(Main story completed, extras updated daily) Qian Tong, her name a reflection of her, is the daughter of a wealthy Yangzhou merchant.
At her full moon banquet, a fortune teller predicted her ...
Chapter 49 Chapter 49 [VIP]
Chapter 49
In order to match the jade pendant, Qian Tong went back and changed into a new set of fabrics.
The new color dyed by the dyeing workshop is cinnabar blue, and then the embroiderer embroiders a pattern of flowers and brocade on the chest. A layer of light white gauze is worn inside the short arm, and the lower skirt is a pomegranate skirt.
It looks very much like the way women in Kyoto dress.
Qian Tong asked Fu Yin, "How is it?"
"It looks good." Fu Yin nodded. The master of the Bai family is good-looking and looks good in anything he wears. What's more, today is a happy occasion for him. Her face is full of smiles, and there is a hint of feminine charm between her eyebrows.
Fearing that Qian Tong would think Bai Yi was being perfunctory, Fu Yin added, "Madam, your son-in-law will like it."
"Who said I was dressing for him?" She never showed her clothes to anyone, only to please Bai Ji. Qian Tong reached out and flicked her forehead, punishing her for being clever. "Let's go, the banquet is almost over."
As soon as they left Qian's alley, they ran into Ah Jin, who had hurried back to report the news. With a furious look on his face, he hurriedly reported, "Madam, the head of the family was beaten by the Lu family!"
Qian Tong was stunned. "Who hit who?!"
Ah Jin gritted his teeth and said, "That old bastard Lu Ergou, we spared him earlier and didn't kill him completely, but he came looking for death. Today, he took advantage of the drunken master on the street and, along with the Lu family servants, beat him up with a club..."
Qian Tong's head exploded, his face turned cold, "How is father?"
Ajin didn't dare to hide it. "He has two broken ribs and is still unconscious. His wife has been sent to the clinic." Ajin paused and didn't tell her what his son-in-law had told him: "Tell Seventh Lady not to be impulsive."
The Lu family beat people in the street and bullied them to this extent. What else can we tolerate?
Ajin wanted to rush to the Lu family immediately and grab Master Lu, to take revenge and avenge his grievances. He would inflict as many injuries on Master Lu as on the head of the family.
Qian Tong didn't expect that the Lu family had not given up.
Mr. Qian usually looks strong, but he is actually empty inside. As soon as he closes the door at night, he starts yelling with Mrs. Qian, complaining about pain here and there. Today, someone even broke his ribs.
The Lu family wants to die!
"Surround the Lu family and don't let anyone escape." The second young master had escaped before and has not been found yet. Afraid that the second master Lu would use the same trick again, Qian Tong did not take the carriage. Instead, he took Fu Yin and A Jin with him and drove straight to the Lu Mansion.
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On the other side, Song Yunzhi carried Mr. Qian to the clinic.
Looking at Mr. Qian lying on the couch with his face bruised and swollen, and no longer recognizable as he was before, Mrs. Qian cried bitterly, cursing the Lu family for being worthless, and was about to go to the police to report it herself.
Song Yunzhi sent Shen Che to accompany Madam Qian to the prefectural government to report the case, and secretly instructed: "Tell Wang Zhao to send someone to the Lu family immediately."
After that, he stayed in the clinic to take care of Mr. Qian.
It was summer, and the whole house was filled with noise, which made the boredom even more intense. Song Yunzhi stood outside, waiting for Mr. Qian to wake up. His heart felt like it was burning in fire, and he felt restless and irritable.
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The Qian family and the Lu family are located in the east and west respectively. To go from the Qian family to the Lu family, one must pass through a busy street.
The Qian family is getting engaged today, and many people want to join in the fun. The Qian family's teahouse is located in the center of the street, and the road is crowded with pedestrians, so Qian Tong and his party have to slow down.
By the time we arrived at the Lu family, it was already dusk.
The horses rushed into the alley of the Lu family's house. From a distance, they saw the gate of the mansion was closed. Even the gatekeeper was gone. Ah Jin cursed, "You coward, you think you can get away with hiding."
He dismounted and kicked open the Lu family's gate. "Is Second Master Lu here? The Seventh Lady of the Qian Family has something to ask Second Master!"
