disfigured
Qingzhu kowtowed.
Previously, she had fully believed that the Prime Minister was a heartless person, dealing with official business all day long, and hated her young lady so much that she could not wait.
Liu Meishuang could act so recklessly against her young lady because the Prime Minister turned a blind eye and did nothing.
Looking back now, that’s not entirely true.
Fu Xuechen's tone was cold, and every word was filled with rage, which frightened Liu Meishuang so much that her heart was beating violently like a drum.
"The wound on Qingzhu's hand is ironclad evidence of your jealousy and hatred for Su Qingli. I won't marry you, and not only do you take your anger out on her maid, you even do those filthy things behind her back!"
It was not until this moment that Fu Xuechen's majestic image penetrated into Qingzhu's heart. It turned out that the Prime Minister was not without any feelings for her young lady.
Liu Meishuang was speechless and stammered with a bitter face, "Xuechen, I, I... was confused for a moment and too worried about you, so I did something wrong."
"You said that and it's my fault?" Fu Xuechen glared with anger, his aura majestic.
"Xuechen, you know that's not what I meant. I have never blamed you." Liu Meishuang sobbed and argued. It's not that she didn't blame Fu Xuechen at all, but she didn't dare to blame the strong Fu Xuechen, so she could only pick on Su Qingli, the soft persimmon.
"I roughly understand what you're thinking. You think it's Su Qingli's fault and blame her for blocking your marriage!" Fu Xuechen sneered and pointed out the little thoughts in Liu Meishuang's mind.
Liu Meishuang's face turned pale and she was so choked that she couldn't answer for a while.
Fu Xuechen's glare was as cold as a spear. "Qian Jue, scratch Liu Meishuang's face to serve as a warning to others. Not only do you not repent after doing something wrong, but you keep shirking responsibility and making excuses. It's really annoying."
The evidence of Liu Meishuang's guilt was confirmed, and Fu Xuechen had no intention of listening to her sophistry.
Qian Jue took the order and walked towards Liu Meishuang, pulling out a sharp short blade from his sleeve, with a cold light flashing between the blades.
"Xuechen...Xuechen, you can't do this to me. Have you forgotten my father and mother? They've been so kind to you. Aren't you afraid they'll be sad in the underworld if you treat their daughter like this?"
Liu Meishuang brought up her parents who had died several years ago, trying to influence and kidnap Fu Xuechen to save her own face.
"They are them, and you are you. I have done my best for you. Disfiguring you is the lightest punishment. If I send you to the government office, you will have to spend the rest of your life in prison."
Fu Xuechen didn't let Qi Jinqian take Liu Meishuang away to court because he took into consideration the kindness of the two elders of the Liu family. With Qi Jinqian's methods, Liu Meishuang would have to spend the rest of her life in prison if she didn't die.
However, Liu Meishuang was still unsatisfied. "Xuechen, are you really going to be so unkind to me? I just made a mistake. Besides, wasn't Miss Su violated?"
Although she didn't hear the conversation between the few people, based on the reactions of Qi Jinqian and Su Zhaoming, she could judge that the person bribed by Yunxiu, a loser, was likely even more useless and failed to succeed.
If Su Qingli was really raped, how could Qi Jinqian and Su Zhaoming leave so easily? They would definitely not let her go and would tear her into pieces.
"Qian Jue, do it now. I don't want to see her or hear her talk again." Fu Xuechen closed his eyes and was immediately furious. Liu Meishuang's words aroused a thousand layers of anger in his heart.
A flash of knife light accompanied by a piercing scream, and a long gash appeared on Liu Mei's face. The wound bled profusely, staining half of her face red.
Liu Meishuang covered her cheeks and burst into tears, her heartbroken cries echoing in the main hall.
Qian Jue dragged the man away without stopping so as not to disturb the sight and hearing of his prime minister.
Qi Jinqian and Yinhan took Fugui and Cuihua away and handed them over to Wang Laowu. "Wang Laowu, you did a great job last time, and I got the beauty."
Yinhan took out two linen bags from the carriage, one on the left and one on the right. He untied the knots on the bags, revealing two people tied up inside. Their mouths were stuffed and they could only make low whimpering sounds.
"Sixth Master, that's not true. You've been so kind to my family, and I'm honored to be able to help you in a small way."
Wang Laowu bowed slightly and saluted respectfully.
Qi Jinqian said, "I'll leave these two people to you. Sell Cuihua to Yanliu Alley, and kill Fugui. Don't let him die too easily!"
The gentle voice, neither too loud nor too soft, delivered the cruelest orders.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Wang Laowu lowered his fat body and pulled the two men away like animals.
Wang Laowu loaded Cuihua and the others into his carriage and rushed to a willow alley somewhere in the capital. This scene happened to be seen by Qian Jue who was lurking in the dark.
Qian Jue was ordered to follow Qi Jinqian. He witnessed the whole process of Wang Laowu selling Cuihua to the Peony Pavilion, chopping off Fugui's limbs, and then torturing him by being torn apart by five horses.
Wang Laowu used Fugui as a target, tied him to a scarecrow cross in an open field, and shot him with arrows for nearly an incense stick of time. Fugui was dying, and he opened his lips weakly: "Please, just let me die quickly."
Fugui wanted to die, but Wang Laowu cut off his tongue. "You lecherous thief, you have committed countless evil deeds. Your crimes are extremely heinous. Although I, Wang Laowu, have never been a good person, you are even worse than me. Why did you go after the Sixth Madam when you could have done something wrong? Is the Sixth Madam something a man like you could dream of?"
Qian Jue had to wait for a long time, and it was not until late at night that Wang Laowu beheaded Fugui and threw the body into the mountains.
After Wang Laowu was far away, Qian Jue frowned, held up the torch, pinched his nose and went to pick up the pieces of Fugui's body as quickly as possible to prevent them from being eaten by wild beasts and leaving no evidence.
Qian Jue walked to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion under the moonlight and ran into a familiar person. "Shi Meng, why are you back? Did you get any important evidence?"
Seeing that Su Qingli and Qi Jinqian's wedding date was approaching, Fu Xuechen became anxious and sent Shi Meng to make amends. Shi Meng became good friends with He Zefeng in the deep prison, and He Zefeng trusted him very much.
Shi Meng nodded, "Brother Qian Jue, why do you smell like blood?"
Qian Jue pointed at the sacks and said, "I'm carrying a pile of fresh dead bodies, so of course there's a bloody smell."
Shi Meng's chest was churning and he leaned against the door frame and vomited.
Qian Jue laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
Afterwards, the two of them entered the Prime Minister's Mansion chatting and laughing, and each reported to Fu Xuechen.
"Master Prime Minister, this is the evidence I have obtained of the collusion between the He and Qi families. The tokens and secret letters from the Qi family to the He family are all inside."
Shi Meng took out a brocade box from his arms, paced back and forth with his head slightly lowered, and presented it to the emperor with both hands.
Although He Zefeng is easy to deceive, this secret concerns the life and death of the He family. The careless He Zefeng will definitely not reveal it easily.
This took a lot of effort on Shi Meng's part. He spent his own money to ask the jailer to go to the nearby Yingfeng Restaurant, buy good wine and food to entertain He Zefeng, and drank and chatted with him, getting him drunk and extracting some important information from him.
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