After leaving Hanshan Temple, Wen Su contacted the people in the Wen family who were loyal to her and returned to the Wen family safely.
Wen Su stood at the entrance of the Wen residence and smiled disdainfully. "Second Uncle, you didn't expect me to come back, did you?"
Next, her second uncle had his fill of playing, and it was time for her to take control of the game.
The guards at the gate turned pale the instant they saw the young lady. Hadn't the patriarch said she wouldn't be returning? How could this be...?
Wen Su curled her lips as she watched the ever-changing expressions of Wen Lu's two lackeys at the door, and sneered inwardly. This time, she was going to cut off all of Wen Lu's henchmen.
Since they dared to scheme against her, they must pay the price.
Looking at the two guards' faces, Wen Su jokingly asked in a good mood, "What? Don't you recognize me?"
Upon hearing this, the two guards hurriedly lowered their heads and said in trembling voices, "Welcome home, Miss."
Wen Su nodded haughtily and lifted her leg to walk closer. Suddenly, as she passed the two guards, she stopped and said, "Go and tell Wen Lu that I, Wen Su, have returned. Tell him to get ready. This time, I'm going to have some fun with him."
After saying that, Wen Su went into Old Master Wen's courtyard without looking back. The show was about to begin.
After Wen Su left, the two guards exchanged a glance, and one of them hurriedly ran in the opposite direction from Wen Su, towards Wen Lu's courtyard.
"Grandpa, I'm back," Wen Su said respectfully, standing in Grandpa Wen's study.
"Yes, I've been out for a while this time." Old Master Wen said without looking up, still looking down at his collection of famous paintings and calligraphy.
“Grandpa, I was framed this time and was saved by a monk. I owe him a debt of gratitude. I dare not forget the Wen family’s precepts. I only came back after repaying the debt.” Wen Su subtly reminded the old man that it was Wen Lu who caused her to wander outside for so long.
"Hmm." Grandpa Wen responded slowly, looked up at Wen Su, saw that she was standing there unharmed, and said, "Aren't you standing here perfectly fine? You're a smart child."
Wen Su frowned and asked, "Grandpa, are you planning to protect Second Uncle?"
"Hmph!" Old Master Wen snorted heavily and said, "I, this old man, will not interfere in your feud. Whoever wins this position can take it. Right now, your second uncle has a slight edge over you." Old Master Wen said bluntly.
Wen Su gritted her teeth and said defiantly, "Since Grandpa has already spoken, then I'll do my best. Grandpa, don't feel sorry for me then."
"I can cripple him, but my condition is that he be spared his life." The old man looked directly at Wen Su and said, his imposing presence radiating authority.
Wen Su, however, didn't care at all and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Grandpa, you know I'm very careful with my actions."
She will definitely "go easy on him".
"Well, I'm getting old and my body is very tired. If you have nothing else to do, you may leave," Old Master Wen said wearily, waving his hand.
"Yes, Grandpa, please take a good rest. I'll take my leave now." Wen Su was satisfied with the reply and came out of the study looking radiant. However, this scene was witnessed by someone in the shadows.
"Reporting to the patriarch, something terrible has happened!" a guard's anxious voice reported from outside the door.
"Master, have another grape, Mei'er will feed you." Inside the room, a woman with a soft, boneless body nestled in the arms of a middle-aged man; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she possessed a natural allure.
Hearing the report from outside, Wen Lu was not in a hurry. Instead, he gently touched Mei'er's face and said lecherously, "Good Mei'er, Master wants you to feed me with your mouth."
The beauty in his arms smiled shyly, gently slapped the middle-aged greasy man's chest, and said coquettishly, "Oh dear, you're so naughty, sir."
"Reporting to the patriarch, the young lady has returned." The guard outside, having waited for a response from inside, gritted his teeth and spoke directly.
Just as the beauty was about to feed Wenlu a grape, a sound came from outside. Wenlu slapped the grape out of Mei'er's hand and pushed his daughter to the ground, showing none of the tenderness he had shown earlier.
Wen Lu looked at Mei'er, whom he had pushed to the ground, with a gloomy face, and said angrily, "Get down now, you idiot."
"Yes, yes, yes, Mei'er will step back now." Mei'er prostrated herself on the ground, her voice trembling slightly. Her delicate body trembled slightly. She didn't care about her image and hurriedly got up and stepped back from the side, completely unlike her charming and alluring self just now.
After Mei'er left, Wen Lu roared in a deep voice, "Get back in here now!"
With a creak, the door was gently pushed open from the outside, and a guard cautiously ran in, saying, "Reporting, reporting to the master, the young lady has returned."
Bang! The teacup slammed at the guard's feet, followed by Wen Lu's angry shouts, "What a bunch of useless trash! So many of you couldn't even kill one woman! You're all trash! Get out of here!"
Wen Lu looked at his stupid and incompetent subordinates and became increasingly angry. They were all useless.
