Everyone was shocked by the cup that Old Madam Ji slammed in anger. No matter whether it was Li, who married into the Ji family, or Ji Shuang, who grew up in the Ji family, they had never seen such an angry side of Madam Ji. The old lady's chest heaved violently, her body was trembling with anger, her eyes seemed to be able to shoot fire, the veins on her forehead were throbbing, her fingers were clenched into fists, and her knuckles were faintly white due to too much force.
Rong's mother hurriedly followed her back, and persuaded softly: "Oh, it's okay, calm down, big things are not as important as your own body, the master has already fallen ill, if you fall down again , wouldn't it make this family worse?"
Everyone understands the truth. Mrs. Ji is old enough to say that she doesn't value her body. It's a lie, but the recent incidents have made her emotionally tense. At a critical moment, she made another blow to the head. How does this make her calm down
"Yes, mother, don't be so angry."
It's Mrs. Lee.
Mrs. Li couldn't walk in the muddy water of the big house, and it was a little awkward to stand, so he had to support the old lady's arm, and became a filial son and grandson.
It's also fortunate that after Qiao Wei passed the door, she was often recuperated by Mrs. Ji, otherwise, she might have had another stroke by now.
Mrs. Ji took a few deep breaths: "Do you think I want to be angry? Your elder brother has been murdered like this, and his life and death are uncertain. I feel very uncomfortable!"
Mrs. Li said sadly: "What my mother said is that the second master and I feel uncomfortable, but didn't the doctor just say it? The elder brother is not poisoned deeply, and there is still rescue. You must rest assured, don't wait for the elder brother When you woke up, you fell down again, so how guilty the elder brother would be!"
Mrs. Li's words touched Mrs. Ji's heart, and she was discovered in time, so her son can still be saved. This is the only thing that can comfort her at present.
"I... It's my luck that I went to the temple. If I didn't go to the temple, I didn't draw that branch and make a lottery. I didn't know that there was such a scourge hidden in my house!" Yes, in her opinion, what the eminent monk gave her and helped her was blessed by the Buddha in the dark. It was her sincerity that moved the Buddha, so the Buddha appeared, and borrowed the help of the eminent monk to help her find out the scourge and save her son.
She looked at Xun Lan, who had half of her face and a whole skirt stained red with blood, without any trace of pity in her eyes, "Since you entered our house, how have I treated you, how my son has treated you?" , have you forgotten? Our whole family treats you kindly. My son didn’t even dislike you for what happened to you! He even married you in! I disagreed, so he knelt down in front of me and said he was sorry for you! He wants to take care of you for the rest of his life! He treats you like this... treats you like this, how can you be so cruel to hurt him?!"
Thinking of her son's hardships over the years, Madam Ji burst into tears.
Xun Lan squeezed the handkerchief tightly, her body was as stiff as iron, her lips trembled slightly, but she still couldn't speak a word.
Zhou's mother knelt down and burst into tears: "Old madam! Ma'am is wronged! Ma'am is the master's wife, how could she poison the master? This must be a mistake! Please learn from me, old madam!"
Ji Shuang stepped forward, kicked her and said, "Wrong? Who made the mistake? Is it the doctor who made the mistake or my mother? You old lady Yu, you bit my elder brother with a poisonous snake last time! You didn't bite my elder brother!" Die, this time I used poison again! You masters and servants are so loyal!"
Two irrelevant things, being ridiculed by Ji Shuang in such a way, actually made some sense.
Mrs. Ji frowned coldly. Could it be that the last time the Zhou family bought a poisonous snake, it was not to make some medicinal wine, but to bite her son to death
Her son was fatal and was rescued by Qiao Zheng. What if there was no Qiao Zheng? The doctors are helpless, isn't her son already dead
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will germinate desperately. No matter whether those things were done by the Xun family or not, in the eyes of the old lady, they seem to have nothing to do with her.
