Chapter 140 The Person is Gone
"stop!"
Xie Huai, dressed in white, stumbled over and landed on Dong'er.
Before the enforcer could stop, a blow landed on Xie Huai, making his vision go black, but he still managed to shield Dong'er with his body.
"Stop!" Aunt Qiu rushed out and knelt on the ground, trying to pull her son up.
Unfortunately, she was not strong enough, and after a long time, she still couldn't pull Xie Huai up.
Upon seeing this, Master Xie's face darkened, and he pointed at Xie Huai, cursing, "You unfilial son, what exactly do you want to do?"
He was enforcing the law, but his son openly defied him. Wasn't that a slap in the face?
Xie Xing stayed by Madam Xie's side, whispering softly to her.
Madam Xie nodded, glanced at the people around her, and said loudly, "All irrelevant people, return to your posts and are not allowed to come into the courtyard. Steward, lock the gate. If even a word of what happened today gets out, you will be beaten to death!"
In a short while, only the Xie family masters, law enforcement officers, and Dong'er, who was lying on the ground, remained in the courtyard.
"Father...please, spare Dong'er...it's your son, your son..."
"Shut up!" Master Xie interrupted Xie Huai. He knew what Xie Huai wanted to say, but he didn't want to hear it.
He didn't want to hear his beloved son admit that he had fallen in love with his personal maid.
"Father! Your son is sincere..." Xie Huai got slapped.
Aunt Qiu's hand was still suspended in mid-air, and her tears fell to the ground like broken pearls.
She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, saying, "It's cold outside, why don't you take the young master back to the courtyard!"
The maidservant beside Xie Huai immediately tried to pull him away, but Xie Huai pushed her away instead.
After pushing the person away, Xie Huai also used up all his strength and fell to the ground with a "thud".
He turned his head to look at Dong'er beside him, who had already swallowed her words in their argument. All he could see were her bloodshot eyes and her bloodied forehead.
"Dong'er..." Xie Xing sobbed uncontrollably, lying on the ground and crying bitterly.
Although he was the most beloved young master of the Xie family, he was also a laughing stock among others.
His mother was a maid who accompanied the lady in her dowry. She betrayed her mistress and became a concubine. She even tricked her husband's family into favoring the concubine and neglecting the wife. Because of his birth, he was despised by other rich young men and looked down upon by the servants in his household.
Not only that, but ever since he fell ill as a child, he has been weak and vomiting frequently, which has scared away many maids. Only Dong'er has stayed by his side all this time, keeping him clean and well taken care of.
Seeing her son like this, Aunt Qiu also burst into tears, choking out, "Son, listen to your mother, I've found you a wife, someone better than her..."
Xie Huai looked up and stared intently at Aunt Qiu.
Aunt Qiu was taken aback; she had never imagined that her son would look at her with such hatred.
"I don't want to get married at all, why are you forcing me... Pfft..."
Bright red blood fell on Aunt Qiu's face, sliding down with her tears and obscuring her features.
She closed her eyes and opened them again, and saw her son, his white shirt stained red, lying in front of her as if exhausted, next to Dong'er.
"No..." Aunt Qiu screamed in pain, resting her son's head on her lap, and shouted to the people beside her, "Please call a doctor, quickly call a doctor!"
Outside the Xie residence, Wan Qiqi saw a group of horses rush out of the backyard.
Half an hour later, a man carrying a medicine box returned with them, both looking flustered.
An hour later, the doctor came out looking dejected.
The vendors nearby couldn't help but gather around.
"Doctor, what happened at the Xie residence?"
The doctor sighed, "Young Master Xie is gone!"
"Young Master Xie is gone? Wasn't he supposed to be getting married in a few days? How could he suddenly be gone?"
"Yes! I saw the servants buy red cloth yesterday, they're going to have a wedding."
"Could it be that the man I'm about to marry has a hard life and will kill him first?"
The crowd buzzed with discussion, but the doctor merely sighed and left under their watchful eyes.
Lin Dazhuang and Wan Qiqi also looked somewhat surprised.
The young master of the Xie family is dead?
Does that mean Third Sister doesn't need to remarry?
Lin Dazhuang was delighted upon hearing the news.
Wan Qiqi's eyes grew increasingly dark, and her brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Why did he die suddenly?
She stared at the gate of the Xie family mansion, unable to understand it at all.
"Knock knock knock~" The knocking on the door came one after another.
The gatekeeper of the Xie residence shouted at the door, "What are you knocking for? The Xie residence is closed to guests today, and no one will be seen!"
After being turned away, Wan Qiqi stood there stunned for a long time before turning around and leaving.
"Dazhuang, pack up, we're not doing the event today, let's go back early! First to Hefeng Town, then back to Lianhua Village!"
"Okay." Lin Dazhuang was naturally willing, feeling quite happy, and packed his things very quickly.
A short while later, the mule cart was ready, and the two drove away.
As soon as they left the town, Li Fugui and his group appeared at the town entrance, their faces bruised, staring fiercely at the mule cart as it drove away.
Hefeng Town.
After buying his tools early in the morning, Chen Yongliang went to his usual stall to set up his business.
Although business is not as good as before, there is still some business.
While Tao Ran wasn't paying attention, Tao Jing secretly slipped out and stood aside watching Chen Yongliang do business, occasionally pointing out that he was calculating the money incorrectly.
Two people who are equally bad at math got together and managed to calculate the money very clearly.
Chen Yongliang tossed his money bag aside, a smile spreading across his face. "I earned 285 coins, not bad!"
Tao Jing shrugged, snatched his small stool, sat down, and said, "You're satisfied with just this much?"
Chen Yongliang glanced at her, put the money bag in his pocket, and pouted, "For us ordinary people, earning this much in a day is already quite good. Unlike you wealthy families who have no worries about food and drink?"
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