A Beautiful Duchess with a Dark Heart – Chapter 126

Chapter 126

A woman in plain clothes rushed in furiously.

She was also considered a daughter-in-law of the Wen family, widowed at a young age, with a son. Life was hard, and she often came to beg for handouts.

When Old Madam Wen was in a good mood, she would give her some small change; when she was in a bad mood, she wouldn’t acknowledge her.

At this moment, she was in a bad mood: “What are you doing? I already said there’s something going on at home. Barging into someone’s room like this, what kind of manners are these?!”

The woman was startled, then she reacted: “Oh my, Aunt, this is a big deal today. If I don’t speak up, the reputation of our Wen family will be ruined!”

“Stop being so cryptic, just say it!”

“Isn’t your Fourth Daughter-in-law, Liu Shi, recuperating at the estate? How is she pregnant?”

Old Madam Wen was shocked, “What did you say?”

Wu Shi was also shocked. Oh my god! Something happened!?

She immediately reacted: “Don’t talk nonsense here! We have young ladies here! Someone, take her out!” As she spoke, she personally pushed the woman out.

“Hey?! How am I talking nonsense? It’s already showing, my sister-in-law saw it with her own eyes, and the doctor said so too!”

“That’s impossible! If you keep talking nonsense, I’m really going to get angry!” Although Old Madam Wen refuted strongly, she felt uneasy.

Could it be related to the incident with the Second Master?!

They sent her away without giving her the medicine? That shouldn’t be possible!?

The servants, hearing Wu Shi’s order, also came to pull the woman away.

But the woman refused: “I’ll see who dares to touch me! If you dare, I’ll have someone send a message to Second Uncle!”

Wu Shi, of course, knew what was going on, and immediately made a decision: deny it to the death, then immediately send someone to kill Liu Shi.

“You can go to whoever you want! Spreading rumors, you still have a son, you know!” Wu Shi threatened in a low voice.

Hearing her threaten her only son, the woman was also afraid, but she remembered what that person had told her: Only if you make a big fuss, will you and your son have a future!

“Wu Shi, what, are you going to silence her? You dare to threaten my son? Fine! I’ll go to the streets and shout it out now, then I’ll go all the way to the government office and file a complaint!”

She turned and left.

Old Madam Wen, seeing Wu Shi’s expression, knew something was wrong.

“Come back! Speaking so vaguely, who are you trying to scare?! In front of these young ladies! You, as an aunt, don’t even know how to be considerate! Wen Yu, Wen Jiao, back to your rooms, we’ll talk about that later.” Old Madam Wen quickly tried to smooth things over.

Seeing the Old Madam softening, the woman lingered but her attitude became bolder.

This matter seemed really credible!

Wen Yu, blushing, looked around curiously, then turned to look at Wu Shi. She suddenly smiled and whispered, “Second Aunt, don’t worry, our family doesn’t have anything shameful to hide, what’s there to be afraid of!” Then she left.

Wen Jiao, not knowing what had happened, also slipped out.

“Wen Jiao…” Wen Yu called to her.

“What are you doing?” Wen Jiao glared at her.

“Wen Jiao, do you think I stole your marriage proposal?”

“I don’t know what nonsense you’re talking about?”

“Then do you think: If it doesn’t work out between me and the Qi family, they will marry you instead? Or… if you can’t have it, I don’t deserve to have it either?”

“Heh, that’s exactly what I think, what can you do about it?!” Wen Jiao was extremely arrogant.

“Wen Jiao, if I were you, I wouldn’t be so arrogant here. If what that aunt said is true, then the Wen family has lost face. I wonder what other families would want you as a daughter-in-law. See, there’s a window over there, go listen quickly. Don’t be foolish and clueless.”

Wen Yu covered her mouth with a smile, turned back, and told Xiao Ji to quickly inquire if Second Uncle was in the residence. If not, find someone to send him a message to come back.

In the room, the lady was saying to Old Madam Wen: “My family’s home is just a few steps away from your estate. My sister-in-law also knows Liu Shi, she knows she was recuperating at the estate. A few days ago, Liu Shi ran out and fainted on the street. A doctor happened to be passing by and took a look at her, saying she was pregnant!

I don’t know who said it: This is the Fourth Madam of the Wen family, recuperating at the estate. They even knew our two families were related, so they went to find my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law took people to see, and it was indeed Liu Shi!

They quickly sent her back. As soon as they entered the estate, it was in chaos, everyone was looking for her.

Seeing my sister-in-law sending her back, everyone’s faces turned pale with fright. My sister-in-law felt something was wrong and rushed to ask me as soon as she returned to the city. I thought, I haven’t heard of Fourth Brother coming back, how could she be pregnant! And at such an old age…”

She spoke with relish, with a hint of amusement in her expression.

“The news has spread over there, saying she’s having an affair with someone at the estate! How awful does that sound!? My sister-in-law said that when she went out, people were asking: Isn’t your younger sister married to the Wen family, what kind of family is the Wen family!? My sister-in-law felt too embarrassed to say that Eldest Brother has been promoted…”

Old Madam Wen was sweating: “This is impossible, it must be a mistake!”

Although she refused to believe it, seeing Wu Shi frozen like a statue, she knew it was most likely done by this coward!

She really did it!!

