Xu Wanying was woken up early in the morning and was on the verge of becoming irritable.
"Third Madam, the Lady of the Marquis requests your presence at Shou Kang Garden for a talk."
[Damn it, can't this whole "greeting" ritual just get out of ancient times?! Down with feudal society, let's start with the morning and evening greetings!]
She was furious with the system's impotence, but in reality, she had to reluctantly get out of bed and let the maids serve her as she washed and dressed before putting her in a sedan chair and watching her being carried away like a walking corpse.
Ever since Xu Wanying vomited blood, Madam Cen arranged a sedan chair for her to use within the Marquis's residence, so that even if she was just going to a nearby courtyard, she wouldn't have to walk.
Although Cen later realized that the vomiting of blood was faked, the sedan chair was never cancelled because of the divine artifact that was later available.
This special privilege was enjoyed only by Xu Wanying in the entire Marquis's mansion.
"The daughter-in-law has met her mother."
She had just bowed in greeting when Cen Shi pulled her up.
"Third sister-in-law, you're here! Come and have breakfast." Li Chunlan was already sitting on the stool, waving at her.
Xu Wanying was pulled to a seat by Cen Shi. Li Chunlan handed her a pair of bamboo chopsticks and whispered in her ear, "Eat quickly. Mother called us over to see the excitement. There was a huge commotion at Shou Kang Yuan last night."
"What's all the commotion? What's going on? I don't know anything about it!" Xu Wanying perked up instantly, her eyes widening, her previous perfunctory attitude completely disappearing.
As long as there's excitement to watch, she's willing to get up early and even stay up all night.
Wherever there's excitement, there she is.
“I don’t know either, but when I came here this morning, I didn’t see Granny Liu. You don’t know how good that old hag is at serving people. She’s already at the age where she can enjoy her grandchildren, but she still comes to pay her respects to Mother every morning, rain or shine. Since she’s not here today, something must have gone wrong. Maybe Mother sent Granny Liu to secretly deal with someone.”
When Li Chunlan talked about this, there was a hint of excitement on her face. She usually doesn't seem very bright, but when it comes to gossip, she's as sharp as two people.
When Xu Wanying heard Liu Mama mentioned, her eyes lit up immediately; she was thinking much further ahead than Li Chunlan.
Why send Granny Liu to deal with people? It's very likely that Granny Liu will be the one who gets dealt with!
[System! System! Has Liu Caihua been arrested?! Is there some juicy gossip? Hurry!]
Xu Wanying called out to the system in her heart, but before she could finish speaking, she heard a scream from an electronic voice.
【Ahhhh——】
【Ahhhh——】
Upon hearing the system scream for the first time, the women at the dinner table simultaneously stopped eating, frowning as if they were about to go deaf.
"What are you doing, trying to wake me up so early in the morning?!" Xu Wanying scolded irritably.
[Liu Caihua has been arrested, sob sob sob, and her lover has been arrested too, sob sob sob. Their secrets were my trump cards, which could have been used to extract a lot of energy from the host. Now it's all for nothing, sob sob sob...]
The system kept whimpering like it was mourning a funeral, looking incredibly pitiful.
Because she cried so sincerely, she said everything that was on her mind.
[You scumbag system administrator, you were just trying to fleece me, tricking me into spending energy. Hmph, from now on you won't be making me spend energy on these trivial matters again!]
Xu Wanying unleashed a torrent of abuse on it, leaving the system speechless and unable to even lift its head. It forgot to continue crying and didn't dare to breathe loudly.
"Mother, what kind of excitement did you call your daughter-in-law and sister-in-law over to see? Let's go now!" After having her fill of banter, Xu Wanying stopped worrying about it and immediately made the suggestion.
"Have your breakfast first. You're not well, and I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it later," Madam Cen said softly, without nodding.
Xu Wanying originally wanted to try, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, she shut her mouth and obediently started eating.
She couldn't help but complain inwardly: "Ugh, my head's actually fine now, but to avoid having to pretend to be sick every morning and evening, I still have to. For the first time, I think faking illness is a terrible idea—and it's even ruining people's entertainment!"
Cen and Li Chunlan pretended not to hear and simply lowered their heads to eat.
After the meal was removed, Cen ordered the guards to bring the person in.
Granny Liu and Mu Wencheng were brought in wearing masks. A sharp pain shot through their knees, and their legs gave way, causing them to collapse to their knees.
The masks were removed, and the two opened their eyes. They saw that the surrounding furnishings were still those of Shou Kang Yuan, except that there was a screen in the middle, obviously behind which was someone.
"This is Liu Caihua, you know her. The other one is Liu Caihua's lover, Mu Wencheng. Liu Caihua's mouth was swollen from being slapped last night, and she can't speak now, so only Mu Wencheng is left."
Cen's voice came from behind the screen, clearly introducing someone.
"Mu Wencheng, repeat the testimony you gave yesterday. If you do well, you'll be rewarded; if you don't, well—" Madam Cen snorted coldly, not finishing her sentence, but the threat was obvious.
Mu Wencheng trembled with fear and immediately kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy: "I will tell you everything I know."
Mu Wencheng couldn't understand why he had to repeat the same testimony three times.
Having been interrogated by the Marquis once, and then pressed by the Marquis's wife again, this is the third time. The audience is still sitting behind the screen, but those who can be accompanied by the Marquis's wife are clearly of extraordinary status.
He spoke with great enthusiasm, even more so than the storytellers hired by teahouses.
In particular, in order to get what he wanted last time, he revealed all the ugly thoughts that he hadn't mentioned in his previous testimonies.
Wow, amazing! This man is such a smooth talker; no wonder he can charm women and even almost turned Su Yi and Liu Caihua, who are as close as sisters, against each other. Tsk tsk.
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