Chapter 212 Killing and Punishing the Heart
Chapter 212 Killing and Punishing the Heart
"Impossible? According to your original plan, the eldest son of the Qin family should have been expelled from the academy and was so ashamed that he committed suicide. And Qin Zimu was in a trance all day because of the changes in his family, and he fell into the river and died."
With every word Shen Junxing spoke, Tang Qingmei's face turned paler.
"You? How did you…"
"You want to ask me how I know? If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself! Now Qin Ziyan is the first in the court and has a name in the emperor's office. The plan has failed again. Are you very disappointed?"
Shen Junxing looked at Tang Qingmei's loss of composure coldly, with a mocking smile on his lips.
"By the way, Qin's Erlang is now also a student of Mingyue Academy. I heard that the dean of the academy has a high opinion of him. That's right, I almost forgot. You have been staying in this academy and you don't have any confidants working for you. It's normal that you don't know. I guess you must have been secretly proud of yourself for having kept a hand in the past, right?"
"Shut up! Shut up right there. Hahaha, Shen Ruyi's life is in danger now, but her son managed to escape and become the top case in the hospital. So what? Do you dare to tell Shen Ruyi that her daughter is now being held captive by gangsters and is living like a dog? Hahaha, Shen Junxing, you don't dare!"
Tang Qingmei's nails dug deeply into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.
Since the couple had already fallen out, she didn't care what Shen Junxing's attitude was.
When Nanny Tian was sent to Taihe County, I had deliberately kept something in reserve.
He thought that after getting rid of the Qin family's children, he would also get rid of Nanny Tian.
Now it seems that the hired killer failed to succeed.
"You can kill me or chop me up as you like! I've said so much just to get the antidote, right? I'm barefoot and I'm not afraid of you who wear shoes. I won't lose out if Shen Ruyi and her daughter are buried with me."
Tang Qingmei tried hard to hold back her tears; her lofty self-esteem would not allow her to bow her head.
She was sure that Shen Junxing would not dare to touch her now. After all, Shen Ruyi's life was still in her hands.
Having slept in the same bed with Shen Junxing for decades, Shen Junxing, who appears to be a modest gentleman, is actually the most hypocritical.
After Shen Ruyi was found, the reason why he was able to succeed so smoothly was not because of him, Shen Junxing, who was using him to curb Shen Ruyi's arrogance at the time?
Just because Shen Ruyi didn't follow his wishes, he left her in Leng Yuexuan and ignored her.
It's just that in the end things got out of his control.
It is really ridiculous that he has to play the role of a good brother and a good eldest son in front of the world.
Shen Junxing was not angered by Tang Qingmei's words. Instead, he suddenly laughed.
"You want to get out of here and continue to be the mistress of your mansion? You want me to be controlled by you with just an antidote. It seems that you still don't know me well enough. You don't have to worry about Ruyi's matter. It's just a soul-devouring poison. Do you really think that no one can cure it? You have to listen carefully to what I am going to say next. I am afraid that you can't accept the blow..."
Tang Qingmei's heart tightened, and he instantly had a bad premonition, but he still forced himself to remain calm and sneered, "Shen Junxing, don't be so mysterious in front of me..."
Shen Junxing withdrew his gaze from the window and fixed it on Tang Qingmei, then he spoke again slowly.
"A few months ago, the emperor personally conferred the title of princess on a commoner..."
"Come in." Shen Junxing suddenly stopped talking and shouted in a deep voice towards the door.
A guard holding a sword walked in and silently clasped his fists to Shen Junxing.
Tang Qingmei's hands on her knees began to tremble involuntarily. Before she had time to think about it, Shen Junxing's confidant took over the conversation at his signal.
"That princess has made great contributions to the country, and was granted fertile land and jewels by the emperor to commend her virtue. The princess is from a family with the surname Qin in Taihe County, Ganzhou, and is a sister of the student who won the first place in the college this year. As for the marriage, I have never heard of it. But I did find out that shortly after the New Year this year, a group of people with the surname Qin in that village left their original residence overnight..."
As soon as the guard finished speaking, Tang Qingmei's face turned ashen.
There is nothing more heart-wrenching than killing someone.
The reality was contrary to expectations. Shen Ruyi's son won the first place in the case and her daughter was named a princess.
That bitch always suppressed me in every way.
Now that she has given birth to a bastard, why is he putting her own children above her own?
The Wu'an Marquis's Mansion had made great military achievements, but his daughter had never received this honor. How could she, a humble peasant girl, have such merit? What kind of merit did she have for the country?
"Hahaha, haven't you always boasted that you are selfless? Now you have broken the rules and would rather ask for the title of princess for a lowly peasant girl, and ignore your own daughter. Isn't Xing'er your daughter? Shen Junxing, you are so cruel!"
Shen Junxing is good at giving people a little hope and then letting them watch that hope being shattered with their own eyes.
He quietly admired Tang Qingmei's expression of disbelief and despair, and felt extremely happy in his heart.
Shen Ruyi's crisis has been resolved, and when she faces Tang Qingmei again, she can finally have nothing to worry about.
After appreciating enough, Shen Junxing finally stood up. When he was about to step out of the room, he turned back and said something.
"You can live here peacefully for the rest of your life. By the way, I have already found a suitable marriage for Xing'er. Her husband is a poor student who just passed the imperial examination this year. After the marriage, Xing'er will go with him to take up a post in another place."
"Also, my mother is old and my mistress is ill in bed, so someone has to take care of the affairs of the mansion. I specially took in two concubines. They have a clean family background, are well-educated, virtuous and capable, and I am very satisfied with them. As for you, Tang Qingmei, you can enjoy your leisure time in the other courtyard in the future."
"Shen Junxing, are you crazy? Xing'er is also my daughter, I don't agree with her marriage. Xing'er and the Sixth Prince are in love, she will never marry a poor student! Taking a concubine? Don't even think about it! Unless I die! Men in the Wu'an Marquisate are not allowed to take concubines, that's the ancestral precept! Shen Junxing, are you going to betray your teacher and ancestors? If I, the mistress, don't agree, it won't be legitimate, so what kind of concubine are you taking?"
Tang Qingmei's head was buzzing. Things were completely out of her control.
She screamed hysterically at Shen Junxing, her eyes filled with despair and anger.
"You are still dreaming of making Xing'er the Sixth Prince's consort. This is ridiculous. The Sixth Prince's consort is the legitimate daughter of the Imperial Censor Wang, and the Emperor personally arranged their marriage. You said Xing'er and the Sixth Prince are in love? Isn't what you said funny? If it weren't for you, a mother who is blinded by greed and scheming, why would my daughter, Shen Junxing, have to go to this point?"
"As for the matter of taking a concubine, do you think I am discussing this with you? I will not divorce you, and the position of the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion is still yours. I will not kill you either, after all, sometimes living is more painful than dying.
Shen Junxing's voice was as cold as ice, and every word that came out of his mouth was like a sharp blade, cutting Tang Qingmei's heart bit by bit.
The power, status and dignity that once existed are all gone at this moment.
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