Feng Qingyun paused for a moment, then continued, "She would stop at nothing to achieve her goal."
On several occasions when Xu Guzhi returned home, she meticulously prepared so-called "family banquets" and tried every means to get Xu Guzhi drunk at the banquets.
She always arranged for her daughter to wait by her side, hoping that when Xu Guzhi was drunk and unconscious, the two of them could consummate their relationship. Just thinking about it makes one feel absurd.
Fortunately, Madam Xu was intelligent, quick-witted, and perceptive, and was always able to detect the old woman's schemes in advance; otherwise, Xu Guzhi might have really fallen for her tricks.
However, Madam Xu's actions naturally displeased the old woman.
She felt that Madam Xu had ruined her plans time and time again, and was a thorn in her side.
So they went even further in targeting Madam Xu, picking fights every few days.
Today, he deliberately found fault with the food, saying the taste wasn't right, and asked Mrs. Xu to make it again.
Tomorrow he will again criticize Madam Xu for her poor service, saying the tea was too weak and that it made Madam Xu suffer terribly.
As Qin Qianluo listened to Feng Qingyun's story, she felt her blood surging and her anger burning fiercely in her chest.
Her brows furrowed more and more, and her expression gradually changed from initial surprise to uncontrollable rage.
This old lady Xu is utterly ungrateful; her actions are outrageous!
Xu Guzhi initially allowed her and her two daughters to stay at the prefectural governor's mansion because she had served his father and was considered an elder.
What was thought to be a minor matter of adding a few more bowls and chopsticks turned out to be a case of inviting trouble and causing so many despicable incidents.
Xu Guzhi stood aside, his heart filled with mixed feelings, his emotions like a spilled spice bottle, a mixture of anger, guilt, and gratitude.
He looked into the distance, a hint of lingering fear in his eyes. If the child hadn't revealed the truth today, he would probably still be in the dark, completely unaware of his stepmother's conspiracy.
Meanwhile, the lady, during this long period of time, faced the difficulties caused by her stepmother alone, and time and time again, with her intelligence, secretly rescued him from the old woman's schemes.
He recalled the times his stepmother had enthusiastically urged him to drink, which he had initially perceived as a sign of her care and concern.
Thinking back now, a chill runs down my spine, and I'm covered in cold sweat. My heart is filled with guilt and tenderness for my wife.
On Qin Qianluo's side, her mind raced. Feng Qingyun's excited expression and vivid narration were definitely not just for these reasons.
There must be something even more astonishing behind this. Her curiosity was completely piqued, and she pressed for an answer: "And then? What happened next?"
Feng Qingyun looked extremely excited, every expression on her face seemed to be telling a shocking secret that was about to be revealed.
She didn't delay at all. "As soon as the news of Xu Gu's trip to the capital to report on his duties spread, the old woman was like a shark that had smelled blood, and she immediately started to have wicked ideas."
She racked her brains, devising an extremely vicious plan.
Thinking that Xu Guzhi was away from home and the family was without its leader, she instructed her son to defile Madam Xu.
In her distorted mind, Xu Guzhi would be furious upon learning of this and would divorce Madam Xu in a fit of anger.
As a result, Madam Xu had no choice but to marry her son, while her daughter was able to seize this chaotic opportunity and marry Xu Guzhi as she wished.
To realize her ridiculous and shameful dream of 'family advancement'.
However, the maidservants around Madam Xu are no ordinary people. They usually keep a low profile, but in fact they are quite skilled and possess considerable martial arts abilities.
The old woman's son had sneaked into Madam Xu's courtyard several times under the cover of night, stealthily preparing to commit his evil deeds.
However, each time he was spotted by a sharp-eyed maid, and before he could even get close to Madam Xu's door, he was cleverly blocked by the maid.
Each time, the man was beaten so badly that he had to run away in a panic, never managing to get close to Madam Xu.
But the mother and son seemed to be blinded by their obsession, their wicked intentions undiminished, and they continued to spend all their time together, racking their brains to come up with new tricks.
Their sole purpose was to lure the maid away so that their scheme could succeed.
"They actually came up with a method they thought was foolproof."
They bribed a servant who knew the maid, and tricked her out of the prefect's mansion by claiming that an elder in her family had suddenly fallen seriously ill.
As soon as the maid left, the mother and son pounced on her like wolves.
Fortunately, the young maid was quick-witted and perceptive, and she sensed something was amiss before she left.
They arranged for several highly skilled guards to keep a close watch on Madam Xu's residence.
So even though she wasn't there, the mother and child didn't succeed. This whole thing was incredibly dangerous, like dancing on a knife's edge; the slightest mistake could have had unimaginable consequences!
Feng Qingyun paused here, took a deep breath, and said, "There's something even more explosive, something even more jaw-dropping!"
Feng Qingyun's voice suddenly rose, and the expression on her face was so exaggerated that it was as if she were telling an absurd and bizarre story.
"The real juicy gossip I'm about to tell you is about Madam Xu's children!"
They appear to be family, and in front of others, they always put on a show of brotherly and sisterly affection.
But behind the scenes, he did something despicable, secretly engaging in illicit sexual activity with YSZH.
The old woman was kept in the dark about this.
She had no idea that her two children had done such a thing.
They always acted like thieves, choosing to do it late at night when no one was watching.
They sneakily searched for those hidden corners, their audacity was unbelievable.
The woman is now pregnant. But because they are family, this union, which goes against the natural order, meant that the fetus was doomed from the start.
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