Chapter 180 Mother and Daughter Growing Apart
Shen Qingci narrowed her eyes, looking at the mother and daughter with their different expressions, and a cold smile slowly curved her lips.
“The Prime Minister’s wife’s suggestion,” she said calmly, yet with undisguised sarcasm, “sounds quite good. However…”
Her gaze slowly fell on the Prime Minister's wife's face, filled with utter distrust: "Prime Minister Liu has repeatedly tried to kill my lord. How can I, as the Princess Consort, possibly trust the physician of your Prime Minister's residence?"
“What if,” she chuckled lightly, a laugh that sent a chill down the spines of both the Prime Minister’s wife and daughter, “that your so-called ‘antidote’ is nothing but another… deadly conspiracy?”
"As for Physician Li..." Shen Qingci picked up her teacup, gently blew away the foam, and didn't even lift her eyelids. "Letting him treat the Prime Minister is... not impossible."
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in the Prime Minister's wife's eyes!
Before she could even speak, Shen Qingci continued, her voice icy and chilling:
"I, the princess, have only one condition."
Her gaze, like a sharp arrow, shot straight at Liu Ruolan, who could no longer contain herself and whose face was full of humiliation and anger.
"Make Lady Liu Ruolan, wife of the Marquis of Yongning, kneel before me and kowtow to admit her mistakes for all the crimes she has committed!"
"Furthermore, she shall personally write a letter of repentance, detailing how she plotted to harm the unborn child in my womb, how she pushed me into the lake, and how she repeatedly slandered my innocence! Then, this letter of repentance shall be posted in all the bustling parts of the city for three days!"
"What?" Upon hearing this, Liu Ruolan could no longer control herself and jumped up from her seat, acting as if she had gone mad!
"Shen Qingci! You're dreaming!" she screamed, and charged at Shen Qingci!
But the moment she moved, Yunlan's figure appeared silently in front of her like a ghost, his cold eyes looking at her as if she were a dead person.
Liu Ruolan's steps suddenly stopped!
Shen Qingci seemed completely oblivious to her lapse in composure, calmly straightening his sleeves, his voice filled with disdain: "It seems... Miss Liu is not so willing."
"Since that's the case, then there's nothing more to discuss." She waved her hand, as if to dismiss her guest. "My conditions are already laid out here. Whether you accept them or not depends entirely on... the sincerity of the Prime Minister's wife."
Liu Ruolan was trembling with anger. Just as she was about to speak, she was held back tightly by the Prime Minister's wife beside her!
The Prime Minister's wife took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger, and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness! We have shown our utmost sincerity! We are willing to exchange medical treatment for medical treatment, and medicine for medicine!"
"Yet you still refuse to budge! Do you... truly not care at all about the Regent's life or death?!"
"Of course I care." Shen Qingci lifted her eyelids, her expression indifferent. "It's just... compared to those unknown physicians in your Prime Minister's residence, I, the Princess Consort, am more willing to trust Physician Li."
"Physician Li's medical skills are superb; he will surely find a way to detoxify. This princess... is not in a hurry."
"If the Prime Minister's wife has the time to argue with me here, she might as well... have your physician examine your husband properly."
Only one day has passed, so she's not in a hurry. But if none of their doctors can cure Liu Wenyuan's poisoning, then they really should be worried.
Seeing her unyielding attitude, the Prime Minister's wife knew that further discussion would be fruitless.
She frowned deeply, took a deep breath, and finally stood up slowly: "This matter... I will consider it further."
Having said that, he pulled the still unwilling Liu Ruolan along and quickly left.
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As soon as she stepped out of the Regent's Palace, Liu Ruolan could no longer contain herself; she trembled with rage! She abruptly shook off her mother's hand and screamed angrily:
"What right does she have?! Mother! Did you hear what that bitch said just now?!"
"She actually... she actually made me kneel down and apologize to her! And she wanted me to post a letter of apology in front of the whole city! It's an absolute joke!"
"Does she think that just because she's become the Regent's wife, she can do whatever she wants?!"
The Prime Minister's wife felt extremely annoyed by her stupid and clumsy appearance!
“If Chu Jichen is truly unharmed and can wake up,” she said coldly, “then she… can truly do whatever she wants!”
"You!" She looked at Liu Ruolan, her eyes filled with disappointment and disgust. "Isn't this all... the mess you made when you were in the Huo family!"
The Prime Minister's wife frowned more and more deeply, and she almost muttered to herself, "Shen Qingci's attitude just now... was far too forceful. She was completely resistant to getting the antidote from us."
"I have a feeling... something's not right."
"Could it be..." A terrible thought surfaced in her mind, "Could it be that Shen Qingci actually... has the antidote? Or perhaps, that Imperial Physician Li really has extraordinary abilities that can cure the Prince's poison?"
"If Chu Jichen can really cure the poison, then we... will truly be in a completely passive position!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruolan scoffed, her eyes filled with disdain: "Mother, you overestimate her!"
"I've met that idiot Shen Qingci before! She's been a sister-in-law in the Marquis's mansion for a year. What does she have besides her face? She's just a pretty face with no substance!"
"We must not let her blackmail us! We must not let her control us!"
“Besides,” a wicked glint flashed in her eyes, “didn’t you just say that if Chu Jichen wakes up, she can do whatever she wants? Then… let’s just make sure he never wakes up, okay?”
"Shut up!" the Prime Minister's wife exclaimed in exasperation. "You're still only thinking about competing with Shen Qingci?! You short-sighted fool!"
"The most important thing right now is not this at all! What we need to do is find out as soon as possible what kind of poison your father has been poisoned with and find an antidote!"
"If something really happens to your father, our Prime Minister's mansion... will be completely finished! We... will all be finished too!"
As the Prime Minister's wife spoke, her gaze slowly fell on Liu Ruolan, her eyes filled with scrutiny and calculation.
Liu Ruolan's heart trembled at her gaze, and she subconsciously took two steps back, her voice filled with terror: "Mother...you...you wouldn't really want me...to kneel down and apologize to that vile woman, would you?"
"That... is absolutely impossible!"
Liu Ruolan screamed, ignoring her mother's ugly expression, and turned to run towards the carriage of the Marquis of Yongning's residence!
"I won't be returning to the Prime Minister's residence today; I'll be heading back to the Huo residence first!"
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