frightfiction Chapter 83 Brother
Chapter 83 Brother
Qiao Qingshu's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and her heart trembled violently.
Although Bai's eyes were filled with tears, she couldn't hide her joy.
“Your brother is currently in the capital, at the residence of the Duke of Zhenguo, Xiao!”
After arriving in Suzhou, Bai used all the connections in the Bai family to search the city thoroughly, finally finding Fengniu, who was already married.
Fengniu and her husband Zhuocheng now run a small winery in the countryside of Suzhou, living a simple and comfortable life.
When Fengniu was brought before Bai Chanzi bound, the look on Fengniu's face was one of utter terror.
The matriarch of the Qiao family, whom she hadn't seen for decades, was now looking at her with a cold and stern expression.
Without saying a word, Fengniu was so frightened she was practically out of her wits.
When Bai Chanzi held a sharp knife to Feng Niu's neck, she was about to strike with fierce determination.
Fengniu wailed and trembled, naturally confessing everything.
Back then, she abducted her eldest son, Qiao Anlan, and hid in a cargo ship overnight to head south back to Suzhou. Because she was afraid he would make a fuss and run away, she fed him medicine every day and even broke his legs.
Eight-year-old Qiao Anlan gradually lost her senses under the influence of drugs, and because she had lost a leg, she was no longer able to escape.
By the time they arrived in Suzhou, he could hardly recognize people, his speech was slurred and his eyes were vacant. Furthermore, due to the lack of timely treatment for his wounds, he had become lame in one leg.
Fengniu was originally instructed by Xu Biyu to kill the child, but seeing that the child was already mentally impaired and had injured his leg, she felt a little reluctant.
At this moment, Fengniu's lover, the wine seller Zhuo Cheng, came up with an idea: to find a human trafficker and sell Qiao Anlan at a low price, so that he could make another profit.
And so Qiao Anlan was sold to a slave trader for five taels of silver. A wealthy merchant bought her and sent her back to his hometown of Jinzhou to work as a servant.
The Bai family immediately sent people to Jinzhou to investigate and learned that the wealthy merchant had been sentenced to prison several years ago for collusion between officials and businessmen.
Back then, this case was personally handled by the patriarch of the Xiao family, the Duke of Zhenguo, during his trip to the south of the Yangtze River.
All the servants of wealthy families in Jinzhou were taken to the capital by the Xiao family, the Duke of Zhenguo, and became their servants.
Bai found the indenture document recorded by the local government in Jinzhou years ago, and was surprised to find a servant named An'er.
The information about his age and physique matches Qiao Anlan perfectly.
Bai immediately set off back to the capital and handed the indenture to Qiao Qingshu.
Qiao Qingshu's heart suddenly raced. For the first time, she felt a pang of fear. She clenched her clothes to wipe the sweat from her palms and nervously took the paper.
Almost uncontrollably, large tears fell onto the paper, wetting the writing.
This is her brother!
That's her brother!
Her heart ached as if it were being torn apart; it hurt so much!
Her brother, who was once a model of virtue and privilege, had never suffered such hardship.
Such a noble person was tortured to such an extent...
She looked up at Bai Shi with eyes full of resentment and bitter hatred.
"Mother! Those people all deserve to die! They all deserve to die! They've made my brother suffer so much!"
"I will make them pay for their crimes in blood! I will not let a single one of them go!"
Bai's eyes were completely different from before; they sparkled with starlight as she firmly held her daughter's hand.
"Yes! Shu'er! You're right!"
"I was too confused before, leaving you to fight against the Qiao family alone for so long."
"From now on, your mother will fight alongside you to avenge us!"
"Mother must avenge your brother! Make those evil people get what they deserve!"
Ever since Fengniu revealed all the past events, Bai's mentality has undergone a complete transformation!
It turns out that Xu Biyun really did conspire with Aunt Chen to harm her son.
She boasted that she took great care of both of them, especially Xu Biyun, whom she pitied for her husband's death and the destruction of her family, and took extra care of her.
Her kindness and compassion in dealing with people has resulted in this!
When Shu'er told her that the two people were not good people, she hesitated, wondering if her daughter had wronged the good people.
Only when she learned the whole truth from Feng Niu did she truly repent!
It turns out that this world is just so unreasonable; not all kindness will be rewarded with kindness.
Bai Chanzi was an intelligent person, but after years of confusion, she seemed to suddenly see the light.
She understood what she needed to do next.
Qiao Qingshu frowned and asked,
"Mother, how did you handle Fengniu?"
She feared her mother was still kind and soft-hearted towards these people, but the answer she received surprised her.
"She and her husband have been taken back to the capital by my Bai family and are now imprisoned in the dungeon of the Bai mansion, where they are being whipped three times a day. However, they will not die. I will spare their lives until An Lan is found. The day my son returns will be the day they die."
When Bai Chanzi said this, her expression was calm and confident, her eyes sparkling with vitality.
Qiao Qingshu knew that her mother had come back to life.
But when I looked down at that piece of paper, I still felt inexplicably sad and wanted to cry.
"Mother, my brother has suffered so much, it breaks my heart to see him like this."
As she spoke, she tearfully threw herself into Bai Chanzi's arms and began to sob softly.
Bai Chanzi gently patted her back to comfort her.
"Shu'er, we both used to think that An Lan was gone. Now that we have news that he is alive, I am already thanking God."
"As long as he's alive, we still have the chance to make it up to him a thousandfold or a hundredfold in the future. What do you say?"
Hearing these words, Qiao Qingshu couldn't help but feel a surge of vitality.
Yes, as long as you're alive, there's always time.
As long as a person is alive, there is endless hope.
Qiao Qingshu immediately wiped away her tears, her heart filled with excitement. All the hard work day and night had finally allowed her to see a bright future.
Qiao Qingshu quickly told her mother about her arranged marriage.
She secretly planned to take advantage of this marriage to visit her brother and find out where he was.
Bai was slightly taken aback, but after hearing about the series of absurd things Xiao Chengyan of the eldest son's family did from her daughter, she tacitly agreed.
She had observed her daughter's character and conduct, and found her to be superior to her in every way.
Now that she has an idea, her mother will only support her.
I will never hold her back.
The mother and daughter sat in the bamboo grove for a long time, recounting all the events that had happened in recent days.
By the time they returned to the Qiao family home, it was nearly dusk.
Butler Lai was standing at the gate of the courtyard waiting for Qiao Qingshu. As soon as the young lady returned, he immediately went to greet her.
"Young lady, someone has come to buy those three estates."
Qiao Qingshu raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly.
"So fast?"
Without pausing, they walked straight into the Zhuqingxuan study, with Lai Da following closely behind.
"Yes, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Normally, no one would care about such bad land if it were left unattended for a year or two. But the buyer is from out of town. He said he wants to use it to house his ancestral graves, so he doesn't mind the poor soil quality."
Qiao Qingshu sat in the armchair, propping her head up with her finger, her eyes gleaming with a bright light.
"How's the progress on the government's end?"