When Yinzhen arrived, he helped with the funeral arrangements. Nan Yi remained silent because her third brother-in-law from the Wang family hadn't come at all.
The third sister arrived, bringing her daughter, and she and the second sister, Tong Tinglan, wept bitterly.
Xiao Shunzi brought along Granny Qiu, Yiren, and Huan'er's mother.
After seeing off the coffins of her parents, brother, and sister-in-law, Nan Yi decided not to leave. She planned to set up camp in Tongzhou.
He instructed Xiao Shunzi to find someone to build another courtyard next to the newly built estate of the Tong family, and officially began his life of mourning for Tong's father and mother.
Upon learning that Nan Yi intended to stay, Yinzhen came to find Tong Shi, who hadn't spoken a word to him for several days, and asked, "How long are you going to stay angry with me?"
Nan Yi straightened up and looked straight at him. "I don't know. Maybe a year, maybe two years, maybe a lifetime."
The scar from the Tong family is etched into her heart. If she were to let it go, she fears that the Tong family would be so angry in her midnight dreams that they would jump out of their coffins.
Yinzhen walked to Nan Yi's side and reached out to touch her. Seeing her dodge, he said, "Yi'er, this was just an accident. No one expected such a thing to happen. I have already dealt with that Lüyun, which can be considered as giving the Tong family an explanation."
"Heh, hehe~" Nan Yi chuckled lightly, then suddenly burst out laughing, slapping the table with his hand, tears even welling up in his eyes.
Therefore, in Fourth Master's heart, human life is worthless; he thinks that Green Cloud can offset the lives of dozens of people in the Tong family.
It's heartbreaking.
Nan Yi raised her head, propped it up with one hand, and looked at Yinzhen with a cold and dark gaze, "The Tong family is so worthless."
What do you want?
"What if I said that the Nian family would pay the price?"
“Yi’er, the Tong family is gone, and I am saddened. I am equally angry that the Nian family attacked the Tong family. But what’s done is done. I can order the Nian family to make appropriate compensation. The Tong family’s annihilation should not be blamed on them. It was just an accident.”
"What accident? If you hadn't brought that woman back to the manor, if the Nian family hadn't schemed against the Tong family, how could such a tragic accident have happened? Do you think I'm a three-year-old? How could you say such chilling things?"
Nan Yi completely exploded, his neck stiffening as he roared, veins bulging on his forehead, "You keep protecting Nian Shi, protecting this two-faced woman, and protecting your ruthless and vicious primary wife! Don't think I don't know. She was the one who released the poisonous snakes in the other courtyard. Who poisoned them that time? Who released the fertility peaches? You think I don't know just because you're covering for them? Look, after doing so many bad things, you've finally gotten your comeuppance. Isn't this happening to the princes and princesses? One is born and another dies. Heaven can't stand it."
She hated the cold-hearted and indifferent Fourth Master. As soon as she opened her mouth, all the grievances and injustices she had suffered in the past came out at once. Her words were even more sarcastic, filled with gloating and resentment.
The continuous loss of offspring in the manor was Yinzhen's most hidden pain. Her words were like a poisoned knife, piercing Yinzhen's heart. The consequences of her impulsive words were...
*Smack!*
Nan Yi's face was slapped to one side, and five bright red finger marks were deeply imprinted on her pale left cheek.
She kept vigil for several days and nights without rest or proper nutrition. The heavy guilt in her heart caused her to lose weight rapidly in just a few days.
The force of that slap left Nan Yi with a metallic taste on his lips.
The third time, people say things shouldn't happen more than three times, and he promised he would never lay a hand on him again. But what he said was all bullshit.
Fortunately, she didn't take it seriously.
Nan Yi raised his head, his eyes filled with hatred. "You're so angry and ashamed. You'd better tell Madam Nian that instead of scheming against others, you should use that time to burn incense and pray to Buddha to cleanse your karma."
"You're crazy," Yinzhen said calmly.
Lady Tong has indeed gone mad; she actually cursed the Fujin (the wife of the deceased).
She was no longer fit to stay in the palace, and was no longer even a qualified concubine of a prince.
"You stay in Tongzhou and take good care of yourself." He said this and immediately ordered Su Peisheng to prepare his horse and return home.
Upon seeing the hatred in Tong's eyes, Yinzhen immediately made this decision: she wanted freedom, so he would grant her freedom.
Listening to the receding hoofbeats outside, Nan Yi touched her cheek, wanting to laugh. But as she laughed, tears rolled down her cheeks, blurring her vision. She could only vaguely make out a figure.
"Master, what's wrong?" Yiren ran over worriedly.
Nan shook her head, buried her face in the table, and sobbed. She didn't know what was wrong with her; she was very sad. Even though she was free, she was still heartbroken.
While crying, her body couldn't take it anymore, and she convulsed, startling Yiren and Xiaoshunzi.
After that, he remained sickly and bedridden. Granny Qiu, Xiao Shunzi, and Yiren were extremely worried and wanted to return to the mansion to report, but Nan Yi refused to allow it.
In the end, things got out of hand, so they had to call a doctor from outside. Nan Yi agreed on the surface, but secretly he was extremely uncooperative.
The illness dragged on like this, but thankfully Granny Qiu was skilled in making medicinal cuisine. By the time Nan Yi's health improved slightly, it was already the following spring.
Tong Tinglan, for some reason, agreed to let Yun'er join the Tong family, so that a son-in-law could be brought into the family in the future to continue the Tong family line.
Tong Erjie didn't say anything, but Tong Sanjie also settled down in the village. She and her daughter had never returned home since they came to the village, and they hadn't even mentioned it once. They moved into the newly built village of the Tong family with Tong Erjie.
Tong Erjie felt sorry for her younger sister's poor living conditions in the Wang family, so she let her stay and didn't urge her to go home. Although the Tong family was gone, with her younger sister taking care of them, the two Tong sisters were doing well. Their younger sister arranged everything perfectly for them.
Nan Yi's new estate was built next to the Tong family's. Granny Qiu and Granny Zhao, mother and daughter, served him. Qingfeng and Qingyun stayed in the other courtyard. Xiao Shunzi said that Qingyun and Xiao Xi's brother Xiao Ran's childhood friend had hit it off and were getting along well.
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