"Aunt, this won't do. My cousin and his wife haven't divorced. They're still husband and wife. If it were you, you should ask her for an explanation."
"It's not that I haven't tried, but she either avoided me or made excuses. She is a royal relative and is deeply favored by the empress dowager. What can I, a woman, do? The old lady has become ill due to anger and is bedridden these days. I can't take care of two patients by myself." Wei said helplessly.
"Mingyue, can you please move in and live with me for the next few days? I don't even have anyone to talk to right now."
"Don't worry, auntie, I'm here with you. By the way, why is the old lady sick again?" Wei Mingyue thought of a possibility.
"It's strange, you still remember that the old lady was sick before, right? The symptoms this time are similar to those then. Just a little milder. It's a good thing that you are here, accompany me to see the old lady." Wei was also a little puzzled.
Wei Mingyue had just that in mind. The two of them went to Madam Qin's room and found her lying in bed. Judging from her complexion and breathing, she looked much the same as she had been poisoned the last time.
In fact, after Madam Qin was poisoned last time, Xie Wanyun promptly replaced her medicine and used ginseng and other tonics to help her recover. However, the poison wasn't completely eradicated; it was merely suppressed by the tonics. Once the supply was cut off, the toxins immediately reared their ugly head. Now, without those good things to nourish her, she quickly collapsed.
Wei Mingyue pulled Wei back to the room with a mysterious expression on her face.
"Mingyue, what's wrong with you today? You seem weird. Just tell me what you want to say." Wei urged.
"Aunt, I'm going to say something that I shouldn't say. The old lady is a burden now. She has to take medicine every day and someone has to serve her. If she were gone, you would have a lot less trouble." Wei Mingyue said maliciously.
Wei's expression changed. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you think that? Stop it."
Wei Mingyue wasn't one to give up easily. She quickly added, "Aunt, don't worry. Listen to me, haven't you been selling or pawning things to cover the family expenses these days? The old lady still has some money, right? She's reluctant to give it away, and only exploits you."
Wei remained silent. This was indeed true. Old Madam Qin had a strong personality, and for decades, she had been completely suppressed. It was impossible to say that she had no complaints. It was just that she had become accustomed to accepting everything and just lived her life that way.
Now someone suddenly told her that she didn't have to be like this, and that she could resist! The dissatisfaction in her heart was infinitely magnified.
Yes, why? The old lady had bullied her all her life, and now that she was old and bedridden, she wanted her to serve her. Not only did she hold on to her money like a miser, but she also kept it tightly around her and asked her to pawn it to support her.
Did she deserve to be bullied and taken advantage of? The more Wei thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Seeing her like this, Wei Mingyue knew the situation was almost heated, so she added more fuel to the fire. "Aunt, when the old lady wakes up, go ask her where the secret money is hidden. Don't let her die one day and you still don't know anything!"
Wei nodded. "Mingyue, you're right. We're not in the same situation as before. We need to save as much as we can. I want to get rid of all the people around her."
The two of them came to the old lady's room one after another. It happened that she had just woken up. Seeing her daughter-in-law coming to see her, she weakly asked her to sit down.
Wei carefully chose her words and explained the purpose of her visit. Madam Qin almost fainted before she finished listening.
What a filial daughter-in-law! This is taking advantage of your illness to kill you! Looking at the calculating face of Wei Mingyue who was accompanying her, he was even more furious.
"Cough... cough... You can't wait any longer?... Are you hoping for me... to die?" He said while beating his chest.
"Old lady, what are you talking about? I'm just being prepared for any eventuality." Wei had been accustomed to being humble in front of her for many years, but now she straightened her back and felt indescribably pleased.
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