bookcurios Chapter 256: Determined to Die
Chapter 256: Determined to Die
The wooden door creaked open, and it was extremely dark inside. There was not even a candle in the whole room! Even the windows were closed, with only an armchair placed inappropriately next to the bed by the south window.
In such cold weather, there was not even a charcoal brazier in the house. It was like a snow cave, extremely cold and stuffy.
Normal people like Zhao Fangyu felt uncomfortable when they went in, let alone Zhao Fangyun, a pregnant woman?
When Zhao Fangyu and others walked in, they saw Zhao Fangyun sitting on the armchair.
Zhao Fangyun was too quiet, with a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth and ropes tied around his body.
He was so thin that his belly looked even bigger than a hunchback.
Zhao Fangyu didn't like Zhao Fangyun before, but seeing the current situation, the scene when Zhao Fangyun went to school with them in the past flashed through her mind.
Mei Xunyin was so shocked that she didn't know what to say. Zhao Fangyu was so furious that he could no longer suppress his anger when he saw Zhao Fangyun with his hands tied behind his back and tied to an armchair like a prisoner.
"Imperial doctor!"
The old doctor rushed in with an agility that was not in line with his age. Several maids helped to untie the man and laid him flat. The doctor was busy taking his pulse, while Mei Xunyin stared at the purple corners of Zhao Fangyun's lips with an unfriendly look:
"Old lady, why is our fifth daughter tied up in the house even though she is pregnant?"
"If the Song family doesn't give me an explanation today, then there's really no need for this marriage."
"The Fifth Miss and the baby in her belly also have Zhao blood. Our Zhao family can afford to raise them."
Zhao Fangyu was also angry, and his mind became clearer and clearer. He even waited for the imperial physician to finish diagnosing her pulse, then drove the person out, leaving only himself and Mei Xunyin. He took off Zhao Fangyun's clothes and looked at her wounds bit by bit.
Sure enough, in addition to the bruise on his face, there were many more on his arms, and there was also a large purple-black patch on the butterfly bone on his back. The edges had turned blue and yellow. It seemed that it had been on Zhao Fangyun's body for a while.
There were many more on the legs, as if they were pulled out by some thin straps.
Mei Xunyin had never seen such a situation before. How could the mistress of a family be treated so harshly?
Situations like Li Shumin's are rare. I didn't expect that I would understand now that there are always people better than you!
"Go to the government office and wait for big brother. When big brother is off duty, call him back immediately."
"Go back and tell mother that Fifth Sister is injured and ask the family to prepare some things."
"Also, go to my storehouse and get a box of old ginseng."
"Don't let any word of what happened today spread out. If anyone gets to Big Sister's ears and disturbs her, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zhao Fangyu was very aggressive and Mei Xunyin had no objection. Chunshao and Liuyao were the only maids left in the room.
Liuyao was also injured, so Zhao Fangyu asked the imperial physician to check her pulse. He then took the opportunity to find some clothes from Zhao Fangyun's closet and asked her to change into them.
Liuyao said it was not possible, so Zhao Fangyu just pushed her behind the screen:
"Don't worry about what others think. Your dignity is given by yourself. They said they don't plan to do it."
"The better you live, the more afraid they are,"
Zhao Fangyu had felt that something was not right with Liuyao just now, especially when he saw the hint of relief on her face after the imperial physician took Zhao Fangyun's pulse, which was even more frightening.
In fact, Zhao Fangyu and Mei Xunyin also understood why she was like this.
In this world, a woman's chastity is particularly important. After being treated like that, Liuyao had already made up her mind to die.
She fulfilled her wishes one by one, and if she really finished them, she would probably lose her life.
"You have to live well. Your young lady is still pregnant, and Liuzhu's revenge has not been avenged. You have to live and watch those who hurt you being punished one by one."
If you don't arouse the desire to survive in those who are determined to die, once they can no longer hold on and the string breaks, it will be too late.
Zhao Fangyun is the most important person at this moment, but Liu Yao cannot be ignored either.
In any case, judging from this situation, it is not their fault.
Zhao Fangyu also sent people to find all of Zhao Fangyun's dowry, searching the entire mansion.
With the help of Chunshao, Liuyao combed her hair again.
She went outside and scooped up some snow to wash her face. The biting cold helped her regain some of her spirit.
These sharp spirits were supported by the hatred accumulated in the darkness without seeing the sun. Liuyao knew that it was not their fault.
She could die, but not now.
She knelt down to Zhao Fangyun again, but this time, her tone was finally more angry: "I beg the princess to allow me to take Liuzhu home."
Liuzhu is a family-born child, and her parents are still in the Zhao family.
Liuzhu's body was thrown into the lotus pond in the Song family's yard.
She had been there, and she saw with her own eyes the pomegranate beads being thrown into the pond, and also saw the countless corpses at the bottom of the lotus pond.
She didn't have enough strength to even dig a grave for Liuzhu.
She tore her own bed sheet and made a cover for Liuzhu, which could barely be considered a coffin in the water.
I can only guarantee that if the family comes to look for him one day, they will find Liuzhu’s body intact.
Zhao Fangyu nodded in agreement and pointed two old ladies to her.
Everyone left. Mei Xunyin and Zhao Fangyu sat together, quietly watching Song Yuan and the old lady who were standing in the middle of the yard and refused to leave.
Mei Xunyin was so angry that her heart ached. She had been brought up in a pampered family and had never seen a family treat the wife so harshly.
Zhao Fangyu was angry at first, but after getting angry, he felt endless fear.
"The Song family dares to treat the fifth sister so harshly, simply because she is a concubine's daughter and has no capable brothers."
If it weren't for Qian Xiaoniang's planning, what would her situation be now?
Things in this world are unpredictable. Who could have thought that Zhao Fangyun would be in this situation today?
Mei Xunyin sighed softly: "The Zhao family never mistreats their children. Just look at the way this family behaves. They don't treat their illegitimate children as human beings. They think that all families in the world are the same as them."
Mei Xunyin had read all the news that Zhao Fangyu sent to the Zhao family.
Including the daughters of the Song family who went to the Fourteen States to spend money like water, they were all the legitimate daughters of this old lady.
Of course there were children born out of wedlock, but I had never seen or heard of them. There were only a few who were married, but they did not marry into good families.
"They want the fifth sister's dowry, the power of the Zhao family, and they want to bully men and women. They want them to have all the good things in the world."
Zhao Fangyu's tone was cold, and her pretty eyes were like a cold mountain and a cold stream.
"We won't wait for big brother. Let's wait for Liuyao to come back and then we'll take our fifth sister back."
"Find out all her dowry and take them back one by one."
"The Song family has dirty hands, so let's chop them off one by one."
There are only one time and countless times of domestic violence. There is no reason why Song Yuan didn't know that Zhao Fangyun was tied up like this in his own room.
The whole family, young and old, bullied Zhao Fangyun and the girls from head to toe. Some died and some were injured. How could they get away with it?