After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

That night, bad news suddenly came out from the second room. The second wife, Mrs. Xue, hanged herself.

After hearing the news, Liu Yunxiang just sighed: "She walked the road by herself, and she has no one to blame."

In the last life, it was Xie Zixuan who hanged himself, but in this life it was Xue.

She doesn't hate Xie Zixuan because he didn't force her to save him.

She hates Mr. Xue, so she deserves to die.

Such a thing is not honorable, and the old lady is ill, there is no backbone in the family, and the Xue family does not want to take care of it, so the funeral is very simple and hastily held.

Liu Yunxiang kept asking Zi Jin to inquire about Yan Mu, but still found nothing, as if this person disappeared out of thin air.

In the afternoon of this day, the second young master Xie Lincheng came suddenly, and as soon as he entered the house, he knelt down in front of Liu Yunxiang.

"Third Aunt, now the Marquis Mansion is about to collapse. My nephew, I sincerely ask you to ignore the past grudges, regain the power of the government, and lead the Marquis Mansion through the crisis."

Jin Yan stood aside and couldn't help but said: "Second Young Master, you think too highly of my girl. She has no time to take care of herself now. She has no ability to support such a big prince's mansion. Besides, this prince's mansion is not without men. , the old lady is still alive, why do you have to count on a woman who is about to give birth?"

Xie Lincheng blushed and looked a little embarrassed, "I know that the third aunt still cares about what happened before, so I will apologize to you on behalf of everyone in the Hou family. But all these things have passed. Now the Hou family has become a thorn in the saint's side, and other aristocratic families have also abandoned it. We don't care anymore, only the third aunt in the house has the ability to turn the tide, and I hope the third aunt can be more generous, after all, everyone in the Hou family will be prosperous and suffer losses."

Liu Yunxiang smiled lightly, "Second Young Master is indeed someone who has read the books of saints and sages. He speaks great principles. As a woman, I still don't understand."

"Third aunt..."

Liu Yunxiang waved his hand, "Why didn't the Second Young Master go to the Hanlin Academy to take up his post today?"

Xie Lincheng punched the ground, "I was tired of all the messy things going on in the Hou Mansion, so I was demoted to serve in the Jingzhao Mansion. If there is no smooth sailing at home, I'm afraid I will be sent out of Beijing in a few days."

"Let's go to local areas and make some achievements, isn't it good?"

"It's easy for Third Aunt to say. You can't point to a remote place, so what should I do?"

"Second Young Master, can't you bear the hardship?"

"I am the son of a noble family and have a high status. Naturally, I can only go to higher places."

Liu Yunxiang shook his head and laughed, "I heard that Prince Suping is also in Jingzhao Mansion now. He must be more noble than you. He is still the number one scholar. How can he go down?"

Xie Lincheng couldn't help but said angrily: "I've knelt down to beg you, why do you still say such sarcastic words!"

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes, "Second Young Master, there is no need to condescend to me. I really don't have the ability. You can find someone else."

Xie Lincheng stood up suddenly and walked away angrily.

Jin Yan was also angry, "Who are you? I used to look at the second young master and thought he was scholarly and polite. Why has he changed like this now?"

"This is the nature, it's just that we didn't see it clearly before."

During dinner, Liu Yi ran into the courtyard crying and shouting.

"Madam, help me, Aunt Li is going to kill someone!"

As soon as Jin Yan helped Liu Yunxiang stand up, he heard the movement outside and cursed in a low voice: "Don't let me calm down anymore."

Liu Yunxiang patted Jin Yan's hand and said, "Help me go out and take a look."

When they came to the main house, Liu Yi had already ran over, followed by Liniang. Liniang actually had a kitchen knife in her hand.

Zi Jin hurriedly protected Liu Yunxiang and refused to let Liu Yunxiang get close.

"Madam, save me!" Liu Yi cried loudly.

Liniang chased after her, and Liu Yunxiang shouted, "Liniang, what are you doing?"

Liniang ignored her at all and chased after Liu Yi.

"Tell me, whose seed are you carrying in your belly?"

"Of course it belongs to Third Master!"

"When did you get together?"

"Third Master and I are in love!"

"fart!"

Liniang was so angry that her eyesight turned black and she couldn't chase Liu Yi, so she had to hold on to the wall to slow down.

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and asked Liu Yi, "What's going on between you and Third Master?"

Liu Yi hurriedly knelt down and said: "Third Madam makes the decision for this slave. Aunt Li has been arguing with Third Master every day these days. The quarrel made Third Master upset and couldn't tell her the pain. One time, she got drunk and poured bitter water with this slave. The slave just did her duty to comfort the third master. Since then, the third master often talked to the slave. As time went by, the third master and I began to have feelings for each other. When the love was strong, it became natural. Now the slave is pregnant. , I hope Madam will make the decision and give this slave a title."

"You bitch, you stole my husband right under my nose!"

"Why do Aunt Li's words sound like you are scolding yourself?"

"You are presumptuous!"

"You're so presumptuous!" Xie Zian came in from the courtyard door with his face covered, "You jealous woman, how dare you hit me and kill someone!"

Liniang became even more angry when she saw Xie Zian, "Xie Zian, are you worthy of me? What did you say when I rescued you? You said you only love me in this life, only me. How long did it take for you to change your mind! You unsympathetic bastard, I hate you so much!"

"How can I, the dignified third son of the Marquis, only stay with one woman for the rest of his life? Besides, you are a country woman, and I have already done my best to give you a title!"

"You have forgotten the oaths you made. You are not afraid of being struck by thunder!"

"Oh, I'm really not afraid!"

"How could you do this to me?"

"Whether you cry or make trouble, I just want to take Liuyi as my concubine, and you have nothing to do with it! If you don't want to go back to the ravine, you can go and take Brother Kang with you. I won't give you a woman. Not to mention his son!"

"Xie Zian!"

Liniang's eyes suddenly turned red, she picked up the kitchen knife and rushed towards Xie Zian.

No one was on guard. Xie Zian was proud one moment, but blood was everywhere the next.

That knife cut straight through his neck.

Liu Yunxiang froze suddenly and saw Xie Zian's eyes bulging. Before he could recover from the shock, he fell to the ground. The blood immediately soaked his body. He twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

Jin Yan screamed in fright and quickly blocked Liu Yunxiang with her body, "Girl...don't...don't look..."

But Liu Yunxiang could still see through Jin Yan's shoulder, and she quickly recovered from the initial shock.

This scene was beyond her expectation, but it was also what she wanted.

She often breathed a sigh of relief, as if the breath she had been holding back in the previous life was finally let out.

"Killing! Killing!" Liu Yi screamed and ran out.

Liniang seemed to have gone crazy and suddenly woke up. She looked at Xie Zian in a pool of blood, and for a moment she didn't know how she killed him.

"Wow wow wow..."

Kang Geer's cry came from the side courtyard, very urgent and loud.

Liu Yunxiang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Liniang, take Brother Kang and run away quickly."