The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 605 - 616: Switching Concepts

Chapter 605: Chapter 616: Switching Concepts

Hearing that something had happened at home, the second son, Xie, hurried back to the mansion, his father was farther away and had not yet returned.

As soon as the second son, Xie, returned to the mansion, he went straight to Miss Du’s desolate courtyard. The servants all thought this to be strange indeed.

But coincidentally, both of his women happened to be there.

"What happened?"

Upon entering the room, he did not see Miss Du but first noticed Concubine Du in the outer room, who was bandaging her forehead.

He glanced towards Miss Du in the inner room, but upon seeing the pale-faced Concubine Du, he hesitated repeatedly and ultimately did not step forward into the room.

Concubine Du had already awakened, but she had lost quite a bit of blood, which made her complexion appear pale. When she saw the second son, Xie, also had a white bandage wrapped around his head, she struggled to stand up.

She expressed her concern, "My dear, what happened to your head?"

Gu Youyou watched with amusement; these two really made a pair, wearing matching headbands.

The second son, Xie, touched his own head, then asked anxiously, "And what happened to you?"

"I..." Tears welled in Concubine Du’s eyes as she looked towards Xie Qinyun, who was quivering with anger nearby.

These two had been playing off each other for years; a single glance was enough to convey her meaning.

The second son, Xie, followed Concubine Du’s gaze towards Xie Qinyun, and his expression grew grim as he looked at his sister with disapproval.

"Ayun, tell me what happened. Weren’t they supposed to have fallen into the water? How did they also get their heads injured?"

Xie Qinyun glared fiercely at Concubine Du, and angrily said, "This lowly woman bumped into the pillar herself and blamed me. What do you think happened? Believe her or me, second brother, you decide."

"No, it wasn’t like that..." Concubine Du never expected Xie Qinyun to play such a card and began to cry in panic and fear. This time, instead of a wailing cry, it was more like a quiet sobbing with tears streaming down her face.

"Dear, I didn’t blame the third sister, it was..."

Xie Qinyun did not give Concubine Du a chance to defend herself and interrupted loudly, "Do you dare say it wasn’t you who ran into it?"

Concubine Du was stunned, clearly recognizing the bait-and-switch tactic.

That girl had just turned fifteen; when had her mouth become so sharp?

"I, I... It was me who hit the pillar, but that was because..."

Xie Qinyun interrupted her again and said, "There, that settles it. You hit the pillar. What does that have to do with me? And you still deny while blaming me?"

The second son, Xie, grew stern and looked at the panicking and teary-eyed Concubine Du, asking, "Aqing, did Ayun really push you, or did you run into it yourself?"

This question was cleverly asked. The second son, Xie had such a surprisingly intricate thought process, so understanding of others’ feelings. Little wonder that Miss Du would suffer such a complete defeat.

Concubine Du was adept at acting; surely Miss Du’s disposition could not engage in such theatrics. If not her, then who would take the loss?

Here, no one said that Xie Qinyun pushed Concubine Du, which resulted in the wound on her forehead, yet the second son, Xie had already imagined a whole drama by himself.

It could have been that Xie Qinyun pushed Concubine Du, causing her to hit the pillar. Or it could have been that Concubine Du ran into the pillar herself and then blamed Xie Qinyun.

Had it been Miss Du in place of Xie Qinyun, he would undoubtedly have believed Concubine Du without question.

But now that it was Xie Qinyun, his own sister whom he had raised, he simply could not believe that she would do such a thing.

And what about Concubine Du? They had shared a deep understanding for many years, and she had no grievances with Xie Qinyun, so why would she hurt herself and blame her?

The second son, Xie’s mind... at that moment was like a disturbed beehive, a complete mess.

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