Chapter 684 Aunt Liu Informs
In fact, Shu Feng also felt a bit resentful towards Second Master, and his tone became somewhat affected as he spoke, "Second Uncle, you shouldn't have hit Aunt Hou yesterday. You should have spoken to her properly."
The First Madam chimed in, "Yes, Second Brother, if you had a proper talk with Consort Hou, we wouldn't be so clueless. Perhaps Consort Hou really does have a good relationship with the Governor and can even get us some benefits."
Second Master pointed at himself, "You're blaming me now? You were all there when I hit her, did you stop me? Now that you can't find her, you're pushing all the blame onto me, huh?"
Shu Feng frowned. "Second Uncle, we didn't mean that."
"I'm not stupid, I can tell what you mean!!" He was furious, stood up abruptly, and stormed off.
The second wife frowned, glanced at Shu Feng and the first wife, and hurriedly chased after them, "Second Master, please don't be angry..."
There was a moment of silence. Shu Feng waved his hand and said, "Alright, everyone, let's disperse."
Unable to reach a conclusion, the Shu family had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being. After all, Madam Hou would have to appear sooner or later; she couldn't hide from them forever.
Shu Feng was exhausted today, but he still had to work tonight.
He didn't want to stay at home, so he went out to collect firewood, which didn't take much effort.
Aunt Liu, who was standing nearby, immediately stood up and said, "Young Master, you've just arrived and don't know where there's plenty of firewood. I'll take you there on your first day."
Shu Feng glanced at her suspiciously, but said nothing. He nodded and followed her out the door.
After getting some distance from the Shu family's residence, Shu Feng asked, "Aunt Liu, is there something you want to tell me?"
Aunt Liu swallowed hard, looked around, and quickly lowered her voice to say, "Young Master, Second Miss, Second Miss didn't die from a heart attack and depression. She was poisoned."
Shu Feng narrowed his eyes. "Is it the Hou family or Lu Shuyu?"
Aunt Liu shook her head. "No, it was the Second Madam. I saw with my own eyes that the Second Madam picked poisonous herbs and mixed them into the Second Miss's food. The Second Miss vomited blood not long after eating them. Later, it was the Second Madam who said she would invite that quack doctor from Zhengdao Village. The food that the Second Miss ate on the day she died was also prepared by the Second Madam."
Shu Feng fell silent. He hadn't expected that the women of the Shu family, having a common enemy, would actually fight amongst themselves to the point of losing their lives.
He had no feelings for the second young lady, and he didn't care whether she lived or died. But the fact that she had been harmed by the second madam did bother him.
Shu Feng turned to look at Aunt Liu, "Why did you come to tell me this?"
"Besides you, I don't know who else to tell. Second Master is Second Madam's husband, and the Second Miss she harmed belongs to the First Branch, so Second Master definitely won't care. Eldest Young Master, now that the First Master is gone, you're the only one in the Shu family who can make decisions. Such a big matter, of course I have to tell you. And I'm worried that Second Madam harming the Second Miss is just the beginning..."
Shu Feng's brow twitched as he suddenly recalled the look his second wife gave him before leaving after he had scolded his second uncle and driven him away.
His expression turned cold. Although the Shu family no longer had much property, there could only be one person in charge between the first and second branches of the family.
My second uncle is an elder, but his abilities may be limited.
However, whether my second aunt thought that way is unknown.
(End of this chapter)
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