20 Poisoning
The old lady left angrily.
After returning, the old lady found her maid Shaoyao.
"Peony, explain it to me clearly. Didn't you see a man from outside entering the Shen family's yard? Why didn't I find anything when I went there? I only saw Xiaotao dressed up as a man?"
Shaoyao explained aggrievedly, "I am not very clear, but I did see a man entering the East Garden. As for whether that man was Xiaotao, I was far away and did not see clearly."
The old lady kicked him directly.
"You are such a waste. You can't even do such a small thing."
Now I have made a bet with Shen’s.
Now that Shen wants to divorce Gu Youting, the glory and wealth of this marquisate will no longer exist.
"Go down and accept your punishment. It's one month's salary, and you have to clean the yard!"
The more the old lady thought about it, the more she felt that she couldn't just let it go.
It was obvious that Shen was setting a trap for her, so she had to go to Gu Youting to discuss countermeasures.
Xiao Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief after the old lady left. She was really scared to death just now.
The old lady came in aggressively, and I thought she was going to torture the lady.
Fortunately, nothing happened. Instead, I was able to get my wish and divorce the Marquis, and live a happy life.
"Ma'am, we're going to be free soon."
Shen Jingxiang didn't think so. This old lady would never let it go. Maybe they would...
The next day, Shen Jingxiang went to Gu Youting to discuss the divorce. The old lady had come to see Gu Youting yesterday and must have told him about this matter, so there was no need to waste time and they could just go through the process.
Shen Jingxiang came to Gu Youting's study. When Gu Youting saw her, he immediately stepped forward gently, preparing to help Shen Jingxiang sit down on a chair on the side.
However, Ana Shen dodged directly and said to Gu Youting, “My Lord, please stop acting in front of me. I’m tired of the image of a good husband.”
Gu Youting didn't expect that Shen Jingxiang would not give him any face at all, but he still had to continue to do what he had to do.
"Shizuka, what are you talking about? When did I establish a persona? Don't you know how I've treated you over the years?"
How about her?
He was away from home for very few days, and when he came back he stayed in the study, so the two of them had very few opportunities to see each other.
Apart from acting gentle and considerate to her in front of outsiders, is there anything else?
He gave all his tenderness to his mistress and was just perfunctory towards her.
All in all, it was really good for her.
He left all the household chores and the task of taking care of his mother to her, and used her money to spend it all on wine and women with his mistress.
This is how good Gu Youting is to her.
She wrote every detail down very clearly.
Do you still have the nerve to bring this up now?
Who gave him the face?
"Haha, Lord Marquis really opened my eyes today. You can be so shameless. What's so good about you being nice to me?"
Gu Youting said directly, "It's been spread outside that I've been gentle and considerate to you, devoted to you, and never taken a concubine for so many years, letting you be the head of the family. Isn't that enough?"
"Really? You are gentle and considerate to me? You are too lazy to say a word. You are devoted to me and have never taken a concubine? You have already kept a mistress outside. Let me be the master of the house? It's nothing more than thinking about my dowry and subsidizing the mansion. If it weren't for me, do you think this mansion would be able to survive until now? You can still be at ease as the marquis? You would have been kicked out long ago, okay?"
Gu Youting pointed at Chen Jingxiang angrily, "Don't forget, your family has been destroyed for a long time, and it was my mansion that took you in. If it weren't for the mansion, how could you have kept all that wealth? It's fine if you don't know how to be grateful, but now you want to turn the tables and say that my mansion is calculating your dowry?"
Shen Jingxiang was delighted. Gu Youting actually said this, so things would be easier to handle.
"I wonder if the Marquis dares to write a contract saying that the Marquis's Mansion has not calculated my dowry and has not used a single cent of my dowry over the years?"
Gu Youting thought about it and agreed immediately.
"Okay, wait for me to prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
Then a servant came in and brought a pot of tea and snacks.
"Have some refreshments. I'll be right there."
Ana Shen glanced at the refreshments on the table and narrowed her eyes.
Gu Youting's eyes were always looking here, and his mind was not on writing the contract.
Is there something wrong with this snack?
She remembered that she was bedridden in her previous life because of poisoning. Could this be related?
And Gu Youting kept staring at her. If she didn't take it, Gu Youting would definitely not let down his guard.
In order to confuse Gu Youting, she had no choice but to take risks.
Shen Jingxiang picked up the tea on the side and took a sip gently. In fact, the tea was all on the handkerchief, and then she sat aside.
Gu Youting felt proud when he saw this.
Now it all depends on whether the Shen family has the ability to turn things around.
Originally, Gu Youting didn't want to sign the contract. After all, for so many years, the Marquis' Mansion had relied on Shen's dowry to reach its current state.
But when I think about the fact that Shen will die soon, what difference does it make whether this contract is written or not?
She was just a dead person anyway, so there was nothing to worry about.
Soon, Gu Youting wrote the contract and handed it to Shen.
“It’s okay now, right?”
Shen continued to ask, "So when will the divorce take place?"
After all, divorce is the most important thing. As for this contract, it is just unexpected wealth.
Gu Youting obviously would not agree to the divorce so quickly. He would have to wait at least a few days until Shen's poison took effect. By then, Shen would not have the energy to care about the divorce.
"We still need to consult the clan elders about this matter. I'm afraid it will take a few days."
She knew that Gu Youting had never thought about divorce. After all, if they divorced, the Marquisate would become an empty shell. How could he be willing to accept that?
But it's just a matter of a few days. She will let these people be proud for a few days and then deal with them properly.
"Three days. I will only give you three days. If you cannot invite the elders, then I will go and invite them myself."
After saying that, Shen Jingxiang walked away arrogantly.
Gu Youting looked at Shen's back and couldn't help but smile evilly.
Soon, Shen became the fish on his chopping board, at his mercy.
After Shen Jingxiang returned, she took out the handkerchief.
Although she was an expert in medicine and discovered that there was something wrong with the tea when she drank it, she didn't know what kind of poison it was.
It may take some time to develop an antidote.
Shen Jingxiang collected all the poison on the handkerchief.
I'm going to study the antidote carefully, maybe it can be used in the future.
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