The Princess Wei Yang-Chapter 103 part1

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Chapter 103: Formidable Use of Poison


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Chau- Apologiesforthedelayedrelease!Ivebeendownwithanawfulcaseofexamseason:/


Notes:


[1]Old Eldest, in reference to Li Xiao Ran


[2]A sweet syrup made from fermented grains; thick consistency at roomtemperature, fluid when heated up


JiuYiniangdidnotseemtohaveheardanythingLaoFurensaid.Shewasresistingasifshehadgonecrazy,wantingtoescapethecrowd.Shewascompletelydifferentfrombefore!


LiXiaoRanstoodupandcoldlyshouted:“JiuYiniangfeignedinnocenceandignorance,sowhatabouttherestofyou?Ifanyofyoudaretospeakhalfalie,nooneistoescapepunishment!”


TheyatousbyJiuYiniangssideweresoterrifiedthattheycontinuouslykowtowed.


LaoFurenblanklysaid:“Theymustknowsomething.Dragthemalloutandbeatthemahundredstrokesuntiltheyarewillingtoconfess,thenweshallsee!”


Theyatousweretremblingfromfear.Theguardsoutsidecameintodragthemout.Criesformercyrangthroughouttheroom!Atthistime,apale-faced,petiteyatousuddenlycriedoutandkowtowed,beggingforforgiveness:“Nubiwishestoconfess!LaoFurenhavemercy,Laoyehavemercy.JiuYiniangorderedNubitodoso.Nubitrulyhadnochoicebuttoobey.IfNubididnotfollowJiuYiniangsorder,shewillsurelydriveNubiout!”


LiXiaoRanwavedhishand.Theguardsloosenedtheirgrips.Theotheryatouslookedtoherindisbelief.


LaoFurenlookedatherandasked:“Whatdidshehaveyoudo!”


Herfacepaleasasheet,theyatousaid:“JiuYiniangJiuYiniangfoundanopportunityduringthepilgrimagetotakethegoldcollarouttoagoldshop,meltedthegold,andaddedsomemedicinalherbsinside.Nubidoesnotknowwhichherbswereputinside!NubineverthoughtthatshewantedtoharmSiShaoye!Atthetime,shejustsaidthegoldcollarwasworthsomuchthatshewouldnotbediscoveredifshetookabitofgold.SheevensaidthataslongasNubifollowedtheorder,shewouldmakeNubiasecond-rankedyatou!”


Afterhearingthesewords,Tanshiwastremblingoutofanger.Coldwaveswashedoverherheartasifshehadfallenintoabottomlesspit.ShealwaysthoughtthatothershadprovokedJiuYiniangtodowrongfulthings,butwhowouldhavethoughtsheherselfhadtheintentiontomurderTanshisson!


JiangYueLanrevealedanincredulousexpression:“JiuYiniang, youmustknowthatMinZhiwasinmycare.IfsomethinghappenedtoMinZhi,Icannotescapepunishment,sowhywouldyoudosuchathing!Youareclearly—— ” Asshewasspeaking,sheturnedhertear-filledeyestowardsLiXiaoRan.


LiWeiYanglookedatJiuYiniang,whosefacewassolemnandunclear.Whoknowswhatshewasthinking?


JiuYiniangwasstillstrugglingfiercelyandshouted:“Youareframingme!Allofyouhaveframedme!Youallcolludedtoframeme!”


AsidefromJiuYiniangsscreaming,noonedaredtoutterasound.Theatmosphereintheroomwasalmostsuffocating.LiXiaoRanslightlynarrowedhiseyes.HetrulycouldnothaveimaginedthatJiuYiniangdidthissortofthing!


SiYiniangglancedatLiXiaoRanandsighed:“Laoye, theone-sidedtruthfromthisyatouisnotreliable.Itisnecessarytoinvestigatemuchmorecarefully,sothatJiuYiniangisntwronglyaccused!”


LaoFurenresentednotbeingabletopubliclyexecuteJiuYiniang.Hearingthis,shesneeredandsaid:“WeiYang, whatdoyousay?!”