No one answered.
Ajin continued to walk in, Qian Tong and Fu Yin followed closely behind him. Because they came here to seek revenge today, Ajin and Fu Yin both had knives in their hands.
The three of them walked through the front hall and into the inner courtyard. It was still quiet inside. Ah Jin cursed again, "What's going on? Master Lu is hiding, afraid to see my wife?"
Fu Yin followed A Jin to look for someone.
Qian Tong walked for a while and slowly realized that something was wrong.
When she came to the Lu family that day, all she could hear were the sounds of children playing. There were many children in the Lu family, and even though Mr. Lu was hiding away today because he was afraid of trouble, those children could not control themselves and kept silent.
There will be noise.
However, at this time, the entire Lu family house was eerily quiet.
A strange feeling gradually arose, and Qian Tong couldn't help but stop. Before he could decide whether to move forward, Ajin, who was walking in front, had kicked open another wooden door.
The moment the door was kicked open, the stuffy air trapped inside quickly fled out, and the strong smell of blood filled the air, making people feel sick. Ajin, who was standing in the front, froze there like a statue, and suddenly became speechless.
Fu Yin behind him murmured, "Madam, don't come over..."
Qian Tong still walked forward.
The bloody pool in the Lu family courtyard was like a deadly abyss, with corpses lying in disorder on the ground, under the corridor, and on the steps...
From masters to servants, the elderly, women, and babies, no one was spared.
Mr. Lu.
He sat with his back against the pile of corpses, his throat cut so deep that the bone was visible. The blood flowed down and dyed his clothes red. It seemed that he had just died and the blood had not yet coagulated. His eyeballs almost popped out of his sockets as he stared at the door.
Behind him was a mountain of corpses, including women pierced by swords, children whose throats were cut, and the sons of the Lu family who were stabbed several times and died with their eyes open.
These people were killed and dragged here.
Anyone who saw this scene knew that the Lu family was forced to appear here by them.
Why?
Qian Tong's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately said to A Jin and Fu Yin, "Retreat!"
Just as she turned around, a voice suddenly came from the bloody mass, "Seventh Lady, please wait..."
Qian Tong recognized the voice; it was the second son of the Lu family.
Everyone else had gone, yet they couldn't escape this disaster? Qian Tong didn't want to pay attention, but he heard Second Young Master Lu say painfully, "My Lu family was completely wiped out, and only my son is still breathing in my arms. I know that Miss Qi is a kind-hearted person with a compassionate heart, and she wouldn't stand by and watch someone die. After all, she's not the same kind as those evil people from the Pu family. Please, Miss Qi, for the sake of our common destiny, save my son's life today. When you reach the underworld, I will light a lamp for your safety."
His voice came from behind the pile of corpses, intermittent and weak.
The Lu family was wiped out, which was indeed tragic, but the Qian family could not stay here for long, otherwise it would be difficult to escape. Ah Jin urged, "Madam..."
Qian Tongbai also guessed that today's events were not so simple. Instead of sympathizing with the Lu family, her current situation was more important.
She turned to Ajin and Fuyin and said, "Let's go!"
After the door to the yard was opened, the bloody smell spread to every corner and could not be escaped with every breath. Qian Tong was so irritated by the smell that he walked to the corridor, but his steps were too heavy to lift.
Suddenly, the words of the Song prince echoed in his mind, "She is not a bad person by nature." Qian Tong suddenly raised his head and stared at the railing on the corridor. He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Fuck those good people. My wife Qian Qi has never been a good person..."
She finally turned around and said to Ajin and Fuyin who were walking in front of her, "You go ahead and watch the door!"
Qian Tong returned to the courtyard and found the second young master behind the pile of corpses. He was covered in blood and it was impossible to tell where his injuries were. He was dead, but under his arms, he was protecting a child.
Qian Tong had also seen that child before.
He was the eighth son that Second Young Master Lu had boasted about to her, and was once regarded as the sweetest treasure by Second Young Master Lu.
The Eighth Young Master was also stabbed in the abdomen. The two-year-old child had his eyes closed and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive. Qian Tong reached out to touch the tip of his nose and after confirming that he was still breathing, he stood up and pushed the Second Young Master Lu who was blocking in front of him.
