"Ye Jintang, why do you have to say it so harshly? What do you mean by embezzlement?"
Jiang Mubai immediately rebuked, "Do you know how serious the consequences would be if these words were heard by uninformed people, or if they were spread around?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
Ye Jintang was too lazy to listen to Jiang Mubai's threats. "If you take back the reward today, that's fine. Otherwise, Jiang Mubai, you'd better think about how to explain this to the Emperor."
"Ye Jintang!"
Jiang Mubai had never encountered a woman as troublesome as Ye Jintang.
As he roared, he clenched his fists so tightly that the veins on his forehead bulged with rage, making him look like a ferocious beast ready to devour someone at any moment.
Green Lotus followed beside Ye Jintang. Seeing Jiang Mubai like this, she couldn't help but feel worried, fearing that the Marquis might really do something reckless in his anger.
But now, they heard a servant's panicked report.
"My lord, something terrible has happened! The old lady has fainted for some unknown reason."
"What?!"
Jiang Mubai was startled and found it even more unbelievable.
His mother and Xue Rou had only been gone for a short while, and he had just seen Mingming perfectly fine. How could she have suddenly fainted?
Looking at Ye Jintang's side, he remained stubbornly unyielding. It seemed that the only way to teach this vicious woman a lesson today was to take action.
Unfortunately, these matters also involved rewards, and he was involved not only with his mother but also with these things.
Most importantly, he has already spent almost all of that money. Once he admits to what happened with his mother, not only will he have to return those things to Ye Jintang, but he will also have to return all the money he has spent.
To make him vomit up what he's eaten is not only painful, but it would also damage his reputation as a marquis.
Just thinking about that scenario made Jiang Mubai feel furious and unable to tolerate it.
"Ye Jintang, look, if it weren't for what you did just now, how could Mother have fallen into a coma? You'd better pray that Mother is alright, otherwise I will never let you off the hook."
After saying this, Jiang Mubai turned and left.
"You lot stay here and keep watch. No one may leave without my permission."
Jiang Mubai deliberately raised his voice, glancing in Ye Jintang's direction as he spoke.
These words were clearly meant for Yip Kam Tong.
Ye Jintang's eyes were icy cold. In the end, Jiang Mubai's actions were nothing more than impotent rage.
Considering what was going to happen, she let Jiang Mubai jump around a little longer.
Seeing that there were at least five guards standing there, Green Lotus couldn't help but feel worried, realizing that the Marquis was determined to keep her young lady under house arrest.
She wanted to say something, but Ye Jintang remained extremely calm throughout the entire situation, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever because of what had just happened.
"Miss, aren't you angry at all about the Marquis?"
Green Lotus followed Ye Jintang into the house, and asked a question out of curiosity.
"What's there to be angry about?"
Ye Jintang dismissed it, saying, "Don't worry, they'll get what they deserve soon enough."
Whether it's Su Xuerou, Jiang Mubai, or even the old lady Jiang who's using her mother-in-law status to bully others, none of them will escape.
At this moment, Jiang Mubai had already arrived at Madam Jiang's courtyard, where the doctor had been invited.
Seeing the doctor's solemn expression after taking his pulse, Jiang Mubai's unease deepened.
"Doctor, what's wrong with my mother?"
Jiang Mubai asked the doctor anxiously.
The doctor sighed softly. Seeing Jiang Mubai's question, he seemed about to get angry, before finally speaking, "My lord, based on my examination of the old lady's pulse just now, her condition should be poisoning."
Poisoning!
Jiang Mubai was even more shocked. He had thought that his mother's coma was caused by Ye Jintang, but how could it have led to her coma?
"How did you people take care of the old lady? Why did she get poisoned? Or is someone among you harboring resentment and tampering with her food?"
Jiang Mubai's eyes instantly sharpened.
The maids who were being questioned were so frightened by the questions that they all knelt down on the ground.
“My lord, we have always served the old lady with utmost care and have not overstepped any boundaries. How could we possibly have any ulterior motives?”
The head maid said tremblingly, "However, ever since the old lady took the pills that the second madam gave her last time, she has often felt tightness in her chest. I wonder if it's related to this."
After this person said it, everyone present chimed in with agreement.
"My lord, you are unaware of the fact that the Second Madam has been in charge of the Old Madam's meals all this time, and we have not had a chance to go forward at all."
"I implore Your Excellency to investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Second...Second Madam?"
Jiang Mubai clearly didn't believe this explanation. He knew that Xue Rou was so kind; how could she possibly do something to hurt her mother?
This kind of thing could only happen to that vicious woman, Ye Jintang.
With so many people pointing the finger at Su Xuerou, even though Jiang Mubai wanted to protect her and didn't want to believe it, he couldn't help but be suspicious.
"Where is the Second Madam?"
Jiang Mubai looked around. He found this strange. He had asked Xue Rou to help his mother leave, but now that his mother was in trouble, she had disappeared without a trace.
This is clearly unreasonable.
"After the Second Madam escorted the Old Madam back, a maid suddenly came. The maid said something to the Second Madam, and the Second Madam left in a hurry. Then the Old Madam fell into a coma."
At this moment, the doctor spoke up, "My lord, may I examine the pills these people mentioned? I suspect that the old lady's poisoning is related to these pills."
Seeing Jiang Mubai's unfriendly expression and knowing that the Second Madam was involved, the doctor became even more cautious.
"However... we'll have to wait until later to find out the specifics of the Marquis's situation."
Jiang Mubai glanced coldly at the doctor, then snorted, "I demand that you use whatever means necessary to cure my mother. If there is any mishap during this process, I will hold you responsible."
"As for other matters, I will naturally inquire about them!"
After saying this, Jiang Mubai quickly left the house and headed in the direction where Su Xuerou was.
There must be something wrong behind this. Rather than believing that Xue Rou murdered her mother, he was more inclined to believe that someone was trying to frame her by taking advantage of this incident.
Jiang Mubai found it increasingly suspicious and said bitterly, "It's best if he doesn't find out who's behind this, otherwise I'll definitely make them pay a heavy price."
As Jiang Mubai headed towards Su Xuerou's courtyard, he saw the butler rushing over in a panic.
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