Chapter 1
The remote courtyard was usually very quiet, but today the Duke of Cheng's mansion was unusually lively, and even Qin Su's courtyard was filled with a lively atmosphere.
"Lian Tao..." Her hoarse voice sounded like a saw cutting wood, hardly pleasant to the ear.
With a creak, the dilapidated wooden door opened, and the disfigured girl with a limp quickly entered.
Why is it so noisy outside?
"It's the 100th birthday celebration for that bitch Chen Yirou's son." Lian Tao's eyes were filled with resentment. Looking at the girl on the bed, she felt even more indignant. The girl used to be like a blazing sun, but now... her body had been hollowed out by the poison and she was almost exhausted.
It's all that bitch Chen Yirou's fault! And Xue Huai'an too! They deserve to go to hell!
"Don't be sad, young lady, I'll bring Nannan here." Lian Tao thought that doing this might make the young lady feel better, but she didn't expect that no sooner had she left than an uninvited guest stepped into the courtyard.
The newcomer was dressed in a moon-white brocade robe and looked to be no more than twenty years old. He was handsome, had a gentle temperament, and seemed to treat people very well.
He was Qin Su's nominal husband, Xue Huai'an, the eldest son of the Duke of Cheng.
Xue Huai'an scrutinized Qin Su. She was completely different from the one he remembered. She was no longer so arrogant and unrestrained, as scorching as the sun. The slow-acting poison had worn down her body, and her beautiful face was no longer what it used to be. She didn't look like a woman in her early twenties, but rather like an old woman in her seventies or eighties.
What are you doing here?
She coughed for a long time after saying just one sentence, her throat dry and sore, almost unbearable.
“Your fate clashes with my son’s. Considering our past as husband and wife, I will allow you to choose a way to die.”
"What do you mean by clashing fates? It's just that you don't want to keep me anymore. Since you like Chen Yirou, why did you marry me in the first place?" Qin Su's eyes flashed with malice, as if she wanted to devour Xue Huai'an whole.
"Qin Su, you're a smart person. Do I need to explain myself clearly?"
Qin Su knew perfectly well what she was doing; she just wanted to hear Xue Huai'an explain it to her personally.
However, it turns out that he didn't even have the patience to fool himself.
He married her only for the military power his father held.
"Xue Huai'an, you disgust me to the core."
Xue Huai'an's face, which was comparable to that of an immortal, showed no anger. He reached out and brought over the poisoned wine, walking step by step toward Qin Su.
With her martial arts completely crippled, how could she possibly escape Xue Huai'an? A wine cup filled with poison was handed to her.
"You can send me far away; there's no need to kill me outright."
"I can pretend I didn't know you poisoned me, and I won't spread it. I just want to live." Her baby hasn't grown up yet; he can't just die like this.
"When you hurt Arou, did you not think about the consequences you would suffer?" He casually wiped each finger clean as he forced the poison down her throat.
"girl!"
Lian Tao, who barged in, failed to stop everything from happening. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked at Xue Huai'an with hatred in her eyes.
"Xue Huai'an, you are a heartless bastard! If it weren't for that girl leading people to rescue you back then, you would have been dead long ago!"
The little girl she was leading stumbled and ran toward Qin Su. Qin Su's mouth and nose were bleeding profusely, which terrified her so much that tears streamed down her face. However, she couldn't speak or make many facial expressions.
Xue Huai'an strode over, picked up the dazed little girl with one hand, and examined the girl closely.
"What do you want to do?!" Qin Su rolled off the bed in a hurry. She didn't know what kind of heinous things Xue Huai'an, this evil ghost in human skin, would do.
"You must be very worried about her, right? If I keep her around, she'll definitely cause a lot of trouble later." He grabbed the girl's neck with one hand; her slender neck was very fragile, and he could kill her with just a little force.
Lian Tao rushed to save the person. She was naturally strong, but years of overwork had taken their toll, and she was no longer as strong as she used to be. She was also held down by the guards.
"Xue Huai'an, even tigers don't eat their cubs, you can't treat her like this!" Qin Su was afraid, very afraid that Xue Huai'an would harm her daughter.
That beast is perfectly capable of doing it.
"Who told you she's my daughter? She's just a bastard child with an unfortunate father! After you die, I can bury her with you."
The little girl's small body was thrown in front of Qin Su like a rag, her face pale and lifeless.
"My little girl, my little girl..." Qin Su wanted to hold the child in her arms, but she had no strength left. The poison was spreading rapidly throughout her body, and she was powerless to change anything.
"Xue Huai'an, even if I become a ghost, I will never..." let you go.
The excruciating pain didn't last long; she soon lost consciousness.
...
"Qin Su, now that you have married into the Duke's mansion, you must learn to behave yourself and abide by the rules."
"If you listen to me, I won't treat you badly."
Aside from the noisy sounds of the guests outside, Qin Su could only hear familiar yet hateful words; she knew it was Xue Huai'an.
She remembered these words very clearly; they happened on the very day she married Xue Huai'an.
"I still have official business to attend to. You should rest well. Tomorrow you still need to serve tea to your parents."
Having said that, the pair of feet exposed under the veil had already turned around, but Qin Su suddenly lifted the veil, her eyes filled with hatred that grew wildly like weeds.
Xue Huai'an thought Qin Su was about to throw a tantrum again, as that was just her nature.
But when he turned around, he was met with a pair of eyes that hated him so much, and then his neck was grabbed tightly by the woman's hand.
"Go to hell! Go to hell! Xue Huai'an, go to hell!"
She was incredibly strong and didn't hesitate for a second.
Xue Huai'an was choked and could hardly breathe. He never imagined that Qin Su would treat him like this.
He gripped Qin Su's wrist tightly, trying to push her away, but her hands seemed welded to his neck. She was like a demon crawling out of hell, a demon coming to claim his life.
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