jdhmnovel Chapter 182 Shame
Chapter 182 Shame
She slowly stood up from the embroidery stool, walked a few steps around the room, and said casually, word by word,
“I know that Wan Gui was arranged by my grandmother. I’m not surprised at all that you want to kill me.”
Upon hearing this, both Old Madam Qiao and Mother Li were stunned.
Li's mother was so frightened that she fell off the footboard, scrambled to her feet, and stood to the side, her face filled with terror and fear.
However, Old Madam Qiao remained relatively calm, suppressing her panic and keeping her expression unchanged.
"Stop spouting nonsense!"
Qiao Qingshu just laughed, a carefree laugh.
In his previous life, Wan Gui did not die. Instead, he returned to the Qiao family a few years after Qiao Qingshu married Xiao Chengyan and became the head of the Qiao family's guards.
When Qiao Qingshu returned to her parents' home, she was surprised to see this white-bearded man coming out of Old Madam Qiao's room. She knew that this man was not young, and looked to be in his forties or fifties. How could such a person become the head of the Qiao family's guards?
Later, she heard from her father, Qiao Jizhou, that the man was a distant relative of Li's mother who had come to seek refuge, and that he was also very skilled in martial arts. Because of Li's mother's compassion, Old Madam Qiao hired the man to work for her.
In her previous life, Qiao Qingshu also thought so. It wasn't until many years later, when her grandmother's body became increasingly bloated, that she returned home to visit her family and asked the accompanying imperial physician to help with the diagnosis. The imperial physician was so frightened that he trembled and dared not speak. Later, after returning to the palace, he revealed the truth, saying that Old Madam Qiao was actually pregnant.
An elderly woman in her sixties is pregnant!?
Qiao Qingshu was already the Empress of Nanzhao Kingdom at the time, and had seen many horrifying things, but she was still taken aback.
A secret investigation revealed that Old Madam Qiao and a guard named Wan Gui were having an affair every night.
In her past life, to save face for the Qiao family, she kept the matter completely under wraps, without revealing a word, and even had someone abort the fetus, so the matter passed quietly.
In this life, although Madam Qiao and Wan Gui could not rekindle their past relationship, Madam Qiao actually sent this man to kill her.
Qiao Qingshu smiled coldly at Old Madam Qiao.
“Grandmother, you still won’t admit it. All that Wan Gui risked his life to save you was for nothing. Did he think that biting his tongue and committing suicide would save your life? He was so naive.”
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Qiao's heart clenched tightly, and a hint of fear appeared on her face.
"What, what do you want?!"
Qiao Qingshu pursed her lips and stared intently at Old Madam Qiao, who smiled easily.
"How about it? Of course I'll let you die. I was originally thinking of sparing your life and making you suffer for the rest of your life, but now it seems I was really giving you too much credit."
Old Mrs. Qiao was so frightened that she could barely speak.
"You dare! You dare! You're about to get married, you can't touch me!"
Qiao Qingshu, however, was unconvinced. She picked up the bowl of medicine on the table and examined it for a moment.
"Really? You think that just because I'm married, I can't touch you anymore?"
He turned his head and his sharp eyes shot towards Old Madam Qiao.
"Then you are very wrong. You will die by my hand."
Terrified, her whole body trembled, but Old Madam Qiao stubbornly refused to believe it.
“Wan Gui is already dead, so you have no way to prove anything. What makes you think you can kill me?”
Madam Qiao asked this question because she wanted to know what kind of scheme Qiao Qingshu was plotting, so she could deal with it.
But Qiao Qingshu just smiled calmly and did not answer her question. She held the medicine bowl in mid-air and suddenly let go.
The celadon bowl fell to the ground with a crisp cracking sound, startling both Old Madam Qiao and Mother Li.
Qiao Qingshu stopped talking, but with a smile on her face, she slowly turned and left Fushou Hall.
Left behind were terrified Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Li.
At this moment, Old Madam Qiao's defenses had completely crumbled. She rushed towards Li Mama and asked,
"She's just trying to scare me, isn't she? She doesn't have any ability to harm me! She has no evidence, right!"
Mother Li trembled with fear at the hysterical question. She had no idea whether her eldest daughter had any leverage over her, or whether she really intended to kill Old Madam Qiao.
But the young woman's expression just now was indeed incredibly convincing, as if it were real.
But she couldn't say that, so she shakily stepped forward to support the old lady and comfort her.
"No, young lady, perhaps... perhaps you were just trying to scare me."
"What...what could she possibly know...even if she really caught something wrong with you, why didn't she report it to the authorities? Instead, she came here to cause a scene. She must have come here to vent her anger because she couldn't find any evidence."
Li's mother herself wasn't very confident saying this, but she had no choice but to say it.
Old Mrs. Qiao's entire back was soaked with sweat, and she tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. She would be awakened by nightmares as soon as she entered a light sleep.
At midnight, she sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at the dark ceiling, feeling a sense of desolation and loneliness.
But people still yearn for life, she comforted herself, thinking that Qiao Qingshu must be exaggerating and just wanted to scare her a little before she got married. She believed that everything would be better after she got married.
After comforting herself in this way, Madam Qiao felt a little better.
However, until the day before Qiao Qingshu's wedding, she was mostly filled with fear.
It felt as if someone had gripped her heart tightly, making it impossible for her to breathe.
She was looking forward to Qiao Qingshu's wedding more than anyone else. Only after getting rid of this plague could she have a moment's respite in the Qiao family.
After leaving Madam Qiao's Fushou Hall, Qiao Qingshu went to her father's study.
It's only noon now, and Father usually takes a midday nap. According to past practice, he should be awake by now.
Qiao Qingshu saw that the study door was ajar, so she went straight in.
Then I saw clothes scattered all over the ground, belonging to both men and women, and they looked quite erotic.
A study is supposed to be a place for reading, writing, and relaxing, but Qiao Jizhou turned it into a place of debauchery.
She took a deep breath and coughed softly, which startled the woman on the bed awake.
The woman hurriedly nudged Qiao Jizhou, who was sleeping beside her.
Qiao Jizhou, however, pulled the person into his arms and tucked them inside, muttering something under his breath.
"You little slut, isn't that enough yet?"
The woman hurriedly pushed him away, saying...
"Someone's here! Get up, Second Master Qiao! Someone's here!"
Qiao Jizhou rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked around, and was startled. He quickly pulled the blanket over his naked body.
"Shu'er...Shu'er, what brings you here?"
Qiao Qingshu said coldly,
“I spent those days recuperating in the courtyard, and my father only came to see me once. I thought he was too busy with official duties to come, but now it seems he couldn’t bear to leave his beautiful wife.”
Qiao Jizhou's old face turned bright red with embarrassment. He knew he was ashamed to be teased like that by his own daughter.