AWB Chapter 61 News about my brother
Chapter 61 News about my brother
Qiao Qingshu waved for Xia Zhi to leave.
He then addressed Tiger Girl, who was standing inside the house,
"You should go out too. I want to have a private talk with your aunt."
Tiger Girl stared blankly at Aunt Chen, who gestured for her to leave obediently.
Suddenly, only Qiao Qingshu and Aunt Chen remained in the room.
Qiao Qingshu sat at the table, her expression suddenly turning fierce. She slammed her hand on the table and shouted angrily.
"Aunt Chen, do you know your crime!"
The sound was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, startling Aunt Chen so much that she trembled uncontrollably, her soul seemingly leaving her body.
"Young lady... what did you say... I don't understand?"
Aunt Chen still wanted to play dumb, and although she felt guilty, she was still stubborn.
Qiao Qingshu slammed a teacup at Chen Yiniang's feet and scolded her.
"Still not telling the truth? Do you want me to take you to the old lady and interrogate you?"
Qiao Qingshu stepped forward, grabbed Aunt Chen by the collar, and angrily rebuked her.
"If this gets to Grandmother's ears, Aunt Chen, you'll be in deep trouble. Don't say I didn't give you a chance!"
Aunt Chen was so frightened that her face turned deathly pale. She collapsed to her knees, trembling uncontrollably, her eyes glazed over.
"I...I...I..."
Qiao Qingshu tossed the small porcelain bottle containing pine nut oil into Aunt Chen's arms and said coldly.
“Your mother has already confessed, so don’t pretend in front of me.”
As Aunt Chen picked up the familiar porcelain bottle from the ground, her lips trembled. How could Qiao Qingshu have such sharp eyes? She had found out about this.
No one in the entire household suspected Aunt Chen. How did Qiao Qingshu find out?
Aunt Chen looked at Qiao Qingshu with an incredulous expression, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Young lady...you...you..."
Qiao Qingshu sat at the table, raising her eyebrows dismissively.
"It seems you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. I'll inform my father and grandmother right now and send you to see the authorities!"
Aunt Chen was so frightened that tears streamed down her face. She grabbed Qiao Qingshu's leg, who was about to get up, and wailed.
"Young lady, please forgive me this once, I beg you! I was blinded by greed and made my mother do that despicable thing. Please have pity on me, young lady! What will happen to Taige and Qiaojie if I die? Waaah..."
Aunt Chen seemed to be quite frightened and burst into tears.
Qiao Qingshu snorted coldly.
“If you care about Taige’er and Qiao’er, you shouldn’t have done this! If word gets out that you did this, how will Taige’er live in the Marquis’s mansion in the future, and will Qiao’er still be able to dream of marrying into a good family!”
Aunt Chen pouted, her face full of regret, and could only cling to Qiao Qingshu's leg, begging for mercy.
"Young lady, I beg you, please don't tell the master and the old lady about this. I already have no reputation to uphold, and if they find out that I did this, I will surely die."
Aunt Chen hesitated for a moment, then continued, choking back tears.
"Besides...besides, Xu Biyun gave birth to a monster, so I've rid the Marquis's mansion of a scourge, haven't I? Please, young lady, forgive me this time. If you just forgive me this time, I'll do anything you ask."
Aunt Chen looked up, her face filled with panic, pleading with Qiao Qingshu to spare her this time.
Qiao Qingshu sighed, saying helplessly,
“If it weren’t for pitying my aunt, why would I have come to you first? I would have complained to the old lady long ago.”
Upon hearing this, Aunt Chen's face immediately lit up with hope.
She knelt up, wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, and looked at Qiao Qingshu with pleading eyes.
“Young lady, I know that you are the kindest and most loving person in the entire Marquis’s mansion. As long as you don’t report me, I’ll do whatever you want.”
Qiao Qingshu also helped Aunt Chen up and took out a handkerchief to wipe her face.
His expression softened a bit.
“Aunt Chen, it’s a good thing Xu Biyun gave birth to a monster. If it had been a boy, you wouldn’t even know how you died.”
Aunt Chen was so frightened that she nodded hurriedly.
Qiao Qingshu lowered her voice again and said,
"A servant at the gate reported this to me, saying he saw Granny Lu go to Lanxiang Pavilion and lurking around suspiciously at the gate. I immediately paid him to keep quiet and sent him to the estate. These past two days, Liu Wan'er has also been secretly investigating this matter, saying she found pine nut oil on the stone steps of Lanxiang Pavilion. If I hadn't kept quiet for you beforehand, do you think you'd be standing here unscathed talking to me now? You would have been caught by Liu Wan'er long ago!"
Terrified by these words, Aunt Chen trembled like a leaf, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.
Looking at Qiao Qingshu, Aunt Chen asked nervously and suspiciously,
"Young lady, you...you really won't tell the old lady and the master about this?"
Qiao Qingshu patted her shoulder, signaling her to relax.
“If I wanted to report you, I would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? Alas, Aunt, don’t you know? I hate Xu Biyun just as much as you do. She did such a beastly thing in front of my mother’s spirit. Although I appear magnanimous and understanding, I hate Xu Biyun to the core. What you’re doing now, Aunt, I actually feel good about. I’m of one mind with you, Aunt.”
As she spoke, Qiao Qingshu glanced at Aunt Chen, her expression showing a hint of weakness.
“If Xu Biyun gains power, my mother’s spirit in heaven will not rest in peace. Now that my aunt has helped me vent my anger, I think my mother will be very happy in heaven.”
Seeing that Qiao Qingshu was standing with her, Aunt Chen became a little bolder.
"Yes, I did this to vent my anger for my wife. Besides, that bitch Xu Biyun was carrying a bastard child. Even if I didn't intervene, she wouldn't have a good life after giving birth to it!"
Qiao Qingshu nodded slightly in agreement.
After a moment, he took Aunt Chen's hand and said with a sorrowful expression,
“Aunt, you have no idea what bad things Xu Biyun said about you in the mansion. If you knew, you would be furious with her.”
Aunt Chen asked blankly,
"Young lady, what did she say about me?"
Qiao Qingshu first shook her head, seemingly unwilling to speak.
But after repeated questioning from Aunt Chen, Qiao Qingshu finally frowned and said...
"Xu Biyun always says, 'Auntie, you're a tenant farmer's daughter, with dark skin and a body as strong as an ox. You gave birth to a fool, yet you still dream of rising in status through your son. But your lowly fate can't be changed; it's your fate for life, and for three generations.' She says that Taige'er was made foolish by your lowly fate, and he'll only be able to marry a blind or lame man in the future. She says Qiaojie'er doesn't recognize you at all, and that you'll be all alone in the Marquis's mansion. Xu Biyun even says that when she gains power, she'll definitely torment you to death, locking you in the woodshed to be a fire-starting maid..."
As Aunt Chen listened, her face grew increasingly hard and dark, and she froze on the spot.
All the last shred of guilt he felt towards Xu Biyun vanished, replaced by a burning hatred that reached its peak.
What Qiao Qingshu said was indeed Xu Biyun's original words. Xu Biyun was always outspoken and dared to talk nonsense even with her maids and servants, so it was very easy for Qiao Qingshu to collect these words.