met free Chapter 86 Revealing the True Form
Chapter 86 Revealing the True Form
Ye Gengxin was slightly taken aback.
Remembering her second son's earlier words and seeing her daughter's exaggerated expression, she exclaimed and stood up, "What? Why would she cough up blood out of the blue?"
Ye Shishu said anxiously, "Why don't you go and take a look? I'll send someone to Prince Cheng's residence right now. Academician Lu happens to be there. Ask him to come and take a look at Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law!"
Ye Gengxin hurried to the second son's courtyard.
Gu Yong and Li Shi followed suit.
Watching the couple's retreating figures, Ye Shishu curled her red lips into a cold smile.
They want to wipe out the Ye family...
Wait!
Let's see who gets wiped out first!
In the bedroom.
Ye Shijun sat at the head of the bed, while Gu Simo sat at the foot of the bed.
The two men were ashen-faced, breathing heavily, with blood dripping from the corners of their mouths, looking like they were about to die.
The most jarring sight was the two pools of blood on the ground, accompanied by a nauseating stench.
"Shi Jun! Mo'er!" Ye Gengxin rushed to the bedside, asking in alarm, "What happened? Why is this happening?"
Gu Yong and Li Shi looked at everything in the room, and the couple exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with a hint of secret joy.
But their joy was quickly masked as they followed Ye Gengxin to the bedside and asked with concern, "Mo'er, what's wrong? Don't scare us!"
Ye Shiting gave Zhou Zheng a wink.
Zhou Zheng looked grave and said to them, "The illness of the Second Young Master and the Second Young Mistress is strange. My medical skills are not good enough, and I really cannot diagnose the cause of the illness. Please forgive me, General, Grand Secretary, and Madam."
"Mo'er, why are you so unlucky..." Li cried out in sorrow.
"Mo'er, it's all your father's fault. I didn't take good care of you. I'm so ashamed!" Gu Yong cried out in anguish.
Ye Gengxin stared at them. If he hadn't known that his second son's wife had been abandoned since childhood, he would have been moved to tears by their story.
Turning to look at his second son, he couldn't help but feel troubled. Everyone else was so grieving, would he be condemned as an unworthy father if he didn't wail a few times?
"Your Excellency, Madam, please don't be too sad. My younger sister has already sent someone to Prince Cheng's residence to invite Imperial Physician Lu. He is the most skilled doctor in the Imperial Medical Academy. I believe he will be able to find out the cause of Shi Jun and Mo'er's illness!" Ye Shiting stepped forward to comfort them.
"Yes, in-laws, don't be so sad. Wait for Dr. Lu to come and treat Shi Jun and Mo'er. I believe he will have a solution." Ye Gengxin couldn't cry like them, so he could only pretend to have hope for Dr. Lu and comfort them along with his eldest brother.
The Prince Cheng's residence was not far from the General's residence, and soon the Imperial Physician Lu Changqing arrived carrying his medicine kit.
Accompanying them was Prince Cheng, who was traveling on a wheel.
After examining Ye Shijun and Gu Simo's pulses, Lu Changqing said with a heavy heart, "General, Grand Secretary, Madam, please forgive my bluntness, but the Second Young Master and the Second Young Madam have been poisoned, and the poison has penetrated their internal organs. I fear their days are numbered!"
His words were even more serious than Zhou Zheng's, practically a death sentence for Ye Shijun and Gu Simo.
"What?!" Gu Yong and Madam Li were in disbelief. Madam Li, overwhelmed with grief, hugged Gu Simo tightly and sobbed, "Mo'er, you have such a hard life!"
Ye Gengxin froze, looking at the eldest brother, then the second brother, and then the third brother beside Prince Cheng, feeling somewhat at a loss.
What tricks are they playing?
Didn't you pretend to be unwell? How come you're saying you don't have much time left?
Seeing him standing there dumbfounded, Ye Shishu quickly went to his side and kept giving him meaningful glances.
