It was so sudden that everyone was stunned.
When they looked down, Madam Min had already fallen to the ground, her clothes on the back torn, revealing a bloody and mangled back.
Ye Qingxue's whip hadn't stopped; it continued to lash at Madam Min relentlessly. Madam Min rolled around on the ground, but couldn't escape the range of the whip's strikes.
Her screams were heart-wrenching, piercing everyone's ears, making their hearts tremble, their faces turn pale, and they were so shocked and terrified that they couldn't utter a sound for a moment.
Even the old lady trembled slightly upon seeing this scene, and Granny Wang quickly protected her and moved to the side.
They were afraid the tip of the whip would hit them.
The others also retreated.
After only three lashes, Madam Min's hair was disheveled, her clothes were barely covering her body, and she was covered in blood.
Just as Ye Qingxue was about to deliver her fourth lash, Ye Cunjin rushed over from the side and grabbed Ye Qingxue's wrist.
"Grandmother said she would severely punish Second Aunt, you can't resort to vigilante justice!" Ye Cunjin's temples bulged with veins, like writhing earthworms, throbbing violently with his breath.
He gripped Ye Qingxue's wrist with all his might, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force, his eyes burning with suppressed rage.
"If you keep hitting her, you'll kill your second aunt. You don't want to be remembered as someone who murders an elder, do you?"
Ye Qingxue sneered: "Are you threatening me? Do you want me to take evidence and send her to the Emperor? The Emperor will have her executed."
Ye Cunjin was stunned for a moment, but his rationality returned to most of it. They had to talk until they were hoarse before they got Ye Qingxue to agree to send away the emperor's people.
If he continues to obstruct Ye Qingxue, everything he had feared will happen. Not only will his second aunt die, but the Marquis's mansion will also suffer.
Ye Cunjin loosened his grip slightly, but not completely; his anger was still directed at Ye Qingxue, and he was very unwilling!
Ye Qingxue gathered her strength in her arm and shoved him away, coldly saying, "Don't think you're some kind of good person who can threaten me! You know in your heart who is the one who really hurt Miss Lan!"
These words struck Ye Cunjin like a thunderclap, instantly turning his face deathly pale. He seemed frozen in place, unable to move.
Ye Qingxue looked at his face, then at Madam Min struggling on the ground, and felt as if something had hit her head hard. She suddenly opened her eyes wide!
Not only is the old lady's attitude towards her father and Madam Min thought-provoking, but Madam Min's attitude towards Ye Cunjin and Ye Cunsi is also thought-provoking.
Back in the village, Ye Qingxue had heard children complain about their parents' favoritism, and she couldn't deny that such a situation truly existed.
However, in many cases, it is the parents who exploit their daughters to support their sons. While there are cases of extreme exploitation of daughters, they are actually quite rare.
It is especially rare to see parents exploiting one son to nurture the other. Even if parents do show favoritism between their two children, they would not spoil one while trampling the other into the mud.
However, it is clear that the Min family's treatment of their two sons, Ye Cunjin and Ye Cunsi, was so different that it went beyond mere favoritism.
Perhaps the story of Ye Cunjin bullying Miss Lan is false.
Ye Cunjin's real intention was to use the incident of bullying Miss Lan to completely destroy Ye Cunsi.
Min may have been his accomplice, or he may have been the mastermind.
However, Madam Min treated Ye Yabing from the first wife's family extremely well, almost like her own daughter.
Therefore, no one would have thought that she would be so ruthless to her own son, Ye Cunsi, to the point of completely destroying his life!
unless……
Ye Qingxue froze, a crazy thought taking over her mind: Could it be like this?
Is that really the case?
She glanced at Madam Min, then at Ye Cunjin, and then at the faces of Ye Cunsi and Ye Yabing…
They were all of noble blood, and their faces were more or less similar, even cousins.
For a moment, Ye Qingxue was not entirely sure whether what she was thinking was true.
However, it was the right thing to do to spare Lady Min's life for the time being and not hand her over to the emperor.
Ye Qingxue slowly squatted down, grabbed Madam Min's chin, and forced her to turn her face to face her.
"Min Yingying, you still haven't told us why you murdered my father."
Everyone was taken aback when they heard her ask that question. Yes, they had felt like something was missing.
It has only now been discovered that Madam Min has never told everyone why she murdered Marquis Zhongyong nine years ago!
Madam Min's mouth was stained with blood, and she looked extremely disheveled, as if she could no longer endure any more torment.
She cried and said, "My husband is incompetent, and your father is too outstanding. I didn't want the second wife to be constantly suppressed by the first wife, so I... I was confused for a moment. I know I was wrong. Please, please forgive me!"
Ye Qingxue's gaze was sharp as she stared directly into her eyes: "Is that really all? Is it just because of jealousy? Is it just because of resentment? I know this isn't the truth. If you don't tell the truth, I'll cripple you."
Her voice was as cold and clear as a straight line, almost without any inflection, yet it sent chills down the spines of those around her.
Madam Min cried uncontrollably, her tears and snot mingling together. She raised her hands as if trying to avoid Ye Qingxue's whip, and said in despair, "I told you the truth, not a single lie, I swear it!"
Ye Qingxue looked down at him and said, "Fine, swear it."
Madam Min wiped her nose and, seeing that Ye Qingxue had no intention of backing down, raised her hand and swore: "I committed a terrible mistake and murdered my brother because I was jealous of the eldest son's family. Everything I have said is the truth. If there is a single lie, may I die a horrible death!"
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