Mrs. Ji blamed herself and was angry. She blamed herself for not seeing through this man's trick earlier. When Zhou Shi slandered Qiao Wei, she also spoke for Xun Shi, fearing that Qiao Wei would remember Xun Shi, and called Qiao Wei to In the room, now it seems that I am so stupid!
This person has been ulterior motives from the very beginning!
Their Ji family raised a white-eyed wolf!
Qiao Wei stood aside quietly, not talking much.
Bi'er stood behind her cautiously, and said in a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Is the old lady a little too excited? She's a little impulsive."
Qiao Wei said calmly: "If someone harms my son like this, believe me, I will not be much more sensible than the old lady."
Bi'er nodded half-understanding, she has never given birth to a child, how could she understand the idea of being a mother? So she saw that the old lady was not so excited when she learned that the Xun family tried every means to marry into Ji's family, and even killed a few people, but Ji Shangqing wanted to run away just after being poisoned, and she was a little shocked for a while.
Sure enough, the knife didn't cut in my hand, so I didn't feel any pain.
Zhou's mother cried: "The conscience of heaven and earth, auntie! What happened last time was really an accident! The servants are loyal to the master! Madam also has no second thoughts to the master!"
Qiao Wei almost laughed, Xun Shi is probably the person who has the most double-mindedness towards Ji Shangqing in this world, eating what is in the bowl, looking at what is in the pot, the one in the pot is still Ji Shangqing’s son, this bloody and chaotic relationship , She really wouldn't believe it if she hadn't experienced it herself.
Xun Lan endured the great pain, her nails dug into the flesh, and the palm was bloody.
Zhou's mother said: "Old lady, something strange happened today! It seems that someone poisoned the master, and put the blame on the wife! It doesn't matter if you wronged the lady, but the scourge still stays in Ji's house, and she is not allowed to continue to treat the master in the future." Let's do it!"
What she said, she almost didn't mention her name.
Mrs. Ji said angrily: "Okay, since you said you were blamed by others, then tell me, who is the person who poisoned Shang Qing?"
"Yes..." Zhou's mother glanced at Qiao Wei.
Qiao Wei smiled in surprise: "Mother Zhou suspects that I poisoned the master? Why did I poison my father-in-law?"
Zhou's mother shouted: "Of course you want to blame my wife and drive my wife out of the house! You are the kind of person who does anything to achieve his goals!"
Qiao Wei raised her eyebrows slightly: "Ah, let's not say that I poisoned my father-in-law just to vent my anger, you are quick enough to change your tone."
Zhou's mother blushed with embarrassment: "You...you...of course you want to vent your anger! You want to punish the master, and at the same time want to drive the wife out of the house. You kill two birds with one stone, and your wishful thinking is really good!"
Qiao Wei asked lightly: "Then tell me, how did I poison the master?"
Zhou's mother's eyes flickered: "Then you have to ask yourself! You have come to Tongyuan so many times, and have a lot of contacts with the master. If you just throw something into the master's cup, the master will not be spared!"
Qiao Wei glanced at her, then turned to look at Ji Wushuang: "Doctor Ji, I want to ask you, how many days has my father-in-law been poisoned?"
Ji Wushuang said seriously, "Judging from the pulse condition and signs of poisoning, it's about three days."
Qiao Wei spread her hands: "But I left Ji's house four days ago, I would like to ask Mother Zhou, how did I poison my father-in-law when I am no longer at Ji's house?"
Zhou's mother racked her brains, and after a while, she said anxiously: "You are gone, all your servants are here! Maybe you ordered them to do something!"
Bi'er stared: "I've never been to Tongyuan!"
Not only Bi'er, but none of the servants of Qinglianju had any contact with people from Tongyuan.
In the past, when Lian'er was here, she often went to visit her, but Lian'er was sent out of Ji's family long ago, and the remaining maids and women were not familiar with the people in Tongyuan.
