She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 364 - 363: Living and Taking Over the Nest

This smear of blood on her fingertips seemed to pull time back to last night in an instant.

When Huai Yu had stood in front of her, the moment her shoulder was pierced by Huai Xinmei’s long sword, it was just like this—the crimson blood running down her wound in front of her gaze, tarnishing the white garment on her body.

"Wu Zhen? Wu" Mrs. Chen entered and saw Wu Zhen actually standing there foolishly, letting Second Master Huai Min scold her.

Mrs. Chen stepped forward and pushed her shoulder, "Snap out of it!"

That push directly pulled Wu Zhen from her memories back to reality.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen’s eyes flashed with ridicule. This malicious woman could also feel sadness and distress, she had thought this woman had a heart of stone.

"Stop blaming others here. What we need to do now is to unite all of Northern Border, mobilize all our power, and pursue Yan Wanqing and her maids with all our might. As long as one of them is alive, Northern Border will be plunged into crisis," Mrs. Chen declared loudly.

These words were all taught to her by her son, Chen Di.

"Second Master does not want to be involved, his reasons are of course unquestionable, just follow Second Master’s wishes then. Mrs. Wu also need not be so aggressive, after all, falling into this situation, you are also inseparable from it."

"You!" Wu Zhen was left speechless by the retort, too angry to speak.

"Everyone should know what they need to do now, so let’s disperse," Mrs. Chen said to the people.

The City Lord had been killed, City Lord Residence had fallen into decline, thus Mrs. Chen’s words should have had no authority.

However, the events of that night quickly won people’s hearts, making everyone see her as a decisive figure. Coupled with Chen Di being alive and coming back, at this moment Mrs. Chen regained her previous status in the minds of the nobility, even higher than before.

Waiting as the people left in twos and threes, Mrs. Chen looked at the dispirited Second Master sitting in the chair, stepped forward, and patted his shoulder.

"Second Master, don’t think about it, please accept my condolences," she said.

This sentence made the deeply distressed Second Master cry out.

A man nearly a hundred years old, covered his face and wept.

At this moment, he was no longer the cunning Second Master of the Marquis Residence embroiled in the schemes of Northern Border, just a simple father who had lost his children.

He staggered to his feet, swaying toward the door, no one knew where he was headed, soon his plump figure merged into the night.

In the main hall, only two women remained.

Two women who had previously fought irreconcilably, tearing at each other’s hair.

Wu Zhen saw Mrs. Chen returning to her peak, once again acting high and mighty, her eyes full of disdain.

Mrs. Chen looked at Wu Zhen in the same way.

"Congratulations, Mrs. Wu, you finally found your biological son."

It’s just a pity, this biological son has sworn in front of all of Northern Border not to recognize her anymore.

It really makes one feel a mixture of joy and sorrow.

Mrs. Chen covered her red lips, thinking over her lifetime of suffering, including Chen Wei having been dead for several days with his bones all cold, yet still unable to hide the smile on her lips.

She truly enjoyed seeing Wu Zhen’s unfortunate plight.

Wu Zhen naturally heard the sarcasm in Mrs. Chen’s voice.

But at the moment, she really wasn’t in the mood to compete verbally with this despicable woman anymore. Chen Di was still alive and had been found, while her son Huai Heng’s whereabouts were still unknown. If he was with that disaster Yan Wanqing, there was no knowing if he would still be safe.

With this thought, Wu Zhen did not linger. She gave Mrs. Chen a cold glance, "Then I thank Mrs. Chen for your congratulations. I have matters to attend to and won’t stay any longer. Mrs. Chen, please feel at home."

Having said this, Wu Zhen left without looking back, her sleeves rustling noisily.

Mrs. Chen watched her leaving figure, a dark gleam flashing in her eyes.

"Please feel free. This Marquis Residence does look quite nice," she murmured.

...

After seemingly tranquil half a month at the Northern Border, the peace was finally shattered by two pieces of news brought by Chen Di.

The first matter was the suspected discovery of Yan Wanqing and her maid’s bodies in a river at the Northern Border. Their clothes and statures matched, but the bodies, bloated and nibbled on by fish, had unrecognizable faces.

