Chapter 80 I want my daughter to leave this world peacefully…
Qiu Qingfang hanged herself in the middle of the night.
Because he died willingly, his death was not gruesome, not like the rumors often say, with his eyes bulging out and blood streaming down his face, his tongue sticking out...
There was only a three-finger-wide, rope-like dark mark on his neck.
That's all.
When it was placed on the door panel, it looked as if it were just asleep, and sleeping quite peacefully.
But she did die.
There was no breath, no pulse, the body was stiff, and the skin was a uniform bluish-white.
It was Green Jade who saw it first.
It was already dawn, but they still couldn't hear anyone calling from inside. Green Yao was the most respected person in front of her master, so she was the one who pushed open the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw it.
First, she was stunned, then she let out a high-pitched and sustained scream.
The entire household was summoned.
I never expected that.
How could that be?
She was perfectly fine yesterday.
The master has hit our young lady in the front study. Madam, please go and see her!
Upon receiving the news, Madam Wang, regardless of whether anyone was around or not, and despite having already washed and dressed, rushed to Qiu Yi's study with her hair down. She hurried along the way, her heart filled with anxiety. However, when she arrived at the study, she could not find her daughter. She hurriedly asked her husband, who, panting, said that she had already left. He asked her if she was still there because she wanted to get in someone's way. This made Madam Wang tremble with anger.
But right now, my daughter is more important.
Without wasting a moment, Madam Wang turned and left.
First, we went to my daughter's place.
Thankfully, she didn't go anywhere else, and there was nothing unusual about her. She didn't cry or make a fuss; she just covered her face and sat quietly.
The mother's heart was breaking.
Two lines of tears fell without warning. She wiped them away, walked quickly over, grabbed her daughter, and tried to walk out.
"I'm not done with him yet! Let's go over there!"
Gritting his teeth.
But the daughter broke free.
“I’m not going anywhere.” Then he said, “Mother, stop making a fuss. Why make things difficult for yourself? Please give me some face. I’m begging you.”
That's what my daughter said.
The fire burning in Madam Wang's heart was instantly extinguished.
My daughter is right.
only……
Lady Wang held the handkerchief and burst into tears.
"...My son, you've suffered so much..."
"Where am I wronged? Isn't it all my own fault?" The daughter's face was calm, and her voice was calm as well: "Mother, I really regret it. If I had known that this would happen, I would never have done those things. But it's too late."
"It's not too late!" Madam Wang hurriedly said, "Where is it too late? It's not too late at all! No one's life is smooth sailing. Everyone has hardships to endure. Even the emperor has his disappointments, let alone us. Don't be discouraged. If you fall, just get up and keep going. It's alright."
The daughter just smiled and didn't say anything.
If you don't want to talk, then don't talk. It's better than crying, making a scene, or threatening to kill yourself.
Afraid of disturbing her daughter, Madam Wang remained silent, and the mother and daughter sat quietly opposite each other.
After sitting for an unknown amount of time, the daughter suddenly spoke up, saying, "It's getting late, Mother, you should go home now."
Madam Wang said she wouldn't leave and would stay here tonight to keep you company.
The daughter disagreed, saying, "Mother, you should go back. Otherwise, if people find out, I'll become the subject of another joke. I don't want to be laughed at anymore."
“What’s so funny? We’re mother and daughter, you…”
She didn't dare say anything more because her daughter was showing signs of impatience.
She quickly said, "Okay, whatever you say. Don't be upset, I'll go back now."
After saying that, he stood up.
Her daughter also stood up to see her off.
Madam Wang refused her daughter's offer to see her off, feeling sorry for her. "You rest, don't worry about me."
The daughter obediently stopped sending the child, but said, "Mother, I'm so sorry. I'm a disgrace to you and have caused you to suffer humiliation."
Mother and daughter, what's the big deal? It's all what I should do.
This is what Madam Wang was thinking at the time.
That's just what I thought.
She didn't think of anything else, so she didn't know that it was her daughter saying goodbye.
How did you come up with that?
How could I not have thought of that? How could I not know my own daughter? How could someone who values her reputation remain so calm and composed after being humiliated in public?
She killed her daughter! She couldn't save her...
Thinking this, Madam Wang lay on her daughter's body, unable to even cry.
Lord Qiu is different.
Lord Qiu went to work early in the morning and was unaware of the incident while at home. His subordinates went to find him and told him everything, but he still didn't believe them, even after three or four times.
How can he believe that?
My perfectly healthy daughter, just gone like that? She was only fifteen...
Although he hit her and resented her for being so disappointing and embarrassing him, she was still his daughter! The child he had watched grow up day by day...
That's all.
The body lay there.
It's all that Liu family brat's fault! He killed my daughter!
Originally, she was crying with tears streaming down her face, but thinking of this, she became so angry that her eyes widened and her mouth twisted. She shouted repeatedly, "You scoundrel, pay with your life! Pay with your life! Give me back my daughter's life! Give me back my daughter's life!" As she shouted, she walked out.
"Where are you going?" Madam Wang shouted at her husband. "Come back! Come back right now!"
Lord Qiu did not respond, but simply walked out.
"You're not allowed to go! I won't allow you to go!" Madam Wang chased after him, stepping over the crowd and spreading her arms to block Lord Qiu's way.
At this point, how could Lord Qiu possibly be polite if he blocked our way?
"Get out of the way! What's wrong with you?!"
With a mere flick of her arm, Madam Wang collapsed to the ground.
Lord Qiu didn't care; he just kept going forward to the Ministry of Works to make that Liu brat pay with his life!
