novelhk Chapter 137 Reaping the consequences
Chapter 137 Reaping the consequences
"What fell?"
The old lady was so frightened that her body trembled three times. She covered her heart that seemed to be about to burst and glared at Mu Lianzhi:
"How do you do things?"
Before Mu Lianzhi could speak, a cat's meow came from outside the window:
"Meow~"
At this time, Nanny Li, who had gone out to investigate, came in and reported:
"Madam, a wild cat came from nowhere and knocked over a flower pot in the yard. Are you okay?"
Half sitting up, the old lady rubbed her aching forehead and her eyelids drooped:
"I was just a little sleepy when I was woken up by the shock. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."
As she spoke, she glanced at Mu Lianzhi intentionally or unintentionally, with a look of trepidation. Mu Lianzhi then said:
"Mother, how about you sit for a while while your daughter-in-law makes you some medicine to calm your nerves and help you sleep?"
The old lady nodded as she was indeed awakened by the fright.
Turning around, Mu Lianzhi went to the small kitchen in the yard again, staring at the medicine on the stove. She was casual and occasionally even took a nap.
Fearing that the cat was still in the main room, the old lady sent someone to chase it away, but the person who came back said that the cat was gone. After a while, she began to doze off again.
Just as she was feeling a little sleepy, Mu Lianzhi brought in some medicine and woke her up.
The old lady was so angry!
The moment she opened her mouth, she covered her heart and sighed:
"Alas, I am old and useless. I am afraid that my old illness will come back. I am almost gone without the medicine..."
She seemed to be expressing her feelings, but she did not take the medicine bowl. Instead, she glanced at Mu Lianzhi intentionally or unintentionally.
"Mother, do you still need the blood of your heart as a guide? I can do that. As long as mother can get better, I am willing to do anything. I'll ask Madam Li to get a bowl."
"No need, Zhizhi, I know you are the most filial."
What a joke! If it gets out and people know that her heart blood was taken again, the Marquis' Mansion will be in big trouble.
But she was holding her breath, and what she said during the day made her feel like a lump in her throat. She vaguely felt that she should be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent future troubles. With her eyelids drooping, she said:
"You are really a lucky star for your mother. How about this, try a little with your fingertips. Just consider it as a show of filial piety. I hope it can also suppress this bad omen for me."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, mother. I'll go wash my hands first, and ask Madam Li to bring me a needle."
After a busy period of work and wiping her hands, Mu Lianzhi rolled up her sleeves a few times, then pierced her fingertips in front of the two of them and dripped a few drops of blood into the medicine bowl. The old lady still let her try it before she finished drinking it. After drinking it, she pretended to shout that it was effective, and then lay down.
Mu Lianzhi sat down beside the bed and continued to fan her.
Fatigue quickly came over the old lady, and just as she was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden "bang". She opened her eyes abruptly and heard bursts of cat meowing outside the door.
"Madame Li, what's going on? Why don't you go out and take a look?"
I don’t know if it’s because of the sleeping pills she took, but at this moment, the old lady felt very sleepy and the noise was even louder. Her heart was pounding, and those noises seemed to be close to her ears and could not be shaken off.
"Mother, it must be because you are a vegetarian and have a kind heart that even wild cats and dogs know to run to you. This has never happened in our home before. Don't worry, they may leave soon."
As they were talking, Nanny Li came back and said that she had seen two wild cats outside the yard and had chased them away.
She was dazed for a moment, and when she heard no more sound, the old lady waved her hand and had the main light turned off. She was about to fall asleep with her eyelids blinking, when she heard the cat's meow again. She stood up and scolded Matron Li.
"What are you standing there for? Why don't you chase the cat away?"
Puzzled eyes widened again and again, and Li Ma looked bewildered:
"Madam, are you dreaming? There is no sound. Where did the cat come from?"
"Mom, are you confused in your sleep?"
The old lady was stunned.
What are they talking about?
Can't they hear such a loud cat meow?
"Madam, the cats have been driven away. I even placed two basins on the ground and sprinkled cat food with drugs. If the cats come over again, they will definitely eat it first and won't meow anymore after eating it."
The old lady moved her lips a few times, then listened again. It was really quiet around her, and she lay back down in panic.
That night, she did this three or four times by herself. In the end, everyone thought that she was frightened into hysteria by the cat's cry. No one in Fudeyuan slept well that night.
Among modern people, who has never stayed up late to work overtime? Who has never stayed up late to surf the Internet?
One night is nothing to Mu Lianzhi. The old lady is not afraid of hard work at her age, so why would she be afraid to keep her company?
……
In a blink of an eye, it was Jiang's turn again. At night, the wild cat came again, and then the same situation was repeated almost without any change. Jiang was tormented all night. The next day, she was exhausted and her eyes were all black and blue. She cursed "old immortal" in her heart no less than a thousand times.
Even more unfortunate was that before she left Fudeyuan, the old lady suffered another stroke.
So, early in the morning, the whole family, including the doctor, were called over.
Ling Yuchi was called back on his way to work, and he got angry as soon as he entered the house:
"How did you take care of your mother? Didn't she say she was fully recovered? How could your mother, who is old, endure such hardships? What did you do?"
Sang Xi was the first to distance herself from the matter:
"It was the Madam who attended to the sick yesterday. How did we know?"
Jiang also felt wronged:
"There are wild cats outside and my mother is having hysteria. I can't control it. What can I do? I haven't slept all night. Besides, this didn't just happen yesterday. It was like this the day before yesterday."
She can't bear such a big pot alone.
How could Mu Lianzhi not understand what she meant? She immediately took over the conversation:
"Sister-in-law, I don't like what you said. It happened the day before yesterday, but I took good care of Mother and she didn't get sick. How come when you took over, Mother not only had a stroke, but it was serious and she also had a rash on her body? I'm afraid you were negligent and didn't fan Mother at night, which led to her like this, right?"
"I--"
Of course she didn't fan herself, that was the rule the old lady set for her and Sang Xi.
Ling Yuchi's filial piety was all talk, and he didn't know the details of some of the methods used in the inner court. When he saw Jiang's guilty look, he frowned in dissatisfaction, and the doctor had finished the treatment at this time.
The final conclusion was that it was not a problem but it did damage my vitality, and the hysteria and rash might be caused by excessive worry or eating something I shouldn't have eaten.
Jiang became the target of public criticism again and was scolded by Ling Yuchi.
After thinking for a while and searching the room, she didn't find anything unusual. Finally, Nanny Li mentioned the use of some of Mu Lianzhi's blood, and instantly all the criticisms were directed at her:
"You're the one who killed my mother? The wild cat also appeared when you were on night duty, right?"
Jiang finally got hold of the evidence, and answered all the questions in a positive tone.
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? It was my mother who asked for my fingertip blood as a guide, and I didn't do it without permission or forcefully. How can it be said that I harmed my mother?"