latelenovela Chapter 595 The Madam is a Sickly Woman
Chapter 595 The Madam is a Sickly Woman
"They were thinking that since the lady was sickly, she definitely couldn't have children. So when the woman said she was pregnant, the adults would definitely take it very seriously."
"How stupid must someone be to come up with such a plan?" Xiangyang still feels disgusted when he thinks about it now.
"They took turns telling each other what they had seen and knew, and quickly pieced together the facts: the woman used her cousin's name to enter the yamen, and then her lover secretly led her to the magistrate's room."
"Originally, there were guards at the entrance of the magistrate's residence, but another yamen runner took money from the woman's lover and sent the guards away. That's how things went smoothly."
"The magistrate was furious and showed no mercy to anyone. He fired the woman's cousin on the spot, and he was never allowed to work as an official again."
"The woman's lover was given thirty lashes and sentenced to three years in prison. This was after the official recited the entire law of the Great Shun Dynasty in front of everyone."
"The staff member who was sent away was also punished with a lash, but was not dismissed."
"The pregnant woman, considering that she was carrying a child, was given a slave status by the adults and then given to his lover as a concubine. His family had a wife and four children, three sons and one daughter, and the eldest son was already eleven years old."
"Because of this incident, the magistrate showed no mercy to anyone and even warned them to their faces that anyone who cannot control their family members should not come to the yamen again."
"This is directly related to their livelihood, so those yamen runners are extremely nervous, especially those who have women in their families who have been eyeing them. They're all on edge."
"After that day, the yamen returned to normal, and no one dared to come to the magistrates again, pretending to faint or something."
"In the past, there were always people who wanted to invite you out, to go out for drinks and entertainment, but after what happened at the yamen, it all disappeared like a gust of wind, and no one dared to have such thoughts anymore."
"However, the master has made many guesses about the lady's illness. Some ladies have sent invitations, but all of them have refused, saying that the lady is not in good health."
Du Mingxian was quite satisfied. "That's good. How's Guo Miaomiao, whom I arranged last time?"
"Not long after the lady left, she woke up. However, after she spoke with the master, he let her leave. I don't know where she went."
"How are things going with the two suspects from Madam Cheng's family who were arrested?"
Guo Miaomiao curled her lip when she mentioned this, "The two of them are brainless. They both resented that Guo Miaomiao had angered their grandmother and brought shame to the Guo family, so they conspired to have one buy poison and the other poison the poison. Both of them were involved."
"I think the younger generation of the Guo family only has two grandsons, right?" Du Mingxian remembered that it was like that.
"Yes, it's just two grandsons, so... it's quite tragic. Both grandsons were arrested. Neither of them had any sense of the bigger picture, and neither of them was thinking clearly. One confessed, and the other was released."
"Both of them were so fiercely protective of each other that they were afraid the other would get away with it, so both of them were sentenced. It's quite tragic."
At this point, Xiangyang's eyes were full of smiles. "Madam, you may not know this, but back when Guo Miaomiao was born, Madam Cheng came to ask you to let her mother see Guo Miaomiao."
"The lady gave her a chance, but she never came back after leaving. The next day, she begged to let Guo Miaomiao go out to see her mother. At that time, the lady said that the old lady must have disliked the bad luck in the prison."
"Madam was right. However, she was disgusted by Guo Miaomiao's bad luck, but she doesn't care about bad luck at all when it comes to her grandson. She goes to the prison to see him every few days."
Du Mingxian was surprised, "They just let the guards in?"
"The magistrate approved it. The guards in the prison were people from the yamen who took turns going there for those two days, sending things in the morning, noon and night. The Guo family is always very generous when they do something, never less than ten taels each time."
"Everyone was initially very dissatisfied, but the adults said they would take turns, so everyone took the money."
Du Mingxian grinned; her man could be quite adorable at times.
“Xia Yu and I also went and received silver. The people on duty that day could split the silver equally. Some people were greedy and wouldn’t let us in because the Guo family gave them less silver, so the Guo family could only take the silver.”
“It’s not that they’re heartless.” Du Mingxian looked at the bustling street and sensed a hidden danger. “They are bold. If the Guo family gets angry and refuses to give it to them, then they won’t get what they could have gotten. So, opportunity comes with risk.”
"Madam is right."
"Let's go over there, Xia Yu might already be there."
The two of them came out today to take care of their child. Du Mingxian headed straight for that alley, but she was stopped by someone not far away.
"Madam, please stay."
Du Mingxian turned around upon hearing a familiar voice and saw Madam Cheng, who had become emaciated and was staring at her with a complex and resentful look in her eyes. Her tone was also quite unpleasant, "Madam, are you cured of your illness?"
"Much better."
Madam Cheng took two steps forward, seemingly having a lot to say, yet also seemingly having nothing to say. She opened her mouth but only managed to utter one sentence: "Since Madam is feeling better, could you please clarify to the public that Madam's illness was not caused by me?"
Du Mingxian felt a little annoyed when she heard this.
She might not be too angry if the other person didn't bring it up, but once they do, she gets upset and doesn't want to do it.
"How could it not be because you made her sick? When your niece was in jail, you specifically came to ask me for help. I helped you and asked you to find someone to come and check on her, but you still went too far and wanted to take her out."
"I didn't agree to this, and then your two nephews went and sent poisoned food to the jail. How ruthless! They're all from the Guo family, how could they do that?"
"Even after all this, you still come here begging me, I..."
Seeing Madam Cheng's tears falling, Du Mingxian's heart softened for some reason. "Let me tell you this, although you are indeed a daughter of the Guo family, you are now also a wife of the Cheng family. Don't the Cheng family have any objections to you being so busy with the Guo family's affairs?"
“You…” Madam Cheng’s tears flowed even more fiercely.
“If I were you, I would help too, but I wouldn’t help blindly. I would at least be reasonable and weigh whether it’s worth it. Besides, you are now a member of the Cheng family, and your words and actions represent the Cheng family.”
"Isn't it better to just live your own life well? Thinking so much all the time, is it because you think life is too easy?"
After Du Mingxian finished speaking, she turned and left, no longer paying attention to Madam Cheng, feeling that this woman was somewhat mentally unstable.
After walking a while, Xiangyang whispered, "Madam, I forgot to mention earlier that Madam Cheng has been divorced by the Cheng family."