Chapter 73 The Ignorant and Crazy Old Woman
"Where are the dregs of the medicine Grandma has been taking these days?"
The maidservant who served Old Lady Song was called Sitian. Upon hearing this, she replied, "There is no more medicine residue. It was thrown away after the medicine was boiled."
Li Yao snorted coldly, looking at Qiao Xianglan with cold eyes, "Mom, look at Song Ci, she is still helping her. She doesn't take us elders seriously at all."
"Ignorant wolves! I was right. You three are a family of ungrateful wolves... cough cough cough..."
Old Mrs. Song, with a look of disgust on her face, was supported by Li Yao and shouted loudly. Perhaps she was really weak, as she was trembling after she finished scolding. She was obviously not so old before, but the harshness and anger on her face, coupled with her high cheekbones, made her look several years older.
Song Ci glanced at her and ignored her.
He instructed Wanxiang, "Go to the kitchen and collect the ingredients for boiling the medicine and the bowls for drinking the medicine."
Wanxiang answered decisively: "Yes."
Then she turned to Tian'er and said, "You used to follow Princess Le Yi, so there must be a way to contact her?"
Tian'er: "I do have a way to contact the princess. What do you want me to tell her?"
"Ask Princess Le Yi to invite me a doctor who knows how to identify medicines."
Tian'er took the order and left.
The room was silent. Boss Song's dark pupils watched Song Ci give instructions in an orderly manner, and a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Why didn't he realize before that there was such a powerful person in the third house?
Song Laosan and Qiao Xianglan, these two idiots, actually gave birth to such an amazing daughter.
Thinking of Song Rouxi, he couldn't help but feel regretful. Song Rouxi was smart, but compared to Song Ci, she was actually a little inferior. If Song Ci was his daughter, she might be able to help him more.
When Li Yao heard they were going to find the imperial physician, he shouted anxiously, "It's not enough that we've caused so much trouble at home, and you're still calling in the imperial physician. Are you afraid that others won't know that your mother murdered her own mother-in-law? If this gets out, people will only say that our Song family has a corrupt family tradition."
Song Ci stood there motionless, smiling faintly, "Aunt, are you really afraid that the Song family's affairs will spread?"
Li Yao lacked confidence, "Of course...of course I'm afraid."
Old Lady Song didn't say anything. Old Master Song pondered for a moment and said, "Call your maid back. This matter cannot be made public."
The scandal that had ensued for him a few days ago had finally subsided, and fewer people around him were discussing the matter. If the Song family were to spread the news of the daughter-in-law harming the mother-in-law again, his career would probably be over.
The court attaches the most importance to family traditions.
Song Ci pursed her lips, "Don't you want to know the truth, uncle?"
After being disobeyed again and again, Boss Song became a little angry and raised his hand to throw a teacup to the ground and smash it.
"What else is there to say? It was your mother who did it. Besides your mother, who else in this family would hate her so much?"
"Why are you so sure it's my mother, uncle? Don't you know that my grandmother has always treated my mother harshly, so you feel guilty and think my mother will take revenge?" Song Ci retorted without fear.
"You!" Uncle Song was furious. "As a daughter-in-law, how can you not feel wronged? Respecting your parents-in-law and taking care of the household have been women's responsibilities since ancient times. To hold a grudge just because your mother-in-law lectures you a few times and sets some rules is a sign of a woman willing to be degraded."
"How can you be so lowly as to be so self-deprecating." Song Ci looked at Boss Song with a sneer. He was the one who didn't know the pain and didn't know how serious it was. Only then could he say such righteous words.
"From the beginning to the end, it was my mother who served my grandmother." She paused, her tone directed at Li Yao: "Why don't you see Aunt show the virtues of a daughter-in-law and serve her mother-in-law? Not to mention setting rules. It seems that Aunt has never suffered such grievances since she came into our family."
Old Lady Song was so angry that she covered her chest and gasped, "Your mother is of low status. She is already marrying up to our Song family. What's wrong with asking her to serve me? After all, I let her serve me while standing. Other old ladies make their daughters-in-law serve them on their knees!"
Hearing this, Song Ci didn't intend to argue with them anymore. She had also seen that none of these people had good intentions, so it was useless to say more.
The most important thing now is to prove my mother's innocence so that they don't have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
"Miss, I have already got the medicine jar. The bowl was smashed."
Song Ci looked at the broken bowl, which still had some dried medicinal juice in it.
"Qiao Xianglan, you bitch! It turned out to be you. You actually broke the bowl to hide it!" Old Lady Song became even more agitated. "Hurry up and beat her up! She wants us to die without any evidence."
"My mother has been here from beginning to end."
Old Lady Song was speechless after being confronted. After a while, she cursed, "Your mother has always been cunning. God knows how she did it. It couldn't be anyone else except her."
"Grandmother is sure it's my mother."
Old Lady Song snorted coldly, "What else? I can't bear to report her to the authorities because of our old relationship. Now as long as she admits it herself, I will ask the third son to give her a letter of divorce and let her leave my Song family, but..."
"Since she has been divorced, her dowry must be left behind."
Song Ci sneered, as expected he was planning these things.
Old Mrs. Song is still thinking about her mother's dowry.
