Liu Yushu knew well in her heart that it was Wu Qing who had done this. But why did he do it? Was it to avenge her?
Liu Yushu was a bit dazed. She found it even harder to fathom Wu Qing. If she said he was a bad guy, he had helped her many times. If she said he was a good guy, he had also made things difficult for her.
However, she was grateful to him for this matter.
Liu Daqiang looked at Concubine Sun, who said in a delicate voice, "My lord, no matter how much you hate Concubine He, you should still consider that she gave you a son. Young Master Hao is still ill. If he knew that his step - mother was beaten to death, how could he bear it?"
Liu Yushu sneered inwardly. Concubine Sun really had a good plan. She wanted to kill two birds with one stone.
"For no reason, why are you involving my eldest brother? Father, eldest brother is seriously ill. He is innocent." Seeing that Liu Daqiang ignored her, Liu Yumei knelt and moved to Liu Yushu's feet. She grabbed the corner of Liu Yushu's skirt with both hands and pleaded humbly with tears in her eyes, "Sister Shu, my eldest brother is seriously ill. Please, considering that he has always been nice to you on weekdays, let him recuperate well. Please ask Father not to implicate my eldest brother because of this."
Liu Yushu gave Liu Yumei a cold look, her eyes as cold as ice. Then she turned to Liu Daqiang and said, "Eldest brother's illness was passed on to younger brother. Please, Father, find out the truth about this." She had no intention of showing sympathy to Liu Yumei.
Since Concubine Sun wanted to kill Concubine He and her son, she might as well go with the flow. It was just a matter of convenience anyway.
On weekdays, Liu Yihao always spoke ill of her younger brother and called him "good - for - nothing" and "idiot". Even worse, once when there was no one to serve her younger brother, he broke in, pulled down her younger brother's pants and laughed loudly, "I thought you were impotent since you lie in bed all day."
She had kept all these grudges in mind!
Hearing this, Liu Yumei trembled. The expression on her face was completely desperate. She looked up at Liu Yushu with terrifying hatred in her eyes.
"What exactly do you mean?" Liu Daqiang sensed that Concubine Sun's words carried an underlying meaning.
"Concubine He did such a filthy thing. She deserves to die. I just feel sorry for Young Master Hao." As soon as Concubine Sun finished speaking, her daughter He Yuyu quickly added, "Who knows if it's her first time doing such a thing? Maybe eldest brother isn't even your real son."
"Presumptuous!" Liu Daqiang slapped the armrest of the chair angrily.
Liu Yushu watched coldly. Now there would be a good show.
"You're talking nonsense!" Liu Yumei shouted at He Yuyu angrily. "Don't slander my eldest brother on purpose. You and your mother have never had good intentions. Father, don't believe what this mother - daughter pair says."
Seeing this, He Yuyu glanced at her mother and immediately burst into tears, pretending to be scared out of her wits.
"Enough, all of you shut up." With a roar from Liu Daqiang, the women didn't dare to say a word.
He ordered the guards to take the male servants away. As for Concubine He, she was still being whipped. Judging from the situation, she probably wouldn't survive.
Since the matter had become so serious, it definitely wouldn't end casually. Liu Yushu originally planned to push her father a bit further to deal with Liu Yanhao as well, but then she changed her mind.
Whether Liu Yanhao was her father's real son or not, this matter had touched her father's sore spot.
It was okay to beat a concubine to death for being unfaithful. But if her father knew that he had been raising someone else's son for twenty years, it would become a joke in the whole capital.
"Father, your daughter is a bit tired and wants to go back to rest first." Liu Yushu stood up and said respectfully.
"You're in poor health. Go back first." Liu Daqiang didn't look at her. Squinting his eyes, he watched the whip lash Concubine He again and again. With a dark face, he said, "If anyone dares to be unruly in the future, they'll end up like this bitch."
It was obvious that her father was talking to Concubine Sun.
Concubine Sun turned pale with fright and nodded repeatedly, not daring to say a single word in reply.
Zui Tao supported Liu Yushu back to her room.
Concubine He was bound to die. Her younger brother's injury was getting better, and for the time being, no one in the mansion could harm her.
But she still couldn't feel at ease. There was still one person who could hurt her.
Liu Yushu made up her mind that if she met Wu Qing again, she must ask him clearly about that night!
It was late at night.
Zui Tao served her to wash up. She took out the gold hairpins from her hair, and her long hair like seaweed fell loose. She changed into a thin crescent - white gauze long gown and lay on the couch.
The material of the long gown was very light and soft, like a thin layer of white mist. It made her look transcendent, as elegant and otherworldly as a fairy.
Zui Tao lit the agarwood incense. After turning off the lamp, she went out and sat at the door to keep watch.
The night grew even deeper. Large clouds covered the moonlight. A figure appeared on the roof and disappeared in the moonlight in a blink of an eye.
A slender finger quickly swept across Zui Tao's shoulder. Zui Tao, who had been acupointed, immediately tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep.
The door opened and closed. The figure slipped into the room silently.
Wu Qing stood in front of the couch, looking at Liu Yushu with her back to him. He was worried about the injury on her forehead, so he came to see her specially.
Although the light in the room was off, there were two candles burning in the outer hall. He could clearly see her back. His cold eyes instantly became hot, and his breathing grew heavier and heavier.
Wu Qing didn't dare to act rashly for fear of waking Liu Yushu. He carefully reached out his hand and gently placed it on her forehead, gently rubbing her forehead with his fingers and feeling that the wound had scabbed over.
This was the first time he was so gentle, as if he was touching a pool of warm water. She was like warm water, making him afraid to hold her tightly. He was afraid that if he used a little more force, the beauty in his arms would disperse and melt like water.
He had lived for twenty - three years. It was only after he met her that he understood that he shouldn't be rough with a woman.
"Don't come near. Don't touch me." Liu Yushu murmured in her dream. She suddenly grabbed Wu Qing's hand tightly with both hands and hugged it in her arms.
His heart was pounding wildly. His breathing was completely out of order. His expression seemed to be one of gritted - teeth endurance.
Liu Yushu was having a nightmare. That day, Concubine He had locked her up with two male servants. She had almost been defiled. Tears streamed down the corners of her eyes and finally landed on his wrist, like a basin of cold water extinguishing the raging fire in his heart.
After hesitating for several times, Wu Qing finally couldn't help but press a passionate kiss on her cheek.
She didn't wake up. Her frowning brows gradually relaxed. She was like a sleepy little kitten, cute and charming.
He had many ways to keep her in a deep sleep, and even ways to make her unaware of his every move. But besides leaving a kiss on her beautiful cheek, he did nothing.
He wiped away her tears. In his mind, he remembered her glaring at him and scolding, "You're just a reckless man. You use your high martial arts skills to do evil. You can force me today and other women tomorrow."
Those words hurt him deeply like knives. He didn't like her talking to him harshly. He didn't want to hear a single word of it!
But at this moment, Wu Qing felt at ease. Usually, he always spent the long nights alone. Today was different. He had her. There was someone on his mind, and his empty heart was filled with warmth.
She was the first person who made him want to give up being a martial arts master and live in seclusion in peace. To be exact, she was the first woman.
That night, Liu Yushu had a dream. She dreamed that Wu Qing was smiling at her tenderly, completely different from the cold and fierce man he usually was!
"Ah—" With a scream, Liu Yushu woke up, covered in sweat.