Chapter 463 Miss Ma really did become a concubine
Mr. Liu and his wife were quite dissatisfied with this matter.
The spy sneaked into the mansion through the back door.
Just before the eldest son of the Liu family was about to enter the bridal chamber, the scouts found him.
"Young Master, the Zhou family boy's injuries seem to have healed a lot."
Upon hearing this, the eldest son of the Liu family raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Not crippled?"
The scout shook his head and said, "He's not crippled. I heard that as long as he rests, he can fully recover."
The eldest son of the Liu family frowned. "Fine, it's just a warning to the Zhou family anyway. As long as they know how powerful I am, that's enough."
"But the Zhou family doesn't seem to be willing to give way?" the scout asked in a low voice.
The "way" they referred to was a waterway connecting Cheng'an County to the Northern Di.
There are limited boats on this waterway, and the Zhou family needed to transport goods there, so they booked more than ten boats in advance.
As a result, the Liu family no longer had ships to transport tea.
The so-called tea was nothing more than leftover inferior goods, which they planned to transport to the Northern Barbarians to pass off as superior goods and make a profit.
The eldest son of the Liu family slammed his fist on the table in anger. "What is the Zhou family? When our Liu family was getting rich, they were still farming in the village."
The scout said, "Young Master, there's something I must remind you. That person cannot be allowed to live. If the Old Master recognizes him, what will become of your status?"
The eldest son of the Liu family didn't take Xiao Liu seriously at all. His original intention was to cripple him, but he didn't expect that Xiao Liu would be unharmed.
"So what if the old master finds out? Can he really bring him in to run the household? He's been a beggar in the capital for over ten years. Can he support a family? The old master and father aren't fools."
The scout paused for a moment, then said, "But young master, it's best to be careful."
After a moment of contemplation, the eldest son of the Liu family said, "Find an opportunity to take care of him, and remember to do it cleanly."
The scout had been waiting for this very sentence, and he quickly bowed and said, "Yes, young master."
After the scout left, the eldest son of the Liu family went to see his concubine with a beaming smile.
He met a beautiful woman on the road a few days ago, and fell in love with her at first sight. He took her into his household a few days later.
Young Master Liu pushed open the door, and the beauty was sitting inside waiting for him.
"Young Master."
The beautiful woman spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice, her face flushed with shyness.
She was none other than Ma Tao'er, who had run away from Cheng'an County a few days ago.
On the way, Ma Tao'er accidentally bumped into the eldest son of the Liu family.
The eldest son of the Liu family took a liking to her at first sight and brought her to the mansion.
This can be considered as fulfilling her wish to marry into a wealthy family.
She was especially pleased to learn that this young master Liu had no children.
She thought that as long as she could give birth to a son for Young Master Liu, she could be promoted from a concubine to the principal wife.
That night, the two were newlyweds, deeply in love.
Young Master Liu was so engrossed in it that he couldn't extricate himself. He went to Ma Tao'er's room every day and almost forgot about Little Liu's affairs.
The scouts, having received orders from Young Master Liu, led two or three men to the vicinity of the Zhou residence.
They originally intended to bribe the nanny in the Zhou family's backyard to poison Xiao Liu.
Who knew that the question would end up in front of Granny Zhuang.
Who is Granny Zhuang? She has served the Empress and is a shrewd and capable person.
She feigned fear and asked, "What do you want to do?"
The scout held a knife in his hand and waved it in front of her, saying, "Is there a young man in your household who was just injured?"
Granny Zhuang nodded repeatedly in agreement, "That's right, there is indeed such a young man."
The spy took out a packet of medicine and handed it to her, saying, "Find a way to put this into that person's medicine."
Granny Zhuang hesitated to take it, her hands trembling.
The scout pulled out a bag of silver and said, "If you do a good job, this silver is yours. If you don't, or if you tell the Zhou family about this, I'll come and take your dog's life tonight."
Granny Zhuang quickly took the medicine and said, "Yes, yes, I will do as you say, please don't kill me."
Seeing this, the scout threw Granny Zhuang back and then left with his companions.
Granny Zhuang took the medicine and returned to the front yard, immediately telling Du Wanchun about it.
"Wanchun, look, what's this?"
Du Wanchun took it in her hand and smelled it. "It's arsenic."
Granny Zhuang was shocked. "Several people just now wanted me to put this in Xiao Liu's medicine."
Du Wanchun slightly raised her eyes, gripping the arsenic tightly. "What kind of people are they?"
Granny Zhuang gave a rough description: "She was dressed in black and wore a veil, so it was impossible to tell who she was, but judging from her accent, she should be from Qingzhou Prefecture."
The accents of these counties in Qingzhou Prefecture are all quite similar.
It's not hard to guess who it is; the only family with a grudge against Xiao Liu is the Liu family.
She thought for a moment and said, "Granny Zhuang, next time those people come looking for you, just say you've given them the medicine."
Granny Zhuang looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked, "Wanchun, what do you mean?"
Du Wanchun smiled slowly and said, "Little Liu is currently recovering from his injuries, so we may need to send him to the manor to avoid the situation for a while."
Granny Zhuang immediately understood what she meant; she wanted Xiao Liu to pretend to be dead.
“Yes, Wanchun.” Granny Zhuang nodded in agreement.
Du Wanchun got up, took the arsenic, and went to Xiao Liuzi's room to tell Xiao Liuzi and Lian'er about it.
The two were initially shocked, then enraged.
"Little Liu has known about his background since he was a child, but he never thought of coming to the Liu family to acknowledge his relatives. How could they do such a cruel thing!"
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