She Reincarnated with the Ancestors of the Emperor

Chapter 34: Is this a moral decline or a distortion of human nature

Chapter 34

Chu Tianjiao's face was as cold as frost, his tone both aggressive and urgent, "Lady Sun, have you been bitten by a mad dog? Why are you raving at my sister for no reason?"

Lady Sun pointed at Chu Yun'er, accusing her with a hoarse voice, "This slut ruined my nephew!"

Lady Sun had just brought a group of ladies to the Fallen Flower Pavilion, intending to catch Chu Yun'er in a scandalous act and force her to marry Sun Yongfu.

"A servant just reported that someone was having a secret meeting in the Fallen Flower Pavilion. I don't know which family's young lady or maid it is, so I invited you all to witness."

Hearing it was about catching adulterers, the group of ladies friendly with Lady Sun became interested.

They spend their days confined in the inner quarters, with little extra entertainment in their daily lives, except for gossiping about this family and that. It was when they could most happily relieve stress.

Having a ready-made spectacle to watch was just too good!

"Very well, let's go see. Coming to have a secret tryst at Madam's birthday banquet, how truly depraved and shameless. We'll definitely stand on your side, Madam, and condemn such degenerates together!"

The door was pushed open, and a smell of blood wafted out.

Lady Sun was the first to step over the threshold, still saying loudly: "Oh, isn't this Chu—"

Before she could finish, she clearly saw her nephew Sun Yongfu lying bloodied on the bed, with a naked old woman beside him.

"Ah!" Lady Sun let out a sharp scream, rushed forward two steps, and fell to the bedside. She first tried to feel Sun Yongfu's breath, and after finding he was still alive, she let out a sigh of relief.

As she raised her head, her gaze happened to move to the lower half of Sun Yongfu's body. Lady Sun's vision went black, and she collapsed to the ground.

The ladies who had followed Lady Sun in were startled. The bolder ones came forward to take a closer look, exclaiming in shock: "He's been castrated?"

The onlooking ladies all retreated in fright.

They had seen plenty of vicious schemes and frame-ups in the inner quarters,

But this drama?

It was too bloody!

Yet... it was so thrilling!

Did the Madam of Wuning Duke just call the man on the bed "Fu'er"?

Is this her nephew from her maiden family, Sun Yongfu?

The old woman on the bed, lying there naked, looked familiar. She seemed to be that Zhang Granny who was always by Lady Sun's side.

The old woman was still holding a dagger in her hand.

Did Lady Sun's nephew try to force himself on this old Zhang, and get castrated by her?

The ladies who had retreated to the doorway whispered among themselves.

Did she bring us here to see her own nephew having an affair with an old woman, only to end up being turned into a eunuch by the old woman?

Is this the decline of morality, or the distortion of human nature?

No one went to care about Lady Sun still sitting on the ground. These ladies' faces showed contempt, excitement, sympathy, and most of all, the satisfaction of witnessing super juicy gossip.

Lady Sun's personal maid helped her up, and Lady Sun hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, go fetch a doctor!"

Then turning her head to see the group of ladies she had brought to watch, and the mocking expressions on their faces, Lady Sun shouted hoarsely:

"Get out! All of you get out!"

Lady Sun called for servants to wake up Zhang Granny.

Zhang Granny was still completely confused about what had happened, thinking she had just been making love with old Zhu from the back gate.

Lady Sun went forward, grabbed Zhang Granny's hair, and beat her wildly, then had people tie her up and throw her in the woodshed to be dealt with later.

After the manor's doctor came to examine Sun Yongfu, he said Sun Yongfu's life was not in danger, but he would never have children.

Upon hearing this, Lady Sun went mad. She brought her subordinates and rushed to the back garden, vowing to settle accounts with the Chu sisters.

Sun Yongfu was her eldest brother's youngest son.

Her eldest brother and sister-in-law doted on this youngest son the most, which was why they had begged Lady Sun to find him a bride from a noble family.

Lady Sun had schemed to target Chu Yun'er, originally thinking that as long as Sun Yongfu could connect with the Chu family, a life of wealth and status would be within easy reach.

She never expected that even his family jewels would be cut off.

Without needing to think, Lady Sun knew this must have been done by the Chu sisters, and it was quite possible that the slut Chu Yun'er had done it with her own hands.

Chu Tianjiao put on an act of not knowing anything and asked: "Your nephew? What distant relative that has nothing to do with us - how is this my sister's business?"

Lady Sun got up from the ground and still wanted to hit Chu Yun'er, "She was the only one who went to the Fallen Flower Pavilion just now. If it wasn't her who harmed my nephew, then who was it?"

Chu Tianjiao effortlessly blocked Lady Sun, "Fallen Flower Pavilion? My sister just went to the Lingering Fragrance Courtyard to change clothes, with the courtyard maids as witnesses. The Fallen Flower Pavilion is so out of the way, and my sister is not familiar with Marquis Wuning's Mansion. She wouldn't know such a place exists."

Lady Sun was at a loss for words. She could hardly say that she had arranged for someone to lead Chu Yun'er to the Fallen Flower Pavilion, could she?

"Then it must have been you. You're familiar with the mansion!"

