Wen Rongchang wanted to take advantage of Lin Xing'er's fainting to beat Nanny Xi to death, and then put all the blame on Nanny Xi.

But Lin Xing'er woke up not long after she fainted.

She was awakened by Nanny Xi's screams. The maids and servants who followed Lin Xing'er were kneeling beside the bed, trembling, and no one dared to go out to stop Wen Rongchang.

When Lin Xing'er heard Aunt Xi's screams, she immediately rushed out of the room and said, "Stop."

"Beat her, don't stop." Wen Rongchang turned around, stopped Lin Xing'er, and explained to her: "Madam, if you can't bear it, you can not watch, but this cunning servant must not stay any longer. She secretly took the banknotes from your shop without your knowledge, and then used them to do illegal things. This is unforgivable."

"If it weren't for your indulgence at the beginning, Nanny Xi would never have the courage to do this. Rongchang, you did a wrong thing. You should go to the Dali Temple and explain things clearly, instead of putting all the blame on Nanny Xi. Nanny Xi was my wet nurse, you can't beat her to death at will." Lin Xing'er said while crying, then turned around and yelled at the group of servants who were beating Nanny Xi with sticks.

Nanny Kexi must die. If she doesn't die, Wen Rongchang will be an accomplice.

After the incident, he must beat Aunt Xi to death so that there would be no evidence against her, then quickly hand over Aunt Xi's body, clear himself of any connection with Aunt Xi, and then put all the blame on Aunt Xi.

Nanny Xi was extremely arrogant in the Wen family before, and everyone in the mansion hated her. Now everyone is taking advantage of her misfortune. For Wen Rongchang, it is not difficult to deal with the subsequent matters as long as Lin Xing'er cooperates with him.

"Madam..." Wen Rongchang held Lin Xing'er's shoulders with both hands, pushed her forcefully back into the room, and persuaded her: "I listen to you. From now on, I will never do crooked business again. Besides, I have really changed. I have never participated in the business that the Xi family took over. Now that the emperor has caught the people of the Xi family, he will soon send people from the Dali Temple to arrest me. If you want to keep your current position, you can only push Xi Ma Ma out. She has been in charge of your shop. As long as you and I are united, we can quickly clear ourselves."

"Ah..." Nanny Xi's screams suddenly became sharp and loud. Then, Nanny Xi's crying voice could be heard from outside: "Madam, I've been murdered. Madam, please save me..."

"what……"

The sound of the stick hitting flesh, mixed with Nanny Xi's screams, fell into Lin Xing'er's heart.

She couldn't bear to watch her wet nurse being beaten to death.

Lin Xing'er pushed Wen Rongchang away violently, thinking that it would be fine even if she died with Nanny Xi, as long as Wen Rongchang didn't make the same mistake again.

But before she even walked out of the room, Wen Rongchang pulled her back. Lin Xing'er shouted excitedly, "Let my wet nurse go, let her go, Rongchang, don't let me look down on you."

"For you and our daughter, I have to do this." After saying that, Wen Rongchang turned to the servant and said, "Stop her mouth and beat her to death."

"Ah...uh..."

Soon, Nanny Xi's mouth was blocked.

The maid increased the force of her hands, and after a few strokes, Nanny Xi became motionless.

Seeing this, Lin Xing'er stopped all her struggles, stared at Nanny Xi with wide eyes, and called her: "Wet nurse, wet nurse..."

The maid put down the stick, felt Madam Xi's breath, checked Madam Xi's pulse, and confirmed that Madam Xi was beaten to death. Then the maid left and reported to Wen Rongchang: "My Lord, Madam Xi is dead."

"Bang." Lin Xing'er's legs went limp and she fell heavily to the ground. She crawled to Aunt Xi with tears streaming down her face. Looking at the bloody back of Aunt Xi, she didn't know how to hug her.

Lin Xing'er was afraid of touching Nanny Xi's injury and hurting her.

She called for Nanny Xi in great pain, but Nanny Xi could no longer respond to her.

She burst into tears and held Nanny Xi's head tightly with both hands.

When Wen Rongchang saw this scene, his heart slowly settled down.

It’s better to die, so that he won’t be implicated.

Now all we have to do is to coax Lin Xing'er.

Lin Xing'er listened to him so much, he believed that Lin Xing'er would listen to him this time too.

"Madam." Wen Rongchang stepped forward and gently supported Lin Xing'er's body: "From now on, you will be in charge of this family. When I need money, I will ask you for it. The management rights of the shop will also be returned to you. You can punish me however you want, but don't break up this family, okay? We still have a daughter."

Wen Rongchang supported her body and forced her to turn in another direction.

The maid was standing at the moon gate holding their young daughter Wen Rongrong.

When Lin Xing'er saw the child, her crying gradually stopped.

Wen Rongchang wiped her tears and asked someone to take the child away, because he didn't want Wen Rongrong to see Nanny Xi's bloody body.

Next comes the aftermath.

He carried Lin Xing'er back to the room, analyzed the situation with her, and taught her how to deal with the interrogation in the Dali Temple.

"I will take Aunt Xi's body to the Dali Temple to turn myself in. It won't be long before someone from the Dali Temple comes to summon you. They will definitely ask you about your relationship with Aunt Xi. Just tell the truth and make it clear to the Dali Temple that you trust Aunt Xi very much and have always treated her as your mother. You have handed over all the shops under your name to her to manage."

"You had no idea that she had withdrawn banknotes from the shop many times. Besides, there had never been any mistakes in the accounts that Aunt Xi gave you. Therefore, you had turned a blind eye to some of Aunt Xi's petty thefts. You had never expected that the Xi family would rely on your Lin family's connections to smuggle salt."

"Anyway, you didn't know about this before. Even if the Dali Temple investigates, they won't be able to find you. As long as you insist that you didn't know anything, the emperor can't do anything to you. Do you understand, ma'am?"

The word "Madam" made Lin Xing'er shiver several times.

Her impression of Wen Rongchang has always been that of a gentle and elegant scholar, but his words and actions today completely overturned Lin Xing'er's perception of him.

In Lin Xing'er's view at this moment, Wen Rongchang was a real villain.

"You are committing a crime." Lin Xing'er said, "You are committing a crime, Wen Rongchang."

"I am willing to change, ma'am, give me another chance."

"Who will give my father a chance?" Lin Xing'er burst into tears. "If you truly repent, you should turn yourself in at the Dali Temple and tell the truth. Maybe your crime can be mitigated."

"Impossible." Wen Rongchang said, "This is a trap. The emperor will not let me go easily."

"Then you shouldn't have done anything that would harm the interests of Yan State. If you had lived a peaceful life, why would the emperor keep an eye on you and embarrass you all the time?" Lin Xing'er asked back, "Or did you have some evil thoughts about cousin Xiao that made the emperor hate you so much?"

"I didn't." Wen Rongchang denied it.

"Is it gone now, or has it never happened before? How did you treat cousin Xiao in the past?" Lin Xing'er really wanted to know about Wen Rongchang and Xiao Sangwan's past, but what she knew was all heard from other people.

Wen Rongchang knelt in front of Lin Xing'er and said, "My cousin Xiao and I were engaged by our parents. Moreover, it was Prince Xiao who came to us when he was alive. It was not my family's intention to take over the Xiao family. Madam, my cousin Xiao and I are both in the past. Now she is married and I have married the wife I love. Let's get through this first and live a stable life in the future, okay?"

Lin Xing'er laughed and cried.

I laughed for a long, long time.

Finally, he nodded and agreed to Wen Rongchang's plea: "Okay."

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