The Feng family members were either crying out in despair, cursing at Qiuju, or begging for mercy and a bit of food—the noise was endless…
“Too loud,” Sheng Mingyi said.
“Quick, stuff their mouths?”
Yannian immediately gave the order, and the servants swiftly took off their socks and stuffed them into the Feng family’s mouths.
“Why are they paralyzed?”
Sheng Mingyi asked Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao’s heart tightened, her mind racing.
“Third Young Master, previously Old Lady Li and Feng Lao’er suddenly became paralyzed. Not long after, Little Li and her two sons also ended up paralyzed…
“Old Man Feng and Feng Laoda suspected that Taoniang had some kind of poison that causes paralysis—
“Feng Laoda secretly approached me, and Taoniang found out and told me to gain Feng Laoda’s trust…
“Later, Feng Laoda had me steal the medicine from the mistress, so the mistress gave me a packet of medicine, and I handed that packet to Feng Laoda—
“After that, Xia Concubine from Prince Qi’s mansion came to the house for a meal. Right after she finished eating, everyone in the Feng family except Xia Concubine became paralyzed…”
Jiaojiao wasn’t lying—she just omitted the fact that she was one of Sheng Minmin’s people.
Sheng Mingyi nodded. Qiuju had been evasive when talking about this group’s paralysis.
Hearing this explanation now, Sheng Mingyi thought of Lin Zhijing, who was by Sheng Mingzhu’s side.
Taoniang had once followed Sheng Mingzhu to Baima Temple, and after returning to the capital, she opened a shop selling beauty cosmetics.
Aside from Lin Zhijing, Sheng Mingyi couldn’t think of anyone else.
Lin Zhijing could give Taoniang cosmetic recipes—and he could also give her poisons.
And Xia Zhi had probably given Old Man Feng and Feng Laoda poison too—
Likely, the girl had a hand in this as well.
His “dear sister” probably had quite a few secrets.
Sheng Mingyi’s gaze swept across the faces of the Feng family one by one.
Back when Sheng Mingyi was trapped in his “nightmares,” he’d wished he could skin the Feng family alive and tear their sinews out.
Now, seeing their miserable state, he actually felt a bit amused—
But it still wasn’t enough, far from enough.
Besides, the Zhang family was dead, so three of his enemies were gone.
The debts of the Zhang family would have to be settled on the Feng family instead.
He thought for a moment, then looked at the Feng family and asked.
“You all want to eat meat?”
The servants pulled the stinking socks from the Feng family’s mouths, and they all expressed their gratitude, saying they wanted meat—that even if they died after one last taste of meat, it would be worth it.
Sheng Mingyi’s lips curled slightly, then he turned to Jiaojiao.
“From now on, buy a set of pig offal for them every day.”
Hearing this, the Feng family was overjoyed, looking at Sheng Mingyi as if he were a bodhisattva here to save them.
But Jiaojiao was stunned. The other servants Sheng Mingyi had brought, except for Yannian, were also dumbfounded.
When had their young master become so kind?
Had the sun started rising from the west?
Then, they heard the next sentence.
“When people are sick, their food should be fresh and light…”
Jiaojiao felt there was a hidden meaning in his words, but she didn’t quite understand.
Then, she saw the young attendant beside the Third Young Master pull two banknotes from his bosom and hand them to her, smiling as he said.
“Miss, I heard fresh pig offal is the most nourishing. When you buy it, you don’t need to cook it—just feed it to them raw—
“Since you’re busy anyway, not having to boil it saves a lot of trouble…”
Jiaojiao’s mouth dropped wide open.
Only three words echoed in her mind: Cruel. So cruel!
This Third Young Master really knew how to torment people—
And the looks in the Feng family’s eyes had all turned to sheer terror. Qiuju was no exception.
Qiuju didn’t understand why the Third Young Master was suddenly making things difficult for her family, but she knew this couldn’t be anything good for her…
Her heart was in turmoil, and she felt her right eyelid twitch violently.
Just then, she heard Sheng Mingyi’s voice again.
“Qiuju, as a child, you ought to be filial. You stay here and take good care of them.”
Qiuju’s heart sank to the bottom of a dark pit.
