"Second Master Si, my eldest wife was very heavy back then, and the fetus grew so large that she couldn't be born. It was indeed a difficult birth."
“Whoosh!”
A dagger was thrust into the bluestone floor, pressed against Madam Xu's face. "Ling Xiao, use this dagger to shave off the flesh and blood of this bastard piece by piece. Don't kill him."
Ling Xiao picked up the dagger and cut off a thin piece of flesh from Madam Xu's arm. His movements were so fast that there was no pain at all. Only a large amount of blood flowed out of her arm.
A moment later there was a scream.
"Hahaha..." Si Chujin laughed creepily, "Madame Xu, does this look familiar to you?"
Nanny Xu covered her bleeding arm and recalled that she had used the same method to threaten Qiao Yun.
It's karma! Karma!
"Ling Xiao, continue until she surrenders."
"No! I said, I confess everything."
A quarter of an hour later.
Si Chujin had a gloomy face and pinched Aunt Xu's neck.
"Second Master, spare… spare my life."
Si Chujin let her go. If her life wasn't still useful, he would have killed her now.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Ahem...every word I say is true. I have no lies. I beg Master Si to spare my life. I am only following orders."
Si Chujin lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Did you do anything to my sister-in-law's child?"
"No, absolutely not. How dare we touch the descendants of the Si family? It's just..."
"You are tampering with the medicine that my sister-in-law takes to regulate her health and prevent her from getting better, right?" Si Chujin shouted loudly.
Aunt Xu turned pale with fear and nodded weakly.
When Si Chujin's palm wind came crashing down, Nanny Xu hurriedly said, "Young Miss's body will be well within six months, and she will definitely be able to conceive."
Upon hearing this, Si Chujin withdrew his hand in time.
"It's true. Madam Su, who provided the century-old ginseng to my master, helped me prepare it."
Si Chujin thought of what his father said, and it seemed to be true. Half a year later, he would have an eldest nephew, and his father would not have to urge him to have a son.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Si Chujin's gloomy face, and he turned and walked out of the woodshed.
"Ling Xiao, tell Ling Fei that my brother and sister-in-law should be back soon."
Ling Xiao nodded, "How should Madam Xu handle this?"
"First, keep them under guard. Send someone to keep an eye on the second and fourth branches of the Lu family to prevent them from escaping. And absolutely do not let Luo send a message to the Cui family."
"yes."
Si Chujin returned to the Si family mansion and went directly to the study of Si Zhenye, the current head of the Si family.
"Jin'er, how is it? Have you figured out what happened six years ago?"
"Dad, six years ago, my sister-in-law's mother was pregnant with twins."
"What? Twins?" Si Zhenye was shocked. "I heard that my mother-in-law had already taken out a baby from her belly."
Si Chujin said, "Madam Xu said that when the first child was born, he was suffocated to death and thrown into a mass grave outside the city. The second child..."
Si Chujin didn't dare to continue, it was too cruel.
Si Zhenye was instantly enraged and broke the rosewood table with one palm, "Women are truly the most vicious!"
Si Chujin hurriedly coaxed, "Dad, calm down."
"Jin'er, do you know who the mastermind is?"
"It's Luo."
Si Zhenye snorted, "No one in the Cui family is a good person!"
"Dad, what should the Cui family do with Paul?"
Si Zhenye pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the Second Prince is expected to be crowned heir, the Cui family dare not hinder the Second Prince at this time. Luo's mother is just a daughter-in-law of the Cui family. Even if Old Lady Cui cherishes Luo's granddaughter, she must consider the entire Cui family."
The Si family is an old aristocratic family, but now there are only a few of their descendants serving as officials in the court, and their influence is gradually declining.
The Cui family took advantage of the power of Imperial Concubine Cui Wan, and in just twenty years, the Cui family members all held important positions in the court.
"There is also the Meng family, who can contain the Cui family."
At dawn the next day, Si Chuyu received the news from Ling Fei.
Si Chuyu coaxed Lu Yuan to drink the medicine and eat breakfast before telling her the truth.
Her mother was pregnant with twins?
The older brother was suffocated and thrown into a mass grave!
The truth was too bloody and cruel. Lu Yuan's emotions, which had been suppressed for many days, collapsed at this moment and she fainted in Si Chuyu's arms.
An hour later, Si Chuyu protected Lu Yuan and took Qiao Yun with them, boarding the Lu family's merchant ship and heading to Huayang County by water.
"Wei Xiao, tell the boatman to speed up. We need to reach Huayang County within an hour."
Wei Xiao:!!!
It’s impossible to make it in one hour!
Lu Yuan wished he could fly back and execute Luo and Ye on the spot, beating them to death with sticks. Even now, his chest was still heaving.
Si Chuyu winked at Wei Xiao, who understood and left the cabin.
Si Chuyu reached out and held Lu Yuan's clenched fist, comforting her, "Ayuan, don't worry, they can't run away. Whatever you want to do with them, your husband will support you. Next month is Grandfather's birthday. Grandfather doesn't hold a big banquet this year, but he wants the whole family to sit together and have a family dinner."
Si Chuyu paused for a moment and said, "How should we deal with them? We should ask our grandfather for his opinion in advance."
Lu Yuan shook his head. "Grandfather is old and can't stand any stimulation. The Ye and Luo families' conspiracy to murder the eldest son of the Lu family is a crime worthy of death."
Lu Yuan's idea is to act first and report later. Now she basically has the final say in the Lu family.
Nanny Xu had been gone all night and had not returned. Mrs. Luo finally could not sit still any longer and hurriedly led her people out of the house through the corner door in the backyard.
"Second Madam, please stay." Ling Xiao brought people to guard the Lu Mansion last night.
"Someone come here!" Luo shouted, and the housekeeper Li Yuan brought a group of strong men and quickly came to protect Luo.
Mrs. Luo looked at Ling Xiao and said, "I have seen you before. You belong to the Second Master of the Si Family."
Ling Xiao smiled and said, "Second Madam, you have good eyesight. I am a member of the Si family."
Mrs. Luo said, "My eldest daughter and her husband are far away in Xishui County, not at home. Please bring your people and come back another day. I have something else to do, so I won't keep you here."
"Second Madam, I apologize for the inconvenience. My wife and my master have important matters to discuss with you at home. It's almost time, so please return home and wait."
Li Yuan scolded, "How can this be? My Second Madam is the elder, and my Eldest Miss will not let you do such disrespectful things. Get out of the way now."
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that."
For a while, the two sides were on the verge of a fight.
Ye saw this scene from afar and thought to herself, "Oh no, I lost the bet again!"
He then gave a wink to his trusted servant in the distance and rushed to the corner gate to block the Si family's sight.
"Second sister-in-law, what's going on?"
Ling Xiao smiled contemptuously, "Fourth Madam, my master and his wife have something important to discuss with you two. Please return home and wait patiently."
Wait patiently?
Why not just wait patiently for death?!
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Luo Shi calmed down uncomfortably.
After all, she is Lu Yuan's elder and the granddaughter of the old lady of the Cui family. What can Lu Yuan do to her?
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