Chapter 66: Deadly Sweet Soup
Jin Tao's eyes were gradually dyed black by resentment, her sharp nails were bright red like blood, and resentment spread throughout her body.
Su Tan's brows suddenly furrowed.
Oh no, the resentment in Jin Tao is rising at an immeasurable speed.
She made a hand gesture and reached out to grab Jin Tao's wrist. "Even if you want revenge, shouldn't you also make their crimes public?"
Jin Tao gritted her teeth. Yes, how could she forget that if she just killed the entire Jian'an Marquis family, the world would only think that the Li family was kind and generous, and it was really pitiful that they were suddenly wiped out. They would only think that these people died unjustly.
Chen and Li Shuhui hurriedly said, "Miss Jintao, we swear to heaven that we absolutely did not hire anyone to bury you alive! We would never do such a heartless thing!"
At this point, Chen and Li Shuhui could not guarantee that no one in the Li family would order Jin Tao to be buried alive.
But at least the two of them could guarantee that they had never done such a thing.
“Bullshit!”
Jin Tao's eyes were filled with hatred, and the scene of the day when she was buried alive emerged before her bit by bit.
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The candlelight flickered slightly. Jin Tao, with her eight-month-old belly, held the embroidery frame in her hand and sewed quickly. Outside, the rain was hitting the banana leaves, but she did not dare to slack off and focused on the embroidery work.
She wants to embroider faster.
The embroidery should be better.
This way I can sell more silver and earn more money for my husband to support his life in the capital.
"Taotao, why are you still embroidering so late?"
The mother-in-law brought a bowl of sweet soup with a kind smile on her face, and wiped the sweat off Jin Tao's face with concern.
"You are feeling heavy now, so don't overwork yourself. Finish embroidering quickly and go back to rest."
Jin Tao smiled gently at her mother-in-law. Her face did not look fair due to years of hard work. On the contrary, she looked several years older than her actual age because she was always worrying about all kinds of affairs.
"Mom, I'm not tired."
"If I embroider more, I can exchange it for more silver. My husband is in the capital now, and he needs money for food, drink, and socializing."
This is the way the world is. Without money, you can't move an inch.
My husband has been busy running around lately, so he is always short of money.
As a woman, she couldn't help much and could only do more embroidery to supplement the family income.
Try not to let your husband's future be ruined because of money.
"Then you can't ignore your own body."
"Xiu'er told me before he left to take care of you and the baby in your belly."
"If anything happens to you or the baby in your belly, how am I going to explain it to Xiu'er?"
"Taotao, you know Xiu'er loves you the most."
Looking at her mother-in-law's loving and gentle smile, Jin Tao couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. She stopped her needlework and said to Lin's mother seriously, "Mom, don't worry, I'm not that fragile."
"This child is also very sensible and considerate. He has never made me feel uncomfortable since I became pregnant. I think he knows that I am busy with his father's future and can't bear to torment me."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and touched her bulging belly, unconsciously revealing a gentle look, and thus missed the flash of gloom in her mother-in-law's eyes.
"Taotao, you are a good wife and a good daughter-in-law. It is a blessing for Xiu'er to meet you."
"However, you've been embroidering so hard day and night for Xiu'er. If he doesn't pass the exam, wouldn't that be a disappointment to you?"
Jin Tao had a meal.
Normally, my mother-in-law never lets me say these things, saying that sometimes people just have bad words and good things don’t work but bad things do.
Therefore, she would never dare to mention the fact that her husband failed the exam in front of her parents. Why did her mother-in-law bring it up today?
Jin Tao frowned.
"Come to think of it, the results should have been announced by now, so why haven't we heard any news yet?"
She wondered if her husband had failed the exam, so her mother-in-law was saying these things indirectly to prevent her from feeling resentful and affecting the fetus in her womb?
Thinking of this, Jin Tao smiled nonchalantly at Lin's mother, "Mom, I believe that with Ah Xiu's ability, he will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination."
"Even if I fail the exam for a while, I won't think it's a big deal. We can just take the exam again next year. If we fail once, we can take it twice. If we fail twice, we can take it three times. In short, as long as I'm alive, I won't let my husband be distracted by other things."
It doesn’t matter even if my husband never passes the exam in his lifetime.
I can also do embroidery.
Always able to support a whole family.
Mother Lin reached out and gently stroked her hair. "Our Taotao is truly a virtuous wife. What merits and virtues does Ah Xiu have? Don't worry, that boy has not failed the exam."
"Someone has already passed on the news. This Ah Xiu has won the top prize!"
Jin Tao was stunned at first, then a surprised smile appeared on her face.
"Really!"
Although she had long known that with Lin Xiu's ability, he would definitely be on the list of successful candidates, she never expected that Lin Xiu would actually become the top scorer!
"It's true. Our Ah Tao has finally found happiness after all the hardships. From now on, you are the top scholar!"
Mother Lin patted Jin Tao's hand gently and lovingly, but her eyes were red. "Tao Tao, I've really wronged you these days."
"Come, drink this bowl of sweet soup. From today on, our hardship will finally end and our lives will get better and better!"
Jin Tao wiped the tears from her face, took the sweet soup from Lin's mother's hand without any suspicion, and drank it spoonful by spoonful.
Yes, from today on, things will get better and better.
Mother Lin pulled her aside and talked to her for a long time.
But what it means is that the Lin family will always remember Jin Tao’s contribution to the Lin family.
Everyone will be grateful for Jin Tao's kindness.
The more Jin Tao listened, the more moved she felt.
Those heartless and ungrateful people are always the first to divorce their wives after passing the imperial examination.
Ash is different from them.
My mother-in-law is also different from those people.
Jin Tao also chatted with Lin's mother for a long time. As they talked, she felt sleepy and her body felt heavy and tired.
"This is the baby in your belly feeling sorry for you."
"He was very well behaved before, and he was always reluctant to bother you. Now that your good days are coming, he wants you to rest early."
"Have a good sleep. Xiu'er should be back in a few days. By then, it's time for Taotao to go to the capital to live a good life."
Jin Tao smiled shyly, lowered her head, listened to her mother-in-law's words, lay on the couch, and gradually closed her eyes.
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"Is it done? She won't wake up again, right?"
Father Lin pushed the door open and glanced at Jin Tao lying on the bed with a gloomy look.
Mother Lin no longer had the gentle and loving look she had just now. She just curled her lips in disdain.
"Don't worry. If she wasn't afraid of adding arsenic and making it easy for people to find out, she would have been dead by now."
She said she had insomnia and nightmares these days, so she went to the pharmacy and bought some medicinal herbs.
The additions to that bowl of sweet soup were enough for Jin Tao to sleep for three days and three nights.
Father Lin snorted, "Our Xiu'er has now won the top spot in the imperial examination. He is no longer within her reach."
Mother Lin nodded. That was right. How could Jin Tao be worthy of her son now? But she looked a little regretful. "It's a pity. She's pregnant with our Lin family's grandson."
Father Lin gave her a cold look and said, "Don't pick up the fish eyes and lose the pearls."
"With our Xiu'er's current status and position, does he still need a woman to bear him a child?"
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