Chapter 426: Grudges in the Capital
Mother Wu flattered the man from the Marquis' Mansion with a forced smile and agreed without hesitation. It was precisely because of this that the original owner fled in panic.
The Xu couple? Are they referring to the original owner's adoptive parents?
Xu Zhichun was in a state of panic. Had she remembered everything? Was there anything she hadn't remembered? If she heard any more information like this, she would explode.
Mother Wu was not too surprised by what she said. Instead, she chuckled and said, "You really heard it."
No wonder she set the fire and ran away.
Her escape was the beginning of her misfortune.
The people in the Marquis' Mansion blamed her and beat her up in anger. Mr. Ji, who didn't know where he came from, made her have no place to stay.
But at least she had some means and connections, and she also hid a lot of property, so she managed to escape with her life.
But she didn't expect that the Marquis' Mansion was thinking something and actually started sending people to hunt her down again.
She was forced to flee far from her homeland. She wanted to return to her hometown, but she fell seriously ill on the way. Her body, already tortured by the beatings, was on the verge of collapse.
At this time, her heart calmed down.
never mind.
Perhaps she had done too many evil things in her life, so it would be good to put an end to it now.
Xu Zhichun said coldly, "After I escaped, the Marquis' Mansion must have made things difficult for you, right? I don't believe you're such a magnanimous person that you wouldn't hate them or want revenge. They were clearly doing it for your own benefit, yet you used them as a bargaining chip to try to bargain with me. You used me, and I'm actually grateful to you?"
"Am I that stupid?"
"You can say it or not."
Since she knew which marquis's mansion it was from the capital, she might be able to find out the truth.
Maybe I didn’t dare to think about it before, but now it’s clear, so what is there to be afraid of?
Even if Minglang doesn't work out, there's still Mingxuan.
There will always be opportunities after Mingxuan graduates from high school.
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
She doesn't want to be disgusted by Mother Wu.
Mother Wu opened her eyes wide in surprise.
In her impression, Xu Zhichun was well-educated, kind-hearted, and although he was somewhat intelligent, he definitely did not have such thoughts.
She thought that she would be moved as soon as she said it, and she would be grateful if she told her.
Mother Wu laughed at herself, thinking that people would change. After experiencing all these changes, it was no surprise that she became like this.
Mother Wu didn't dare to resort to trickery anymore. More importantly, Xu Zhichun's words had hit her sore spot. Ji Yingxuan and the Houfu were both trying to kill her. She hated them both in her heart.
But she knew that Xu Zhichun would never harm Ji Yingxuan, and she herself would never be able to harm Ji Yingxuan in this lifetime. No matter how unwilling she was, it was useless. It was the Marquis' Mansion, so why not take revenge if she could?
Mother Wu had no choice but to feign composure and say, "I don't know why you think that. I've fallen into this situation, what else is there to worry about? You really misunderstood me."
Xu Zhichun looked at him sarcastically but said nothing.
Pretend, keep pretending.
Xu Zhichun didn't believe that a woman who had been a brothel owner all her life would come up with the saying "A dying man speaks kindly". Moreover, although she looked in poor health and was poor, she was not yet at the stage of "dying".
As Mother Wu spoke, she pretended to lower her head and wipe away her tears while secretly glancing at Xu Zhichun out of the corner of her eye.
She finally gave up completely.
Xu Zhichun has really changed.
"The one who came to see me was a confidant sent by the wife of the Marquis of Rong'an in the capital. I later found out that the current wife of the Marquis of Rong'an is not the first wife, but the second wife."
Xu Zhichun immediately imagined a huge palace drama in his mind and asked, "When did this second wife marry into the family?"
Mother Wu: "I heard it was about ten years ago. I heard that the first wife of the Marquis of Rong'an suffered a hemorrhage when giving birth to a daughter. Although her life was saved, she was extremely weak and bedridden for many years. Less than three years later, her biological daughter was abducted by human traffickers at the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival and was never found again. She couldn't bear the blow and passed away."
"Less than a hundred days after her passing, the wife of the Marquis of Rong'an married into the family. They said the mansion couldn't afford to be without a mistress for even a day, so they hurried the marriage. The following year, the new wife gave birth to twins."
Xu Zhichun sneered.
So the new marquis' wife somehow found out the whereabouts of the missing daughter of the first wife and sent people to destroy her?
A civilian couple, dead and gone.
She killed without hesitation.
The original owner was different. After all, she was the blood of the Marquis's Mansion. She was afraid that if the truth were to be revealed in the future, she would not even have the room to defend herself. Or perhaps she would rather torture the original owner and make her life worse than death than kill her, so she designed to let the original owner's uncle and aunt sell her to a brothel.
She never expected that the original owner was so lucky. Before the brothel's madam could subdue the original owner, the original owner met a rich young man who was willing to redeem her.
The two servants went again, probably hoping to hear about the original owner's plight so they could report it back to the Marquis' wife and cheer her up. However, things turned out completely different from their expectations. How could they possibly tolerate the original owner jumping out of this pit of suffering? So they put pressure on the madam.
This madam is a person who only cares about whoever feeds her. She has very limited conscience and she doesn't even think twice before betraying the original owner.
Of course, her own interests are more important.
Xu Zhichun: "Besides this, what else do you know about Rong'an Hou Fu?"
Mother Wu quickly shook her head: "After all, it's something that happened in the capital. I was just curious, so I asked around a bit, but I could only find out a little bit. There's no way I could find out more."
Xu Zhichun sneered, "You're not necessarily asking just out of curiosity."
It is impossible for a brothel madam to spend manpower and financial resources to inquire about what is happening in the capital city thousands of miles away just out of curiosity. She must be feeling uneasy and worried about whether there will be any consequences, so she made a few inquiries.
After all, it was the Marquis' Mansion.
No matter whether it was a powerful marquisate or a declining marquisate, it was not something that someone of her status could easily afford to offend.
When Mrs. Wu heard her say this, she knew that she had seen through her, and her face turned red.
There was a sound of dripping water coming from under the eaves. Xu Zhichun turned around and looked outside. He didn't know when the rain had stopped.
The wind pushed the clouds, and the dark clouds gradually dispersed, revealing a bright white sky.
Xu Zhichun decided to leave immediately.
She glanced at the little girl and asked, "What's her name?"
Mother Wu hurriedly said, "Qu Ling. Her name is Qu Ling. Are you willing to take her away? I haven't done anything good in my life, except this one."
She laughed at herself, thinking that doing this good deed would count as the good karma she had accumulated in the last period of her life, and would bless her with a normal life in the next life.
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