mtlumby2d Chapter 372 New Year’s Eve Dinner
Chapter 372 New Year’s Eve Dinner
It’s New Year’s Day, and the children are cutting window flowers and pasting couplets together. The whole Shen Mansion is filled with a festive atmosphere, and it’s extremely festive.
Jiang Sujin and her third aunt were making dumplings together, and even her third aunt came over.
They were chatting about family matters while making dumplings, and the three of them were laughing and having a great time.
The second wife was alone in her own yard, sulking, without any joy of the New Year at all.
She originally thought that if she tried harder, her daughter would have a chance to become queen.
Who knew that Li Ranxi would suddenly appear and steal the limelight from her daughter.
What's more crucial is that because of Jiang Sujin's interference, she not only lost her power as housekeeper, but her reputation in the capital is also ruined.
All this was thanks to Jiang Sujin, and now she really hated her to the core.
No, she must take revenge on her, otherwise she would be too proud.
In order to take revenge on Jiang Sujin, the second wife directly bribed the servants around Jiang Sujin and gave her a packet of poison powder.
This servant had been severely punished by Jiang Sujin before, and she got in touch with her when she was punished.
At first the servant was afraid to do so, until the Second Lady increased the amount of silver she would give her to five hundred taels, she finally agreed.
The second wife thought about it and felt that poisoning was the simplest and most brutal way.
As long as Jiang Sujin died, no one could stop her daughter from becoming the queen.
Thinking of this, she went to buy arsenic without hesitation.
Arsenic is a colorless and odorless poison. If Jiang Sujin gets a little bit of it on her, she will die instantly from the poison.
When the truth is truly revealed, it will be this maid who will take the blame for her. She will then only need to secretly give her parents 500 taels of silver.
She knew that this was definitely very risky, but in order to get rid of Jiang Sujin, she was willing to take the risk.
On New Year’s Eve dinner, all the members of the Shen family gathered in Grandpa Shen’s yard.
At this time, the table was already filled with delicious food, and the children were setting off fireworks and firecrackers outside, it was so lively.
After the fireworks were over, a few children came in.
"Happy New Year, Great Grandpa!"
"Happy New Year, Great Grandpa!"
"Happy New Year, Master, Master, Madam, and Madam!"
Jiang Sujin's three children are all beautiful, so Mr. Shen naturally loves them very much.
Shen Changfeng couldn't stop smiling when he looked at his grandchildren.
Others also praised the three children and liked them from the bottom of their hearts.
However, everyone was smiling, except for the Second Lady, whose eyes were filled with nervousness.
At this time, the maid was already behind Jiang Sujin. The two of them had discussed it all night last night. Whether it would succeed or not would depend on tonight.
Shen Changfeng invited Hanhan and Hehe to sit next to him, while Sisi sat next to Jiang Sujin.
Shen Yanfeng was holding his second daughter. The little girl was only a few months old, but her eyes were already bright and she looked as smart as a smart girl.
Shen Yanfeng liked her very much and would hug her wherever he went.
Jiang Sujin: "It's getting late, let her go back to sleep with the nurse!"
Shen Yanfeng: "No, our daughter hasn't eaten the egg custard yet!"
Jiang Sujin: "Let the wet nurse go back and steam it for her. She can't even eat a few bites if you feed her."
Shen Yanfeng thought so too, so he handed the child to the wet nurse.
But the little guy seemed not to want to follow the wet nurse, and even pouted his lips to look for Shen Yanfeng, but was scared away by Jiang Sujin's look.
Even though the little guy is only a few months old, he can already read the mood and act accordingly.
She was especially afraid of Jiang Sujin. As long as Jiang Sujin glared at her, she would immediately behave herself.
The main reason was that she was too pretentious and Shen Yanfeng spoiled her, so Jiang Sujin had to set rules for her cruelly, otherwise no one could control her.
After the children left, the dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner were basically ready.
Everyone raised their glasses to toast the old man first, and even Hanhan and Hehe raised their glasses.
The old man was naturally very happy. He is now in his seventies, and being able to see four generations living under the same roof is something worth celebrating.
"I wish my great-grandfather good health and a long life!"
"Okay, okay, my dear grandson!"
Seeing this, everyone naturally smiled and greeted the old man together.
Only the Second Lady was holding her wine glass absentmindedly, as if she had lost her soul.
Jiang Sujin naturally noticed the Second Madam's abnormality, but she didn't intend to look at her.
After some polite exchanges, everyone started picking up food with chopsticks.
Today’s New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous. Everyone was eating and chatting, it was very lively.
The maid behind Jiang Sujin suddenly disappeared.
The Second Lady has been paying attention to these things. Everything is going according to her plan. At this moment, her heart is so nervous that it is about to jump out.
After a long time, the maid finally came back.
At this time, she also had a teacup in her hand.
When the Second Madam noticed this, she subconsciously glanced into the maid's eyes.
The maid gave her a reassuring look, and the Second Madam lowered her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Madam, your tea!"
Jiang Sujin glanced at the teacup, then turned to look at the maid: "I didn't ask you to pour the tea!"
Upon hearing this, the maid said with an unnatural expression: "I felt that the tea in the teapot was a little cold, so I took the initiative to pour a cup of hot tea for the queen."
Jiang Sujin glanced at her and then picked up the teacup.
She was indeed a little thirsty at the moment. When she was about to drink tea, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the Second Madam was looking at her.
Jiang Sujin drank the tea without hesitation and then continued eating.
When the Second Lady saw her drink the tea, the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.
Only then did she finally feel like trying these dishes.
Jiang Sujin drank the tea laced with arsenic, and now she is doomed to die.'
When she thought that no one would be able to stop her daughter from competing for the position of queen, she instantly became happy.
Jiang Sujin noticed that the second wife looked unhappy all night, but now that the meal was almost over, she suddenly became cheerful again.
The second wife thought her evil plan had succeeded, so she looked at Jiang Sujin with a smug look.
However, she waited for a long time but did not receive any news about Jiang Sujin's poison taking effect.
Just as she was surprised, Jiang Sujin suddenly closed her eyes and fainted.
Then, her body began to fall backwards.
Shen Yanfeng, who was beside Jiang Sujin, saw Jiang Sujin suddenly fall backwards. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and caught her.
"Susu, what's wrong with you?" Shen Yanfeng hugged Jiang Sujin in shock.
When the second wife saw this, she knew that her plan had succeeded, and she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
"Susu, what's wrong with you?" Shen Yanfeng shouted anxiously.
Seeing this, Hanhan and Hehe also hurried over.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?"
Third Aunt: "Call the court doctor quickly!"
Shen Changfeng: "What happened to Su Jin?"
Shen Yanfeng was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He picked up Jiang Sujin and shouted to everyone, "Go call the court doctor!"
The Second Madam: "Go and call the palace doctor. Why is Su Jin still sick during the New Year?"