After Ling Wan's figure disappeared, Feng Jin went to the dungeon: "I'm going to the dungeon."
"Yes, Young Madam." Lu Shi cupped his hands in response and walked ahead towards the dungeon.
As soon as she stepped into the dungeon, Feng Jin was assaulted by the foul odor, causing her to cover her nose and mouth. The original musty smell, now mingled with a heavy scent of blood, was even more unbearable. She forced down the urge to vomit and walked further in.
Sun shi, covered in blood and riddled with wounds, was carelessly thrown on the ground, completely lifeless.
Feng Jin crouched down and felt for her breath. Once she confirmed Sun shi had stopped breathing, she slowly stood up.
"Young Madam, we can't keep the body here. Why not just take it down and bury it?"
If left any longer, the stench would be overwhelming. Lu Shi couldn't help but cover his nose.
"Since she's dead, it's only right that more people know about it. After all, they are mother and daughter. If the mother is gone, the daughter should have a good cry to show her filial piety."
It would be a shame to bury her so carelessly. It was the perfect opportunity for Feng Ruoyan to witness Sun shi's ultimate fate and have a good cry to fulfill her filial duty.
"You find a carriage and load Sun shi onto it. Under the cover of night, dump the body at the entrance of the Third Prince's manor."
Feng Jin covered her nose and mouth as she calmly instructed, as if discussing what to wear. Her gaze towards Sun shi was filled with deep disgust.
"Yes, Young Madam."
Lu Shi cupped his hands in agreement. As dusk deepened, he loaded Sun shi into the carriage, dumped the body at the entrance of the Third Prince's manor, and hastily drove away.
Like a phantom, his figure vanished into the night, as if he had never been there.
After returning to her room, Feng Jin did not forget to send someone to inform Feng Yuanping of Sun shi's death.
They had been a loving couple for over a decade. Although Sun shi had betrayed Feng Yuanping in the end, there was an old saying that even a day of marriage held a hundred days of affection. Feng Yuanping should at least grieve for Sun shi's death and shed a tear or two to honor their years together.
"Young Madam, the errand boy sent to inform Prime Minister Feng has returned. Prime Minister Feng learned of Sun shi's death and did not appear overly distressed. He merely nodded and said he knew, then gave the errand boy some silver and sent him back."
Cai Qing stood to the side, relaying the events to Feng Jin.
"This old man is too heartless. Regardless, Sun shi was his wife for over a decade. Even if things ended unpleasantly, he should still show some grief."
A decade of marriage, and in the end, not even a tear could be elicited.
Feng Jin shook her head with a sigh of helplessness. Indeed, men were all the same. When they love you, they'd die for you, and even a single strand of your hair falling could cause them immense grief. When they stop loving you, they'll discard you like refuse; even if you die before their eyes, they won't even spare you a glance.
Women who fall head over heels for men in the world, abandoning everything, are simply brainless and foolish.
"Young Madam, Sun shi was notorious for her wickedness. She repeatedly framed you before. Now that she's dead, she has gotten what she deserved. Why did you have to inform Prime Minister Feng and kindly send the body to the Third Prince's manor? If you ask me, she should have been thrown into a mass grave for wild beasts to devour her corpse. That would have been truly satisfying!"
Cai Qing's face was filled with indignation. She had witnessed firsthand the cruelty of Sun shi, that old witch, who constantly plotted against Young Madam, both openly and covertly.
Now that she was dead, it was heaven's intervention that had claimed her. She should have been left in a mass grave, to die without a complete body, to truly satisfy their anger.
It was all because Young Madam was too kind-hearted, even sending her to her daughter, giving Sun shi a semblance of dignity in death.
"Sister Cai Qing, Young Madam is causing Feng Ruoyan pain. Seeing her own mother die so tragically before her eyes, Feng Ruoyan must be in immense grief."