The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

You confessed before you even got on the board. Is this what you call being tough?

Shen Tang sneered in his heart.

Before she could say anything, Mr. Ginkgo got angry, "Doukou! When did the girl ask you to drug the older girl?!"

"You gave me such bad advice, and I got angry and slapped you. I told you to learn your lesson, and that's how you learned it?!"

But if you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext.

Doukou lay on the bench and shouted, "Old Madam, please understand. I have no grudge against the eldest lady and will not harm her. It was the second lady who asked me to drug her. She doesn't want the eldest lady to marry the Prince of Jingyang tomorrow to bring good luck. She is afraid that the eldest lady will become a widow..."

Doukou had just said this when his face suddenly changed and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

She looked at the second wife in horror, then fell on the bench with her eyes wide open. Needless to say, she must have died with her eyes open.

Shen Tang wanted to find an opportunity to sell Doukou out of the house, but she didn't expect that she only slapped Doukou once, and the second wife treated Doukou as an abandoned child, and used her life to silence her, leaving her unable to defend herself.

It's really cruel.

The Second Madam looked at Shen Tang with a cold look in her eyes, "Second Miss, what else do you have to say?"

Shen Tang chuckled, "It seems that Second Aunt believes Doukou's words."

The Second Wife frowned and said in an unhappy tone, "Didn't you instigate Doukou?"

Shen Tang said, "I don't want my eldest sister to be a widow, but if one of me has to go through this, do you think I'm that magnanimous?"

The second wife didn't expect Shen Tang to say that and was stunned.

People are selfish.

Shen Tang's direct admission that she was not magnanimous enough actually made it easier for people to believe that she was innocent.

Shen Tang said, "The bridal sedan chair from Prince Jingyang's mansion will be here to pick someone up tomorrow morning. My eldest sister is ill and can't get on the sedan chair, but we can't delay the wedding. What if they force me to marry in her place?"

"If I really had the magnanimity to sacrifice myself for my elder sister, I could have just stepped forward. Why would I have drugged my elder sister? They say medicine is three parts poison, let alone poison. What if I didn't control the dosage and poisoned my elder sister to death..."

At this point, Shen Tang stopped and looked at the Second Madam and said, "I'm really not as magnanimous as Second Aunt thinks. If Second Aunt insists on believing that it was me who ordered Doukou, I have nothing to say."

"But I have to be frank. Second Aunt wants me to marry in her place, but I'm sorry I can't do it."

The second wife's face turned ashen, and her eyes were as cold as a dormant poisonous snake. She didn't say anything, but the maids in the yard had already believed that it was not Shen Tang.

No one would jump into a fire pit knowing that it is in front of them.

The old lady frowned, said nothing, and walked into the house. Shen Tang came to see Shen Xi and followed.

Inside the room, Shen Xian was lying on the bed with her eyes closed and her face pale. The doctor was taking her pulse.

When Shen Tang saw the doctor, his eyes instantly turned cold. It is said that family disgrace should not be made public, but in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, before the doctor even left, they couldn't wait to interrogate her maid in the yard, fearing that others didn't know that it was her fault that Shen Xi couldn't get married.

The old lady walked over and asked, "Doctor Li, is my granddaughter okay?"

Doctor Li said, "The poison in the young lady's body is very severe. It's not fatal, but she will be unconscious for three days."

"Is there any way to wake her up as soon as possible?" the old lady asked hurriedly.

Doctor Li shook his head.

The old lady was anxious, "She has to get married tomorrow, what should we do..."

Mother Wang comforted the old lady and told her not to worry.

Shen Tang was also filial and brought a cup of tea over. However, when she reached the bed, she accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell forward. She managed to steady herself, but the teacup in her hand flew out and happened to hit Shen Xi who was lying on the bed.

The tea splashed on her face.

"what--"

A man who was poisoned and would be in a coma for three days as described by a doctor let out a scream.

Not only did he wake up, he also sat up.

very energetic.

The old lady was startled at first, and then her face turned green.

Just because the old lady felt sorry for Shen Xi didn't mean she would condone Shen Xi playing such a trick right under her nose, pretending to be poisoned and framing her own sister.

Shen Tang looked at Doctor Li with a harmless expression like an animal.

No one can wake up a person who is pretending to be unconscious.

But spilling tea is okay.

Doctor Li, “…”

awkward.

"Farewell."

Doctor Li picked up the medicine box and ran away.

No one stopped him. No one was stupid enough to fail to see that Doctor Li had been bribed by the young lady.

Shen Xian sat on the bed, her face extremely embarrassed. The look she cast on Shen Tang's face made her want to eat him alive. She quickly got off the bed, knelt on the ground and cried, "Grandmother, please calm down. It's not that Xian'er doesn't want to bring good luck to Prince Jingyang, nor is it that she's afraid of being a widow. Xian'er is just worried that the fortune drawn at the Jokhang Temple will come true, and instead of bringing good luck to Prince Jingyang, he will die..."

Even the hypocritical Shen Tang felt disgusted.

If you had just said you were afraid of being a widow and didn't want to get married, Shen Tang wouldn't have been so disgusted.

She doesn't want to get married, and she makes excuses saying that it's for the good of the Prince of Jingyang. She's treating people like fools.

What's even more disgusting is that there are people who chime in. The Second Wife said, "Old Madam, don't get too angry. It's normal for the eldest lady to have such concerns..."

The old lady scolded, "What are you worried about? Prince Jingyang is seriously injured and cannot be cured. We, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, knew that marrying our daughter would risk widowhood, but we still sent our daughter to the bridal sedan. Is it not a good omen? Prince Jingyang cannot be saved. Do you dare to blame my granddaughter for killing their prince?!"

"Prince Jingyang and Princess Jingyang are not such unreasonable people!"

The Second Wife realized she had made a mistake and quickly corrected herself, "I know the Jingyang Palace is reasonable, but can you bear to see Xian'er become a widow after she gets married?"

The old lady couldn't bear it.

It was the Imperial Astronomical Observatory that said the wedding ceremony was effective. Prince Jingyang believed it and came to visit her in person. What could she do? Prince Jingyang would not force their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to marry their daughter off. But if she didn't marry off this time, the marriage would be cancelled.

The Prince of Jingyang was injured while trying to save the Second Prince. A happy marriage is his last hope. If the Marquis' Mansion is unwilling to hold a happy marriage, the Emperor will be angry and cancel the engagement. Will anyone dare to ask for Xian'er's hand in marriage in the future?

I’m afraid no one would dare to marry any of the other girls in the Pingyuan Marquis’ Mansion.

No matter how much she loved Shen Xi, she couldn't ignore the entire Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for her alone.

The old lady said with resentment, "Regardless of whether the wedding is successful or not, the Jingyang Palace will not treat Xian'er unfairly."

"grandmother……"

The old lady closed her eyes and said, "Stay still and wait for the sedan chair from Prince Jingyang's Palace to pick you up."

After saying this, the old lady turned and left.

Shen Xi burst into tears.

Her tearful appearance was truly heartbreaking, but Shen Tang, who had experienced being framed and married off as a substitute and then being blamed for stealing her marriage, could not feel any sympathy for her, only disgust.

Not wanting to pretend to have a deep sisterly love, Shen Tang turned and left.

But as soon as she turned around, a maid ran in from outside and reported, "Second Madam, someone from the palace has sent a message. Concubine Ye asks you to come into the palace..."