Chapter 119 Frame-up

"Auntie!"

The maid screamed and hugged Shen Zhirou, shouting, "Someone come! Someone come quickly!"

The maids and servants outside heard her screams and ran in. When they saw Shen Zhirou vomiting blood like this, everyone's face changed drastically. They ran to Xu's yard in panic and told her what had happened.

Mrs. Xu was talking to Mrs. Zhou. When she heard this, she almost fell off her chair.

"Why are you vomiting blood when you're fine?"

She stood up by pressing the chair and hurried to Shen Zhirou's yard.

Zhou was also terrified. She followed Xu and asked the maid who came over, "Have you told the Second Master?"

The maid hurriedly said, "When I came over, someone went to the front hall."

Zhou asked, "And the doctor, has anyone gone out to ask for him?"

The maid said, "No, we were all panicked..."

Xu turned around and cursed, "Why don't you go now? If anything happens to my eldest grandson, I'll skin you alive!"

The two of them rushed to Chen Zhirou's yard, and Pei Ji came over with the help of Rong'er.

Before I could speak, several people walked into the room.

Shen Zhirou had been carried to the bed by the old woman, and her chest and neck were stained with blood.

Although he stopped vomiting blood, his face was pale and his lips were black and blue, and he was breathing in less than out.

Pei Ji's face was extremely grim. He walked over quickly and called out, "Zhirou!"

"Cousin..." Seeing Pei Ji coming over, Shen Zhirou raised her hand with all her strength. Pei Ji quickly held her hand and comforted her in a deep voice, "I'm here, the doctor will be here soon. Please wait a moment and hold on."

Shen Zhirou burst into tears and said in pain: "I, I can't wait any longer, cousin, my stomach hurts so much..."

Pei Ji's chest heaved.

Although he didn't love Chen Zhirou, she had been with him for many years and was pregnant with his child.

Now that something happened, he felt bad.

He raised his hand to wipe Shen Zhirou's tears and said in a deep voice: "It's just a stomachache. It hurts a little. The doctor will prescribe some medicine and the pain will go away after you take it."

Chen Zhirou cried and shook her head: "The doctor can't cure it. I'm poisoned. The eldest wife and that Rong'er want to kill me and the baby in my belly. Cousin, you must avenge me, us, and our child!"

Rong'er's eyes widened instantly. She just helped Pei Ji over here, but she was blamed for this!

She said anxiously: "Auntie Shen, what do you mean! You..."

"Shut up!"

Pei Ji shouted, "Get out first!"

Rong'er bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes. She felt extremely aggrieved, but she could only turn around and leave.

Shen Zhirou looked poisoned, and Pei Ji naturally knew it. He held her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, if they really did it, I won't let them go. Don't give up, the doctor will be here soon."

Finally, Madam Xu couldn't help but interrupt, "Zhirou, just listen to Ji'er and don't worry about anything else. The baby in your belly is the most important. We can take care of everything else!"

Then he looked outside again and stamped his feet anxiously: "Why hasn't the doctor come yet?"

Shen Zhirou was already barely breathing. She tightly grasped Pei Ji's hand: "Cousin, cousin..."

Pei Ji quickly leaned over to get closer to her and listened to her words: "Cousin, I love you. In this life, I can be with you in this life. I, I don't regret it, but, but... I don't want to be with you again in the next life..."

Pei Ji's Adam's apple rolled, his eyes moistened slightly, and he nodded. Before he could say anything, the grip on his hand suddenly loosened.

Pei Ji was stunned for a moment, and immediately went to see Shen Zhirou.

Her eyes were staring upwards, her lips half open, but she was motionless.

Pei Ji raised his hand and probed under her nose, then withdrew it and slammed it heavily on the bed.

"No more?"

Seeing this, Madam Xu also reached out to feel around, then slapped her thigh and said, "What a sin! My good grandson is gone just like that! I took so many precautions but still couldn't prevent it!"

Zhou sighed and shook her head.

Pei Ji supported his knees with his hands and was silent for a while, then looked at the maid who was serving Shen Zhirou: "Speak!"

The maid hurriedly knelt down and told Pei Ji the whole story. She then stood up and went to the table to get the bowl of egg custard to show Pei Ji.

Mrs. Xu's brows raised when she heard this. "So they went to the kitchen! And then Zhirou was poisoned. No wonder Zhirou said it was that Rong'er and the eldest wife who did it! Who else could it be if not them?"

Pei Ji's eyes were deep, and he ordered the maid in the room, "Go and call the kitchen staff."

The old woman went there immediately.

After a while, he came back with someone and hurried into the bedroom.

Rong'er stood in the main hall outside, watching people coming in and out, feeling extremely nervous, but Pei Ji didn't ask anyone to call her in, so she could only stand there.

In the bedroom, several people from the kitchen were busy telling everything that Zhao Ma and Rong'er had done and even said in the kitchen.

Hearing that Rong'er had indeed touched the bowl of egg custard, Xu immediately shouted, "Go! Go outside and drag that son of a bitch, a slut, and a vicious woman in here!"

The old woman went out again and pulled Rong'er in.

Rong'er was pulled so hard that it hurt. She knew she was stained. As soon as she came in, she looked at Pei Ji and said, "Second Master, it wasn't me! How could I harm Aunt Shen!"

Xu rushed over, raised her hand, slapped her hard, and cursed: "Do you think we are all stupid? You and Zhirou had a quarrel the day before yesterday, and today you came to seduce my son away, making Zhirou cry. Who else could it be if not you!"

Rong'er covered her face with her hands, and in panic, she didn't know how to defend herself. She just kept saying, "Second Master, it wasn't me! It wasn't..."

Pei Ji said to the maids standing on both sides, "Search her body."

The old woman responded and began to search Rong'er's body hurriedly.

After a while, a woman called out, "We found it! Look, Master!"

She brought the things to Pei Ji.

It was a small paper bag, folded neatly into a square.

Pei Ji took the thing and opened it, revealing some red powder inside.

Pei Ji had traveled extensively for many years, so he would recognize it. This was arsenic.

Anger rose in his eyes, and he looked at Rong'er and cursed, "Bitch!"