"As for the exact situation, we should wait until the imperial physician examines it before making a decision."
"What else is there to say? The evidence is irrefutable. It's your mother and no one else. Are you stalling because you want the princess to save you? This is our Song family's business, the princess has no right to interfere!"
Li Yao, who had been extremely anxious, could not wait to add fuel to the fire.
The plan was to pin the crime on Qiao Xianglan and force her to confess. It would be too late to tell Song Lao San or Song Ci what to say. With the charge of murdering her mother-in-law, it would be hard for her to avoid being divorced.
As a result, he was just about to sign a confession, but Song Ci arrived so quickly.
Why do we need to find a royal physician now?
Li Yao felt resentful, but suddenly thought: now there are only Song Ci and Qiao Xianglan here, Tian'er is not here. Isn't it them who have the final say on all the right and wrong?
He silently winked at Ling'er.
"What do you want to do!"
Song Ci keenly noticed that Ling'er, who had been standing there with her hands covered just now, suddenly approached her and her mother quietly, and she hurriedly scolded her harshly.
Ling'er ignored her, walked forward a few steps, stretched out her only intact right hand, and was about to grab Qiao Xianglan.
She was only focused on capturing Qiao Xianglan and ignored the surrounding situation. As long as she captured her, everything would be over.
It would be useless even if the imperial physician came.
Just as she stretched out her hand, before it touched the edge of Qiao Xianglan's clothes, it was grabbed by a pair of chubby little hands that suddenly appeared. The next second, with a "click", her entire arm twisted in an unnatural posture.
The severe pain made her scream uncontrollably.
"ah......."
Li Yao stood up in shock, "Ling'er!"
"My hand! My hand!" The people in the main hall of the house finally saw clearly that Tian'er exerted a little force, and Ling'er's left arm was twisted like a pretzel. Blood immediately soaked her clothes and dripped down her wrist.
It can be seen that this hand cannot be saved.
"You evil creature! Why don't you tell your maid to stop? If you dare to attack the maid of my Song family, you will be beaten to death." Old Song gasped heavily.
It was not only because Song Ci disobeyed him, but more because he was scared.
He didn't expect that the maid would start fighting as soon as she said so, without taking him and others into consideration at all.
Song Ci smiled lightly, with a cold and nonchalant look in her eyes, "Uncle, do you know the identity of this maid?"
"She's just a bitch! Kill her if you want!"
"Bitch?" Song Ci said, "This is the maidservant beside Princess Le Yi. Uncle, are you going to kill her?"
Boss Song looked at Tian'er. He had never thought that such a maid would have such a background. He glanced at Ling'er's severed hand again and thought, "Whatever, it's broken. I can just replace it someday."
She's just a worthless maid, you can buy her if you have money.
Song Ci then looked at the elderly man carrying a medicine box behind Tian'er. He said respectfully, "Please go."
The old man saw that she was respectful, and saw that she remained calm in the face of danger just now, and immediately felt a little more favorable towards her.
"Don't be polite, little girl. I'm not a royal doctor. I'm just an unknown person beside Prince Yu."
Tian'er explained, "When I arrived at the Princess's residence, His Royal Highness Prince Yu happened to be there. I explained my purpose and he said...
The imperial physician in the palace doesn't have the ability to identify medicines like this, but he happened to have such a person by his side, and asked me to bring him here, and also instructed me...this doctor is always by my side, so I will consider it as a favor to repay the young lady.
Song Ci could barely control her expression, her lips twitching. Prince Yu was truly calculating, returning the favor so easily. However, she did need someone like him right now.
She turned around and bowed respectfully, "Sir, please help me check if the medicine in this medicine jar and the bowl is the same kind."
The old man stroked his beard, looked at her admiringly, then turned around and took the medicine jar and broken medicine bowl from Wanxiang's hand. In front of everyone, he stretched out two fingers, dipped a little into the medicine jar and bowl respectively, and put them in his mouth to taste.
After a while, he said, "It is indeed a medicine."
Old Lady Song sneered, "So what if it's one? How can I prove that it wasn't this bitch who poisoned me?"
The old man frowned after hearing her vulgar words and muttered in a low voice, "Ignorant and crazy woman."
Only the nearest few people heard this, and they were all stunned for a moment, especially Wanxiang. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, she would have almost laughed out loud. Her shoulders shook violently from trying to hold back her laughter.
The old man then began to identify the medicinal herbs in the medicine jar.
Everyone stared intently, except for Li Yao, whose face was pale. His hands were tightly curled into fists within his wide sleeves, and he seemed unaware of even the sharp nails digging deep into his flesh.
A pair of eyes were staring terrifyingly.
I've been planning for so long, is this bitch still going to get away with it?! What right does this bitch have?! She was born to be a lowly person, how could she escape again and again!
When she thought about it, if it was discovered that there was that thing in the medicine, she would not be able to explain it even if she had a hundred mouths.
What to do? Her mind raced, and she finally made up her mind. Even if she was discovered, as long as she refused to admit it, the Song family would always stand on her side.
Whether it's Boss Song or Song Rouxi, not to mention the biased Old Lady Song.
She will be fine.
She even took a bit of chance, and in order to avoid being discovered, she put the stuff in very small amounts, multiple times.
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