Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 1297

Chapter 1297: Chapter 1297

Don’t say that the people of the Ministerial Mansion won’t rest until they’re satisfied; even Situ Yongjie can’t reconcile this with his conscience. After all, Situ Zhi killed the Minister’s daughter for no reason.

These past few days, he has been hiding in the study, weighing the pros and cons, deciding that if there’s no other choice, he’ll push Situ Zhi out. Anyway, he shouldn’t feel wronged; this whole mess is his own doing.

Lost in thought.

The Old Madam burst in.

"Jiejie, your mother finally found you."

"Mother? Why are you here?" Sitting in the Taishi Chair, Situ Yongjie lifted his head, wearing an astonished expression as he looked at the approaching Old Madam.

"I keep telling you, your mother has been looking for you several times, and here you are, having the servants guard the door, not allowing your mother to enter. Jiejie, what are you trying to do?"

"Mother, I’ve been feeling terrible these past couple of days. Please let me have some peace."

"Peace for what? Anymore peace and Zhizhi won’t survive."

"In the end, it’s your fault, spoiling him this way. At just nine years old, he dares to kill people, utterly lawless."

"I remember back then, you weren’t much older than him. You were ten years old, weren’t you? You carried a dozen lives on your back."

Situ Yongjie, upon hearing this, widened his eyes in disbelief: "How could he compare to me?"

"Why can’t he? After all, it’s still killing."

"Mother, back then, it was unavoidable for me—wasn’t it all to protect you?"

When Situ Yongjie was ten, he once accompanied the Old Madam to visit relatives. Due to the long journey, they passed through the Deep Mountains and Ancient Forests, where bandits attacked. From a young age trained in martial arts, Situ Yongjie showed no fear, wielding his treasured sword and charging forward. After a fierce battle, he killed more than ten bandits, successfully safeguarding everyone’s lives and property.

Now, how could the Old Madam compare this with Situ Zhi’s reckless killing? Naturally, Situ Yongjie was displeased. Though both involve killing, the meaning is different—he killed bad people, fighting to protect his family.

Situ Zhi was different. He’s just a psychopath, casually treating human life as a game when he’s unhappy, a bona fide killing demon.

Back then, the Old Madam and Situ Yongjie’s mother fiercely competed for the position of Matriarch, ultimately, she won.

Situ Yongjie’s biological mother died; externally, it was said she died of illness, but the inner truth was known best by the Old Madam.

At that time, Situ Yongjie was just ten years old. Originally, the Old Madam intended to send him to Hell along with his mother; after all, she understood the principle of eliminating the source to prevent future troubles.

Just as she was about to act, a group of bandits suddenly appeared.

The Old Madam, narrowly escaping with her life, felt a sense of fortunate relief and changed her mind. Since she had no son, she decided to raise Situ Yongjie.

In the blink of an eye, decades have passed.

What she feared never happened.

Situ Yongjie is very filial to her, treating her like his biological mother, conforming to her in every way.

The Old Madam felt secretly fortunate, keeping this child was not the wrong choice, securing support for her latter years.

Reflecting on past events, the Old Madam, deeply moved, said, "Jiejie, Mother did all this for your sake. In the future, when Mother goes to her eternal rest, who will be by your side if not Zhizhi? If something happens to him, who will care for your latter years?"

Situ Yongjie’s face darkened: "Zhizhi has committed a crime, and I’m afraid this is a hurdle hard to overcome. The Emperor always advocates for justice, stating that when Princes break the law, they’re punished the same as Commoners. If he had harmed just a commoner, then it could be handled by paying money. But who did he kill if not the Minister’s daughter? He brought this upon himself; no one else is to blame."

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