Chapter 156: Food Poisoned? Breaking Up with My Scumbag Dad!
Aunt Sun was originally sitting at the last seat and was extremely low-key, so few people noticed Sun Yaoling.
He sat down next to Aunt Sun, bringing a slight chill that was quickly dispelled by the warmth in the hall.
"This is the medicine your father prepared for your pregnancy. You must have it boiled and taken daily until you are six months pregnant. Then I will prepare a new one."
"Thank you for your concern, Dad. You have worked hard."
Sun Yaoling watched anxiously as Aunt Sun took the pregnancy-maintaining medicine but didn't drink it. He was anxious, but he forced a smile on his old face: "Why don't you drink it? You are so old, are you afraid of the bitterness?"
Aunt Sun's heart warmed. Just as she was about to drink, she remembered something and whispered, "Father, please sit aside and relax. Today's return banquet was arranged by Xu Susu. I'm afraid there might be something incompatible with the food. Please help me keep an eye on it."
Sun Yaoling glanced at the food on the table and said, "They are all common dishes. Just eat them in moderation."
The little maidservant next to her thought to herself that Aunt Sun was really cautious. She hadn't picked up her chopsticks since Sun Yaoling wasn't around.
These days, Aunt Sun is very careful about her movements and diet. She even uses silver needles to test for poison in meals. She is even more meticulous than the empresses in the palace in checking the fetus.
After hearing what Sun Yaoling said, Aunt Sun felt relieved.
Thinking back, I was being too cautious. How could Xu Susu, that cowardly and weak sickly girl, dare to attack me?
What's more, today is her daughter's return visit, and King Jingbei is also here.
Aunt Sun blew on the pregnancy-maintaining medicine, endured the bitterness, and drank it mouthful by mouthful.
Xie Ming'an and Mr. Xie were talking when he suddenly raised his wine glass to block his sight, but in fact he was staring at Aunt Sun.
Only after he saw her finish the last sip of the medicine did he look away and continue talking to others.
Aunt Sun felt the medicine in her mouth was very bitter, so she quickly picked up a few mouthfuls of food on the table and started eating.
While Xie Ming'an was looking at Aunt Sun, Xie Yao also saw everything.
Her eyes were more profound.
Amidst the bustling banquet, some invisible undercurrent seemed to be surging. The hall was warm as spring, but outside, a snowy storm was about to come.
On this side, the prince and Xu Susu drank the fourth cup. They both had a very good alcohol tolerance and neither of them blushed.
Bai Zhu was not there, and Bai Mi was eager to try beside her. Xie Yao had no choice but to persuade her, "Mother, Your Majesty, don't just drink, eat more vegetables."
Xiao Yizi stared at her intently, his voice a little hoarse: "Thank you for your concern, Princess."
Xie Mingan tried to talk to the prince again, but the prince ignored him.
Suddenly, a scream was heard!
"Auntie, auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw Aunt Sun sitting in her seat, holding her lower abdomen with her hands, her face as pale as paper, which had scared the little maid next to her silly.
"pain--"
She had unbearable abdominal pain, and as soon as she opened her mouth, a mouthful of blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth.
Aunt Sun touched the corner of her lips tremblingly. When she saw the blood on her hand, her eyes suddenly turned red and her mind went blank.
"It's poisonous... poisonous! There's poison in the food!"
She raised her head and roared without thinking: "It's you, Xu Susu, you must have poisoned the food! You want to kill me and the baby in my belly!"
These words were like a huge rock falling into the calm water, suddenly causing waves.
Mr. Xie's expression changed: "Again... poisonous?"
He wanted to say come again, but swallowed it back.
The second wife screamed in fright and quickly slapped the bowl of her youngest son, who was still eating madly, away.
The children at the table started crying at the same time.
Bai Mi was annoyed by the noise, and his sword was half-out of its sheath with a whoosh, revealing a few inches of cold light.
The children stopped shouting immediately.
"Your Highness?" Bai Xi asked again.
Xiao Yizi said calmly, "Don't make noise."
