Chapter 377 A complete defeat

Liuli smiled at herself, tears in her eyes almost falling. She looked up at the exquisitely carved pattern on the beam, which was a pair of lotus flowers.

There is no woman who does not desire to meet a man whom she deeply loves and who deeply loves her in her life. She meets him, but from childhood to adulthood, everything has come too easily. So, when she meets him, she does not know that is what she wants most. When she understands, it is too late. What is lost cannot be returned, what is persistent cannot be obtained, love becomes empty, and only hatred remains.

But what does it matter? She is in hell, so all those whom she hates and loves should come down to accompany her! If we are to be destroyed, we should be destroyed together. It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace. She doesn't care about anything anymore.

When a person doesn't care about anything anymore, what is there to be afraid of?
Liuli smiled slightly, looking at Chunfeng, but her smile did not make people feel warm at all, but rather a creepy coldness. The light and indifferent words seemed to come from a distant edge, or from the abyss of nothingness, and she whispered: "Yes, who can I blame?"

"Well, I have hidden Cuiyan. What can you do? I am the only one in the world who knows where she is. By the way, I have good news for you."

Liuli's eyes flickered as she looked at Youshi and the Marquis, and she smiled brilliantly, a smile of victory: "Congratulations, father and mother. You are going to be grandparents again. Cuiyan is already pregnant with my eldest brother's child."

"You're talking nonsense. The doctor has already checked Cuiyan and she's not pregnant at all. Your trick is useless." Chunfeng objected.

Liuli said indifferently, "There are such coincidences in this world. Cuiyan lied and wanted to use the child to get the status of a concubine, but unfortunately Ye Jinxuan saw through it."

"I have to say that Ye Jinxuan is a thoughtful person. The funny thing is that it was because she invited a doctor and exposed Cuiyan's lies that my sister-in-law was so relieved to send Cuiyan away, allowing Cuiyan and the child in her belly to escape the disaster and leaving another bloodline for your Xia family. According to Cuiyan's own recollection and the doctor's speculation, Cuiyan was pregnant during the two days when the Queen Mother passed away..."

Everyone present was stunned by the news.

If what Liuli said was true, then she was holding a trump card that could deal a heavy blow to the Marquis' Mansion. Of course, the Marquis' Mansion would not collapse because of this mistake. At most, the Marquis would be accused of not raising his children well, and the Marquis' Mansion would become a laughing stock again. However, Chunli's future would be completely ruined. The Queen Mother passed away, and the whole country was in grief, while Chunli was trapped in the land of pleasure, and with his concubine who was kept outside...

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Cui Yan's recollection is wrong, or that the doctor's diagnosis is wrong. Let's just wait until things are ripe and everything will become clear." Liuli threw out another sentence lightly.

Zhou was dumbfounded. In her eyes, Zhao Liuli had always been a useless woman with a high position and a high status. But now, at this moment, this conclusion was completely overturned. It had to be said that Liuli was a vicious person.

But then, she saw hope. Obviously, Youshi could no longer do anything to Liuli. As long as Cui Yan could not be found, Youshi would not dare to touch Liuli. Even though Chunli was born out of wedlock, he was the eldest son of the Marquis' Mansion. What Youshi valued most was the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, and the Marquis would never watch his eldest son being ruined.

Even if Liuli was lying, Youshi and the Marquis did not dare to take the risk.

As long as Liuli was safe, what could Youshi do to her? Even a rabbit would bite when it was cornered, and a dog would jump over the wall when it was cornered. If she was cornered, she would rather fight to the point of mutual loss. No matter how bad the loss was, the loss of her eldest brother's family would be more severe than hers.

After figuring this out, Zhou's back straightened up.

In just a moment, You had already thoroughly analyzed all aspects and interests involved in the whole incident.

She underestimated Liuli. This woman has transformed from a simple paranoid person into a scheming conspirator and a cunning venomous snake.

Chunfeng sighed in his heart, having come this far, he still couldn't go any further.

"Mother, if there is nothing else, then I will go back first. Today is the 7th day after the Empress Dowager passed away. I will go back to chant sutras and pray for her to express my grief." Liuli said calmly while looking at Youshi.

The corners of You's mouth twitched again and again, and the resentment and anger in her heart rushed up and then suppressed. In the end, she could only say: "Now that the matter has been explained clearly, forget it. I hope you can take good care of Cuiyan. After all, she is pregnant with the blood of the Xia family."

What I thought was a sure thing ended up being a complete failure.

She couldn't act rashly until Cui Yan's news was confirmed and the baby in Cui Yan's belly was taken care of.

Liuli bowed without even looking at Chunfeng, and left leisurely.

Zhou also said, "Brother and sister-in-law, let's go too."

No one in the room spoke or moved.

Zhou tugged at the master: "Master, there is nothing for us to do here, why don't you leave quickly?"

Xia Zhuoqin was still confused. Was this the end of the matter? Did he not have to divorce Zhou? Did his elder brother and sister-in-law not pursue the matter?

