Chapter 1372: Side Story: Qi Xiuyuan (3)
Qi Xiuyuan was filled with hatred, so he refused to leave the Qi Residence no matter what. He had always had a faint doubt in his heart. If he hadn’t leaned against the window and instead run into the house at that time, would Madam Wu and his father not have said those words to hurt his mother? Perhaps his mother wouldn’t have died from anger then.
Moreover, because of his mother’s death, Qi Haoran was accused of jinxing his mother. The little Qi Xiuyuan felt guilty towards his mother and younger brother. Also, he felt much better watching his enemy suffer.
Although Qi Feng didn’t like Qi Xiuyuan, he was his flesh and blood after all. Hence, even though Qi Xiuyuan hated him, the two sides had always maintained a balance.
However, this balance was quickly broken because the two uncles of the Zhu family soon learned the truth about their sister’s death from Xia Tong.
In addition, Qi Feng was actively trying to convert Madam Wu into his legitimate wife, completely infuriating the two uncles of the Zhu family.
Previously, they had only beaten up Qi Feng. This time, they directly went straight to the Qi clan and demanded an explanation.
If a concubine were to be converted to the legitimate wife, she’d need a letter of consent from the legitimate wife’s maiden family. Therefore, it wasn’t something that Qi Feng could do just because he wanted to.
In addition, the two uncles of the Zhu family also found Zhu Wan’s servant girls and maidservants who had been sold. Although they could not directly prove that Qi Feng had killed his wife, they could let the Qi clan know that Qi Feng was suspected of killing his wife.
In private negotiations, sometimes some specious evidence would suffice.
The Zhu family relied on these things to suppress the Qi clan into guaranteeing that Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran would grow up safely. Otherwise, the Zhu family would fight the Qi family to the death.
At that time, Qi Feng was the only official in the Qi family. Moreover, he was a civil official and did not have much power, thus wasn’t comparable to the Zhu family. Therefore, he agreed to the conditions very aggrievedly. Even if Qi Feng had the backbone to refuse, he could not withstand the pressure of all the elders.
Zhu Qing knew that unless they found concrete evidence, they could not do anything to Qi Feng.