The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Chapter 182 Buried Alive

Shen Tang's eyes were cold. She was just wondering why the secret guards followed in, and there were two of them together. Generally, secret guards would not show their faces in public easily, especially since Chunlan was related to the feud between the brothers in the Marquis' Mansion. Xie Guimo's help led to the breakup between her father and the second master's brother. The old lady might not be happy about it, so she would naturally avoid him if possible. It seemed that she had to do so. After all the effort to send Chunlan to the Marquis' Mansion, if she was to be harmed by the second master in the end, then all her efforts would be in vain.

Chunlan was carried in, and the servant put down the stretcher. Chunlan looked at the Fourth Madam, tears welling up in her eyes, and choked out, "Madam..."

The fourth wife's tears also welled up in her eyes.

Chunlan was her maid who came with her as a dowry, and she had followed her since she was a boudoir maid. Although they were master and servant, they were as close as sisters.

Ever since Chunlan was kidnapped and taken away from Beijing, she has been looking forward to returning to the Fourth Madam every day. She thought that she would never have the chance to see the Fourth Madam again in this life. Unexpectedly, she would return to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion one day and see the Fourth Madam again. For so many years, she has been guarding the secret that the Fourth Madam asked her to investigate, and she has endured it day by day. Finally, it was worth it.

Chunlan burst into tears. The fourth wife said, "It's my fault. I made you suffer..."

Chunlan shook her head, "I can see my wife again, and I will die without regrets in this life."

Shen Tang asked Manager Li, "Have you gone to invite father?"

Steward Li said, "I have already reported it to the Marquis."

The fourth wife's maid, who had been missing for more than ten years, was trapped in Wangzhou Baihua Tower. The second lady asked the Prince of Jingyang to send someone to rescue her, and not to avoid the day when the eldest aunt returned home. It must be a big deal. How could Manager Li not report it to Shen Sui?

Not long after, Shen Sui arrived, and with him came the second and third masters, and the King of Qi also came in.

Shen Sui walked in and asked Shen Tang, "What's going on?"

Shen Tang stood up and said, "Father, you should first ask Second Uncle why he wanted to kill Chunlan!"

This sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention to the second master.

Shen Sui looked at the second master. The second master wanted to deny it, but when he took action just now, Manager Li was there and he couldn't afford to quibble.

The Second Wife said, "Today is the day when the Prince of Qi is accompanying Xi'er back home, yet the Second Miss is letting a prostitute into the house with such arrogance. How rude!"

After all, there was only this one sentence. Shen Tang said coldly, "What are Second Uncle and Second Aunt afraid of?"

"Who, who is scared?!"

Although the Second Wife spoke stubbornly, her voice was trembling and anyone with ears in the room could hear it.

Shen Sui looked at Shen Tang, and Shen Tang said, "Chunlan disappeared on the day mother gave birth to me. Mother suspected that Chunlan and Second Aunt Sun's daughter Qiaohui disappeared together, and that it was related to Second Brother's being switched. She asked father to search all over Kyoto for Chunlan. Today, I brought Chunlan into the mansion so that father and grandmother could ask Chunlan if she knew anything."

Chunlan looked at the fourth wife, "Madam..."

The fourth wife said, "Tell me everything you know."

Chunlan nodded, wiping away her tears, and said, "On the day Madam gave birth, Madam went to the Jokhang Temple to burn incense. When she came back, Madam had already given birth. Madam went to see Madam, and on her way back to the North Courtyard, she faintly heard a baby crying along the small path. Then she saw Qiaohui, the daughter of Madam Sun, who was by Madam Second Madam's side, sneaking out of the house carrying a food box. Madam found it strange, so she asked this servant to follow and see..."

"I followed Qiaohui out of the house and watched her leave the city. She found a barren mountain and dug a hole under a big tree. I was still feeling strange, but then I saw Qiaohui take a baby out of the food box and try to bury him alive..."

"I knocked Qiaohui unconscious and carried the child out..."

Hearing this, Shen Tang couldn't contain his excitement and asked, "Is the child a boy or a girl?"

"It's a boy," Chunlan replied.

"My second brother is still alive?" Shen Tang's heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Chunlan shook her head, "I don't know..."

"When I carried the young master out, he was still alive. I had intended to quietly take him back to the Marquis' residence and hand him over to the Madam. However, on the way back, I ran into some hooligans who targeted me. I couldn't escape, so I had no choice but to put the young master's food box in a carriage parked on the side of the road. Those hooligans caught me and sold me to a trafficker, eventually selling me to the Baihua Tower in Wangzhou..."

"Whether the young master is dead or alive, or where he is, I don't know..."

She could hardly protect herself at that time, how could she protect the young master?

Shen Tang was a little disappointed, but more of a relief. After all, Shen Xian had told her in her previous life that her second brother had been buried alive.

As long as you are not harmed, there is still hope of survival.

Shen Sui sat there listening. Since he believed that Shen Xi was not his biological child but the daughter of his second wife, he began to believe what Jiang said back then, that she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Now, hearing with his own ears that his newborn son was almost buried alive, Shen Sui felt heartbroken, ashamed of his deceased wife and even more so of his newborn son.

He couldn't protect either of his two sons, and he didn't even believe in his existence.

The old lady's face was pale, her hands and feet were cold, and she could barely hold the Buddhist beads in her hand.

The Second Wife pointed at Chunlan and looked at the Fourth Wife, "I have no grudge against my Fourth Sister-in-law. Why would she frame me like this?!"

The Fourth Wife has always known the situation of the Fourth House and has never been at odds with the First and Second Houses. She just lived her own life behind closed doors. However, Jiang lost her eldest son and her newborn son was stolen away, which the Fourth Wife could not bear. Now Chunlan is found and tells the story of the evil deeds done by the Second Wife. The Second Wife does not repent and instead turns around and accuses her of framing her.

Although Chunlan was not brought back by her, she was her maid. Back then, she followed Sun Mama's maid Qiaohui under her orders. If the truth is not revealed today, the fourth house will not have to stay in the Marquis' Mansion anymore.

The fourth wife said, "If I frame you, how will it benefit me or our fourth house?!"

The Second Wife said coldly, "Who knows what evil intentions you are hiding?!"

The fourth wife never argued with anyone, but now, facing the second wife's shameless sophistry, she was so angry that she was speechless.

Chunlan was loyal to the Fourth Madam and could not bear to see the Second Madam slandering the Fourth Madam like this. She sat on the stretcher and looked up at Shen Sui. "Those hooligans who arrested me back then were called Rolling Knife Meat, Er Gouzi, and Skinny Monkey. The three of them caused me so much trouble. I will remember them even until I die!"

"They claim to be among the most famous in Kyoto. Even though fifteen years have passed, it's not certain that they have all gotten their comeuppance. My Lord, just send someone to investigate. As long as there's even one left alive, they'll know I wasn't lying."

Shen Tang immediately looked at the secret guards and said, "Since he is a well-known ruffian in Kyoto, the Dali Temple must know about him. Go to the Dali Temple and ask him. If there is anyone still alive, bring him here."

The secret guard took the order and went out.

When the secret guard went out, Shen Tang gave Ginkgo a look and Ginkgo also went out.