Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 551: Doing Evil

When the morning light began to shine again, a surprised voice broke the silence in the Shen Mansion.

"The old lady is awake!"

Song Ying rubbed his eyes, which had not slept all night. His body moved faster than his brain, and he followed her into the bedroom of Shunan County Master. He naturally took her arm and took her pulse.

Then, she came to her senses a little and realized that with her master around, she shouldn't have been involved in these things.

I was used to being at the forefront of everything in the clinic, and after another sleepless night, my mind was confused.

She was about to let go, but suddenly felt something was wrong with his pulse. She looked at Doctor Lin who was just coming in from the door and said hesitantly, "Master, this pulse..."

Doctor Lin took two steps at a time and came over to take her pulse, then pursed his lips.

The unusual behavior of the master and disciple made the wives and mistresses in charge of the Shen Mansion very nervous.

The eldest wife asked hurriedly, "How is it?"

Doctor Lin frowned, weighing his words, but the Shunan County Lady on the bed spoke up: "A last burst of life."

She looked at Doctor Lin and said, "I know my own body very well. There's no need to hide it."

Doctor Lin sighed deeply. Shunan's health was already on the decline and he relied entirely on medicine to keep him alive. This blow was too great.

"Mother!"

"Mother!"

"grandmother……"

Several wives and young ladies all cried out in surprise and became more and more panicked. Such a big thing had happened in the family, and their mother and grandmother were about to pass away. What should they do in the future?

Shunan County Lady extended her hand, motioning for her to be helped up to a sitting position. She glanced at everyone in the room, and finally set her sights on the eldest wife. "How are Dalang and the others?"

Hearing this, the eldest wife's red eyes immediately became moist. She tried hard not to let the tears roll out and said, "Mother, you need to take care of yourself first."

"I'm about to die, are you still afraid that I'll be too sad? Tell me, so that I can die with a clear mind."

These words were spoken in such sorrow that they made people's noses ache. The Third Wife and several young ladies could not hold back their tears.

The eldest wife could only choke up and say, "The children are young. Except for Sister Jing who is a little older and the youngest, Brother Ling, who is too young, the rest are..."

Even though she was well prepared, Lady Shun'an couldn't help but tremble. Of the granddaughters she married off this time, except for Xiao Si, who was not brought back because her daughter was too young, four of the other six great-grandchildren died at once. She would not be able to face her in-laws even in the grave.

The eldest wife's heart felt like it was being stabbed with needles. She closed her eyes and, with all her strength, finally finished speaking in one breath: "Second Aunt was overwhelmed with grief and has also passed away. And so has Sister Ting, Yongyao, Yongxuan, my husband, and the old man."

Princess Shun'an beat her chest in pain. All these things were caused by the dead old man. She was not sad about his death, but her Dalang, her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren should not suffer this disaster for no reason.

Especially for grandchildren and great-grandchildren, life has just begun!

Princess Shun'an was in great grief, and so were her three wives and several young wives, especially the third wife, who had lost both of her sons.

She suppressed her grief and asked, "Mother, is Aunt Lian really my father-in-law's sister? What is going on?"

After asking, seeing that Lady Shun'an hesitated, he continued, "Regardless, we shouldn't interfere in the affairs of our elders, but most of our family died because of her, and those who were saved were ruined. We should at least understand why we suffered such a disaster for no reason."

Shunan County Master was shaken again and looked at Doctor Lin, "Luxi, after we rescue the people..."

Doctor Lin sighed, "Arsenic is highly toxic. The burns and corrosion it causes to the throat, esophagus, and internal organs are difficult to reverse."

Princess Shunan was extremely sad again. What was the difference between this and destroying her entire family?

She closed her eyes, tears silently flowing, and opened them after a while. "Forget it, that damn old man has done this himself, I won't hide it for him anymore. Yes, she is your father-in-law's biological sister from the same mother."

Although they knew it yesterday and had many speculations, everyone was still shocked when it was confirmed by him personally.

The Third Wife pressed on, "Then why is she in a brothel? Since she's my father-in-law's sister, she's also considered a daughter of an official family, so how could she..."

Shun'an County Lady lowered her eyes, and Mother Zhu sighed, "How could these old ladies know? When the old master brought her back home, the old lady thought she was just an ordinary prostitute. She got very angry and insisted on going to ask for an explanation from Lord He. The old master couldn't persuade her, so he revealed that the girl was his biological sister.

The old lady was shocked. After some thought, she agreed to let her stay in the mansion. She thought it was just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks, but she never thought she would be so cruel.

Song Ying frowned as he heard this and couldn't help but speak softly, "If Aunt Lian had just accidentally ended up in a brothel and had met my brother and been rescued from this hell, she would have been grateful instead of resentful."

Mother Zhu hadn't expected a young man to expose her. She was very embarrassed for a while before she said awkwardly, "How can we know what a madman is thinking? He's an ungrateful person."

"Even before dying, I'd crawl away as far as I can, worried that in my next life I'll end up in the same family again. Even the most ungrateful person wouldn't harbor such deep hatred towards their benefactor, right?"

Song Ying felt that Mother Zhu was treating them like fools. After a moment's thought, she added, "There's a family in our village who sold their daughter to a brothel because they needed a dowry for their son's marriage."

This is such an obvious implication, it's no different from directly saying that Aunt Lian was sold to a brothel by Mr. Shen.

"What?" The Third Wife was astonished. "If you're really short of money, wouldn't it be better to sell her as a maid? When your family gets better off, you can redeem her."

She was asking about the family in Songying Village, but her eyes were always fixed on County Lady Shunan. It was obvious what she was really asking.

"Because brothels can pay more."

Song Ying curled the corners of his mouth. This was probably what Aunt Lian hated. There was an option that was obviously good for both parties, but her family completely ruined her future for that little extra money without considering her at all.

The Third Wife was incredulous. "Being a maid and getting a monthly salary, wouldn't that be more beneficial in the long run..."

Her voice became smaller and smaller, and she didn't say the second half of the sentence, but her expression revealed the absurdity.

The Shunan County Lady finally raised her eyes. "Back then, your father-in-law was just a poor scholar. He exposed the cheating of the magistrate's relatives, and the magistrate held a grudge against him. He was blocked from passing the county examination. He begged and pleaded until he found an opportunity. He wanted to buy the coral that the magistrate had set his sights on as an apology."

She didn't say anything else, but her meaning was very clear: precious corals are hard to come by, and selling yourself as a slave will not earn you enough money to buy corals.

The third wife opened her mouth but could not say anything. However, Song Ying still disagreed. Shen Zhuangyuan's future was important, but his sister's life was not important?