LiWeiYangfeltthateverythingkeptdescendingintochaos.Thereweremanythingsshehadtopersonallyinvestigate,soforthetimebeing,sheonlysaid:“EverythingshouldbelefttoLaoFurenandFuqintodecide,WeiYangdoesnotdaretointervene.”


LaoFurennodded:“Withawitnessandatestimony,LaoDa1,whatdoyousayshouldbedonenow!”


WhileLiXiaoRanhadfeelingsforJiuYiniang,harmingaLifamilyheirwasnotsomethinghecouldforgive.HelookedatJiuYiniangandsaid:“Ihavealwaysfavoredyou,butwasthatstillnotenoughforyou.YouwouldnotevenspareachildlikeMinZhi!”Hisvoicegrewcolderandcolder:“Sinceitisthatway,IcannotholdontolingeringfeelingsoritwillgoagainsttherulesoftheLifamily!Startingfromtoday,JiuYiniangistobelockedupandnotallowedtoleave.Asforthisyatou,lockherupinthewoodshedfirst.Oncetheownerofthegoldshopisfound,confrontthemandasktoverify.Ifitistrue,proceedtobeathertodeath!”


Thatyatoubegantoscreamandcryasshewasdraggedout;LiWeiYanglookedatthissceneandfeltthatthismatterwasevenmorestrange.


JiangYueLansighed:“ItrulydidnotexpectsomeoneasweakasJiuYiniangwoulddosuchathing!Fortunately,itwasquicklydiscovered,otherwiseitwouldhavecompromisedMinZhislife!”Then,shekneltdownandsaidtoLiXiaoRan,“Laoye, IdidnttakegoodcareofSiShaoye.Iwillnotlamentnomatterhowyouwishtopunishme.”


LiXiaoRanglancedoveratLaoFurenandliftedheruptoherfeet.JiangYueLanrefusedtostand,hertearsstillfalling.LaoFurensaid:“Forgetit, thishasnothingtodowithyou.Getup.”


JiangYueLanonlystooduponcesheheardthisandtearfullysaid:“ThenIwillbringMinZhibackandtakegoodcareofhim.”


LaoFurenfrowned,watchingJiangYueLanwalkoverandtakeMinZhiintoherarmsunderTanshisreluctanteyes.ShehadjusttakentwostepswhenMinZhisuddenlyopenedhiseyesandbegantoshriekandcry.


Look,yousee!Whatelsecanyoudo!Youcanteventakecareofachild!”LaoFurenwasangeredbythis.JiangYueLanfeltgenuinelywronged.Howwouldsheknowthischildwouldbeawokensoeasily!


TanshihurriedlytookMinZhiintoherarms.Hesuddenlystoppedcryingandimmediatelyfellagainsthisbirthmotherschest,bright-eyedasifhistantrumhadneverhappened.Hislittlehandsweregrabbingatair,appearingverylively.


Intheend,itseemedlikehisbirthmotherstillhadaway.LaoFurenfeltreassured,butthenpainstakinglysaid:“HesbeenatFuRuiCourtyardforlessthantendays.Lookatthechild,hehasnolifeinhimanymoreandthiscantgoonlikethis!”


LiWeiYangglancedoveratherlittlebrother.Asidefromthereddotsonhisarm,hewasstillfair-skinnedandchubbyandtheobnoxiousnessofhiscryingwasunrivaled.Therewasnosignthathislivelinesshadbeenaffectedatall.


JiangYueLandidnotwanttoletgoofMinZhisoeasilyandcontinuedtosay:“Letmegiveitanothertry!Perhapsmyactionsjustnowwereabitrough,butIcanbegentler!”SheextendedherhandstotakeMinZhifromTanshisarms,butthemomenthewasinherarms,MinZhistearsranlikeafaucet,andhereturnedtoastateofcryinginearthshakingterror.


EveryonessuspiciouseyesfellonJiangYueLan.LiXiaoRanfrowned:“Whydoesthechildkeepcryingthemomenthetouchesyou?”


