Chapter 91 A Thief Breaks into the House
"Stop talking, the eldest son will suffer a little injustice this time," said Wang Youcai's wife.
Seeing this, Wang Youcai also said, "The eldest and second sons don't separate the family. When the eldest son marries Zhu Mingyue, it will bring good fortune to our whole family. With money in our family, why would we worry about not being able to find a young wife?"
"If the eldest son is wronged, let him marry a proper wife first. Zhu Mingyue is a man who can't have children, so he can be a concubine. After the eldest son marries, the second son can marry. You can choose any good girl within a hundred miles."
Wang Youjin was delighted to hear this. He thought that Mingyue was beautiful and had good fortune, but she was infertile. He hoped that if she married a girl and gave him a son or daughter, his life would be complete.
But while some people are happy, others are not.
Wang Youyin felt he was being taken advantage of. Why should the eldest brother get to marry two women? Even if he could choose any girl from within a hundred miles in the future, how many of them could compare to Zhu Mingyue's face?
"Father!" he protested, preparing to resist.
But his father interrupted him: "Don't say any more, this matter is settled."
That night, Zhu Mingyue slept soundly, but vaguely heard Er Ya's cries and hurried footsteps.
"What the hell!" the man cursed under his breath, grabbing a stick to hit Er Ya who was attacking him, but he was still pecked in the face by Er Ya and bled profusely.
He cried out in pain, then realized where he was and deliberately lowered his voice to wipe the blood off his face.
The Xie family's house has been renovated in a way that is very different from that of ordinary people. It took him quite a while to find the main house.
Of the two main rooms, only one was still dimly lit. The man thought he had woken the person up. He had been hiding in the shadows for a long time, initially terrified, but gradually he realized that although the light was on, there was no movement inside.
He walked slowly to the window, licked his fingers, and gently poked a hole in the paper windowpane.
Looking through the tiny hole, he gasped. There lay the woman he had been longing for, sleeping peacefully without making a sound. The only sound in the room was the man's heavy breathing.
The annoying beast had vanished. It was too dark for him to see anything clearly; he only heard the sound of a stick hitting something. Perhaps it was his blow that killed the beast.
It would be better if the animal died; now no one would interfere with his actions.
He revealed a determined glint in his eyes, ready to make it a fait accompli once inside, regardless of whether the other person was awake or not.
He had everything planned out when he came. He thought that as long as he slept with the people inside, regardless of what happened in the end, the villagers would consider it as having lost his virginity to him.
Since she has lost her virginity to him, she must become his woman. If she serves him well, he might be happy and give her the position of his principal wife. If she is a shameless person who doesn't appreciate kindness, he will take her home and lock her in the room to teach her a lesson every day.
In short, we can't let others benefit from this.
Thinking this, the lewd look on the man's face intensified.
Zhu Mingyue was home alone and had no sense of vigilance, or perhaps she relied too much on the beast guarding the door, because she didn't even leave the door half-open and opened it with a gentle push.
The creaking of the wooden door made his heart leap into his throat again, but thankfully the person on the bed was fast asleep and didn't make a sound.
The man then grew bolder and greedily began to survey the scenery inside the room.
Indeed, the Xie family's mansion is quite grand, but the credit probably has nothing to do with those two good-for-nothing brothers of the Xie family; it's all thanks to the money Zhu Mingyue amassed.
He only glanced at the house a few times; no matter how much he envied it, it was built on the Xie family's land, and he couldn't move it even if he wanted to.
However, he had a long-term vision. Zhu Mingyue had only been in the Xie family for a little over a year and was already able to build a house for them. Once he married her, wouldn't all the wealth be his to keep?
He can build any size house he wants, why should he be envious of a house with two courtyards and two entrances?
He subconsciously held his breath and walked to the edge of the bed. After seeing the other person's sleeping face, he swallowed hard. The embarrassing spot felt like it was on fire, burning intensely.
With such a beauty right in front of him, being a virtuous man like Liu Xiahui was not his style.
He couldn't wait to loosen his clothes, kneel on one knee on the bed, and support the person under him with both hands.
Just then, Zhu Mingyue groggily opened her eyes slightly.
"Hmm?" The thick nasal tone carried a hint of confusion, as if wondering why a living person had appeared before him.
The man was now confident of victory. Seeing that he was awake, he didn't panic at all. He smiled wickedly, "Beauty, you must have felt very empty after being a widow for so long without anyone to care for you. Call me your good brother, and I will definitely make you happy in the future."
Then he changed his tone and threatened, "It's no use resisting. Even if you tear your throat out, once they're woken up and come to watch, we're in the same room now. Who can believe that we're innocent? You'll still have to obediently marry me."
"Why not just agree to my request and please me? You'll only benefit from it in the future."
A layer of mist welled up in Zhu Mingyue's eyes, as if she had been frightened to tears. A struggle flashed across her face, but she quickly bit her lip and gently climbed her hands onto the man's neck.
The man was clearly pleased by Zhu Mingyue's understanding attitude.
In an instant, it was as if everything else had been forgotten, and all that remained in my mind was spending the night with the beauty.
As Zhu Mingyue raised her hand, her white fur coat revealed her delicate, fair collarbone, which made the man stare intently. He made a move to lower his head and kiss her there, but suddenly his expression changed and he froze.
A sharp dagger was now pressed against the back of the man's neck. Looking at Zhu Mingyue, her eyes were no longer as innocent and naive as before.
The man knew he had been deceived. The commotion he had made earlier had probably already woken Zhu Mingyue up; he was just pretending to be asleep to lure her into a trap.
