PFC Chapter 405: Defeat Innocent Kindness with Innocent Kindness
Chapter 405: Defeat Innocent Kindness with Innocent Kindness
As soon as Su Qingwan finished speaking, the old marquis shuddered slightly. It was obvious that her reminder reminded him of some unpleasant scenes.
And indeed it is!
The old marquis only thought about it for a moment. If the male and female evil spirits in Prince Yi's mansion knew that Su Qingwan was poisoned, they would be so furious that they would tear his old bones apart and destroy the mansion in the process.
And the most important thing is, after they did this, they would at most be reprimanded by the emperor, but what about their own Chengping Marquis Mansion?
By then... I'm afraid there will no longer be any Marquis' Mansion!
"Check! Check again, and find a few more doctors to check!" the old marquis roared angrily.
If he didn't care about his dignity, he would have rushed to Kang and beat her to death. This old woman was really crazy. She actually dared to poison Su Qingwan.
"My Lord!" Old Mrs. Kang's face was full of disbelief. He actually didn't stand on her side. She did that for the sake of their child.
The old marquis ignored her completely and didn't even glance at her. He was afraid that if he looked at her for a few more seconds, he would not be able to help but go up to her and beat her up.
Liu and Xiaokang were also shocked!
They had never expected that Old Kang would actually put poison in the bracelet to harm people, and the most important thing was that he not only failed to harm anyone but was also caught by the enemy.
"Oh, you guys are trying to kill me! My life is so miserable! Oh..." Old Mrs. Kang began to cry and wipe away her tears.
But the old marquis and the mother and daughter of the third wife ignored her, and Liu and Xiaokang also kept silent.
Liu realized that the old marquis wanted to use this incident to deal with old Kang. There was no need for her to speak for old Kang, and there was no benefit in speaking for her. She might even offend the old marquis. She couldn't do this. Now their eldest wife had to maintain a good impression with the old marquis.
Xiao Kang would be even less likely to help. Although Lao Kang was her aunt, she had no money. Her life in the Marquis' Mansion now depended entirely on Jiang and Su Qingwan. What's more, she still needed a genius doctor to treat the second master and Su Lihan, so the mother and daughter of the third room must not be offended.
With this consensus, for a moment the only sounds in the house were old Kang's sad cries.
"You all want me to die, right? Fine! I'll just run into a wall and die, so I don't have a vicious reputation."
Old Mrs. Kang wiped her tears and was about to rush to the wall.
"Snapped!"
The old marquis couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed old Kang and slapped her in the face, saying viciously, "You're already this old, and you're still playing these tricks?"
The old marquis's face was full of disgust. At this age, he still used this trick?
Old Mrs. Kang was stunned by the slap. She opened her eyes wide with disbelief.
If she remembered correctly, this was the first time the Marquis hit her!
The doctor was soon found. In addition to the palace physician employed by the third house, there were also several doctors invited from outside.
In order to prevent the embarrassing incident of the Marquisate from leaking out, the old Marquis only allowed several doctors to check the pills separately and then write down the results of their analysis on paper.
After about a cup of tea, the papers written by the doctors were brought in, and the doctors took the silver and left the mansion.
The old marquis read all the papers one by one. What each doctor wrote was almost the same. Taking those small pills for a long time would indeed make people crazy.
"Kang, do you have any explanation?"
The old marquis was so angry that he threw the paper at old Kang's face. His face turned pale and he wished he could beat this vicious old woman to death on the spot.
"I, I am innocent! Those pills are just ordinary fragrance enhancing ingredients, how can they be poisonous? They must have wronged me! Lord, you have to believe me. We have been married for most of our lives. Don't you understand it if others don't? Besides, the bracelet has been in the hands of the fourth girl for so long. Maybe she poisoned it herself and then framed me."
Old Mrs. Kang cried and defended herself.
"Snapped!"
The old marquis listened to her sophistry and became so angry that he could no longer hold back and slapped her again.
"You vicious woman! You are still trying to make excuses. Well, since you said that those pills are only used to increase the fragrance, then fine! Just give me all the pills now, and I will believe you!"
"Besides, the fourth girl is simple-minded and filial to her elders. How could she poison herself and then frame you?"
The old marquis waved his hand and asked someone to bring the pills over.
A slight smile appeared on Zhenzhu's usually expressionless face. She took two steps to Old Kang and handed him the pill.