EvenLaoFurenwashelplessaboutittoo,JiangYueLanthoughttoherself.However,shedidnotdaretoutterthesewordsinfrontofeveryone,soshereluctantlysmiled:“Intheend,hesstillclosertoQiYiniang!”Herpained,heartbreakinglookmadeLiXiaoRanfeelhiswordshadbeenabitharsh.


QiYiniang,youshouldstillholdhim.”LiXiaoRanslowlysaid.


Itwasratherstrange.OnceTanshitookMinZhi,thechildsloudcryingimmediatelyquieteddown.Momentslater,hewasnolongercryingatallandhappilyrestingagainstTanshi,sniffingaroundher.TanshicaressedMinZhislittleface.MinZhistoppedcrying,laughed,andgrabbedTanshisfingerandstuckitinhismouthandstartedsuckingonit.


Muqin,SiDiisstillyounganddoesnotunderstand.Childrenarelikethat.Theymustcryandthrowatantrumforawhile.Theyllforgetitoncetheygetusedtoit!”LiChangLegentlysaidassherubbedherface,whereshehadappliedmedicinalbalm.


LaoFurenfrownedasifthinkingaboutsomething.


JiangYueLanheardLiChangLeswordsandimmediatelyadded:“Indeed, IwillbringMinZhibackfirst.IfItrulycannotmanageit,IwillletQiYiniangcometomyplacefortwodaysuntilMinZhiisaccustomedtome.”Sheglancedoveratthewetnurseaccompanyingher.ThewetnurseimmediatelyunderstoodandsteppedforwardtotakeMinZhi.


LiWeiYangblanklylookedonasacoldsmileappearedonherlips.


ThewetnursehadnoteventouchedMinZhi,butheloudlyburstintotears,refusingtoleaveTanshisarmsasifitwerelifeanddeath.Hewascryingandwrithing,tryingtoescapethewetnurseshands.Hisdarkeyeswerebrightlikecrystalorbs,reflectingbackthelightandblockingoutthedarkness.Hesmiledalotonadailybasis,butnowhetearfullyleanedagainstTanshi,asightoflongingnessthatleftLaoFurendistressed.


YueLan,youseeThischildonlywantstobewithhisbirthmother.Inanycase,inthefuture,youwillalsohaveyourownchild.IstillthinkyoushouldletQiYiniangtakehimhome.”LaoFurenwashesitant.


LiXiaoRannodded.Hestillfeltdistressedforhisson:“Thatsright.YueLan,youarestillyoungandnotusedtotakingcareofchildren.LetMinZhistaywithQiYiniang.”


LiWeiYanglookedatJiangYueLanwithahintofsmugnessinhersmile.


JiangYueLanssmilewasalittlestiff,butshequicklyrecollectedherself.HereyesbecameabitdampasshelookedatMinZhi.


LiChangLeclenchedherhandbutkeptthecheerfulsmileonherface:“LaoFurenisalwayskind,dotingonSiDiinsuchaway.Itistrulyablessingoftheheavens.ButMuqinputinsomucheffort,ifsheweretogiveupnow,wouldntitallgotowaste?HopeFuqinandLaoFurenwillgiveheranotherchance!Childrenalwaysneedtimetoadjustandwillbefineafterafewmoredays!”


LiXiaoRanfrownedandcouldnotbeartoseehisbelovedwifelooksopitifulandsaid,“Whynottryagainandsee?”


JiangYueLaneagerlynoddedandimmediatelywenttoholdMinZhi:“Iwillwholeheartedlydomybest.”


LiWeiYangcoldlylookedonbutdidntsayanything.QiYiniangcouldnotbeartheseparation,butrememberingherdaughterswords,shehadnochoicebuttoletgoofMinZhiandstandofftotheside.


However, JiangYueLansfinalattemptresultedinfailure.Twodayslater,shepersonallybroughtthechildbacktoQiYiniang.Shespokeemotionally:“Nothingcanbecomparedtohisbirthmother.Hecriesdayandnightwhenheiswithmethateveryonefeelssorryforhim.”


