readsfreenovel Chapter 272 Settlement of Accounts
Chapter 272 Settlement of Accounts
Inside Guiyun Courtyard, servants were carrying out the corpses one by one from the hall in pairs.
Despite her stomach discomfort, Chunxue, her face pale, gritted her teeth and directed everyone to cover the corpse with a white sheet. She then ordered people to fetch water to wash away the bloodstains on the ground.
At this moment, Cuihua, accompanied by her maid, stormed to the doorway and bumped into a group of servants carrying a corpse.
The servant froze in fright, immediately stopping and bowing. He was about to take a detour when Cuihua shouted sharply, "Wait! What's going on?"
The two dared not conceal anything and quickly curtsied, replying, "Reporting to Second Madam, this is the body of a maid from Guiyun Courtyard."
"A corpse?" Cuihua frowned and ordered someone to lift the white cloth covering the corpse.
At first glance, it looked somewhat familiar; it seemed to be the maidservant in her courtyard.
She was startled at first, then a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.
Good, very good! That wild girl who just came back dared to kill someone! I was worried that I wouldn't make a fuss enough to complain to the Palace Master, but now that someone has been killed, let's see how she turns things around this time!
Then, with a little more embellishment, we can definitely drive this wild girl out of the palace.
Thinking that Granny Li must still be inside giving that wild girl a hard time, Cuihua immediately rushed into the yard, her steps quicker than before.
But as soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she was so frightened by the sight before her that her scalp tingled and her blood seemed to freeze.
This wasn't just one corpse! There were more than a dozen corpses lying haphazardly in the yard, and they were all people from her household!
Her face drained of color instantly, and she staggered back half a step. Her gaze swept frantically over the corpses, a strong sense of unease gripping her heart. She vaguely felt that things were spiraling out of her control...
not right...
Her sweeping gaze suddenly fixed on Granny Li's unseeing face. She trembled violently, as if all her strength had been drained away, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"What happened... how could this happen? How could all these people be dead? Even Granny Li... what on earth is going on!" Her eyes were filled with terror, and she murmured incoherently.
The commotion in the courtyard was quite loud, which startled Chunxue, who was directing the cleanup. She turned around and saw Cuihua's pale face. Her heart skipped a beat. Why was the Second Madam here?
Without thinking too much, she turned around and wanted to run into the hall to report to the palace master and his wife.
But before she could take a step, the sharp-eyed Cuihua shouted, "Stop her!"
The maids behind her immediately rushed forward, grabbed Chunxue's arm tightly, and dragged her in front of Cuihua.
"Snapped!"
Before she could react, she was slapped hard across the face, causing her head to turn to the side, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She was completely stunned.
Cuihua grabbed her by the collar, glaring at her and demanding, "Tell me! What exactly happened? Who killed all these people in the courtyard?!"
Chunxue's eyes were red from the pain, but she still stubbornly said clearly, "It was...it was them who went to cause trouble for Miss first! They brought it on themselves!"
"What?!" Cuihua gritted her teeth in anger, her face contorted with rage. "So, all these people were killed by that so-called young lady?! Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
In the blink of an eye, she revealed a face of upholding justice for the True Inheritance Hall. Pointing at Chunxue, who was being held down, she coldly ordered the maid beside her, "Slap her hard! Slap her face until it's bruised!"
"Yes!"
The maids immediately raised their hands, each slap landing harder than the last, causing Chunxue to scream in pain, her attempts to explain choked back in her cries.
Ignoring the other party's struggles and shouts, Cuihua, along with the remaining maids, glared fiercely and headed towards the main hall of Guiyun Courtyard.
Before the person even stepped into the hall, a sharp curse blasted in.
"You little bitch, you dared to kill my people, I'll skin you alive!"
He had just barged in with a fierce air when he looked up and saw the people standing solemnly in the hall. His arrogant demeanor vanished instantly, and the curse he was about to utter was abruptly cut off.
Her face turned deathly pale, her whole body trembled, and her voice trembled: "Madam...Master? What are you doing here?"
Meeting Zhuge Tianxia's gloomy eyes and Xiao Yueluo's extremely cold expression, Cuihua immediately felt her scalp tingle, and an overwhelming fear suddenly gripped her.
Shouldn't these two still be resting in the side hall?! How did they end up here?! That physician dared to deceive her!
Oh no, it seems I've made a huge mistake...
"I...I just came to take a look, I'm leaving now, right away!" Her eyes darted around quickly, not daring to linger for even a second longer, and she turned and darted out the door.
However, the moment she took a step, an overwhelming pressure suddenly enveloped her, pinning her firmly to the spot.
Immediately afterwards, a heavy gust of wind, carrying the fury of thunder, swept in and transformed into a giant foot that slammed into her back!
"Oh!"
Cuihua was kicked away like a tattered sack, crashing heavily onto the rows of corpses covered with white sheets outside the courtyard.
After a moment of silence in the courtyard, screams pierced the air, startling the maids and servants who were with them. They scattered and ran away screaming.
The two maids who were still holding Chunxue's raised hand to slap her were so frightened that they fell to their knees with two thuds, their grip loosening, and they didn't even dare to lift their heads.
Their bodies trembled violently as they frantically begged for mercy: "Lord, spare us... Madam, spare us..."
Zhuge Tianxia was filled with a violent aura, and his eyes were filled with a chilling coldness. He strode towards the courtyard with a tense face, each step seeming to tread on the hearts of everyone present.
Guan Xun raised an eyebrow, slowly stood up, casually brushed his fingertips across the bloodstains on his skirt, and walked out with a half-smile.
Seeing this, Bai Ze lazily followed, saying, "Oh, this is going to be interesting."
Outside the hospital.
Cuihua fell onto the pile of corpses, her bones feeling like they were shattered. Before she could even scream, she was kicked hard in the abdomen.
"Wild girl? You little slut?" Zhuge Tianxia's eyes were bloodshot as he stared down at her, each word dripping with blood: "Poisonous woman! You poisonous woman!"
The pain forced Cuihua to curl up into a ball. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Zhuge Tianxia striding towards her. She suddenly rushed over and grabbed his ankle, shaking her head desperately and crying out, "Lord! I am Yunzheng's mother! You can't hit me! You can't!"
Zhuge Tianxia was now furious. He felt disgusted by her touch and immediately tried to kick her away: "My wife has told me everything that happened back then. I never thought you were such a vicious woman, harming my daughter and my wife! How dare you!"
“…Wh-what?” Cuihua froze, the pleading on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a ferocious look as she viciously glared at Xiao Yueluo standing behind her.
This wretched woman actually brought up all those old stories?!
Damn!
She clenched her teeth, then instantly changed her expression, gripping Zhuge Tianxia's feet even tighter, crying her heart out: "Palace Master! How could you believe her one-sided story? I didn't! I really didn't do those things, she's just talking nonsense!"
"If I don't believe her, why should I believe you?!" Zhuge Tianxia angrily raised his foot and kicked him several feet away, breaking several bamboo stalks in the area.
His voice was filled with murderous intent: "You poisonous woman, I will kill you today!"