I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 29 Hatred

Ting Feng casually threw the man in front of Ji Yuan and said in a deep voice: "Master, this man was sneaking around outside the eldest lady's courtyard today, and I caught him red-handed."

After carefully examining Ji Ningxi, he hesitated to speak: "This guy said he is..."

Ji Yuan said angrily, "Why are you hesitating? Is there anything more embarrassing than this room?"

"Yes."

Ting Feng bowed and said, "I sent someone to interrogate him strictly. This bastard said that he was instructed by the second lady to frame the eldest lady."

"Tingfeng, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhou Ru was furious: "Who gave you the courage to frame Xi'er?"

Ting Feng immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not. I am just doing my job. Perhaps this bastard is just making false accusations."

"I would never dare to bite randomly."

The servant now just wants to survive. The second lady's business has gone wrong, and according to Aunt Zhou's personality, it is impossible for him to survive. He can only ask the master for mercy.

"I'm just a servant in the outer courtyard. Yesterday, the second young lady came to me and said that the eldest young lady was a wild girl who didn't have the master's love, but she had a huge fortune. If I could get along with the eldest young lady, I would have countless wealth and glory in the future."

"You're talking nonsense. I never told you that."

Ji Ningxi denied it, turned around and slapped the boy hard in the face.

Ji Yuan was also very angry. His eyes widened and he kicked the servant in the chest: "You bastard, who do you think you are? How dare you covet my daughter?"

"Master, I was also forced by the Second Young Lady. If I didn't obey her, she would have put me to death. I am willing to tell you everything truthfully, Master, and only ask for your mercy and a chance to live."

The servant lay on the ground, took out two silver ingots from his arms, weighing fifty taels in total, and handed them to Ji Yuan in a panic.

"This is the silver the Second Young Lady gave me as a reward. Please have a look, Master. The Second Young Lady doesn't manage the household expenses, but Aunt Zhou knows at a glance that such a large ingot of silver comes from the private treasury, reserved for the concubines and young ladies of the mansion. It's definitely not something a servant like me could have."

Ji Yuan snatched the silver, took a quick look at it, and knew what was going on.

These two ingots of silver were rewards from the palace. There were special flower seals on the bottom of the silver. Not only did the servants in the outer courtyard who lived on scattered silver coins not have any of them, but even the other concubines did not have any of them. They were only given to Zhou Ru by him.

The servant secretly glanced at Ji Ningxi, who dared not speak, and quickly spoke again: "The second lady said that if the matter was exposed, she would let me take the silver and escape from the mansion. I was about to escape when I was caught by the steward Tingfeng."

"What else do you have to say?" Ji Yuan was so angry that he slapped Ji Ningxi again.

Ji Ningxi got up from the ground crying and cried loudly, "Yes, I just can't stand my elder sister's face. Why is it that when she just returned home, Daddy always sides with her? Two marriage proposals from the Rongguo Mansion and the Yongning Prince Mansion were rejected, and Daddy even wants to give her the marriage from the Qi Prince Mansion. I even helped to match them up, but I am also your biological daughter."

These words made Zhou Ru so angry that she almost vomited blood.

He thought his daughter understood his painstaking efforts, but he never expected her to be so self-righteous and arrange such a stupid scene without authorization, ruining his plan to pieces.

If I just sent a pot of wine to facilitate the relationship between the eldest girl and Prince Qi, even if something went wrong, the master would not blame me. After all, I had already discussed this matter with him, and at most I would be scolded by him.

Now in this situation, even she doesn't know how to end it.

Gritting her teeth, Zhou Ru slapped Ji Ningxi, who was about to complain, in frustration.

"Shut up."

Anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't do this.

Zhou Ru knocked her head heavily on the ground and pleaded with Ji Yuan: "Master, Xi'er was just confused for a moment. Please forgive Xi'er for the sake of my following you for so many years. Her reputation is now ruined. If she can't marry into Prince Qi's mansion, how can she live in the future?"

"You still have the nerve to suggest that she marry into Prince Qi's mansion?"

Ji Yuan was furious. He gasped and looked around the room. He had no time to care about the mother and daughter.