LiWeiYangblanklyeyedJiangYueLansdarkeyecirclesandpalecomplexionandthoughttoherself:YourheartisnthurtingforMinZhi.ItsonlybecauseFuqinwouldrathergotoSiYiniangtorestinsteadofFuRuiCourtyardbecauseofMinZhiscrying,causingyoutolosefavor.OutsidersalsospreadrumorsthatthenewFurendidnotcheckinonSiShaoyeatnightbutrathersecretlyprickedhisfeetwithneedles,whichiswhyhecriesmorefiercelyeverytimeheseesthenewFuren.Oncethoseviciousrumorsspread,JiangYueLanseffortsturnedtodust.LiXiaoRanrepeatedlyadvisedthatshemustbemoregenerouswithconcubine-bornchildren.JiangYueLansuffered,unabletosayawordindefense.Afterthinkingitthrough,shewasfinallyforcedtoreturnthechild.LikeLiWeiYangsaid,withintendays,LiMinZhireturnedtohisbirthmothersside.


WhenJiangYueLanleft,shesawMinZhihappilysmilingandfeltitwasstrangeandsuspicious.Althoughshecouldnotoverturnthingsthathappenedbefore,shetrulyhadnootherway.Whensheleft,everyonebreathedoutinrelief.


MinZhisbrighteyeswerefixedonTanshi.Hereachedoutwithhischubby,lotusroot-likehandwithasmileonhislittlemouth.ThereweretearsonTanshisface.Shecouldnothelpitanymore.Sherushedoverandtookthechildfromyatousarmsandtightlyembracedhim.Sheheldherchildtightlyinherarmsandkissedhislittlefaceandthenfromhistinyhandstonecktohair,cryingandsmilingatthesametime.


LiWeiYangcouldntdescribethewarmthemittedfromthesightwithwordsandquietlyasked:“HaspoisoninSiShaoyesbodybeentreated?”


BaiZhirepliedinlowvoice:“TheImperialphysicianprescribedsomemedicine,andtherashonSiShaoyehasdisappeared.”


LiWeiYangnodded,hereyesreturningtothesmilingMinZhi.


Tanshiwasafraidofinvolvingherdaughter,soshesuppressedherfeelings,butnowthatherpreciouschildhadreturnedtoher,sheputherfaceagainsthislittlefaceandfelthissmallhandandheardhissoftheartbeat.HerhearttrembledwithhappinessandjoyaseachoneofhertearsfellontoMinZhisface.Onceshewascalmagain,shesaweveryonelookingatherandrealized.ShereluctantlyplacedMinZhiinthecradleandsmiled:“WeiYang, itwasindeedasyousaid,buthowdidyoudoit?”


LiWeiYangsmiled:“Everyoneelse, gooutside.”


Theyatousheardandquietlywithdrew.


LiWeiYangwalkedovertothecradleandheldoutarattletoMinZhi.MinZhihappilyreachedup,wantingabite.LiWeiYanggentlypulledtherattleawayandslowlysaid:“MinZhihasalwayslikedmaltose2, buthewastooyoungandcouldnoteatit.So,everytime,Ihadyatouputabitonaspoonoronthewetnursesbody,soMinZhicouldatleasthaveataste.


Eventually, MinZhiexpectstohavemaltoseevery day,adesirestrongerthanwantingmilk.”Whileshewassayingthis,MinZhilaughedandsmiledwidely.LiWeiYangpinkedhischubbycheekandcontinued:“Later, whenJiangYueLantookhimwithher,thisprivilegenolongerexisted.Thisgreedy,littlekittenwilltrytofindmaltoseinfourhoursalone.Withoutit,hewillkeepcrying.”


Tanshiwasindisbelief:“Itsthatsimple?”


LiWeiYanglaughedaloud:“Howcomplicatedcoulditbe?”Alright,somaybeshedidntmentioneverything,butMinZhiwouldcrywithoutmaltose.Nomatterwhoheldhim,herefusedtostopcrying.ThatdayTanshididasLiWeiYangsaidandsmearedmaltoseonherhands,sowhenMinZhirecognizedthesmell,hewasimmediatelyhappyagain.Ofcourse,thatalonewasnotenough.ThischildMinZhiwasabitnaive,happilysmilingateveryone,evenJiangYueLan,sothemomentJiangYueLanwasmarriedintothehousehold,LiWeiYangbegantoprepareforwhenadaylikethiswouldcome.


