Yingzi cried as she told Yue Xiu about how her father was taken away by a group of people. Yue Xiu did not need to guess who did it.
"Yingzi, don't cry. Let's go, I'll accompany you to the Yue Family Village.”
Yue Xiuzhen wanted to go home, but she felt that it was a waste of time, so she turned around and went back to Old Wang's house. She said to Old Madam Wang,"Aunt Wang, I have something important to do. Please go to my house and tell my mother that I'm going to do something. I'll be back before dinner.”
Without waiting for Old Madam Wang to agree, Old Wang immediately nodded." Don't worry, go ahead. Your aunt will go immediately."”
"Thank you, Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang." Yue Xiu bowed and turned around to leave with Yingzi.
When they passed by Li Tofu, Li Niu ran out of the courtyard and stopped them. He said,""Sister-in-law Dan, where are you in a hurry to go? My family has a carriage. If you have something urgent, you can take my family's carriage.”
"Really?" Yue Xiu Xi was overjoyed and said,"Big Brother Bull, I won't hide it from you. We're in a hurry to go to Yue Manor."”
Yue Manor? Oh, right, she was the eldest daughter of the Yue family. Li Niu's doubts were immediately dispelled. He smiled and said,""I happen to be delivering tofu to Yue Family Village. Why don't I drive a carriage to send you there? When you come back, you can come back together, so that you don't have to walk at night.”
"Then let me thank Big Brother Daniu first." Yue Xiuzhen bowed happily and pulled Yingzi to help Li Niu pack the wooden box of tofu. They got into the carriage and rushed to Yue Family Village together.
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Yue Family Village.
After saying goodbye to Li Niu, Yue Xiu Xin and Ying Zi rushed to the Yue family. From afar, he saw the butler Yu Wang ordering a few servants to carry a corpse and throw it onto the cart. Then, he turned his head and spat.
"Dog Butler." Yue Xiuzhen strode forward and grabbed the butler's arm." What evil things have you done this time?”
Housekeeper Yu's eyes widened in surprise. He didn't expect Yue Xiuzhen to suddenly appear. He inadvertently glanced at the corpse on the cart and then at the girl behind Yue Xiuyan. If he remembered correctly, this girl was Yue Feng's daughter.
"What are you doing here?" Housekeeper Yu pretended to be calm and asked in return. He pulled his arm back forcefully and stood on the stone steps, looking down at Yue Xiuzhen. He warned her sternly,"Yue Xiu Xin, you have severed your blood ties with the Yue Clan, so you have no right to interfere in the Yue Clan's matters. Let's go back before it gets dark."
Yue Xiuzhen sneered and walked to the side of the handcart to remove the sackcloth covering the corpse…
"Father!" Yingzi rushed forward and cried her heart out. In the morning, she went to the river to wash her clothes. When she came back, she found that her father was gone. She found a brocade pouch under the stone platform in the courtyard. Her father had told her to give the brocade pouch to the Dan family's wife if he died.
Yue Xiuyan pointed at the corpse on the cart." Housekeeper Yu, what's going on?" How did Uncle Feng die in the Yue Family? Wasn't he expelled from the Yue family a long time ago?”
Butler Yu was furious. He pointed at the tip of her nose and cursed,"What do you know? A married person who had cut off all blood relations had no right to interfere in the Yue family's affairs.”
Yue Xiuzhen grabbed Housekeeper Yu's wrist and threatened in a low voice,""Butler Yu, do you want me to write a notice about what you did in Luofu Village and post it at the door of the village chief's house?”
"You…you dare to threaten me?" Housekeeper Yu was trembling with anger. According to the law of the country, all powerful people who forcibly seize the wives and daughters of good families and rape them as wives and concubines shall be hanged.
Back then, Yue Xiuzhen dared to force him to sign a contract with a hush money of five hundred taels because she had this leverage.
Butler Yu was not stupid. He lowered his voice and discussed,"Young miss, I will give you five hundred silver today. As for Yue Feng's matter…just forget about it.”
"Forget it." Yue Xiuzhen smiled contemptuously and whispered into the housekeeper's ear," The murderer shall be beheaded. Housekeeper Yu, the laws of the country cannot be tarnished. You are courting death, but I don't dare to violate the laws of the country and protect the sinners.”
"Young miss, just tell me how much you want.”Housekeeper Yu's mouth twitched. This Eldest Miss was becoming more and more like a member of the Yue family. She was kind on the outside but ruthless on the inside, not showing any mercy at all.
" How did he die?" Yue Xiuzhen glanced at the body on the cart.”
"He died of illness." Housekeeper Yu lied without blushing, panting, or feeling guilty.
Yue Xiu Xin nodded." One thousand taels of silver. Otherwise, you should know what I know."”
One thousand taels of silver, she really dared to ask for an exorbitant price. Housekeeper Yu's expression turned ugly. He pointed at the corpse on the cart and laughed angrily." Eldest Miss, his cheap life is worth a thousand taels of silver? You can't give me this money."
Yue Xiu shook her head." His life isn't valuable. What's valuable is yours."”
Housekeeper Yu was speechless. Ever since the young miss stopped pretending to be mute, she had become more and more hateful. Why didn't that bowl of poisoned tea poison her to death?
Yue Xiuzhen stared at Housekeeper Yu with a smile. She could hear all of his angry criticism.
"Young miss, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit.”Housekeeper Yu slowly retreated like a beast waiting for an opportunity.
Yue Xiuzhen didn't expose him. She calmly walked to the stone stool beside the door and sat down." I have plenty of time to waste with you today." Whether or not you want to pay, when you want to pay, it's up to you.”
Housekeeper Yu gritted his teeth in hatred. He wouldn't even pay one tael of silver, let alone one thousand taels of silver. Especially since this Yue Feng had died from hitting the doorpost. He remembered that the two of them were from the same hometown and kindly ordered someone to drag him away and bury him secretly. Good intentions really didn't get rewarded.
"Housekeeper Yu, no matter how Uncle Feng died, you can't escape responsibility. He was living in Luofu Village. Why was he suddenly captured and brought to the Yue family?”
Housekeeper Yu gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and turned around to enter the door. He recognized the money.
Yue Xiuzhen looked at Housekeeper Yu's back as he left thoughtfully. Was there something else?
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