Chapter 236 Using the interrogation officer to fight against the Yun family
Aunt Chen recalled those days with a dazed expression, "Every year on the anniversary of your mother's death, Yun Xiuwen would go to the ancestral hall to pay his respects to her, and then get drunk. That year, I was still working at the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution)."
Yun Xiuwen got drunk and left me alone to keep her company. I heard him say with my own ears that he was the one who killed the princess and that he was sorry to her. Then he suddenly got angry.
She treated me like a princess, grabbing my neck and calling me a slut, asking why I couldn't be devoted to him, why I had to show my face in public, attract attention, and even have an affair with another man...
He suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, saying that he had personally killed that man, and that it was the most satisfying thing he had ever done in his life.
Oh, and I also heard him mention the Emperor.
I suspect the eldest princess's rise to power is due to her bloodline from the previous emperor, while the current emperor is an adopted member of the imperial clan. He fears her legitimate lineage and therefore wants to eliminate her… These are just my guesses.”
When Yun Zhaoxue heard her say that the eldest princess had been murdered, her first suspect was the emperor, and sure enough, it was him.
"I see."
Even without her intervention, the dog emperor would not have fared well. A dignified ruler of a nation would have been reduced to a prisoner of an enemy state, humiliated and forced to perform the sheep-leading ceremony. Living would have been worse than being dead.
As for Yun Xiuwen... she could use Aunt Chen to get rid of him, as well as Wang Shi and Old Madam Yun, none of them are good people.
Yun Zhaoxue asked, "How do you plan to take revenge?"
Aunt Chen gripped the thin quilt covering her tightly with both hands, her eyes bloodshot and filled with boundless hatred. She gritted her teeth and said, "I intend to give them a taste of their own medicine and let Wang Shi and Yun Xiuwen start fighting like dogs."
Marquis Jiangling was related to the Wang family by marriage. Because they were wary of Marquis Jiangling, they planned to endure it and take revenge on the Wang family after passing Jiangling. Unexpectedly, while waiting, their child was kicked to death and they themselves were almost beaten to death.
"Yes, I need to take advantage of these few days to recover. Only when I'm healthy can I take my revenge."
Fifteen minutes later, Yun Zhaoxue went out and bumped into Hu Feng, who was carrying a bowl of medicine.
The two nodded slightly in greeting.
Hu Feng, carrying the medicine, stepped halfway in and then out again, standing at the doorway and saying, "Aunt Chen, I've had your medicine prepared in the kitchen. Drink it while it's hot."
Aunt Chen struggled to get out of bed after lifting the covers; her hands hung limply at her sides, and when she tried to get up, she fell back down.
Seeing this, Hu Feng sighed, "Don't move. The imperial physician said you can't get out of bed. I'll take it in for you. The door is open. I won't do anything to you."
"Thank you very much, Brother Hu. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Hu Feng waved his hand casually and said, "You have plenty of troubles already, one more won't make a difference."
Aunt Chen, “…”
She lowered her head and apologized softly, "I'm sorry, don't worry, I will definitely pay you back when I have money in the future."
She only had a few taels of silver on her, which were stolen by Wang when she was dragged into the mountains, leaving her penniless.
Hu Feng said, "Never mind, hurry up and drink your medicine. After you drink it, get some sleep. We need to take a boat across the river early tomorrow morning."
Aunt Chen tried to lift the medicine, but her hands trembled and the medicine bowl fell back onto the tray.
"Clang!"
"I'm sorry, I don't have the strength."
"The doctor said to drink it while it's hot. Oh well, there aren't any acquaintances in the backyard anyway. I'll feed you."
Even the poorest in the group could stay in a large dormitory, while those who stayed in the woodshed or stable in the backyard could stay for three coins a night and no one wanted to stay there.
Hu Feng squatted down beside her, scooped up a spoonful, and was about to feed her.
Aunt Chen pursed her lips and shook her head. "Should we close the door? I'm worried that if someone sees us, it will affect Brother Hu's reputation."
"No need to close it. A man and a woman alone in a room is more likely to cause misunderstandings. I'll leave the door wide open and see who dares to talk nonsense. I'll beat them to death!"
Chen Yuru nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Hu. If there is an afterlife, I will repay you by serving you like a cow or a horse."
Hu Feng jokingly remarked, "If you want to thank me, why don't you become my wife?"
