The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 169, 4 Climbing Bites

Liang Chengli ran over and pulled Lin Lihua away.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. She suffered a great shock and was feeling down for a while."

Lin Lihua cursed, "Liang Chengli, whose side are you on? Our daughter is dead! We've lost our son, and now our daughter is gone too! Who knows if it was the eldest branch of the family who did it!"

Liang Chengli sighed. How could he not be heartbroken? But this matter didn't necessarily have anything to do with the eldest son's family.

Liang Ruoyan stood outside listening to the sounds inside, while Liang Ruochu asked softly, "Why doesn't big sister go in?"

Liang Ruoyan snorted coldly. If she went in, Lin Lihua would have torn her apart by now. Last night, Lin Lihua even tried to lay a hand on her in front of her grandmother, insisting that she was the one who killed Liang Ruoxue.

Liang Ruoxue was simply not destined for it; it couldn't be forced. Besides, wasn't the one who killed the woman Lin Lihua herself bought to comb her hair?

If we're really going to talk about it, Lin Lihua is also the one who caused Liang Ruoxue's death.

Liang Ruochu lowered her eyes, a hint of a smile flashing in them. Liang Ruoxue was actually dead. What a coincidence! At least her days in the manor would be a little easier.

That's the only good thing about this whole thing.

Liang Ruoyan turned and left. It was very noisy inside. Lin Lihua was definitely not someone to mess with lately, or she would bite anyone she could get her hands on.

After much persuasion, Liang Chengli managed to take Lin Lihua away.

"You rest here, I'll take care of things outside."

"Why can't I go out for Xue'er's funeral?" Lin Lihua stared at him with a sinister look in her eyes.

Liang Chengli pressed down on her shoulder: "You're not feeling well. Rest assured, I'll take care of everything."

"Xue'er died under mysterious circumstances, how can I sit idly by? I think it was Liang Ruoyan who harbored resentment and put the murderer on my side."

Lin Lihua's hands were trembling, and Liang Chengli held them.

"Don't overthink it. None of this is true. Xue'er is gone. Let her go in peace."

Liang Chengli instructed the maids and servants to keep an eye on Lin Lihua, as Lin Lihua was indeed somewhat unstable at the moment.

Lin Lihua's shouts came from behind, but Liang Chengli ignored them; he was still needed to maintain order outside.

Princess Yongning came to offer her condolences, but no one from the Crown Prince's residence came; they only sent gifts.

Upon seeing Liang Chengli emerge, Princess Yongning whispered, "My brother fell ill last night and was unable to come. I will offer incense on his behalf."

Liang Chengli dared not complain, but if he went out today, rumors would start to circulate.

He didn't know if Li Jun was influenced by what the person said before he died, which was why she didn't come over.

"Understood, Your Highness, please."

Liang Chengli led Princess Yongning inside, and Princess Yongning looked at the coffin.

Liang Ruoxue's death was indeed unexpected, but she certainly wasn't a good person.

After offering incense, Princess Yongning left.

"Tell them to stop gossiping outside."

Princess Yongning didn't want to hear anything about Li Jun. The wedding banquet was already troublesome because of this incident, and Li Jiangui had inquired about it. But after learning what Liang Ruoxue had done, Li Jiangui didn't say anything and told them to investigate it themselves.

After the mourning period, the Marquis's residence became much quieter, and everything returned to normal, except for Lin Lihua.

Liang Ruochu accidentally appeared in front of Lin Lihua, who then grabbed her and beat her. Yao Ling was also startled.

In the end, it was Liang Chengli who came to end this farce and called a doctor.

"Madam's condition is really not good. My suggestion is to take medicine and rest, and it would be best to avoid contact with outsiders."

The doctor sighed and packed up his medical kit.

Looking at Liang Ruochu, whose hair was disheveled and whose face was covered in blood, Liang Chengli said, "Take care of her."

Lin Lihua's hands were tied. "Liang Chengli, what are you trying to do now? Are you trying to help this bitch rise to power? Xue'er has only been dead for a short time, and you're already so eager to bring this mother and daughter to swagger in front of me?"

"Shut her mouth."

The old woman immediately stuffed a wad of cloth into Lin Lihua's mouth.

"She is not allowed to come out of the bedroom again."

After saying that, Liang Chengli left with Liang Ruochu and Yao Ling.

Liang Ruochu tidied her hair, a slight smile playing on her lips. Lin Lihua, that idiot, managed to drive her to this state with just a few appearances; it was quite an unexpected surprise.

The biggest threat to the second wife is now trapped in the bedroom and won't be able to get out anytime soon. Moreover, given Lin Lihua's current state, any further stimulation might really drive her crazy.

As Liang Ruochu was thinking this, Yao Ling suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Second Master, I'll take Chu'er back first."

Liang Chengli nodded, and Yao Ling quickly pulled Liang Ruochu away.

Once inside, Yao Ling asked directly, "Did you do this today?"

Liang Ruochu asked with a puzzled look, "Auntie, what is it?"

"Don't play dumb with me." Yao Ling grabbed Liang Ruochu's hand. "If you hadn't deliberately gone over there, how could it have been such a coincidence that Madam saw you? Did you deliberately provoke her?"

Liang Ruochu pursed her lips; Yao Ling knew it was her doing.

"You child, I've noticed you're becoming more and more opinionated. What good will this do you?"

Liang Ruochu remained silent. Doing this would bring her many benefits. After suffering so many years of oppression, she had finally found a way out. It was good that Liang Ruoxue died, and it was also good that Lin Lihua was imprisoned.

“Mother, it’s been so long, you know how Lin Lihua treats us. Aren’t you happy with her attitude?”

Liang Ruochu laughed, but the large movement aggravated her wound, causing bright red blood to flow down.

Yao Ling raised her hand and slapped him.

"No matter what, you can't do this. I can't just watch you go astray and ignore you."

Liang Ruochu covered her face. What did she mean by "going astray"? Was what she did considered going astray?

She was only trying to gain some benefits for herself, and she hadn't even committed murder or broken the law, yet her own mother couldn't stand to see her doing well.

"There's no point in saying more, Aunt. My wound hurts, I'll go back and take care of it first."

Liang Ruochu left Yao Ling's side, and Yao Ling covered her forehead, wondering how such a good child had become like this.

Liang Ruochu wasn't like this before; I don't know when she developed this personality.

Yao Ling felt some regret; she had neglected to discipline Liang Ruochu.

But she couldn't tell Liang Chengli about it. At this critical juncture, it was better to avoid trouble. Anyway, as long as Lin Lihua didn't get into any trouble, she would be released sooner or later.

Shen Hanyu didn't know how chaotic the Marquis's mansion was; she only knew that Liang Ruoyan and Liang Ruochu hadn't come to the girls' school for several days.

The master sent someone over, but the Marquis's residence only said that two people were feeling unwell.

"Let's forget about Liang Ruochu, but Liang Ruoyan needs to participate in the academy examination. How can we keep delaying her like this?"

All of the dozen or so participants in the county and prefectural examinations passed. If something goes wrong in the provincial examination, who knows what the result will be?