Volume One, Chapter Seven: Using Her Flesh to Dissipate the Grudge

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Madam Tang shouted, "Don't slander me! Who did I kill? I didn't kill anyone!"

Ming Shu's face was cold. "Not only did you kill Yun Qing, but you also told her it was the matriarch who ordered you to do it. That's why the matriarch carries the heaviest shadow of darkness in this courtyard."

"As for why you wanted to kill Yun Qing, it was because you were jealous! You feared that capable and well-liked Yun Qing would replace you in the matriarch’s heart."

"Perhaps at first, you didn’t intend to take her life—just to get rid of her. But when she angered you, you decided to kill."

"You thought you kept everyone in the dark. But you forgot that on the seventh day after death, the soul returns to the place it cherished most in life. You never expected that the mirror Yun Xia accidentally dropped into the well trapped Yun Qing’s spirit, turning her into a vengeful ghost to seek justice."

Yun Xia looked at Madam Tang with burning hatred, tears streaming uncontrollably.

The matriarch stared blankly, perhaps wondering how her most trusted servant could betray her.

Madam Tang sneered repeatedly, "You made all this up yourself. I didn’t kill anyone! Even if you report me to the authorities, you have no proof! Don’t try to slander me!"

Ming Shu’s expression was calm. "If I release Yun Qing’s spirit, the resentment she has gathered over five years will consume those she hates to the bone. Madam Tang, whether I slander you or not, the truth will be revealed once we find the bronze mirror."

Madam Tang instantly turned pale as death.

"Found it!"

Fu Tian emerged halfway from the well, holding an object covered in mud.

Madam Tang rushed forward to snatch the mirror.

Mu Xi spread her arms to block her, then pushed her to the ground angrily. "What are you grabbing for? Didn’t you say you didn’t kill anyone? Why are you so nervous?"

Ming Shu said, "Madam Tang, if I were you, I’d tell the truth to dissipate Yun Qing’s resentment. After all, being devoured by a vengeful spirit is a thousand times more painful than slow torture. If you don’t believe me, just try."

Madam Tang was stunned for a long moment, then suddenly knelt and crawled over, clutching the matriarch’s thigh. "Please, you must save me!"

The matriarch screamed in fright twice, "Yun Qing wants your life. Don’t drag me into this!"

Two maids hurriedly pulled Madam Tang away with all their might.

Madam Tang looked around in confusion, and in despair finally turned to Ming Shu. "I’ll tell you everything!"

"I drugged Yun Qing, forcing her to be with my nephew and compelling her to marry him."

"But she was too stubborn, refusing and threatening to report us to the authorities. She said she’d rather become a nun with her hair twisted for the rest of her life than let me and my nephew off."

"My nephew, in a fit of rage, found a group of men and had them rape her. Those men were reckless... It was only when my nephew came to me that I learned Yun Qing was killed by them. I never wanted her dead—I only wanted her to leave the Hou Mansion!"

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