Chen Yuru asked in surprise, "Brother Hu is not young anymore, why haven't you gotten married yet?"
He looks to be about thirty-five.
"...I am a widower. My wife died in childbirth, and I have never remarried."
He was away on duty on the day his wife gave birth and was unable to find a doctor in time, a guilt he carried for over a decade.
He wasn't a good person, but seeing Chen Yurou, who seemed just like his helpless wife back then, he suddenly felt kind and wanted to help her.
Chen Yurou said, "I'm sorry, I brought up something that hurt your feelings."
"It's okay, it's all over now. Take your medicine, I have to go back after you finish."
"Um."
After swallowing the hot herbal soup, Chen Yuru felt as if she had regained some strength.
"Brother Hu, I think I'm a bit resentful. I'll drink it myself." He said, reaching out to take the bowl of medicine.
I accidentally touched Hu Feng's hand.
Looking at the delicate, pale face in front of him, Hu Feng felt a pang of pity. "Let me do it."
Suddenly, a furious roar came from the doorway, "Chen, what are you doing? You damned adulterous couple! Is that bastard child you're carrying his?"
When Chen Yuru saw the person at the door, her face turned pale. She grabbed Hu Feng's arm and hid behind him, crying, "Brother Hu, save me."
Hu Feng felt her soft body pressed against his and her trembling body filled with fear.
Yun Xiuwen stood at the door, with Wang Shi and others behind him.
Wang pointed at the two people inside, "Master, you saw it all, didn't you? This woman betrayed you long ago and got together with this escort. The child she's carrying is this man surnamed Hu. One is an adulterer, and the other is a harlot!"
“Master, I was brought into your household with a clean record and have never been in contact with any other men. Brother Hu is my benefactor. If you have any problems, Madam, come at me directly and don’t involve others.”
Madam, in order to get rid of my son, you framed me and even tried to kill me. I accept my lowly status, but my son is already gone, and I have paid the price. Madam, now I only have a broken body left. Please, spare me.
The master has no other sons, only the eldest son, and he will treat the second son as his own; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept him by his side all this time.
Wang's expression changed slightly. "Shut up! You wretched woman, you're about to die, and you're still trying to sow discord?"
Chen Yuru crawled out of the haystack on her knees and kowtowed to Madam Wang, pleading, "Madam, please spare me, please let Master divorce me. I don't want to die, I just want to live, please, Madam, spare me, spare me..."
Yun Xiuwen said, "Get up, pack your things, and come with me."
She shouldn't be kneeling and begging for mercy with that face.
Chen Yuru collapsed to the ground, trembling, shaking her head repeatedly, "No, I can't go back, Madam will definitely not let me go back..."
"My lord, don't believe this vile woman's attempts to sow discord. If Ze'er marries the daughter of the Marquis of Jiangling, our Marquis's mansion will have a chance to return to the capital." Wang's words contained a hidden threat.
Yun Xiuwen fell silent upon thinking about returning to the capital.
Wang sneered and waved her hand to lead her men to arrest the person.
Aunt Chen crawled on her knees behind Hu Feng again, pleading, "Lord Hu... please save me again! I'll be your slave, I don't want to die, I want to live..."
Hu Feng raised his hand to shield the person behind him and said in a deep voice, "Madam Yun, show mercy when you can. She's already pitiful enough. Why do you have to kill her?"
As if she had caught them red-handed, Wang raised her voice to a shrill tone, "You two really are having an affair!"
Hu Feng wanted to go back and rest early, but she accused him of being an adulterer, which ignited his temper. "If she were carrying my son, I would have slit your throat with a sword long ago!"
He drew his sword, a flash of cold light, and slashed a bloody gash across Wang's neck.
"Ah!" Wang screamed in fright, her legs went weak, and she fell to the ground with a thud.
"Get out! If you don't leave, I'll kill you!"
The group scrambled away, and before leaving, Wang uttered a harsh threat, "You wait, once we get to Jiangling, you're all dead!"
After shooing the people away, Hu Feng planned to take his leave.
Looking back, I realized that the person behind me had their eyes closed and had fainted.
He sheathed his knife, sighed, and quickly carried the person to find a doctor.
"I must have owed you something in my past life."
Chen Yuru leaned against his chest, her eyes slightly open before slowly closing again, thinking: [Don't blame me, I was desperate and had no choice but to use you.]
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