Chapter 198
Chapter 198
When Mrs. Meng heard Song Guanzhou's low shout, she took two steps forward and suddenly raised her hand and slapped Liu's face hard!
The slap was so loud and heavy that Liu was caught off guard. When she came to her senses, she immediately jumped up and tried to grab Meng's face, but Lin Shan was watching her and immediately twisted her arms behind her back. She screamed in pain.
pity--
No one came to help.
Fang Jia Erlang wanted to step forward and beg for mercy, but was held back by Fang Jiusheng. He gritted his teeth, stood up and bowed to Song Guanzhou, "Young Madam, I am so rude and offended you. Please forgive me."
Song Guanzhou sipped the fragrant tea. His naturally long and curled eyelashes concealed the anger flashing in his eyes.
After a few breaths, she said slowly, "Uncle, please tell me. You should know that I have a bad temper and sometimes I am very protective of my shortcomings. Please don't take it to heart."
"Don't dare."
Fang Jiusheng's shoulders dropped, and he finally started from the beginning, "My nephew Ling Bai is smart and filial. It's not entirely true that he came to live with his relatives. All the food and supplies he used were paid for by himself. After staying for a few days, he also mentioned that he wanted to go to the city to visit the young lady. But it happened that the Longen Academy next to the Longen Temple opened a lecture by a great scholar, so he got the opportunity and postponed the date, saying that he would come to the mansion to bother you later. But then he thought about it and couldn't let go of my niece. As an uncle, I can't ruin my nephew's future, so I patted my chest and said, you can go by yourself, leave Ling Qiao in the house..."
Song Guanzhou's face was gloomy. "What happened next?"
"Later..." Fang Jiusheng couldn't help crying, "Originally everything was peaceful. I saw that everyone in the house was in harmony, and Erlang and I went into the mountains to collect animal skins, dragon bones, and other mountain products. We thought we would be back in a few days... Who would have expected - who would have expected -"
Song Guanzhou continued coldly, "Who would have expected that when I returned home, I would find that my niece and the maid were missing. I pressed my wife to ask, but she couldn't explain why. I didn't dare to report to the police, let alone let Xu Lingbai know, so I brought my two sons to look for her secretly-"
Fang Jiusheng stopped crying when he heard this, "Young Madam... knows everything?"
"Linshan!"
Seeing the young lady's greeting, Linshan stepped forward and bowed, "I'm here." After saying that, he looked at Fang Jiusheng, "Uncle, why don't you listen to Linshan again!"
"This……"
Fang Jiusheng was a little confused, but Linshan took his time and told another version of the story.
"Your Dalang has been getting old and unable to find a suitable marriage since he lost his wife. Who would have thought that when our cousin came to your house, he had evil intentions. He was restrained on weekdays, but when our cousin entered Longen Academy and you and Erlang went into the mountains, he showed his true colors. He flirted with her every day and made physical advances, but your old woman did not take it seriously and even found fault with our cousin. Not only did she not stop Dalang's evil deeds, but she also helped him to do evil, using both soft and hard tactics to force our cousin to marry your Dalang."
Hearing this, Fang Jiusheng's eyes were filled with disbelief, "They...the mother and daughter, I'm afraid they don't have the guts to do that!"
Lin Shan sneered, "Uncle, listen to what you have said. Fang Dalang is a hopeless case. My cousin was unwilling to do this, but she had to swallow her anger and hope that you or my cousin would come back soon. Who would have thought that Fang Dalang would not succeed, so he took advantage of his courage after drinking and broke into my cousin's boudoir on the night of March 20th, intending to do something inappropriate."
"what!"
Fang Jiusheng was heartbroken after hearing this. He looked at Liu and saw her covering her swollen face and looking away. Her guilty look was evident in her words. He instantly realized that what Lin Shan said was true.
He suddenly fell to the ground, feeling dizzy. Fang Erlang rushed forward to support him, "Dad——"
Liu also came forward, "My child's father..."
"You bitch! Get out of here! My sister has never done anything wrong to you, yet you are harming my niece like this! Ling Bai... Ling Bai, how can I explain this to Ling Bai! You bitch!"
Seeing this, Linshan looked at Song Guanzhou.
But Song Guanzhou looked calm and motioned him to continue. He thought to himself that this young lady had a good character and was not like an ordinary woman who felt sympathy after hearing a few sobbing words.
"Uncle, it's not too late to cry after you finish listening to this!"
Fang Jiusheng looked up, his eyes full of regret, "Please tell me--"
"My cousin and the little girl A'man fought desperately and kicked Dalang to stop the crime. But when your old woman found out, she not only didn't know the crime, but arrested A'man and beat her with a stick, causing the 12-year-old girl to faint. Before dawn the next day, my cousin saw A'man had a high fever and wanted to ask Liu to buy some ointments to save her life, but she heard that Liu and her son had conspired and the matter was settled. My cousin had no choice but to turn around and carry A'man on her back and run away in a hurry!"
Fang Erlang was stunned. He looked at his father sitting on the ground in pain and asked timidly, "Then...what about my cousin and A'man?"
Song Guanzhou's eyes became moist and he was about to speak when he heard Aru's voice outside.
"Young Madam——"
The courtyard door opened, and Alu trotted in. He looked at the young lady sitting on the high seat in the middle and bit his lip, "Young lady..."
"That's right."
After thinking it over, A Lu Si called Qing Fang over and whispered something to her. Qing Fang's face changed drastically. She quickly walked up to the young lady and whispered, "The cousin is still missing, but A'man...died in the Green Plum Garden."
Song Guanzhou was deeply saddened when she heard this. She slowly let out a breath and looked at the four members of the Fang family. "You asked where A'man went. I will tell you that A'man is dead."
Fang Erlang asked anxiously, "Then my cousin..."
"My cousin is in danger, and now, what can my uncle say?"
Fang Jiusheng staggered to his feet, but his legs almost went limp again. He felt a dull pain in his chest and tears streamed down his face. "Young Madam, I am - I am too ashamed to see Ling Bai and his sister, and my poor sister who passed away early."
Song Guanzhou raised his head slightly, trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall from his eyes.
After a long time, she slowly said, "You will suffer for your own mistakes! Uncle, please take care of it yourself—"
After that, he stood up and left.
As soon as he left the courtyard, he saw a woman in gray pulling a little girl with braided hair outside the door. Lin Shan stepped forward and whispered, "This is the daughter left by Fang Dalang's deceased wife."
Song Guanzhou closed his eyes slightly, "What is the fault of this child..."
When I opened my eyes again, everything was solemn.
Walking towards the carriage, Mrs. Meng quickly supported her and got on the carriage. "Linshan, how far is it from here to Longen Academy?"
Lin Shan thought to himself, "Long En Academy and Aiqi Town are located in the southeast, respectively. I'm afraid they are about fifty miles away."
It’s so far, that’s all!
Alu stepped forward and said, "Young Madam, don't worry. The Second Young Master and the Fourth Young Master have already ordered their men to search for the cousin overnight. The Fourth Young Master sent me here to ask you to return home as soon as possible and make plans."
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