Chapter 494: Chapter 316:

“I have the deed to Nanny Yu’s entire family.” Mrs. Xu looked at her coldly and said, “Your grandchildren, those twins, are quite adorable. What if they were sold to Liyuan…”

“Old Madam, this old servant will talk, this old servant will talk…”

Nanny Yu, upon hearing Mrs. Xu intended to sell her grandchildren to Liyuan, was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

The children at Liyuan are played with by the wealthy and powerful.

She dared not gamble and quickly pleaded.

“Speak, who told you to swap the medicine?”

“It was Second Madam Huang.”

Second Madam Huang?

Mrs. Huang’s direct sister-in-law, and a very close friend from childhood, the closest person apart from her parents, yet unexpectedly swapped the medicine behind her back to harm her.

What’s going on?

“Second Madam Huang and Third Madam were close friends. They both met the Third Master years ago, and Second Madam Huang admired the Third Master…”

Is this something we should listen to?

Chun Nuan and others looked at their third uncle.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Even Xiao Sanlang felt embarrassed.

At such an old age, getting involved in such a matter.

“This old servant isn’t talking nonsense. I was once a maid beside Second Madam Huang, and later…”

The Xiao Family was shocked upon hearing this!

No one could have guessed that among the servants brought back by the Xiao Family after returning to the Capital, there were spies planted by Second Madam Huang.

Mrs. Huang’s illness was, in large part, caused by Second Madam Huang.

Nanny Yu swapped the medicine, not once, but continuously!

That’s why the prescriptions opened by Chun Nuan had little effect.

Chun Nuan listened and was quite furious.

She had always felt something was wrong.

Mrs. Huang’s illness fluctuated, occasionally improving and worsening, even though she examined and re-examined her own diagnosed prescriptions, they just didn’t work as they should.

She thought it was Mrs. Huang’s deep-rooted obsession, but it turned out someone had exploited a loophole.

“What benefits did Second Madam Huang give you?”

“She promised this old servant that she would let this old servant’s little daughter be a concubine to Sixth Young Master.”

This is truly vile!

A betrayer.

Of course, what Nanny Yu says shouldn’t be taken at face value.

“I’ll take Nanny Yu to the Huang family.”

No matter how Mrs. Huang acted, Xiao Sanlang never had any thoughts of divorcing her.

He and Mrs. Huang were youthful lovers with a deep emotional foundation.

Years ago, when the Xiao family fell into hardship, Mrs. Huang dragged her young children along with her mother and sister-in-law to Shu City.

A delicate lady from a scholarly family, she had never endured such grievance and hardship.

She gritted her teeth and persisted through seven years, waiting for the dark clouds to part and the sun to shine, until the Xiao family finally returned to Capital for a grand reunion.

Mrs. Huang should be treated for her illness, and he couldn’t act cruelly because of her condition.

The Xiao Family was never heartless like that.

Unexpectedly, Second Madam Huang acted in such a despicable manner.

The most unbelievable part is that Second Madam Huang was the person Mrs. Huang trusted the most.

Because they were once close friends and later became sisters-in-law, Mrs. Huang was closest to her.

Yet, who could have imagined: she was undermining her from behind, stabbing her in the back.

“Nuannuan, what might happen with these medications?”

“These medications conflict with the ones I prescribed. At best, Third Aunt will become increasingly erratic; at worst, she could be poisoned and paralyzed.”

Second Madam Huang truly is vicious; she doesn’t want Third Aunt dead, but sick, sick to the point where she’s unaware of her surroundings, sick to the point where the Xiao Family would grow weary of her.

“No wonder!” Mrs. Xu was also infuriated, “Your Third Aunt’s illness was intermittent, getting better as if she wasn’t even sick, but worse as if she were losing her mind. It’s truly maddening.”

“Luckily she encountered our Xiao Family, and your Third Uncle, who values relationships; if it were any other family, she would’ve been long gone.”

Such people shouldn’t be allowed to cause trouble, nor should they be divorced; it would harm one’s reputation. Letting her ’pass away’ would be the best outcome.

The Xiao Family never did such a thing, sending her to the manor to recuperate and specifically arranging people to take care of her.

Who could have predicted a traitor among the caretakers!

Fortunately, when Chun Nuan came to the manor to play, she hadn’t forgotten to give Third Aunt a follow-up check-up, uncovering something amiss.

“Old Three, how do you plan to handle this issue?”

Old Master Xiao asked.

“I’ll go find my father-in-law and mother-in-law.”

Such an outcome would mean Second Madam Huang has no face to stand at Huang Mansion.

“Since she was unkind, don’t blame me for being unjust; she’s caused my wife’s illness to deteriorate to this point.”

Xiao Sanlang was very angry.

“Take me there.”

No one noticed that Mrs. Huang had actually woken up, and it wasn’t clear when she woke or how much she heard.

Yet, she strongly requested to be taken to the Huang family.

“Sister-in-law, you’re not in good health…”

Mrs. Xu felt very sympathetic towards her, thinking that sending her to the manor to recover would make her better and better. Who would’ve expected her to become emaciated as well.

And all of this was because of the actions of her sister-in-law from her parent’s home, with even greater secrets looming within.

“Elder Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, and everyone, I’m sorry for troubling you.”

Mrs. Huang felt very ashamed.

“Sometimes when I’m slightly clear-headed, I try to remember what I’ve done. In a daze, I didn’t realize whom I hurt and hope you can forgive me.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu exchanged glances.

Apparently, Mrs. Huang wasn’t aware of how deeply she hurt her two children.

Especially Chun Shu, who loved and feared her at the same time.

“Elder Sister-in-law, did Shu’er get married? Who did she marry in the family, and is she doing well?”

Mrs. Huang’s mind cleared a bit and suddenly she thought of Chun Shu.

“Shu’er is doing very well.”

Mrs. Xu never doubted her eye for picking.

Chun Shu is indeed well off in her marriage; though her husband hasn’t achieved significant fame or fortune yet, the couple is very loving, and he is very hardworking. Through Chun Ning’s introduction, he also entered Hanwen Academy, and he is certain to earn a title next year.

“As long as she is well, that’s good. As a mother, I’ve been useless, dragging her down.”

Upon hearing these words, Mrs. Xu felt deeply moved; when Chun Shu hears this, her accumulating grievances should dissolve.

Thus, it’s not that Mrs. Huang doesn’t understand love, but that circumstances beyond her control, manipulated by medication, cause her to say the opposite of what she feels.

Unintentionally hurting Chun Shu, if she were fully aware, how heartbroken would she be?

“I want to go to the Huang family, I want to ask Second Sister-in-law personally, I want to hear in her own words why!”

“Is there really any need for this?”

Xiao Sanlang sighed, “You know very well she…”

“I want her to see: Even if I’ve become ill, if I’ve grown old, if I’ve become ugly, you didn’t abandon me, you’re still my Xiao Sanlang.”

Mrs. Huang said, “Not only do I want to go, but I also want to give her a gift.”

When Chun Nuan learned that the gift Mrs. Huang sent was two beauties for her second brother, she didn’t know what to say.

You truly can’t fault Third Aunt for this, if you don’t let me live well, I won’t let you live well either.

Originally, Second Master Huang loved beauty, having one wife and two concubines, and now Third Aunt sent him two more beauties, truly appealing to his tastes.

Yet, Second Madam Huang didn’t dare make a sound because the things she did to her sister-in-law had been exposed; no matter how she plotted against others, others were merely returning the favor, so what could she do?

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