Chapter 189: She Asked for It
Mother Xia was picking up the broken teacups on the ground. When she heard this, her hand suddenly stopped and was cut by the sharp broken porcelain.
Blood gushed out instantly.
Seeing this, Qin Shi felt inexplicably anxious: "Why don't you be more careful? Just let those little girls take care of it."
Mother Xia covered her wound, feeling a bit unlucky, but still forced a smile and said, "It's my fault that I can't even handle such a small matter. Madam, don't be angry."
After being interrupted by her, Qin's mood calmed down. She sighed and said, "I'm not angry. If I were angry over such a small thing, I wouldn't be alive today."
Mother Xia looked at the blood on her hands and asked worriedly, "What are you going to do? Otherwise, forget about the young lady's marriage. That incident was handled cleanly back then, and the Chen family definitely doesn't have any evidence."
Qin's indifferent eyes revealed a hint of pain: "Fu'er is my biological daughter, don't I love her? But how dare I gamble?"
Mother Xia was Qin's wet nurse. She knew everything about Qin and naturally understood the torment in her heart.
"It's been so many years, why is it still not over? You just said that the prince knew about it. How did he know?"
Qin scoffed, "They've caused such a commotion in the mansion, and then there's been no activity for the past two days. I guess they haven't found any evidence. It's just that the couple have always been cautious, and there are only so many people who can come into contact with the Crown Prince's wife. I guess that's understandable."
Mother Xia sighed, "I'm being overly cautious. It was just a test. The dosage of the medicine wasn't strong. As long as you're not pregnant, there won't be any reaction. Who knew it would be discovered so soon?"
Qin sneered, "They're so close, yet there's been no news for so long. I wonder if there's something wrong with their bodies."
"Anyway, it's good that we don't have any offspring. It's just that we've been guessed. Will we be in trouble?"
Qin said nonchalantly, "What kind of trouble could there be? Not to mention there's no evidence, even if there was, it was Fu'er who brought the spices to Qionghua Courtyard. The Crown Prince's wife is fine after all, so what can the Crown Prince do to Fu'er?"
Mother Xia said reluctantly, "My eldest daughter, she knows nothing. Madam, is there really no turning back on this marriage with the Chen family? If we can't resolve this matter with Prince Chen, how can the Chen family treat our daughter well?"
Qin said coldly, "The prince is trying to use this to force me to tell him the reason for marrying into the Chen family. How can I tell him? If Fu'er hadn't gone to see the prince's wife, they wouldn't have made such a fuss. She brought this upon herself."
After hearing what she said, Mother Xia didn't dare to persuade her anymore.
They spoke to themselves and then sent everyone out of the room.
As it is cold today and tonight is New Year's Eve, those who have families have gone home, and those who are alone in the mansion have also returned to their own rooms.
There was no one guarding outside. Zhao Fu also heard the letter from the Chen family today, and asked her mother to help plead with Zhao Shen.
Knowing that Qin had returned, he came to inquire about the news and happened to hear clearly what the master and servant said.
Zhao Fu stood under the eaves, feeling completely numb from the cold wind.
Her mother's words in the room made her heart chill.
Tears streamed down the corners of her eyes, and she covered her mouth tightly, not daring to make any sound.
With the help of her personal maid, La Mei, she returned to her room quietly.
There was charcoal burning in the room, and a wave of heat hit me as I entered the room.
Zhao Fu still felt cold all over and couldn't warm up no matter how hard she tried.
She sent everyone out, covered her face with her hands and cried for a long time before she stopped. She held La Mei's hand and sobbed painfully: "You heard it too, right? My mother, why did she do this to me?"
Lamei didn't know either. The lady had a cold personality and only ate vegetarian food on weekdays. The relationship between mother and daughter was not particularly close.
But the girl is the lady's only daughter after all.
Who would have thought that behind the scenes, the lady was even more indifferent than she usually appeared, and didn't care about the life or death of the young lady at all.
Lamei is two years older than Zhao Fu and is a child from a poor family. She was already sensible when she was sold into the mansion, so naturally she considered more than Zhao Fu.
Not to mention that she had served Zhao Fu for so many years and had developed feelings for her, just the fact that she was Zhao Fu's personal maid meant that if Zhao Fu didn't marry well, she wouldn't have a good ending either.
Let’s not talk about the Prince of Cheng’an, but she had a rough idea of what kind of person Lady Cheng’an was after meeting her twice.
She nervously grasped Zhao Fu's hand and said, "The key point now is not why Madam treated you this way, but that Madam can no longer be relied upon. Young lady, you must find a way to survive."
Zhao Fu looked at her blankly. "My...my marriage is decided by my mother. What can I do?"
Lamei said, "No matter what Madam's reasons are, she has no intention of cancelling this marriage. You've seen Madam Chen before, she's not someone you can get along with easily. If you marry her, you'll suffer endlessly."
Hearing this, Zhao Fu couldn't help but shed tears: "This is my fate."
Lamei was so angry that she was disappointed with him: "What is fate? Fate is for someone like me who was born in a lowly family and can't even afford to eat. You are a daughter of a marquis, raised with gold and jade, and yet you still want to marry into a place where you can be abused even though you know it's a hellhole?"
"Sister, please tell me, what should I do?"
After hearing this, Zhao Fu didn't care about anything else and asked hurriedly.
Lamei said, "Go find the Crown Prince's wife. She's probably the only one in this mansion who can and is willing to help you."
Zhao Fu lowered her eyes in panic, covering her face with her hands. "You heard what Mother just said. My sister-in-law was drugged a few days ago, and it was me who did it. It was the spices Mother gave me. I thought they smelled good, so I started wearing them. But then Mother was leaving. How could I have the nerve to see my sister-in-law?"
Lamei said, "Speaking of which, you've been carrying that sachet for a few days. I heard it's a cold substance. If a pregnant woman smells it, she'll have a miscarriage. If a pregnant girl smells it too much, she might become infertile. Young lady, the Madam wants to deal with the Crown Prince's wife, and she's showing no mercy to you. Do you still want to sacrifice your life to protect her?"
La Mei was sold by her parents at a very young age. She was sold several times before she arrived at the Marquis' Mansion. She had no feelings for her relatives and only knew that the most important thing was to survive.
Zhao Fu hesitated for a long time, bit her lip, and finally made up her mind: "Let's go find my sister-in-law now."
Seeing that she had finally figured it out, La Mei comforted her, "You're right to do this. Madam is trying to blame you for everything she did. If you don't explain this to the Crown Prince's wife soon, you might not be able to explain yourself later."
Whenever Zhao Fu thought of her mother asking her to bring cold spices to see her sister-in-law, her heart turned cold.
Fortunately, my sister-in-law was not pregnant, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
Because of the eldest brother's love for his sister-in-law, he will not let her go regardless of whether she has good intentions or not.
Thinking of this, Zhao Fu quickened her pace.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked out of her room, she ran into someone: "Where are you going at this time of night?"
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