TSWRLM -Chapter 347 Beast, Deserve to Die!

“Miss Feng, get up and speak. You know I don’t like people kneeling before me.”

Chun Xi helped Feng Yinyin to her feet. Feng Yinyin hurriedly said, “This morning I went out to buy some things for the journey home, and unexpectedly ran into my sister-in-law who hasn’t formally married yet. She had a miscarriage, and her body is covered in injuries. Her husband sold her to a one-legged madman. Madam Shen, please, save her!”

Feng Yinyin knew she already owed Chun Xi a huge debt of gratitude and shouldn’t ask for more favors. But in Hanjing, she only trusted Chun Xi; she couldn’t think of anyone else who could save her sister-in-law.

“Miss Feng, don’t panic. Do you know whose household she was sold to?”

“The Mu family… that madman’s name is Zhang Mingyang, he’s the grandson of the old matriarch of the Mu family!”

Feng Yinyin answered anxiously. Thinking of her sister-in-law’s battered and suffering face, her heart shattered.

Chun Xi also paused slightly upon hearing the name Zhang Mingyang.

That man’s leg had been broken by her.

She had intended at the time to let him return to the capital and fight Wei Lingze dog-eat-dog, but now Wei Lingze was dead, and she hadn’t expected him to continue his wicked deeds.

Chun Xi comforted Feng Yinyin briefly, then immediately sent Uncle Hu to gather information about the Mu family and Zhang Mingyang.

Meanwhile, at the Mu household.

Ruan Xiuning lay on the bed, her expression numb.

She wore nothing, her back covered in pinch marks and teeth marks, a small pool of blood beneath her.

After venting, Zhang Mingyang sneered, “You drank the medicine, didn’t you? Why are you still bleeding?”

Ruan Xiuning’s mind was in a haze; she didn’t hear what he said.

Earlier that day, when she went out to get medicine, she met Yinyin. Yinyin said a benefactor had helped, the Feng family hadn’t sold fake medicine to harm people, and Su Yang, who had framed the Feng family, had been brought to justice.

How wonderful.

She knew Brother Feng was innocent.

Yinyin had also promised to ask the benefactor to save her.

She didn’t know when the benefactor would arrive, and she was already near her breaking point.

It hurt… it hurt so much.

Receiving no response, Zhang Mingyang kicked her: “Playing dead? Hurry up and get me some hot water—I want a bath.”

Ruan Xiuning came back to her senses, grabbed a robe to cover herself, and called for hot water to serve Zhang Mingyang.

During the bath, Zhang Mingyang assaulted her again.

A severe pain in her lower abdomen made her cry and beg him to stop, but he ignored her.

She felt as if she were being split in half, the pain unbearable, and bit down hard on his shoulder.

“Wretch!”

Zhang Mingyang howled in pain and anger, pushing Ruan Xiuning into the bath.

The suffocating sensation quickly overwhelmed her. At first she tried to struggle, but when she realized she couldn’t break free, she gave up.

Memories from past years flashed through her mind, ultimately resting on Brother Feng.

She was his fiancée, and after the Feng family’s misfortune, she should have gone with him.

Back then, she was pure; even in death, she could have crossed the Naihe Bridge with Brother Feng. But now… she was filthy, lacking the courage even to find him after death.

Her chest felt like it was about to burst. After unbearable pain, Ruan Xiuning felt her body suddenly lighten.

She broke free from Zhang Mingyang’s control, drifting out of the filthy, hellish room, merging with the still chilly early spring wind, rushing toward the blue sky and soft clouds…

Zhang Mingyang released her only after venting, realizing then that she hadn’t moved for some time.

He dragged her out of the water and slapped her twice. Ruan Xiuning didn’t expel any water; her head hung lifelessly.

Zhang Mingyang reached out to check her breath. After a long moment, he confirmed she was dead.

Tsk, so easily dead… and he hadn’t even finished his fun.

Zhang Mingyang frowned, tossed her back into the tub, and called for Madam Mu.

When Madam Mu entered, Zhang Mingyang lounged on the couch eating dried fruits, speaking lazily: “She’s dead. Mother, deal with the body for me. Also, find me another more sensible beauty.”

He acted as if he hadn’t just killed a living person, but a cat or a dog.

Seeing Ruan Xiuning’s injuries, Madam Mu furiously slapped Zhang Mingyang: “Ungrateful! It was because the Wei family caught you in Yunzhou that I couldn’t get justice for your leg. Can’t you behave yourself in the capital?”

Zhang Mingyang didn’t care: “Wei Lingze is dead. As long as you don’t tell, who will know what I did before? And this woman has no relatives in Hanjing. Her husband is already addicted to the awakening incense, neither fully human nor ghost. If I throw her on the pauper’s burial mound, no one will care.”

“What are you saying…”

Madam Mu grew angrier. Zhang Mingyang didn’t want to listen, feigning weakness: “Ah, my leg hurts again. Mother, the person’s dead—can you stop nagging me?”

His acting was poor, but it worked; Madam Mu finally fell silent.

To prevent others in the Mu family from discovering, that night Madam Mu arranged for people to secretly bury Ruan Xiuning outside the city.

No sooner had the burial party left than Uncle Hu appeared, bringing people to exhume her body.

“Sister-in-law!”

Feng Yinyin stumbled forward, embracing Ruan Xiuning.

She had promised to save Ruan Xiuning from suffering, but hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly.

The Ruan Xiuning she remembered had been bright and gentle, but now she was emaciated and haggard, even more worn than during her time at the quarry.

She couldn’t imagine what her sister-in-law had endured over the past two years.

After a long moment, Feng Yinyin looked up at Chun Xi with red eyes: “Madam Shen, my sister-in-law was definitely harmed by that Zhang Mingyang. Can you help bring the murderer to justice?”

Given the uncertainty of the situation, including the reactions of Ruan Xiuning’s husband and family, Chun Xi shouldn’t promise lightly.

But seeing her sister-in-law’s frail body and countless scars, Chun Xi said solemnly: “I will make sure the culprit pays with his life!”

For justice, Ruan Xiuning couldn’t be laid to rest yet. Chun Xi and Feng Yinyin brought her body to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report the crime.

They didn’t immediately reveal the Mu family, only saying her body was found outside the city.

The coroner confirmed Ruan Xiuning had drowned, and before her death, she had endured prolonged inhumane abuse. She had miscarried only days before, yet the abuser disregarded her condition and used her as a tool for his lust.

Feng Yinyin, having studied medicine, meticulously recorded the coroner’s words. After leaving Jingzhao Prefecture, she copied them. Chun Xi then took this autopsy report to the Princess’s residence.

After reading it, the Prince Consort said coldly: “Beast… deserve to die!”