Noble Lady

Chapter 176 Beaten to Death

But not long after, Niu Shuli's beautiful sister Niu Suyun, who was about to get married, became pregnant.

No matter how Niu Shuli asked, she refused to tell him who the man was with her. Niu Shuli had no choice but to use family rules.

After being beaten half to death, he finally gave in and revealed He Zhiyuan's name.

Niu Shuli nearly fainted from choking. "I treated him like a friend, but he took advantage of his visit to my house to assault my sister! He's a complete beast!"

"I'm going to report him to the police. No matter what, I'm going to accuse him of adultery! He can forget about being a lousy Hanlin anymore!"

He wanted to go and settle the score with He Zhiyuan, but Niu Suyun held Niu Shuli back and stopped him from going.

"...Brother, I, this is what I want. I like him and want to be with him."

"Niu Suyun, what nonsense are you talking about? How could you be with such a rapist?"

Seeing his sister in such a depraved state, Niu Shuli was extremely angry.

"And do you know he already has a family? He already has a wife his father married him to, and they already have children. How are you going to be with him? Are you going to marry him and become his concubine?!"

When Niu Suyun heard that he had a wife, her face paled. "...But, but he told me that he and his wife...his father was the one who arranged for him to marry. He also said that his wife only knew how to push him to be more ambitious and rise to the top like his father. She was crude and unsophisticated, and not as gentle and considerate as I am."

These words were so devastating that Niu Shuli felt dizzy when he heard them.

"These are all the lies those sour scholars out there use to deceive young girls. You've been so smart since you were a child, how could you not understand such a simple truth?"

Niu Suyun was stunned and two lines of tears flowed down her face.

Seeing her like this, Niu Shuli knew it was too late.

My sister is already pregnant, and she refuses to go to the senior official, so I can only go to He Zhiyuan and let him take responsibility.

Although Niu Shuli had lost his parents, he worked as a clerk in the yamen and had some respect among his relatives and friends.

And he is also a scholar.

For the sake of his sister, he had to swallow his pride and go to the He family to find He Zhiyuan.

But that bastard, who had been treating him like a brother at first, immediately became ruthless to him as soon as he heard that Niu Suyun was pregnant. He kicked him out of the house and never saw him again.

Niu Shuli went to the house again and again, but was unable to see the baby. However, Niu Suyun's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and it was obvious that she could no longer hide it.

Niu Shuli had no choice but to go to the government office to sue He Zhiyuan.

Unfortunately, Niu Suyun was not very smart. She overheard her brother and sister-in-law talking and secretly ran out to find He Zhiyuan.

"He Zhiyuan, in order to silence my man, he actually found someone to block him in the alley and beat him to death—"

Mother Li raised her face, tears streaming down her face.

Xue Chenyu took a breath of cold air unexpectedly.

The four maids present, Yuzhu, Yumei, Qiuhua and Dongyue, were also terrified when they heard this.

How could this He guy be so cruel?

But Xue Chenyu changed her mind and thought, the He family’s cruelty was hereditary. He Zhiyuan beat to death Niu Shuli who wanted to seek justice from him. Didn’t He Min pretend to invite her to Qinglong Temple in her previous life, but then hired someone to kill her?

Xue Chenyu: "The He family is truly ruthless!"

The maids nodded their heads in agreement.

Not only is he heartless, he is even worse than an animal!

"My family suddenly lost its pillar. I dragged my pregnant body to collect Dalin's body alone. On the way, an accident occurred and the baby was lost. My son and daughter drowned in the river while trying to find some food for me."

"By the time I realized Dalin hadn't returned home, and when I found the He family, she had already become He Zhiyuan's concubine. She told me that He Zhiyuan had killed Dalin and my two children."

"She wants to go and settle accounts with He Zhiyuan, and she won't let me get involved, so I can live my life well."

"I asked around and found out that she had gone to the old man of the He family and told him that He Zhiyuan had had an affair with her and that she was pregnant. She also said that she was kicked out by her family because of her pregnancy and begged the old man to take her in."

"The old man of the He family was angry at He Zhiyuan for not doing his job, so he beat him up severely. After that, he decided to make Suyun his concubine."

Hear this.

Xue Chenyu also heard some clues.

According to Mother Li, her husband Niu Shuli's sister Niu Suyun was raised as He Zhiyuan, the aunt of He Minzhi's father.

But as far as she knew, He Minzhi's father had only one concubine, and that was He Jixiang's biological mother, Concubine Zhou.

Is it possible...

He Jixiang's biological mother, Aunt Zhou, is the sister-in-law mentioned by Mother Li—Niu Suyun, the younger sister of Niu Shuli?!

After exchanging a glance with Mother Li, Mother Li nodded gravely.

"Then your sister-in-law didn't mention anything about her brother?"

Mother Li nodded heavily, tears streaming down her cheeks again. "She hid everything and only said her maiden name was Zhou. Zhou is the surname of my late mother-in-law."

"It's shameful for He Zhiyuan to seduce a young girl when he already has a wife. Old Master He also has his own selfish motives. He didn't want this incident to ruin his and He Zhiyuan's future, so he accepted it. And since He Zhiyuan himself didn't say anything, he didn't investigate further."

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but sneer. The He family was still as selfish as ever.

"What happened next? Aunt Zhou is dead, and He Zhiyuan also died of illness. The grudge should be settled. Who else do you want to take revenge on?"

Mother Li paused, a cruel look flashing in her eyes. "How can we let go of our grudges? He Zhiyuan was the one who killed Dalin. If it weren't for him, none of my three children would have died. Besides, Suyun was killed by that Liu!"

Xue Chenyu became suspicious when she heard Zhang mention Aunt Zhou.

Unexpectedly, the He family has done so many dirty things.

Mother Li wiped away her tears and said, "Now that things have come to this, I am not afraid to tell the young lady that Suyun later asked me for some medicine."

"She was not in good health when she was little, so she studied pharmacology with the town doctor for a while and can make some medicine herself."

"I suspect that He Zhiyuan died from the chronic poisoning of her medicine."

He Minzhi did say that his grandfather died suddenly of illness, and not long after that his father also caught a cold.

Logically speaking, his father was still young at that time, but he caught a cold and could not recover for a long time. Soon, no medicine could cure him and he passed away.

However, this is all speculation, and the parties involved are already deceased.

"Then Aunt Zhou, no, why did your sister-in-law die at the hands of Liu?"

"Someone saw that it was Liu who personally administered the poison to her. She also said, 'Since you have such a deep affection for the master, why did you abandon your wife and insist on following him around as his concubine? Now that he's dead, you must go to hell with him.'"

Mother Li twitched her lips sarcastically as she spoke. "It was clearly her fault for being blind and trusting the wrong person, which brought her misfortune and also caused the death of her brother. But I still felt pity for her and went to collect her body."

"But fortunately, I went there and found out that she was also murdered."

"The He family has committed murder and yet they haven't received retribution. I want them to suffer misfortune one by one. They must get their retribution!"