The eldest lady's name was Liu Xuyun. She was a member of the Liu clan, the last of the four major weapon-refining clans. She was the illegitimate daughter of clan leader Liu Chenghe and a concubine.
Initially, He Yuanqi was engaged to another legitimate daughter of the Liu family. However, a few days before her wedding, the legitimate daughter insisted on going to the stables to ride horses. Unexpectedly, she never came back. After she got on the horse, the horse suddenly went crazy, and the legitimate daughter fell off the horse and died.
The head of the Liu family was immersed in the grief of losing his beloved daughter and wanted to call off the marriage. However, Liu Xuyun did something and secretly decided to spend her life with He Yuanqi. He Yuanqi was so bewitched that he wanted to marry her home no matter what. The Liu family initially felt that it was unreasonable and was unwilling to marry Liu Xuyun, but seeing He Yuanqi's tough attitude, they did not dare to offend him. In desperation, they had to endure the pain and hurriedly hold the funeral for the legitimate daughter, and let Liu Xuyun marry into the He family instead of the legitimate daughter and become the head of the He clan.
Because Lu Ming's parents died early in his previous life, he entered the entertainment industry very early and came into contact with all kinds of people. He also had the ability to identify people and things, and to read people's expressions. This lady was beautiful, but she was a mean person at first glance, not a good person. And according to the tone of the author's description of this past event in the stallion article, the death of the Liu family's daughter falling off a horse was closely related to Liu Xuyun.
Lu Ming collected his thoughts and stood at the door, about to go forward. When Liu Xuyun saw Lu Ming, his arrogant look suddenly disappeared, and he put on an extremely hypocritical smile, waved at Lu Ming and said, "Qing Ci, you are here, come here quickly."
Lu Ming walked over, nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Madam."
Liu Xuyun pulled He Qingci to sit on her couch, chuckled and glared at him, then started to scold him: "Qingci, are you still blaming me? Today you don't even want to call me mother."
Hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but sneer in his heart. How could one call her mother casually, especially when she was a stepmother with a vicious heart? He immediately fell silent and bowed his head without saying a word.
Seeing that Lu Ming said nothing, Liu Xuyun sighed, her eyes stained with a trace of sadness, and she said quietly: "I am indeed to blame for what happened yesterday. That fat cook falsely accused you of stealing the master's spiritual herb soup. As the saying goes, a child cannot be useful if he is not taught. The master entrusted you to me, so how could I not obey? That's why I punished you a little so that you would remember your mistakes. Later, the more I thought about it, the more I felt it was wrong. You have always been well-behaved and obedient. How could you do such a bad thing as stealing spiritual herb soup? So I sent people to investigate carefully, and it turned out that the fat cook had a thief's heart and secretly stole the soup to give to her nephew to drink."
Lu Ming was speechless. He was whipped hundreds of times and was forced to kneel under the scorching sun for a long time. It was just a slight punishment? This completely refreshed his worldview. His ability to lie with open eyes was really first-rate.
Liu Xuyun reached out her hand and touched Lu Ming's head with a loving mother's attitude, and then said, "But don't worry, Qingci. That fat cook stole the spiritual herb soup first, and then falsely accused the eldest young master of the He family. How can such a wicked woman stay in the world? I have already sent someone to beat her to death, which can be regarded as a vent for you."
Hearing this, Lu Ming raised his head in shock and looked at Liu Xuyun, his eyes full of disbelief. Although the fat cook was servile and fawning, she was not guilty of a mere bowl of spiritual herb soup. Liu Xuyun was so cruel that she killed him without hesitation. Human life was like grass to her. Today I finally saw it.
Seeing Lu Ming's expression and reaction, Liu Xuyun's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he ordered the servant standing beside him, "Go and bring up the body of the fat cook, so that the young master can vent his anger."
The boy answered "yes" and ran out. Not long after, the fat cook's body was carried up.
The cook was covered in blood, and the visible flesh on her body was almost ripped apart by the whip, with bones faintly visible, and blood coagulated on them, making it look as if she had been soaked in a jar of blood. Her eyes were wide open, and it was obvious that she died unwillingly. She probably didn't know why she died until the moment she died.
Although Lu Ming had seen dead people before, he had never seen such a bloody and horrifying scene. His pupils couldn't help but shrink, his breathing suddenly choked, and he clenched his fists tightly to prevent himself from screaming.
Liu Xuyun frowned slightly, took out the silk handkerchief in her arms, covered her nose with it, and said with some disgust: "Hurry up and take it away, so as not to pollute the eyes of the young master."
The servant immediately came up and carried the body out. Only then did Lu Ming let out a breath of foul air from his chest. His palms were already covered with sweat without him noticing.
To be honest, he has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and has seen many ups and downs, and has also avoided many conspiracies and calculations, which is why he has gradually risen to such a high position. Even so, he has never encountered such a sinister thing.
But he knew very well that Liu Xuyun's action was to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. The purpose was to shock him and remind him not to try to do anything under her nose, otherwise this would be his future fate.
In Liu Xuyun's eyes, there is only hierarchy, no right or wrong.
Lu Ming felt cold in his heart. He had actually run into such a ruthless person, and it seemed that she was a thorn in his side. Moreover, he was now helpless and had no power to fight against her. If he wanted to live safely, he had to deal with her in a roundabout way and eliminate Liu Xuyun's vigilance, so that he could act more conveniently in the future. Although endurance was frustrating, it was undoubtedly the best way to deal with it at this stage. Only in this way could he completely escape from her control.
Seeing Lu Ming's gloomy expression, Liu Xuyun knew that her goal had been achieved. As if nothing had happened, she turned to the maid beside her and said, "I almost forgot. Go and bring the young master's medicine soup over."
The maid nodded in agreement, walked to the dining table, brought a bowl of medicine soup, and brought it directly to Lu Ming.
The medicinal soup emitted a few wisps of hot steam, and the strong, pungent smell of medicine immediately hit my face. Coupled with the bloody smell that had lingered in the air when the fat cook's body was carried in just now, the two smells mixed together were almost nauseating.
Seeing that Lu Ming was still hesitant to reach out for it, Liu Xuyun's eyes turned, and she raised the corners of her mouth. She reached out to take the white porcelain bowl, blew it gently against her lips, stirred it with a spoon, and handed it to Lu Ming, coaxing him softly, "Qingci, drink it while it's hot. This elixir was specially picked by the master from the secret realm of Kunlai Mountain. There are probably only a handful of people in the entire cultivation world who can afford it. It is extremely precious and hard to come by."
When Lu Ming heard this, although he didn't show any expression on his face, a huge wave of emotion was already surging in his heart, and thin beads of sweat immediately covered his smooth and full forehead.
Should he drink this medicine or not?
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