Enraged, Madam Wang took three baths a day, yet still felt a lingering odor. Just a few days later, rumors spread that she had been lending money at exorbitant interest rates and had killed someone!
This is a horrific slander.
"Investigate and find out who's behind this!"
I'm so angry at her! When has she ever driven someone to their death?
At this critical juncture, they must be trying to drag the Empress down by targeting her, so she won't know who's behind her scheme. They want her to suffer a terrible death!
"Someone, please invite the master to the residence."
Actually, she doesn't need to investigate to know who's behind this. Shen Ajiao, if I can't find any dirt on you, can't I at least curse you?
While you're at it, let me tell you how her empress's pregnancy will go. If it's a boy, then everything will be fine. If it's a girl, oh dear, her empress is born with good fortune, so naturally the child she gives birth to will be the best.
When the time comes, with Shen Ajiao at her disposal, won't she be the butcher and Shen the fish on the chopping block?
Before long, a lame, bald-headed monk was invited in. Seeing Madam Wang kneeling before the Buddha statue, he also knelt down and uttered a Buddhist chant.
"Master, I invited you here today to ask you to take a look at my son and see what's wrong with him now?"
The bald-headed monk with broken feet laughed and said, "It's alright, you were born into a wealthy family."
Lady Wang was overjoyed, realizing she had been right, and couldn't help but ask, "Then what about my Yuan Chun?"
"His life is full of twists and turns, and he is destined to be embroiled in gossip and disputes."
Madam Wang was taken aback. Gossip and slander?
Could it be that Yuan Chun spoke up for her in the palace, thus offending the Emperor?
Well... then she'll only report good news and not bad news from now on; as long as the Empress is well, that's truly good.
"Please, master, decipher this."
The lame monk nodded, and Madam Wang asked why the spell she had cast last time had no effect.
"The time is not yet ripe."
After speaking, Madam Wang got up and took a large bag of silver, saying, "Please be careful with your words today, Master."
"Actually, the reason I called you here today is because I have a puppet, and I would like you to operate it."
As she spoke, she took out a wooden puppet with the name Shen Ajiao written on it. The puppet was covered with needles and looked quite frightening.
The bald-headed monk calculated with his fingers and said, "This is not her birth date and time."
Madam Wang was taken aback. No? She had paid money to specifically find out, how could it not be?
Shen Ajiao was born a quarter of an hour later than her twin sister. She privately spoke with many people in the Shen family, and they all said the same thing. How could it be wrong?
The Shen family! It must be the Shen family's doing! I didn't expect them to be playing dirty tricks from the very beginning.
The bald-headed monk said, "No, no. A difference of one hour in time makes a world of difference."
Lady Wang had no choice but to give up. "Is there any other way?"
The bald-headed monk smiled and said, "If you want it, you can have it."
"I don't care, I want her dead!"
"This will cost extra."
Madam Wang lowered her eyes in disgust, her gaze full of calculation. "You can have as much as you want, but I need to see the person die before I pay the other half."
“Of course, I’ll get started today.”
He then gestured a few times in front of the French entrance, saying, "The stone lion you want is in the Lin family's house, to the northwest."
Upon hearing this, Madam Wang could no longer control her hatred; she was determined to kill Shen Shi at her hands!
Once the master subdued Shen, she took the opportunity to smash the stone lion.
As soon as the bald-headed monk left the Jia family, he was knocked unconscious by someone covering his mouth around the corner.
"Madam, what should we do with this person?"
"What else could we do but execute them on the spot!"
"ah??"
"You won't go wrong if you listen to me!"
"Then I'll go dispose of the body."
"Go."
...
The lame, bald-headed monk floating in the river at night looked completely bewildered. Where was he? How did he end up in the river? What a kind soul! They even gave him a bamboo raft. Haha, what a 'good guy'.
A small boat drifted slowly by in the distance, and a handsome monk stood at the bow. "Fellow Daoist, how elegant of you to go rafting here?"
"You've found the answer you're looking for."
The bald-headed monk looked wary and defensive. "Among all living beings, all beings have different appearances. You and I have only lived for a few decades. How can we be easily found?"
The glamorous high monk looked pitiful and said, "That's you, not me."
"Fellow Daoist, enjoy your time. I'll be going now. Haha."
The bald-headed monk glanced at the monk who was leisurely passing by him and felt that the man looked familiar. He seemed to have seen him before, but before he could figure it out, he found that his bamboo raft had fallen apart!
Huineng was even happier watching the bald-headed monk struggling to maintain his balance in the river. He had thought the monk was some great master, but it turned out to be just a fake. So what did he have to be afraid of?
He did her such a big favor this time, it wouldn't be right for her not to pass on a message!
While waiting at home for the bald-headed monk to rest, Madam Wang took a bath and sent people to inquire about the Lin family.
But as two days passed, she saw Shen Ajiao jumping around and going to class with Lin Yatou.
That's when she realized she'd been scammed. What bald-headed monk? He was just a con artist!
She spent a lot of money!
Aaaaaah!!
Although she paid half, it still cost her several thousand taels!
These few thousand taels were enough for Yuan Chun to bribe officials several times over, and they were just wasted like this. She's been really short of money lately. There was a problem with the loan sharking, and the ten thousand taels she lent out went down the drain. She also has to deal with the Jia family in order to welcome the Empress home for a visit.
Everything costs money, but she just can't afford it!
"Madam, the old lady is feeling some chest tightness. Please send someone to fetch a doctor."
Madam Wang was already in a bad mood, and hearing that the old lady was sick only made her more upset. Sickness, sickness, sickness, she was sick every three days, and sick every five days. Just seeking medical treatment and medicine cost a lot of money, not to mention the daily medication, which was a bottomless pit.
She's been eating ginseng and lingzhi lately, but where would she get the spare money to buy them for her?
That old lady is really something. Why can't she use all her savings to help herself in an emergency?
They completely forgot about the tens of thousands of taels that Grandmother Jia had taken out a while ago.
Once she started complaining, the matter of calling a doctor was repeatedly postponed. Had the doctor been called back to Grandmother Jia's place two or three times?
Madam Wang deliberately delayed, only going to call someone to fetch a doctor when she felt it was almost time.
Once or twice, and then many times, Grandmother Jia's ailments were not treated in time, leaving her with many chronic illnesses, and she also developed a rift with Lady Wang.
Grandmother Jia was so angry that she didn't want to live with her anymore, but she couldn't bear to part with Baoyu, so she called Lady Wang over and planned to give her some advice.
Lady Wang used to listen to her, but now that there are no outsiders in the house, she doesn't care what Grandmother Jia says at all. If she's in a good mood, she'll nod; if she's in a bad mood, she'll just sit to the side and drink tea, ignoring everything.
This angered Grandmother Jia to the point that she became somewhat ill, and she paid for all the doctors herself, no longer going to Lady Wang's side. Lady Wang was happy to have some peace and quiet, since she didn't want to get involved anyway. The old lady was picky, and she was never satisfied with anything she did, so it was better not to do anything at all.
...
After a few days of peace, Shen Ajiao thought the matter was over and called Xiangling to read to her.
"Madam, Madam Shen is here."
Shen Ajiao was taken aback. Madam Shen? She knew her?
Lin Daiyu stood up. "Has Maternal Grandmother Shen arrived?"
Shen Ajiao suddenly remembered her. Madam Shen, what is she doing here? Could it be that she's here to get back the money Shen Qin'er gave her?
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