"Master, Aunt Zhu has arrived."
Hearing this, Yun Zhi raised his head and looked at Aunt Zhu, who had aged nearly ten years in just one day.
"What business does the patriarch have with me?"
Aunt Zhu's tone was filled with a desperate resentment. Last night, the three of them had a brief reunion, but they were separated again immediately after finishing their meal. Qing'er cried and begged her, which broke her heart.
But she knew that the man in front of her would never again have any pity for her and her two children.
"I can release Qing'er and Wei'er, but you need to do something for me."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhu's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."
She never expected that Yun Zhi would actually...
"Don't thank me yet." Yun Zhi gently stroked Aunt Zhu's face. "I will release Qing'er only after you have done a good job."
After all, she was someone who had been by his side for decades. Now that he was about to send her to the afterlife, Yun Zhi's movements became even gentler.
"What...what is it?"
......
"What? Aunt Zhu hanged herself?"
When she received the news, Pei Zhi was in Yunmo's courtyard studying Yunmo's mechanisms. After hearing the servant's report, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did they say why he hanged himself?"
The servant shook his head. "Young Master Pei, the patriarch only said that you and the young master should go to the front courtyard."
Pei Zhi and Yun Mo exchanged a glance upon hearing this. Yun Mo kept a straight face and said, "Let's go."
forecourt.
Yun Zhi looked heartbroken. "It's been over ten years, and I still don't know that your mother died unjustly."
Yun Hui's eyes were bloodshot, but Yun Mo's face was blank.
"Does my uncle mean that my aunt did not die in childbirth?"
"Back then, Aunt Zhu had already given birth to a son and a daughter. Out of consideration for our childhood friendship, I doted on her a bit more. I never expected... that she would harbor such wicked thoughts!"
Yun Zhi reached out and supported Yun Mo's shoulder. "Over the years, I have been sorry for you and Hui'er."
Yunmo pried the fingers off his shoulder one by one, and grinned. "It's good that the truth... the truth has come out."
For a moment, Yun Zhi didn't dare to look his son in the eye.
"Young Master Pei, please also ask the Pei family head to apologize on my behalf."
Pei Zhi almost wanted to applaud Yun Zhi; such a shameless man had actually managed to marry a woman from the Pei family.
"My uncle uncovered the truth in less than two days; I truly admire him." Pei Zhi's eyes were practically overflowing with sarcasm. "However, I'd like to stay in Luoming a little longer. Is that alright?"
"Of course it's good."
After the group left, Yun Zhi's face darkened.
"Patriarch, Young Master Pei seems somewhat disbelieving."
"She has no choice but to believe it!" Yun Zhi pressed his temples. "I'll light some calming incense and go rest for a while."
On the other side.
My mother is dead?
“There was a clear ligature mark below her neck, with no bruising around it, indicating it was caused after death.” Ling Hai, his face masked, spoke in a cold, emotionless voice. “Also, your previous drowsiness was due to inhaling a sedative, which Yun Qing administered. By the way, Aunt Zhu never told you the truth about Yun Qing.”
"Yunwei, you are the one who was abandoned."
After saying that, Ling Hai disappeared from Yun Wei's sight. Similarly, Ling Ku also left the place where Yun Qing was being held captive.
How could that be?
Yunwei shook her head in disbelief, then laughed as if she were insane.
“Abandoned me? And then abandoned by my father? Hahahaha!” Yun Wei looked at the ancestral tablets enshrined before her, her eyes growing redder and redder. The red candles were knocked over with a crackling sound, and flames immediately burst into flames in the ancestral hall.
"It's filthy. I imagine even our ancestors would have felt that staying here would soil their feet."
"The Yun family is so bad that we might as well all die together."
As the fire grew larger and larger, the servants almost exhausted all their strength to rescue Yunwei from the inferno.
Why can't I even die?
In the woodshed, Yun Wei's hands were tied behind her back. Yun Zhi didn't even show up to see Yun Wei, only instructing that Yun Wei must not die, for fear of not being able to explain to the Gong family.
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Yu wore a mocking expression and went alone to the place where Yun Qing was being held captive.
"Yunwei is currently locked in the woodshed and has no food to eat."
A woman's voice rang out, and Yun Qing, who was lying on the bed, paused. When she turned around and saw who it was, her eyes narrowed sharply. "Yun Ming!"
"How could I be Yun Ming?"
Jiang Yu curled the corners of her lips. "Yun Wei burned down the ancestral hall after learning the truth, which at least showed some pride. But you, Yun Qing! You are truly a complete coward and hypocrite."
Who exactly are you?
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu put her finger to her lips and shook her head. "Keep your voice down. Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is... your life."
"What do you mean?"
Jiang Yu walked straight up to Yun Qing and quickly stuffed a pill into Yun Qing's mouth.
"If the antidote is not taken in time, the person will die from severe internal injuries seven days later."
After realizing what was happening, Yun Qing immediately started gagging, but the pill had already melted into her stomach. Yun Qing's eyes were bloodshot, as if she wanted to devour Jiang Yu alive.
"Don't get angry, the angrier you get, the faster the poison will take effect."
Yun Qing was panting heavily, and asked unwillingly, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"Find a way to kill Yun Zhi."
"How could I possibly kill my father in my current state?"
Jiang Yu instantly curled the corners of her lips, not mentioning why she wanted to kill Yun Zhi, but instead saying that she had no ability to kill Yun Zhi.
"I won't concern myself with that." Jiang Yu chuckled. "If you really can't kill him, it would be fine if you could stab Yun Zhi. It all depends on your abilities, young master."
"By the way, I'm watching your every move now. If you have any other ideas, I'll take care of you first."
"Who are you? Why do you want me to kill my father?"
"Because I enjoy watching you kill each other. Remember this: either you or Yun Zhizhong must die."
As for the other one, he too must die.
When Jiang Yu left, she "inadvertently" dropped a short blade. Yun Qing picked it up and stared at it for a long time. He remembered his father saying that an extremely important person lived in the Minghua Water Pavilion.
It can help the Yun family become the number one family.
If that's the case, then if he works for that person, won't the Yun family eventually fall into his hands anyway?
Thinking of this, Yun Qing gripped the short blade tightly. Father, I'm sorry.
Who told you to promise me the position of young master but then go back on your word, and... to use my mother as a scapegoat?
Thinking of all this, Yun Qing's already dwindling inner struggle vanished completely, and a burning intensity appeared in her eyes.
Hopefully, this benefactor can help him rise to prominence.
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