Chapter 157 Transaction

"Where do you get the strength to hit me?"

Bai Qingyi covered her face and looked at Jiang Ruyi in disbelief. She felt a little scared in her heart and couldn't help but want to step back.

"Bai Qingyi, do you really think that this lady can't see through your twists and turns?"

"My mother has been fighting with the concubines in the mansion for so many years. Does she really think that I am some kind of spoiled young lady who has been kept in seclusion and unknown to the world?"

"I'm telling you! Even if I die, I'll still be the principal wife of the Anping Marquis's mansion! I'm Xun Chen's principal wife! Do you really think I can't see the calculation in your eyes? Huh?!"

Jiang Ruyi's body was like a kite with a broken string, struggling to support herself on the bed, her eyes fierce as she shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Are you really crazy? If you want to die, then die quickly! What are you doing occupying this position?!"

Bai Qingyi had already sent all the servants from Ningxiang Courtyard out when she entered the room.

Jiang Ruyi is in poor health now and may die at any time. This is known to everyone.

Bai Qingyi was Xun Chen's cousin and was rescued by him from the Jingzhao government office. Everyone thought she would be the next wife of the Earl of Anping.

"You want me to die? I won't die. I will keep this status until I die. I am not that coward like Jiang Qingning. She gave her son to someone else to raise. My son can only have me as his mother in his life!"

Jiang Ruyi sneered and watched Bai Qingyi's expression change constantly.

Then her eyes turned, her face gradually turned pale, and her eyes turned to the figure walking quickly outside the window. Jiang Ruyi was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Pointing at Bai Qingyi sadly, he said, "I'm almost dead, why can't you let me live a little longer?"

"I just want to see my An'er again, can't you even allow me?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Bai Qingyi was covered in blood from Jiang Ruyi. Looking at her, she felt that this trick was somewhat familiar, and she secretly thought to herself that it was not good.

"bump!"

Bai Qingyi's heart skipped a beat as she met Jiang Ruyi's smirking eyes.

"Cousin, I never thought you would be such a woman."

The bedroom door was suddenly kicked open, and a tall figure walked in with an intimidating look.

Xun Chen looked at the scene before him, and his heart sank to the bottom of the river.

Jiang Ruyi lay on the bed with a pale face, and the surroundings and the ground were covered with the blood she had vomited.

Bai Qingyi stood in front of her, still questioning her wildly.

If the news that the concubine forced the second wife to death were to get out, would Xun Chen still have any face left?

"cousin?"

Bai Qingyi turned around and looked at Xun Chen's angry expression, and there was something she didn't understand in her heart.

She rushed forward, tightly grasped Xun Chen's arm, and said anxiously: "Cousin, things are not as you see. It's really not me. I didn't want to force her to death!"

Xun Chen gave her a mysterious look and suddenly pulled his arm back: "Cousin, I haven't told you what it is yet."

Bai Qingyi felt as if she was falling into an icy cave: "Cousin...you don't believe me?"

"It's come to this, there's no point in explaining." Xun Chen closed his eyes and shouted, "Someone come!"

Zhuxi immediately flashed in and bowed, "Sir?"

Xun Chen glanced at Jiang Ruyi and said, "Have Aunt Bai taken away and confined until Madam recovers. Also, have all the maids and servants in Ningxiang Courtyard be beaten with thirty lashes of the cane and expelled from the mansion. Replace them with new ones."

Zhu Xi's heart was filled with shock and he lowered his head and said, "Yes!"

He turned around to call for help, and Bai Qingyi was dragged out with tears streaming down her face.

Jiang Ruyi let out a sigh of relief and was helped to lie down by her maid who came with her dowry. She cleaned up all the bloodstains around her. Xun Chen sat beside her without saying a word from beginning to end.

"Now that things have come to this, are you satisfied?"

Xun Chen frowned. The room was always filled with the smell of blood. It seemed that Jiang Ruyi's foundation was ruined and she was probably on the verge of death.

"My husband, what are you talking about? I don't have any reason to be dissatisfied. My concubine framed my mistress, and the servant bullied her. I was not in good health and could not do anything. My husband dealt with them for me. I am so grateful to him."

Jiang Ruyi spoke in a light tone, and there was no love in her eyes when she looked at Xun Chen.

Perhaps they fell in love at first sight at Jiang's house many years ago, but when she really married him, Jiang Ruyi regretted it.

She regretted that she had used every possible means to marry Xun Chen, even sacrificing her own life. Fortunately, she could still breathe a sigh of relief. She had to find a good home for her child.

"My husband knew I was wronged, right? Ahem... But he still allowed Bai Qingyi to slander me and locked me up in the small Buddhist temple for two months."

A smile appeared on Jiang Ruyi's lips. "In other words, whether it's me or Jiang Qingning, as long as it's a woman that my husband doesn't like, he will allow her to be bullied and framed. Even if the murderer is right in front of us, my husband will still condone the murderer."

"I wonder if what I said touched my husband's heart?"

"My husband, you are selfish by nature and only love yourself. You will eliminate anyone who can affect your interests without hesitation."

"You locked me up in the small Buddhist temple on my wedding night, you thought Jiang Qingning had no interest in you, you treated my uncle and cousin as ladders to success, Xun Chen, you are a selfish man with no gentlemanly manners."

Jiang Ruyi narrated all this quietly. When she finished speaking, Xun Chen looked at her quietly for a long time and asked, "When did you know this?"

"A month ago, the day after Duke Lin Heng of Fengguo died, I overheard your conversation with Zhu Xi outside your study."

"Why? My husband thinks I know all this and wants to get rid of me as soon as possible?"

Xun Chen stood up and walked in front of Jiang Ruyi, his eyes cold: "Do you really think I dare not?"

"You dare."

Jiang Ruyi covered her lips and coughed violently. She raised her weak and pale face and sneered, "You are selfish and hypocritical. How could I not leave a way out for myself?"

"Have you been pretending to be arrogant and domineering all this time? Just to escape from me?"

"Yes, I know you won't let me go. After all, I humiliated you, but didn't I also give up my reputation to marry you and bear children for you?"

"I love you, so how could I let your life be ruined? As long as my husband promises me one thing, I can guarantee that the news will never be spread from me."

"What do you want?"

After a long moment, Xun Chen spoke in an extremely cold voice, his eyes looking as if he was looking at a dead person.

Jiang Ruyi looked up without fear, with a smile in her eyes that said, "As expected."

"It's very simple. I just need to make a deal with you, my husband."