Chapter 47: Third Uncle Shen: Everyone Will Die

According to Dayong law, a slave who kills his master brings disaster upon the entire family.

Is it because of this reason?

Shen Yunyao feels that if Li Yifu was indeed killed by that little servant, then the other party did not flee but ran back to the Shen Family to report it, which could only be because they did not want their actions to implicate their own family.

From that standpoint, that little servant is actually loyal and righteous.

But it's murder!

Shen Yunyao thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

She's also lost her mind!

This is a feudal dynasty!

The master family can arbitrarily decide a servant's life or death; so, conversely, is it hard to understand what a servant might do to stay alive?

Historical records show that slaves killing masters are not uncommon.

Even more, because of the master family's harsh treatment, entire master families have been wiped out.

Shen Yunyao is unclear about the grudge between that little servant and Li Yifu, and cannot judge it.

Do not advise others to be good without having endured their suffering.

Even if I have endured his suffering, I may not be kinder than him.

Shen Yunyao still has empathy.

But even so, if it is truly confirmed that Li Yifu was killed by his little servant, then killing a person deserves death; it is a matter of natural law.

That evening, the county magistrate's office's detective who went to the scene returned, bringing the latest news.

The carriage's falling off the bridge was not an accident but a murder.

Although the little servant cleaned up the scene, he is not a professional and does not know what traces a normal accidental carriage plunge would leave.

Moreover, the experienced detective followed the carriage's trail, found the narrow path the little servant had taken, and effortlessly unearthed Li Yifu's buried corpse.

The case is solved!

"This person is way too bold!"

"They actually dared to kill!"

Cuiyu, after learning the truth, was genuinely terrified.

She imagined many possible follow‑ups.

For example, if that little servant had not been caught, might he have, because his leak was coaxed by her second brother, taken lethal action against that second brother?

"Miss, you think, when he returns to our Shen Family, is he still planning revenge on our Shen Family?"

"After all, those matters were coaxed out of his mouth by us!"

"……"

Shen Yunyao stared at Cuiyu in astonishment, shocked.

She truly hadn't expected this turn.

So, is such a possibility real?

I don't know!

The little servant was seized, the evidence was conclusive, and County Magistrate Feng closed the case immediately, sending the detailed documents to the Jingcheng Ministry of Justice; once the Ministry approves the review, the counterpart will be formally executed.

"Miss, you don't know, after the servant learned the truth earlier, it was terrifying!"

"Fortunately he didn't strike at the servant's second brother!"

Cuiyu was truly quite frightened.

After all, who could have thought?

Murder!

That uncle‑lord was just the other day flaunting his power at our Shen Family, but in the turn of a day, the person was already gone.

……

Shen Shen sat at the main seat of the front‑yard council hall, with a younger brother on each side.

"The matter is just like that!"

"How shall we tell Mother about this?"

Shen Shen was truly at a loss.

Strictly speaking, Li Yifu's death has nothing to do with them.

But that person, once enraged, won't reason.

"Let's speak the truth!"

Shen's second elder brother is indeed a sincere person.

"Paper cannot contain fire!"

"Unless, elder brother, you, like before, isolate Wenxi Hall inside and out, preventing any news from entering Wenxi Hall."

"Impossible!"

Shen Shen outright rejected it.

His earlier cutting off of Wenxi Hall's communications was purely out of anger.

If he does it again this time, it will smell of a clumsy cover‑up, like the old tale of 'three hundred taels of silver hidden nowhere'; his mother might directly conclude that his unlucky uncle's death was caused by him.

"Alright, let's go, we'll all head to Wenxi Hall together!"

"What's meant to come, can't be avoided!"

Shen Shen glanced at his second and third younger brothers and finally decided to take them together to Wenxi Hall to report to Li Shi.

Inside Wenxi Hall.

Li Shi's mood was still fairly good.

After learning that her useless younger brother had left, Li Shi was relieved of one worry.

The task Li Yifu had her assist with was, for the Shen Family, a straight‑up case of exploiting from within and taking from without.

As the matriarch of the Shen Family, Li Shi couldn't do this either.

She used a quiet convalescence as an excuse and shut the doors of Wenxi Hall, just to make that brother back off.

Fortunately, even though the brother is incompetent, he still has some sense of dignity.

"Miss, the First Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder have all come!"

Wang Mama suddenly appeared and reported to Li Shi.

Li Shi's brows twitched slightly, and she said, "What are they here for?"

If the three brothers come together, Li Shi would never believe it's nothing.

Wang Mama shook her head, indicating she didn't know.

During the few days Li Shi sealed off Wenxi Hall to avoid Li Yifu, Wang Mama also didn't go out wandering, so she naturally didn't know about Li Yifu's incident.

"Let them in!"

The three sons came together; Li Shi was feigning illness precisely to avoid that useless younger brother.

Now that Li Yifu has left, she no longer needs to keep Wenxi Hall sealed.

However, when Shen Shen and his two brothers appeared before Li Shi and explained what had happened, the tea cup in Li Shi's hand slipped and fell to the ground.

"Eldest, you—say it again!"

Li Shi didn't believe her brother was gone just like that.

"Mother, about Uncle's matter, you—my condolences!"

Shen Shen wore a mournful expression.

Shen Shen didn't have much feeling for this uncle, so naturally he didn't feel much sorrow.

On the contrary, upon hearing of Li Yifu's death, he felt a slight sense of relief.

Now that this uncle is gone, there's no longer any chance of him continuing to cause them trouble.

"Impossible!"

"This is impossible!"

"Eldest, you're lying to me, you say, you're lying to me!"

Li Shi glared at Shen Shen.

Shen Shen gave no reply.

It was Shen Third Elder who suddenly spoke, saying, "Mother, everyone is bound to die; everyone will die sooner or later, there's nothing to grieve over!"

Shen Third Elder's words truly angered Li Shi.

Li Shi widened her eyes, staring intently at this once most beloved third son.

Shen Third Elder noticed the matriarch's gaze, his expression still a nonchalant one.

"Mother, didn't you say that yourself back then?"

"When my mother‑in‑law passed away, didn't you say it like that?"

"Third son, you unfilial child!"

"I knew it, I knew it, all these years you've been blaming me!"

"But, for whom am I doing this?"

"Am I not doing it for you?"

"You, a great elder, the Shen Family's top scholar seed, just for a woman, you go against your mother and me, you, you, you…"

Li Shi glared angrily at Shen Third Elder.

Consequently, Shen Third Elder stood up, brushed his robe with a hand, ignored Li Shi, his own mother, and turned to his elder brother, speaking calmly: "Elder brother, you see, our mother is in good spirits, full of vigor and energy, even angry with me!"

"Third son!"

Shen Shen silently closed his eyes.

(End of chapter)