Springtime Affairs in a Noble Family

The door was pushed open, the candlelight was blinding, and when Qin Pei opened his eyes again, the gag in his mouth had been removed.

He was panting heavily.

"I……"

Before Qin Pei could speak, Cui Zeyu threw a punch at him.

When Cui Zeyu saw the scars on Qin Pei's hand, he confirmed that Qin Pei was the person he had bitten years ago. He pulled Qin Pei into the light and asked, "Do you remember me?"

"You...who are you?"

"Looks like I don't recognize you."

Cui Zeyu threw another punch, causing Qin Pei to vomit blood.

"It's you, you little bastard!" Qin Pei realized who Cui Zeyu was, laughed heartily, and then suddenly panicked. Lu Zhong finding his son meant that his aunt was going to lose.

The words "bastard" enraged Lu Zhong, and he kicked Qin Pei.

"Kill me! I won't say a word. Go ahead and kill me if you dare!" Blood dripped from Qin Pei's lips as he looked at the father and son before him. "Heaven has no eyes, to let you two meet again. Lu Zhong, I've said it before, I won't say anything. Go ahead and kill me if you dare."

Qin Pei understood very well that if he betrayed his aunt, not only would he die, but his wife and children would also be doomed.

But as long as he clings to the secret, Lu Zhong won't be able to get to his aunt, and she will protect his family for him.

Having followed his aunt for so many years, he had long anticipated this day.

"Wait a minute," Lu Zhong pulled his son back. "If you keep hitting him, he might really die."

"It's no use, he won't tell you anything. Unless you bring his wife and children." From the moment Cui Zeyu met Qin Pei, he knew Qin Pei wouldn't betray the Qin family. "No matter what torture you use, he won't say anything. Just let him suffer here, slowly tortured to death!"

Cui Zeyu didn't kill Qin Pei, but instead cut off Qin Pei's hand that he had bitten. He wanted to make Qin Pei wish he were dead, because that was the greatest pain.

As I walked out of the house, I could still hear Qin Pei's screams behind me.

Cui Zeyu looked at the bloodstains on his clothes, but he didn't feel any joy. He put Qin Pei's hand into a box. "Take this to the Qin family and tell them that Qin Pei is dead. I'll leave the rest to you."

There are some things he can only accomplish by relying on the power of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

When the Duke of Dingguo heard that his son was willing to acknowledge his ancestors, he was very happy and immediately took the wooden box back home.

When he opened the wooden box in front of Qin Shi, and saw that Qin Shi almost fainted, the Duke of Dingguo said coldly, "Since you want to find Qin Pei, then I will bring him to you."

"Lu Zhong, you...you're insane!" Qin Shi pointed at Lu Zhong, barely able to breathe.

"You're the one who's crazy! I should have divorced you back then, instead of letting you stay in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and cause trouble!" The Duke of Dingguo snorted. "Let me tell you, I've already found Peng'er, whether you agree or not is irrelevant. Now that your brother has been demoted, the Qin family is in dire straits, and no one can protect you."

"I won't agree! Go ahead and kill me if you dare! Otherwise, your bastard son will be illegitimate!" Madam Qin couldn't swallow her anger.

The Duke of Dingguo retorted, "Have you forgotten the current predicament of your Qin family? When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. You know what will happen to the Qin family if I just lift a finger. I advise you not to cause any trouble. You can't do anything to me, and I can't divorce you. You might as well just live your life in this muddled way!"

Qin Shaoyuan valued the Qin family highly, and if the Qin family died, Qin Shaoyuan would definitely investigate.

As for divorcing his wife, the Duke of Dingguo had thought about it countless times, but he never managed to do it.

His relationship with the Qin family was a karmic entanglement from a past life, which has continued into this one.

After the Duke of Dingguo left, Qin went berserk and smashed things.

"You bastard! You beast! Lu Zhong, you'll die a horrible death! How dare you threaten me!" Qin smashed everything she could in the house.

Mrs. Liu cried and pleaded, "Madam, please stop! Smashing more things won't change anything!"

"How can I not be angry? Seeing Lu Zhong bring that bastard back, what am I supposed to do?" Just thinking about it drove Qin mad with rage. "No, I can't let him come back! This is my son's Duke's mansion; he can't inherit it!"

"You have to think about the Qin family," Liu Mama said, hugging her mistress to stop her from smashing things again. "Things have come to this point, why not let that bastard come back first? He's right under your nose, you have plenty of ways to deal with him."

The reason why Qin Shi couldn't touch Cui Zeyu before was because Cui Zeyu was hiding in Xie Yunting's mansion, and Qin Shi couldn't force her way into Xie's mansion.

If Cui Zeyu were right under their noses, Qin, who had been in charge of the household for decades, would have had a chance to succeed, whether by poisoning or any other means.

Qin gradually calmed down. "Yes, you're right. Before, when that bastard was outside, I couldn't even find him, let alone kill him. Since he insists on coming back to die, then let him come back. I want to see how long he can live under my nose!"

Qin was filled with resentment and was just waiting for the day she would see the bastard.

At this time, Cui Zeyu returned to his residence, and the servants were all very excited to see him return.

After Cui Zeyu finished packing, he rode his horse to the Jiangyuan Marquis's residence.

When he dismounted, the gatekeeper was stunned. "You are...you are Young Master Yu?"

Everyone in the Jiangyuan Marquis's mansion knew that Cui Zeyu had been robbed while traveling as a merchant, and his fate was unknown.

Seeing Cui Zeyu return alive, the gatekeeper was extremely excited. "Quickly, someone go and inform the mistress that Young Master Yu has returned safely!"

In the past, when Young Master Yu visited, he was very polite to the servants, and would often bring small gifts and food. They were all very happy to see that Young Master Yu was alive.

Facing the servants of the Marquis of Jiangyuan's mansion, Cui Zeyu was as gentle and refined as ever, greeting them one by one before following the servant to Qiushuangzhai.

However, there were also unhappy people. Princess Rongjia had just cursed Cui Zeyu to die, but unexpectedly Cui Zeyu returned. Upon hearing the news, Princess Rongjia's eyebrows twitched violently.

"Why is he still alive?" Princess Rongjia asked through gritted teeth.