Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Cai Mingqi grasped his wife's hand and said, "Madam, please accept my condolences. This son is already a cripple. Rather than let him live in pain, it would be better to let him leave peacefully. It would be a relief, and you wouldn't have to worry every day."

"Look at you! Song'er has only been back for a few days, and you've already become so haggard. It breaks my heart to see Song'er like this, but we have more than one child, Song'er. We can't neglect our other children for his sake."

"If we just leave like this, how will we avenge our son? Wouldn't that let the perpetrators go unpunished? I'm not willing to accept this!"

"Don't worry, my wife. Once I return to the capital and assist the Crown Prince in ascending the throne, and have established myself in the court, I will gather experts to avenge our son and make those traitors pay the price they deserve."

"Yes, I'll do whatever you say, sir."

Song'er is gone, and my heart is heavy. After all, he was our own son, someone we cherished and raised. I wanted to see him one last time, to dress him in new clothes, so he could leave with dignity.

"Alright, go ahead and say goodbye to your son. I will have the steward handle his funeral arrangements. He left in a hurry, so I can only bury him hastily. After the eldest prince quells the internal strife, I will move Song'er's grave back to his ancestral home."

Supported by her maid, Madam Cai went to Cai Wensong's courtyard, changed him into clean clothes, and then gave two of the maids he had previously favored to death with a cup of poison.

She watched her son sleeping peacefully, "Song'er, go in peace. Your mother will avenge you. Those two vile women who harmed you, I will make them pay with their lives."

To ensure you won't be lonely on your journey to the afterlife, your mother has brought your two favorite maids with you so they can accompany you on your way.

After Madam Cai finished doing all this, she immediately sent a maid to find the steward. A short while later, the steward arrived, panting heavily. He had been running around for days, one thing after another, and he was almost out of breath.

"Madam, you're looking for this old servant?"

"Butler, has the master instructed you to handle the second young master's funeral arrangements?"

"Yes, this old servant is just about to go buy a coffin. May I ask what your orders are, Madam?"

"Two maids will be buried with the young master. If there's a large coffin, that would be best; the young master can sleep in the middle, and the two of them can sleep on either side. If not, buy two more coffins. When burying him, put Song'er's coffin in the middle, and the other two coffins on either side. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Don't worry, Madam, this old servant has remembered everything you said." The steward was not surprised by his wife's actions. He went to the coffin shop himself to buy a coffin, and there certainly wasn't a coffin big enough for three people to sleep in.

He could only afford one coffin made of relatively good material; the other two were the cheapest, thinnest coffins. "Shopkeeper, please send these three coffins out of the city, out the north gate."

"Sir, no, that won't do! The city gates are closed for three days; no one can enter or leave. I can't get out!"

"It's alright, I have a way to get you out of here." The steward had one of his attendants take the token given by the prefect and lead the coffin shop people out of the city, while he rushed back to the mansion, loaded Cai Wensong and the two maids' bodies onto a carriage, and transported them out of the city together.

As Madam Cai watched her son's body being loaded onto the carriage, her heart ached. She watched the carriage drive further and further away until it disappeared from sight. Distraught, she returned to her room and lay down on the bed, weeping bitterly. Prefect Cai gently patted her back, saying, "Madam, don't grieve too much. Be careful not to harm your health. This journey north has been very arduous. You must hold on. Bai'er and Wan'er are still waiting for us in the capital."

"Sir, please let me cry for a while, otherwise I feel so choked up!"

"Okay, if you want to cry, then cry. I have something to do, so I won't keep you company."

The steward, accompanied by 10 servants, transported the body out of the city and even sent someone to buy paper money and incense.

After they left the city, they found the person guarding the coffins, put the bodies into the coffins, and then carried them up to a decent spot. Ten servants dug a pit, put the three coffins in as instructed, filled it with soil, and piled up a large mound. He then had two small trees dug up and planted next to the mound, and only then was the task considered complete.

He burned the paper money he had bought in front of the grave, muttering as he burned it, "Young master, you can go in peace now. This money is enough for you to spend down there. You must remember this lesson and never do anything reckless again."

The master said he would avenge you, and would come to pick you up once things had calmed down.

When Qingwu woke up, she felt refreshed and full of energy, and she really wanted to fight someone!

"You're awake."

"Master, what time is it? Have I slept for a long time?"

"Hmm, it's just past 5 PM now. I'll have the waiter bring the food up."

"it is good."

Liu Siyue opened the room door and asked the waiter to bring up the food.

She closed the door behind her. "Qingwu, how are you feeling now? You looked so scary when you were meditating."

"Master, did you give me some immortal water? This immortal water is different from the one in the water pouch last time. This immortal water is much more powerful. My true energy was running rampant in my body, and I almost went into qi deviation and exploded to my death."

"Is it really that dangerous? Why am I perfectly fine after drinking it?"

"Master, you really do have some magic water?"

Realizing she had let something slip, Liu Siyue didn't know how to explain. Qingwu, knowing it was her mistress's secret and not wanting to put her in a difficult position, immediately changed the subject, "Mistress, have you figured out how to rescue those women?"

"I printed a lot of flyers and distributed them after dark, so that those who lost their daughters could cause trouble."

"Master, I'm afraid this won't work. If we do this, not only will we fail to save them, but we might also kill them."

Why is that?

"Think about it, if the people cause trouble, they will either move the people away immediately or destroy the evidence, so as not to leave any handle for themselves."

"Are we just going to stand by and watch them get taken away?"

"Master, you are injured. You should rest at the inn tonight. I'm going to rescue someone. I have boundless energy and really need to find someone to practice on."

Here's what I'm thinking: I'll go to the north of the city to rescue them, which might involve killing people. After rescuing them, I'll give them some silver, let them stay until dawn, and then we'll each go our separate ways.

As for what they do, that's none of our business; we've done our best.

"Um."

"My master's injuries cannot be suffered in vain; I must repay them."

"Qingwu, those people are highly skilled in martial arts and outnumber you. You don't need to take the risk. Losing your things is enough to give them trouble. If we don't punish them, someone else will."

I've said it before: at any time, your own life is the most important thing!

"Rest assured, my lord, I don't fight battles I'm not confident of winning."

"Okay, don't be reckless."

After they finished their meal, Liu Siyue asked Qingwu, "Why didn't we give them a proper fight last night?"

"Master, I'm afraid that if we start fighting, I won't be able to protect you and you'll get hurt again."

"Oh, so you think my kung fu is bad!"

"Master, if it were an ordinary enemy, I would let you practice, but those people last night were all experts, so we can't take the risk."

"Master, you need to practice more diligently in the future. When we get back, I'll take a look at you and see why your body didn't react after drinking the elixir, and what the problem is."

"Alright, I am a female knight-errant after all, and I do have real skills! There's no way I wouldn't react."

Before they knew it, it was already 9 PM. Qingwu quickly got ready and was about to leave. In the darkness, Liu Siyue whispered, "Be careful, come back soon."

"Master, you should be more alert even when you sleep!"

"Okay, I understand."

Qingwu leaped out of the back window and immediately disappeared into the night.