Bai Mi turned around and told the guards who were about to surround the dining room and take people to protect the prince to quiet down: "Stop making noise."
The guards looked at each other, wondering who was making the noise.
Xu Susu stood up, took a closer look, and after finding that Aunt Sun was not going to die, she sat down again and calmly took a sip of wine.
Aunt Sun's eyes widened. Without time to think, she curled up in the chair and cried out heartbreakingly: "Father, please save me, please save my child!"
Sun Yaoling rushed forward, had her carried to the side couch, and opened the medicine box in a panic.
"Don't worry, Auntie! I'm going to save you right now, right now!"
Xie Yao looked at him in a panic, her eyes cold and calm.
There are so many fathers in this world who are worse than beasts.
The second wife whispered to her uncle next to her, covering her mouth, but her voice came out: "Today's banquet was all arranged by Xu. Could it be that she was the one who poisoned it?"
"Just don't blame us."
"It's either poisoned or on fire. Who would dare to come to our Wenchang Marquis's mansion from now on? Sigh!"
Mr. Xie looked around, and he wanted to quickly ask the servants to go to the kitchen, but when he saw his eldest brother Xie Mingan still standing there, he kept silent.
Old Madam Xie dropped her bowl and chopsticks in a panic, and walked up to Xu Susu with her crutches.
"Xu, you already have two children, Xie Yao and Xie Yan, so why are you still not satisfied? Ming'an has few children, and it was not easy for Concubine Sun to get pregnant, but you poisoned her. Do you want our Xie family to be childless?"
"My child, my Xinlan!"
Xie Ming'an ran to Aunt Sun and confirmed that she was not bleeding, but was just bleeding from her mouth. He exchanged a glance with Sun Yaoling, feeling relieved, but a hint of triumphant madness flashed in his eyes.
Then, he turned abruptly, pushed Madam Xie away, and roared with red eyes, "Xu, you are so bold! How dare you poison the food and murder Aunt Sun and Uncle Ben's children! You are a vicious woman with a heart of a snake and a scorpion!"
Xu Susu was still sitting upright in the chair, her face calm, without any of her former cowardice.
After Xie Mingan finished yelling, she slowly raised her head and said, "Master, is the poison still lingering from last time, and your brain is not working well anymore? Everyone has eaten today's meal, and everyone is fine."
"You still dare to quibble!"
Xie Mingan spoke faster and glanced at Xiao Yizi again, as if he had a plan in mind, with an ugly and distorted look of rage on his face.
"I gave you the power to manage the household, but I didn't expect you to be so greedy. You were afraid that after Aunt Sun gave birth to a son, I would take back your power over the household expenses, so you took such a cruel action against her, even trying to murder the prince!"
"Tell me, what kind of poison did you use? Hand over the antidote! Otherwise, I will divorce you today!"
Xu Susu put down her wine glass and laughed to herself. Her laugh was ostentatious, cold, and bitter.
"Xie Ming'an, you've imprisoned me for so many years, swallowed up my dowry, favored my concubine over my wife, and are so ungrateful. If I really poison you, you'll be the first one to die!"
Every word and sentence was powerful, causing the Xie family members to have different expressions.
These words were like a knife, piercing Xie Ming'an's pain and tearing the last veil between him and Xu Susu.
Xie Mingan couldn't help but glance at several elder members of the Xie family. He felt that their eyes were full of contempt, as if he was a gigolo who embezzled his wife's dowry.
Xie Mingan hated Xu the most for bringing up her dowry.
The Xu family is just a lowly merchant family, while I am a great earl. Marrying her as my principal wife is a sign of my family marrying up, and it is only natural for me to use some of her dowry.
What's more...
He glanced at Xie Yao, his eyes even colder.
Xie Mingan was about to curse again when Xie Yao stood up.
Her eyes were sharp, as if she had seen through his thoughts.
"Master, you want to convict Mother without any evidence. Do you really care about Aunt Sun, or do you care about whether you can regain control of the household affairs? And those shops I was about to hand over to Mother today?"
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