Chapter 527 From Heaven to Hell
Cao Hua wanted to stab the old woman to death with her sword, but her arm was held down by the Marquis's wife.
Cao Hua immediately behaved herself. After all, she was a woman who grew up in the rear house, so how could she not understand what the Marquis' wife meant? She and Li Ruiyang were just playing the good cop and the bad cop respectively, trying to please the mother-in-law while scaring the old woman. Now that she saw the time was ripe, she sat down as the Marquis' wife meant.
Li Ruiyang thought for a moment before replying calmly, "I promise you, but if the news you said is untrue, you will die a miserable death. You also know that my father and brother are in the frontier camp, right? It shouldn't be difficult to send you to the military camp to serve others."
Li Ruiyang's good upbringing made her speak in a very cryptic way, but the old woman could hear it. Was she asking her to be a military prostitute? How could she do that at her age?
"Don't worry, ma'am. I guarantee that everything I said is true. Just go and check it out."
"Okay, just say it." Li Ruiyang's eyes were indifferent. He turned around and walked to a chair beside and sat down. The other sisters-in-law also found a seat and sat down.
Except for a few trusted servants, all other servants were sent away. After all, this was a matter of Li Ruiyang's reputation, and the Marquis's wife didn't want the servants gossiping about him.
The old woman knelt on the ground, moved her body to make herself more comfortable, and then began to slowly tell the story.
"The poison in Madam's body is a chronic poison, and there is more than one kind. The dosage each time is very small. As for what kind of poison it is, I don't know. I am not the old lady's confidant, so I don't know much."
"Why did the old lady drug me?" Li Ruiyang picked up a cup of tea, gently skimmed off the foam, lowered his eyes, hiding the hatred in his eyes.
"Because the old lady wants to bring her niece from her mother's family into the mansion to be the mistress of the house."
Li Ruiyang's hand holding the teacup suddenly shook and she almost dropped the cup. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and calmed down quickly.
"Don't lie to me. The old lady has been in the capital for more than ten years, and I have never heard her mention any niece from her mother's family."
Li Ruiyang raised his head and glanced coldly at the old woman.
The old woman felt a chill on her neck and immediately lowered her head, not daring to look her master in the eye.
"Madam, what I said is true. Your niece came to the capital five years ago. I remember that year very clearly. I went with you to meet that woman. But after they met, she sent us all away. Later, you would give that woman money every now and then. You even bought her a separate courtyard and hired maids and servants to serve her."
Li Ruiyang's fingernails dug deeply into the armrests of the chair, and he didn't even realize that several of his fingernails were broken.
The Marquis's wife looked distressed and slammed the table in anger, "This old woman is simply unreasonable. My Marquis' Mansion has helped her son to his current position, but she actually repays kindness with enmity, eating and drinking at our Marquis' Mansion, and even using our Marquis's money to support a woman? I don't know what the logic is?"
Mrs. Hou's chest was heaving with anger, and Cao Hua hurried to help her calm down.
"Mother, please calm down. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by anger. Fortunately, everything can still be salvaged."
Zhu Jingyao also hurried forward and handed Mrs. Hou a glass of water.
"Mother, please drink some tea to calm yourself down."
Li Ruiyang also looked at his mother worriedly, "Mother, don't worry, I will go back to deal with that old witch after I have interrogated her clearly. How dare she set her sights on me, Li Ruiyang? Humph!"
Li Ruiyang sneered and looked at the mother-in-law, "Go on."
"Yes, Madam, these things happened three years ago, but the situation is different now. The Prime Minister and she have a daughter named Zhuzhu. Now the woman is pregnant again and will give birth in a few months. I heard that it is a boy."
Li Ruiyang's mind went blank. How could that tender and caring man betray her? How dare he?
Faced with the double attack from her mother-in-law and her husband, Li Ruiyang was so angry that she spat out blood.
“Yang’er——!”
Yuanbao was so scared that he quickly stepped forward to catch Li Ruiyang.
"Madam, take care of yourself!" Yuanbao had tears in his eyes. He felt sorry for Li Ruiyang and was heartbroken at the same time.
She had seen how much the Madam had worked for the Prime Minister's Mansion, but now she knew that the Prime Minister and the old lady had treated her like this. Who could bear it?
What's more, everyone in the capital knew that their prime minister was a man who loved his wife the most. He never went to brothels or stayed out all night. The sudden appearance of a child made Yuanbao feel like he was having a nightmare.
Li Ruiyang woke up in a daze, feeling as if his heart was empty and he had no strength left in his body.
How could she be so stupid? She really thought there was true love in this world. It turned out that she was overthinking. She threw all her parents' teachings behind her and was determined to marry the top scholar from a poor family. She supported him to his current position, but she didn't expect that what greeted her was betrayal, complete betrayal.
"Come here, take this woman away and lock her up."
"Madam, didn't you say you would release this old slave? How could you go back on your word?"
The old woman screamed and was soon covered with her mouth by two maids and dragged away.
"Yang'er—are you okay?"
Mrs. Hou was helped to stand up by her two daughters-in-law, but unexpectedly Li Ruiyang fell to his knees in front of her.
"Mother, I have let you down. I was blind and did not listen to the advice of you and my father and brothers. The bitter consequences I have suffered now are so bitter!" Li Ruiyang half-prostrated himself on the ground, crying.
Mrs. Hou felt as if someone was pulling her heart.
"Yang'er, as long as you are willing, the Marquis' Mansion will always be your home."
The Marquis's wife's meaning was very clear, she wanted her daughter to divorce.
Li Ruiyang raised his head, his eyes full of sarcasm and determination, "Mom, I won't divorce, I'm not that stupid. Since I lived in poisonous honey in the first half of my life, I must detoxify in the second half of my life. If I divorce like this, wouldn't it be too easy for them, a bitch? And my two sons, they haven't married yet, I can't bury my sons' lives in the hands of his scumbag father. Since he is ruthless to me, don't blame me for not caring. Instead of being a divorced woman and being laughed at by people in the capital, it's better to be a widow, take care of my two sons, and live with the huge family property of the Prime Minister's Mansion. That's all the wealth piled up by my dowry, I won't let them take a penny."
Mrs. Hou thought what her daughter said made sense, but although the idea was good, it would definitely be difficult to put it into action.
"Then just tell us where you need our help. Don't forget, you still have your mother."
The Marquis' wife was still somewhat relieved in her heart. After all, no one from their Weiyuan Marquis Mansion would be so fragile that they would fall down with one blow. Otherwise, wouldn't that be exactly what they wanted?
"Mother, don't worry. Just pretend nothing happened today. Wait for my news. If I need your help, I will definitely send Yuanbao."
"Sister, and us."
Li Ruiyang's three sisters-in-law also came forward to express their opinions.
Li Ruiyang bowed solemnly to the three sisters-in-law, "Ruiyang thanks the three sisters-in-law for their kindness, but I want to do this myself."
This hour seemed to be as long as the journey from heaven to hell for Li Ruiyang, and it also made her suddenly understand a truth: a man can only be honest if he is placed in the mourning hall. All crows are black, and it is true.
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