Why?
Why was the young master doing this to her?
Why was he suddenly targeting the Feng family?
She looked up and met the young master’s eyes, and in that instant, a chill ran through her entire body.
Because right now, his eyes and brows were very gentle—but the gentler they were, the more dangerous it was.
Having been by the young master’s side for years, Qiuju knew her instincts weren’t wrong.
At this very moment, if she made one wrong move, she might never return to the Sheng residence.
Or worse—she might not even stay alive…
Thinking of this, Qiuju’s limbs turned ice-cold. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
“I understand, young master. I will take good care of them.”
Sheng Mingyi left in satisfaction with his servants. An hour later, Dongkui was also brought over.
The person who delivered her specifically instructed that the two sisters should take good care of the Feng family—
Make sure they “eat well, drink well,” and never skip washing or wiping them down…
Dongkui was still completely dazed, but Qiuju’s face had already turned ashen.
From that day on, the Feng family finally got to eat their fill every day. Unfortunately, what they ate made life a living hell!
The reek of raw pig heart, pig liver, pig lungs…
And pig intestines so foul you could taste the excrement.
And the ones “feeding” them were none other than Qiuju and Dongkui…
The Feng family vomited and cursed at the same time, sometimes deliberately spitting the filth from their mouths right onto Qiuju and Dongkui’s faces…
Qiuju and Dongkui were miserable beyond words—but that wasn’t even the worst part.
The worst part was that after eating this stuff, the Feng family started having diarrhea…
Qiuju and Dongkui had no choice but to endure the revulsion and wipe them down.
The Feng family had no hearts to speak of. They resented the two sisters for never visiting them before, and now for feeding them raw food…
Each of them went all out to torment the sisters.
Sometimes they’d just been wiped clean, and they’d soil themselves again. Sometimes they’d pee in several spurts just to drag it out…
Especially Feng Dabo and Feng Erbao—they took gleeful pleasure in it.
Before long, Qiuju and Dongkui, who had grown plump and fair in the Sheng residence over the years, were haggard beyond recognition.
They cried themselves to sleep every night. Their days were even worse than Sheng Minmin and Huang Yaning’s had been back in Peach Blossom Village…
Sheng Minmin found out about Sheng Mingyi’s moves the very same day, but she couldn’t figure out why he’d suddenly go torment the Feng family.
Luckily, she had planted a few old maids in Sheng Mingyi’s courtyard earlier.
Those people said Sheng Mingyi had had a nightmare today, woke up crying in the morning, and immediately took Qiuju out of the mansion…
A nightmare?
What had Sheng Mingyi dreamed about?
And he’d even sent Qiuju and Dongkui away…
Now that Sheng Mingyi and Sheng Mingbo’s health was already ruined at its core, she had no use for Qiuju and Dongkui anymore.
Sheng Minmin had also planned to torment those two sisters, but now that Sheng Mingyi had sent them to Taoniang’s place—had he sensed something?
A feeling of unease suddenly rose in Sheng Minmin’s heart.
She ordered her people in the mansion to keep a close watch on Sheng Mingyi and report any move he made to her immediately.
Sheng Minmin even decided that if Sheng Mingyi showed the slightest sign of being off—
Even if it meant risking Sheng Yong’s suspicion, she would kill Sheng Mingyi on the spot!
Though Sheng Mingyi in this life wasn’t as brilliantly sharp as in his past life, he was still very intelligent. She absolutely could not let him figure anything out and tip off Sheng Yong, giving him time to prepare.
In this life, no one could stand in the way of her path of revenge.
As for Huang Yaning, she was now managing the household, so she was especially busy on New Year’s Day and only heard the news the next day.
She found it strange that Sheng Mingyi would suddenly “torment” the Feng family.
Still, as long as the Feng family suffered, she was happy. As long as they weren’t tortured to death too quickly, she’d keep their worthless lives around for Minmin to vent on later.
And she even thought that maybe Sheng Mingyi’s tormenting of the Feng family could actually make Minmin… a little happier.
If Minmin was happier, then Sheng Mingyi’s chances of staying alive in the future would be higher.
Of course, this was just Huang Yaning’s naive wishful thinking.
