Chapter 1536 Accidental Eavesdropping

That guest was the lecherous old man Qiuju mentioned.

Kong Zhiyou had no intention of eavesdropping at first. Ever since she lost her child, while she was recovering from childbirth, she watched helplessly as the Chen father and son acted as if nothing had happened, getting along intimately with the murderer as if they were family. Kong Zhiyou was completely disappointed in them and had no desire to get involved with them at all.

But she heard them mention Meng Yunzheng's name.

Shu Yu was startled. "Who are you talking about?"

Kong Zhiyou stared at her intently, "It is your fiancé, Young Master Meng Yunzheng."

Shu Yu's brows furrowed immediately. Just now at the county government office, they and Lord Xie all felt that the person who had been in contact with Scholar Chen was quite strange, but they never expected that this person was actually related to them.

Shu Yu asked with a stern face, "What did they say?"

“I heard that man tell my father-in-law to keep an eye on what Scholar Meng is up to. He also said that Scholar Meng has been getting close to Master Wen lately, and Master Wen is looking for learned people in the county town, apparently looking for a few teachers. The man suspected that Scholar Meng had asked Master Wen to do it. So he told my father-in-law to go to Master Wen, apply for a teaching position, and then get close to Scholar Meng to see what he’s up to and what his purpose is.”

Kong Zhiyou wasn't familiar with Meng Yunzheng, but he was Shu Yu's fiancé. After experiencing these ups and downs, she finally understood some things, realizing Ding Yuehua's kindness towards her and her earlier warnings.

Consider it a return favor. Ding Yuehua and Lu Xiangjun have a good relationship, so she should remind them later. Therefore, after hearing Meng Yunzheng's name, she did not leave immediately, but instead stood in the shadows and eavesdropped.

Upon hearing these words, Shu Yu's expression changed slightly, recalling what Meng Yunzheng had told her the previous night.

Chen Ji did indeed go to see Master Wen, but Master Wen disapproved of his character and rejected him.

Is there anything else?

“My father-in-law agreed to this, but I don’t know if it worked out or not. However, he is a rather selfish person. He was probably afraid of something going wrong, so he wanted to have a double guarantee and suggested giving Qiuju to that lecherous old man.”

"That old man is called an old man, but he's only in his forties." But compared to Qiu Ju, a sixteen-year-old girl, he really is an old man.

Kong Zhiyou said, "From what I heard in their words, this old man has some influence, and he didn't refuse to take Qiuju in at all. But!" Her voice suddenly became much sharper, "Qiuju is the murderer who caused me to end up like this, how could I let her go?"

If she really ends up with someone else, how will she get revenge? And if Qiuju gains power with that person, she will only be able to watch helplessly as she lives a life of luxury.

Kong Zhiyou simply could not tolerate this.

She felt she needed to speed things up to deal with Qiuju, but her health was too poor.

She lost her baby when she was six months pregnant, and the situation was extremely dangerous at the time. Although she has now recovered from childbirth, she is still very weak.

Not to mention, she hid in the shadows and eavesdropped for most of the day, during which time the wind even blew and it rained. The next day, Kong Zhiyou fell ill.

After finally recovering from her illness, she learned that the Chen family father and son, as well as Qiuju, were planning to watch the lanterns on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Since no one was home, she decided to take this opportunity to go into the study. If she could find out who that person was, she might be able to thwart Qiuju's plan to leave the Chen family.

(End of this chapter)