Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1724 - 1662: A Heart of Snake and Scorpion

Upon hearing that the medicinal powder was found in the hidden compartment of the cosmetic case, Madam Wang’s pupils dilated in shock, and she exclaimed that it was impossible!

The item had indeed been placed in the cosmetic case, but it disappeared later. Seeing that the Old Madam no longer kept such a close watch on her, attempting to remove her from her position as the Legitimate Wife, she did not tell Nanny Wei to continue using the medicine. After all, she was afraid of meeting a ghost after walking too many night roads.

The remaining medicine was collected by Nanny Wei, and Madam Wang never asked where it was placed, nor did she have time to. At the time, she never thought Nanny Wei would betray her, but she died later, and the matter seemed closed.

However, some things once done do not merely bury with the dead.

Various expressions played across Madam Wang’s face as she suddenly thought of Wufu. If she could sneak silently into her room and place things that shouldn’t be there, what could be surprising about it?

"It’s not me, impossible, these things aren’t mine. Someone is framing me," Madam Wang screamed sharply.

"Are you saying this old bag of bones is framing you?" The Old Madam sneered, "Did I myself get tired of living too long and ingest these medicines myself?"

"I’m not, I..."

"Old Madam." Nanny Liu walked in and reported, "Xi Chun has confessed."

All eyes turned as a maid was dragged in by two servants, a second-class maid who served in the Old Madam’s courtyard.

Seeing this, Madam Wang’s breathing grew rapid, and her gaze became evasive.

"Mercy, Old Madam, it was a momentary lapse driven by desperation from needing too much Silver for my mother’s illness, blind to reason..." Xi Chun kept kowtowing, casting a glance at Madam Wang.

"You vile maid, explain in detail how the Lady made you poison the Old Madam." Wu Lihong demanded fiercely, "If there’s even half a lie, your whole family will be beaten to death."

"Yes, after the Old Madam went to Changqing Residence..." Xi Chun shivered as she recounted how she received Silver Coin and medicinal materials from Nanny Wei, adding them bit by bit into the Old Madam Wu’s broth.

Old Madam Wu liked mutton soup, particularly savoring its pungent taste without averting it. She drank it every other day, so the medicine was hidden by the gamey taste, going unnoticed.

That kind of medicine only weakens a person gradually, akin to slow poisoning, not killing suddenly, which is why it went undetected, later added to herbal medicine, causing the Old Madam’s sickness to persist.

"...I was blinded by desperation, mercy Old Madam," Xi Chun cried out in terror.

"Vile maid, drag her out and beat her to death," Wu Lihong raged uncontrollably, "Sell off her entire family."

Xi Chun shouted loudly for mercy, but her voice was quickly muffled, and ultimately, nothing more could be heard.

"Elder Brother, see, truly Mother wasn’t wrong in accusing Sister-in-law!" Lady Liu gloated.

Wu Lihong’s face turned bright red from embarrassment, kicking Madam Wang to the ground in fury, "You wicked woman, poisoning your mother-in-law, truly a heart as venomous as a scorpion."

Old Madam Wu was even angrier, demanding harshly, "Say, how did I ever hinder you that you would want to harm me? How have I wronged you?"

Initially, she believed it was because of her age that her health failed, even having her burial clothes brought out, ready for the soul reaper. But now discovering the truth was nothing as simple as imagined.

Her illness not healing was because her daughter-in-law harmed her; what a horrifying revelation this was?