It took him a while to come back to his senses and nodded.
"I am."
When Cui An found out it was Cui Rucheng, he felt his face burning with shame and anger. Cui Min was the second wife, but he was only a concubine's son.
As for him, although Cui An is the third branch of the Cui family, he is a direct descendant, and his father is the second child born to the Cui family ancestor.
Because of his ancestor's favoritism, he always treated Cui Min like a dog and trampled on him and teased him when he was young.
When has my life been like this, being used as a bargaining chip by Cui Min under a female woman and being humiliated at will?
Seeing Cui An's face becoming increasingly gloomy, Cui Min felt secretly pleased and continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Second brother, my lord is kind. If you tell me how many people in Qingshi Province are still slaves of the Cui family, I will plead with my lord for you, considering Min's good relationship with my nephew."
Bullshit! Cui Rucheng clearly had a bad relationship with the third branch. In fact, his own children even humiliated him because he wanted to leave the family.
"You dare!" Veins popped up on Cui An's forehead. "Cui Rucheng, you dare to threaten me with my son? He's the only young man of the Cui family in the capital. He's the nephew of the current Empress! Do you and Princess Yongkang still want to rebel?"
At this time, the news of the emperor's death had not yet reached Qingshi State far away on the border, so it was normal for Cui An to think so.
There was an undercurrent in Cui Min's eyes and a sarcastic smile. He took two steps forward and suddenly used great force to fiercely pinch Cui An's chin.
"Ha, second brother, why shouldn't I dare? In the past, Min was forced by you to beg for mercy in front of you and your brother in order to survive. But now you are a caged bird. From now on, Min has the final say on life and death."
Cui Min's diligent daily practice yielded gratifying results. At this moment, Cui An's chin was pinched by him, causing him extreme pain. It was like a pair of pliers tightly clamping his mandible, making it impossible for him to move. Even opening his mouth to speak was a luxury.
Cui An's face kept shaking, which was because of the pain. He stretched out his hands and grabbed Cui Min's wrist tightly, glaring at Cui Min, trying to free his chin from Cui Min's hands.
But how can human power compete with the skills of the immortals? Even if he tried his best, he couldn't break free.
Cui Min seemed to see his childhood self like a stubborn little beast, gritting his teeth and wrestling with the two brothers Cui An and Cui Ping.
At that time, they were not the ancestor's biological children, but were born out of wedlock, so their food, clothing and other expenses were of the lowest quality. Everyone in the mansion could bully them, and there were endless ways to humiliate their family.
He was about the same age as the brothers Cui Ping and Cui An, so the two brothers often asked the frail Cui Min to do things that were difficult for adults to do.
For example, wrestling with his slaves.
The two brothers ordered all the servants in the yard to compete with him one by one. Whoever could break his wrist would get three more months' allowance.
This forced Cui Min to kneel down and beg for mercy from the two brothers, but in the end he could not escape the consequences of having his arm broken.
In the end, his father knelt outside the ancestor's house for a whole day, which annoyed the ancestor. The ancestor took into consideration that his mother was Mr. Shunan's sister, so he got some medicine to treat his injuries.
The two brothers lost their right arm, which was the most important part for a scholar, and also cut off the weak Cui Min's chance of becoming a civil servant in the future.
Now, whenever it is cloudy or rainy, his right arm often feels pain, numbness and itchiness. How can he not hate it!
"Rucheng, I see you've already crushed someone's jaw. If you continue, you'll probably prick your hand."
Seeing that Cui Rucheng was completely immersed in the past and unable to get out of it, Ji Wan spoke up and pulled him back to his senses.
At this time, Cui An's jaw and teeth had turned into pieces, which kept flowing out of his mouth along with blood. His eyes rolled back, his face was blue and purple, and he looked like a ghost.
Ji Wan looked at Cui Min with seriousness in his eyes: "Rucheng, don't worry. This man's life is now yours. I leave it to you to decide how to deal with him. But the most important thing is that you don't get hurt."
Ji Wan paused for a moment, not knowing how to comfort her, and said, "I'm not just talking about physical injuries. I mean... your heart shouldn't be hurt either."
When Ji Wan looked at Cui Min, she always felt as if she saw her younger self.
At that time, she was often bullied. The bully was a tall man. In order to survive, she often served him like a servile slave. Later, the man was adopted. It was two or three years later that Ji Wan heard from him again. He was abandoned because of a broken leg.
Many children in the orphanage ran to visit that person at that time, but she was the only one who didn't even see him. She even breathed a sigh of relief at that time. Apart from that, she only felt gloating.
Because of her childhood experiences, she is almost thirty years old in her two lives, and she still has personality defects.
So she could understand Cui Min's feelings. In her previous life, no matter how much Ji Wan hated someone, she was bound by the law and could not take any substantial revenge. But this was different from a society ruled by law. This was the evil world of immortal cultivation where people were cannibalistic.
She could also understand Choi Min's idea of using torture to retaliate.
At the same time, this also means that Cui Min's childhood wounds appeared in front of him again, and he tore them open with blood, revealing the old wounds covered with rotten flesh.
Cui Min took a deep breath, listened to Ji Wan's words, and suddenly let go of Cui An.
He turned around and knelt down, the biggest gesture he had made since he met Ji Wan: "Your Highness, I thank you for your concern. Don't worry, Min will handle things as he pleases."
Ji Wan shook her head. She knew that no amount of consolation would be of any use at this moment. If Cui Min didn't let go of this anger, he would probably feel resentful for the rest of his life.
Cui Min's forehead touched the cold stone slab, and he waited for Ji Wan's footsteps to fade away before slowly standing up.
He reached out to stop the soldier who was about to pour cold water on Cui An, who had already fainted. "He doesn't deserve to be wasted water. Just beat him awake with a stick. If I don't get the contents out of his mouth today, Min will change his surname from now on!"
Ji Wan checked the correspondence between the brothers Cui Ping and Cui An and the Cui family in the royal capital, or in other words, between them and the confidants of the current Queen Mother.
The contents of the letters were numerous, and the most important ones had been sorted out by the eunuchs around Yang Guan.
The content of the recently written letter is about Ji Wan's great victory in the Tianxing Army. The students of Moxiang Academy contributed a lot. Judging from the fact that it is sealed, it has not been sent out yet.
The additional information in the letter was very detailed, even down to Ji Wan's daily schedule, including what he ate and used every day, and even what time he went to bed at night.
How come there are still spies!
The content of the letter is so detailed that it must be always by Ji Wan's side. Ji Wan doesn't believe that there are no spies around her.
Ji Wan had already cleaned out a group of his subordinates before coming to Tongcheng. Apart from Jiang Jian and other subordinates, there were only seven eunuchs around Yang Guan and the latest member Xiao Cui.
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