Chapter 175! They actually perished together!
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The person who is the most precious thing in one's heart?
Holy crap! System, are you seriously ill?
What kind of useless tasks are they sending me all day long?
I already kicked the male lead last time, and you still want me to...?
As Li Shiyue was mentally complaining, she suddenly realized that although every task issued by the system was intended to make her "become a favored concubine as soon as possible," she could actually complete the task by chance or other means and receive the system's rewards if she didn't want to!
With a change of mindset, Li Shiyue's attitude completely changed. She stopped cursing the system and instead started thinking about how to become the male lead Liu Shu's darling.
After all, the person you cherish most in your heart isn't defined by whether they are good or bad.
The white moonlight can be the apple of one's eye, but that doesn't mean the black demon can't be one!
Li Shiyue stood by the window and looked at the stage in the center of the lobby on the first floor. The pale-faced, short troupe leader was already directing people to carry things up and down the stage. Judging from the appearance, this play, "Two Brothers," originally had a grand finale. The troupe leader must have deliberately set the ending as "the eldest son escapes with his wife and children" in order to make more money.
"October?"
Li Shiyue turned around and saw Li Qiutian winking at her.
She walked over and sat down next to Li Qiutian: "Sister?"
Li Qiutian leaned towards her, bringing his head close to hers, and whispered, "October, why do I hear something from next door?" Li Qiutian pointed to the left next door, "...the person who gave the reward sounds like Deputy General Ma? The voice sounds like it!"
Li Shiyue nodded in agreement with Li Qiutian, "It's him!"
"Sister, Second Uncle really knows how to book tables; he just had us sandwiched between the General and the Heir Apparent."
Li Shiyue was somewhat speechless that her hibiscus-themed private room was sandwiched between lotus and plum blossom rooms. Who would have thought that Li Wangming would be so lucky as to book this room to dine with his family?
"The Crown Prince? What Crown Prince!"
Li Qiutian shouted it out loud, and then quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
Li Qiutian looked up at her mother and the others, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she turned back to Li Shiyue and asked in a low voice, "Shiyue, are you saying that the General is on our left?"
Li Qiutian pointed to the left, and after Li Shiyue nodded, she pointed to the right, "Is the Prince of Zhenbei on our right?"
Li Shiyue smiled helplessly at Li Qiutian and nodded. Then she grabbed Li Qiutian's arm and whispered in her ear, "Sister, have you forgotten that the waiter reported the tip twice before?"
One said it was Liu Silang, the other said it was Liu Dalang!
After Li Shiyue said that, Li Qiutian realized what was going on. She recalled what the waiter downstairs had said when he loudly announced the reward, and it was exactly like that!
Before Li Qiutian could say anything more to Li Shiyue, the sound of gongs rang out from the stage downstairs, signaling the start of the true finale of the play "Two Brothers."
The eldest son, who had fled with his wife and children, used his connections from years of doing business to escape all the way to the mountains outside the city.
I thought that would be the end of it; the eldest son had connections and could ask someone to help him get a household registration and move to another city.
Little did they know that the second son could not get over the death of his first wife. Yes, the second son knew that his first wife had harmed the eldest son's wife and son because of him.
The second son knew that his wife had some faults, but she was, after all, his mother, and she had done it all for his sake!
Therefore, despite the wealthy merchant's obstruction, the second son reported to the authorities, who then dispatched constables to arrest him.
The second son even threw money out, saying that anyone who could provide information about the direction the eldest son had fled could come and collect the money!
With sheer numbers, the eldest son's family was trapped on the mountain.
The second son was ruthless. Whether he was truly seeking revenge for his wife or secretly wanted to kill the eldest son, a powerful competitor for the family fortune and power, he actually suggested setting the mountain on fire!
The constables, of course, refused!
After all, once the mountain is on fire, it can't be put out in a short time. If it attracts wild beasts from the mountain, that would be a big problem.
But the second son was determined to do things his own way and actually shouted on the spot: "Whoever can set the mountain on fire, I will reward him with one hundred taels of silver!"
A generous reward will surely attract brave men!
The fire started, and the flames spread across the mountain. What could the eldest son and his family, who were hiding in the mountains, do?
They had no choice but to run down the mountain in hopes of surviving.
The adults were alright, but the eldest son's son inhaled too much smoke and dust when he was being carried down the mountain. He was just a toddler and had already suffered with the first wife. On the way to escape with the eldest son, how could there be any time to take good care of the child?
So, he choked on it and died right there.
The eldest son went completely mad. His wife was injured and his youngest son died tragically. He took a knife and went to his second son at the foot of the mountain, hacking and slashing his way through the crowd. In the end, he lost an arm and slashed his second son's neck with a knife.
The play is now over.
"Ah! They've perished together!"
This outcome surprised everyone present, because everyone had guessed that either the eldest son or the second son would win!
Who would have thought that the outcome would be a lose-lose situation, with neither side surviving?
"Oh! What am I going to do? What am I going to do?!"
The chubby man who had previously claimed that his family truly had an eldest son born out of wedlock and a second son born out of wedlock was now clutching his head and shouting.
He never expected things to end this way. The thought that his two sons might die together in the future was too much for him to bear.
Seeing the man's behavior, bystanders said loudly, "If this young man is afraid that his family will end up like the two brothers in this 'Two Brothers' story, then he might as well separate the family property from them as soon as possible. Without family wealth, what's the point of earning anything?"
Upon hearing the others' words, the fat man seemed to suddenly have an epiphany, clapping his hands and shouting, "Yes! Yes! Yes! If we distributed them in advance, they wouldn't all die!"
Already allocate the prize money! Already allocate it!
"Great idea! What a great idea!"
Li Shiyue stood at the window and shook her head as she watched the fat man muttering to himself in the lobby. Li Qiutian, who was beside her, asked her, "What's wrong?"
What that person said is true. If they divided it up in advance, wouldn't there be no dispute?
Without fighting, there's no need for life-or-death struggles.
Li Shiyue watched as people had returned to the stage; this time, they were dancers in red dresses, waving their sleeves as they danced.
Taking a sip of tea, Li Shiyue looked at the graceful dancer and said, "Sister, some family fortunes can be divided in advance, but some cannot be divided."
Li Qiutian was about to ask what was indivisible?
Then I heard a familiar male voice from next door: "October! You're here too?"
"Here it comes! The show is about to begin!"
Li Shiyue thought to herself, but quickly changed her expression, peeking out with a delighted smile. She met Ma San's gaze, who was also peeking out to speak to her.
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