Shi Lingqiao really didn't want to live with her wicked mother-in-law, but the Duke's mansion belonged to her husband, so why should they separate from it?
After the division of the estate, how can she regain control of the Duke's mansion, manage it, and integrate into the upper echelons of the capital?
With the Duke's mansion as her backing and source of confidence, she was able to achieve her goal of opening multiple pharmacies in various prefectural cities with peace of mind.
She certainly wouldn't allow the family to split up, and to stop it, she had no choice but to faint to divert attention.
This also gave Huo Jiwen a way out. Afterwards, she whispered in his ear, telling him not to be impulsive again and not to bring up the matter of staying there again.
I believe that this wicked mother-in-law will not kick him out again. After all, her husband is her own son, and if she kicks him out, people outside will definitely gossip.
Of course, she wouldn't mention leaving again.
After that, she would find a way to deal with her wicked mother-in-law and gain a foothold in the Duke's mansion.
Huo Jiwen was now in a difficult position. He had never intended to take Shi Lingqiao out to live; he only wanted to use himself to threaten his mother.
Who knew his mother would become increasingly cruel and heartless?
But he couldn't bring himself to apologize.
Seeing Shi Lingqiao collapse and faint on the ground, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He said to Qingyou, "Mother, Lingqiao has fainted. I'll take her to the royal physician."
He then immediately picked up Shi Lingqiao, turned around, and ran out.
Seeing the disheveled figure of the char siu bao, Qingyou's lips curled into a slight smile.
If she hadn't yet tormented the innocent-looking girl in the Duke's mansion according to the original owner's wishes, she would have definitely had the guards throw the two of them out.
After everyone left, her eyes immediately reddened. "That scoundrel! For that vixen, he actually abandoned the Duke's mansion and me, his own mother."
"How could I have raised such an ungrateful wretch?"
This is naturally to maintain the original persona and gradually get the people around her, the people in the Duke's mansion, and the outside world to accept her little by little change.
When she finally kicks the two of them out of the Duke's mansion, people won't think she went too far; instead, they'll feel that this is exactly what should have happened.
This time, she caused chaos and misery for the two of them, but she didn't get any bad reputation in return.
Then Qingyou got up, raised her hand to touch her forehead, and then collapsed into the chair, "fainting".
I'm sure many people are waiting to see what happens next in the story of the Duke's Mansion.
Of course, she couldn't let anyone spread the word that she had humiliated Shi Lingqiao to the point of fainting.
Instead, Shi Lingqiao would argue with and question her mother-in-law, then cry and throw herself into Huo Jiwen's arms in front of her mother-in-law, and even try to back down by saying she wanted to go home.
Huo Jiwen, that unfilial son, actually offered to move out with Shi Lingqiao for her sake, which made his mother faint with anger once again.
This also lays the foundation for Qingyou to throw the two of them out in the future.
Moreover, Shi Lingqiao inherited the medical and toxicology tradition and knows quite a lot of it. Now that she has "fainted," when the prefectural doctor comes to see her, he will definitely do something to make the doctor diagnose her with some problems, such as shortness of breath and heart attack.
Qingyou naturally wouldn't give Shi Lingqiao such an opportunity to show off. Not only could she turn the tables on her opponent, but she could also make that little white flower feel suffocated, killing two birds with one stone.
Seeing that the lady had fainted from anger, Granny Qi and the maids were startled and immediately ran to fetch the family physician.
Huo Jiwen carried Shi Lingqiao back to the courtyard and had someone summon the imperial physician.
Just as the physician sat down to take Shi Lingqiao's pulse, Qingyou's head maid rushed in.
She did not bow to Huo Jiwen, but said urgently, "Madam has fainted from anger again. I would like to trouble you to come with me."
And they weren't afraid of Huo Jiwen losing his temper.
If he were to lose his temper with her, it would be hindering his own mother from getting medical treatment, and I believe he wouldn't dare to do that.
The head maid used to respect Huo Jiwen, but now she couldn't help but feel disgusted by his anger towards the madam over a shameless woman.
Especially after what just happened, anyone who isn't blind could see that this vixen was using tricks.
What do you mean by going back? Bah! They don't believe it. Only a fool like the young master would believe it.
When Huo Jiwen saw the imperial physician being pulled away by his mother's head maid, he felt an indescribable sense of frustration and resentment.
According to the maid, Mother fainted from anger as soon as they left.
If word gets out, he and Lingqiao will be criticized again.
What kind of mess is this?!
His mother is really going too far.
While still feigning unconsciousness, Shi Ling overheard the maid's words and learned that the physician had been taken away. She was so angry that she almost opened her eyes and started cursing.
She just used a special method to press several acupoints, which will cause shortness of breath, poor blood circulation, and a weak pulse that cannot withstand the strain.
This would not only make Huo Jiwen feel more sorry for her, but also cause him to take his anger out on his wicked mother-in-law.
She could also have the Fourth Prince send someone to the capital to spread the word that she had respectfully served tea to her mother-in-law that day, but had been maliciously humiliated and beaten unconscious.
Because of her frail body, if her wicked mother-in-law were to have her beaten or tormented again, she could faint immediately, thus avoiding punishment and leaving her mother-in-law speechless.
She can then use her body to her advantage.
Who would have thought that the wicked mother-in-law would faint from anger so conveniently after they left?
He was full of energy when he humiliated her before.
She was faking her fainting spell, so she absolutely did not believe that her wicked mother-in-law had truly fainted from anger.
But others don't know that if she says it out loud, they will only think that she is making up stories about her mother-in-law being unfilial.
The physician was taken away before he could even take her pulse, so all her previous efforts were in vain.
Shi Lingqiao was both angry and frustrated, and there was also an indescribable sense of resentment.
She always felt that it shouldn't be like this; it should be the wicked mother-in-law who was being completely manipulated by her.
And isn't it said that the eldest princess dotes on her son Huo Jiwen?
But the wicked mother-in-law she just met didn't seem to love her son at all.
This was completely different from what she had imagined.
Seeing that the imperial physician had been taken away, Huo Jiwen could only send his servants to fetch a doctor from outside.
However, Shi Ling's acupressure points should not be pressed for too long; if they are not released within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it will cause damage to the body.
She couldn't wait for the doctor outside to arrive.
Huo Jiwen stayed by her side and didn't leave, so she couldn't secretly reach out and release the pressure points.
After a while, he slowly woke up on his own.
Then she hugged Huo Jiwen and cried for a while. Although she didn't say anything bad about her mother-in-law, she made quite a few insinuations.
She even tried to sow discord between Huo Jiwen and others, implying that his mother didn't love him that much at all.
Huo Jiwen felt increasingly uneasy.
His mother used to really love and spoil him; if it were before, none of this would have happened.
But ever since he insisted on marrying Lingqiao, his mother gradually became cold towards him, and even more ruthless and heartless.
Although he knew he couldn't blame Lingqiao, he still felt a strange, inexplicable resentment, which made him extremely irritable.
After comforting Shi Lingqiao, he made an excuse to go to the study.
He needs to find a way to win back his mother's favor, otherwise it will be detrimental to his future inheritance of the Duke's mansion.
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