Zhu Mingyue's face hardened: "What did you just say you wanted to do?"
The man dared not move, fearing that he might accidentally have his neck pierced by the other man's dagger.
He smiled ingratiatingly, "It's nothing, I just saw you all alone in the Xie family, all lonely and helpless, so I thought..."
Before he could finish speaking, the stinging pain in his skin rendered him incoherent with gratitude.
Zhu Mingyue's knife tip had penetrated several centimeters deep, and bright red blood trickled down her neck, dripping onto the clean sheets she had washed.
The strong smell of blood filled her nostrils, and Zhu Mingyue felt like vomiting several times, but she forced herself to hold it in.
He tightened his grip again: "I'll ask you one more time, what do you want to do?"
The man wept bitterly, pleading, "Please let me go! I promise I'll never do it again, I'm begging you."
The footsteps grew closer, and Zhu Mingyue became increasingly impatient. He said fiercely, "Your request is worthless to me. There are only three chances. I'm only giving you one last chance. If you don't come back, I guarantee you won't see the sun tomorrow."
In that life-or-death moment, the man's mind raced, and he finally understood the meaning behind Zhu Mingyue's actions. He said urgently, "I understand, I understand! Please don't kill me!"
Zhu Mingyue didn't have time to waste, and glared at him, saying, "Speak."
The man stammered, "I became greedy for the Xie family's wealth, so I sneaked into the Xie residence late at night to steal their valuables, but I was caught red-handed."
After he finished speaking, he seemed a little uncertain, "Is this what I really want to do?"
Zhu Mingyue looked at him, and he immediately felt a chill run down his spine: "Yes, that's why I came to the Xie family."
Zhu Mingyue nodded, but didn't forget to threaten him: "If you dare to go back on your word at the last minute, be careful, my knife doesn't have eyes."
"Okay, okay, I promise I won't go back on my word. Can you put the knife down now?"
Zhu Mingyue scoffed, "Do you think I'm stupid? What would you do if I put the knife down?" He knew that there was a significant difference in strength between the two of them, and he could only barely control the other person by lowering his guard.
If he dared to let go at this moment, I can't believe how the man would treat him.
The two remained motionless in that position.
Er Ya disappeared not because she was beaten with sticks, but because she flew to the village chief's house.
It just so happened that Li Zhengming was off duty at home today. As a government official, he was more alert than the average person. When he saw the bloodstains on Er Ya's beak, he immediately realized that something had happened to Zhu Mingyue.
So he quickly grabbed his weapons and went to the Xie family's house. The Xie family's gate was tightly closed, but a series of footprints left by someone climbing up the wall were clearly visible on the wall.
The Xie family's house was built not long ago, and its exterior was brand new, so even the slightest trace of its original appearance was clearly visible.
Li Zhengming's first thought was that the Xie family had been robbed. He thought of Zhu Mingyue, who was the only one in the family and seemed easy to bully. His heart sank, fearing that she had already met with misfortune.
So he used a knife to cut the chain through the crack in the door. When he rushed into the courtyard, he found two shadows in Zhu Mingyue's room.
He dared not enter rashly, and could only ask in a deep voice, "Mingyue, are you alright?"
Zhu Mingyue spoke frankly: "It might not be good. A thief broke into my house. I'm afraid I'll need Brother Zhengming's help."
Zhu Mingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief when Li Zhengming arrived.
He slipped a pill into the man's mouth when he wasn't looking, and whispered maliciously in his ear, "I'm feeding you a special poison made by my clansmen back home. You'll experience occasional abdominal pain within 81 days. If you don't take the antidote after 81 days, your intestines will rupture and you'll become a corpse."
When the man realized what had happened, he felt like the sky had fallen and frantically tried to vomit the poison out by pressing his hand to his throat.
Zhu Mingyue calmly said, "Once this medicine enters the throat, its effects begin to take hold, so it's too late. I'm probably the only one in the entire Ganzhou who can cure this. If you dare utter even the slightest word that displeases me, you can just wait for your death!"
After saying that, he put away his dagger, kicked the man who had lost all strength to the ground, and put on an overcoat.
When Li Zhengming came in, this was the scene he saw.
Zhu Mingyue sat calmly and neatly dressed in front of the bed, while the thief he was talking about was slumped on the ground, sweating profusely.
Hmm? Why is this not quite what he expected?
But Li Zhengming had no suspicions. He stepped forward and grabbed the thief's hair. When he saw the face clearly, he wasn't surprised at all: "Wang Youyin?"
The man's face was ashen.
Li Zhengming tied his wrists with rope and turned to ask with concern, "He only stole things, he didn't do anything else, did he?"
To everyone's surprise, Wang Youyin's attitude was even more intense than that of the victim, Zhu Mingyue. He immediately struggled and said, "I didn't do anything. I was just short of money recently, and when I saw that the Xie family was rich, I had evil intentions."
Zhu Mingyue also said calmly, "Brother Zhengming, that's true. It's just that this scoundrel was unlucky enough to dare to enter my bedroom to steal things, and I caught him red-handed."
Li Zhengming: "Are you alright?"
Zhu Mingyue smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Zhengming. I was not injured. It was he who was accidentally stabbed by my dagger during the process of subduing me."
Li Zhengming didn't give Wang Youyin a kind look at all. When he saw that blood was gushing from the back of Wang's neck, he glanced at the wound and, since it wasn't fatal, ignored it. He even comforted Zhu Mingyue, saying, "It's alright. You were just taking proper precautions. It's perfectly acceptable."
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