Chapter 538 The Death of the Fifth Sister
Hou fell silent, though there was something else she didn't say. These days, she had been getting up in the middle of the night to meet with the officials, and even though she was being extremely careful, she couldn't guarantee that no one had seen her.
Once she arrives in the Southwest, no matter who tells the Second Master, she'll likely be reduced to a servant, becoming the object of humiliation, torment, and venting for everyone in the Shu family. She won't live much longer.
Therefore, she severed this connection as soon as she had the chance.
Shu Yu didn't say anything about Hou's choice, and after resting enough, he set off again.
With two mule carts, things became much easier for both the sixth daughter of the Shu family and the officials—except for the Shu family members.
After walking for another two days, the Shu family could no longer hold on.
The Fifth Sister, who had been mostly silent, suddenly collapsed, startling everyone.
When the officials came forward to check, they discovered that she had been bitten by an insect at some point. The insect was clearly poisonous, and after enduring it for a while, Fifth Sister could not hold on any longer. The poison took effect very quickly, and she died within fifteen minutes.
This gave everyone a huge shock.
Shu Yu wasn't familiar with the Fifth Sister either, but she felt that this person was often gloomy and silent.
However, Lady Hou had a strong aversion to the Fifth Miss.
The fifth young lady's biological mother was the old lady's niece, but she was an unfavored concubine's daughter, so she could only become the second master's concubine.
However, she was a concubine of high rank, which made the Fifth Miss feel that her status was superior to that of ordinary concubine's daughters.
She naturally dared not offend the legitimate daughters of the family, but among the concubine daughters, only the sixth daughter was younger than her and of lower status. Therefore, the fifth daughter often teased and bullied the sixth daughter, using her as a pawn.
For this, the sixth young lady was punished several times by the biased old lady. If it weren't for Lady Hou, the sixth young lady might not have been able to live to this day unscathed.
Hou was not affected by the death of the fifth daughter. However, after learning that she had been bitten by poisonous insects, she tightened her wrists and ankles to prevent herself from being bitten as well.
Fifth Sister's aunt was still alive, and she cried so hard she almost couldn't breathe. It took her a long time to calm down.
However, without the Fifth Sister, the original alliance of concubine's daughters fell apart.
The second young lady first fell out with the sixth young lady, and then the fifth young lady passed away. Now she is all alone.
Shu Yu just couldn't understand it. The journey to exile was already arduous enough, and one wrong move could lead to disaster. Instead of trying to live a good life, the Shu family members were actually thinking about forming cliques and undermining each other.
Are you so used to fighting in the Shu family's backyard that you feel uncomfortable if you don't fight for a day?
The second daughter is now in a difficult situation. Her mother is long gone, her father, who loved her most, has been beheaded, and the matriarch of the family, the old lady, passed away a few days ago. She is also very beautiful.
Even if she were incredibly smart and capable, she wouldn't be able to do anything about it right now.
So it wasn't long before he was spotted by an escorting officer.
The official didn't force himself on the second young lady; he merely threatened and bribed her several times.
The second daughter naturally refused, but after only two days, under the pressure of being ostracized by the eldest daughter and other legitimate daughters of the Shu family, she finally ended up with the official.
Shu Yu didn't notice at first. If she hadn't seen her quietly take out a white steamed bun during lunch today, she wouldn't have known about it.
Looking at the white steamed bun in her hand, Shu Yu fell into deep thought.
The second daughter is more ruthless than she imagined.
(End of this chapter)
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