mtlumby2d Chapter 125: Pretend to Die After Taking Medicine
Chapter 125: Pretend to Die After Taking Medicine
After the banquet, Fu Siya returned to the Wei residence. Unexpectedly, Wei Muyu went crazy again, grabbed her neck and asked, "Didn't I warn you not to talk to others easily?"
"Husband... I really didn't." Fu Siya tried hard to suppress the feeling of suffocation in her throat, and a layer of mist appeared in her eyes.
But she knew that the more she resisted, the harder Wei Muyu would beat her. She could only pretend to obey and looked at him pitifully, "Husband, I will always stay by your side and will never leave you. You are the only one I have."
Seeing her tearful appearance, Wei Muyu finally put down his raised hand and snorted coldly, "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you go."
When Fu Siya first got married, she would resist, but now she begs for mercy like this, which shows that he has trained her to be more and more like Cai Ling.
She leaned against his legs obediently, which made him feel unusually satisfied.
"Stay by my side and I will take good care of you."
Wei Muyu held her in his arms, and Fu Siya could only suppress the urge to vomit.
On the second day, after Wei Muyu went to court, she took out the fake death drug.
Jiang Nianwei said that this medicine needs to be taken continuously for three days, after which she will be completely dead.
During this period, she also experienced various other discomfort symptoms, such as body aches, vomiting, and high fever.
But as long as she could leave Wei Muyu, everything would be worth it. Thinking of this, she put the medicine into her mouth without hesitation.
At first, she didn't feel anything, but then she began to feel pain in her abdomen, but Fu Siya endured it.
Wei Muyu felt particularly refreshed when he went to court today. Thinking of Fu Siya at home, he smiled even more.
His eyes passed through the scattered buildings and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a lively figure. On a building not far away, a colorful kite was leisurely flying.
The woman's profile was like a fairy walking out of a painting. It was clearly the Cai Ling whom he had been dreaming about. The familiarity and longing instantly surged into his heart like a tide.
"Cai Ling..." He murmured the name softly, and his feet involuntarily moved towards the hazy figure, but was suddenly stopped by the palace guards.
"Sir Wei, this is the imperial palace's forbidden garden. Please do not enter without permission. I hope you will understand and not walk around casually."
Wei Muyu was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly and nodded slightly, saying, "I am sorry for being rude."
When he raised his eyes again, Wei Muyu could no longer find the woman's figure. This incident had lingered in his mind, making him dazed.
He met Cai Ling when their Wei family was in decline and his aunt had not yet married into the royal family.
The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts, but the family elders used family background as a shackle to forcibly separate this perfect couple. No matter how he fought, even at the risk of threatening them with a hunger strike, he was ultimately unable to shake their will.
Finally, when he heard that Cai Ling was married, he gave up the marriage.
When they met again, he was in a brothel, and she was a famous courtesan, with extraordinary beauty and charm, attracting everyone's attention.
When Wei Muyu first saw her, he only felt a vague sense of similarity in his heart. However, when her eyes, which were filled with endless sorrow, gently swept across his heart, all his uncertainties instantly disappeared. He knew that this was the Cai Ling he had been dreaming about.
From then on, he lingered in the brothel day and night, but when he entered the room, he just drank, staring at Cai Ling silently, his fingertips lightly touching the rim of the cup, but never crossing the line.
After finding Cai Ling again, he didn't want to give up on her again.
He wanted to elope with her, but Cai Ling didn't want to. "Master Wei, I have no worries about food and clothing now. If I elope, who will let me live like this?"
"Cai Ling, I know you are still angry, but this time I really want to stay with you. As for money, you don't have to worry. I can paint and write, and I can teach. I will treat you well and will never let you suffer any grievances."
Cai Ling hesitated and decided to trust him again.
But on the night they eloped, Wei Muyu did not show up. He was imprisoned by his family.
Seven days later, he went to look for Cai Ling again, but found that she was no longer in the brothel. No matter how hard he looked, he could not find any trace of her.
Over the years, he never gave up, but Cai Ling seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Until he met Fu Siya, a woman who looked 60% similar to Cai Ling but had a completely different personality.
She is lively and uninhibited, with a smile as beautiful as a flower. She is not gentle and reserved, but instead exudes an indescribable liveliness.
