Chapter 170 The Terrifying Su Family

Knowing that the Zhang family had caught fire, Lin Yu knew she wouldn't refuse to come. She immediately found out that it was the Second Madam Zhang who set the fire, and that the fire started in the Zhang State Duke's courtyard. In such a chaotic situation, the fire hadn't been extinguished yet. How could they have caught the Second Madam so quickly? The Second Madam had been divorced and shouldn't be in the Zhang residence anymore. Why did she run into the Zhang residence and set it on fire? Wasn't she courting death?

She had just asked Ji Chen if he had set the fire, but his words were clearly a provocation, and he even asserted that she knew who had set the fire.

It turned out that Su Xuan had already anticipated her thoughts and knew that the assassination might not succeed. With the protection of the Hengwang Mansion, she wouldn't be so easily killed. Only that fool Ji Chen thought that Su Xuan had sent him an assassin and that everything would be foolproof.

Therefore, Ji Chen was also part of Su Xuan's scheme.

Having figured all this out, Jiang Fenghua sighed inwardly: What a cunning General Su Xuan is! Even with Xie Shang far away on the frontier, he still tries to sow discord between her and Xie Shang.

“I am just a woman, why would anyone send assassins to kill me? I have no grudge against them.” Jiang Fenghua seemed to be terrified, her face pale. “They are all human lives, who would feed them poison?”

Suddenly, she realized that Madam Zhang might also be in danger.

Sure enough, screams erupted from the Zhang family's side, "The Second Madam is bleeding! She's bleeding from the corner of her mouth!"

Madam Zhang glared fiercely at Master Zhang, "It was me who did it, it was all me who did it. I just wanted those two old hags to die. They're the ones who made me like this, so I wanted to burn them alive. That old hag is finally dead."

Enraged, Master Zhang stepped forward and slapped her across the face. "You vile woman, go to hell!" He grabbed Madam Zhang by the neck.

At this moment, Yang Zheng and Zhang Anyu stepped forward to stop her, saying, "Let go! The case hasn't been investigated yet; she can't die."

But it was too late. Madam Zhang's poison had already entered her lungs and internal organs. She died with a smile in her eyes, as if she had avenged her great enemy.

Yang Zheng and Zhang Anyu were so frightened they almost wet themselves. After all, the old Duke had died, and the matter had become such a big deal that they didn't know how to answer when the Emperor investigated. They hurriedly sent someone to fetch a doctor to save Madam Zhang.

Suddenly, the Zhang residence was thrown into chaos again.

Seeing the chaotic scene, Jiang Fenghua suddenly felt a sense of fear, a fear she had felt from Su Xuan in her previous life.

Seeing that her complexion was not good, Lianye quickly supported her, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Jiang Fenghua stared at Madam Zhang's corpse and the smile on her face. Would someone determined to die leave a smile on their face? How could a selfish person die so happily?

What exactly happened to the Zhang family these days?

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The Su family on the frontier.

Zhang Yuyan was not used to the new life when she first arrived at the border. She had been used to a life of luxury since she was a child, and she was quite unfamiliar with the Su family when she married into it.

But when she arrived at General Su's mansion, hearing the soldiers and servants address her as "Young General's Wife," she felt a sense of satisfaction and no longer felt afraid.

She felt rather embarrassed to be called that before she and General Su Xuan had even formally tied the knot.

She had met this general once when she was in Shengjing. She thought he had a resolute look and a handsome appearance that inspired both awe and fear. She knew she was going to marry him, and she fell in love with him at first sight. Her mother told her that the person she was going to marry was a general, and that she would enjoy endless wealth and honor after marrying into the Su family, which made her very happy.

The Su family's prestige is unmatched by ordinary people. Compared to Zhang Yumo, who married a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue, she was much more arrogant.

Now that she's a general's wife, when she returns to Shengjing, she'll show that little bitch Zhang Yumo the grandeur of a general's wife.