JiangYueLanlikedusingagarwoodincense,whichhadalong-lastinganddelicatefragrance.EverytimethewetnursebreastfedMinZhi,half-waythrough,LiWeiYangwouldhaveBaiZhibringanincenseburnerwithagarwoodnearMinZhiandorderedthewetnursetostopbreastfeeding.


Eventually, MinZhibegantounderstandthatifanyonewiththatsmellappeared,hewouldnotbeabletodrinkmilkanymore.Manyhabitsaredifficulttochangeoncetheyhavedeveloped.Achildislikeapuppyinregard tofood,ifthatfoodistakenaway,itisonlynaturaltohaveastrongfeelingagainstthosewiththatfragrance.EvenifJiangYueLanlookedafterhimwithgreatcare,shecouldnotchangethehabitLiWeiYanghadstartedawhileback.Thatiswhyontheseconddayafterthewedding,MinZhiwasstillsmilingwhenJiangYueLanheldhimbutlateron,heburstedintotearswhenshetouchedhim.


LiWeiYangwouldnotrevealthissecrettoTanshibecauseasamother,shecertainlywouldbeverydistressed,butLiWeiYangthoughtthatthechildMinZhineededtobedisciplinedabit.Otherwise,hewillseeeveryoneashismotherandbecomingnaivelyobedientwasnotagoodthing.Perhapstherewasnobettermethodthantoallowhimtoreturntohisbirthmother.


MinZhiopenedhiseyeswide,hisdarkeyesfocusedonhiscunningjiejie,completelyunawarethatshehadsoldhimoutlikethatandcontinuedtosmilehappily.


MinZhiescapedthistime,butwhatarewetodoinfuture?Whenwecantusecryingtacticswhenhesthreeorfouryearsold?”Tanshiwasworried.


LiWeiYangsmiled:“Inthefuture?JiangYueLanwillsoonhaveachildofherown.Evenifshedoesnt,shewonthavethemindtopayattentiontoMinZhi.”


Atthemoment,theyshouldnotworryaboutthefuturebutratherwhathappenedtwodaysago.ThethoughtthatsomeoneusedMinZhitoprovokeherinfuriatedLiWeiYang.Shestaredintentlyathischubbyarm,freeofanymarks,andcontemplatedaboutwhatthenextstepwouldbenow.


Tofindthetruth,itisoftennotfoundbylookingatthesurfacebutratherbyexaminingwhohasthemosttogain.WithJiuYiniangsmisfortune,thepersonwiththemosttogainwasnaturallyJiangYueLan,butJiangYueLanwasnotsuchashort-sightedindividualandwouldnotdoso.ThenextmostsuspiciouspersonwasnotSiYiniangbutLiChangLe.


Afterwards, LiWeiYangarrangedforpeopletoinvestigatetheshopwhereLaoFurenhadthegoldcollarmade.Unfortunately,thestorehadchangedownership.TheowneroftheshopthatmeltedthegoldforJiuYiniangsuddenlydiedofillness.Thismatterbecameevenmoreuncertain.IfonesaiditconcernedaFurenofahousehold,wouldtheownerofaluxuriousgoldshopbeconvinced?Itwasobviouslynotthatsimple.


LiWeiYangturnedaroundandsaid:“Ihavesomethingandmustgobackfirst.”


Tanshilookedtoherdaughterinsurprise.ShedidnotknowwhatLiWeiYangwouldhaveatthistime,butsheknewshecouldnotadviseotherwise,soshesmiledandsaid:“Itscoldoutside,letmeprepareahandwarmerforyou.”


LiWeiYangshookherhead:“Noneed.” Shequicklywalkedout.Assoonasshewasbeyondthedoors,shewasmetwithacoldgustofwind.Sheinvoluntarilyshivered.BaiZhirushedoverfromwhereshewasstandingbythedoorsandquicklyputathickfurcloakoverher:“Xiaojie, arewegoingbacknow?”


LiWeiYangshookherheadandloweredhervoice:“LetsgoseeJiuYiniangnow.”


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