Ah, there is a Mrs. Zhou who is in collusion with Zhou's mother, but in those few days, Mrs. Zhou never left Qinglianju. Even if she wanted to slander Qiao Wei, she would not be able to do so.
Zhou's mother said again: "Xu, Xu is...you bought the maid of Tongyuan!"
Qiao Wei sneered: "This is even more ridiculous, Mother Zhou, I didn't say much to the maids in Tongyuan. I opened a clinic, and everyone came to see me for treatment, except you from Tongyuan. Ah, you came here once, just a few days ago, the night the old lady lost her pearl hairpin, did I bribe you that time, Mother Zhou?"
"You..." Mother Zhou was choked speechless.
If Zhou's mother said that she was bought by Qiao Wei and everything was done by Qiao Wei's order, then why didn't she report Qiao Wei immediately when she received Qiao Wei's order to poison the master, but helped Qiao Wei Did Wei put everything into practice? That in itself is an unforgivable sin.
Qiao Wei looked at the embarrassed Xun Lan, isn't she very good at pretending to be a white lotus? Why are you dumb now? Let people pour dirty water on himself, but it seems that he doesn't even have the strength to refute.
Zhou's mother looked at the bead flower that fell to the ground and fell into two halves, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she shouted: "The bead flower... the bead flower is not Madam's! It is... someone else gave it!"
"Who?" Mrs. Ji asked.
Mother Zhou glanced at Ji Mingxiu: "Yes..."
"It's the princess." Xun Lan said, interrupting Zhou's mother, "It's a gift from the princess, sister Wan and I, one for each of us."
Ji Shuang smiled disdainfully: "Mother Zhou, my sister-in-law has been dead for almost twenty years, don't say that she hid the poison in the pearl flower and gave it to the Xun family, so that the Xun family will come to poison me today." Brother's."
Ji Wushuang made up his sword: "This kind of poison will have no effect after a year."
So even if Princess Zhaoming hid it in the bead flower, it would have lost its toxicity long ago, but this piece of magnolia powder is fresh, that is to say, it is absolutely impossible for Zhaoming to put it in.
Zhou's mother anxiously looked at her master. She saw everything about the two of them in the pavilion that day. Except for the madam, only the young master touched this pearl flower. If the young master didn't tamper with it, how could it be possible
Mrs. Pian suspects that no one is suspicious of the young master, so this is what the young master said!
But when is this, Madam is still hiding it for him? What kind of evil spirit bead and what kind of bead flower are all the tricks of that person! Even Mrs. Qiao's return to Ning four days ago was probably pre-planned in order to clean herself up. Not only Mrs. Qiao was picked clean, but Qiao Zheng was not involved. The hands of the Qiao family's father and daughter can be described as clean!
Poor madam, she fell into the trap of the two so unsuspectingly!
"Ma'am..." Mother Zhou broke down in tears.
Xun Lan raised her hand, and slowly wiped the blood off her face. Outside the door, a bleak cold wind blew, causing the candlelight to flicker, and the light and shadow fell on her blood-red face, which was somewhat shocking.
She turned her thin body and walked towards the door step by step.
The house was almost eerily quiet.
Suddenly, Qiao Wei stopped her: "Who is your accomplice? Or in other words, whose pawn are you?"
"I'm not anyone's pawn." Xun Lan said.
Qiao Wei said: "Then what about Pomegranate and Cuiping, did you do the accident between them?"
Xun's body paused.
Zhou's mother shouted: "It's me! It's me! It's not Madam!"
Qiao Wei looked at Zhou's mother coldly: "Did I ask you something?"
Bi'er went around the chair and pressed Zhou's mother to the ground: "Scream again, and I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Xun Lan stood at the door, and the moonlight illuminated her thin figure.
She didn't speak.
Qiao Wei paused word by word: "Did you order my five-day powder?"
Everyone was at a loss, Cuiping and Pomegranate were nothing but Wu Ri San
Ji Mingxiu looked at Xun Lan's back, his eyes turned cold.
