Chapter 154 The Ugly Human Heart 1
Yin Yong did not notice what his second brother Yin Chuan had done. He thought that as long as he threw the bronze mirror back to its previous place, the tragedy would end.

After celebrating the seventh day after her parents' death, Yin Huaer returned to the town. After that, she rarely returned to Taoyuan Village and seemed to be deliberately avoiding Yin Yong.

Just when Yin Yong was about to forget about the bronze mirror, Yin Chuan came back from the town and said that he had saved the life of a nobleman, who rewarded him with a lot of silver and money. His family was going to leave the village and live in the town.

Yin Yong was just happy for his second brother's family, but he was not jealous. His second brother was already married and had a wife and children. If he could live a better life, he would be happy for his second brother.

However, not long after Yin Chuan's family moved to the town, Yin Huaer and Xin Xiucai died on the way to the imperial examination. They died quietly. If the innkeeper had not noticed that they had not gone out for three days, no one would have discovered that they had passed away.

Both of them died in their sleep. There was no external force causing their death, and there were no signs of poisoning. The case was concluded as natural death, and the local county government then notified the Xin family to collect the bodies.

Yin Yong was shocked when he received the news. He had clearly thrown the mirror away and his sister had only made one wish. How come he and his wife died quietly like their parents? This made him even more terrified.

He and his eldest brother Yin Shan went to the town to meet his second brother Yin Chuan. The three brothers planned to discuss who would go with the Xin family to collect the bodies of his sister and brother-in-law.

However, when the two brothers arrived in the town, they discovered that Yin Chuan had not just moved into a big house, but was living a life of ordering servants around, and everything he ate, wore, and used was exquisite.

Yin Yong's brows were furrowed into a frown. He felt that his second brother had lied to them. Even the usually honest Yin Shan saw through it.

"What does Chuanzi mean by this? He says one thing to us and another behind our backs. Is he afraid that poor brothers like us will get close to him?"

"Brother, I don't think Second Brother can live like this simply because he was rewarded with some silver by a noble. I'm afraid that noble has given all his property to Second Brother!"

Yin Shan was also angry. When Yin Chuan, dressed in silk and satin, hurried into the flower hall, he said directly:
"Yin Chuan, Hua'er and her husband passed away unexpectedly on their way to the imperial examination. The Xin family sent someone to Taoyuan Village to inform us, asking us brothers to help bring our sister's body back."

Before Yin Shan finished speaking, Yin Chuan's face turned pale, as if he was greatly frightened. Yin Yong, who had been silent all this time, seemed to realize something and said:
"According to the person who reported the news from the Xin family, my sister and brother-in-law both passed away in their sleep, just like our parents."

"What? How is this possible?!"

Yin Chuan fell into the chair, the expression on his face changing from time to time.

Yin Yong suddenly had a bold guess. He rushed forward, grabbed Yin Chuan's collar and said:
"Did you make a wish to that bronze mirror? Did you?!"

Yin Chuan was brought back to his senses by his brother's questioning. He vehemently denied it.

"I don't understand what you are saying."

"Stop pretending, that bronze mirror is not a good thing. It will cost you a price to fulfill your wish. My sister asked the bronze mirror to marry her sweetheart, and the price is the lives of my parents!

That thing was very evil, so I threw the bronze mirror away. Did you listen to what your sister said and retrieve the mirror? "

Facing Yin Yong's questioning, Yin Chuan stubbornly refused to admit it, and even pushed him away, saying with an unhappy look on his face:

"What nonsense are you talking about? What bronze mirror? What wish? I don't know anything."

Yin Yong was very sure that the other party must have made a wish. His wish was to live a rich life with gold and silver jewelry. He lived that life, so his sister and brother-in-law died.

Yin Yong felt a chill in his heart. If his sister had made a big mistake because she didn't know about the strangeness of the bronze mirror, it would be excusable. But his second brother knew it clearly and still chose to exchange the lives of his relatives for his own rich life. What a selfish and greedy person.

Yin Yong wanted to rush into the backyard to find the peculiar bronze mirror, but was kicked out by his second brother's servants. "Yin Yong, don't say that I, your brother, am rude to you. Do you think you can just barge into the backyard? What if you, a grown man, go in and scare the women?"

"Bah! Why didn't you say you offended my sister-in-law, nieces, and I when we were having dinner together earlier? You don't need to make excuses. I advise you to throw away that evil bronze mirror, or you will definitely end up in trouble."

"Get lost! Don't lecture me! You're just jealous of my wealthy life."

"Am I jealous? You know best how you got your rich life. You got it by stepping on the corpses of your sister and brother-in-law. It won't last forever!
I have already advised you, if you do not repent, the relationship between us brothers will be severed!"

After hearing this, Yin Chuan said nonchalantly:

"Break it off, as if I would cling to you. Don't step into my door again in the future."

After saying that, he pulled Yin Shan, who didn't know how to persuade him, into the room.

Yin Yong looked at the closed vermilion lacquer door in front of him, feeling upset. He turned around and went to the Xin family, deciding to bring back the bodies of his sister and brother-in-law with the Xin family to bury them.

When Yin Yong and the Xin family saw the bodies of their relatives, they learned that his sister was three months pregnant. This made him cry out in sorrow, but he did not dare to tell the Xin family that the disaster was caused by their Yin family.

When the Xin family found out that Yin Huaer was pregnant, they were even more sad than Yin Yong. Not only did they lose their son, but they also lost their unborn grandson. It was a double blow.

When Yin Yong and the Xin family brought back the bodies of the young couple, he received another piece of bad news. His second brother Yin Chuan's family was targeted by criminals because they were too high-profile after becoming rich. In the middle of the night, thieves broke into their house and killed their entire family, even the servants.

Yin Yong felt exhausted in an instant. After hurriedly burying his sister and brother-in-law, he went to look for his eldest brother Yin Shan. It must be his eldest brother who was handling his second brother's funeral.

When Yin Yong returned to Taoyuan Village and went to his eldest brother's house, he found that everyone in his eldest brother's family was in high spirits and there was no sadness at the death of his younger brother. He felt a pang in his heart.

When Yin Shan's wife saw Yin Yong, she immediately concealed the joy on her face, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes artificially, and invited him into the house.

After Yin Yong entered the yard, several nephews and nieces were busy moving boxes. The mahogany box was obviously a good thing and was not light.

Sister-in-law Tang stepped forward to block Yin Yong's sight and let him into the main room.

After Yin Yong sat down, he asked:

"Where's Big Brother?"

"Your eldest brother went to look after the graves of your second brother's family."

"Has the perpetrator been caught? Why are you in such a hurry to bury him?"

Yin Yong asked unhappily.

Sister-in-law Tang's expression changed and she said:

"The coroner in the government office has examined the case and told us to take the body back for burial. It's hot now and if we don't bury it, it will stink.

Your nephew is getting married next month. How can we see corpses lying around in our yard? And it’s not just one, it’s five. Our small yard can’t hold all of them.”


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