Chaos
The wind blows and leaves fall, the flickering candlelight cannot illuminate the depth of the night. The cries in the garden are piercing, yet they do not inspire the slightest pity.
Qi Yijun looked at Cui Zhilin and restrained his smile.
She thought she hadn't seen him for several days. How had he been these days?
It should be very good.
"Don't cry."
Qi Yijun suddenly stopped Zou Shuangqiao's crying at this point. But when Cui Zhilin finally stepped forward, Qi Yijun was met with an angry demand, "Yijun, what on earth are you making a fuss about—"
Chu Fanghua also echoed: "Zhilin's wife, what are you doing? If there is anything, can't we go back and talk about it? Do you have to come here and let everyone in the mansion laugh at you? Where can I and your father-in-law put our faces?"
"Face? Your face has nothing to do with me. Whether you are embarrassed or not is your business. I don't care." Qi Yijun separated herself from them with one sentence. She had never thought about becoming a so-called family with them. She didn't need it.
Gazing indifferently outside the pavilion, Qi Yijun asked, "Second Madam and Lin Lang, do you think I'm the one causing the trouble? Aren't they the sisters who really started the trouble—"
Why didn't anyone hold the Zou sisters accountable? Was it just because they looked weaker than she did? Ridiculous.
Qi Yijun was disdainful.
Chu Fanghua was choked by her words, glaring at her fiercely, yet not daring to offend. Meanwhile, Cui Zhisong frowned and pulled Zou Shuangtong to his side. His words were filled with reproach, "What trouble have you caused me again? You just can't keep quiet all day."
Zou Shuangtong refused to respond out of anger.
Cui Zhilin looked at Zou Shuangqiao, and perhaps understood why Qi Yijun was acting this way. He explained, "Yijun, I think you've misunderstood. I simply saw the Zou family's younger sister fall by the pond yesterday and rescued her out of kindness. I have no connection to the Zou family's younger sister. Is it wrong for me to help someone in need?"
"Don't be so jealous."
Qi Yijun glanced sideways slightly. She liked Cui Zhilin so much that she wanted to hide him.
But she did not choose to forget herself and love him.
Qi Yijun brushed off her white fox fur coat and sat back down on the stone bench near the pavilion. She proudly scanned the hostile eyes in the light. Finally, she fixed her affectionate gaze on Cui Zhilin and whispered softly, "Lin Lang, I'm afraid you're the only one in this mansion who still can't see through the two sisters' minds. I understand your kindness. You saved me, someone who had nothing to do with you, in the same way. But you say I'm jealous..."
Qi Yijun raised his right leg and said, "That's jealousy, right? Mammy, hit me!"
With a resolute order, the retainers swarmed forward, and Zou Shuangqiao was bound to be beaten no matter what. Cui Zhilin's anger was just an excuse, because Qi Yijun had no intention of letting her go from the beginning.
After a few sticks fell, wailing sounds were heard everywhere, and everyone present was stunned.
Cui Zhisong looked at the person being beaten on the ground, then turned to notice Zou Shuangtong's indifferent expression. He was extremely shocked by her indifference. This was her sister, born of the same mother, and even an outsider like him felt sorry for her. How could she be so indifferent...
Cui Zhisong felt an inexplicable chill and suddenly felt that Zou Shuangtong was extremely scary.
But he didn't know what had happened here before they came, the sisters betrayed each other, and Zou Shuangqiao was not innocent. But Cui Zhisong only believed what he saw.
The next second, Zou Shuangqiao reached out in a panic and grabbed the corner of Cui Zhisong's clothes.
She knew this was her last hope.
Zou Shuangqiao pleaded desperately, "Brother-in-law...save me...I am innocent."
So, despite Zou Shuangqiao's repeated, delicate cries for help, Cui Zhisong was still moved by a feeling of sympathy for her. He threw the retainer aside, leaned in front of Zou Shuangqiao, and confronted Qi Yijun. "You're using lynching in front of the military inspector. Are you planning to report this to Kaifeng Prefecture?"
Qi Yijun narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Cui Zhisong's reaction was not unexpected, which was also her intention to inform the people from the second house. Now that they were involved, Qi Yijun waved his hand with a look of watching the show, and asked the retainers to retreat again.
Zou Shuangtong was immediately surprised: "Cui Zhisong, you—you are actually helping this bitch!"
"Bitch? She's your sister. You standing by and watching is despicable enough, but how can you still slander her like this? It's simply unreasonable." The conflict gradually shifted, and Cui Zhisong began to defend Zou Shuangqiao. Zou Shuangtong was so angry that she reached out to make a scene, but was pushed away by Cui Zhisong.
Zou Shuangqiao judged the situation and hid in Cui Zhisong's arms. She seemed to have grabbed a straw to escape.
"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid..."
Cui Zhisong didn't even push him away. "Don't be afraid. My brother-in-law is here, and the law is here. I don't think anyone dares to do anything..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at Zou Shuangtong's face again, which had turned ashen. She suddenly had a bad feeling that this matter must not be so simple and coincidental. She looked towards the pavilion with fear, but Qi Yijun was smiling at her.
"It's you."
Zou Shuangtong was horrified. Qi Yijun was taking advantage of human nature. Fighting Zou Shuangqiao was not his goal at all!
"You, what are you going to do——"
Only when it happens to you will you know what pain is. Zou Shuangtong finally felt numb again. She wanted to rush forward, but was grabbed by the old lady. But what Qi Yijun did was just to return the favor.
Cui Zhilin looked at the chaos, stepped between them and asked, "Yijun, how can you calm down? We are all family, why are you doing this?"