Xun Lan still didn't speak, just stood with his back to the crowd.
Qiao Wei said again: "Sister Wan's fetus, did you drop it?"
Everyone was even more surprised. This vicious woman was also pregnant with Wanwan? when? !
Xun Lan caressed her stomach, walked towards the threshold gently, took a few steps, and when she passed Ji Mingxiu, she suddenly stopped: "Why?"
Ji Mingxiu said, "There is no reason."
"Did you even a little bit..."
She didn't say anything later.
But Ji Mingxiu understood, his eyes fell on her blood-stained face, and he said coldly and mercilessly: "If it can make you feel better, no."
Xun Lan's body froze.
Ji Mingxiu paused and said, "Even if it's another ten years, twenty years, or another twenty-two years, I still won't take another look at you."
The heart seemed to be torn apart in an instant.
Xun Lan supported the table beside her, her back slowly bent down, her left hand rested on her stomach, trembling with difficulty, her twenty-two years of belief collapsed at this moment, and she almost couldn't straighten up.
The pain spread from the heart to the entire internal organs, and the lower abdomen was not spared, as if there was something heavy... falling, falling...
"Ah! She...she's bleeding!" a little maid screamed.
Everyone hurriedly looked at her, and saw bright red blood dripping drop by drop on the ground under her skirt.
Ji Wushuang hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, caught her pulse with three fingers, and said after a while, "It's gone."
Qiao Wei was stunned, Xun Shi hadn't taken the mushroom grass, she was really pregnant, but she was angry again, what did Mingxiu say to her? Her whole body seemed to collapse instantly.
Mother Zhou pushed Bi'er away and crawled over crying: "Ma'am!"
Mrs. Ji stood up. She had thought about severely punishing this woman who dared to poison her son, but at this moment, the Xun family was enveloped in a great grief, which reminded the old lady of the Xun family's first visit to Ji's house. When she heard the news of Master Xun's death, she was also very sad, but not as much as at this time.
Mrs. Ji was shocked.
Xun Lan walked out step by step, leaving one bloody footprint after another on the cold and hard floor.
Ji Shuang originally wanted to fix her up again, but at this moment, she suddenly felt that it was enough.
Xun Lan stood under the moonlight, covering her face with her hands, tears slipping from between her fingers.
At first she was just sobbing silently, but gradually she became more vocal, and later, she burst into sobs.
Everyone was stunned.
We've known each other for so long, why have you ever seen her so sad
Xun sat paralyzed on the ground, crying like a child.
Everyone was frightened by this scene, even a little maid like Bi'er who hated Xun Lan felt the deep despair in Xun Lan, and couldn't bear it.
Ji Mingxiu looked at her indifferently, like looking at a stone, without the slightest pity or sympathy.
Although Qiao Wei doesn't sympathize with Xun Shi, she feels sad for Xun Shi. Falling in love with a man like Mingxiu is destined to be doomed in her life. She will try her best to become a fairy or fall into a demon. Impress this man in the slightest.
Not being able to love is the most painful and craziest thing in the world.
Mingxiu terminated her 22 years of obsession with her own hands. It was more terrifying than cutting her heart a hundred times with a knife. , no more light.
The night fell heavily on Xun Lan.
Xun Lan fainted.
Mother Zhou crawled to her side, hugged her into her arms, and said hoarsely, "Ma'am—"
The heavy rain fell without warning, pouring on Xun Lan's clothes, washing the blood on her face and under her body, and the blood merged into a long river, winding under her body.
Rong's mother said softly: "Old lady, look at this..."
Mrs. Ji returned to her senses and sighed: "Forget it, it's all like this, can I still cut her up with a knife? Take her down, I don't want to see her again."
"Where are you taking it?" Mother Rong asked.
