It wasn't until this moment that Liu Yun finally understood something. It was as if she was seeing these people in front of her for the first time. Her beloved man, her aunt who treated her as her own child, and her second sister who had a deep love for her as a sister.
, she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to recognize them.
Are they trying to force her to death?
"Eldest sister, don't look at Lan Xi like this. Although we are sisters, we still have a clear distinction between right and wrong. If you do something wrong, you have done something wrong. Just admit your mistake to your father. After all, sister is
Dad's biological daughter, dad won't be really angry." Lan Xi pursed her lips and shrank her neck timidly, as if she was frightened.
"Admit your mistake?" Liu Yun smiled coldly, raised the corners of her lips, and her normally awe-inspiring eyes flashed with inspiration. She tilted her head and said softly, "Yeah, why isn't it my fault?
, it’s also wrong to not recognize people clearly, isn’t it?”
Mu Qingyang, who was in a rage, could not listen to her words. He was even more furious when he saw her being so stubborn. She dared to be so disobedient to him in front of outsiders. He pointed at her angrily, "Here comes someone.
Follow the family law and beat me, beat me hard, until she admits her mistake, until she tells who the adulterer is."
In the huge front hall, the woman was pressed down on a wooden chair, and the long rattan was whipped hard on her body. Her back was already bloody, her thin clothes were stained with blood, and there were wounds on both arms.
In the quiet hall, which was full of scars, there was only the muffled hum, which struck everyone's heart.
"Sir, the eldest lady has always been weak. If you continue to fight like this, you will die." The third lady, Xia, walked in with the help of her servants. She walked very quickly, breathing urgently, and she reached Master Mu in a few steps.
In front of him, he knelt down and said, "The eldest lady is the lifeblood of the eldest lady. The eldest lady left early. The master promised the eldest lady to take good care of the young lady..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Lin interrupted her, "Sister, what you said is wrong. I and the master have always doted on the eldest lady, and that's why they pampered the eldest lady into what she is today. The eldest lady is from a famous family.
If I were alive today and saw the eldest lady doing such shameless things, I would probably be even more angry."
The woman in purple is the third wife of the Mu family, Xia, and she is also Mu Qingyang's always doted concubine. What she said really made Mr. Mu's expression pause. He helped Xia sit down, hating that iron cannot be made into steel.
He said, "She has disgraced her mother. I usually indulge her too much and let her do such a disgraceful thing to the family. No one can plead for her."
Mu Liuyun felt the blood in her mouth, but she didn't know whether it was because she had bitten the tip of her tongue, or whether it was the whip that made her roar and blood surged up. She silently turned her head and looked at the expressionless man standing by.
, he looked at her indifferently, his clear eyes that should have been so gentle that they could drip with water, were only as cold as ice, as if they were strangers.
This man was so cruel. He watched her being beaten and bruised, but he didn't ask for mercy. Even if he didn't say that the child in her belly was his, as long as he spoke, her father would let her go. After all, this
The explanation was given to him, but he remained silent.
She felt pain in her lower abdomen. She knew that she was afraid that she would not be able to keep this child. Her fate with this child only lasted a few days. When she found out about the existence of this child, she was ecstatic. She thought that the child's father would be too.
As happy as she was, she didn't expect that person to be half happy.
Her lower body was wet, and she knew what this meant.
She raised a faint smile, it's okay if it's gone, an unpopular child, if it's gone, it's gone.
"Sir, the young lady has fainted." The executioner's servant reported back.
"Throw her to the woodshed, and no one is allowed to see her." Mu Qingyang didn't even look at her, waved her hand, and waited for someone to send her away. Then he said to Shen Yi, "My dear nephew, this matter..."
Before Shen Yi could speak, Lan Xi, who was standing aside, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Dad, my sister is not the only daughter in the Mu family. The marriage contract between the Mu family and the Shen family did not mention that the legitimate daughter must marry." In the past, although my sister did something sorry for Brother Shen, our Mu family is not a person who breaks our word. If Brother Shen doesn't dislike her, Lan Xi is willing to marry to the Shen family."
"Xi'er..." Ms. Lin frowned and pretended to be surprised, "What's so big about this?"
Master Mu's expression was shaken. Lan Xi was indeed right. The ancestors of Mu Mansion and Shen Mansion had engaged the younger generations of the two families, but they did not strictly specify whether they must be the legitimate son and the legitimate daughter, just because Liu Yun was the legitimate daughter. Only the eldest daughter, Master Mu, would like her to marry into the Shen Mansion. Now that she has done such a shameless thing, it is naturally impossible for her to marry into the Shen Mansion. If she marries Lan Xi, it will stop Yuyou's mouth. It cannot be said that Mu Mansion has broken the trust of others, and Shen Yi will not talk nonsense.
However, the Xia family was extremely opposed, "Sir, everyone in Linyang City knows that the legitimate daughter of Mu Mansion is going to marry to Shen Mansion, and now that she has been replaced by a concubine, I'm afraid it will cause gossip."
"So what? It is announced to the outside world that Liuyun is seriously ill and cannot marry Shen Yi. The engagement will be fulfilled by Lan Xi. It doesn't matter whether they are legitimate concubines or not. Let Lan Xi inherit Mengxian's name and become my Mu Mansion. My legitimate daughter." Mr. Mu waved his hand, indicating to Xia not to say any more, the matter was settled.
Lan Xi raised her lips and smiled, "Thank you, dad."
Shen Yi and Lan Xi looked at each other without trace, but Xia frowned, while Lin was very satisfied with the current situation.
At this moment, the housekeeper of the Mu Mansion suddenly rushed over and whispered a few words in Master Mu's ear. Master Mu's expression changed drastically and he stood up suddenly, "I will be away for a few days. Ruyu, you have to deal with the affairs in the mansion." Please be patient, Yuan Shan is not in good health and needs to be nursed back to health, so you should take good care of her."
After saying that, he strode away with the housekeeper, completely ignoring the strange behavior of the group of people behind him.
"Sister, it's better to go to the backyard and have a good rest. I don't need to worry about the matters in the mansion." Mrs. Lin stood up, looked straight, and ordered the maid beside Xia, "Why don't you help your aunt go back to rest?" , if something happens, you are the only one to ask."
Xia wanted to say something more, but Lin had already turned away. Xia wanted to say a few more words, but the maid beside her pulled her and shook her head. She understood what the maid meant. Regarding the eldest lady, she was She couldn't control it anymore. If the master was here, she could still beg for mercy. But now that she was in Lin's hands, there was nothing she could do.
She sighed and had no choice but to return to her yard, silently hoping that the master would come back soon.