This marquis' wife was the most greedy and heartless person. After the original owner was imprisoned, most of her dowry was pocketed by the marquis' wife.
Su Wanti deliberately wanted to play a trick on her.
Her delicate hands pulled out a square brocade box from her sleeves. "A gift for my mother-in-law cannot be sloppy, nor can it be given through someone else's hands. This gift was personally selected by my daughter-in-law at Jinxiu Pavilion, and it is worth a million gold."
Jinxiu Pavilion is the most famous jewelry store in Beijing.
Su Wanti deliberately whetted the Marquis's appetite. She spoke slowly and opened the brocade box.
"Wow!" Everyone's eyes lit up and they were all amazed.
There lay quietly in the brocade box a pair of jade bracelets, translucent and full of green, of high quality, rarely seen in the world.
The Marquis's wife's previous resentment disappeared, and she stared at the jade bracelet with her eyes, as if trying to see sparks.
This marquis' wife was not originally the daughter of a noble family. Her father was only a sixth-rank official. If the marquis' family had not declined, she would not have become the marquis' wife.
After entering the Marquis' Mansion, the business of such a huge mansion was limited, and the annual revenue was only enough to maintain the operation of the mansion.
It would be a joke if people told others that she, a marquis' wife, was living in poverty and didn't even have many gold and silver jewellery to show off.
Su Wanti's gift really touched her heart.
While showing off the pair of jade bracelets, Su Wanti secretly glanced outside the door.
Normally, Xiao Huaihe should have appeared with Su Ruohua at this time.
Her estimate was correct. In the blink of an eye, the two men appeared in the courtyard.
"Ding-dang!" Su Wanti's hands suddenly loosened, and the pair of green jade bracelets fell directly to the ground and broke into several pieces.
Everyone was shocked. The Marquis's eyes were filled with heartache and she cried out, "My jade bracelet..."
Su Wanti pretended not to hear, her pair of bright almond-shaped eyes were filled with ripples as she stared blankly at the door.
Everyone followed her gaze and saw Xiao Huaihe walking in holding the hand of a weak woman.
"Hiss——" The sound of sucking in cold air.
Is that the young marquis’ new concubine?
Su Ruohua was being held by Xiao Huaihe, with her head lowered and a shy look on her face.
She acted like this on purpose. After all, she was not in a legitimate position now, and only by acting shy and weak could she make the young marquis feel distressed.
She dressed up carefully today, wearing a cloud-like skirt embroidered with lilies, a light red satin shawl, and a double-knotted Ruyi hairpin with white jade and red coral beads and two pearl and gemstone flowers on her head, looking charming and graceful.
"Hmph, you look like a lowly concubine." Su Yue gritted her teeth from behind.
Everyone looked here and there, without saying a word, waiting to watch the fun.
"Sister, I'm sorry." Su Ruohua's voice was soft, tears welling up in her eyelashes, just like in her previous life.
"Pa!" With a crisp sound, Su Wanti raised her hand with cold eyes and slapped Su Ruhua.
The effect of the powerful pill had worn off, but Su Wanti swung her arm and used all her strength to slap Su Ruohua. The force was so strong that Su Ruohua's delicate face immediately became red and swollen.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Huaihe pushed Su Wanti hard and hugged Su Ruhua in his arms, caring for her carefully.
"Wow——" Everyone was shocked to see the young marquis, who was always elegant and refined, getting angry over a concubine.
Su Wanti ignored him, stood firmly, and walked to Su Ruo's painting with a burning gaze.
Every word was clear and cold. "Sister, have you completely forgotten all the years of upbringing you received at the Earl's Mansion? Are there no more talented young men in the world? Have you disregarded your integrity by having an uninvited affair with your brother-in-law?"
"Wow——" Everyone was shocked again, their eyes widened.
This new concubine is actually the younger sister of the newly married young lady?
Wow, my own melon is so embarrassing and exciting!
Everyone stared at the three people, afraid of missing any movement.
Su Ruohua covered her face, feeling anxious and angry.
Her elder sister was gentle and soft-hearted, making her easy to manipulate. Just play it safe and apologize, and she'd be speechless. What had happened today? He actually questioned her? And even dared to hit her?
But Xiao Huaihe happened to be right next to her, so she had to endure the beating.
Su Ruohua suppressed her anger and prepared to act according to the plan. She cried sadly, "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't die..."
Huh——Su Wanti sneered, still wanting to be like in the previous life?
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not the original owner!
"Pa!" She swung her arm and slapped him again!
"How can you die? You should go and apologize to your parents!"
"Ah--" Su Ruohua was caught off guard and saw stars in her eyes. The other side of her face was also swollen.
What should she do? She was anxious. This was not okay. She would get slapped for every word she said. If this continued, she would no longer have to pretend to be weak. She would be beaten into a real weakling.
She felt resentful but couldn't fight back. She closed her eyes and let out a soft cry. She turned around delicately, ready to faint in Xiao Huaihe's arms.
Just when she was about to fall, Su Wanti was quick to grab her arm.
Su Ruohua was caught off guard and fell to the ground with a thud.
She was in so much pain that her whole body froze. She couldn't cry out in pain, let alone get up. She could only grit her teeth and lie on the cold stone floor, continuing to pretend to be unconscious.
"Ruohua!" Xiao Huaihe rushed forward to hug her, but was pushed away by Su Wanti's elbow.
Su Wanti moved very quickly. She took a step forward and sat directly on Su Ruhua's body, slapping her left and right.
While fanning him, he shouted, "Sister, wake up! Wake up!"
"Pa pa pa pa pa pa" the slap was loud.
Su Ruhua was in so much pain that she didn't bother to pretend to be unconscious and pushed with all her strength.
Su Wanti seized the opportunity and used the force of the person under her to fall backwards and fall to the ground.
She immediately called to the system, "Quick! 92, give me the Sickness Pill!"
The host does not need to actually take the medicine in the system mall. Just notify the system and it will automatically deliver the medicine into the host's body without anyone else seeing it.
[The sick pill has been taken by the host]
The drug took effect quickly, and Su Wanti immediately felt herself getting weak. The color on her face quickly disappeared, and she became pale and faintly blue.
She groaned in pain and vomited a mouthful of blood with a "wow"!
The blood was so red that it was blinding, and foam was splattered everywhere.
Su Ruohua covered her cheeks, stood up hurriedly, and said in fear: "It wasn't me! I just pushed lightly, there's no way my elder sister would be hurt..."
But the crowd did not believe it.
Su Wanti raised her eyes dimly, her breath weak, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, mother-in-law. My younger sister is weak and easily faints. She needs to be slapped hard on the cheeks to wake up. My daughter-in-law just tried to save her..."
A hint of darkness flashed across Su Ruohua's eyes, but she quickly concealed it. She had no way of refutation. She couldn't say in front of all the women in the Marquis's Mansion that she was pretending to be unconscious!
Now, the other party was vomiting blood, and she couldn't slap him back. She was so angry that her chest was blocked and her teeth were almost broken.
"Oh no, the young lady has fainted!" Su Yue suddenly shouted anxiously.
"Hurry up and call the palace doctor!" The Marquis's wife was so exhausted by this farce that she had a headache and shouted weakly.
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