kvmb Chapter 19 Residue
Chapter 19 Residue
As soon as Xu Biyun entered the room, she excitedly rushed to Old Madam Qiao's feet, looked up at her, and angrily began to complain.
"Madam, Second Master, today's incident was orchestrated by the eldest young lady to frame us!"
Old Madam Qiao squinted, somewhat wary.
"What exactly happened? Tell me now!"
Xu Biyun confidently raised her face and said,
"I heard that the eldest daughter brought a bowl of ginseng soup to the master, but the ginseng dregs in this soup are slightly different from those in ordinary ginseng soup! It seems that something unusual was added to it!"
After suspecting that Qiao Qingshu had deliberately set a trap, Liu Wan'er immediately went to Chunfen and managed to get information about the ginseng soup out of her.
They learned that the ginseng soup given to the second master was different from the usual one, as it contained several unknown medicinal herbs.
Liu Wan'er suspected that Qiao Qingshu might have tampered with the medicine, and after returning home, she told her mother about her suspicions.
Upon hearing this, Xu Biyun immediately jumped up excitedly and exclaimed confidently,
"Oh dear! That must be it! It must be that girl Shu who drugged me and Second Master. I was wondering why Second Master, who is usually so weak, was so virile that night! There must be something wrong with that ginseng soup!"
As she spoke, she was about to run outside, intending to go to Fushou Hall to find the old lady and expose Qiao Qingshu's evil deeds.
Liu Wan'er was so frightened that she quickly stopped her mother.
“Mother, we have no evidence right now, this is just a guess. We have never seen the dregs of the medicine, we have only heard Chunfen’s one-sided story, so we cannot be sure that Qiao Qingshu is behind it. We need to investigate carefully and catch her red-handed before you go to the old lady to complain!”
Xu Biyun was in a fit of rage and wouldn't listen to any advice.
"These things need to be struck while the iron is hot! If we wait any longer, that little scoundrel Qiao Qingshu will have already destroyed the evidence, and then it will be our turn to investigate!"
Xu Biyun ran towards Fushou Hall, and Liu Wan'er chased after her but couldn't catch up with her mother.
Inside the room, both Madam Qiao and Qiao Jizhou were stunned for a moment after hearing Xu Biyun's words.
Qiao Jizhou recalled that after drinking that bowl of soup, he felt unbearably hot all over and really wanted to do *that*.
He immediately became alert. Could it really be that his own daughter had conspired with the Bai family to harm him?
Without much thought, he angrily shouted,
"Bring Sister Shu here!"
"My father is looking for me."
As Qiao Qingshu lifted the curtain to enter, she was met with her father's angry face.
"What did you put in the ginseng soup you sent me?!"
Qiao Qingshu gave an innocent answer.
"Father, you've just returned from a long journey and you must be tired. I just wanted to make you some ginseng soup because I felt sorry for you. Why are you making things difficult for me?"
Seeing that Liu Wan'er and Xu Biyun were both in the room, he knew what had happened.
Qiao Qingshu sneered.
"Whose nonsense has Father listened to again? These people are trying to drive a wedge between us."
Xu Biyun seemed smug, as if she truly had something on Qiao Qingshu's head.
"Qiao Qingshu, what are you pretending for? You did it! You deliberately framed your father and me! You ungrateful wretch!"
Liu Wan'er lowered her head, her brows furrowed slightly. Sometimes her mother did things without leaving herself any way out. If she were to be slapped in the face later, how could Qiao Qingshu let her off easily?
At this moment, Liu Wan'er weakly interjected, "Cousin, actually my mother was just guessing; she didn't mean to target you."
But these words were like air, and no one paid any attention to them.
Qiao Qingshu glared fiercely at Xu Biyun with her phoenix eyes and reprimanded her.
"Who do you think you are! How dare you call me by my name! I spared your life in front of my grandmother, and you turn around and bite me! I'll remember this offense against Xu Biyun! You just wait and see!"
Qiao Jizhou said sternly to Qiao Qingshu,
"Someone, call me the maid who brews medicine in the eldest young lady's room, and also bring me the dregs from the eldest young lady's small kitchen."
Qiao Qingshu said with an incredulous expression,
"Father, did you really believe this vile woman's words and suspect your own daughter of harming you?!"
Qiao Qingshu took out a handkerchief, covered her face, and angrily walked to Old Madam Qiao's side.
“Grandmother, look at Father. He hasn’t gotten rid of the real scourge, and now he’s even suspecting his own daughter.”
At this moment, Old Man Qiao also had some doubts in his heart.
"Let your father take a look. Once he does, he'll clear your name."
The dregs of the medicine were spread out on the ground, and Chunfen knelt down beside them with her head down.
Madam Qiao invited someone to examine the body, but fearing that the family physician might be biased, she specially invited two doctors from outside to come and identify it.
The three doctors carefully examined the dregs of the medicine and, after a moment, replied in unison that the ginseng soup contained only nourishing medicinal herbs.
It contains several rare tonic herbs that are only available in the palace. These herbs are used to relieve fatigue, replenish qi and blood, and improve general weakness, but they have no other effects.
Qiao Qingshu said coldly,
"When I heard that Father had returned, I shamelessly asked my uncle for some rare medicinal herbs that are only available in the palace to help you recover."
Xu Biyun was stunned when she heard that it was just a tonic.
Old Madam Qiao's brows furrowed deeply as she angrily rebuked,
"This is the truth you're talking about!?"
Xu Biyun sat up abruptly and shouted.
"Grandma, please have someone investigate again, investigate again! There's definitely something wrong with this ginseng soup! I guarantee it! Second Master is usually so weak and listless, he's never been this imposing..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Jizhou slapped Xu Biyun, making her stagger.
Qiao Jizhou's eyes turned bloodshot with anger as he pointed at Xu Biyun's nose and cursed.
"You little slut, you dare to say such things! I'll beat you to death!"
Old Madam Qiao gave a signal, and Granny Zou quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Second Master, you can't hit her anymore! Aunt Xu is still pregnant, you can't hit her like that!"
Qiao Jizhou then took a deep breath, swallowed his anger, and pointed at Xu Biyun, cursing.
"You wretched woman! If you don't shut up and cause trouble, disrupting the peace of this household, don't blame me for taking your mother and child away!"
Xu Biyun was stunned by the blow, lowered her head, covered her face, and sobbed, feeling extremely wronged.
Qiao Jizhou also felt ashamed, so he flicked his sleeves, threw down the curtain, and went out.
At this moment, Qiao Qingshu slowly walked up to Xu Biyun, squatted down, gathered her strength, and slapped Xu Biyun's face loudly.
Old Madam Qiao did not speak to stop them, and even Liu Wan'er did not dare to step forward to protect her mother.
All the servants in the room watched this scene and felt a sense of satisfaction.
Xu Biyun is incredibly audacious, daring to frame even the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family, and with such clumsy methods.
He deserved to be beaten by that young lady!
Not a single person in the room felt sorry for Xu Biyun; they all said she deserved to be beaten!
Xu Biyun's face was numb from the slap, and she covered her face, sobbing softly, not daring to utter another fart.
She pouted and just sobbed softly, all her previous arrogance gone.
Qiao Qingshu's lips curled into a disdainful smile.
"You've framed me. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Xu Biyun shook her head slightly, her body trembling with fear, her face filled with terror.
Qiao Qingshu slowly stood up and gave the instructions.
"Aunt Gui, get some bamboo skewers and prick her hands. Prick all ten of her fingers until they're raw and pierced through!"