Usually Su Wan would never do something so ruthless to a woman but it was Lai Pan who forced her hand first. It was one thing that she tried to ruin her reputation but the fact that she even arranged for a leeway for that woman named Hanyi to seduce her husbands, was something that Su Wan could not withstand.
She did not care what others had to say about her marrying five men but since she married them, those five men belonged to her and her alone. She was not going to share them even if they were to call her selfish, thus the fact that the Lai family and Su Yiqian were thinking of touching her men, Su Wan couldn't calm down.
With that, she turned to look at Pei Huai whose expression was a bit complicated and then said, " Catch your wife in the act and bring her to the Yamen, you then need to make her confess that it was the Imperial Concubine Su who asked her to this.... If you do not want to then you can write your resignation letter, and I will stamp on it."
" You... you are serious county magistrate?" Pei Huai could not believe his ears, Su Wan really wanted him to catch his wife and then make her blame that imperial concubine who was behind this matter.
"It is only your wife who takes someone else's life as a joke, pardon me I do not have the same skills as her," sneered Su Wan as she looked at the man in front of her. " I am not joking, it's about time your wife learns the lesson that she needs to face the consequences of her actions. Does she think that she can get away again and again?"
" Either you publicize the matter or you leave your position. It's ultimately, your position that is giving your wife the courage that she can do anything that she wants, as long as she is reduced to the wife of a commoner, your wife will learn how to sit still!"
Su Wan had no good feelings towards a woman who instead of facing her husband used someone else as her shield. Lai Pan could have easily talked with her husband and cleared the matter but she did not want to show her ugly side to her husband which was why she targeted those women who could do nothing to her.
A woman like her deserved nothing but severe punishment!
" But... this will tarnish my wife's reputation as well as the imperial concubine," Pei Huai was still a bit hesitant.
Since that woman had gotten away with her new identity and thought that she and her loved ones were untouchable, then Su Wan was going to teach her lesson that they were not so untouchable!
" But...what if that woman tried to attack you again?" Second Madam Lai asked with a slight confusion written on her face.
" She will not dare to make a move for the time being," by the next month, the revenue generated by Snack Street and the mermaid aquarium would be released.
The future of the city would be at stake, there were more than three thousand families in this city, and the Emperor would think twice before offending her. He had to protect her and her husbands no matter what.
As long as Su Yiqian was not a fool, she would have to swallow her grievances. Unless she wanted to be thrown into the cold palace.
After all, if something happened to her the future of more than three thousand families would be at stake. And if those whose lives got better with her plans and ideas were suddenly sent back to their previous state, would they sit still?
The answer was no, they would be furious.
The power of the masses was something that no Emperor would try to ignite especially not the one who fought alongside commoners and knew that if they wanted they could snatch his position at any moment.
Second Madam Lai did not know what Su Wan was thinking but from the looks of it, she was still in control of the situation.
When she saw how scary Su Wan was, Second Madam Lai was glad that she did not go against her to the point of no return or else!