Mr. Li made a decisive decision: "No more!" He gritted his teeth, thought for a moment, and suddenly bowed deeply to Mr. Song: "Raising such a daughter is indeed my fault, I dare not shirk responsibility."

  He must be crazy to drag Zhou Weizhao and Ye Jingchuan into this vortex, now that the facts are already in front of us, struggling again is useless, it will only make the Cui family's hatred deeper, and the Song family's resentment heavier.

  He had no choice but to abandon this daughter. He let out a faint sigh in his heart, and although he hadn't participated in the matter back then, he was also pleased with the outcome, thinking that if they could get connected with the Bo Manor, it wouldn't be a bad thing either.

  It's just that the situation at the beginning was really too difficult, and he was only a Sishi of Guozijian, still without any backing. If there was a powerful relative in the imperial court, many things would be much easier. In fact, these years he also gained a lot of benefits from this marriage, and everything went smoothly in the imperial court.

  Mrs. Li had lived with her husband for so many years that she almost instantly understood his decision, and couldn't help but stare at her daughter in shock.

  Chui Ying-shu threw all the evidence in front of Old Master Li, not allowing him to plead with Old Master Song anymore: "Since you've also admitted it, then give a confession!"

  Mr. Li could no longer pretend that Cui Ying didn't exist, and now that his daughter had harmed someone else's sister, he could only humble himself to the lowest degree, bitterly smiling as he apologized: "Yes, it should be so. I just don't know how you plan on dealing with her?"

  He seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and with a hoarse voice, he begged Old Master Song: "I don't have many children, and my eldest daughter is the only one who takes care of her like she's her own life. If she were to pass away, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to live on either. Moreover," he scolded himself in his heart for being shameless, and with a thick face, said: "After all, she has been taking good care of the two children left behind by my first wife."

  How shameless can you be!

  Mrs. Choi's eyes welled up with tears, and she shouted in a sobbing voice: "Is our family's legitimate daughter really worthless?! Among the five rooms, there are only two legitimate daughters. Since Tingting left, the old lady at home has been crying so much that her eyes are almost blind! Moreover, if your daughter hadn't been so ruthless, Tingting would have taken care of her children with utmost care, why would she need to curry favor?! You've ruined someone's life and now you want to take care of their children to make up for your sin?! What a ridiculous joke!"

  Chui Ying Shu had never seen such a shameless person, and he fiercely held up the stack of confessions in front of Old Master Li, coldly laughing: "Sending someone to Tongzhou to kill her, is this how your daughter truly cares for you?!"

  "What do you want to do?!" Mrs. Li wiped away her tears and glared viciously at Madame Cui and Cui Ying-shu: "Must she die before you're satisfied?! Even if you kill her now, the Cui family will still not survive!"

  Li could no longer dare to cry, staring blankly at his parents, like an ant floating in the middle of a lake, waiting for someone on the shore to either hand him a leaf or knock him underwater.

  "It's her life that should be forfeited!" Madam Choi cut in, her voice firm and unyielding: "How else can we account for Tintin's spirit in heaven?!"

  It's obviously useless to talk to Mrs. Cui, so Old Lady Li turned to ask Old Lady Song: "Cui has been dead for so many years, do you really want Jingyu to pay with her life?! At that time, she was not in good health, and it's possible that she had a miscarriage due to fright, maybe the midwife didn't even have time to act, and she was already gone."

  She was so clever with her words that she made Lady Cui even angrier, who shouted: "Shut up! Where else in the world can you find someone as shameless as you?! Do you think your nonsense can help her escape punishment?! You should worry about yourself instead! If it weren't for your indulgence behind her back, your daughter wouldn't have developed such a character!"

  Li suddenly burst out laughing, tears and snot coming out together.

  She had laughed enough and stood up, staring at Song Chuyi.

  "I was wrong, of course." She stared at Song Chuyi with an unblinking gaze, her tone laced with mockery and pity: "But what about your father?! If he hadn't been unable to resist temptation and taken risks to abandon your pregnant mother to come see me, if he hadn't listened to my every word, how could I have lured your pregnant mother to Qingliang Temple to witness our illicit affair?!"

  Song Chengnu's face turned pale with anger.

  "Ahahahaha! And I was able to successfully become your mother, wasn't it thanks to all of you?! They say I'm a good actress, but I don't believe that the sharp-eyed and keen-witted Madame can't see what's in my heart towards you. But didn't she and Third Madame just stand by and watch as you struggled? Do you hate me? Does your father hate me? Do your grandparents hate me? Do your aunties hate me?"

  Mrs. Song and Mrs. Cui's worst fears had finally come true, and they both went to see Song Chuyi with some anxiety.

  Mr. Li said this is really his heart can be condemned, it is clear that it is to stir up trouble between Song Chuyu and the Song family.

  Song Chengru had reached the end of his patience, and with a flick of his sleeve, he glared at Old Master Li: "Enough! What's the point of saying these things now?! If you really don't accept it, then let's go to the Temple of Great Justice and settle this once and for all!"

  Even someone as fond of their feathers as Song Chengyu has to go see the officials, it can be seen that there is no room for maneuvering anymore. Li Lao Taigong didn't dare to touch Song Lao Taigong's reverse scales again and finally made up his mind to cut off his own arm: "I have already lost all face teaching such a daughter, I don't dare make more trouble outside and be laughed at. Since it is like this, let the relatives give us a clear word, we will do as they say."

  Old Mrs. Li wanted to say more, but was fiercely stared at by Old Mr. Li and had no choice but to reluctantly shut her mouth.

  Mr. Song went to visit the couple, Cui Yingxu and his wife. Cui Yingxu sneered coldly: "Of course, it's opening a ancestral hall and then one life for one life!"

  The Cui family can spend five years investigating the death of Cui Tingting, and it's easy to imagine how much they value Cui Tingting. This result was something that Madame had already guessed a long time ago.

  "Look at this old lady, her face is as gloomy as ever. And you, old madam, are even more ruthless than a bandit. I'm afraid that one of these days she'll spoil her granddaughter again and bring up another Li family member. Then our Cui family will really be in trouble."

  Mr. Li did not dare to mention the conditions again, he knew that Mr. and Mrs. Li had already exhausted the patience of the Cui family, and the reason why the Cui family was still willing to settle privately was because both Song Chuyi and Song Yan were surnamed Song.