Just yesterday, everyone was fine. She even gave him money and told him to work hard and not to quarrel with Qi Yuan over petty matters.
And Ah Jin still wanted to eat the snacks made by Xu Mama.
How could she suddenly be dead?
Madam Wang seemed completely dazed, looking deeply at her son, then suddenly burst into tears again.
Choking on her words, she said: “It’s Qi Yuan!”
Qi Yuan again!?
Qi Yunting’s eyes widened, and his expression suddenly darkened: “That d*mn b*stard again! I knew there’d be no peace with her in the house!”
Since she came back, the house had been in chaos every day.
He stood up: “What exactly happened? Xu Mama didn’t offend her—how could she have killed Xu Mama?”
Madam Wang told him about Xu Mama planning to kill Qi Yuan’s dog.
Qi Yunting sneered: “Ridiculous! Simply ridiculous! She killed someone over a dog?!”
He almost charged out.
But then he stopped.
He still vividly remembered last time when Qi Yuan shoved a teacup into his mouth, causing him to lose several teeth.
Thinking about it now still made his teeth ache.
Though unwilling to admit it, this woman was really strange—he couldn’t beat her.
Moreover…
Moreover, he had just found Ah Jin.
Even for Ah Jin’s sake, he had to hold back.
That woman was crazy. If she found out Ah Jin was back, and told grandfather, grandmother, and father, then Ah Jin might get into trouble again.
No! He couldn’t allow that!
So he took a deep breath, forced himself to control his temper, sat back down, and patiently comforted Madam Wang: “Mother, forget it. Don’t stoop to arguing with that madwoman. Such a lunatic will die a miserable death sooner or later. Just wait and watch her get struck by lightning!”
Madam Wang looked at her son in disbelief—not believing her usually impulsive son could be so composed.
Especially since Xu Mama had cared for Qi Yunting since he was a child, treating him like her own eye.
She bit her lip.
She had thought that after Xu Mama’s death and such a great grievance, with Qi Yunting’s temper, he would have gone to find Qi Yuan and fought her no matter what.
Unexpectedly, Qi Yunting had no reaction this time.
That was way too strange.
Indeed, Qi Yuan also sensed something was off.
Little Yellow had been brought back by Shunzi.
Liuzhong returned with Shunzi to report, then knelt and kowtowed to Qi Yuan: “Miss, Little Yellow has been brought back for you.”
He knew immediately that Xu Mama was dead.
Though everyone said the Old Marquis ordered Xu Mama’s execution because she plotted against her mistress, Liuzhong knew in his heart that Xu Mama probably died at Qi Yuan’s hands.
Liuzhong had gotten used to this.
These days, he had become numb.
What was Xu Mama?
The Miss even dared to push Liu Mingzhu off a horse and killed the would-be Qi Wangfei.
Let alone a wet nurse?
Only Xu Mama was blinded and couldn’t see the truth.
When Little Yellow saw Qi Yuan, he excitedly jumped up licking her face and wagging his tail happily, as if unaware of what had just happened.
In this life and the last, she finally protected what she wanted to protect.
Qi Yuan hugged him, her heart softening, smiling as she nodded at Liuzhong and said thanks: “Thank you, Steward Liu.”
She glanced at Baizhi .
Baizhi understood immediately and handed over a red envelope.
Liuzhong quickly waved his hands.
That silver was hot to the touch!
Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow at Liuzhong: “What, Steward Liu, is it too little?”
Liuzhong snatched the red envelope in lightning speed and neatly thanked Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan smiled slightly: “This is what you deserve, no need to thank me.”
Liuzhong hurriedly took the money and left.
Once outside, he subconsciously weighed the envelope.
Light as air.
He opened it and couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
Fifty taels of silver notes!
The Miss was fierce, but also truly generous!
But clearly, he misunderstood something.
Qi Yuan simply divided the 200 taels reward into quarters.
One quarter for Liuzhong, another for Shunzi.
She smiled and nodded at Shunzi: “You handled it well.”
Shunzi scratched his head awkwardly: “That guy Fazi lived next to me. We grew up together, I know what kind of person he is! Miss, luckily we got there fast, otherwise Little Yellow would have been slaughtered.”
At that time, Little Yellow was already tied to the leg of the chopping table.
If they had been half an hour later, Little Yellow would have been dead.
Just thinking about it made him afraid.
Qi Yuan’s expression darkened slightly and she softly said: “I’m assigning you a task—keep an eye on the Young Master recently.”
“Huh?”
The topic turned too quickly, Shunzi was a little confused.
He asked: “Miss, the Young Master has been very quiet lately.”
Exactly, and that very quietness made her feel uneasy.
Qi Yunting wasn’t the type to suffer losses quietly.
Such a big thing like Xu Mama’s death, and he hadn’t caused trouble today—this was very strange.
When things happen abnormally, there must be something fishy.
She wouldn’t believe a person would change their nature for no reason.
Unless something special happened.
Or, he had some concerns.
Qi Yuan smiled slightly: “Yes, so keep watching closely.”
Shunzi understood immediately and said: “Miss, rest assured, I’ll watch tightly. Also, I found the people you wanted me to find, and I’ll test if they’re useful.”
That evening, Qi Yunting secretly slipped out to see Qi Jin.
He had changed everything in Qi Jin’s residence.
Now the house looked quite good.
Seeing Qi Jin, he smiled broadly, teeth showing: “Look what I brought you?”
Snacks from Yu Xing Zhai.
Qi Jin had liked them before.
But this time, she strangely asked: “Why aren’t these made by Xu Mama?”
She had clearly said she wanted snacks made by Xu Mama.
Mentioning Xu Mama, Qi Yunting’s face darkened.
Then he told her about Xu Mama’s death.
He snorted coldly: “Now the mansion is all under her control, it’s a mess everywhere!”
Qi Jin looked even worse.
She could already imagine the scene of Qi Yuan killing Xu Mama!
That woman was like that even when she became queen—no hesitation, knife down, almost too quick.
Like killing a bird or an ant.
Crushing it casually.
She couldn’t help but clutch Qi Yunting’s wrist: “Now it’s Xu Mama. If she finds out I’m back, I’ll be next! Brother, I can’t stay here anymore. She’s too evil! Is she… is she even the real Qi Yuan? A girl raised by a butcher, how could she be so skilled at killing people?”