Mr. Lu was too protective, so Qian Tong could only kick him away.
When she finally lifted the eighth young master of the Lu family from the pile of blood and held him in her arms, she stood up and looked up, and suddenly saw Prince Song standing at the door with a pale face.
Their eyes met, and Prince Song's eyes turned crimson with anger.
Qian Tong: ...
Qian Tong couldn't help but sigh for Bai Ji.
This is such bad luck!
After hearing her sigh, Song Yunzhi shouted in a voice as sharp as a knife, filled with pain: "Qian Tong!"
Qian Tong knew that it would be useless to say anything at this point, but he still said helplessly: "If I say that the death of the Lu family has nothing to do with me, and I am here to save the son of the Second Master Lu, will you believe me?"
Song Yunzhi just stared at her intently. Even though the two of them had narrowly escaped death from the sea that day, Qian Tong had never seen Prince Song's face look so ugly.
Qian Tong lowered his head and glanced at Bai Ji.
Because she pushed Lu Er away, her hands were covered in blood, as was her dress. Lu Er was lying at her feet, and she was holding Master Lu Er's son in her arms.
Qian Tong still held onto a glimmer of hope, and with a try-it attitude, he explained, "I really came here to save someone. When I arrived, Second Young Master Lu was still alive. He asked me to save his son."
"If you don't believe me, you can take a look. He is still alive." To prove his innocence, Qian Tong's fingertips once again touched the nose of the pregnant girl.
My heart is completely cold.
The remaining breath of the eighth young master of the Lu family is gone.
She still remembered that Bai Ji had proposed to Prince Song to use the Eighth Young Master as a hostage to threaten the Second Young Master. At that time, she sincerely wanted to help him out of trouble, but now it has become evidence of her murder.
Qian Tong didn't want to explain anymore. She gently placed the child on the ground and begged for mercy to the young master in front of her: "Yun Zhen, please let me go, okay? Just pretend that you didn't see me today. This matter is too strange. Think about it, no matter how much I hate the Lu family, how could I possibly massacre the entire Lu family? I'm not that kind of person, you know, your son, you..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Young Master Shen rushing in, followed by Wang Zhao, and her mother, Madam Qian.
After everyone saw the scene in the yard, one can imagine the expressions on their faces.
"Tong Jie'er..." Madam Qian had originally come to settle accounts with the Lu family. She was afraid that the Lu family members would escape, so she deliberately bypassed the front door and went through the side door of the Lu family, hoping to catch the Lu family by surprise.
I didn't expect to see such a tragic scene.
Especially when she saw Qian Tong standing there, his body covered in blood, her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground. She... was confused.
yes.
The Lu family beat Mr. Qian Erye until he was half dead. The seventh wife of the Qian family was furious and came to settle the score. Blinded by hatred for a moment, she slaughtered the entire Lu family in a rage.
Everyone would think so.
Even Bai Ji's mother didn't believe she was innocent, let alone the upright Prince Song. Qian Tong knew that Bai Ji couldn't clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River, so he didn't explain any more. He wiped the blood from his hands, looked up and said to Wang Zhao, who was staring blankly across from him: "Do you want to take me away? If not, I'll leave first."
Wang Zhao finally reacted and said coldly, "Take Miss Qi away."
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Qian Tong didn't struggle at all. It was useless to struggle, so she let Wang Zhao take her away.
Also taken away were Ajin and Fuyin.
Qian Tong had been to the prefectural government countless times, but tonight was her first time in the prefectural prison. She looked at Master Shen, who was sitting in front of her with a cold look in his eyes, and smiled at him, "Master Shen, do you feel very happy? I'm finally in your hands. You can use this opportunity to settle your personal grudges."
When Chen Che looked at her at this moment, he felt nothing but hatred.
Feeling the hostility in his eyes, Qian Tong hurriedly said, "I'm afraid of pain. Can we just talk about reason and not torture?"
Chen Che had just heard Prince Song praising Miss Qian Qi in broad daylight today, and before the day had passed, he was involved in a case of family annihilation.