Chapter 10 - 10 Qinglian’s Tragic Death

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Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Qinglian's Tragic Death At the moment Qinglian saw Zhan Lan, she felt as if she had seen her savior and let out a noisy cry towards Zhan Lan. But very soon, she realized that Zhan Lan's previously gentle expression had changed, now filled with towering hatred in her eyes. Qinglian instantly reacted, something was wrong—Zhan Lan was not here to save her! "Are you curious why you can't speak?" Zhan Lan chuckled lightly. Qinglian moved a bit towards the corner of the wall, watching Zhan Lan with terror. She didn't understand; Zhan Lan was not defiled, and she had sincerely changed. Why was Zhan Lan being so aggressive? Based on her many years of understanding her, the other party was not such a person! Zhan Lan's gaze was like a knife scraping across Qinglian's cheek, her cold voice stated, "The so-called poison was merely an itch-causing medicine, and the antidote was a mute medicine. Qinglian, I told you to watch your mouth!" Having relived her life, Zhan Lan lived with unparalleled clarity. She knew too well: never forgive someone who has hurt you; even if they're trying to please you in every possible way, don't forgive them. Because their true nature is how they were when they hurt you. Just like Qinglian! Realizing that Zhan Lan intended to deal with her, Qinglian tried to stand up and flee towards the door in her muted state, but Zhan Lan reached out to pull her back and stuffed a rag into her mouth. "Qinglian, I trusted you so much, yet you dared to feed me poison, truly vicious." Poisoned? Qinglian didn't understand, she wasn't the one who had poisoned Zhan Lan this time. Zhan Lan pressed Qinglian against the wall, pulling out a dagger from her sleeve. The cool blade slid across Qinglian's cheek, causing her to shiver in terror. "Qinglian, your mouth, ears, and eyes are not for betraying your master! Since they're useless, there's no need to keep them!" Zhan Lan raised the dagger in her hand and swiftly brought it down, and all at once, the light in front of Qinglian's eyes vanished. Intense pain and darkness swept in, with warm blood sliding down from her blinded eyes, the smell of blood pervading her nostrils. Fear spread, and as the blood drained from Qinglian's face, she could not even scream for help. Zhan Lan was a devil who had returned from the depths of hell!@@@@ She is a devil! ... As the sunset, a scream emanated from Aunt Ji Yue's room. "Ah!" Aunt Ji Yue snuck back to her room, and upon hearing that scream, her legs weakened and she rushed to push open the door. She immediately saw the maid, Qinglian, hung by a white silk noose on the room's beam. Qinglian's eyes were blind, her ears cut off, with blood steadily dripping down her cheeks. Madam Wang always had this hurdle in her heart; although Zhan Xinzhang had married her, the name of the legitimate wife in the family genealogy was still that of Zhan Xinzhang's deceased wife. Her son, who should have been the legitimate second son, could only remain as a concubine's son due to Zhan Xinzhang's fidelity to his promise to his first wife. This was also a thorn in Zhan Xincheng's side. Currently, Zhan Beicang and Zhan Xincheng were leading their sons on the front lines. Affairs of the inner court were generally overseen by the matriarch, Madam Wang. Old General Zhan, feeling guilty about the concubine's son and the family genealogy issue, treated Madam Wang extremely well, and everyone in the mansion respected Madam Wang. Unlike Zhan Qingqing, who had not seen the bloodshed of corpses scattered everywhere, Madam Wang was not scared out of her wits upon seeing the body. Madam used her cane to point at the corpse and said, "Quick, have someone take down the body!" Shortly after, two house servants arrived and quickly took the body down, covering it with a cotton cloth and placing it in the courtyard. Aunt Ji Yue, afraid of being suspected, immediately said, "Qinglian was Zhan Lan's maidservant; I suspect she murdered someone to frame us!" Madam Wang did not pay attention to Ji Yue, but instead noticed something off about Zhan Qingqing. She stepped over to the bed, where Zhan Qingqing was hiding under the covers, trembling. "Miss Zhan Qingqing, are you scared? Let your grandmother have a look." Madam was about to pull back the covers when Zhan Qingqing clutched them desperately. Her body bore too many traces of being violated, and her grandmother would surely recognize them in an instant. Aunt Ji Yue wanted to stop her, but Madam Wang forcefully yanked the blanket away. With more strength than the average woman, she exposed Zhan Qingqing in front of her. Madam Wang looked suspiciously at Zhan Qingqing and commanded Nanny Liu, who was accompanying her, to hold the lamp high, discovering bruises and purple marks on her neck and arms. There were deep bite marks and scratches in some places, not to mention what couldn't be seen. "What happened to you..." Madam instantly caught onto the clues. Aunt Ji Yue's knees gave out, and she cried, "It's all that wretched girl, Zhan Lan's, fault; she and Qinglian plotted against Qingqing, leaving her to be defiled by Zhu Touyuan!" Knowing about this, Zhan Qingqing felt even more aggrieved and could only cry with her head covered. "How sinful!" Madam Wang closed her eyes; she knew this mother and daughter pair too well. It must have been them looking for trouble with Zhan Lan, with the fourth daughter's weak and forbearing nature, it was impossible for her to do such a thing. Madam Wang sighed a breath of relief; fortunately, the one who defiled Zhan Qingqing was her fiancé, although it was a disgrace, it would have been worse had it been someone else! "Where's Lan, that girl? Call her over!" Just as Nanny Liu was about to go look, Qin Shuang spoke up, "Mother, Lan has disappeared, your daughter-in-law has sent people to search for her." As the words finished, a maid hesitantly said from outside the door: "Madam, Miss Zhan Lan has been found... but, the situation is rather grim, you should see it for yourself."

Chapter 10 - 10 Qinglian’s Tragic Death

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