Madam Zhou sat up until midnight amidst the pattering rain. No matter how much Kang Mama tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen, wouldn't take her medicine, and wouldn't put on any more clothes.

As the rain was about to stop, she asked Granny Kang to prepare two large bowls of chili water, and then she left Yilan Courtyard.

She went to the old lady's Fushou Residence first.

It was a cold rainy night, so Hu Mama pulled all the bedding apart and placed the old lady on the hard, cold bed board. She then opened all the windows.

Let the wind and rain blow in.

The old woman was in pain and cold all over, shivering constantly. She was extremely sleepy and finally managed to fall asleep, but was abruptly awakened by the pain and cold. She couldn't help but mumble curses incoherently.

Granny Hu moved a stool and sat on the edge of the bed, quietly watching her.

The rain has stopped, but the wind is still blowing.

Madam Zhou and Granny Kang entered from outside the door, placing the food box on the bedside table. Granny Kang opened the food box and took out a large bowl from inside.

When the old lady saw Mrs. Zhou like this, she couldn't help but get emotional. This daughter-in-law was the most soft-hearted and would definitely not be able to bear seeing her being mistreated like this, so she brought her a bowl of hot soup.

But how can hot soup alone be enough?

"Go and fetch a doctor for me... Make my bed and blankets, and prepare some good food. Beat that lowly servant Hu Mama to death."

Besides being covered in bruises from hairpins, the old lady was also paralyzed from anger. At this moment, her mouth was crooked, her speech was slurred, and her words were unclear.

However, based on Madam Zhou's and Granny Hu's understanding of her, they were able to deduce what she said from a few clear words!

Madam Zhou remained silent, but brought the large bowl close to the old lady's mouth and poured the contents into her mouth.

The old lady initially thought it was some hot soup to warm her up, but when the bowl was brought to her lips and a pungent smell hit her, she realized what it was. However, some of the chili water had already entered her mouth, and she started coughing.

The rest was poured directly onto her face and neck—places already covered in wounds, burning with pain, causing her to convulse and roll her eyes back several times, trying to faint but unable to.

The old woman breathed heavily and cursed, "Zhou Caiwei, it's you...it's you who are too stupid to want to burn your own children to death with your own hands. Even if you abuse me like this, I will not let your two children recognize you as their mother!"

His mouth still slurred, and his words were still unclear, but Madam Zhou heard him clearly.

She froze. Yes, she was so stupid, so incredibly stupid, to have become the old woman's knife and stab her own two children with her own hands!

Madam Zhou stared at her, a hint of malice rising in her eyes. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally said, "Old Madam, you must live well. I will personally come to take care of you every day!"

After saying that, she turned around and left with Granny Kang, heading towards Min Yingying's Jiangyun Pavilion.

They used all the same methods they used on the old lady on Min Yingying. Min Yingying was in excruciating pain, filled with boundless hatred, yet powerless to do anything about it.

At that moment, Madam Zhou sat down on the stool beside Min Yingying's bed and slowly told Min Yingying what had happened at the Marquis's residence the night before.

"From now on, no one in this Marquis's mansion will protect you anymore. Your own son will be completely disgraced, while my son will rise to great heights."

“Even your own elder brother, Min Xiuxian, will no longer protect you.” Madam Zhou said, a sinister smile spreading across her face.

Her previous gentleness, kindness, and goodness had all vanished, and her face was ashen, like a demon crawling out of hell.

Min Yingying stared hatefully at the ceiling, panting even harder than before, as if she would run out of breath at any moment.

With a strength she seemed to find, she struggled to get out of bed, lunged at Madam Zhou, and roared viciously, "I'm going to kill you!"

Seeing this, Madam Zhou simply stood up and stepped back slightly to avoid Min Yingying, who was rushing towards her.

With a "bang," Min Yingying fell to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.

Since Ye Qingxue took over Jiangyunxuan, only Granny Hu has been serving here. Now that Granny Hu is not here, and it is also a cold snap in spring, the floor is very cold.

Madam Zhou looked down at her condescendingly: "Since you want to lie on the ground, then lie there. I, as your sister-in-law, will come to see you again tomorrow!"

Min Yingying suddenly laughed: "After listening to so much from my sister-in-law, it seems you don't know one thing, right? On the day Granny Lai was killed, which was also the day Ya Ya was disfigured, Ye Qingxue was given the deadly poison 'Shattered Moon Orchid' by us."

"From that day on, she only had ten days left to live. Seven days have passed, and today is the eighth. Poor sister-in-law, she never believed her, hahaha! Now you're here to seek justice for her? Do you think she and Ye Cunsi will forgive you? Hahaha..."

Min Yingying laughed maniacally and triumphantly.

Her words, like a dull knife, cut into Madam Zhou's heart again and again.

She stood frozen in place, her face drained of all color. The faint candlelight flickered, and Madam Zhou could barely stand upright.

In an instant, she remembered how Ye Qingxue had been vomiting blood all night. It turned out that her condition wasn't due to exhaustion or overwork.

It's poisoning!

It turns out that what Ye Qingxue said earlier was all true.

From the very beginning, Ye Qingxue was honest with her that she had been poisoned, and that Ye Yabing had conspired with Min Yingying to poison her.

But she, as the mother, didn't believe it, never believed it.

She always believed that Ye Qingxue was disobedient and wanted to destroy the Marquis's mansion to avenge the injustice of being sent to the countryside as a child, and to avenge the humiliation of Ye Yabing taking away the Prince Ding.

And she, as the mother, even blamed Ye Qingxue for not being broad-minded enough and for lacking tolerance.

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