Chapter 117 Watching the Show
Cui stayed in the mansion of Duke Qing for a whole day. Seeing her mother use a little trick to find out the maid who added materials to the incense burner, and she had no idea who did it, she couldn't help but feel anxious.
Lying in bed at night, I tossed and turned, thinking, and couldn't fall asleep at all.
When she heard the servant from the Duke of Qing's Mansion report that "Madam Ji came to visit," she almost thought she had misheard.
Who would come to visit in the middle of the night?
Unless... human lives are at stake.
She quickly invited the person into the yard.
But Feng said calmly, "I'd like to invite you to watch a good show. Do you have time?"
She was stunned.
"Watching a show? Now?"
"That's right."
Whose opera troupe is still performing in the middle of the night... Then he realized that Feng was definitely not talking about the opera troupe.
So he asked, "Whose show is it?"
Feng smiled and said, "It belongs to your eldest sister-in-law."
“!!!”
Cui's mind went blank for a moment, but her mouth was more responsive than her brain: "Okay, I'll go with you to take a look."
"You don't need to bring a maid," Feng added. "If you're worried, have the servants follow you from a distance. Be alert and don't attract attention."
She responded in a daze.
When I sat on Feng's donkey cart and followed him to the East City Land God Temple, my mind was like a ball of wool that had been scratched by a cat and was in a mess, and I couldn't sort it out no matter how hard I tried.
Feng would never ask her to watch her eldest sister-in-law's show for no reason.
What will this good show be?
Could it be that the eldest sister-in-law was the culprit for her infertility? But how did Feng know that? Why would the eldest sister-in-law go to the land temple so late at night...
Feng didn't offer any explanation, which made her feel even more confused.
In the moonlight, the eaves of the land temple are as black as iron, the hall is eerie, and the land god and the judge ghosts are hidden in the shadows, looking strange and hideous.
Even though she had a clear conscience in her life, she couldn't help but feel uneasy when she saw this scene.
He couldn't help but move closer to Feng's side and asked, "Why isn't the temple keeper here?"
"The temple keeper has retired," Feng replied, handing over a cushion. "Let's sit under the altar for a while. The show is about to begin."
“…”
After Feng crawled into the shrine and sat cross-legged under the altar, everything in sight became dark.
She swallowed nervously.
I feel like all my courage in this life has been spent on this one night.
Feng was calm and composed, as if they were not hiding under the altar and eavesdropping, but sitting in the hall and discussing things.
Infected by Feng, her heartbeat gradually slowed down.
There were noises coming from outside.
First there were two dull thuds, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.
After about a cup of tea, a group of hesitant footsteps came from afar towards the altar.
The candlelight suddenly lit up.
A familiar voice exclaimed, "Yi'er! Sheng'er!"
It’s the eldest sister-in-law!
Her eyes suddenly opened wide.
Could those two muffled sounds just now be the sound of Yizhi and Shengzhi being thrown to the ground?
Aren't they both at Qingshan Academy? How did they get brought here?
The next moment, a rough male voice rang out: "Stand still, or I'll slash their faces with my knife."
Outside the divine curtain, Jiao hurriedly stopped.
"Let's talk it over nicely. Just ask for what you want, and don't use a knife."
The slightly plump masked man placed the blade on Tan Yizhi's nose and said coldly: "It's been a few days, how come Feng is still alive?"
Jiao was shocked.
"That note...was it you who left it there?"
The masked man snorted, "What do you think? It seems that you and Tan Qingzhou don't mind your scandal being made public, nor do you mind your son's disfigurement."
How could I not mind!
Jiao smiled apologetically and said, "Please wait for two days. Feng will be dead soon."
"Still waiting? I gave you seven days, and you did nothing!" the masked man said coldly, "Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
Jiao quickly revealed the whole scheme she had set up.
"...As long as the old lady of Duke Qing dies, Feng Shi will undoubtedly die. You can rest assured."
"How can I believe you?" the masked man questioned. "To kill Feng, you killed the old lady of the Duke of Qing first? That's your son's nominal grandmother. If she died, your son would lose another source of support. How could you possibly do anything to her? I think you're just trying to fool me."
As he spoke, he pressed down with the blade, and blood started to oozed from Tan Yizhi's nose.
"Stop it!"
Jiao's eyes were bloodshot.
If his nose is really cut off, how can Yizhi take the imperial examination and marry a noble lady? This man is simply a demon!
"I didn't kill that old woman just to kill Feng. I've wanted her dead for a long time. She tried her best to prevent the marriage between my eldest son and her eldest granddaughter. We can't use the same trick again, so we can only get rid of her as an obstacle first."
When Cui, who was sitting on the other side of the curtain, heard this, her head almost popped out.
The person who wanted to kill her and her mother was actually Jiao!
No, not just the Jiao family.
The word "we" indicates that she has an accomplice!
It is obvious who the accomplice is.
What is "repeating the same old tricks"?
She bit her lower lip hard.
Recalling the Buddha's birthday, she was knocked into the release pond by someone. Tan Qingzhou jumped into the water without hesitation, put his arms around her waist and tried to swim to the edge of the pond.
But suddenly he froze.
He pushed her to the edge of the pool with all his strength, while he sank to the bottom.
Thanks to the help of other pilgrims, he survived.
He even apologized to her at the time: "I didn't expect my leg to cramp up, and it almost cost her her life. Please forgive me."
How could she doubt a man who nearly lost his life to save her?
She kept the letter for twenty years.
But it turns out that...
It's all fake.
They're all fake.
Fake.
It was all planned by Jiao and Tan Qingzhou.
They ruined her life. Not only did they suck blood from the Duke's Mansion, they also coveted her niece and wanted Tan Yizi to rise to the top with the help of the power of the Duke's Mansion.
It was a pity that she had been fooled by Jiao before, and actually mentioned the matter of marriage to her mother.
Her mother flatly refused, saying that there was no precedent in the Cui family for an aunt and niece to marry into the same family, and asked her to give up the idea. She still felt that her mother was stubborn.
Tan Yizi passed the imperial examination just after he came of age and studied at Qingshan Academy. With time, it would be no problem for him to get into the top three.
She had watched him grow up, and she knew him inside and out. Isn't he a hundred times better than those powerful and wealthy children who appear to be upright on the surface but are actually despicable behind the scenes?
She would never set rules for her niece or show disdain to her.
Isn’t it good for a family to love and care for each other?
It's so stupid.
In order to remove the stumbling block of her mother, Jiao did not hesitate to take action.
How could you bully her like this!
Just as she rushed out to fight Jiao, a warm and cool hand pressed on her shoulder.
"Let's hear it first."
Feng whispered in her ear.
She gritted her teeth and forced herself to endure it.
After hearing what Jiao said, the masked man outside said, "I see. I'll trust you for now and give you two more days."
Jiao felt relieved.
As long as I can get through this, it will be fine.
She did not come alone, she secretly brought a dozen servants with her. Once the two children were safe and the man was captured, she and Tan Qingzhou would not have to worry anymore.
Then the masked man said, "It seems you are quite proficient in the art of incense. The Cui family has been childless for so many years. Is that what you did? How did you do it? Tell me."
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