Chapter 1408
Jin Yue 9
Chapter 1408 Jin Yue 9
Gu Yu responded and left with several servants. Cheng Sui regretfully put away the small dagger, her glares sweeping over Cheng Qian: "Mother, are you just going to let him go like that?"
Tan You tapped his head: "What do you think? Let's talk about it when we get to the main hall."
By this time, the guards had gradually regained their strength, but no one dared to lay a hand on Tan You. Cheng Qian, being the most skilled in martial arts, stood up, leaning on his sword hilt, and watched as Tan You led Cheng Sui away.
Cheng Qian drew his longsword faster than he could think and slashed at Tan You. His guards tried to stop him, but they were too far away to do anything about it.
Tan You didn't even turn around; she merely flicked her sleeve, and Cheng Qian was swept away by the gust of wind to a distance of ten meters. He coughed heavily, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Cheng Sui sighed like a little adult: "He doesn't even know the details of my mother's background. He deserves it."
Wei scrambled to her feet and squatted down next to Cheng Qian. She wanted to touch him but was worried about touching his wounds, which made her look rather comical.
Regardless of their loving mother-son relationship, Tan You calmly led Cheng Sui towards the main hall: "If I do not see you and Cheng Qian within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Duke's Mansion will not mind holding another funeral."
Wei could no longer care about Cheng Qian and turned to follow Tan You. Her son was her son, but now she had to consider her own survival. She wondered why she was able to complain after seeing Cheng Qian, and why the previous restrictions had been lifted—it was all this little monster's doing.
She did it on purpose, deliberately getting herself to complain to Cheng Qian, deliberately provoking him so she could rightfully punish him. Unfortunately, she was foolish enough not to see through this, and now she's in this predicament.
Now that her son's personal guards have been turned against him and Cheng Qian has been injured, what else can she do?
Inside the main hall, Cheng Qian was placed in a grand armchair by the servants. He leaned against the armchair, looking sickly, his face as white as paper. He dared not take a deep breath at all, for each breath brought waves of sharp pain to his chest.
When Wei Ruoyu was brought up, she was confused. But when she saw Cheng Qian sitting there, she immediately rushed over: "Cousin, cousin, you're finally back!"
She threw herself on Cheng Qian, and the force of the impact caused blood to seep from the corner of his mouth again. Wei Ruoyu didn't notice at all, continuing to recount her grievances: "Cousin, the young mistress punished me by making me go to the laundry, she harmed my Lin-ge'er..."
"Cousin, look at my hands! They've been bruised and mangled!" She stretched out her hands, which were now red and swollen like radishes, covered with frostbite and cracks. Where were her once slender fingers?
Madam Wei closed her eyes. What an idiot! Can't she even see the situation now? How could her niece from her own family be so stupid?
She couldn't stand it anymore, so she went over and pulled Wei Ruoyu away, shoving her aside: "Qian'er is injured, didn't you see that at all?"
Wei Ruoyu then noticed that Cheng Qian's face was deathly pale and there was blood on his chest. She was shocked: "Cousin, cousin, how are you?"
Tan You didn't bother to watch this scene of affectionate lovers any longer. "Guards, take her away. There's no need to keep such an unkind, disrespectful, and inhumane person alive."
Wei understood Tan You's meaning, and so did Cheng Qian. He slightly propped himself up: "You...you want to beat her to death? She's my concubine!"
Tan You smiled faintly: "Congratulations, you guessed right. So what if she's your concubine? You're in my hands now and have no way to protect yourself."
"Let's do it."
Immediately, two of Cheng Qian's personal guards entered and dragged Wei Ruoyu out without a word. Wei Ruoyu opened her mouth to cry, but a mother covered her mouth, and soon the sound of a board hitting flesh could be heard from outside.
Wei Ruoyu's voice grew softer and softer until it finally disappeared completely.
Wei slumped into the armchair, trembling with fear. She thought Tan You wouldn't dare to kill, but she never expected that she would dare to beat Cheng Qian's most valued concubine to death right in front of him.
She did it on purpose!
A mother came over and reported, "Girl, she's gone."
“Very good,” Tan You lowered her eyes and stirred the foam in her teacup. “You can decide how to handle it.”
Liu's mother agreed, and soon someone carried Wei Ruoyu's body away.
Tan You looked at Cheng Sui standing beside her: "Cheng Sui, are you scared?" Cheng Sui shook his head: "I'm not scared. She's not good to me and my mother. She should have died a long time ago."
Tan You nodded in satisfaction: "Very good. When we have the ability, we should strike hard and kill those who have hurt us in the past. We cannot give them a chance to fight back. This is what is meant by cutting the weeds and eliminating the roots."
Cheng Sui nodded earnestly: "I remember, Mother."
When Wei Ruoyu had her attack, Tan You looked at Cheng Qian opposite her, then at Wei Shi. She suddenly smiled: "Your Highness has had a long journey. You should rest well when you get home. Someone, take Your Highness back to your room to rest."
"I have something to say to your wife in person."
Even if she were to take action, it wouldn't be in front of these people; wouldn't that leave herself vulnerable? With Wei Ruoyu's outburst just now, no one could find fault with her.
But the Wei family was different.
Cheng Qian didn't want to leave, but he was carried away by several guards.
Cheng Qian stared at his former most trusted deputy: "Lu Jing, I've always treated you guys well."
Lu Jing lowered his eyelids: "Your Highness, we also want to live. We also have families to support."
Cheng Qian was speechless. He knew that from this moment on, his personal guards were no longer his personal guards. They had become Tan You's people, and their presence beside him had become his eyes and ears.
They may not have wholeheartedly submitted to Tan You, but the other party was too strange. They were just mortals, and how could they dare to resist in the face of such an unknown power?
The servants all left, leaving only Tan You, Madam Wei, and Cheng Sui in the main hall.
Tan You takes Cheng Sui with her everywhere she goes, and she does everything without trying to hide anything from him. This is how one should teach by example.
Wei didn't know how Tan You would deal with her. She had already killed Wei Ruoyu, so how would she treat her? Thinking about how she had just instigated Cheng Qian to deal with her, Wei's legs went weak.
Cheng Sui suddenly spoke up: "Mother, she wet her pants."
This statement may not be very offensive, but it is extremely insulting.
Tan You glanced at Wei Shi, but instead of resorting to the methods Wei Shi had expected, she said in a deep voice, "I'm going to Baima Temple to offer incense on the first day of next month. You'll need to copy twenty scriptures for me over the next two weeks."
"I will bring them to the White Horse Temple. If you are not sincere, you will not be able to bring these scriptures into the White Horse Temple."
Upon hearing the word "copying scriptures," Wei felt a wave of dizziness. Although she was literate, her handwriting wasn't particularly good. Now this little monster was making her copy scriptures, twenty in total—did that mean she'd have to write the moment she opened her eyes from now on?
I can't live like this anymore!
Tan You: "If you don't want to copy scriptures, then you can experience excruciating pain that penetrates to the bone every day at midnight. You can choose."
Wei immediately yielded: "I'll copy it, I'll definitely copy the scriptures carefully!"
Tan You's lips curled up slightly: "You looked much better when you were instigating Cheng Qian. It's a pity Cheng Kun didn't come back; otherwise, we could have taken them all down at once."