Chapter 260 Tragic Death on a Rainy Night

Looking at the tightly closed door, Sun felt utterly despondent.

She never imagined that her older brother and sister-in-law would treat her like this. They were very friendly this morning, caring about her health and telling her to rest well. But tonight they were verbally abusing her and even threatened to sever ties with her.

Over the years, she has treated her elder brother and sister-in-law very well, often providing them with financial assistance and helping them with any problems their family members might have.

Even when her sister-in-law mentioned that Bojun was getting married, the family was short of money and might not be able to hold a proper wedding, she, despite her own difficulties, secretly sold two sets of jewelry and a bracelet and gave the money to her sister-in-law.

Now that she is in trouble, her elder brother and sister-in-law refuse to let her in, only giving her a dozen or so copper coins and a tael of silver to send her away.

All those years, her sincere feelings were completely wasted!

Looking at the broken silver and copper coins in her hand, Madam Sun felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart. She chuckled, but the laughter turned to tears. She had shed countless tears today, but her heart ached even more.

She only felt embarrassed about being humiliated in front of all the guests. She felt relieved when the truth came out. She only felt that she had misjudged Meng Dongyuan and regretted it endlessly.

But none of these things caused her as much pain as the feeling of being shut out by her trusted older brother and sister-in-law.

She had thought that her family home was her last resort, a safe haven, but she never expected that the safe haven would refuse her entry and throw her out to be exposed to the elements.

A cold wind blew gently, and soon it started to rain again. Although it wasn't as heavy as the rain that fell in the evening, it was still chilly, making Sun feel a bone-chilling cold.

Madam Sun slowly stood up, looked up at the plaque above the gate, stared blankly at the two characters "Sun Mansion," and her hand loosened at some point, the copper coins and silver fragments in her hand falling to the ground with a soft, crisp sound.

Immediately afterwards, with a firm and resolute gaze, Sun looked at the tightly closed door. She rushed forward, determined to die, and with all her might, slammed her temple hard against the door knocker. Then her body slowly slid down and fell to the ground, blood spreading on the ground.

Sun lay on the cold ground in front of her house, watching the autumn rain fall softly in the dark sky, her consciousness slowly fading away.

In a daze, she seemed to see Zhou Shi and Aunt Du again. Their faces were hideous, their eyes filled with hatred as they glared at her. Suddenly, she was no longer afraid of anything and whispered, "I'm sorry, please...please spare my child...child..."

Before she could utter the word "zi," a cold autumn wind swept by, carrying away her last breath...

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The next day.

The events that occurred at the birthday banquet of Madam Meng of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion spread throughout the capital. Everyone knew that Madam Sun was a vicious woman who loved the Yongchang Marquis, murdered his first wife, and then tried every means to marry him. Afterward, she also murdered the Yongchang Marquis's eldest son by a concubine.

A few months ago, the Yongchang Marquis's mansion was haunted. It was said that the Yongchang Marquis's first wife, Zhou, and the mother of the Yongchang Marquis's eldest son, Aunt Du, returned to seek revenge on Sun. Even when a master came to perform a ritual, he was unable to get rid of them.

Sure enough, after being haunted by a ghost for several months, Sun was no longer quite lucid. Upon seeing Meng Jinyao, who resembled Zhou, she immediately went mad.

Many people sympathize with Meng Jinyao, who lost her mother at birth, and whose mother was killed by her stepmother. Later, her stepmother embezzled the dowry left to her by her birth mother. If she hadn't married into the Changxing Marquis's family and had a powerful husband's family to rely on, she might never have been able to get her dowry back.

What's even more noteworthy is that Lady Sun was divorced by the Earl of Yongchang.

Such a wicked woman should be divorced; otherwise, she will bring misfortune to one's descendants.

Despite this, the Earl of Yongchang did not hand the poisonous woman over to the authorities, presumably out of consideration for the two children she had with Sun. Meng Jinyao, one of the victims, also did not send Sun to the authorities, probably out of consideration for the more than ten years of kindness she had shown in raising her.

Everyone sighed, "What a kind girl! It's just that her life has been so hard."

However, Sun eventually got her just deserts. After being divorced and returning to her family home, she was severely reprimanded by her elder brother and sister-in-law, who then refused to let her in and severed all ties with her. Sun was left homeless and her reputation was ruined. In despair, she committed suicide by crashing her head into the door of the Sun family home.

Who dies in front of their own house?

Many people felt sorry for the Sun family, but who told them to raise such a daughter? She wasn't properly educated from a young age, and now she's grown up to harm people, murder others, and even a two-year-old child.

While Sun was being scorned, her daughter Meng Jinyu was also being slandered. Everyone wondered what kind of good daughter such a vicious woman as Sun could raise. Who would dare to marry such a girl?

As for Meng Chengxing, because he was a man, he suffered far less slander than Meng Jinyu.

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The Marquis of Changxing's residence, the Wei Rui Pavilion.

Meng Jinyao went to bed late last night and got up late today. The news about Sun Shi has spread like wildfire, but she is still unaware of it.

When Chan'er learned that Meng Jinyao had woken up, she immediately went to tell Meng Jinyao everything she had observed by following Sun Shi the day before. However, she did not stop Sun Shi from committing suicide. After all, her master had not said that she would save Sun Shi's life, and she also felt that Sun Shi deserved to die, so she let her commit suicide.

Meng Jinyao was shocked: "What did you say? Madam Sun committed suicide?"

Chan'er nodded: "That's right. Her elder brother and sister-in-law turned her away and severed ties with her. She was heartbroken and committed suicide by banging her head against the door knocker of the Sun family's gate."

Meng Jinyao was silent for a while, and then said lightly, "That's fine, it saves me the trouble of reporting it to the authorities. I was originally planning to let her brother and sister-in-law kill her heart and then report it to the authorities, but now it saves me the trouble."

Chan'er then asked, "Madam, do you know what people outside are saying about you?"

Meng Jinyao was slightly taken aback, then asked in return, "You can't possibly slander me, can you?"

Upon hearing this, Chan'er was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "Of course not. People outside say that you are kind-hearted and compassionate, and that you didn't arrest and send her to the authorities because of Sun's kindness in raising you. But evil people get their just deserts, and those who deserve to die eventually do die."

Meng Jinyao was taken aback, and her expression became subtle.

Is she kind?

Actually, she was wicked. She wanted to kill Sun by destroying her spirit, making Sun suffer setbacks with her brother and sister-in-law, making Sun experience the taste of ruined reputation and alienation from everyone, and then report to the authorities to have Sun arrested and take Sun's life.

After a moment, Meng Jinyao asked curiously, "Chan'er, are you like the heroes in the storybooks, able to leap across rooftops and scale walls, so you were able to eavesdrop on their argument without being discovered?"

Chan'er frankly said, "This servant does indeed know how. My lord, uh, that is, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, is our Marquis. When he investigates cases, I, as a spy to gather information, must know how to scale walls and roofs."

Meng Jinyao nodded, looking at her expectantly, and said, "Then can you fly one for me to see later?"

Chan'er: "?"

Meeting those expectant eyes, Chan'er nodded, thinking to herself: Okay, it's not impossible. Making the master happy is also a kind of work, and she's quite willing to do it. Flying over walls and scaling rooftops is a piece of cake for her.