"Where did Wanwan go?"

He asked Tingfeng anxiously, but Tingfeng shook his head blankly.

"If anything happens to Wanwan, I will kill you."

After yelling at Ji Ningxi and ordering the servant to be dragged out and beaten to death, Ji Yuan led his men out quickly. "Mother, why are you all so partial to that bitch? Why? Why?"

Ji Ningxi was shocked and frightened and threw herself into Zhou Ru's arms, crying bitterly.

Zhou Ru was in a state of confusion at this moment, with tears of grievance welling up in her eyes, dripping to the ground drop by drop.

"Send the second young lady back to her room and keep her under strict watch. She is not allowed to step out of the door without my permission."

Cruelly leaving her behind, Zhou Ru resolutely stood up and walked out of the room in a daze.

Madam Liu and the maids followed her all the way. As they were about to return to the house, Madam Liu suddenly came up to her and whispered, "Auntie, the housekeeper just reported that the eldest daughter was let run away by the sixth daughter from Aunt Qin's courtyard and her brother's child."

"That bitch dared to ruin Xi'er's good deeds."

Zhou Ru's eyes were filled with ruthlessness, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across her face: "I want that little bitch dead."

Mother Liu lowered her head and replied softly, "Yes, I will definitely do it more cleanly."

Zhou Ru didn't say anything else and went back to her room silently.

Early the next morning, Ji Yuan was sitting in the study and just opened his eyes when he saw Ting Feng running in happily.

"Master, we have found out that the eldest girl was taken away by Prince Yongning."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yuan stood up angrily: "How can this be? I offered to marry him out of kindness, but he refused. Now he turns around and kidnaps my daughter. How can this be justified?"

Just as he was about to go out in a hurry, he suddenly saw Aunt Qin leading her nephew Qin Chulin crying and rushing in.

"Master, please help me." Qin Yi Niang fell to her knees and said, "Ning Yue is dead. Ning Yue was murdered."

"what?"

Ji Yuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he saw Mother Liu coming in with several maids.

"What's going on?" Ji Yuan asked Mother Liu with a serious face.

Madam Liu glanced at Concubine Qin with a sinister look. "Master, the Sixth Miss fell into the lotus pond and drowned this morning. The cleaning boy found her and fished her out, but Concubine Qin insisted that Concubine Zhou had killed the Sixth Miss."

Qin Chulin pointed at Madam Liu angrily and said, "It was Aunt Zhou who was angry with Sister Yue and me for letting Big Sister escape last night, so she deliberately killed Sister Yue."

"Stop your lies, you little bastard."

Madam Liu looked at Ji Yuan with an innocent look on her face: "Master, Aunt Zhou fell ill last night because of the Second Miss. Why would she harm the Sixth Miss for no reason? Master, don't listen to her instigation."

Ji Yuan was so focused on Wanwan at this moment that he had no time to care about anything else.

Patiently helping Concubine Qin to her feet, he comforted her kindly, "It's not uncommon for children to accidentally fall into the pond. It's all your fault for not taking good care of those naughty servants in the yard. Go back and punish them severely. First, take care of Yue'er's funeral."

After saying this, he left Aunt Qin and hurried out.

"master."

Seeing the master disappear, Aunt Qin cried heart-wrenchingly. Aunt Liu was annoyed and kicked her to the ground in anger.

"Bitch, you dare to accuse Aunt Zhou without any evidence. I think you are tired of living."

After glaring fiercely at the aunt and nephew, Mother Liu walked out with her people in a swagger.

Qin Chulin helped his aunt up with heartache, and he finally understood why his elder sister and her daughter were trying so hard to escape from this home.

"Aunt, don't worry, I will not let Sister Yue die in vain."

After saying these harsh words, Qin Chulin supported Aunt Qin and had to go back to deal with his cousin's funeral.

Dingyuanhou Mansion
In Mu Qingqing's boudoir, Ye Wanshu slept for the entire night. When she woke up, it was already daybreak. She was stunned by the unfamiliar surroundings.

"Where am I?"

(End of this chapter)