When the news reached the Wang family, Old Madam Wang couldn’t help spitting out a mouthful of tea. She stared blankly and asked, “What did you say?”
Old Master Wang’s expression was equally complicated.
To him, after what Madam He had done, she was no longer considered family.
But he had not expected that in just a single day, Madam He would lose her life.
He couldn’t help saying, “This… this is too absurd…”
That was a human life!
Old Madam Wang lowered her eyes and suddenly thought of Qi Yuan’s earlier reminder.
Qi Yuan had asked her to send Madam He home and had specifically instructed her to send more people to watch her, was it because Qi Yuan had already anticipated today’s outcome?
But now that Wei Qingyang had killed Madam He, the marriage would completely fall apart and could never happen again.
And with He Shengchang’s mother dead, he would have to observe mourning for three years…
Old Madam Wang looked blankly at her son. “Old Madam Qi said that with Yuan Jie’er around, there’s nothing that can’t be solved. Now I finally understand what she meant.”
She rubbed her brow. “The He family is my natal family. Since something like this has happened to them, how can we stand by? Send someone to the Shuntian Prefecture office to ask about the progress of the case, and let them know our stance as well.”
Qi Yuan had already handled everything that needed to be done for them, she had completely stood up for them.
They couldn’t just lie back and do nothing.
The remaining aftermath should now be handled by themselves.
Master Wang immediately understood what Old Madam Qi meant. He quickly agreed and hurried out to handle matters.
Compared to the orderly situation at the Wang family, the Wei family had already fallen into chaos.
Originally, Lord Wei had already been so angered by the morning’s events that he was lying in bed unable to get up. He hadn’t expected that before he could recover from the previous blow, another bolt of thunder would strike.
When he heard that his daughter had killed Madam He, he struggled to sit up and asked Madam Wei in shock, “What did you say?”
How could someone cause such a huge disaster, and then cause an even bigger one?
Madam Wei wept bitterly. When she had first received the news, she had already fainted once from crying; now she was similarly exhausted. She crouched down and spoke to Lord Wei almost inaudibly: “Qingyang… she accidentally pulled Madam He off the bed, and her head struck the sharp corner of the footstool… she lost her life…”
Lord Wei pointed at Madam Wei, his lips trembling violently. Unable to withstand the shock, he rolled his eyes and fainted.
Madam Wei was immediately terrified and scrambled to her feet, ordering someone to fetch a doctor.
Liujin had been watching the excitement for quite a while. He clicked his tongue and said to Qi Yuan, “Miss, you’re really getting more and more formidable now!”
Qi Yuan glanced at him calmly. She was continuously brushing Little Yellow’s fur and responded with an “Oh?” before asking, “How so?”
“In the past, Miss killed cleanly and directly. Now you kill without shedding blood!” Liujin chuckled, his tone excited. “Now Miss just puts them into their own positions, and they start fighting each other!”
Qi Yuan raised her brows and laughed lightly. “Oh? You’ve improved.”
Being praised by Qi Yuan, Liujin was so happy he almost floated. “Miss flatters me. I’m still not half as clever as you. By the way, Miss, I heard the matters in Hongdu are almost settled, the young master will be back soon.”
At the mention of Xiao Yunting, Qi Yuan thought of the look in his eyes the day he left and couldn’t help smiling as she stroked Little Yellow’s head.
She laughed softly. “Alright, when he comes back, I’ll treat you to a meal.”
Ah?
Liujin was stunned for a moment, there was such a good thing?!
He was really benefiting from the young master’s favor!
Miss was truly a good person, it wasn’t in vain that he had rested one night and then hurried back eagerly to stand guard beside her!
At this time, Qi Zhen and Old Marquis Qi were together and had also heard about Wei Qingyang killing Madam He.
Old Marquis Qi merely paused slightly, then calmly finished the tea in his hand and laughed softly. “Yuan Jie’er has truly seen through people.”
Qi Zhen was still somewhat shocked. “Father, could it be that Madam He was…”
Could it be that Qi Yuan killed her and framed Wei Qingyang?
Otherwise, how foolish would Wei Qingyang have to be?
Privately pledging herself to someone would still be better than killing someone, right?
If she had privately pledged herself and the Wei family truly wanted to protect her, they would only need to remain silent publicly, suppress He Shengchang privately, and then send Wei Qingyang away.
After three or five years, they could marry her off again.
Although it wouldn’t be as glorious, at least it would be a way to survive.
But now that Wei Qingyang had killed someone, she truly had no life left.
Old Marquis Qi rolled his eyes and glared at his son. “Don’t you know your own daughter? Would she need to do that? If she really wanted to kill someone, she’d go directly and kill Wei Qingyang!”
Qi Zhen was left speechless.
Indeed, if Qi Yuan truly wanted to kill someone, she would directly eliminate the culprit.
That was her style of handling things.
“Then… then Yuan Jie’er…” Qi Zhen slapped his forehead. “She must have already calculated that the Wei family wouldn’t let this go, so she had the Wang family send people to guard the He residence, right?”
Old Marquis Qi laughed heartily. “Exactly. Yuan Jie’er is extremely clever. From the moment she had He Shengchang publicly propose marriage, she had already calculated what would happen afterward.”
And what Qi Yuan did was simply give He Shengchang a gentle push.
Qi Zhen patted his chest with lingering fear. “Yuan Jie’er is even more frightening than before.”
Old Marquis Qi glanced at him, his eyes full of pride.
This was good!
Since she would be the Imperial Grandson Consort in the future, she couldn’t leave any handle for others.
Winning without bloodshed was the greatest skill.
He tapped the table. “By the way, how are your preparations for the capital camp martial competition? This time, envoys from Korea, Japan, and Oirat will all attend to watch. Don’t let anything go wrong.”
At the mention of official business, Qi Zhen immediately grew serious. “Father, don’t worry. We began preparations three months ago. I personally inspect the training of the three major camps every day, there will absolutely be no mistakes.”
Old Marquis Qi did not doubt his son’s real abilities. He acknowledged with a sound and added, “Yuan Jie’er was born in the second month. The New Year is approaching, and after the New Year will be her coming-of-age ceremony. It must be done grandly, you, as her father, should give it more thought.”
Upon hearing this, Qi Zhen immediately brightened. “I must prepare a gift that Yuan Jie’er will like!”
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