NFBE Chapter 241 Grievance
Chapter 241 Grievance
The princess' voice was sharp, and the old lady's voice was even sharper. Her eyes were colder than Shen Tang had ever seen. The maid, who was already frightened, shuddered and the blood disappeared from her face.
The maid's knees softened and she fell to her knees, "Slave, I don't know..."
The old lady said coldly, "You served the tea to the Crown Prince's wife, didn't you know?!"
After all, Shen Tang had lived in Prince Jingyang's Mansion for four years in his previous life, and he knew that the maid's name was Chuntao. There was not only her mother in this courtyard, but her father was a second-class steward in the outer courtyard, and she also had a younger brother. Among the servants in Prince Jingyang's Mansion, they were considered a very happy family.
The old lady's words clearly showed that she was using Chuntao's family to force her to acknowledge everything.
She poisoned herself and got a rash all over her face, not just to kill a maid in the end.
Shen Tang said, "I've only been married into the Jingyang Palace for a few days, and I haven't even noticed this maid before. I have no grudge against her, so why would she give me a sterilizing drug? Whether I have children or not is none of her business."
Any harmful means like exterminating the family line are aimed at the family property and title.
If Xie Guimo has no children, the title will be inherited by the second young master Xie Guiyin. However, if something happens to Xie Guiyin, the title will go to the second branch of the family.
After a pause, Shen Tang said, "This colorless and odorless sterilizing medicine is not cheap. The maid's monthly salary cannot afford it."
The old lady's face froze, and the people in the room looked at each other.
The maids all felt that what Shen Tang said made sense. Shen Tang had been married into the Jingyang Palace for a short time, and except for paying her respects, she had not come to Wutong Courtyard, and had never spoken to Chuntao. Chuntao had no reason to harm the Crown Prince's Consort, and as a maid, she was very frugal with her monthly salary, and she was reluctant to even buy a hairpin, let alone buy a contraceptive drug to harm the Crown Prince's Consort.
However, it was indeed Chuntao who brewed the tea and brought it to the Crown Prince's Consort. The Crown Prince's Consort did not hold Chuntao against her and even spoke up for her. If it were someone else, they would have dragged Chuntao away and beaten her until she confessed who had ordered her to drug her.
The old lady tightly grasped the Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes swept across Chuntao's face, "The Crown Prince's Consort doesn't believe that Chuntao has any intention of harming you, but is being instructed by someone else, so drag her away and beat her."
Chuntao's blood froze.
Not to mention Chuntao, even Shen Tang felt that these words were cruel enough to make people feel cold all over.
She always thought that no matter how cruel the people in the Jingyang Palace were, they could not be as cruel as the Second Wife. In the end, she was thinking too well. If these people's disguises were torn off, they might not look better than the Second Wife.
The old lady threw the Buddhist beads in her hand onto the small table and said, "What are you still standing there for? Drag him away!"
Two old women came over and dragged Chuntao, who was lying limp on the ground, out.
Shen Tang did not stop her, and neither did Xie Guimo. The old lady was already forcing Chuntao openly, and she was obviously not worried that Chuntao would dare to betray her.
Now only Chuntao has to die. If she confesses, her parents and brother will also have to die. Chuntao is a filial daughter and will definitely sacrifice herself to protect her family.
The old lady is fearless.
Under such circumstances, they didn't even think of trying to persuade Chuntao. It was a good opportunity for the maids and servants in Wutongyuan to see what the consequences would be for working for the old lady.
When Chuntao was dragged out, Shen Tang couldn't help but say, "Don't beat Chuntao to death with a stick."
Chuntao's tears welled up in her eyes. She stared at the old lady and was finally dragged out.
There was the sound of slapping boards.
Ginkgo went out to watch. No matter how she asked, Chuntao gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know, I really don't know..."
The beatings were fierce and heavy, but after only twenty strokes, Chuntao was covered in blood and passed out.
Ginkgo said, "She's already fainted, stop hitting her!"
The two old women beating Chuntao with sticks didn't listen at all. After a few strokes, they woke Chuntao up from the pain. Chuntao looked at Ginkgo, her lips moving but she couldn't utter a word.
She held her hands up and finally fell down heavily.
A living life died right in front of her eyes. Even if this maid was an accomplice to the evil, Ginkgo could not remain indifferent.
She was glad in her heart that she had a good master who never did anything harmful to the world. She didn't have to be like Chuntao, who was suspected of taking the blame if something was exposed.
The old woman squatted down, reached out her hand to feel Chuntao's breath, and said, "You are really useless. You died before thirty strokes of the cane."
Ginkgo's eyes were blazing with anger and he turned and went into the house.
The old lady was sitting on the Luohan couch. The maid came in and said, "Old lady, Chuntao is dead..."
The old lady picked up the Buddhist beads from the small table and asked casually, "Did you reveal anything?"
The old woman shook her head, "She didn't confess anything, she just said she didn't know..."
The old lady looked at Shen Tang, Xie Guimo and the others, "The tea was sent from the palace. It will not be good for you to continue investigating."
What a nice old lady.
He beat the maid to death and then directed the disaster to the palace so as to keep himself out of it.
But they weren't so easy to get rid of. Xie Guimo looked at the doctor who wanted to leave but couldn't. "Check the tea that the others drank. I want to see if they all had infertility drugs in them."
If all of them were used, then he believed that the infertility drug was the work of someone in the palace. But if it was only in Shen Tang's tea, then it either had nothing to do with the palace, or the old lady and someone in the palace had joined forces to murder Shen Tang.
The old lady can't escape responsibility.
It was not easy for the poor doctor to earn some money. The internal strife in the Jingyang Palace had implicated one of his doctors. When it was revealed that there was a contraceptive drug in the tea, the doctor wanted to take the medicine box and leave, but Chen Qi would not let him go. He could only stand there and be forced to watch the family scandal of the Jingyang Palace.
After staying here for so long, I can only do what I am told. The doctor served tea to each of them and examined them one by one. He shook his head and said, "Only the Crown Prince's wife's tea contains the infertility drug..."
"Your Majesty."
Before the doctor finished speaking, the prince walked in.
On the way here, the prince already knew that someone had put a sterilizing drug in the tea that Shen Tang drank. He asked Xie Guimo, "Have you found out who ordered the maid to kill the Crown Prince's Consort?"
Xie Guimo said, "The old lady said that the tea was sent from the palace, and she is investigating whether this matter is related to the palace."
I checked the tea I drank, and then checked all the good and bad teas in Wutong Courtyard, and found that none of them contained infertility drugs.
The old lady looked at the prince and said, "I have been married to the old prince for more than 30 years and have never harmed him. What's more, if the prince suspects that I am the one who murdered the princess, the prince can expel me and the second and fourth wives from the palace!"
The old lady's voice became more and more fierce, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
The maid who made tea and served it was already dead. She did not give the old lady away, and even if she knew it was her, she could not do anything to the old lady.
In Shen Tang's two lifetimes, he had only seen this once: someone could harm others with such a righteous attitude and even threaten others.
Shen Tang didn't say anything, just kept scratching himself. The prince asked, "Didn't the doctor prescribe any medicine?"
Xie Guimo said, "What medicine are you prescribing? If it weren't for this rash, who knows when it would have been discovered. If we don't find out who's behind this, there's no guarantee there won't be a next time!"
The prince said, "I'm sorry that the Crown Princess has been wronged. Until this matter is investigated, there is no need to come to visit the old lady morning and night."
This matter will never be fully investigated. As for the prince, unless she is willing, she does not need to come to Wutong Courtyard to pay her respects to the old lady.
Finally, this suffering was not in vain.