Knowing that Liang Laifu was responsible, although Tao Wanniang said she wouldn't hold it against him, Ling Yunzhou still sent people to keep an eye on them. Nothing unusual was seen on the first day, but on the second day, Liang Laifu's wife was seen going to the clinic, looking as if she was in great pain.
"General, Liang Laifu has appeared. He also went to the clinic. He looks similar to his wife. I asked the doctor at the clinic, and he said that he has been poisoned by an unknown poison and there is no cure." The subordinate who was keeping watch came to report to Ling Yunzhou.
Poisoning? Ling Yunzhou immediately thought of Tao Wanniang. Although there was no evidence, considering Tao Wanniang's calm expression, if she wasn't confident, she probably wouldn't have swallowed this insult!
"Keep an eye on them. If they go to the Tao family together, report to me immediately," Ling Yunzhou thought to himself, and immediately gave the order to his men.
Liang Laifu had been hiding outside for two days, his body aching all over. Seeing the small red flags still hanging in the house, he couldn't help but return home. As soon as he appeared, Granny Qiao scolded him, "Young Master, where have you been? Our young lady isn't feeling well, you…"
Seeing Liang Laifu's pale face, Qiao Mazi was also a little puzzled. Why was it the same as the young lady's illness?
“Xinlan isn’t feeling well either. Where is she?” Liang Laifu’s heart sank, and he immediately asked.
"Lie inside." Qiao Mazi coaxed the child who wanted Liang Laifu to hold him, looked him up and down, and asked suspiciously, "Young master, are you also in pain all over? Have you seen a doctor?"
So, does that mean Zhang Xinlan is also one of them?
Liang Laifu was shocked and immediately went to the main house to check on Zhang Xinlan.
"Ouch, ouch!" Zhang Xinlan cried out incessantly as she lay on the bed, tossing and turning in extreme pain.
"Xinlan." Liang Laifu immediately ran over, but the pain made him kneel down with a thud when he reached the bedside.
"Liang Laifu, I'm in so much pain! The doctor said I've been poisoned. Who poisoned me?" Zhang Xinlan cried out in anguish, clutching her chest.
"Is it some kind of nameless poison, with no cure?" Liang Laifu asked immediately, his face contorted in pain, his whole body aching.
"Yes, how did you know?" Zhang Xinlan turned her head, stared intently at Liang Laifu, and asked through gritted teeth.
“I’ve also been poisoned, and my whole body aches. The doctor said the same thing. Xinlan, we’ve been set up!” Liang Laifu said with difficulty. “We’ve been tricked by Tao Wanniang!”
The moment Liang Laifu saw Zhang Xinlan, he immediately understood that there was something that the two of them had touched, and that was all that was left besides the stack of silver notes.
No wonder Tao Wanniang was so generous in giving out the silver notes, and no wonder no one has come to cause trouble these past two days.
"Xinlan, let's go find Tao Wanniang and bring the silver notes!" Liang Laifu said through gritted teeth. "That wicked woman is the most ruthless. We have no choice but to beg her!"
"I don't want to! I'd rather die in pain than beg that country bumpkin!" Zhang Xinlan had already learned from her uncle that if Tao Wanniang's family hadn't sent the inspector out of Shanhai Prefecture, the evidence of her father's corruption and abuse of power wouldn't have reached the court, and her father wouldn't have died.
“Xinlan, think of our child. Do you want to die of pain?” Liang Laifu grabbed Zhang Xinlan’s hand. “Get up quickly. Let’s go find Tao Wan’s mother.”
"Even if we let her laugh at us and make a fool of herself, there's nothing we can do," Liang Laifu said indignantly.
Zhang Xinlan struggled, but the pain was so intense that she kept wailing. In the end, Liang Laifu dragged her off the bed.
When Qiao Mama saw the two of them looking like this, she was startled.
"Aunt Qiao, have someone prepare the carriage; we're going to the Tao family." Liang Laifu was actually unsteady on her feet, and Zhang Xinlan was leaning on her in pain.
"I'll arrange it right away." Seeing this, Qiao's mother knew something was wrong, so she picked up the child and immediately went to give instructions. In the end, they even went to the Tao family together.
Upon arriving at the Tao family's residence, Liang Laifu knocked on the door and, upon seeing Zhang Liang, practically lifted him up.
"Tao Wan Niang, I'm looking for Tao Wan Niang! Please let us see Tao Wan Niang immediately!"
"Sister Tao works at the restaurant. What's wrong? Do you need something from her?" Seeing the Liang couple's expressions, Zhang Liang was curious, but more than that, he felt relieved.
"You heartless man! Didn't you see how much pain our young lady and son-in-law are in? Let us in right now and call your Tao Wan woman back!" Qiao Mazi said viciously, holding the child in one arm and supporting Zhang Xinlan with the other.
"How dare you talk like that, woman? I won't let you in, so what?" Zhang Liang said disdainfully. He also knew from Tao Wanniang that this was the man who kidnapped Xiao Qiao'er. And he was the child's father!
“Tao Wanniang is ruthless and cruel. She has ruined us like this. Do you believe I will kill myself by smashing my head against this door?” Liang Laifu said viciously.
"Heh~" Zhang Liang scoffed disdainfully, "Sister Tao is at the restaurant, you guys go to the restaurant!" After saying that, he pushed Liang Laifu out and slammed the door shut.
Liang Laifu was furious at being treated like this by a gatekeeper, but he was in great pain and had no choice but to get back into the carriage and go to the Zhaixing Tower.
It was currently the afternoon break at Zhaixinglou, and Liang Laifu's appearance clearly indicated he wasn't there for a meal, so the waiter stopped him and went to inform Tao Wanniang.
When the waiter told her that there was a man named Liang Laifu outside, Tao Wanniang was not surprised at all. This medicine takes effect very quickly. Her silver notes were all sprinkled with poison, and anyone who touched them would be poisoned.
The first day is just pain, the second day is excruciating pain in all the internal organs, and the third day is pain that goes straight to the bone, hence the name "the poison that rots bones"!
Tao Wanniang walked to the door and saw Liang Laifu's appearance. She also heard a woman's painful cries and a child's crying from inside the carriage. She frowned.
Liang Laifu wasn't the only one infected? Then she only bought one dose of the antidote!
"Manager Lu, send a carriage to take me home and pick me up later," Tao Wanniang said to Lu Neng, who was watching the commotion behind her.
"Tao Wanniang, you...you are so vicious!" Liang Laifu clutched his chest, pointing at Tao Wanniang with trembling hands.
"It's not good to look out of place in front of the restaurant, let's go home and talk about this. Isn't that your wife, Zhang Xinlan, in the carriage? Are you two dividing the spoils?"
Tao Wanniang said coolly, "Now look what's happened. I only wanted to deal with you, but now there's another one. What am I going to do?"
The carriage was quickly prepared, and Tao Wanniang got on it without caring whether Liang Laifu followed.
They arrived home quickly. Tao Wanniang knocked on the door, and Zhang Liang answered and opened it. Seeing that it was her, he peeked out and saw Liang Laifu's carriage.
"Sister Tao, did you really do it?" Zhang Liang asked curiously.
"It was me. I used the long-lost bone-corroding poison. See? Haven't I been much more polite to you?" Tao Wanniang walked straight into the house.
Zhang Liang glanced at Liang Laifu and Zhang Xinlan as they got off the carriage and shuddered. He had really been treated gently by Tao Wanniang!
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