Chapter 146 The Zhang family's sky is about to fall!
Ao Xue was stunned. She was told to take off the man's clothes, but she refused. She was a virgin.
Jiang Fenghua knew that Ao Xue was shy, but she didn't want to take off their clothes, feeling that it would dirty her hands. Lianye was also in the front yard.
So she called Qiuju, who was outside the door, in.
As soon as Qiuju entered, she knelt directly in front of Jiang Fenghua, "This servant has done everything according to the Princess's wishes, the antidote..."
Jiang Fenghua couldn't stand people who betrayed their masters, and said coldly, "I can give you the antidote, but go and take off their clothes."
Qiuju was stunned for a moment, but dared not disobey. She stepped forward and untied their belts, stripping them down to their underwear before saying, "Alright, can you give me the antidote now?"
Seeing her cooperation, Jiang Fenghua said, "If you do one last thing for me, I will give you the antidote and let you leave immediately."
Qiuju nearly ground her teeth to powder, but had no choice but to say, "Please speak, Your Highness."
Jiang Fenghua leaned close to her ear, "Bring the Second Madam here..."
Upon hearing this, Qiuju's eyes widened in shock. She glanced at the two men whose clothes had been removed. "They were able to be easily brought in because they weren't familiar with the layout of the mansion. But why is the Second Madam here? If I'm exposed, the Princess's scheme will be revealed, and I won't be able to escape."
"You dare bring two strange men into the Zhang residence to ruin your mistress's reputation? You're capable of such a vicious thing. You're not capable of attracting Madam Zhang's attention." Jiang Fenghua stared coldly at Qiuju. "You're an ingrate! Zhang Yumo even gave you a dowry so you could go back to your hometown and get married. If a treacherous servant like you were in the Prince's residence, I would have had you beaten to death long ago." She was also mindful that today was her elder brother's and Zhang Yumo's wedding day, and she didn't want to see blood or make a big scene.
Her older brother and Zhang Yumo finally got married, but their marriage was fraught with twists and turns, so she chose to resolve the matter secretly behind Zhang Yumo's back.
But this was, after all, the Zhang residence. She didn't tell Zhang Yumo because she was afraid of ruining her good mood. Instead, she told Old Madam Zhang about it and only after getting her permission did she dare to move around in the inner quarters of the Zhang residence.
"It was the Second Madam... who forced me to do this." Actually, she did it for money.
Ao Xue placed her sword directly against Qiu Ju's neck without saying a word, which frightened Qiu Ju so much that she immediately said, "This servant will definitely bring the Second Madam here and begs Your Highness to spare my life."
Ao Xue directly threatened, "If you don't obey, not only will you not be able to escape, but you and your fiancé will also die without a burial place. You can try to see what happens when you offend the Heng Prince's Mansion."
Mentioning her fiancé, Qiuju nodded repeatedly, "This servant will go right away." She had only listened to the second madam for the sake of money.
Qiuju found the Second Madam and said to her, "When I led them to Miss Mo's courtyard, we met Princess Heng and her maid. Fortunately, I acted quickly and the princess didn't run into them. So I let them hide in the side room. Now Young Master Ji has ordered me to ask Madam what to do."
Madam Zhang the Second did not find Jiang Fenghua in the front yard, but Madam Zhang the Old Madam told her that Jiang Fenghua had gone to find Zhang Yumo, and that Jiang Fenghua must be in Zhang Yumo's room now.
"Take me there!" Without thinking twice, she rushed to the backyard. If it didn't work, she would take them away. The maidservant beside Princess Heng was carrying a sword, so Ji Chen probably wouldn't be able to do whatever he wanted.
As soon as Madam Zhang entered the side room, she fainted. Ao Xue stripped her clothes off and threw them aside, then fed them a love potion that could make them lose their senses.
Seeing this, Qiuju only wanted to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible, otherwise the Second Madam would definitely skin her alive when she woke up. She never expected that the Second Madam wanted to harm Miss Mo, but now she had harmed herself instead.
