Chapter 594 She's Deserved to Be a Bad Person
Xiao Yu said coldly, "Qin Yunyan, it was you who wanted to abduct Xiao Chu. I have already said that the Qin family's affairs are matters of the court. Your father embezzled money and harmed the people first. We are just investigating his crimes according to the law. Why are you so stubborn? Xiao Chu is just a child. She doesn't understand anything. How can you bear to harm her?"
After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Qin Yunyan hardened her heart and said, "Don't come any closer."
Zhang Yumo watched as Qin Yunyan pulled out her hairpin and held it against Jiang Ruochu's face. She was so frightened that she dared not move. "Please don't hurt Xiaochu. I'll give you anything you want. Please, she's still a child."
"Who are you?"
Jiang Ruochu wasn't afraid and sweetly called out, "Mother."
She then said to Qin Yunyan, "Sister, this is my mother."
"Doesn't your mother dislike you?" Qin Yunyan asked.
Jiang Ruochu said, "Mother likes Xiaochu. Grandmother said that Mother likes Xiaochu the most."
Zhang Yumo didn't understand either. How could such a young child know about her estrangement? She was just not used to suddenly having a child.
She just wasn't used to it yet. When Xiao Chu disappeared, she was in a panic. She had a strong desire to find Xiao Chu, as if a voice was telling her that Xiao Chu was her most precious daughter.
Xiao Yu thought Qin Yunyan was going to hurt Xiao Chu, so he said, "Your enemy has always been me. If you release Xiao Chu, I'll give you my life."
He slowly approached Qin Yunyan, saying, "Haven't you always wanted revenge on me? Kill me to avenge your parents!"
"Don't come any closer." Qin Yunyan never intended to really kill Xiao Yu. She was just unwilling to accept that Xiao Yu had deceived her. They were from the same hometown and could have avoided being enemies.
Just then, Jiang Ruochu suddenly burst into tears. She cried very sadly, and Qin Yunyan was startled. She quickly put down her hairpin and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Xiaochu?"
Jiang Ruochu cried as she said, "Little Chuchu peed her pants."
Xiao Yu didn't expect that Jiang Ruochu, who was usually not prone to crying, would suddenly cry because she wet her pants. He took the opportunity to try to snatch Jiang Ruochu away.
Qin Yunyan instinctively dodged, but the next moment, her foot slipped and she rolled down the slope. Just before she fell, she handed Jiang Ruochu to Xiao Yu.
Zhang Yumo took Jiang Ruochu from Xiao Yu's arms and held her in her arms. Seeing her daughter crying so sadly, her heart tightened. "Xiao Chu is my most precious daughter."
Xiao Yu watched helplessly as Qin Yunyan rolled down. He remembered that Qin Yunyan had protected Xiao Chu just now. Could it be that she didn't intend to hurt Xiao Chu at all? But why was Xiao Chu in her hands?
Could it be that the people they encountered earlier took Xiao Chu away, and Qin Yunyan saved Xiao Chu?
Xiao Yu had clearly misunderstood. He wouldn't stand by and watch someone die, so he slowly climbed down the vines and rescued Qin Yunyan.
Qin Yunyan thought she was going to die, and she never expected that Xiao Yu would come down to save her.
She said, "Why did you save me? You could have let me die and join my parents, and that would have ended everything."
Xiao Yu said, "I don't want to save you. But since you saved Xiao Chu, I don't want to add another life to the list."
Qin Yunyan was stunned. Did Xiao Yu think that she was the one who saved Jiang Ruochu?
She had already fallen to this point and didn't want to lie anymore. "It wasn't me who saved Jiang Ruochu. I was planning to take her away to get revenge on her father, but just as I was about to send her back to her grandmother, I happened to run into those people."