"Where are the bodies now?" Wu Zhen asked excitedly, unable to contain her emotions.

Chen Di stepped aside, revealing three bodies covered with white cloths, emitting a foul stench in the scorching summer heat.

Wu Zhen, disgust on her face, covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief, but the stench still aggressively forced its way to her nostrils, nearly making her vomit.

Even so, she had someone uncover the white cloth belonging to Yan Wanqing.

Looking at the clothes on the body and, most notably, the token from the Stormy Building, Wu Zhen’s heart, which had been in suspense for over a month, finally settled back down.

"It’s her! It really is her!" She’s finally dead!

Chen Di commanded quickly, "Cover it with the cloth again and cremate it, leaving no trace behind."

Soon, he could tell everyone the news and put their minds at ease.

Lady Chen was very pleased with Chen Di’s calmness and efficiency and thus asked with a kind smile, "And what is the other matter?"

Chen Di’s expression tensed slightly. He looked around at everyone and said solemnly, "There is news that the Crown Prince, on his way to the Northern Border, said he is coming to investigate the tragic death of the Young Marquis."

"What, what?!" Wu Zhen staggered backward several steps, nearly falling to the ground if not for Cui Zhi’s support.

Under the blazing sun, Wu Zhen’s complexion was as pale as paper.

Despite the intense heat, cold sweat dripped from her body.

"Huai Yu is dead, and she was a girl at that. Now with her body not inside the Marquis Residence, this matter has become quite thorny," Chen Di sighed.

He was worried that the Crown Prince’s investigation into Huai Yu’s death might eventually lead back to Yan Wanqing, which would complicate matters.

"Capital City is so far from the Northern Border, how on earth did the Crown Prince come to know of this?" Lady Chen hit the nail on the head.

Chen Di glanced at Wu Zhen and scoffed, "It’s all thanks to that good son of Lady Wu, who not only fled all the way back to the Radiant Church but also spread the news of what happened at the Northern Border all along the way, fearing that the world would not be in chaos."

"I truly do not know what he was thinking!" Chen Di’s eyes were cold. Given the chance, he would stitch that man’s mouth shut and throw him into a jar.

"This matter cannot be separated from Lady Wu, and it might even provoke the ire of others. You’d better make some explanation," Lady Chen said slowly.

Wu Zhen, looking at the mother and son’s sinister faces, clenched her fists, "This is my family affair, it’s not your place to interfere. If there are explanations to be given, I will be the one to give them. Now, Young Master Chen, you had better take your mother and go back. Staying in someone else’s house for ten days without considering themselves an outsider, speaking out would be indecent!"

She feared that if they stayed any longer, this mother and son might take over her nest.

Now in the Marquis Residence, with only her, a lone woman left to struggle, Wu Zhen felt increasingly that Lady Chen’s gaze towards her was becoming eerily strange.

"As for me staying here, it was out of pity for you being all alone. Now, since my kindness has unexpectedly turned into an annoyance, Lady Wu, you take care of it yourself. My son and I will no longer impose," Lady Chen said, as she got ready to leave.

Chen Di gave Wu Zhen, her brow furrowed, a cold glance, then raised his hand to gather everyone, and swaggeringly led his group out of the Marquis Residence.

In an instant, the Marquis Residence became desolate.

Cui Zhi, a bit worried, spoke up, "Madam, everyone has withdrawn, but it’s not just the mother and son who are coveting the Marquis Residence; there are others as well."

Wu Zhen was well aware. She sighed deeply, "There’s no other option now; please ask my brother to come over and discuss an important family matter as I, his sister, seek his counsel!"

"But isn’t your uncle..." Cui Zhi hesitated to continue.

After that night, Wu Zhen had almost ceased all communications with her family.

But merely half a month later, she began to regret it.

Wu Zhen shook her head, "If he can swallow the huge Marquis Residence, then let him have it. It’s better than leaving it to that Chen family mother and son!" What cheap creatures Lady Chen and her son were, daring to covet her Marquis inheritance!