"What happened today is shameful, but the matter is done. It must not be spread further, lest it damage the reputation of the franchise. Madam, I leave this matter to you."
Fu Ling and Aunt Rong understood and were both stunned.
Several maids in Qingluzhai shrank their heads, not realizing that this sentence had already doomed them to death.
Not only that, but also all the servants present at Anxianju and Feiluxuan, except for those few trusted servants, who had witnessed this incident with their own eyes—
None of them can survive!
Fortunately... Xue Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief. She had noticed something was wrong in advance, so she sent Qiuyun and Suyue away.
Xue Zhentong frowned and looked around at everyone in the yard.
If this matter must have a result, then the benefits of this shameful thing must be maximized.
The Xue and Zhao families were bound to marry each other, so it would be fine if Xue Hanshu could be married off through this opportunity, but the adultery must never be made public, otherwise he would not be able to hold his head up in the court.
His gaze fell on Fu Ling again, and her heart tightened.
Although he did not believe that Aunt Rong was completely innocent in this matter, one thing was true: in the open and secret struggles between Fu Ling and Aunt Rong, Fu Ling did have more reason to cause this incident to happen.
…
Return to Jiangxuexuan.
Even though she was watching a play, Xue Zhiyi was already exhausted. She had just let her hair down and leaned on the bed when she saw Qiuyun coming to report.
"Miss." Her expression was not good. "The master has ordered that all servants present today, whether from Qingluzhai, Anxianju, or Feiluxuan, except for his trusted aides... be beaten to death."
As expected, Xue Zhiyi was not surprised at all, but he felt it was a pity that the masters' struggle for power and profit ended up costing them their lives.
All in all, the farce planned by Aunt Rong tonight resulted in losses for both Feiluxuan and Anxianju.
No, or rather, all three sides suffered losses.
Xue Hanshu originally planned to marry into the Zhao family by winning Zhao Sanlang's heart, but ended up catching his lover in bed with an adulterer in the most humiliating situation.
Even if she really got married, the Zhao family would still look down on her because of this matter. How good would her life be in the future?
But after thinking about it carefully, this matter doesn't seem to be a big deal. After all... the Zhao family's good days didn't last long.
But all this is the result of Xue Hanshu's good intentions, so who can he blame?
"Have you finished what I asked you to do?" she asked Qiuyun.
Qiuyun nodded: "Hubai is the one in charge of punishment after all, so if he does something, he can do it."
"That's good."
This incident scared Su Yue a lot: "Fortunately, Qiuyun and I were not there at the time, otherwise... otherwise..."
Xue Zhiyi rubbed her round face: "It's okay, ah."
She snuggled up to Xue Zhiyi and said, "Miss, you are blessed with a long life. We must have had better luck because we often stick to her."
"Oh, Miss." Su Yue thought of something and said, "I heard that the master left Zhao Sanlang at home and sent someone to the Zhao family to send a letter, saying something like... inviting Yongping Hou to come to his house for a small gathering tomorrow?"
Xue Zhiyi couldn't help but chuckled: Her father has detained the person. After all, Zhao Shen was in the wrong in this matter, and Xue Zhentong wanted to use this to threaten the Zhao family to agree to this marriage.
"Is Youlan back?" she asked Qiuyun.
Qiuyun nodded and said, "I'm back now. Luckily, the young lady told her that if Zhao Sanlang really dared to break into the house, she would find an excuse to go out and hide. That's how she managed to escape."
In fact, Xue Zhiyi only learned from the correspondence between Zhao Sanlang and Xue Hanshu that they were planning to have a tryst tonight, so in order to avoid implicating Youlan, he let her leave home early.
…
At the same time, Qingluzhai.
Xue Hanshu, who had just been beaten, was bedridden. Her old injuries had not yet healed, and she had new injuries. She was already pale with pain.
Not only that, the itching at the wound became more and more obvious, but even though the wound was there, she didn't dare to scratch it at all. She could only grit her teeth and endure this extreme torture.
Youlan, who was standing beside the bed, saw this with a look of indifference in her eyes.
Xue Hanshu was completely unaware of this and was still feeling smug about her father's plan to marry her into the Zhao family.
Although everything was not what she expected, after all... after all, her goal was finally achieved! Now, even if Zhao Shen didn't want to marry her, he had to marry her!
She finally snatched Xue Panrou's things away!
Xue Panrou, who was suffering on the farm at the moment, was so angry that she might faint when she heard about this!
When she thought of this, she almost laughed out loud with pride.
…
The next day, when Yongping Hou came to pick up the people, his face looked very unhappy.
It is said that when he took Zhao Shen out, he slapped this rebellious son as soon as he stepped out of Xue Mansion.
Fortunately, after all, it was the son of the Zhao family who did this shameless thing, so they could only agree to let Xue Hanshu in with tears.
Moreover, this matter is too shameful after all, so it is better to get married as soon as possible to cover it up.
So the wedding date was set for a month later.
As the future daughter-in-law of the Yongping Marquisate, Xue Hanshu was no longer an unfavored concubine, and healing her injuries became the top priority.
During this period, Xue Zhiyi went to see her. Although she was still lying in bed, her face was rosy and she looked proud.
Doctors, medicinal herbs, and supplements were sent into Qinglvzhai like a stream. Even Concubine Chun, who was frightened to death that day, looked a little better.
But only Xue Hanshu herself knows how painful the recovery process is.
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