Poisonous Pet World: The War King's Heart-stealing Medical Concubine

The old lady and her group walked into the room in the scattered sunlight. There seemed to be a tense atmosphere in the air, as if foreshadowing that a battle without gunpowder was about to take place.

The old lady walked hurriedly with a sharp gaze as she looked at Murong Zixi who was lying on a rattan chair beside the yard.

Murong Zixi was lazily lying on a rattan chair with her eyes closed. When she saw the old lady coming, she slowly opened her clear eyes, with a hint of subtle mockery flashing in her eyes.

"Xier, I heard that you asked your maid to report to the police. What nonsense! It's just a family matter, why report it to the police? Tell your maid to come back quickly." There was obvious displeasure in the old lady's tone, and her voice echoed in the empty Ziwei Pavilion.

Murong Zixi sat up, flicked her sleeves lightly, and sneered: "Nonsense? You let the servants break into my yard without my permission, and steal the dowry my mother left for me. This is theft, of course I have to report it to the police." Her voice was not loud, but every word was like a needle, piercing the old lady's heart.

The old lady's face froze when she heard this, and she said angrily: "What do you mean by stealing? We just moved the dowry to the storehouse in the mansion, and we will return it to you on the day of your wedding." She tried to convince others with reason, but her words revealed a sense of guilt.

Murong Zixi sneered even more: "Are you guys kidding me? Or do you think I'm easy to fool? The dowry my mother left behind can be kept by yourself, why should it be put in the storehouse in the mansion?"

At this time, Xiao Qing, who had been standing aside, spoke up: "Miss, how can you talk like that? Aren't we all family? The old lady is worried that you are still young and will spend money lavishly, so she is just keeping it for you." There was some persuasion in her tone, but more of it was contempt that could not be concealed.

Murong Zixi glanced at Xiao Qing coldly and retorted bluntly: "Family? Do you think of me as a family? This is ridiculous!"

Murong Baixue frowned, "Sister, have you misunderstood something? Grandmother is just thinking about you."

"I don't need you to think about me. You are so shameless and yet you say it in a high-sounding way."

The fat on the old lady's wrinkled face trembled violently with anger. Her trembling fingers pointed directly at Murong Zixi, and her voice was sharp and piercing: "You unfilial daughter, how dare you treat your elders like this!"

Murong Zixi had a stern face and a firm look in her eyes. She was wearing a plain dress, which was not gorgeous, but it could not hide her elegant temperament. She stared at the old lady quietly, without a trace of fear in her eyes.

Nanny Li followed closely behind, holding a dowry list in her hand. She walked to Murong Zixi with an anxious look on her face and whispered, "Miss, the precious items in the warehouse have been taken away before, and now there are many less. In addition, the lock on the door of our Ziwei Pavilion warehouse has been broken."

Murong Zixi frowned slightly, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes. She looked at the old lady and her group, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. These people still wanted to continue to occupy the dowry left by her mother. They were really shameless to the extreme.

She spoke calmly, her voice cold and firm: "Grandmother, if this news gets out, the people in the general's mansion will covet the dowry of the deceased daughter-in-law. Do you think the general's mansion will be drowned in spit?"

As soon as these words came out, the old lady's face instantly became extremely ugly. She glared at Murong Zixi angrily, as if she wanted to eat her alive.

Seeing this, Murong Baixue hurriedly tried to persuade them softly, "Sister, we are all family, why make such a scene? Besides, grandma is not trying to seize the dowry left by your mother. She is just keeping it for you. You will give it out when you get married."

Murong Zixi heard this and a mocking smile appeared on her lips. She quickly walked to Murong Baixue and slapped her in the face. With a crisp "slap" sound, Murong Baixue took a few steps back and the right side of her face instantly became red and swollen.

Murong Baixue covered her burning right face, tears streaming down her face. She cried, "Sister, why did you hit me?"

Murong Zixi looked at her coldly, her voice cold and ruthless: "You keep saying that grandma didn't intend to seize the dowry and keep it for safekeeping? How did you know grandma's intention? Could it be that you are the one behind all this?"

Murong Baixue's face was pale, her lips were trembling and she couldn't speak.

Xiao Qing looked at her daughter distressedly, with a hint of gloom in her eyes. This Murong Zixi, how dare she treat her daughter like this, it's really abominable! She shouldn't let her grow up just to gain a good reputation.

The old lady was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Murong Zixi with a shaking finger and said, "You damned girl! You are so rebellious! How dare you be so presumptuous!"

Murong Zixi looked directly at the old lady without fear, her voice firm and powerful: "Grandmother, although I, Murong Zixi, am a woman, I also know what is right and wrong. If you want to continue to encroach on my mother's dowry, don't blame me for being rude! And what you cheated from me before, return it all to me, otherwise everyone in the capital will know tomorrow that the general's mansion shamelessly swallowed up the dowry of their deceased daughter-in-law."

"Don't even think about it! The ones you gave to me as a gift to your grandmother are yours. Don't even think about taking them back," the old lady shouted angrily.

"Oh! You took advantage of me because I was stupid and ignorant. What filial piety? If I wasn't surrounded by my grandparents, they would have been robbed away by you bandits long ago."

Xiao Qing said earnestly, "Miss, you can't say that. You have been fed and clothed well since you were a child in the General's Mansion. These are just one or two items that you gave willingly. How can you say that we cheated you? You should act with conscience!"

Nanny Li couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said, "Our eldest lady's food and clothing since she was a child have not been bought with a penny from the General's Mansion. They were all bought from outside by people from Ziwei Pavilion, and all the money was given by the Loyalty Marquis' Mansion."

Aunt Hong said disdainfully, "The master is talking here, how can a servant like you interrupt?"

Murong Zixi glanced at Aunt Hong with cold eyes, "Aunt Hong, you are just a concubine, no different from a servant, how can you have the right to speak?"

Aunt Hong looked at the old lady aggrievedly, "Old lady, look at the eldest lady. I am her elder after all. The eldest lady is going too far."

On the other hand, the Third Aunt was very quiet and didn't say a word. The Fourth Miss Murong Rouer, who was standing next to the Third Aunt, also lowered her head and stayed quietly beside her Aunt.

The Third Aunt and her daughter have the least presence in the mansion. Even when they went to Yuchan Temple last time, no one notified Murong Rouer to go.

Murong Jiaoning pulled the old lady's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Grandma, although my eldest sister is not stupid anymore, she seems to be possessed by an evil spirit now. She even talks back at grandma and mother. She has beaten Ning'er twice before, and now she is beating my second sister. It's really scary."