Qi Yuan remained calm and unfazed, even pulling a chair over to sit down, smiling as she looked at Qi Jin: “So, what? Were you expecting something? Expecting the old Marquis and Marchioness to punish me on the spot?”
None of the three people in the room had expected her to be so blunt, and all turned to look at her.
Especially Qi Jin, whose face flushed red. Already severely injured, the anger from Qi Yuan’s words tightened her chest painfully, and she gasped for breath.
The Marchioness composed herself, left Qi Yunting, then quickly walked over to Qi Jin. Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped Qi Jin hard across the face.
She couldn’t bear it any longer; with a crying voice, she pointed at Qi Jin and scolded: “You beast, a troublemaker! Our family has treated you with a mountain of kindness — isn’t that more than enough? When have we ever mistreated you? Even after learning your origins, your mother and brother have only cared to protect you! And yet you do this, inciting siblings to destroy each other. You won’t die a good death!”
Qi Jin’s cheek stung from the slap.
But at this moment, the pain was nothing to her.
The situation was beyond her expectations. The attitude of the old Marquis and Marchioness crushed her heart to the depths.
It was simply absurd!
Why?
How could a legitimate eldest grandson be worth less than a granddaughter destined to marry out?
Those two old b*stards of the Qi family—had their brains gone? How could they treat a granddaughter who dared to break her own brother’s leg like this?!
Qi Jin still wanted to speak, but the old Marquis didn’t want to hear another word. He held the Marchioness’s hand, shook his head heavily, and said: “Don’t say anything more. How can you expect a beast to understand?”
Of course, the old Marquis was angry.
An eldest grandson, no matter how useless or reckless, could still live a decent life.
If Qi Jin hadn’t seduced and incited, no matter how much Qi Yunting messed up, he wouldn’t have come to this.
People have closeness and distance in relationships; between Qi Jin and his own grandson, he naturally sided with the grandson.
Gripping the Marchioness’s wrist, he glanced coldly at Qi Jin: “Your time is up.”
The old Marquis took off his belt, looped it around Qi Jin’s neck, and pulled tightly to both sides.
Qi Jin struggled at first, kicking and cursing nonstop.
But later, she lost the strength to curse, her legs kicking wildly on the ground, gradually going still.
Once certain Qi Jin was dead, the old Marquis put away the belt and turned to Qi Yuan: “Sorry, Ah Yuan, I feel a little bad—I took your work away.”
Qi Yuan shook her head.
As long as Qi Jin was dead, it didn’t matter who killed her.
The room was a mess. Qi Yuan said to the old Marquis plainly: “I was the one who broke Qi Yunting’s leg.”
The Marchioness closed her eyes, tears streaming down.
She couldn’t help but cry aloud.
What a sin!
If, after discovering Qi Yuan’s origins, Madam Wang and Qi Zhen had listened to her and put everything in its proper place, none of this would have happened today.
If Qi Yunting had any conscience or brains and accepted his position, none of this would have happened either.
But now, it was too late.
Qi Yuan stood: “Since I dared to do it, I’m prepared to accept all consequences. If the old Marquis and Marchioness want me to pay a price, I’ll accept it.”
The old Marquis immediately raised his hand without hesitation: “Ah Yuan! You did right! He’s soft-hearted, foolish, and ruthless. If we keep such a man as our future heir, the Yongping Marquis Manor will face disaster sooner or later.”
He knew what to choose. Ten Qi Yuntings were not as important as one Qi Yuan!
The Marchioness wiped her tears and sobbed: “That’s right. You warned him, but he didn’t know how to restrain himself. He strayed too far.”
Seeing them say this, Qi Yuan didn’t know what to say.
She was silent for a moment, then said: “I didn’t kill him out of respect for you two elders.”
If anyone else said this, the old Marquis and Marchioness would think it was boasting or intimidation.
But from Qi Yuan’s words, they knew she truly showed mercy.
The old Marquis grunted: “These two fools, so self-righteous, acting on their own, even trying to kill in Taibai Tower.”
Qi Yuan sneered.
Yeah, only Qi Wang thought Qi Jin was some useful pawn; otherwise, with Qi Jin’s abilities, how could she survive the secret guard camp?
But this time, it was all over.
She smiled: “Speaking of which, Qi Wang really gave me a great gift. If I don’t return it, that would be impolite.”
The old Marquis looked at her: “What do you mean?”
Qi Yuan saw the old Marquis’s anxious face and couldn’t help but laugh: “Don’t worry, I’m not planning to kill him now.”
The old Marquis breathed a sigh of relief.
Qi Yuan glanced at Qi Yunting, unconscious on the floor, and raised an eyebrow: “What do the old Marquis and Marchioness plan to do with him?”
“What to do?”
With both legs crippled, he obviously couldn’t continue as heir.
The old Marquis was silent for a long time.
After a while, he made his decision: “I’ll send him to one of our estates in Guizhou, assign guards to watch over him, and ensure he never appears again.”
He paused, then added: “Of course, I’ll announce he died of illness, hold a funeral, and let everyone know the Marquis Manor no longer has Qi Yunting. Is that acceptable?”
Qi Yuan didn’t see any problem.
Her revenge was done.
Breaking Qi Yunting’s leg and making him and Qi Jin enemies made her feel much better.
A crippled man declared dead by his family had no value and would become a useless person.
Living would be crueler.
She smiled slightly: “Fine.”
Then said directly: “Then he’s in your hands. I’m going to deliver a big gift to Qi Wang.”
After all, Qi Jin was just a puppet.
The Liu family and Qi Wang were the real puppeteers hiding in the shadows.
Since limping and killing one after another didn’t make Qi Wang stop, she’d let him learn what it means to suffer the consequences of his own actions.
Make him regret it.
The old Marquis and Marchioness solemnly handled Qi Yunting, sending him to a country estate for treatment with trusted men assigned, then hurriedly arranged other aftercare.
Their first task was to call Madam Wang to the Old Marchioness’s courtyard.
Madam Wang’s right eyelid twitched violently.
Seeing the Old Marchioness’s swollen eyelid and red eyes, Madam Wang felt her own eyelid twitch worse and quickly covered her eyes.