Chu Tianjiao smiled coldly: "Haha, you're really funny. This is my maternal grandfather's home. Just because I'm familiar with the mansion, that means I harmed your nephew?"

"There are plenty of people familiar with Marquis Wuning's Mansion. Does that mean everyone is a suspect?"

"Coming back to the point, who exactly is this nephew of yours? And how was he harmed? You'd better explain clearly. Running over here to extort people without rhyme or reason - you're the one bringing shame to my grandfather."

"You..."

Lady Sun was furious, but in front of so many ladies and young misses, she couldn't say that Sun Yongfu had been castrated.

Just as they were arguing, Lady Wang, the heir's wife, arrived with people.

Lady Wang tried to persuade Lady Sun, but Lady Sun, unreasonable in her anger, slapped Lady Wang across the face.

"You're in cahoots with this slut. Don't try to persuade me. I must get an explanation from this slut today."

Lady Wang, covering her face, asked: "Mother-in-law, what kind of explanation do you want? I happen to have two witnesses here."

With that, Lady Wang had the two maids who had served the soup earlier brought forward.

One of the maids confessed that it was Zhang Granny who had instructed her to spill soup on Chu Yun'er.

"Zhang Granny is Mother-in-law's personal maid. If she harmed my cousin, shouldn't Mother-in-law be punishing her? Why come here to make trouble for Miss Chu?"

After hearing her aunt's words, Chu Tianjiao started cracking her knuckles again, making a terrifying "crack" sound. "My aunt is right. Is your Sun family trying to extort our Chu family? You'd better see if your Sun family has that ability!"

Hearing this, the onlooking ladies could guess everything.

It must be that Lady Sun had tried to set up the Chu family's second daughter, but unexpectedly, her own nephew ended up losing his family jewels.

As for whether this was done by the second Miss Chu or the eldest Miss Chu, everyone with clear eyes and bright hearts determined that it must have been done by the eldest Miss Chu!

The little tyrant was not so easy to bully. Lady Sun was too muddleheaded!

Lady Sun, in her fury, shouted at Chu Tianjiao: "You slut, don't think you can use your power to bully people. Even if I have to petition the emperor, I will definitely seek justice for my nephew!"

Seeing that Lady Sun was still so insistent, the heir's wife, Lady Wang, said coldly:

"Mother-in-law, if you still want justice, I've already sent people to invite the Duke and the heir. In a moment, Mother-in-law can seek justice from them properly!"

Lady Sun immediately deflated.

She knew all too well how much her old man favored the children of his first wife and this granddaughter.

As soon as the Duke of Wuning and the heir arrived and heard the whole story, Lady Sun received a slap from the Duke of Wuning.

"How dare your Sun family's people come to my marquis's mansion to commit such filthy acts? It's bad enough to mess around with an old woman, but to even dare to mutilate himself to frame my granddaughter?"

The Duke of Wuning was even harsher, directly defining the incident as Sun Yongfu's self-mutilation.

"Get out! Take your Sun family's rotten trash and get out of my marquis's mansion!"

Lady Sun cried and begged, saying Sun Yongfu was seriously injured and couldn't be moved for now.

The Duke of Wuning was unmoved and insisted on driving Sun Yongfu out.

Lady Sun had no choice but to arrange for people to send Sun Yongfu back to the Sun family.

After this farce, the guests left with bellies full of gossip.

Chu Tianjiao also took Chu Yun'er to bid farewell to the Duke of Wuning.

"My good granddaughter, don't take today's events to heart. Remember to come visit this old man often."

"Lady Sun is no good, but she did give birth to your young uncle and aunt. I can't divorce her before they're married."

"Don't pay her any mind. If she dares to cause trouble again, I'll tie her up and throw her in the woodshed to vent your anger."

Knowing her maternal grandfather was protecting her, Chu Tianjiao smiled and said she would definitely visit often. Only then did the Duke of Wuning let her leave.

On the way home, Chu Yun'er huddled in a corner of the carriage, looking at Chu Tianjiao with a complex expression.

Chu Tianjiao sighed, pulled her to her side, and comforted her gently: "If you're afraid to sleep alone tonight, you can stay in my Green Pine Courtyard."

Tears glistened in Chu Yun'er's eyes, but she said stubbornly: "Who's afraid? I just didn't expect your step-grandmother to be so evil."

Chu Tianjiao knew she was just being stubborn and argumentative, so she didn't bother to debate with her further.

After a while, Chu Yun'er couldn't resist asking timidly, "Big sister, did you really do 'that' to Lady Sun's nephew?"

As she said this, Chu Yun'er made a cutting gesture with her hand, clearly frightened but unable to suppress her excitement.

Chu Tianjiao nodded, "I didn't do it personally. I had someone else do it."

Chu Yun'er threw her arms around Chu Tianjiao, saying emotionally, "Big sister, I had no idea you cared about me this much!"

Chu Yun'er wasn't completely insensitive. She knew that by doing this, Chu Tianjiao had thoroughly offended her step-grandmother.

At the root of it all, it was to avenge her.

For the first time, Chu Yun'er felt that having such a big sister wasn't a loss after all.