Zhang Yumo finally calmed Jiang Ruochu down and hugged her tightly. "When Miss Qin slid down the hillside just now, I saw that you didn't want to hurt Xiao Chu. When you pointed the hairpin at her, you didn't actually point it at Xiao Chu's neck. Instead, you pressed your finger against the sharp end of the hairpin. Miss Qin shouldn't be a bad person."
For a moment, Qin Yunyan didn't know how to respond. Wasn't she a bad person?
If she could, wouldn't she want to be a good person? Everyone has their own destiny. She is the daughter of the Qin family, the daughter of a corrupt official, so she is destined to be a bad person.
She struggled to her feet, her face and hands scratched and bleeding from tree branches. She said coldly, "If Lord Xiao doesn't arrest me, I'll leave."
Xiao Yu paused. Her parents and the Qin family had already received their due punishment. Qin Yunyan had only been demoted to slavery. He had no reason to capture Qin Yunyan now.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Qin Yunyan turned and left.
She took a few steps before saying, "Those people were Su Qingqing's men. They want me to go to the Northwest with them."
She turned and stared at Jiang Ruochu, "Your Jiang family doesn't know how to raise a daughter. She's too trusting and will suffer when she grows up."
Only after she finished speaking did she truly leave.
Jiang Ruochu called out to her, "Pretty sister."
Qin Yunyan did not stop and continued walking forward with a limp.
The officers and soldiers also came down the slope, saying, "This humble officer failed to allow those few people to escape."
Xiao Yu said, "It's alright, let's go back first and then make plans."
Zhang Yumo said, "Those people ran away. Will they make things difficult for Miss Qin if they find her?"
Xiao Yu didn't say anything. He escorted Zhang Yumo and Jiang Ruochu to the path and then had the soldiers take them back to the temple.
Watching Qin Yunyan's figure grow smaller and smaller, he suddenly followed after her.
He caught up with Qin Yunyan and asked, "Where are you going? I'll send someone to take you."
Qin Yunyan never expected that the cold and aloof Xiao Dacaizi would suddenly show concern for her. "Where I go is none of your business. My purpose in coming to Shengjing is to kill you and avenge my parents. Unfortunately, I am too weak to kill you. I believe that one day I will kill you."
Xiao Yu was speechless. He thought Qin Yunyan only wanted to marry into the royal family.
He said, “Your family members weren’t beheaded, they were only exiled. If you want to see them, I can help you with that. If you want to avenge your parents, you should also keep your life. Su Qingqing’s hawk claws know you’re still alive, and they will probably come after you again. If you’re willing, I can arrange a place for you to hide from them temporarily before you leave.”
Qin Yunyan said, "Can you help me see my brother? In the eyes of your Xiao family, our Qin clan are all corrupt officials, the most despised by you scholars. Are you really willing to help me?"
“Your father has been brought to justice, and the embezzled silver from your family has been confiscated. The Qin family’s case is closed. As the governor, it was my duty to investigate corrupt officials.” Xiao Yu continued, “Besides wanting to marry the emperor, Miss Qin shouldn’t have done anything else immoral. I don’t think there’s anything I can’t say, because it has nothing to do with me. Whether Miss Qin stays or leaves is none of my business. I’m just making a suggestion, not forcing her.”
He didn't want to talk to Qin Yunyan much in the first place, but he saw that she, a woman, might be having a hard time living in this world.
Qin Yunyan was stunned when she saw him turn and leave. She quickly said, "You really can let me see my brother?"
Xiao Yu remained silent. The case of the Qin family was actually backed by the late emperor. Qin Tai's death was not unjust; he had indeed embezzled. Qin Yunyan was originally qualified to enter the palace as a concubine, but he interfered and hindered her future.
Qin Yunyan wasn't stupid. She had nowhere to go now. As a slave, there was nowhere in the world for her to stay.
So, she limped after Xiao Yu again.
Xiao Yu learned from Qin Yunyan that the Su family's Eagle Claws were going to the Northwest, and he was determined to deliver this news to Jiang Jinyan and the Emperor.
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