Chapter 63 I Just Want Her to Die
The moon was as cool as water, and it was almost three o'clock in the morning. The wife of the Duke of Dongyang got the news and came quickly.
When he walked into the Dali Temple, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Dongyang Bo, who was following behind her, quickly supported her, opened his mouth and only sighed.
Xu Yu was covered with a white cloth, and there were black bloodstains on the corners of his clothes.
Even though his face was completely changed, she still recognized him at a glance.
"Ayu——"
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang stumbled over, tears welling in her eyes. She tightly grasped Xu Yu's hands and kept stroking them. "It's all mother's fault. It's mother who harmed you—"
Her heart-wrenching cries almost blew the roof off the house. Her ten fingers tightly grasped her son's cold hand, as if she could pull him back from the underworld.
Duke Dongyang staggered in. The moment he saw the corpse, tears streamed down his face. He held onto the door frame to prevent himself from collapsing.
"Madam, is this the Prince of Dongyang?" Chi Yuan asked after she calmed down a little.
"My son, of course I recognize him." She reached out to touch Xu Yu's face, and seeing the crisscross marks on it, her heart broke into pieces.
"It was the Dingxiang Marquis's mansion that killed him," said the Dongyang Earl's wife, her voice hoarse, "it was that vicious woman, the Song family!"
Dongyang Bo went to support her with red eyes, full of regret, "Blame me, blame us, we shouldn't have been so greedy..."
He choked and couldn't continue.
Chi Yuan stood quietly aside, and waited until the crying subsided before he spoke in a deep voice, "Madam, why did your son appear in the Dingxiang Marquis' Mansion?"
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang trembled all over, and suddenly raised her hand and slapped herself hard.
Then he forced a sad smile and said, "That's right, it was greed that caused my son's death."
She whimpered in her throat, and a look of resentment appeared in her eyes. "I will make the Dingxiang Marquisate pay for its blood debt with blood!"
Chi Yuan asked someone to ask the couple to leave.
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang struggled to stand up, and with the support of the Duke of Dongyang, she moved slowly step by step.
When they arrived at the main hall, Chi Yuan signaled the servants to serve them hot tea. After they calmed down a little, he listened to her intermittent account of the whole story.
"In the beginning, someone from the Princess's Mansion delivered a box, saying they were redeeming Xu Zhaoyue's dowry from the pawnshop."
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang had a hollow look in her eyes and a hoarse voice. "The Princess said that if I go to the Dali Temple and sue the Duke of Su for misappropriating Xu Zhaoyue's dowry, she will let Ayu serve in the Qianniu Guard."
Chi Yuan's eyes narrowed. It was Madam Xu's dowry again.
The Duke of Su's Mansion was found to have private soldiers, and it was the eldest princess's doing.
"I didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Marquis's mansion," Lady Dongyangbo smiled helplessly. "But Yu'er has studied hard for decades and still hasn't made a name for himself. The Princess's people say that if we can stir up trouble, he'll have a place in the Qianniu Guard."
"Who would have thought that the next day, the wife of Marquis Dingxiang, Mrs. Song, would actually send someone to look for me." She fell into memories.
"She said that if I expose Qu Mingyue's misappropriation of Xu Zhaoyue's dowry at the county lady's birthday party, she will marry the county lady to A Yu."
"You chose the latter," the candlelight shone on Chi Yuan's brow, casting a cold shadow, "you wanted your son to marry the county lady."
He understood what the Lady Dongyang meant by greed.
"The Marquis's legitimate daughter," Lady Dongyang covered her face with her hands and wept bitterly. "If I could marry her, not only would I be able to carry Xu Zhaoyue's dowry back, but she would also be loved by the eldest princess, and her husband would be more than just a Qianniu Guard."
There is innumerable splendor and endless beauty.
"If we could marry into the Dingxiang Marquisate, why would Yu'er risk his life for the Qianniu Guard?" She burst into tears. "I'm doing this for his own good."
But at the birthday banquet, Marquis Dingxiang came forward and promised the marriage, which not only helped Qu Mingyue out of the predicament, but also shattered the hopes of the wife of the Earl of Dongyang.
As soon as I returned home, the maid who delivered the box came and spoke very rudely, "The eldest princess said that since the lady has chosen another family, I wish the lady can get what she wants."
The box of jewelry was taken back.
The Dongyang Marquis's Mansion was left with nothing.
I can only swallow this bitter water.
She didn't dare to offend either the Song family or the eldest princess easily.
Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn and Liu Xuan died.
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang was so happy that she ate an extra bowl of rice.
That morning, Song sent someone to deliver the news again, "The county lord is leaving the city to pray for blessings. She tampered with the carriage to let the prince seize the opportunity."
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang expressed her sorrow. "Ayu left home and never came back. I thought it was done and was so happy I didn't know what to do."
As dusk fell, the coachman was thrown at the gate of Dongyang Marquis's Mansion. When asked, he said that the prince had waited for the county princess for half a day but did not see her, so he wanted to go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for an explanation. He went in and never came out again.
Only then did she realize that something was wrong and rushed to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for the person.
"When we arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, we discovered that the eldest son's leg had been broken by a horse," the Lady of the Dongyang Earl gloated. "This is retribution, I guess."
Chi Yuan lowered his eyes, "Where is the county lady's carriage?"
"It was also broken, but I met Princess Jiaping and sent her to Guoqing Temple."
Chi Yuan thought about what he had seen with his own eyes, and it was consistent with what the wife of the Duke of Dongyang said.
The tears of the wife of the Duke of Dongyang had dried up, and now only poisonous hatred remained in her eyes.
"That vicious woman from the Song family even had someone send me a box of things."
Chi Yuan's eyes darkened, "What is that?"
"dowry."
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang sneered, "She has a plan in mind. She thinks she can frame the county lady to marry my son, so she asked me to do something to tell the county lady that Qu Mingyue not only embezzled the dowry, but also secretly replaced it."
Chi Yuan's eyes were dark, "Where is that box now?"
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with madness and determination. "If you can help me kill Song and avenge my son, I will personally hand the box to you and even personally identify Song in court."
Chi Yuan stared at her, "Madam, are you negotiating terms with me?"
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang laughed coldly, "My son is dead. He died in the Dingxiang Marquis's mansion. Not even a complete face was left behind."
She grabbed Chi Yuan's sleeve with such force that she almost tore the fabric apart. "If you are afraid of the power of the Marquis' Mansion and the Song family and dare not seek justice for my son, I will take the box of things and go to the Princess. At worst, I will risk my life."
Her eyes had completely changed, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of her lips. "Back then, Xu Zhaoyue's dowry filled the entire fortune of the Bo family. Now it has fallen into the hands of the Song family. What's left is only a fake."
"It's ridiculous. I wonder if the old man can close his eyes in the afterlife."
Chi Yuan raised his eyes and looked directly at her, "I will definitely find out the truth for you."
"I just want Song to die," she said, her eyes filled with hatred, "everything started because of her."
Chi Yuan said slowly, his voice as cold as iron, "Okay."
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang laughed, a laugh that was both bitter and hearty.
The sky in the capital is about to change.
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