Chapter 71 Hand over the evidence of the Liu family's crimes to me

Yunxi's laughter awakened the drowsy Shi Qingchen. He opened his cloudy and bloodshot eyes and it took him a while to see who it was.

The moment he recognized the person in front of him, he immediately called out in a hoarse voice, "Yunxi, is that you? You're back, aren't you?"

You've come to save me, haven't you? I knew it. Even if the whole world abandoned me, you wouldn't abandon me. They all only enjoy the glory I bring, but you're willing to suffer with me in my poverty.

Yunxi maintained her smile, but her words were full of sarcasm: "So you went to great lengths to kill me just to end up like this?"

When Shi Qingchen saw her admit that she was Yunxi, his eyes welled up with tears. He hurriedly confessed, "Yunxi, I was wrong. I can't live without you. Can you forgive me? As long as you are willing to come back to my side, I will punish you however you want."

"Back to your side?" Yunxi asked back, then giggled incessantly as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. After a long while, she stopped laughing and asked, "If I want to punish you, do I need to go back to your side?"

However, if you want to escape your current miserable state, I can give you a chance. As long as you hand over all the evidence of the Liu family's crimes to me, I will lend you ten secret guards to help you take revenge on the Liu family.

After saying this, Shi Qingchen did not respond immediately, but Yunxi did not take it to heart and ordered Feng Xun to put the person down.

The moment Shi Qingchen landed, he immediately tidied his hair. He knew he must look extremely disheveled, but he also remembered that Yunxi had praised him more than once, saying he was gentle and refined, and that she must like his face.

Yunxi watched him perform these amusing actions with apparent patience. When Qingchen looked up again, Yunxi raised an eyebrow and asked, "So, do you agree to this deal?"

After a flurry of composing himself, Shi Qingchen didn't answer but instead asked, "Yunxi, as long as you forgive me, I'll do anything..."

Yunxi raised her hand to stop his wishful thinking and asked impatiently in a cold voice, "A deal or no deal, just one word."

Shi Qingchen knew that seeing Yunxi was a sign of anger, and that seeking forgiveness wouldn't be easy with just a few words. So he quickly adopted a more ingratiating attitude and said:

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. I'll listen to you. From now on, I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

However, regarding the evidence against the Liu family, we can only provide some details; further investigation is needed to uncover witness testimonies and physical evidence. After all, I can't even go back to the Shi family right now, so I can't be of much help.”

Upon hearing this, Yunxi gave a soft "hmm," indicating that he could speak.

Shi Qingchen swallowed hard and began to describe in detail the Liu family's secret salt-selling operations and the cargo ships that traded iron ore.

Yunxi listened attentively, took notes, and finally nodded in satisfaction, ordering, "Now give me back Fengxun and Que'er's indentures. They are not your servants, and you have no right to hold their indentures."

Shi Qingchen hesitated for only a moment before immediately nodding in agreement. Despite the excruciating pain in his body, he staggered to the corner of the woodshed.

Among a pile of weeds, a wooden box was found, and two contracts were taken out from it, one belonging to Feng Xun and the other to Que'er.

Then he turned around and walked over, intending to hand it to Yunxi, but as soon as he was about to get closer, he was stopped by Feng Xun, who unceremoniously snatched the contract and handed it to Yunxi instead.

Yunxi didn't take it, but told Fengxun to keep it safe. Then, without saying a word, she turned and left the woodshed, taking Fengxun and Que'er with her, and left the Shi family's old house.

Shi Qingchen stared blankly at the departing figure, a word of pleading swirling in his throat several times, but he ultimately forced it back down.

He now needs to atone for his mistakes; only by making Yunxi happy can he talk about anything else.

Not long after Yunxi left, ten men in black appeared in the woodshed. They were all dressed in night clothes and their faces were covered with black cloth, clearly indicating that they were secret guards.

Shi Qingchen pointed at one of them and commanded, "Come here and carry me on your back."

The guard frowned in disgust, then walked up to him, grabbed Shi Qingchen by the back of his collar, and dragged him out of the woodshed.

As soon as Yunxi climbed over the wall, Gu Nanxiao picked her up and carried her to the carriage.

Yunxi was not surprised by his appearance. After all, she had not tried to hide her actions from him at all, and the people she brought with her were the bodyguards he had arranged.

Gu Nanxiao knew that Yunxi never did things behind his back, but when he learned that the person the little girl came to see was Shi Qingchen, he felt very depressed.

He really wanted to ask Yunxi what was going on with Shi Qingchen. Was this unusual level of attention really just for revenge for her sister?

But Gu Nanxiao forced himself to hold back again. He knew that if Yunxi wanted to tell him, she would do so even without him asking. If the little girl didn't want to tell him, he wouldn't get an answer even if he asked.

On the way back, the carriage still took two hours. Yunxi ignored the man's coldness, found a comfortable position in his arms, and yawned as she took a nap.

Gu Nanxiao's initial surge of jealousy gradually subsided as he looked at the peaceful sleeping face of the person in his arms.

He reached out and brushed the stray hairs from Yunxi's forehead, smiling bitterly with a helpless expression. He had never imagined that one day he would be so emotionally moved by a woman, yet he found it all so sweet.

The next morning, after Liu woke up, she wanted to ring the bell to call the servants in to attend to her. But after ringing it for a long time, no one came in, so she had to put on her shoes and open the door herself.

She pushed open the bedroom door angrily, only to find the outer room empty. Calling for her maid, she passed through the screen and entered the courtyard, only to discover that all her servants were bound together, gagged and gagged.

In her terror, she instinctively tried to call for help, but a masked man dressed in black gagged her and quickly tied her up.

Liu struggled desperately in fear, but when she saw Shi Qingchen slowly walking in from outside the courtyard, she stopped all movement, her eyes filled with endless panic.

Shi Qingchen had a hearty meal and a good night's rest last night. Early this morning, he ordered his guards to tie up all of Liu's servants and to take all of Liu's dowry for himself.

He also found the indentures of the servants and prepared for the brokers to come and bring his newly purchased slaves. He also sold Liu's people to work as laborers in the mines.

Shi Qingchen has been tormented to the point of near death these past few days, and the servants around Madam Liu have all contributed to this. The most vicious person is Ling'er, Madam Liu's personal maid who came from her maiden family; she was the one who devised many of the torture methods.

Seeing this, Liu didn't dare to breathe loudly. She slumped to the side, trying to minimize her presence. Even when she saw the brokers come to her door and sell off her dowry servants, she didn't dare to utter a single word of protest.

It wasn't until Shi Qingchen finished dealing with everyone except Ling'er that he struggled to get up and walk towards her. At that moment, Liu felt a wet heat in her lower body and couldn't help but wet her pants.