It was not surprising to Jiang Si that Princess Rongyang was the real murderer who killed his mother. The only surprise was that Princess Rongyang actually used Yushi's hand to do it.
In the oppressive silence, Youshi's voice echoed in everyone's ears: "That year, Yi'er was just one year old. One day, Princess Rongyang found me and handed me a small box. In the box was that kind of insect. No, it should not be called an insect, but a caterpillar. She told me that the caterpillar moves when it smells blood. As long as the third finger of a person's left hand is cut, it can drill into the heart and parasitize on the person's atrium. Before long, the person will show symptoms of heart failure and die, without anyone knowing..."
"That's enough, just tell me why Princess Rongyang did this!" shouted the old Marquis Yining.
"Why do you do this?" Yu Shi raised the corner of her lips and looked at Jiang Si with a sarcastic look, "Isn't it because Su Ke went to burn incense, but actually to have a private meeting with General Cui?"
"Nonsense!" Jiang Zhan was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he punched the table in front of Youshi.
The rosewood table fell apart in an instant.
It was impossible for a child to remain indifferent to an insult to their late mother. Even Jiang Yi frowned and looked angry.
"My mother and General Cui had a secret meeting. Was that your guess or did Princess Rongyang say it herself?"
"Princess Rongyang has expressed it." Perhaps the secret had been accumulated in her heart for too long, and at this moment, Youshi suddenly had the desire to confess.
"That's why she found me and asked me to let Su Ke die, so that General Cui wouldn't be obsessed with Su Ke..."
Uncle Su was so angry that he slapped Youshi twice and shouted, "She told you to harm A Ke, so you did it? She told you to die, so you did it?"
"What can I do?" Yu Shi retorted with her red and swollen cheeks. "Princess Rongyang threatened me with the children, saying that if I didn't do something for her, she would try to take their lives! Su Shan, I am the mother of these children. If I don't do what Princess Rongyang says, do I have to watch them get into trouble?"
The more she spoke, the more emotional she became. She grabbed Uncle Su's hand tightly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Tell me, what can I do? What can I do?"
At this point, Youshi completely collapsed and burst into tears.
She had a smooth and clean marriage. If Su Ke had not been so immoral, she would not have gotten her hands dirty. From then on, she could no longer sleep peacefully with this secret.
"It's because of your sister's connection with General Cui that I became like this—"
"Shut up!" The door was suddenly pushed open, and the old lady walked in, supported by her trusted maid.
Everyone changed color.
"What brings you here?"
The old lady walked slowly to Youshi. Although her lips were dark, her complexion had improved a lot compared to before.
"Who told you that A Ke and General Cui were still connected?"
Yu Shi curled her lips and sneered, "Isn't it? Everyone in the capital knows that Su Ke had been intimate with General Cui for a long time and had lost her virginity. Therefore, after her marriage with General Cui fell through, no one was willing to marry her. She stayed at home for several years before marrying into the Dongping Marquis's mansion..."
"Bullshit!" the old lady yelled, shocking everyone except the old Marquis Yining.
You was also stunned.
In her impression, her mother-in-law was a calm and steady old lady, not much different from many old ladies in other mansions.
The old lady didn't care what others thought, and cursed: "You are a lady from a rich family, but you can spew shit as soon as you open your mouth. I was really blind to let the boss marry you!"
Jiang Yi stepped forward to support the old lady and whispered, "Grandma, calm down and don't get angry and hurt yourself."
Although the old lady was in low spirits, she stood straight and waved her hands, saying, "You are not sick from anger, but from holding it in. I am going to scold you to my heart's content today!"
The old lady cursed for a whole cup of tea, pointed at Youshi's nose and said, "Our Marquis' Mansion is not a place for marriage fraud. Back then, I asked Madam Liu to examine A Ke carefully, and A Ke was innocent, so I agreed to her marriage with the Duke of Dongping. It is true that A Ke and Cui Wei were childhood sweethearts, but even so, she acted out of love and restrained herself from etiquette. Could it be that as a mother of three children, she would have an affair with Cui Wei?"
"Sister is not that kind of person." Uncle Su said helplessly.
Jiang Yiyi couldn't help but say, "My mother and my father had a very good relationship. I always remember clearly that before she died, my mother told my father that she didn't regret marrying him and that he was the most important person in her heart."
She never forgot how her father burst into tears when he heard these words, crying like a child.
Then, the mother closed her eyes with infinite attachment to her father and children.
Youshi remained silent.
The old lady couldn't calm down, and said in a hateful voice: "Ake is the most innocent. Just because Princess Rongyang took a fancy to her fiancé, she lost her good marriage, her reputation, and finally her life. You vicious woman, now you don't blame Princess Rongyang for being cruel and shameless, and you don't blame yourself for being stupid, but actually blame Ake. What else can this prove except that you are really stupid?"
"I can't help it--" Yu murmured.
The old lady sneered, "Don't use the threat of Princess Rongyang as an excuse! She can threaten you like that. If it were me, I would spread the news. Princess Rongyang would not only not dare to harm Qu'er and the others, but would also pray that nothing would happen to them. Youshi, do you think the princess can do whatever she wants? She is shameless, but the emperor still has some dignity!"
You was completely stunned.
The old lady was too lazy to look at Youshi again, so she turned to Uncle Su and said, "Although she is your wife and the mother of Wen'er and his children, I'm going to say this: killing someone to pay for a life or repaying a debt is a matter of course. You decide whether to send Youshi to the authorities or let her end her life on her own."
After saying this, the old lady stretched out her hand to Jiang Si and said, "Si'er, help grandma back to her room."
Jiang Si held the old lady's other hand and said, "I have another question."
Youshi rolled her eyes and looked at her, then suddenly smiled: "Didn't the old lady say that threats don't work?"
Since she was doomed to die, why should she satisfy other people's curiosity?
Jiang Si sneered: "Everyone knows that Princess Rongyang stole my mother's fiancé, and no one finds it strange when such news spreads. If the news spreads that the Princess of Yan wants to harm the grandson of Marquis Yining, what do you think people will think? Will they guess that the mother of the grandson of Marquis Yining is a vicious woman who first harmed her sister-in-law and then her mother-in-law? In this case, there is no need for me to do anything. My eldest cousin and eldest cousin are unlucky enough to have a mother like you..."
Yu's face turned pale instantly.
Jiang Si threatens her again!
When these people heard Jiang Si say that he wanted to harm Qin'er, were they just going to do nothing?
Yu looked at the crowd and gradually became despair.
After many twists and turns, she finally compromised for the sake of her children's future and said resignedly, "You ask."
"How did you get the worms that harmed my grandmother?"