Tianliangyuan

Chapter 448 It’s too late!

Li Mingya was taken aback, clearly she hadn't thought about these things at all.

In Xu Junting's view, Li Mingya's behavior showed that she was a suspicious person. She subconsciously suspected that Li Mingya and Li Mingshu were having an affair just because she saw her half-sister wearing that jade pendant. She never thought of any other possibility!

This realization left Xu Junting quite dissatisfied and somewhat frustrated.

He didn't know how to face his wife, so he glanced at his daughter and left in a hurry.

Li Mingya suddenly realized that she seemed to have never understood her husband, and he was right, why hadn't she thought of investigating him?

Xu Junting pestered Xu Junan to drink with him, and then he started crying. Why should he?

Why do we always suspect him whenever something bad happens?

If he really did it, then he'll admit it, but the problem is he had no idea!

Therefore, he always felt that he was wronged.

Xu Junan never expected his third sister-in-law to have such a personality.

Thinking about the two wicked servants around her, she felt even more that her third sister-in-law was not right. If there were more children in the future, would she make the children suffer when she managed the inner quarters?

It's said that daughters of military generals rarely have a personality like Li Mingya's.

Moreover, among the women in the family, Li Mingya is probably the only one like her.

Princess Anhe always spoke her mind. Zhang was a bit better than her, mainly because she had been disciplined by her mother-in-law a few years after marrying into the family.

After all, Zhang was the eldest daughter-in-law, and the Duke's mansion would eventually be handed over to her to manage. Therefore, Wang Ruolan valued her more and was willing to teach her more.

Princess Anhe only cared about her own little courtyard and lived her peaceful life. There was not much suspicion between her and Xu Junfeng. She always asked questions directly. Moreover, no matter how powerful and domineering Xu Junfeng was outside, he was henpecked at home!

Whenever Princess Anhe stepped out of her small courtyard, she always acted as if her husband was the most important person in the world, always giving him face. As a result, the couple was always very loving.

So far, it's just Xu Junting and his wife who are having conflicts.

Fortunately, it's not a big problem.

Besides, young couples can work things out a bit more and things will be fine.

Li Mingshu was forced to kneel for a day and a night. When she finally left, she was so weak that she could not move at all and had to be helped into the carriage by servants.

The Xu family didn't deliberately mistreat her. It was already merciful of them not to make her kneel on broken tiles, so how could they possibly give her a soft cushion to kneel on?

Li Mingshu's face was also slapped until it was a pig's head. She herself was reluctant to put in the effort, but Xu Junting's men had no intention of showing any mercy to women.

When Li Mingshu was brought back, Li Zhangping only glanced at her before ignoring her completely.

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have had to lower himself in front of his in-laws.

She brought it all on herself!

Seeing Li Mingshu in such a disheveled state, Ji felt a sense of relief.

But it's not enough.

That night, Li Mingshu woke up in the middle of the night from the cold. Her blanket had disappeared, and when she tried to call for help, no one answered. Moreover, the door was locked.

Helpless, Li Mingshu had no choice but to find some of her old clothes and wrap them around herself.

It was while looking for her clothes that she realized most of her belongings were missing.

She endured until dawn, and Li Mingshu was finally able to come out of the house. She cried and made a scene until she finally managed to get Li Zhangping to come to her place. She found that her clothes and bedding were all neatly arranged. How could he have deliberately frozen her?

Moreover, Li Zhangping had truly lost patience with this daughter and simply turned and left.

Li Mingshu was so angry that she cried for a long time, but no one came to comfort her.

Although Li Mingshu's actions couldn't be publicized everywhere, the people in the mansion still knew about them.

Therefore, Li Mingshu is now like a piece of dog excrement in the Li family, and no one wants to pay attention to her.

Besides, who would want to cause trouble for themselves after offending the mistress?

When the three-day period was up, Ji looked at Li Zhangping with a cold eye, her dissatisfaction reaching its peak.

Li Zhangping sighed: "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I don't want her to die? But the problem is, she somehow managed to get close to the Jiang family, and now the Jiang family is pleading for her life. What can I do?"

Madam Ji sneered: "The Jiang family and the Xu family have a feud, surely my husband knows that?"

Li Zhangping was taken aback: "These two matters cannot be compared. Besides, in the imperial court, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. So, who knows if the two families will reconcile in a few days?"

Ji Shi said with a sarcastic expression, "What you call eternal interests is just a way of avoiding offending people."

Jiang family?

Besides Consort Jiang in the palace, who else in the Jiang family is presentable?

Jiang Ning, who took the initiative to come to his door to become his concubine?

What a motley crew!

There was nothing Ji could do, but she could pass the message on to her son-in-law.

Last time, I almost made my son-in-law resent me. This time, I absolutely cannot do anything foolish again.

Li Mingshu was accompanied by an old woman and a maid. The three of them rode together in an ordinary old carriage and finally left the city gate.

Only then did Li Mingshu dare to lift the curtain and peek outside, turning back to glare at the high city wall with a venomous look.

"Li Mingya, you just wait, I won't let you get away with this!"

To this day, she has not repented and reformed; instead, she hates her elder sister even more.

So how could the Xu family possibly let her go?

Just as the carriage was about to change course onto the main road, it was surrounded by a group of people.

The driver was hired by Li Zhangping from outside. He only said that he was taking a distant relative to the countryside and gave him sixty coins as a reward for his hard work.

Xu Junting didn't make things difficult for him and let him go.

However, the three people inside were not so lucky.

"Li Mingshu, since you don't want to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

Li Mingshu's face was still swollen and red, and her eyes were so narrow they looked like slits. When she saw Xu Junting riding a tall horse, she felt a renewed desire to climb up to him.

"Sanlang, what crime have I committed by admiring you?"

"Shut up, you!"

Xu Junting got goosebumps all over from her calling him "Sanlang".

At a command, all three were dragged down.

The two servants were former servants of the Li family. Xu Junting ordered his men to search for their indentures and then sent them to the estate that Li Mingya had accompanied as part of her dowry to do hard labor.

As for Li Mingshu?

Haha, she wasn't so lucky.

"Force it down her throat!"

Xu Junting went to Xu Zhaozhao for help and obtained some medicine that could completely turn Li Mingshu into a mute slave.

"Sever the tendons in her right foot and right hand, and forbid any medical treatment!"

"Yes!"

Li Mingshu struggled in vain, only to be met with excruciating pain.

Xu Junting dismounted and stood before her: "Now, do you still dare to try to harm my wife and children?"

Li Mingshu shook her head desperately, hoping to be spared this time.

"Too late! Send them to the mines; the laborers there are longing for women every day!"