From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 29 Black Heart
Liu Hongwei told Liu Hongzhan the whole story about Su Jinshu.

"Is Su Jinshu so powerful?"

Liu Hongzhan was surprised. He was one of the largest tea merchants in the county, and his wealth and power must have been ten times greater than his own.

"It can't be made up." He doubted.

Liu Hongwei said helplessly, "Lanting County in Yunbian Commandery is thousands of miles away. We can't investigate even if we want to. But I've tried to find out through indirect means, and she's been fluent and confident in her answers. It doesn't seem like she's lying."

Liu Hongtu, standing nearby, chimed in, "She's well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs. Compared to her, I'm like an uneducated peasant. An ordinary family definitely couldn't raise a daughter like her."

"That's really difficult. If Dad has made up his mind, it's hard for us to persuade him."

After listening to his eldest and third brothers' descriptions, Liu Hongzhan felt a plight. His father would not change his mind unless they could prove that "the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits."

The three of them looked at each other with worried expressions.

"Well, let me first meet this Miss Su who has bewitched Dad so much."

Liu Hongzhan wanted to see with his own eyes how beautiful and charming Su Jinshu was.

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In the corridor, Su Jinshu was playing the piano.

She was dressed in a gossamer silk dress, and her demeanor was elegant and calm, like an angel. Her delicate white hands plucked the strings of the zither, and the sound was like the tinkling of a spring.

The weather was hot and humid, and the maid next to her was waving a fan up and down.

Su Jinshu never thought that she would be able to become a "landlord's wife" in this life. You have to know that she is the lowest prostitute in a brothel, and it will be difficult for her to marry into an ordinary family even if she marries into one in the future. She will always be despised behind her back.

Now, I have no worries about food and clothing, I have maids to serve me, and I play the piano and grow flowers on weekdays. My life is perfect.

She has three sons. Even if Liu Yaozong dies in the future, for the sake of her reputation of being "filial", her three sons will have to provide for her in her old age.

Su Jinshu doesn't have high demands, this is her idea of ​​a perfect life.

However, at this time, her three "sons" appeared. Among them was a strange face, who was probably Liu Hongzhan, the second son of the Liu family.

"Is this Miss Su? It's true that hearing about her is worse than meeting her in person. She's absolutely beautiful, has a noble temperament, and plays the piano very well."

Liu Hongzhan smiled and glanced at Su Jinshu.

"You must be Hongzhan. My piano skills are average, sorry to embarrass you."

"No, you play beautifully. Could you please continue? We are all still waiting for more."

"Then I'll show my shame."

Su Jinshu sat upright and began playing the piece again from the beginning. However, compared to the smooth piano music just now, there were occasional off-tune strings.

She was upset.

"Second brother, what are you doing?"

Liu Hongtu whispered in Liu Hongzhan's ear.

How did Liu Hongzhan praise Su Jinshu when he was asked to test her? And the way he looked at her with such impunity was so rude.

"Haha, don't worry, this marriage won't happen."

Liu Hongzhan was confident and spoke with great assurance.

The piano music ended.

"Miss Su, where did you learn this piano skill? Did you learn it from some brothel?"

"What do you mean?"

Su Jinshu was shocked and his face changed.

"I mean, Miss Su, how much silver would I get for spending a night with a beauty like you? Twenty, thirty, or even fifty?"

Liu Hongzhan was an official in the county town and had been to places like that many times.

He saw through Su Jinshu's identity at a glance. Which lady from a wealthy family would perform those little moves to seduce men while playing the piano?

Besides, he had been to places like that so often that he could make a pretty accurate guess based on actions and temperament alone.

"You, you rascal, you're so vulgar! I didn't expect the Liu family would have such a person."

Su Jinshu said angrily and turned to leave.

In fact, she had a bad feeling the first time she saw Liu Hongzhan. The way Liu Hongzhan looked her up and down was exactly the same as those customers who often visited the brothel.

"Want to leave? No way!"

Liu Hongzhan stepped forward and grabbed Su Jinshu's arm to control her.

