Chapter 184 The Shen Family: From Arrogance to Despair
Thinking that their backers had arrived, the Shen family members scrambled to their feet, eager to avenge the beating they had just suffered.
Before even encountering the Xiao family members, they were terrified by their intimidating aura. They decided to wait for the government troops to arrive, as this was not their forte.
Shen Qingyu pointed at Yun Zhaoxue's nose and said, "You wretch, if you kneel down and beg me, I might spare your worthless life!"
Make sure she suffers more than she's dead, make him wish he were dead.
"Who are you calling a slut?"
"That bitch is calling you."
"Oh, you're a slut."
Shen Qingyu then realized she had been tricked and emphasized, word by word, "I said you're a slut!"
Yun Zhaoxue ignored her explanation, "The Shen family really has good upbringing; they are humble and like to call themselves 'lowly people'."
"Ah! Shut up! You tricked me just now! I said you're a slut, you're a slut!" She rushed over to slap Yun Zhaoxue, only by hitting her could she vent her anger.
Seeing this, Song Mingyan stepped in front of Yun Zhaoxue, saying, "I'm the one who hit you. If you have a problem, come at me."
Shen Qingyu was seething with anger, wishing she could slap everyone to death. She raised her hand to slap her, saying, "I'll deal with you first, then I'll deal with her slowly."
"Don't even think about hitting my third sister-in-law." Song Mingyan started fighting with her.
Seeing that she wasn't helping, Yun Zhaoxue stopped the other members of the Xiao family from going to help, worried that Song Mingyan would be taken advantage of.
The closer you get to the south, the more dangerous it becomes. People's hearts are unpredictable, and they will do anything to save their lives. If you don't stand up for yourself, you will become someone else's stepping stone.
Shen Qingyu was injured and had been hit several times. She hadn't had an appetite for the past few days and was just going crazy and beating people out of sheer willpower.
Xiao Mingshu watched nervously from the side, "Second sister-in-law, don't hit her face, she has something on her face, it's disgusting."
She had just knocked the gauze off Shen Qingyu's face askew, revealing that the gauze looked like a sticky green plaster. Some of it was also on her hands, which she had secretly smeared on the Shen family's clothes during the fight before wiping it clean.
Song Mingyan ate and drank well, occasionally enjoying soup made with spiritual spring water. Suddenly, someone pushed her away forcefully, causing her to fall to the ground with a thud!
At this moment, the soldiers had reached the door. When Shen Qingyu saw them, she shouted, "Ah! You bitch, you dare to hit me! Kill her, and Yun Zhaoxue, and the rest of the Xiao family! They all deserve to die!"
The head constable glanced at her but didn't respond. He looked around the room and asked, "Which one of you is Madam Shen Xu?"
Shen Qingyu pointed at her mother and shouted, "This is my mother! I am her daughter, the eldest daughter of the Shen family! I order you to kill them! Hurry up! What are you dawdling for? Believe me or not, I'll tell my uncle and make you lose your jobs and go back to farming!"
She thought the other person didn't listen to her because they didn't know her identity, but now that she knows they still won't listen to her, she's really going to get angry.
The head constable, Jiang, said, "Shen Xushi and Constable Deng have both confessed. You bribed him with silver and a bracelet to kill He Laosan and frame someone else. We have both witnesses and evidence. Please come with us!"
Madam Shen was bewildered. "Leave? Where to? Weren't you people sent by my elder brother?"
"No, we are government officials. We are not responsible for protecting anyone; we are only responsible for arresting criminals."
Shen Qingyu, covering her injured face, rushed in front of them and shouted, "My mother is your governor's own sister! How dare you arrest her? Believe me, I'll have my uncle chop off your heads!"
A yamen runner said, "If you want to file a complaint, you'll have to go to the underworld. Last night at midnight, Governor Xu was burned to death in his home."
Madam Shen didn't believe it. "I don't believe it! My elder brother is the governor. Who would dare to burn him alive? He won't die. You're lying to me. Who are you? I've never seen you before. You're an imposter. You're from the Xiao family, aren't you? You want to take me away and kill me. Master Liao, they're not government officials. Arrest them immediately and hand them over to the authorities. Cut off their heads."
Jiang, the head constable, replied, "He is indeed dead. According to the preliminary investigation, he committed suicide out of fear of punishment."
"Lord He ordered us to bring the person back before dawn. There's no time. Take them with us."
Madam Shen retreated to a corner, trying to avoid being captured by the soldiers. "Where are the rest of the Xu family? My Xu family is a prestigious and respected clan. You dare to touch me!"
Most of the shops, farmlands, and estates in Xuzhou City belong to the Xu family; the Xu family is the local tyrant of Xuzhou.
Jiang, the head constable, kindly told them, "Xu Shi'an was given fake medicine by a fake doctor. His head wound festered and itched unbearably, so he chopped off his own head and died. The Xu family has committed many evils and oppressed the people. Every day, people line up at the yamen to sue the Xu family. It's only a matter of time before the Xu family falls into ruin."
A hint of hatred and schadenfreude flashed in his eyes.
Twenty years ago, his mother was beautiful. She was humiliated by the local landlord and tyrant, and committed suicide by cutting her wrists. His father went to settle accounts with the tyrant and was beaten to death.
He became an orphan and was adopted by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. He worked hard to learn martial arts, hoping to one day eliminate all the bullies and bring justice to the people.
At the age of nineteen, his master divined that his worldly ties were not yet severed and instructed him to return to secular life and descend the mountain.
After descending the mountain, he became a yamen runner and discovered that the biggest tyrant was actually the governor's family, and this kind of atmosphere permeated the entire city of Xuzhou.
