After entering the book, the cold prince begs for favor

Chapter 381 is about deliberately torturing Old Lady Lu.

Aunt Shen was writing furiously at her desk, the brush tip making a scratching sound on the rice paper, and a quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Layers of wax dripped onto the candlesticks, casting dappled shadows on the half-extinguished candlelight.

Old Madam Lu slumped in the armchair, her face pale and bluish, her ten fingers gripping the armrests tightly, making a creaking sound.

"Second brother..." she whispered, clutching Lu Bai's sleeve, "Is Mother... going to die...? Quick... quick, get a doctor..."

Lu Bai, sweating profusely, turned to Wang Min and said anxiously, "Sister-in-law, Mother's condition is extremely dangerous; we can't delay!"

Yuan Wanru slowly sipped her tea and said calmly, "Unless we invite Gao Peng from the Imperial Hospital, ordinary doctors are probably helpless."

"However, Second Uncle, Gao Peng is no good either. The poison that Aunt Shen was given by Gao Peng."

"Wanru!"

Lu Bai's voice changed, "You just said you had an antidote!"

"The antidote I have is in the teapot."

Yuan Wanru waved her hand helplessly, "Second Aunt and Jiang Xun just finished the last two pots of tea, and I don't have any more antidote on me."

She looked at Aunt Shen meaningfully, "Since the old lady treats Aunt Shen so kindly, she will surely be generous in giving you medicine, won't she?"

Lu Bai rushed to Aunt Shen and tried to overturn the inkstone, but Shi Ying quickly stopped him: "Second Master, Aunt Shen still needs to write down her crimes."

He froze for a moment, then, suppressing his anger, shouted at Aunt Shen, "You wretch! Hand over the antidote!"

Aunt Shen calmly put down her brush, her eyes filled with mockery as she looked up: "I only have poison, does my master want some?"

A strange smile curled at the corner of her lips. "When the medicine takes effect, it feels like a thousand ants gnawing at your heart; it's perfect for the old lady."

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Lu Bai kicked over the chair next to him and roared towards the door, "Someone! Go and fetch a doctor!"

The courtyard was quiet, and Xuan Ying and his men had surrounded Rongshou Hall completely. Of course, they would not obey Lu Bai's orders.

Yuan Wanru coldly observed the way Old Madam Lu looked; she was truly terrified of dying.

In fact, no matter how much Madam Lu ate, her life would not be in danger; she would just suffer a bit.

She was too afraid of death and scared herself.

Yuan Wanru did not intend to expose her. She slowly walked up to Madam Lu, leaned down and whispered, "Madam, you've lived to such an old age, and your eye for people is truly admirable."

She gently patted the old lady's hand, whose veins were bulging. "Do you know why we couldn't find the cause of her illness when she was unconscious?"

Old Madam Lu looked up at her, her eyes filled with panic.

"It was Liang Yusong who cast a spell on you."

Yuan Wanru said, enunciating each word clearly, "The girl you treat like your own granddaughter personally placed the Nightmare Gu on you."

"No...it's impossible..." The old lady trembled violently.

"She has no reason to harm me, why would she harm me?"

Why would I harm you?

Yuan Wanru sneered, "Just because you want her to be your granddaughter-in-law."

Her gaze was icy as she looked at the old woman who showed no mercy. "After you fell into a coma, that bald monk Rong Shu came to my door and said that I was the one who brought you bad luck. All of this was a scheme set up by Liang Yusong, just to use you to get rid of me."

Zhou Fang's expression became somewhat unnatural when Rong Shu was mentioned.

She must keep this in mind and not offend Yuan Wanru in the slightest.

No, she'll send Yuan Wanru a thousand taels of silver first thing tomorrow morning.

Having made up her mind, Zhou Fang felt at ease. At least she had given the money; Yuan Wanru wouldn't hold a grudge against her anymore, would she?

The candlelight suddenly flickered, casting an indistinct glow on Yuan Wanru's face.

Her voice was soft as silk, yet every word pierced the heart: "Your beloved Liang Yusong used witchcraft to harm you, and your trusted Aunt Shen poisoned you. Old Madam, oh Old Madam, your eyes..."

She gently tapped the space between Madam Lu's eyebrows. "Why do you treat poisonous snakes like treasures, holding them close to your chest?"

Stimulated by this, Madam Lu suddenly coughed violently.

"Second brother, I'm going to die, I'm really going to die!"

Lu Bai vented his anger on Yuan Wanru, saying, "Wanru, stop saying these things. You're just upsetting Mother."

Yuan Wanru gently said "Oh": "Second Uncle, don't worry, I'll have someone send the antidote over right away."

Lu Bai glared at him angrily: "Didn't you just say you didn't have it?"

Yuan Wanru looked completely innocent: "I don't have any on me, but my men do."

"The old lady will surely be safe and sound."

Lu Bai: ...

Why does she have to break such a short sentence into several parts?

I always felt that she was deliberately tormenting his mother.

But he has no evidence.

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Aunt Shen finally put down her brush and presented a thick stack of accusations.

Yuan Wanru took it and examined it closely. In the candlelight, a cold smile appeared on her lips—just as she had expected, the ruined wedding dress was indeed made by Aunt Shen.

"Second Uncle, please take a look."

Yuan Wanru handed the indictment to Lu Bai, her voice calm and unhurried, "It's all written clearly in black and white. Surely you can't say that our main branch framed them?"

Lu Bai took the paper with trembling hands, his gaze falling on the densely written words.

He forced a smile: "This...this is natural..."

Unable to contain her curiosity, Zhou Fang leaned closer, but after reading only a few lines, she gasped in shock.

This Aunt Shen secretly committed so many evil deeds—stirring up conflicts between the different households, secretly instigating Aunt Pan to do evil, and even participating in Aunt Pan's drowning and death.

Zhou Fang suddenly remembered all the ways she had made things difficult for Aunt Shen, and a cold sweat broke out on her back. What if that bitch had tampered with her food...?

"Master..."

Zhou Fang's voice trembled, and she unconsciously leaned closer to Lu Bai, "This Shen family member is so vicious..."

She suddenly felt her legs go weak, and her usual arrogance vanished.

People's hearts are unpredictable.

For the first time, Zhou Fang clearly realized the weight of those words.

She can't afford to offend any of them; she should probably change her ways.

Yuan Wanru took in everyone's expressions and lightly tapped the table with her fingertips: "Second Uncle, what do you plan to do?"

Her gaze swept over Aunt Shen, who sat silently in the chair.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Lu Bai's forehead, and the document of guilt rustled in his hand.

"This matter is of great importance, I..."

"I'll listen to my elder brother and sister-in-law."

Wang Min sighed: "I only recently learned that the Second Prince and the Liang family are eyeing our Marquis Zhongyong's mansion with covetousness. Jiang Nian once said that Liang Yusong's rescue of the old lady might have been orchestrated by her to take advantage of the situation and move into the Lu family."

"You have no idea how heavy the burden is for Jiang Nian and Wanru."

"I feel really upset."

“I don’t understand these things either, let’s listen to Wanru.”

Wang Min made the final decision, and Lu Bai had nothing to say.

"What about Lu Sha?"

Ultimately, he was his child.

Lu Bai looked at Yuan Wanru, who said calmly, "Originally, I thought of keeping Sixth Sister, but after what happened tonight, keeping her might not be a good thing."

"No matter what, let Aunt Shen meet with her and explain these things clearly."

"We must not let Sixth Sister harbor resentment towards the Lu family."

"Let's make plans after everything is over."