kvmb Chapter 288 Revenge is Imperative
Chapter 288 Revenge is Imperative
"So you admit that from the first moment you saw me, when you saw that I came from the countryside, you thought I was easy to fool, and you planned to scheme to marry me into your family. Later, I did not acknowledge my ancestral lineage, and when you saw that you had no other way and your marriage proposal to the second wife failed, you decided to use this despicable method to trick me into marriage, right?"
Lu Yangyang had only guessed at first, but she felt that Sheng Shi was a bit strange from the first time she met her.
However, she never really cared about people she didn't have much interaction with.
She didn't initially connect today's events to herself; it was only after realizing Zheng Ziqian's problem that she immediately thought of the Sheng family's motives.
As far as she knew, neither the Second Madam nor the Second Master Sheng were easy to get along with. The Second Madam had a rather shrewish personality, while the Second Master Sheng was somewhat reckless and unruly. Even the Duke of Sheng often had a headache with this younger brother.
Therefore, the Sheng family's first choice would definitely not be Sheng Yunjiao.
If it were the former Sheng Yunzhu, the Sheng family would not have been able to even dream of her. From the very beginning, the Duke of Sheng intended to use Sheng Yunzhu to marry into the royal family and attach himself to the royal family. It was impossible for him to let her marry into the Zheng family, which had no real power.
Then she thought of the somewhat awkward attitude that Sheng had shown her.
There's also the fact that Zheng Hui dislikes her and hates her intensely.
Details that had gone unnoticed before now become clear upon reflection. From the very beginning, Madam Sheng felt that the best choice was not anyone else, but her. Because she was of the Sheng State Duke's bloodline, had grown up in the countryside, and had suffered disfigurement. If she hadn't established herself, returning to the Sheng State Duke's mansion would have been like a dream, a pathetic figure despised by everyone. Under such circumstances, Madam Sheng's initiative and act of kindness were not only not seen as problematic, but she would also be deeply grateful.
Even if she gets married and problems are discovered later, she can't make a scene because she has nothing and can only rely on a little pity to get by.
If the "she" in the dream hadn't insisted on competing with Sheng Yunzhu and determined to win, being banished or perhaps tricked into marrying Zheng Ziqian would have been the most likely outcome for "her".
It's ridiculous.
Originally, her destiny was divided into two.
One option is to continue making a scene like in the dream, only to be hastily married off and then beaten to death.
The other option is to return safely and stay quietly, only to be tricked into marriage with a man who is born with a castration, and then be expected to be grateful to him for the rest of her life.
How treacherous!
Sheng's intentions were exposed, mercilessly revealed by Lu Yangyang. She desperately tried to explain, "No, Yangyang, believe me, I'm sincere. Whether it's you or Jiaojiao, once you marry into the family, I will definitely treat you well..."
Lu Yangyang grabbed Zheng Ziqian and shoved him against Sheng Shi: "Keep dreaming! Let me tell you, no one will get away with this today. I will pursue this to the end!"
"Mother, Mother, please save me! I don't want to go to jail! I don't want to go to jail! You told me you would find a way to drug Lu Yangyang today, and you made me drink the drugged wine too. You said it wouldn't matter if it didn't work, you would have someone find a chance to lure Jiaojiao over as well, and then I could have whoever I wanted. But I don't want to anymore! I really don't want to anymore! I don't want anyone! I don't want to go to jail! I didn't feel anything at all! I drank the drug, but it didn't work at all! I didn't do anything! Mother, please save me!" Zheng Ziqian was terrified. Although he would pretend to be respectable in public, because of his physical condition, he still subconsciously relied on his mother, Sheng Shi.
He wanted to get married, and he even tried to drug the maid and have sex with her himself, but no matter how hard he tried, even buying drugs commonly found in brothels, he couldn't exert any strength at all. He was extremely frustrated and helpless.
After he gave Sheng Yunjiao the drug, he watched as it took effect. He was excited, but it was only in his heart. He tore at her clothes, but he couldn't muster any interest. In the end, he could only sit dejectedly to the side, waiting anxiously. Watching Sheng Yunjiao curl up in a ball, he was angry, hateful, and powerless.
He didn't do anything wrong, he just doesn't want to go to jail!
He even passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, and he didn't want to lose everything.
Madam Sheng only had one son, Zheng Ziqian, who was her lifeblood. She resented that Zheng Ziqian was born with a disability, but she couldn't lose him. She needed him to maintain her position in the Zheng State Duke's mansion; she couldn't let anything happen to him. Yes, as long as nothing happened to Zheng Ziqian, it didn't matter if she didn't have children. She could adopt one. As long as she adopted a son of the Zheng family, the Zheng family wouldn't object. She still had the support of the Sheng State Duke's mansion; she still had a chance. She still had a chance!
In a flash, Madam Sheng regained her senses and hurriedly said to Lu Yangyang, "Yangyang, I beg you, please don't report this to the authorities. I can tell you where I got this medicine and who taught me to do it. I'll tell you everything, just don't report this to the authorities, okay?"
More and more people had gathered outside the door. Having heard the commotion, Cheng Ruoxue and Sheng Junyi, who had quietly come from elsewhere, exchanged a glance and stopped by the window on one side, looking silently into the room.
Everyone was so focused on the commotion inside that they didn't notice the two people inside.
After taking the pulses of Sheng Yunjiao and Zheng Ziqian, Lu Yangyang felt that there was something wrong with the medicine. Moreover, what the mother and son had just said confirmed that the wine that had been spilled on her clothes today had indeed been drugged. If it were an ordinary medicine, she would have noticed it long ago, but she did not smell anything wrong with this medicine at all.
Moreover, if it were ordinary medicine, Zheng Ziqian himself would have taken it. Although he wouldn't have had that kind of reaction, he would probably still feel unwell. But this medicine was different. It acted on the Yin and Yang energies. When the energies were different, the blood would start to flow backward, until death. Unfortunately, Zheng Ziqian was born with deficiencies in both Yang and Yin energies. When the medicine entered his body, it was like it had flowed into water, being washed away several times before losing its effect.
This was the first time she had encountered such a medicine; it was definitely not an ordinary one.
Then who gave the Sheng family this idea?
Lu Yangyang stared at Madam Sheng for a moment, then suddenly nodded: "Alright, tell me, and I won't report you to the authorities."
Upon hearing this, Madam Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly replied, "It was Sheng Yunzhu! It was Sheng Yunzhu who gave me the medicine and taught me how to arrange things to ensure everything went smoothly!"
Everyone was startled. Lu Yangyang was slightly taken aback, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.
She walked up to Zheng Ziqian, bent down, grabbed his right hand, and suddenly crushed his hand bones with a burst of force. Then she stepped on his right leg and crushed his leg bones with a crack.
"Ah—" Zheng Ziqian fainted from the pain.
"I may not report it to the authorities, but I cannot fail to seek revenge."