mtl008 Chapter 675 Tooth for Tooth
Chapter 675 Tooth for Tooth
The scene was completely silent; no one dared to say anything.
Du Mingxian looked at the woman slumped on the ground and said, "Speak, tell me who your master is and what your purpose is."
The woman shook her head repeatedly, not daring to say a word more, her heart filled with despair.
"Aren't you going to talk? If you don't talk, you're worthless. If you're worthless, I can just kill you. They say it's better to live a wretched life than to die a good death. Think about it?"
"No, I don't want to say it."
Du Mingxian originally wanted to kill the woman, but after hesitating, she thought of the Wang family's situation and said, "Fine, since you're unwilling to talk about it, then... try being treated like a member of the Wang family."
After she finished speaking, she remembered, "Oh, right, the bodies in the secret room haven't been brought out yet. You should go in and stay with them for a couple of days."
The woman instinctively shook her head, "No, I don't want to."
"You don't want it?" Du Mingxian said sarcastically. "Did the Wang family offend you? When the Wang family said they didn't want it, did you let them off the hook? Why do you only know how to beg for mercy when it comes to yourself, but don't you think about other people's situations?"
At this moment, Chunfeng and Xiayu walked in and said, "Madam, everyone in the entire mansion has been tied up. Anyone who resisted was killed."
“Very good. Now lock them all in the secret room and let them experience what it’s like to be a member of the Wang family.”
"Yes."
Just as the two were about to leave, Du Mingxian suddenly remembered, "Oh right, the Wang family member is injured. Now let Chunfeng do it here. Considering she's a woman... just give her twenty lashes."
"Yes."
Xia Yu slowly led the people into the secret room, while Chunfeng beat them in the main hall. Women cannot bear even the slightest pain, and each lash made them cry out in heartbreaking agony.
After everyone was locked inside, Du Mingxian sat in the quiet main hall and looked at Ling Silang, asking, "Since things have come to this, why don't we let the Wang family come back? We'll deal with whatever comes our way."
"Okay." Ling Silang stepped forward and placed An'an in Du Mingxian's arms. "I'll go make the arrangements. You must be tired. Take a rest."
"I'm not tired." Du Mingxian didn't forget to remind them, "Tell them to come back tonight. It's too conspicuous for them to be walking around during the day."
"Yes, I'll go take a look and make arrangements. I'll have them come back tonight. I also want to see Brother Jin's injury."
"Okay, I'll wait at the house."
While Ling Silang went to find someone, Du Mingxian waited in the house from day to night.
Chunfeng had been guarding the door until she saw the group of people appear, then she hurried back to the courtyard to report, "Madam, they've returned."
"Okay, let's go out and take a look."
Du Mingxian hurried out and saw that there were people carrying a stretcher in front of her, with Wang's father and the unconscious Wang Jin lying on it.
As she got closer, Du Mingxian realized that Wang's father was awake.
"Father."
"Mingxian, you've really worked hard this time."
"We're all family, so let's not be so formal," Du Mingxian said earnestly. "There's not much inside, but that woman is staying in the main courtyard. I just had someone clean up Brother Jin's courtyard. You can stay there tonight, and we'll make arrangements tomorrow."
"OK, alright."
After the Wang family servants returned home, they made do in the servants' quarters for the night and planned to tidy up properly the next day. Once everything was settled, Du Mingxian asked Dongmo to stay before they returned to the inn.
The Wang family's house is still in a mess and hasn't been tidied up. They have nowhere to live.
The next day, after having breakfast at the inn, Du Mingxian went to the Wang family's house. The same person was guarding the gate as before, and upon seeing Du Mingxian, he quickly invited her in.
When Du Mingxian arrived at Wang Jin's courtyard, the staff had already begun to work, and the courtyard was almost completely tidied up.
Upon entering Wang's father's room, they saw that Wang Qi was also in the room.
"Godfather, how are you feeling?"
"I feel much better. Come and sit down."
Du Mingxian went over and sat on the edge of the bed. "Godfather, please tell me what exactly happened this time."
"It's just our bad luck that someone has their eyes on us."
Du Mingxian remained silent, and then Wang's father slowly began to speak, "Our Wang Jin saved someone on the road. She was the second young lady of the Changping Earl's Mansion. At first, that girl chased after me every day, and I found out about it when I came back."
“I was unwilling at all, and Wang Jin was unwilling too, but who would have thought that this girl was simply…heartless and ungrateful.”
“She just wanted our family’s business. In the end, she resorted to poisoning Wang Jin. I consulted many doctors, but none of them could help. Later, I was forced to marry that woman.”
“I also received the antidote that day, but they forced me and then poisoned me again. I had no choice but to transfer my assets. The person behind this is truly ruthless.”
Du Mingxian understood what Wang Qi had said, but she didn't believe that a girl from the Changping Earl's Mansion could become the person behind the scenes. There must be someone else behind her.
"Godfather, you should focus on recovering from your injuries. As for the Wang family's affairs... since we were able to rescue you, we will definitely find a way to protect you."
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, our Wang family would have been doomed this time."
"Godfather, you were good to me in the past, and now I'm saving everyone because we're all family, which is normal."
"Okay, good." Mr. Wang was deeply moved.
Du Mingxian couldn't stay here for too long. "Godfather, we still have some things to take care of at home. I'll leave two people in your courtyard to guard the place. If anything happens, they'll protect you."
Wang's father didn't quite understand. Judging from Du Mingxian's tone, the two servants she left behind were quite formidable. But what formidable people could a scholar encounter when he went out?
It was even able to protect him.
Can you tell me the truth?
"Don't worry, godfather. They are the Crown Prince's men. They can protect you here."
"Prince?"
"Yes."
Even the king's father couldn't believe that he would actually be able to associate with the crown prince's people in his entire life. Things he never dared to dream of before had now come true. It was truly...
"Okay, okay, I will definitely treat them well."
"Let them stay put. If the people from the Earl of Changping's mansion come again, you can deal with them and have my people send a message to us. I will come over as soon as possible."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, I will definitely tell you as soon as possible." Father Wang's lips trembled with excitement.
Du Mingxian was also worried about her family. That afternoon, she left Chunfeng and Dongmo behind and took Xia Yu and Chen Ming with her. They traveled all the way.
I returned to the Ling family home the following night, and went straight home overnight.
Xia Yu and Chen Ming also lived at home. When they returned home in the evening, Ling's mother and father got up. Seeing them come back, they felt a little more at ease.
No one said anything; they just went to sleep.
The next day, as soon as Du Mingxian got up, she heard Ling's mother, Wang, Liu, and Xiao Zhou discussing the child in the courtyard, without any attempt to hide it.