Chapter 146.2
Marquis Gu furrowed his brows, saying, "Don"t talk nonsense. How can Madame poison you?"
Not to mention Marquis Gu, even Old Madame Gu, Gu Chengfeng and Gu Chenglin didn’t believe it either.
The three of them didn’t like Yao shi, yes. However, it was one thing to hate her, it was another thing to believe that Yao shi had the courage to do such a thing.
If Yao shi really had such means, how could she have been forced out of the estate by them?
Gu Chenglin, sitting in a wheelchair, came to see her. He had the servants withdraw from the room and asked in a low voice, "Aunt, did you just employ the self-injury ruse?"
Concubine Ling felt wronged,"I didn"t!"
Old Madame Gu also came to question her, "What on earth are you thinking? How could you do such a foolish thing? It’s just her staying in the estate for a little longer, is it not? And even if you want to drive her away, think of a clever way!"
"Aunt!" Concubine Ling felt wronged to death, even using aunt to refer to Old Madame Gu.
She acknowledged that she had been harming Yao shi, but it really wasn"t her this time!
"She really did poison me, aunt!"
Old Madame Gu stared at her and said sarcastically, "Is that so? Did she harm you by using a.r.s.enic mixed with flour?"
The physician had mentioned that a.r.s.enic of that degree couldn’t kill people as long as it was treated in time.
“I’m very well aware of your little thoughts. You don"t have to lie in front of me! You think I’m a fool? You think I can"t see through it?" Old Madame Gu was enraged. She wasn’t angry that Concubine Ling did something stupid, but angry that Concubine Ling kept refusing to admit to her actions in front of her, which was simply taking her as a fool!
Old Madame Gu originally intended to make decisions for Concubine Ling, but now she had changed her mind!
"Reflect on yourself!" Old Madame Gu said, flicking her sleeves and leaving!
"Aunt, even I can see the flaw in this method. If you want to deal with that woman in the future, you"d better not use such tricks." Gu Chenglin said awkwardly and also went back to his courtyard.
Concubine Ling felt like breaking down. It was true she had been dealing with that woman for more than ten years, but not this time!
Though no one suspected her when she harmed others, the whole estate didn’t believe her either when she did nothing!
Concubine Ling"s head ached with irritation!
Gu Changqing stayed in the military camp for several days and finally returned to the Marquis Estate at night looking tired.
As soon as he entered the gate of the estate, his personal servant boy told Gu Changqing about Concubine Ling"s poisoning, "...I really couldn’t tell. In order to frame Madame, Concubine Ling was so cruel even to herself, drinking poison on her own without hesitation. Isn"t she afraid of poisoning herself to death?"
Gu Changqing mused and said nothing.
The servant boy continued to chatter, roughly expressing his disbelief on Concubine Ling actually harboring such a vicious heart and laying her hands on the Madame.
To be honest, Concubine Ling was also seen as a good-natured person in the estate. She had been managing the household for many years and rarely got angry with the servants. It was just that in the eyes of the servants, Yao shi’s image was still more harmless than that of Concubine Ling.
"What is Concubine Ling’s condition now?" Gu Changqing asked.
The servant boy noticed how the shizi called her Concubine Ling this time rather than aunt. It made people feel that his feelings for Concubine Ling had changed.
The servant boy didn"t dare to inquire about his young master"s thoughts, and only answered truthfully, "The estate physician said that the poison was mixed with flour, and it won"t kill anyone. Concubine is fine and just needs to be nursed for a period of time."
Gu Changqing replied with a straight face, "In that case, just let her take care of herself completely. Don"t bother Concubine Ling with the household management anymore."
The servant boy was confused. What exactly did this mean?
Gu Changqing went to the Pine Crane Courtyard and temporarily rescinded Concubine Ling"s right to manage the household affairs on the grounds of recuperation and minor punishment.
In the first place, allowing a concubine to be in charge of the household affairs was an unreasonable arrangement. It was only because Concubine Ling had a strong backer and Yao shi wasn’t in the estate that she managed to thread her way through and stay at the top for ten years.
Old Madame Gu was still upset by how Concubine Ling lied to her and took her as a fool. Having the intention of suppressing Concubine Ling, Old Madame Gu agreed with Gu Changqing’s idea.
Just like that, after being poisoned and wronged by the whole estate, Concubine Ling lost the right to manage the household.
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After the opening of the medical hall, it snowed for three days in succession. A lot of streets in the capital were covered with ice, making it difficult for carriages and pedestrians alike to maneuver their way.
Little Jing Kong fell on his stomach as soon as he came out of the house.
Alas, this time couldn’t be blamed on him, the ground was really too slippery!
He tried getting up a few times but to no avail, so he simply gave up and just lay on the ground, his small tongue slightly sticking out.
He moved his tongue and felt something was wrong.
Ey?
His tongue was stuck!
Gu Jiao came out of the kitchen and, through the main hall, saw a cute little figure lying on the ground of the front yard.
Gu Jiao, with an odd look on her face, walked over and said, "The ground is cold, get up."
Little Jing Kong: Er, I can"t get up.
Gu Jiao crouched down and saw that the little guy"s tongue was stuck on the ice on the ground.
Gu Jiao: What kind of playing did you do that you managed to get yourself like this?
Little Jing Kong felt very embarra.s.sed. This embarra.s.sing appearance was actually seen by JiaoJiao. It seriously damaged his heroic and handsome image!
He tried to pull out his tongue.
Gu Jiao said, "Don"t move."
Pulling it hard like that would hurt his tongue. Gu Jiao went to the kitchen to get warm water.
Before the warm water could arrive, Xiao Liulang came out of the study.
As soon as he saw the little guy on the ground, he crouched down with a smile yet not a smile and watched the little guy"s embarra.s.sing appearance.
Little Jing Kong was freaking out.
Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh! Bad brother-in-law, don"t look!
Soon, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun also came out.
The two people also came over together to watch.
Gu Yan laughed his a.s.s off!
Gu Xiaoshun usually didn’t laugh hard unless he really couldn’t hold it back.
For example, right now.
Little Jing Kong flew into a rage.
Bad guys, bad guys, these adults are all bad guys!
After what Little Jing Kong felt like a century, Gu Jiao finally arrived with warm water to save his tongue.
His tongue had gone numb and he couldn’t feel it.
Gu Jiao picked the little guy up.
He felt ashamed and resentful, and also felt humiliated. He covered his face with his little hands and plunged into Gu Jiao"s arms, leaving only the back of his head facing several other people!
Little Jing Kong ate his meal alone, not joining this group of bad adults who treat him as an object to laugh at!
This was the first time that the little guy had lost his temper.
And although this was a bit heartless to say, the little guy’s awkward appearance really looked so adorable.
"It"s time to go to school." Suppressing a smile, Xiao Liulang came to call him.
Little Jing Kong pulled the quilt upwards and tucked his little head into it, saying, "I"m not going to school with you! I want to go to school with JiaoJiao!"