Ye Gengxin glared at her fiercely, but the next moment he obediently closed his eyes—
"Father! Father!" Ye Shishu exclaimed as she helped him up.
"Father!" Ye Shiting stepped forward to help, and said urgently to Hao Fu, "Uncle Hao, quickly help my father back to his room!"
Gu Yong and Li Shi turned around and saw that Ye Gengxin had fainted.
Hao Fu stepped forward and, together with Ye Shiting, led the person away.
“Father…” Gu Simo suddenly called out weakly.
Gu Yong looked at his daughter again.
Gu Simo reached out her hand to him, trembling, "Father... your daughter is dying... I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill my filial duties in this lifetime..."
Gu Yong lowered his eyes, as if he was too sad to speak.
"Your daughter has one more wish... Please... Father, grant it to her..."
"Mo'er, if you have any other wishes, please speak up," Madam Li said on behalf of Gu Yong.
“My mother’s belongings are still at the Gu family’s house… I want… I want to go back and see them…”
When Gu Yong and Li heard this, they almost grinned from ear to ear.
They came to the general's mansion today to inquire about the young couple's situation.
I didn't expect the poison to take effect so quickly...
Most importantly, before they could even speak, that little vixen Gu Simo actually took the initiative to go back to the Gu family!
Isn't this exactly why they came to the general's mansion?
Li Shi concealed her smile by bowing her head to wipe away tears, then turned to look at Ye Shishu, "Princess Cheng, Mo'er is like this, and so is the second son-in-law. The General's Mansion is afraid it will be too busy to take care of both of them at the same time. Do you think it would be possible for Mo'er to come back to the Gu family with us? We haven't been able to take good care of her before, and we want to spend more time with her in her final days."
Ye Shishu glanced anxiously at the door, then at her second brother lying on the bed, barely alive, and sighed deeply, "Madam Gu, my second sister-in-law is already a member of the Ye family. Whether she lives or dies, she should belong to the Ye family..."
"Little sister... I... I just want to go back to the Gu family... to see my mother's belongings..." Gu Simo pleaded weakly.
"Sigh! Alright, I'll make the decision for Dad and Second Brother. You can stay at the Gu family home for two days, and Uncle Hao will pick you up in two days." Ye Shishu nodded heavily.
And so, Gu Yong and Li Shi took Gu Simo away.
As soon as they left, Ye Shijun sat up abruptly, as if possessed by some divine power.
Ye Gengxin returned with Ye Shiting and Hao Fu.
He already knew about his son and daughter-in-law's experiences in prison. At this moment, his face was ashen, his fists clenched, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "The Gu family is truly inhuman. They would do anything to deal with us, even harming their own flesh and blood! No, I must report this to the Emperor and have him deal with it!"
Ye Shiting stopped him and said in a low voice, "Father, even if it is proven that they were poisoned in prison, at most a few prison guards will be silenced, and it won't cause any big trouble."
Ye Shijun chimed in, "Yes, Father, there's no evidence to prove it's related to the Crown Prince and the others. That's why Mo'er and I wanted to 'get involved' and find out their purpose."
Ye Geng looked at his daughter in the new court.
Ye Shishu chuckled, "Father, this wasn't my idea. I was just cooperating with my second brother and sister-in-law." She paused, then stopped laughing and added seriously, "But this time, we must wipe out the Gu family and deliver a heavy blow to the Crown Prince Party!"
"…!" Ye Geng broke out in a cold sweat. What were they up to now?
"Alright, Dad, don't worry about this, just pretend you know nothing!" Ye Shijun jumped off the bed. "I thought we'd act in a few days, but the Gu family is in such a hurry. I need to get ready quickly and help Mo'er get away tonight."
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The First Assistant Mansion.
After Gu Simo was taken back, Gu Yong and Madam Li immediately changed their attitudes.
Not only did she throw her back into the shabby room next to the stable, but before Gu Yong could even take out his whip, Madam Li slapped her across the face and yelled, "You traitorous wretch! Didn't you want to steal your sister's man? Now you know what's what, don't you?"