After learning that she was the daughter of Duke Fu, Wei Muyu immediately asked his aunt to act as a matchmaker and, borrowing the royal family's authority, begged the emperor to grant them a perfect match.
In this case, the Fu family had no choice but to agree to the marriage.
He got his wish and married Fu Siya home.
At first, he was still able to control it, but due to his past experiences, it gradually developed into an almost paranoid possessiveness.
Wei Muyu was walking on the road, feeling uneasy, and accidentally bumped into a figure, Fu Rongxuan, the eldest brother of the Fu family.
Fu Rongxuan gnashed his teeth in hatred, "Wei Muyu...what happened to my sister? What did you do to her?"
Wei Muyu paused for a moment after hearing this, and then he laughed provocatively: "You have seen her before, she didn't want to see you, I didn't force her. Brother, I am your brother-in-law, we should be more friendly and less confrontational. After all, my attitude towards her depends largely on how we get along."
Fu Rongxuan was almost so angry that she went up to hit him, but was stopped by others.
"Master Fu, you'd better not offend him."
Nowadays, the Fu family has been impeached repeatedly, and most of them are Wei Muyu's masterpiece.
Fu Rongxuan once wanted to take his sister away, but at that time, Fu Siya refused and told him firmly not to come again.
He knew in his heart that all this was because his sister had her own difficulties. If they offended Wei Muyu, their Fu family would be in a difficult situation in the future. She was sacrificing herself.
Wei Muyu gently smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes. "That's all I have to say. You'd better think carefully and find a solid backer for yourself. If you become my enemy, you will lose your official position."
He looked at Fu Rongxuan coldly, ignored him and left.
As I stepped into the mansion, a series of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor. Soon, a maid with an anxious face came in and bowed, saying, "Sir, something happened in the mansion. Madam has not left her embroidery bed all day and has not had a drop of water. I boldly invited several famous doctors in the city to come, but they were all rejected by Madam. The situation is worrying."
When Wei Muyu heard this, a hint of annoyance appeared on his face: "I understand."
I thought to myself, the people of the Fu family always seem to like to attract attention in such roundabout ways. Could it be that Fu Siya's action this time is to gain his sympathy by showing her sickly appearance?
Wei Muyu walked into the room and saw Fu Siya's face was as white as snow, and she looked extremely haggard. "You are really capable. Yesterday you swore that you would listen to me obediently, but today you are pretending to be sick again."
"If you're not dead, then stop lying there and acting so delicate. Get up and pour me some tea and water!"
Fu Siya supported her weak body, and her hands were still shaking slightly as she picked up the kettle, spilling all the water outside.
Wei Muyu suddenly grabbed her hand and asked, "What do you mean? Are you so reluctant?"
She lowered her head and said calmly, "I dare not."
Wei Muyu said impatiently: "Don't pretend to be sick anymore. This trick of yours doesn't work on me anymore."
He had already started to walk away from this dreary place, but just before stepping out of the door, he suddenly turned around, his eyes like a knife, and spoke word by word: "I met your brother today, he is still arrogant and unruly, talking nonsense. If you continue to be stubborn and refuse to eat in protest, I will make sure that he will no longer have a place in the court tomorrow."
Hearing this, Fu Siya's heart tightened and her eyes instantly turned red: "Don't do that, I'll listen to you... Please don't hurt my brother, I'll eat now."
As she spoke, she picked up the dishes and chopsticks on the table with trembling hands, and regardless of the fact that the food had already gone cold to her heart, she numbly put mouthful after mouthful into her mouth.
Wei Muyu looked at her in such a state of disgrace and reminded her, "Remember, you are Cai Ling now, so you should eat more politely."
Fu Siya took a few bites of food and her stomach began to churn. Without waiting for him to leave, she started to vomit.
Seeing this, Wei Muyu frowned, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes, and he quickly covered his nose with his sleeve and left.
After that, he stayed in the study and never came out again. He only told the servants to take care of her without saying anything else. He didn't even notice that she had fainted due to excessive vomiting.
The next morning, Wei Muyu couldn't wait to go to court. He hoped that he could see the woman again... maybe, that was really Cai Ling.
As for Fu Siya at home, he was too lazy to pay attention to her and just asked everyone in the mansion to keep an eye on her.
As soon as he left, Fu Siya took the second pill. This pill had a stronger effect, and she felt drowsy for the whole day.
