After taking the person back to the Li family and learning the whole story, Cai Xiaolian and Gu Nian went home without lingering.
The Li family's carriage took them home, and the mother and daughter couldn't talk in the carriage.
When they got back home, no one was there, and the mother and daughter guessed that they had probably gone to Aunt Gu's place.
Madam Li discovered that the old woman from last night was one of Madam Li's people. Madam Li had been kind to her, and she felt that Madam Li and her son had caused Madam Li's death, so she wanted revenge. The day before the Lantern Festival, knowing that Li Muyan was going to hold a small lantern festival at home, she went to buy two kinds of medicine.
She didn't go so far as to drug everyone with that kind of drug. She used regular sleeping potion on the girls, the kind that would only put them to sleep for a few hours. As for why Gu Nian was affected, it was because Gu Nian ate several of the things Li Muyan had grilled.
The roasted meat was assigned by this old woman, who also served it to her the whole time.
Her plan was to have Li Muyan engage in homosexual acts with those young masters, let the servants see it, and then spread the word to completely ruin Li Muyan.
As for Madam Li, the mother, she would certainly be criticized.
If the reputations of the other young masters are ruined, the business of the Li family, managed by Madam Li, will face serious problems, because those young masters' families have many business dealings with the Li family.
Cai Xiaolian and Gu Nian had no doubts about the result. Yesterday, Gu Nian did see the old woman leading the poisoned Li Muyan to find the poisoned Zhu Mingsheng.
As for the maids whose chastity had been ruined, some volunteered to go home with the young master as concubines, while others refused and demanded that the Li family pay for their redemption and give them a sum of money.
The Li family is wealthy, so it's naturally possible for them to do it.
In just one night of chaos, the Li family spent a month's income of their store on hush money.
After sitting down inside and taking a sip of water, Cai Xiaolian asked, "Niannian, what exactly do you mean by Li Muyan?"
Gu Nian was conflicted: "What he did last night made me feel like he was right. But today his act of apologizing with a bundle of thorns on his back makes me think he's ridiculous! But when I saw him faint and heard the doctor talk about his condition, I was very moved. Mom, I don't know what to do!"
Gu Nian is very confused, really.
Last night, she really thought Li Muyan was a good person. He restrained himself in that situation. Even if he didn't come to her, he could have found someone else to cure the poison, but he didn't. She thought marrying him would be a good idea.
This morning's act of apologizing made her think that this person was ridiculous. Her grandparents and father probably wouldn't blame him much, but this stunt probably ruined most of their goodwill towards him.
When Gu Nian took him back and heard what the doctor said about his health, she suddenly felt that he was so foolish to ruin himself like this for her!
She understood Li Muyan's thoughts, but she couldn't agree with his act of carrying thorns to apologize.
So, she was confused!
Cai Xiaolian sighed: "Niannian, let me ask you, if it weren't for what happened this morning, wouldn't you think marrying Li Muyan would have been a good thing?"
Gu Nian nodded honestly.
Cai Xiaolian pursed her lips and said, "Think about it again. Once you've decided, your father and I won't refuse when their family comes to propose marriage again."
Gu Nian shook her head: "No, no. Mother, I haven't thought it through yet. Let me think about it some more. I feel like something's missing. I don't deny that I have feelings for him, but when it comes to marriage, something's really missing."
Cai Xiaolian: "Okay. Tell us when you're sure. Your parents won't interfere; they'll support you. Even if one day you say you have no feelings left, and he tries to cause trouble like the others did, your parents will protect you. We just hope that you sisters can be happy and follow your hearts."
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