Worried about Qiao Muyang, fearing something might have really happened to him, Ms. Wen scrambled to the door. Just as she was about to knock, she heard the two talking.
Didn't they say he committed suicide?
She hesitated for a moment before opening the door and instead eavesdropped on Zheng Xiulan and her son's conversation from outside.
"Mu Yang, what should we do about this? People are saying we are the vampires of the Wenyang Marquis's Mansion. Will this affect your career?"
"You go and guard outside the door later. When she comes over, I'll kick over the stool and pretend to be humiliated and hang myself. She has always been concerned about me, so she will definitely make a big fuss because of me and Su Yunyi. I don't want them to have any peace!"
Qiao Muyang's eyes were sinister. If he was not having a good time, then he would make the entire Wenyang Marquis's Mansion suffer as well!
"Has my cousin noticed something?"
Zheng Xiulan hesitated, "Which one?"
What do you think?
Qiao Muyang's expression was solemn. He couldn't think of anything else that could make Su Junyao no longer tolerate his mother.
The kindness of giving birth, the kindness of raising, and the kindness of saving lives.
All the favors owed to Su Junyao were enough to make him compromise on everything.
"Impossible!" Zheng Xiulan answered firmly, "Everyone who knew about this back then is dead!"
"But……"
"No buts!"
This was the first time Zheng Xiulan had spoken to Qiao Muyang so fiercely, gripping his arm tightly and warning him, "Remember this! She is not your maternal grandmother, she is the mistress of the Wenyang Marquis's mansion!"
"There are some things you'd better keep to yourself forever!"
Their plan wasn't suitable for Qiao Muyang to know too early; the fewer people who knew, the less risk there would be.
Qiao Muyang lay on the bed without saying a word. Just when Wen was about to push the door open, she suddenly heard some movement inside.
"I will replace my sister as the master of the Marquisate, marry you to my cousin, and finally eliminate all the descendants of the Marquisate. Finally, I will inherit the Marquisate."
How did you know?
Wen clenched her fists, unable to exhale, and abruptly pushed open the door, storming inside. Her face deathly pale, she stared at Qiao Muyang and repeated, "How did you know?"
She and Zheng Xiulan have kept it a secret all these years, so there's no way Qiao Muyang could have known. Not even the slightest discrepancy between their plans?
Back then, the Wen family had two daughters. The elder sister married the only son of the Marquis of Wenyang, while the younger sister married a top scholar in the imperial examination. However, the younger sister was unlucky; her husband turned out to be a gambling addict who not only lost everything but also embezzled and accepted bribes, ultimately being stripped of his official rank and banished from the capital.
After falling from the heights of life, the once-glorious top scholar also revealed all his flaws.
Gambling, alcoholism, domestic violence...
Wen and Zheng Xiulan lived in his shadow until he drank them to death, finally escaping his clutches.
Years of beatings had distorted Wen's psychology, and she was madly jealous of her twin sister. Siblings from the same mother had two completely different destinies.
After her husband passed away, the daughter suffered greatly from bullying in her husband's family. She begged to go to the Marquis's mansion and saw her sister dressed in jewels. Her jealousy reached its peak.
So she and her daughter conspired to carry out this shocking plan!
She had been plotting for years, but the second and third wives had no children. Meanwhile, the first wife, Su Junyao, had no opportunity to conceive because Yun Jinglan's personal maid managed everything in the courtyard, allowing them to have one child after another!
So what? In the end, she will eliminate them all!
Originally, the first one to die was the little thing Jiujiu, but I don’t know how she got so lucky!
She didn't want Qiao Muyang to get involved; she wanted her grandson to rise to a high position cleanly and without any scandals!
Qiao Muyang naturally wouldn't tell anyone about his ability to hear strange sounds. So he remained silent in front of his mother and grandmother.
Just as Ms. Wen was about to speak, she felt a sharp pain in her chest, and her whole body felt as if it were being burned by fire. Not only that, her face was also in excruciating pain, as if it were being cut by knives.
"Ahhh!"
She clutched her face in agony, her legs buckling as she half-knelt on the ground. She gasped for breath, the terrible feeling of suffocation filling her with terror.
"Help...help me, help me..."
Ms. Wen's face turned red, and she placed her hands on her neck. Before long, she began to roll her eyes.
Zheng Xiulan and Qiao Muyang were so frightened by this sudden turn of events that they were at a loss. They tried to help her up, but before they could get close, they were kicked squarely by Wen Shi, who was kicking haphazardly.
Qiao Muyang knelt down in front of Madam Wen. Zheng Xiulan was about to help her son up when she saw Madam Wen spit out a mouthful of blood. Qiao Muyang, standing before her, had his face covered in blood.
Just moments ago, the sun was blazing, but in an instant, the weather suddenly changed. Dark clouds filled the sky, and thunder roared. People, wondering what was happening, all came out to see what was going on.
Perhaps because it was too eerie, the elders in the family called them back, saying that God was about to punish people.
When the maids from the bamboo garden arrived, they witnessed the scene of Madam Wen spitting blood all over the young master's face. They huddled together in terror, and no one even thought to help Madam Wen when she fell down.
"Ah! Auntie!"
Zheng Xiulan's terrified screams echoed through the sky, pulling everyone back to reality. Qiao Muyang's first reaction was that he absolutely could not let anything happen to her. Like a truly filial son and grandson, he knelt down on the ground and cried out in anguish, "Grandma, wake up! Someone, come quick! Someone, come quick and save Grandma!"
The koi's power began to take effect, and everything that Wen had done to her sister back then was now backfiring on her tenfold.
When the others hurriedly carried Ms. Wen back, she had already fallen into a coma.
What puzzled Qiao Muyang the most was that even though he had sent the message to the front yard and waited for a long time, no one came.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Xiulan was completely overwhelmed and paced back and forth in a panic.
Qiao Muyang coldly ordered the maid, "Go to the front yard and invite the Marquis and the Heir Apparent here!"
The person Qiao Muyang pointed to was none other than the little maid who had been insulted and punished by Madam Wen on New Year's Eve. She already harbored resentment towards Madam Wen, and seeing her in this state now, she felt a sense of schadenfreude.
After agreeing, he slowed down as he left the bamboo grove.
She curled her lip, her eyes filled with disdain: "Hmph! They don't value our lives at all! That young master isn't a good person either; who knows what he muttered to make the old lady so angry!"
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She paused, thought for a moment, and then immediately changed direction and ran towards Jingxin Garden.
They're definitely plotting against the lady; she's going to tell on them!
When she heard the news that Madam Wen had vomited blood and fainted, Yun Jinglan remained very calm, especially compared to the anxious maidservant.
"Madam, aren't you in a hurry?"
She was frantic; neither the old lady nor her cousin were pushovers. This was definitely a serious scheme!
It has to be said that this little maid is right in some ways.
Yun Jinglan smiled: "I know what to do. But you... the bamboo garden might be a bit chaotic lately, just take care of yourself."
It's still unknown whether Chiu Chiu's backlash will be indiscriminate. Let everyone else run far away. Let the three of them enjoy their last moments together!
Didn't you like to play dead?
This time I'm probably really going to die!
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