She warned them that from now on she would be their only hope.
If they dare to bully her again, they'll be made to live in a cowshed and eat cow dung when they're old.
They also analyzed the pros and cons, making it clear to them that they were now in the same boat, sharing both prosperity and adversity.
At that time, the Chen couple were truly stunned by her.
What wouldn't a daughter who dared to kill her own brother do?
Moreover, their son is dead, and they only have their daughter left, whom they will indeed have to rely on for the future.
Exposing her would not benefit them.
They don't want to experience the pain of parents burying their children twice in one night; they can't bear it.
So, they listened to their daughter, suppressed all their grief and anger, and left numbly.
They hadn't gone far at all; the two of them, supporting each other, collapsed in the dark alley, slowly processing the sudden pain of losing their child.
At first, they felt that none of this was real, that things had happened too suddenly, and that they didn't even have time to feel pain. Then they were stunned by what Chen Yunniang said.
But as time went on, they gradually accepted the fact that their son had been killed and began to feel the excruciating pain of losing their son.
Overwhelmed with grief, the two looked at each other in despair. Isn't the point of living to have children and grandchildren?
Now that their son is dead, what's the point of keeping those two old folks to suffer?
I might as well die with my son.
Therefore, Chen's father and mother returned because they wanted to perish together with Chen Yunniang.
The murderer who killed my son must not be let go.
Chen Yunniang suddenly panicked. She had calculated everything, every step meticulously planned, but she underestimated her parents' love for their son.
She never imagined that her parents would give up all their wealth and status to drag her down with them to hell.
Lu Ziqian turned around and looked at Chen Yunniang in disbelief, as if he were seeing her for the first time.
How could she... dare to kill someone?
Isn't she someone who wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken?
Chen Yunniang was in a state of utter confusion. She knew that things had come to this point and it was too late to deny it.
It would be better to just admit it openly, since she didn't say a word just now, and those words were all said by Xiaohe.
"I did kill the person."
"But there's one thing I need to clarify."
“A life for a life, I’ll pay with my life, but I don’t want you to misunderstand me.”
In the candlelight, the beautiful woman sheds tears, looking utterly miserable, which inevitably evokes pity in one's heart.
"It is true that I schemed against my cousin, but I had no intention of harming her, and I never expected that they would actually succeed."
“Last night, my parents led a group of people to block my courtyard, forcibly tied me up and stuffed me into a sedan chair, saying that they wanted me to become Wang Heng’s concubine.”
“They outnumbered me and I couldn’t fight back. Xiaohe was also tied up and couldn’t go out to inform you.”
"I was unwilling to become someone's concubine, so I asked about the reason."
"Chen Yaozu said that you offended Wang Heng, and Wang Heng wanted to use me to humiliate you."
"I suggested that they go and arrest my cousin. I really just wanted to buy time, but I didn't expect it to work."
"After all, your cousin is by your side. Even if you're not there, she's protected by countless maids and servants. How could she possibly be captured by them?"
"I just want to wait until things are exposed before I find an opportunity to inform you."
"I really never intended to hurt my cousin. She has so many guards and maids protecting her. How could she possibly be sent to the Marquis's mansion as a concubine? How could that be?"
Chen Yunniang cried uncontrollably, her expression of self-reproach and guilt conveying genuine emotion.
The man's face remained grim: "Why did you kill Chen Yaozu? Wasn't it so that there would be no way to prove anything?"
Chen Yunniang suddenly looked up, staring at him with watery, sorrowful eyes, as if she had suffered a great humiliation.
Is that how you think of me?
"General Lu, please take me away. Just consider it as me killing someone to silence them, so that there will be no evidence against me."
Her face was ashen, and tears streamed down her face.
Seeing her heartbroken appearance, Lu Ziqian softened a bit: "Didn't you not want me to misunderstand? Then explain things clearly."
Chen Yunniang turned her face away, refusing to speak as if in a huff.
Xiaohe was extremely anxious and gently nudged Chen Yunniang: "Miss, please explain quickly, this is not the time to be angry."
She knew that Lu Ziqian had special feelings for Chen Yunniang, and as long as he believed what his mistress said, the two of them would be fine.
Xiaohe gave Chen Yunniang a way out, and Chen Yunniang took it. She knew that now was not the time to be temperamental.
After all, murder is a serious matter, and she must provide a reasonable explanation.
Chen Yunniang stared at the man lying in a pool of blood, took a deep breath, closed her eyes and then opened them again, her eyes flashing with intense hatred.
"It was an accident that I killed him; I was genuinely trying to save him."
"Believe it or not, that's all I have to say."
"As for Chen Yaozu, he truly deserves to die. I've wanted to kill him with my own hands for more than just a day or two."
"He's a beast in human form, a scoundrel, a devil!!!"
"The things he did and the people he hurt are enough to warrant his death a thousand times over."
Lu Ziqian frowned, his tone full of inquiry: "What did he do?"
Xiaohe suddenly realized what Chen Yunniang wanted to say. As if she had made up her mind, she shouted, "Miss, let me say it instead."
Chen Yunniang's voice trembled as she shook her head, choking back tears: "Xiaohe, no, this will ruin your life."
Xiaohe was very cooperative. She closed her eyes in despair and suddenly reached out to unbutton the buttons around her neck. Lu Ziqian immediately turned his head away.
"Miss, my life has already been ruined."
Lu Ziqian had a rough idea of what was going on, but when he saw what happened next, he was still shocked and gasped.
Xiaohe had already unbuttoned her clothes and taken off her top, leaving her only wearing a light pink undergarment.
Where the undergarment couldn't cover, numerous obscene words such as "slut," "whore," and "bitch" were exposed, along with countless scars and needle marks.
“These words were pierced by him, one by one, with an embroidery needle dipped in ink.”
"These scars include whip marks, cuts, burns, and sutures..."
"If the general doesn't believe me, this servant has even more unsightly marks on her body..."
"That's enough, put it on now!"
Lu Ziqian glanced at it only once before turning his face away, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.
Chen Yunniang held Xiaohe and cried uncontrollably: "Now you know why I killed him, right?"
“He’s a damned beast. I wish I could tear him to pieces or rip him apart.”
“I also bear these marks of shame.”
As Chen Yunniang spoke, she suddenly rolled up her wide sleeves, revealing the words "lowly" on her fair arm.
“On the day Chen Yaozu turned ten, he got drunk and suddenly dragged me into his room, where he whipped and humiliated me, and even tattooed those two words on my arm.”
"Just as he was about to assault me, Xiaohe stood in front of me..."
“If it weren’t for Xiaohe shielding me from all this torment and humiliation over the years, I would probably be dead by now.”
"He got drunk tonight and is going to torment Xiaohe again..."
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