She enjoyed the sense of superiority that came with being a general's wife, and she was able to overcome all the discomforts that came with her to the frontier.

Upon entering the Su family residence, the servants immediately arranged for her to stay in Su Xuan's bedroom. She felt the room was cold and gloomy, but he was a great general with countless troops under his command. He still needed to maintain his authority; otherwise, how could his subordinates obey him?

Zhang Yuyan unconsciously hugged herself tighter, turned over and climbed into bed, hiding under the covers. It was too cold here, and the only place she felt warm during her stay was under the covers.

She rarely left the courtyard because she was not familiar with anyone and knew no one. She discovered that there were a lot of people in the Su family, especially the women. She quietly inquired and found out that they were not the women in Su Xuan's courtyard, but rather his father, General Su's, concubines.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure quietly walked in. Zhang Yuyan said, "Dingxiang?"

She called out twice, but no one responded. The oil lamp on the table suddenly went out. Zhang Yuyan curled up under the covers, trembling with fear. She instinctively pulled the hairpin from her hair and held it in her hand. "Who is it…?"

The next moment, a figure pounced on the bed in the dark and grabbed Zhang Yuyan's foot from under the covers. Zhang Yuyan screamed in fright, "Ah, help!"

Before she could stab the hairpin in her hand into the other person's body, the hairpin had already been thrown away by the newcomer.

The room was dark, and she felt only fear and pain. No matter how much she screamed, no one came in to save her.

Until that man ruthlessly took her, her tears seemed to have dried up.

Once everything was over, the person who came over got off her and then called out, "Someone, prepare water."

As the room was gradually lit up, Zhang Yuyan, exhausted and limp on the bed, finally saw who the man sitting on the edge of the bed was.

She was so shocked that her eyes widened, and she couldn't utter a single word.

The servants silently began filling the bathtub in the side room, seemingly oblivious to the mess and disarray of the entire room, as if it were commonplace.

Su Xuan put on his clothes and glanced at her. When he saw a smear of blood on the snow-white sheets, he smiled with satisfaction and touched her smooth skin.

Zhang Yuyan blocked his hand and slapped him across the face, but before she could hit him, Su Xuan grabbed her wrist. "Didn't you want to be this general's woman?"

"We're not even married yet." Zhang Yuyan was a proud woman, and she couldn't bear the humiliation she had just suffered. She had imagined countless times how wonderful her wedding night would be, but she never expected it to be so agonizing—she had been forced...

Su Xuan showed no pity and sneered, "You've moved into my bedroom and you're telling me you're not married?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Yuyan asked, puzzled. She thought that she had come all the way from the capital to the Su family on the border to wait to marry Su Xuan, to marry him in a grand manner, and then become the general's wife.

"Your mother personally went to the Su family and forced you on me. Now you are my woman. That's it. I'm just here to wash up. I have to go out soon. Be a good girl and stay here as the general's wife."

His eyes were full of contempt.

Zhang Yuyan understood what he meant. He was treating her like a concubine, letting her in without any ceremony. But when she was in Shengjing, her mother had treated her like a bride and married her off!

Su Xuan never intended to marry her; once she entered the Su family, she would be his woman.

Hearing the sound of running water in the bathroom, Zhang Yuyan grabbed her clothes and put them on. She was still unwilling to accept that there was no wedding and that he had taken her body for no reason. She wanted to go in and argue with him.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so she barged in. As soon as she reached the door, she saw the maid who had been fetching water being pulled into the bathtub by Su Xuan, and they were... doing something shameless.

She was so shocked her eyes almost popped out, and tears instantly fell. Her physical discomfort hadn't subsided yet, and he was already having an affair with a maid. What kind of person did he take her for?

However, Zhang Yuyan still overestimated herself. She thought that because she was the granddaughter of the Duke, she was superior to others. She never expected that when she arrived at the Su family, she would be nothing, and would even be tortured to the point of being neither human nor ghost.

She only felt terrified.