He was murdered after his family was wiped out and left with no descendants; his whole family knelt

Chapter 96 Aunt

Qiao Qingshu stepped forward slowly and said with a smile,

"Auntie's back! Why don't you come inside and sit down? What are you doing standing outside in the yard?"

Qiao Chunli shook off Old Madam Qiao's hand that was pulling her, frowned, straightened her clothes, and complained.

"That's right, Mother. I've come back, but you won't even let me sit down. Why are you kicking me out?"

Old Madam Qiao squinted at Qiao Qingshu, then at Qiao Chunli. She was still trying to cover it up, but Qiao Qingshu spoke first.

"Grandmother is kicking you out, is it because she's afraid my aunt will get beaten by my father?"

Qiao Chunli had no idea what had happened, and upon hearing Qiao Qingshu's explanation, she immediately became furious.

He put his hands on his hips, pointed at her nose, and yelled.

"Shu girl, what are you saying! You're being disrespectful and talking nonsense. Your father loves me the most, why would he hit me for no reason?"

"Stop spitting maggots in front of me, you disrespectful brat!"

Qiao Chunli had been jealous of Bai Chanzi since she was a girl in the Qiao family. The Duke's legitimate daughter was impeccable in every smile and gesture, making Qiao Chunli look like a country bumpkin in comparison.

After Qiao Qingshu was born, every move she made was a direct inheritance from the Bai family. The mother and daughter were very noble and dignified, which made Qiao Chunli extremely jealous.

Seeing that Qiao Qingshu has grown into an increasingly outstanding and beautiful young woman, he already disliked her.

Now that he's spouting such arrogant words, how could Qiao Chunli not seize the opportunity to retaliate?

She sized Qiao Qingshu up and down, then sneered.

"Shu girl, your mother is dead, and now there's no one to teach you manners, so you're becoming more and more ill-mannered."

Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Qingshu slapped her across the face.

Qiao Chunli covered her face in disbelief and stared at Qiao Qingshu, unable to believe that she had actually been hit by her niece.

She stared wide-eyed, pointed at Qiao Qingshu, and screamed.

"You brat, how dare you hit me!"

She was about to pounce on Qiao Qingshu when she was pulled back by Old Madam Qiao, who told her to leave quickly.

Qiao Chunli was known for her fiery temper, and now that she had been slapped for no reason, she was not about to let it go. She ignored Old Madam Qiao's words and kept charging forward.

But Old Madam Qiao wouldn't let go, holding her waist and urging her to hurry up and walk.

Old Madam Qiao was really worried that if Qiao Chunli didn't leave and ran into Qiao Jizhou, it wouldn't just be a matter of a slap.

Qiao Chunli suddenly shoved her away, impatiently shouting,

"Mother, stop pulling me! Didn't you write to me and tell me to come back? What's with this? Now you're telling me to leave!"

Qiao Chunli received a letter signed by Old Madam Qiao at the Shen family home in Ganzhou, saying that something terrible had happened at home and that she should come back immediately.

She rushed to the capital by carriage without stopping, but before she could even sit down, she was slapped for no reason, and now her mother is kicking her out.

She was so angry she was almost going crazy.

Old Mrs. Qiao frowned and froze.

When did I write to you?

Qiao Chunli and Old Madam Qiao looked at each other, both stunned.

"I invited my aunt back."

The two slowly turned their gazes toward Qiao Qingshu, their expressions filled with surprise.

Qiao Qingshu, a mocking smile playing on her lips, took two steps back and slowly said,

"Aunt, your and Grandmother's secret lending scheme has been exposed."

Qiao Chunli shuddered in fright, suddenly realizing why her mother had been urging her to leave quickly.

If her hot-tempered brother had encountered this, would she have survived to leave the Marquis's mansion?

She didn't even bother to settle accounts with Qiao Qingshu, and instead lifted her skirt and ran towards the door, only to be stopped by a group of servants at the courtyard gate.

Qiao Jizhou walked out from behind the group with a cold face, his face was frighteningly dark, and he stared at Qiao Chunli with a gloomy expression.

Qiao Chunli was so frightened that her voice trembled.

"Brother, there's a misunderstanding here, let me explain..."

Before she could finish speaking, a slap landed hard on Qiao Chunli's face.

The blow made her stagger and fall sideways into the flower bed.

Her brand-new clothes were covered in mud. Qiao Chunli fell into a mud puddle, covered her face, and was too scared to get up. She just stared at Qiao Jizhou with wide eyes, not daring to say a word.

Old Madam Qiao hurriedly stepped forward to stop Qiao Jizhou.

"Jeju, can't you talk this out? That's your own sister! How could you hit her so hard!"

At this moment, Qiao Jizhou was blinded by anger. He pounced on Qiao Chunli, grabbed her collar, and slapped her several times, causing blood to flow from the corner of her mouth.

"I'll teach you to swindle money from the Qiao family!"

"You ungrateful wretch! Didn't I give you enough dowry when you got married? And you still dare to take your mother into debt!"

"Speak! Did your Shen family embezzle this money?!"

"If you don't give me back the money today, I'll beat you to death!"

Tens of thousands of taels of silver—that's practically an astronomical figure! That amount of money is enough to make Qiao Jizhou beat his own sister like this.

Qiao Qingshu held the hot water bottle in her arms, watching this scene with a cold eye, feeling only immense satisfaction.

In her past life, Qiao Chunli not only fooled the Qiao family, but also used Qiao Qingshu's reputation to fool the Bai family.

Behind Qiao Qingshu's back, she boasted to Bai's third aunt about her, and because of Qiao Qingshu's connection, the third aunt also took out 100,000 taels of her private treasury to lend to Qiao Chunli. In the end, this money was never returned.

At that time, the Bai family also lost. The third aunt committed suicide out of guilt. Qiao Qingshu thought it was the mistress of the Xiao family and felt that the matter was suspicious. She secretly sent people to investigate and found out that it was just a scheme set up by the Shen family!

In other words, Old Mrs. Qiao's debts of over 100,000 yuan ultimately ended up in the Shen family's pocket, as did the debts of Bai's third aunt.

Qiao Chunli acted as an intermediary in this process.

Qiao Qingshu coldly watched Qiao Chunli being brutally beaten by her father, secretly admiring her aunt's ruthlessness and heartlessness.

They cheat their own family members, and they cheat the worst of all.

Seeing that Qiao Jizhou was also tired from fighting, Qiao Qingshu casually said,

"Father, spare his breath, don't kill him, or we'll have a hard time getting the money back."

Qiao Jizhou's raised fist froze in mid-air as he turned to look at Qiao Qingshu in surprise.

"What, Shu'er, is it possible to get this money back?"

Qiao Jizhou beat up her sister so brutally because he thought he wouldn't get the money back.

Old Madam Qiao was also stunned. She had been chasing the debt for years without any results, and this girl said she could get it back?

"Can we really get it back?" She stared at her granddaughter with a skeptical look.

Qiao Qingshu smiled calmly and pointed at Qiao Chunli, saying,

“My aunt is with us; the Shen family will definitely come looking for her.”

When the Shen family arrives, we'll wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Qiao Qingshu laughed heartily, but no one around her knew what she was up to, and they all stared at her blankly.

Qiao Chunli was thus placed under house arrest at the Qiao family home. For the first few days, she cried and made a fuss every day, but after a while, she calmed down.

Old Madam Qiao, however, was getting restless.

She suddenly felt increasingly passive in this family.