"Xiaoru, Xiaoru." Song Zhe gently pushed Chen Xiaoru's arm and called her softly.
"Um...ah...what's wrong?" Chen Xiaoru suddenly came back to her senses, her eyes still a little dazed.
Song Zhe frowned slightly and looked at her with concern: "Xiaoru, what are you thinking about? I called you several times but you didn't respond." He reached out and gently stroked Chen Xiaoru's hair, his eyes full of worry.
"Nothing," Chen Xiaoru forced a smile, her eyes flickering, as if she was hiding something, "I was just wondering why Wang Mazi died with my stepmother. This is too strange." She bit her lip, a puzzled expression on her face.
"Xiao Ru, don't think too much." Song Zhe held her hand, squeezed it gently, and said firmly, "Let's go and see for ourselves."
Chen Xiaoru nodded, and the two of them said hello to Song's mother, then walked out of the house side by side and headed towards Chen's house.
When we arrived at the door of Chen's house in Yunxi Village, there were already many people gathered, talking and saying all kinds of things.
"Li Cuihua is not a peaceful person. I didn't expect that she would get together with Wang Mazi and die together. It's really retribution!" said a sarcastic voice.
"Who says it's not true? Poor Chen Dahe, he wore such a big green hat and didn't even know it until he died!" Another voice echoed, with a gloating tone.
"Well, if you ask me, this is also Chen Dahe's fault. He just worked hard all day and didn't care about his wife. Now, the man is dead and left behind such a mess." A voice with a hint of sympathy sighed.
Chen Xiaoru heard Chen Guyu crying. That was the child born from the affair between Wang Mazi and Li Cuihua. Poor father Chen Dahe had been kept in the dark.
When some villagers saw the two approaching, they quickly made way for them, whispering, "Look, Chen Dahe's daughter is here. It's going to be a good show."
The two men walked through the crowd and into the yard. The yard was filled with a strong smell of blood, mixed with an indescribable stench that made one want to vomit. Chen Xiaoru suppressed her discomfort and scanned every corner of the yard.
Two bodies lay in the middle of the yard, covered in white cloth, their twisted forms visible. Clearly, they had died in a horrific manner. Chen Guyu and Chen Xiaoshuang knelt beside the bodies, weeping heartbreakingly, their small bodies twitching in a heartbreaking way. But Chen Xiaoru wouldn't care about them! The original owner and Xiaoyu had been bullied by them before.
A few brave villagers were standing around the corpse, pointing and talking, with expressions of fear and curiosity on their faces.
Chen Xiaoru took a deep breath, trying to calm the nausea in her chest. She quickly walked up to the village chief, her voice trembling slightly, "Village Chief Chen, what...what's going on?"
The village chief was twirling his beard, looking at the tragic scene with a sad face. When he heard Chen Xiaoru's voice, he raised his head and his eyes fell on her. He then quickly moved to Song Zhe beside her, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes: "Xiaoru, who is this...?"
"Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to introduce you." Chen Xiaoru quickly took Song Zhe's hand and brought him to the village chief. "This is my husband, Song Zhe."
Song Zhe took a step forward, bowed slightly, clasped his hands, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "Village Chief Chen, I have long heard of your great name."
"Oh, Mr. Song, I'm so sorry, so sorry!" The village chief quickly returned the greeting, a smile plastered on his face as he looked Song Zhe up and down with a look of admiration in his eyes. Several women nearby also began to whisper.
"This is Mr. Song. He's so handsome and a perfect match for Xiaoru!"
"That's right. I heard he's quite knowledgeable and passed the imperial examination at such a young age. He has a bright future ahead of him!"
"Xiaoru is so lucky to marry into such a good family."
"Hey, didn't they say that Mr. Song was paralyzed in bed?"
"Who knows?"
Song Zhe turned a deaf ear to the surrounding discussions. After the village chief finished his greetings, he got straight to the point. His brows knitted together, and his eyes swept sharply over the two bodies on the ground: "Village Chief Chen, can you tell me what exactly is going on?"
"Ah!" The village chief sighed and shook his head, his face showing helplessness and disgust. "Speaking of this, it's really a shameful thing in our village! Before dawn today, Chen Xiaoshuang ran to my house crying, saying that her mother and Wang Mazi had died in the yard. I hurried over and saw the two lying in the yard, their bodies covered with knife wounds, blood all over the ground, it was horrible! Look over there,"
The village chief pointed to the corner of the yard and said, "There is also a kitchen knife and a chopping knife there, covered in blood. I guess they quarreled about something and then started fighting. I asked Chen Xiaoshuang what happened, and she said she saw her mother and Wang Mazi fighting in the yard. She was young and scared, and didn't dare to come out to persuade them to stop fighting." The village chief sighed again, his voice full of regret.
"Village Chief Chen, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" Chen Xiaoru said with a frown.
"Xiaoru, Wang Mazi died in the yard of your mother's house, this..." Village chief Chen twisted his beard, with an embarrassment on his face. He glanced at Chen Xiaoru secretly, wanting to say something but stopping himself, as if he had something to hide, and his voice became low.
"Village Chief Chen, my father valued his reputation above all else. Now that such a scandal has occurred, I will not allow such a woman of such immorality to enter the Chen family ancestral tomb. Please, please, divorce my wife on my father's behalf!" Chen Xiaoru's voice suddenly rose, her tone resolute and unwavering, leaving no room for negotiation. She straightened her back, staring intently at the village chief, her eyes burning with rage, her voice resounding and powerful.
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Chen was shocked and a look of shock appeared on his face. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but was blocked by Chen Xiaoru's next words.
"Li Cuihua and Wang Mazi have been having an affair for four years! I went out to pick wild vegetables that time and came back to pick it up when I saw them doing that kind of thing in the yard... in the yard!" Chen Xiaoru said this with an expression of shame and indignation that was hard to express. She clenched her teeth and continued as if she had exhausted all her strength. "Later, my stepmother became pregnant. I wanted to tell my father at the time, but he was so bewitched by this woman that I couldn't get a word in! So we must have been having an affair at home. I don't know what kind of argument we had that led to this end! How could such people be worthy of being buried in the Chen family's ancestral tomb? As for Chen Xiaoshuang and Chen Guyu, these two bastards are not my father's flesh and blood at all. They should be expelled from the Chen family!"
Chen Xiaoru finished speaking in one breath, her chest heaving violently. She was obviously very angry, and her voice became trembling with excitement.
"How can such a shameless woman be allowed to enter the Chen family's ancestral tomb?"
"Yes, yes, yes, such a person is not worthy of being buried in the Chen family tomb."
"Perhaps Chen Dahe was killed by these two people. Otherwise, why would Li Cuihua buy Chen Xiaoru and Chen Xiaoyu before Chen Dahe's body was even cold?"
“I think what you said makes sense.”
"Quiet down, everyone! Why are you making so much noise?" Village Chief Chen shouted loudly. The noisy crowd instantly quieted down, and everyone's eyes fell on him.
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