After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 88 Lady Luo Jiang forces Concubine Liu to her death

"Alright, then I'll wait for Xiao Jiu's socks."

"But Your Highness must not show it off next time."

"Yes, I understand."

Xiao Beiming nodded, looking very obedient. Luo Chujiu nodded with great satisfaction, and then reached out to rub his face.

He was quite pleased with Luo Chujiu's affectionate gesture and couldn't help but smile.

"Does Xiao Jiu have time today? Why don't you stay at the Prince's residence? I'll escort you back to the Imperial Preceptor's residence later."

"Sure, I'm a very idle person anyway. I came to the Prince's mansion intending to stay and mooch a couple of meals from you."

"Xiao Jiu has eaten countless meals here with me, and besides—"

"And what?"

Luo Chujiu's round eyes stared straight at him.

"Moreover, I would love for Xiao Jiu to stay in the palace and not leave, so that I can see Xiao Jiu anytime."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chujiu couldn't help but grin.

"Your Highness only knows how to say sweet words to coax me. You weren't like this at first. You were shy when I flirted with you."

Upon hearing Luo Chujiu's words, Xiao Beixiang recalled the scene of their first meeting in the carriage.

If we could go back to that time now, Xiao Beiming would definitely flirt back without hesitation, and it would be best if he hugged and kissed the person for a while.

"Back then, I was a complete stranger to you, which is why we were rather distant. But now we are about to get married, and I am truly in love with you. So things can't be compared to before."

When Xiao Beiming confessed his feelings for her, Luo Chujiu's emotions were quite complicated.
Does Xiao Beiming really like me? What is it about me that he likes?

What makes Luo Chujiu even more troubled is that Xiao Beiming is not only her fiancé, but also her fifth senior brother who has been missing for many years. So Luo Chujiu doesn't know how to change her attitude towards these two identities for a while.

"Your Highness, do you really love me?"

"Of course, can't Xiao Jiu feel it?" Xiao Beiming frowned slightly. If he didn't like Luo Chujiu, why would he be intimate with her? And even kiss her?

"I felt it, but this is my first time being in a relationship, so I didn't know how to respond to Your Highness."

Luo Chujiu spoke very frankly, without any intention of hiding anything from Xiao Beiming.

"It's alright. In time, Xiao Jiu will naturally know how to respond to me. I have plenty of time and patience to wait until Xiao Jiu is also in love with me."

Xiao Beiming's words gave Luo Chujiu enough space, so that she wouldn't respond hastily to his confession. He hoped that her answer would be one that had been carefully considered.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chujiu breathed a slight sigh of relief, thankful that Xiao Beiming hadn't forced her.

At this moment, however, something shocking happened at the Luo residence.

Aunt Liu hanged herself in the middle of the night.

When Luo Chentian heard the news, he rushed to Aunt Liu's courtyard like a madman.

Luo Wanping and Luo Jiangshi are already handling the funeral arrangements for Aunt Liu.

"Auntie, how could this be? How could this be? I don't believe it! I don't believe Auntie would hang herself!"

Just yesterday afternoon, the mother and son were chatting and laughing together, dreaming about the future when Luo Chentian would become successful and take Aunt Liu out of the mansion to live with him!

"Young Master, it's my fault! I didn't notice Concubine Liu's unusual behavior in time. It's all my fault!"

"Liuxing, the maidservant beside Aunt Liu, cried as she spoke. Luo Chentian immediately looked at her:

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Luo Chentian's eyes were red and swollen; he still couldn't believe that this terrible news was true!

"As usual, I called for Consort Liu to get up and wash, but there was no response when I knocked on the door. I assumed she hadn't woken up yet, so I waited outside for a while. Half an hour later, I knocked on the door again, but Consort Liu still didn't respond. So I opened the door and found Consort Liu hanging from the beam, already dead."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chentian took several steps back and staggered to his seat on the stool.

At this moment, Luo Wanping looked at Luo Chentian and tried to calm him down:

“The dead cannot be brought back to life. Although your father does not know why your aunt hanged herself, since it has already happened, give your aunt a proper burial. Your father will elevate her to the status of a concubine and record her name in the family genealogy.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Chentian abruptly raised his head and looked at Luo Wanping:
"Father, do you really believe that Aunt committed suicide?"

Luo Chentian stared intently at Luo Wanping, trying to detect a trace of guilt and panic in Luo Wanping's eyes.

But it didn't—

“If it wasn’t suicide, then what was it? Did someone kill your aunt and then stage it as suicide? Before you even returned, your father had already called a coroner. Your aunt did indeed die by suicide; there was no murder involved.”

Luo Wanping also looked at Luo Chentian very seriously, hoping that he would not dwell too much on the matter of Aunt Liu's death.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chentian silently lowered his head, pondering all the possibilities.

Then I heard Luo Wanping say again:

"You've only just entered officialdom. Luckily, you're just a concubine. Otherwise, you would have to observe a three-year mourning period before returning to court. Who knows how things will change in court after three years? This is truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

At this point, Luo Chentian no longer wanted to explain himself.

In their eyes, their aunt's life was less important than their own career advancement, and they even felt fortunate about it? It's utterly ridiculous!
After letting Luo Chentian see Aunt Liu one last time, Luo Wanping quickly ordered people to bury her.

Luo Chentian didn't stop him; he just sat there, frighteningly calm.

Suddenly, he looked at Luo Jiangshi, and when Luo Jiangshi met Luo Chentian's gaze, she subconsciously turned her head away. It was this one glance that made Luo Chentian realize Luo Jiangshi's guilty conscience!

He will definitely find out why his aunt committed suicide, and he will never let those who hurt her get away with it!
He would never show mercy even to his own father!

Luo Chujiu learned of Aunt Liu's death through a message sent by a paper crane.

The paper crane sent by Luo Chujiu witnessed that Aunt Liu committed suicide with tears in her eyes after talking with Luo Jiangshi.

It must have been something that Lady Luo said to Consort Liu that caused Consort Liu to commit suicide in grief and indignation.

That night, Luo Chujiu went to find Luo Chentian.

When Luo Chujiu saw Luo Chentian, he was in a very low mood, with a white cloth tied around his head and dressed in mourning clothes.

"Eldest sister?"

"Chen Tian, ​​don't be sad, I've heard about it."

Luo Chujiu was deeply moved when she saw Luo Chentian like this. Luo Chentian was only sixteen years old and had already experienced the pain of losing his mother, which was something that not everyone could bear.

"Elder sister, why, why can't they tolerate my aunt? My aunt could never have committed suicide; someone must have forced her, someone must have forced her."

Luo Chentian could no longer hold back and hugged Luo Chujiu, crying bitterly.

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