"After all, I was in mourning for the late Madam, and I am a proper young lady of the Hou Mansion. You are a burden from the Eighth Route Army, and you don't know the slightest etiquette. I didn't even ask you to greet me or perform a formality, and yet..."
"How can you point a dagger at me? Is that something a little girl should hold?"
She took the initiative and accused loudly.
But she was panicking in her heart, thinking that there was no flaw in what she did, even bribing the embroiderer was done by hinting to someone in the mansion, this little girl surnamed Shen must have heard something from somewhere and came to defraud her? She would not have any evidence.
As long as she doesn't admit it, no one can do anything to her?
"Mother Bai Jiao, Gu Yanwei has confessed all your deeds. You are ruthless and vicious. You chose my mother's happiest day to do it. I admit that if you succeed, my mother's situation will be difficult..."
Shen Qingqiu's tender little face was covered with frost.
Her mother was not a concubine who remarried. Even though she had the title of "Saint Queen" and the emperor granted her marriage, her status was not compatible with Gu Yong. If her wedding dress fell off on the wedding day, revealing her body...
Bai Jiaoniang wants her mother to die!
Shen Qingqiu's eyes flashed with deep anger, and a cold smile appeared on his lips, "However, Bai Jiaoniang, your methods are ruthless enough, but your eyes are not good at judging people. You are willing to trust a loser like Gu Shaoqing and tell him the secret. It's a pity that he betrayed your trust. I just threatened him with a few words, but he betrayed you even if he gave you everything!"
She spoke coldly, her fair and tender face showing calmness.
The momentum was so terrifying that Bai Jiaoniang was frightened and stepped back, feeling shocked and frightened.
She didn't know that the girl in front of her was obviously a little girl of a few years old, cute and tender, not even a full-grown child, how could she have such a big temper? She felt her legs tremble just by looking at her.
"You, you, what nonsense are you talking about? What Fourth Young Master? I, I don't understand..."
Bai Jiaoniang wanted to deny it in panic.
"You tampered with my mother's wedding dress, hoping to embarrass her at the banquet. Her wedding dress is my witness. I have asked Mother Chen to collect the dress and send it to Old Lady Xu in person. Gu Shaoqing is also my witness. Mother Bai Jiao, you cannot deny this!"
Shen Qingqiu said calmly.
Bai Jiaoniang felt extremely guilty, "No, I didn't!! Shen Qingqiu, don't slander me, what proof do you have... What Fourth Young Master as a witness, what wedding dress? It has nothing to do with me, I don't understand what you are saying at all!!"
"I would never do something I haven't done. As for the Fourth Young Master's testimony, oh, I see. It was you. It must have been you and that bitch Liu who threatened the Fourth Young Master and made him come to harm me!"
"It was Liu. It was Liu who was jealous of the late Madam. She couldn't tolerate me, who had worn mourning for the late Madam, so you did this to get rid of me."
"It's unfair, I am innocent!"
Bai Jiaoniang's mind raced, and the villain complained first.
Shen Qingqiu looked at her impatiently, and suddenly a smile appeared on her little face. She walked forward with the dagger twirling around, and she suddenly leaped up and kicked Bai Jiaoniang on the knee.
Step hard.
“Ah!” Bai Jiaoniang’s beautiful face twisted in pain, and she rolled over like a gourd. “Oh my god, Shen Qingqiu, ah ah ah… you wild boy, what are you doing?”
"What are you doing? Haha, isn't that obvious enough? I'm hitting you!"
Shen Qingqiu spoke softly, smiling, but his men did not stop, kicking and beating Bai Jiaoniang until she cried out in pain and rolled on the ground.
Her extraordinary skills were certified by Gu Yongdu, which were enough to fight against several adult men. Bai Jiaoniang, a weak woman from the inner chamber, was no match for her. After a few moments, she was already dying.
"Who told you about evidence? Bai Jiao Niang, I gave the wedding dress to Old Lady Xu just to give her a reason to get rid of you. You're a half-master, half-servant thing, is it difficult for me to kill you?"
"Are you asking me for evidence? Are you worthy?"
"Since you dare to harm my mother, you must bear the consequences!"
Shen Qingqiu sneered. In Bai Jiaoniang's eyes, his small body looked like a devil.
"Help, wuwuwu, old lady, fourth young master, save me, I, wuwuwu, I don't want to die, save me, old lady, someone is killing someone, a burden is killing people in the mansion!"
"An outsider who is a burden is trying to beat the young lady of the Hou Mansion to death. Help me, old lady, I am innocent!"
Bai Jiaoniang screamed like a ghost.
At this point, she still wants to mislead Shen Qingqiu.
However, Shen Qingqiu was not affected by her words at all. He even wanted to laugh. "Bai Jiaoniang, face the facts. It's useless to shout at anyone. Old Madam Xu has given up on you a long time ago. Look, she clearly saw you just now, but she turned her eyes away..."
As she spoke, she leaned over, pinched Bai Jiaoniang's face, and forcefully twisted her face.
Bai Jiaoniang's face was covered in blood and tears. She looked over with blurry eyes and saw that Old Madam Xu turned away and pretended nothing had happened.
She clearly saw herself and she was about to be abandoned.