"Yes, yes, this servant takes his leave." The guard got up and ran out in a flash. The master of the house was too terrifying just now. He was afraid that if he was not careful, he would never be able to go home for dinner again.
After the guards withdrew, Wen Lu glanced at the shadows and said, "Come out."
"Master." An ordinary servant knelt before Wen Lu in an unusual manner.
"Tell me, what did you just see?" Wen Lu fiddled with the ring on his middle finger and asked in a deep voice. Everything was under his control. She had killed so many of his children. Although he had many children and didn't care about one or two more, she actually dared to think that she could compete with him for the position of head of the family by relying on the old man's favor. She was simply courting death.
"The young lady was all smiles when she came out of the old master's room. The old master must have promised her something," the eerie servant said respectfully.
"She dares to oppose me? She's simply courting death," Wen Lu said disdainfully. A mere girl like her is utterly ignorant.
Let's end this once and for all, so she won't cause any more trouble in the future.
"Reporting to the master, a servant just came to report that the accounts of the shops under your name do not match. It has already been reported to the master, who is furious and wants you to come over," the servant outside the door anxiously reported.
Wen Lu clenched his fists, his face trembling with anger. "Wen Su, is this your way of intimidating your uncle? This is too childish! It won't scare your uncle at all!"
“Let’s go. Let’s go meet her. By the way, go and find out where she went and who she met during the time she was missing,” Wen Lu said, turning to the strange servant.
It was like a gust of wind that swept past, leaving only the words, "Your subordinate obeys."
On the other side, Wen Su looked at the obviously problematic bill in her hand and smiled maliciously. "Uncle, the appetizer has been served. The main course is coming up, so get ready."
"Go, spread the word about Wen Lu's affairs, and also, make sure to get the information you've found out to Grandpa smoothly," Wen Su calmly instructed.
"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."
She wondered if her uncle would like the gift she gave him. If he didn't, she, as his niece, would be very sad.
"Father, is there something you need from me?" Wen Lu asked, feigning ignorance.
"Hmph! Look at yourself, look at the mess you've made! You were put in charge of the shop, and this is how you manage it!" Old Master Wen said angrily, slamming a stack of account books at Wen Lu's feet.
Wen Lu squatted down, picked it up, opened the ledger and looked at it carefully. He actually knew there was something wrong with the ledger, and he had to think of a perfect excuse to exonerate himself.
"Father, this account book... I have neglected to supervise you and have not yet seen the accounts for nearly three days. The people below are too audacious to embezzle so much. Please believe me, Father, I will definitely make up the accounts." Wen Lu said the words he had already prepared.
"Hmph! I'll give you three days. If there are still problems with these accounts, you can forget about being the head of the family," the old man threatened.
"Your son will certainly give your father a satisfactory explanation," Wen Lu said respectfully. Wen Su, you are truly commendable.
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"Miss, Master and the head of the family just had a huge fight. I heard that when the head of the family left, his face was so dark it looked like ink was dripping from it," the maidservant said vividly, standing next to Wen Su.
"Well, this is just the beginning." Wen Su hoped that Wen Lu had a good mental fortitude; she still had many things to finish!
"Go, expose Second Uncle's secret mining activities. The bigger the commotion, the better. Also, it seems Second Uncle's legitimate son isn't his biological child. Second Uncle probably doesn't know yet. Go tell him that and make him happy." Wen Su calmly instructed. Compared to her, everything Second Uncle did was high-risk. The things Second Uncle could find out about on the surface were nothing compared to what he was doing.
"Reporting to the patriarch, I have discovered that after the young lady went missing, she was rescued by the monks of Hanshan Temple. Later, rumors spread that a demoness was seducing a Buddhist monk at Hanshan Temple. I wonder if this is related to the young lady."
"Hahahaha, this is truly heaven's help! Wen Su, Wen Su, you're not going to make a comeback this time!" Wen Lu laughed maniacally.
"Go, spread the word that Miss Wen was not content with being alone and went to the temple to seduce the monks."
"Yes, Master."
Wen Su and Wen Lu have been locked in a fierce internal struggle for the past two years, but neither of them can do anything about the other. It's not that they can't defeat each other, but rather that Old Master Wen doesn't want to see a mutually destructive situation. As he gets older, he longs to see his children and grandchildren living together in harmony.
However, the surface calm cannot last a lifetime. Eventually, the veil will be torn off, turning into a storm that destroys all the surface tranquility.
"Miss, Master said there will be a fair at Hanshan Temple the day after tomorrow. He came to ask if you'd like to go?" the maid asked from outside the courtyard.
Wen Su paused, the fan she was gently waving in her hand. She hadn't heard that name in a long time. After a long pause, she said, "I won't go. In the name of the Wen family, I will donate 10,000 taels of incense money to Hanshan Temple."
