ebookland Chapter 404: Accountability to Old Kang
Chapter 404: Accountability to Old Kang
Liu and Xiao Kang looked at each other. They didn't expect to see the old marquis come to Rong'an Hall today. Didn't they hear that the old marquis hadn't come for a while? Why did he come today?
When Mrs. Kang heard this voice, she instantly felt that her chance had come. She might be able to send back all the servants sent by Su Qingwan today. But the next moment, the voices of the maids came from outside:
"Meet the Fourth Miss!"
Hmm? Why did this little Su Qingwan come over here?
If she came with the old marquis, how could she get these servants to get out of Rong'an Hall?
Before this thought came to an end, the heavy windproof door curtain was lifted.
The old marquis walked in with a cold air, followed by Su Qingwan who looked aggrieved. This situation made the three people in the room extremely surprised. What happened?
"I've met the Marquis!"
All three of them bowed to the old marquis.
"Hmph!" The old marquis snorted and walked to a chair nearby and sat down.
"Kang, did you give anything to the fourth girl?" asked the old marquis.
This sentence made the three of them fall into deep thought. Su Qingwan, however, secretly glanced at the old marquis. Her heart was as clear as a mirror. Although the old marquis seemed angry all the way here, he was actually doubting whether he had lied. Maybe the bracelet was not a gift from old Kang.
Xiaokang was the first to think about it. If you were to talk about what things were given as gifts, there were quite a few, but most of them were taken away by Su Qingwan. There was only one gold bracelet, which the old lady took out and gave to Su Qingwan on her own initiative in order to appease her.
She still remembered this bracelet. Her daughter also wanted it, but unfortunately it fell into Su Qingwan's hands.
Old Mrs. Kang also remembered it, but she only remembered it when she saw Su Qingwan touching her wrist. She immediately felt a little hopeful.
Was it because the pills in the bracelet took effect that Su Qingwan suddenly went crazy, and she went crazy in front of the old marquis, so he brought people to him to inquire about this matter.
"I've given away a lot of things. How can I remember them all?" Old Kang pretended to be careless.
At this moment, Su Qingwan suddenly sobbed, and her voice was sobbing.
Old Kang thought Su Qingwan was crazy, and he actually felt a sense of relief in his heart.
It's better to be crazy! It's better to be crazy!
Let’s see how Jiang and Su Qingwan continue to show off their power in the future. I will ask those servants in Rong’an Hall to get out of here soon.
"Qingwan, why are you crying? Did something happen?" Xiaokang asked hurriedly.
She now makes a living by flattering Jiang and Su Qingwan, so naturally she has to ask about it now. However, she guessed that Su Qingwan was crying so sadly because she accidentally broke the gold bracelet given by old Kang.
"Wuwuwu! Grandma Kang, although I am not your biological granddaughter, in my heart, you are just like my biological grandmother who died long ago. That is why I have always respected and loved you. I was afraid that you would not be used to having no one to serve you, so I specially arranged a yard full of servants to serve you, just to let you live a comfortable life. But I didn't expect you to be so cruel that you actually poisoned the gold bracelet you gave me and wanted to take my life. Wuwu, you are so cruel..."
Su Qingwan started crying, but every word she said was clear, so that everyone in the room could hear her very clearly. Jiang, who had just walked to the door, also heard what Su Qingwan said, and was immediately frightened out of her wits.
"Qingwan!" Jiang howled, and then was supported by Aunt Rong and walked into the house.
"Mom, why are you here?"
Su Qingwan still had tears on her face as she looked at Jiang with red eyes. Then she saw Lin Xiang following in from behind and knew that she was the one who went to inform the others.
She just sighed slightly in her heart. This would make her mother worry, but with Jiang around, it would not affect her plans.
"Qingwan, have you been poisoned? Don't scare your mother." Jiang looked at Su Qingwan nervously.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm fine now. I just happened to find poison hidden in the gold bracelet at my grandfather's place today. I was so sad that I came to ask Grandma Kang about it."
Su Qingwan grabbed Jiang's hand and spoke soothingly.
Jiang felt Su Qingwan holding her hand and patting it gently, and she immediately realized that her daughter was indeed not poisoned, and she was instantly relieved.
