Chapter 9: You Thankless Wretch, Stay Away from Me

"In Da Wu Country, theft is considered a crime."

Yun Wanye squinted his eyes and said in a somber voice, "Yang Xin’er dares to steal from the Duke Mansion, truly bold beyond measure."

"And as for Xu Qingqing, it is said that if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beams become crooked. With such a mother with dishonest hands, I suspect she is also involved."

"Father, in my opinion, it would be best to send this mother and daughter directly to the Government Office to face the authorities."

At that time, he will make proper arrangements with the Government Office to ensure this mother and daughter die in prison, then let’s see how Xu Qingqing will harm Yun Wanyao in the future.

And Yang Xin’er, she actually dared to compete with Mother for Father, really does not know the meaning of death.

"No, don’t, Aunt, I didn’t, I really didn’t."

Upon hearing his words, Xu Qingqing was immediately terrified, her face turned pale, and she pleaded by grabbing the hem of Lady Yun’s dress.

"You scared Xiao Si."

Lady Yun coldly pushed her away, indifferently, while Yun Wanqing nodded repeatedly in her heart.

[Yes, yes, what Mother said is right. You ungrateful wretch, don’t come near me, I’m afraid you’ll infect me.]

It is evident that the young child truly dislikes Xu Qingqing to an extent, Lady Yun lowered her head to tease her, her eyelids slightly dropping, concealing the faint coldness in her eyes.

"Your mother committed theft, the evidence is conclusive, caught red-handed. She must be taught a lesson. As for you, the Duke Mansion has treated you and your mother with utmost benevolence over the years. Now that you are of age, you should find another place."

"What?"

Xu Qingqing’s knees weakened, nearly falling to the ground, tears fell like broken beads, and she murmured with red eyes.

"Aunt wants to drive me away?"

"Otherwise, should the Yun Family provide for you and your mother for a lifetime? If you really don’t want to leave, then go to the Government Office and sit in prison."

Yun Wanye coldly scolded, his delicate and beautiful brows darkened, covered with a layer of violence.

He always felt that Mother was too merciful to Xu Qingqing, should not just simply drive her out of the mansion.

It’s just that Mother can’t hear Little Sister’s inner voice, doesn’t know how hateful Xu Qingqing really is, still treats her as a junior, which is already quite commendable.

The rest is left to him.

Once Xu Qingqing is driven out of the mansion, she’ll be alone and helpless. At that time, how to deal with that woman, whether to kill or torment, it’s all up to his mood?

Actually, Lady Yun’s thoughts are quite similar to his, planning to deal with Xu Qingqing after driving her away.

The matter of the Yun Family taking in the mother and daughter is known by all the prestigious families in Haojing. If these two die in the Duke Mansion, rumors detrimental to them are likely to spread.

It’s not worth damaging the family’s reputation because of such two people.

The young man’s gloomy and ruthless appearance terrified Xu Qingqing. She fell on her knees in front of Lady Yun, crying bitterly, pleading.

"Please, Aunt, the thief is Mother, not Qingqing. Qingqing knew nothing of this matter nor participated, plea to Aunt, do not vent anger on Qingqing."

"Qingqing has nowhere else to go, leaving the Duke Mansion is akin to sending Qingqing to her death. Aunt loves Qingqing so much, can she truly bear to drive Qingqing away?"

Now that Ye Xiwei, the malicious old woman, is determined to punish Mother, she has no choice but to sacrifice Mother to protect herself.

"Husband, I am tired, please take the trouble to handle this matter."

However, Lady Yun didn’t look at her, immediately transforming into an actor, closing her eyes with an expression of reluctance.

She has always cherished Xu Qingqing, if she suddenly ruthlessly drives her out, wouldn’t that make the three father and sons and the young child suspicious?

Better to let Husband handle it, seeing how hostile Ye’er is towards Xu Qingqing, believing that as long as she doesn’t change attitude to keep Xu Qingqing, Ye’er will definitely find a way to deal with Father to send her away.

The father and sons and young child were successfully deceived by her acting, truly believing she was unwilling.

But this is a great opportunity, they would definitely not miss it.

With the Duke’s order, the servants immediately dragged Xu Qingqing away, ruthlessly throwing her out regardless of her pleas for mercy.

After being thrown out, Xu Qingqing did not resign but attempted to break back in only to be met with a violent beating by the servants.

Soon she was beaten with a swollen face and fled hugging her head.

[Ah, the plot is really getting messed up, Xu Qingqing got kicked out, strangely, Mother didn’t protect her, could it be that Mother really got deeply hurt by Yang Xin’er and snapped back to reality?]

[Or did it start unraveling from Yang Xin’er harming my mother causing a chain reaction leading the subsequent plot to be irreparably ruined?]

What?

In the original plot, Yang Xin’er was supposed to successfully harm Mother, but now it’s exposed and stopped?!

After those successive inner voices, the twins vaguely understood what unraveling meant. Now hearing this, they shuddered with astonishment.

Could it be that Mother also hears Little Sister’s inner voice?

The previous reluctance towards Xu Qingqing was merely an act to prevent their suspicion?

If this is true, then Mother’s acting truly is convincing enough to deceive them all.

Since Mother can hear Little Sister’s inner voice too, what about others?

The siblings immediately began to suspect each other, suspect Father, suspect every servant in the mansion, and everyone in the world.

Clearly, some method must be devised to test if they, the family members, hear Little Sister’s inner voice, that’s fine, but if any outsider can hear it, wouldn’t Little Sister be in danger?

Yun Zheng was somewhat shocked, but quickly figured it out. Yes, Lady Yun certainly can hear Xiao Si’s heart.

Otherwise, she’s always cared for Yang Xin’er and her mother, treating Yang Xin’er like a sister, how could she suddenly decisively lock her in the woodshed?

It’s likely even those letters were arranged by Lady Yun for Nanny Wang to discover.

Because she heard Xiao Si’s heart, she was able to timely discover Yang Xin’er trying to harm her and swiftly took action.

Otherwise, if her personal belongings fell into Lin Wei’an’s hands, and someone exploited that, Lady Yun would definitely be unable to continue living with dignity.

Thinking of this, Yun Zheng shivered all over, seemingly understanding how Lady Yun is harmed by Yang Xin’er from Xiao Si’s inner voice.

Soon, he thought of the same thing as the siblings. Since he and Lady Yun can hear Xiao Si’s heart, what about the others?

His eyes swept subtly towards the siblings, only to see the two looking normal without showing anything.

No, must think of a way to test, Yun Zheng’s brows knitted tightly.

"Duke, Lady, King Qi is here to visit upon hearing the lady has returned."

"He has come~"

Upon hearing the report from the steward, Yun Wanyao lowered her head, slightly curled her lips, feeling both sweet and expectant.

To be honest, ever since forced by Father to the women’s academy, she hadn’t seen him again.

[Wait, King Qi Mo Yuanhao? Isn’t he the male lead? Oh no, oh no, he’s come to harm Sister.]