frightfiction Chapter 224 The Finale: Not Indulged
Chapter 224 The Finale: Not Indulged
Finally, everyone's eyes were focused on Beitang Yi, waiting for his decision.
"untie."
Beitang Yi gritted his teeth as he uttered a word with absolute certainty:
"Many of them have been through thick and thin with me. We cannot disregard their lives just because we are hesitant. However, we must find an honest way, otherwise we may also be killed."
There was a moment of oppressive silence.
Thinking about it, Mu Lianzhi said:
"Then, in front of His Majesty, we will fight poison with poison."
"Let them spit out all the poisonous insects in public. It will be a blessing in disguise for them. Who can Your Majesty blame? When they spit out the insects, who knows if it's because they were just poisoned or because of the poison from before?"
"If we can't stop the emperor's selfishness, then let public opinion supervise His Majesty. What I mean is, maybe the people's mouths can. Once this matter spreads and people pay attention, His Majesty will definitely think twice before trying the same old trick again."
"Besides, the Gu King has merged with you now. The young Gu are so unreliable that the Gu King cannot take them out. What's the point of those female Gu laying more eggs in his hands? Now that he is in power, he might just give up on this idea."
As soon as Mu Lianzhi said this, the eyes of the three people lit up at the same time, and Si Chao was the first to applaud:
"Wonderful, wonderful."
"But, aren't the poisonous insects killed inside the body? How can we make them spit it out in public?"
As soon as the words came out, Beitang Yi came to his senses:
"Fake! Is this possible?"
This time, everyone turned their eyes to the Mu couple. After a glance, Mrs. Mu spoke:
"This is not difficult. All you need to do is find some silkworm larvae in advance and seal them in pills. Have them take the pills a day in advance, and then give them some emetics to make them vomit. They don't need to be all alive. As long as there are some alive ones in there that people notice, that's enough."
"It would be best if the poison is removed on the same day, so it would be more authentic."
Then, Mr. Mu also said:
"In this case, the dosage must be more precise. I'm afraid we need to do experiments in advance."
"No problem, any of my personal guards will do."
When they met, they immediately set the date as the upcoming Chinese Valentine's Day.
That night, Beitang Yi stayed at the Mu Mansion.
There were too many unexpected events and they were separated for a short time since their wedding. The two had endless things to talk about but neither of them mentioned anything unhappy. They leaned on each other and were filled with sweetness and happiness.
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The next day, Beitang Yi went out to work early in the morning. After cleaning up, Mu Lianzhi took people to her own shop. She took over her parents' work and chose an inconspicuous place to arrange free medical consultation according to the previous discussion.
On the one hand, we wanted to take the opportunity to purchase a large amount of common medicinal materials, and on the other hand, we wanted to do something for the people, so we arranged three days of porridge distribution at the same time.
For the next few days, Mu Lianzhi stayed at home and had no intention of going back at all.
Beitang Yi was also very busy, because this matter required the help of the two elders of the Mu family. Therefore, whenever he came back, he would go straight to the Mu Mansion and stay overnight. Everything seemed to be natural and he didn't even think about it.
On this day, Beitang Yi returned to Beitang Mansion only after the work at hand was almost ready.
In the study, he met with Si Chao again and finalized some details. Then Beitang Yi went back to his room and changed his clothes.
When he walked out with his belt tied, he was surprised to find that he didn't see Mu Lianzhi, nor the maids around her. Just when he was about to ask someone, he heard the voice of a servant outside the door:
"Master, Miss Taozi is here. She said... the old lady wants to see you."
"Got it. Just say I'll be there in a minute."
Thinking about how busy he had been these days and how he hadn't paid his respects to his grandmother for some time, Beitang Yi quickened the actions of his men, but he did not forget to send Taozi away first and keep a distance from her.
I talked to the housekeeper about some things and took some time. When Beitang Yi arrived, about half an incense stick of time had passed.
As a result, when he entered the room, he found the old lady half lying on the couch with a glaring white scarf on her forehead.
"Grandma, are you feeling unwell? Have you seen a doctor?"
Beitang Yi originally wanted to apologize and ask Si Chao to come and see him, but before he could finish his words, the old lady snorted coldly, and the maids around her began to complain and make accusations one after another.
There are probably two meanings: one, the old lady became ill because of Mu Lianzhi; two, Mu Lianzhi was disrespectful to her grandmother, was a spendthrift, had no sense of the general situation, and lived in her mother's house all the time, which was shameful for Beitang Mansion; if there is any other implication that was not expressed directly, it is probably saying in a roundabout way that Mu Lianzhi was unfilial, and Taozi is more like the mistress of the house, and everything depends on her.
Beitang Yi's eyes turned cold as he scanned the crowd.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that Mu Lianzhi had not returned since she returned home.
She was working hard outside to solve his problems, but her family was spreading rumors that she was willful, ignorant, and trying to sow discord between him and his grandmother?
God knows how busy they both were in the past half month after their marriage. They didn't even have time to talk about their own family matters, let alone say any bad things.
Beitang Yi already felt that he owed Mu Lianzhi for the series of events that happened when he returned to her parents' home after marriage. When he heard this, he was so angry that his alveoli were about to explode.
Not understanding Beitang Yi's thoughts, she thought he also had a problem with Mu Lianzhi, so the old lady spoke:
"Yier, you are the hope of our entire Beitang Mansion. You have a bright future. How can a widow with such a character be the mistress of our Beitang Mansion?"
"You also need someone who understands you! You should plan ahead for some things. I think Ah Tao..."
Before the old lady could finish her words, Beitang Yi slammed the table with his palm, and the teacup lid flew out, and with another "bang", it shattered on the ground.
The old lady choked, Yang Tao shuddered, and the other maids and servants all knelt on the ground.
Standing up, Beitang Yi's face became even gloomier:
"Grandmother, do you know what you are talking about? You have only been back for a few days and you have forgotten what happened in the past seven years and why Beitang Mansion was destroyed seven years ago?"
"Not to mention that she saved my life, we are in love with each other. Do you know how much effort I have put in to wait for such a fair opportunity to marry a woman who will not cause the emperor to be jealous?"
"Do you still want the Beitang Mansion to continue to surpass the Lord, so that His Majesty can find another opportunity to destroy all nine of our clans?"
"Zhizhi and I are staying at my father-in-law's house temporarily because I was injured. My father-in-law is helping me with treatment, conditioning our bodies, and preparing for having children. The emperor made an exception and promoted my father-in-law but only gave him an empty position. What does that mean, don't you understand?"
"You still want me to climb up, marry a noble lady, and promote Beitang Mansion. Do you think we are dying too slowly?"