Mrs. Ji wanted to say that she could find a Zhuangzi to settle her. After all, her father entrusted her to the old man at the beginning, and the old man also confessed to treat her kindly before he died. No matter what, she continued to stay in Ji's house and made trouble: "Her father entrusted her to the old man, and the old man treated her with great kindness. From now on, let her guard the mausoleum for the old man!"
Ji's Mausoleum is far away in the fiefdom, hundreds of thousands of miles away from the capital, and is guarded by the Ji family's imperial army. Even if she has a pair of wings, she will not be able to fly back to the capital.
Besides, seeing her ashamed heart, I am afraid that if the door is left open for her, she will not be able to make a fuss.
Mother Zhou begged for mercy: "Old madam! Old madam, I beg you! Don't send madam away! Madame has worked so hard for the Ji family for so many years! There is hard work without credit! Madam did not frame the master! Old madam is clear! Clear! "
Mrs. Ji waved her hand.
Mama Rong called a few women who were strong and powerful, gagged Mama Zhou's mouth, and dragged the master and servant away.
Behind the corridor, Brother Liu was barefoot, watching his mother being dragged away in horror, his little face turned pale with fright.
He got out of the narrow dog hole, and followed the people along the parallel path through a row of flowers, all the way to the door.
Zhou's mother struggled hard, and when she reached the gate, she fell off the board, and the scene was chaotic.
Brother Liu took advantage of the chaos and ran out of the mansion.
Xun Lan has been thrown into the dilapidated carriage.
The coachman put on his coir raincoat, hung up a lantern, waved his whip, and drove the carriage.
Brother Liu was in a hurry: "Mother!"
The heavy rain was majestic, covering his voice.
Brother Liu was barefoot and wearing a thin pajamas, running crazily in the icy rain.
Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, which were quickly washed away by the heavy rain.
"Mother!"
"Mother, don't go!"
"Mother, don't leave Brother Liu behind!"
Brother Liu cried and chased after the carriage, but the carriage was too fast, and he was about to be unable to catch up.
"Mother! Ah—"
Brother Liu fell down and fell into the puddle. His knees and hands were all broken and he was bleeding. He ignored the pain and got up from the puddle, dragging his body full of water stains, and continued to chase the carriage. , his foot stepped on the sharp broken tile, and the tile pierced his foot.
He stepped on the tiles in his flesh, held back the great pain, and chased after crying: "Mother—Mother—Mother, wait for me—Mother, please don't want me...I will never be lazy again...I will study hard ... Mommy, come back..."
Xun Lan vaguely heard a familiar voice, woke up slowly, raised her weak arm, and opened the curtain, a gust of rain poured in, making her shiver from the cold.
"Mother!"
It was Brother Liu's voice.
Xun Lan stuck her head out of the window, and saw Brother Liu limping towards him in the rain, her heart was like a knife: "Stop...stop!"
The coachman whipped again, driving the carriage even faster.
Xun Lan lifted the curtain: "I told you to stop, did you hear me?"
The coachman is a Lianjiazi, he glanced at her lightly, and kicked her into the car with his palm!
She spat out a mouthful of blood, hit her head against the wall of the car, and broke another piece. She wanted to get up, but she didn't have the strength anymore.
"Mother! Mother, please don't go—"
"Mother!"
The carriage was gradually engulfed by the heavy rain, and the sound of the wheels was getting further and further away.
Brother Liu howled unceasingly.
Suddenly, a strong arm picked him up.
He raised his eyes that were clouded by tears, saw the other person's face clearly, and with a wow, he cried even more fiercely: "Brother... Mother is gone... Call her back quickly..."
He didn't know that his mother was not the elder brother's mother.
Ji Mingxiu didn't speak, wrapped him tightly in his cloak, and carried him towards Ji's house.
He struggled desperately, tears dripping on Ji Mingxiu's shoulders: "I want mother! I want mother!"
Ji Mingxiu hugged him without any hesitation in his steps.
Brother Liu looked in the direction of the carriage, and stretched out his immature hand, as if he wanted to grab Mother.
But he could never catch it.