"I said you're not allowed to go!"
A furious roar, strained and hoarse.
Lord Qiu was completely impatient. He turned around and was about to slap the troublesome woman to make her behave.
However, as soon as I turned around, I felt a sharp pain in my neck.
The pain brought him to his senses.
A hairpin, its pointed end pressed against his throat.
"You're not allowed to go! I said you're not allowed to go! Do you hear me?!"
His usually dignified wife was now disheveled, her face contorted in rage, looking like a madwoman.
"I want my daughter to leave this world peacefully!"
We can't make a scene. If we do, the Liu family will get angry and spread the word that their daughter hired someone to kill someone...
My daughter died because of this!
She values her reputation so much, how can we let her die with unease?
"If you dare go, I'll kill you."
"My lord," she suddenly cried, "I only ask this one thing of you: leave my daughter a clean reputation, so that people won't gossip about her after her death... I only ask this one thing of you; I don't care what you do afterward... For the sake of our twenty years of marriage, I beg you..."
Tears streamed down her face, and she sobbed uncontrollably.
Lord Qiu ultimately did not go.
The body was kept at home for seven days, then taken to Guangcheng Temple outside the city for three more days before being laid to rest in an auspicious location.
They told the public that he had a sudden illness.
Lord Qiu did not cause trouble at the Ministry of Works, nor did he go to Liu Shen privately to speak with him.
It wasn't entirely for his daughter's posthumous reputation.
It's certainly okay to make a scene, since someone in his family really died, but realistically, his family isn't in the right.
His daughter hired someone to kill him first, so why can't the Liu family come to his door to seek justice? Besides, they only cursed a few times and nothing else happened. His daughter couldn't take it and hanged herself. In a way, she deserved it. What does it have to do with anyone else? Even if it does, it's not a big deal. If things really escalate, it'll only hurt the enemy and yourself a thousand times more... Why bother?
And it's not even guaranteed to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy...
Can he really get the better of the Le family?
Circumstances are beyond our control!
If they had any sense of propriety and considered the human life at stake, the Le family would have had to offer them some benefits...
Although still grieving for her daughter, she had already made a more realistic plan in mind.
But their wishful thinking backfired.
Because somehow the news got out, and spread like wildfire, becoming common knowledge.
Miss Qiu, the daughter of Transport Commissioner, took a liking to the son of Minister Liu and asked a matchmaker to arrange a marriage. However, the match failed because the young master Liu had a beautiful concubine and looked down on Miss Qiu. Miss Qiu harbored resentment and plotted to rape and defile the young master Liu's concubine. The young master Liu was furious and went to the Qiu residence to beat Miss Qiu and berated her severely. Feeling ashamed, Miss Qiu hanged herself with a rope in the middle of the night.
Yes! How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly die of an illness? It must have been suicide! That Miss Qiu was truly immoral; she deserved to die. It's just a pity about Young Master Liu's beautiful concubine. I wonder what kind of stunning beauty she possessed that made Young Master Liu abandon his own wife. Miss Qiu was also a beauty! Young Master Liu was truly blessed with good fortune; it's truly enviable. I wish I could be the son of a high-ranking official in my next life. Even if I can't be the son of a high-ranking official, being a madman would be fine too. Such a beauty—the pleasure he must have enjoyed was indescribable…
As the story progressed, few people talked about Miss Qiu anymore; instead, they spoke of Young Master Liu's beautiful concubine, using all sorts of vulgar language.
At this time, rumors began to circulate that Miss Qiu had devised a wicked plan to harm Young Master Liu's beautiful concubine. She had been lying in wait under Huguo Temple, pretending to be a kidnapper, but she failed because someone intervened to help. Young Master Liu's concubine was found to be innocent, and she was not simply a woman who used her looks to please him. She was a woman of great talent who had been forced into becoming a concubine due to her family's decline. Rumors were not enough to prove it, as the murals in the main hall of Huguo Temple were painted by this very woman. She was a highly accomplished disciple of Abbot Hongche of Huguo Temple. It was for this reason that Miss Qiu had people lie in wait under Huguo Temple to commit the crime. The person who saved Young Master Liu's concubine was none other than the third young lady of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. At that time, she was enjoying the scenery in Xishan when she saw the woman about to commit the crime and intervened to help her.
The third young lady of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, a real person with a name, came forward and said that she was the one who saved Young Master Liu's beautiful concubine, using her own reputation to clear his name.
Those who don't believe it won't believe it even if the facts are right in front of them, but some people think, this must be the truth. She is the young lady of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. How could she talk nonsense? She is the Duke of Jingguo's mansion!
Yes, it is the Duke of Jingguo's residence.
That's exactly what I wanted.
Gu Songnian used the name of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion to help a maid prove her innocence.
That's utterly ridiculous.
After kneeling in the ancestral hall, he went to his grandmother to be scolded.
"She's just a servant girl, who are you? For her sake, you actually dragged yourself into that kind of thing! I think you've wasted your brain! You need someone to teach you a lesson!"
Gu Songnian had no regrets, even though everyone else was standing while she was the only one kneeling.
“She was fleeing for her life in Xishan. Now that I saw her, how could I just stand by and do nothing? Nine years ago, Hexian was also fleeing for her life in Xishan. At that time, I couldn’t do anything for her… Among my siblings, only Hexian was good to me… Even if my grandmother wanted me to kneel until my legs broke, I would still help her.”
Because of these words, Gu Songnian was not only spared punishment, but was even rewarded. Her grandmother personally helped her up and held her, weeping uncontrollably.
Liu Min, however, was not so easily dealt with.
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