She can't appear in front of him; it would hurt him.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the maidservant left, Wen Su's thoughts were in turmoil. She hadn't heard from him for so long. She deliberately didn't inquire or ask, just so she could forget him. This was all there was to it between them, and it was the only way.
“Young Miss, the master wants to move the madam’s memorial tablet out of the ancestral hall, and also move the madam’s remains out of the ancestral grave.”
Wen Lu slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Who gave him the guts? I'd like to see who dares to move my mother out!" Wen Lu strode towards the ancestral hall.
"What does Second Uncle mean by this?" Wen Su appeared and blocked Wen Lu's way, asking.
"What do you mean? It means what you see. I'm going to move your mother out. She doesn't deserve to stay in the Wen family's ancestral graveyard," Wen Lu said arrogantly.
"Second Uncle, my mother was buried in the ancestral grave with Grandpa's approval. Or does Second Uncle think that Grandpa's words no longer matter?" Wen Su suppressed her anger. After all, there was no need to argue with a beast.
“I didn’t mean that. The four elders also believe that your mother is of lowly status and is not worthy of being buried in the Wen family’s ancestral tomb. According to the Wen family rules, as long as more than half of the six elders agree to a certain decision, the head of the family can change his opinion. Have you forgotten that, niece?” Wen Lu said smugly.
"Hmph! Since that's the case, then Second Uncle can move." Wen Su said casually. She really couldn't violate the Wen family rules, but she suddenly thought of another good idea.
After returning to her residence, Wen Su took out a small box from a hidden compartment. She gently opened it, and inside was a black pill. This time, she had to force her grandfather to choose between her and her second uncle. Hesitation would only lead to trouble.
If her grandfather chooses her second uncle, she can use this opportunity to leave the Wen family, find a place where no one knows her, and live the rest of her life freely. She can also take her mother with her and leave this cannibalistic place.
If Grandpa chooses her, then Second Uncle will naturally have to step down and give way to a more worthy successor. She will hold onto the position of head of the Wen family tightly, strive for more benefits for herself, and ensure that the other members of the Wen family respect her as their leader and do not have any ulterior motives.
Wen Su looked at the pill in her hand, a struggle flashing in her eyes. Soon, she closed her eyes and swallowed the pill in one gulp.
With a thud, Wen Su's delicate body fell to the ground. The servants who heard the noise rushed in to check on her.
"Young Miss, Young Miss, are you alright?" several maids asked anxiously.
"Cough, Second Uncle, Second Uncle, please don't move Mother's body out of the ancestral grave, Second Uncle, please, please spare me!" Wen Su said, spitting out blood.
She gently grasped the hand of one of the maids, signaling her to go find the old man. Wen Lu had tried to force his own niece to her death, and he couldn't escape the blame. This time, the battle between her and Wen Lu was finally about to be decided.
When Wen Lu received the news, he trembled with anger. "You, Wen Su, you've cut off our supply lines! I'll see if you're really dead or just faking it." With that, he hurriedly walked towards Wen Su's courtyard. This crazy woman, she really doesn't care about her life.
Before Wen Lu could even go inside, he was slapped across the face by Old Master Wen, who came in behind him. "Look at you, you've turned this family into a complete mess," Old Master Wen said angrily.
"Master, Master, Miss... Miss has passed away!" The little maid ran out and said, her face full of grief.
"What did you say?"
"What did you say? Su'er, she, she..." Old Master Wen's vision went black, and he was about to faint.
After a flurry of activity, everyone finally settled Old Master Wen down. He sat down by Wen Su's bedside. Wen Su's face was pale and bloodless, as if she were asleep. Wen Lu knelt at the old master's feet and gestured for the physician he had brought to examine her again. He didn't believe that Wen Su was someone who could be so easily angered to death.
This must be her conspiracy. That vicious little brat actually used such methods to force the old man to make a choice.
"Did Su'er say anything before she left?" Old Master Wen asked sadly.
"Miss cried and begged the master not to move Madam's remains from the ancestral graves. Also, Miss said she wanted to go to Hanshan Temple to see the peach blossoms," the maid said, sobbing.
"You unfilial son, are you satisfied now?" Old Master Wen glared at him. This was not what he had expected. He did not want his son or granddaughter to get hurt, so why did it turn out like this?
“Father, I…” Wen Lu looked at the physician shaking his head at him. He couldn’t believe that Wen Su was really dead.
"From now on, you no longer need to sit in the position of family head. Go to Binzhou," the old man said with his eyes closed.
"Father, Binzhou is bitterly cold, and my health is poor. I cannot stay in such a place..." Wen Lu pleaded. Clearly, with her dead, his position as head of the family should be more secure. Why is this happening?
"Shut up! You have no right to speak in this family now!" Old Man Wen said angrily. Wen Lu looked at his father in shock. Fine, if he's unwilling to give it, then he'll take it himself.
"Yes, son understands." Anger and resentment flashed in Wen Lu's eyes. He would not leave like this.
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