"Brother, let's go see our father. Third brother, go and search for the things she brought with her."

As he said this, he escorted Su Jinshu to Liu Yaozong.

"Hongzhan, what are you doing? Let go! How can you treat Miss Su like this?"

Liu Yaozong was puzzled as to why such a thing happened just after his second son returned home.

"Dad, you need to be careful about who you are marrying."

Liu Hongzhan said as he tore Su Jinshu's clothes to shreds. He was a high-level warrior, and Su Jinshu was weak in front of him.

"Here, here, and these teeth marks. You're not trying to say these marks were left by an accidental fall, are you?"

Prostitutes who entertain customers all year round are bound to encounter some ruthless customers.

Su Jinshu tried her best to cover her tears with her hands and burst into tears.

Liu Hongwei, who already understood what was going on, shifted his gaze with an embarrassed look.

At this time, Liu Hongtu came over with a bag of items. When he saw the scene in front of him, his face flushed: "Second brother, I found it. It's jewelry and banknotes."

Liu Hongzhan picked up the bag and scattered the jewelry all over the floor.

Gold rings, silver hairpins, jade pendants...all kinds of them.

"And these gold and silver jewels, of all qualities, what else could they be but gifts from guests?"

Liu Yaozong stood there in shock, his heart awash with turmoil. He had been shrewd his entire life, yet he was nearly deceived by a prostitute!
Veins throbbed on his forehead, and he turned and left, leaving only one sentence: "You handle it."

The voice was as cold as snow in the dead of winter.

Su Jinshu begged for mercy with tears in her eyes: "Please forgive me, I just want to make a living, wuwu~~"

"You're a lowly whore, you've tricked me into marriage and come to my house, you're looking for death!"

Liu Hongzhan was ruthless and slapped Su Jinshu on the top of her head. Su Jinshu's body collapsed and she died.

"Okay, so as to avoid embarrassing our Liu family members if the news gets out."

Liu Hongzhan didn't care. He thought that killing a refugee from a brothel was not a big deal. No one would care.

Liu Hongwei and Liu Hongtu were not surprised by this, as many servants and maids in his family had been beaten to death.

In this world, ordinary people are like grass, not to mention the refugees, servants, and maids at the lower level.

They had two servants bury the body in a mass grave, and then sat down to discuss business: "Let's take this opportunity to take inventory of our land and property so we have a clear understanding of it."

"it is good."

"Okay, brothers, let's settle accounts clearly."

Liu Hongtu was approaching marriageable age, and they would have to talk about this sooner or later.

In the Liu family's case, it would normally be necessary to separate and live independently. Only aristocratic families could develop as a family without splitting up.

The three brothers took out the land deeds and lease contracts of their home.

"Whose lease is this? The rent is so low, it's time to raise it."

"Why is this lease so old and there is no corresponding land deed?"

Liu Hongtu discovered an old lease dated more than 20 years ago.

“Who doesn’t have a land deed?”

Liu Hongwei checked the lease and found that the tenant's surname was Zhao.

"Don't these fifty acres of land belong to the Zhao family? They're the Zhao family that was almost wiped out, and the only son left is Zhao Shuai."

"What Zhao family? If there's a lease, it proves it belongs to our Liu family. Let's go back and ask him if he has the land deed. If not, we can take it back."

Liu Hongzhan reacted quickly and already had a plan to cheat people in his mind.

"Don't we have land deeds?"

Liu Hongtu was puzzled.

"Why are you so stupid? Who is our uncle? It's just a re-deed for the land. It's just a matter of saying hello to our uncle."

"I heard the Zhao family has a hundred acres of land. If we could get all of it..."

Liu Hongwei and Liu Hongzhan looked at each other and smiled.

The Liu family has harmed many people since its development.

In the past, Liu Yaozong’s style of doing things was to use any means necessary, but now that he is older, he has restrained himself in order to gain a reputation.

The third son of the Liu family, with Liu Yaozu, who is at the innate realm, as his backer, acts even more recklessly.

(End of this chapter)