Mr. Zhou stood up and called Shen Zhixiu to the window on the side.
"Third Master, this poison from the Madam is the first time I've seen it in my life. The method used by the person who poisoned her is somewhat strange and unusual..."
Mr. Zhou twirled his beard and pondered the poison while he spoke.
He suddenly stopped talking at the end, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Then he asked inquiringly, "Third Master, I'd like to ask you one more question. Did Wenzhu give the medicine I took from you today... to the Madam?"
Even when dealing with the powerful, Mr. Zhou always kept to himself. He helped when necessary and never asked questions that were unnecessary.
I asked this question at this time because I thought of a possibility and had to ask.
Shen Zhixiu didn't hide it either. He nodded and said in a deep voice, "Sir, your guess is correct. Chen Pinghui harmed my father. I can't just let it go. My mother was concerned about the younger generation in the family, so I asked Mr. Zhou to prescribe medicine for me. She will die within two or three years."
"What does sir mean?"
Mr. Zhou paused as he twirled his beard.
"I was wondering why some of the herbs inside looked like the ones I prepared today. If that's what you said, Third Master, then I can guess what's going on."
"Someone must have had the same idea as Third Master and poisoned him. The two poisons conflicted, resulting in this state."
"This medicine is meant to accelerate the loss of vitality in the body, weakening the body bit by bit until it's completely exhausted. But when the two drugs are mixed, the effect is more than just doubled."
Shen Zhixiu was stunned. Was there someone else who poisoned him?
Could it be my second brother?
His expression remained calm as he nodded, "I understand. Then, Mr. Zhou, how long does she have left?"
Mr. Zhou thought for a moment, "If I do my best to treat her, I can save her for a year and alleviate her suffering. If I leave her alone, she might only live for half a year. She'll still be in excruciating pain every day, and the closer we get to the end, the worse it will be for her."
"Then Third Master, do I need any more medicine?"
Shen Zhixiu glanced at Chen and said, "No need to prescribe medicine, let's leave it at that."
Mr. Zhou naturally didn't say much and turned around and went outside.
Shen Zhixiu walked to the bedside again and whispered to Su Qingyu, "I'll go tell the steward a few words. We'll be back soon."
Su Qingyu's eyes did not leave Chen's. "Third Master, go ahead. I want to have a few private words with my eldest sister-in-law."
After Shen Zhixiu left, Su Qingyu pulled a chair and sat beside Chen's bed.
"Sister-in-law, if my brother saw you like this, he would probably have a nightmare."
Chen's chest was heaving, his brows were furrowed in pain, and the hair on his forehead was wet with cold sweat.
Chen didn't know what she looked like now, but when she lowered her head, she could see the graying of her hair and the obvious wrinkles on her hands.
She looked at Su Qingyu in horror, "Is it you? What did you do to me?"
"You vicious woman, you've had no good intentions since the day you married into the Shen family, right?"
Although Chen's voice was hoarse, she was anxious and spoke fluently. After saying this, she lay on the bed and panted for a long time.
Su Qingyu was afraid that she couldn't hear what she said while she was panting, so she waited until her breathing calmed down before speaking.
"Sister-in-law is right. From the day I married into the Shen family, I was determined to take your life."
"Not only you, but also your son and your daughter, I don't intend to let them go."
Shen Ying is dead, Chen is about to die, and the next one is Shen Zhao.
Su Qingyu couldn't help but think of Cheng Ruijin's death oath. With such a strong resentment, should the oath be fulfilled? If the oath was fulfilled, she would definitely burn some paper money for Cheng Ruijin and let her know.
Chen wanted to raise her hand and slap Su Qingyu, but she couldn't even raise her hand to touch her face, let alone hit her.
So he could only ask at the top of his lungs, "What are you trying to do? Just because Shen Zhao and your cousin are together in private, you hate us so much?"
"Su Qingyu, do you still have feelings for my son? Are you still thinking about him?"
"You are turning hate into love. I want to tell Zhixiu that you are turning hate into love!"
Chen felt that she had to use all her strength to say this, hoping that Shen Zhixiu outside the door could hear it.
But in fact, even Su Qingyu had to listen carefully to hear her voice clearly, let alone the people outside.
Su Qingyu sneered, "Love turns to hate? You think too highly of your son."
"I feel sick just looking at him. The word 'love' is totally irrelevant to him."
In Chen's heart, her son was naturally the best, and she would not tolerate anyone slandering Shen Zhao.
"You are not worthy of my son at all. You are jealous. You are jealous that my son is so talented and young, but you can only marry an old man."
Su Qingyu was like she had just heard a huge joke. "Sister-in-law, there's nothing you can say to belittle Third Master. Is it just age that matters?"
"Sister-in-law, don't think your son is so good or so talented. In fact, in my opinion, he is just a idiot."
"He can't even study as well as Shen Hong, and yet he's so arrogant. He's clearly relying on his third uncle's reputation, yet he always thinks he can surpass him. Not to mention the mundane matters of the family, he looks down on them and can't even handle them."
"If the Shen family ever relies on him to support the family, I'm afraid the whole family will starve to death."
If there is anyone in the Shen family who knows Shen Zhao best, it must be Su Qingyu.
These words are based on my understanding of him in past and present lives, and are an objective evaluation without any emotion.
But to Chen, it sounded like Su Qingyu's malicious slander.
"You're talking nonsense. My son will be made a marquis and a prime minister in the future. He will be extremely noble."
As Chen spoke, her brows suddenly furrowed and she curled up into a ball.
"It hurts... Help me, it hurts..."
The next moment, a mouthful of black blood spurted out.
Blood stains splashed onto Su Qingyu's moon-white dress, creating a flower pattern.
Feicui hurriedly pulled Su Qingyu back and called someone in to clean up Chen.
Two maids came in hurriedly, wiped the blood off Chen's face and neck, and wiped the stains on the ground.
Chen rolled around on the bed in pain, seemingly forgetting that there was someone else in the room.
Just at this moment, Wenzhu knocked on the door, "Third Madam, it's time to go home."
Su Qingyu turned and walked out of the room. Before leaving, she looked at Chen deeply again, with no emotion in her eyes.
On the way back in the carriage, Su Qingyu asked, "What did Mr. Zhou say?"
Shen Zhixiu only said it was poisoning, but the specifics of what happened were still unclear. After a moment's thought, he said, "When we get back, we'll say that my sister-in-law suddenly had liver qi stagnation, which caused her to vomit blood. As for the hair, we'll say she was just having an attack of anger."
He had already instructed the people in the village not to allow anyone else to see Chen.
He never believed that chanting scriptures could atone for sins. If people made mistakes, they should pay the price.
When Chen did those things, he should have thought of the consequences today.
Su Qingyu didn't ask any more questions and thought about the money that Chen had embezzled.
"Third Master, part of the money that my eldest sister-in-law embezzled was used by the eldest wife, and part was sent back to the Chen family in Wuling. Should we discuss with mother what to do with this money?"
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