But the fact that the gold bracelet contained poison must be true. Old Kang really wanted to harm her daughter. She glared at Old Kang and said angrily:
"Madam, how did I offend you that you want to harm my daughter? It's a waste of my filial piety to you. How could you be so cruel and do such a vicious thing?"
"Carry the stuff in!"
Lin Xiang behind Jiang shouted towards the door, and then a servant from Qinglin Village held up the gold and red necklace on a tray, and two servants carried the bronze incense burner.
"My Lord, I felt something was wrong just now, so I went back to Fuguang Courtyard to check it out. I was shocked to find that the golden and red necklace and the bronze incense burner both contained the harmful substance, and the pills were darker in color and had a stronger fragrance. These two items were given to Miss by the old lady alone."
As Linxiang spoke, several servants hurriedly took out pills from the gold and red necklace and the bronze incense burner.
"Especially, the secret cabinet under the bronze incense burner is ingeniously crafted. If it weren't for a skilled craftsman, no clues would be found. Moreover, the bronze incense burner is used to burn incense, which will generate high temperatures. High temperatures will accelerate the efficacy of the pills, and the incense itself has a fragrance, which can just quietly cover up the smell of the pills. Fortunately, my young lady has never liked burning incense, otherwise..."
Lin Xiang analyzed the situation while staring at Old Kang with tears in his eyes: "My young lady always tells the servants to respect the old lady and not to neglect her in terms of etiquette. But I never expected that the old lady would be so vicious!"
Old Mrs. Kang's face had already turned black after being questioned by three people one after another, but she saw that everyone in the room was looking at her, obviously waiting for her answer.
"You, you are slandering me! Do I, as the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion, need to poison a junior? This is simply nonsense! How can this be possible!"
Old Mrs. Kang simply denied it. She didn't believe that someone who knew about this would dare to betray her.
"Then I don't know why Grandmother Kang did this. Maybe she simply doesn't like people from our third house. After all, we are not your flesh and blood."
Su Qingwan said this in a crying voice, and then glanced at the old marquis, and sure enough, the old marquis's expression changed.
Because this reason is enough!
The old marquis has lived with old Kang for his entire life. He knows old Kang very well and knows that she would definitely dare to take action against Li's bloodline. After all, when she gave the bracelet to her, her own children and grandchildren were still safe.
If he hadn't doted on Old Kang, she would have thought of becoming the mistress, and he was not without suspicion about Li's death. He just regarded it as a woman's jealous thoughts. The most important thing was that he himself could not escape responsibility for this matter. Moreover, after Li's death, she used her weakness to bully the strong and used all her tricks to block the group of people in the Wang Mansion. Naturally, the Marquis Mansion benefited greatly. Therefore, sometimes as long as Old Kang didn't do anything too excessive, he would not care.
But now it is different. His and Old Kang's grandchildren died young one after another. The eldest son is addicted to women, the second son has gone insane, the second girl has become a concubine, the third girl is disfigured, Old Kang's bloodline is useless, while his third son's bloodlines are all outstanding.
As a marquis, and one of the family, would he not let anyone from the third branch of the old Kang family go? He would not allow this!
"Kang, how can you be so vicious? You use such cruel means on the younger generation. Aren't you afraid that Li will come to trouble you in the middle of the night?"
The old marquis' words made old Kang feel very uncomfortable. Li had been dead for so many years, and now you, an old thing, have begun to protect Li's descendants. Ha!
"Even if there is something in the bracelet, who can prove that it is poison? Maybe it is just a scented pill to repel insects and enhance fragrance?"
Old Kang snorted.
Those pills of hers came from Persia, and the doctors couldn't tell whether they were poisonous or not, so as long as she didn't admit it, no one could do anything to her.
"I don't believe it! Just ask a doctor to check and you'll know if it's poisonous or not." Jiang glared at old Kang angrily.
"What is there to check? Jiang, you are just wasting your time. The fourth girl is not poisoned. Don't even think of slandering me." Old Mrs. Kang slammed the table and said.
Su Qingwan wiped her tears and said calmly, "Grandma Kang, do you really want me to be poisoned? I'm lucky that I'm not poisoned now. If I were really poisoned, my father would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly. As for the palace, I think you know that my uncle and aunt are not the kind of people who are patient and reasonable. If they really get angry, I'm afraid it will implicate my grandfather."