Qi Yijun looked at Cui Zhilin. As if she had guessed he would ask this, she said, "Lin Lang, from today on, move with me from the Earl's Mansion to the Prince's Mansion. It's a filthy place here, and I'm tired of living here. If you agree, this matter today will be written off."
Qi Yijun put forward the conditions, and the outcome of the matter seemed to be in Cui Zhilin's hands.
But in fact, Chu Fanghua watched coldly, and Qi Yijun didn't even let her go.
Look, Chu Fanghua, who had never said a harsh word in front of the county lady, finally broke down after being prodded in the sore spot: "What! Live in the Prince's Mansion? You mean you want to take my son away? My son is the eldest son of the second wife. How can he live with you in the Prince's Mansion? That would make him a son-in-law! It would be a disgrace to my uncle's family! I wonder why you made such a big scene today! You want to scheme against my son and me."
"Qi Yijun, if you dare to take my son away today, I will ask my son to divorce you, and you will never set foot in the door of the Earl's Mansion again!"
In the past, Chu Fanghua was willing to endure any injustice in order to gain benefits from the Prince's Mansion.
This is the only thing I can't do.
This is her bottom line.
It’s not that she can’t let the Bo family lose face, it’s that she can’t let herself lose face.
Qi Yijun also calculated this, but she didn't care what Chu Fanghua said. She only wanted to see Cui Zhilin's reaction. Cui Zhilin looked at Chu Fanghua in shock, "Divorce? Mother! How can you say such words——"
"How could this matter have come to this?"
Although Cui Zhilin was forced to marry Qi Yijun at first, he believed that since he married Qi Yijun, he should be responsible for her.
He never thought of divorcing his wife.
Cui Zhilin didn't understand why his mother always treated his coma as a joke... But he was cowardly. Unlike Cui Zhijun who bravely stood up for himself, he always indulged his mother's absurd behavior again and again. Cui Zhilin took a few steps forward, trying to find a way out from Qi Yijun, "Yijun, is there no other way today?"
Qi Yijun understood his answer, "So, you just don't want to respond?"
"I..." Cui Zhilin wavered.
"I understand." Qi Yijun stood up calmly without looking at Cui Zhilin again. She seemed to have expected such an outcome.
Qi Yijun turned to look at Cui Zhisong on the other end and asked, "Second brother, do you want to save her?"
"What else does sister-in-law want?" Cui Zhisong had been protecting the trembling Zou Shuangqiao. Qi Yijun followed his words and said, "Since you want to save her, take her into your Lanchun Garden. Then, she will become yours, and I have no objections."
"What!" Zou Shuangtong screamed like a madman after hearing this, "Qi Yijun, you can't do this! You can't--"
When the old woman heard her address the county lady by her name, she struck Zou Shuangtong with a palm, sending her falling to the ground. But she tugged at Cui Zhisong's sleeve, signaling her weakness. "Songlang, you can't do this to me. You can't take her into Lanchun Garden. I don't agree."
"You don't agree? Isn't it your long-cherished wish to marry your younger sister into the uncle's house? I will fulfill your wish now, are you satisfied--" Cui Zhisong was extremely disappointed with the person in front of him at this moment. He pushed the person away fiercely and reached out to hug Zou Shuangqiao in his arms.
He asked, "Are you serious, sister-in-law?"
Qi Yijun replied, "I am not joking."
After he finished speaking, Cui Zhisong left in disappointment, holding the injured Zou Shuangqiao, leaving Zou Shuangtong alone and disappointed.
Look at her calculating over and over again, but in the end she ended up in complete failure.
But all the evil started with her.
Therefore, she is the only one who has to bear the consequences.
She shouldn't have any complaints.
Qi Yijun walked through the bright lights, through Chu Fanghua's anger, through Cui Zhilin's melancholy, and came to Zou Shuangtong and raised her face.
Qi Yijun's voice was very soft. She told Zou Shuangtong, "You have to bear the consequences of your own misfortunes. You can't blame anyone else. You can only blame yourself for being too greedy. Haven't I told you before that you should carefully consider yourself? The old lady's favor can be given to you, but it can also be taken away at any time. But... don't think that I'm helping her today. I'm actually helping you. The disparity between a concubine and a wife, her fate, all depends on your decision."
"Zou, I'm returning your little sister to you."
Qi Yijun let go of Zou Shuangtong meaningfully. When Zou Shuangtong heard these words, his eyes became more and more fierce.
She wished she could sell Zou Shuangqiao out immediately.
Qi Yijun deliberately put them in the same cage.
The matter was settled. Qi Yijun turned around and left while conscious, and her retainers followed her. However, Cui Zhilin grabbed her arm, trying to stop her.
He only called out, "Yijun."
Qi Yijun interrupted him.
Qi Yijun's lips trembled as she spoke. She couldn't let go of Cui Zhilin, but she didn't want to maintain such a passive relationship with him forever. So she said resolutely, "Cui Zhilin, I like you, and it's your blessing. Don't be ungrateful. I'll go home tonight and wait for you at the Prince's Mansion for ten days. It's up to you whether you come or not. But you must remember, it's not you who wants to divorce me, but I want to divorce you."
As he finished speaking, Cui Zhilin's arms dropped, and Qi Yijun gradually disappeared from his lost eyes.
After Qi Yijun left, Chu Fanghua suddenly turned around and started cursing. It seemed that she was taking out all her anger on Zou Shuangtong. "Bitch, useless thing, it's all your fault. If the old lady asks about the crime tomorrow, I will let Song'er divorce you as well!"
Angry voices echoed, and the second house was in complete chaos tonight.
Looking at Yu Yuelan, who had seen everything clearly, she couldn't help but take a deep breath. She subconsciously turned her gaze to look at her daughter-in-law, whom she usually didn't like, but for some reason, she liked her more and more...
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