart seethed with hatred. She had been so close to pushing her daughter onto Erliang, but now, with such a scandal erupting, all her plans had dissolved into nothingness. Green with rage at Muniang's mocking gaze, Nanny Zhang's face turned the color of sickly weeds.
The village chief's brow was twisted into knots. In all his years at Tupo Village, he had never encountered such shameless acts. Despite wielding power for so many years, this was his first time dealing with such a thorny issue. If the adulterer had been some common folk, that would have been one thing, but it just had to be Qian Yuan, that profligate scion.
Muniang certainly saw the village chief's dilemma. He had always treated her quite well, and besides, she had orchestrated this entire event. However, she didn't want to put the village chief in a difficult position.
