The imperial physician was summoned as quickly as possible, and he was quite shocked to see the bloody scene in Ye Qingxue's room.
Hu Mama said, "The second young lady has many wounds, and it will take a while to treat them all. But it will only take a short time to take the pulse of the eldest young lady. Why don't we take the pulse of the eldest young lady first?"
Madam Zhou looked at the family physician and said, "Doctor Qin, come and take the eldest young lady's pulse first, and see if she has been poisoned."
Doctor Qin walked quickly to Ye Qingxue. The old woman wanted to cover her wrist with a handkerchief, but Ye Qingxue refused and instead lifted her sleeve and stretched her wrist out in front of Doctor Qin.
The blood and dead bodies on the ground made Doctor Qin realize that today's events were no small matter. He couldn't care about anything else and immediately checked Ye Qingxue's pulse.
After checking the pulse once, it seemed there was something about it that Doctor Qin couldn't understand, so he checked it a second and a third time before finally withdrawing his hand.
"The young lady's pulse is steady and strong, and she is in good health. There are no signs of poisoning."
Dong Bai angrily retorted, "My young lady was given the deadly poison of the Broken Moon Orchid, how could she not show signs of poisoning? You quack doctor, do you even know how to treat a patient!"
Both she and her mistress were martial artists; if their bodies were poisoned, they would definitely be able to vaguely sense it.
Since the young lady has confirmed that she has been poisoned, it must be true.
Doctor Qin replied firmly, "Forgive my poor eyesight, but I really can't tell that Miss has been poisoned. If Miss doesn't believe me, you can seek out a more skilled doctor."
Before Dongbai could say anything more, Ye Qingxue raised her hand, signaling that Dongbai didn't need to continue.
Ye Qingxue had already understood that Doctor Qin was the physician of the Marquis's mansion and worked under Madam Min. As long as Madam Min gave the order, even if she was about to die, Doctor Qin could lie through his teeth and tell everyone that she was fine and would be lively and energetic again in a few days.
When Hu Madam was an old servant of Madam Min, she should have realized this when she suggested that Doctor Qin take her pulse.
"We are relieved that the eldest young lady is alright. We will have to trouble Doctor Qin to take a look at the second young lady, as her injuries look quite serious," said Granny Hu.
Doctor Qin responded with a "yes" and walked over to Ye Yabing. Ye Yabing only had one whip wound on her body, but her face was a bloody mess, with a lot of blood flowing into her hair, making it difficult to clean in a short time.
Doctor Qin said, "Don't move her for now. I'll stop the bleeding first. The wound on her face is deep. If we don't stop the bleeding in time, the second young lady will be very weak even if she wakes up."
Granny Tu then held Ye Yabing in her arms, letting Doctor Qin clean her wounds and stop the bleeding.
Madam Zhou walked over to Ye Qingxue: "You falsely accused your own sister of poisoning you, then disfigured her, then killed the nanny who served her, and then severely injured your childhood sweetheart. Now what do you have to say?"
"Of course I'll speak!" Ye Qingxue's eyes were sharp: "You want me to bear the infamy of annulment? Impossible!"
Madam Zhou was completely consumed by rage. She looked around as if searching for a sharp weapon to deal with Ye Qingxue, but she could only see the whip in Dong Bai's hand and the dagger in Ye Qingxue's hand.
"You are truly wicked, utterly heinous!" Madam Zhou trembled as she said viciously, "Guards, hang the eldest daughter up, I want to beat her to death myself!"
Ye Qingxue's mocking expression vanished, her eyes instantly reddening. She walked towards Madam Zhou, as if she had emerged from the endless darkness of hell, her entire body seemingly enveloped in frost.
"Am I your biological daughter? You don't believe a word I say, yet you willingly walk into a trap set by others! And now you want to kill me with your own hands?"
"Fine, I'll let you hit me!" Ye Qingxue threw the whip directly in front of her. "Mother, seventeen years, you can whip me seventeen times. If you can't kill me, our mother-daughter relationship will be severed, and I will owe you nothing from now on!"
She wasn't afraid of being beaten; she was only afraid of never being able to repay her debts. Hate and love tore at her heart, ripping her flesh and blood, making her miserable in life and restless in death.
In her past life, she actually listened to her mother obediently, hoping to gain her mother's pity and love. However, no matter what happened, her mother never believed her and repeatedly made her endure, compromise, and sacrifice.
Why?
She and Ye Yabing are both her biological daughters.
But her mother coldly watched her suffering, using her as nourishment for Ye Yabing, paving the way for Ye Yabing's rise to power.
Enough is enough, let's just cut ties completely!
With a "plop," Ye Qingxue knelt down, her back straight, letting her be whipped. After seventeen lashes, all kinship between her and her mother would be severed.
Madam Zhou bent down, picked up the whip from the ground, and held it tightly in her hand.
Ye Qingxue looked at her mother's fair and soft hand, which she had never touched before. The first time she touched her mother's things was when she picked up a whip to beat her and cut ties with her. Fine, fine.
Dongbai rushed over and hugged her, roaring at Madam Zhou: "For fifteen years, Madam has ignored Miss. When she fell, you never helped her up. When she was sick, you never fed her a drop of medicine. When she was humiliated and insulted, you never protected her. You never cared about her tears or happiness. Now what right do you have to hit her?"
Dongbai's tears fell as she spoke out in protest for Ye Qingxue.
"Now that she has been harmed by the second young lady, she will die in ten days. As her mother, the first madam not only does not pity her, but also wants to beat her to death. You are not worthy of being a mother!"
"The young lady's marriage was secured by the old Marquis with his life. Even the old Marquis knew that sending the young lady to the estate was a debt he owed her, and he wanted to make it up to her with what he considered the best marriage. But what about you, Madam? What have you done for the young lady? You have no right to demand that the young lady bear the blame for breaking off the engagement!"
Ye Qingxue held Dongbai's shoulders and pushed her away: "Dongbai, whether it's fate or misfortune, I still owe her a debt of gratitude. Step aside, and I will settle things with her today."
Dongbai cried out, "Miss!"
The three maids outside the door rushed over, crying and shouting.
Ye Qingxue said in a deep voice, "Step back!"
Madam Zhou remained unmoved and gripped the whip even tighter: "Bing'er grew up in my sight, I know what kind of person she is. You yourself are not self-disciplined, you have made a private engagement with someone, and you even want to frame your sister!"
"All I see is your malice, your ruthlessness, your cruelty! When the master said you were a menace, I should have drowned you instead of waiting until you were seventeen to bring disaster to your family!"
"Your father risked his life to secure such a good marriage for you, yet you acted in this way. If your father knew this in the afterlife, he would surely regret it and would not be able to rest in peace!"
"Today I will beat you to death for your father, for your sister, for the dead Granny Lai, and for everyone in the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion!"
The whip was raised high and then lashed down hard, making a "crack" sound. The piercing pain made Ye Qingxue's face turn pale.
The four maids burst into tears instantly, but they all held back their sobs.
Ye Qingxue didn't utter a sound, but gritted her teeth and said, "That's one lash. Mother, use your strength. It would be best if you could kill me with seventeen lashes."
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