allonlinenovel Chapter 104 What if they really did kill someone?
Chapter 104 What if they really did kill someone?
It wasn't until I felt myself being shaken that I looked up and saw my mother's worried face.
"What's wrong? You can't hear me."
"Thinking about what the eldest sister just said, the Lü family is probably in trouble."
"Before leaving the Marquis's residence, my eldest cousin told me to have less contact with the Lü family. Now you're saying the same thing. Could it be that my second sister's sudden madness is related to their family?"
Chi Guiwan wasn't stupid; once she connected the dots, she naturally had other thoughts.
Although she didn't have the same rebirth memories as He Lingyi, she always felt a strange sense of familiarity whenever she saw members of the Lü family, yet also an inexplicable sense of disgust.
She had never felt this way with anyone else, which is why she said that.
Seeing that her mother's complexion was not good, He Lingyi did not want anything to affect her mother's mood for the wedding tomorrow, so she took her mother's hand and comforted her.
"Don't overthink it. You're getting married tomorrow. If you can't sleep well, it will affect your makeup. Once you're in the Qiao family, you'll naturally live a comfortable life. Just listen to Old Madam Qiao and Madam Qiao. They are both very principled, and you won't suffer if you follow them."
Chi Guiwan naturally knew, "I understand."
"As for Sister Chi's affairs, they are none of your business. Even Vice Minister Chi doesn't care about this daughter, so why should you bother to worry about her?"
With a long sigh, Chi Guiwan had nothing more to say this time.
Upon seeing this, He Lingyi took out a small box containing several sheets of paper, which were the property deeds of the households between the two neighboring courtyards. Chi Guiwan was somewhat surprised to see this.
"You've already bought it?"
"Well, not only that, I've also found a bricklayer to connect the courtyards together. That way, even if Sister Chi and I each enter through a separate gate, no one will know that our courtyards are connected. If we meet in the future, we won't have so many concerns."
Once she becomes the Crown Princess, her every word and action will be closely watched.
He Lingyi wasn't afraid of putting herself in a difficult position, but she was afraid that someone would criticize her mother, which is why she made this arrangement.
Chi Guiwan held her hand, her gratitude unspoken.
An hour is neither a long nor a short time.
After taking care of the most important part of her trip—the dowry—He Lingyi bid a reluctant farewell to her mother, Chi Guiwan.
"Don't worry, there are my brother's men watching from the shadows, so nothing will happen. Just get a good night's sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, my godmother and I will come over and see you off on your wedding."
"Okay, then you'd better come early."
"I understand, don't worry, big sister."
After the two parted, Chi Guiwan stayed in the room and did not wander around. It was Granny Zong who saw He Lingyi off. Seeing this, He Lingyi understood that Granny Zong had something to say to her. So the two walked under the corridor and looked around to make sure no one was there before Granny Zong spoke.
"Miss He, there is something I must tell you."
"Granny Zong, are you going to talk about Young Madam Lü?"
Granny Zong was slightly taken aback, but quickly came to her senses and nodded, then proceeded to analyze the situation.
"I have been teaching girls' manners at the Chi family for many days, and I have a good understanding of the temperaments of the young ladies. Before she got married, this young mistress Lü was a very patient person, and she was both calculating and shrewd. That's why the eldest daughter suffered losses at her hands many times, which caused her reputation to be damaged repeatedly. But today, she is very different. She is as irritable as the eldest daughter was back then, and she is easily instigated to do things against her conscience. Although people's temperament can change drastically when they suddenly suffer misfortune, I think there is something wrong with young mistress Lü's situation. I suspect that she may have been drugged."
Upon hearing this, He Lingyi suddenly realized that Granny Zong shared the same thoughts as herself.
"To be honest, after my elder sister told me, I had similar thoughts. The Lü family is immoral and unrighteous, so it wouldn't be surprising if they really did such a thing. But I don't understand why they are so eager to drive their wife crazy after only being married for a short time?"
When facing Granny Zong, He Lingyi was also very outspoken.
Granny Zong had seen too many similar tricks over the years, so she said something with a serious and gloomy expression.
"He probably received an offer from a wealthy woman, so he's willing to do anything for power and profit."
Hearing this, He Lingyi really wanted to know who this so-called high-class lady was. It was one thing to have taken a liking to Lü Yi, that good-for-nothing, but did she also want to marry into the family to "help the poor"?
They've seen all sorts of people, so how did they end up losing to the Lü family?
"In short, the Lü family is a murky place. If Young Madam Lü continues to cause trouble, she is likely to meet with bad luck. This old servant has seen too much of the coldness of the world and knows that some people will get their just deserts, but they have not yet reached the point of taking lives. If... there is an opportunity to help her in the future, I would like to ask Miss He to persuade the eldest daughter to forget the past. After all, if the sisters in the family live too eccentrically, it will not be good for outsiders to gossip about them."
It didn't come to the point of endangering lives...
He Lingyi found this statement extremely ironic.
"What if it comes to that? What if they really did kill someone? Granny Zong, do I still need to persuade my elder sister to help them?"
He Lingyi said this calmly, which surprised Granny Zong.
Although she had been there for quite some time, it was, after all, a private matter within the Vice Minister's residence, so she naturally didn't know much. However, recalling the time when Madam Hai was still alive, she had other thoughts in mind, and sighed in shock.
"Fine, pretend I didn't say those words today. It's only right that evil will be punished."
Yes, evil people deserve evil consequences. Talking about repaying evil with good is just pretending to be generous when the knife hasn't been stabbed in the heart.
Therefore, He Lingyi did not think he was wrong at all in scheming against Madam Guo and Chi Guiying!
Once we left the Vice Minister's residence, the carriage was warm, as there were hand warmers and charcoal braziers inside.
He Lingyi did not have the coachman return directly to the Marquis's residence, but instead had him detour to Pingyang Avenue near the Lü family's residence. That street was bustling and had all kinds of food, which gave He Lingyi a perfect excuse.
Under the pretext of buying snacks for his godmother, He Lingyi "recruited" another group of children at a teahouse on the street to keep an eye on the Lü family's situation.
Madam Guo has now been sent to the Chi family's estate. With Concubine Zhao in the inner quarters, it will be difficult for her to turn things around. The Guo family has also returned to Qingzhou and cut off all contact with Chi Guiying. As for Chi Yunjing, her father, he has openly stated that he would abandon his daughter. Therefore, Chi Guiying can be said to have no support at all now.
How you live in your husband's family depends entirely on how you manage it.
Thinking of this, He Lingyi felt that the Lü family mother and son had used too little medicine. What's the big deal about driving someone crazy? If they were going to use medicine, they should have used something that would kill instantly!
After agreeing on a time for their next meeting, He Lingyi took the snacks and returned to the Marquis's residence.