Obviously, Old Madam Xu also disliked Liu. She had complained before that Liu's identity would bring shame to the Hou Mansion. She always thought that the old lady would protect her.
"I was wrong, Miss Shen, Auntie, I was wrong, I am not a storyteller, I, I accept the beating, I accept the punishment, I am willing to kneel down and admit my fault to Liu, no, no, it is Madam Hou, from now on I will serve her in front of the bed, fold her quilt and wash her feet, please, please, Miss Shen, spare my life!"
"Let me go, I don't want to die!"
She wailed.
However, Shen Qingqiu did not want to let go of such a venomous snake, and he also wanted to use Bai Jiaoniang's life to establish Liu's authority.
After all, she was born in a humble family, and if she were to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, thousands of people would be dissatisfied, and there would be so many eyes watching her. If Bai Jiaoniang could be let off after such a frame-up, who would respect Liu in the future?
It would be better to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, so that those snobs can see carefully what the consequences are of offending her mother.
Her mother's status is not enough, so let her help establish her authority.
If you dare to mess with my mother, you will lose several lives.
Shen Qingqiu had already made up his mind and ignored Bai Jiaoniang's crying and begging. He waved the dagger and gently wiped her snow-white neck.
Bai Jiaoniang's eyes suddenly widened, her voice became softer, and her body stiffened instantly.
The blood slowly flowed out.
Shen Qingqiu remained calm as usual, leaning over to sniff her breath.
Dead.
"Come and carry her away. It's such a happy day. Don't let my mother see her. It will bring bad luck." She stood up and said this in a childish voice.
She waved to the servants in the Hou Mansion.
Several old maids in charge trembled with fear and dared not step forward.
Seeing Miss Bai being killed alive, they lost two and a half of their three souls. "Oh my god, where did this evil star come from? She is just a wild girl from a small official's family, the daughter of a concubine, how could she be so vicious!"
"Shut up now, how many heads do you have for her to wipe?"
"Oh my goodness."
The old maids in charge were pushing and shoving.
They were all hereditary servants of the mansion, and they didn't take Liu, a concubine who married in with a burden, seriously. They thought about how to show her power in the future and let her know how powerful they, the "second masters", were. But now...
Shen Qingqiu's act of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys made them tremble with fear, and they dared not even breathe.
"Come over and carry someone. What's the matter? Is it not easy for me, your stepmother, to speak?" Shen Qingqiu raised his voice.
A hint of seriousness flashed across the childish face.
The maids in charge froze for a moment, and ran over like dogs, flattering them, "Don't dare, don't dare, the girl is Madam's biological daughter, and the Marquis has already recognized you. You are the lady appointed by the Marquis's family, and our master, so how can your words not be effective?"
"It works very well, but it doesn't work that well anymore!"
"The servants will have Miss Bai carried away right away... No, no, carry Miss Bai away so she won't be an eyesore to the young lady."
The old maids hurriedly said, calling for male servants with trembling voices, and carried Bai Jiaoniang's body away. They asked timidly: "Miss Shen, this, this Bai's body... where should we put it!"
"She framed the mistress of the Hou Mansion and committed treason with a servant. She should be thrown into a mass grave as a warning to others!"
Shen Qingqiu whispered.
"This, this..." The old maids in charge looked hesitant.
Shen Qingqiu glanced at her, smiling, "Why? Who are you to her? Are you reluctant to let her go? Do you want to be buried with her?"
"No, no, it's just that Bai at least observed mourning for the late madam. I'm just afraid that you won't be able to explain it to the old lady!" The housekeeper flattered.
Shen Qingqiu's face turned cold, "I know how to handle this matter. I will go talk to the old lady, and you just follow her orders."
"Don't talk to me."
"Yes, yes." Seeing the little girl's pretty face turn cold and her eyes seemed to contain ice, the old maids in charge instantly became silent. They didn't dare to say anything more. They knelt down and went about their business.
On Liu and Gu Yong's sweet wedding night, Bai Jiaoniang's body was thrown into a mass grave.
Within a few hours, everyone in the Hou Mansion knew everything they needed to know.
Gu Shaoqing also got the news. He had some relationship with Bai Jiaoniang, and he knew that it was because of his carelessness that the beauty died. He never expected that Shen Qingqiu, a little girl, could be so cruel...
After several rounds of anxiety and fear, he fell ill.
I had a high fever that night.
He was the heir of the Hou Mansion. His illness was a big deal. No one dared to disturb him except Gu Yong and Liu who were in their wedding chamber. The whole Hou Mansion was in a state of chaos. Old Madam Xu stayed by his bedside for half the night until his fever subsided. Then she dragged her tired body back to the main courtyard.
"If you ask me, Miss Shen is too barbaric and vicious. After all, Bai was in mourning for the late Madam. Even if she is not listed in the family tree, she is not an ordinary girl. How can she be so violent if she kills me?"
In the main room, Mother Zhao held the silver box in her hands, kneeling in front of Old Madam Xu to rub her feet. Her face was full of heartache, and she complained, "If you want to deal with Bai, why don't you report it? Instead, you killed her on the spot, frightened the Fourth Young Master to death, and made Old Madam run around!"
"It's true. The upper beam is crooked, and the lower beam is crooked. A concubine's daughter is really not worthy of being on the stage."
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