Chapter 620: Chapter 622, Heartbroken (4 more)
Yun Chen’s words were incredibly rude.
Yet, as Liao Shijie listened, he felt no excess emotion but his eyes shone fiercely. He clasped his hands in a salute toward Yun Chen, "Thank you for the guidance, Lord Yun!"
From then on, Zihan had nothing to do with the Yun Family anymore. It was just a pity that Aunt Cui was gone. If Aunt Cui had still been alive, it would have been wonderful for her to play with Zihan’s children once they were born.
"..."
Watching Liao Shijie’s unyielding demeanor, Yun Chen snorted coldly and strode away.
Yun Jinnian watched from the side, remaining silent for a long time.
This Yun Family, rotten at the core, was beyond redemption.
Zihan still took Aunt Cui with her, leaving through the back door, with Liao Shijie by her side the entire time. As she got onto the carriage, Zihan bowed slightly to Yun Jinnian, "Sister number four, I will invite you over to play after some time!"
"Sister number two, take care of yourself!"
Zihan nodded slightly, "Hmm!"
Yun Jinnian stood at the back door, watching the carriage drive away.
"Aunt Cui was a good person!"
What a pity that good people do not live long lives.
The death of a concubine barely caused a ripple in the Yun Residence; the celebration for the Double Ninth Festival the next day went on as boisterously as usual.
Even the matriarch didn’t say a word.
Not to mention Mrs. He!
Yun Jinnian reclined on the chaise longue, flipping through a book carelessly, but she didn’t actually take in a single page.
"What’s troubling you, miss?" Mrs. Yuan asked while altering Yun Jinnian’s dress.
The one made earlier was a bit too large, especially at the waist, which needed to be taken in.
"Nanny!"
"Hmm?"
"Sister number two must be devastated!"
Without Aunt Cui and abandoned by the Yun Family.
Mrs. Yuan stopped her work, thought for a moment, then said, "Miss, Aunt Cui must have been willing!"
"?"
Yun Jinnian was puzzled.
Was she willing to die?
"As long as Aunt Cui was alive, Miss number two could never completely break away from the Yun Family. Now that Aunt Cui is gone, Miss number two is no longer considered the second miss of the Yun Family. From now on, whatever she does, the Yun Family can’t interfere. If brother-in-law attains great success one day, the Yun Family can’t come asking for favors. Aunt Cui endured a lifetime of grievances in the Yun Family, how could she bear to see Miss number two continue to be manipulated by them? Therefore, even knowing it was a road of no return, she still chose it willingly!"
Yun Jinnian looked at Mrs. Yuan in astonishment, "You noticed all that?"
"How could I notice? It was Nanny Rong who told me!" Mrs. Yuan said, her cheeks flushing.
Yun Jinnian suddenly understood.
Thinking of the ’kang’ character Aunt Cui wrote in her palm, she initially thought it was a wish for her well-being. But now it seemed that it might not be the case.
And Aunt Cui knew better; she would definitely have sent a message to Yun Zihan, urging her to come back, and that’s why she consumed the poison.
But where did that poison come from?
It wouldn’t have been for sale at the Poison Shop, and even if it were, it would be exorbitantly expensive. Aunt Cui would have given all her money to Yun Zihan as a dowry; where would she get the silver to buy the poison?
Mrs. He?
Mrs. He was stingy and miserly; she would never spend a large sum of silver to poison a concubine to death.
That left only one person...
"How could that be?" Yun Jinnian muttered to herself.
Mrs. Yuan quickly asked, "What’s the matter, miss?"
"Nanny, I might have thought too far!"
How could my uncle possibly have purchased the poison to give to Aunt Cui to ingest? Aunt Cui had served him for many years; they must have shared some affection, and he could not have been so heartless.
Yet, everything seemed to make sense.
For instance, Aunt Cui knew Yun Chen’s secret. Yun Chen wanted to silence her, but was afraid her death would seem too suspicious, so he threatened Aunt Cui using Yun Zihan. For the sake of Yun Zihan, not to mention poison, even if she had to climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames, Aunt Cui would have been willing, wouldn’t she!