novelden Chapter 749 It's all a misunderstanding
Chapter 749 It's all a misunderstanding
"I remember when my sister found out that the baby was gone, she was very sad. I kept comforting her and told her that she would have another child in the future."
Unfortunately, despite receiving proper medical treatment, her health didn't improve due to excessive grief, and she was unable to conceive again in the years that followed.
When Madam Hou thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh, "Back when I was still a young lady in the mansion and not yet married, my sister was better than me in every way."
I never imagined my fate would change so drastically after marriage. But if this child is indeed hers, why was it buried in our Marquis's mansion?
Song Ruozhen and the others exchanged glances. The words had already been spoken to this extent, and it was clear who was responsible for this.
"Could it be... that Aunt hated Mother because of this incident?"
He Yucheng frowned, as if he instantly understood the reason.
"Three months, what a coincidence! My cousin decided to leave exactly three months ago. I'm afraid he knew this thing would ruin the feng shui of our Marquis's mansion and was worried about affecting himself, so he found an excuse to leave!"
"What did you say? This was done by Xu Wencheng?" He Yulong's expression changed, and he asked in shock.
He Yucheng nodded, "These are his sister's remains. Where else in our mansion can we find these remains besides him?"
I just don't understand why the Marquis's family has never mistreated him all these years, and since he came to the capital, my father and mother have taken good care of him.
What exactly displeased him, leading him to do something so drastic as to endanger our entire family?
“It really doesn’t make sense.” He Yulong shook his head, then seemed to understand something after thinking about it carefully, and said:
"He once suggested that I give him a house, saying that he wanted to live in our house. But it would be a bother, and he wouldn't feel comfortable with it."
However, I had not yet inherited the title at the time, and I didn't have enough money to buy him a house, so I refused.
I noticed he was unhappy at the time, but I didn't think much of it. Surely he wouldn't want to harm us because of this?
"What? There's such a thing? Yulong, why didn't you tell me before?!"
Madam Hou was surprised. Wen Cheng had always been humble and sensible in front of her. Even when she offered him money, he would feel embarrassed and refuse repeatedly. How could he possibly be so shameless as to say that he wanted a house?
“Mother, I thought it was just a small matter at the time, and besides, I hadn’t bought it for him, so I didn’t take it to heart.”
I noticed he didn't mention it to you again, so I assumed he had come to his senses. I never imagined he would be so ruthless, harboring thoughts of harming us.
Prince Yang couldn't help but mock, "This is the imperial city, a place where every inch of land is precious. Does he even know how much silver it costs to buy a house? How dare he ask you to give it to him?"
"Could it be that because you treat him so well, he thinks he can take whatever he wants from you?"
"That ungrateful wretch!" The old Marquis was furious. "I told you before when I saw him that he looked quite different from when he was a child, and that he seemed eager for quick success and instant benefits, but you wouldn't believe me!"
Madam Hou recalled that the old Marquis had indeed said those words, but she hadn't taken them to heart, and even thought that the old Marquis didn't like her nephew.
"This is my fault. I really didn't expect him to have changed so much since he was a child..."
He Yucheng was furious. "That guy is a real scoundrel. We treated him very well, but he was still greedy. He even had the nerve to ask for our money before leaving. It's outrageous!"
Looking at the indignant people of the Marquis's mansion, Chu Junting calmly spoke:
"Not sending a house was just the fuse. These remains were brought from his hometown, which shows that he already understood this intention before coming to the capital."
As Chu Junting finished speaking, everyone in the Marquis's mansion was jolted awake as if struck by lightning, and felt a chill run down their spines.
"Yes, he arrived in the capital three months ago and has been staying at our residence ever since, without ever going back home!"
"This guy had already planned to harm us before he even arrived!"
Old Madam Hou looked on in disbelief. "How could he be so cruel? What have we done to offend him that he would do this to us!"
"Yu Cheng, since he is still in the capital, go and arrest him and get to the bottom of this!"
He's using witchcraft to harm people in our household; we must report him to the authorities!
He Yulong gritted his teeth. His family had always acted with a clear conscience, but now they were almost ruined.
He thought they had done something wrong and angered their ancestors, but he never expected that it was all a deliberate scheme by someone. He couldn't swallow this insult if he didn't avenge this wrong!
“I’ll go right away!” He Yucheng replied.
When Madam Hou saw that neither of her two sons had asked her about it, she made the decision directly, which showed that they were also very angry about the matter.
Now... she can no longer protect Wen Cheng, that ungrateful wretch; it's all his own fault!
After Song Ruozhen performed a ritual to remove the evil spirits from the mansion amidst the profuse thanks of everyone in the Jingbei Marquis's mansion, He Yulong received a generous reward.
"We owe everything to Princess Chu today. This is our token of gratitude. You are a benefactor to our whole family, so please accept it."
He Yulong knelt down heavily.
The thought of his family being destroyed, his lineage ending, filled him with dread.
They were so close to losing everything!
Seeing this, Song Ruozhen did not refuse. It was a matter of revenge that she deserved, and no one would complain about having too much money.
Just then, Prince Yang and He Yucheng returned with Xu Wencheng.
"Kneel down right now!"
He Yucheng pushed Xu Wencheng forward, and the latter knelt down in front of the old Marquis and his wife.
"Father, Mother, when I went to see him just now, did you know what he was doing?"
He Yucheng was furious, his eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could beat the bastard in front of him to death!
"What are you doing?" asked Madam Hou.
"He used the money you gave him for his studies to find a girl from a brothel to frequent in his courtyard. He even shamelessly said that he had as much money as he wanted, and that if he spent it all, he could just come to the Marquis's mansion to ask for more."
He's treating our whole family like his cash cows, and he even said that before long, all the wealth of the Marquis's mansion will be his!"
"Why would he say such a thing out of the blue? He clearly intends to inherit the Marquis's estate after our family is ruined!" He Yucheng said angrily.
Old Madam Hou was both heartbroken and disappointed. "Wencheng, your aunt has treated you well all these years. How could you be so cruel as to try to take the lives of our whole family!"
Xu Wencheng was in a panic. The plan was supposed to be foolproof. He was just waiting to collect the money and live a carefree life in the capital.
Who would have thought that this matter would be exposed ahead of time and that he would be caught by the people of the Marquis of Jingbei's mansion? What should he do now?
"Aunt, it's all a misunderstanding. I didn't do anything!" Xu Wencheng protested.