Oh! If only the old marquis had asked her to feed the pills to Old Kang, she would have made sure she could stuff them all in without leaving any behind.
"She has a simple mind? Hahahaha"
When old Kang heard this, he laughed out loud.
This little girl is really good at this. She has completely learned the essence of her gentle, virtuous, simple and harmless appearance when she was young.
Old Mrs. Kang looked at Su Qingwan with vicious eyes, wishing she could rub this little bitch to death with her gaze.
"Grandma Kang, don't stare at me like that. I'm scared! Grandfather, just forget it. I don't think Grandma Kang meant it."
Su Qingwan suppressed the smile on her lips, stared at the old marquis with pitiful eyes, and said with understanding.
"Look at him! Such a filial child, what have you forced him into?"
The old marquis was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared. He wanted to go up and slap old Kang again. He looked at Zhenzhu who was holding a pill beside him.
"Eat!" the old marquis ordered.
How could Old Kang eat it? She trembled and hid behind. She didn't want to eat these things. If she ate them, she would be poisoned immediately.
"Humph! You don't dare to eat it?"
"My Lord, you and I are husband and wife for life. If I do something wrong, you can beat me or scold me, but I cannot bear the crime of poisoning my granddaughter. Sister, after you left, I supported the entire Marquisate. I held Zhiru in my mouth for fear that he would melt, and held him in my palm for fear that he would fall. Now the Third House treats me like this?"
Old Mrs. Kang cried sadly.
"Sister, sister, if I had known this would happen, I should have accompanied you. It would be too difficult for me to survive in this huge mansion without you."
Su Qingwan watched the two performances quietly from the side and smiled unconsciously.
Hearing what Old Kang said, the old marquis was immediately in a dilemma. Old Kang was a person who could disguise herself. She brought up the dead Li, firstly to remind the old marquis of something through Li's death, and secondly to take the opportunity to create a reputation for her virtue. People sympathize with the weak. If Su Qingwan continued to push, she would be known as mean and ungrateful when people outside knew about it.
The old marquis did this just to distance himself from Old Kang and let others know that he was not aware of the poisoning, so as to avoid being held accountable by the royal palace when they really came to his house.
He became very cautious now. It seemed that the old marquis had been scared after the last time his uncle came and made a scene.
"Grandfather, let's forget it. After all, I wasn't really poisoned. If this matter gets out, it will be bad for the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion." Su Qingwan spoke at the right time.
She didn't expect to kill old Kang with a gold bracelet. All she wanted was for the old marquis to dislike old Kang so that he could torture her in the future. Even if she complained and tried to commit suicide, the old marquis would not believe her and would be deeply annoyed with her instead.
The old marquis looked at Su Qingwan with satisfaction, thinking that this child was really sensible. Even though she had been wronged, she was still thinking about calming the turmoil in the marquis's mansion.
But what old Mrs. Kang did this time was really too much. She dared to do this, it must be because I have spoiled her too much over the years, which made her lawless. She was so cruel to the people of the third house next time. I have to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, if I don't punish her, Su Zhiru and Mrs. Jiang will be disappointed. Although Su Qingwan is sensible, I am afraid she will be unhappy. If she says something nonsense after going to the palace, both herself and the marquis's mansion will be finished.
Thinking of this, the old marquis' heart sank. He looked coldly at Old Kang and said, "Qingwan spoke for you, which shows that her heart is on the side of the Marquis' Mansion. But Kang, no matter whether you put the pill there or not, it must be because of you. Since you can't calm down now, go to the Buddhist temple and copy the Diamond Sutra a hundred times, calm your mind and atone for your sins!"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Kang stopped crying and just stared blankly at the old marquis.
He punished himself by making him copy the scriptures a hundred times! How long would it take to finish that? And he had only been pretending to worship Buddha before, so how could he copy scriptures all day?
After the old marquis finished speaking, he looked at the mother and daughter of the third room. His meaning was very clear. He was asking them if they were satisfied.
Jiang was naturally dissatisfied. If Old Kang dared to harm her daughter, she would kill her, but she couldn't do that. She had to consider her three children. If Qingwan really had a reputation of forcing her step-grandmother to death, it would not be good.
Looking at Jiang's expression, Su Qingwan gave her a reassuring look.
This matter is not over yet, the real show has just begun. I must make my grandfather dislike old Kang.