Chapter 84: Extracting Evidence of Si Yao's Harm
In the darkness, Si Zhao's expression grew increasingly strange, faintly tinged with madness.
He smiled.
Si Yao was frightened and looked at Si Zhao in disbelief, "You... what did you do to Mother?"
That was his birth mother.
Without Madam Si, who will protect Si Yao and help her enter the Si family?
If that old woman dies later, how will her dowry be divided among her?
Si Yao's face was filled with despair, and her hands and feet trembled slightly.
I never imagined that my beloved third brother would become so unfamiliar.
"Heh~" Si Zhao chuckled, "As expected, you are that kind of person, that's why you think of others that way."
"What do you mean..." Si Yao was completely confused.
"I just put her to sleep. I can wake her up whenever I want. If she insists on coming to you, then I'll let her sleep. In short, there's no way she'll come to help you."
The poison that Si Zhao found was just like that.
Without an antidote, Madam Si will remain in a coma.
When he was happy, he would give her the antidote to smell, and she would wake up; when he was unhappy, she could only stay asleep.
Just like him, he was living a life worse than death!
"Third Brother, why are you doing this to me!" Si Yao suppressed her fear and felt very wronged.
Where has my third brother, who used to dote on me, gone?
He even wanted to steal other people's affections from her.
For Si Yao, who had no parents, this was like pushing her into an abyss of despair.
"Because you are a jinx, a jinx, a morally corrupt, two-faced, and vicious woman."
Si Zhao said this without any expression.
"You broke two of my brother's ribs, which pierced his lungs. He barely survived."
"You pushed me out to shield me from evil spirits, leaving me disabled for life."
"My second brother was implicated in this matter for no reason and lost his life in an instant."
"All of this is because of you. Whoever loves you, you will bring them to their doom!"
"You keep saying Qingbao is a jinx, but actually, that jinx is you!!!"
The words were spoken.
Si Yao's legs went weak, she tripped over the weeds at her feet and fell to the ground.
"You're talking nonsense!" she shouted. "You're all cursed by Qingbao!"
She only wanted to elicit her brother's sympathy and pity; she never intended to hurt him.
The eldest brother looked like a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken, but he was still a grown man.
Isn't it said that if an adult man has the will to kill, he can take on a tiger one-on-one?
How could he be so fragile?
"I've come today to tell you that your husband will be officially appointed in a few days." Si Zhao didn't mention Qing Bao to her anymore.
Although Qingbao was indifferent to him, they were not worthy to be compared with Qingbao.
Speaking of which...
A glimmer of hope ignited in Si Yao's eyes.
"I can leave now! I am the general's wife, His Majesty will surely issue an order to let me out!"
Si Zhao smiled and said, "That's how it is."
He hadn't forgotten what Qingbao had said.
“Then I’m going out now! Third Brother, I will soon restore your position as female general. When that time comes, I will take you to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions and bring glory to our family. I can let bygones be bygones for what happened before.”
Si Yao's eyes shone brightly.
Si Zhao smiled slowly, "But I'm a cripple, how can I earn military merit?"
"I have a way to get you military merits without you getting hurt!"
Si Yao looked smug.
The jailer opened the cell door.
Si Zhao entered the cell, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said gently:
"Yao'er, tell me, how can a cripple like me earn military merit, and I will take you out."
Si Yao was overjoyed.
Indeed, military merit was Third Brother's only obsession.
As long as they can help him fulfill this obsession, the two siblings will forgive and forget past grievances.
She whispered happily in her third brother's ear.
How can one achieve military merit without suffering any harm?
"You mean, let your comrades go first? And then discard them after they've served their purpose?" Si Zhao raised an eyebrow, his dark eyes revealing no emotion.
Si Yao retorted in a low voice: "What do you mean by 'discarding the millstone after it has served its purpose'? If you're not strong enough, this is what happens. You can't blame anyone else."
"Is it feasible? Won't we be discovered?" Si Zhao asked with a worried expression.
With so many soldiers, how could no one notice?
“Su Xiao is my husband. The soldiers who returned from the victorious battles with me all have military merits. Who cares about the life or death of others?”
Anyway, given her personality, Su Xiao would believe anything she said, and no soldier would dare to object.
Besides, if any of the comrades who attacked in the first wave survived, it would be even easier to handle.
Deaths are common on the battlefield.
Those who have already benefited are all tied to one another.
No one will say a word.
"It looks like you've done this before," Si Zhao said, giving her a forced smile.
Si Yao waved her hand, her eyes slightly darting away, "I've never done it before, but it's definitely feasible. As long as you come with me, Third Brother, I'll help you."
In any case, military merit is an honor once it's earned, so who cares how it came about?
Si Zhao's eyes were dark, and he remained silent for a moment.
He turned his wheelchair around and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back to the General's Mansion."
Si Yao was surprised that she could leave so quickly, and happily followed after her.
*
General's Mansion.
Su Mengmeng has been complaining to everyone these past few days, saying that Qingbao bullied her.
But the servants dared not help her, and the old lady always said she was feeling unwell. After her father learned that she could not get the pen back, he became even more perfunctory towards her.
Su Mengmeng could only swallow her grievances.
No.
Just as she was running into obstacles everywhere, she bumped into Si Yao returning.
Her eyes lit up. "It was my third uncle who brought Mom back!"
“Of course, your mother is the apple of your uncles’ eye… so of course your uncles had to send her back.” Si Zhao’s voice was calm.
Only through careful observation can one glimpse the resentment and anger beneath the calm surface.
"Third Uncle is so nice, Mengmeng likes you." Su Mengmeng went up and hugged his disabled leg, pressing her face against it.
Si Zhao's chest rose and fell slightly, his face dark.
"Alright, Mengmeng, it's because your mother is more favored. Your third and second uncles will eventually make up with your mother. You shouldn't meddle in adult matters."
Si Yao raised her chin slightly and stood outside the gate of General Su's mansion. The servants looked at her, and she seemed to regain her confidence.
Her lost brothers will always return to her side.
Sihe? Hehe.
waste!
"Third brother, please come in with me, otherwise I'll get bullied again," Si Yao said, stamping her foot and pouting.
She recounted the grievances she had suffered under Si He and Qing Bao during this period.
Si Zhao turned his wheelchair around. "If she bullies you, then come to the Si family to find me. It's getting late, I should go back."
Although my older brother survived, he has been in a coma due to excessive blood loss during the bone setting.
In the Si family, only the grandmother is a normal person anymore.
He wants to go back and keep him company.
"Okay, thank you, Third Brother! You spoil me the most!"
Si Yao smiled brightly, trying her best to appear generous and cheerful.
Little did they know.
Si Zhao turned around and changed his expression. After getting into the carriage, he handed the note in his hand to the servant.
"Deliver it to Si He."
This is Si Yao's method of harming people.
At the investiture ceremony a few days later, he would make Si Yao pay for her crimes in blood.
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