Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2175

Shi Anxia's words "This man cannot be married" made Shi Anrou's heart sink to the bottom instantly.

She was naturally obedient, but she was also a little unwilling, "Why? Xia'er knows Master Du?"

"I don't know her." Shi Anxia's eyes were heavy. "I only know that his late wife's name was Su Yushu, the seventh child."

Shi Anrou clutched the hem of her skirt, not understanding for a moment, "You mean... his servant is his wife in disguise? That's impossible, his servant is a man, not a woman in disguise."

Shi Anxia shook her head, "No, his wife Su Yushu did jump into the well and died."

Shi Anrou felt a chill down her spine, "Jump into the well?"

Shi Anxia said calmly, "He calls himself Du Qilang to commemorate his deceased wife. The servant is called 'Yu Shu', but he is just a living tablet, reminding him not to forget his deceased wife."

Shi Anrou couldn't sit still anymore. "Then why did he ask me to marry him? Did he want me to replace his dead wife?"

Thinking of this possibility, her face turned pale. She was living a comfortable life now, how could she be so confused that she had to suffer this?

But the truth was far more terrifying than she had imagined. Shi Anxia didn't hide it from her, "No, he doesn't want you to be his substitute, he wants to avenge his wife."

Shi Anrou was so frightened that her face turned from blue to pale, and she stammered, "I, I have no grudge against him, why is he seeking revenge on me?"

Shi Anxia's gloomy eyes fell on her cheek, "Because... you are Shi Yunxing's sister."

Back then, Shi Yunxing fell in love with a new bride. He teamed up with a group of hooligans and took advantage of Du Hui's absence to defile the bride's innocence.

The bride was Du Hui's wife Su Yushu.

Su Yushu was a chaste woman. At first, Shi Yunxing tempted her with status and money, but she refused to obey, so Shi Yunxing and his gang raped her.

Unable to bear the humiliation, Su Yushu left a suicide note and jumped into a well the next day.

Du Hui found a jade pendant left by Shi Yunxing at home, and together with the suicide note left by his wife, he went to the government office to file a complaint in grief and anger.

Aunt Wen panicked and claimed that she had a way to get Shi Yunxing to become Fang Yuchu's disciple, and asked Old Madam Shi for eight hundred taels of private silver to shut Du Hui up.

She also threatened Du Hui, saying that there was someone in the yamen.

Du Hui took these words to heart and realized that the powerful officials protected each other and that it was impossible to avenge his wife, so he took eight hundred taels of silver and left Beijing overnight.

When Shi Anrou heard Shi Anxia talk about this matter, her eyes turned red with anger, "Shi Yunxing is a beast!"

What makes me even more angry is: I have to bear the consequences of his sins!

But suddenly he remembered something, his eyes widened, "Xia'er, you know so much, right...what did Du Hui do to you?"

Shi Anxia's mouth was dry as he spoke, and it felt like there was a handful of grit in his throat. It was really painful to talk about this matter.

She picked up the teacup to drink, but the tea had turned cold, so she had to put it down with a frown.

Shi Anrou hurriedly stood up to brew the tea again, but her fingers were shaking so much that the boiling water rushed into the celadon cup, splashing a few drops onto the table, soaking a few trembling camellia flowers.

An unknown amount of time passed before Shi Anxia withdrew his gaze from the dark night. "In my previous life, he bribed his way into becoming an imperial merchant. He traveled extensively, winning over the concubines' maternal families, and eventually, he extended his hand into the harem. At that time, he thought I was Shi Yunxing's sister, so he teamed up with several concubines to frame me."

Shi Anrou was stunned.