Chapter 100: Coercion and Inducement
Not far from the big kitchen is a small bamboo forest. The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing, and the mottled shadows of the bamboos are swaying.
The path connects to the veranda leading to the large kitchen, and there is a slightly wider path on the left, separated by a courtyard wall.
Therefore, maids and servants usually passed by through the small path.
The path near the bamboo forest is rarely passed by on weekdays.
At this time, we were deep in the bamboo forest.
Yunniang looked at Qin Junchen who was sitting steadily on the stone bench, and fell to her knees.
"Second Young Master, I don't know how I have offended you. Please don't make things difficult for my parents." Yunniang has always lived a smooth life. Her master is considerate and kind, and her parents were sent to the farm to live in their old age early on.
He had never suffered any hardship since childhood, except for his status as a slave.
The love of her parents made Yunniang feel that she was no different from the daughters of ordinary families.
Now, thinking that her elderly parents had fallen into the hands of the second son of the Qin family, she naturally felt panicked.
Thinking of Jiang's death, how could she not understand why the second son of the Qin family was looking for her parents?
Qin Junchen listened to Yunniang's words, drank the tea in the teacup slowly, and then moved his gaze to Yunniang.
Yunniang looked into Qin Junchen's eyes, and fear flashed in her eyes.
"It's said that the eldest daughter of the Xie family is outstanding in everything. I imagine the confidants around her are not bad either." Qin Junchen put down the teacup and stared at Yunniang with a faint smile: "You should know what I want you to do."
Yunniang was horrified and stared at Qin Junchen fixedly: "This servant, this servant is stupid and doesn't understand what the Second Young Master is talking about."
Qin Junchen snorted and chuckled, opened the brocade box on the stone table, and took out a silver bracelet from it. The bracelet was a bit old and had some light stains, and the patterns carved on it had also faded a lot with age.
He threw the silver bracelet towards Yunniang.
The silver bracelet rolled down to Yunniang's side.
He said, "You are not stupid, you understand very well. Tell me what I want to know, otherwise I can't guarantee whether your parents will be safe."
Hearing this blatant threat, Yunniang suppressed the fear in her heart and reached out her slightly trembling hand to pick up the silver bracelet.
Looking at the bracelet that her mother never took off, she held the silver bracelet tightly in her hand.
At this moment, it was as if a branding iron was burning her heart, and she curled up her hand holding the silver bracelet in pain.
Her voice trembled slightly: "What does Second Young Master want to know?"
Hearing this, Qin Junchen smiled with satisfaction: "My mother was murdered by your master?"
Qin Junchen seemed to have no emotion when he said this, and it seemed as if he knew the situation clearly and just wanted to get some confirmation from the people around Xie Rongying.
"How could the Madam be murdered by the Young Madam?" Yunniang stared at Qin Junchen in surprise. "Could it be that the Second Young Master also heard those absurd remarks from the Young Marquis?"
Qin Junchen chuckled lightly, looked at Yi'an, then picked up the teapot and poured himself tea again.
Yian understood what she meant and walked up to her and slapped Yunniang in the face.
With a "bang", Yunniang was knocked to the ground.
Yunniang's head was buzzing at the moment, and the burning pain on her cheek made her hearing particularly clear.
"It seems you are truly loyal to your master." Qin Junchen said slowly, putting down the teapot and picking up the teacup. He looked forward, his eyes half-closed, and his face was filled with indescribable fierceness: "But since you have chosen your master, don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yunniang heard the sound of uneven footsteps coming from not far away, accompanied by a humming sound.
"Why don't you take a look over there?" Qin Junchen chuckled.
When Yunniang got up and looked at the two elderly people being dragged over from the other end of the bamboo forest, her pupils trembled and she rolled and crawled towards that side.
But he was held down by Yian.
"father!"
"mother!"
The mouths of the two veterans who were being dragged were tightly bound with cloth strips, and they could only make whimpering sounds.
Qin Junchen then slowly stood up, walked to Yunniang's side, slowly squatted down, and looked towards the opposite side following Yunniang's line of sight.
He put away the smile on his lips and said softly, "You can't even stand me treating your parents like this, not to mention my mother is dead. Yunniang, put yourself in my shoes. If you were me, what would you do?"
Yunniang didn't say anything, her eyes were always on her parents who were being threatened.
Qin Junchen was not angry either. He suppressed the coldness on his face, firmly grasped Yunniang's chin with one hand, and chuckled: "I think you probably want to kill me."
After saying this, the smile on Qin Junchen's face disappeared instantly. He pinched Yunniang's chin hard, forcing Yunniang to look directly at the scene in front of her.
"Hit me."
At a command, the guards not far away started punching and kicking the old man whose limbs were tied.
"Dad! Mom!" Yunniang wanted to break free, but Yian held her down and she couldn't move at all.
Seeing this, Qin Junchen gloomily let go of his hand, looked at the scene not far away, and smiled: "If you don't behave, your parents will be beaten to death."
"Second Master, Madam's death was truly an accident. It really has nothing to do with the Young Madam!" Yunniang grabbed Qin Junchen's brocade robe with both hands and begged, "Please let my parents go. Please let my parents go!"
Qin Junchen's expression turned cold. He didn't expect that Xie Rongying's people were still so loyal at this critical juncture.
"Just beat him to death." He ordered coldly.
"No!" Yunniang struggled to break free from Yi'an's restraints and knelt at Qin Junchen's feet: "Second Young Master, Second Young Master, I beg you, I beg you to let my parents go!"
Qin Junchen looked down at Yunniang, who was begging for mercy with tears on her face, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
He said, "Then you have to choose between Xie Rongying and your parents."
Yunniang clearly felt the beatings from behind her increase in strength. Torn between the two, she finally chose her parents. "Yes, yes, it was the young lady who framed the lady. Second Young Master, Second Young Master, please release my parents."
After hearing the satisfactory answer, Qin Junchen raised his hand slightly.
Yi An ordered, "Stop, drag these two people away."
Upon hearing this, Yunniang suddenly turned around and looked at her parents who were being dragged again. She wanted to get up and go over there, but Qin Junchen grabbed her throat again.
"Since it was your master who killed my mother, and you are Xie Rongying's confidant, it should be very easy for you to take action against her." Qin Junchen said slowly.
Yunniang felt that the hand that was pinching her throat was not very strong, so she said, "Second Master, I want to go see my parents."
"Answer my question." Qin Junchen said again.
Yunniang said timidly, "Young Madam has not paid much attention to me recently. Instead, she has kept Dongxue by her side, so it's difficult for me to take action."
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