Frustrated and unsuccessful, he wanted to resign and return to being a monk. His master told him that it was precisely because the officials in Xuzhou were corrupt and incompetent that the people were suffering so much, and that more honest and dedicated officials like him were needed to save them.
After Constable Deng was imprisoned, Lord He made an exception and promoted him to the rank of Constable.
Shen Qingyu covered her face and shouted, "The miracle doctor is fake? That's impossible!"
The yamen runners dragged Madam Shen away.
“Mother, Mother…” Shen Qingyu cried out, clutching her hand tightly, trying to stop the constables from taking her away.
Madam Shen struggled frantically to break free from the constables' grip. "Let me go! Let me go! I didn't kill anyone! That Deng guy framed me! Someone killed my son! Why don't you arrest him? You're just holding onto me because you think I'm easy to bully! When we get to Xuzhou, I'll have my brother kill you all! Kill you all!"
"Don't pull me, let go of me. Yan'er will catch a cold lying on the ground. I need to hold him."
Shen Yichun also led his family members to stop the yamen runners from arresting people.
Jiang, the head constable, raised his hand and placed it in front of the Shen family. With a flick of his thumb, the blade was drawn three inches from its sheath. "Let go! Otherwise, I'll arrest you all too."
Madam Shen was forcibly dragged to the door.
"Ah! My face, my face is so itchy, I feel so uncomfortable..." Shen Qingyu felt an unbearable itch on her face, and she wanted to scratch but dared not.
He chased them to the outside of the courtyard and said to the guards:
"Don't go yet, take me with you, I want to go too! I need to find a miracle doctor for my face, my face is so itchy, my face is going to rot, waaaaah..."
Jiang, the head constable, said, "The divine doctor is an imposter. Xu Shi'an killed someone's daughter, and that person has come to seek revenge."
"He didn't mean to harm you. He only attacked you after seeing you make the maid kneel on broken porcelain. He asked me to pass on a message to you: as long as you wash off the medicine on your face, you won't be in mortal danger, but the scar on your face will grow and a large lump of flesh will protrude."
"Ah! I don't want to be disfigured. The divine doctor looks exactly like the person in the portrait. How could he be fake? You're in cahoots with the Xiao family. You're lying to me. The divine doctor is real. My face won't be scarred."
That's all I have to say. Whether you listen or not is up to you.
Jiang, the head constable, didn't want to waste any more words with her. He would refute her ten times for every one sentence she said, then mounted his horse and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lao Liao and the others, saying, "We still have official duties to attend to, farewell!"
"Stop! You're not allowed to leave! Wait for me! I also need to go back to Xuzhou to find the divine doctor! I need to find the divine doctor!"
Shen Qingyu chased after him and rushed out, but Lao Liao waved for the escorts to drag him back.
Shen Yichun advised her to first see Physician Chen, and then slowly search for a real miracle doctor for her.
When Physician Chen heard his name called, he stepped back and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "My skills are not good enough, so I won't embarrass myself. Please ask someone more skilled."
This has happened twice already; the third time is the limit.
After Shen Qingyu was bitten by a wolf, he said that stitches would leave a scar, and the Shen family scolded him for his poor medical skills.
After taking Shen Yan's pulse, he diagnosed that Shen Yan was nearing the end of his life and then scolded him for his poor medical skills, saying that he would not treat the Shen family no matter how much money was offered.
Later, she sought out Physician Zhang to treat her face.
Shen Qingyu couldn't accept having a scar, and then she heard Doctor Zhang say that the scar would grow into a large, raised lump, turning her into an ugly monster.
She cried and screamed, cursing Doctor Zhang for his poor medical skills, and then fainted from crying.
Just now, things happened so suddenly that Shen Yichun didn't have time to react. She only went to the Third Prince to save people after she realized what had happened.
The Third Prince replied that Lord He was someone the Second Prince wanted to protect, and he couldn't help him.
The only thing we can do is protect the Xu family and warn them not to make any rash moves if they want to live.
After the assassination attempt, none of them felt sleepy.
Xiao Xuance had not received news of Governor Xu's death by burning before this, and he suspected that Governor Xu's death was related to the Third Prince.
Sacrificing the pawn to save the king—that's ruthless!
The Third Prince noticed that his gaze was also looking in this direction. He slightly curled his lips, but it also seemed like he was clenching his teeth, helplessly suppressing his anger.
Yun Zhaoxue silently observed the interaction between the two, her eyes lowered in thought.
Suddenly, a large, cold hand covered the back of her hand, completely enveloping her small hand inch by inch.
Xiao Xuance leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Xue'er, some people may seem to be on your side with a smile, but they may stab you in the back at any time. Those who wear their hearts on their sleeves are the least dangerous."
In her dream, she did so much for the Third Prince, helping him achieve his great ambitions, only to be turned into a human pig in the end.
He probably couldn't bear to see her suffer so much, so he ended her life with a single sword strike.
(The original owner gritted his teeth: I thank you for killing me, throw me into a mass grave to feed the dogs.)
When Yun Zhaoxue heard him criticize the Third Prince and secretly praise himself, she was both amused and exasperated. "Yes, I know. I like you just the way you are. We can go into the city tomorrow and I'll get you some more medicine."
"I'm not dreaming anymore, so can I... not drink?"
Ever since I took the tranquilizer she prescribed, the dream has become increasingly blurry, as if I've lost an important memory.
"You promised me, and you can't break your promise. Follow the doctor's orders and take your medicine. Set a good example for the children, okay?" Yun Zhaoxue pulled his big hand and placed it on her bulging belly.
Xiao Xuance felt the baby's presence through her belly, and his hardened heart softened completely. He wrapped his other hand around her waist, almost pulling her into his arms, and said gently, "Okay, I'll drink."
Her belly is getting bigger and bigger. I hope we can get there soon and settle her down in the place of exile so that she can give birth to her child safely.
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