"Hurry up and go! Do you want to stay for dinner?" Zhou pulled the master and left.

As Youshi watched the two men leave, she could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Chunfeng and the Marquis both looked horrified and cried out in surprise.

"lady……"

"Mother……"

Half an hour later, Ye Jiayao and Qiao Mingxiu came out of You's room. The three young masters of the Xia family stepped forward and asked anxiously, "How is mother?"

Ye Jiayao said, "It's getting better now. The doctor said it was caused by anger. Don't make your mother worry these days."

Chunli blinked his eyes, squeezed out two tears, and blamed himself: "It's all my fault, this is all my fault, I am unfilial..."

Of course it's your fault. If you hadn't been so obsessed with sex and caused such a disaster, your mother wouldn't have been so angry with Liuli and Zhou that she vomited blood today. Moreover, this matter is not over yet. Cui Yan's existence is a time bomb and no one knows when it will explode.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so soft-hearted and let Cui Yan go, there wouldn't be this disaster today." Qiao Mingxiu also started crying.

Ye Jiayao sighed, "It's not your fault. Could you possibly kill Cui Yan? If you were so cruel, you wouldn't be Qiao Mingxiu."

Not to mention the Qiao family, if the same thing were put in front of Ye Jiayao, she would make the same decision. Cui Yan is hateful, but her crime does not deserve the death penalty.

Anyone to blame can only be Liuli, this woman is too perverted.

Chunfeng sat down blankly, looking annoyed.

Xia Chunyu was silent for a moment, then said, "Everyone come to my place and discuss what to do next?"

No one can live in peace unless Cui Yan's hidden danger is resolved.

Ye Jiayao said, "No need to discuss, Chunfeng, cheer up. Being dejected won't solve the problem. If you want freedom and want to be yourself, go back now and see if there is any way to find Cuiyan's whereabouts. Keep us informed at any time."

Xia Chunfeng narrowed his eyes, bit his lip, stood up and went out.

Yes, he couldn't be so discouraged, he couldn't be led by Liuli, and he couldn't let Liuli hurt his family again. So, he had to find Cuiyan as soon as possible.

"Brother and sister-in-law, you don't have to worry. Problems can always be solved. As long as you are well in the future and don't worry our father and mother anymore, you will be filial." Ye Jiayao said.

Chunli nodded sadly: "I think father's condition is not very good, why don't I stay and accompany him, Mingxiu, you take care of mother."

Ye Jiayao did not object this time. Chunli knew that his father was in a bad mood and would be even angrier when he saw him. He might even beat him up, but he still chose to stay, which showed that he already had the courage to face the problem.

"Okay, then I'll leave my father and mother to you. Chunyu, you stay here too. I'm going to do something and come back later."

Ye Jiayao was afraid that the Marquis would get too angry, and he would need someone to calm the situation down. Chunyu was the most important person in the Marquis's mind, so the Marquis would still listen to what Chunyu said.

Xia Chunyu asked worriedly, "Where are you going?"

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "I'll go and dispel the possibility of some people forming an alliance."

Xia Chunyu understood that Ye Jiayao was going to find her third aunt.

Ye Jiayan did go to find Zhou.

At this moment, Zhou was showing off her power to the master.

"You useless thing, you actually want to divorce me, go ahead and divorce me. If you dare to do it on the first day, don't blame me for doing it on the fifteenth. At worst, we can just break up and both of us will perish together."

Xia Zhuoqin felt nauseous in his heart and his ribs ached with anger. "You stinky woman, you caused the trouble yourself and made him so passive, yet you are still so arrogant."

But he was still completely dominated by Zhou. As a couple for more than 20 years, he had experienced Zhou's arrogance and domineering behavior countless times and knew her temper well. As long as she had a little support, she would dare to make trouble.

Chunli's affairs are Zhou's reliance. Zhou may not care about the Xia family, but he has to care because his surname is Xia.

As the saying goes, when one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. He knew very well in his heart that the reason he could get along smoothly in the Ministry of Personnel was not because he was so capable, but because he was the younger brother of Marquis Jing'an.

"Do you think I want to? Haven't you seen how determined my elder brother and his wife are? They even said that they don't recognize me as their brother. What can I do? In the final analysis, it's all because you are stupid and you get hot-headed when someone coaxes you. I beg you to use your brains in the future. You are arrogant but have no ability. Don't cause trouble for me outside. Otherwise, I will not forgive you." As the head of the family, Xia Zhuofeng still has to have prestige. It is obviously Zhou's fault this time. If he continues like this and lets her ride on his neck, won't she be even more arrogant in the future?

After Xia Zhuofeng finished speaking, he angrily flicked his sleeves and strode away.

Zhou opened her mouth and wanted to yell a few times, but then she thought better of it. God bless her, she could still stay in this family and continue to be the wife of the Minister. That was good enough.

The maid came in and reported: "The Second Young Madam is here."

Zhou's heart was pounding. Why did Ye Jinxuan come to her? Was she going to settle accounts with her?
(End of this chapter)