“Aunt, can this kind of thing be hidden? Can paper wrap fire? The belly will grow day by day, can you just pretend it doesn’t exist?! Maybe one day she’ll give birth. Then, will you take the child back? Families like ours don’t do this!”

Old Madam Wen’s face flushed red, feeling guilty, she quickly said: “Don’t worry, go back first. Let me investigate and we’ll talk later!”

But how could the woman leave?

“My sister-in-law cried to me, saying her family is clean and honest, but people are pointing fingers at their backs…”

She talked and talked, dawdling for a long time, refusing to leave. The Old Madam had to be patient, giving her silver and a cart full of things to comfort her sister-in-law.

After sending everyone away, the Old Madam threw her cup at Wu Shi again.

This was the second time she had done this, Wu Shi instinctively flinched but didn’t dare to dodge. After getting hit, she automatically knelt down.

“Tell me, what is going on?”

“Mother…” Wu Shi stammered, unable to speak.

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“Mother!” Wen Feng entered.

Wu Shi, seeing him, collapsed on the ground.

“What’s going on? Mother, don’t be angry! We can talk about anything slowly.”

Old Madam Wen ignored him, “After Liu Shi arrived at the estate, how did you arrange things?”

“Wife, wife just had people lock her up… she has enough food and clothing…”

The Old Madam raised her hand and slapped her, “You still dare to lie!? Speak!”

It was Wen Feng’s turn to be shocked, “Mother! Wu Shi, quickly tell us what you did.”

Wu Shi definitely couldn’t tell the truth, otherwise, it would be over. “Once, the estate reported that Liu Shi was seducing men there. Wife heard it, but didn’t take it seriously. It’s wife’s fault that we have this situation today…”

“Is that the truth? How could you be so vicious and despicable?!”

“What exactly happened?” Wen Feng, hearing this, felt his heart pounding. Generally, his mother was ruthless in her actions, but not in her words. Today like this…

Old Madam Wen recounted what Fifth Madam had said.

Wen Feng, hearing this, was also a bit dumbfounded. He had been intimate with Liu Shi for so many years, how could he not understand her?

She was completely self-centered, not even letting her husband get close, how could she possibly seduce those filthy men at the estate?

Looking at Wu Shi’s eyes, he felt a surge of malice. This woman, her tolerance and generosity were just a facade… I’ve been fooled all along!

“Liu Shi is a lowly woman, I locked her up at the estate, planning to deal with her after we went to the capital. To solve it quietly and discreetly! But what about you!” The Old Madam pointed her finger at Wu Shi’s forehead.

“You can let her die, but you can’t humiliate her like this! Such a filthy method, letting her run around with a big belly, does that make you look good? Isn’t her death enough? She was the Fourth Madam of the family, a distant relative of mine, you acted so recklessly?! Did Li Shuhui teach you these dirty tricks?” Li Shuhui was Wu Shi’s mother.

“Mother, wife really doesn’t know what happened… sob… It was the people at the estate who acted recklessly, wife didn’t know!”

“You’re still lying! Do you think I’m old and senile? Without understanding the truth, would I question you?! ”

Wen Feng, however, was both angry and resentful. Although he knew that once their affair was exposed, Liu Shi wouldn’t survive.

Dead is dead, it’s no big deal.

But thinking of that proud, jade-white woman, who used to have a spark in her eyes when she saw him, being pressed down and bullied by a group of dirty and smelly men at the estate…

He felt a wave of nausea.

“Still not admitting it?! This isn’t the first time. Those Second Master messed with and then discarded, you just throw them at the estate to be paired up with someone, or sold to another province, that’s it. But you, you had to sell them to a brothel! Good job! In that place, everything gets said! Even the mole on your husband’s butt was spread around! You two! What kind of trash are you?!”

The Old Madam pointed at them and cursed!

“No wonder your father beat you and looked down on you. You really don’t have any backbone!”

Wen Feng’s face flushed red with shame.

The Old Madam stepped back, slumped into her chair, looking defeated. “I thought, you’re frivolous and unreliable, marrying a wife would make you settle down. But… look! Look! Birds of a feather!” Tears streamed down her face.

“Mother, don’t be angry yet. What about the estate?”

At this moment, Old Madam Wen felt truly disheartened.

Yuan Shi in the capital had a tight grip on her eldest son, they had disliked each other for years, not being together was fine. But being together, there would definitely be conflicts. She had it all planned out, with Wu Shi as a shield in front, advancing or retreating would be easier.

But…

“Mother…”

“What do you suggest?!” Old Madam Wen asked.

“Kill them all!”

“So many people, you want to kill them all? Are you crazy? It’s already spread out, if you make such a fuss, wouldn’t it be chaos! Do you think our life is too comfortable?! ”

“Then…” Wen Feng didn’t know what to say.

Wu Shi didn’t dare to speak even while crying.

The Old Madam shook her head and sighed for a long time before saying: “First transfer Liu Shi to another place, then kill her. After we leave, we’ll announce her death. Then, clean up the estate, sell the people, sell the estate.”

“Yes, son understands.”

“Then hurry up and do it!”

Old Madam Wen looked at her second daughter-in-law, who was still sobbing, and said with disgust: “Take her away!”

In less than half a day, Liu Shi disappeared from this world, and even the news of her death couldn’t spread…