CHAPTER 644: CHAPTER 646: PORTRAIT OF A CHAOTIC FAMILY (3 MORE)

Lady Wang, although she didn’t specify where she was injured, from her anxious demeanor, and the rumors outside that when She Hong was found, his crotch was a bloody mess, one could surmise that his lineage was damaged.

"Lady, Lady, the young miss refuses to take her medicine again!"

Mrs. He frowned at the news.

"What’s the matter with her now?"

Speaking of Xu Xinmo, Mrs. He really despised her.

On the Double Ninth Festival, she amused the aging Dowager Yun by climbing the heights, which brightened the old lady’s attitude towards Mu Si and Mu Lan. But when they returned home, Xu Xinmo attempted suicide by hanging.

That had scared the Dowager Yun terribly, causing her to faint on the spot. When she awoke, she immediately called Xu Xinmo to her side to personally take care of her.

Somehow, what started as Xu Xinmo feigning illness turned into a real sickness.

Yun Zhen was about to get married, and Mrs. He certainly didn’t want Xu Xinmo to die during this time.

Taking a deep breath, she said, "Let’s go have a look!"

Outside Cixin Academy.

Mrs. He heard the voice of the elderly Dowager Yun coaxing Xu Xinmo, "My dear, quickly drink the medicine. It’s not bitter at all. I’ve tasted it myself, truly not bitter at all!"

For the sake of Xu Xinmo, the future Empress, the elderly Dowager Yun was willing to shed all dignity.

Mrs. He, standing at the door, could hardly bear to listen.

She wanted to turn around and leave, or just throw Xu Xinmo out.

The Xu Family was just one step away from disowning Xu Xinmo, treating her as if dead. Yet she still had the audacity to act like a demon in the Yun Family!

Why hadn’t she actually died during that hanging attempt!

"No, I don’t want it, Grandmother, I don’t want to take the medicine. It’s so bitter. Grandmother, can you ask my cousin for the Snow Lotus Pill, please? She has plenty of Snow Lotus Pills, maybe I’ll get better if I take them!"

The elderly Dowager Yun hesitated, "But she’s in the palace!"

"It doesn’t matter if she’s in the palace, she must have some in her Niannian Garden. Grandmother, please send someone to get it. Would you do that?"

After pondering for a moment, the Dowager Yun called Ming Liu, "Go to the Niannian Garden and tell Mrs. Yuan to bring a bottle of Snow Lotus Pills for Wanwan!"

Ming Liu acknowledged the request and set off for Niannian Garden.

At the entrance of the courtyard, she encountered Mrs. He, "Lady!"

"Go on, I’m going in to see Xinmo!" said Mrs. He as she entered the Cixin Academy.

She felt the elderly Dowager Yun was truly muddled.

She should have retired to the family temple by now, but Yun Qi and Yun Chen had not spoken up, and she didn’t have the authority to decide.

Entering the parlor, she saw the elderly Dowager Yun gently coaxing Xu Xinmo.

Mrs. He stood aside, wondering what bewitching potion Xu Xinmo had given the elderly Dowager Yun to make this selfish and greedy old lady so compliant, opening her heart to her!

When Ming Liu arrived at Niannian Garden and explained her purpose, Mrs. Yuan was exceedingly surprised, "The young miss took all the Snow Lotus Pills with her to the palace!"

"..."

Ming Liu’s heart skipped a beat, and she promptly left Niannian Garden, returning to Cixin Academy to report back.

Ming Liu didn’t voice it, but she felt extremely miserable inside.

That day in the street, she saw Ming Yang, who was now the spouse of a butler, with her own mansion, shops, and carrying a child, living a rich and flavorful life, adorned with wealth. She was no longer the Ming Yang who had once served beside her in front of the elderly Dowager Yun.

Envy and jealousy consumed her, wishing dearly that it had been her who went to plead for the fourth young lady, wishing she had been the one beside the fourth young lady.

But it wasn’t, none of it was...

Returning to Cixin Academy, seeing Ming Liu come back empty-handed, Xu Xinmo immediately started crying and screaming about seeking death again. The elderly Dowager Yun was once again doting over her with gentle persuasion.

Yun Qi stood at the door of Cixin Academy for a while, listening to the noise inside, then turned around expressionless and walked away.

Yun Chen also shook his head and stepped into Cixin Academy.

He stood at the doorway watching as Mrs. He stood to the side seemingly enjoying the spectacle, Xu Xinmo was wailing and threatening to seek death, while the elderly Dowager Yun advised her earnestly. He bellowed in anger, "If she wants to die, let her die. If she can’t manage it, I, as her uncle, will send a bowl of arsenic that will surely do the job!"