klisemfg Chapter 103 The Dungeon
Chapter 103 The Dungeon
Qiao Qingshu watched the Crown Prince's departing figure and slowly walked to Liu Wan'er's side.
"Cousin, your wishful thinking has failed again!"
Liu Wan'er sat on the ground, gritting her teeth and looking at Qiao Qingshu with resentment. She was filled with bitterness and resentment. How could Qiao Qingshu have gotten ahead of her again!
She never dreamed that these three estates would fall into the hands of Consort Xiande.
With Consort Xiande's noble status, how could she possibly be interested in those few dilapidated plots of land? It must have been Qiao Qingshu who deliberately misled her.
Qiao Qingshu smiled victoriously.
She became suspicious when Liu Wan was brought back by the Crown Prince's carriage.
The Crown Prince would never have fallen for Liu Wan'er, as she claimed.
The crown prince had a particular fondness for passionate and unrestrained women of Central Asian descent. In his previous life, all his concubines were of Central Asian descent, and even his future crown princess was a striking and flamboyant beauty.
The Crown Prince's preferences are so clear-cut; he would never be interested in a girl like Liu Wan'er, who comes from a modest family.
Liu Wan'er must have lied to cover something up.
After thinking for a long time about what else Liu Wan'er could offer to make the Crown Prince look at her differently, Qiao Qingshu realized that only those three estates were the answer.
She then wrote a letter that very night to Consort Xiande, sending her the three land deeds and hoping that the consort would add the three estates to her dowry as a future reward.
She was initially worried that Consort Xiande wouldn't help, since the matter had been handled rather abruptly.
But the message from Old Madam Xiao put her mind at ease, and Consort Xiande agreed.
Everything was going according to her plan.
She leaned down and smiled, getting close to Liu Wan'er's face.
"Liu Wan'er, you should think about how to clean this up. Do you think the Crown Prince will punish you?"
The fear in Liu Wan'er's eyes was undisguised, and her body trembled violently.
Qiao Jizhou was looking at Liu Wan'er with disdain, clearly displeased.
"Wan'er! What's going on? Didn't they say the Crown Prince had taken a liking to you? Why is he bringing up those three estates right away?"
"You're lying, aren't you, because I still hit you like that!"
The spies that Madam Qiao had planted, Li Mama and Zou Mama, also quietly slipped away to Madam Qiao's room to report the news.
Liu Wan'er felt uneasy, knowing that the goodwill she had built up with the Qiao family in the past few days had been completely exhausted.
She reverted to her previous state in front of everyone—unpopular.
As evening fell, Gui's mother returned from the bamboo forest.
He found Qiao Qingshu, panting, and said...
"Young lady, the madam was so angry after seeing those paintings and calligraphy that she cried uncontrollably. She's on her way to the Bai family now, as if she's going to punish those two."
Qiao Qingshu stood up, somewhat worried about her mother.
He then made an excuse to visit his maternal grandmother and got up to go to the Bai family's house.
When they arrived at the Bai family's house, her third aunt, Shen Wenying, grabbed her hand and said...
"Oh, Qingshu, you've finally arrived! Go see your mother, I've never seen her so excited."
As he spoke, he led Qiao Qingshu toward the Bai family dungeon.
The dungeon was dark and cold. As soon as Qiao Qingshu entered, she smelled a strong stench of blood, accompanied by screams.
Looking up, I saw a man and a woman chained to a frame, covered in wounds and beaten beyond recognition.
Qiao Qingshu called out slowly.
"Mother."
Bai Chanzi turned her head, her eyes filled with anger, and handed the whip in her hand to Qiao Qingshu.
"Shu'er, these two vile women are doomed to die today. You should also help your mother whip them a few times!"
He took the thick leather whip, which was covered in blood and was still dripping blood onto the ground.
Qiao Qingshu's brother's face reappeared in her mind.
So pale and thin, tall but as thin as a bamboo pole.
My brother walks with a limp; he can't muster any strength in his left leg. He must have been bullied and mocked over the years.
My brother's voice is also damaged, and he can't speak. He can only write down what he wants to say on paper.
She choked up; her brother was truly pitiful!
Qiao Qingshu's large tears fell uncontrollably again.
Since her rebirth, nothing has been able to touch her heart.
But the moment she saw her brother, she couldn't control her emotions and burst into tears.
All the inhuman torment my brother has suffered over the years is thanks to this couple!
She raised her whip and lashed it fiercely at the adulterous couple.
Each strike was ruthless and vicious!
Fengniu's body was whipped until her skin was torn and bleeding, and she screamed repeatedly until her voice was hoarse.
She was already terrified. Looking at Bai Shi and Qiao Qingshu in front of her, she knew that her evil deeds against Qiao Anlan had been discovered.
She screamed and begged for mercy.
"Madam, spare me! Miss, spare me! I didn't mean to kidnap the young master!"
"It was all Xu Biyun and Aunt Chen who instigated me! They forced me! If I didn't do it, they would kill me!"
Qiao Qingshu's whip lashed harder and harder.
"Did you break my brother's leg?!"
"Did you make him mute?!"
"This is what Xu Biyun and Aunt Chen made you do!"
Upon hearing this, Fengniu exploded, screaming in a shrill voice.
"They ordered me to kill Qiao Anlan with my life! I've already shown him kindness by sparing his life; you should be thanking me! How can you repay kindness with enmity!"
At that moment, Bai rushed past Qiao Qingshu and pressed the branding iron down hard.
Bai's eyes were filled with resolute hatred!
When Fengniu used illness as an excuse to go home, Bai Chanzi specially arranged for a doctor to examine her.
Fearing that she, a young woman, would suffer alone and cold on her journey home, they kindly gave her extra money for travel expenses.
She even returned the indenture to Fengniu without compensation, feeling that she had already been extremely kind and merciful to the maid.
But she never imagined that the person she had once helped would abduct her child!
They even broke his legs and made him lose his voice!
She had no grudge against Fengniu, so why did Fengniu repay kindness with enmity?
Anger and indignation burned in Bai Chanzi's chest. She finally realized that some people were just so heartless!
She was so wrong before!
She thought everyone was as innocent and kind as she was!
She was wrong, she was terribly wrong!
Now that she has come to her senses, she will never live the way she used to!
"ah!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Feng Niu's sharp, hoarse scream pierced the dungeon and shattered everyone's eardrums.
A sizzling sound came from his chest, the sound of flesh being burned, and puffs of white smoke rose up momentarily.
Her eyes were wide open, bloodshot, and blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth.
He was scalded to the point of near death, his previous arrogance completely gone, and he collapsed unconscious with his head tilted to the side.
Bai branded the man with the same hot iron, and the man screamed and fainted.
Bai casually tossed the branding iron into the iron basin and then picked out a sword from the weapon box.
Qiao Qingshu hurriedly stood in front of Bai Shi and asked,
"Mother, what's wrong...?"
Bai's eyes surged with overwhelming hatred, revealing a resolute and ruthless determination.
She stared intently at her daughter.
"Shu'er, I will avenge your brother!"
"These two men must die today, die by my hand!"
"I will make all these villains who bullied my son pay the price!"