Chapter 1 The General's Wife

"Madam, the general has returned."

Luo Xi's eyes lit up. She put down what she was holding and was about to walk out.

However, she noticed that Zhuzhu's face showed no joy, and her expression seemed off.

"Zhuzhu, what happened?"

Zhuzhu said angrily, "Madam, the general... he brought a woman back with him."

Luo Xi: !!!

She murmured, "A woman?"

Zhuzhu: "Yes, a woman. The general even carried her off the carriage."

Luo Xi clenched the handkerchief in her hand, feeling very angry.

When Song Jingchuan married her, he told her that he only wanted her in his life and would never take a concubine, and she believed him.

But what about now!

He's changed in just three years.

On their wedding night, he went to the battlefield. She understood and didn't complain or say much.

She stayed at the general's mansion, waiting for him to return.

But what about him?

What did he do? He turned around and brought a woman back. Luo Xi felt a chill in her heart.

She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them and looked towards the door. "Zhuzhu, let's go to the door and take a look."

Ultimately, we still have to face it, don't we?

Because Song Jingchuan returned suddenly, and the manor had not received any news, Luo Xi only just found out.

Luo Xi led Zhu Zhu toward the door, but halfway there, she saw Butler Wang walking towards them with a beautiful woman.

She stopped and looked at them.

Butler Wang: "Madam."

Luo Xi nodded, looked at the person next to him, and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

Butler Wang also felt sorry for his wife.

For the past three years, he has watched how his wife guarded the general's mansion and how she waited for the general to return.

He never doubted the lady's feelings for the general.

But the general...

Now... sigh!

Butler Wang: "Madam, this is Miss Yuyao."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Madam, the general has gone to the palace. Before he went, he said that Miss Yuyao will be a concubine in the mansion, and asked you to arrange a better courtyard for her."

Luo Xi glanced at the pretty Liu Yuyao and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Take her to Lianyi Courtyard. It's close to the front yard, in a good location, and the courtyard is large."

"Yes, madam."

Then, Butler Wang took Liu Yuyao away.

Before leaving, Liu Yuyao turned around and glanced at Luo Xi, who was still standing there, seemingly lost in thought.

She never expected that General Song's wife would be so beautiful. She considered herself a rare beauty, but she couldn't compare to the wife's looks in the slightest.

So...does she still have a chance?

Main courtyard.

Song Jingchuan looked at Luo Xi, who was sitting opposite him having dinner. Her eyes were lowered, and her features were delicate.

He glanced at Liu Yuyao beside him, pursed his lips, and looked a little unhappy. He just wanted to have dinner with Luo Xi.

He looked at Luo Xi and asked, "Madam, how has everything been in the manor these past three years?"

Luo Xi raised her head and said gently, "Husband, everything is fine in the manor."

She looked at Liu Yuyao and said, "Husband, I've arranged for Yuyao to stay at Lianyi Courtyard."

Song Jingchuan said nonchalantly, "Okay, I understand."

Then they talked about some other things.

Liu Yuyao:............

She watched them ask and answer questions, but they didn't ask her if they were ignoring her.

night.

Luo Xi looked at Song Jingchuan, who was still sitting on the soft couch reading a book and hadn't left.

She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Husband, are you going to stay?"

Song Jingchuan frowned, then nodded.

Where else could he go if he didn't stay?

Fifteen minutes later,

Shower room.

Luo Xi and Song Jingchuan bathed separately.

Here, Luo Xi scooped up a bushel of water and said calmly, "Zhuzhu, bring her to the main courtyard tonight."

Zhuzhu: "Yes, Madam."

Although Luo Xi didn't say who it was, Zhu Zhu knew.

Half an hour later,

Song Jingchuan embraced Luo Xi, who was wearing a red undergarment, and kissed her slender neck. Luo Xi pushed against his chest with her hands.

"My lord, let's drink a toast together first."

"Finish... what wasn't finished before."

Song Jingchuan pinched her waist and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."

He wasn't on guard against her and drank it directly. After drinking, he carried Luo Xi to the bed and kissed her.

Suddenly, Song Jingchuan felt dizzy. He pinched the bridge of his nose, rolled off Luo Xi, and lay down next to her.

Then, he saw Luo Xi sit up with a cold expression.

Looking at Luo Xi, whose appearance had changed drastically, he knew that she had drugged him.

"Madam, why?"

Luo Xi took a hairpin from under her pillow. "Tsk!"

She stabbed directly into Song Jingchuan's neck, and blood flowed out...

Luo Xi's eyes were red and her hands were trembling slightly. "Song Jingchuan, you have done right by everyone in Xia Kingdom, but you have wronged me the only one."

She knew it was dangerous and stressful for him to go to the battlefield, and he must be lonely. It's normal for him to have someone, but she couldn't accept it.

Even if he took a concubine, no one would think it was a big deal; they would just think he had only taken a concubine and nothing more.

But what about her? What about the promise he made to her?

"Have you forgotten what you promised me?"

