mesbooks Chapter 278 I count 123
Chapter 278 I count 123
"poisonous?"
Lu Chang was so frightened that he looked down at the broken longevity noodles on the ground, and then he realized that he was afraid. He almost stuffed the bowl of noodles into his mouth.
"Why? Sister, why is this happening? Sister, why are you trying to hurt me? No, no, you're not trying to hurt me, you're trying to hurt everyone here?"
Lu Chang understood instantly, and he grabbed Aunt Lu and questioned her repeatedly.
"Sister, the lady is so good to you, why do you want to hurt her!"
Aunt Lu did not answer Lu Chang's words, but turned to Huan Ge'er and asked:
"Why do you say it's poisonous?"
Seeing that she still hadn't admitted her guilt, Huan Ge'er looked up at Xiao Cui behind her.
Xiao Cui stepped forward, bowed, and said "Madam" lightly, then walked to Su Li's side and stood.
"You? You betrayed me?"
Aunt Lu couldn't believe it.
Xiao Cui sneered and said:
"Mrs. Lu, I have always been Madam's person, so how could I be considered a traitor? Madam has been so kind to me. Do you think you have bought me off with just the little favors you give me every day? Do you overestimate yourself or underestimate me?"
As soon as Xiao Cui finished speaking, two maids from the kitchen, Huatian, walked in from outside the door.
Aunt Hua glared at Aunt Lu and snorted coldly.
"Hmph, this little devil! This evening, she came to the kitchen to borrow some fire. While the kitchen was busy, she slipped a packet of something into the water jar. She thought she had done it perfectly. Hmph, she didn't even ask who I, Aunt Hua, am? I have sharp eyes. Even with my back to her, I can tell what she's doing!"
"That's right!" Nanny Tian added, "Madam has entrusted us with the important task of the kitchen. How could we not keep a close watch on it? Otherwise, how can we be worthy of Madam's trust in us?"
Long ago, when they were still in the Qingshan Courtyard of the Marquisate, Jixiang and others poisoned Pei Heng in the kitchen. Su Li's drastic measures killed one of the perpetrators, injured another, crippled another, and sold them off.
When I think about it now, the past is still vivid in my mind.
The two maids in Huatian had sworn an oath with the two fat heads on their necks that if anything happened in the kitchen again, their heads would be chopped off and kicked like balls.
How could Aunt Lu possibly succeed?
After saying this, Nanny Huatian glared at Aunt Lu fiercely.
Aunt Lu could no longer stand, her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.
"Sister! Why are you doing this?!"
Lu Chang couldn't understand it at all.
My sister is 25 years old now. She was able to leave the palace safely and marry into the Pei Mansion as a concubine. This is already a great blessing. Why is she so desperate and desperate to do such a bad thing?
Isn't this throwing away her and his future? Just now, my sister was talking to him about the Lu family's reputation. I really can't understand it!
"Chang'er, don't ask anymore. Sister is doing this for you."
"For me? Sister, are you going to kill so many people just for me?" Lu Chang's voice changed.
He even felt unfamiliar with the sister in front of him.
It is obvious that in the past, my sister was so kind, gentle and talented, and was the best sister in his heart.
What made my sister become what she is now?
"Mrs. Lu, who is the master behind you?"
Su Li suddenly asked.
Aunt Lu was stunned and turned her head away. "I don't know what you are talking about. My master is naturally the emperor. Su Li, even if I fall into your hands, you can't do anything to me! If I die, the emperor will soon know about your Pei family's rebellious heart, and it won't be long before you will all be buried with me!"
Su Li pulled the corner of his mouth,
"Really? Don't tell me that poisoning us was also an order from the Emperor."
"Exactly. What's wrong? The Emperor wishes Pei Heng would die sooner."
"why?"
"You ask me why? Haha, that's really funny. You all joined forces with the court officials to force Prince Jing to death, causing the Emperor to lose his son at the age of old. The Emperor hates you all the time! But because of the public outcry, he can't kill you. He can only watch you hide in the south."
"If that's the case, then why are you killing him now?"
"..."
"You can't even explain it yourself. Aunt Lu, you appear to be loyal to the Emperor, but in reality, your master is someone else. Do you want me to tell you, or do you want to tell me?"
"Mother, this kind of person won't cry until he sees the coffin. Someone come!"
Huan Ge'er roared at the door and two guards came in.
Aunt Lu's face turned pale, but she straightened her back.
"What do you want? I won't tell you even if you kill me!"
Huan Ge'er's stern face was expressionless. He snorted and sneered at Aunt Lu, then raised his hand and pointed at Lu Chang, shouting:
"Tie him up for me."
The guards immediately took action and tied up Lu Chang.
"Don't touch Chang'er!" Aunt Lu was getting panicked when she saw this.
"My mother is a woman, so she's inevitably soft-hearted. But I'm different. I love to torture people. I feel happy when I hear them screaming in pain. Aunt Lu, I'll count to three. If you don't tell me, I'll chop off all ten of Lu Chang's fingers. Aren't you still counting on him to pass the imperial examination? Without his ten fingers, he'll never be able to hold a pen again in his life!"
"Sister! Sister, save me!"
Lu Chang, who had just been treated as a guest and enjoyed warm hospitality, but was now tied up and facing torture, could not believe that his life had undergone such a profound change in just a quarter of an hour.
He struggled desperately, but the two guards held him down tightly, pulled out his hands, spread out his ten fingers and placed them on the table.
Huan Ge'er pulled out the sword from the guard's waist. The sharp blade flashed coldly under the light, which made people shudder.
The violent aura emanating from Huan Ge'er not only shocked Aunt Lu and Lu Chang, but even Su Li trembled all over.
The memory that had become so distant suddenly came back to life.
If we follow the progress of the original book, at this time, Huan Ge'er had already left the Marquis' Mansion with Xi Jie'er and started a wandering life.
The bullying he endured since childhood, coupled with years of displacement, accumulated hatred in his heart, which eventually turned him into a cruel official and led him to a path of no return.
"1!"
"2!"
"3!"
Seeing that Aunt Lu didn't say anything, Huan Ge'er chopped Lu Chang's hand with the knife in his hand without hesitation!
"do not want!"
Aunt Lu exclaimed in surprise, and almost at the same time Su Li also stretched out her hand.
"As long as you don't hurt Chang'er! I'll tell you everything!"
Faced with her younger brother's struggle, and with Huan'er's expressionless face as he swung his knife to chop him, Aunt Lu no longer dared to hesitate. Although she had not spent much time with Huan'er, she still understood the young master's status, character, and behavior.
Su Li tried to reason with her, but this young master was not willing to listen to reason at all. He just attacked with a killing move right away!
"Bang!"
Huan Ge'er threw the sword in his hand to the ground, wiped his fingers and said coldly:
"That's more like it. If you had said it earlier, you could have suffered less!"
Su Li on the side withdrew her hand awkwardly.
At this moment, she seemed to see the grown-up Huan Ge'er, which was terrifying and chilling. At the same time, she was also glad that she and he were on the same side, and Huan Ge'er was even obedient to her mother.
Lu Chang was so frightened that he fainted.
Aunt Lu sighed, glanced at her brother lying on the ground, and finally started talking.