Xie Yiyue began shaking her head frantically.
They seem quite resistant to this issue.
Seeing this, what else could Xie Li not understand?
The thought of that possibility made the smile that had been on her face vanish instantly, and her eyes turned icy cold.
To get Xie Yiyue to tell the truth, she made the story sound as terrifying as possible, half-coaxing and half-threatening:
"Xiaoyue, do you know that your second aunt is about to die? Death means that your second aunt will be locked in a coffin and buried in the ground. In the ground, many, many maggots will eat away at her eyes, then her face, and finally her body, until your second aunt becomes a skeleton. You will never see her again..."
Xie Yiyue was indeed frightened!
In her small head, she had already begun to imagine that terrifying and horrifying scene.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
Caught off guard, she burst into tears.
"I don't want my second aunt to die! I just want her to be able to sleep well at night, sob sob sob... Second aunt, don't die..."
Seeing her crying so sadly, Xie Li felt a little relieved. She took out a handkerchief from her bosom and gently wiped away the tears on her face.
"Xiaoyue, tell your aunt, who told you to do this? Was it your grandmother?"
Xie Yiyue was still sobbing and crying.
"Waaaaah... Grandma told me not to tell anyone. If I do, my second aunt will never like me again!"
Xie Li gritted her teeth.
Fearing she might frighten Xie Yiyue, she could only suppress her disgust for Madam Xie and coax her softly:
"No, your grandmother is lying to you. If you tell her, I guarantee your second aunt will still like our Xiaoyue."
"I... Grandma gave me a packet that day, saying that if my second aunt drank it, she would never have trouble sleeping again. I wanted my second aunt to sleep well every night, so I poured that packet into her tea. Waaah... I didn't mean to..."
At the end, Xie Yiyue cried softly again, feeling guilty.
There is no other way.
Xie Li could only hold her in his arms, place the sugar painting in her hand, gently pat her back, and softly comfort her.
"Yes, Auntie knows Xiaoyue didn't mean it. Xiaoyue is just concerned about your second aunt. But if Xiaoyue wants her to still like you, she has to tell your second uncle about this, okay?"
"Okay! I understand."
Children's emotions come and go quickly.
Hearing that her second aunt would still like her, Xie Yiyue smiled again and began to happily lick the sugar painting.
I'm worried that things might change if I wait too long.
Xie Li immediately carried Xie Yiyue to the main room.
When Xie Muqing saw Xie Li return and the person in her arms, a hint of doubt flashed across his face.
"Cousin, what's wrong?"
Xie Li did not answer his question directly, but instead placed the little person in her arms on the ground and softly instructed him:
"Xiaoyue, repeat what you just said to your aunt to your second uncle again."
Faced with her second uncle's expressionless face, Xie Yiyue was instinctively afraid, and her words were fragmented.
Fortunately, her account was fairly complete.
After hearing this, Xie Muqing's face turned ashen; he was clearly furious!
In a flash, his tall figure disappeared from the bedroom.
Watching his departing figure, Xie Li patted her chest and let out a long sigh.
This was the first time in all these years that she had seen Qingdi so angry!
Looking at Lin Yan, who was lying quietly on the kang, Xie Li's face showed a relieved smile.
...
After leaving the main room, Xie Muqing went straight to the east wing room and pushed open the door with a blank expression.
Only Madam Xie was inside the house.
She was sitting by the stove brewing tea when her son came in. A hint of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly concealed it.
She calmly poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Qing'er, why do you look so pale? Here, have a cup of hot tea."
Facing the person she had called "Mother" for eighteen years, Xie Muqing felt a strong pang of pain.
The warm images of mother and son from the past flashed involuntarily through his mind, and he angrily closed his eyes tightly.
When he opened his eyes again, the pain he had been showing in them had been completely hidden.
He exhaled a deep breath before slowly speaking:
"Mother, why did you poison my wife?"
Upon hearing the word "poisoning," Madam Xie stood up abruptly, staring at her son in disbelief.
"Qing'er, what are you saying? How could your mother possibly poison your daughter-in-law?"
Seeing that she still wouldn't admit it, Xie Muqing's suppressed emotions finally erupted!
He growled in a low, suppressed voice:
"Mother, you still won't admit it? You've got some clever tricks up your sleeve, making a six-year-old child do such a filthy and vicious thing for you!"
When things were exposed.
Madam Xie was immediately thrown into a panic and could only offer incoherent explanations:
"Qing'er, listen to your mother's explanation. I really didn't poison your wife! It was given to me by a master who said that as long as she takes this packet of powder and sleeps for a few days, she won't be incompatible with you anymore when she wakes up! Everything I said is true, Qing'er. You have to believe me. I really didn't poison her!"
Xie Muqing suddenly burst out laughing.
He just couldn't understand it.
That once gentle mother has one day done something so incomprehensible.
I don't know whether to praise that "master" for his powerful brainwashing or blame my mother for her weak will.
How could someone trust a charlatan like that!
"Hehe! Sleep for a few days... sleep for a few days and you won't wake up! I'm sure you've heard of the name Mengshang! That's the Mengshang you gave your wife!"
Madam Xie's eyes widened suddenly!
As the wife of a marquis, she frequently interacted with royalty and nobility; how could she not have heard of Meng Shang's name?!
Her body suddenly went limp and she collapsed to the ground, muttering incessantly:
"Dream Sorrow?! No, impossible! Master Chunfeng is a high-ranking monk at Yunding Temple, how could he possibly give me poison... Impossible..."
Xie Muqing secretly memorized the name of that "master".
He originally thought that people in the capital poisoned Lin Yan in order to seize the imperial seal.
But now it seems that this so-called "high monk" was targeting her from the very beginning...
But what is it about her that makes them want to poison her?
Thinking of the judgment this "master" had given Lin Yan, Xie Muqing's brows furrowed even more.
It seems he has no choice but to meet with this "master"...
Of course, he has more important things to deal with right now.
Xie Muqing felt a tightness in her throat whenever she thought about what her mother had done.
After taking several deep breaths, the feeling of suffocation disappeared, and he was able to make sounds again.
"Even if my wife were to stab me to death, I would gladly accept it! Mother, now I pray that Miss Shangguan can successfully detoxify herself, otherwise... it's time to sever the bond between mother and son!"
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