Song Jingchuan clutched his neck and said weakly, "Is it... because of Yuyao?"

“Yu Yao... If you are unwilling, I can refuse to accept her.”

Liu Yuyao was the daughter of one of his mentors, who was now dead, and she had nowhere else to go. She wanted to enter his mansion, and he agreed.

His original intention was to give her a place to stay.

Luo Xi: "No need. If it happens once, it will happen again. I will never believe you again."

She didn't want to see him again.

As she spoke, she pierced the hairpin a little deeper.

Song Jingchuan's face was contorted with pain.

He was powerless and unable to resist.

He looked at Luo Xi intently for a few moments, then closed his eyes, his hand covering his wound falling limply to his sides...

"ah......."

"ah!"

At this moment, Zhuzhu had already lured Liu Yuyao over.

Luo Xi and Liu Yuyao shouted at the same time.

Luo Xi used the hairpin to prick a small part of Liu Yuyao's neck. Then, she got off the bed and shoved the bloody hairpin into Liu Yuyao's hand, who was terrified.

Luo Xi has never been used to having someone guarding outside the dormitory, so there was no one outside.

Lianyi Courtyard is very close to the main courtyard, separated only by a narrow path.

Hearing the screams, everyone thought something had happened and rushed over.

"Madam, are you alright?"

As soon as the servants entered, they saw Liu Yuyao holding a bloodstained hairpin. The lady, disheveled and trembling, was hiding behind a pillar. Upon closer inspection, a distinct red mark could be seen on her neck, with beads of blood still trickling out…

On the bed, the general had a wound on his neck from a hairpin, and blood was gushing out continuously...

It was clear that the general and his wife were engaged in serious business when Liu Yuyao barged in and witnessed the scene. Provoked, she used her hairpin to stab the general to death. Judging from the looks of it, she probably also intended to kill the wife...

Luo Xi looked at Liu Yuyao in fear, not daring to approach her.

Zhuzhu took advantage of the chaos to dispose of the drugged wine and cup.

Liu Yuyao noticed them looking at the hairpin in her hand. She threw it away.

She pointed at Luo Xi and explained, "It wasn't me, it was her. She killed the general. As soon as I came in, I saw her kill General Song. I saw it with my own eyes."

"This hairpin was the one she put in my hand."

At this moment, a maid shouted, "You're talking nonsense! The lady's hairpin was bought by me and Yan'er. There's no such style at all."

"right."

“This hairpin is yours; there are no hairpins like this in the capital.”

Liu Yuyao looked down and realized that the hairpin was indeed hers.

She pointed at Luo Xi, "It's her, she's the general's wife. She must have had my hairpin stolen to frame me."

Butler Wang: "Why would Madam frame you?"

"Because General Song wants to take me as his concubine."

"Are you kidding me? That the lady would kill the general just because of you?"

Who would believe that?

Liu Yuyao: !!!

When she saw that no one believed her, she shouted, "It really wasn't me!"

Butler Wang: "Why are you here at the main courtyard at this time?"

Liu Yuyao: "A maid ran up to me and said that General Song wanted me to go to the study. I didn't expect her to bring me here."

"Where is the maid?"

"Yes, that maid."

She searched the crowd but couldn't find him.

Steward Wang also brought all the maids.

When Liu Yuyao couldn't find that person, she knew she had fallen into a trap.

She hadn't expected that Luo Xi would be so intolerant of her after only one day in the manor, and even kill General Song.

Has she gone mad? She killed General Song, what will she do now?

Liu Yuyao casually pointed to someone, "It's her, she brought me here."

The maid: !!!

“I went to bed very early tonight, Xiaoju and Lanxin can testify to that, and I didn’t go out at all tonight.”

"right"

"What else do you have to say?"

Liu Yuyao: !!!

But it really wasn't her!

She didn't do it.

She rushed towards Luo Xi like a madwoman, but two guards grabbed her hands. Liu Yuyao struggled and shouted, "It was her! She killed him! Why don't you believe me?"

Although Song Yuyao kept saying that Luo Xi killed the general and that Luo Xi was framing her, unfortunately, no one believed her.

After all, who would kill their husband over taking a concubine instead of the concubine?

Finally, Liu Yuyao was sent to prison.

She killed a general; the emperor will definitely have to investigate.

Because of this incident, many people sympathize with Luo Xi.

On his wedding night, General Song went to the battlefield overnight.

Three years later, Luo Xi finally waited for General Song to return, but unexpectedly, he brought a woman back with him and wanted to take her as a concubine.

Now that he's back, of course they should consummate their marriage. But unexpectedly, someone who isn't even a concubine dared to abuse her power, barging into the main courtyard and killing General Song. Killing him wasn't enough; she even tried to frame General Song's wife. Who wouldn't feel sorry for her?

The people in the General's Mansion knew Luo Xi best—gentle, kind, and generous. They absolutely refused to believe it was Luo Xi who did it. It must have been Song Yuyao.

Finally, the Emperor decreed that Liu Yuyao be torn apart by five horses...