Chapter 953 Miss Lu, are you crazy?

Shu Yu leaned closer to her, "If you tell her now, you can suffer less."

"You, you... Ah, it hurts, it hurts so much." Tang looked at her with resentment.

Shu Yu chuckled. "Ying Xi, go and wet the handkerchief and bring it over."

"Yes." Yingxi went out and came back in a little while later with three soaking wet handkerchiefs.

Shu Yu grabbed a wet handkerchief and covered Tang's mouth and nose. Tang's breathing became difficult, and her head began to throb with a dull pain, as if it were about to explode.

Seeing this, Young Master Jiang quickly stepped forward to stop her, saying, "Miss Lu, are you crazy? If this continues, she will die, and then the officials will come and arrest you."

Unfortunately, halfway there, Ying Xi blocked his way with a dagger.

"Miss Lu!" Young Master Jiang was extremely anxious.

Shu Yu looked at Tang Shi, whose tears were streaming down her face, and laughed, "I know what you're thinking. Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain to the authorities? Then you can take a gamble and see if I dare to."

Tang stared wide-eyed, her breath coming in ragged gasps and her eyes rolling back in her head, but the girl in front of her remained unmoved, even showing a hint of excitement as she watched Tang die.

Mrs. Tang couldn't take it anymore and waved her hand.

Shu Yu raised an eyebrow and slowly took back the damp handkerchief. "Are you finally willing to talk?"

Mrs. Tang bent over and coughed violently twice, gasping for breath. Finally catching her breath, she nodded through her tears and began in a slightly hoarse voice, "I...I'll talk..."

Although Tang Shi had a strong mentality, she wasn't a professionally trained bodyguard. She was still afraid of death and pain. If Shu Yu showed any forcefulness and genuine intent to kill her, she couldn't take it.

Sitting opposite Mrs. Tang, Shu Yu stared intently at her, not missing a single slight movement, lest she try any tricks again.

At this critical juncture, Tang had no choice but to confess everything.

She was indeed Old Cui's distant niece. Just as Shu Yu had guessed, after she eloped with Li Xiaoshan, she realized that she was restricted everywhere. They wanted to live somewhere else, but they couldn't leave without a travel permit.

They couldn't possibly hide in the deep mountains and forests, so after much thought, Tang found Old Man Cui.

Old Cui was actually suspicious of Tang's appearance, but since Tang promised to pay him rent, she wouldn't stay there for long.

Old Cui and Xiao Ya'er depended on each other for survival, living off the small plot of land they rented, and the harvest was meager. Especially now, the landlord was even planning to sell the entire estate and land.

He was quite old and unlike other tenant farmers, he could not find work. If he did not find a way to earn money, he and his granddaughter would not be able to survive. Therefore, he agreed to let Tang and her granddaughter stay temporarily.

They were living peacefully until two days ago when Old Man Cui accidentally saw Tang's money.

That was a full two hundred taels of silver, including some gold rings and bracelets and other jewelry. The problem was that the jewelry had words on it. Old Cui had never been to school, but he happened to recognize the character '汪' (wang).

Old Cui was shocked on the spot. He had only suspected that Tang had eloped with someone, but this was no longer just an elopement. It was clearly theft, and the amount involved was huge.

He might temporarily tolerate elopement, but he wouldn't tolerate theft.

Just then, the Tang couple returned and, seeing the money in Old Man Cui's hand, assumed he was going to steal it.

(End of this chapter)