She felt that if the Second Master saw his Second Mistress like this, she would definitely be beaten to death, and the Zhang family would be in deep trouble!
Qiu Ju secretly glanced at Jiang Fenghua and thought she was cunning, sly, and terrifying—she could come up with such harmful ideas.
Jiang Fenghua kept her word and told Aoxue to give her the antidote so she could escape quickly. She said if she was caught, it wouldn't be her problem.
Without saying a word, Qiuju left the Zhang residence.
Meanwhile, the Jiang family's wedding procession arrived at the Zhang residence. Zhang Yumo waited in her room, but nothing happened. Instead, she felt uneasy and anxious, and also felt strange. Fortunately, she finally felt at ease when Jiang Jinyan arrived.
Because her head was covered by a veil, she couldn't see anyone outside. She only saw a hand with distinct knuckles reach out and take her hand. She whispered, "Have you seen Princess Heng?"
Jiang Jinyan was stunned, and quietly replied, "I didn't see Ruan Ruan. Did she come to the Zhang residence?" He thought Zhang Yumo would be as nervous as he was, but he didn't expect her first question to be about Ruan Ruan.
"Hmm, she said she would come back to the Jiang residence with me, how come I didn't see her?" Zhang Yumo thought that she might be overthinking things. Her second aunt was fine. Fenghua glanced at her without any deeper meaning. She asked Tong'er to stay by her side and not go out, and there was no other reason for that.
Just after Jiang Jinyan escorted Zhang Yumo out of the Zhang residence to bid farewell to the Zhang family elders, a scream suddenly erupted from the inner courtyard of the Zhang family home, "Something terrible has happened! Someone come quick! Second Madam..."
Zhang Yumo and Jiang Jinyan suddenly stopped in their tracks. Old Madam Zhang stepped forward and urged, "The auspicious time has arrived. Jinyan, quickly help Mo'er into the bridal sedan chair. Once she's out the door, she can't look back, or it will bring bad luck." Tears welled in her eyes, and her voice choked with emotion.
Madam Zhang naturally knew what had happened. The second branch of the family had been abusing Mo'er since she was a child, and now they were colluding with outsiders to harm Mo'er. No matter what happened, it was her own fault. However, the filth of the Zhang family needed to be cleaned up by others. She was ashamed and felt guilty towards the spirits of Mo'er's parents in heaven.
Now that Mo'er has finally married the man she loves, they are both old and can't care for their granddaughter for much longer. All she hopes for is that her granddaughter will be happy.
Zhang Yumo always felt that her grandmother knew something, but once she was pushed into the bridal sedan chair, there was no turning back.
Madam Zhang approached the bridal sedan chair and handed her a brocade box. "Mo'er, once you're married, live a good life. No matter what happens, don't look back. This is the last place your grandmother will take you."
Zhang Yumo froze, her voice choked with emotion, "Grandmother, Mo'er understands, thank you, Grandmother."
Jiang Jinyan rode on a chestnut horse, looking spirited and high-spirited in his red wedding attire. He cupped his hands in greeting to Madam Zhang, saying, "Grandmother, please rest assured, once Yumo arrives at the Jiang family, we will not let her suffer any injustice."
Old Madam Zhang shed tears. This was the only time she had acted so seniorly, all for the sake of her granddaughter's future happiness in the Jiang family. Now that she had received Jiang Jinyan's words, she felt relieved. "Let's go, don't miss the auspicious time."
Once the wedding procession set off, the streets became bustling with activity again, with ten miles of red bridal procession, showing just how grand Zhang Yumo's wedding was.
Zhang Yumo opened the box, which was full of house deeds and land deeds, all of which were Old Madam Zhang's private property.
Tears streamed down her face. Her grandmother had already argued on her behalf for her dowry, and what she wanted back were all the properties her mother had left her. But her second and third aunts were still relentless.
She was really afraid that after she got married, her second and third aunts would treat her grandparents badly.
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