When she woke up, she saw the anxious face of the maid, followed by her softly whispered explanation that she was so worried that she had quietly invited an old doctor who was quite famous in the city.
The old doctor stood beside the bed, his brows condensed with unresolved worry. He slowly lowered his fingers from Fu Siya's wrist, and said in a heavy and helpless tone: "Madam's pulse is as thin as a gossamer thread, extremely weak, I'm afraid it's... fate cannot be violated. Although I have the intention, I can only prescribe some rare and precious medicinal herbs in the world to try to prolong Madam's life a little bit."
Fu Siya struggled to get up, "Doctor, that's not necessary. Life is like morning dew, and the past days are full of suffering. Since we know that fate is hard to defy, why force it? Let the rest of our time go with the flow, maybe that will be more precious."
She was afraid that taking the tonic would affect the effect of the fake death drug.
Besides, it would be better to die early than to stay in Wei's mansion and suffer humiliation.
Madam, please think twice! If something happens to you, where will we go?" The maid pleaded with a sobbing tone.
Fu Siya thought of Wei Muyu's words again, "Forget it, prepare the medicine and I will drink it."
The maid brought the medicine over. She pretended to drink it all in one gulp when no one was paying attention, but in fact she turned her wrist slightly and poured all the warm medicine into the flowerpot.
When Wei Muyu returned, she had already gone to bed.
But as paranoid as he was, he actually dragged Fu Siya up, forced herself on her, and then packed her clothes and left.
After Wei Muyu left, Fu Siya spat out a mouthful of blood.
On the third day...she could finally be free.
Wei Muyu sent someone to inquire about the news, and learned that there was no woman named Cai Ling in the palace. He sighed and didn't believe it at all. The figure he saw that day was clearly him.
In this case, I can only ask my aunt, Concubine Hui, for help.
Concubine Hui took a piece of cream and said calmly: "It's been so many years, you must be dazzled. I have been in the palace for so many years and I have never seen Cai Ling."
"Mu Yu, since you have married Fu Siya, you should be more restrained and let her give birth to a child as soon as possible, so as to continue the Wei family's incense. Don't think about the past."
After Wei Muyu left in disappointment, she walked out of the palace gate, looked towards the tall Zhaiyue Tower, and murmured, "Your Majesty... it's really too much. How can you let a woman like that come out to meet people?"
Wei Muyu returned to the mansion, but saw everyone there crying and looking gloomy.
"Why is this happening? Why is the house so desolate? Everyone seems to be in a state of despair, crying out in grief?"
A servant, with red eyes, reported in a trembling voice: "Sir, bad news has come. Madam... Madam has passed away..."
Wei Muyu's heart suddenly sank, and he almost doubted whether he had heard it wrongly. "What did you say? Fu Siya died? She was obviously fine when I left the house."
He quickened his pace involuntarily and almost rushed into the room, his eyes eagerly scanning the quiet bed.
There, a woman was lying peacefully, her face calm, as if she was asleep.
"Fu Siya, stop pretending to be dead and wake up!"
The maid was in tears and choked with sobs, "Sir, please have mercy on me and don't treat my wife like this again. She has... passed away and is no longer conscious."
"Hmph, she must be using the same old tricks to confuse me. Fu Siya, now that you have entered my Wei family, you are mine in life and mine in death! Even if we are separated by the Yin and Yang, I will never let you leave!" He desperately pulled her body up.
The doctor standing quietly by the side, watching this scene, had mixed feelings in his heart. He finally sighed softly and said with pity: "Master Wei, I have examined the lady carefully. The lady has indeed passed away. When she was dying, she was suffering from vomiting blood. Her condition was very miserable... Let the lady rest in peace as soon as possible!"
"Bullshit, you quack, you must be a quack!"
I didn't feel it just now, until I felt Fu Siya's body was cold, "Fu Siya, open your eyes and look at me! I will help you. This time I will let you be yourself and I will let your father and brother go. Wake up!"
However, the only response he got was dead silence.
Fu Siya was still lying there quietly, unaware of anything around her.
Wei Muyu's heart was gripped by fear and helplessness. He suddenly lost control and said fiercely: "If you don't wake up, I will let the entire Fu family be buried with you! Fu Siya, listen to me, open your eyes immediately, right now!"