In her previous life, Song Xizhi was the same. After marrying him and taking control of the household, she began to deliberately mistreat Ruo'an, who had married He Jingyan.
Not only were they shortchanged on food, sending some spoiled rice that was hard to eat, but they even skimped on the charcoal for winter.
Finally, he instructed his servants to be outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, to fawn over the powerful and belittle the weak, causing a beautiful young woman to suffer more than if she were dead, with nowhere else to turn but to plead with him.
Even when Ruo'an was bullied by the servants, she still didn't believe that it was her sister who was deliberately mistreating her. She tearfully told him that it wasn't Song Xizhi's fault and that he shouldn't let it affect their relationship.
At first, he didn't believe that this was something Song Xizhi would do. He just went to her courtyard to deal with the servants. Song Ruoan even sent her some incense she made herself to express her gratitude.
Because of this incident, the seed of doubt had been planted in He Yunze's heart. He observed Song Xizhi every day and finally discovered his true, aggressive nature.
Recalling everything from his past life, He Yunze gripped Song Ruoan's hand tightly, his teeth chattering with anger.
Even if Ruo'an marries him in this life, she will still suffer from Song Xizhi's mistreatment. He truly hates her!
He hated himself for being useless and not taking good care of his wife, and he hated himself even more for having harbored resentment and doubt towards Ruo'an when they were in the ancestral hall.
How could he possibly suspect Ruo'an?
The key events that happened in my past life and this life are exactly the same!
As for those who were different, almost all of them were caused by Song Xizhi interfering and stirring up trouble.
He Yunze thought to himself, his eyes bloodshot as he hugged the person in his arms, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones: "Ruo'an, Ruo'an, don't sleep, open your eyes and look at me."
"I will show everyone her true colors! She mistreated you, and she should pay the price!"
Just then, the doctor rushed over. Feeling the person in his arms' eyes gradually becoming unfocused, He Yunze hurriedly asked him to take her pulse: "Doctor, please come and see her quickly! Ruo'an has been poisoned! Can you save her life?"
This Doctor Liu was the physician of the Marquis's residence. Upon hearing this, he became very nervous and hurriedly stepped forward to grasp Song Ruoan's pulse.
He Yunce watched him nervously, but after a moment, Doctor Liu's tense expression relaxed considerably.
"The lady's pulse indicates that she ingested a small amount of poison, which caused her to cough up blood. However, she is not in mortal danger but will need to take good care of herself in the future and must not harm her body again!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Hu burst into tears: "Truly, good people are blessed by Heaven! Good people are blessed by Heaven!"
"Miss was going to finish the whole bowl of porridge, but because she had just taken medicine and was feeling bloated, she only took one sip before vomiting it all up, which saved her from a life-threatening situation."
Song Ruoan also nestled in He Yunce's arms and cried, her whole body trembling as she sobbed: "It must be because my husband prayed for me that I'm alright."
"Since nothing's wrong, there's no need to make a big deal out of it. Ruo'an just made a mistake, so it's better for her to keep a low profile."
Hearing the doctor's words, He Yunze felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders, but when he heard Song Ruoan's words, a dull ache returned to his heart.
"Don't make a scene? Ruo'an, you have a good temper, but do you think others will let you off so easily! When Song Xizhi harmed you, did she ever think about our sisterly bond?"
Song Ruoan simply shook her head. "There's no evidence to prove that this was done by my sister. Everything before was just speculation, because my sister took my silver notes and regained control of the household..."
Recalling everything from his past life, He Yunze sneered, "Who else could it be but her? I guarantee it was her!"
"Besides, she took over the management of the household, yet she allowed the servants to treat Guanyunxuan so harshly. Whether she did it intentionally or not, it is still a failure of her management. Shouldn't she be punished for this?"
Seeing He Yunze's anger, Song Ruo'an quietly leaned against He Yunze's chest and said nothing more.
The following day, He Yunze took leave from the Secretariat and brought the matter to the attention of Madam He.
At that time, Madam Huang also dined with Old Madam He in Wanxiang Hall.
After taking the medicine prescribed by Song Ruoan, Huang's health deteriorated. In the end, she took the medicine prescribed by Physician Li, and her health gradually began to improve.
It was precisely because of this that Madam Huang no longer liked Song Ruoan, but she also didn't give Song Xizhi a kind look.
The two were having breakfast when He Yunce stormed in angrily and began to berate Old Madam He:
“Grandmother, if someone can’t manage the household at all and even allows the servants of the Marquis’s mansion to mistreat their masters, thus ruining the family’s reputation, shouldn’t they be punished?”
Madam He was taken aback, stopped eating, and looked at him with great surprise: "Yun Ce, what are you talking about?"
Looking at her surprised expression, He Yunze's sarcasm became even more obvious: "Just answer me whether it's yes or no. Surely the Marquis's family rules don't only punish me?"
Madam He remained silent, but Madam Huang, always eager for drama, spoke up: "If someone fails to manage the household properly and causes problems for the Marquis's mansion like Song Ruoan, then they will certainly be punished."
He Yunze was satisfied to hear this, so he said aggressively, "That's good, Grandmother. I'll trouble you to invite that vicious woman, Song Xizhi, here. I want to confront her face to face, and then open the ancestral hall and ask for family discipline!"
Upon hearing this, Madam He immediately stood up from her chair: "What exactly happened?"
He Yunze's eyes were deep: "If you call her here, the whole truth will come out together."
Even if there is no evidence that Song Xi poisoned Ruo An, it is an undeniable fact that she was incompetent in managing the household and mistreated Ruo An.
He wouldn't let her off so easily like he did in his previous life. No matter what, he would make Song Xizhi receive the punishment she deserved!
Madam He was puzzled by his indignant appearance, but seeing how indignant he was, she still sent someone to summon Song Xizhi.
Upon hearing the news, Song Xizhi walked into Wanxiang Hall in a daze, only to see He Yunze's bloodshot eyes.
He Yunze looked at her coldly, as if he were looking through this life at the woman who had betrayed and deceived him in his previous life.
His eyes were filled with deep disappointment: "Song Xizhi, you instructed your servants to mistreat Ruo'an, to serve her spoiled food and inferior charcoal, and even to poison her food. What crime should you be charged with?"
"I?"
Song Xizhi pointed to himself in disbelief: "I don't have the authority to manage the household, so how could I instruct the servants in Guanyunxuan, the storeroom, or even the small kitchen to mistreat Song Ruoan?"
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