Chapter 29 Execution of Fei Xu
Before long, a group of four people entered the hall.
The old woman leading the group was none other than Granny Zhou, who had been assigned from Songhetang to Wu's place to help manage the internal affairs of the Marquis's mansion.
Wu Shi also had her own servants, but when Min Yuexi had her accident, those servants were completely useless. Zhou Mama, after all, was an old servant who had helped Min Qiao Shi manage the Marquis's mansion for over ten years, and she knew the situation in the mansion very well.
Therefore, Min Rong bypassed Wu Shi and sent Zhou Mama to investigate.
Sure enough, the person who poisoned the body was found in less than an hour.
Behind Granny Zhou, two burly old women were dragging a maid whose hands were tied and mouth was gagged, one on each side.
Upon getting closer, the two old women threw the maid to the ground.
The maid raised her face and glared fiercely at the two old women.
Only then did Madam Min and the others realize that the maid was none other than Feixu.
Granny Zhou curtsied and explained the matter of Feixu's poisoning: "Madam, Lord Marquis, Madam, we found a packet of powder in Feixu's room. The doctor examined it and confirmed that it was indeed the poison that had been put into the young lady's sweet soup."
"The doctor said that the powder has a mild toxicity, and taking a little bit on its own will not cause any problems. It needs to be taken for many years to show its effects. But by the time it is discovered, the poison may have already penetrated into the internal organs, and no medicine can help."
"The doctor said that if it weren't for the fact that the young lady's recent medication was interfering with some of the ingredients in this powder, it would probably have been a long time before we discovered that someone was poisoning the mansion."
At this point, Granny Zhou paused, glancing hesitantly at Madam Min.
With a gloomy face, Madam Min Qiao snapped, "Say what you have to say directly."
Granny Zhou dared not delay any longer and quickly said, "After investigation, we also found this poison in the food of the Grand Madam and the Lady of the Marquis."
"So, this girl wanted to poison me and Madam Hou together?" Madam Min Qiao sneered. "No, perhaps Fei Xu only intended to poison me and Madam Wu from the beginning, and Xi'er was just implicated. Am I right?"
Min Qiao looked at Fei Xu with a forced smile.
Feixu's mouth was gagged, preventing her from speaking, but she still sobbed as if trying to say something. Her eyes glared fiercely at Min Qiaoshi, as if they were filled with venom.
After hearing what Granny Zhou said, Madam Min Qiao remained relatively calm.
But Wu couldn't hold back any longer. Her face was deathly pale, and she stood up abruptly, took two steps forward, and slapped Feixu several times across the face.
"What a vicious girl! What a wicked heart! I knew you harbored ill intentions and were trying to sow discord between me and the Grand Madam, but I never imagined you would actually poison me and the Grand Madam! My poor Xier has suffered such an undeserved calamity! How will she live the rest of her life!"
As Wu spoke, she became more and more heartbroken and distressed. She raised her hand and slapped Feixu a few more times.
Whether it was because of Wu's dozen or so slaps, Feixu spat out the gag from her mouth.
"Serves you right! You all deserve it! You wronged me first! Why can't I retaliate?"
Feixu glared at Madam Wu through gritted teeth, "You had Wu Cheng seduce me, promised to marry me, and made me ruin my future! And what was the result? In the end, you were all lying to me! You just wanted me to be your mole by the side of the Grand Madam!"
"I was kicked out by the Grand Madam, and you all turned your backs on me! You hit me, cursed me, and even tried to sell me off! What right do you have to treat me like this? What right do you have???"
"I am the most favored head maid of the Grand Madam! I am the first-class head maid in the mansion, second only to the Madam! In the past, even the Marquis would affectionately call me 'Miss Feixu' when he saw me!"
"It was you! It was you and Wu Cheng who ruined everything I had!"
Feixu looked like she wanted to devour Wu alive, but Wu also hated Feixu to the core.
Wu shoved Feixu to the ground and roared hoarsely, "Yes, it was me! I made Wu Cheng seduce you! It's all my fault! But what does all this have to do with my Xi'er? If you have any grievances or hatred, come at me! Why did you hurt my Xi'er?"
"Her body is now ruined by the poison; her life is over!"
Mrs. Wu cried her heart out.
Min Yuexi was her first child, and her only daughter among her three children. She was cherished and protected by her since she was a child.
Now that Min Yuexi has fallen to such a state, it's no different from having her heart ripped out.
The more heartbroken Wu was, the happier Fei Xu became.
Wu was crying, but she was laughing.
She was laughing for a while, then suddenly she started crying again.
She turned to look at Madam Min, "Madam, you knew from the beginning that Madam and Wu Cheng had ulterior motives, didn't you? That's why you strongly opposed my marriage to Wu Cheng from the start?"
Madam Min Qiao watched the flying catkins quietly without saying a word.
"But I don't understand. You knew everything, and you were so opposed at first, so why did you suddenly agree? Why did you grant my request? Why did you grant my request?"
"You could have stopped me!"
"It's you! It's all your fault! You watched me fall into this pit of fire, watched me be trampled on by the Madam and abandoned by Wu Cheng because I lost your favor! It's all your fault!"
"I realized I was wrong later. I wanted to come back, to return to Songhetang, to return to your side, but you wouldn't even let me in the door."
"Why? Why are you so heartless towards me?"
"Madam, tell me, why is this happening?"
Feixu cried uncontrollably. She hated, she resented, but her heart was also filled with doubt...
Madam Min shook her head and said calmly, "You chose this path yourself, and you have to finish it, even if you have to crawl. Everyone should pay the price for their choices. I don't think I've wronged you. It's all your own fault."
Madam Min sighed and said to Min Rong, "You can handle the person."
Min Rong also harbored deep hatred for Fei Xu. He never dreamed that a mere maid would be so audacious as to poison the old lady and Madam Wu!
If she really succeeds, wouldn't the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion become a laughing stock for the whole world?
Well, things aren't much better now.
Min Rong pondered for a moment, "Give him fifty heavy lashes. If he still survives, send him to the Jingzhou Prefecture government office first thing tomorrow morning and hand him over to the government office for execution according to the law."
Fifty strokes of the cane would basically kill him. How could he possibly survive to go to the yamen the next day?
Just saying.
The Marquis's mansion is currently going through a turbulent period. At this critical juncture, it would be better to smother the maidservant to death within the mansion than to let her poison her master.
Madam Min nodded, which was considered as her approval of Min Rong's decision to "beat him to death".
Min Rong waved his hand, and Granny Zhou hurriedly told the servants to drag the person away.
Feixu panicked and begged for mercy, "My lord, spare me! Madam, save me! I don't want to die! Madam!..."
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