Fu Ling seemed to have been crying. She wiped her eyes and said, "Don't shout. People from the Dali Temple have been here. Wu Niang was killed outside by refugees from Fulufang. The Dali Temple is already looking for her. But it rained heavily today, and all traces of the scene have been washed away. Whether they can catch her or not is up to fate."
"The refugees...from Fulufang?" Xue Zhiyi hesitated, looking at Xue Runing's face.
Yes, Xue Runing said this morning that she saw a new pastry shop near Fulufang and wanted to buy some for her to try...
In the previous life, Runing lived well to the end because she didn't make friends with her, right?
If she hadn't encouraged Runing to buy the Fulufang yard, she wouldn't have discovered the dim sum shop. If Runing had always been a stranger to her, she wouldn't have gone out today, and this wouldn't have happened... right?
Usually Qiuyun accompanied Runing when she went out, but today she brought Qiuyun into the palace.
It’s all because of her…it’s all because of her…
Why? She clearly wanted to take Runing away from the Xue family and not experience the suffering of her past life again, but why... did she kill Runing instead?
She saved her elder sister, Youlan, and even the Huo family, but why didn't she save Runing?
Xue Zhentong's voice was filled with disgust. "A girl ran away for no reason, and went to a dirty place like Fulufang. She died in the city, surrounded by a group of people. It was the onlookers who reported her to the authorities. If this matter gets out, she will bring shame to the Xue family!"
Xue Zhiyi was also stunned when these words were spoken.
She knew that Xue Zhentong was a beast, but even animals have feelings for their children. How could such words come out of his mouth?
Under this roof, everyone is full of secret calculations. The only pure and innocent person is dead. What Xue Zhentong cares about most is the golden appearance on the rotten inside, or this ridiculous face.
Xue Zhentong, however, didn't notice the hatred and contempt in Xue Zhiyi's eyes. He even wanted to blame Fu Ling: "Madam, is this how you discipline the women in your family? If rumors spread that my daughter, Xue Zhentong, went to that filthy place to meet someone secretly, how would I live my life?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ling's still moist eyes immediately filled with anger: "Wu Niang is usually very quiet, how could I have expected her to act so outrageously? Ting Sheng's Spring Examination is coming soon, don't I think it's bad luck?"
The couple looked at each other with disgust. Xue Zhentong didn't want to argue anymore and just snorted coldly: "Now that the matter has been resolved, Madam, you can handle it yourself. Wu Niang is still unmarried, so she can't enter the ancestral tomb. Have someone prepare a coffin tomorrow and bury her as soon as possible. There's no need to make a big fuss about the funeral, so people won't have to talk about it!"
Hearing such heartless words, Xue Zhiyi felt a chill running down her spine. Her clenched teeth trembled uncontrollably, "Father, you've never understood what kind of person Fifth Sister is, have you?"
"What did you say?" Xue Zhentong said coldly.
Xue Zhiyi carefully placed Xue Runing's hands, then slowly stood up. Looking at Xue Zhentong, his eyes were filled with cold scrutiny. "Fifth sister is fourteen years old this year. She was just four and a half feet tall at the beginning of spring. She's afraid of the dark and insects, and likes sweet things. She's very smart, good at needlework, and quick at reading account books. This year, she even learned to play chuiwan..."
"What exactly do you want to say?" Xue Zhentong didn't have the patience to listen any further.
"As a father, have you ever shown any love for your fifth sister?"
Seeing Xue Zhentong's puzzled look, Xue Zhiyi just smiled for no reason: "That's right, I was abrupt. To a father, his children are just chess pieces in his hands. If they can't pave the way for him, even if they die, they will only dirty the ground under his feet."
She spoke calmly and confidently, but Xue Zhentong's face instantly turned pale: "Evil creature! When will it be your turn to teach your own father a lesson!"
But Xue Zhiyi looked at him with only contempt: "Father? Even beasts wouldn't be so indifferent to their own children. Father, you really are worse than beasts."
"Xue Zhiyi!"
This statement was extremely disobedient. Xue Zhentong was so angry that he wanted to slap Xue Zhiyi immediately.
But somehow, his knee hit the stretcher where Xue Runing was lying, and he fell to the ground.
"Xue Zhiyi, I think you are crazy!" Fu Ling looked at her in disbelief. For the first time, he felt that his adopted daughter, whom he had watched grow up, was so unfamiliar.
These days, Fu Ling only felt that she was acting more and more erratically and more and more difficult to control, but at this moment, he just realized that Xue Zhiyi had developed such a rebellious nature without knowing when.
For a useless concubine's daughter, how dare she be so disobedient and unfilial to her own elders! She is truly a worthless orphan, a wolf cub that can never be tamed!
At this moment, Fu Rongxin suppressed his guilty conscience and stepped forward to help Xue Zhentong up.
She didn't expect that the death of Xue Runing would make Xue Zhiyi so crazy. She finally found the biggest flaw in Xue Zhiyi.
If we could eliminate everyone around Xue Zhiyi one by one, and make everyone she cared about die tragically, would she completely lose her mind? If that were the case, then it would be much easier to deal with her!
Xue Zhentong, who was helped up, flew into a rage: "I think you've lost your mind and don't even know who you are! Send you to the manor immediately to reflect on yourself. If you continue to speak without thinking, don't come back!"
This trick of threatening Xue Panrou might be useful, but Xue Zhiyi is not a fool.
"Okay, but the Queen Mother summons me frequently nowadays. So, Father, please make up a good excuse for me when the Queen Mother summons me to the palace next time."
"You..." Xue Zhentong almost vomited blood: "You are crazy, you are crazy!"
In a rage, he pointed at Xue Runing and cursed, "This unlucky girl has disrupted the Xue family's feng shui and disturbed everyone's mind. I...I want someone to exorcise the evil spirits and purify her, and grind her to dust!"
"Who dares!" Xue Zhiyi shouted.
She pulled out her hairpin and grabbed Fu Rongxin who was beside Xue Zhentong, frightening her so much that she turned pale.
Xue Zhiyi pressed the hairpin against Fu Rongxin's neck and said, "I want to take my fifth sister away. If anyone dares to touch her body, I will let your most beloved Rongxin be buried with her!"
"Xue Zhiyi!" Fu Ling was also anxious now: "Madman! Xue Zhiyi you madman! What are you going to do to Rong Xin!"
Fu Rongxin also screamed: "Xue Zhiyi, stop messing around! What does this have to do with me?"
"Shut up!" Xue Zhiyi shouted, the hairpin head cold and sharp.
Let Fu Rongxin not dare to act rashly.
Seeing her holding Fu Rongxin's vital point like this, Xue Zhentong finally calmed down: "Xue Zhiyi, let it go!"
Xue Zhiyi looked at them coldly, tears unconsciously streaming down his cheeks.
This was what she owed Runing. She couldn't bear to see these people continue to bully Runing after her death.
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